Bidspirit auctions | Apollo Art Auctions Auction Jan 31

Apollo Art Auctions, Jan 31. 484 lots, estimates 150 - 12000 £.

Apollo Art Auctions - Important Ancient Jewellery Sale Following a year marked by growing interest in precious metals and the wider jewellery market, Apollo Art Auctions is delighted to begin the New Year with a sale of historically significant works: Important Ancient Jewellery. This remarkable auction brings together nearly 500 lots, crafted with gold, silver, and other precious metals, gems jewellery and inlays. Spanning over three millennia of history it ranges from the early Bronze Age to the Late Medieval Period, celebrating the intricate craftsmanship of ancient jewellery. The auction presents an exceptional selection of well provenanced pieces, highlighted by notable examples from the Prince Collection, distinguished by its royal associations, the Nolte collection, which held an exceptional selection of Phoenician beads, and the Groppi Collection, one of the most important private collections of ancient Egyptian glass of its time. With more than 70 jewels being published and studied in New York in the early 1990’s by Dr. Jack Ogden, accompanied by the original scholarly publications, offering a rare opportunity to acquire works of established academic importance and rarity. Commencing on the 31st of January 2026 at 1 pm G.M.T. The auction brings together one of the most comprehensive assemblages of ancient jewellery to appear on the market in recent years, appealing to collectors, institutions, and investors worldwide.

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Lots in this catalog (484)

• Lot 1: COLLECTION OF THREE EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS FISH INLAYS - EX CHRISTIE'S & EX GROPPI COLLECTION — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 2: EGYPTIAN BICHROME GLAZED COMPOSITION BEADED BROAD COLLAR NECKLACE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 3: SET OF RARE HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD HERAKLES KNOT APPLIQU?S WITH GARNET CABOCHONS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 4: EASTERN GREEK HOLLOW HIGH KARAT 19G GOLD BRACELET — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 5: HEAVY CELTIC SOLID HIGH KARAT 58G GOLD BRACELET — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 6: VERY HEAVY GREEK SOLID HIGH KARAT 92G GOLD BRACELET — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 7: HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT 64G GOLD DOUBLE-STRAND NECKLACE WITH PALMETTE PENDANT — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 8: PAIR OF HELLENISTIC SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD BRACELETS 23 GRAMS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 9: ROMAN STONE INTAGLIO OF YOUNG EMPEROR AS SERAPIS IN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 10: HUGE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING SET WITH A BANDED AGATE INTAGLIO OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 11: ROMAN GLASS CAMEO WITH A BACCHIC GROUP IN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 12: ROMAN AGATE CAMEO OF A WEDDING SCENE IN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 13: ROMAN AGATE CAMEO OF MEDUSA IN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT MOUNT — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 14: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH AGATE INTAGLIO OF BACCHUS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 15: HUGE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH BUST OF FAUSTINA THE YOUNGER — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 16: ROMAN CARNELIAN CAMEO OF A RIVER GOD IN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 17: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF DEITIES AND INSCRIPTION IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 18: RARE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD ARCHITECTURAL OPENWORK RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF IMPERIAL BUSTS — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 19: STUNNING ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY CASTELLANI GOLD BRACELET WITH RARE ROMAN INTAGLIOS — £12,000 - £20,000
• Lot 20: EXCEPTIONAL HIGH-KARAT GOLD BRACELET WITH ROMAN INTAGLIOS, CASTELLANI-INSPIRED — £6,000 - £10,000
• Lot 21: HEAVY ROMAN HIGH KARAT SOLID 88G GOLD SNAKE BRACELET — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 22: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD TWISTED BRACELET — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 23: ROMAN PAIR OF HIGH KARAT GOLD EARRINGS WITH ENGRAVED LEAF MOTIF — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 24: HEAVY VIKING PERIOD HIGH KARAT GOLD BRACELET WITH HEART-SHAPED FINIALS — £6,000 - £10,000
• Lot 25: BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD OPENWORK RING WITH THE IMPERIAL FAMILY — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 26: BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD ENAMELLED MEDALLION WITH ST TRYPHON — £12,000 - £20,000
• Lot 27: HEAVY BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD ENKOLPION WITH CRUCIFIXION AND INSCRIPTIONS — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 28: BYZANTINE GOLD NECKLACE WITH NIELLO AND HIGH KARAT GOLD CROSS PENDANT SET WITH EMERALDS AND PEARLS — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 29: IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH LARGE SAPPHIRE - 34 GRAMS — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 30: MEDIEVAL SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD MERCHANT'S SEAL RING WITH BARREL AND INITIALS G AND R — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 31: MEDIEVAL SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD MERCHANT'S SEAL RING WITH INITIALS F AND R — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 32: CRUSADER HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH ST MAURICE — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 33: MEDIEVAL HIGH KARAT GOLD AND ROCK CRYSTAL RELIQUARY PENDANT WITH CRUCIFIXION — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 34: ASSYRIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD OPENWORK PLAQUE WITH GRIFFIN IN THE TEMPLE — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 35: BABYLONIAN HEMATITE HEAD OF PAZUZU — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 36: EGYPTIAN SOLID SILVER RING WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 37: EGYPTIAN SILVER STIRRUP SEAL RING WITH NAME OF RAMESSES II — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 38: EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACE - EX CHRISTIE'S — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 39: EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME GLAZED COMPOSITION BEADED BROAD COLLAR NECKLACE — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 40: EGYPTIAN BICHROME GLAZED COMPOSITION BEADED BROAD COLLAR NECKLACE — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 41: EGYPTIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD OUROBOROS RING — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 42: EGYPTIAN ROCK CRYSTAL SCARAB — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 43: EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN GRASSHOPPER — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 44: EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH AMETHYST HEART SCARAB — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 45: EGYPTIAN RED JASPER SCARABOID WITH WEDJAT EYE IN SILVER-GILT RING — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 46: EGYPTIAN GREEN JASPER INTAGLIO OF HARPOCRATES ON LOTUS FLANKED BY DEITIES IN 20.5KT GOLD RING — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 47: EGYPTIAN GOLD SWIVEL RING WITH GLAZED STEATITE SCARAB — £900 - £1,500
• Lot 48: LARGE COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME FAIENCE FLORAL AND FOLIATE PENDANT BEADS - EX CHRISTIE'S — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 49: COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS BEAD NECKLACES - EX CHRISTIE'S — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 50: EGYPTIAN BLACK HARD STONE TWO-FINGER AMULET — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 51: STUNNING PHOENICIAN GLASS HEAD PENDANT — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 52: STUNNING CARTHAGINIAN GLASS HEAD PENDANT — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 53: MASSIVE PHOENICIAN EYE GLASS BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 54: MASSIVE PHOENICIAN GLASS EYE BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 55: PAIR OF PHOENICIAN EYE BEADS WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 56: COLLECTION OF PHOENICIAN GLASS EYE BEADS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 57: PHOENICIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £900 - £1,500
• Lot 58: LARGE COLLECTION OF GRAECO-PHOENICIAN GOLD BEADS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 59: COLLECTION OF GRAECO PHOENICIAN GOLD BEADS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 60: COLLECTION OF GRAECO PHOENICIAN GOLD BEADS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 61: GREEK HIGH KARAT GOLD DIADEM WITH WINGED NIKE AND FLORAL MOTIF — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 62: GREEK HIGH KARAT GOLD DIADEM WITH GODDESS AND FLORAL MOTIF — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 63: PAIR OF GREEK PERIOD GOLD AND PEARL PENDANTS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 64: MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 65: COLLECTION OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 66: RARE HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD LION HEAD TERMINALS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 67: HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD CRESCENT-SHAPED PENDANT WITH EMERALD, GARNETS AND PEARL — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 68: RARE GRAECO-PHOENICIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH MELQART — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 69: PHOENICIAN EYE GLASS BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 70: PHOENICIAN GLASS EYE BEAD — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 71: LARGE PHOENICIAN EYE GLASS BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 72: HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RULER — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 73: HELLENISTIC GOLD BICONICAL BEAD — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 74: COLLECTION OF GREEK GOLD FLY PENDANTS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 75: COLLECTION OF GREEK GOLD LION-SHAPED PENDANTS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 76: GREEK GOLD SWIVEL RING WITH INTAGLIO OF A LION — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 77: ETRUSCO-PHOENICIAN BLACK STONE SCARAB WITH BES HOLDING A MOUSE IN GOLD SWIVEL RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 78: ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN SCARAB WITH HERAKLES IN GOLD SWIVEL RING — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 79: RARE HELLENISTIC RED GLASS INTAGLIO IN SILVER MOUNT DEPICTING A GENERAL AND PRISONER — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 80: GREEK HIGH KARAT GOLD DIADEM WITH WINGED NIKE AND FLORAL MOTIFS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 81: RARE JEWISH HIGH KARAT GOLD FOIL STRIP WITH ARAMAIC INSCRIPTION — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 82: MINOAN BANDED AGATE INTAGLIO IN GOLD MOUNT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 83: RARE MINOAN BRONZE FEMALE FIGURINE — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 84: COLLECTION OF PHOENICIAN EYE GLASS BEADS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 85: RARE PHOENICIAN POLYCHROME GLASS EYE BEADS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 86: PHOENICIAN EYE GLASS BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 87: MASSIVE PHOENICIAN EYE GLASS BEAD WITH KNOB PROJECTIONS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 88: HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH CENTRAL GARNET CABOCHON — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 89: HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD COILED BRACELET — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 90: ROMAN GOLD RING SET WITH A RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF A PEACOCK ON A BASKET OF GRAIN AND STYLISED CORNUC — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 91: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH STANDING FORTUNA — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 92: HEAVY CELTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD HAIR RING — £3,000 - £4,500
• Lot 93: SCARCE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD SPIRAL RING WITH SNAKE-BODIED BUSTS OF ISIS AND SERAPIS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 94: ROMAN INSCRIBED HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 95: ROMANO-EGYPTIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD SNAKE RING — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 96: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD LEGIONARY RING WITH BANDED AGATE INTAGLIO OF A CAPRICORN BENEATH A CRESCENT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 97: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO WITH MINERVA IN GOLD RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 98: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING A GOD IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 99: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING MINERVA HOLDING VICTORY — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 100: LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH NOBLEMAN — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 101: IMPORTANT ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 102: ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH MEDALLION OF STANDING DEITIES — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 103: ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH GLASS GEM AND YOUNG BACCHUS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 104: BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH VIRGIN MARY AND INSCRIPTION — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 105: CRUSADERS HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 106: RARE BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH BUST OF CHRIST AND CROSSES — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 107: BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH MONOGRAM — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 108: EARLY BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH LEGIONARY EAGLE AND MONOGRAM — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 109: BEAUTIFUL BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT WITH CENTRAL AMETHYST CABOCHON — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 110: EARLY BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD OPENWORK DROP-SHAPED PENDANT WITH CENTRAL AMETHYST GEM — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 111: BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD CROSS PENDANT WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON AND BLUE GLASS FINIALS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 112: BYZANTINE SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD CROSS PENDANT WITH CRUCIFIXION — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 113: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED JASPER INTAGLIO DEPICTING FLORA AND A BRANCH — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 114: ROMAN RED GARNET INTAGLIO DEPICTING A BEARDED MAN IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 115: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING SOL INVICTUS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 116: ROMAN AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF A MAENAD MAKING AN OFFERING IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 117: STUNNING ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO DEPICTING CARACALLA — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 118: LARGE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING SOCRATES — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 119: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING HOMER — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 120: COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD AND PEARL EARRINGS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 121: ROMANO-EGYPTIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD SNAKE RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 122: LARGE ROMANO-EGYPTIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD SNAKE RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 123: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD NECKLACE WITH BULLA PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 124: ROMAN AGATE CAMEO DEPICTING NOBLEWOMAN OF ANTONINE PERIOD IN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 125: ROMAN SILVER AND GOLD RING WITH LEGION I ITALICA INSIGNIA — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 126: ROMAN NICOLO INTAGLIO OF CERES WITH EAR OF GRAIN IN GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 127: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING MERCURY IN GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 128: STUNNING ARCHITECTURAL ROMAN OPENWORK HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CABOCHON — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 129: OUTSTANDING ROMAN SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH LEDA AND THE SWAN — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 130: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH PHALLUS — £600 - £1,000
• Lot 131: ROMAN SILVER RING WITH WINGED PHALLUS AND INSCRIPTION 'FELIX HIC' — £600 - £1,000
• Lot 132: RARE ROMAN RED GLASS INTAGLIO WITH LEDA AND THE SWAN IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 133: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF FORTUNA IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 134: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF FORTUNA — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 135: RARE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SILVER BEZEL ENGRAVED WITH CRANE AND REPTILE — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 136: ROMAN EYE AGATE CABOCHON IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 137: ROMAN BANDED AGATE CAMEO OF A CHILD IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 138: ROMAN NICOLO INTAGLIO PORTRAIT OF YOUNG MERCURY WITH PETASOS IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 139: ROMAN COMPLETE GAME SET WITH LEAD PIXIS AND GLASS PIECES — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 140: LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN POLYCHROME GLASS INLAYS AND SECTILIA — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 141: LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN POLYCHROME GLASS INLAYS AND SECTILIA — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 142: LARGE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A SHEPHERD MILKING A SHEEP — £900 - £1,500
• Lot 143: ANCIENT ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN BUST OF SERAPIS IN HIGH RELIEF — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 144: ROMANO-JEWISH GOLD AND STONE PENDANT WITH MENORAH AND GARNET INSET — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 145: ROMANO-JEWISH GOLD PENDANT WITH MENORAH — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 146: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED JASPER INTAGLIO DEPICTING THE HEAD OF APOLLO AND AN ALTAR — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 147: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING CROWNED ISIS IN GOLD RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 148: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO WITH MARS BY A COLUMN IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 149: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED JASPER INTAGLIO DEPICTING LUNA — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 150: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING CUPID RIDING GRYLLOS AND DOLPHIN — £1,200 - £2,000