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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)
Lot 178
A CLOSELY MATCHED GEORGIAN SILVER TEA SERVICE with gadrooned bodies, the teapot hallmarked London 1822 by William Bateman, the lid knop with floral embossing, the rim handle spout and feet having shell and floral embossing, the sugar basin and cream jug similarly shaped, the rims with rope decoration, leaf decorated handles, the feet with swirl decoration and lion's paw pads, London hallmarks for 1816/17, maker Joseph Angel (all three items bear monograms), 40.5 troy ozs gross, along with an oval galleried silver plated tray
Lot 259
Three Spode blue and white transferware dishes from the Indian Sporting Series 1st half 19th century, one a circular tureen stand and printed with 'Hunting a Buffalo', a charger with 'Driving a Bear out of Sugar Canes', the last a meat dish with 'Dooreahs Leading out the Dogs', together with a Davenport meat dish of Chinese figures seated in a watery pagoda landscape, some faults, 47.8cm max. (4)
Lot 115
4th-2nd century BC. A pair of gold foil repoussé plaques each with laying bear, head facing, pierced four times for attachment. See Reeder, E. Scythian Gold: Treasures from Ancient Ukraine, New York, 1999. For similar appliques from the Tsviatkova tumulus grave, see the National History Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria, inv. no. 36389. 1.64 grams, 26-28mm (3/4"). Fine condition. [2 No Reserve]UK art market, acquired prior to 1980.Gold appliques such as these were sewn onto the clothing of Scythian noble men and women. Examples are known from a number of Scythian graves, such as a burial at Tovsta Mohyla near Ordzhonikidze in central Ukraine. Here the appliques were attached to hats, shoes and clothing and would have presented a dazzling display of wealth and power.
Lot 2105
6th-9th century AD.A flat discoid gold mount with four holes for attachment pins, beaded wire border, central annular cell and four radiating piriform cells, the centre with an iridescent glass insert. See Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg Die Alemannen, Stuttgart, 1997; Parfitt, K. & Anderson, T. Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Dover, Archaeology of Canterbury New Series vol. VI, Canterbury, 2012; Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900 London, 1991. 0.94 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Fair condition.Property of a gentleman; formerly in a private collection; acquired on the UK art market.The mount is of a popular form with examples known from the 6th century onwards. The gold sheet is undecorated apart from the applied cells which originally housed glass, millefiori or possible garnet cloison inserts. Examples used as brooches occur in western Europe, for example among the Alemannic material from Oerlingen, Switzerland (e.g. Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg, 1997 item 387) as well as from Anglo-Saxon England (e.g. Webster & Backhouse, p.55"). The lack of repoussé decoration on the plate suggests a later date, perhaps 9th century, since earlier types typically bear animal and geometric ornament (Parfitt & Anderson, fig.10.11 (e)"). [No Reserve]
Lot 2136
11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze stirrup mounts comprising: a mount of Williams's Class A Type 8 with extended triangular knop above, three mounting holes, shallow ledge to the reverse; one similar with high-relief detail to the edges, three mounting holes, knop absent, deep ledge to the reverse; amount of Class B Type 1 parallel-sided with five mounting holes, three high-relief bear-heads, slanted ledge to the reverse with ferrous rivet; a mount of Class B Type 3 rectangular with two keyhole slots flanking a bear's head, four holes to the upper edge, slanting rear ledge with two holes. See Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997 for discussion. 80 grams total, 36-48mm (1 1/2 - 2"). Fine condition; one knop absent.Property of a Canadian lady; acquired 1970s-1990s. [4 No Reserve]
Lot 2197
9th-12th century AD. A large bronze rectangular buckle plate in the form of a bear with outstretched paws grasping the D-shaped loop; strap loop to the back with projecting tangs. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987 pl.LXX, items 20 24 37 47. 111 grams, 10cm (4"). Fine condition.From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. [No Reserve]
Lot 308
4th-3rd century BC.An iron dagger and associated scabbard; the dagger with carp's tongue blade, flared lower guard, rounded grip, hollow T-shaped pommel with four large rivets, silver inlay to the hollow lower guard; the scabbard with median projections to connect with the lower guard and two T-shaped cotton-reel attachment points for the belt or baldric, four discoid lateral buttons to the finial; the lower guard with panels of inlaid silver wire in lattice patterns with guilloche border, similar ropework and guilloche patterns to the waist, and lower body, cross-in-circle designs to the lateral buttons; the blade lentoid in section with midrib; Iberian workmanship. 344 grams total, 29.5cm (11 1/2"). Very fine condition; working condition. Extremely rare.Property of a Suffolk gentleman; acquired before 2000.Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The dagger and its elaborate sheath bear distinctive decoration in the technique later known as Tauschierarbeit when it reappeared in the early medieval period. The process involves laying out a design on the metal surface, then carefully incising a narrow (typically 0.5mm or less) slot into the surface. The slot is then further worked with a graving tool to enlarge the hollow inner faces, creating a wedge-shaped profile to the cut with the narrow edge at the top. The silver wire is then made slightly over-width for the slot's dimensions, placed over the slot and slowly worked down with a flat-faced hammer so that the displaced metal expands into the lower part of the slot and fills the void. The process is repeated for every separate line in the design. The four discoid buttons at the lower end of the scabbard are an unusual feature of this type with parallels in many Iron Age cultures of Europe. The two attachment studs would have passed through corresponding slits in a leather or woven textile belt or baldric. The designs chosen for the inlay are all geometrical, mostly based around concentric rectangles and lattice or guilloche patterns. The reverse of the scabbard and hilt are both undecorated because expensive and labour-intensive ornament was reserved for the surfaces which could be displayed. The ornament may have held some symbolic meaning which is no longer recoverable. The organic grip would have been carved to accommodate the fingers and to facilitate a firm hold on the hilt. [2] [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] See Capwell, Dr. T. Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, London, 2009 for discussion.
Lot 410
9th century AD. A gold pendant formed as a beaded wire ring with central cross, four radiating bear masks, integral loop. See Beeby, S. et al. Great Moravia. The Archaeology of Ninth-Century Czechoslovakia, London, 1982 item 17 for similar. 8.36 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 433
6th-7th century AD. A silver-gilt square-headed bow brooch with rectangular headplate, shallow carinated bow and lozengiform footplate; the headplate with a panel of scrolls within a border of offset triangular niello-filled stamps, outer border with raised lozenges and piercings; the bow with addorsed helmetted masks to the ends; the shoulders with three-line Style I masks above bird-heads; the footplate lozengiform with punched border similar to the headplate, enclosing a hooked cross or 'swastika' with scrolled arms; bird motifs to the lower edges and inverted mask to the terminal; to the reverse, a reinforcing plate to the footplate with integral catchplate and scar where the pin-lugs were attached; ferrous residue to the upper edge of the headplate. Cf. similar examples from Barrington, Cambridgeshire published in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993 p.121 item 14.1 sharing the hooked cross motif on the footplate and openwork border to the headplate. 25 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Extremely rare. Very fine condition. Acquired on the London art market in the 1990s; previously in a German collection. Square-headed brooches are not a common type in England, found mainly in Kent but with outliers in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire; they also occur in Scandinavia, where the type originated. They are always finely made and gilded; some bear inset garnet cloisons. They occur in pairs in women's graves, worn at the shoulders to pin a tubular dress or shawl in place. The swastika is an ancient sun-symbol that is found in many parts of the world from prehistory to the modern day, such as in Hinduism and Buddhism where it is still a potent symbol of good fortune. In the Iron Age and Roman period it was mostly associated with sky deities, such as Jupiter and Taranis. For the Germanic people it came to be associated with Thor, god of thunder and fertility, as well as protector of mankind.
Lot 2197
Oil on panel, first decade of the 17th century, portrait of a young girl probably Elizabeth (1596-1662), daughter of James I, later Queen of Bohemia. Anglo-Scottish school in the style of Adrian Vanson d. 1602. (The facial features bear close comparison with known portraits of Elizabeth as a child by Robert Peake). A split to the panel. In a very finely carved and ornate 18th century wood frame; the frame later overpainted.
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