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An Art Nouveau rose gold, peridot and half-pearl pendant/brooch. In the form of openwork scrolls with half-pearl trailing leaves and buds and centred with an oval mixed-cut peridot and with a round peridot drop, stamped '9ct', with a removable bale (later base metal brooch pin), approx 38.5mm high overall, 2.7g gross; hung from a later vintage Italian 9ct gold fine box necklace on a bolt-ring clasp, import hallmarks for Birmingham 1990, 50.5cm long, 1.9g gross.
Early 5th century B.C. A bronze hydria composed of a tapering body, broad shoulder and waisted neck, the everted rim decorated with egg-and-dart motifs, three round-section handles and tiered, ogival foot. Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1875,1110.1, for a similar example dated 350-300 B.C., published in Walters, H.B., Catalogue of the bronzes in the British Museum, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, London, 1899, no.312; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 06.1078, for similar vessel dated 5th century B.C., from Galaxidi; cf. Diehl, E., Die Hydria. Formgeschichte und Verwendung im Kult des Altertums, (1964) 31 f.; Taf. 9 B 110; cf. also Mitten D. G. and Doeringer S.F., Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Mainz, 1967, pp. 108-109, no.108, for a similar example in the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 4.7 kg, 39.5 cm (14 in.). Old collection N.A., Niedersachsen, circa 1989-1990. With Gorny & Mosch June 2019, lot 226. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. Accompanied by an original French cultural passport number 226773 dated 3 June 2021. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11306-190969. Whilst such vessels were originally produced for holding water, hydriai were often re-purposed. From the 5th century B.C. onwards, they also had a funerary function, used in the cult of the dead and the underworld. Appearing as grave deposits, they were sometimes used as funerary urns, receptacles for the ashes of the deceased (see the MET hydria from Galaxidi, found with the bones still inside). Hydriai were also commonly associated with rituals relating to the cults of the gods, with particular emphasis on Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, Persephone, Dionysus, the Nymphs, Adonis and other gods and heroes. They have been found in temples and public buildings and have been recorded as prizes in athletic games. It has also been suggested that the more lavish examples were gifted to brides. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
Circa late 3rd-4th century A.D. or later. A colossal eagle statue or pillar cap carved in the round in white marble, gripping a round-section perch on a rectangular plinth base with concave sidewalls, the eagle modelled standing facing with head turned slightly left, wings closed, stylised detailing to the bird's massive talons, feathers and hooked beak. Cf. Bell, G.L., Amurath to Amurath, London, 1911, fig.3, p.10; Mendel, G., Catalogue des sculptures grecques, romaines et byzantines, Constantinople, 1914, nos.1135 (1949), vol.III, p.369, for similar sculptures of colossal eagles; Demir, O., La Cappadocia, culla della Storia, (The Cappadoce, cradle of History), Ankara, 1985, p.14, for a similar colossal eagle statue in marble at the Kayseri Museum. 100 kg, 1.08 m (42 1/2 in.). Ex private European collection, acquire by the current owner in 1997. Accompanied by an academic expertise by Dr. Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by scholarly note TL05438 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11313-189915. These colossal statues of eagles, typical of the Tetrarchic Period, warned the enemies of the power of Rome and symbolised the presence of the emperor and military power in front of the Empire’s citizens, especially in the most problematic provinces, like Egypt, Syria and Mesopotamia, which were exposed to the influence and to the attacks of the rival Sassanian Empire or to the predatory raids of Nomadic tribes. They were also cult statues in front of which incense was burned in honour of the emperor. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
4th-5th century A.D. A life-size limestone head of a man characterised by an elongated oval face and hieratic features, slender brows over almond-shaped eyes, slender nose with broad nostrils, slender lips, textured hair drawn back from the face, flat backed; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Daim, F., Ladstatter, S., Bisans Doneminde Ephesos (Ephesus in the Byzantine Period, in Turkish) Istanbul, 2011, pp.163ff, figs.17-24; cf. also the portrait of Empress Aelia Flaccilla in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.47.100.51. 5 kg total, 34.5 cm high including stand (13 5/8 in.). With Me Conan Auction, Lyon, 12 February 1974, lot 98. Ex Mr Lelon's estate. With HVMC Vide ses entrepots, Ho?tel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 12 May 2021, lot 106. Accompanied by an original French cultural passport no.224623. After the breakdown of sculptural production in the period of military anarchy, donations of honorary statues were again common from the period of the Tetrarchs and onwards. Display of portrait statuary in late Antiquity was concentrated in the streets of the cities, like in Ephesus, where similar statues, dated to the 5th or 6th centuries A.D., were found in the streets and public buildings. They mainly represented imperial magistrates, or members of the Imperial family, whose portrait was carved ex novo, and the bodies were often reused old statues.
A SELECTION OF THREE ART NOVEAU FRENCH SILVER TOPPED WALKING STICKS with shaped embossed handles and wooden shafts90cm , 91cm and 93cm overall The smaller black stick has small dents to the handle, otherwise, the rest are in good overall condition. There are surface scratches to some of the sticks but no splits or cracks.
A LARGE ART DECO BRONZED ANIMALIER FIGURE OF A GAZELLE finely depicted leaping over a rocky leaf work mound on a multi coloured marble base with slate and panelled edging55.5cm, wide 25cm highIn very good condition with good patination to the bronze. There is a very small minor repair to the black marble banding on the front edge corner of the plinth.
AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE FIGURE OF A NUDE DANCER mounted on a circular onyx base. Please see extra image online.28cm high In very good undamaged and unrestored condition, bronze is dirty, possibly nicotine. Not signed but there looks to be a very small J inscribed in the base.
A PAIR OF DAUM ART NOVEAU SQUARE GREEN GLASS VASES WITH SILVER METAL MOUNTS with relief decorated iris gilt-edged and leaf work flowering spray decoration on acid cut backgrounds; the bases of matching design with flower heads and stylised leafage decoration on textured grounds.13.5cm highNo chips or cracks to the glass, the gilding is rubbed in places, no damage to the bases, one vase is 2mm taller, please see extra image of the signature beneath.
Two sets of three Art Deco folding Cinema seats, each with gold coloured upholstery, mahogany arm rests and top rail, each trio approximately 159cms wide, 80cms high.Note: The option of further seats are available to the winning bidder, at the same rate as achieved for this lot.
A selection of books relating to art and antiques, including: The Gentle Art of Faking Furniture, by Herbert Cescinsky; Encyclopaedia of the Arts, by Herbert Read (Ed.); Renoir: My Father, by Jean Renoir; A Short History of Engraving and Etching, by A.M. Hind; and others, contained across two boxes.
A selection of coffee table art history and other books, including: The Paintings of L.S. Lowry, by Mervyn Levy; Techniques of the Impressionists, by Anthea Callen; Landscape Painting, by Konstantin Bazarov; The 20th Century Book, by John Lewis; Great Gardens of the Western World, by Peter Coats; Masada, by Yigael Yadin; and others, two boxes.
A selection of books relating primarily to wartime and military history, including: World War II, by Brigadier Peter Young; The Illustrated History of the Third Reich, by John Bradley; Art of the Holocaust, by Janet Blatter and Sybil Milton; and others, contained across two boxes.
Art Deco alabaster and malachite cigarette box, 4.75ins wide together with a Cartier perfume decanter set (at fault) and 19th Century leather cased travelling flaskAlabaster box has has been chipped to the corners, and there are minor chips to the edges of the glass bottles
A 20th Century Canadian Inuit Art hand carved soapstone sculpture figurine in the form of man wrestling a seal. Man modelled with one arm above head and over holding knife. Signed to underside E9-890 for Peter Nowra circa 1960's (b1929) with label for Canadian Eskimo Art. No visible signs of major damage or repair. Measures approx; 14cm tall.

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