Rare - 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.-
Extremely rare Celtic gold stater of Regni tribe
Found 2015 in Winterbourne, West Berkshire, UK. Registered with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference BERK-1FC826.
Price: on requestTwo pairs of Roman bronze soles for safety shoesExremely rare sheets in the shape of a shoe bed. The two belonging pairs were found in the Roman city of Novaesium in Germany.
Price: on requestExceptionally well preserved, very rare Demetrios III. tetradrachmExtremely fine, uncirculated piece. Very rare, especially in this condition.
Price: on requestVery rare Roman bronze Amor Balsamarium found at BaalbekFrom the collection of Joan Conway Crancer, Honorary Trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Extraordinary preserved for an ancient bronze figure of this size, incl. the original lid. Acquired 1988 in London for 8,500 US Dollar.
Price: on requestVery rare large Samian Ware hunt cupThe barbotine decoration is masterly made and excellently preserved. Absolutely worth the exhibition in a museum. A similar piece is on exhibition in the British Museum in London. Ex Vienna Schönbrunn Gallery, acquired 1986. With TL analysis.
Price: on requestPublished Etruscan mirror with Dionysian sceneSubject of extended scientific analysis, one of only about 34 known specimen. High quality work, excellent condition. Described by Prof. Jucker as "small piece of art". From an old Swiss private collection. Overall in exceptional condition with thoroughly worked details.
Price: on requestEgyptian die made of boneOld find from Abydos made by the Egyptian Exploration Fund (today: EES). It is an early die with round markings. Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestItalic chestplate with fine decorationsBronze armour from the fascinating transitional period between the late Villanova culture and the early Etruscans. Decorated with bands of zigzag and swastica.
Price: on requestLarge storage vessel of the Linear Pottery cultureThe imposing vessel was made by the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Neolithic Linear Band Ware settlers. A find from Southern Germany in great condition.
Price: on requestAthenian black-figure LekythosSo-called "warrior's fare well" group. An almost identical piece which surely originates from the same workshop is exhibited in Tuebingen, another very similar piece is at the Antikenmuseum Basel. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestBlack figure Etruscan Stamnos from Toledo Museum collectionEx collection Prof. G. Olcott, the first Columbia University professor for Roman archeology. Acquired from his estate 1912 by the Toledo Museum (Ohio), in the museum collection until 2017. Found in Bolseno area, Italy.
Price: on requestExtremely rare Augustus aureusNot in RIC, BMC or Cohen. This coin is published in Calico, Bahrfeldt, Banti/Simonetti. Published as part of the Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón collection (Nr. 2942) in 1892. Sold in Etienne Bourgey December 1913 auction in Paris.
Price: on requestRoman marble portrait, possibly Traianus DeciusExtraordinarily preserved marble head. Comparable in quality with portraits of Roman emperors on exhibition in large museums. Either a portrait type not yet surely attributed to Traianus Decius, or a private portrait of the Decius era imitating the official imperial portraits.
Price: on requestEtruscan red figure KylixThe tondo shows an elaborate depiction of two men. From an old German private collection, acquired 1979 at René Gott gallery, Geneva. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate
Price: on requestLekythos from Toledo Museum collectionEx collection Prof. G. Olcott, the first Columbia University professor for Roman archeology. Acquired from his estate 1912 by the Toledo Museum (Ohio), in the museum collection until 2017. Found in Apulia.
Price: on requestHarpoon of the Maglemosian cultureFine craftsmanship hunting weapon. Important evidence of the beginnings of fishing in Northern Europe. Mesolithic, 9000 to 6500 BC.
Price: on requestNeo-Assyrian cylinder seal with preserved bronze settingFantastic and rare example for a cylinder seal in its original setting. From the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III in the 8th cent. BC.
Price: on requestVery rare Roman plastic oil lampLamp in the shape of a comic actor wearing a slave mask. Very impressive and rare piece.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp with floral motifDark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp - very rare typeDark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp showing emperor ClaudiusVery rare depiction of this Roman emperor on a piece of pottery intended for daily use. Very well preserved, worth the exhibition in a museum. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestCampanian bail amphora with parallel pieces in Capua museumTwo stilistically identical pieces from the same hand or workshop are on display in Capua in the Museo Campano. Perfectly preserved piece, very rare in such condition.
Price: on requestLuristan bronze dagger with grip insertIt is very rare to find a Western Asiatic bronze dagger with an intact insert inside the grip. Dating to Iron Age Luristan, 1100 to 900 BC.
Price: on requestRoman fibula in the shape of a rabbitNice zoomorphic roman fibula made of bronze with enamel inlays depicting the young of the rabbit. Found near the Limes fortifications Pfoerring and Eining in Germany.
Price: on requestVery rare double-spouted Roman bronze oil lampImpressive, massive piece with great patina. With original chains and hook
Price: on requestPair of pins with chainThe pair of pins dates to the early Iron Age of Luristan. It is made from Bronze and Iron. This state of preservation is extremely rare for composite objects.
Price: on requestSpoked disc brooch from Roman BritainThis is an extremely rare variant native to Roman Britain. Hattatt mentions that only 13 specimen of this type are known to exist.
Price: on requestRare precursor of a bell kraterFirst half 7th century BC, possibly slightly later. Decorated with geometric motifs. Very interesting, unpublished shape.
Price: on requestPublished Krater attributed to the Nicholson painterImpressive, very large and perfectly preserved vase with thermoluminescence expertise.
Price: on requestGreek bronze olpePerfectly preserved, massive piece with beautiful dark patina, 6th-5th century BC. With ArtLoss Certificate.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio from rare dichroic glassThe lower half of the intaglio is intact and shows a woman in a long dress. Truely special about the piece is the blue reflecting glass that turns violet when light is passing through it.
Price: on requestAncient terracotta forger's moulds, possibly from TrierWhat makes this offer special is the fact that the two moulds are not only perfectly preserved withut damages, but also fit together.
Price: on requestRoman bronze portrait head, possibly one of the soldier emperorsPerfectly preserved, delicate piece of ancient art with beautiful green patina, 3. century AD
Price: on requestElamite vessel with painted friezeImpressive ceramic jar in prime condition. The geometrical shapes and animals of the frieze are a typical stylistic feature. Found in Susa, from the time of the Ur-III dynasty, around 2000 BC.
Price: on requestExtraordinary rare Julia Domna bronze from PaphlagoniaThe only specimen currently offered on the international numismatic market known to us. The coin praises the city of Gangra-Germanikopolis as the "altar of gods" and the oldest city of all Paphlagonia.
Price: on requestRare Nero AureusRome, 64 - 65 AD. The reverse shows the emperor with his second wife, Poppaea Sabina. Rare (R2).
Price: on request