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Click here to subscribe12th century AD. A bronze reliquary mount with panels of green and blue enamel; the right arm bent and extended across the chest; inset blue enamel pellet eyes; two holes for attachment pegs. 31.9 grams, 79mm (3"). Property of a Kent, UK gentleman; found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK area, 1990-2020. Fine condition.
11th-12th century AD. A bronze terminal modelled in the round as a sitting dog with gaping mouth and feathered coat at the nape, dot-in-ring motifs across body, detailing to eyes; hollow-body with opening at nape of neck and to mouth, possibly a priest's laver. 70.3 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Ex collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; acquired on the UK art market; previously on the European art market before 2000. Fine condition.
15th-16th century AD. A bronze stag's head mount with semi-naturalistic detailing to the head, muzzle, ears, antlers with tines and coat; socket to forehead, back of head and base. 205 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). Property of a Newcastle gentleman; found Northumberland, UK. Fine condition, upper antlers absent.
15th century AD. A bronze plaque comprising a frame and rear panel; the frame formed with cable-twist columns ending in knopped spheres supporting a stepped arch with spurs and similar knopped ball above, stepped feet and cable-twist baseline; high-relief image of Mary, nimbate and crowned, sitting with the nimbate infant Jesus on her left knee; a plain sheet-bronze panel to the rear held by folded clips. 37.1 grams, 75mm (3"). Property of a Kent, UK gentleman; found Old Romney, Kent, UK area, 2016; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference number PAS KENT-FD7DE3; accompanied by a copy of the PAS report. Fine condition, part of backing panel absent.
18th-19th century AD. A carved marble bust of Emperor Claudius depicted bare-headed with short wavy hair, wearing a lorica over a tunic with square-cut neckline; the lorica with a mask or gorgoneion placed centrally on the chest, strap to the right shoulder with lion-mask finial, pteruges to the right shoulder and sagum cloak pinned at the left shoulder with a disc brooch; bronze-inlaid inscription to the lower edge 'CLAUDIUS'; mounting spike to the underside. 6.7 kg total, 11.3-23cm (4 1/2 - 9"). From an important English collection; previously in the Lord Melchett collection, pre 1928. [2] Fine condition; head detached.
3rd-1st century BC. A bronze statuette modelled in the round as a nude male lying on his back, with detailing to hair, face, muscular torso, genitals and buttocks; pseudo-inscription or symbols on right side of back, knees bent, heels to ground, legs held to one side and one arm held at right angle to body; possibly Hercle (Hercules"). 195 grams, 10.6cm (4 1/4"). Ex Nasser collection, kept in the UK since 1993. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
18th-19th century AD. A large bronze cross with ornamental openwork in Bulgarian style, formed of four symmetrical arms, each inscribed with a smaller cross inside, rounded lobes at the ends of each arm and five decorative medallions, one positioned in the centre of the cross and four in the terminal parts of each extension; still preserved two over four suspension loops at the edges of the medallions. See Yotov, V., Atanassov, G., Skala. Une Fortresse Du X-Xis Pres Du Village De Kladentzi, Dep. De Tervel, Bulgaria, Varna, 1998, pl.XI, pl.XCIX no.328, for the prototype. 320 grams, 30.5cm (12"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. The presence of the loops at the extremities of the four medallions can support the hypothesis that the cross was suspended over an altar or shrine, or it was maybe attached to the centre of a Polycandelon (multiple chandelier), like in some specimen from Cherson. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Fine condition.
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A larger than life-size marble head of god Apollo, depicted in the style commonly known as Apollo Giustiniani type, the head slightly inclined towards the right and long hair gathered into a complex coiffure, tied into a topknot over the forehead with strands of hair falling symmetrically onto the forehead and temples, as well as on the neck, the locks dressed around the head leaving the earlobes uncovered, and pulled into a sumptuous chignon behind the neck; the face with fleshy, round cheeks with high cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes with thick half-closed lids, straight nose and slightly open mouth with plump lips; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Brunn, H., Griechische Götterideale in Ihren Formen Erläutert, München, 1893, pp. 84-95; Furtwängler, A., Meisterwerke der griechischen Plastik: Kunstgeschichtliche Untersuchungen, Leipzig, 1893, pp.338-339; Simon, E.G., Bauschenß, LIMC II, 1984, no.75, pl.307, pp.388-89, s.v.Apollon/Apollo; Smith, A. H., A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities British Museum, vol. III, London, 1904, cat.1547, pp.15-16; Pollitt, J.J., Art in the Hellenistic Age, Cambridge, 1986, pp.47-58; Smith, R. R. R., Hellenistic Sculpture, London, pp.240-242. 48.1 kg, 46cm including stand (18 1/4"). From an important English collection; formerly in a private Belgian collection, since the 1990s; accompanied by an academic expertise by Diana Mroczek; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10736-177468. Right after the intense spoliation of Greece by the victorious Rome, the demand for copies of Hellenistic art was growing, especially for decorating newly constructed buildings across the Empire. The character of this sculpture suggests that it was created for a building of leisure character, such as theatre or baths, where the eponymous copy was discovered. The head of Apollo presents the type Giustiniani, best known from the sculpture displayed in the British Museum that is a nearly identical copy of this sculpture. It was suggested that the type has been created in the late 4th century BC, after Alexander the Great. The sculpture bears archaic features, most likely applied by the Roman copyist. They are visible in the sharp-edged features and general composition of the sculpture, one which Furtwängler associates with the sculptor Kresilas, active in the 5th century Athens. The sculpture bears resemble to the Lysyppian School, particularly its portraits of Alexander, or the head of Helios from Rhodes. This iconographic type takes its name from the Giustiniani family of Rome, who first owned the copy held in the British Museum. The type, frequently compared with Apollo Belvedere, shows a contrasting expression. Where Belvedere presents the god in the active pose of a noble warrior, the Giustiniani type is focused on the artistic, more ethereal aspect of the god of music and poetry. The sculpture is the copy of a lost bronze original made possibly as early as in the 5th century BC. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A finely carved marble left foot and ankle, once belonging to a larger statue, modelled in the round with detailing to the toes and nail beds. See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 23.160.22, for a similar form in bronze. 1 kg, 18cm (7"). From an important English collection, since the 1980s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10775-177434. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze lead-filled statuette of a Roman Genius, personal tutelary or priest, dressed in a tunic and a large toga, the slightly turned head capite velato with detailed facial features; his right hand extended forwards and holding a patera, the left arm covered by the cloak and holding a part of a handle for an incense container or other cult object, wearing small boots, calcei; accompanied by a wooden stand and housed in a leatherette case. See similar statuette in Sautel, J., Vaison dans l’Antiquite’, I-III Avignon, 1926-1927, II, no.2878, pl.XXIII,1; Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques De Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 178 & 460; for the discussion on Roman costume see Houston, M.G., Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Costume and Decoration, London, 1977. 452 grams total, 14cm including stand (5 1/2"). From the collection of a Kensington gentleman; ex Mansour Gallery, Davies Street, London, 2013; formerly in an old private Japanese collection; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10759-177410. The statuette shows the fully developed toga of the Imperial period, comprising a single semicircular piece of cloth about eighteen and a half feet long by seven feet deep at its centre. This type is seen on the Emperor Titus (Houston, 1977, fig.99), and worn with the capite velato on the Ara Pacis, (Houston, 1977, fig.102"). The ancients believed that that the college of the Pontifices was instituted in Rome by Numa Pompilius, the second king, the legendary organiser of the Roman national cult according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, II, 73: 'The last branch of the ordinances of Numa related to the sacred offices allotted to those who held the higher priesthoods and the greatest power among the Romans. These, from one of the duties they perform, namely, the repairing of the wooden bridge, are in their own language called pontifices; but they have jurisdiction over the most weighty matters'. Numa has been said to have been the first Pontifex Maximus, so this function was seen as befitting the gravitas of the emperor. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A fine bronze sculpture depicting the head of young Bacchus or Dionysus, fleshy face with plump cheeks and chin, the smiling face with large inlaid eyes, each with a recess for a pupil; short, naturally curling hair arranged in blocks with a crown of flowers and vine leaves, each flower with traces of red pigment; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Daremberg & Saglio, Dictionnaire des Antiquités Grecques et Romaines, Paris, 1873-1917; see Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques De Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 449, for a similar example with complete body; see Akerraz, A., Touri, A., Habibi, M., Boube-Piccot, C., Il Marocco e Roma, i grandi bronzi del museo di Rabat, Roma, 1992, for similar divine children heads. 286 grams total, 13.5cm including stand (5 1/4"). From the collection of a Kensington gentleman; previously in the Weber collection, 1980s; accompanied by an archaeological expertise of Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10749-177413. The rendering of the head is very similar to a sculpture of a small Bacchus from Saint Germain en Laye, representing the divine child crowned with flowers. During the Roman imperial period, children were widely represented in both public and private art. Images of both mortal and divine children appeared in the artworks and furnishings of the home, and on funerary monuments and urns. Young Bacchus was a very popular image, with his chubby face, and eyes framed by abundant curly hair covering the ears and tied at the back of the neck, surmounted by a crown of foliage. The thin creases on the sides of the nose and the slightly lowered corners of the half-open mouth give the face of this sculpture a certain melancholy. It is probable that these statues of Bacchus or Eros could have been placed on the tombs of children, as angels are still placed on children's graves today. Often, the statues of divine children, like the ones depicting Bacchus, were covered with gold leaf or inlay, like the two heads in the Volubilis Museum (Akerraz, Touri, Habibi, Boube-Piccot, 1992, pp.58-59"). [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Very fine condition.
c.43-402 AD. The second largest steelyard weight recorded on the PAS database; a large bronze steelyard weight formed as the bust of Jupiter (Greek Zeus), the god of the sky and thunder; the head naturalistically modelled with projecting nose and strong brow, oval depressions for eyes with domed eyeballs suggesting that they were not intended to be filled with enamel, full lips framed by carefully dressed beard; the hair gathered up into three coiffured bunches, two of the bunches covering the ears and the third one placed at the apex of the head; a circular laurel wreath with a diadem at its apex resting behind the bunches, an applied suspension loop to the top of the head; the lower part lost revealing the lead core. See Portable Antiquities Scheme, record no. BH-9A1197, for a similar but substantially smaller steelyard weight modelled as head of Jupiter and record no. SF-FA1DF5, for a weight modelled as a head of a deity; see also Biddle, M. & Henig, M., A Jupiter temple (?) outside the west gate of Venta Belgarum and the development of Winchester’s western suburb, London, 2018; Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Gloucester, 1984. Sally Worrel, Phil Smither and Edward Caswell A Roman settlement that was worth the weight, a PAS and OMS Oxfordshire Museum Service publication, 2020. 455 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Found while searching with a metal detector on Sunday 27th September 2020 near Alvescot, West Oxfordshire, UK, by Steven Clarke; accompanied by a copy of Portable Antiquities Scheme report number: OXON-4391B5, and a copy of Oxford Museum Service publication about the piece and associated finds by Sally Worrel, Phil Smither and Edward Caswell titled 'A Roman settlement that was worth the weight'. ; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10853-178277. The weight measures more than one Roman libra, weighing between an extra triens (one third/four twelfths of a libra) and an extra quincunx (five twelfths of a libra"). It is the second largest steelyard weight on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database and one of the larger examples from Roman Britain. In terms of size, it is paralleled by only a few others, including a head of Silenus from Richborough and a female head from Kingscote villa. The weight is particularly similar to a bronze bust, found close to the west gate Venta Belgarum near Winchester, that has been identified as a bust of Jupiter (Biddle and Henig, 2018) and which shares the same facial features, beard and hair on the back of the head. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition. The second largest recorded steelyard weight.
3rd-5th century AD. A bronze steelyard with suspension hook, retaining shackle to one end, square-section arm with notched gradations; separate chain with shackle, hook to each end and lead weight to each link. 760 grams total, 54-79cm (21 1/4 - 31"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. [2, No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure in the form of a leaping dog; front and back legs fully outstretched, mouth open, tail curled at the tip, forming a loop; detailing to the paws, muzzle, eyes, ears, genitals and harness embellished with circular motifs; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 2021.40.3, for a Roman dog statuette with many stylistic similarities; see The Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, record id. ESS-BE3913, for a similar head; see the Metropolitan and British museums generally for numerous examples of this leaping dog form; see Christie's, A Peaceable Kingdom, 26th October 2004, lot 217, for a bronze dog with similar paws. 586 grams total, 14.5cm including stand (5 3/4"). Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; formerly in the collection of a South London gentleman; acquired 1970-1980. Possibly a skillet handle. Fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A substantial bronze terminal formed as a lion's head emerging from a waisted collar, hollow rectangular socket to the rear. 461 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Fine condition.
United States of America, DELAWARE, Hockessin, Woodside Farm Creamery, celluloid 2 Dollars (2), Dollars (2); MARYLAND, Baltimore, Lee & Woodside, aluminium 5 Cents (2); MASSACHUSETTS, New Bedford, Union Street Railway Co, aluminium One Zone Fare (4), 1929, 1938, 1941, 1944, One Local Zone (3, mixed metals), New Dartmouth, Lincoln Park, encased Cent, other paranumismatica (4); MICHIGAN, Bay City, Mayville, aluminium 25 Cents, City View, Franklin Finance, aluminium 2 Cents, Woodside Recreation, octagonal green plastic 10 Cents, and bronze award plaques for the Evening Ledger Athletic Games, 1916 (2); NEW YORK, Jackson Heights, Woodside Savings & Loan Association, encased Cents (2), Woodside, Allen Sales Co, wooden nickel, Goodman Bearings Co Inc, wooden nickel, J. & P. Super Mark[et], celluloid 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 Cent Food Stamp Credit, Met Food, celluloid 5 Cents and Cent Food Stamp Credit, Sabo’s Woodside Nursery Inc, 5 Dollars wooden nickel, Woodside Private Cars, 25 Cents wooden nickel, Zarchy Pharmacy, wooden nickel; PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Woodside Park, octagonal brass 5 Cents, stamped 150, Pittsburgh, W[illiam] Woodside, aluminium Model Denier, 1972; SOUTH CAROLINA, Greenville, Crosswell Co, Woodside Mill, brass Dollar, 10 Cents, 5 Cents (3, different), Woodside National Bank, 1923, a bronze medal; together with other tokens (2), for Dodge City, KS and Walpole, MA [47]. Half fine, half extremely fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: B. Woodside Collection. William Winterbotham Woodside (1905-78), a graduate of Harvard Law School and honorary curator of coins and medals at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, from 1948 until shortly before his death, is still fondly remembered as a numismatist of the old school. He donated his collection to the Museum, but in his final days was extremely disheartened by its decision to sell their numismatic holdings
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, white metal medals (4), by Allen & Moore (2), both 52mm (Allen 125, 130; BHM 2420-1); by W.J. Taylor (2), both 38mm (Allen 340; BHM 2459); together with a similar medal in bronze [5]. First two very fine, others extremely fine or better; third in original cream wrapper, fourth in pale blue envelope as issued £80-£100
Department of Science and Art, Queen’s National Medal, a copper award medal by W. Wyon, named (W.W. Olliver, South Kensington, Stage 17B, 1871), 55mm (E 1511); Blackburn Free Library and Museum Opened, 1874, a white metal medal by Ottley, 45mm (Taylor 195a); International Health Exhibition, London, 1884, a bronze medal by L.C. Wyon and Pinches, 45mm (BHM 3175); International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art, Edinburgh, 1886, a copper medal by p. westren, 45mm (W & E 1530A.1; BHM 3215); Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887, a bronze medal by Heaton, 45mm (W & E 2172A.3; BHM 3346); Norwich Industrial Exhibition, 1894, a copper award medal by Vaughton, un-named, 32mm [6]. Mostly very fine to extremely fine, first and fourth cleaned; third and last cased as issued £100-£120
700th Anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City of London, 1889, a bronze medal by A. Kirkwood & Sons for the Corporation of the City of London, busts of Richard I and Victoria vis-à-vis in cartouche, rev. St Michael presenting sceptre to kneeling figure of Londinium, St Paul’s behind, 77mm (BHM 3377; E 1752). Sometime cleaned, otherwise very fine £100-£150
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, medals (2), in white metal by F. Bowcher for Spink, 76mm (W & E 3475A.5; BHM 3511; E 1816), in bronze, unsigned, for St Saviour’s Church, Pimlico, 78mm (W & E 3760 G2; BHM 3582); Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, medals (2), by G.W. de Saulles, in silver and bronze, 31mm, 56mm (W & E 4100A.1, 4100A.3; BHM 3737; E 1871a-b) [4]. First extremely fine, others fine to very fine but second with edge damage £100-£120
Woodside Swimming Club, 1887, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (1923 Junior Championship, R.A. Plumstead), 32mm; Woodside H[igher] G[rade] Public School, War Memorial Medal, 1914-1918, a silver award by Elkington & Co, named (Awarded to Margaret Veronica Parker, Redpath, 1941), hallmarked Birmingham 1940, 25mm; St Machar Woodside Lodge, No.319, bronze Penny; together with other Woodside-related paranumismatica (4, one in silver, for Darts) [7]. Very fine and better £40-£50 --- Provenance: B. Woodside Collection. Woodside Public School, Wood Green, London
The National Show, Cage Bird Exhibition, Crystal Palace, award medals by J. Cutler (2), in silver and bronze, named (Class 281, Cage 2, Second A. Wilson, 1930; Class 270, Cage 6, Awarded to And. Wilson FZS, 1930), first hallmarked Chester 1930, both 40mm (cf. Allen 1931/001) [2]. Very fine and very rare £30-£40 --- Andrew Wilson, FZS, lecturer in Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, Edinburgh Medical School; formerly Examiner, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow
A unique gold medal of Edward VIII: Nautical College, Pangbourne, King’s Medal, a gold award by T.H. Paget, bust of Edward VIII left, rev. legend, wreath below, edge named (George L. Bown, 1936), 45mm, 18ct, hallmarked rj London 1936 [the initials of Sir Robert Arthur Johnson, Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint 1922-38], 57.60g (Giordano CM 157; Cheek, BNJ 2018, pp.177-80). Brilliant and virtually as struck, of the highest rarity; in official maroon case, the lid gilt-blocked with Edward VIII’s cypher together with: A gold open-faced keyless Swiss watch: Movement: damascened, lever escapement; Dial: silvered, sunburst, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds; Case: 9ct gold, hinged back with inscription (Nautical College Pangbourne, Presented by The Elder Brethren of Trinity House to Chief Cadet Captain C.L. Bown, winner of The King’s Gold Medal 1936), hallmarked Birmingham 1934; Movement unsigned, Dennison case, diameter 46.5mm. Movement: running at the time of cataloguing; dial: refinished; case: scuffs throughout and small indentations to rear cover £4,000-£5,000 --- George Lainchbury Bown (1917-57), third child of Joseph Edgar Bown (1883-1949) and Beryl Iolanthe Bonny (1891-1953). Bown was admitted to the College in 1932, joining Hesperus Division (House) and becoming secretary of the Photographic Society as well as being awarded the bronze medal of the Royal Life Saving Society. His sporting prowess was remarkable, including being captain of Fives (1933), captain of Hockey, Boxing and Fencing (1934), captain of Cricket and Squash (1935) and Vice-Captain of Rugby the same year. He was presented with the King’s Medal and accompanying gold watch, the gift of the Elder Brethren of Trinity House, in 1936 and in the Summer Term passed the Civil Service Commission Examination into the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, from which he passed out as a Second Lieutenant on 27 January 1938. He transferred to the Indian Army on 2 April 1939 (LG 18 August 1939). Sold with further background, including a copy photograph of the Cricket First XI, 1936, featuring the recipient
AUSTRALIA, Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887, bronze medals (2), First Order of Merit and Services, both by E.A. Altmann, crowned bust of Victoria left, revs. legend in wreath, 76mm (Carlisle 1887/5, 1887/6; W & E 2013B.1); Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1891-2, a bronze medal, unsigned, 32mm (Carlisle 1891-2/4) [3]. Very fine to extremely fine, but second with some edge bruising £100-£120
BELGIUM, Exposition des Oeuvres de Guillaume Geefs et Gustaaf Wappers, Bruxelles, 1835, a copper medal by A.C. Jouvenel, 63mm (Tourneur 363); La Société Royale de la Grande Harmonie de Bruxelles à J.P. Cluysenaar, 1842, a copper medal by L.J. Hart, 68mm (Tourneur 577); Louis-Joseph Seutin, 1852, a copper medal by L. Wiener, 62mm (Brettauer 1147; Storer 3359); 75e Anniversaire de l’Independance de la Belgique, Vilvorde, 1905, a plated medal, unsigned, 50mm; 75e Anniversaire de l’Universitaire Catholique, Louvain, 1909, a bronze medal by F. Vermeylen, 60mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.339, 2; BDM VI, 224; cf. BDW 14, 748); Yvan Lamberty, a bronze medal by J. Witterwulghe, 79mm (cf. DNW 137, 522) [6]. Very fine, but first lightly scuffed £70-£90
BELGIUM, Société Royale Union Auto Veloce de Belgique (Est. 1869), a plated openwork Art Nouveau plaque by F. Wissaerts, 40 x 30mm; Union Avicole de la Province de Liège, gilt-bronze award medals (2), unsigned, for the Société Nationale pour l’Amélioration de l’Aviculture en Belgique, both 50mm; Labor, 1905, a bronze plaque by M. de Mathelin, 60 x 52mm (cf. DNW 48, 810); Justitia, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Witterwulghe, 75 x 59mm; Schipperkes Club, Bruxelles, a plated plaque by C. Michel, 40mm; together with othewr miscellaneous medals (13), by Fisch, P. Dubois, de Bremaecker, etc [19]. First three about extremely fine and attractive, others very fine £90-£120
BELGIUM, Exposition Nationale des Arts Industriels, Brussels, 1874, a bronze medal by A. Fisch, 49mm; Exposition Universelle, Liège, 1905, a bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon for the Comité Français, 73 x 63mm (PBE 979; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.50, 194; BDM VI, 243; cf. DNW 169, 1126); together with a French bronze medal, unsigned, on the Opening of the Railway from Paris to St Germain, 1835 [3]. First two extremely fine or nearly so, last good fine £60-£80
BELGIUM, Chambre Syndicale Provinciale des Arts Industriels, Ghent, Exposition Nationale, 1882, a plated medal, unsigned, 50mm; Société Gantoise, Exposition Internationale d’Aviculture, 1895, a silver medal, unsigned, 50mm; Exposition Universelle Internationale, Brussels, 1897, a bronze award medal by J. Lagae for Wolfers Frès, un-named, 70mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.16, 79; BDM III, 267-8; cf. DNW 187, 764); Exposition Universelle, Liège, 1905, a bronze award medal by P. Dupon, un-named, 70mm (cf. DNW 147, 1876), and a silver Jury badge by Wolfers Frès, 34mm; Exposition Cantonale d’Arts & Metiers, Ville de Vilvorde, 1907, a plated Art Nouveau plaque, unsigned, 64 x 43mm; Fédération Nationale des Sociétés d’Aviculture de Belgique, Exposition Internatiionale, Bruxelles, a plated plaque by F. Ducatillion for Fisch, 50 x 44mm; Exposition Internationale, Antwerp, 1930, Adrien van de Burgh, bronze medals by J. Dupon (2), both 69mm (cf. BM Acq. 1978-82, p.15, 64), and a uniface bronze medal of van de Burgh, 1935, by J. Dupon, also 69mm [10]. Very fine and better; second and sixth with loops for suspension £120-£150
BELGIUM, Naval Raid on Zeebrugge, 1918 [struck 1927], a plated bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of the plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no.5 below, 81 x 46mm (BM Acq, 1978-82, pl.13, 29; cf. DNW 47, 818); Le Vainqueur, c. 1928, a plated bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of an unadopted Olympic Games plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no.3 below, 81 x 46mm; À Mes Amis, 1931, a bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of the self-portrait plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no. h.s. below, 80 x 53mm (cf. BSJ 16, 553); Conservatoire Africain, 1933, a plated bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of the plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no.7 below, 81 x 46mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.13, 30; cf. Elsen 96, 2127) [4]. Very fine, an interesting group £70-£90 --- Provenance: From the estate of the artist, Pierre de Soete (1886-1948), and sold with his carte de visite, 9 rue de Ligne, Bruxelles
CANADA, Bicentenary of the Marriage of Claude-Mathias Farnsworth and Catherine Charpentier, 1913, a bronze medal by J. S. and M. Co., view of Farnworth Manor, Lancashire, rev. inscription, 60mm. Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare £40-£60 --- Farnworth lies 7 miles north west of central Manchester and today forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
FRANCE, Sporting Dunkerquois, Régates, 1893, a bronze award medal, unsigned, 50mm; GERMANY, Oberkommando des Heeres, Geheime Feldpolizei, a gilt badge, no. 3272, 44mm; NETHERLANDS, Willem I, a copper award medal by J.H. Simon, named (Boiuwkunde 3e Klas eerste, Van Wege de Stad Mechelen aun F. Rossel, Kueekeling der Akademie, 1829), 46mm; together with other base metal medals, plaques, badges, etc (14), by F. Vernon, Fisch, F. Dubois, Callie, Lea Ahlborn, etc [17]. Several very fine £90-£120
GERMANY, Einweihung des Reichstagsgebäudes in Berlin [Inauguration of the Reichstag, Berlin], 1894, a bronze medal by O. Schultz for Loos, conjoined busts of Wilhelm I, Friedrich III and Wilhelm II right, crown above and wreath around, rev. elevation of the Reichstag, 80mm (Müller 4; Slg Marienburg 6994). Extremely fine £100-£150
RUSSIA, Inauguration of the Monument cast from Turkish Cannon, St Petersburg, 1886, a bronze medal by A. Griliches Jr and Sr, conjoined heads of Alexander II and Alexander III right within oak and laurel wreath and legend, rev. view of monument, 72mm (Diakov 974.1; Smirnov 921). About extremely fine with chocolate brown toning on obverse, very rare £150-£200 --- The monument was cast from Turkish cannon captured during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-8
RUSSIA, Central Asian Exhibition, Moscow, 1891, a bronze medal by A. Griliches Jr and Sr, crowned arms of Moscow, rev. caravan moving left through desert landscape, sunset in background, all within ornate border, 67mm (Diakov 1061.1; Smirnov 997). A few edge knocks, obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so but scratched in upper field, very rare £200-£300
U.S.A., Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, 1888, a silver medal by Mermod-Jaccard & King, St Louis, engraved (All-Around Champion), 45mm; Homan Athletic Association, award medals by Dieges & Clust, Chicago (5, all different types), in silver (2), named (100 Yds Dash, 1911, Chas. H. Tharp, 10 4/5 sec.; High Jump), and in bronze (3), named (Shot Put, 1911, Chas H. Tharp, 35 ft. 10 in.; Pole Vault, 1911, Chas. H. Tharp; Broad Jump), 37 and 32mm; together with engraved badges (7, some in silver), one named to Chas. Tharp and depicting a high-jumper, and other apparel badges (3) [16]. Very fine and bnetter; mostly with clips and rings for suspension £80-£100
U.S.A., Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904, a light bronze plaque by A.A. Weinman, two standing figures, rev. eagle with wings outstretched standing on tablet, two dolphins below, silver medal, 65 x 65mm (Baxter 110; BDM VI, 428; cf. DNW 49, 1042); together with a similar light bronze plaque in the shape of a shield, gold medal, 70 x 75mm [2]. Extremely fine; second in maroon cardboard case of issue £100-£120
Greek Coinages, AKARNANIA, Anaktorium, Stater, 320-280, Pegasos flying left, rev. helmeted head of Athena left, 8.06g (cf. McClean 5300; BMC 66-9); CARIA, Kaunos, Æ unit, 350-300, bull butting right, rev. sphinx seated right, 1.02g (SNG Copenhagen 182; BMC 3ff); PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy II, Hemiobol, series III (265-46), Alexandria, head of Zeus right, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, 5.70g (CPE B 239; Svoronos 469); SOUTHERN ARABIA, Saba, Denarius, 1st cent. AD, male head left, crescent above, rev. bucranium with antelope’s horns, 1.92g (SNG ANS 1503ff; BMC 1ff); together with a bronze unit of Lampsakos [5]. Fine to very fine £100-£120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus with Agrippa, As, Nemausus, 10-14, rev. crocodile chained to palm tree, 10.39g (RIC 159; RPC 525); Domitian (as Cæsar), As, rev. Æquitas standing left, 11.30g (RIC 321; BMC –; RCV 2690); Trajan, As, rev. Victory advancing left, 11.69g (RIC 434; BMC 751; RCV 3242); Severus Alexander, Sestertius, rev. Annona standing left, 19.54g (RIC 548; BMC 346; RCV 7962); Diocletian, Follis, Alexandria, Genius standing left, 8.07g (RIC 32a; RCV 12803); Maximianus, Follis, Thessalonica, rev. similar, 8.88g (RIC 25b; RCV 13263); together with a anonymous Republican As and a provincial bronze of Nicipolis and Istrum [8]. Fine to very fine £100-£150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Domitian, Denarius, 81, rev. garlanded and lighted altar, 2.86g, As, 84, rev. altar building, 10.06g (RIC 43, 224; RCV 2748, 2808); Diva Faustina Senior, Sestertius, 141, rev. Ceres standing left, holding two torches, 28.79g (RIC 1120; RCV 4615); Aurelian, Antoninianus, Rome, rev. Sol advancing right, 4.08g (RIC 65; RCV 11568); Probus, Antoninianus, Rome, rev. Jupiter standing facing, 3.68g (RIC 152; RCV 11989); together with a Diobol of Mesembria, another Antoninianus of Probus and a 4th century bronze [8]. Fine to very fine £60-£80
Celtic, a bronze Dress Fastener, 1st cent. AD, boss and petal type with projecting iron shank and circular leg. 36mm long by 18 mm wide; together with a Celtic bronze globular terminal decorated with a triangular-shaped groove {2]. Both with green patinas £50-£70 --- Provenance: Found in Norfolk
Anglo-Saxon, a gilt-bronze Saucer Brooch, 6th cent. AD, 4.5cm diameter, height 1.1cm with a flared rim, chip carved design with a small central pierced cross and pellet in each angle, four equidistant anthropomorphic face masks around, each with pellet eyes and elongated nostrils pointing to the centre, basketry ornamentation between each head, around the perimeter are semi-circular patterns, hinge and catch plate behind with traces of the iron pin remaining. Extremely fine with 90% of the gilding remaining. £600-£800 --- Provenance: Found at Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire), 2021, using an XP Deus on a ploughed field at a depth of 3 inches. Awaiting a PAS report. Saucer brooches were worn in pairs by women and girls at the shoulder or the breast. They are generally found in the Thames valley
Medieval, a bronze Seal Matrix, 13th cent., 23mm diameter, central design of a monk’s head facing left, sigill : rogeri : d : hecham around. Suspension loop at the top. Very fine with a green patina £340-£400 --- Provenance: Found in Norfolk. Heachem, a village in West Norfolk, was referred to as Hecham in the medieval period. The manor was given to a cell of Cluniac monks in 1085 until the dissolution in 1541
Medieval, bronze and lead Seal Matrices (3), 13th-18th cent., including circular chess type with central design of a male and female head facing with dove above, reads love me, pointed oval in lead, central design of a fish, legend only reads sigil, an a fob seal with plain glass [3]. All fine £40-£60 --- Provenance: Found in Sussex
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze chain composed of two types of link: one circular round-section type with medial band of pellets; one round-section waisted elliptical shaped link with ribbed collar and horizontal bands; attached to a tapering rectangular plate with semi-circular collar decorated with inlaid gold faux plaited wire; two openwork four-petalled flowers flanking two vertical rows of arches; a detached openwork rectangular mount with zigzagging X-motif. See Jorgensen, L., The Spoils of Victory: The North in the Shadow of the Roman Empire, Copenhagen, 2003; James, S., Excavations at Dura Europos 1928-1937, Final Report VII, The Arms and Armour and other Military Equipment, Oxford, 2010. 330 grams, 56cm (22"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970; formerly with Hermann Historica, Auction 76, lot 3728. The way in which this decorative chain was employed is not completely clear, however it seems likely a piece of horse harness. Decorative chains are visible around the neck of 3rd century Roman horses (James, 2004, p.63 fig.32"). However, most probably the object was used as a bridle chain with applied ornamental openwork style, like some Roman specimens found at Ejsbolgard and Illerup (Jorgensen, 2003, p.154, fig.15; 314, fig.4"). [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Fine condition.
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