Auction Highlights
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Greek Gold Funerary Wreath
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,000
Circa 5th-3rd century BC. A funerary wreath in gold foil comprising twelve delicate oak-leaf sprigs on a c-shaped fillet with central cluster; professionally restored and mounted to museum standard in purpose made display case. -
Greek Hellenistic Equestrian Relief Plaque
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,610
Circa 3rd century BC. A cast ceramic relief plaque fragment depicting a pair of horsemen advancing left; above, a shallow pediment; to the upper right, an amphora; supplied with custom-made display stand. -
Greek Corinthian Exaleiptron
Sold for (Inc. bp): £575
Circa 8th century BC. A ceramic exaleiptron vessel in orange fabric with red and white painted decoration in the orientalising style, characterised by floral and animal motifs; to the upper face a procession of elongated bovines and felines; to the inner rim, a series of tongue-shaped petals; to the inner bottom face a stylised flower motif within a circle; two protruding rims to the body of the vessel; flat-section scrolled hande to the side and pedestal base beneath. -
Greek Ceramic Apulian Epichysis with Winged Hermaphrodite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,035
Circa 4th century BC. A ceramic epichysis of Magna Graecian (Apulian) workmanship with spool base, tall neck and elegant D-section handle; to the lower vertical face an ivyleaf motif in red and white; to the upper face between volute motifs a reclining winged figure with a mirror in the left hand, strings of beads to the neck and chest, earrings and diadem; the figure naked with small breasts and male genitalia. -
Greek Apulian Ochre Slip Kantharos
Sold for (Inc. bp): £748
Circa 4th century BC. A blackware kantharos with pedestal base and elliptical handles, decorated with running scrolls on one face and an ivyleaf spray on the other; Magna Graecian (Apulian) workmanship. -
Greek Apulian Pinched-Spout Painted Oinochoe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £978
Circa 5th century BC. A ceramic oinochoe of Magna Graecian (Apulian) workmanship with small pedestal foot, mastoid body, tall neck and ribbed handle; to the neck white vertical strokes, to the shoulder a running scroll, to the body three palmette motifs with the bust of a lady of fashion with necklace, earrings and elaborate headwear. -
Greek Ceramic Figural Bell Krater
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,300
Circa 4th century BC. A ceramic bell krater with pedestal base and broad rim decorated in red-figure with restrained use of white slip detailing; with a female bust to one face and seated figure to the other beneath a chevron border; Side A showing a female bust with drop earring, necklace and stephane; Side B showing a female figure seated facing right with stephane, drop earring and necklace, holding a casket in her extended left hand and diadem in her right, with objects in the field. -
Greek Apulian Red Figure Ware Lekanis
Sold for (Inc. bp): £863
Circa 4th century BC. A ceramic red figure ware lekanis of Magna Graecian (Apulian) workmanship; the vessel with shallow bowl, loop handles and pedestal foot, vertical leaves to the outer rim and red disc to the tondo; the lid conical with running wave pattern to the rim, tall lid with stepped discoid handle and radiating lines to the centre, the surface with two large palmette motifs flanking figural scenes: Side A - a recumbent male in loose robe with sceptre in his left hand, objects in the field; Side B - a seated female with loose robe and stephane, a fan in her left hand, objects in the field; the painting handled delicately with subtle use of ochre and white slip over red to establish depth and texture. -
Roman Gold Intaglio Finger Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,035
Circa 1st-2nd century AD. A Roman garnet cloison intaglio depicting a kneeling figure holding a discus, in a gold modern finger ring comprising a solid round-section hoop with expanding shoulders. -
Roman Bronze Mercury Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £748
Circa 1st-2nd century AD. A cast bronze statuette of naked Mercury with winged petasos cap, bag of gold coins in his right hand and caduceus in his left, a textile cape draped over his left arm; supplied with custom-made display stand. -
Roman Bronze Male Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,450
Circa 4th century AD, provincial. A large hollow-cast bronze statuette of a standing male in a long Ionic chiton with heavy pleating; the head erect, hair drawn up and arms extended; a separate applied collar to the neck; the hands pierced to grip handles; supplied with custom-made stand. -
Roman Pair of Figural Chariot Fittings
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,450
Circa 2nd century AD. A pair of cast bronze chariot fittings each formed as a female bust on a hollow octagonal-section tube with sturdy c-shaped loop; the busts each modelled with coiled hair, peplos-style dress with fruit and bands to the neckline; the eyes silvered. -
Byzantine Multi-Spouted Oil Lamp
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,025
Circa 8th-11th century AD. A ceramic oil lamp with multiple spouts formed as a central discoid reservoir with eight D-shaped projections, each with a circular hole above; on the discus, a moulded design of a bearded male in loose garments holding an oak-leaf, with quadruped behind and oak-leaf before, surrounded by a band of appliqué leaves; four vents to the discus and three pierced suspension lugs; on the underside, a series of concentric circles. -
Near Eastern Cuneiform Temple Foundation Cone Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,495
Circa 2,400-1,700 BC. A group of two ceramic temple foundation cones each now truncated, with domed top and twelve vertical columns of cuneiform text. -
Neolithic Ceramic Vinca Tripod Altar
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,300
Circa 6,000-5,000 BC. A ceramic figural altar with triangular base and three short legs, anthropomorphic idol figure extending from the centre with elliptical-section flat body, extended arms, triangular face and discoid breasts; elliptical slot to the front face of the altar. -
Bronze Age Bronze British Rapier
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,415
Circa 800-500 BC. A cast bronze rapier with narrow lozenge-section blade, flanged grip and pierced discoid guard. -
Merovingian Frankish Silver and Copper Inlaid Iron Prick Spur
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,128
Circa 6th-7th century AD. An iron prick spur with inlaid silver and copper decoration (Tauschierung) in the form of knotwork bands, vertical strips and cruciform elements; a separate rivetted plate with the prick to the rear; looped ends for attachment of the leather straps. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,335
Circa 6th century AD. A cast bronze brooch with D-shaped headplate and seven radiating knobs with flange decoration; the headplate with raised cell detail; the bow ribbed flanked by bosses with thick collars; two similar bosses flanking the triangular footplate; the finial a human mask with ribbed hair detail above; to the reverse, a pierced lug for the pin; the catchplate lost in antiquity. -
Viking Bronze Decorated Key
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,380
Circa 10th-11th century AD. A cast bronze key comprising a biconical shaft with loop and suspension ring at one end, openwork disc at the other, with openwork cruciform centre; the shaft with a spiral of gilded inlay. -
Saxon Germanic Gilded Iron Spangenhelm Cheek Piece
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,495
Circa mid-6th century AD. An iron cheekpiece from a Spangenhelm with punched scale decoration, gilded; to the edge a series of circular holes for the leather thong binding.
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