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Lot 37
Uncertain Levantine Mint, silver half shekel or didrachm, late 5th to 4th centuries BC, in imitation of Athenian coinage, head of Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with spiral palmette, three olive leaves and a pattern effect below the crest, rev., Α – Θ – Ε, owl standing facing with spread wings; olive sprig in upper left field, 6.83g, die axis 4.00, slight encrustation, very fine, apparently unpublished and possibly unique. Provenance: Manhattan Sale II, New York, 4 January 211, lot 72. Note: This unusual coin of eastern style imitates the designs found on the famous decadrachms struck at Athens in the 460s BC. Athenian tetradrachms found their way to the eastern Mediterranean lands and Egypt in trade and were extensively copied locally. This coin however stands apart from these and could perhaps be compared to the drachms of the so-called Philisto-Arabian series depicting a female head on the obverse and a facing owl on the reverse much as is found here (cf. BMC p. 177, 8-11; cf. SNG ANS 32). These drachms however bear Aramaic inscriptions (apparently denoting the mint of Ascalon in Palestine) instead of the Greek letters found on the present coin.
Lot 4
Sicily, Himera, silver tetradrachm, c. 472-465 BC, quadriga driven left with Nike flying above to crown the charioteer, rev., the nymph Himera wearing himation, standing left and holding patera over flaming altar; to right, a satyr standing in a basin, washing in water pouring from a lion-head spout, 17.68g, die axis 7.00, on a small, thick flan, tiny nick at rear leg of horse, good very fine, the figure of the nymph with exceptional definition. References: Gutmann/Schwabacher 3; BMC 31, same dies; Boston 252, same dies. Provenance: Charles Gillet collection (private catalogue, pl. 21, 430); Spink & Son Ltd., sold 6 December 1973; Hermann Robinow Collection; Morton & Eden 51, London, 24 October 2011, lot 34. Note: Located on the north coast of Sicily, Himera, was primarily settled by Chalkidians from Zancle and exiles from Syracuse (Thucydides vi.1.5). Around 480 bc it came under the rule of the Akragantine tyrant Theron who installed his son, Thrasyboulos as ruler in 476/5 (Diodoros xi 48.6-8). The Himerians sought relief from Syracuse and the tyranny of Akragas came to an end around 470, although a date of 466 has also been proposed (Barrett, pp. 23-35). This issue of tetradrachm is from the earliest period of Syracusan influence, and is one of the first to bear the city’s new device of the nymph Himera sacrificing and the satyr bathing—an allusion to the nearby springs for which the city was renowned.
Lot 189
Greene (Graham) The Bear Fell Free, number 187 of 250 copies signed by the author, illustrations by Joy Lloyd, pictorial endpapers, original decorative cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, slight discolouration to spine, light creasing to upper panel, a near-fine copy overall, 8vo, 1935. ⁂ Scarce in such condition.
Lot 28
A 9ct yellow gold open faced keyless wound pocket watch the enamel dial with Roman numerals and a seconds subsidiary dial inscribed J.W. Benson, London, together with a 9ct yellow gold Albert chain, approximately 10 grams, another yellow metal open faced pocket watch marked 14k, a white metal open faced pocket watch marked fine silver and a white metal open faced pocket watch the back embossed with the Russian Mishka 1980 Olympic bear
Lot 1249
** Stamp /stamps A maroon Collecta album with quality GB Machin covers (definitives LV and definitives HV). Covers (some commemorative covers) bear single stamps, sets of stamps, and specialist printed addenda eg 'gum arabic first day cover' and others similar. Many supplied by specialist Machin dealer B Alan Ltd. About 77 covers in all. Noted several fine HV defins as traffic light gutter pairs.
Lot 1155
*Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985)L'OURS ET LES DEUX COMPAGNONS (THE BEAR AND THE TWO COMPANIONS)Etching, 1952, the edition was 200, from the 'Les Fables de La Fontaine' series, published by Tériade Éditeur, Paris, on wove paper, with full marginsplate 29.2 x 24cm, framed*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Lot 248
A DEANS COLLECTORS PANDA, 'Bamboo' limited edition No. 10 of 40, complete with certificate and medallion, with a Deans Collectors Bear 'Kendall' limited edition No. 16 of 20, complete with certificate, medallion and Deans ribbon, with another Deans Collectors Bear, unmarked except for labels to right paw and a Merrythought limited edition collectors bear 'Blueberry' 30 of 80, with certificate (4)
Lot 384
TWO DEANS CENTENARY YEAR COLLECTORS BEARS, both limited editions, 'Henry' No. 1444 of 2003 for the Collectors Club, complete with certificate, medallion and commemorative ribbon and Zodiac bear 'Virgo' No 43 of 500, complete with medallion and embroidery to left pad, but missing certificate (2)
Lot 464
THREE DEANS COLLECTORS BEARS, all Limited Edition, 'Benjy' No.119 of 1000, complete with certificate, medallion and bell, 'Felicity' No. 84 of 240, complete with certificate and medallion and 'Ruby' No.10 Club Member Only Bear from 2005 designed by Neil Miller, missing certificate and medallion (3)
Lot 232
A COLLECTION OF HERMANN COLLECTORS BEARS, to include 'Noel' The Musical Christmas Bear, produced exclusively for Past Times, limited edition No. 37 of 150, (working), wind-up music mechanism to back, complete with certificate, Hermann badge to back of head, medallion and embroidery to right pad, two other Hermann limited edition bears, both with working growlers and limited edition numbers embroidered on right pad but missing certificates, all have Hermann badge to base of head and the medallion (5)
Lot 520
A HERMANN 'DIANA QUEEN OF HEARTS' MUSICAL MOHAIR COLLECTORS BEAR, limited edition produced exclusively for Compton & Woodhouse, No.970 of 2450. (working) wind up musical mechanism to back plays 'Candle in the Wind', complete with certificate , Hermann badge to back of head and embroidery to pads, with a Hermann 'H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Birthday 1926-2006 Bear' (on embroidery Elizabeth is spelt with an S), limited edition replica of a 1920's bear No.21/800, complete with certificate, working growler, Hermann badge to back of head and embroidery to pads (2)
Lot 346
TWO DEANS CENTENARY YEAR COLLECTORS BEARS, 60th limited edition, 'Old Penny' No.135 of 240 complete with certificate, medallion, old penny medallion and embroidery to left pad and 'The Official Centenary Bear' No.277 of 2003, complete with certificate, medallion, anniversary ribbon and embroidery to left pad
Lot 450
THREE MERRYTHOUGHT MODERN COLLECTORS BEARS, 'Bobby The World Cup Bear', Limited Edition No.60 of 2006, complete with certificate, (working growler), England badge, boot and ball necklace, an embroidery to left pad, 'London 2012 Olympic Games' bear, No.1149 of a Special Edition complete with medallion and embroidery to left pad, no certificate and a Merrythought International Collectors Club Bear, No.95, complete with (working growler), collar and Collectors Club badge to right pad, no certificate (3)
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