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GIAMBOLOGNA, NACH (G.: um 1529-1608), "Merkur", Bronze, dunkel patiniert, vollplastische Kopie der Merkursäule, auf runder Plinthe, auf rundem Steinsockel montiert, H: Figur ca. 24,5 cm, gesamt 32,5 cm. Altersspuren. Unterseitig Etikett mit Bezeichnung und Verweis auf die Merkursäule auf der Alten Kanzlei in Stuttgart. | GIAMBOLOGNA, AFTER (G.: around 1529-1608), "Mercury", bronze, dark patina, fully plastic copy of the Mercury column, on a round plinth, mounted on a round stone base, H: figure approx. 24.5 cm, total 32.5 cm. Signs of age. Label on the underside with the name and reference to the Mercury Column on the Old Chancellery in Stuttgart.

A 19th Century French white marble mantel clock with white enamel Roman dial, signed 'Gorini, Paris', japy drum movement with bell strike and bronze figural surmount41cm highWear and minor marks due to age and use. The movement with a pendulum but no key. In need of a clean and not guaranteed working. The clasp to the back door missing. The dial with a small shallow chip at the centre.

Three works with an interest in archaeology, Rev. Malachy Hitchins. 'Account of Antiquities Discovered in Cornwall', gilt lettering on spine, bound in marbled boards, a fine copy, scare, 5 pages plus frontispiece plate showing antiquities discovered in the Parish of Lanant, Cornwall, Malachy Hitchins the astronomer who became ‘Computer at Greenwich’, Hitchins was also a friend of Polwhele whom he assisted in the history of cornwall, published 1802.Joan J. Taylor (Newham College, Cambridge). 'Early Bronze Age Gold Neck-Rings in Western Europe', first edition, gilt lettering to spine bound in new hardboards, a fine copy, vol xxxiv, 11 pages, including plates, signed by the author to Paul Ashbee (leading authority on neolithic and bronze age barrows) with Paul Ashbee’s Ex Libris Stamp, reprinted from the preoceedings of the Prehistoric Society,1968.Graeme Kirkham and Peter Herring (editors). 'Rillaton reconsidered and The Kentish Ringlemere Gold Cup', The British Museums publication of Europe Bronze Age Cups by Paul Ashbee, 8 pages, gilt letting to spine, bound in new boards, a fine copy, Cornish Archaeology review article, 2006.

China clay and pottery interest. Three works. Philip Varcoe (with a foreword by Daphne du Maurier). 'China Clay the Early Years,' first edition, 40 pages in card covers an almost fine copy, Francis Antony, Trenance Mill, St Austell, 1978.Florence M. Patchett. 'Cornish Bronze Age Pottery,' first edition, 49 pages plus various fold out diagrams, author’s presentation copy, tipped in at the back is a letter from the author to Mr J. S. Stone, bound in with covers in a green board binding with gilt lettering to the spine, a fine copy, published by the Archaeological Institute, 1946.John Penderill-Church. 'William Cookworthy 1705-1780,' first edition, a near fine copy in dustwrapper (slight tear to top left hard corner of d/w), D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro, 1972. (3)

Signed limited edition bronze sculpture of reclining nude woman on solid wood base.Base label reads, Armando Amaya Escultor. Signed, numbered 1/7 and dated 1980 on the side.This item has no reserve. Dimensions: 25"L x 13.5"W x 13"HCondition: Age related wear.

Limited edition bronze sculpture depicting three busty women seated on a bench secretly gossiping.Sculpture fixed to wooden base. Signed, numbered 3/7 and dated 1982 to the side. This item has no reserve. Artist: Mario Aguirre RoaIssued: 1982Dimensions: 28"L x 9.5"W x 18.25"HEdition Number: 3 of 7 Condition: Age related wear.

Bronze sculpture with rich brown patination and textured surface. Modeled as nude woman seated in cross-legged pose.Zuniga inscribed to base. Artist: Francisco ZunigaIssued: 20th c.Dimensions: 12"L x 12"W x 13"HCondition: Age related wear.

Bronze sculpture modeled as mother standing with child hiding behind her robe.Textured surface. Zuniga inscribed to back. Fixed to red marble base. Artist: Francisco ZunigaIssued: 20th c.Dimensions: 8"L x 9"W x 22"HCondition: Age related wear. Chips to corners of marble base.

Bronze sculpture modeled as seated woman wearing a voluminous shawl enshrouding her head and body.Comes with wood block base painted black. Title plaque on base reads, Francisco Zuniga Mujer Sentada con Rebozo. Zuniga inscribed to back. Artist: Francisco ZunigaIssued: 20th c.Dimensions: 12"L x 12"W x 18"HCondition: Age related wear. Sculpture detached from base.

Bronze or brass sculpture with dark brown patina. Modeled as seated woman wearing a large head scarf.Modeled after Francisco Zuniga's La Calera. Fixed to stacked black marble base. Zuniga inscribed to back. Artist: Francisco ZunigaIssued: 20th c.Dimensions: 12"L x 12"W x 13"HCondition: Age related wear. Chips to corners of marble base.

Green patinated bronze sculpture cast as peasant mother and daughter gathering water with a pitcher.Modeled after Emile Nestor Carlier's piece A la Fontaine. Fixed to round black marble base. Carlier inscribed to base of sculpture. This item has no reserve. Artist: Emile Nestor CarlierDimensions: 11"L x 13"W x 27"HEdition Number: 8 of 75 Condition: Age related wear.

Bronze sculpture modeled in the classical Greek style as Artemis, goddess of the hunt.Paul Leibkuchler signed to base. Fixed to green marble base. This item has no reserve. Artist: Paul LeibkuchlerIssued: 1920Dimensions: 12.5"L x 10.75"W x 29"HCondition: Age related wear.

Limited edition bronze sculpture modeled as goddess Aphrodite with child and infant. Dress painted to appear as silver.Signed, dated and numbered to base. Fixed to black marble rectangular base. This item has no reserve. Artist: Felix de WeldonIssued: 1990Dimensions: 9"L x 6.25"W x 23"HEdition Number: 59 of 250 Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Minor discoloration to back of sculpture.

Mountain Man bronze recast on black marble base, depicting frontier man riding horse down steep mountain side. Signed Remington. Artist: Frederic RemingtonIssued: 20th CenturyDimensions: 3"L x 2"W x 5.5"HCountry of Origin: USACondition: Age related wear.

Bronze Sculpture on marble base, depicting an American Indian on horseback. Signed Remington. Artist: Frederic RemingtonIssued: 20th CenturyDimensions: 3.75"L x 2"W x 4.25"HCountry of Origin: USACondition: Age related wear.

Large impressive bronze sculpture modeled as young man riding a camel. Highly detailed. G. Paglagh signed to base. Sculpture fixed to hexagonal black marble base with name plaque. This item has no reserve. Artist: PaglaghDimensions: 24"L x 14"W x 27.25"HCondition: Age related wear.

Bronze sculpture depicting Native American farmer leaning exhausted on gardening hoe. Wooden base.Rough impressionist style. Gary N. Herbert signed to base. This item has no reserve. Artist: Gary N. HerbertIssued: 1973Dimensions: 7.5"L x 8.5"W x 19"HEdition Number: 8 of 15 Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Bronze sculpture modeled as two men, one in a sombrero the other in a beret, seated in conversation at a bar.Wooden base with figures fixed to wooden stools. This item has no reserve. Issued: 20th c.Dimensions: 21.5"L x 12"W x 16"HCondition: Age related wear. Wooden base shows deep scratches. One figure detached from base.

Adorable bronze cloisonne camel with mouth open; multicolor foliate designsChinese cloisonne figurines have been recorded as early as the Ming dynasty and were primarily used to decorate temples and palaces. Dimensions: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3"HCondition: Age related wear.

Adorable brass and bronze cloisonne goose with floral enamel details and impressed texture to feet.Chinese cloisonne figurines have been recorded as early as the Ming dynasty and were primarily used to decorate temples and palaces. Dimensions: 2.5"L x 1.25"W x 3"HCondition: Age related wear.

A heavy Chinese bronze vase of archaic form, decorated with clouds and foliate detailing, with metal lined neck, unsigned, height 31cm.Condition Report: Age patina to the surface throughout with general scuffs and scratches. Three large patch repairs to the metal on the main body (see images), with four small knocks / surface marks. Expectaed age wear marks and rubbing throughout.

A Japanese Meiji period bronze vase depicting a bird perched on a bullrush, height 26cm, a mother of pearl inlaid hardwood stand with four associated spheres, a bronzed figure of a reclining female, an archaic style cylindrical vessel, and a brass lid (5)Condition Report: Vase with age wear scuffs and marks and a large glue mark from a label, some wear to the base and one of the long leafs is cracked. One of the finials lacking the top section, all others with some General wear and tarnishing. Stand with general wear. Bronze figures with Bernal wear.

Bronze three-piece garniture set comprising of a pair of twin handles vases with birds and flowers around the exterior, 5.5cm high, and a lidded censer with similar decoration, 6cm high (3)Provenance: - ex Paul Champkins Generally in good condition commensurate with age and use. Some knocks and scratches.

A pair of French gilt and patinated bronze four-light figural wall appliques, of Empire style, second half 19th century, the backplate with flambeau finial above central figure holding aloft four scrolling branches, 45cm high, 26cm wide (2)Provenance: Property of a Gentleman removed from a Knightsbridge Apartment.It is the buyers responsibility to ensure electrical items are professionally rewired for use.        Condition Report: Wear/rubbing to the gilded elements to be expected with age and use.  The black patination to the figures has been refreshed.  The wires run up the outside of the branches and the bobeche and sockets have been drilled.  The figures are cast in sections with joins at the top of the legs and below the arm bands.  A qualified electrician should examine the lot before use.

A GOOD PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL SIX LIGHT GLASS AND GILT BRONZE FLOOR STANDING CANDELABRA CIRCA 1900, POSSIBLY BY CALDWELL NEW YORK The twisted arms and crystal drops supported by fine gilt bronze mounts, with an ebonised column and white marble base with gilt bronze paw feet, UK wiring 215cm high overall, bases 45cm across the paws Provenance: From the private collection of Nancy Audesse, New England Condition Report: mild signs of repair/minor damage as per age and use. One glass branch with metal sleeve repair, several replaced. both bases with edge chips or knocks and with collar below knop restored. The pole stems are ebonised wood- and may be later replacements. Some rubbing to gilding- some wear and small edge wear/loss to glass sections- both finial tops, lotus cupped sleeve to one- UK electrical wiring Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Condition Report Disclaimer

A LARGE TENT FORM BEADED GLASS AND GILT AND CHASED BRONZE 18 LIGHT CHANDELIER FRENCH, CIRCA 1880 the six lights alternating with glass spires and a central beaded column, with internal lily shaped supports for nine further lights inside in two tiers- and three further lights to the corona154cm high Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN 18 light CHANDELIER- 6 external lights to main frame, with internal lily shaped supports for 9 further inside in two tiers- and three further to the coronaWired for UK electricity- sympathetically and unobtrusively- some repairs and replacements to drops (the terminal drop probably replaced) and very minor typical small damages to glass- several drops missing. The gilded surface with some wear, minor rubbing and probably with some restoration. Generally in good presentable condition ready for domestic use Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May.  All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Condition Report Disclaimer

A RARE PAIR OF FRENCH SILVERED AND GILDED BRONZE 'POMPEIIAN' TRIPOD TORCHERES/STANDS BY BARBEDIENNE AND LEVILLAIN CIRCA 1890 Signed to each F Barbedienne and with coupes with panels depicting water carriers by Ferdinand Levillain The dished tops with inset relief panels, signed to cast. above distinctive "bamboo" stems and Herculaneum style bases, gilded tops and bases and suspended chains 133cm high, tops 35cm diameter At the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition Ferdinand Barbedienne exhibited a very similar model of his "Ancient Candelabra Lamp-Holder" designed by Henri Cahieux. The Empress Eugénie purchased a pair of such lamps for St Cloud- and subsequently purchased two more pairs in 1858 for her boudoirs at Compiègne and Fontainebleau Palaces.In 1875 Barbedienne's catalogues illustrated these stands under the new title of "Bamboo candelabra" and offered them in three heights: 190cm, 170cm and 135cm. For similar please see:Christie's New York, 8 October 2020, lot 88 - of similar form but with Neo Grec vase surmounts and plainer bases $16,250 Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE SALEROOM AMENDMENTA RARE PAIR OF FRENCH SILVERED AND GILDED BRONZE 'POMPEIIAN' TRIPOD TORCHERES/STANDS BY BARBEDIENNE AND LEVILLAIN CIRCA 1890 Signed to each F Barbedienne and with coupes with panels depicting water carriers by Ferdinand Levillain  These are in generally good condition. Some wear as per age and use with rubbing of gilding to base- both inset with panels of water carriers signed F Levillan- additionally both are signed to coupe F BARBEDIENNE Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May.  All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF GILTWOOD AND GILT BRONZE CONSOLE TABLES IN THE EMPIRE TASTE EARLY 20TH CENTURY Each with a brèche Verte d'Egypte marble top above a frieze decorated with central N and bee motifs to the scrolls in the manner of iconographic designs for Napoleon and Empress Joséphine, above lion monopodia supports and plinth base 96cm high, 132cm wide, 51.5cm deepCondition Report: Both with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Very few old chips, splits and losses. One lion monopodia is set slightly off centre. Some minor chips to the edges of the marble. Overall, both tables are in good presentable condition. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE 'VENUS CALLIPYGE' SOMMER FOUNDRY NAPLES, EARLY 20TH CENTURY The 'Venus of the beautiful buttocks' depicted semi-clad, her head turned in admiration of herself, signed to cast 65cm high, base 23.7cm diameter  Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE BASE IS 23.7cm diameterGenerally good condition- some mild wear to raised sections of limbs and details Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May.  All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers Condition Report Disclaimer

AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA- A PAIR OF ITALIAN GILDED PLASTER HORSES LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Each a full scale model of the bronze écorché horse sculpture by Giambologna known as the Torrie Horse or Mattei Horse, on simulated porphyry bases101cm high overall, bases 80 by 30cm Condition Report: Wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Both in good strong decorative order overall. Both looks to have had gilding refreshed and redone. Scattered small spot retouching and various repairs to top surfaces and lower edges of fragile bases-Base are fragile - will require careful and considerate transportation.Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of descriptionAll lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection. Condition Report Disclaimer

A LARGE PAIR OF CHARLES X GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE TWIN HANDLED URNS FRENCH, MID 19TH CENTURY Each with foliate scroll handles above pedestals with floral banding 65cm high overall, bases 16cm wide Condition Report: Good clean well presented condition. Small old marks- and wear- wood insets to bases Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items.We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so, and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description Condition Report Disclaimer

λ PAOLO BUFFA FOR GIUSEPPE ANZANI: A RARE ITALIAN MARQUETRY INLAID VELLUM SIDEBOARD SIGNED ANZANI AND DATED 1941 The marquetry depicting scenes from Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey 90cm high, 189cm wide, 42cm deep The Italian architect-designer Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) is best known for an array of furniture designs that marry Neoclassical and Art Deco motifs and scenes with modernist principles. After studying architecture at Milan's Politecnico he established a design studio in 1928 with Antonio Cassi Ramelli, whom he had met whilst working in the atelier of Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia. Designing for the Milanese upper classes in the 1930s onwards, Buffa's entrusted his designs to some of the finest ébénistes ensuring that they were expertly produced in finest materials, resulting in a quality that rivalled French cabinetmakers such as Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann. Giuseppe Anzani had established his workshop in the small village of Mariano near Milan. A highly skilled cabinet maker specialising in inlay and marquetry- he collaborated with famous designers, architects and artists such as Buffa, Cassi Ramelli, Gariboldi, Borsani, Gio Ponti and many others. Although his work at the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) of 1939 brought his work to international notice- the second World War resulted in the loss of a large number of his recorded works and signed examples of his work are rare at auction.A comparable example with similar subject inlay to this work was sold at Wannenes Art Auction Genoa, Italy, 14th July 2020 lot 127 €8,500. Catalogued as "Importante credenza da soggiorno " Odissea - l'isola di Ea". Fusione di bronzo, legno di sicomoro, pergamena, intarsi in essenze nobili. Firmato Anzani sul fronte." (An Important living room sideboard "Odyssey - the island of Ea". Cast bronze, , sycamore wood, parchment, inlays in noble woods. Signed Anzani on the front). It also noted that the cabinet had authentication from the Paolo Buffa Archive and was illustrated: Irene de Guttry, Maria Paola Maino, Il mobile italiano degli anni '40 e '50, Editori Laterza, 1992, Roma-Bari, p. 133; G. Gramigna, Repertorio del Design italiano 1950-2000, p. 81.Condition Report: Sideboard with the expected marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions consistent with age and use. Key present and operates lock. Various areas of sympathetic conservation to the surface of the sideboard. Most are only visible upon close inspection (please see additional images). Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF 'GRAND TOUR' BRONZE AND SIENA MARBLE MEDICI URNS ITALIAN, MID 19TH CENTURY The plinths with applied female mask medallions 40cm high, bases 14.5cm square Condition Report: Good, clean, well presented condition. Roundels a little loose. Plinth bases with typical wear and small edge/corner nibbles and loss Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items.We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so, and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND VERDE ANTICO MARBLE GUERIDONS MID 20TH CENTURY The circular tops above triform bases each with an Egyptian sphinx to the angles 64cm high, 62cm diameter Condition Report: Presented into good show room condition. Ready for placing into a domestic interior. With some sympathetic old minor repairs and cracks, notably to bases. The gilt brass frame with some wear from use and mild distortion as per age and construction, notably to galleries to top.Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY).The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST).   Condition Report Disclaimer

A SET OF SIX SINGLE LIGHT BRONZE BARONIAL STYLE WALL LIGHTS FRENCH, MID 20TH CENTURY Each with 'stick barometer' style backplate 66cm high, 19cm protuberance Condition Report: With varying levels of applied Verdigris decoration- some edge wear from use. The stems below sconces look to be white metal- ebonised- some are showing paint loss Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May.  All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Condition Report Disclaimer

A CARVED GILTWOOD 'DAGOBERT ARMCHAIR' ITALIAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURYWith tooled slung leather seat within pierced frame on monopodia front legs 96.5cm high, 68cm wide at the knees SALROOM NOTICE: The present lot is based on 'King Dagobert's throne', the bronze chair made in the early Middle Ages and long associated with the Frankish and later French monarchy.Condition Report: Chair with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old splits and chips.Section of moulding lacking to roundel at centre of front X-stretcher. The gilt surface with cracking, flaking, chips and losses - see images for extent. Leather seat with the expected wear, cracking, and marks. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL GILT BRONZE AND MARBLE GUERIDONS MID 20TH CENTURY Each of two tier form with white marble insets 70.5cm high, tops 51cm diameter Condition Report: The tops with marks and stains, there are ring marks visible too, also bearing the usual signs of age and useSome dirt and discolouration, some pitting to the metal work alsoOverall solid and stablePlease see additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE LION TEMPLE GUARDIANS CIRCA 1920 45cm high, 32cm wide, 21cm deep Condition Report: These are in generally good condition- some small build up of engrained surface dirt and Verdigris to recessed areas and around feet on plinth.- mild wear to foot rim. Handling/dusting has led to slightly paler patination to raised edges- points such as ears.Small black paint touching in to area where patina has been knocked to left of one figure. Both with casting deposits to interior which means they 'rattle' when picked up'. Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. Final images are under natural diffuse daylightPlease note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers.  Condition Report Disclaimer

14th-10th century B.C. Formed with a slender triangular blade, raised midrib with flat upper face, penannular guard and scooped shoulders, columnar grip with two gusseted hoops, the upper half of the grip is decorated with vertical lines, the lower part with horizontal grooves, crescent pommel; short sword or dagger. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, items 41-43.430 grams, 44 cm (17 1/4 in.). Ex Alexander Cotton collection, Hampshire, UK 1980s. This short sword or dagger belongs to the category of blades with pennanular guard, with hilt and guard cast in one piece with the grip. This solid weapon has separate sets of encircling ribs on the grip. Negahban excavated similar weapons from the Marlik cemeteries, although sometimes the type combines grip and penannular guard with flanged hilts open to accept inlays.

10th-9th century B.C. Comprising a long tapering blade, rectangular-section hilt with raised circular bosses, horned crescent-shaped guard curved to accept the blade and a large bifurcated pommel formed as two ear-lobes with ribbed joining shank. Cf. Khorasani, M. M., Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, Cat.45,46, for type.1.17 kg, 66 cm (26 in.). Acquired in the early-1990s. Ex Guernsey collection. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. This kind of sword was entirely made of cast bronze. They were characterised by an 'ear' pommel and raised mid-rib on the blade, square shoulders and rectangular, open guard. The handle was cast on the blade. The square and solid sectioned handle has bossed with reinforcements which allow a better grip.

Late 2nd millenium B.C. Formed with a long triangular blade, thick midrib with parallel fullers, rectangular guard, long tang with folded end. See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, no.36, for type.668 grams, 73 cm (28 3/4 in.). Acquired on the London art market, prior to 1980s. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. This sword finds a good parallel with a bronze sword with bell-shaped pommel, today in the National Museum of Teheran. Originally these swords had separately made hilt which was then cast on the blade. These swords were more typical of the North-West Persian territory, especially in the Amlash and Gilan areas.

10th-9th century B.C. Of Naue II Type, with broad flattened midrib to both faces of the iron blade, the blade gently broadening below the tip, serrated edges at the base, flanged rivetted guard and hilt for the insertion of the organic handle and rhomboid-section grip. See D'Amato, R., Salimbeti, A., Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100-700 BC, Oxford, 2016, p.24, nos.G,L, for similar short swords of group A from the Aegean area; see also Kilian-Dirlmeier, I., Die Schwerter in Griechenland (außerhalb der Peloponnes), Bulgarien und Albanen, Stuttgart, 1993, no.291, from Archanes.245 grams, 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. The Naue II, also known as the grip-tongue sword, was one of the longest lasting of all sword types. First appearing in the late Bronze Age it lasted well into the Iron Age, a span of 500-700 years, and it was made both in bronze and iron. As early as 1450 B.C., in northern Italy, smiths came up with an early type of a sword now known as the Naue II. It spread first into central Europe, Scandinavia and the British Isles. By 1200 B.C. it had spread to Greece, Crete, the Aegean Islands, the Levant, Palestine and Egypt. It was quite popular in Greece and the Aegean, but it is in Central Europe that the greatest number has been found. In all these areas it was the standard sword until the 7th century B.C. with iron replacing bronze, but still the same basic design.

14th-12th century B.C. The socket of tapering round-section form, leaf-shaped head with midrib to both faces extending almost the full length. Cf. MacGregor, A., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, 1987, no.11.45 and 11.46, for the typology.198 grams, 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman. Bronze Age warriors often deposited personal equipment with the bodies of the deceased or as offerings in the rivers. Technological change was rapid: short daggers lengthened into rapiers and swords, axes developed new and more effective methods of hafting. More specialised equipment emerged, and small foliate spearheads were also present in the Koszider phase of bronzeworking.

12th-11th century B.C. Composed of a round-section open socket, narrow leaf-shaped blade with shallow groove. Cf. Leshtakov, L., 'Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Bronze Spear- and Javelin heads in Bulgaria in the context of Southeastern Europe' in Archaeologia Bulgarica, XV,2 (2011), pp.25-52, fig.2, no.2, for similar and fig.3 no.4, for decoration.228 grams, 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.). From a German collection, pre 1970. Ex North American private collection, 1980s. Surrey, UK, collection,1990s. The shape of the blade resembles a willow leaf. Its widest part is situated in the middle of its length; the origin of this shape is still not very clear. It was probably invented somewhere in Anatolia or the Near East. In the Aegean it appears for the first time in LH II A, but this particular type in South-eastern Europe found correspondence especially with specimens from Lessura and Krichim, and are possibly of Balkan origin.

Circa 1450-1375 B.C. Displaying an incuse bull or other horned quadruped looking backwards; drilled for suspension. Cf. a comparable image in Boardman, J., Greek Gems and finger rings, early bronze age to Late Classical, London, 1973 (2001), no.106, p.47.3.63 grams, 18 mm (3/4 in.). Acquired in 1970. with Coins and Antiquities, formerly known as D.J. Crowther Ltd, Mayfair, London, UK. Private collection of a London antiquarian. The style of the lentoid seal has similarities with an agate lentoid seal from Fourni, Archanes, dated to the last period of the Cretan Palace in Knossos, before the island was occupied by the Achaeans. On the Cretan lentoid seals, single animals or a group of animals are plentiful. One of the most common motifs is that of a reclining or standing animal. Single animals are sometimes depicted with contorted bodies.

6th-5th century B.C. Modelled with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, the base displaying a battle showing a mature and muscular naked man grappling with a winged gryphon; drilled for suspension. Cf. a comparable scene in Boardman, J., Greek Gems and finger rings, early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1973 (2001), no.361.2.29 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.). Ex F.A., Brussels, 1980. Private collection of a London antiquarian. The presence of Greek scene of a fight between a man and a gryphon is not unusual in scarabs. A faience factory was found in Naukratis by Flinders-Petrie, with innumerable faience and discarded moulds. The motifs on the bottom surface are repetitive and hurriedly worked. They depict lucky symbols or representative subjects (lions with sun disc, ibex, Horus falcons, lotus flowers), such motifs had already been adopted into Greek art but are generally considered typically Egyptian. Here the subject of a fight against a gryphon is Greek, although the style of the fighting character seems Phoenician, which points to Eastern Mediterranean workmanship, possibly on the Island of Rhodes.

11th century A.D. Formed as a crouching beast modelled in the round with hollow slot to the underside; elongated head with raised lentoid eyes and ellipsoid ears, ribbed wings to the shoulders, knop tail and splayed claws to the feet; mouth open with detailed fangs. See Graham-Campbell, J., Viking Art, London, 2013, items 138-140, for Ringerike style ship-vanes; 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, 1983.84.9 grams, 66 mm (2 5/8 in.). From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no. 200289. 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). [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price

2nd millennium B.C.-11th century A.D. Sub-rectangular in plan with rounded ends, with the remains of a spur towards one end indicating the pouring point of the molten metal into the mould. 36.74 grams, 67 mm (2 5/8 in.). Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eastchurch, Swale, Kent, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2019.Accompanied by a copy of the report on find of potential Treasure for HM Coroner with reference no.2020 T3. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-B43CF3. Although listed as Early Medieval (i.e. Viking) in the coroner's report, this ingot could date from as early as the Bronze Age. The gold purity is near to 21 carat with an elemental breakdown of: Au 87.9, Ag 11.1, Sn 0.2 and traces of other elements.

Bronze Age, circa 2300-1650 B.C. Bulbous bodied with a rounded base, slender cylindrical neck, trumpet-shaped rim and integral handle, decorated with incised circumferential bands, hatched triangles and chevrons; accompanied by an acrylic display base. Cf. The British Museum, museum number 2001,0423.4, for similar.388 grams, 18 cm high (7 in.). Acquired in the 1990s. From the deceased estate of a North Yorkshire private collector, UK. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Red burnished ware pottery became the dominant pottery ware lasting into the Middle Bronze Age on the island of Cyprus. Vessels were handmade and covered with a slip, which was burnished and often decorated with patterns incised with a sharp cutting edge before being fired. Potters were able to produce vessels that were either mottled or painted in two colours, often red outside and black inside and on the exterior of the rim.

9th century A.D. Comprising: two oval brooches, each domed with raised ornament, wide flange, ferrous remains of the pin to the reverse; suspended from the lower edge of each brooch a triangular openwork spacer plate with three tiers of red and green glass tubular beads, the lower tier with a discoid pendant plaque with bands of raised pellets; three double-link chains running between the plates; three more chains from each plate with an amuletic or decorative pendant comprising a bronze model knife in its sheath, a silver(?) Dirhem coin, an iron model dog with punched decoration, a latch-lifter key, a pair of bronze crotal bells, a stone disc or spindle whorl; displayed on a large high-quality custom-made display stand by Colin Bowles Limited. Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 4, for oval brooches; see also Ewing, T., Viking Clothing, Stroud, 2007.7.7 kg total, 56 x 54 cm including display frame (22 x 22 1/4 in.). Family collection formed after World War II; thence by descent. Ex London collection since 2016. Women's display jewellery in the Viking age comprised both utilitarian and symbolic items. The brooches were worn high on the chest, supporting an apron-type overdress (hangerok) with the beads and chains strung between them and various small items attached. The pendants probably symbolised the authority of the female in the domestic sphere (key, coin, spindle whorl), and in husbandry (model animal, crotal bells, model knife).

Bronze Age, circa 2300-1650 B.C. Bulbous bodied with a cylindrical neck and everted rim, decorated with incised geometric motifs: chequered squares, vertical chevrons, hatched and striped lozenges, combed circumferential bands; accompanied by an acrylic display base. Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 1888,0927.29 and 2001,0423.4, for similar motifs.375 grams, 20 cm high (7 7/8 in.). Acquired in the 1990s. From the deceased estate of a North Yorkshire private collector, UK. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Red burnished ware pottery became the dominant pottery ware lasting into the Middle Bronze Age on the island of Cyprus. Vessels were handmade and covered with a slip, which was burnished and often decorated with patterns incised with a sharp cutting edge before being fired. Potters were able to produce vessels that were either mottled or painted in two colours, often red outside and black inside and on the exterior of the rim.

Bronze Age, circa 2300-1650 B.C. Black burnished with rounded underside, incised pattern of roundels and linear bands to shoulder and neck, flared rim. Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession number 1888,0927.20. Exhibited: On loan to the Detroit Institute of Arts 6th December 1983 - 24th April, 2019. On view in Hallway East of Rivera Court circa 1989 and again in European Medieval and Renaissance in the 2000's. 142 grams, 11.5 cm high (4 1/2 in.). From the collection of Mr Leinonen, by descent to his son, Stan Leinonen.[No Reserve]

Bronze Age, circa 2300-1650 B.C. Hemispherical in form, black burnished finish with small loop below the rim, incised geometric bands with hatching. Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under reference 1939,0217.16.163 grams, 11 cm wide (4 3/8 in.). Ex private Bonn collection, acquired c.1960-1970.

Early 2nd millennium B.C. Of tapering cylindrical form with flange to socket, the upper body displaying vertical columns of chevrons between plain bands. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 56.102.1, for very similar; see Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.XIX, no.58, for a similar mace; see also Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, p.24, nos.18-19; Khorasani, M. M., 'Bronze and iron weapons from Luristan' in Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, 7, 2009, fig.8.449 grams, 23 cm (9 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This gorz mace head belongs to the category of truncheon-shaped mace-heads, a type developed on the Iranian plateau during the Bronze Age, used by Elamite and Luristan warriors since the 3rd millennium B.C. This category of objects was also interpreted as a part of a shaft or cudgel, but most scholars agree on the interpretation of use as a mace.

Circa 1000 B.C. Cast in one piece, with narrow blade having almost parallel edges, flanged hilt with narrow grip widening slightly towards the ricasso, decorated from five parallel grooves, and running smoothly into the blade. Cf.identical type in Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.378, cat.8.188 grams, 33 cm (13 in.). Ex German collection, Cologne, 1980-1990s. The dirk belongs to the type III in the Medvedskaya classification, but with a smallest hand guard at the base. The dating of type III to the 12th century B.C., suggested by Medvedskaya and confirmed by Khorasani, was based on the series of dirks with an inscription of the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar I and of the name of Marduk Nadin Ahhe on similar types of daggers.

12th-11th century B.C. Long, parallel-sided with deep midrib, broad tip, round-section neck with V-shaped recess to each face and thick square-section tang. See Negahban, E., Weapons from Marlik, Berlin, 1995, plate VI, no.78; Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, items 279-280, for type.468 grams, 47 cm (18 1/2 in.). Ex German collection, Cologne, 1980-1990s. This weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 BC.

Circa 1000 B.C. Narrow triangular casting with gentle midrib and narrow point, scooped shoulders, long flat-section tang with lobe finial. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, cat.3, p.376, for type.129 grams, 36 cm (14 1/8 in.). Ex German collection, Cologne, 1980-1990s. The type of the present dirk or dagger corresponds to type IX of Medvedskaya classification. The type consists of a bronze blade with organic handle, possibly made of bone or wood, and a long tang, which was usually bent at the extremity. According to Moorey, the exact dating of these pieces is uncertain.

1st millennium B.C. Composed of a leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib to both faces, broad shaft to flange, tapering tang. Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, p.36, no.40; cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.630, no.280.442 grams, 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). Private UK collection, 1980s. Ex London gallery. The spearhead belongs to a typology of spears widespread in the Marlik region, which Negahban divided into two categories. This spearhead belongs to type I, spearheads with long blades, broad midrib, rectangular sectioned tang and reinforced shaft opening to reveal the tang and rounded shoulders. [No Reserve]

2nd millenium B.C. With crescent-shaped guard to accept blade, square-section grip with central rib to two sides and four evenly-spaced studs to the other two, and a conical hollow-cast mushroom pommel pierced on three sides. Cf. Khorasani, M. M., Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, pp.393-4, for type.492 grams, 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). Acquired in the early 1990s. Ex Guernsey collection. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

14th-10th century B.C. Comprising leaf-shaped and triangular, tanged and barbed arrowheads. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, cat.454, 455, 463.70 grams total, 9.1-12.4 cm (3 1/2 - 4 7/8 in.). English private collection, acquired 1970s. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. The arrowheads correspond to the classification of the arrowheads with elongated triangular shape with barbed shoulders and lanceolate head with rounded shoulders from the category type V, according to the studies of Khorasani and the excavations in Negahban. [4]