A FINELY CAST BRONZE GUANYIN China, late 19th century. The figure seated in padmasana, the right hand in vitarkamudra and the left once holding a cup, with a serene expression and downcast eyes. Her finely detailed hair is beneath an openwork crown centered with a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha. Condition: The cup lost. Fine natural patina with minor encrustations and remnants of lacquer gilding and cold painting. Minuscule nick to one finger. Unsealed. Old wear. Provenance: English private collection. Weight: 695.2 grams Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm The robe is tied in a sash at the waist and open at the chest to reveal a tasseled necklace. The hems of the robe are intricately worked with decorative borders. 鑄銅觀音 中國，19世纪晚期。觀音結蓮花坐，右手施無畏印，左手 吃缽，雙目低垂。頭冠中央可見阿彌陀佛坐像。 品相：小缽丟失，細膩的天然包漿，些微結殼，餘留金漆冷繪殘餘。一手指上有一微不足道的磕損，未封印，舊時磨損。 來源：英國私人收藏 重量：695.2 克 尺寸：高 15.3 厘米
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN EMACIATED IMMORTAL, 17TH CENTURY China, late Ming to early Qing dynasty. Cast standing barefooted on a pierced craggy rock plinth, holding a gnarly staff with a long rosary and a folded book with a heart-shaped cross-section, the long flowing robe opening to reveal his bony chest. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and casting flaws, some minor notches on the staff as well as the rocky plinth. Fine, naturally grown dark patina. Provenance: From an English private collection. Weight: 1,942 g Dimensions: Height 27.8 cm The immortal’s bushy eyebrows, beard, and other details are finely incised, and the bony feet and ribs are impressively executed. The naturally grown patina lets the metal appear almost like wood! Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar figure of the famous Daoist immortal Li Tieguai sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Hawthorn, lot 53, for HKD $118,750. 瘦骨仙人銅像，十七世紀 中國，明末至清初。 仙人赤腳站在一塊岩石底座上，肩上扛著一隻木杖，木杖上挂著一串念珠，手裏還有一本折疊的書，長袍敞開露出了嶙峋胸骨。 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和鑄造缺陷，人像和岩石上都有一些輕微刻痕。天然深色包漿細膩。 來源：英國私人收藏 重量：1,942 克 尺寸：高27.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似的鉄拐李像售于香港蘇富比2015年12月3日《好善簃珍藏明清銅器》拍號53，成交價HKD $118,750。
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A DAOIST SCHOLAR-OFFICIAL, MING China, 17th century. The scholar seated on a throne, wearing Ming civil attire, resting his left hand on his thigh, and clutching his high belt with his right. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, small nicks here and there, traces of gilt, copper-red patina in some areas, Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired from an art dealer in Salzburg, Austria. Weight: 814 g Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm
A BRONZE OF BUDDHA AS A CHILD, MING China, 16th-17th century, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The finely cast bronze with an unctuous patina depicting Buddha as a child standing on a stepped base, a dragon fish beneath him and one hand pointing towards the sky while the other points towards the earth. Condition: The two fingers pointing upwards are lost. Some casting flaws and age-related wear. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Weight: 700 g Dimensions: Height 19.8 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, MING China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 17th century. Depicting a standing Luohan pointing towards his right. Mounted on a base. Condition: One hand is lost. Otherwise fine condition with an appealing, unctuous patina. Provenance: Croatian private collection. Weight: With base 1300 g Dimensions: Height with base 24 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN KING, MING China, 17th century. Cast standing on a footed base, clad in armor and wearing a crown, heavenly garlands flowing around his body, his hands clasped together in front of his chest, the face with a fierce expression with bulging eyes, thick eyebrows, a broad nose, and the mouth slightly opened. The base inscribed to the back with three characters. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, small nicks and minor losses here and there, traces of gilt, a loss to the garlands and another to one foot of the base. Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired from an art dealer in Salzburg, Austria. Weight: 696.1 g Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm
A BRONZE ALLOY REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF BUDAI, QING China, 1644-1912. The Laughing Buddha is depicted wearing an open robe decorated with a dragon and lingzhi-shaped clouds, holding a rosary in one hand, and showing his characteristically large belly. Condition: Some wear as well as a hole on the left shoulder. Provenance: English private collection. Weight: 1,086 g Dimensions: Height 13.5 cm
A LARGE AND HEAVILY CAST BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. The Laughing Buddha characteristically depicted seated on his sack with strings of cash finely incised around the legs and shoulders, his beard and chest hair also incised, wearing a long flowing robe opening at the chest to reveal his outsized belly. Condition: Good condition with old wear, traces of use and casting flaws. A pole or stick previously held in one hand is missing. Fine dark patina. Minimal scattered nicks and dents. Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Weight: 14.7 kg Dimensions: Width 40 cm Cast on the underside with a four-character seal mark reading Shanying zhizao. Auction result comparison: Compare with a slightly smaller, but gilt bronze figure of Budai, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 May 2019, lot 3181, for HKD $625,000. 大型青銅布袋坐像，清代 中國，1644-1912。笑佛的典型特徵是坐在他的麻袋上，袒胸露腹，塑造了一個笑口常開的未來佛形象。 品相：品相良好，老磨損，使用痕跡和鑄造缺陷。以前一隻手握住棍棒缺失。細膩深色包漿。輕微刻痕和凹痕。 來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。 重量：14.7 公斤 尺寸：寬40 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似但小些且鎏金的布袋和尚2019年5月29日于香港佳士得《重要中國陶瓷和工藝品》拍號3181，成交價HKD $625,000.
A BRONZE BUDDHA SHAKYMUNI China, late 19th century. The figure seated on a beaded lotus base in dhyanasana and dressed in finely incised robes draping over the shoulders and falling in undulated folds over arms and knees leaving the torso bare. One hand shows bhumisparsha mudra, the other holds an alms bowl. Condition: Fine condition with wear and traces of use, minor dents, remainders of fire-gilding, minor heat-damage near base, little verdigris. The base sealed. Provenance: From a private estate. Weight: 1189.1 g Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm 清代青銅釋迦牟尼坐蓮像 中國， 十九世紀晚期。釋迦牟尼盤腿坐於蓮座上，肉髻高聳，袈裟半搭，右手施觸地印，左手持一小缽。 品相：品相良好，一些磨損和使用痕跡，輕微凹陷，鎏金餘留，些微銅綠。底座封閉。 來源：私人遺產 重量：1189.1 克 尺寸：高 19.5 厘米
A HIMALAYAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS Himalayas, 18th-19th century. The Buddha of Infinite Life cast seated in dhyanasana with the hands lowered in dhyanamudra, the body richly adorned in jewelry, strands of hair elegantly falling over the shoulders, wearing a robe draped over the left shoulder and a finely incised crown, the face showing a meditative expression with downcast almond-shapes eyes, an urna, and a subtle smile. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear as well as extensive wear to gilt and some small nicks. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 2,474 g Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA, 20TH CENTURY China. Seated in padmasana on a sealed lotus base, the main hands in anjali mudra, the others holding lotus flower and prayer beads, wearing an elegant dhoti incised with scrolling borders and beaded jewelry, the head with a five-leaf crown, the ushnisha surmounted by a miniature Amitabha. Condition: Soiling, some spotting to gilt, wear and dark patina. Provenance: Belgian private collection. Weight: 1,720 g Dimensions: Height 22.0 cm
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS Mongolia, 18th century. The Dolonor style figure cast seated on a lotus throne with both hands in the lap, the chest with elaborate jewellery, the face with a serene expression, note the finely incised details. Sealed with a plate beneath, incised with a visvavajra. Condition: Good condition with old wear and remains of old paint. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 202 g Dimensions: Height 12 cm
A DEHUA CENSER, 17TH/18TH CENTURY China, 17th/18th century. Neatly potted in imitation of bronze. Compressed spherical form, the rounded sides rising from a spreading foot to an everted rim, with two applied and incised lionmask handles. Condition: Good condition with old wear. Minor firing flaws especially to the masks. Microscopic nibbling and two small chips to lip. Provenance: From an old French private collection. Weight: 657.7 g. Dimensions: Diameter 16 cm. Four spur marks inside the well. Entirely covered in an even ivorycolored glaze. Compare with a closely related Dehua censer, of similar size and with similar masks, sold at Sotheby’s London in ‘Important Chinese Art’ on May 16th, 2018, lot 22.
A GILT-DECORATED POWDERBLUE BALUSTER VASE, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. Of hexagonal baluster form and finely painted in gold around the body with a palace amid manifold calligraphies, the waisted neck with prunus, bamboo and orchids, all between various forms of bands, flanked by pairs of stylized dragon handles. Condition: Good condition. Minor firing flaws to one handle and foot rim. Some wear to gilding. Single drilling to base. Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Old collector inventory numbers and inscriptions painted in black ink to base. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Weight: 6.7 kg Dimensions: Height 53.2 cm Literature comparison: Compare with a related pair of hexagonal powder blueglazed vases, 18th century, but with later European ormolu gilt-bronze mounts, illustrated by John Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, vol. II, London, 2016, p.561, nos.1358-1359. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related pair of vases at Bonham’s London in Fine Chinese Art, 7 November 2019, lot 74, bought-in at GBP £10,000. 霽藍釉描金雙耳瓶，康熙 中國，1662-1722。六角形瓶，霽藍釉底，描金花卉紋亭臺樓閣以及詩詞，龍形雙耳。 品相：品相良好，執耳與足部邊沿有輕微燒製瑕疵。描金処有一些磨損，底部有一個鑽孔。 來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。底部可見黑色老藏家收藏標簽。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。 重量：6.7 公斤 尺寸：高 53.2 厘米 拍賣歷史：一對相似的描金雙耳瓶2019年11月7日于倫敦邦翰思以GBP £10,000成交。
A LARGE BLACK CERAMIC 'BRONZE IMITATION' ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU, WITH DONOR SEALS China, 18th century or earlier. With three donor seals, including “Chen Wenjiao yin” and “Jingbo”. Sturdily potted in imitation of a patinated bronze hu vase in the style of the Song to Ming dynasties. Condition: Old wear and casting flaws, the upper rim with some chips, the foot rim with minor losses, the vase with several old cracks. Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 4,386 g Dimensions: Height 48.3 cm The vase with two curved handles issuing from dragon heads, the sides with circular reserves showing cherry blossoms and lotus with lingzhi, the upper rim with a leiwen band, florets and pendant lappets, the splayed foot with diaper patterns. Literature comparison: For other vases made to imitate archaic bronze vessels compare: Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London 1994, no. 953 for a Qianlong vase; Kangxi Yongzheng Qianlong, Hong Kong 1989, p. 394, no. 75 for a green-glazed and gilt example in the Palace Museum, Beijing; Qian Zhenzong, Qingdai ciqi shangjian, Hong Kong 1994, no. 152 for a fanghu with a blue-green ‘patina’ and gilt relief decoration, and no. 153 for a brownglazed hu; John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. 2, pl. 252 for a gilt gu vase and pl. 253 for a Jiaqing-marked jar imitating inlaid bronze. 仿青銅黑瓷雙耳壺，藏家印 中國，十八世紀或更早。三枚藏家印，包括 “陳文教印”和“靜伯”。堅定模仿宋代至明代風格的青銅壺瓶。 品相：老磨損，製作缺陷，上部邊沿有一些磕損，足部邊緣有些微缺損，花瓶有一些老開裂。 來源：德國私人收藏 重量：4,386 克 尺寸：高48.3 厘米
FOUR CHINESE EGG SHELL PORCELAIN DINING SETS China, late Qing to Republic Period (1900-1950). Lovely and delicate set of four cups with four lids and saucers, glazed in white. The cups with flared rims and no handles, the rim of each dish is mounted with a slim and elegant bronze band. Eggshell porcelain, also called danpi bodiless or tuotai bodiless ware is characterized by an excessively thin body under the glaze. It was introduced in the Ming Dynasty during the reign of the emperor Yongle. Condition: Good condition with some traces of age and use, three lids with slight hairlines cracks, some firing imperfections and small chips, two of the bronze bands are missing. Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector living in Southeast Asia. Dimensions: foot diameter cups 3.5 cm, foot diameter plates 6 cm, opening diameter cups 9.5, opening diameter plates 13 cm, cups height 4.7 cm Weight: 732 g
A ROSE QUARTZ ‘PEACH’ BRUSH WASHER WITH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTING AND AMETHYST ‘BUDDHIST LION’ FINIAL, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, late 19th century to early 20th century. The brush washer of peach form and carved with a bat and a foliate branch to the sides, the gilt-bronze mounting of European origin, with an amethyst finial carved as two Buddhist lions. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the rose quartz with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small cracks over time, few miniscule chips to the stone as well. Provenance: Italian private collection. Weight: 805.3 g Dimensions: Height 11.8 cm
TWO TIBETAN FLINT POUCHES Tibet, 19th century. Both leather pouches fitted to one side with a flap, mounted to their corners with engraved triangular silver, iron and gilt-bronze spandrels and a central Buddhist symbol. Fitted to their lower edges with curved iron striking blades, and to their tops with suspension fittings. Condition: In good condition considering their age, extensive traces of use and wear, the leather is still flexible. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 54 – 238 g Dimensions: Lengths 8.5 – 14.5 cm
SIX SMALL TIBETAN BUTTER LAMPS Tibet, Lhasa, 19th- early 20th cent. This lot consist of one silver, one copper with silver rims, another copper and three bronze lamps. Very graceful in their simple form and basic decoration. In the Buddhist tradition the light of the butter lamp flame symbolizes the wisdom of the enlightened mind, dispelling the darkness of delusion and mental obscuration. Condition: Fine condition with traces of age and wear. Dark patina, some small material losses and discolorations. One bronze lamp with an old repair to the base. Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector living in Southeast Asia. Weight: 432 g Dimensions: Height 4.3 – 10.8 cm
XIV: Seals by Simon, Second Great Seal of the Commonwealth, 1651, a cast bronze uniface Counterseal (reverse), view of the House of Commons in session, in the third yeare of freedome by gods blessing restored 1651, 143mm, 238.17g (Nathanson p.21; Vertue pl. vii; Birch 599). Hollow reverse, cast from a wax original, about extremely fine, excellent detail £500-£700 --- Provenance: R. Stucker Collection, Bourgey Auction (Paris), 21 November 1977, lot 79. Early in 1649 Thomas Simon was granted a commission to engrave the Great Seal of the Commonwealth, but because Parliament were in a great hurry to have the Seal Simon was given less than a month to complete it (Allen, BNJ 1940, p.440; Nathanson p.19). This first hasty effort was replaced in 1651 with another Seal of the same design, but executed with much greater care. The 1651 Seal is a magnificently crafted work, full of fine detail; the best known illustration of it was first published by Vertue in 1753 from a wax impression, then in the collection of Margaret Cavendish, Dowager Duchess of Portland; her collections of coins, medals and gems were dispersed post mortem in two auctions in 1786. The Simon archive included a pen and brown ink design for the 1649 Seal (Christie’s 14 July 1987, lot 17), but no sketch of the completed design for the 1651 Seal is believed extant
XIV: Seals by Simon, Court of the Upper Bench (or Court of Common Pleas) of Ireland, 1655, a cast bronze or brass uniface Counterseal (reverse), Cromwell left on horseback, view of Dublin below, no arms of Ireland in field, olivarivs dei gra reip angliæ scotiæ et hiberniæ &c protector, 82mm, 97.78g (Nathanson p.22; Henfrey p.216 and pl. vi, 14; Vertue xxv; Platt I, p.307; Birch 17351). Solid reverse, graffito on the back, otherwise good fine, pierced at top £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Spink
XIV: Seals by Simon, Court of the Upper Bench (or Court of Common Pleas) of Ireland, 1655, a cast bronze uniface Counterseal (reverse), similar, 82mm, 101.46g (Nathanson p.22; Henfrey p.216 and pl. vi, 14; Vertue xxv; Platt I, p.307; Birch 17351). Two filled piercings, otherwise good fine; with integral loop for suspension £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt D. Fearon August 2003
XIV: Seals by Simon, Great Seal of Richard Cromwell, 1659, a cast bronze uniface Counterseal (reverse), Oliver Cromwell left on horseback, view of London below, arms in field behind, richardvs dei gra reipvblici angliæ scotiæ et hiberniæ &c protector, 140mm, 225.64g (Vertue xxiii; Birch 607). Hollow reverse, better than very fine, a handsome object £400-£500 --- Provenance: R. Stucker Collection, Bourgey Auction (Paris), 21 November 1977, lot 78. The name has been altered from Oliver’s Seal, but not the effigy
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, struck bronze medalets (2, one plated), c. 1773, by J. Kirk for the Sentimental Magazine, laureate bust left, revs. name and date, each 25mm, 5.59g, 5.51g (Platt II, p.10; MI I, 435/86; BHM 171); a struck white metal medal, c. 1830, by E. Thomason for his Kings and Queens of England series, from Dassier’s obv. die, laureate draped bust left, signed i · dassier · f ·, rev. inscription in 11 lines, 38mm, 23.50g (cf. MI I, 435/87; cf. E 203) [3]. About extremely fine and better £50-£70 --- Provenance: First two Glendining Auction, 3-4 May 1978, lot 256 (part); last R. Stucker Collection, Bourgey Auction (Paris), 21 November 1977, lot 75 (part), SNC June 1978 (8437)
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a struck bronze medal, c. 1731, by J. Dassier as part of his Kings and Queens of England series, from the same dies as previous, 38mm, 32.12g (Eisler I, 265/35; Platt II, pp.29-30, type B; MI I, 435/87; E 203). Surface metal fault by o of olivarius, otherwise extremely fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: R.E. Ockenden Collection; bt R.E.O.
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Lord Protector, 1658, a cast bronze medal, 19th century, unsigned, laureate and cuirassed bust right, cromwell protectevr, rev. stamped B 1599 P 1653 D 1658 within wide raised border, 39mm, 34.68g; Cromwell Memorial, 1658, a struck copper medal by T. Smith for Durand’s Series Numismatica, c. 1840, bust left wearing cavalier’s hat, rev. inscription, 43mm, 45.39g (Platt I, p.332, type Z; MI I, 436/88; BHM 171) [2]. Very fine, first very rare and possibly unpublished £100-£150 --- Provenance: First R.E. Ockenden Collection, bt R.E.O.; second R.C. and O.M.W. Warner Collection, R.E. Ockenden Collection [from O.M.W.W. 1964], bt R.E.O.
XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a small uniface oval bronze restrike medal, mid-18th century, after T. Simon, bust left, battle scene in background, signed t.simon.f below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, 26 x 22mm, 4.67g (Lessen, BNJ 1981, p.118 and pl. viii, 7, this piece; Henfrey pl. i, 1; Platt I, p.327, type L; MI I, 391/13; E 181b2). Struck on a cast flan, good very fine £100-£150 --- Provenance: R.C. and O.M.W. Warner Collection, R.E. Ockenden Collection [from O.M.W.W. 1964], bt R.E.O.
Henty (G.A.) Rujub, the Juggler, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1893, 32 pp. catalogue at end of volume III (dated October 1892), volume III lacking half title (half titles present in volumes I & II), occasional light spotting and fingermarks, volumes I & II front hinges a little tender, Parry's Public Library labels to volumes I & II front pastedowns, original blue patterned cloth blocked in bronze, spines lettered in gilt, spines darkened and rubbed at ends, some edge wear, slight lean, 8voQty: (3)NOTESNewbolt 56.1. Scarce, only 500 copies published, and one of the last 'triple-deckers' to be published in Britain. By the mid 1890's the triple-decker, an expensive format, was being replaced by the single volume novel at the demand of the buying public who wanted more books at cheaper prices.
Davis (Lindsey). The Silver Pigs, Shadows in Bronze, Venus in Copper, The Iron Hand of Mars, & Poseidon's Gold, 5 volumes, 1st editions, 1989-92, each signed by the author to title page, all original cloth gilt in dust wrapper, VG, together with Last Act in Palmyra, Time to Depart, A Dying Light in Corduba, 2 For The Lions, One Virgin Too Many, Ode to a Banker, and A Body in the Bathhouse, all 1st editions, 1994-2001, all signed by the author, plus 13 others by Lindsey Davis, including 5 signed, all original cloth in dust wrappers, VG, plus Mallinson (Allan). A Close Run Thing, 1st edition, 1999 (2 copies), both signed, plus 11 other Allen Mallinson titles, all signed, all original cloth in dust wrapper, 8vo, VG, and other contemporary fiction, including Donna Leon, 24 titles, all 1st editions, all signed by the author, original cloth in dust wrappers, 8vo, VG, and Peter Smalley, Julian Stockwin, Harry Sidebottom, Anthony Riches, etc., many signed, all original cloth in dust wrappers, 8vo, VGQty: (120)
Fleming (Ian). From Russia, With Love, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1957, pale damp stain to first few leaves and towards end, a couple of small spots to fore margins and edges, original cloth with front cover gun and rose design blocked in bronze and silver, dust jacket, small chip at foot of front fold, 8voQty: (1)
Peters (Ellis). Monks-hood, 1980; The Leper of Saint Giles, 1981; The Virgin in the Ice, 1982; The Sanctuary Sparrow, 1983; The Devil's Novice, 1983, 1st editions, usual light toning to first 3 textblocks, previous owner blindstamp to Sanctuary front endpaper, original cloth, dust jackets, Leper price-clipped and slight fading to spine, 8vo, with other 'Brother Cadfael' titles including One Corpse Too Many, 1979, Saint Peter's Fair, 1981 (both ex-libris with usual stamps and marks), plus Flight of a Witch, 1964, The Grass Widow's Tale, 1968, and A Means of Grace (written as Edith Pargeter), 1956, together with Davis (Lindsey). The Silver Pigs, 1989; Shadows in Bronze, 1990; Venus in Copper, 1991; The Iron Hand of Mars, 1992, 1st editions, light toning to Venus and Iron Hand textblocks, original cloth, dust jackets, Venus price-clipped, Iron Hand without printed price, some fading to Silver Pigs spine and front panel, 8vo, with other 'Falco' titles by Davis including a 1st US edition of The Silver Pigs, 1989 and A Dying Light in Corduba, Scorpion Press, 1996, limited signed edition 36/99Qty: (64)
THE HEROIC AGE OF POLAR EXPLORATION; a rare Second Arctic Medal for the British Arctic Expedition 1875-76, VICTORIA REGINA 1876 with bust to obverse (des. G. C. Adams), ice-bound vessel to reverse (des. L. C. Wyon), eng. J. Pinches, silver, diameter 35mm, 155 originally issued and 12 duplicates later issued; also a Polar Medal (first type) with 'Antarctic 1907-09', '1910-13', '1914-16' and '1917' clasps, EDWARD VII REX IMPERATOR with bust to obverse (des. G. W. de Saulles), HMS Discovery in winter quarters to reverse (des. E. G. Gillick), bronze, diameter 33mm; both unnamed so possible Proof issues (2). Provenance: These medals have been in the possession of a charitable organisation for many years; The organisation was established during WWI to provide treatment to the thousands of soldiers returning from the trenches and has since evolved into a dedicated charity and nursing home for veterans living their remaining years amongst friends and a team committed to serving those who served us.
A gilt bronze paperweight modelled in the form of a butterfly, raised on Sienna marble plinth, a gilt metal model of a dancer, raised on stepped plinth base, height 9cm, and a miniature bust of the Prince Regent (3).Additional InformationHeavy wear, chipping to the marble base, joints are slightly loose.
A late 19th century French bronze pomander (lacking cover) with column modelled as a grotesque dolphin on stepped oval base, apparently unmarked, height 12.5cm, and a German Arts & Crafts-style cast iron chamber stick with stamped patent mark to base, height 17.6cm (2).Additional InformationPomander lacking cover as stated, some surface pitting, scratches, discolouration. Chamber stick with general wear, some slight knocks to the upper rims.
LÉON PILET (French, 1836-1916); a bronze figure group, Ceres (goddess of the harvest) with lamb on naturalistically modelled base featuring impressed signature, height 38cm, and a further bronze figure of Hermes on weighted socle base (af) (2).Additional InformationThe Hermes figure has lost the items held in both hands - the item held in the left hand clearly broken off. Further rubbing, surface pitting, nicks and scratches, base is weighted with iron or a similar metal, as stated. The Ceres model has rubbing to the gilt heightening, some dirt and dust, some nicks and pitting, further general wear.
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