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TWO BRONZE AGE AXES, C900-600 BC, EXCAVATED AT OLLERTON, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 8.5 and 9cm l (ex Alex Szolin, Nottingham)

A BRONZE AGE SPEARHEAD, C1200 BC, EXCAVATED IN EAST ANGLIA, 13.5cm l (ex Alex Szolin, Nottingham)

A BRONZE AGE FLAT AXE AND DAGGER BLADE, C1500 BC, THE AXE EXCAVATED AT SOUTH - LINCOLNSHIRE, THE BLADE IN DERBYSHIRE, 12 and 15cm l

Ferdinand Preiss Bronze and Ivory Figure 6" tall. Marked FP on reverse. (Condition Report-In an excellent condition for the age with very light age wear)

A pair of bronze two sconce candelabra, each in the form of a mer-man CONDITION REPORT; Arms of each are slightly bent so will need re-adjusting to hold table-candles. Sconces screw-in, but two are loose so rest into the hands. Age-related wear and some wax present

A New Zealand International Rugby Union jersey from their 1905-1906 tour of British Isles, France and USA, match-worn by legendary tour captain and New Zealand war-hero, Dave Gallaher - widely regarded as ‘The Father of All Blacks Rugby’. The shirt has the embroidered New Zealand fern badge and the stitched canvas overlay to shoulders, upper chest and back area. It is complete with leather v-shape neck-line. Provenance: After the Wales v New Zealand test match in Cardiff in 1905, New Zealand captain Dave Gallaher and Wales captain Gwyn Nicholls were witnessed by a reporter of the South Wales Daily News to be exchanging compliments and handshakes. They also exchanged their jerseys. For many years, Gwyn Nicholls stored the jersey at his business premises, a laundry company based in Llandaff North, Cardiff. Thomas John Mahoney a keen sportsman and general sports fan was employed at the laundry company as a ‘van boy’ and because Gwyn Nicholls was aware of Thomas Mahoney’s enthusiasm for sports, the jersey was gifted to him. It remained within the family of Thomas Mahoney until now and is being offered at auction by his family. Value: The family of TJ Mahoney have decided that this is the right time for them to sell the jersey. Because of this the jersey has been entered with a nominal reserve. Our estimate is based on previous auction prices for All Blacks jerseys from the 1905 tour. History and background to Dave Gallaher and the 1905 tour: Dave Gallaher’s position was generally wing-forward but he also played as hooker. He started playing at his home-town Katikati, South of Auckland and then for Parnell rugby club from 1890. However, his rugby career started in earnest with Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club in 1895. In 1896, he was selected for Auckland province and his first New Zealand cap came on their tour of Australia in 1903, where he was selected for the touring-side’s first ever test match against Australia in Sydney. Gallaher played thirty-three times for his country, winning six test caps, he retired from playing in 1906 to become a coach at Ponsonby and become the sole selector for Auckland province, later becoming a New Zealand national selector for seven years in an extremely successful period. In conjunction with Billy Stead, Gallaher’s vice-captain of the 1905-1906 tour, the pair composed ‘The Complete Rugby Footballer’ (1906) a seminal text for the game of rugby union. Without player-vote, Dave Gallaher was controversially nominated as captain for the 1905-1906 legendary tour of British Isles, France and USA. The team was the first New Zealand Rugby Union to tour outside of Australasia, they played thirty-five matches, winning thirty-four of them, scoring 976 points and conceding only fifty-nine. The touring side became known as ‘The Originals’ and for the first time the nickname ‘The All Blacks’ was used by the British Press. The success of the tour helped cement Rugby Union as New Zealand’s national sport and commenced a ‘new order’ of world rugby which has rarely been threatened in 100 years. Wales versus The Originals, in Cardiff, is regarded as one of sport’s greatest matches with over 47,000 spectators at the Arms Park. Even before kick-off the match had become a landmark game when the Welsh supporters sang ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers)’ in response to the New Zealand player’s stirring performance of the haka. It was the first time a national anthem had been sung before a sporting fixture. There had already been a degree of controversy leading up to the test, particularly in relation to the choice of referee John Dallas, and with regards to the tactics New Zealand had brought with them to the Northern Hemisphere including the role of Gallaher as a roaming wing-forward which many remarked as unsporting with the intent of obstructing opposition players. The controversy continued as the game developed with decisions seeming to go against The Originals. As the referee struggled to keep up with play, there was a ‘try that never was’ and the half-time whistle was reported to have been blown early when Wales were under pressure. Wales were the victors 3-0. Dave Gallaher was born in Ramelton, Co Donegal in 1878. At the age of five he and his family migrated from Ireland to a planned Irish/Ulster settlement in Katikati, south of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. In the 1890s he took employment at the Auckland Farming Freezing Company as a labourer where he was to rise to the position of foreman. It is thought that the work helped him build upper body strength and kept him fit. In 1901 Gallaher’s rugby was interrupted as he joined the Sixth New Zealand Contingent of Mounted Rifles for service in the Anglo-Boer War with the objective of ‘…ridding the Northern Transvaal of Boer guerrillas…’ under the command of General Herbert Plumer. Gallaher was appointed as an advance guard, scouting ahead of the main force of men and in 1901, he was hospitalised in Charlestown, Natal with malaria. In a letter to his sister dated 18 October 1901, he wrote ‘….we have a fair share of the fighting all the time and I am still alive and kicking although I have had a couple of pretty close calls, one day I thought I would have to say good bye to old New Zealand but I had my usual luck and so came out all right’. Whilst in South Africa, Gallaher reached the rank of Squadron Sergeant Major and was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal and King’s South Africa Medal. He returned to New Zealand in August 1902. Fifteen years later, ten years after retiring from playing rugby and at the age of forty-two, Dave Gallaher returned to the battlefield. Exempt from conscription due to age, Gallaher enlisted voluntarily for action in the First World War. His younger brother Douglas had already been killed in the conflict. Gallaher left for Europe in February 1917 and on arrival was promoted to the rank of sergeant. His unit fought in the Battle of Messines, near La Basse Ville, later preparing for the imminent ‘Passchendale Offensive’. In the attack of Gravenstafel Spur on 4 October 1917, Gallaher was mortally wounded when a piece of shrapnel penetrated his helmet. Dave Gallaher was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He is buried in grave No, 32513 at Nine Elms British Cemetery, west of Poperinge. In 1922 Auckland Rugby Football Club introduced the Gallaher Shield. Ponsonby, Gallaher’s old club, have won the title more than any other team. Internationally, France and New Zealand compete in the Dave Gallaher Trophy, first awarded on Armistice Day in 2000. In 2011 a bronze statue of Gallaher was unveiled outside Eden Park, the home of New Zealand rugby, Gallaher has been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, the World Rugby Hall of Fame and the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame In 2005, at Gallaher’s Irish birthplace, the name of the ground of Letterkenny RFC was changed to the Dave Gallaher Memorial Park. In view of the life-story of Dave Gallaher, his profound influence on New Zealand rugby union and his general significance within New Zealand history and culture, while taking into account the impact of ‘The Originals Tour’ and the Wales test in particular, this jersey could rightly be regarded as a ‘Holy Grail’ of New Zealand rugby shirts.  

A fine French bronze nude statuette, signed JE Descomps, with outstretched arms holding blanket, raised on faux marble plinths, 93cm high x 180cm high (complete) CONDITION REPORT: Lot 156 - age is circa 1950's.

Two bronze figures of storks CONDITION REPORTS Damaged and for restoration. Numerous repairs, losses, and replacement sections. Two legs are later replacements, and other legs are broken off and with losses - these legs look older but it is not known whether or not they are original. Replacement sections/panels include: to beak, back, undersides and throughout. Some large splits and some holes. One foot is missing and two appear to be later replacements, the other foot appears to have some age but has numerous repairs. Overall with splits and dents. Approx 63cm high.

Bronze Age socketed bronze axe head, circa 500 - 900 B.C., with flared blade and fixing loop, with collector's inscription 'Thames, Hammersmith', further label states - 'From collection of Thomas Gardner, former curator of Ipswich Museum, Collection sold at Christies in 1981', 12cm long, together with another Bronze Age axe head of plain tapered form and two Neolithic flint axe heads (4)

Rare and fine late 17th century laburnum oyster veneered and bronze mounted strongbox, with ornate strapwork and flanking loop carrying handles, having hinged cover enclosing compartment, the hinged drop-front with internal locking catch, enclosing a pair of drawers below, 28cm wide x 16cm high x 18cm deep CONDITION REPORT Loss to area above left hand enclosed drawer below drop front, slight veneer loss left hand face top edge. Hinged lock clasp is broken off but present, although possibly incomplete. Inner sides have drilled holes for attaching strongbox to a surface, left hand hole has associated splits, fractures to left hand interior casket wall, other associated losses of central foot of each side. Some splits to veneer, otherwise general wear commensurate with age

Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 500-490 BC. Archaic head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet decorated with chevron and dot pattern / Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind, ΑΘΕ before. Cf. Svoronos Pl. 4, 15. 17.05g, 24mm, 4h. Extremely Fine. In particularly good condition for the issue, with a full crest; struck and preserved on sound and lustrous metal. Athens was one of the few Greek cities with significant silver deposits in their immediate territory, a remarkable stroke of fortune upon which Xenophon reflected: 'The Divine Bounty has bestowed upon us inexhaustible mines of silver, and advantages which we enjoy above all our neighbouring cities, who never yet could discover one vein of silver ore in all their dominions.' The mines at Laurion had been worked since the bronze age, but it would be only later in 483 that a massive new vein of ore would be discovered that enabled Athens to finance grand new schemes such as the construction of a fleet of 200 triremes, a fleet that would later prove decisive in defending Greece at the Battle of Salamis. This coin was produced in the period before the discovery of the new deposits at Laurion, around the time of the Ionian Revolt and the subsequent first Persian invasion of Greece. Athens aided the Ionian Greeks in their rebellion against Persian tyranny with both coin and soldiers, participating in the 498 BC march on Sardes which resulted in the capture and sack of that city – the only significant offensive action taken by the Ionians, who were pushed back onto the defensive and eventually subjugated once more. Vowing to punish Athens for their support of the doomed rebellion, the Persian king Darius launched an invasion of Greece, landing at Marathon in 490 BC. Just twenty five miles from Athens, a vastly outnumbered Athenian hoplite army inflicted a crushing defeat on the Persians, who after suffering horrendous casualties turned to their ships and fled.

Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 500-450 BC. Roaring griffin standing to left on tunny fish, right foreleg raised and tongue protruding / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 99; Boston MFA 1455; Gulbenkian 623. 16.12g, 20mm. Near Mint State. Very Rare. An electrum stater of superlative quality, certainly the finest known of the type, and by quality one of the very best of all known Kyzikene staters. An extremely impressive coin. A mythical creature of great antiquity, griffins are represented in Egyptian and Persian art from as early as the fourth millennium BC; from the middle bronze age (c.1950-1550 BC) they begin appearing in Syria, the Levant and Anatolia, and they can be found in 15th century BC frescoes in the throne room of the bronze age palace at Knossos. Closely associated with guarding precious possessions and treasure, and so frequently utilised as a motif in such capacities, the griffin came also to be a symbol of divine power and so a guardian of the divine. Half lion and half eagle, and so possessing the power and dignity of both of these majestic animals, these fearsome creatures in time came to be associated with the vast quantities of gold that flowed south out of the vast northern wildernesses into Greek and Persian lands. This seemingly endless source of gold caused a great deal of speculation among the Greeks as to its origin; the myths and fables eventually found form in the idea of a land they called Hyperborea (‘beyond the north wind’). Homer, Pindar, Hesiod and Strabo all make reference to this legendary place, and Herodotus writes of it: “But in the north of Europe there is by far the most gold. In this matter again I cannot say with assurance how the gold is produced, but it is said that one-eyed men called Arimaspians steal it from griffins. But I do not believe this, that there are one-eyed men who have a nature otherwise the same as other men. The most outlying lands, though, as they enclose and wholly surround all the rest of the world, are likely to have those things which we think the finest and the rarest. (The Histories, 3.116) Though it is generally agreed that Hyperborea never actually existed as any single place, but was rather an amalgam of various fragments of truth and flights of fancy, one possible source for the northern gold may be found in the Altai Mountains of Skythia (straddling modern day Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and Russia), whose name ‘Altai’ in Mongolian literally means ‘Gold Mountain’. It has been further suggested (Mayor, 1991) that this region, rich in gold run-off from the mountains, and which is also holds a great many Protoceratops fossils, may have been the ultimate source of the Greek myth of griffin-guarded gold. The sandstone rock formations skirting the gold deposits continually reveal through erosion bleached white, fully articulated skeletons of these prominently beaked quadruped dinosaurs, and being conspicuous against the red sediment would have been noticed by early inhabitants and travellers. Indeed, 5th century BC human remains in the Altai Mountains have been found bearing griffin tattoos, occasionally accompanied by gold griffin artefacts. That this symbol of power should be adopted by Kyzikos for its coinage again and again is hardly surprising then, given that the city possessed a virtual monopoly on gold coinage in the area from Troy to Ionia, in the Propontis, in Bithynia and in the Black Sea regions, and the animal’s fabled reputation as a guardian of the precious metal.

MOORE HENRY: (1898-1986) English Sculptor and Artist. T.L.S., Henry Moore, one page, 4to, Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, 5th June 1954, to Fredda Brilliant. Moore states that he was pleased to receive his correspondent's letter 'about the possibility of having an exhibition of my work in India' and continues to inform Brilliant that he will be coming to London on Wednesday for a Royal Fine Art Commission meeting and wonders if he could also call in to see her. Some very light age wear and a couple of very light stains, about VG Fredda Brilliant (1903-1999) Polish Sculptor and Actress whose most famous work is a bronze sculpture of Mohandas K. Gandhi, located at Tavistock Square, London.

9th century BC-20th century AD. A mixed group of detector finds including: a Bronze Age miniature socketed axehead; single- and double-loop belt-buckles; shoe buckles; continental jetons; two lead pencils; a barrel tap; a Tudor purse frame; a whistle; horse harness mounts and fittings; military and other buttons; a miniature bell; various lapel badges; finger rings; stamped escutcheons; a crucifix pendant; a pencil in its metal case advertising Crawfords biscuits; medieval and later spurs. 1.4 kg total ("). Found Canterbury area, Kent, UK, 1980s. [No Reserve]

9th-12th century AD. A bronze Hiberno-Norse ring-headed pin with a thick round-section tapering shank, with facetted loop terminal and eccentric ring; shank and loop with inlaid parallel latten bands. See Fanning, T. Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, 1994, p.15-23. 28 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve]

9th-12th century AD. A bronze Hiberno-Norse ring-headed pin with incised collar below the ring and incised helical band of latten inlay. See Fanning, T. Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, 1994, p.15-23. 50 grams, 15.5cm (6"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve]

9th-12th century AD. A miniature silver axe head pendant with flared blade and suspension ring. 0.97 grams, 22mm (3/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. In northern Europe the cult of axes, in which axes unsuitable for practical use played an important role, is evident and supported by archaeological evidence from the Bronze Age to the end of the pagan Viking period. In the Bronze Age numerous rock carvings indicate a widespread cult of axes which should probably be understood as a fertility cult, as the phallic figures on the rock carvings suggest. Miniature axes as amulets are also documented since the late Iron Age and Viking period, with the most famous example being Mjolnir, or Thor's Hammer. It is also associated with Perun, the high god of the Slavic pantheon who has a similar function to Thor as god of thunder and lightning. [No Reserve]

A Cambodian cast bronze princes head, possibly from a temple. H. 27 cm CONDITION REPORT: Generally good. Colour possibly applied, estimated weight 3-4 lbs, thickness varying approximately 5 mm at neck. Estimated age late 20th century. Provenance private seller, General impression of quality average. We have notice that the bronze has been catalogued as female and should be male

After HERMANN EICHBERG (German); two early 20th century nickel silvered bronze figures on circular marble bases, one depicting "Blind Justice" (lacking scales), height 27cm, the other depicting "Glory" (af), both figures bearing signature to bases "Eichberg 90" (af) (2). CONDITION REPORT: Blind Justice: sword is bent, some losses to the handle and lacking scales. Glory: badly dented where the right ankle is so it is unbalanced. Both bases have some chips and scratches commensurate with age.

Five Iron Age, Roman and Amlash Bronze Finger Rings, various

WORLD COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Art Medals, Italy, Vittoria Della Rovere (1622-1694), uniface Florentine cast Bronze Portrait Medal, by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi, 1685, bust right, in the costume of an oblate of the Congregazione di Montalve, with a pendant cross, VICTORIA MAG DVC ETR, 87mm (V&T 43). Sharply cast, extremely fine with light patination, rare. ex Benjamin Weiss Collection ex Baldwin’s Auction 63, 30 September 2009, lot 1347 Vittoria della Rovere was the daughter of Claudia de’ Medici and Federico Ubaldo of Rovere. She was promised at the age of one to her cousin Ferdinand II de’ Medici and the promise was formalised in 1634. She was married three years later in 1637 and widowed in 1670. She became patroness of the Congregazione di Montalve in 1680

BRYAN ADAMS - 2004 TOUR - items to include a 92 Tour programme, 2 white local crew T-shirts (XL) and 2 grey, 1 local crew & 1 Bronze age (XL), all worn.

Chinese patinated cast bronze censer and stand, the compressed globular body engraved with figures in a garden, and birds amongst fir and tree paeony, kylin mask side handles, four character seal of Xuande to the base, 17th -18th century, diameter 19.5cm, height 9cm and 13cm with stand; overall width 25cm; weight 2004g + 879g.   Condition report: Good condition consistent with age and use; no repairs or breaks

A Near Eastern Bronze Age bronze spearhead, 8-6th century BC, with a leaf-shaped blade and raised decoration, in a modern olivewood box,23cm longProvenance:  With Arieh Klein Limited, Jerusalem, 1988.The Starling Collection.

A Near Eastern Bronze Age dagger, 8-6th century BC, with a raised 'spine' and a shaped recessed grip, in a modern olivewood box,33.5cm longProvenance:  With Arieh Klein Limited, Jerusalem, 1988.The Starling Collection.

A Near Eastern Bronze Age dagger, 8-6th century BC, with a tapering blade, the grip recessed for inlay, in a modern olivewood box,41cm longProvenance:  With Arieh Klein Limited, Jerusalem, 1988.The Starling Collection.

11th century AD. A gilt-bronze half of a Ringerike style Great Beast finial for a Viking longship's weathervane formed as a standing quadruped with scrolls to the hips and shoulders, slashes to the flanks, raised head with piriform eye and curled lappet to the upper lip; attachment holes to the lower legs and pierced rectangular panel to the top of the head to accept a separately-cast comb. 67 grams, 67mm (2 1/2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. For ship-vanes of Ringerike style see Graham-Campbell, J. Viking Art, London, 2013, items 138-140; for a discussion of Viking-period weather vanes and their re-use as badges of nobility in Normandy, see Engström, J. & Nykänen, P. New Interpretations of Viking Age Weathervanes, in Fornvännen, vol.91, 1996; Lindgrén, S. Viking Weather-Vane Practices in Medieval France in Fornvännen, vol.91, 1996 and Lindgrén, S. Viking Weather-Vane Practices in Medieval France in Fornvännen, vol.78, 1983. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. The navigation techniques in use in Iron Age Northern Europe were very sophisticated, as would be expected from people bordering the Baltic, North Sea and North Atlantic where boat- and ship-building traditions have been perfected over more than a thousand years. A carved wooden panel from Bergen, Norway, shows a number of Viking longships at sea, some with weathervanes mounted on the stempost. They are mounted vertically with the beast on the outer end. Gilded bronze weathervanes appear on the roofs of medieval churches in Sweden, Norway and Finland where they are often regarded as ornamental: symbols of access to resources and craftsmanship for the important families who endowed such buildings. These weathervanes in many cases originally adorned ships and were used as part of the navigational equipment. They may have inspired the medieval Norman custom of attaching a gilded weathervane or cock to church roofs, which eventually spread to secular buildings such as castles in France and Italy where their use was restricted to certain ranks of nobility (Lindgrén, 1983"). Weathervanes were used for determining the strength and direction of the wind, in conjunction with the sólarsteinn (sunstone) Icelandic feldspar which polarises sunlight and allows the sun's position to be determined in overcast conditions. A wooden bearing-dial fragment was found in Greenland - a destination colonised by Icelanders in the 11th century - with the 'horizon' divided into 32 sectors. This would give an accuracy of about 11 degrees per sector, which would make landfall using latitude sailing a straightforward matter. Engström & Nykänen (1996) suggested that the vanes were decorated with holes or markers on the outer edge which enabled the helmsman to make an assessment of the sun's height from the position and length of the shadow, and thus to work out his position by rule of thumb. These holes may have been used to attach streamers as a visual aid. The ships equipped with these weathervanes may have been the 'flagships' of their fleets, taking the lead in navigation and in manoeuvring. The dragon on the weathervane may thus have signified the position of the fleet's leader, and may even have given rise to the name drakka (dragon) for the largest type of Viking period ship. Very fine condition. Extremely rare.

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze statuette of Caesar Augustus as Pater Familias standing with the rear fold of his toga over his head and umbo tucked into the waist, handle of an implement in his left hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 845 grams, 18.5cm including stand (7 1/4"). From the Rizzi family collection; acquired in the 1970s. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. See Zanker, P. The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus, Michigan, 1990; and Price, S R.F. Rituals of Power: The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor, Cambridge, 1984. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. The rear fold of the toga was customarily pulled up over the head when individuals performed a sacrifice and it was the duty of the male head of every family to perform a sacrifice to the gods and ancestors on a daily basis. The Pater Familias was an ancient spirit that represented the power of the male head of each family and is shown in the company of the Lares (household gods) and other deities in the Laraium, or household shrine. When Augustus became sole ruler of the Empire after the civil wars that saw the defeat of Anthony and Cleopatra, he actively promoted the Imperial Cult as a means of unifying the various provinces and diverse peoples. One such way was through statues that portrayed both his power and his piety, and he used the image of the Pater Familas as a means of representing himself as the head of the Empire and of each individual family within it. In 2 BC the Senate and People of Rome conferred the title of Pater Patriae, or Father of the Country on Augustus and it was the image of the Emperor sacrificing for the benefit of its people that was commonly housed as the main object of worship. By depicting himself in this way, Augustus set a precedent for future Emperors, members of the Imperial family, aristocrats and dignitaries of provincial cities to be seen as pious upholders of the Pax Romana or Peace of Rome. Fine condition, one hand absent.

4th-2nd millennium BC. A large terracotta jar with funicular lower body and domed upper, flared rim; polychrome geometric design to the shoulder, panels to the body with geometric motifs, a standing bull with roundels, two birds in flight. 1.9 kg, 26cm wide (10 1/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. Very fine condition, possibly some repainting.

4th-2nd millennium BC. A squat terracotta jar with chamfered inner face to the raised rim; band of painted semicircles to the shoulder; to the sidewall panels with a geometric design, ibex with annulets, peepal leaf, two fish. 351 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. Cf. Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994, plate 4. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

4th-2nd millennium BC. A broad terracotta jar with chamfered rim, basal ring; frieze of standing bulls to the shoulder amid ibexes, solar discs and other symbols. 475 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. [No Reserve] Fine condition, possibly some repainting.

4th-2nd millennium BC. A squat terracotta jar with raised rim and flat shoulder with painted radiating triangles; to the sidewall, painted panels with horizontal bars, and birds. 421 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. Cf. Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994, plate 4. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

3300-1700 BC. A mixed group of terracotta vessels comprising: a jar with frieze of polychrome fish; a bulbous jar with horizontal banding; a goblet with polychrome fish; a jar with polychrome birds. 994 grams total, 6.5-12.5cm (2 1/2 - 5"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. [4] Fine condition.

Circa 1000 BC. A large bronze dagger with lozenge-section narrowing blade, transverse guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert. 313 grams, 41.5cm (16 1/4"). From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, Cat.13. Fine condition; blade slightly bent.

12th-11th century BC. A large Bronze Age Type 4 javelin head with sturdy, thick, lozenge-section blade, tubular socket with ribbed collars, vertical lines to the shoulders. 434 grams, 35cm (13 3/4"). Property of a London collector; acquired in the 1970s. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.634, Cat.287-8, inventory no.12187/5187 and 11489. Very fine condition.

14th-10th century BC. A large triangular Bronze Age spearhead with rounded tip, median ridge and round-section tang, rounded shoulders with thickened sections. 548 grams, 41cm (16.25"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market before 1970. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.628, Cat.275, inventory no.25383/8380. Fine condition.

10th century BC. A Bronze Age dirk or dagger with lozenge-section narrow blade, flat-section guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert. 182 grams, 37cm (14 1/2"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market before 1970. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.381, Cat.13. Fine condition.

10th century BC. A Bronze Age dirk or dagger with lozenge-section narrow blade, flat-section guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert. 173 grams, 34.5cm (13 1/2"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market before 1970. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.381, Cat.13. [No Reserve] Fair condition.

19th century AD. A lentoid-section sperhead with undulating edges, bolster and round-section tang with tapping screw thread to the end; probably Persian workmanship. 216 grams, 36cm (14"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. polearms with undulating profile in Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, section 16.7.1. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Dated 1789, made 19th century AD. Obv: profile bust with date and small letter 'D' (for Denver mint?) below and GEORGE WASHINGTON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES legend. Rev: crossed axe and pipe over clasped hands with PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP legend; pierced and with loop for suspension. 18.18 grams, 34mm Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired on the UK art market, 1980-1990. The peace medals are famous for those examples presented to Native American chiefs in the 18th-19th century period; the general design, with a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, has continued in use until the present day with the Peace Medal of the Third World awarded by the United Nations; the Denver mint has produced recent reproductions of this medal, at 1 1/2 and struck in bronze, this example appears to have considerable age and further research might discover the origin. [No Reserve] Near very fine.

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising: a round-section crossbar, coiled spring, chord and pin; deep rectangular-section bow with notch detailing to the outer edges, biconical knop above; small footplate with lateral notch for the catchplate. 46 grams, 74mm (3"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 489. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

2nd century AD. A bronze bird brooch with body and head modelled in the round, flat-section trapezoidal tail with ring-and-dot motifs; pin-lugs, pin and catchplate to the underside. 6.54 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 624. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

2nd millennium BC. A round-section penannular rod with rounded, tapered ends. 4.27 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Property of a Suffolk collector; acquired from the 1980s. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, plate 33a. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

2nd millennium BC. A clasp formed as two tapering coils and median bow. 13 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, plate 32a. Fine condition.

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A globular ceramic Bronze Age burial urn with the original fragments of bone; supplied with a number of documents relating to the discovery and excavation: cutting from the Midland Telegraph dated 25th May 1933 announcing the discovery of a Romano-British burial urn; cutting from the Birmingham Post dated 13th December 1933 announcing 'important discoveries' at Baginton Castle, with photograph of the excavated stairwell; cutting dated 15th-16th September 1933 announcing the establishment of the Baginton Castle Excavation Committee; an undated 1933 cutting from the Midland Daily Telegraph recording the building of new houses in the castle grounds; cutting from Coventry Herald dated 2nd-3rd March 1934 detailing Romano-British and other discoveries, with photographs of the excavations; undated cutting recording a lecture given by H.J. Edwards, the excavator, concerning the finds; cutting dated 23rd January 1934 detailing progress and recording the legend of a local ghost; cutting from the Midland Daily Telegraph 12th October 1934 recording recent discoveries, including the Baginton hanging bowl, Anglo-Saxon weapons and jewellery; letter dated 11th April 1934 from the Baginton Castle Excavation Committee to E. Bowden advising him that the Committee was being wound up; undated cutting reporting on progress in the excavations; cutting from Birmingham Daily Post dated 13th March 1935 recording the discovery of medieval ceramic tiles; a cutting from the Midland Telegraph dated 6th April 1936 showing excavations in the moat; cutting from the Birmingham Post dated 27th October 1936 announcing that Baginton Castle was to be scheduled as an ancient monument; cutting dated 27th-28th November 1936 reproducing an artist's impression of Baginton Castle; letter dated 18th July 1963 from E. Bowden to Mr. Hemsley enclosing captioned display photographs (in this lot); letter dated 29th August 1963 from E.E. Bowden to Mr Hemsley detailing the documents being transferred; handwritten undated note from 'Pete Woodward' concerning the 'flagon found at Baginton approx 6 ft from north side of churchyard wall (Tip side) while troweling down after sand extraction, only a few inches deep from surface' (part of this lot); three display boards from the museum exhibition showing 'The Old Doorway', 'General View of the Site' and 'View showing the general construction of the walls'. Urn: 1.1 kg, boards: 38 x 30.5cm (15 x 12"). Ex Buddle collection; formerly in the Hemsley collection in 1963; previously in the Yardley collection; found by E. E. Bowden, north side of the church wall at Baginton Castle, Warwickshire, UK, in 1933. Displayed at Leamington Spa Museum prior to 1963. Baginton Castle is a 12th century motte and bailey castle with a wide ditch defending the landward approach, a flat-topped motte on an escarpment of the River Sowe. In the 14th century, Sir William Bagot added a large fortified tower. In 1417 the estate was presented to the Dean and Chapter of St Mary's Collegiate Church in Warwick. The castle was a ruin by the 17th century and laid out as a formal garden in the 18th century with a gazebo. The castle is now part of a nature conservation site. [No Reserve] Fine condition; repaired and incomplete.

16th-10th century BC. A cast bronze thin-butted flat axe of the Migdale-Marnoch tradition, with slightly concave flat sides. 200 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK collector; acquired TimeLine Auctions, sale 7, lot 706; found Thetford, Norfolk, UK. See Moore, C.N and Rowlands, M. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, 1972. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

2nd millennium BC. A small triangular blade with thickened centre, rounded butt with four notched rivet holes. 25 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Ex Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006. Cf. Gerloff, S. Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Abteilung VI, 2. Band. The Early Bronze Age Daggers in Great Britain, C.H. Beck'sche Verlagbuchhandlung, Munich, 1975, plate 44 item F(1"). Sir Richard Ground notes that there is possibly a 'thumb rest' at the top of the blade 'although that may be fanciful on such a small piece.' Each piece from the collection is accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. The eminent lawyer Sir Richard Ground, OBE (1949 - 2014), a graduate of Lincoln College Oxford, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1975. After a period spent specialising in media law, he was, in 1983, appointed Crown Counsel in the Cayman Islands, a position which he held until 1987 when he assumed the role of Attorney General. He served as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1998 to 2004, and then as Chief Justice of Bermuda until his retirement in 2012. Highly regarded in legal circles for his decisiveness and impeccable integrity, he was awarded the OBE in 1991 in recognition of his services to the Cayman Islands, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 2012 for services to justice in Bermuda. He had a passion for the natural world and worked alongside his wife, fellow lawyer Lady Ground, to found the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, as well as publishing several volumes of wildlife photography. Sir Richard was a keen and knowledgeable collector of both coins and ancient weaponry. His collection of Roman, Byzantine, English, and European coins fetched exceptional prices when sold by Spink in September 2014. It is with pride that we have been able to offer his collection of Bronze Age weaponry for auction. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

1st century BC-1st century AD. A silver bow brooch with tightly coiled spring and chord, deep D-section bow with transverse projections, discoid knop to the foot, broad catchplate to the rear; to the lower bow, a duck modelled in the round with flat-section head, bulbous body, transverse fillets and trapezoidal tail. 18 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 751 for type. The tradition of using a duck as a religious symbol goes back to the Middle Bronze Age where it is associated with solar symbols on pottery and metalwork. Solar cults in Europe were closely connected to water, though the reason why is not fully understood, and the duck may have been seen as a connection between sky and water, it being associated with both. In the Iron Age and Roman period it was sacred to the goddess Sequana, a healing goddess whose shrine lay at the source of the river Seine in France. Very fine condition.

2nd-1st century BC. A round-section bronze ring with four equidistant bulbs, each flanked by annular collars; old collector's label with partial handwritten text '[..] / Bra[ce]le[t] / Bronze'. 188 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). From the Rizzi family collection; acquired in the 1970s. Cf. Stead, I. & Rigby, V. The Morel Collection. Iron Age Antiquities from Champagne in the British Museum, London, 1999, item 2090 for type. Very fine condition, superficial casting flaws.

3rd-1st century BC. A round-section bronze ring with beading to the outer face. 180 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). From the Rizzi family collection; acquired in the 1970s. Cf. similar type from Clynnog, Caernarfon, Wales in Savory, H.N. Guide catalogue of the Early Iron Age Collections,Cardiff, 1976, fig.36(1"). Very fine condition.

A GREAT WAR CASUALTY GROUP OF TWO TO PRIVATE A.E. COLES, KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS comprising the 1914-15 Star and British War Medal 1914-20 (both R-13416 Pte. A. E. Coles, K. R. Rif. C.), officially impressed, unmounted; together with a FAMILY TRIO OF POLICE MEDALS awarded to his father, POLICE CONSTABLE F. COLES, comprising Jubilee (Police) Medal 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. F. Coles. S. Divn.), engraved, Coronation (Police) Medal 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. F. Coles. S. Div.), engraved, and Coronation (Police) Medal 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. F. Coles.), engraved; also a Northamptonshire Regiment bi-metallic cap badge; and an Army Air Corps white metal cap badge. Note: R/13416 Rifleman A.E. Coles, 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, the son of Fred and Annie Coles of Enmore, Bridgwater (Somerset), died on 16th June 1916, at the age of 20. He is buried with honour at Maroeuil British Cemetery.

A Mallock 3" (7.5cm) bronze trout fly reel with shield logo 'PD Mallock, Maker, Perth', tapered horn handle, ratchet wind CONDITION REPORT: appears all original, finish commensurate with age

After Gaston d'Illiers - Bronze figure of a racehorse entitled 'Avant la Course', 19cm high Condition: **General condition consistent with age

After Irenee Rochard - Bronze bust of a horse mounted on an oak plinth, 10.75cm high inclusive of plinth A.R. Condition: **General condition consistent with age

David Cornell - Modern bronze figure - Champion Finish, depicting Lester Piggott riding Nijinsky, signed, titled and dated 1985, on a black slate base, overall height 20cm A.R. Condition: The leg touching the base has a different finish around the ankle we suspect this is a repair or a fault from production, - **General condition consistent with age

Antique moon phase Grandfather clock. Dial decorated with gilt bronze and etched design. Three (3) finial Bonnet. Kew Pendulum included. Bow motif. Unsigned. Finish with signs of age, #5 missing from dial. Or in good condition. The gallery does not warranty the running condition of Clocks. Measures 82 inches tall, 21-1/2 inches wide, 14-1/2 inches depth. We will not ship this item due to its size. We will happily recommend a list of outside vendors upon request.

Early Tibetan Copper and Bronze Jewelry Trinket Box. Decorated with inset gemstones and ivory. Unsigned. Old patina and loose lid, condition consistent with age. Measures 2-1/2 inches tall, 7-1/2 inches length, 5 inches width. This item will only be shipped domestically and was legally imported into the United States. Shipping to California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York is Not Available for this Lot. Shipping $48.00

Medal for the Franco-Prussian War (Médaille de 1870-1871) signed with monogram ‘GL’, with Paris Mint cornucopia bronze hallmarks; age-toned. VF

A bronze rapier with long tapering blade and raised central mid-rib with... A bronze rapier with long tapering blade and raised central mid-rib with trapezoidal butt, Middle Bronze Age, circa 1500-1000 B.C., 31cm long Provenance: Acquired by the late Sir Harry Secombe in the 1960s-70s. A label on the underside of the mount reading Bucks , suggesting that it was found in Buckinghamshire, England.

Th. Ullmann, a pair of patinated bronze and marmo verdi antico mounted... Th. Ullmann, a pair of patinated bronze and marmo verdi antico mounted figural bookends, circa 1900, each cast as a seated philosopher, modelled in old age, seated, and classically draped, each left hand clasping a furled scroll, inscribed 'TH.ULLMANN' to the back edge of the base, on rectangular marble socles, 17.5cm high