Collections

Ten departments.

Six principal departments and four specialist ones. The division reflects how the objects are researched and catalogued rather than how they are sold.

Principal departments

Polished ammonite fossil showing its spiral chamber structure.

Natural History

Fossils · Minerals · Meteorites

Roman marble portrait bust of a man, mid-1st century CE.

Antiquities

Classical · Medieval · Early

Italian processional cross in partly gilt silver, circa 1460–1480.

Sacred & Religious

Ecclesiastical · Devotional · Reliquary

Illuminated manuscript opening in blue, gold and red, Herat, 1431–32.

Rare Books

Manuscripts · First editions · Maps

Timepieces

Military · Historic · Unrestored

Historic Ramsden sextant, representative of maritime celestial navigation.

Shipwreck

Recovered cargo · Navigation · Naval

Specialist departments

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Space & Exploration
Apollo-era and later spaceflight material, with polar and aviation exploration.
1 object
08
Numismatics
Greek, Roman and medieval coinage, historic gold and campaign medals.
1 object
09
Militaria
Campaign material, medals, equipment and documents with known service history.
1 object
10
Scientific & Curious
Instruments, astronomical and optical apparatus, and objects that resist classification.
1 object

Looking for something outside these departments?

The departments describe what we hold most often, not the limit of what we will consider. If an object interests you and it does not sit in any of them, it is worth asking.

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Principal departments

Natural History

Antiquities

Sacred & Religious

Rare Books

Timepieces

Shipwreck

Specialist departments

Space & Exploration

Numismatics

Militaria

Scientific & Curious

Looking for something outside these departments?