Fine art

1st-2nd century A.D. Including Colchester, dolphin, trumpet and other types. 142 grams total, 23-67 mm (1 - 2 1/2 in.). Found Wiltshire, UK, be...

Circa 18th-19th century A.D. In advancing pose with trunk extended, tail draped along the hindleg; old inked number '27' to underside; supplied wi...

1st-14th century A,D. Comprising two seal matrices: one with a slender looped shank, intaglio design of a standing stylised bird next to a frond, ...

2nd-1st century B.C. Portion of the rim and body from a silver bowl; with scalloped rim, high-relief detailing of bunches of grapes, leaves and te...

1860 A.D. William Hogarth - with an Introduction by James Hannay - Series of 150 Steel Engravings in 2 volumes - London, 1860, hardback in quart-c...

20th century A.D. or earlier. Substantial casting with raised rims to the loop, enamelled cell on each face. 94 grams, 69 mm (2 3/4 in.). Acqui...

19th century A.D. Framed and glazed and displaying polychrome figural scenes bordered by flowering plants and panels of script: one depicting a te...

Mousterian Period, 200,000-30,000 B.C. Ovate in plan with rod rounded egd; old collector's label 'Auchelien / Lalinde en Dordogne' (for 'acheuléen...

1st millennium B.C. With conical helmet bearing vertical lines of impressed points (representing rivets), applied square-cut beard and domed eyes;...

20th century A.D. Comprising: nude Orpheus with lyre; nude Venus with top-knot; cloaked figure on a rectangular base. 782 grams total, 10.8-14.8 ...

20th century A.D. or earlier. Carved in the half-round with prominent brow, nose and beard, lips parted and tongue visible within the mouth; mount...

17th-18th century A.D. Ornate head from a processional cross formed as a flat-section cross pommee with evangelist symbols in the large roundels, ...

Circa 3rd-1st century B.C. The mother depicted with a large head and indented eyes, holding a swaddled baby in her arms; remains of a suspension l...

Early 1st millennium B.C. Including standing female with painted collar, and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 91 grams t...

20th century A.D. Comprising three reproduction items, a carved 'stargazer' idol and fragments; the head with old labels to the reverse: 'No 2265'...

1st-2nd century A.D. or later. Squat carved head of a warrior with the hair cut close; reserved aquiline nose, incised lentoid eyes with carinated...

19th-20th century A.D. Comprising three reproduction items: figure of Priapus; Venus with hands raised to he hair; dancer with crimped collar and ...

Circa 19th century A.D. or earlier. Modelled in the round hollow-formed figure of Buddha standing erect in floor-length robe on a tiered base, the...

India, 20th century A.D. Showing figures in an architectural setting, water and landscape beyond; possibly two female attendants, one holding a to...

Late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Substantial carved scarab with detailed carapace; underside with seven columns of hieroglyphic text, including t...

2nd millennium B.C. Modelled in the round with prominent discoid eyes, diadem to the top and rear of the head with lateral sockets (perhaps for te...

Sri Lanka, circa 19th century A.D. Architectural feature carved from a rectangular block with texture detailing to the mane and facial features; r...

14th-15th century A.D. Heater-shaped stud with bendlets and two lions rampant. 3.8 grams, 16 mm (1/2 in.). Acquired on the UK art market. Prope...

1st-2nd century A.D. Carved in parchment-coloured marble, the beast stands with head lowered; fur texture to the head and flanks; snout and tusks ...

3rd-4th century A.D. Substantial ceramic fragment with high-relief image of a boar running amid foliage; symbol of Legio X Fretensis. 125 grams, ...

Late 20th century A.D. In crouching pose with head turned and left paw resting on the knee, right paw extended, tail curled to rear. 1.52 kg, 22 ...

Circa 9th-11th century A.D. Comprising: braided wire penannular bracelet with with clubbed finials; twisted rod bracelet with polyhedral finials. ...

Middle Period, 900-300 B.C. With trumpet-shaped body and carinated rim, hollow base, reserved spiral designs on a coral-coloured field. See, Labbe...

2nd millennium B.C. Modelled as a monkey standing and holding a conch shell; textured fur and shell, stub tail; mounted on a custom-made display s...

20th century A.D. Modelled in the round standing erect in floor-length robe and holding an oversized key in his right hand. 668 grams, 21.3 cm (8...

2nd-3rd century A.D. With a narrow hoop (split) and wide hoop divided by a deep groove, inscribed with 'AVES SABINA' (= enjoy Sabina). 3.12 grams...

1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Standing nude with draped mantle over his left arm, wearing a winged petasos and holding a marsupium in his righ...

Circa 100 B.C. or later. Modelled in the round seated with legs thrust forward, arms spread, incised detailing to the face and head. 469 grams, 1...

1st millennium B.C. Modelled standing with head lowered and mouth open; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 602 grams total, 12.7 cm wide inc...

3rd-2nd millennium B.C. With wide swept blade, large socket with shallow raised circumferential rib, hammer to the rear. Cf. Gernez, G., L’armamen...

19th century A.D. Hand-tinted lithographs of a view over the temple complex at Karnak, and of a view of the Great Hypostyle Hall; each mounted in ...

1st-3rd century A.D. Mask of Silenus modelled in the half-round with curly hair and luxuriant beard; hollow to the reverse. 31.5 grams, 36 mm (1 ...

2nd millennium B.C. Comprising: columnar type with applied hair and costume details; columnar type with moulded facial features; tabular type with...

Bordeaux, 12th century A.D. Square in plan with round base and expanding trunk decorated on two faces with dense scrolled foliage and two opposed ...

20th century A.D. Including a rat with child rider, perching eagle, hare and other types. 591 grams total, 6.7-12.8 cm (2 5/8 - 5 in.). From a ...

2nd millennium B.C. Comprising three simians, one holding her young and the others with hands on hips, each with a stub tail; each mounted on a cu...

14th-15th century A.D. Heater-shaped plaque with remains of stud to the reverse; reserved arms on a red enamelled field, three lions passant garda...

2nd millennium B.C. With slightly dished base, trumpet-shaped sidewall , parallel circumferential ridges below the rim with segmented detailing. ...

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P. Large and triangular form, heavily patinated. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Euro...

Circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with applied eyes and mouth, mounted on a custom-made stand. 78 grams total including stand, 36...

6th century B.C. In static stance with forelegs straight and head erect, applied harness detailing. Cf. similar item in the British Museum under a...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Hollow-formed with socket to the underside, aviform figure with detailed beak, wings folded to the sides; impressed cuneif...

Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C. Accessory from a statue, S-curved with braid detailing to the surface and coiled end; mounted on a custom-made...

6th century B.C. Decorated with two superimposed friezes of animals including panthers, bulls and grazing ibexes; flowers and rosettes in the fiel...

2nd millennium B.C. Modelled in the round as a standing figure with pinched facial features and hollowed-out eyes, arms held out. 15.58 grams, 54...

Circa 1st century A.D. Modelled in the round and in advancing pose with one foreleg raised, dressed tail. stiff mane, incised facial detailing; fe...

Southern Germany, perhaps Ravensburg, circa 1420 A.D. Rectangular glass panel in lead frame; nimbate figure of Christ confronting Pontius Pilate i...

1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Comprising a round-section expanding shank, segmented bulbs. See discussion in Spratling, M.G., Southern British...

1st millennium B.C. Formed as two opposed bovines on a single narrow rectangular base; placed head-to-head with prominent horns locked; mounted on...

1st-4th century A.D. or later. Carved in the round with collar-length flowing hair; part of a frieze or group. 345 grams, 80 mm (3 1/8 in.). Ac...

Circa 8th-6th century B.C. Standing nude with arms held straight at the sides, hair braided; probably a kouros monumental fitting; mounted on a cu...

1st-3rd century A.D. Carved in the round, right foot from a figurine or statue with well-defined nails and ankle. 154 grams, 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)....

14th-15th century A.D. Chessman-type matrix with central motif of a grotesque surrounded by the legend '+IE SV...' [‘I am’ – but also ‘Jesus’]. 8...

Middle Period, 900-300 B.C. Broad bowl with flared rim atop a trumpet-shaped base, all decorated with a dense series of interlocking spiral motifs...

1st-3rd century A.D. Tongue-shaped in plan and flat with wedge-shaped tang; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 63 grams total, 10.3 cm high ...