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An Oriental cast bronze figure of Buddha with lotus leaf decoration to base - H15.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: One finger broken, top of throne misshapen, generally tarnished. Condition commensurate with age

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Bronze Mounted Ebonized and Inlaid Oak Sewing Table in the style of Herter Brothers. Unsigned. Rubbing, Surface Wear and Loose Joints Consistent with Age and Normal use Otherwise Good Condition. Measures 32-1/2 Inches Tall and 14 Inches Wide. We will not ship this item due to its size. We will happily recommend a list of outside vendors upon request. (estimate $800-$1,200)

19/20th Century Carved Ivory and Gilt Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base ""Lady in Long Dress and Hat"". Unsigned. Losses to Fingers, Age Splits to Ivory Otherwise Good Condition. Measures 13-1/4 Inches Tall and 6 Inches Wide. This item will only be shipped domestically and was legally imported into the United States. Shipping to California or New York is Not Available for this Lot. Shipping $110.00 (estimate $800-$1000)

Bouret, French (19/20th cent.) Gilt Bronze and Carved Ivory Sculpture on Marble Base ""Figaro"". Signed to Base. Old Repair to Right Hand, Typical Age Splits to Face and Damage to Mandolin Otherwise Good Condition. Measures 13-1/2 Inches Tall and 5 Inches Wide. This item will only be shipped domestically and was legally imported into the United States. Shipping to California or New York is Not Available for this Lot. Shipping $85.00 (estimate $2,000-$3,000)

A pair of Chinese polished bronze covered boxes, made for the Islamic Market, the tops with calligraphy and floral borders, 10.5cm diameter(2) CONDITION REPORT: light scores and scratches to base consistent with age, manufacturing marks and filling, good condition

TENNIS: An 8vo sheet of printed stationery bearing the address of Braemar, Surbiton Hill, individually signed by eight tennis players including Dorothea Lambert Chambers (Wimbledon Champion 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1913 & 1914), Ethel Larcombe (Wimbledon Champion 1912), Maxwell Woosnam (Olympic Gold Medallist for Tennis in 1920, also Captain of the England national football team etc.), Alfred Beamish (Olympic Bronze medallist for Tennis in 1912), Elizabeth Ryan (Wimbledon Finalist 1914, 1920, 1921 & 1930 and multiple Doubles Champion), Stanley Doust (Wimbledon Finalist 1913) and two others. All but one have signed in bold pencil. Neatly laid down. Some light age wear, only very slightly affecting a few of the signatures, G

SPORT: A good autograph album containing over 250 signatures by various Olympic athletes, cricketers, footballers, golfers etc., featuring many participants of the Olympic Games in London, 1948, including Louis Marchant, Steve McCooke, Ken Jones (Silver medallist), Ewan Douglas, Audrey Williamson (Silver medallist), John Giles, Dora Gardner, Dorothy Odam-Tyler (Silver medallist), Elspeth Whyte, McDonald Bailey (Bronze medallist, 1952), Duncan Clark and other members of the Great Britain team, Bob Mathias (Gold medallist), Lorenzo Wright (Gold medallist), Steve Seymour (Silver medallist), Henry Wittenberg (Gold medallist), Wilbur Thompson (Gold medallist), Irving Mondschein, Lillian Young, Eddie O'Toole, Bernice Robinson and other members of the USA team, Bjorn Paulson (Silver medallist), Bjorn Vade, Birger Leirud, Erling Kaas and other members of the Norway team, Sven Lundquist (Bronze medallist), Rune Larsson (Bronze medallist), Gudrun Arenander and other members of the Sweden team, Gurnam Singh, Chhota Singh and other members of the India team, Ottario Missoni and other members of the Italy team, Luis de los Santos, Pedro Listur and other members of the Uruguay team, Noemi Simonetto de Portela (Silver medallist), Alberto Biedermann, Gerardo Bonnhoff and other members of the Argentina team, Kemal Horulu and two other members of the Turkey team, Les Laing (Gold medallist), Kathleen Russell, Cynthia Thompson, Sydney Foster, Carmen Phipps and other members of the Jamaica team, Fritz Mast, Richard Rieder and other members of the Switzerland team, Pedro Apellaniz and one other member of the Spain team, Carlos Menezes of Peru, Alvaro Dias, Nuno Morais and one other member of the Portugal team, Art Jackes, Ezra Henniger, Lionel Fournier, Ernie McCullough, Jack Hutchins, Bob McFarlane, Elaine Silburn, Nancy MacKay (Bronze medallist), Diane Foster (Bronze medallist), Pat Jones (Bronze medallist), Millie Cheater and other members of the Canada team, George Hunter (Gold medallist) of South Africa, as well as members of the teams from other countries including Greece, Holland, Chile, France, Iceland, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Egypt, Belgium, Mexico, Pakistan, China, Yugoslavia, Bermuda etc., other sportsmen and women include Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Ian Johnson, Neil Harvey, Bill Johnston, Ray Lindwall, Sid Barnes, Colin McCool and other members of the Australian Cricket team of 1948 (some on individually signed magazine portraits neatly laid down to pages), Bob Johnson and other members of Burnley FC, Alf Padgham, Dai Rees and other golfers, Ronnie Rooke, Bernard Joy, Alena Vrzanova, Shirely Strickland, Sing Tao Sports Club 1947 (fourteen individually irregularly clipped signed pieces laid down alongside each other to one page) etc. Many of the pages are multiple signed and some have small attached magazine portraits etc. Together with eight unsigned printed 8vo official programmes for various Athletic events at the Empire Stadium, Wembley, during the 1948 Olympic Games (30th & 31st July, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th August), each neatly completed in ink with various results etc. Some light age wear, generally VG, 8 + album

A very rare Thai gilt bronze seated Buddha in the U-Thong style, late 14th-early 15th century, probably U Thong B, with a typically extended flame finial. In good condition with minor damage and loss and typical wear due to age. 11 1/2'' high

Rich Peyton, mid 19th century 'Vesuvius In The Earlier Days Of Eruption 1872.' A fascinating watercolour painting of Mt Vesuvius erupting, being heavily annotated to rear telling the story of how the painter came to be at Vesuvius during / after the eruption. In original soft mount. Mount Vesuvius has erupted many times. The famous eruption in 79 AD was preceded by numerous others in prehistory, including at least three significantly larger ones, the best known being the Avellino eruption around 1800 BC which engulfed several Bronze Age settlements. Since 79 AD, the volcano has also erupted repeatedly, in 172, 203, 222, possibly 303, 379, 472, 512, 536, 685, 787, around 860, around 900, 968, 991, 999, 1006, 1037, 1049, around 1073, 1139, 1150, and there may have been eruptions in 1270, 1347, and 1500.[17] The volcano erupted again in 1631, six times in the 18th century, eight times in the 19th century (notably in 1872), and in 1906, 1929, and 1944. There has been no eruption since 1944, and none of the post-79 eruptions were as large or destructive as the Pompeian one.

Rich Peyton, mid 19th century 'Vesuvius In The Earlier Days Of Eruption 1872.' A fascinating watercolour painting of Mt Vesuvius erupting, being heavily annotated to rear telling the story of how the painter came to be at Vesuvius during / after the eruption. In original soft mount. Mount Vesuvius has erupted many times. The famous eruption in 79 AD was preceded by numerous others in prehistory, including at least three significantly larger ones, the best known being the Avellino eruption around 1800 BC which engulfed several Bronze Age settlements. Since 79 AD, the volcano has also erupted repeatedly, in 172, 203, 222, possibly 303, 379, 472, 512, 536, 685, 787, around 860, around 900, 968, 991, 999, 1006, 1037, 1049, around 1073, 1139, 1150, and there may have been eruptions in 1270, 1347, and 1500.[17] The volcano erupted again in 1631, six times in the 18th century, eight times in the 19th century (notably in 1872), and in 1906, 1929, and 1944. There has been no eruption since 1944, and none of the post-79 eruptions were as large or destructive as the Pompeian one.

An extremely fine and rare "Le Venus Noire" Josephine Baker Car Mascot by A Renevey, circa 1926, signed bronze case in exquisite detail by Petitjean and Capdevielle and created by the famous Sculptor A Renevey in 1926, the bangles and ostrich feather skirt with gilded finish, Note: Josephine Baker 1906-1975 was born in St Louis, Missouri, she left school early for the stage and was performing professionally at the age of 13, she performed on Broadway in 1922 ("Shuffle Along") and was a star by 1924 ("Chocolate Dandies"), in 1925 she went to Paris and became famous for her performances in the Revue Negre on the stage of The Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, she danced practically naked causing a sensation in Parisien Society. She later perfomred in the Folies Bergere and during the 1926/27 Season was still performing the ever popular "Banana Dance", 16cm high

An extremely fine and rare "Le Venus Noire" Josephine Baker Car Mascot by A Renevey, circa 1926, signed bronze case in exquisite detail by Petitjean and Capdevielle and created by the famous Sculptor A Renevey in 1926, the bangles and ostrich feather skirt with gilded finish, Note: Josephine Baker 1906-1975 was born in St Louis, Missouri, she left school early for the stage and was performing professionally at the age of 13, she performed on Broadway in 1922 ("Shuffle Along") and was a star by 1924 ("Chocolate Dandies"), in 1925 she went to Paris and became famous for her performances in the Revue Negre on the stage of The Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, she danced practically naked causing a sensation in Parisien Society. She later perfomred in the Folies Bergere and during the 1926/27 Season was still performing the ever popular "Banana Dance", 16cm high

Roman Gold Crossbow Brooch4th century AD. A fabricated bow brooch with square-section transverse arm, three onion-shaped knops with beaded wire collars, scrolled loops to the upper face, rectangular-section bow with beaded wire collar, trapezoidal D-section footplate with notched upper edges; gold hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 505. 11 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). From the Maurice Braham and Lord McAlpine collections; formerly in the collection of Henry Mossop, Lincolnshire, UK. This is a rare and unusual example of the highest skill in Roman jewellery making. The catchplate is solid gold; most of the remainder is thick gold sheet beaten over a base metal core, probably bronze. The knobs in particular show numerous tiny hammer marks. This item is accompanied by a positive XRF metal analysis report for the gold from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Limited. Very fine condition.

Roman Bronze Flying Bird Brooch2nd century AD. A cast plate brooch of a bird with wings spread, head and neck modelled in the round; panels for enamel to the wings and tail, loop behind the tail; pin-lugs, pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 625. 4.82 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Ex Cornwall, UK, collection. [No Reserve]Fine condition; tips of wings absent.

Roman Bronze Openwork Disc Brooch2nd century AD. A cast disc with notched edge, openwork centre with scrolled cross motif; pin-lugs, pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 538. 14 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Ex Cornwall, UK, collection. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.

Roman Enamelled Bronze Polychrome Military Stud2nd century AD. A flat disc with three concentric circles to the upper face, each subdivided into cells; the edge notched; the cells filled with alternating white and red enamel; the shank of the attachment peg to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 521. 9.23 grams, 25mm (1"). Found Wiltshire, UK. The stud is very similar to a class of 2nd century disc brooch with polychrome enamel fill, and probably derives from the same tradition. Extremely fine condition.

Viking Gilt-Bronze Box Brooch with Entwined Animals8th-9th century AD. A hollow-cast drum-shaped brooch with central cell to the upper face, red bead insert; the outer sidewall with lattice hatching, three dividing panels with knotwork motif; the upper face with beaded border and tribrach, three S-shaped animals in Salin`s Style III; pin and catchplate to the reverse. See MacGregor, A. et al. A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections (Roman Iron Age, Migration Period, Early Medieval), Oxford, 1997, item 1.9; Rydh, H. Dosformiga Spännen från Vikingatifden, Stockholm, 1919; Thunmark-Nylén, L. Vikingatida Dosspännen – Teknisk Stratigrafi och Verkstadsgruppering, Uppsala, 1983. 35 grams, 48mm (2"). Property of a 19th century collector; thence by descent. Drum brooches (also called ‘box brooches’, Swedish Dosspännen) were a Scandinavian fashion of the Viking period, beginning in the late 8th century AD and featuring Oseberg style gripping-beast motifs. They remained popular throughout the period into the 11th century AD. They are especially associated with the island of Gotland, the crossroads of trade and traffic in the Baltic where a variety of cultural influences were felt. Occasional examples occur elsewhere in the area of Scandinavian power, plausibly associated with the movement of brides from Gotland to foreign homelands. The earliest (8th century) examples are high-quality multi-part castings with lavish use of gold, parcel-gilding and silver; by the later Viking age they appear in bronze and gilt bronze. The original artistic motifs also evolve into more geometric forms with increased use of knotwork. As a type, they are characterised by their discoid upper face divided into symmetrical quarters often with openwork detail; cords and faux-ropework to the edges are a consistent feature of the design. Some feature a separate cast upper plate, and on others it is the baseplate which is separate, as on the present example. Occasionally the central knop is also a separate casting. It has been suggested that drum brooches were used to hold small valuables, although this seems improbable – these were normally suspended from the girdle or necklace for display. They were most probably used to fasten the triangular shawl or mantle which covered the upper body, in the dress fashion which included the heavy hängerok dress which was worn outside the undershift; the hängerok was often of rich fabric with embroidered borders, and the metal jewellery and glass beads were used to add richness to the costume. It may be this type of brooch (or the tortoise form) which was referred to by the Arab traveller Ibn Fadlan when he mentioned that Rus women wore on their chests drum-shaped brooches of iron, copper, silver or gold, whose decoration indicated the wealth of their husbands. Extremely fine condition. Excessively rare, museum quality.

Viking Bronze Five-Lobed Sword Pommel10th century AD. A cast sword pommel of Petersen`s Type S (Wheeler Type III) with five graduated lobes; the lower face a swept arc; pierced through the tallest lobe to accept the tang of the sword`s blade. See Peirce, I. Swords of the Viking Age, Woodbridge, 2002, p.104-5. 71 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Found Wales, UK. Fine condition, abraded.

Bronze Age Gold Banded Ring2nd millennium BC. A flat-section hoop of a tightly wound spiral with tapered ends. 3.63 grams, 22mm overall, 19.54mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (3/4"). Property of a Suffolk lady; formerly in the Deago collection, by descent from the vendor`s mother. Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Arm-Ring Pair2nd millennium BC. A pair of round-section penannular arm-rings, each with pointed finials. Cf. English examples in Piggott, S. et al. A Guide Catalogue of the Neolithic and Bronze Age Collections in Devizes Museum, Devizes, 1964, items 621-625. 77 grams total, 86-94mm (3 1/2"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [2]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Arm-Ring Pair2nd millennium BC. A pair of rhomboid-section penannular arm-rings, one with pointed finials and the other with rounded finials. Cf. English examples in Piggott, S. et al. A Guide Catalogue of the Neolithic and Bronze Age Collections in Devizes Museum, Devizes, 1964, items 621-625. 81 grams total, 81-83mm (3 1/4"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [2]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Arm-Ring Pair2nd millennium BC. A pair of round-section penannular arm-rings, each with rounded finials. Cf. English examples in Piggott, S. et al. A Guide Catalogue of the Neolithic and Bronze Age Collections in Devizes Museum, Devizes, 1964, items 621-625. 74 grams total, 85-104mm (3 1/4 - 4"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [2]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Decorated Armring2nd millennium BC. A substantial cast coiled ring with overlapped pointed ends, bands of incised geometrical hatched decoration to the shank. Cf. Sieveking, G. (ed.) Prehistoric and Roman Studies, London, 1971, p.191, item 6. 148 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Decorated Bracelet2nd millennium BC. A substantial Western European D-section bronze bangle with transverse rib, incised transverse lines, chevrons and punched-point swags and lozenges. 204 grams, 77mm (3"). Ex Lewis collection; acquired in the late 1990s. Extremely fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Coiled Bracelet Pair2nd millennium BC. A matched pair of coiled bracelets, each formed as four round-section rings with pointed ends. See similar bracelets in the Dieskau, Germany hoard in Cunliffe, B. (ed.), Prehistoric Europe,Oxford, 1998, p.257. 135 grams total, 67-68mm (2 3/4"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [2]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Coiled Bracelet1200-800 BC. A coiled tapering round-section bar with sprue to one end looped over the shank. See similar bracelets in the Dieskau, Germany hoard in Cunliffe, B. (ed.), Prehistoric Europe, Oxford, 1998, p.257. 62 grams, 77mm (3"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Hair Ring with Spiral1000-500 BC. A substantial hair ornament with round-section chevron bar, three dished plaques and scrolled finial. 7.18 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Ex Hiller collection; by descent 1976. Extremely fine condition. Scarce.

Bronze Age Bronze Socketted Spearhead2nd millennium BC. A slender leaf-shaped spearhead, lozengiform in section with short socket, opposed holes to accept a peg. 188 grams, 18cm (7"). Ex Lord McAlpine collection. Fine condition, socket cracked.

Bronze Age Bronze Axe Head1200-800 BC. A cast palstave axe head with flared vertical blade, short horizontal blade and central socket. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, fig.85. 160 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. Very fine condition.

Bronze Age Looped Palstave Axe Head2000-1200 BC. A cast axe head with flared blade, two lateral flanges and small loop above; raised convergent ribs to the front of the flanges. 463 grams, 15cm (6"). Ex Alexander Cotton collection, 1970s. Fine condition.

Bronze Age British Palstave Axe Head2nd millennium BC. A broad flared blade with chamfered edge, thick shank with deep recess and raised median rib to each face. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 64. 469 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). From an old Hampshire collection. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.

Bronze Age Socketted Axe Head1000-500 BC. A cast looped and socketted axe head with flared cutting edge, collar to mouth and raised circumferential rib. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, figs.116, 120. 191 grams, 91mm (3 1/2"). Found near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, 2014. [No Reserve]Fine condition.

Bronze Age British Looped & Socketted Spearhead1200-600 BC. A finely made cast spearhead with diamond-section midrib extending to lozengiform lateral blades; midrib developing to the hollow socket; integrally cast very fine lateral loops. Cf. Moore, C.N. and Rowlands, M. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972, items 55, 56 (Greenwell and Brewis Class IV). 30 grams, 101cm (4"). Found Sailsbury, Wiltshire, UK. Very fine condition, chip to rim.

Bronze Age Punch and Ferrule Group2nd millennium BC. A group of bronze items comprising: a tapering rectangular-section chisel with lateral wings, the shank foreshortened; a hollow-cast ferrule with flared biconical lower end, pelletted bands to the equator and mouth. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 items 196, 425. 124 grams total, 65-74mm (2 1/2 - 3"). Ex Northern English collection; found Cumberland, UK, 1990s [2, No Reserve]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Sceptre Finial Group2000-500 BC. A mixed group of finials cast in high-tin bronze comprising: one trumpet-shaped with flared rim, incised circumferential rings; two conical with four openwork panels, addorsed lateral bird-heads to the narrow end. 30 grams total, 40-52mm (1 1/2 - 2"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [2]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Bronze Artefact Group2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of cast items comprising: a pendant cage with knop detailing; a strap linkage with round-section bars and three transverse slots, disc terminals; a mount with lateral disc and transverse slot. 204 grams total, 37-116mm (1 1/2 - 4 1/2"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [3, No Reserve]Fine condition.

Bronze Age Cypriot Ceramic Jug with Handle900-700 BC. A buffware bulbous jug with waisted neck and chamfered rim, strap handle to the rear; painted concentric red bands to the shoulder and rim. 140 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a West London gentleman; acquired between 1980-2010. [No Reserve]Fine condition.

Iron Age Celtic Iceni Horse Harness Pendant3rd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze D-section pendant comprising a pierced lug, spindle with three hatched ribs, cruciform finial with large mushroom stud to the upper face. 21 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Found near Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Very fine condition.

Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bridle Cheekpiece1st century BC-1st century AD. A round-section bar formed as two piriform bulbs connected by a balustered hub, D-shaped ring to each end. 32 grams, 74mm (3"). From an old Hampshire collection; found near Ripon, Yorkshire, UK, 2013. [No Reserve]Fine condition.

Iron Age Celtic Bronze Iceni Strap Junction1st century BC-1st century AD. A cast openwork mount comprising two barrel-shaped bars with bulb finials, joined by a pair of c-shaped connectors. 14 grams, 28mm (1"). Found Litchan, Norfolk, UK. Extremely fine condition.

Iron Age Celtic Bronze Toggle Group1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of toggle fasteners comprising: one with slotted rectangular plaque, shank and ring; one with expanding shank, triangular slot, heart-shaped ring; one similar with three shallow cups; one with slotted rectangular plaque, shank with raised leaf motif, domed boss. Cf. MacGregor, M. Early Celtic Art in North Britain, vol.2, Leicester, 1976, item 41. 71 grams total, 46-50mm (1 3/4 - 2"). Ex Northern English collection; found Cumbria, UK, 1990s. [4, No Reserve]Fine condition, minor wear.

Iron Age Celtic Bronze Belt Slide and Mount Group2nd century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group comprising: a human-head mount with neatly parted hair, hollow to the reverse; a cruciform slider with bar to the reverse; a slider formed as two ovoid plaques, each with a domed boss, bar to the reverse; an openwork La Tène style mount with opposed volute scrolls, attachment studs to the reverse. 44 grams total, 22-38mm (1 - 1 1/2"). Ex North English collection; found Cumbria, UK, 1990s. [4, No Reserve]Fine condition.

Iron Age Celtic Bronze Terret Chariot Fitting Collection1st century BC-1st century AD. A group of four terrets or annular guides for the reins of a horse, each formed as a ring with a rectangular loop below. 155 grams total, 31-57mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Found East Anglia, UK, before 1990. [4, No Reserve]Fine condition.

Iron Age Celtic Gold Bracelet250 BC-50 AD. A round-section penannular bracelet with square-cut ends. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, plate 34 (f). 52 grams, 66mm (2 3/4"). From the jewellery collection of a medical professional; acquired 1970s. Very fine condition.

Medieval Bronze Zoomorphic Bridle Ring11th-12th century AD. A cast Romanesque style bridle ring comprising a lozenge-section ring with beast-head and fish-tail, detail to one face, balustered median plaque; the head and arched neck with punched-point texture to the brow, neck and throat, incised and punched detail for the mane; the fish with flared and forked tail, triangular dorsal fin and shield-shaped pectoral fin, lines of punched-point detailing to the edges, median band of punched rosettes. Cf. fish-tailed fabulous animals in Zarnecki, G., Holt, J. & Holland, T. English Romanesque Art 1066-1200, London, 1984, items 160, 325; sea monster representing the constellation Cetus in the Phaenomena of Aratus of Soli in Backhouse, J., Turner, D.H. & Webster, L. The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art: 966-1066, London, 1984, plate 43. 92 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Ex English collection; acquired London art market, 2012. Very fine condition.

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Beast-Headed Strap End9th century AD. A flat-section piriform tag with split to the upper edge, pierced with two attachment pins; panel of scrolled ornament to the upper face, narrow foot with stylised beast-head detail. Cf. Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 1, Finds Research Group datasheet 32, Sleaford, 2007, item 1. 4.27 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Found Leicestershire, UK. [No Reserve]Extremely fine condition.

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End and Pin Group9th-10th century AD. A mixed group comprising: cast strap end of Class A Type 1 with beast-head finial, split upper edge; a strap end of Class C with flat plaque, shank and ball finial, interlace design; a dress pin with ribbed collars, conical finial, bent shank; a dress pin with acanthus-leaf finial, pierced to accept a thong. Cf. Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 1, Finds Research Group datasheet 32, Sleaford, 2007 items 4, 20. 23 grams, 47-87mm (2 - 3 1/2"). Ex Northern English collection; found Northumberland, UK, 1990s. [4, No Reserve]Fine condition.

Near Eastern Luristan Bronze Dagger1250-650 BC. A cast Bronze Age dagger with triangular blade, elliptical in section; waisted grip with recess to each face to accept an organic insert. 383 grams, 41cm (16"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired prior to 1994. Fine uncleaned `as found` condition.

Near Eastern Luristan Bronze Dagger1250-650 BC. A cast Bronze Age dagger with leaf-shaped blade, narrow with flat median ribbed panel; the grip flat in section, waisted above the grip with peltoid pommel, flanges to the edges for insertion of an organic hilt plaque to each face. 275 grams, 33.5cm (13 1/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. Fine uncleaned `as found` condition.

Near Eastern Luristan Bronze Dagger1250-650 BC. A cast Bronze Age dagger with leaf-shaped blade, pronounced medial rib, round-section tang. 102 grams, 20.5cm (8"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired prior to 1994. [No Reserve]Fine uncleaned `as found` condition.

Near Eastern Luristan Bronze Spearhead2000-1000 BC. A small, round-tipped leaf-shaped blade with long socket, open to the lower end, pierced for attachment. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, items 292, 293. 126 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Fine condition.

Near Eastern Holy Land Trans-Jordan Ceramic Bowl3000-2700 BC. A large Bronze Age terracotta bowl with two bands of pricked dot decoration below the rim, flat base and four small lug handles. 2.3 kg, 27cm (10 1/2"). Ex Irbid Museum collection. Fine condition.

Near Eastern Namazga Bone Designer Bracelet2300-1800 BC. A restrung bracelet combining carved bone beads of various forms, oblong, corner-to-corner tabular square shapes, and shallow cones, some decorated with incised circle-dot patterns; modern clasp. Cf. Dubin, L.S. The History of Beads from 30,000 BC to the Present, London, 1987, p.330, item 288. 82 grams, 29cm (11 1/2"). From the jewellery collection of a medical professional; acquired 1970s. Namazga-Tepe is a Bronze Age site in Turkmenistan, close to the border with Iran. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.

Near Eastern Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection1250-600 BC. A mixed group of Bronze Age arrowheads comprising: one triangular, tanged with lozengiform midrib; one similar, barbed and tanged; two broad barbed and tanged; one barbed and tanged with square-section midrib, hatched detail to the midrib. 144 grams, 11.5-16.5cm (4 1/2 - 6 1/2"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. [5]Very fine condition.

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Large Bichrome Ceramic Figural Jar3300-1700 BC. A terracotta globular jar with everted rim, band of painted ibexes to the shoulder, frieze of bovines with rosettes and sigma motifs. 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 2. 1.6 kg, 20.5cm (8"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. Very fine condition.

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Large Bichrome Ceramic Figural Bowl3300-1700 BC. A large squat terracotta bowl with chamfered rim, circumferential rib below the shoulder; painted geometric bands to the shoulder, to the body a frieze with opposed pairs of oxen and ibexes each with birds to their backs and tree between, sigma motifs and rosettes in the field. 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 24. 2.9 kg, 28cm (11"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. Very fine condition.

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Bichrome Ceramic Bowl3300-1700 BC. A broad terracotta bowl with frieze of stylised ibexes to the inner face above a band of hatched arches, central panel of peepal leaves and sigma motifs. 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 85. 289 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Large Bichrome Ceramic Figural Bowl3300-1700 BC. A terracotta bowl with slightly everted rim, raised circumferential bands and raised undulating band; band of painted ibexes to the rim, hatched bands with painted plumed bird above each undulation. 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, chart 8. 1.2 kg, 22cm (8 3/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. Very fine condition.

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Painted Ceramic Vase3300-1700 BC. A terracotta jar with discoid base, bulbous body and flared rim, painted geometric vandykes to the shoulder. 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, 9.56. 102 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Bichrome Ceramic Chalice3300-1700 BC. A terracotta stand with discoid base and square-section upper body; four painted panels to the body, two geometric and two of fronds. 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 22. 389 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.