Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Roman bronze feline from the Rhineland with known finding year
Probably a lion. Found 1968 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestVery rare Roman clay strainer from the Rhineland with known finding spot and yearFound 1970 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestRoman intaglioNice orange, translucent glass paste, imitating carnelian. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with vaseThe Roman ring insert is made of beautiful dark purple glass paste with a white band. It shows a bulbous vase with taeniae.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with cowRoman jewellery insert made of opaque blue glass paste. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestHerodian oil lamp from Adler collectionSo-called Herodian oil Lamp, from a type dating to the birth of Jesus Christ. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.
Price: on requestDecorative disc of the Amlash cultureGold sheet artfully crafted in the repoussé technique, with a relief depicting reclining ibexes. Possibly the decoration of a sword pommel. Exhibited and published by the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1970s.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with kissing lovers in mirror - parallel in a museumFrom the collection of Mr. Voigtmann, who had used the lamp. Moving relief in mirror, rare, possibly one of the rare original gallic motifs.
Price: on requestHellenistic oil lamp from old German collectionAlmost perfectly preserved, undamaged, only minor surface wear. Nice sand patina.
Price: on requestRoman jar with two handles from the Rhineland with known finding date and spotFound in 1971. Rare in this condition with original lid and exactly known finding details. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestRoman Terra Sigillata bowl with potters' mark from the RhinelandFound 1969 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestLate Roman Amphora with nice sea encrustationVery good condition, incl. the well preserved pointed foot and loop handles. Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.
Price: on requestRoman cooking pot from the Rhineland with known finding date and spotFound June 1967. Rare in this condition with original lid and exactly known finding details. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestDark Roman glass paste with white bandThe Roman ring insert is in excellent condition. The small-format motif is not clearly identifiable, but it may show a head.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with griffinThe Roman decorative insert made of orange glass paste shows a mythical creature with a horse's body and an eagle's head, leaning on its front paws.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with horseRoman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white bands. The motif is a horse. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman face urn from the RhinelandRare complete preservation incl. the original lid. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestGreek bronze nailSmall nail from Attica, made of solid bronze with a convex head. Professor Manegold Collection.
Price: on requestAncient glass fragmentsRoman glass shards from the 1st to 4th centuries. Professor Manegold Collection.
Price: on requestVery fine unpublished hemidrachm from Chersonesos in ThraceVery nice patina. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 125 (1981), Lot Nr. 3124.
Price: on requestLate Roman Amphora with nice sea encrustationWorth the exhibition in a museum. Completely intact, including the handles, one piece on bottom restored in antiquity. Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.
Price: on requestAnglo-Saxon bow broochA find from the Isle of Wight from the Migration Period. Beautiful testimonial of the settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons.
Price: on requestRoman Hod Hill broochMade around the year 100 and found on the Isle of Wight, after the Roman conquest of Britain.
Price: on requestClay tablet with cuneiform textSmall cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.
Price: on requestNeolithic axe headNicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with mixing vessel for wineThe Roman glass paste shows a tall vase surrounded by vine leaves. It is a mixing vessel for wine.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with galleyThe glass paste shows a Roman galley. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient ring insert.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with bird in handThe glass paste shows a hand enclosing a bird. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient ring insert.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with cowRoman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with goatRoman jewellery insert made of light blue glass paste, imitating Nicolo. It shows a he-goat with a smaller animal in front of it.
Price: on requestIron spear head worth the exhibition in a museumVery nice patina, smooth surface, rare degree of preservation for an iron object.
Price: on requestLarge clay figure of Aphrodite Anadyomene typeVery impressive, 27 cm high elegant figure. The goddess is rising from the sea, setting her foot on a stone and leaning on a high column.
Price: on requestFace of a hellenistic clay figurine of a bearded man, probably ZeusVery nice condition. From German private collection, acquired between 1980 and 1985 at the auction house Exner, Schwarzer Baer, Hannover, Germany.
Price: on requestTitus denarius from Wishanger hoardGreat dark patina. Found 2021 in East Hampshire, UK. The hoard is a very impressive proof of the fact that coins were in circulation for up to several centuries in the Roman era.
Price: on requestVespasian denarius from Wishanger hoardFound 2021 in East Hampshire, UK. The hoard is a very impressive proof of the fact that coins were in circulation for up to several centuries in the Roman era.
Price: on requestRoman Republican Sulla und Torquatus denarius from Wishanger hoardGefunden 2021 in Wishanger, Hampshire, UK. Der Hortfund ist ein sehr spannender und gesicherter Beweis, dass Münzen in der römischen Antike zum Teil mehrere Jahrhunderte im Umlauf waren.
Price: on request