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Lot 866
An early 20thC Japanese gilt bronze Cigarette Box, the whole engraved with dragons and birds, 5in (12.5cm) wide, together with an oriental silver-inlaid bronze beaker decorated with symbolic objects and script, base signed, 3½in (9cm) high, and an early 20thC Japanese bronze lobed oval dish, moulded with dragons on four feet, the base with seal mark, 7in (18cm) wide (3)
Lot 550
A collection of eight silver 'Morgan' Dollars, 1884, 1890,1891 and 1921 struck in Philadelphia, 1886, 1890, 1896 and 1900 bearing the 'O' New Orleans mintmark, together with a 1922 silver 'Peace dollar' and a Queen Victorian bronze diamond jubilee medallion, in original velvet lined presentation case (10)
Lot 347
MARGARET LOVELL (b.1939) bronze sculpture - abstract leaf form entitled 'Chrysalis', signed and dated 1968 at the tip, 57cms highProvenance: historic country house in Vale of GlamorganAuctioneers Note: illustrated in 'Margaret Lovell Sculptor' by Sansom 2009. This piece was exhibited at Plymouth Art Gallery for the artist's early retrospective in 1972. Correction - the piece was originally freestanding as it is now and was not mounted as formerly stated by us.
Lot 1182
Russia, Lazarevsky Institute of Eastern Languages, Moscow, 1815, bronze prize medal by A.A. Caque, conjoined bust of Ivan and Ioakim Lazarev, rev., view of approach to the Lavarevsky Insitiute, Russian and Armenian legends both sides, 51mm (Diakov 400), good very fine and rare; together with coins (3), Germany, Prussia, 5 marks 1907; Mexico, Carlos IV, 8 reales, 1805 th, Turkey, Abdul Hamid II, 20 piastres 1293 year 1, very fine or better and a Crimea medal 1854-56, suspension lacking (5)
Lot 579
Lycia, Kandyba, Tranquillina (238-244), Æ 29mm, draped bust right, rev., ????????-? ?????????, Deukalion standing facing, wearing polos and holding sceptre, 16.33g (SNG von Aulock 4294; H. von Aulock, Die Münzprägung des Gordian III und der Tranquillina in Lykien (1974), 63; Robert, Hellenica X (1955), 221, pl. III, 2, all referring to this coin), fine and the only recorded example so evidently unique. Ex Hans von Aulock collection and Auctiones, Basel, October 1976, lot 245. A foundation of considerable antiquity, Pliny refers to Kandyba as a city which was then well-known for a sacred grove which lay nearby. It claimed to take its name from the mythical Kandybos, one of six children of Deukalion, son of Prometheus. In Greek mythology Deukalion (the “Greek Noah”) and his wife Pyrrha were the only survivors when Zeus unleashed a deluge to obliterate humanity for its evil ways. In earlier versions of the story it seems that only the two humans survived, but by the second century AD the writer Lucian of Samosata related that Deukalion ‘…placed his children and his wives in an ark of great size [and] when he had gone on board there came to him wild boars and horses, lions and serpents, and all the other creatures which walk on the earth, all in pairs’ – hence his association with the biblical story of Noah and the Ark and with other religions. A bronze coin of Tranquillina’s husband, Gordian III, with a Deukalion reverse from a different die to the present coin exists in a private collection.
Lot 414
Roman Republic, quadrigatus, 6.46g, obv. pitting, very fine; with miscellaneous Republic denarii (17) including Sextus Pompey and legionary issues of Mark Antony (3), victoriati (3) and quinarii (3), mainly fair to fine, a few damaged; with Republican bronze issues (20), including “fleet coinage” light series as of Mark Antony and Octavia (CRI 296; S. 1497), some fine (44)
Lot 460
Romulus (son of Maxentius), follis, Ostia, rev., sepulchre (RIC 34), very fine; and quarter follis, Rome (RIC 240), fine; with other bronze issues of Galerius, Maximinus II, rev., Sole Invicto type of Antioch (RIC VI, 142), Maxentius (5), Licinius I (7), Licinius II (2), Constantine I, Crispus (2), Constantine II Caesar (3), Julian II, Theodosius II (2), fine to very fine and some better (27)
Lot 786
Colonial America, East Florida, Proclamation Medal or 4-Reales, 1789, in silver, commemorating the Proclamation of Charles IV of Spain as King by the Governor of East Florida Vicente Manuel de Zespedes, armoured and draped bust of Charles IV right, CAROLUS IV. D. G. HISPAN. REX., rev., a six-petalled jasmine flower at centre, small castle above and lion below, LA FLORA: ORIENTAL PER. ZESPEDS PROCLAM:TUS 1789, edge obliquely grained, 32.7mm, 12.04g (Breen 1079; Betts 10; Herrera 133; Medina 148; Grove C.58), lightly toned, a few scratches in fields both sides, small digs above head of portrait and some casting flaws, about very fine and extremely rare, this example not recorded and not previously offered at auction. The early Colonies of East and West Florida were originally ceded to Britain from Spain under the terms of the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended the Seven Years’ War. Subsequently they were returned to Spain under the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which ended the American War of Independence. Soon afterwards Vicente Manuel Zespedes was installed as Governor of the newly returned colony; based at St Augustine, he previously held the position as Governor of nearby Santiago de Cuba in the preceding year. He attempted to increase the population and development of East Florida by luring former Spanish residents to return with the promise of land grants and 10-year tax exemptions, whilst also attempting to retain its British settlers, many of whom were by that time leaving for plantations in the islands of the British Caribbean. In anticipation of the planned proclamation of the new King Charles IV, commemorative medals (sometimes considered 4-real coins, which they resembled in terms of weight and size) were ordered in advance by Zespedes himself, probably being struck at his own personal expense, to be distributed during the celebrations due to take place on 2-4 December 1789. Three days of festivities followed, with processions, dancing, singing and military parades. It is here that Zespedes, leading the parade, is recorded as having cast handfuls of the newly made ‘silver money’ into the grateful crowd (with no mention of bronze), as recorded in an original letter dated December 9 1789 from Domingo Rodriguez de Leon, a notary based in St Augustine, to a correspondent in Spain regarding the details of the celebrations. Where, how many, and precisely how these pieces were made, however, remain elusive historical details. Studies concerning this medal have been made by several numismatists, but in particular by John W. Adams and also by Michael Hodder (as shown in the John Ford Jr Collection, Part XIII catalogue), and arguments have been made for the existence of 4 distinct types: struck silver, cast silver, after-cast silver re-issues, and after-cast bronze re-issues. Current theories regarding the place of manufacture vary, but some suggest Mexico City (where an official mint already existed) for the highest quality ‘struck’ examples, and then Havana, Santiago de Cuba or perhaps another local mint in Florida for the remainder, but no concrete documentary evidence exists to date. Given Zespedes’ links to Havana and Santiago and the relatively modest quality of the medals, a Cuban mint (probably at Havana) would seem most logical, as is also suggested by Hodder. Many of the “coins” were perhaps melted down later and consequently very few survive. Three ‘commemorative medals’ were reportedly sent by Zespedes to the king and a further three to the colonial secretary after the celebrations, and arguably these six medals could account for the supposedly ‘struck’ examples, with all others being cast as intended for general distribution. Nevertheless, it is worth pointing out that even the finest known ‘struck’ example, lot 660 in the John Ford Jr Collection (weighing 13.77g), shows clear casting flaws to the neck of the king’s portrait and in the medal’s fields – much the same as shown in the example offered here. The idea that the finest examples were struck on cast planchets whereas others were more simply cast has been suggested to explain the evident difference in quality. Perhaps the overall finish and craftsmanship used for the king’s & colonial secretary’s examples was of a higher standard - as one might expect and is known in other series. Such examples would have been unlikely to have entered circulation and would therefore have avoided wear. This argument would reduce the need for complex discussions regarding different issues being minted in different locations when the production appears to have been very much more a local one, which would have been under some considerable time pressure between the arrival of the news of Charles III’s death in Florida (March 1789) and the planned proclamation of Charles IV (December 1789). A further argument has been made regarding an apparent difference in legend for struck (TUS) and cast (TUR) examples in silver, but this does not seem to stand up to scrutiny, as each silver example illustrated in recent times appears to read TUS regardless. in Stack’s Bowers Auction, 26-31 March 2015 (lot 6002, the John W. Adams example weighing 11.61g), 5 silver examples were recorded. Thus the present piece appears to be the sixth known. A further three examples are known in bronze, giving a total of only nine presently known in any metal. In 1821, under the Adams-Onis Treaty, both Floridas were finally ceded to the United States who amalgamated the two to form the Territory of Florida the following year.
Lot 487
Roman coins used in jewellery: plated denarius of Hadrian set in a gold mount with suspension loop; siliqua of Decentius, with multiple holes and damaged; miliarensis of Theodosius II with gilded obverse, with edge damage and plugged; bronze centenionalis of Aelia Eudoxia, attached to a bronze disc, pierced for attaching to a garment; and glass paste cameo of Cupid and Psyche, 17mm x 14mm, damaged (5)
Lot 718
POSTCARDS - INDIA, THE FAR EAST & SOUTH AFRICA Approximately 210 cards, including real photographic views of a Zulu Kraal; 'Maschelas', Victoria Falls; and the Union Buildings, Pretoria (two different); with views of the 'Pettah' or Native Town, Colombo; Giant Bamboos, Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon; Jagarnath Ghat, Calcutta; Humayoon's Tomb, Delhi; The Cashmere Gate, Delhi; Tomb Etmadud Dowla, Agra; Elephant with Howda, Amhehari, Jaipur; Kinari Bazaar, Agra; the Char Minar, Hyderabad City; Dhurrumtollah Mosque, Calcutta; the Jama Masjid, Delhi; the Bronze Lantern at Toshogu, Nikko; Beach at Nakasaki, Akashi; Johannesburg from Doornfontein; Jones Street, Kimberley; and the Post Office and Natal Bank, Durban, (loose).
Lot 766
FOUR DINKY TOYS comprising a No.123, Austin Princess 2200HL, metallic bronze, very near mint, boxed, the box good to fair (acetate window punctured); No.266, E.R.F. Fire Tender, red with white ladder and hubs, very near mint, boxed, the box generally good; No.449, Ford Johnston Road Sweeper, lime green, very near mint, boxed, the box good; and No.668, Foden Army Truck, olive green, near mint (centre axle with one slightly bent end), boxed, the box with one torn end flap.
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