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Click here to subscribeAn undated archaistic bronze openwork incense burner, square in plan with calligraphic text, hare to each foot and upper corner, hinged openwork dome with rosette handle, triangular-section handle with hare finial. 3.8 kg, 38cm (15"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.
5th century BC-19th century AD. A mixed group comprising: a bronze arrowhead with slender tang; a crystal bead comprising a cuboid body with animal figures and barrel-shaped suspension bar; a sheet bronze ram's head with repoussé eyes; a putto mask appliqué; a bronze drum-shaped canister with applied bird motifs; a ceramic tile with quatrefoil decoration in a metal frame. 381 grams total, 3.5-27mm (1 1/2 - 10 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; previously from a 1980s London collection. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
An undated archaistic bronze ewer with segmented piriform body, flared foot, tapering spout, strap handle to the shoulder with thumb-pad, hinged dome lid with knop handle; bands of low-relief arabesque detailing and reserved calligraphic text. 2.4 kg, 43cm (17"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.
20th century AD. A pair of bronze flasks each with flared base, bulbous body and tall slender neck, dome lid with knop handle, bands of low-relief floral and other ornament. 1.2 kg, 24-28cm (9 1/2 - 11"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired Colchester, Essex, UK, 2016. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Late 19th-early 20th century AD. A matched pair of decorative swords, each a curved single-edged steel blade with chiselled tendril panels to the upper end; wooden grip and bronze knuckle-guard with guilloche pattern; wooden scabbard with leather covering, brass chape, collar and mouth; one sword with suspension chain; appliqué below the mouth with temple(?) and fronds. 2.4 kg total, 87.5cm each (34 1/2"). Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
19th-20th century AD. A large bronze Ptolemaic style statuette of Neith, the creator goddess, advancing wearing an ankle-length robe and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, on a rectangular base with lug to the underside. 1.5 kg, 28cm (11"). Previously in the private collection of an English lady; thence by descent from her great grandmother to her father in 1979. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Archaeological Books - Published 1987-2004 AD. Group comprising nine Shire Archaeology titles relating to British archaeology: Ritchie, W. F. & J. N. G., Celtic Warriors, 1985, title no.41; Laing, Lloyd, Later Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland, 1987, title no.48; Dyer, James, Hillforts of England & Wales, revised edition, 1992, title no.16; O'Brien, William, Bronze Age Copper Mining, 1996, title no.71; Lynch, Frances, Megalithic Tombs & Long Barrows, 1997, title no.73; Ritchie, J. N. G., Brochs of Scotland, 2nd edition, 1998, title no.53; Abdy, Richard, Romano-British Coin Hoards, 2002, title no.82; Green, Miranda J., The Gods of Roman Britain, 2003, title no.34 and Sealey, Paul R., The Boudiccan Revolt Against Rome, 2nd edition, 2004, title no.74. 1.36 kg total, 21 x 15cm (8 1/4 x 6"). [9, No Reserve] As new.
19th century AD. A bronze Roman-style statuette of Mercury (Greek Hermes) standing on a plinth; nude with cloak slung over the left shoulder, standing with weight resting on left foot and right foot drawn back, left arm hangs down and right arm extending forth money bag; youthful head with winged cap and short wavy hair. 1.75 kg, 26cm (10 1/4"). Property of a Cheshire gentleman; by inheritance. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
An undated archaistic bronze figure of a standing male, modelled in the round, holding a staff in left hand, right hand raised, wearing a cloak and a necklace; mounted on a custom-made stand. 115 grams, 11cm including stand (4 1/4"). Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
20th century AD. A leather purse with iron frame and firesteel to the lower edge, bronze suspension loop, openwork metal fittings to the flap with inset cabochons in discoid cells, hooked closure; within, a quantity of resin-soaked paper for tinder. 380 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a West London collector. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
18th-20th century AD. A pair of rings comprising: one gold-coloured metal with C-section hoop, Nandi calf and rosettes modelled in the round; one bronze with ox-cart and driver and pairs of animals modelled in the round. 51 grams total, 28-52mm (1 - 2"). Ex Swiss collection; acquired 1980s. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
A cast bronze figurine of Jupiter, standing nude with his right arm extended to cast the thunderbolt in his hand; supplied with a custom-made display stand; a 19th century collector's piece from the Grand Tour. 139 grams, 15cm (6"). Ex Sir Daniel Donhue collection; acquired prior to 1968. [No Reserve] Fine condition, small hole to thigh.
An undated cast bronze figurine of Hercules in circa 1st-2nd century AD style, standing nude with club in his right hand, lionskin over his right forearm; a wreath to the hair, right arm flexed. 120 grams, 84mm (3 1/4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1985. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
A reproduction bronze putto figurine with hands raised and cast open to grip; the head with flowing curled hair, the wings small and spread; to the rear a recurved bar with bulb and splayed end. 203 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1975. [No Reserve] Small casting flaw to leg.
19th century AD or earlier. A bronze plaque depicting two dancers in energetic poses, each with a sword at his waist, holding a cup in each hand; below, a snake extending beneath the feet, biting one on the ankle. 176 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
19th-20th century AD. A mixed group comprising: a prayer wheel with wooden handle, reserved text on a field of repoussé foliage; a bronze prayer bell; a bronze kapala(?) with leaf-shaped handle; a prayer capsule with cabochon and suspension loop. 385 grams total, 8.5-33cm (3 1/4 - 13"). Property of a West London collector. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
19th century AD or earlier. A bronze figurine of the goddess Lakshmi seated, cross-legged on an elliptical plinth; the goddess with a tall crown, necklace with pendant, wearing tight chemise; the hair worn in a long plait to the reverse; the arms lost. 120 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired 1985-1995. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
A mixed group of undated archaistic cast bronze arrowheads comprising: two leaf-shaped, socketted, lateral spur; four triangular, barbed and socketted; one triangular, barbed and tanged; three triangular, barbed and tanged. 239 grams total, 7-15.5 cm (2 3/4 - 6"). Property of a London collector. [10, No Reserve] Very fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with leaf-shaped lentoid-section blade, slender grip with lateral flanges to accept an organic insert to each face. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.53. 34cm (13 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990. Fine condition.
A bronze globular bowl in 12th-14th century AD style with broad mouth, band of later brass and silver-inlaid calligraphic text beneath the rim and further similar band to the equator with roundels depicting horsemen armed with sword or bow, dancer among fronds, dancer among scorpions, pair of dancers above an ox-skull; later iron replacement bottom with reinforced basal ring, later twisted wrought-iron loops and carrying handle. 2.7 kg, 38cm (15"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. Fair condition.
A bronze undated archaistic lidded vessel in Shang dynasty style with large taotie mask to each side and stylised kui dragons to the the shoulder, foot and lid; swing handle with stylised dragons attached to the body with an animal mask to each side. 6.43 grams, 33cm (13"). Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
An undated cast bronze figurine of a horse with reins, bridle and saddle, standing on a balustered pedestal; to the rump, a large spike for attachment of a rider figure. 356 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1975. [No Reserve] Fine condition, one ear absent.
20th century AD. A bronze figure of a horse and rider comprising: a large horse with long legs and elegant neck, wearing a blanket, braided breast collar with decorative plaques, bit and reins and neat mane with diamond-shaped plaques to both sides; to the end of each leg a spoked wheel; to the top a rider with both hands to the reins, wearing a short tunic, necklace and headdress. 6.8 kg, 34cm (13 1/4"). Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Late 19th-20th century AD. A gilt-bronze hollow-formed figure of Arya Tara siting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais with hands in the gesture of reassurance, flowers to her sides, glass cabochon studs to the crown and body. 1.7 kg, 23cm (9"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. Fine condition.
18th-19th century AD. A hollow-formed bronze temple lamp comprising a stepped base with flange rim, tubular body with baluster finials, flared upper terminal with bracket; the surface with openwork detailing, bands of reserved calligraphic text and arabesque motifs. 9.4kg, 170cm (67"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired Colchester, Essex, UK, 2016. Fine condition, some cracking and usage wear.
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