***PLEASE NOTE THE DESCRIPTION SHOULD READ*** BRONZE AGE GOLD RING-MONEY, three Penannular rings of circular section of solid gold with a high purity. The social and legal structure of Pre-Christian society was highly regimented and followed a justice system based on reparation. This usually involved payment by the perpetrator to the victim and their family. The nature of these repayments varied with records from the period detailing the exchange of slaves or cattle as well as smaller items such as tools and ornaments. Gold ring-money would be amongst these exchanges, as items they varied in quality and standard which would suggest that they lacked a fixed denomination as expected in the monetary exchange of modern society. However, solid gold pieces such as these present examples would carry significant value.
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A 1917-1921 'COGADH NA SAOIRSE' WAR OF INDEPENDENCE BRONZE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 'COMRAC' BAR, on black and tan ribbon with decorated clasp, issued to John Lynch; together with a Saorstat Eireann Arrest Warrant by order of the Minister of Defence for John Lynch of Dungarvin Co. Waterford, dated 'August 9th, 1923' and signature printed 'Risteard Ua Maolchatha, Minster of Defence'. (2)
A BRONZE WWI MEMORIAL DEATH PLAQUE, for Samuel McCann, decorated with Brittania holding a Laurel Wreath in her left hand and a Trident in her right with an imperial lion at her feet, inscribed along the edge of the plaque with He/She Died For Freedom And Honour. 12cm diameter (c.330g)A photocopy from the Index No. M.R. Helles Memorial Part VII details McCann's rank as 7th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, died August 9th, 1915, aged 31, son of John and Teresa McCann of Castle Warren, Donemara, Co. Tyrone. These bronze plaques were issued to the next of kin of soldiers who had fallen in the Great War.
AN UNUSUAL CHINESE GILDED & ENAMELLED PORCELAIN HU VASE, 18th Century or later, imitating bronze and champleve, the neck with double phoenix head handles, the sides decorated in relief with barbed quatrefoil dragon panels reserved on a linked wan swastika ground, the decoration as a whole reserved on a blue enamelled ground, the base with a moulded Qianlong seal mark, 8.2in(20.7cm) wide at widest point & 9.2in(23.4cm) high. Bought in Rangoon 1930.
A GOOD QUALITY CHINESE BRONZE MIRROR, possibly Han Dynasty, together with a fitted wood stand carved to match the decoration on the mirror, the mirror cast around the domed and pierced knop with a stylised dragon, two seated figures and grapes, within a narrow border of characters translated as 'On this mirror are represented the King Father of the East and the Queen Mother of the West. May it be protection against evil. Made for Chini who offers it,' and two seals reading 'Made by Lu', 10.75in(27.3cm) high overall, the mirror itself 7.8in(19.9cm) diameter. Bought in Rangoon 1929
A SMALL 17TH/18TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, weighing 190gm, the censer with bamboo-form handles and feet, the sides cast with bamboo shoots, the base cast with a six-character Xuande mark, 3.25in(8.3cm) wide including handles & 2.6in(6.5cm) diameter at rim & 1.6in(4.2cm) high to rim & 2.1in(5.5cm) high to top of handles. Bought in Rangoon 1929.
A FINE QUALITY CHINESE BRONZE LION & GRAPEVINE MIRROR, weighing 1.23Kg, possibly Tang Dynasty with later inlaid decoration to the reverse, the centre with a crouching beast knop encircled by vine, phoenix and sinuous 'lions', within a further border to the rim of vine, galloping horses and other creatures, the reverse with unusual inlaid decoration and calligraphy, some of the calligraphy translating 'The bamboo reports the coming of Spring' and 'Made in the Zhou Dynasty', 6.8in(17.2cm) diameter. Bought in London 1931.
A RARE FINE QUALITY 18TH/19TH CENTURY CHINESE GOLD SPLASH FANGHU BRONZE VASE & COVER, decorated with bands of taotie and other archaic motifs, the sides with double mythical animal head and scroll handles, the whole with gold splash on a patinated ground, the base cast with a six-character Xuande mark, 17.5in(44.5cm) high overall.(formerly the property of an American museum - c.f. a gold splash censer was sold at John Nicholsons Lot 98 22nd March 2017).
A PAIR OF GOOD QUALITY 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE JADE MODELS OF PHOENIX, together with fixed wood stands supported in turn on good quality fixed European gilt bronze stands, each bird bearing a lotus frond in its beak, each base 4.8in(12.4cm) wide at widest point, each 6.3in(16cm) high overall.
A GOOD & UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR CHEST, possibly a seaman's chest, the cover well carved with a basket of pomegranate, the sides with ruyi, censers, a jardiniere and a ribboned box, the interior fitted with a tray above a small fitted compartment, the sides fitted with bronze swing handles, 16.5in(41.9cm) x 10.7in(27.2cm) & 8.25in(20.9cm) high.
A GOOD JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD MIYAO STYLE PARCEL GILT BRONZE MODEL OF A SAMURAI, riding a horse and supported on a rectangular plinth, the rider and the horse each with a dynamic posture, the underside of the horse with an incised signature, the base 13.75in(35cm) x 5.9in(15cm), the model 15.8in(40.2cm) high overall.
A LARGE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE IMITATION BRONZE MOULDED PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, the sides decorated with barbed panels of dragons amidst cloud scrolls, the panels reserved on a linked wan swastika ground, the base moulded with a Qianlong seal mark, 9.5in(24.1cm) wide at widest point & 15.25in(38.8cm) high. Bought Rangoon, 1927 from a Tuchan War Lord's collection.
Selkirk Glass - seven paperweights: Vulcan, silver metallic bubbles enclosed in clear glass on ruby ground, one of 450; Sceptre, bronze pierced disc, bronze bubble ground and spike, one of 350; Argonaut, a bronze bubble encrusted nugget, viewed through single facet, one of 350; Citadel, five metallic bubbles rising from blue ground; all with PH (Peter Holmes) cane to base; Sanctuary, purple swirl over single bubblw, white ground, one of 350; commemorative weight, marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, millefiori with sulphide intaglio portraits on purple ground, with certificate 319/450; one other with PH cane (7)
Tunic early 1900 pattern. With medal ribbon bars for: 1) Order of the Bath. 2) Royal Victorian Order. 3) Order of the British Empire. 4) Canada General Service medal 1866-70. 5) Egypt 1882-89 medal. 6) Victoria Jubilee 1887-97 medal. 7) Coronation medal 1903. 8) Dubar medal 1903. 9) George V 1911 coronation medal. 10) Order of Medijidie (Turkey). 11) Khedives Bronze star 1882-91. NB. Vendor purchased direct from the Royal Green Jackets museum in the 1990s when the trustees were raising money for the museum. NBB. Mannequin not included in sale.
Arthur Dooley (1929-1994), "Poseur", titled and dated 1974 on brass plaque on marble base, bronze sculpture, height 28cm.; 11in. Artists' Resale Right ("droit de suite") may apply to this lot.Condition Report: The bronze is in good, original condition with just some superficial surface scratches as shown and other minor surface marks with possible verdigris as shown. The marble base has some minor knocks and losses as shown in the detail images and the green material on the underside is falling off although still largely present.
Geoffrey Key (1941-), "Trojan", signed and dated '86 on the base, bronze sculpture, 24in(W) x 24in(H) x 12in(D). * Geoffrey Key's mastery of form is most readily seen in his figures and horses. These works reveal his skill and ease of expression as a draughtsman, painter and sculptor. Through his handling of line, tone and colour, and stripping away the superfluous in the imagery, he interprets and reveals the essence of his subject with certainty and sincerity. Trojan is so much more than an illustration of a horse - it is imbued with powerful meaning. Far from a simple representation, it is a manifestation of strength, movement, balance and harmony, all captured as if suspended in the essential of the moment. Artists' Resale Right ("droit de suite") may apply to this lot.
A Chinese bell-bronze two handled tripod ting 18th Century the squat baluster body with brass toned surface, base with four character seal character cast mark, 7cm x 15.5cm diameter and a bronze two loop handled tripod ting, the globular body engraved and inlaid with silver wire with dragons and clouds, signed Shih Sou, 10cm x 10cm diameter
A Chinese bell-bronze (brass) domed circular bowl and cover 19th Century latter moulded with a five claw facing dragon guarding a sacred jewel on a ground of swirling clouds and waves within a twin rope border, both rims with a key pattern border, foot with raised rim and with a six character Qianlong mark in Zhuanshu script, 16cm diameter x 10cm high
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