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Click here to subscribeA silver backed hand mirror Henry Charles Matthew, Birmingham 1907, with typical Edwardian garland and bow detail, 28cm long, a silver mug Chester 1899, monogrammed and with embossed floral detail and a glass dressing table jar with silver top Deakin and Francis, Birmingham 1910, 11cm long (3)
25 Cents. 1936 Bar. ICCS graded Gem Uncirculated-65. Formed by a die break between the two ribbon ends of the bow, the 1936 bar variety has achieved a popularity almost equal to the 1936 dot. This example survives in such a pristine state of preservation that careful examination will reveal that the die break actually extends to the bow ends. Well-struck and lustrous, with a mantle of violet-grey and gun-blue toning. Tied 1 of only 3 finest graded by ICCS.
1 Dollar. 1955. Arnprior with Die Breaks. ICCS graded Gem Uncirculated-65. The Arnprior appelation is used to denote a specific arrangement of barely discernable waterlines at the bow of the canoe on a number of years of voyageur dollars, but the term is most closely associated with 1955, for it was in this year that the variety was first discovered in a shipment of silver dollars to Arnprior, Ontario. The clear die break between the 'T' and 'I' of GRATIA comprises the second distinctive marker of this scarce variety. This superlative example displays ample amounts of satiny mint lustre and the faintest cast of even champagne toning. As one of the top 10 coins in the ICCS census, this Gem example is a highly desirable rarity.
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Finial 6th century AD. A substantial cruciform bow brooch of Group IVaiii comprising: rectangular headplate with two trapezoidal wings, crescent punchmarks to the edges, two D-section collared knops to the wings and a third to the upper edge with looped crown; deep bow with chamfered ends; trapezoidal footplate with lappets, each with a ring-and-dot motif; transverse ribbed collar above a horse-head finial with conical eyes, spiral nostrils and pelta-shaped plaque; catchplate to the reverse and ferrous accretion from the pin. 86 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. Cf. West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, figure 149, item 2. Very fine condition.
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Bow Brooch with Face on Bow 6th century AD. A cast small-long bow brooch with opposed bird-heads on the headplate, shallow D-section bow, trapezoidal footplate with discoid finial; rows of punched pellet detailing; the bow with discoid plaque and human mask detail; pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. 15 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). Found Chelmsford, Essex, UK. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, items 15.80, 15.82; Olsen, V.S. The Development of (Proto-) Disc-on-Bow Brooches in England, Frisia and Scandinavia, in Palaeohistoria vols 47-48, Groningen, 2006. The presence of a small human mask on the bow of a brooch is known from a number of sites in the south-east of England, e.g. Bifrons, Kent, grave 41 a disc-on-bow brooch with mask inside an annular border. The mask on the present piece is similar to those found on contemporary button brooches with a T-shaped brow and nasal bar. Fine condition. Rare.
Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Equal-Arm Brooch 8th-9th century AD. A small ansate brooch comprising three quatrefoil plaques, each with a pelletted lozenge, connected by a facetted bow; pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. 4.82 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, fig.3 Barham item 3. [No Reserve] Fine condition; pin absent.
Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Equal-Arm Brooch with Faces 6th century AD. A cast bow brooch comprising two small triangular plates connected by a shallow bow, catchplate to the reverse, pin-lugs in a ferrous concretion; one plate with a face formed from three pellets within a frame, two further pellets to the angles; the other face formed with two piriform indents and transverse lines beneath. 6.57 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Found Gloucestershire, UK, 2014. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number GLO-4E0EBD; accompanied by a print out of the PAS report. Very fine condition.
Ancient Greek Coins - Lycia - Kragos - Quarter Drachm Circa 30-27 BC. Obv: head of Artemis right, hair rolled, bow and quiver behind shoulder. Rev: L-Y K-R across fields, quiver and palm branch within incuse square. 0.66 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope; acquired 1981. Troxell 125; otherwise unpublished; cf. BMC 15 (without palm branch); see Wildwinds.com (this coin"). Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. [No Reserve] Good very fine; old tone. Extremely rare; only three others cited by Troxell.
Ancient Greek Coins - Sicily - Selinos - Tetradrachm 420-409 BC. Obv: Artemis driving slow quadriga right, beside her, Apollo shooting bow right, grain ear in exergue. Rev: SEL-INONTI-ON legend with naked figure of river-god Selinos standing left, sacrificing from patera over lighted, garlanded altar and holding laurel branch in left; rooster standing left before the altar, bull butting left on base and selinos (wild celery) leaf to right. 17.04 grams. BMC 31; Schwabacher 43; Hoover HGC 1221; Sear 907. [No Reserve] Good very fine.
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Phraates IV - Archer Drachm 38-2 BC, Ecbatana mint. Obv: bare-headed bust left with pointed beard, wart on brow, hair in five horizontal waves, wearing segmented necklet, wearing diadem with two ties; eagle standing left behind head, holding wreath in its beak. Rev: Greek inscription in seven lines around beardless archer seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram Traité 41 (O on L) beneath the bow. 3.67 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Sellwood 52.10; Shore 287. [No Reserve] Good very fine.
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Gotarzes II - Archer Drachm 40-51 AD, Ecbatana mint. Obv: bare-headed bust left with medium square cut beard; diadem with loop at the top and three ends; triple necklace. Rev: BASILEWS BASILEON ARSAKOY EYERGETOY DIKAIOY EPIFANOYS FILELLHNOS legend with archer seated right on throne holding bow; TA-like monogram beneath the bow. 3.47 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Sellwood 65.33; Shore 364. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. [No Reserve] Very fine.
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Vologases VI - Archer Drachm 208-228 AD, Ectabana mint. Obv: bust left with long, pointed beard extending beyond beaded border; wearing tiara with ear flaps decorated with four dots; diadem with loop at the top and two ends; monogram Shore 85 behind head (abbreviated king's name in Aramaic"). Rev: rudimentary and blundered archer seated right on throne holding bow, monogram beneath the bow; blundered Greek legend with the top line in Aramaic. 3.60 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Sellwood 88.18; Shore 456. [No Reserve] Extremely fine.
Roman Silver P-Shaped Brooch 2nd-3rd century AD. A delicate bow brooch comprising a round-section arm with knop finials, tightly-wound spring and chord, round-section pin; the arm passing through a pierced lug at the top of the D-section bow with chamfered panel below, returned foot and catchplate, extension wrapped around the lower bow. 8.75 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1243. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Roman Silver 'Good Hope' Crossbow Brooch 4th century AD. A finely-made crossbow brooch with three facetted onion-shaped knops, deep bow and rectangular footplate; the upper face of the arm with pierced transverse plaques, the bow with running line of crow's foot punchmarks with niello inlay, extending across the centre of the footplate; punched niello-inlaid guilloche to one lateral face of the bow and niello-inlaid text 'SPES ... BONA' (good hope) with guilloche between; chamfered sides to the footplate, hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. 20 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). From an Austrian private collection. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 502. The Latin phrase 'spes bona dat vires' means 'good hope gives strength'. It is taken from the work of Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) in the Epistula XI (Canace Macareo"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch 2nd century AD. A bow brooch formed as a standing horse with crossbar to the rear legs, hinged pin connecting with catchplate beneath the front legs; notched mane, ring-and-dot eye. 13 grams, 47mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1644. Very fine condition.
Roman Gilt-Bronze Openwork Crossbow Brooch 5th century AD. A fabricated crossbow brooch with facetted onion-shaped knops to the arms and a third above the bow; the arms facetted with tiered upper face, the bow D-shaped in section with collar to the lower edge, footplate with openwork scrolls to each edge; tubular catchplate to the reverse and hinged pin. 22 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 507. Fine condition.
Roman Bronze Brooch Collection 2nd-3rd century AD. A group of seven brooches, all with pins, comprising: a disc brooch with enamel pattern; a pierced disc brooch with silvered surface; a disc brooch with eight radiating projections and a central boss; a lozenge brooch with central boss; a lozenge brooch with horizontal bar and ring-and-dot decoration, silvered; a dolphin bow brooch; a bow-and-fantail brooch with enamel and silvering. 67 grams total, 30-37mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. [7, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Viking Silver Brooch with Raven Heads 10th-12th century AD. A cast bow brooch with broad headplate, keeled bow and tongue-shaped footplate; the headplate a plaque with lateral profile bird-heads, the footplate with palmette decoration; pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse; Baltic workmanship. 11 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition, pin lugs damaged.
Iron Age Celtic Large Silver Fibula 2nd-1st century BC. A very large bow brooch of La Tène Type II with long spiral spring arms, D-section bow with returned foot and balustered finial facing the bow; catchplate to the reverse of the footplate. 69 grams, 99mm (4"). Property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 730. Very fine condition.
Iron Age Bronze La Tène Brooch 4th-3rd century BC. A La Tène I fibula with thickened bow, integral spring and pin, s-curved tail with conical knop. 5.90 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 2. Very fine condition.
A silver pair cased verge watch with very rare dial for the Ancient Order of Foresters, movement signed Jno Blaylock, Carlisle, no. 804, diamond endstone, the dial centre with two figures dressed in green tunics lined with gold, standing with bow and arrow and a dog flanking an armorial beneath a watchful eye, a motto beneath reading 'Unitas Benevolentia et Concordia', the inner case with engraving John Bell, the outer plain, London 1834, 58mm diameter.The Ancient Order of Foresters (now Foresters Freindly Society) was founded in 1834, the year this watch was made. The first members recognised that they had a duty to assist their fellow men who fell into need 'as they walked through the forests of life'. Foresters attained legal status in 1850, and set up the UK's first voluntary lifeboat fund in 1864.
A gold repousse cased quarter repeating verge watch, white enamel dial with Roman hours and outer Arabic minute ring, signed in the centre Poy, London, movement with square baluster pillars and signed Poy, London, the inner case pierced and engraved with foliage and a mask, plunge pendant and stirrup bow, the outer with pierced and engraved bezels, the back repousse with a classical scene, the front bezel with dumb repeat push pieces, 50mm diameter.Godfrie Poy, London: 1718-50. A fine maker. Examples of his repeating watches were in the Dennison and Damiano Collections as well as the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg.
A French Empire ormolu mantel clock, silk suspension movement signed LeRoy & Fils, Hgers. du Roi, a Paris, no. 631, numbered pendulum, silvered dial in an arched case flanked by a standing nymph with jewel casket, the rectangular base applied with a bow amongst wreaths, on claw feet, 22in (56cm) high, on oval wooden base with glazed dome.
A two day marine chronometer, the 4 inch silvered dial signed T.S. & J.D. Negus, New York, no. 2469, subsidiary seconds and up / down dials, spring detent escapement, elinvar helical spring, free-sprung, in a brass bowl gimballed in a two-tier mahogany box with drop handles, the movement bezel and bow all numbered 1938, the box 7.5in (18.45cm) square.The inside of the top tier bears a brass plaque inscribed George E. Roosevelt, Master, Schooner "Mistress" from his Bermuda Race Crew 1946.
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