A pair of strictly mueum quality German Wheel lock pistols, made for a German Prince for his personal guard, probably Saxony, late 16th. century.

The pistols are huge and at the same time very elegant with their slender form and lavishly inlaid with engraved staghorn compricing of of huntings scenes with dogs and game, and highly delicate folliage overall. Interestingly, there's different scenes of hunting on each pistol, while the folliage inlays are matching...

Rare seated figure with writing tablets folded open on the lap. The writing right hand rests on the tablet, which is held with the other. The small face with a prominent nose, the eyes and the mouth indistinct and originally painted. Curls frame the forehead and braids fall along the neck.
The figure wears a skin-tight tunic that might have been originally painted. The edge of a cloak covers the lower chest...

Elegant black-glazed pelike of globular body, incurving neck and flared rim. Band handles to the sides. Standing on an evert foot.
Covered with a dull glaze, area around the foot reserved.
For a smaller example with similar glaze, cf. inv. no. 66.072 in the RISD Museum database.
Ceramic
Apulian, late 4th Century BC
H. 14.4 cm (5.7 in)
Intact and fine...

Native Apulian jug of rounded body, trefoil shaped mouth and strap handle.
Top of the mouth and of the handle dipped into red-brown glaze. Four small bands around the belly. Standing on a flat base.
Ceramic
Apulian, Messapian, 450-400 BC
H. to rim 15.8 cm (6.2 in)
Intact and fine. Soil deposits.
Swiss private collection, acquired in September 2010.

The authenticity of the item is unconditionally guaranteed.

Native Apulian jug of globular body with everted rim and strap handle.
Red-brown glaze on the inside of the rim, several bands around the belly, short strokes on the outside of the handle. Standing on a flat disk base.
Ceramic
Apulian, Messapian, 450-400 BC
H. to rim 10.3 cm (4.1 in)
H. to handle 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
Intact and fine...

Native Apulian jug of globular body, everted rim and strap handles.
Plain ceramic, standing on a flat disk base.
Ceramic
Apulian, 3rd century BC
H. 12.3 cm (4.8 in)
Intact and fine. Soil deposits in places.
Swiss private collection, acquired in September 2010.

The authenticity of the item is unconditionally guaranteed.

Native Apulian single-handled jug of globular body, tapering neck and everted rim.
Remains of a brown glaze, standing on a flat base.
Ceramic
Apulian, 3rd century BC
12.5 cm (4.9 in)
Handle restored, glaze worn. Soil deposits in places.
Swiss private collection.

The authenticity of the item is unconditionally guaranteed.

Interesting fragments of large stoneware tiles, Vulci/Volci, Etruscan, c. 6th-4th. cent. BC.

Fine substantial pieces moulded and painted floral motifs.

Size: 16 x 10,5 cm. and 15 x 9 cm. both very thick.

Provenance: P. Treffz-Eichhöfer collection, Stuttgart, Comes with certificate from Gallery Antiqueo, Paris, France 2007! Ex. New York Auctionhouse.

A vintage necklace in fine twisted silver wire of ancient clay mummy beads and a large faience amulet of Bes, Late period to Roman period, c. 600-100 BC.

Size: 43 mm. for the amulet, the necklace is 29-30 cm. in a double row. Incl. a couple of - probably modern but old - charms in bronze or cobber.

Condition: Nice Very fine and intact.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1960s-1980s.

A very large and impressive Wheel-lock pistol, from Suhl, Germany, steel fitted and with ebonized stock, c. early 17th. cent.

Armoury / regimentsmark inlaid in the handle and stamped with Suhl control mark.

Size: 55 cm. long.

Condition: Nice Very fine, faint traces of hairline repair to stock at one place, very nicely done and almost not visible, perhaps from the time of use. Cleaned metal parts, later ramrod, othervise intact and choice.

Ex...

A lovely and extremely rare, large version of a Wheel-lock pistol in Noble quality, Germany, Augsburg, c. 1570-1580.

With swamped two-stage barrel, struck on the top flat of the octagonal breech with the Augsburg mark (Neue Støckel 1294), and the cock of the fine metal lock is engraved with marine monsters.

Ebonized full stock inlaid with white staghorn or bone panels between horn lines and borders mainly engraved with overlapping foliage and scrollwork...

A really nice and detailed core style cylinder seal, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, 9th.-7th. cent BC.

The seal depicts the king in a running 'Persian' stance, spearing an Ibex with a short spear or arrow, while holding a sicle-sword in the other hand. A quiver on his back and the star symbol of the Sungod over the Three Of Life.

Size: 21 mm. tall and 8-9 mm...

A larger cylinder seal carved in a fine redish-orange stone, Middle Assyrian, provincial, later 2nd. millennium BC.

A sharp seal showing a bowman aiming at a horned animal and another animal behind, perhaps a Lion, in the fields the symbols of the Sun and Moon for the ruling deity, Ashur and his servant on planet earth the Assyrian king...

The horizontal inscription reads: “Illuminate the Osiris of the priest of the goddess Smentet, PA-DI-USIR”. He was a priest of the goddess Smentet and priest of the sanctuary of Ptah-Un! His moters name is given as Irbinat.

This ushabti figurine is depicted as a worker holding two hoes for work in the fields of Osiris in the afterlife...

Shabti for Mehy - Kha 2

Origin: Egypt

Period: New Kingdom, late 18th-early 19th Dynasty Date: c. 1300 B.C.

Material: White glazed Fayence

Dimension: 11,3 cm.

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Bichrome faience amulet of Udjat/Wedjat - eye of RA and Horus, Late Period, c. 712-332 BC.

Massive piece around a 1 cm. thick. with a fine relief.

Size: 25 mm. long and c. 10 mm. thick.

Condition Extremely fine.

Provenance: P. Treffz-Eichhöfer, Stuttgart collection, comes with a certificate from the nice gallery Artemission in london, june 2006.

An attractive and scarcely seen cosmetic vessel, Egyptian, Middle-New Kingdom, early-mid 2nd. millenium BC.

The fine jar, ovoid in form with a pointed base and a collar at the mouth.

Size: c. 60 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, small chips to the rim and minor wear, othervise intact.

Provenance: Peter Treffz-Eichoefer Collection

An Egyptian Cosmetic vessel, Middle to New Kingdom, 2nd. millenium BC.

An alabaster cosmetic vessel of squat baluster form, a rather substantial and attractive specimen with ancient remnants of Kohl inside!

Size: 56 mm. tall and 53 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice VF, the lip with some small edge chip, othervise superb and attractive for it's type.

Provenance: Peter Treffz-Eichoefer Collection.