A Romano-Celtic bronze and enamel vessel section Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.Of domed form with a bronze bulls-head shaped plate on one side, the exterior decorated with four bands of cloisonné enamel, the top band composed of crescents, the three lower bands of interlocking commas or waves, in red, blue and turquoise enamel, possibly the upper section of a small situla, 14.7cm diam.Footnotes:Provenance:Private collection, France, 1990s.French art market, 2002.Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 23 October 2013, lot 143.The present lot would appear to be the upper section of an enamel situla, now missing its base. Similar composite enamel vessels have been excavated in Britain, including at Bartlow Hills, Cambridgeshire. Such vessels would have been made in multiple parts and soldered together, as it was not technically possible to execute larger enamel work vessels in one piece. It has been suggested that this lot is British in origin but another example of an elaborately enamelled Roman bronze flask formed in two parts, dated to 250–300 A.D., was found in Charente, France (see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 47.100.5).For a discussion of large elaborate enamelled vessels such as the Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, see D. Breeze (ed.), The First Souvenirs - Enamelled Vessels from Hadrian's Wall, Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeol. Soc., 2012.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Three Roman bronze lion-headed handles Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.Circular and cast in high relief with the head of a lion, with engraved details of the mane, eyes and brows, the details of the fur finely chased, an attachment hole on either side of each ear, one bearing a loose ridged ring in its gaping jaw, 11cm diam. each (3)Footnotes:Provenance:Private collection, Switzerland. Anonymous sale; Schuler Auktionen, Zurich, 22 June 1995, lot 2516.Private collection, Germany, acquired at the above sale.For a closely related example, said to come from a chest, see M. Comstock and C.C. Vermeule (eds), Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 1971, p.461, no. 672.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Bronze Age gold ribbon bracelet Circa 2000-1200 B.C.Formed from a looped and doubled thin gold sheet, with hook and eye terminal, 6.8cm diam., weight 9.3g.Footnotes:Provenance:Private collection, England, found at Feltwell, Norfolk, in March 1998 after exceptionally deep ploughing in peat beside a shallow chalk ridge (a Middle Bronze Age palstave was also found in the same area).Disclaimed as Treasure Trove in 1998.Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 October 2007, lot 158.Mr J. N. & Mrs J. E. Didcock collection, UK, acquired from the above sale; and thence by descent to the present owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Danish flint dagger Late Neolithic Period, circa 2000-1700 B.C.Of grey flint, with elongated leaf-shaped blade and long straight-sided grip of lentoid cross-section, 23.3cm longFootnotes:Provenance:Commander Coventry Makgill-Crichton-Maitland (1877-1958) collection; thence by descent.The above dagger belongs to Scandanavian flint dagger Type II. For examples of Danish flint daggers with similarly proportioned grip and blade, see A. MacGregor, Antiquities form Europe and the Near East in the collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, 1987, pp 78-80, figs. 4.210; 4.212 and 4.211.It is likely that daggers such as the above were objects of status rather than being of practical use. When the National Museum of Ireland carried out microwear analysis of its Late Neolithic Danish daggers it was found that the wear was consistent with the implements having been frequently taken out of their protective sheaths, probably for display purposes, and that it was unlikely that the wear suggested any utilitarian purpose. Great skill would have been required of the flint knappers producing such fine daggers, and it is believed that these craftsmen were inspired by contemporary European Early Bronze Age metal daggers.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three Elamite bronze axeheads Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C.Comprising an axehead with flaring blade and slightly convex edge, the shaft socket with a profile lion in relief on each side, its mouth open wide, its breath becoming the midrib of the blade; an axehead with rounded blade with a pierced eye incised at the base of the raised, forked midrib on each side, and crest-like protome with incised lines protruding from the back of the shaft; and an axehead with crescentic blade, the slanted shaft-hole with a stylised eye in relief on each side, a balancing downward curving tang on the other side, 17.2cm long, 19.5cm long and 17.5cm respectively (3)Footnotes:Provenance:Oliver Hoare (1945-2018) collection, UK, acquired in September 1997 from the London art market.For a similar axehead to item one, see P.R.S. Moorey, Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Adam Collection, London, 1974, p.40, no. 5.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GREEK BRONZE STATUE - NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE, 1966 a classical style bronze statue mounted on a marble plinth, with plaques on the base Reproduction of a bronze stutuette of a young athlete, late 6th Century, National Archaeological Museum Athens, On the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Bank of Greece, 1841-1966. 35.5cms high overall
COPELAND PARIAN FIGURE - MARGUERITE a parian figure with a bronze effect finish, designed by Sarah Terry for Copeland. Marked around the base, S Terry, SC, 1868, Copyright Reserved, Copeland. 50cms high *This figure was a companion for a figure called Evangeline, Sarah Terry was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and other institutions from 1862-1879. Lawrences sold a similar figure in Jan 2015.
SARA INGLEBY-MACKENZIE - BRONZE SCULPTURE OF A RUGBY PLAYER a large bronze figure of a Rugby player, the figure with arm outstretched and the other holding the ball under it's arm. Mounted on an oval metal base. Marked on the base, 4/6, and with a label underneath for Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie, Rodden Manor, Frome, www.slimsculpture.co.uk. 25cms high, 41cms long. *Sara trained under Ken Hughes a pupil of Henry Moore at Bath Academy of Art. She was awarded First Class Honours in sculpture and Print making and was awarded the Henry Moore Foundation Scholarship. She has worked on many private and public commissions.
Collection of Quality Designer Shoes & Boots, all boxed and in excellent condition, some unworn. Comprising: Luis Onofre black leather twin-buckled heeled sandals, unworn, Size 40;Logan beige suede wedge heeled ankle-strap sandals, unworn, Size 40; Loewe Tan and Gold flat leather toe-post sandals, Size 41; Ras flat black leather ballet-style shoe with gold metal ankle bar, unworn, Size 40; L K Bennett chocolate microsuede pull-on knee length boots, unworn, Size 40; Carel of Paris black patent court shoes with kitten heel, Size 40; Hazel pink suede and leather flat sandals, Size 41; Footglove green suede court shoes, low heel, Size 41; Aftershock toe post leather soled sandals in cream beaded effect, Size 40, and Ravel bronze ballet flats Size 40.
George Omerth French (Active 1895-1925) Superb Ivory and Gilt Bronze Figure circa 1920. Depicts a female in a dancing pose with over stretched arms. Signed on the cast - Omerth - 4035. Raised on a wasted circular red marble base. Height 7.5 inches - 18.75 cm. All aspects of condition excellent. Confirm with photo.
Japanese Antique Samurai Edo - Period Katana Tsuba of Large Size, Soten Kinko - Sukashi Mokka Gata Shape, Inlaid on Both Sides with a Sage Feeding a Monkey, Picked Out In Silver and Bronze Highlights, Worn Consistent with Age and Use, Fully Signed by the Japanese Maker - Please See Photos. Size 3.5 x 3 Inches.
Pair of Japanese Tear Drop Shaped Meiji Period Bronze Vases, cast to the body with ducks amongst reeds; with character marks to the base; 10 inches high, plus a vase of bulbous form with etched decoration depicting a Japanese lake scene, picked out in gold; signed to the body with character marks; 8 inches high(3)
A patinated bronze and ivory figure by Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss titled 'The Bat Dancer' modelled as a dancer in a bat wing costume with gilded and silvered finish circa 1925 raised to a large oval onyx with central dish, engraved signature F.Preiss' to base, height 22cm. Notes - For a similar model, please see Alberto Shayo 'Ferdinand Preiss Art Deco Sculptor' 2005 page 177.
20thC English School. Reginald Carew Glanville, oval bronze portrait plaque facing sinister, cast with sitter's name, motto 'fortun estoui si' (If fortune be) and initials E.G., 22cm x 16cm.Note: Glanville (1836-1930) was called to the bar in 1861. The EG initials could be for either sculptor and medal maker Ernest Gillick (1874-1951) or as marked and attributed verso in pencil, Eric Gill (1882-1940) for whom Lincoln's Inn was his first London home.
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