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Lot 2558
3rd millennium BC. A Bronze Age terracotta bulbous jar with flared rim, bands of red painted hatching to the body. 1.1 kg, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; previously from a North London collection; formerly with Raffi Brown, Zurich, Switzerland. Fine condition, rim chipped. Scarce.
Lot 2575
1st millennium BC. A bronze mount of an owl facing with wings extended, perched on a branch; pierced lug to the reverse. 69 grams, 10.5cm (4"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition, repaired.
Lot 2576
6th century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze mount comprising a facing fish with hatched detailing, lateral fins, pellet eyes, loop forming the open mouth, five studs to the reverse. 9.68 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). From the private collection of a German gentleman; acquired prior to 1999. Fine condition.
Lot 2604
4th-7th century AD. A bronze discoid plaque with band of repoussé pellets to the rim, six attachment holes; central reserved repoussé figure on a textured field of a Chrysaor comprising the head and forelegs of a boar, tail of a peacock, bird's wing extending from a segmented boss. 209 grams, 28cm (11"). Property of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2608
16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two cream-coloured with painted lines of decoration, and one terracotta, each with stirrup-shaped handle below the rim. 1.04 kg total, 18.5-24.5cm (7 1/4 - 9 3/4"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990.[3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 261
4th-5th century AD. A glass double unguentarium formed as two parallel tubes each with everted rim, applied trail to the outer edge terminating in a loop; iridescent surface; bronze applicator in one tube. Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 745 for type.116 grams, 13cm (5 1/4"). Property of a Hampstead gentleman; from his family collection formed since the 1970s. Very fine condition.
Lot 2652
6th-4th century BC. A flat-section bronze plaque of a stylised boar's head in profile with pelleted border to the rear, slender snout and projecting tusk; pierced twice for attachment. See Vidale, M. Di Oro e di Spazio. Alla Ricerca delle Relazioni di Produzione nel Mutare delle Prificerie Scitiche, in Bonora, G.L. & Marzatico, F. Ori dei Cavalieri delle Steppe, Milan, 2007, item 3 for type.6.58 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). From the private collection of a German gentleman; acquired prior to 1999. Very fine condition.
Lot 2655
18th century AD. A pair of bronze opium weights each a truncated pyramidal base with punched billets, slashes and rosettes, toe oung quadruped with cloven hooves, curled mane and beard; one with suspension hoop, the other without. 313 grams total, 54-55mm (2 1/4"). Property of a central London gallery; acquired on the UK art market during the 1980s and 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2674
16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two terracotta-coloured and one grey with linear detailing, each with stirrup-shaped handle below the rim. Cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1963, plate 38, item 6 for type.974 grams, 17.5-24cm (7 - 9 1/2"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990.[3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2677
15th-12th century BC. A bronze figure of a standing female dressed in a long tunic fastened over one shoulder, absent hands were probably holding something, a broken rod(?) in mouth; possibly a mount or part of a bigger scene. 71 grams, 7.5cm (3"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. Fair condition.
Lot 2678
16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: one cream-coloured and one terracotta, each with stirrup-shaped handle below the rim and painted lines of decoration. 1.21 kg total, 22-24.5cm (8 1/2 - 9 1/2"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990.[2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2688
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, mid-2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze spearhead or harpoon with thick midrib, triangular barbed blade, four pairs of lateral barbs and two lateral spurs above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.1 kg, 34.5cm (13 1/2"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Fine condition. Extremely rare.
Lot 269
1st-2nd century AD. A marble statue of Venus standing on a rectangular base with peplos robe off the right shoulder, left hand holding the hem of the robe and right hand cradling the shoulder of Cupid(?), standing with wing folded to the rear wearing a simple draped garment. 100+ kg, 88cm (34 1/2"). The property of a German gentleman; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. This statue is a Roman copy of a Greek original dating to the late Classical period, as can be seen in the rendering of the robes and facial features, as well as the pairing of figures which became popular a this time. It most likely represents a cult image from an important shrine which is indicated by the long robes of the goddess which emphasise her regal, heavenly and motherly aspects. A similar statue to this one was found in an aristocratic tomb at Soloi, Northern Cyprus, and dating to the fourth century BC. The Roman goddess Venus was strongly influenced by the much older Greek Aphrodite and the Etruscan Turan. Venus was more than just the goddess of love and sex and had functions that covered the fertility and protection of crops, as well as being the mother of the Roman people and protector of significant politicians, such as Julius Caesar. Both Venus, and her Greek equivalent, Aphrodite, are called 'the Heavenly One' and have their prototypes in the goddesses of Mesopotamia, such as Inana and Ishtar, goddesses of war, sex and fertility, as well as the more motherly figures of Hathor and Isis of Egypt. Many of the principal shrines of Aphrodite are found in the Greek East, such as the city of Aphrodisias in Caria, modern day Turkey, where she is depicted as an ancient Anatolian deity similar to Ephesian Artemis. Her most famous centre of worship was at Paphos on the island of Cyprus, which can be traced back to the Bronze Age and remained the the main centre for her worship in the Mediterranean until the fourth century AD. It was here that the goddess was worshipped in the form of a conical stone, most probably a meteorite. Most scholars now accept that Aphrodite descended from a Western Asiatic divinity who was later Hellenised. Cyprus provided the link between the Near East and the Aegean world, where the presence of Greeks, Levantines and Egyptians transformed the nature and worship of the goddess. In the fourth and third centuries BC the goddess is sometimes shown wearing heavily ornamented garb in a style that expresses an Eastern taste for rich ornaments. Because of her long association with fertility, she never ceased to be the Kourotrophos, or nursing goddess, the patroness of young children, and was often represented with an infant who was identified with Eros. Eros was not the only child of Aphrodite, though he was the most popular and well represented. The other children of the goddess include Hermaphroditus, whose father was Hermes, and Priapus, whose father was Dionysus. Statistically there are far more representations of Eros than any of Aphrodite's other children, which may be explained by the fact that his youth and charm appealed to a wider audience.There are relatively few written sources to the origin of Eros. The only mythological account of his birth is found in Plato's Symposium, where we learn that he was conceived by two lesser deities, Poros (plenty) and Penia (poverty) at the feast celebrating the birth of Aphrodite. Other sources suggest Hermes, Ares or Zeus as his father, whilst some proclaim him as the first of all the gods and was a primeval creator. Fine condition; head and one wing absent.
Lot 2699
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, mid-2nd millennium BC. A pair of flat-section copper chisels, each with one curved blade and one clubbed end. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.462 grams, 29-31cm (11 1/2 - 12 1/4"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 2712
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, mid-2nd millennium BC. A cast copper harpoon decorated with facing mask to the tip and animals below, round-section shank with lateral hooks and spurs, short tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.1.2 kg, 40cm (15 3/4"). From a European collection, Cologne, Germany; formed in the 1980s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Spears of this type have been found in the Ganges Valley and the area of ancient Bactria. They are rare, and decorated examples are extremely rare. Fine condition. Extremely rare.
Lot 2715
19th-20th century AD. A gilt bronze biconical vessel, or furniture finial, with bands of ribbing, tendrils, arcading and other motifs; pierced at each finial; with a base metal scrolled tripod stand. 1.1 kg, 28cm (11"). Property of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017.[2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2726
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A bronze mirror with silvered surface in the shape of a lotus flower with petals to the edge; to the centre a pierced lug handle; to the edge a lion looking up to streamers and a beast head; reflective surface to the reverse. 255 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Ex McQuinley collection; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.
Lot 2752
18th-19th century AD. An agate snuff bottle with short neck and rectangular shaped body with recessed panels to two sides; the short sides two handles carved in the form of lion heads with rings in the mouths; separate dome-shaped stopper with bronze collar and spoon to the inside. 79 grams, 72mm (2 3/4"). Ex Bernard C. Pickard collection, Hampshire, UK.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2762
Early 20th century AD. A bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Manjushri seated on a lotus throne and wearing floral loin cloth, strings of necklaces and large earrings; large crown with floral projections, hair pulled up into a top knot; left hand held up in blessing and holding a large lotus flower with Buddhist texts resting on the top; left hand held up and holding a sword. 1.65 kg, 22cm (8 3/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2769
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A bronze oval mirror with silvered surface decorated to one side with scalloped edges framing four roundels between suspended swag motifs, plant motif between; to the centre a square panel with dragon, head forming handle, Chinese characters to the edge; reflective surface to the reverse. 450 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Ex McQuinley collection; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.
Lot 2771
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A large bronze oval mirror with silvered surface decorated to one side with three large T-shapes with leaping deer between, to the background a repeating pattern of stylised clouds; suspension loop to the centre; reflective surface to the reverse. 505 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Ex McQuinley collection; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.
Lot 2792
18th-19th century AD. A mottled agate snuff bottle with short neck and rounded body; separate dome-shaped turquoise stopper with bronze collar to the base, small bronze spoon to the inside. 132 grams, 87mm (3 1/4"). Ex Bernard C. Pickard collection, Hampshire, UK.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2845
16th-17th century AD. A bronze square shaped amulet with five lines of Arabic text to one side; to the reverse sixteen squares with Arabic letters to each; small lugs to the side. 2.42 grams, 15mm (1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition.
Lot 2846
12th-13th century AD. A bronze figure of a bird with openwork panels to the shoulders and chest, wings folded back along body with engraved details of the feathers; band across the chest with Arabic inscription; holes to side of head for eyes, hooked beak and small legs with splayed feet; suspension ring to the nape of the neck; possibly an incense burner. 310 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. Fair condition, restored.
Lot 2882
Mid 2nd millennium BC. A cast bronze palstave axe with ribbed spatulate blade and flanged recess to the rear of each face. See Hammond, Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, The Searcher, October 2014, fig.7, p.52 for type.255 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a gentleman, by descent from the vendor's father, who formed his collection in the 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2893
2nd millennium BC. A bronze short-flanged axehead with square butt, long blade with flared edge, lateral flanges to each face. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, item 560.151 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2894
2nd millennium BC. A bronze spearhead with large tapering socket, small leaf-shaped blade with stepped profile, two lateral piercings for attachment. Cf. Ehrenberg, M. Bronze Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon, BAR 34, Oxford, 1977, item 21.65 grams, 12.2cm (4 3/4"). From the A. Cotton collection, New Forest, Hampshire, UK; acquired in the 1970s. Fair condition. Socket with air bubbles to surface, mouth chipped.
Lot 2897
2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with slightly flared blade and straight edge, three-band raised design to each flat face, collar below the rounded socket with spurs, one lateral loop. See Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, pl.70, item 987 for type.184 grams, 91mm (3 3/4"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2899
2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with lentoid-section blade, biconvex socket mouth with raised lateral flanges, flat D-shaped panel to each broad face with raised rims, slightly curved cutting edge; tear-shaped void to one broad face with raised rim, lateral casting seams with some flashing. Cf. Novotná, M. Die Äxte und Beile der Slowakei, Abteilung IX, Band 3, Munich, 1970, item 705 for type.212 grams, 10cm (4"). Property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980. Fine condition.
Lot 2900
2nd millennium BC. A bronze V-type axehead with flared blade and straight edge, three-band V-shaped design to each flat face, three-band collar below the rounded socket, one lateral loop. See Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, plate 70 item 987 for type.293 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX81; formerly in the Graham Futter Esq. of Winterton, Norfolk. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Very fine condition; blade chipped.
Lot 2901
2nd millennium BC. A group of five bronze sickle blades, each curved with reinforcing rib to the outer edge and conical mounting lug. See Novotná, M. Die Äxte und Beile der Slowakei, Abteilung IX, Band 3, Munich, 1970, plate 53, items 42-46 for type.259 grams total, 13-16cm (5-6"). Property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s.[5] Very fine condition.
Lot 2906
2nd millennium BC. A bronze socketted axehead or hammer with thick collar to the mouth, gently tapering body with raised transverse line and concentric chevrons to each face, stepped profile; casting seams to the long edges, Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, item 1011.213 grams, 86mm (3 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
Lot 2907
11th century BC. A bronze spectacle brooch formed as single length of round-section rod in a S-spiral configuration with one end hooked to form the catchplate and the other extended for the pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 186 for type.53 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). From an important collection of finger rings; acquired late 1990s-2010. Fine condition; catchplate pin absent.
Lot 2925
2nd millennium BC. A bronze spearhead with broad tapering socket extending to a thick midrib, piriform blade with stepped profile; mouth of socket absent. Cf. Ehrenberg, M. Bronze Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon, BAR 34, Oxford, 1977, item 71 for type.100 grams, 15cm (5 7/8"). From the A. Cotton collection, New Forest, Hampshire, UK; acquired in the 1970s. The absence of the socket mouth may entail the loss of two basal loops which would be typical for this form of spearhead. Fair condition.
Lot 2932
1st century BC. A hollow-formed bronze scabbard chape, scaphoid in plan with crescentic lower panel, carination and neck with flared rim and attachment pins. Cf. sword and scabbard summary typology in James, S. & Rigby, V. Britain and the Celtic Iron Age, London, 1997, fig.7.30 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Found East Anglia, UK; before 2000. Very fine condition. Scarce.
Lot 2934
1st century AD. A mixed group of Pannonian bronze bow brooches comprising: eight small knee brooches with sprung pins; eight small kräftige profilierte brooches with trumpet-head bows; nine early crossbow type brooches (all fragmentary); twenty-one large kräftige profilierte brooches with flared bows. 435 grams total, 26-58mm (1 - 2 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CP2, CP9,CP10,CP16 & CP17; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s.[42, No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 2935
1st century AD. A bronze dragonesque brooch of Mackreth's Type 2 with openwork body and median elliptical panel. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 7754.7.03 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2939
3rd-5th century AD. A Kiev culture bronze openwork brooch with iron pin to the coiled band, voided triangular headplate with slight bow and transverse ribbed bar, footplate with similar bar and voided pelta-shaped finial, catch to the reverse. 43 grams, 85mm (3 1/4"). From an old European collection; acquired in Germany in the 1990s.[No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 2940
5th-1st century BC. A bronze tapering bifacial plaque with incised borders to one face, hatched panels to the reverse with knops and saltires, bar to the rear; integral discoid knop with one hatched face; bronze spring coiled around an iron shank. 66 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Property of an East Anglia gentleman; acquired on the London art market. Fine condition.
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