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THE HEIRS OF THE BILLY BRANCH COLLECTION ARE NOW INVITING OFFERS!!!

With the imminent distribution of proceeds from the sales of items in the Billy Branch estate, the heirs
are inviting offers. Though already heavily discounted, the family has asked that I note its willingness to
consider any offer for a listed item in the Branch collection: Pre-Columbian art pottery; unique Native American
pawn pieces; Chinese zoomorphic cloisonnee forms; and a variety of other special collectibles. Bill had a good
eye, and this opportunity to purchase a fine piece at your price is seldom seen. To see all items in the Branch
collection, simply type the letters 'BB' into the search link on any page and all of Bill's listings will come up.

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TWELVE SCARABS 11th-26th DYNASTIES: GROUP D Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre 1492   item# 474378 (stock# SCARAB.D)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  All but one of the twelve ancient Egyptian scarabs in this group of twelve (95.44HD, 96.226HD, 96.285HD, 96.305HD, 96.395HD, 96.405HD, 96.428HD, 96.449HD, 96.561HD, 96.921HD, 96.932HD and 96.940HD) are from the world known Philip Mitry collection, former owner of the Anglo-American Bookstore and Antiquities Shop in Cairo. Mitry’s collection pieces all begin with the number ‘96’. Each of the twelve individually photographed and priced scarabs show first the inventory number in brackets followed b ...click for details TWELVE EGYPTIAN ARTIFACTS, EX MITRY: GROUP M Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Pre 1492   item# 598665 (stock# SCARAB.M)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  All of the items in this group of twelve individually priced ancient Egyptian artifacts (96.626HD, 96.667HD, 96.668HD, 96.674HD, 96.680HD, 96.686HD, 96.694HD, 96.923HD, 96.934HD, 96.948HD, 96.951HD and 96.962HD) are from the Philip Mitry collection. Dating from the 12th to the 26th Dynasties, this selection includes scarabs, scaraboids, cowroids, a button seal, and amulets. All of the scarabs have hieroglyphic symbols. Materials include faience, steatite, and paste (an ‘almost’ glass). Condition ...click for details TWELVE EGYPTIAN ARTIFACTS, EX MITRY: GROUP H Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre 1492   item# 597842 (stock# SCARAB.H)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  All of the items in this group of twelve individually priced ancient Egyptian artifacts (96.172HD, 96.403HD, 96.556HD, 96.629HD, 96.636HD, 96.721HD, 96.771HD, 96.831HD, 96.890HD, 96.892HD, 96.968HD and JAM27) are from the Philip Mitry collection. Dating from the 12th to the 30th Dynasties, this selection includes scarabs, a ring face, button seal, and amulets (Toth, the Baby Horus, Eye of Horus). Most of the scarabs have hieroglyphic symbols....some do not. Material varies from carved steatite t ...click for details ANCIENT ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GLASS INTAGLIO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Glass: Pre AD 1000   item# 79062 (stock# 100.178BHD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1200.00  Dating into the 1st century AD, this hollow gold ring (100.178BHD) was found in northern Afghanistan. The intaglio, depicting a Roman youth, is made up of a black and white opaque glass ‘sandwich’. The intaglio is ½” long, and the ring a diminutive size 1. Not a wearable piece, the ring is in overall fairly good relic condition with a little splitting and bending around the bezel area. The shank and the underside of the crown of the hollow ring are both in much better condition than the bezel. T ...click for details TWELVE ANCIENT SEAL BEADS PRICED INDIVIDUALLY Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 421528 (stock# DONUT.C)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The polished ‘gem’ stone beads [100.43(C, D, E, F, G, K, L, N, P)HD and 100.44(B)HD] in this colorful group, put in an 10-photo lot for convenience but each offered individually, are known because of their shape as ‘donut’ seals. Attributed to the Sassanian Empire, c.300-600AD and found in the western regions of Afghanistan during the Russian occupation, each of the seals is uniquely incised with an image of man, beast, or revered symbol. Stone types in this group include agate, carnelian, and c ...click for details DECORATED ROMAN BRONZE BRACELET Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Bronze: Pre 1492   item# 723102 (stock# MAP.110)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $200.00  Measuring 2 3/8” in width and with a 1 3/16” wrist opening, this heavy, ancient cast bronze bracelet (MAP110) is attributed to the early Roman Empire, c.1st-3rd Century AD. With slightly flared ends, the durable jewelry piece has a moderate amount of verdigris encrustation that could be removed if the bracelet was to be used for contemporary wear. Here’s a piece that should last at least another couple of millennia….even with the hardest wear! The bracelet comes with a small display card and our ...click for details TWELVE ANCIENT SEAL BEADS PRICED INDIVIDUALLY Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 421443 (stock# DONUT.B)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The polished ‘gem’ stone beads [100.40(E,F,G,H,I,K)HD and 100.41(B,C,E,F,H)HD] in this colorful group (a cast bronze bead is included), put in an 11-photo lot for convenience but each offered individually, are known because of their shape as ‘donut’ seals. Attributed to the Sassanian Empire, c.300-600AD and found in the western regions of Afghanistan during the Russian occupation, each of the seals is uniquely incised with an image of man, beast, or revered symbol. Stone types in this group incl ...click for details TWELVE ASSORTED ANCIENT GLASS AND BRONZE BRACELETS Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 891665 (stock# ANC.BRCLTS )  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  This group contains 12 individually priced ancient Roman-Period glass and bronze bracelets (96.104HD; 97.3, 6, 7, and 8HD; 113D, F, H, I and JHD; AXH230.73 and 233.50), all from the Near Eastern countries of Egypt, Iran, Syria and Turkey. Two are from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection, while the balance is from other antiquities dealers. In overall good condition, each comes with a descriptive card, a map of the country in which it was found, and our certificate guaranteeing authenticity. Select o ...click for details TWELVE ANCIENT BACTRIAN RELICS, AFGHANISTAN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 472652 (stock# BACTRIA)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The twelve assorted and individually priced antiquities in this group (97.57HD; 97.280HD; 100.11 and 12HD; 100.63HD; 100.68DHD; 100.167E and GHD; and 100.253M, AP, FH and HHHD) were all found in the Bronze Age kingdom of Bactria during the Russian occupation. Located in the northern deserts of Afghanistan, the relics in this interesting and rare group all date somewhere from the 3rd to 1st Millennium BC and include the following stone and bronze types: arrowheads, mace heads, spear points, jewel ...click for details TWELVE EGYPTIAN ARTIFACTS, EX MITRY: GROUP T Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre 1492   item# 608300 (stock# SCARAB.T)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  This is the last group of twelve (96.235HD, 96.266HD, 96.663HD, 96.876HD, 96.976HD, 96.979HD, JAM12, JAM22, JAM38, JAM40, JAM42 and JAM48) from the large Phillip Mitry collection of ancient Egyptian scarabs and artifacts. Dating from the 12th to the 30th Dynasties, this selection includes scarabs, ring faces easily mounted in contemporary rings, button scarabs, a plaque, along with one scarab and one cowroid that still have their original gold bezels attached. Most of the illustrated items have ...click for details Return To Top View Next 10 Items PAGE: 1  2  3  4  5  6