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Click here to subscribeCirca 800 BCA rare, large bronze Greek Archaic, possibly Cypriot spear featuring an ovate blade with rectangular-sectioned midrib and gently curved shoulders and flaring tang. Including a custom made stand. Size: L:307mm / W:56mm; 240g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.
Circa 1600-1200 BCA nice Greek Archaic period Cypriot bronze leaf-shaped spear featuring an ovate blade with rectangular-sectioned midrib and gently curved shoulders and twisted tang. Including a custom made stand. Size: L:356mm / W:50mm; 550g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.
Circa 600 BCSocketed bronze spearhead comprising a substantial leaf-shaped, lentoid-section blade with raised midrib and a long neck.Hoplites were the citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greece, where each city state was fiercely independent and could only be sustained through the military power of its male inhabitants. Hoplites primarily fought using the closed phalanx formation to allow best use of their frequently small numbers, and their principal equipment would have included large, circular (Argive) shields and spears like this one.For more information on Greek hoplite warfare, see:Donald Kagan and Gregory F. Viggiano (eds., 2013). Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece, Princeton University Press. Size: L:580mm / W:67mm; 550g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
Circa 600 BCRare Ancient Greek Hoplite bronze spear; leaf-shaped blade; with the socketed decorated shaft; including a custom made stand. Good Condition.From west Asia to Mainland Greece, bronze weaponry production flourished from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were exchanged via trade and war and are discovered in both civic and ritual contexts. Size: L:456mm / W:65mm; 430g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
Circa 1200-800 BCA beautifully formed Chinese Warring States Period bronze socketed spear with nicely shaped, solid blade and conical socketed shaft for attaching to a piece of wood. The handle with blocked concentric circles and the body with swirling motifs.The military of Warring States region covers primarily to the military apparatuses of the seven Warring States who bought around 475 - 221 BC when the state of Qin conquered the other six regional states. Forming what we know today as China's first imperial dynasty - The Qin Dynasty. Size: L:343mm / W:43mm; 330g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
Circa 1300-1400 AD, Egypt or Syria Exquisite and rare. A pair Mamluk era door handles possibly from a palace, mosque or state institution. The bronze door handle collars, wonderfully adorned with embossed circular Thuluth calligraphy typical of the period. The inscription begins with “The sultan, the king of the Muslims”. Size: Set of 2: L:445-450mm / W:215-195mm; 6.3kg Provenance: From a Private London collection of Mr. K.A.; previously acquired from Uk Art dealer in 2020.
Circa 1100 AD Bronze ewer with flaring mouth, upward-angled spout, piriform body, pronounced foot and strap handle connecting at the lower part of the body and at the rim. Bands of elaborate incised decoration in the form of geometric motifs are concentrated around the upper part of the body and around the body. This form of jug is typically known as a ewer and would have been used for serving water during banquets or for bathing. The Seljuks were a Turkic dynasty who swept out of Central Asia in the early 10th century and conquered an enormous expanse, covering most or all of present-day Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey and beyond. After inflicting crushing military defeats on a host of rivals, the most famous of which was perhaps that against the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the Seljuk sultans became major patrons of art and architecture. Size: L:160mm / W:105mm ; 330.6g Provenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired the 1980s on the UK art market.
Circa 1100 ADA bronze mortar and pestle with fine patination finish. The mortar is in the form of a bulbous shape tube and stepped-in foot. The conical shaped body is decorated with two bands of almond shaped bosses, which are stagger at different heights. The pestle is formed with a knobbed handle, a long cylindrical shaft with a rounded linear base. This object was most likely a utilitarian object used in the kitchen for preparation of food or possibly by a physician, skilfully mixing medicines and preparing substances for the healing of the ill. For similar see Christie’s October 26, 2007, Lot 205. Size: Set of 2: L:130mm, 240mm / W:52mm, 140mm; 5.5kg Provenance: Private London Collection of M.A; formerly acquired in the 1980s on the UK Art market.
Circa 900-700 BC, Neo-ElamiteA fine bronze basin or phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a rounded body, the corseted shoulder flares outward to form the rim, and the slanted lip enables the easy sipping of the contents. The exterior of the bowl is polished; the inside with a rosette finelly modelled, just below the rim an inscription in cuneiform. Size: L:53mm / W:152mm; 210g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
Circa 900-800 BC, Neo-ElamiteA Neo-Elamite bronze bowl with large conical body; the rim, details a ridged band. The exterior is highly decorated with incised zomorphic details of men and winged bulls in the motion of running; the bulls hang over one another, creating a motion of a movement. In the centre of the bowl appears to be a figure of a winged sphinx and fish. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with linear lines creating the effect of a lotus. The bowl seems to depict a precession of animals.For further reading:Dahl, Jacob L. "Animal Husbandry in Susa during the Proto-Elamite Period" SMEA, vol.47, pp. 81–134, 2005. Size: L:43mm / W:133mm; 245g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
Circa 900-800 BC, Neo-ElamiteThe beaker is slender and cylindrical in shape with gently tapering concave sides and a tapering base that terminates in a "nipple". A central knob on the bottom surrounded by twelve petals of a rosette. It is because of this knob that Muscarella (1988, p. 245) suggested to call objects like this a "nipple beaker", instead of situla, as has been (and still is) customary.For decorated beakers and the discussions concerning these, see:Muscarella (1988), pl46.The Metropolitian Museum of Fine Art; accession number: 1971.129.Simone Bourlard-Collin - Christopher Leon (éditeurs), Arts de l'ancien Iran (Marseille, Musée Borély, 1975), p. 50, no. 155.Oscar White Muscarella, Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 1988), p. 244-248. Size: L:150mm / W:65mm; 115g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
Circa 202 BC-220 ADAn ornate Chinese Han dynasty pottery goose with bronze legs. The goose is standing on its stylised, well-defined bronze legs which support a globular body and elegantly slender neck terminating in a white-coloured head with a red beak and open, attentive eyes. The body is decorated with white and black glaze, imitating the animal's natural plumage.Geese were a major motif in Han dynasty era poetry and were typically distinguished between two types of geese, the domestic goose, and the wild goose.The Han Dynasty, which ruled between 202 BC-220 AD, brought great prosperity and stability to China, reigning over a golden age of classical Chinese civilization during which China saw major advances including the widespread development of a monetary economy and the invention of paper, as well as much progress in the decorative arts.To find out more about the Han Dynasty and its art production, see:Milleker, Elizabeth J. (ed.) (2000). The Year One: Art of the Ancient World East and West. Exhibition catalogue. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot. Size: L:200mm / W:185mm; 650g Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
Circa 202 BC-220 AD, Western Han DynastyAn exceptionally rare pair of bronze lamps in the form of two deers, with their bodies crouching, their hooves well defined,their heads showing their ears and antellers pointing out whilst balancing a lamp pole upon their mouths. The poles lead to a conical shaped setting for attachment of lamp. For similar see: New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 200)," April 3, 2017–July 16, 2017. Size: Set of 2: L:288mm / W:185mm; 3kg Provenance: Private collection of a London doctor; formerly in a Somerset Estate collection; acquired from Hong Kong galleries in the early 1990s.
Late Shang-Early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BCA mysterious and powerful ritual wine vessel with lid, referred to as a ‘you’. The vessel is pear-shaped, of oval section, it is raised upon a foot with expands from the body to the bottom, each side with a banding of kui dragon symbols of good fortune and royalty, centred by zoomorphic taotie mask cast in high relief and leiwen in between. The cover is cast with two centred taotie masks and a continuation of kui dragon scrolls. The handle twisted in form, can move from left to right offering flexibility, which terminates at each end with a stylised zoomorphic tapir-head terminals, The powerful ‘you’ vessel is a type of wine vessel made for the royal family or members of high ruling important members of society. These were placed in the tombs of deceased, and were used for ritual rites, normally placed on an altar. The Chinese descendants we provided elaborate rights to their ancestors, for them to be protected against evil. This elaborate bronze vessel is similar in form to the Zhao you, made during the rein of king Zhao. For a similar style see: Sotheby’s, New York, May 13, 2015, lot 101. Size: L:255mm / W:220mm; 2.2kg Provenance: Private collection of a London doctor; formerly in a Somerset Estate collection; acquired from Hong Kong galleries in the early 1990s.
Dated 475–221 BCA bronze figure of a dragon inlaid with a red stone, possibly red-agate. The figure is recumbant, the dragon's head turning, with fierce eyes, mouth open and horns present. The figure is highly stylised leaving a beautiful patinated figure. Size: L:60mm / W:95mm; 430g Provenance: Private collection of a London doctor; formerly in a Somerset Estate collection; acquired from Hong Kong galleries in the early 1990s.
Dated 475–221 BCA bronze figure of a boar inlaid with a red stone, possibly red-agate. The figure is highly stylised leaving a beautiful patinated figure. The boar appears in a position of pounching, mid movement. Size: L:45mm / W:90mm; 215g Provenance: Private collection of a London doctor; formerly in a Somerset Estate collection; acquired from Hong Kong galleries in the early 1990s.
Dated 475–221 BCA bronze figure of a boar inlaid with a red stone, possibly red-agate. The figure is highly stylised leaving a beautiful patinated figure. The boar appears in a position of pounching, mid movement. Size: L:45mm / W:90mm; 225g Provenance: Private collection of a London doctor; formerly in a Somerset Estate collection; acquired from Hong Kong galleries in the early 1990s.
Circa 300 BCA pottery vessel with a globular body and tapering neck, everted rim and strap handle to the rear, the body with circumferential bands of red or brown pigment.The Daunian culture were an Italic tribe inhabiting Northern Apulia in Classical antiquity before the Greek expansion in southern Italy. Starting in the Late Bronze Age (1000 BC), a local ceramic production was developed in the region, characterized by a light-coloured purified clay and decoration with simple geometric patterns. This production continued uninterrupted until the Hellenistic age.For a comprehensive guide of Daunian pottery, see:De Juliis, E. M. (1977). La ceramica geometrica della Daunia. Firenze: G.C. Sansoni. Size: L:175mm / W:150mm; 425g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Circa 300-600 ADA rectangular bronze stamp with raised rim, Jewish symbols in raised relief, including a large seven-branched menorah on a tripod base at the centre, a shofar to the left, a lulav and shovel to the right.For a similar example see:Christie's New York, sale 2755, 13 December 2013, lot 167. Size: L:59mm / W:58mm; 285g Provenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired the 1980s on the UK art market.
Circa 100 BC-100 AD A Nabataean South Arabian bronze statuette of an offerant. His left hand is raised in salute, just below his head, whilst the right hand is extended and in motion of holding an offering. The features are finely cast, with hair neatly coiffured. He is depicted bare-chested and wearing a long robe from the waist down. Size: L:95mm / W:45mm; 78g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
Circa 700-600 BCA very early bronze pendant in the form of a ram with a long slender body with four voluptuous legs and head with stylised horns, the top of the shoulder carried a section of the original suspension hoop of which would have connected to a necklace. Size: L:45mm / W:52mm; 33g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
Circa 700-600 BCA bronze figure in the form of a horse and rider with a long slender body with four voluptuous legs and head with stylised head.For other objects of similar style and age see:A.S. Walker, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Mainz, 1996. Size: L:48mm / W:40mm; 31g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
Circa 100-300 ADA delicately modelled cast-bronze bull figurine, posed atop an integral platform in a standing position. The animal has the characteristic curved back and broad head of the living animal, with wide horns that project from the sides of the head.For another bull votive of the same period see:The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Accession number: 11.140.9.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 427, pp. 169–70, New York: Gilliss Press. Size: L:29mm / W:36mm; 25g Provenance: Private London collection ( B.A); formerly acquired in the 1970s from John Lees collection.
Circa 800-1000 ADA simplistic thurible, a cast bronze censer suspended from three bronze chains.For similar see:Ariadne; Byzantium, The light in the age of darkness, p. 53, no. 2 & 3, for suspended censers. Size: L:410mm / W:82mm ; 280g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in private Houston, TX. collection, ex. Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger auction 277-278, Munich, Germany, lot 929.
Antiker Bronzeschmuck - Frauenarmreif aus Bronze, filigran gearbeitet, leicht spiralförmig, mit Ritzlinienverzierung. Museales Stück. Mit Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, Korrosion/ grüne Patina, Fundbelag, leicht verbogen, aufbereitet. Aus alter deutscher Privatsammlung. Versand nur innerhalb der EU.| Ancient bronze jewellery - women's bronze bangle, filigree work, slightly spiral-shaped, with incised line decoration. Museum piece. With signs of age and usage, corrosion/green patina, found deposits, slightly bent, reconditioned. From an old German private collection. Shipping only within the EU.
Konvolut Auszeichnungen und Medaillen mit Württemberg Kriegsdenkmünze für treue Dienste in zwei Feldzügen Bronze vergoldet, Medaille v. Doell 1832 auf den 200. Todestag v. Gustav Adolph v. Schweden und Weiteres. Am besten ansehen, Erhaltungen unterschiedlich| Mixed Lot decorations and medals within Wurttemberg War commemorative medal for loyal service in two campaigns, gilded bronze, medal from Doell 1832 on the 200th anniversary of his death Gustavus Adolphus v. Sweden and more. Best to look at, conditions varying
SCHMIDT-KESTNER Erich (1877 Berlin - 1941 Nordhausen) "Der Abschiedskuss" ein auf einem Pferd sitzender, heroisch-nackter Krieger, ein Schild auf seinem Rücken tragend, beugt sich nach unten und küsst eine Frau zum Abschied, auf ovaler naturalistischer Plinthe, Bronze dunkel patiniert, auf der Plinthe signiert, seitlich mit Gießereistempel "Akt.-Ges. v. H. Gladenbeck & Sohn" versehen, rechteckiger, grün-schwarz geäderter Marmorsockel, H 37,5cm (Bronze), 41x21x2,5cm (Plinthe), Speer des Kriegers fehlt *Schmidt-Kestner studierte an den Kunstakademien in Berlin und Düsseldorf. Er wurde mehrfach mit Goldmedaillen und Preisen geehrt, u.a. mit dem Rompreis (1905). Der "Abschiedskuss wird als eines der Hauptwerke Schmidt-Kestners angesehen.*
NUSS Karl Ulrich (1943 Stuttgart) "Medaille Bacchus", reliefierte, stilisierte Darstellung des sitzenden, nackten, bärtiger Weingottes, den Mund weit geöffnet, einen Weinkrug in der Linken, die Rechte um drei weitere Krüge gelegt, rückseitig signiert und nummeriert "A 50 75", Bronze patiniert, D 9cm *Nuss machte zunächst seinen Abschluss als Ziseleur an der Staatlichen Höheren Fachschule für das Edelmetallgewerbe in Schwäbisch Gmünd. Im Anschluss studierte er an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Nürnberg bei Prof. Hans Wimmer und später an der Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin bei Prof. Bernhard Heiliger, dessen Meisterschüler er wurde. Er übernahm einen Lehrauftrag für "Plastisches Gestalten" an der Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd. Seit 1970 ist er als freischaffender Bildhauer in Strümpfelbach tätig.*
Near pair of late 19th/early 20th century Chinese Famille Verte crackle glaze chargers, decorated with mountainous landscapes containing warriors on horseback and foot, within simulated bronze incised borders, largest D40cmCondition Report:General light wear commensurate with age, including surface scratches and some wear to enamel in places.
Large Japanese Meiji period bronze Ikebana vase, the cylindrical body with twin elephant mask handles decorated in high relief with with roosters and finches amongst blossoming branches, supporting a removable dished rim, the lower knop decorated with phoenixes amidst auspicious clouds, the dish decorated with panels of cranes and other auspicious birds beneath a key fret border, the whole supported upon a pierced section modelled as blossoming peonies and a circular plinth, with character mark beneath, H72.5cm rim D35.5cmCondition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, including surface scratches, nicks, pitting, and wear to patina, etc.
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze elephant censer, of tripod form, the lobed body cast as the heads of three elephants with floral trappings, upon three legs modelled as elephant feet, H12cm rim D9.5cmCondition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, including scratches, nicks, small knocks and wear to patina.
19th century Grand Tour bronze askos wine pitcher, of typical form with putto mounted scrolling foliate handle and two recumbent goats to the rim, H17cm W16cmCondition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, predominantly in the form of surface scratches, nicks and wear to patina.
Early 20th century French white marble and ormolu-mounted mantle clock surmounted with a with an ormolu bowl of fruit and grapes, round topped case with corresponding marble side pieces, four gilded finials and applied rocaille decorated panels, on a breakfront plinth with gilded guilloche decoration, plinth raised on ormolu ball and cusp feet, with an eight-day rack striking movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell, rear movement plate stamped � Marti Medaille d�or Paris 1900�, white convex enamel dial with upright Arabic numerals and minute track with Arabic quarter hours, pierced gilt hands within a convex glass and cast bezel, with pendulum and key. *Samuel Marti was a renowned French clockmaker during the 19th century, establishing his business in 1841 in Montb�liard a department in northeast France, Marti exhibited his clocks regularly at expositions in Paris, where he won a Bronze Medal in 1860, a Silver Medal in 1889, and several Gold Medals in1841, 1851, 1852, 1900.Dimensions: Height: 35cm Length/Width: 25cm Depth/Diameter: 10cm
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