2nd Millennium BC, Bronze Age. Bronze axe with short, vertical blade to the front and spike at the rear. The circular seocket extends downwards and bears five raised decorative hoops and further curvillinear decoration flanks the top part of the socket. Bronze weaponry production flourished in Europe from the 3000 BC – 1200 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron over the following 500 years. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Excellent condition with a beautiful patina; on custom-made stand. Size: H:105mm/L:190mm/H:90mm (without stand); 1320g. Provenance: Property of a central London Ancient Art Gallery; previously obtained from a British private collection formed in the 1980s.
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1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. A large bronze dagger with a pointed, tapering, bevelled blade, four perforations at the base of the blade and a short tang for affixing a handle to the blade. This item is mounted on a stand. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on a custom stand. Size: L:300mm; 232g. Provenance: Property of a North London professional; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000.
800 – 600 BC, Greek Hoplite Period. A bronze spearhead with a leaf-shaped, lentoid-section blade with a wide raised midrib and long socket. Beautiful Patina. 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 context. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:305mm; 189g. Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. Lot of three bronze spearheads; 1) spearhead with a leaf-shaped, lentoid-section blade with a raised midrib, short neck and short tang; 2) spearhead with large triangular, slightly barbed blade, raised midrib, short neck and tang; 3) spearhead with small triangular, barbed blade, short neck and long tang. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Good condition. Size: L:54-92mm; 45g. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
c. 1000-1400 AD. Medieval. A lot of 5 medieval arrowheads (from left to right):1) barbed triangular arrowhead with pyramidal section and tang; 2) lanceolate arrowhead with slight shoulders, pyramidal section and tang; 3) elongated triangular arrowhead with square section and tang; 4) elongated leaf-shaped arrowhead with pyramidal section and tang; 5) lanceolate arrowhead with pyramidal section and tang. Arrows were a key part of medieval society both as instruments of war but also as weapons for hunting. One of the most evocative images of arrows as weapons of war appears on the Bayeux Tapestry, where King Harold is depicted after taking an arrow to the eye, leading to the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD. For further information on arrowheads, see C. Rau (2017) European Arrowheads and Crossbow Bolts: From the Bronze Age to the Late Middle Ages. Fair condition. Size: L:67-72mm; 40g. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. Lot of three bronze spearheads; 1) spearhead with a long, thin leaf-shaped, lentoid-section blade with a wide raised midrib, short neck and short tang; 2) spearhead with a triangular, lentoid-section blade with a raised midrib, short neck and tang 3) spearhead with a broad, leaf-shaped, lentoid-section blade with a raised midrib, short neck and tang. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Good condition. Size: L:80-130mm; 63g. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. A tanged bronze sword comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib, and a beautiful green patina. This item is mounted on a stand. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition. Size: L:320mm / W:50mm ; 237g. Provenance: Property of a North London professional; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This beautiful bronze spearhead has a leaf-shaped blade with a wide raised midrib, a flaring neck and a flat, pointed tang. The stunning design of this spearhead is wonderfully accented by its rich green patina. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition. Size: L:330mm; 397g. Provenance: Private London collection, formed in the 1980-90s on the UK and European art market.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This beautiful cast bronze sword has a tapering, bevelled blade with a wide raised midrib adorned with five shallow fullers or “blood groves” and a recessed integral handle with a gently crescentic lower guard. The recessed design would have allowed the entire handle to have been inset with stone, bone or stone inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition, on a custom-made stand. Size: L:330mm; 145g. Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
c. 1000-1400 AD. Medieval. A lot of 5 medieval arrowheads (from left to right): barbed, elongated triangular-shaped arrowhead with pyramidal section, flaring shank and tang; 2) triangular-shaped arrowhead with pyramidal section and tang; 3) barbed, triangular-shaped arrowhead with square section, squat flaring shank and tang; 4) elongated, triangular-shaped arrowhead with square section and tang; 5) lanceolate-shaped arrowhead with slight shoulders, pyramidal section and tang. Arrows were a key part of medieval society both as instruments of war but also as weapons for hunting. One of the most evocative images of arrows as weapons of war appears on the Bayeux Tapestry, where King Harold is depicted after taking an arrow to the eye, leading to the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD. For further information on arrowheads, see C. Rau (2017) European Arrowheads and Crossbow Bolts: From the Bronze Age to the Late Middle Ages. Fair condition. Size: L:70-108mm; 49g. Provenance: Private London collection, formed since the 1980s on the UK and European art market.
2nd-early 1st Millennium BC. Greek Bronze Age. Lot of three bronze spearheads; 1) spearhead with a leaf-shaped, lentoid-section blade with a wide raised midrib, short neck and short tang; 2) spearhead with a triangular, lentoid-section blade with a raised midrib, short neck and tang; 3) arrowhead with triangular head, raised midrib and tang. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Good condition. Size: L:40-103mm; 35g. Provenance: Private London collection, formed since the 1980s on the UK and European art market.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. A bronze sword with a pointed, lanceolate-shaped, bevelled blade with flaring shoulder and a short tang with a perforation and pin for affixing the blade to a pommel. This item is mounted on a stand. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition. Size: L:430mm; 316g. Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This beautiful cast bronze sword has a tapering, bevelled blade with a wide raised midrib adorned with five shallow fullers or “blood groves” and a recessed integral handle with a gently crescentic lower guard. The recessed design would have allowed the entire handle to have been inset with stone, bone or stone inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition, on a custom-made stand. Size: L: 420mm; 450g. Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Selection of brass military and tunic buttons, and various cased/uncased commemorative military and sporting medals including West Yorkshire Regiment bronze medal, gilt King George & Queen Mary Royal Visit To Hull To Open The Joint Dock 1914, Lifesaving Classes Morley Education Authority Award, a silver hallmarked Royal Life Saving Society Award of merit medal dated 1933, The Kings Medal 1935, various Rifle Association medals, a silver hallmarked West Yorkshire Regiment Depot fob etc
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Artist: Leon Bertaux [par/imputée] (French, 1825-1909). Title: "Jeune fille au bain - Sara la baigneuse". Medium: Bronze sculpture. Date: Composed c1876. Lot Note(s): Signed "Mme Leon Bertaux" on the sculpture, near the feet. Fine, quality casting. Very good condition; the polished marble plinth in good condition with the expected wear and small losses to the edges. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Anne Pingeot - Antoinette Le Normand-Romain - Laure de Margerie, Musée d'Orsay. Summary illustrated catalog of sculptures, Paris, 1986. Comment(s): Dimensions: height 10 3/8" x width 11 1/8" x depth 7 1/4". Helene Bertaux, born Josephine Charlotte Helen Pilate (better known as Madame Leon Bertaux, or simply Leon Bertaux) was a sculptor and woman's rights activist in the second half of 19th Century. Married but separated from her first husband, she began to sign her works, in 1854, under the name "Madame Leon Bertaux," the name of her companion whom she married in 1866, after the death of her first husband in 1865. [27902-12-2400]
Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, posthumous issue struck under Philip III, Kolophon Mint, ca. 322-319 BC.Head of Herakles wearing lion's scalp rightZeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. Star in the left, spearhead and A_E_AN_POY in the right field.Price 1759. Subaerat ! On the reverse bronze core can be seen. Good. Size: D:18.0mm; 4.07g
Large Corinthian Dancer Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base After Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet. Large Corinthian Dancer bronze sculpture set on marble base contemporary of the Art Deco c1924 version by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet ( 1880 - 1950 ) the Belgian Art Deco sculptor. Excellent condition. This large sculpture measures 37cm and including marble base measures 47cm. Weighs 3.6kg.
A large verdigris bronze water fountain, in the Baroque taste, the figure of a horn blowing Pan over two scallop shell tiers, further decorated with Cherubs and grotesque fish, comprised of three sections, approx h.210cm, dia.125cmCondition report: No apparent damage or losses, but consistent wear and oxidisation to the patina throughout from having been outside for a long time.
A collection of Roman Empire and later artefacts, to include a Roman white metal pendant, 4cm long, a folding iron instrument, 15cm, a lion mask pendant, 4cm, a cast metal warrior figure, 5cm high, three female mask pendents, the largest 4cm wide, a small bronze hammer head, 5cm wide, a bronze paw foot, 5cm wide, a metal oval bangle, 7cm wide, arrow heads (Qty)
A cold painted bronze pheasant lamp base, early 20th century, the stem modelled as a cock and hen pheasant sitting in a tree, set on a circular onyx base raised on brass ball feet, with associated square beaded lamp shade, 41cm high Lighting lots are sold as decorative items only, prospective buyers must consult with a qualified electrician before use or installation of these items.
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