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Lot 684
An Edwardian and cross-banded bow-front sideboard with three frieze drawers above a central open storage area flanked by cupboards and raised on square, tapering supports. 153cm wide, together with a small mahogany bedside table with single drawer and under-tier, a folding cake stand, a circular oak occasional table and an embroidered fire-screen
Lot 15
A Bow porcelain candlestick modelled as Cupid, circa 1760-65, with a dog beside, on scrolling puce base, 20cm high (damages),sold together with a Chelsea porcelain figure of a lady holding aloft flowers, circa 1758, with bocage behind, a rake beside, red anchor mark, 26cm high (2) (some restoration)Provenance: Newman and Newman paper label to the Chelsea figure.
Lot 68
A Copeland parian figure, 'Sennacherib', after Austin Hays,first published circa 1860, attired as the King of Assyria and High Priest of Nineveh, carrying the sacred bow of office, on a rectangular plinth titled "Sennacherib BC 721", impressed "Copeland F81 by A Hays", 34.5cm high (tip of hat restored), together with a smaller Copeland figure of Nimrod, 16cm high, and a Copeland parian figure of the Queen of Sardanapalus, 31cm high, (restored) (3)A similar figure is illustrated in The Parian Phenomenon, A Survey of Victorian Parian Porcelain Statuary & Busts, edited by Paul Atterbury, published by Richard Dennis, fig.568, pg.174, where it is described as one of a set of eight parian figures and ornaments modelled by Hays after Assyrian bas-reliefs in the British Museum. Sennacherib (705-681 BC) is depicted in the robes of the dual office of king and high priest of Ninevah. He carries in his hand the sacred bow of office, the gift of the goddess Ishtar to the kings of Assyria. Austin Hays (1869-1915) was a sculptor born in New York. He studied in Paris under J A Merci. He specialised in genre and historical figures. In Copeland (Robert) Parian, Copeland's Statuary Porcelain, Antique Collectors Club, a whole chapter is devoted to "The reproductions from the Assyrian Sculptures". This figure is illustrated on page 275, fig.17. The bow that Sennacherib carries in his left hand is sacred to his position, having been presented to the Kings of Assyria by Ishtar, the Assyro-Babylonian Goddess of both Love and War. She was known as "Mistress of the Bow", "Archeress of the Gods" and "Lady of War and Battle". Possession of the bow was believed to ensure victory. Sennacherib eventually met his death by being murdered by two of his sons while at his devotions. Hays derived the body of the figure from a sculptured wall-relief unearthed from Sennacherib's palace at Ninevah. Sadly, the head had suffered damage, possibly by mutilation, a defect which Hays overcame rather neatly by using a "transplant" of the headdress of Sennacherib's grandson, Sardanapalus (or Ashurbanipal), as shown in bas-reliefs discovered in his palace, also at Ninevah.
Lot 203
A Toothpick holder Brazilian silver of the 19th century Representing a native woman with bow and arrows and feather crown Square pierced and chiseled base with floral motifs and four claw feet; urn-shaped plinth Porto apocryphal assay mark used in Rio de Janeiro in the mid-19th century and Francisco Duarte Graça maker's mark (mid-19th century) (wear signs, defect at the bow) Height: 19,7 cm 243 g
Lot 247
A LARGE CHINESE IMPERIAL RU-TYPE BRUSH WASHER WITH AN INTEGRAL PORCELAIN STAND SIX CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35 Elegantly potted with curved sides, a pronounced rounded rim and slightly inverted base, all attached to an integral porcelain base with a bow-shaped apron and six short legs joined by a ring foot, decorated with a glaze simulating zitan, paper label for W Dickinson, 104 New Bond Street, 28.5cm across, 19.8cm high. Provenance: from an English private collection. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum Beijing, Monochrome Porcelain, volume 37, p.236, no.214 for another example, which was exhibited: China, The Three Emperors, 1662-1795, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005-6, p.265, catalogue no.180. For another example, see Sotheby's New York, 17th October 2001, lot 160 (W Dickinson traded in London until 1921).
Lot 1015
1st century AD. A matched group of three bronze bow brooches, each a rectangular headplate with lateral flanges, three collared knops, deep bow, trapezoidal footplate, pin attached to a loop on the reverse, catch below. Cf. Heynowski, R. Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.29.5 for type. 24 grams total, 47-50mm (1 3/4 - 2"). From a private collection; previously in an old central Asian collection; acquired in the late 1940s. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1075
1st century AD. A bronze bow brooch of Hod Hill type with lozengiform bow, balustered foot, hinged pin to the reverse; the bow with cells and enamel fill. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 330A. 4.64 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1081
3rd-4th century AD. A gilt-bronze crossbow brooch with three onion-shaped knops, deep bow, rectangular foot with chamfered edges and punched roundels; inscribed to one face of the bow 'Felicitas' (happiness"). Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1268. 55 grams, 77mm (3"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1086
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze crossbow fibula with three facetted onion-shaped knops, deep bow with engraved HERCVLI AVGVSTE and DEIS.NON.QVIT, and rectangular footplate. See gold brooch in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (95.15.11) for similar inscription to Hercules Augustus 33 grams, 78mm (3"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired on the London market in the 1990s. This type of crossbow fibula was used by Roman soldiers to fasten a cloak and during the third century AD became part of the standard military uniform. The inscription HERCULI AUGUSTE refers to a western emperor, most likely augustus Maximian, who was well known as Herculius. After the death of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Augustus), the name Augustus took on an increasingly titular function and was used by Roman emperors to indicate their imperial power. This would date the brooch within one of Maximian's two reigns, between 286-305 AD and 306/7-308/9 AD. Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 1180
1st century AD. A bronze bow brooch of Hod-Hill type with ribbed bow and side-lugs, hinged pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 321 for type. 4.60 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1195
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bone pins comprising: two with finial of Venus standing nude tying a bow into her hair; one with a hand holding an apple. 11 grams, 8-11.5cm (3 1/4 - 4 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman; formerly acquired on the German art market before 1980. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition, points absent.
Lot 1216
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of nineteen bronze brooches and brooch fragments comprising of: an openwork triangular brooch with balustered terminals, a flat axe-shaped brooch with ribbed catchplate, three finely decorated bow-sections, two small bow brooches formed from a single rod with coiled finials and pins, a Langton Down type with flat ribbed bow, three T-section brooches with flat rectangular-section head-plate, five bow-sections with catch-plates, a large slender brooch with two raised knobs to the centre and triangular-section catchplate, one with cross-section lower plate and rectangular head-plate, a trumpet brooch with knob finial and round-section pin. 147 grams total, 25-66mm (1 - 2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers US22-25,28,30,32,38-44 formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [19, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1219
1st century AD. A bronze bow brooch of kräftig profilierte type with coiled spring, D-section head and bow with ribbed collar and strut to the reverse, scooped foot with onion-shaped bulb finial, pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 336. 32 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1258
4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch comprising three onion-shaped knops attached to a triangular headplate with two holes, trapezoidal-section bow with beaded median band, rectangular footplate with chamfered edges, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1265. 55 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1263
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch with three onion-shaped knops, angled cross-bar, trapezoidal-section bow with hatched median band, rectangular footyplate with chamfered long sides and notch detailing, hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1265 for type. 38 grams, 72mm (3"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 1270
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze key with arched bow, ribbed ends to the tapering shank, right-angled stem with slotted bits. See Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012 70 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1278
4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch comprising three onion-shaped knops on a pierced headplate, deep bow with billets to the median face, rectangular footplate with chamfered edges, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1676. 75 grams, 78mm (3"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 134
1st century AD. A polished amethyst cabochon with intaglio kneeling archer with wreath to his brow, recurved bow in one hand, ewer by his knee; possibly Teucer the son of King Telamon of Salamis and cousin of Achilles who fought with bow and arrows in the Trojan War. 5.03 grams, 26mm (1"). Property of a Dutch collector; acquired on the European art market before 2000. Very fine condition.
Lot 1345
15th century AD. A bronze solid-shaft key with openwork discoid bow, bifid bit with transverse slots, inscribed with low-relief Patriarchal cross and text. See Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012 for discussion. 72 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1509
10th-11th century AD. A ferrous prick spur comprising a C-shaped, D-section bow with slotted square terminals and conical pricket to the rear; the outer surfaces of the bow inlaid with fine strips of silver wire in the Tauschierung technique. Cf. Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.9-d. 61 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Very fine condition.
Lot 2350
2nd millennium BC- 1st millennium AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a bow brooch with ferrous pin; three dress pins, each with a median slot; a domed strap-distributor; a claw-shaped strap distributor; a razor; a domed plaque with loop to the reverse; a cruciform mount; a penannular bracelet; a belt buckle and triangular plate. 246 grams total, 1.5-14cm (1/2 - 5 1/2"). From a private collection; previously in an old central Asian collection; acquired in the late 1940s. [11, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2388
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze fibula with transverse spring and integral pin, deep bow with returned foot forming the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 227. 4.37 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
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