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Lot 415

Ca. 1800-1000 BC A Luristan double axe-head cast in bronze. The weapon features an undecorated, short cylindrical shaft hole, a flattened top with a vertical crescent-shaped blade with sides that broaden out towards the cutting edge and a smaller horizontal blade to the back. Beautiful green patination covers the surface.Size: L:200mm / W:66mm ; 1.09kgProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Lot 416

Ca. 2000-700 BC A bronze axe head with a short, curved blade, tapering cheek, and a wedge-shaped butt. The shaft decorated with a double banded collar.An axe such as this one would have been an important symbol of rank, and have served a purpose in warfare, but also in religious contexts as axes were common votive offerings in shrines.Size: L:132mm / W:40mm ; 490gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Lot 417

Luristan, Ca. 900-700 BC A beautiful cast bronze sword with a tapering, bevelled blade with a raised midrib and an integral handle comprised of a crescent-shaped guard, a long cylindrical grip with two ribs, and finished with a disc pommel. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it.Size: L:530mm / W:53mm ; 500gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market formed in the 1980s.

Lot 418

Luristan, Ca. 900-700 BC A stunning ancient bronze sword with an elaborate handle and slender blade finished with a sharp tip and blood grooves going through the whole length.Size: L:705mm / W:57mm ; 835gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market formed in the 1980s.

Lot 419

Luristan, Ca. 900-700 BC A large, finely made ancient bronze sword composed of a long blade, integral guard, and columnar grip with a double disc pommel.Size: L:600mm / W:62mm ; 755gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 420

Greek Archaic Period, Ca. 1200-700 BC A beautiful bronze spear with a tapering, bevelled blade with a prominent midrib, a neck with twisted decoration, and a tang, now bent, for insertion into a wooden haft.Size: L:425mm / W:50mm ; 500gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 421

Greek Archaic Period, Ca. 1200-700 BC A nice bronze spear featuring a leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib, gently curved shoulders, and turned outward tang ending in a small discoid pommel.Size: L:390mm / W:50mm ; 440gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 422

Greek Archaic Period, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spear featuring a leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib, gently curved shoulders, and turned outward tang ending in a small discoid pommel.Size: L:365mm / W:48mm ; 475gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 423

Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze dagger with a long, bevelled blade, folded-in guard, concave handle that would have been inset with stone, bone, or ivory, and a crescent moon-shaped pommel.Size: L:350mm / W:33mm ; 255gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 424

Ca. 800 BC A riveted bronze spear featuring an ovate blade with rectangular-sectioned midrib, gently curved shoulders, and insertion tang.Size: L:370mm / W:60mm ; 195gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 425

Ca. 800 BC A bronze spear featuring an ovate blade with rectangular-sectioned midrib, gently curved shoulders, and insertion tang.Size: L:305mm / W:52mm ; 175gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 426

Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, a wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:150mm / W:23mm ; 30gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 427

Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, a wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:160mm / W:24mm ; 35gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 428

Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spear with a leaf-shaped blade with barbs, raised midrib, bevelled edges that taper to a pointed tip, short socket, and a long tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:140mm / W:21mm ; 35gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 429

Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, a wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a tang for insertion into a haft.Size: L:150mm / W:30mm ; 40gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.

Lot 72

Iraq or Persia, Ca. 11th -12th century AD A beautiful example of a bronze scroll holder with a tubular tapering body and a collar. Decorated with a panel of Eastern Kufic script.Size: L:295mm / W:54mm ; 1.65kgProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.

Lot 81

Sasanian, Ca. 200-900 AD A bronze bowl with intricate concentric circle decoration, the globular bulbous-shaped body raising up to the above centre and then tapering into a funnel-shaped rim. Below the rim on the exterior is a band of concentric circles, the middle of the body has different sections divided by panels of circles.Size: L:90mm / W:160mm ; 1.67kgProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.

Lot 215

Minton ivory bone china and bronze figure 'Geisha' MS26 (1st).

Lot 216

Minton ivory bone china and bronze figure 'Sea Breezes' MS4 (1st).

Lot 217

Minton ivory bone china and bronze figures 'Travellers Tales' MS1 & Tom Thumb MS52 (both 2nds).

Lot 218

Minton ivory bone china and bronze figures 'The Sage' MS25 & Spellbound MS2 (both 2nds).

Lot 219

Minton ivory bone china and bronze figures 'Meadowsweet' MS50, 'Cowslip MS51 & 'The Fisherman MS13 (head loose) (all 2nds).

Lot 200

Unusual Chinese Patinated Bronze Censor. Late 19th Century. The spherical body reserved with birds, the sides with winged dragon handles, with a compound neck continuing up to a wide flared rim, on tall slender tripod legs entwined with serpents, atop a three-part stacked base, with scrolled feet and hexagonal plinth, probably adapted. Size: 9 x 6 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.

Lot 215

Contemporary Patinated Bronze Frog Unsigned. The frog clambering on a boulder Size: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.

Lot 209

Contemporary Vietnamese Bronze Female Bust Nuguyn Thanh Le, (1919-2006), the reverse of neck signed. Depicting a young woman, her hair well-coiffed in a tight bun, overall black patina, on an ebonized wood block. Size: 4 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 11 in.

Lot 169

Chinese Patinated Bronze Liquid Measure The handle cast as a boy grasping a circular barrel. Size: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.

Lot 240

Two are silver and one is bronze. Size: 1 1/4 x 1 x 4 1/8 in.

Lot 220

Thai/Burmese Parcel Gilt Bronze Buddha Probably 19th Century. Seated cross-legged in a long robe, atop a base, hands clasped in Dhyan Mudra, and wearing a headdress surmounted by a spire, the upper body with a gilt surface, suggesting that entire figure had a gilt surface. Size: 2 1/2 x 1 x 5 1/2 in.

Lot 212

Two Japanese Mixed Metal Inlaid Bronze Vases Meiji period. Each baluster body continuing up to a four-sided arched rim, with double-scrolled handles, Each body reserved with mixed metal inlaid foliage, the reverse cast with a landscape, on a base with four downward scrolled feet. Size: 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.

Lot 241

Japanese Patinated Bronze Bowl. Probably Meiji. The upper portion modeled with a row of geese, with a slight out-turned rim and a circular foot. Size: 5 1/2 x 4 in.

Lot 285

Japanese Bronze Incense footed embossed tub. Size: 27 x 22 x 13 in

Lot 225

Japanese Patinated Bronze Lidded Teapot Meiji Period or earlier. The underside with raised character marks. The one cup teapot cast with a bamboo stem spout, the handle a knurled branch. Size: 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3 in.

Lot 192

Tibetan Bronze Phurba The pommel cast with the three faces of Yama, the blade with two entwined serpents on three sides. Size: 1 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.

Lot 156

19th C Chinese Bronze Diminutive Teapot The body incised allover with archaic style scrolls, fitted with an angled spout and loop handle. (Cond. lacking cover). Size: 3 x 2 x 2 1/2 in.

Lot 255

Tang Dynasty Gilt Bronze Elephant. In a recumbent pose, with trunk raised upward, the body with incised strapwork. Size: 3 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.

Lot 268

Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Ebonized Document Box Continental. Late 19 th /early 20 th Century. Rectangular with bronze handle, keyhole escutcheon and corner mounts, the hinged lid opening to a well. Size: 11 x 8 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.

Lot 208

Patinated Bronze Spotted Leopard Late 19th/early 20th Century. The standing leopard cast with raised spots, with an open mouth and a curled tail. Size: 21 x 22 in.

Lot 216

Chinese Patinated Bronze Bodhisattva Seated cross-legged before a pointed halo, on a lotus base, poised Bhumisparsa Mudra, as in ,“touching the earth, and signifying the birth of Buddha, overall light green weathered patina. Size: 4 x 2 5/8 x 6 in.

Lot 275

Japanese Meiji Per. Tobacco Pouch w Silver Mounts. A second smaller pouch attached, as is an amulet box and belt hook, the bronze clasp chased with a dragon. Size: 11 1/4 x 3 x 18 1/4 in.

Lot 198

Chinese Patinated Bronze Covered Censor Circa 1900. The circular lobed body, with applied leaf handles, on four short feet, the domed cover pierced with leaves. Size: 6 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.

Lot 267

Circa 1930. The underside marked RR, [for Richard Rohac] Made in Austria. The two-tonepolished bronze crane with outstretched wings, on a circular stand. Size: 3 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.

Lot 178

Chinese Patinated Bronze Vase 19 th Century. The tapered ovoid vessel cast to simulate a poured heavy liquid coating from the rim down to the shoulder, the lower part on a support cast of three figures.Size: 7 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.

Lot 210

Chinese Patinated Bronze Ritual Spearhead Probably 19th Century. The socket cast as a bearded priests head, the wings as ears, the double-edge blade with two rows of Greek key on each side. Size: 1 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.

Lot 205

Tang Dynasty Chinese Parcel Gilt Bronze Censer, the openwork exterior frame cut with eight incised gilt figures, with a removable interior recess, the underside with a circular opening.Size: 4 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.

Lot 193

Tibetan Bronze Phurba 19th/20th Century. The handle with a dragon’s head. Size: 2 x 7 1/4 in.

Lot 12

Fine Pair of Chinese Bronze Pouring Vessels. Qing Dynasty, the undersides impressed with a circular seal containing a four/six-character mark. Each taking the form of a stylized deer, the handle cast as a deer’s head, the spout it’s stylized tail, the sides with applied characters in script, the wide opening with a circular lid cast with a nesting goose, with a mellow nutty-brown patina, worn in areas. Size: 5 1/8 x 2 x 4 1/2 in.

Lot 221

Southeast Asian Patinated Bronze Buddha Probably 19th Century. The standing figure with outstretched arms, dressed in a long robe and wearing a traditional beaded headdress, with weathered variegated green patina, now on a marble base. Size: 2 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.

Lot 35

Chinese Archaistic Bronze Vase Of baluster form with a tall circular flared foot, decorated with stylized masks and archaic motifs, the sides cast with flanges. Size: 3 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 7 in.

Lot 214

Chinese Bronze Drum-Form Basin Probably 19th Century. The circular tapering body with an upper and lower border of circular discs, that suggest the elements that secure the drumheads, the sides with bail handles, on three-disc shaped feet. Size: 10 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.

Lot 39

Chinese Imperial Bronze Hat Stand. The silver filigree dog with a moveable head, decorated with multi-colored enamel. Size: 1 x 2 1/4 in.

Lot 79

In a Song Dynasty style, the cylindrical body with long conforming neck and a thin bronze covered rim, the blueish-olive green glaze, with an all over fine crackle glaze. Height 8 in., Diameter at shoulder 4 ¾ in.

Lot 166

Chinese Bronze Chop Seal Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century. The underside with a six-character reign mark, surmounted by a frog. Size: 1 1/4 x 1 in.

Lot 151

Late 19th Century. Fire starter/tinder pouch chased with either bronze or silvered metal fittings. Size: 4 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.

Lot 184

Asian Bronze Travelling Candle Holder 19 th Century. Oval, with a parcel hinged top, opening to a pricket . Size: 3 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.

Lot 13

Set of Eight Chinese Bronze Spoons. Han Dynasty or earlier. With an elongated scoop, with long slender handles, two terminating into points, the others, with notched ends, each with a brownish gray patina, in a silk lined box. Size: 13 x13 1/4 in.

Lot 155

Three Chinese Small Bronze Chop Seals 19th/20th Century. Comprising, an example with a turtle, incised on the underside with a Qing Dynasty six-character mark, another, with a fu-dog, the underside also with a six-character mark, the third, surmounted by a fu-dog, lacking characters. (Cond. the second example with worn characters). Size: 3/4 x 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.

Lot 226

Orientalist Diminutive Austrian Bronzes. Bergman style Diminutive gilded bronze kangaroo with inscribed auspicious symbols on the underside of the base. Gilded bronze skinny slithering position snake. Minor wear. Size: 6 5/8 x 1 in.

Lot 199

Two 19th C Chinese Patinated Bronze Tripod Censors Both circular, one with applied elephant head and loose ring handles, the other, lions’ heads, the body of both with faint incised scrolling motifs. Height of largest 4 in., Width across handles Size: 7 x 5 x 3 7/8 in.

Lot 237

Chinese Bronze Bowl Size: 12 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.

Lot 197

Chinese Patinated Bronze Tripod Censor. Circular with two upward rising shaped handles, the body decorated with a wide band of stylized Greek Key. (Cond. much wear to decoration in one area). Size: 4 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.

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