*Italy, Leone Leoni, The Triumph of Gianettino Doria guided by Andrea Doria as Neptune, bronze plaquette, c. 1541, Gianettino riding the waves in a sea-borne chariot pulled by sea-horses and attended by two sea-monsters; on the horizon is Andrea Doria as Neptune standing up in a similar sea-chariot; inscribed above andr patris avspitiis et proprio labore, 88 x 74mm, 84.5g (Molinier 352; Bange 929; Kress 75; Scaglia VIII. 35), very fine early cast on a thin flan, some areas of pitting in the sky, brown patina, with filed-down sprues on the reverse Gianettino was the second cousin and adoptive son of the famous Genoese admiral Andrea Doria. This plaquette commemorates Gianettino’s victory (guided by Andrea, as recorded in the inscription) over the Turkish corsair Dragut in 1540.
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Italy, Guglielmo della Porta, The Pietà, bronze plaque, the Virgin supporting Christ’s body at the foot of the Cross, 188 x 133mm, somewhat rough old cast with unfinished edges and bare metal; and A Scene of Satyrs, oval plaque, with the drunken Silenus riding on an ass etc., 21.3 x 119mm (cf. Bange 11), old cast with suspension lug on reverse (2)
*South German, The Pietà, bronze plaque, the Virgin supporting Christ’s body at the foot of the cross (after the design by Guglielmo della Porta – cf. previous lot) and with a representation of Jerusalem in the background, 187 x 127mm (Braun, Sammlung Ritter von Molthein, pl. LX, 194; cf. Warren, Ashmolean Museum Plaquetttes, p. 805, fig. 299), pierced, a repaired crack at the top right, bare metal and the reverse with incuse impression of the obverse, probably an early 17th century cast
*Italy, Francesco I da Carrara (1325-93), bronze medal (struck), as Lord of Padua (1350-88), carro, rev., helm, 29mm (Hill 6), about very fine Gothic style medals such as this were struck for the Carrara family in the late 14th century for placing in the walls and under the foundation stones of buildings. They pre-date Pisanello’s invention of the renaissance portrait medal.
*Italy, Leonello d’Este (1407-50), as Marquis of Ferrara (from 1441), bronze medal by Pisanello, leonellvs marchio estensis, bare head right, rev., opvs pisani pictoris, triple-faced head of an infant flanked by two poleyns (armour to protect the knee) suspended from juniper branches, 67mm (Hill 24; Armand I, 3, 4; Pollard 6 = Kress 6; Bargello 7), pierced, extremely fine old cast with brown patina Ex Spink, 24 January 2008, lot 92.
*Italy, Rimini, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and Fano (1432-68), bronze medal, dated 1446, by Matteo de’ Pasti, bare-headed bust left, rev., Fortitude seated facing in a meadow, the sides of the seat formed of foreparts of elephants, holding a broken column; below, mccccxlvi, 82mm (Hill 180; Armand I, 20, 11; Pollard 26 = Kress 61), a very fine contemporary cast with brown patina
*Italy, Rimini, Isotta degli Atti, mistress and then wife of Sigismondo Malatesta, bronze medal by Matteo de’ Pasti, isote ariminensi forma et virtvte italie decori (“to Isotta of Rimini, the ornament of Italy for beauty and virtue”), veiled bust of Isotta right, rev., opvs mattei de pasti v, the Malatesta elephant standing to right in a flowery meadow, 84.5mm (Hill 167; Armand I, 21, 20; Pollard 31 = Kress 59 = Scher, Currency of Fame, 12), pierced and the date of 1446 erased from the reverse, a very fine contemporary cast Ex Astarte IX, 15 May 2002, lot 733; John R. Gaines collection, Morton & Eden, 8 December 2005, lot 3 and Stack collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2009, lot 44.
*Italy, Enrico Bruni (died 1509), secretary to Pope Alexander VI and Archbishop of Taranto from 1498, bronze medal attributed to Donato Bramante, bust right, rev., nostrvm est volenti servit (“our wish is to serve”), an hour glass, 46mm (Hill 663 = Arm. III, 174, A), pierced, a very fine contemporary cast, extremely rare Ex Bibliothèque d’un Érudit Bibliophile – Pierre Jammes collection, Sotheby Paris, 12-13 October 2010, lot 245 part. This piece belongs to a group of Roman medals formerly given to Caradosso Foppa but re-attributed by Luke Syson in Currency of Fame (1994, see pp 113-115 for his arguments) to the great Italian architect Donato Bramante. The pieces concerned are the three varieties of medals of Julius II (two of which are considered to be foundation medals of St. Peter’s), the present type of medal of Enrico Bruni and, above all, the medal of Bramante himself, now proposed as a self-portrait – and all relate in some way to Bramante’s work on St. Peter’s. Stylistically they stand apart from Caradosso’s Milanese medals of the Sforzas. In 1507 Enrico Bruni laid the foundation stones for three of the four piers that support the columns bearing the weight of the dome of St. Peter’s. Hill records the only specimen known to him, which was acquired for the British Museum (through the National Art Collections Fund) from the R.C. Fisher sale at Sotheby on 10th May 1921, lot 9 and it is this same piece that is cited by Armand – hence the 1921 catalogue describing it as “appears to be unique”; it sold for 60. In addition to that and the present medal, another was sold by Münzen und Medaillen, Auction 90, 14 June 2000, lot 412. All three examples are pierced and have identical diameters of 46mm.
*Valerio Malvicini, Dominican friar, bronze memorial medal, 1566, bust right in habit, rev., lion’s head set on plinth with bees flying from open mouth, 40mm (Arm. II, 232, 16; Attwood -), pierced, scratches in field before bust, a very fine contemporary cast with dark patina Ex Hall collection, part III, lot 2260.
*Italy, Alfonso Paleotti (1531-1610), Archbishop of Bologna from 1597, bronze medal attributed to Casoni, on the reconstruction of St. Peter’s cathedral in Bologna in 1605, bust left in habit, rev., St. Peter, 67mm (Toderi/Vannel 1333; Börner 1871), pierced, an extremely fine contemporary cast The attribution to Casoni of this and the following lot is accepted by Toderi and Vannel but doubted by Attwood and Börner on the grounds of style and fabric.
*Italy, Alfonso Paleotti (1531-1610), Archbishop of Bologna from 1597, bronze medal attributed to Casoni, on the reconstruction of St. Peter’s cathedral in Bologna in 1605, bust left in habit, rev., the Madonna and Child, 66.5mm (Toderi/Vannel 1336; Börner 1872; Bargello 50), pierced, an extremely fine contemporary cast
*Italy, Cosimo de’ Medici, called il Vecchio (1389-1464), bronze medal by Antonio Selvi (from the Medici series of medals announced in 1740), bust right, rev., semper, three interlinked finger rings (arranged as Borromean rings), 84.5mm (Vannel/Toderi 250; Clifford 325), extremely fine with dark patina Ex Lankheit collection, Morton & Eden, 20 May 2003, lot 781 and Avery collection, Morton & Eden, 11 June 2008, lot 512.
*Italy, Francesco Maria de’ Medici (1660-1711), Cardinal, bronze medal by Carlo Citerni, bust left; signed c citer f on truncation, rev., Tuscany pointing to a Medici shield supported by a child and standing over a reclining figure of the river-god Arno, 71.2mm (Bargello 802), brown patina, extremely fine
*Italy, Ulderico (1595-1679) and Gaspare (1625-1714) Carpegna, Cardinals, bronze medal, 1675, by Carlo Citerni, jugate busts right; signed c c f on truncation, rev., a view of the town of Carpegna, 61mm (Bargello 799), pierced, about extremely fine Gaspare Carpegna formed an important numismatic collection which was acquired for the Vatican cabinet by Pope Benedict XIV in 1741-43.
*France, Louis XIV (1643-1715) and his mother Anne of Austria, uniface bronze medal, c. 1645, half-length busts of Louis XIV as a six year old and his mother facing each other, the child playing with the tassel on her gown, rev., with incuse impression of obverse, 95.8mm (cf. Jones, BMC, 208; Mazerolle Warin 60), plugged and with trace of mount on reverse, an extremely fine early cast with brown patina The medal is normally found with a reverse of the Church of Val-de-Grâce in Paris, the foundation stone of which was laid on 1 April 1645.
*Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander (222-235), aureus, Rome, 222, ivlia mamaea avg, draped bust right, rev., ivno conservatrix, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre and with peacock at her feet, 7.29g (RIC 342; C. 6; Calico 3152), has been cleaned, about very fine, extremely rare Although there are no obvious edge marks to denote that the coin has been mounted, its appearance and provenance suggest that at some stage it might have been. It formerly belonged to a family jewellery business in Carlisle and the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum has records of having examined it on 6th July 1933 and again on 16 January 2003. The BM retains a plaster cast of the coin from when it was shown there in 1933. Julia Mamaea, who wielded political power over her son Severus Alexander, fell foul of the military and both she and her son were murdered on the instigation of Maximinus Thrax in 235. While her silver and bronze coins are common her gold coinage is extremely rare.
A 19th century bronze ecclesiastical vase produced for Cox, Sons & Buckley, London: of ovoid form, with double ringed flared neck, H 27cm Cox, Sons & Buckley were founded by Thomas Cox and the company later were joined by Michael Buckley in 1881. They were based in London and were producers of ecclesiastical furnishings using designers such as B. Talbert and E. W. Godwin.
Carl Payne (b. 1969), Julian Jeffrey (b. 1973) & Andrew Edwards (b. 1964): 'Wizard of the Dribble', a rare Artists' Proof bronze sculpture depicting Sir Stanley Matthews, C.B.E. (1915-2000) in tree positions at different stages of his career, on marble base, H 21 x W 45 cm. Note: an Artists' Proof model of the 2001 Sir Stanley Matthews statue at the Britannia Stadium, the largest football statue in the UK.
An Austrian Art Deco silvered bronze figure by Joseph Lorenzl (Austrian 1892 - 1950) C1925 depicting a dancer balacing on one foot, arms extended, raised on a green onyx base. Signed Lorenzl to the tapering octagonalbronze plinth verso. 38cm high CONDITION REPORT: In good condition with slight losses to the silver, mainly on both hands and the lower ankle. The onyx base has a section missing to the lower round part of the base
An Austrian Art Deco gilt bronze figure by Joseph Lorenzl (Austrian 1892 - 1950) c1925 depicting a dancer balancing on one foot, arms extended, raised on a green onyx base signed Lorenzl to the tapering octagonal bronze plinth verso 41cm high CONDITION REPORT: In good condition. Slight overall wear to the gilding and fine pitting. Slight bend (no crease) to the ankle. A few minor chips to the lower onyx base
An Austrian Art Deco gilt bronze figure by Joseph Lorenzl (Austrian 1892 - 1950) c1925 depicting a nude dancer balancing on one foot, arms aloft holding a scarf, on a green onyx octagonal base signed Lorenzl to the bronze base verso 70cm high CONDITION REPORT: Decoration has pitting and areas of verdigris. No cracks, dents or bends to the statue. The onyx base has a small chip to each corner of the square base. The status is loose at the base where it meets the onyx
QUANTITY ROMAN FIBULA BROOCHES 30+. A bag full of Bronze Roman fibula brooches all in as found condition, a variety of shapes and sizes; these were all found on the banks of the River Severn in Worcestershire after the river was dredged in the 1980’s. They all need cleaning for display. 50-70
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR ANTI PERSONEL GRAPESHOT & BUTTON FROM WORCESTER. A scarce piece of anti-personel grape shot in the form of a lead ball cast around a nail, designed to inflict maximum damage when fired into a group of troops. Together with this is a bronze button decorated with a smiling face, both items found by a detectorist close to the site of the battle of Worcester. 50-70
EARLY C14th HAND GONNE . A very rare early form of hand gonne or hand gun dating from the mid C14th. Made from cast bronze it measures 25 inches in length and is in exactly as excavated condition. The touch hole is plain rather than recessed which indicates an early date; the early type were fired with a hot wire whereas later types had a recess for a small amount of gunpowder. The item is untouched since excavation save a small mark on the side where the finder has scratched it with a point, very rare item, it was found in Croatia and along with lot 212 has been in a private collection for 10+ years.2000-2500
1745 DATED JACOBITE CROSS PENDANT. A most unusual hand- made pendant in the form of a 5-pointed cross design incorporating various Jacobite images including thistles and flowers together with the date 1745. It is made from bronze sheet, cut to represent the crown of a thistle; Jacobite items are scarce as most were thrown away following the defeat of Prince Charles Stewart at Culloden. 200-250
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