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Lot 610
French polished slate and bronze mounted mantel clock, circa 1875, the arched case centred with a black dial with Roman numerals (No. I deficient), with a sunburst centre, the movement striking on a gong, flanked on either side with classical style relief panels in patinated bronze and bordered with crouching figures in the manner of Alfred Stevens, all raised on a plinth base with brass stepped feet, width 57cm, height 24cmPlease note our special conditions of sale regarding clocks and watches
Lot 344
St Andrews University medals issued between 1902 and 1907 comprising The Tullis Silver Medal for Mathematics, The Duncan Silver Medal for Mathematics, Bronze Medal for Mathematics, Silver Medal for Inter-University Gold Foursomes, and Bronze Scratch Medal, all issued by Alexander Kirkwood & Sons, Medallists, Edinburgh; also an Edinburgh Angus Club silver medallion, 1901-2 by Hamilton & Inches (6)
Lot 2032
An amateur collection of Roman and Greek coins, some of the catalogue slips indicate the collection was started in the 19th century. The coins are contained in a vintage wooden collector's box, largest coin is 35mm, smallest 10mm, many are identified and include Vespasian, Caligula, Diocletian & Crispus. The collection is largely bronze, but includes silver, silver plated and possible gold plated examples, there are 50 coins identified and a further tray in the box containing 37 unidentified examples
Lot 10
A stoneware urn circa 1840 after a design by George Bullock on later stone base 132cm.; 52ins high This urn bears a striking similarity to a pair illustrated in a contemporary plate from Ackermann’s The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions and Politics, published between 1809 and 1828. The Repository cites George Bullock in relation to various interior and furniture designs for eight specific plates. One plate entitled ‘Grecian Furniture’ dating from May 1816 illustrates an interior setting with a sofa flanked by a pair of rectangular plinths applied with classical winged female figures surmounted by a pair of twin handled urns. With an almost identical laurel frieze and floral rosette scrolling handles, this urn only differs in that it has additional palmette decoration to its neck. A contemporary description of the contents of his Liverpool showroom given in ‘The Picture of Liverpool’ published in 1805 mentions ‘...Visitors are gratuitously admitted to a suite of rooms, in which a variety of the most fashionable and elegant furniture, in a stile of exquisite taste, is constantly displayed as well as an extensive collection of statues, figures, sphinxes and griffins in marble, bronze, or artificial stone’ This ‘artificial stone’ was presumably a high fired ceramic body similar to the type produced at the Coade Factory in the late 18th and 19th century and then carried on by J. M. Blashfield and Blanchard in the 19th Century. Literature: George Bullock, Cabinet-Maker, with introduction by Clive Wainwright, Exhibition Catalogue for H. Blairman & Sons, London and Sudley Art Gallery Liverpool, John Murray and H. Blairman & Sons, 1988.
Lot 23
Oriental: A pair of rare bronze cranes Japanese, Meiji Period (1868-1912) each supporting candelabra and standing on stylised terrapins 168cm.; 66ins high Japanese Gardens have intrigued and stimulated the West since the Portuguese and Spanish first visited Japan in the mid 16th Century. The Universal Exhibition in London in 1862 followed by the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867 saw an explosion of interest in all things Japanese. The most influential writer on Japanese gardens was undoubtedly Josiah Conder, who first went to Japan in 1876, having previously worked for the great Victorian architect William Burges. In 1893 his book Landscape Gardening in Japan was published in England and swiftly became the seminal book on garden design. In 1910 the Japan-British Exhibition opened in London, held at the White City ground near Shepherds Bush and included two Japanese Gardens spread over 10,000 square yards. Granite Kasuge lanterns and bronze cranes were especially popular. The Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) is the second rarest crane in the world and is known as the Tancho. In legend it is believed to live for a thousand years, revered throughout the East as a symbol of peace, good fortune, longevity and fidelity. Unusually, this pair also stand on mythical turtles and are extremely good castings with each feather individually delineated. The removable candelabrae in their mouths make them suitable for use both indoors or in a garden.
Lot 19
Sculpture: After the Antique: A pair of lead athletes late 19th century on rectangular sandstone bases 112cm.; 44ins high The originals in bronze, standing side by side as if at the beginning of a race were excavated from the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum and are now in the Naples Archeological Museum.
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