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Lot 1948
An early 19thC oak longcase clock by Thomas Mills, Berkeley, the movement of 8-day duration striking on a bell, the arched painted dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minutes, the corner paintings depict flowers, the arch featuring a lady on a garden bench with a flower basket. The arched door with banded inlaid decoration and shell centre inlay, the hood with brass rosette decoration to the swan neck pediments, columned sides with brass acanthus leaf capitols and central eagle finial (215cm tall)
Lot 540
An oak and mahogany crossbanded longcase clock,early 19th century the hood with broken scroll swan neck pediment above a 14 inch white painted enamel dial with Roman numerals and rolling moon phase in the arch subsidiary seconds dial, eight day movement striking on a bell, indistinctly signed 'Bilston' above a short trunk door and panel base raised on bracket feet, 227high
Lot 532
A mid 18th century Dutch burr walnut eight day longcase clock, the 12 inch arched brass dial signed 'William Redie, Inventeur, Amsterdam', with centred subsidiary seconds dial, date and month apertures over pierced scrolling leaf spandrels to the lower corners under a rolling painted scene to the arch, the movement striking on a single bell, the arched hood with plain columns surmounted by Atlas and two further figures, the trunk with arched long trunk door with oval glazed lenticle and pierced oval mount depicting Father Time on a stepped box base with concave canted angles, 269cm high overall
Lot 535
A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded longcase clock, the hood with broken scroll pediment and brass eagle and ball finials above a 14 inch painted enamel arched dial with Roman numerals subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture and marked 'Hanny, Shrewsbury', eight day movement striking on a bell above a short conch shell inlaid trunk door and oval panels and on bracket feet, 239cm high,
Lot 536
A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded longcase clock, the arched hood with broken scroll, swan neck pediment and brass thistle stamped roundels, above an arched glazed door flanked by fluted brass capped pilasters enclosing a 12'' arched white enamel dial with Roman numerals and date aperture painted spandrels and painted flower pot in the arch, the dial marked Thos Fletcher, Barnsley, 30 hour movement striking on a bell above an ogive moulding and shaped top crossbanded trunk door, centred by an oval harewood and boxwood conch shell motif over a further moulding and conforming base board and on plinth base, 219cm high.
Lot 101
Vanessa Bell, British School, Bloomsbury set, 1879-1961, 'Tommy's Nurse', life study of a young nurse in uniform, watercolour, estate VB stamp, label for the Bloomsbury Workshop to verso, 18.5 x 16cmThis illustration was painted for Julia Stephen's Emlycaunt, c.1920, an unpublished collection of children's stories written by the mother of Virginia Wolf, Vanessa was Virginia's sister
Lot 1505
8th-10th century AD. A bronze flask with flared base, spherical body, slender neck, bell-shaped mouth; the body with a band of calligraphic text to the shoulder, rosettes to the body, the mouth with incised guilloche and six radiating knops. Cf. von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012, item 19 for type. 233 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. . Fair condition, base chipped.
Lot 1347
19th century AD. A tin-glazed bowl with basal ring, bell-shaped profile. 403 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Lot 555
5th century BC. A bronze sceptre head comprising a bell-shaped socket and lateral loop, discoid panel with standing figurine of a moufflon with head raised, curled horns to the sides, annular eyes. 322 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a North American gentleman; formerly in a German collection, acquired from M. Yeganeh, Frankfurt, prior to 1980. . Very fine condition.
Lot 2508
8th-10th century AD. A ceramic ewer with flared base bulbous body, bell-shaped shoulder, funicular mouth with extended pouring lip, strap handle to the rear; raised linear bands to the neck, shoulder and body; red painted rosette, scrolled tendril and other motifs. 660 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). Property of an Austrian collector; acquired in the 1970s. . Fine condition, minor abrasions.
Lot 521
5th-3rd century BC. A large red figure ware bell krater of Magna Graecian (Apulian) workmanship, with pedestal base, a pair of handles, bell-shaped body and broad rim; the body decorated with two large palmettes separating figural scenes, to one side a central seated naked young male holding a staff(?), accompanied by two standing women dressed in peplos, one holding a large plate and wreath(?), one preparing a wreath (?); to the other side three standing female figures wearing long robes and wreaths. 4.12 kg, 38cm (15"). From the estate of a North Country collector, acquired over a 30 year period from the early 1970s. . Very fine condition.
Lot 1046
10th-11th century AD. A complex bronze ornament comprising: one larger and one smaller dress pin each with round-section tapering shaft and cruciform finial of four lobes, the larger with conical bosses and the smaller with incised ring-and-dot motifs; a pair of trapezoidal openwork plaques each with conical bosses, the plaque attached to the smaller pin modified after loss of the upper lobe; three substantial double-link chains attached to the rear of each plaque, extending to the central waisted plaque with tremolier ladder pattern motif; the chains supporting a variety of embellishments and pendants comprising: two lengths of coiled rod, a disc pendant with hook, a small conical bell, two larger conical bells, a spherical rumbler bell, a silver disc fragment, a Roman(?) hand pendant in the 'figa' gesture, two flat-section triangular pendants, a fragment of green-glazed ceramic, Baltic workmanship. Cf. Griciuviene, E. Žiemgaliai. The Semigallians, Vilnius, 2005, items 474, 478. 684 grams total, 87cm overall (34 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. . Fine condition.
Lot 1487
10th-12th century AD. A bell-shaped ceramic bowl with cream glaze, basal ring, scene to the inner face of a frieze of advancing birds amid foliage larger bird to the centre. See Lane, A. Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Persia, London, 1947 for discussion. 446 grams, 21.5cm (8 1/2"). Property of a European collector living in London; acquired before 2000. This type of pottery is typical of that produced at Nishapur, Iran, capital of the Tahirid dynasty. Wares of several distinct types were made here, the most distinctive of which have a red of buff body and designs in several colours, black, green, red and bright yellow being the most usual, under a colourless glaze. The pottery is mostly thin, with widely flaring sides. It was exported as far as Central Asia, notably Samarkand. . Fine condition, restored.
Lot 320
An ebonised bracket clock, late 17th century, by Edward Speakman, the 7in brass dial with cherub spandrels, with a matted centre with calendar and false pendulum apertures, signed 'Edward Speakman' in the recess, with a double fusee movement with crown wheel escapement, striking the hours on a bell and pull quarter repeating on three bells, with a strike/silent lever, inscribed N/S, above the chapter ring, the backplate engraved with leaf scrolls and signed 'Edw Speakman London fecit', the case with gilt mounts, carrying handle and finials, the side frets with arches and columns,40cm highEdward Speakman was apprenticed to his father William in 1682, and became free of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1691, working until 1711 in Newgate Street in the City of London. Provenance: Purchased at the auction of the effects of Colonel Gibbons (of Gibbons and Randall Brewery, Great Dunmow).
Lot 585
A pair of reproduction late 16th century style bell metal candlesticks, with ring turned stems and stepped spreading circular bases, 22.5cm high, a reproduction of a mid 18th century brass candlestick, of silver shape, two other pairs of brass candlesticks and a miniature brass tripod table (8).
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