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The Avengers: a large run of 89 Bronze-age comics (Marvel Comics, 1982-1990).High-Grade condition to copies throughout set, from a single, original owner collection. This lot features:The Avengers (1st series) Nos. 326-394, 396-402. Annuals Nos. 11-23.All copies 1st print. US Cents editions.Majority in High-Grade condition.~(89)Condition Report: Majority in High-Grade condition.

Captain America: a large group of 139 comics (Marvel Comics, 1987-1996).A comprehensive selection of Bronze and Modern age Captain America issues. Many sequential runs included.This lot features:Captain America (1st series) Nos. 335, 336, 338-340, 342, 343, 345-349, 351-353, 355, 356, 363-366, 369-379, 380-382, 384-389, 391-399, 401-410, 411-454.All issues 1stprint, US Cents copies.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Comics in lot vary from Mid to High-Grade condition.~(139)Condition Report: Comics in lot vary from Mid to High-Grade condition.

Batman: a group of 6 Silver and Bronze-age issues, some with Bob Kane art (DC Comics 1964 onwards).This lot features:Batman 80-page Giant (1st series) Nos. 5, 12, 15Batman 100-page Giant (1st series) Nos. 14, 20Worlds Greatest Super-Heroes starring batman 100-page Giant No. 8All copies 1st print. US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in new polyethylene bag and boards.~(6)Condition Report: Low/Mid-Grade condition.

Superman Family, a large run of 59 Bronze age (DC Comics, 1974 onwards).Superman Family was a monthly comic by DC comics often focusing on characters central to Superman such as Jimmy Olden, Supergirl, Lois Lane and others. Many 100-page giant-size issues included. Excellent conditions to copies throughout set.This lot features:Superman Family (1st series) Nos. 164, 165, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222.All issues 1stPrint, US Cents Editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in polypropylene bags and comic boards.~(59)Condition Report: Generally Mid-Grade condition.some copies in High-Grade condition.

Batman - a group of 20 Bronze-Age issue featuring classic Jim Aparo covers (DC Comics, 1972).This lot features:Batman (1st series) Nos. 246, 247, 255, 273, 274, 276, 277, 279, 281, 282, 286, 288, 291, 304, 307, 308, 312, 314, 315, 316.Notable issues include:No. 246 - controversial cover depicting Robin hanging.No. 286 - Jim Aparo Joker cover art.No. 291- Classic Jim Aparo cover depicting Rogues gallery.1stprint, US Cents copies.Creators: Cover art by Ernie Chua, Jim Aparo, Walt Simonson, Dick Giordano, and Al Milgrim and others.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in new polypropylene bags and boards.~(20)

Batman Family and Superman Giant-size issues: a group of 14 Silver and Bronze-age issues, some with Curt Swan covers (DC Comics 1967 onwards).This lot features:Batman Family Giant (1st series) Nos. 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20.Superman (1st series) Nos. 202. Annuals No. 2, 3.This lot also contains Superman No. 164, Superboy No. 106, Supermans Girl Friend Lois Lane No. 40.All copies 1st print. US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in new polyethylene bag and boards.~(14)Condition Report: Mid-Grade condition.

Dazzler: a run of 32 Bronze-age comics (Marvel Comics, 1981-84).High-Grade condition to copies throughout set, from a single, original owner collection. This lot features:Dazzler (1st series) Nos. 1-32.All issues 1stPrint, US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Majority in High-Grade conditionIssues comes bagged and boarded in polypropylene bags and comic boards.~(32)Condition Report: Majority in High-Grade condition

The Flash Giant Size-size issues: a group of 4 Silver and Bronze-age issues, some with Carmine Infantino art (DC Comics 1964 onwards).This lot features:The Flash 80-page Giant (1st series) Nos. 4, 9.The Flash 100-page Giant (1st series) Nos. 11, 22.All copies 1st print. US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in new polyethylene bag and boards.~(4)Condition Report: Mid-Grade condition.

Werewolf By Night: a group of 33 comics featuring No. 32 - 1st appearance of Moon Knight (Marvel Comics, 1972 onwards).A selection of early bronze-age horror comics published by Marvel comics featuring the1st appearance and 1st cover appearance of Moon Knight AKA Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Mr. Knight among other aliass. Key Marvel 1st appearance issue.Beautiful to most copies throughout set, from a single, original owner collection. Most in High-Grade condition. No. 32 in Low-Grade.This lot features:Werewolf By Night (1st series) Nos. 5-38All issues 1stprint, US Cents copies.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in new polypropylene bags and boards.~(33)Condition Report: Beautiful to most copies throughout set, from a single, original owner collection. Most in High-Grade condition. No. 32 in Low-Grade.

Marvel Silver and Bronze-age Annuals: a group of 8 issues (Marvel Comics, 1970 onwards).This lot features:Dr. Strange Annual No. 1Arrgh! Annual No. 1Giant-Size Man-Thing Annual Nos. 1, 2.Captain America Annual No. 1Luke Cage Power Man Annual No. 1Marvel Team-Up Annual No. 1Astonishing Tales Featuring Ka-Zar and Dr. Doom (1st series) No. 1All copies 1st print, US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Bagged in brand-new polypropylene comic bags and boards. ~(8)Condition Report: Mid-Grade condition. Some near High-Grade.

Captain America: a large run of 190 Bronze-Age issues featuring notable issues (Marvel Comics, 1971 onwards).Excellent conditions to copies throughout set, from a single, original owner collection. Majority in High-Grade condition.This lot features:Captain America (1st series) Nos. 143 330, 332, 333.All copies 1st Prints, US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.~(190. approx)

Action Comics featuring Superman: a group of 28 Silver and Bronze-age issue, many featuring Curt Swan Covers (DC Comics 1960 onwards).This lot features:Action Comics (1st series) Nos. 261, 281, 282, 283, 284, 292, 293 (x2 copies included), 303, 304, 310, 316, 317, 318, 320, 322, 328, 329, 331, 334, 336, 337, 347, 373, 377, 378, 437, 443.All copies 1st print. US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in new polyethylene bag and boards.~(28)Condition Report: Majority in Mid-Grade condition.

Superman: a large unbroken run of 123 Bronze-age issues featuring Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Ernie Chan and Curt Swan covers including final issue(DC Comics, 1976-1986).This lot features:Superman (1st series) Nos. 301-423 (final issues of series).Creators: Cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Ernie Chan, Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner (figures) and Bob Wiacek (backgrounds). Story by Gerry Conway. Other creators also contribute.All issues 1stPrint, US Cents Editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.~(123)

DC Bronze-Age comics: A group of 43 issues including 1st issues and notable issues (DC Comics, 1977 onwards)Some sequential runs included, select key issues included in runs.This lot features:Black Lightning (1st series) Nos. 1, 4, 5, 7.Mister Miracle (1st series) Nos. 2 (1st appearance of Granny Goodness), 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 19, 25.Shade the Changing Man (1st series) Nos. 4, 5.Justice Inc. (1st series) Nos. 2, 3.Kong the Untamed (1st series) Nos. 1, 2, 4.Tor (1st series) Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 (x2 copies), 5, 6.Kung-Fu Fighter (1st series) Nos. 1 (x2 copies), 2, 3 (x2 copies), 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17.All copies 1st print, US Cents editions.Complete without cut coupons or missing pages.~(43)Condition Report: Mid-Grade condition.

Excalibur: a group of 66 Bronze-Age comic book issues (Marvel Comics, 1992 onwards).Excalibur is a fictional superhero group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Usually envisioned as an off-shoot from the X-Men and based in the United-Kingdom. The group was first envisioned by write Chris Claremont and artist (and sometimes co-writer) Alan Davis and continues to be published to modern day. An extensive unbroken Modern-Age Excalibur run with the majority in High-Grade condition.This lot includes:Excalibur (1st series) Nos. 59-125All issues 1sprints, US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.~(66)Condition Report: Majority in High-Grade condition. some in Mid-Grade.

Detective Comics featuring Batman Nos. 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445 - a run of 8 Bronze-Age issue featuring giant-size issues (DC Comics, 1974/75).This lot features:Detective Comics (1st series) Nos. 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445.1stprint, US Cents copies.Creators: Cover art by Jim Aparo and Neal Adams. Other creators also contribute.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues comes bagged and boarded in new polypropylene bags and boards.~(8)Condition Report: Comics in lot vary from Mid to High-Grade condition.

A SET OF FIVE BRONZE MODELS OF THE AFRICAN 'BIG FIVE' KLAUS D. MAUKE, MODERN each mounted on an oval mahogany base the largest (elephant) 5cm high, the bases 11.5 x 8cm Provenance: Private Collection Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Surface patina to bronze Some chips and nibbles to basesADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

AFTER FORTUNATO GORI (AFFORTUNATO GORY FL.1886-1925)- A BURNISHED GILT BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG DUTCH GIRL EARLY 20TH CENTURY Wearing a characteristic bonnet, on square white marble socle, signed to cast 42.5cm high, 30cm wide Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Some rubbing to gilt, notably to top of the headADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE CANDLESTICKS 19TH CENTURY 27.5cm high, 12cm wide, 9cm deep Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Surface patina and wax deposits, see images Would benefit from a clean Wooden block to hold retaining screw, supporting rod possibly replaced, at time of report this is holding securelyADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

AFTER PIERRE-JULES MENE (French 1810-1879), AN EQUESTRIAN ANIMALIER BRONZE, L'ACCOLADE 20TH CENTURY signed to cast P. J. MENE 33cm high, 52cm wide, 21cm deep Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW With knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning With heavy wear, marks and pitting to surface throughout, scuff to left shoulder of rear horse Large casting vent holes to underside of horses, with sawdust deposits Surface patina and deposits, please see additional images No foundry marksADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot.    Condition Report Disclaimer

PAUL SILVESTRE (B.1884 -) A LARGE BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP 'LA CHEVAUCHÉE' CAST BY SUSSE FRERES, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Signed to cast and with foundry mark Susse Freres Paris and medallion 35cm high, 60cm wide Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaningADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

THREE LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSELS AND COVERS 42.5cm wide and smaller TOGETHER WITH a bronze tripod ritual food vessel, 22cm high and another circular vessel and cover (5) Provenance: Private Collection Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW. With consistent wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, and use Lifting, chipping, and tarnishing to surfaces throughout, please see additional images Wear and small knocks to most feet, lower edges and corners ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU ANIMALIER CANDLESTICKS LATE 19TH CENTURY Stems in the form of storks, rococo scroll bases, modelled opposing 26cm high Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Scroll base with cracks, see images Would benefit from a dust Some wear and rubbing to gilt, surface patina to bronze Some misshaping to drip panADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

After John Rattenbury Skeaping, RA (British, 1901-1980) A BRONZE STUDY OF AN OFFICER OF THE XVII LANCERS 57cm high, 41cm wide, 22cm deep Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Would benefit from a dust Rubbing to surface Felt separating from baseADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot.    Condition Report Disclaimer

A BRONZE MODEL OF A KUDU BY ALLEN HALLETT (B.1948) LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED AND NUMBERED 2/20 approximately 48cm high, 20cm wide Provenance: Private Collection   Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW. With wear, marks, knocks and scratches commensurate with age and use Some rubbing to surface Surface deposits to base ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

AFTER BARYE, A BRONZE MODEL OF AN EGYPTIAN CAMEL EARLY 20TH CENTURY Signed to cast 18cm high Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW. With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Small loss to saddle, see images Some rubbing and surface patina   ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE TOILET MIRROR LATE 19TH CENTURY 68cm high, 48cm wide, 17cm deep Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Some wear and rubbing to the figures The top section of the bowl has come apart from the base, though is still attached via the central screw, please see images Bowl and figures attached via screws, though there is some movement Mirror plate has signs of age, and is likely original Some chips and nibbles to the marble base Would benefit from a cleanADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

A SINO-TIBETIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDHA 20TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana with right hand held in shuni mudra and left hand in dhyana mudra, dressed in loosely draped robes with incised and chased decorations of auspicious objects, the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes, the head with a domed ushnisha 39cm high, 27cm wide, 16cm deep Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW. With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Some discolouration and pitting to the metal Some surface deposits, see images ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE PLAQUE ON WOOD PANEL 20TH CENTURY The wooden reverse painted in red 60cm high, 58cm wide TOGETHER WITH A BRONZE ORNAMENT OF FIGURES by Graham Ivy, Cape Town, 32cm high, 27cm wide, 5cm deep Provenance: Private CollectionPLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW. Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning, please see additional images ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot.Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE BRONZE TWIN-HANDLED VASE 17TH CENTURY, MING DYNASTY 30cm high, 20cm diameter, base 17cm diameter Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. With dents, please see images Handles do not sit flush on the body of the vessel Repair to the underside of stand, please see imagesADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

AFTER THEODORE BAUR (FRENCH, 1835-1898) LARGE BRONZE GROUP 'THE BUFFALO HUNT' 1980 EDITION Signed to cast Theo Baur, stamped 1980, numbered 7/48, Excalibur Sterling Medallion foundry seal, stained wood base 51cm high, 70cm wide overall   Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Would benefit from a dust Some wear and rubbing to surface Underside not examinedADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

BERNARD KIM (SOUTH KOREAN B.1942) WATER CARRIER 20TH CENTURY Signed to base Bronze 47cm high including base, base 15 x 12.5cm Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Some marks and scratches to black baseADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lefèvre, Julien (Luxembourger, 1907-1984); b. Esch-sur-Alzette LUXEMBOURG, Comité Olympique, 1936, a bronze plaque by J. Lefèvre, naked male standing half-right, rev. Olympic symbol above rampant red lion of Luxembourg, 82 x 31mm, 121.80g (Gadoury/Vescovy –; cf. DNW 165, 1291, recté 1936). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: Gifted to Fernand Nisot, 1936; Jean Elsen Auction 130 (Brussels), 10 September 2016, lot 1392 (part). Fernand Nisot (1895-1973) was, at the age of 16 years and 19 days, the youngest Belgian player to be selected for the national football team, with whom he won the gold medal at the Antwerp Olympic Games in 1920. Art competitions were held as part of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes, and exhibited in a hall of the Berlin Exhibition from 15 July to 16 August

Ferreio Badia, Manuel (Spanish, 1944-present); b. A Coruña SPAIN, Centenario del Descubrimiento de Pinturas en la Cueva de Altamira [Centenary of the Discovery of Paintings in the Altamira Cave], 1979, a cast bronze medal, unsigned [by M. Ferreio Badia for the Casa de la Moneda], bust facing, head turned slightly to right, legend at right, rev. bison crouching to left, 80mm, 453.49g (cf. Cayon e38, 1655). About extremely fine £20-£30 --- Provenance: Bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland. Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola y Pedrueca (1831-88), amateur archaeologist and owner of the land where his 8-year old daughter, Maria, discovered Stone Age paintings of bison on the ceiling of the cave at Altamira in 1879. The authenticity of the paintings were largely ridiculed by observers at the time, and it was not until the turn of the 20th century that they were declared authentic creations, at least 20,000 years old

This stunning Art Nouveau vase features a shimmering iridescent glass body that transitions with hues of green, blue, and purple. The vase is adorned with ornate gilt bronze handles in a flowing organic motif characteristic of the Art Nouveau style. The handles elegantly curve and add a sculptural quality to the piece, emphasizing the period's focus on natural forms and craftsmanship.Issued: Late 19th to early 20th centuryDimensions: 6"HCondition: Age related wear.

Circa late 2nd millennium-6th century B.C. Comprising heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, barbed-and-tanged, and other types. Cf. Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.289ff, for similar; see also Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, nos.467, 471, for some of the represented types. 280 grams total, 4.1-10.8 mm (1 5/8 - 4 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.A number of arrowheads of this type have been excavated in Luristan and in the South-Caspian region. Many parallels are from a burial context, but a large hoard of them was found in a non-funerary context. This type of arrowhead was in use from the late 2nd millennium B.C.

9th-7th century B.C. Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with midrib and a long tapering socket. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, pp.242-243, and p.632, no.284, for similar; Overlaet, B., ‘Luristan metalwork in the Iron Age’ in Stöllner, T., Slotta, R. & Vatandoust, A. (eds.), Persiens Antike Pracht. Bergbau - Handwerk – Archäologie, Bochum, 2004, pp. 328-338, fig.7, p.335. 211 grams, 37 cm (14 1/2 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The massive spear, belonging to the type 3 of the Khorasani classification, was used by chariot fighters to strike each other, or the enemy infantry from above. Similar specimens with longer sockets were excavated by Negahban in Amlash area. According to Moorey, sockets as long, if not longer than the blade, are a characteristic of Iranian spearheads in the late 2nd and early 1st millennium B.C. A similar spearhead from the Tappeh Sialk has been dated to 9th-7th century B.C.

3rd-1st millennium B.C. and later. Including globular jars, bowls, vases, a polychrome glazed base and other items. Cf. Amiran, R., Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1963, photo 52, p.59, for a similar jar from Early Bronze II Period (3100-2800 B.C.). 11.45 kg total, 4-29.5 cm (1 1/2 - 11 5/8 in.). [42+, No Reserve] Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.In Early Bronze Age II Period, the pottery tradition of the previous period, in Holy Land, continues, though with a number of significant changes. The jars can be divided into those with and without necks. Thin walled jars were often done of fine, well-levigated ware.

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, barbed-and-tanged, and other types. Cf. Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, cat.466, for one of the represented types. 247 grams total, 4.3-11.4 cm (1 5/8 - 4 1/2 in.). [30] Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium B.C. With globular body and broad flared mouth; cracked. Cf. Amiran, R., Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1963, p.78, for a similar jar from Megiddo, Early Bronze IV Period (2300-2000 B.C.), and photo 86 (jar from El-Uusn, Middle Bronze I Period, 2000-1500 B.C.). 415 grams, 15 cm high (5 7/8 in.). [No Reserve] Ex London, UK, collection, 1988.While the spherical shape of jars appears already in the Early Bronze IV Period (pottery from associated tombs in Megiddo), with the coming of the Middle Bronze Age the barrel-shaped jar of the Northern Group of Holy Land pottery shows a preference for the spherical forms.

14th-10th century B.C. With broad shoulders and square-section mid-rib running to the tip; short tang; each shoulder with fastening hole for an organic shaft. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.628, no.283, for type. 300 grams, 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The spearhead belongs to type VI of the Khorasani classification, with long blade and a short tang. These kind of spearheads, like the type 2 from Amlash, show the presence of two fastening rivets at their base. A similar piece is kept in the National Museum of Iran, and another was excavated by Dr. Negahban in Marlik (Tomb 12, Trench XIIE).

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With a short tang and long blade with swept shoulders, raised midrib. Cf. MacGregor, A., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, 1987, no.17.25 and 17.27, for typology. 454 grams, 52.2 cm (20 5/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.In the last ninety years, many such tanged blades have been considered coming from production centres of North-West Iran, like Amlash and Marlik, where similar specimens were found. Without context an accurate dating is impossible, but the shape recalls the rapiers of Bronze Age or Early Iron Age.

14th-10th century B.C. A short dagger with slender triangular blade, low round shallow midrib with flat upper face, annular guard and round shoulders, columnar grip with open sides to receive organic hilt, crescent pommel. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, items 41 and 42. 154 grams, 34 cm (13 3/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.Moorey, Gordon and Khorasani created a classification of bladed weapons, according to which daggers are edged weapons no greater than 36cm in length, dirks (short swords) are between 36cm and 50cm in length, and swords are edged weapons greater than 50cm in length.

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Egg-shaped with spiked sleeves or prongs, the top of the weapon with a narrow edge. 190 grams, 10.9 cm (4 1/4 in.). Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.The 'claw mace' was an enigmatic ancient bronze weapon from the Bronze Age Near East. The hollow bulbous head was trailed by tines of varying lengths. It is believed that it was affixed over a wooden shaft and used like a club in combat, and not necessarily used as ceremonial weapon. The knife edge bulb end could have broken bones and proven to be a formidable striking weapon requiring no skill to wield. The tines would have not only been decorative, but have served to add strength below the striking end to prevent breakage. In battle, maces were often used by commanders to display rank when giving orders in battle and leading soldiers, inspiring leadership and power. Egg-shaped with spiked sleeves or prongs, the top of the weapon with a narrow edge, the sleeves with small internal tangs for mounting.

14th-10th century B.C. Tanged spearheads with foliate blades, one with accentuated midrib and bent tang, another with squared shoulders and bent tang, the third with slender blade and narrow tang with fastening hole. See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s.cat.270, 273 and 275, for the typologies of these spearheads. 342 grams total, 18.7-27 cm (7 3/8 - 10 5/8 in.). [3] Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.Spearheads with large foliate blades and bent tangs were excavated in the Marlik Royal cemetery by Dr Negahban, see for example in tomb 47, Trench XXIIE. They were the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. The foliate blade was wide and exaggerated in some specimens excavated at Marlik.

12th century B.C. With lentoid-section blade, tongue-shaped in plan, with integral tapering hilt with flared finial, lateral flanges to accept an organic panel forming the grip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, cat.6. 245 grams, 41 cm (16 1/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and wore magnificent bronze armour, using maces, spears and daggers as offensive weapons, alongside spears, bows and arrows.

Late 2nd millennium B.C. With ovate blade, central round rib and curved shoulders, the cylindrical long shaft widening towards the end, encasing a rectangular tang with bent tip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 277, for the type. 351 grams, 44 cm (17 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.Similar spearheads were excavated in Marlik. Negahban stated that based upon the evidence on archaeological finds from West-North Iran, this type of spearhead may be dated to the final centuries of 2nd millennium B.C.

10th century B.C. A short sword with lentoid-section triangular blade, rhomboid guard, hilt with later organic filling to each face. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 9, for type. 228 grams, 34 cm (13 3/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The type Dirk I according to the classification of Medvedskaya is common among dirks and daggers attributed to Luristan. The hilt is flanged and accepts inlays remnants of organic material on the handle. There are also two angular indentations on each side of the guard.

9th-7th century B.C. With ovate blade, strong midrib and socketted shaft with fastening holes. See Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 284, for type. 729 grams, 38.5 cm (15 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The massive spear was used by chariot fighters to strike each other, or strike the enemy infantry from above. Similar specimens with longer sockets were excavated by Negahban in Amlash area. According to Moorey, sockets as long, if not longer than the blade, are a characteristic of Iranian spearheads in the late 2nd and early 1st millennium B.C. A similar spearhead from the Tappeh Sialk has been dated 9th-7th century B.C.

1500-1000 B.C. With heavily ridged and tapered blade, short collared shaft and tapered bent tang with round stud terminal. See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat 280, for type. 247 grams, 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Acquired in Europe in 1997. European private collection.

Late 2nd millennium B.C. With ovate blade, central rib and curved shoulders, the round-section long shaft tapering towards the flared collar, rectangular-section tang with bent tip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 277, p.629. 190 grams, 48 cm (18 7/8 in.). Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.Similar spearheads were excavated in Marlik. Negahban stated that based upon the evidence on archaeological finds from West-North Iran, this type of spearhead may be dated to the final centuries of 2nd millennium B.C.

13th century B.C. With lentoid-section blade, tongue-shaped in plan, with integral tapering hilt with flared finial, lateral flanges to accept a panel of bone to each face forming the grip. 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. 88 grams, 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and wore magnificent bronze armour, using maces, spears and daggers as offensive weapons, alongside spears, bows and arrows.

2nd-1st millennium B.C. An adze-axe head with central shaft hole and curved blades. Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 34, p.32. 755 grams, 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The adze-axe was a fundamental axe of many Bronze Age cultures over the world. Its form was one that lends itself to dual purposes - for war and peace. As a tool, it functions in fabricating wood and as a weapon, its heavy mass and compact form make it a deadly striking and chopping weapon, even able to defeat light armour.

14th-10th century B.C. Elongated tapering triangular blade, with broad midrib and squared shoulders slightly rounded at the corners, rectangular sectioned tang with a bent button end. See Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 269, for type. 387 grams, 49 cm (19 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The spearhead belongs to the sub-type A of the spearhead classification of Khorasani. Similar specimens, now in the National Museum of Iran, Teheran, were excavated in the Royal Cemetery of Marlik and found in tomb 5 trench 8 of that Necropolis.

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C. The hilt with flanged pommel, round grip with horizontal flange, crescentic guard, long foliate blade with rectangular-section mid-rib. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, items 33-34-35. 910 grams, 47.5 cm (18 3/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.Moorey studied pommelled swords and attributed their production to north-western Iran, dating them to the end of the 2nd millennium B.C. Dimensions of these swords varied from circa 49 cm (Khorasani, 2006, p.395) to 74 cm (sword in the Ashmolean Museum). While the blade belongs to the usual typology, like the penannular guard, the fashion of the pommel is unusual.

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comma-shaped in plan with a lentoid-section head and clawed socket. 89 grams, 73 mm (2 7/8 in.). [No Reserve] Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The 'claw mace' was an enigmatic ancient bronze weapon from the Bronze Age Near East. The hollow bulbous head was trailed by tines of varying lengths. It is believed that it was affixed over a wooden shaft and used like a club in combat, and not necessarily used as ceremonial weapon. The knife edge bulb end could have broken bones and proven to be a formidable striking weapon requiring no skill to wield. The tines would have not only been decorative, but have served to add strength below the striking end to prevent breakage. In battle, maces were often used by commanders to display rank when giving orders in battle and leading soldiers, inspiring leadership and power.

8th century B.C. Pointed blade with shallow midrib increasing in width near the ricasso, cast in one with the hilt, square shoulders, circular hilt with horizontal grooves, pommel with facing horses heads. See Maxwell-Hyslop, R., 'Daggers and swords in Western Asia: a Study from Prehistoric Times to 600BC,' in Iraq, Volume 8, 1946, pp.1-65, pl.V, type 45, for typology. 167 grams, 44 cm (17 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The skill of the Iranian metalworkers of this period is reflected in the numerous ornate pommels in bronze and iron found on weapons from Luristan and Iron Age Talish graves, which show close connections with the Lelvar culture of Southern Caucasus.

13th-11th century B.C. Comprising a tanged spearhead with heavily ridged and tapered blade, short collared shaft and square-section tapered tang bent at the tip; a spearhead with foliate narrow blade, short tang with fastening hole. See Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, items 279,282, for the types. 300 grams total, 26.2-28.7 cm (10 1/4 - 11 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.Both types of spearheads were found in Amlash and Marlik, and are connected with the types 1 and 2 of the Khorasani classification. The type 1 is characterised by a bent tang and was the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with straight square-section tang, usually thickened at the base with a button tang.

12th century B.C. The blade with raised central shallow rib and with separated crescent quillon, fitted with an integral rectangular-section lentoid pommel. See a similar dagger in Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.VII, no.15, for the type. 165 grams, 30.5 cm (12 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The men who built the gravestones found in Luristan in the Middle Bronze Age, favoured offensive weaponry: bow, dagger, sword, spear, and javelin. The oldest daggers consisted of a blade and a wooden hilt. The blades were cast together with the tang and regularly featured a groove in the middle. Over time, during the Late Bronze Age, in addition to hilts filled with organic material, the daggers in which the hilt was cast in one piece with the blade developed.

25th-11th century B.C. Comprising two bronze spearheads with a short tang and flat midrib, a dagger pointed blade with short tang and two rivets in the shoulders which slope to a narrow tang. Cf. for the short spearheads Negahban, E., Weapons from Marlik, Berlin, 1995, plate IX, no.117; Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 283, for type; for the dagger blade Maxwell-Hyslop, R., 'Daggers and swords in Western Asia: a Study from Prehistoric Times to 600BC,' in Iraq, Volume 8, 1946, pp.1-65, pl.I, type 5. 207 grams total, 18-26 cm (7 - 10 1/4 in.). [3] Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.The spearheads belongs to type 2 of spearhead according to the classification of Khorasani. A similar specimen was excavated by Negahban in Marlik. The dagger blade belongs to the type 5 of Maxwell-Hyslop classification, with pointed blade, straight sides and curved section.