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Tribal Art - a Papua New Guinea axe, greenish volcanic stone head, pointed wooden haft, textile binding, 54cm long, Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, early to mid-20th century

A 1958 original book front cover illustration 'Arouse and Beware' Gouache of man holding an axe about to attack a man walking into a cabin with a pistol, signed Jas McConnell, 50x33cm, mounted on board, paperback book by MacKinlay Cantor, published by Corgi Books, 1958. (2)

Antique bronze axe head, 6ins long

An interesting Imperial German fireman’s dress axe, plated blade etched with helmets and foliage, inscription “Gott Zur Ehr Dem Nachsten Zur Wehr”, ebonized haft 13”, complete with its original patent leather belt hanging cover. GC (some slight finish wear and moth to lining of cover, patent crazed)

EPHEMERA & LICENSES: Large quantity of angling permits, licenses and ephemera in 2 ring binders, an early 1895 River Axe permit, various Solway fisheries and hand books incl. a 1903 catalogue, Yorkshire Fly Fishers Club handbooks 1962-67 and river licenses Carlisle Angling Association 1882, Derwent Water 1882, Ouse and Cam 1935, 36, 37 and 1938 + others, good collection.

A large Indian white metal child's rattle in the shape of an axe 30cm long

A Su Hai Chinese silver gilt and enamel Five Kingdoms General, in standing pose, holding a ceremonial axe, the whole filigree worked and with jewelled decoration, h.17cm, numbered verso 034/500, in original fitted box

GERMAN CUCKOO CLOCK decorated as a chalet with the cuckoo above two lumberjacks and another gentleman with an axe, with an alpine scene below, its weights modelled as fir cones; a mahogany and inlaid cased mantle clock; an Edwardian oak cased mantle clock with barley twist column detail; a Seiko wall clock with dated aperture; an electric Lantern style brass clock; and an oak cased electric mantle clock by Ferranti (6)

Two early stone axe heads, one American

A Georgian carved and ebonised cruet stand,made in four sections, with brass 'axe head' handle, turned stem, pierced 'coaster' and pedestal foot,23cm high, a rare apothecary powder sifter, with scalloped edge, metal sieve and screw-off foot,11cm diameter,a small standing salt,possibly yew wood, 6cm high, two muffiniers,of baluster form, with screw-off covers18.5 and 15cm high, anda lignum vitae bottle stand,12.5cm diameter (6)

A Collection of Garden Tools to Include Broom Hook, Bill Hook, Pick Axe etc

A small ivory carving of a woodsman with an axe 50 mm and another carving of a man carrying a wood bundle with a child in a basket 40 mm of bone.

Selection of flint arrow and axe heads in glazed case

GROUP OF AFRICAN TRIBAL WEAPONS and artifacts to include knobkerry, iron axe with rustic wooden handle, horn and ivory fly swish, and a plain wooden bow. (4) CONDITION REPORT: Detailed report on request.

Quantity of tools, pick, axe, lump hammer etc. Condition report: see terms and conditions

An early 20th century case iron and wood pick axe, 59cm

A large gilt framed and glazed Oriental (probably Chinese) Silkwork Mandarin Collar, central flower head design with black edged "petals" and the outer 'axe head' shaped drops very finely hand stitched with blue flowers, the Silkwork within conforming mounts, the Silkwork approx. 46cm diameter

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) a Chinese pottery Warrior Soldier in mountain pattern armour with a Manchu helmet with plume, the figure holding a curved battle axe with red top (most of the original pigment remaining), 23cm high

A c.1905 Jugendstil silver plated candlestick by Carl Deffner of Esslingen in the Art Nouveau style with open and cut-out design, with the crossed war axe and CED mark impressed to base, height 16.5cm.

A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE JADE-LIKE AXE, carved with archaic designs, the stone of predominantly brown tone, 11in long.

ANOTHER 20TH CENTURY CHINESE JADE-LIKE AXE HEAD, yue, carved with taotie masks and key-fret borders, the stone of predominantly black tone, 6.6in high.

A CHINESE NEOLITHIC JADE AXE, the angular stone of predominantly green tone with darker inclusions, 4.5in long.

A GOOD PRE-COLUMBIAN STONE AXE HEAD, the predominantly green stone with black and ochre inclusions, 5.1in high & 5.5in wide.

An unusual 19th century Welsh brass cylindrical miner's snuff or tobacco box, inscribed Mr Robert Hughes, Caigeler, Carnarvonshire 1**5 (1895?), axe head handle

A Zimbabwe Tonga Tribe axe

Fijian (Suva), presentation traditional war club, circa 1994, formed as a lotus headed axe and incised with geometric decoration at the head, inscribed to a plaque 'Presented to the Master Captain Robin Woodal, Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her vist to Suva, January 28th 1994, 103cm; also a small Fijian gunstock hand club, 45cm (2)

WESTERN SNATH CO. U.S.A. HAND FORGED LARGE TWO HANDLED SCYTHE, of traditional form with 33" (84cm) long curved blade (bears paper label) and a CLIMBERS AXE, of pick-axe shape with long hickory handle, 31 3/4" (80.7cm) long overall (2)

EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY 'TWIN LOCK TRANSFER BINDER' with maroon leather and corded fawn velvet boards, 20" (50.8cm) x 13 3/4" (35cm), TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF CIRCA 1950's AMATEUR BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS, including action photographs of the Isle of Man T.T. and climbing of Kinder and North Wales and the CLIMBERS SNOW AXE FEATURED IN TWO OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS, the head stamped Cornelius Whitehouse and Sons Ltd. Cannock, England on hickory shaft, 32 1/2" (82.5cm) long and TWO CONTEMPORARY CARABINERS

A 19th c papier mache snuff box with rebus AXE MY ASS for Ask My Arse which was a common reply to any question in the reign of Queen Anne and after

Antiquity: A stone axe head.

A 19th century French bronze patinated spelter figural Table Lamp as a miner holding a lamp and pick axe, standing full length and modelled in the round, raised on a rocky naturalistic base, 52cm high

An African Hardwood Altar Piece, possibly Cameroon, carved as two women in crab-like positions on a curved rectangular plinth strewn with an axe and a knife, and centred by a geometric well, the whole raised on four square feet, 44cm

A 19th Century Cream Silk Handkerchief Commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798, of square form the centre panel printed in black with bust portraits of the Irish leaders Lord Edward Fitzgerald and Wolfe Tone, over a vignette of a harp, crossed blunderbuss and axe, shamrock '98, the spandrels with the arms of the four provinces, 46cm

2 Persian style daggers, tribal style axe, 2 boomerangs and a Persian style whip (6)

Leather whip and an axe (2)

TWO CHINESE IVORY STANDING FEMALE FIGURES, one holding an axe and standing beside flowers, Qing, 5.75" high; the other holding a vase aloft, on a hardwood stand, late Qing/early Republic (acquired prior to 1936), 5.75" high (2)

A COLLECTION OF CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FRAGMENTS including stone axe heads, ceramic shards and other items, (a lot). Provenance: The Collection of the late John Walden (1925-2013).

Late Victorian silver presentation posy bowl of monteith form, with half fluted body, shaped 'C' scroll rim, twin lion mask with drop axe head handles, vacant cartouche, 'Presented to MISS GLADYS PALMER by the BOARD of FAIRY LITES LTD on the OCCASION OF HER marriage 21.6.30', hallmarked London 1891, approx 12 ozs in weight, 15cm in diameter Condition - very good, hallmarks a bit rubbed

A Victorian white metal locket, decorated with a belt motif; a jet brooch, with floral decoration; a silver-plated bangle, engraved "Presented by E.S to Anthony Friday"; two pairs of gilt metal cufflinks; a gilt metal sovereign case; two sterling silver watch chains; a silver gilt thimble; a champagne tap, in the form of an axe, in the original case; a George V silver cigarette case, Birmingham, 1915, the case flat-chased with scrolling leaf motifs; etc

An 18th Century Indo-Persian horseman's axe, the steel blade with "dot" decoration, with wooden haft with applied copper and steel rivets, 32.5ins

A 19th Century Ivory Okimono Depicting Woodcarver with Study of Boy with Axe. 14.5cm High

An early 20th c. Austrian ice axe

A Burmese battle axe, length 73cm

A Zulu battle axe, length of handle 78cm

A Huntingdon County cricket bat bearing three signatures, a brass bell inscribed A.R.P. JB 39 and an ornamental axe (3)

Bronze Age Ornamented Small Dagger Knife 1800-1600 BC. A triangular blade with incised multi-linear chevrons to both faces, slight median thickening, four rivet holes to the square butt; the dagger has been ritually destroyed resulting in the edge of the butt being bent over as the handle was wrenched away and one edge hacked. 28 grams, 77mm (3"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2007. Cf. similar British example in Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 297. Sir Richard Ground notes 'the damage is consistent with the handle being broken off in antiquity by wrenching and twisting it forward. The upper right edge ... has also been hacked, for over half its length, probably with an axe. All of which suggests ritual destruction before deposition in a grave.' Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstancers of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition; butt edge deliberately bent and edge hacked in antiquity.

Bronze Age British Spearhead & Sword Fragments Hoard Group 1100-700 BC. A mixed group from a founder's hoard comprising: a small socketted leaf-shaped spearhead with bevelled edge; the edge of a socketted axe; three fragments of spearhead. 157 grams, 38-63mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/2"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006; found as part of a founder's hoard, near River Thames, London, UK, 1980s. Accompanied by a photograph showing these pieces in company with the rest of the hoard material. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [5, No Reserve] Fair condition.

Bronze Age British 'Glenalla' Type Decorated Flat Axe 2000-1800 BC. A large axehead with curved butt, slight lateral flanges, broad flared blade with convex cutting edge; the blade with a distinct facet and median bevel; three zones of applied linear decoration in herringbone, horizontal and vertical formats extending over most of each surface. 466 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2008; found Feltwell, Norfolk, UK. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 3; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.61-2. Recorded with Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference number PAS SF-9072A6. The PAS report describes the item as a 'Class 4' axe; Sir Richard Ground notes that it belongs to Schmidt & Burgess's Gleballa Type or its eastern English equivalent. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition, edge slightly chipped from use. Rare type, with extensive ornament to surfaces.

Bronze Age Irish Bronze 'Falkland' Type Flat Axe 1950-1850 BC. A substantial flat axe with square butt, median transverse bevel, flared blade with broad convex cutting edge; integral chevron facets to each narrow side, shallow flanges with hammering to sides. 661 grams, 18cm (7"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired Bonham's, sale 15215, lot 294 (part), 26 April 2007; from the estate of Hugh Stanley Russell; collected 1950-1970; found Northern Ireland. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.62-3. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition; one tip of blade absent (casting flaw), edge slightly notched from use.

Bronze Age British Bronze Plain Axehead 2200-2000 BC. A cast rectangular-section axehead tapering to the asymmetrical and convex cutting edge. 440 grams, 11.5cm (4 3/4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006, reputed to have been found on the North Yorkshire Wolds, Yorkshire, UK. Cf. similar British finds of Castletown/Pitlochrie Type in Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, items 1-6. Sir Richard Ground included this European axe in his collection as a companion-piece to early British examples. It was sold as having been found in the North Yorkshire Wolds, but this is 'highly unlikely'. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.

Bronze Age British 'Aylesford' Type Decorated Flat Axe 2000-1500 BC. A large flared flat-section axehead with slightly convex cutting edge, rounded butt; to one face, three rows of lightly incised bilinear chevrons. 618 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2007; found Lincolnshire, UK. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 29; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.60. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition; surfaces a little pitted and chipped. Rare.

Bronze Age British 'Aylesford' Type Flat Axe 2000-1500 BC. A small flared flat-section axehead with convex cutting edge, square butt; slight thickening at sides (from hammering?), median swelling to each face and facet below the edge. 265 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006; found near Taverham, Suffolk, UK, 1990. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 29; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.60. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition, lightly pitted surfaces.

Bronze Age British 'Migdale' Type Decorated Flat Axe 2200-1950 BC. A Scottish straight-sided flat axe with thin curved butt, facet to the blade with slightly convex cutting edge; decorated with 'rain pattern' (vertical strokes) to both faces. 438 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired Valued History, 2006; formely with Simon Camm; reportedly found Banffshire, Scotland. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 19; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.35. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition; butt chipped and slightly deformed from impact, edge with use wear.

Bronze Age British 'Migdale' Type Flat Axe 2200-2000 BC. A pelta-shaped flat blade with shallow convex cutting edge, square butt; slight facet to blade. 482 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2009. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 2. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Bronze Age British 'Bandon' Type Flat Axe 1900-1700 BC. A cast axe with square butt, flared blade with convex cutting edge; shallow hammered lateral flanges and stop-ridge. 199 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2005. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 8; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.65-7. Sir Richard Ground notes that the lateral flanges show hammer facets, indicating that they were hammered in rather than cast. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Bronze Age Irish 'Balbirnie' Type Decorated Flanged Axe 1750-1550 BC. A substantial axehead with square butt, slightly divergent sides and flared blade with very broad convex cutting edge; the lateral flanges broad with hammered 'triple herringbone' decoration; median curved stop and two concentric grooves at the base of the flanges, facet below; marked to one face 'THAMES AT WINDSOR' and red collector's sticker '215'. 474 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired Bonham's, sale 18817, lot 226 (part), 13 April 2011; ex Robert Stephen Murray Collection; found river Thames, Windsor, UK. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.70-1. Sir Richard Ground notes: 'The piece appears to belong to type Balbirnie, an Irish type roughly equivalent to the Arreton phase [in] southeastern Britain. That does not rule out the Thames provenance: see for instance Museum of London C1140 from the Broadness hoard, and 49.107/809 from Weybridge.' Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.

Viking Bronze Decorated Bearded Axe Pendant 10th-12th century AD. A miniature axehead with a pierced straight-edged blade and horn to the inner edge; the thick facetted neck pierced for suspension; punched motifs to the blade. 15 grams, 49mm (2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Griciuviene, E. Žiemgaliai. The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 1114. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Viking Bronze Decorated Bearded Axe Pendant 10th-12th century AD. A miniature axehead with a straight-edged blade and horn to the inner edge; the thick neck pierced for suspension; punched motifs to the blade. 16 grams, 50mm (2"). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. Cf. Griciuviene, E. Žiemgaliai. The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 1114. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Viking Bronze Decorated Bearded Axe Pendant 10th-12th century AD. A miniature axehead with a pierced straight-edged blade and horn to the inner edge; the thick neck pierced for suspension; punched motifs to the blade and neck. 11 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Griciuviene, E. Žiemgaliai. The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 1114. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Bronze Age British Flanged Axe 1750-1550 BC. A substantial short-flanged axehead with slight facetting to the flanges, rounded butt, crescentic blade with convex cutting edge. 428 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006; found Norfolk, UK. See Allen, I.M., Britton, D. & Coghlan, H.H. Metallurgical Reports on British and Irish Bronze Age Weapons in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Occasional Paper of Technology no.10, Oxford, 1970, p.142. Sir Richard Ground notes that there are no satisfactory parallels to the axehead in Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981 but it may be an Irish type, citing no. 63 in Allen et al, 1970. Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we are able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition; edge blunted from use.