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A SQUARE RELIEF WITH INSCRIPTION
With a crude schematic figure holding a curved implement, possibly a bow, a Greek inscription reads across the top of the fragment, 14.6cm high.
Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr and Mrs P. Mavroudis, acquired in the early 20th Century, Aden.
£600-800
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A ROMAN MARBLE MASK OF A WOMAN
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
With heavy lidded eyes and drilled irises, her gaze is turned slightly upwards, wavy sections of her hair survive at both temples, her protruding bottom lip suggests her mouth had originally been in a pout, the face hollowed out at the back, 13.2 high.
Provenance: German private collection acquired prior to 1990.
£2,000-2,500
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A ROMAN MARBLE HAND FRAGMENT
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Bent at the wrist, the delicate index and middle fingers extend to hold a curved object with the thumb resting on above, 12cm long.
Provenance: UK private collection, acquired on the London art market 1980.
£400-600
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A ROMAN MARBLE HAND FRAGMENT
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Forming a fist, the hand is holding a cylindrical object possibly a handle or the hilt of a weapon, a cuff or bangle remains on the wrist, 9.6cm long.
Provenance: UK private collection, acquired on the London art market 1980.
£400-600
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A ROMAN MARBLE HAND FRAGMENT
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Finely carved, the hand holding the fold of a garment, a small section of a cuff or bangle visible around the wrist, 9.3cm.
Provenance: UK private collection, acquired on the London art market 1980.
£400-600
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SMALL ROMAN BRONZE HEAD OF PAN
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Head turned slightly to the left, Pan's features are finely modelled from his furrowed brow and open mouth, to the tresses of his hair and long beard, his characteristic horns protrude from his forehead, one of which has been broken at the base, 4.5cm high.
Provenance: English private collection acquired 1992.
£1,500-2,000
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A ROMAN BRONZE MOUSE
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
With large pointed ears, the small mouse holds a round bun with a rosette design to its mouth, the smooth curved back leads to an upturned tail, 5.2cm long.
Provenance: Ex private collection.
£200-300
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FIVE BRONZE FIGURES
Circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
Including a figure of Lar with a typical billowing skirt and right arm raised; a headless nude figure; a cista foot modelled on a nude figure holding a thyrsus; a fragmentary bronze head; and a schematic dancing figure, 2.8-7.9cm, (5)
Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
£400-600
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A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA OF HARPOCRATES
Circa 1st Century B.C./A.D
Figurine of Harpocrates in his signature pose holding his finger to his mouth, wearing a long kilt and a pointed cap, the back unmodelled, 21.5cm high.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, London, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s and 1980s.
£250-350
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FOUR TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS
Four Roman pottery oil lamps including a lamp with discus decorated with a bird on a branch; a twin-wicked lamp with acanthus leaf thumb rest; a lamp with the upper body moulded as a frog and an undecorated lamp, 8.3cm-10.4cm long, (4)
Provenance: Ex collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869-1949) acquired in Greece in the 1930s, Private UK collection acquired from the above.
£100-150
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FOUR BRONZE OBJECTS
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.-Roman Period
Including a Luristan spiked macehead; a Roman bronze bucranium; a gilt bronze snake ring; a bronze bird; and a lead amphora; and two bronze quadrupeds, not ancient, 2.5-7.3cm long, (7)
Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
£300-500
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A ROMAN BRONZE APHRODITE
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.
With her weight on her left leg, she stands with her right arm raised holding a tress of her hair, another tress falling on her left shoulder, the rest tied in a knot on the top of her head, her left arm in front of her holding a now missing object, possibly a mirror, wrapped in a himation which hangs loosely from her waist exposing her torso and highlighting the pert curvature of her buttocks, This style of Aphrodite is part of the tradition of Roman versions of the Hellenistic marble figure, the Aphrodite of Melos, better known as the Venus de Milo, which became a repeated trope for the depiction of Aphrodite throughout the Hellenistic and Roman worlds, Artists in the Roman world often varied the form and material of these figures making them more than just simple copies of the original, in this case both her diminutive size and the material of bronze make her more tactile, thus changing the interaction between the figure and the viewer from one of more distant admiration, as with life size figures, to a more personal encounter, 20cm high,
Provenance: Ex Christie's 6 October 2011, lot 196, Ex private collection, London.
£7,000-9,000
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A ROMAN GREEN GLASS BEAKER
Circa 3rd-4th Century A.D.
Of flared cylindrical form with three horizontal wheel-cut bands, 9cm high.
Provenance: London private collection, acquired from Jeanette Hayhurst in 1985.
£200-300
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A ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS JUG
Circa 3rd-4th Century A.D.
With a trefoil rim and broad ribbed strap handle folded to form a large thumb-spur at the rim, the ovoid body set on a folded foot with a shallow kick-in base, 20cm high.
Provenance: London private collection, acquired from Howard Phillips in 1971.
£500-700
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A GROUP OF BONHAMS CATALOGUES
The Reference Library of Robin Symes, 29 October 2007 (2); Antiquities, 6 October 2010; Antiquities
Including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue, 13 April 2011; Antiquities, 5 October 2011; Antiquities, 23 May 2012; Antiquities, 23 October 2012; Antiquities, 24 October 2012; Antquities, 8 May 2013; Antiquities, 23 October 2013; Antiquities, 1 April 2014; Antiquities, 30 September 2015; And a Woolley and Wallis catalogue, Antiquities, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art, 2 September 2015.
£50-70
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A GROUP OF CHRISTIE'S CATALOGUES
Fine Antiquities, 11 June 1980; Tribal Art and Antiquities, 22 and 23 July 1980; Fine Antiquities
Including the Mrs Albert D. Lasker Collection, 12 December 1990; Antiquities and Souvenirs from the Grand Tour, 28 April 1993; Fine Antiquities, 6 July 1994; The Lansdowne Sculptures The Property of the Earl of Shelburne, 5 July 1995; Fine Antiquities, 11 June 1997; Fine Antiquities, 25 November 1997; Antiquities, 8 April 1998; Antiquities, 23 September 1998; Antiquities, 12 December 2002; Ancient Jewelry, 13 December 2002; Fine Antiquities, 27 October 2004; Important Antiquities from Capessthorne Hall, Cheshire, 18 October 2005; Ancient Jewelry, 8 December 2005; Antiquities, 9 December 2005; Ancient Egyptian Art from the Harer Family Trust Collection, 9 December 2005; The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities, 26 April 2006 (2); Antiquities, 26 April 2006; Antiquities, 27 October 2009; Antiquities, 14 April 2011; Antiquities, 24 October 2013; Antiquities, 5 June 2014; Antiquities, 11 December 2014; Ancient Jewelry, 11 December 2014; Antiquities, 1 October 2015; Antiquities, 12 April 2016; Ancient Glass from the Shlomo Moussaieff Collection.
£100-150
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A GROUP OF SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUES
Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 21 and 22 November 1985; Antiquities, 11 July 1998; The Nelson Bunker Hunt and The William Herbert Hunt Collection, 19 June 1990; Antiquities, 31 May 1990; The Breitbart Collection of Antiquities and Ancient Glass, 20 June 1990; Antiquities, 10 July 1990; Antiquities, 13 and 14 December 1990; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 18 June 1991; Antiquities, 8 July 1991; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 25 June 1992; Western Asiatic Cylinder Seals and Antiquities from the Erlenymeyer Collection (Part I), 9 July 1992; Antiquities, 9 and 10 July 1992; Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, 16 December 1992; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 12 June 1993; Antiquities, 8 July 1993; Greek Vases from the Hirschmann Collection, 9 December 1993; Antiquities, 7 and 8 July 1994; Antiquities, 8 December 1994; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 8 December 1995; Antiquities, 14 December 1995; Antiquities, 2 July 1996; Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 17 December 1998; The Sadler Collection, 31 October 2003; Antiquities, 6 December 2006; Antiquities, 10 December 2009.
£100-150
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FOUR ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
All of pale blue glass, two with slender bodies and two with bulbous bodies tapering to narrow necks with slightly everted rims, 7.5-12.9cm high.
Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
£400-600
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AN IRIDESCENT ROMAN GLASS BOWL
Circa 4th-6th Century A.D.
A pale yellow glass bowl with an everted mouth and a tubular base-ring, with extensive iridescence remaining, 5.3cm high, 13.7cm diameter,Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
£600-800
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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GIRL
Circa1st Century A.D.
Facing straight ahead, with short wavy hair parted in the centre and partially covering her ears which are drilled probably for earring attachments, with heavy eyelids and her slightly worn mouth depicted in a faint smile, 17cm high.
Provenance: London art market 1963.
£700-900
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A ROMAN LIMESTONE MALE PORTRAIT HEAD
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Possibly from a large relief, the back flat and unworked, depicting a man with full beard, pronounced cheekbones and curly hair falling over the forehead, 23cm high.
Provenance: John Marriott (1921-2007) Collection, London, formed prior to 1980. John Marriott and Count R. L. Sangorski expanded the family collection originally formed by his grandparents Otto and Addie Kahn and his parents Sir John & Lady Marriott throughout the first half of the 20th Century. Accompanied by an invoice from Asprey London for mounting the head on the green calf leather plinth, dated 13 June 1975, and by a photograph of the head displayed in John Marriott's house dated 1 September 1991.
£700-900
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ROMAN BRONZE VOTIVE RIGHT HAND
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Naturistically modelled with palm and fingers outstretched, nails articulated, delineated palm lines and creases across waist and fingers, dedication in Greek across palm reading; 'NABOYSAME EUZAMENOS AN[E]THEKEN', translating as as 'Nabousame, having made a vow, dedicated [this]', flared rim at base, 12cm high.
Provenance: Private Collection, England, 1960s.
£2,000-3,000
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A ROMAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF DIONYSUS
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Dionysus stands at the centre holding a thyrsos in his left hand and a libation vessel in his right, he is surrounded by vines and bunches of grapes, at his feet lies a goat and to his left stands a diminutive figure of Pan with cloven hoofs and horns, the whole scene is contained within an architectural structure with flanking ionic columns, The style of carving and the stone suggests that this was made in the eastern provinces, 27.8cm high, 21.5cm wide.
Provenance: Property from the collection of Mr and Mrs P. Mavroudis, acquired in the early 20th Century, Aden
£1,500-2,000
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ROMAN RELIEF WITH TWO FIGURES
Circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
Possibly from a sarcophagus panel, depicting two figures both wearing short tunics the drapery of which is naturalistically carved to emphasise their movement, particularly in the case of the figure on the right who appears to be lunging to his left, both figures with short drilled hair, The gestures and position of the figures suggest that this is possibly a scene portraying a mythological battle, often a trope of sarcophagus decoration, 32.7cm high, 19.9cm wide.
Provenance: English private collection, owned by the family for at least 50 years.
£500-700
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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A MAN
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Facing straight ahead, his wavy hair brushed forward over his slightly furrowed brow, with almond shaped eyes, the naturalistic lines below the eyes coupled with the full chin and broad neck suggests this is a man entering middle age, his expressionless mouth with thin lips creates an overall austere demeanour.
This is an example of the style of portraiture which evolved during the Augustan period and continued throughout the first century A.D., still maintaining elements of the heightened naturalism, known as verism, associated with the Late Republic, but incorporating an more idealised overall aesthetic, The man portrayed here is likely to be a member of the Roman elite, possibly even a member of the imperial family, 27cm high,
Provenance: The Earl of Donoughmore, Knocklofty House, Ireland, 1790 - 1985; Irish private collection acquired from Knocklofty House in 1985; UK private collection acquired from the above in 1995.
£8,000-12,000
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A BYZANTINE BRONZE POLYKANDILON
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
With intricate openwork design on the wide rim with two bands of circular holes, possibly for holding glass lamps, a hemispherical bowl sits in the centre with cut out teardrop and diamond motifs also designed to hold a glass vessel, it stands on a hollow flared base, three suspension loops on the rim for attachment of chains for hanging, 8cm high, 39cm diameter.
Provenance: Ex UK private collection.
£1,000-1,500
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A ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE INGOT-SHAPED ENEMELLED ATTACHMENT
1st Century A.D.
With a raised blue enamelled millefiori circular centre, the ingot is surrounded by a thin raised border, 5.9cm long, 3.7cm high.
Provenance: Bonham's 8 December 1992, lot 284.
£500-700
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A MEDIEVAL SILVER RING
Circa 12th Century A.D.
The hoop with incised decoration, three ridges on each shoulder, scrolling designs on the shanks of the high bezel, which is octagonal with a gilded fleur de lys, ring size R ½.
Provenance: Private collection of Christopher Jones, acquired in circa 1979. Found in South Switzerland.
£300-500
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FOUR EUROPEAN BRONZE FIBULAE
Circa 1st-5th Century A.D.
Including a Romano-British bronze fibula, with central rib with leaves design on the arch, 6cm long; a Gallo-Roman bronze fibula in the shape of a phallus, with traces of enamel remaining, 3.2cm long; a Gallo-Roman bronze fibula in the form of a cicada, 2.7cm long; a European bronze disc fibula with enamel, 3.3cm diameter, (4)
Provenance: The Romano-British fibula, found in Piercebridge, County Durham; the fibula in the shape of a phallus from a UK private collection; the cicada fibula from a UK private collection, acquired in 1991; the bronze disc fibula from a UK private collection, acquired in 1988.
£400-600
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TWO HELLENISTIC STYLE HAIR RINGS
Spiral silver hair rings with hammered gold leopard head terminals, 1.8 and 2.6cm long.
Provenance: Ex private collection, Australia.
£300-500
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A BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS HOLDER
Circa 6th-8th Century A.D.
15cm high.
Provenance: Ian Roper Collection, London, circa 1985.
£50-100
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A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY STAR TILE
Persia, 12th-13th Century
In the shape of an eight-pointed star, decorated with a feline on a floral background, the border with a band of script, 20.5cm wide; together with a small Persian juglet decorated with birds, 7cm high, (2)
Provenance: English private collection, Mr & Mrs Balfour-Paul, acquired whilst working in the Middle East between the 1960s and the early 1970s.
£700-900
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AN ISLAMIC BRONZE CANDLESTICK
With a slightly flared cylindrical body, the shaft is topped with an inverted bell shaped attachment, 25.9cm high.
Provenance: Private collection of Mrs Elias-Veas, Holland, collected between the 1960s & 1970s, Ex Christie's 27 April 2010, lot 97D (part).
£250-350
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TWO CYPRIOT POTTERY BLACK BURNISHED VESSELS Bronze Age, circa 2nd Millennium B.C.
A hemispherical spouted vessel with an incised geometric design and a small attachment opposite the spout, 30cm diameter including spout, 13.5cm high; and a large jug with a raised rope like decoration on the shoulder, 26.5cm high, (2)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£400-600
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THREE HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA VESSELS
Circa 5th-3rd Century B.C.
Including a black glazed trefoil lipped oinochoe with a ribbed body, a small jug with black paint with a globular body narrow neck and everted rim, and a red ware jug with ovoid body tapering to a flared neck, 14.5-21cm high, (3)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£200-300
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THREE CYPRIOT NEOLITHIC AXEHEADS
Two with curved cutting edges and one straight, all with tapering butts in varying shades of mottled grey stone, 6.8-10.3cm long, (3)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£300-500
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A GROUP OF ROMAN BRONZE IMPLEMENTS
Circa 4th Century B.C.-3rd Century A.D.
Including a mirror with incised concentric circles and ridges; pins, two pairs of tweezers, the scoop of a small strigil; and other bronze implements; a spiral ring; and an inscribed bronze fragment from the rim of vessel with an inscription, with a mottled green patina, 1.7-17.5cm long.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£300-500
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FOUR NEAR EASTERN BRONZE BLADES
Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C.
All leaf-shaped blades with short attachment tangs, two with pronounced raised ribs, 30.5-47.3cm long, (4)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£400-600
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A LARGE GROUP OF FRAGMENTARY CYPRIOT FIGURES
Circa 8th-4th Century B.C.
Including several heads, broken from full figures; the fragment of a cylindrical object with notches, possibly a club of Hercules; a spindle whorl; and two fragments of faces from larger figures with finely moulded features, 2.8-9.4cm long.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£200-400
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A YOUTH
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Of hollow form, wearing a long himation that crosses his body, he holds a small bird up to his chest in his left hand and his right hand, resting on his hip, is enveloped in the folds of his drapery, the youth wears a wreath above his short curly hair parted in the middle, 13cm high.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£400-600
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A CYPRIOT GOLD PENDANT
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
A hollow fruit pendant terminating in a granule is surmounted by a cylindrical attachment and a ribbed suspension loop, 2.2cm high.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£80-120
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A MYCENAEAN POTTERY PIRIFORM JAR
Circa 1350-1200 B.C.
The shoulder with three looped handles, and a design of several spirals in umber, with banding decoration above and below, 11.1cm high.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£300-500
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FOUR CYPRIOT POTTERY SHALLOW BOWLS
Iron Age, circa 950-750 B.C.
Including a large bichrome dish, the underside with a cruciform design on the centre surrounded by a geometric pattern, two bands on the interior and wishbone handles, 31.6cm diameter, a bichrome bowl with a concentric circle design on the interior and one loop handle, 16.8cm diameter, a white ware bowl with concentric circle design on the interior and a single band on the exterior and one loop handle, 16.1cm diameter, and a red ware dish with concentric circle designs on the interior and the exterior, with one handle, 18.4cm, (4)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£500-700
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A GROUP OF ROMAN GLASS VESSELS
Circa 2nd-4th Century B.C.
Including eight candlestick unguentaria of pale blue and green glass, with tall slender cylindrical necks, and globular bodies, and a small beaker of pale green glass, all with varying quantities of remaining iridescence, 7.2-18.2cm high, (9)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£500-700
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AN ALABASTER ALABASTRON
Of pale alabaster the tapering rounded body stands on a small flat foot and is surmounted by a broad disc rim, with a ridged vertical lug, 10.6cm high.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£150-250
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A FRAGMENTARY ROMAN MARBLE FOOT
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Naturalistically carved, elongated toes emerge from the strap of a sandal with pronounced joints and defined nails, on an integral marble base, 8.7cm long.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£400-600
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A GREEK BLACK GLAZED KYLIX
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
Of typical form, with a shallow bowl on a stemmed foot with slightly upturned handles, 8cm high, 20cm diameter.
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£150-250
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TWO CYPRIOT POTTERY FRAGMENTS
Circa 950-750 B.C.
A fragment of a large bichrome vessel with umber and crimson bands, two stylised trees and geometric ornament of vertical lines and zig-zag design, 13.7cm wide 13.5cm high, and a red ware fragment with a naturalistic bull depicted with the head bowed as if grazing, 11.1cm wide (2)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£200-300
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A GROUP OF POTTERY OIL LAMPS
Circa 4th Century A.D.-Roman Period
Including two 'cocked hat' type lamps, circa 1st Millennium B.C.; Roman, early Christian and byzantine lamps and some later, 7.2-12.2cm long, (11)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£200-300
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SIX CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA FIGURES
Including the fragment of a naturalistic face; a nude female idol figure, wearing an elaborate polychrome coloured headdress with defined genitalia; two charioteer figures standing on a chariot with decoration in black slip, possibly a protome from a large ritual vessel; a miniature standing female figure, her hands on her breasts; and two further fragmentary figures, 6-14cm high, (6)
Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.
£400-600
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