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Lot 443
An Edwardian silver rattle in the form of a dogs head with mother-of-pearl teether, overall length 12cm, hallmarked Birmingham 1908, makers mark Crisford & Norris Ltd, another mother-of-pearl teether with silver twin bell rattle Birmingham 1911, 8.5cm, a white metal 5cm three bell whistle rattle, no teether. (3)
Lot 81
Thos Pringle, Dalkeith, an early-19th century Scottish long case clock, the ebony inlaid mahogany case with quarter column trunk, circular dial aperture with brass bezel enclosing a circular painted dial, second and calendar subsidiary, (old restoration), four-pillar 8-day bell-striking movement with anchor escapement and brass-covered pendulum bob, 209cm high.
Lot 339
A Chinese Doucai hat stand, modelled in two sections and with a cover, the spherical top section pierced with four dragon medallions and reserved on a floral ground, the knopped stem raised on a bell-shaped foot painted with bats and clouds rising from a quatrefoil flower scroll base with four gilt and iron-red dragon supports, the base painted with blue and green with key pattern motif, possibly Qing or Republican period, 32cm high For a very similarly shaped Qianlong Famille Rose example in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, see Enamelled Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty , Book II, pl.II; and for a Jiaqing example, see G.Avitable, From the Dragon's Treasure , London, 1987, p.24, cat.no.8 清或民国（可能） 斗彩五蝠缠枝莲纹帽座
Lot 411
A large Japanese lacquered pine panel, of rectangular form, dramatically depicting a large bronze temple bell above a bronze-capped rail beneath, the beater hangs suspended from ropes and sparrows fly around amid falling omodaka leaves, panel size 58cms by 111cms, Meiji-Taisho Era; with later blackwood frame
Lot 23
A CHINESE CORAL SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH CENTURY Carved with lilies, hyacinths and bell flowers in shallow relief, with an inlaid Japanese ivory stopper with Shibayama-style insects and an ivory base with a signature, 6.1cm. Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.
Lot 262
ONE CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER AND THREE PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY Two ovoid, two bell-shaped, two set with jade spouts, handles and knops, two with wood handles, each inscribed with a poem, one with a seal to the interior, 19cm. (8) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.
Lot 172
8th-10th century AD. A tall bell-shaped sounding lead with tethering hole in a stout lug at the upper end and concave tallow cup in base; two crosses marking each side of the weight shaft and one above the tethering hole. See Oleson, J. P. 'Testing the Waters: The Role of Sounding-Weights in Ancient Mediterranean Navigation.' pp.119-76 in Hohlfelder, R. L., ed.,The Maritime World of Ancient Rome. Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, 2008 for discussion of usage; and see Galili, E., Sharvit, J. and Rosen, B. ‘Symbolic Engravings on Byzantine Sounding Leads from the Carmel Coast of Israel’, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 29, 2000, pp.143-150 for examples of crosses on sounding leads. 4.2 kg, 15.5cm (6"). From the collection of a London ancient art specialist; from a collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s. A sounding lead is a bell-shaped weight, usually made of lead, which was used by ancient mariners to determine the depth of the water and to bring up samples from the bottom. They were a critical piece of navigational equipment in Mediterranean cultures from at least the 6th century BC. The concave cup in the base of the lead would have been filled with tallow, a hard substance made from animal fat which picked up material from the sea or river bed, allowing mariners to accumulate knowledge of coastal geographies. The earliest description of the sounding weight in use is found in Herodotus' Histories (2.5.28) where it is recorded that it will be a day's sail away from Egypt when the sounding weight brings up mud and measures eleven fathoms (about 20 metres"). Fine condition.
Lot 180
5th-3rd century BC. A bronze front plate from a cuirass, naturalistically modelled with anatomical details of the torso; repoussé lines defining pectoral and abdominal muscles, nipples applied separately, navel chased to the stomach; arched collar to the top with escutcheon plates to the side with rings for attaching leather straps; two further rings to side of abdomen for leather straps; mounted on a museum quality display stand. See Everson, T. Warfare in Ancient Greece, Stroud, 2004, for discussion. 3.34 kg total, 49cm (19 1/4"). The property of a North West London collector; formerly in a Rhineland-Palatinate collection formed in the 1960s-1980s. In classical antiquity, the muscle cuirass was a type of body armor made from hammered bronze plate to fit the wearer's torso and designed to mimic an idealised human physique. It first appears in late Archaic Greece and became widespread throughout the fifth and fourth centuries BC. It is commonly depicted in Greek and Roman art, where it is worn by generals, emperors and deities. The cuirasses were cast in two pieces, the front and the back, then hammered. They were a development from the early Archaic bell-shaped cuirass, weighing about twenty five pounds. Examples from the fifth century BC have been found in the tombs of Thracians, whose cavalrymen wore them. The earliest surviving depiction in Greek sculpture seems to be an example on a sculptural warrior's torso found on the acropolis of Athens and dating around 470 to 460 BC. The muscle cuirass is also depicted on Attic red-figure pottery, which dates from around sixth to late third century BC. From around the middle of the fifth century BC, the muscle cuirass is shorter, covering less of the abdomen, and more nipped at the waist than in later examples. It was worn over a chitoniskos, a garment of a single rectangle of woolen or linen fabric. Tomb II at Vergina, belonging to Phillip II, father of Alexander the Great, contained an iron muscle cuirass that was decorated with embossed gold. The sculptural replicating of the human body in the muscle cuirass may be inspired by the concept of heroic nudity, and the development of the muscle cuirass has been linked to the idealised portraiture of the male body in Greek art. There was an increasing naturalistic rendering of the human body in Classical Greek sculpture, most notably created by Polykleitos, whose statue of the Doryphoros portrays the ideals of Greek male beauty. Statues of naked idealised males were dedicated at a number of Greek shrines and would have acted as visual references for males visiting the sacred complexes. Cuirasses were also dedicated at temples as votive offerings, and were hung off the interior walls of temples along with shields and other weapons; these were either the armour of vanquished enemies, the armour of a victorious general, or king who dedicated his armour as a thank offering to the gods. Alexander the Great is recorded as leaving his armour at the temple of Athena in Troy as a votive offering. Fine condition, restored.
Lot 1868
2nd millennium BC. A bronze sceptre finial in two parts comprising: bell-shaped lower section with tubular shank above and everted flange; finial formed as an openwork bifacial anthropomorph with ribbed collars to the body, figure with arms gripping horses(?) by the neck, bird-heads below flanking a second face, comma-shaped hips and convergent legs terminating in a scallop; modern wooden base. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974, item BM108816, plate X(A"). 393 grams total, 38cm overall (15"). Property of a Guernsey collector; acquired in the UK in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 1904
2nd millennium BC. A bronze finial with bell-shaped base, tapering tubular shank, separately-cast opposed pair of ibexes; wooden base. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974, item BM122911, plate XI(B"). 216 grams, 23cm including base (9"). Property of a Guernsey collector; acquired in the UK in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 1920
2nd millennium BC. A bronze sceptre finial in two parts comprising: bell-shaped lower section with tubular shank above and everted flange; finial formed as an openwork bifacial anthropomorph with ribbed collars to the body, figure with arms gripping horses(?) by the neck, bird-heads below flanking a second face, comma-shaped hips and convergent legs terminating in a tubular finial; modern wooden base. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974, item BM108816, plate X(A"). 427 grams, 31cm including base (12 1/4"). Property of a Guernsey collector; acquired in the UK in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 1932
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A matched pair of gold earring, each a hoop with granule band to the outer face, ropework shank with openwork plaque and four bell-shaped breloques. 13 grams total, 46mm (1 3/4"). Property of a central London gallery; previously acquired from a private collection formed from the 1960s [2] Very fine condition.
Lot 2158
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A sheet-silver bell-shaped bowl with domed centre, band of bird and cloud images to the outer face, tortoise to the dome on the inner face. 234 grams, 16cm diameter (6 1/4"). From the collection of a London ancient art specialist; from a collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 2394
2nd-1st century BC. A substantial bronze bow brooch comprising: a deep asymmetrical bow with vertical incised lines, loop at the upper end to accept the pin, lateral slot to the vertical foot with ribbed detailing, angled biconvex stem with applied bell-shaped finial. See Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 for discussion. 83 grams, 85mm (3 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an important European collection; acquired 1970-1990. Fine condition.
Lot 2495
9th-12th century AD. A restrung designer necklace of graduated irregular red glass spherical beads with bronze spiral tubular beads and bell pendants. 91 grams, 40cm (15 3/4"). Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; formerly in a private collection formed before 1950. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2496
10th-12th century AD. A restrung necklace of graduated red glass or coral spherical beads with barrel-shaped gold-in-glass beads, sheet bronze triangles and a bronze conical bell. 28 grams, 39cm (15 1/4"). Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; formerly in a private collection formed before 1950. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2585
9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a scabbard mouth with applied median band, short chain loop to one edge and longer to the other; a rumbler bell and chain; an ear-scoop and chain. grams total, 17-20cm (6 3/4 - 8"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 27
New Kingdom, 18th-19th Dynasty, 1550-1292 BC. A gold and silver pendant plaque of lotus-flower form with bell-shaped body, openwork stem with suspension loops; the body with cells to accept cloison inlay of glazed composition and carnelian, the stem with glazed composition fill; two small loops to the lower edge. Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 65(b) for type. 16 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; part of a Mayfair collection formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Accompanied by X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate number 00961-2018EJ. Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 759
5th-3rd century BC. A group of blackware ceramic containers comprising: a footed bowl with carinated rim; a miniature bell krater with geometric detailing; a kylix with loop handles. 224 grams total, 6.5-16cm (2 1/2 - 6 1/4"). Ex Vincent collection, Berkshire, UK; formed since the 1970s. [3] Fine condition.
Lot 911
1st century BC-3rd century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each flat-section hoop with pearl bead finial, bell-shaped dangle with pearl beads. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, item 2376 for type. 2.56 grams total, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 202
George III / Regency rosewood and brass repeating bracket clock, the dial marked L Leplastrier, Royal Exchange, London, with loop handles, side grilles and pineapple finial supported on brass bun feet, with twin fusee movement and pull repeat, striking on a bell. Movement back plate engraved L Leplastrier, Royal Exchange, London.
Lot 3083
1950s vintage Hardy Amies black tape lace cocktail dress with bell sleeves and bronze satin underdress, Harrods pale cream wool, with gilt buttons, long-length, size 16, black evening dress with gold braid edging, by Tricosa, Paris, plus mink coat and two wide mink wraps with tippet tails (6)
Lot 519
An 18th century mahogany eight day longcase clock by William Flint of Charing, Kentthe twin train movement striking on a bell, the arched brass dial signed to the roundel 'Willm. Flint Charing' (1733-1793), the matted gold dial with chamfered date aperture at six and silvered subsidiary seconds dial at twelve, pierced gilt hands, brass Roman numeral chapter ring with foliate scroll spandrels, the strung mahogany case with barbed arched top with barleytwist columns, over a trunk with canted corners, raised on bracket feet, 82¬in. (209cm.) high.
Lot 103
A TRI-ANG PRESSED STEEL PULL ALONG AEC ROUTEMASTER/REGENT V DOUBLE DECKER BUS IN BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION LIVERY, a very scare example, buses in this livery were only available for a short period in the early 1960's to special order and at a premium price, in playworn condition, front grille (present but detached) and one head lamp, damage and dents to panels on the nearside, bonnet, wing and also at the rear, as the bus is of tab construction these could easily be repaired, some dents to roof, wear and paint loss, some loss and damage to decals but both Birmingham Corporation crests in good condition, Esso sticker stuck to rear below lower deck window, missing pull cord, toggle and bell clapper, other complete, length approximately 57cm
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