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Lot 102
A stuffed and mounted Bream by J Cooper of London in naturalistic setting and bow fronted display case with verre eglomise glass inscribed "Caught by H Bloss at Ellesmere. July 26th, 1931. Wgt, 5 lbs 3½ ozs.", bears label inscribed "Preserved by J Cooper & Sons 28 Radnor Street St. Luke's London EC"
Lot 315
Odyssey.- Clay (Jenny Strauss) - The Wrath of Athena. Gods and Men in the Odyssey, Princeton, New Jersey, 1983 § Thalmann (William G.) The Swineherd and the Bow. Representations of Class in the Odyssey, Ithaca and London, 1998 § Dougherty (Carol) The Raft of Odysseus. The Ethnographic Imagination of Homer's Odyssey, Oxford, 2001 § Jong (Irene de) A Narratological Commentary on the Odyssey, Cambridge, 2001 § Clayton (Barbara) A Penelopean Poetics. Reweaving the Feminine in Homer's Odyssey, 2004, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets ; and a quantity of others, on the Odyssey, all generally in good clean condition, v.s. (Qty.)
Lot 120
THEATRE, photos, actors & actresses (many probably D'Oyle Carte), inc. George Grossmith, Wallace Brownlow, Rutland Barrington, Ethel MacLelland, Leicester Tunks, Richard D'Oyly Carte, Clara Bow, Fred Clifton, Darrell Fancourt, Marjorie Eyre, Martyn Green etc., some with annotation to reverse, some modern pulls from original images, G, 72*
Lot 1300
12th-14th century AD. A pair of bronze keys comprising: one with ovoid bow, round-section shank, rectangular ward with two bits; one similar with openwork cross design to the ward. 6.22 grams total, 40-44mm (1 1/2 - 1 3/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. Cf. Kolchin, B.A. and Makarova, T.I. Drevnyaya Rus', Byt i kultura, Moscow, 1997, plate 7, items 25-32. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1890
18th-19th century AD. A gilt bronze statue of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, standing on a lotus flower base and having seven arms; the front two in the gesture of blessing, top right hand holding a rosary, middle right holding a bow, lower right a vase; the upper left holding a lotus flower, middle left object missing, lower left a ewer; a long garment is knotted at the waist and falls to the feet; sash around shoulders which falls to feet and billows up; two necklaces on bare chest and each arm has a bracelet and armlet; the long ears have flower shaped earrings and the head has a crown with central Buddha image; the hair is pulled up at the top and falls slightly back in an elongated knot; behind is a halo with flames and a band with figures of the Buddha and lotus flowers, in the centre is a large flower; at the back of the lotus flower stand is a Chinese makers mark. 25 kg, 104cm (41"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1980s. The name Avalokiteshvara means the Lord who Looks Down and he is a bodhisattva of the Buddha's compassion. He is widely revered in China, Tibet and Japan and often assumes both male and female form. He possibly has origins in Hinduism as many of his attributes are similar to those of Shiva and Krishna and it is possible that he is an amalgamation of the two under a Buddhist guise. Fine condition.
Lot 2082
14th-15th century AD. A hand-forged iron shank with large flat-section bit, cross-shaped median breach and two wards, looped bow with knop above. 86 grams, 17.5cm (6 3/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 4685. Fine condition.
Lot 2134
2nd century BC. A slender two-edged iron sword within its iron scabbard; the blade, visible within the open sides of the scabbard, lentoid in section and tapering towards the tip, with scooped shoulders and broad flat-section tang; the scabbard with scooped mouth, applied U-section strip to each long edge, held by pairs of lateral clips at the mouth and close to the lower end; the chape formed as a waisted extension with trefoil finial, raised lateral bulbs to the upper face and raised border; to the reverse, two domed studs in circular frames connected by a transverse bar; below the mouth, a strap-slider with arched bow and leaf-shaped panels. 762 grams, 73.5cm (28 3/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. Cf. Fox, Sir C. A Find of the Early Iron Age from Llyn Cerig Bach, Anglesey, Cardiff, 1994, item 92 for the type and item 1 for the scooped mouth; Stead, I. The Gauls. Celtic Antiquities from France, London, n.d., item 86; Rapin, A. L'Armement du Guerrier Celte au 2e Age du Fer, in L'Art Celtique en Gaule, Collections des Musées de Province (1983-1984), plate 5. The sword is held fast within its original iron scabbard, with a slider to the outer face for attachment to the belt at the waist or a baldric over the right shoulder. The hilt fittings would have been made from an organic material: bone, ivory, antler or wood. Fine condition.
Lot 223
2nd-3rd century AD. A silver P-shaped bow brooch with divided bow and catchplate to the reverse of the foot; beaded gold wire collars to the arm finials and lower bow, applied gold plaques to both arms of the bow with domed rivets; the bow's median void with openwork 'VTFEL' text (for utere felix 'use [this] with good fortune'"). 14 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 495 for type. Fine condition, pin absent.
Lot 225
4th century AD. A hollow-formed silver bow brooch with round-section cross bar and biconical bulb finials with notched rim, third bulb above the bow, two sets of three rings to the face; the bow deep and D-section with notched edge; the footplate rectangular with applied scrolls and granules to the upper face, band of tremolier ornament to the three lateral faces extending to the sides of the bow; hinged pin extending to the catchplate with sliding triangular-section panel to close. 42 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 104. Very fine condition.
Lot 239
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of Diana standing in loose chiton with a quiver across her back and Phrygian cap; right hand raised to draw an arrow from the quiver, left hand open to accept a bow. 64 grams, 81mm (3 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 66. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 2572
2nd-1st century BC. Group comprising: 95-90 BC, Diomedes. Obv: BASILEWS SWTHROS DIOMHDOY legend with the Dioskuroi standing facing, each holding spear. Rev: Kharosthi legend with Brahma bull walking right; S and HP monogram in exergue. Menander I, 155-130 BC. Obv: BASILEWS SWTHROS MENANDROY legend with head of Athena right wearing crested helmet. Rev: Kharosthi legend with Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm-branch, EY monogram at lower right. Apollodotos I, 174-165 BC. Obv: BASILEWS APOLLODOTOY SWTHROS legend with Apollo, radiate, standing facing, holding arrow and resting bow on ground. Rev: Kharosthi legend with tripod, RM monogram at lower right. 8.06, 5.38, 8.76 grams. Bopearachchi 10A; SNG ANS 1236-1240; Grotefend 88; Whitehead 218-219/Whitehead 490-494; ANS 945-954; Bopearachchi 32C/BMC 17; Bopearachchi 6F; Whitehead 293; MIG 209q; SNG ANS 359-363. [3, No Reserve] Very fine.
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