A Fine Medieval Finger-Ring set with a Cabochon Garnet
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A Fine Medieval Finger-Ring set with a Cabochon Garnet Gold, garnet Europe Early 15th Century Size: 59 (EU) R (UK) 8 5/8 (US) Weight: 4.9 grams Provenance: Ex Private English c...
Gold
A Fine Finger-Ring set with a Heliotrope Intaglio of a Warrior
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A Fine Finger-Ring set with a Heliotrope Intaglio of a Warrior Gold, heliotrope Germany Circa 1550 / 16th Century Size: 57 (EU) P 1/2 (UK) 7 ¾ (US) Weight: 8.3 grams Provenance: Ex English Private collection Ex Private collection A meticulously crafted 16th century gold ring...
Gold
Romano-British Finger-Ring with Filigree Wire Decoration and Carnelian
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A Romano-British Finger-Ring with Filigree Wire Decoration and Carnelian Military Intaglio Gold, carnelian Romano-British Late 4th or Early 5th Century AD Size: 53 (EU) M 1/2 (...
Carnelian, Gold
A Migration Period or Early Medieval Slavic Finger-Ring
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A Migration Period or Early Medieval Slavic Finger-Ring with Hemispherical Bezel Decorated with Collared Granules and Garnet Cabochon Gold, garnet Migration Period / possibly Morav...
Gold
A Merovingian Frankish Gold Finger-Ring with a Re-used Late Imperial
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A Merovingian Frankish Gold Finger-Ring with a Re-used Late Imperial Carnelian Intaglio Gold, carnelian Probably Neustria / Western Frankish Kingdom (including the Paris region) ...
Carnelian, Gold
An Early and Rare Byzantine Finger-Ring with High Calyx-Shaped Bezel
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An Early and Rare Byzantine Finger-Ring with High Calyx-Shaped Bezel set with Flat-Topped Conical Garnet Gold, garnet Constantinople Late 5th Century Size: 64 (EU) V 1/2 (UK) 10 1/...
Gold
Gold Swivel Ring Set with an Intaglio of Hector, Andromache, and Astyanax
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A Gold Swivel Ring Set with a Heliotrope Intaglio of Hector, Andromache, and Astyanax Gold heliotrope (bloodstone) Rome (Vatican City hallmark) 18th Century Size: 57 (EU) P 1/2 (UK) 7 ¾ (US) Weight: 4.3 grams Provenance: Ex Private English collection Ex Private collection A distinguished Grand Tour swivel ring crafted in gold, meticulously set with a finely engraved 18th century heliotrope (bloodstone) intaglio. The intaglio depicting Hector, Andromache, and their son Astyanax, figures central to the tragic events of the Trojan War. The gem showcases the helmeted Hector in profile, accompanied by smaller busts of his wife and child, rendered with exceptional clarity and sensitivity. The composition reflects the 18th century neoclassical admiration for Homeric themes, translating ancient virtue and pathos into miniature form. The mount is equipped with a swivelling mechanism, enabling the gem to rotate within its gold frame, a characteristic feature of Grand Tour jewellery...
Gold
A Gold Finger-Ring Set with a Nicolo Intaglio of Eros Driving a ‘Biga’ Two-Horse
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A Gold Finger-Ring Set with a Nicolo Intaglio of Eros Driving a ‘Biga’ Two-Horse Chariot Gold, gemstone France 19th Century Size: 51 (EU) K 1/2 (UK) 5 3/8 (US) Weight: 4.6 grams Pr...
Gold
A Rare English High-Carat Gold Signet Ring
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A Rare English High-Carat Gold Signet Ring Gold England Circa 1600 / late 16th or early 17th Century Size: 54 (EU) N (UK) 6 1/2 (US) Weight: 6.2 grams Provenance: Ex Private Engl...
Gold
A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol
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A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol set in a Gold Ring Gold, agate Late Roman or Early Byzantine / 4th - 6th century AD (intaglio) Mount 20th Century Size: 56 ...
Agate, Gold
A Large and Finely Carved Stone Torso of Christ
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A Large and Finely Carved Stone Torso of Christ Late Medieval Stone German 15th Century Size: 71cm high - 28 ins high / 77cm high - 30½ ins high (with base) cf: The head of C...
Stone
A Substantial and Weighty Ancient Porphyry Slab / Lid
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A Substantial and Weighty Ancient Porphyry Slab, Possibly Serving as a Lid (?) Pavement (?) or Sealing a Tomb Exhibits a rectangular form Its surface is adorned with the remnants of...
Porphyry
A Powerfully Carved Corbel (Label Stop or Hood Mould) Depicting Asenath
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A Powerfully Carved Corbel (Label Stop or Hood Mould) Depicting Asenath, wife of Joseph, daughter of Potiphera York-Stone England 14th Century / Circa 1320 - 40 Size: 37cm high...
Stone
A 'punchy' Mr Punch Walking Staff / Swagger Stick
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A 'punchy' Mr Punch Walking Staff / Swagger Stick Wood, glass eyes Early 19th Century Size: 106cm long, 15cm wide (head) - 41¾ ins long, 5¾ ins wide (head) Ex Private collection ...
Glass, Wood
A Rare Example of a Tuscan Carved Walnut ‘Bracciale’ used for ‘Pallone Col Bracc
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A Rare Example of a Tuscan Carved Walnut ‘Bracciale’ used for ‘Pallone Col Bracciale’ a traditional team game played with a hollow spiked glove gripped on the inside and worn on the ...
Iron
Two Curious French Naive Carved Walnut Architectural Models
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Two Curious French Naive Carved Walnut Architectural Models Probably based on the Louvre Palace in Paris Both Carved with Napoleonic Associations a. A cylinder with fretwork rose wi...
Wood
$12,000
A Fine ‘Noh’ Mask of Imawka
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A Fine ‘Noh’ Mask of Imawka The ‘ogee’ brows forming a deep frown A red painted inscription above a distinctive ‘kaō’ to the reverse Wood, polychrome Japan Late 18th Century Siz...
Wood, Lacquer
A Rare Pair of Kalasha Peoples Carved Funerary Figures
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A Rare Pair of Kalasha Peoples Carved Funerary Figures Depicting a Male and rarely seen Female Figure Cedar-Wood, Quartz Pebble, polychrome Dry aged patina North Eastern Afghani...
Quartz
A Large Rare Celtic Apotropaic Head of ‘Cernunnos’ the Horned Deity with Typical
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A Large Rare Celtic Apotropaic Head of ‘Cernunnos’ the Horned Deity with Typical Eyes Triangular Nose and Slit Mouth Sandstone Britain 1st Century B.C - 1st Century A.D Size: 47.5c...
Sandstone
A Fine Abstract Standing Figure / Statue
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A Fine Abstract Standing Figure / Statue Wood, polychrome (pigment) Yaka Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo Old museum inventory number (paint) L.E.769.S Early 20th Century ...
Wood
An Early Carved Head of the Virgin from an Altar or Sarcophagus
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An Early Carved Head of the Virgin from an Altar or Sarcophagus The serene Virgin with beautifully sculpted downcast eyes and sensitive mouth Black-Stone Loire, France 15th / 16...
Stone
A Finely Carved Wood Netsuke of Two Puppy Dogs Playing
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A Finely Carved Wood Netsuke of Two Puppy Dogs Playing The playful puppies with inlaid eyes Wood Signed: Kokei Japan Circa 1820 - 50 Size: 3.5 dia. - 1⅓ ins dia. Provenance: ...
Wood
An Imposing and Powerful Celtic Head
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An Imposing and Powerful Celtic Head With a moustache and ‘goaty’ type of beard beneath a slightly protruding lower lip, with a strong nose and pierced ‘bulbous’ eyes, the hair part...
Limestone
$36,000
A Rare Hinoki Mask of ‘Ja’
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A Rare Hinoki Mask of ‘Ja’ Painted with an earthen red polychrome over gesso, with fine sparse hair, the cheeks with distinctive v-shaped markings, suggestive of dragon’s whiskers, t...
Wood, Lacquer
A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke
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A Very Fine and Unusual Carved Red Lacquer Netsuke The reverse lacquered black Signed: Hosai Lacquer Japan Circa 1890 Size: 4.7cm high - 1⅔ ins high Provenance: W.L. Behrens...
Lacquer
A Finely Carved and Metal Mounted Casket ‘Minnekästchen’ with original lock plat
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A Finely Carved and Metal Mounted Casket ‘Minnekästchen’ with original lock plate Wood, steel, vellum lining Superb colour and patina Upper Rhine Germany 14th Century Size: 11c...
Steel
A Fine and Large Baule ‘Goli’ Society Dance Mask
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A Fine and Large Baule ‘Goli’ Society Dance Mask Wood, pigment and metal Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa Late 19th / early 20th Century Size: 81cm high, 51cm wide - 31¾ ins high, 20 ...
Metal
An Unusual Small Carved Plaque of a Horned Devil or ‘Demon’
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An Unusual Small Carved Plaque of a Horned Devil or ‘Demon’ Oak Superb colour and patina Continental 16th Century Size: 11cm high, 9cm wide - 4⅓ ins high, 3½ ins wide Provena...
Oak
A Cameo Brooch Depicting Venus and Cupid
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A Cameo Brooch Depicting Venus and Cupid Gold-Mounted Hard-stone cameo, gold 18th Century Italy Size: 3.8cm dia. - 1½ ins Weight: 26.5 grams Provenance: Ex Private collection, Sal...
Gold
A Fine and Rare Celtic Head of King or ‘Crowned’ God
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A Fine and Rare Celtic Head of King or ‘Crowned’ God Sandstone British 1st Century BC to 1st Century AD Size: 29cm high - 11½ ins high / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base) Pr...
Sandstone
A Rare Sculpture of Saint Denis
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A Rare Sculpture of Saint Denis Carved in high relief, the decapitated bishop holding his head to his chest, raised upon a canted pedestal Dark colour with a rich patina Oak Franc...
Oak
An Unusually Large Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Bone
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An Unusually Large Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Bone Working Model of the French Revolutionary Guillotine The Recumbent Body of the Queen, Marie Antoinette, Lying on a Podium be...
Bone, Wood
A Rare Ancient Celtic Bust of a Radiate Deity ‘Sol Invicta’
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A Rare Ancient Celtic Bust of a Radiate Deity ‘Sol Invicta’ Wearing a Halo of the Rays of the Sun Limestone British 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD Size: 42cm high, 40cm wide, 20cm ...
Limestone
$38,000
A Dan Mask
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A Dan Mask Wood, Old ‘metal’ staple repair West Africa - Côte d’Ivoire 19th / early 20th Century - circa 1900 Size: 22cm high, 13cm wide - 8⅔ ins high, 5¼ ins wide Provenance...
Metal
A Fine Greek Finger Ring Set with a Garnet Intaglio of a Lion
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A Fine Greek Finger Ring Set with a Garnet Intaglio of a Lion Gold, garnet Greece Hellenistic Hellenistic period / 2nd Century BC - 1st Century AD Size: 63 (EU) V (UK) 10 5/8 (US) ...
Gold
A Fine Temple Ring Set with a Rough Garnet and Raised, Lobed Bezel
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A Fine Temple Ring Set with a Rough Garnet and Raised, Lobed Bezel Resembling a Temple Tower or Lotus Calyx Gold, garnet Kingdom of Champa 12th - 14th century AD Size: 57 (EU) P 1/2...
Gold
A Finely Set Ring with an Engraved Period Jasper Intaglio
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A Finely Set Ring with an Engraved Period Jasper Intaglio Depicting a Portrait of the Roman Empress Julia Domna Gold, jasper Roman Empire 3rd Century AD Size: 58 (EU) Q 3/4 (UK) 8...
Gold
$13,000
Roman Gold Finger-Ring
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Roman Gold Finger-Ring Set with an un-engraved ‘Nicolo Gem’ Gold, chalcedony Roman Empire Circa 3rd Century AD Size: 52 (EU) L 1/2 (UK) 5 7/8 (US) Weight: 26.6 grams Provenance: ...
Gold
A Rare Carved and Metal Mounted Casket with Remnants of ‘Pastiglia’
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A Rare Carved and Metal Mounted Casket with Remnants of ‘Pastiglia’ Decoration retaining the original lock plate Wood, iron, polychrome Catalonia, Spain 14th Century Size: 17cm ...
Iron
A Nias Standing Figure of a Male Figure with a Stylised Palm Crest
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A Nias Standing Figure of a Male Figure with a Stylised Palm Crest and a Scroll Back Knot, Ribbed Necklace, Crossed Arms and Erect Penis Raised upon its original base titled: in typ...
Palmwood
A Finely Cast Corpus from an Altar or Processional Cross
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A Finely Cast Corpus from an Altar or Processional Cross The crowned head slightly downcast with long flowing hair to Christ’s back and over his shoulders Pierced for attaching and...
Bronze
A Fine Dance Ornament - Chakana
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The existence of Pre-Columbian feather-work was initially documented by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. Francisco Pizarro observed that textiles served as a means of recor...
Feathers
$19,500
Still Life with Fruit
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Paul Feiler (British 1918 - 2013) Still Life with Fruit Oil on canvas 1949 Size: 43cm high, 51cm wide - 17 ins high, 20 ins wide Frame: 59.5cm high, 66.5cm deep - 23½ ins high, ...
Canvas
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
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A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus Bronze Greek First half of 4th Century BC Size: 10.5cm high - 4¼ ins high Provenance: Ex Privat...
Bronze
Pink / Blue Abstract Composition
By Stanley William Hayter
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Stanley William Hayter CBE (1901-1988) Pink/ Blue Abstract Composition Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right, '59 (1959) Size: 124cm x 124cm - 48¾ ins x 48¾ ins Provenance: Ex...
Canvas
$19,500
Paysage Rouge et Grise
By Martin Bradley
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Martin Bradley (1931 - 2023) Paysage Rouge et Grise Oil on Canvas Initialled and dated: 1960 Provenance: Ex Private collection
Canvas
$55,000
Transformation of A.D No.1
By Alan Davie 1
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Alan Davie (1920 - 2014) Oil on Canvas Title: Transformation of A.D No.1 England Signed, dated and titled twice Size: 152cm x 183cm - 59⁷/₈ ins x 72 ins Provenance: Gimpel Fils, Lo...
Canvas
A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design
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A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design Sandstone Late Celtic - Early Christian 7th – 8th Century AD Size: 62cm high, 28cm wide, 19cm deep - 24½ i...
Sandstone
$14,250
Structures for Saturn’s Day
By Alan Davie 1
Located in London, GB
Alan Davie (British 1920 - 2014) Structures for Saturn’s Day Gouache 1995 Size: 68.5cm x 55.5cm - 27 ins x 21¾ ins Frame: 73cm high x 87.5cm - 28¾ ins x 34½ ins note: this pa...
Canvas
$40,500
A Powerful Baule Mask
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A Powerful Baule Mask With rich dark ‘lacquered black’ patina, excellent colour with areas of ‘kaolin’ Wood Ivory Coast Early 20th Century Size: 32.5cm high - 12¾ ins high Prov...
Wood
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
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An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem Wood, metal Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’ South Africa 19th Century Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long Provenance: Taylo...
Metal
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
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An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club With a superb geometric upper section and unusual spiral twist grip Dark glossy patina and excellent colour, with a lug to the butt and ‘old’ pa...
Wood
A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver
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A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver Depicting a possibly unique Mother and Child (?) or Male and Female (?) Wood ebony with lime infill Massim Area, Papua New...
Ebony
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
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A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child Superb colour and rich patina Wood Tschokwe, Democratic Republic of Congo Early 20th Century Size: 42cm high - 16½ ins ...
Wood
A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963)
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A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963) Fine colour and patina Wood Lobi, Burkina Faso Early 20th Century Size: 104cm high - 40¾ ins high Provenance: Ex Priv...
Wood
Dame Lucie Rie (1902 - 1995) ‘Bottle Vase’ with Flaring Rim
By Lucie Rie
Located in London, GB
Dame Lucie Rie (1902 - 1995) ‘Bottle Vase’ with Flaring Rim Stoneware, blue / white volcanic glaze ’LR’ seal mark to base Circa 1980 Size: 27.5cm high, 14cm wide, 12cm deep - 1...
Stoneware
$35,000
A Ceremonial Mask
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A Ceremonial Mask Wood Pentecost Island, Vanuatu Early 20th Century Size: 32cm high, 11cm wide, 7.5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 3 ins deep Provenance: Ex Private coll...
Wood
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
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A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask The brown patina testifies to the ritual use and great age of this rare mask Wood Loma / Guerze-Kpelle, Liberia Late 19th Century ...
Wood
$14,500
Composition
By Adrian Heath
Located in London, GB
Adrian Heath (British 1920 - 1992) Composition Oil on board Signed and dated verso 1976 Size: 21.5cm high, 20cm wide - 8½ ins high, 8 ins wide Frame: 50.5cm high, 47.5cm wide -...
Wood
An Early Group of Four African Figures exhibited in New York, September 1935
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An Early Group of Four African Figures exhibited in New York, September 1935, the same year as Moma’s groundbreaking African Art Exhibition Two Baule Figures, a Ewe Figure and a Yor...
Wood