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Lot 55
A Chinese bronze rectangular censer, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, with two angular handles cast in openwork, on integral bracket feet, the base with four character seal mark in a square, weight 1414 grams, height 6.2cm, width of body 9.5cm, depth 7.3cm.Provenance: From an excellent private Cornish collection, originating from the 1980s.Condition report: a part of one foot is slightly lower but probably the casting. Extra images now on our website including natural light photos.
Lot 60
A Japanese bronze three-piece usubata, Meiji period, signed, used for ikebana (flower arrangement) decorated with a landscape scene with figures on horseback in the foreground, opposed by a mountainous scene to the rear, height 28.5cm, diameter 30cm.Provenance: From a Derbyshire private collection.
Lot 149
A Chinese bronze censer on stand, Xuande seal mark, the pierced cover surmounted by a dog of fo, the main body with a stylised dragon opposed by a tiger, flanked by a pair of shaped handles on square tapering legs, on a rectangular stand, height 38.5cm, width 39cm, depth 16cm.Provenance: From an excellent private Cornish collection, originating from the 1980s.
Lot 134
A Chinese bronze 'longevity' censer, 18th/19th century, with pierced wooden cover, pierced lug handles, each side decorated with shou symbol on four circular section tapering legs, height including cover 12.5cm.width 7cm, depth 6.5cm.Provenance: From an excellent private Cornish collection, originating from the 1980s.
Lot 1102
A Chinese Ritual Bronze Wine Vessel with Cover, ''HU'' With pear-shaped body. The middle band incorporating four stylized Taotie masks a pair of animal mask loop handles suspending ribbed ring handles. The whole body raised on a spreading foot with geometric patterns band . In the style of Middle to Late Western Zhou dynasty. Size: 30cm high
Lot 171
Elizabeth II, Silver Proof Crown 1977 'Silver Jubilee' with certificate of authenticity, in case of issue FDC, Proof Set 1970 'Last Sterling Set,' 8 coins halfpenny to halfcrown, in case of issue, some light toning on bronze o/wise FDC, together with year set 1953, 9 coins farthing to halfcrown, in sealed plastic wallet UNC & 30 x cupro-nickel crowns comprising: 1951 with certificate, in box of issue, 1953, 1960(x2), 1965(x4), 1972(x4), 1977(x11), 1980(x3) & 1981(x4) all in plastic cases or plastic wallets, lot also includes a Victoria half farthing 1843, corroded surfaces Fair
Lot 174
A Collection of UK & Channel Islands Commemorative Coins comprising: UK 5 x £5: 2003 ‘50th Anniversary of the Coronation,’ 2006 ‘Queen’s 80th Birthday,’ 2007 ‘Diamond Wedding’ 2008 ‘Prince of Wales 60th Birthday’ & 2012 ‘London Olympics’ all cupro-nickel, in presentation packs BU, 3 x £5 1997, 2000 & 2002 & 2 x crowns 1977 & 1981; Alderney £5 2012 ‘Diamond Jubilee’ frosted sterling silver proof, FDC, £5 2003 ‘Prince William 21st Birthday, card-mounted, cupro-nickel, BU & 1999 £5 ‘Total Eclipse of the Sun 11 Aug 1999’ First Day Cover, cupro-nickel, BU; Guernsey 2000: 2-piece silver proof ‘collar’ & ‘nugget,’ commemorating the end of the second Millennium; the sterling silver outer ‘collar’ with rev. depicting the sea & sun’s rays joins with the inner gold-plated sterling silver ‘nugget’ £1 to form a complete design of Earth being held in a pair of hands, with certificates of authenticity FDC, silver proof £1 1999 ‘Prince Edward & Sophie Rhys-Jones’ & £5 2004 ‘60th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings’ with Royal British Legion red poppy on rev, in Royal Mint presentation pack BU; together with 2 x UK commemorative £2: 2005 ‘End of WWII’ & 2009 ‘Robert Burns’ BU & a £2 coin 2005 in a key ring (made at the Royal Mint), Bahamas sterling silver proof 2 dollars 1997 ‘Lady of the Century,’ Barbados 1 dollar ‘Lady of the Century’ .500 silver proof, both with certificates of authenticity, encapsulated, FDC & Solomon Islands 5 dollars 2003 ‘Concorde;’ lot also includes 2 x gold-plated commemorative medals: ‘Official Millennium Greenwich Mint Medallion’ & ‘The Queen’s Golden Jubilee 2002’ struck by the Tower Mint, both 44mm, individually cased BU, a Princess Diana commemorative bronze medal in a First Day cover, Australia 50 cents 1977 ‘Silver Jubilee’ AUNC & 2 x reproduction coins: Henry VII groat & Henry VIII half groat
Lot 200
The Set of 3 x UK Commemorative Silver £100 Coins comprising: (1) ‘Elizabeth Tower’ 2015 obv. Rank-Broadley portrait of the Queen, rev. The Elizabeth Tower housing Big Ben, mintage 50,000 (2) ‘Buckingham Palace,’ 2015 obv. Jody Clark portrait of the Queen, rev. view of Buckingham Palace & the Victoria Memorial, mintage 50,000 & (3) ‘Trafalgar Square,’ 2016 obv. Jody Clark portrait of the Queen, rev. head of one of Landseer’s bronze lions with Nelson’s column in the distance, mintage 45,000; each coin 40mm, 62.86g (2oz), .999 silver, reverse designs by Glyn Davies & Laura Clancy, in Royal Mint presentation packs, BU
Lot 222
4 x UK Proof Sets 1988, 1989 & 1990(x2) in de-luxe red leatherette cases of issue & 17 x Brilliant Uncirculated Sets: 1984, 1985, 1986(x2), 1987(x2), 1989(x2), 1990(x2), 1991(x2), 1992(x4) & 2012 (8 coins including Diamond Jubilee crown), 2 x pre-decimal type sets, each 8 x coins: halfpenny, penny, brass threepence, sixpence, 2 x shillings (E & S), florin & halfcrown, various dates 1962-67 & 1963-67, in Royal Mint ‘Libra, Denarius, Solidus’ presentation packs BU, 3 x crowns 2002 (x2) ‘Golden Jubilee’ & 2006 (80th Birthday’) in presentation packs & 2 x crowns 1990 (‘90th Birthday’) in 1st Day covers, 2 x 2-coin £2 sets 1989 ‘Tercentenary of Bill of Rights’ & ‘Claim of Right’ & £2 1986 ‘Commonwealth Games’ in presentation packs, together with Philippines Brilliant Uncirculated set 1983, 7 coins 1 sentimo to 2 piso, Marshall Islands 4 x commemorative 5 dollars 1990 ‘50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain’ (two in coin/stamp covers); lot also includes £1.40 face value pre-47 silver, £0.27½ face value pre-20 silver, crown 1893, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & cupro-nickel & a few foreign coins
Lot 223
Royal Mint Error Striking, one of two 20p coins struck on bronze blanks (for details of second coin see next lot); this coin 20p 1989, 98.12% copper (tested & verified), wt. 3.54g, blue/gold lustre AEF; both coins were sent to the Royal Mint Museum for examination & a copy of their official letter of authentication is included with the coin
Lot 225
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 3 x crowns: 1889 Fine/GFine, 1897 LXI AVF & 1937 AEF, all dark tone, minor contact marks, Victoria 4 x Maundy coins: 3 x 1883: 4d obv. contact marks AEF, 2d Fine, & 1d obv. contact marks AVF & 2d 1878 ex-mount (solder remnants on edge at 12 o'clock) & obv. hairlines o/wise GVF, all dark tone; an accumulation of 470+ Victoria bronze pennies & 28 x halfpennies, various dates, all Bun Head to Old Head & all low grade, total weight 4.32kg, 2 x tokens: Aylesbury halfpenny 1796 obv. 'TO THE FRIENDS FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY' around bust of William III, rev. Cap of Liberty on a pole, milled edge, bust worn Fair o/wise AFine & a 'Conder' halfpenny token, (part of the late 18th century political & social series), obv. 'LOUIS. XVI ET M. ANTOINETTE. ROI ET REINE DE FRANCE' around conjoined busts of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette, rev. in 6 lines 'MUR.d BY THE FACTIOUS. LOUIS XVI..JAN.21 M.ANTOINETTE OCT.16. 1793' plain edge, dig in obv. field, rev. scratches o/wise VF & a Bank of England 10 shillings Fforde ((19Z) virtually UNC; lot also includes a quantity of foreign coins (a few silver) & a few UK bronze & cupro-nickel
Lot 229
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: Spain, (1) 2 x different sets of replica coins; each set contains 20 silver -plated replicas of Catalan coins from the earliest Iberian, Greek & Roman through the medieval period to the 19th century & provincial coins of Barcelona etc; each replica coin 22mm & fully detailed, each set of 20 coins housed in a fitted plastic case, issued by La Vanguardia newspaper, all BU; (2) five x gold-plated medallions commemorating the marriage of King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia & each of their three children (Christina (2 medallions), Elena & Felipe), obvs conjoined busts, revs date & place of marriage, each medallion 30mm BU; (3) 2 x miniature gold replicas: 100 pesetas 1966 & Coronation of Juan Carlos commemorative medal 1975, each 10mm, 0.22g, .900 gold, BU, together with 9 x miscellaneous coins: Cuba 3 pesos 1992 & 2 x 25 centavos 1953 & 1992, Uganda 10 shillings 1987, Haiti 50 centimes 1991, USA half dollar 1966 numerous scratches on bust, Thailand 10 baht (1990s) & Spain 100 pesetas 1980 & 200 pesetas 1996; lot also includes a silver-plated nickel token commemorating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Spanish newspaper 'El Mundo' & two small round polished brass boxes each with a Brazilian aluminium bronze coin sealed in the lid, one diam.38mm, height 28mm (coin 50 centavos 1949), other diam. 28mm, height 18mm (coin 10 centavos ('Jose Bonefacio'), each with 'M B Morais' stamped on base
Lot 23
3 x Shillings comprising: Charles II 1663, first bust variety, obv. scratch down bust & flecking in field o/wise Fine, Anne 1711 fourth draped bust, deliberate faint scratches in obv. field behind bust o/wise good edge & surfaces AVF & George III 1817 GFine, together with William IV groat 1836 VG/Fine, Victoria farthing 1879 normal 9, peripheral lustre GVF, £1.80 face value pre-47 silver wt. 198g, 13 x silver threepences & 50+ UK & foreign low grade coins, mostly bronze & cupro-nickel coins (includes 5 x silver)
Lot 231
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 2 x UK Brilliant Uncirculated sets: 1986 8 coins 1p to £2, heavy toning on bronze & 50p & 1991 7 coins 1p to £1, a combined £sd & decimal set containing £sd: halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence, brass 3d, penny & halfpenny, all 1967 except 1/- 1963 & sixpence 1965 all BU & 7 x decimal coins: 1p to £1, in Royal Mint presentation pack, a commemorative 50p set containing 6 x different 50p coins: 1973, 1979, 1993, 1994 & 2 x 1997 (large & small sizes), various grades, in a Westminster presentation pack, Guernsey, a set of 4 x £5 coins each commemorating 'A Century of Monarchy' (17th to 20th centuries), all cupro-nickel, individually encapsulated in a Westminster case, 3 x UK £5: 1998 '50th Birthday' & 2 x 2005 'Nelson' & 'Trafalgar', 2 x cupro-nickel crowns 1980 & 1981, an album containing 5 x coin covers comprising: Gibraltar crown 2001, Northern Ireland rev. £1, 50p 2001, Turks & Caicos 5 crowns 2001 & £5 1999/2000 'Millennium' & a cover containing a bronze medal commemorating Princess Diana, Australia aluminium-bronze proof 5 dollars 1998 'Royal Flying Doctor - 50 Years of Service' in case of issue & 2 x commemorative medals: 'Silver Jubilee' struck by Tower Mint in nickel-silver & a bronze medal '25\super th\nosupersub Anniversary of the Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, 1961-1986' both as struck
Lot 232
A Collection of Miscellaneous Commemorative Medals & Individual Coins & Coin Sets comprising: 'Titanic Remembered' 2012, 38.45mm, 28.28g, cupro-nickel, 'National Trust Centenary 1895-1995' bronze medal, 38.4mm, 28.28g, 'World Wildlife Fund' a set of 6 x cupro-nickel medals commemorating the work of the WWF, each 38.4mm, 28.28g, 'Inauguration of the Channel Tunnel 1994' cupro-nickel, 50mm, 50g, 'Quintessentially British' a complete set of 26 x 10p coins each with a different letter of the alphabet on the reverse, all BU; all in Royal Mint presentation packs, together with UK proof set 1997 10 coins 1p to £5, in Royal Mint case of issue, £2 coin 1995 'WW11 Commemorative,' £5 coin 1999/2000 'New Millennium,' 'European Community Coin Collection' a set of 12 coins, dated 1990-1992, one from each of the then 12 member states of the European Community, all BU in presentation packs, 'Golden Jubilee Commemorative Cover' containing a cupro-nickel £5 2002 BU & a Bank of England £5 note , Lowther signature, serial No. QE50 000567; lot also includes a Victoria penny 1898 VG, mounted in a Royal Mint card & Isle of Man 2 x commemorative coins: crown 2014 'WW1 commemorative' & 50p 2013 'Christmas' both cupro-nickel, encapsulated in cases of issue BU
Lot 239
Bronze Replica of the Columbian Exposition Medal 1893 originally awarded to R. Thorne & Sons Limited, 76mm (3), 238g (8½ oz), the obv, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, depicts Columbus, arms outstretched, arriving on the shore of America & the rev, designed by Charles Barber, features a central tablet inscribed 'WORLD'S COLOMBIAN EXPOSITION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS MDCCCXCII - MDCCCXCIII' and the name of the recipient, the tablet is flanked by flaming torches & below is the Santa Maria under full sail; above the tablet are two winged angels either side of a globe; small piercing in centre of rev. & some very minor surface pitting o/wise very good condition, together with an English cast iron copy of the German Lusitania Medal, with the original incorrect date of the sinking (5 May 1915), the correct date being 27 April 1915; 55mm, 72g, as issued & Belgium a silver(?) WWI commemorative medallion, obv. left-facing bust of Albert I in military uniform, 'ALBERT ROI DES BELGES' below, rev. in four lines: 'PAYS PETIT - PEUPLE GRAND - SOLDATS HÉROIQUES - CAMPAGNE 1914-1915' with loop attachment at 12 o'clock, 30mm x 30mm, 10.29g, good condition
Lot 68
Australia, Proof Set 1966, a 6-coin set comprising: .800 silver 50 cents, cupro-nickel 5, 10 & 20 cents & bronze 1 & 2 cents with reverses depicting Australian wildlife (platypus, lyre bird etc), in case of issue FDC, 4 x proof sets 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1973, each 6 coins – cupro-nickel 5, 10, 20 & 50 cents & bronze 1 & 2 cents, in plastic cases of issue FDC, 5 x decimal coins mint sets 1966 each 6 coins 1 cent to 50 cents (each 50 cent coin .800 silver), 4 sets card-mounted & 1 set in a plastic case, together with Canada a set of 5 x silver dollars 1963-67, 5 different reverses, all .800 silver, in a sealed plastic envelope UNC
Lot 8
Roman - 2 x Sestertii, comprising: Gordian III (AD238-244), obv. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG around laureate bust, rev AETERNITATI AVG S C crowned figure of Sol standing left, right hand raised & holding globe in outstretched left hand, undamaged flan with full, clear legends, bronze, 22.6g, GVF & Faustina Senior, issue of Antoninus Pius in commemoration of his deified wife (AD141), obv. DIVA FAVSTINA around draped bust, rev. AETERNITAS S C around standing figure of Aeternitas facing left, holding phoenix on globe in outstretched right hand & raising fold of skirt with left hand, brass, 21.7g, full, clear legends AFine
Lot 1
A fine Chinese bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, Shang Dynasty, 13th-14th century BC, the rounded middle section cast in intaglio with two taotie masks between borders of circles, the mottled patina of olive-green colour, 19cm high, 515 gramsProvenance: From a private English Collection by family descent purchased from Roger Keverne, 16th October 2009, no receipt but documented in collection notes. This vessel belongs to the latter stage of the Erligang phase, circa 14th to 13th centuries BC and as Robert Bagley discusses in Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, no.25, pp. 216-219 the thickened waist is only seen occasionally during this period. For related examples, see Jan Fontein and Tang Wu, Unearthing China's Past, no.7, pp.37038, and note particularly fig.5, excavated at Minggonglu, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, which has a very similar decorative band; and see Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, The Panlongcheng Site Report of Archaeological Excavation from 1963-1994, vol.2, colour pl.30, fig.1 (PYWM 4:6), pl.36, fig. 1 (PWZM 1:4), and pl.87, Fig.2 (PYWM 11:5)商代 青铜兽面纹觚拍品来源：英国私人收藏，其家族于2009年购自英国著名古董商Roger Keverne Condition Report: The vessel with patches of green encrustationPurchased from Roger Keverne, 16th October 2009 (£16,000), no receipt, but documented in late owners collection notesCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 10
A small bronze rectangular censer, 18th century, of rectangular form with four legs and flattened ring handles, with six character Xuande seal mark, 10cm wide x 5.5cm high x 5cm deep, 334 grams Provenance: From a Swedish Collection清18世纪 "大明宣德年制"款小双耳炉（克重334g）拍品来源：瑞典私人收藏Condition Report: no damagea light brown patina which would have once been darker Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 11
A Chinese heavily cast bronze incense burner, Qing Dynasty, 17th or 18th century, modelled after the archaic bronze vessel, liding, the bombé body rising from three short tapering legs to a wide mouth flanked by a pair of loop handles each set with a small tab, a four character Xuande seal to the underside in a recessed cartouche, 25cm wide x 10.5cm high, 4378 grams Provenance: By repute in the same family since the 1930's. 清17-18世纪 "宣德年制"款铜压经炉（克重4378g）拍品来源：北欧私人收藏，购自上世纪三十年代Condition Report: polishedCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 13
A Chinese gilt-bronze brush rest, Qing Dynasty, cast in the form of a craggy mountain top with four peaks enclosing a central peak, all above a turbulent sea with two birds on each side, traces of gilding, 14cm long on fitted wood stand Provenance: Property from a private collection, Cornwall. 清 铜鎏金笔山拍品来源：英国康沃尔私人收藏Condition Report: wear to gildingbase plate re-solderedwood stand separated where pierced work meets baseCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 14
A Chinese gilt bronze Buddha, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, the deity seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, his loose robes falling from the left shoulder leaving the chest bare, both hands raised in dharmachakra mudra (teaching gesture), the face with gentle smile and framed by long pendulous ears and hair curled into tight 'knots' surmounted by an ushnisha below a gilt cintamani pearl, 22.5cm high, 1,770 gramsProvenance: From a European collection清乾隆 铜鎏金座佛拍品来源：欧洲私人收藏Condition Report: in good condition other than wear to gilding commensurate with age Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 15
A large Chinese bronze heavily cast Guardian figure, Ming Dynasty, with traces of gold and red lacquer and blue details to the hair, the standing robust deity dressed in full military regalia, his rotund stomach shield by a large taotie monster mask secured by belts above and below the belly, the back further tied with a sash edged with a lotus scroll pattern, worn over trousers and boots with inverted monster masks, his left arm raised holding a stupa, his right hand at his side with his index and little finger pointed downward, his full face with a menacing stare framed by an elaborate, draped with a long flowing scarf around the entire body, 38cm high, wood stand and overall height with stand 43cm, approximately 6,000 gramsProvenance: The property of a Gentleman. 明 铜红漆泥金天王像拍品来源：欧洲私人绅士收藏Condition Report: the lacquer and gilding worn and with losses with agemodern wood stand with chip to woodCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 19
A Chinese bronze of an Immortal, Ming Dynasty, 17th century, possibly Zhongli Quan, standing with hair tied in two top knots and long beard, holding a double gourd vase in one hand, on raised four footed base, 21cm high, 908 gramsProvenance: Private collection formed largely in the 1980's and 1990's. 明 铜汉钟离像拍品来源：英国私人收藏Condition Report: one foot with old repair and some knocks and wear commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 2
A rare Chinese Cloisonné enamel censer, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century, the compressed body raised on three gilt elephant-head gilt-bronze feet with paw terminals, the exterior decorated with fruiting grape vine reserved on a turquoise ground below a band of clouds encircling the shallow neck, with a pair of coiled dragon handles rising from the flat gilded rim, 15cm diameter x 10.5cm high, weight 990 grams Provenance: Purchased from John Sparks, 28th January 1965 for £225.00 by the late owner and prior to this in the Max Robertson Collection, London. 明十六世纪 掐丝珐琅葡萄纹兽足双耳炉（克重990g）拍品来源：英国私人收藏，现藏家于1965年1月28日购自英国著名古董商John Sparks，此前曾为伦敦中国艺术收藏家Max Robertson私人收藏 Condition Report: old waxed repair to side otherwise wear commensurate with age and some wear to gilding sold with a photocopy of the John Sparks sale receipt Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 21
A Chinese bronze model of Buddha, Ming Dynasty, seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne with downcast eyes and a serene expression, with the robe partly open to reveal the chest, 15cm high, 816 gramsProvenance: Private collection formed largely in the 1980's and 1990's. 明 铜坐佛拍品来源：英国私人收藏Condition Report: v shaped casting floor or old damage to back rim of base one finger missingCondition Report Disclaimer
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