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Click here to subscribe1894-1917 AD. A gilt bronze sword fitting with wreath to the sloping lower edge, median cinquefoil, ovoid panel with imperial crown over Cyrillic 'H' and 'II'. 22 grams, 42mm (1 3/4). Property of a Dutch collector; acquired on the European art market. [No Reserve]. Fair condition, usage wear.
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of artefacts comprising: an iron billhook with split socket; an iron spearhead; an iron chisel with split socket; a fragment of bronze vessel; the finial from a bronze crossbow brooch; a domed stud; two bronze coins. 352 grams total, 1-27cm (1/4 - 10 1/2). Property of a European gentleman; acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [8, No Reserve]. Fair condition.
6th-8th century AD. A bronze buckle comprising: D-shaped plaque with lateral spurs and rear lobe, motif of a standing bird with frond and curled stem, pellets in the field, three pierced lugs to the underside; heart-shaped bow with slot to the forward edge; rectangular-section tongue with step to the rear. 24 grams, 60mm (2 1/2). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. [No Reserve]. Very fine condition.
A pair of undated archaistic bronze figurines on bases comprising: a warrior leaning to remove a sword piercing his left side; a warrior of the Nuragic culture of Sardinia with two shields. 570 grams total, 12.5-15cm (5 - 6). Property of a Gloucestershire gentleman; inherited from his grandfather. [2, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
19th-20th century AD. A bronze bowl with decoration to the outside consisting of roundels with figures mounted on horseback, panels with Arabesque patterns with roundels to top and bottom with interlace diamond, to the background 'maze' motif; to the base a repeating pattern of Arabesque palmettes. 595 grams, 17.5cm (6 3/4). Property of an Essex lady; acquired on the European art market. . Fine condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A terracotta cup with polychrome panels of geometric ornament and two advancing lions. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 159 grams, 10.5cm wide (4). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
12th century AD. A bronze bowl with engraved lines to the inside and to the base a border of ring-and-dot motifs; to the centre a 19th century engraving of a Sassanian scene of a king mounted on horseback, holding a bow and hunting two boars(?). 1.67 kg, 31cm (12 1/4). From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000. . Fine condition.
10th-11th century AD. A mixed group comprising: a bronze disc brooch with scrolled knotwork design, pin-lugs and catch to the reverse; a bronze strap end with Borre Style beast in high relief; a disc brooch with Borre Style cruciform motif. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference numbers NMS-D48186, 9D9134, 9D70CE. 19 grams total, 27-32mm (1 - 1 1/4). Found Wereham, Norfolk, UK (PAS Recorded) [3, No Reserve]. Mainly fine condition.
19th century AD. A bronze folding triptych with pierced suspension lugs to the frame, high-relief scenes reserved against a blue and white enamel field; nimbate Christ enthroned with open book flanked by nimbate robed saints, Cyrillic script legends above; enamelled medallion to the outer face. 125 grams, 15.5cm unfolded (6 1/4). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group comprising: a pair of bronze tweezers with punched triangle and ring-and-dot decoration; a bronze annular weight; a silver belt stiffener fragment with fish-tail finial; a bronze penannular brooch with poppyhead terminals; a flat-section coiled bronze hair ring; three fragments of silver temple rings. 106 grams, 15-54mm (1/2 - 2 1/4). Property of an English gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [8, No Reserve]. Mainly fine condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A terracotta cup with polychrome panels of geometric ornament with two fish. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 124 grams, 98mm wide (4). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
2nd-4th century AD. A mixed group of bronze keys comprising: a ring key with rectangular plaque pierced and engraved with a grid; a substantial flat-section shank with annular bow, three lateral and one upright tooth on the bit; a pierced palmette bow with inlaid brass band to the shoulder. Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, items 4036, 2900, 4604. 139 grams total, 22-62mm (1-2 1/2). Found near Colchester, Essex, UK. [3, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A terracotta cup with polychrome panels of geometric ornament with an eagle and fish. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 124 grams, 98mm wide (4). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
7th-3rd century BC. A bronze hand mirror, discoid with slightly concave surface, border of pellets to the obverse, border of punched billets to the reverse with lightly incised guilloche detailing; mounted in a sympathetic reproduction bronze handle with wooden scales. 266 grams, 25cm (9 3/4). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK market before 1992. . Fine condition, usage wear.
4th century AD. A gilt-bronze crossbow brooch with three onion-shaped knops to the headplate, stepped shoulder and collars, deep bow with hollow to the reverse; hollow triangular-section footplate with herringbone detail to the upper face, notched edges, unfinished. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 504. 60 grams, 74mm (3). From an old Hampshire collection; acquired on the UK art market.. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
2nd century BC-2nd century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: three small bow brooches; a fragment of finger ring with 'V V'; an enamelled dis brooch; a tutulus brooch; three bronze beads; an enamelled lid with lateral slots. 37 grams total, 11-34mm (1/2 - 1 1/4). Found Loddon area, Norfolk, UK, 1997-2007. [10, No Reserve]. Mainly fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A bronze scabbard chape of Baltic Viking type with scooped upper edge, knop finial, raised rim to the mouth with median extension and lug to the reverse, raised fleur-de-lys motif to each face. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate IX, item 27. 38 grams, 93mm (3 3/4). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. [No Reserve]. Fair condition.
7th-10th century AD. A mixed group of bronze and silver-gilt belt fittings comprising: a tongue-shaped buckle plate with integral bow, high-relief foliage motif, three attachment pins to the reverse; a gilt mount with trefoil and lozenge motifs, billetted borders; a parcel-gilt lozengiform mount fragment with billetted border; a parcel-gilt mount with lobes and billetted leaves. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 950 for buckle type. 13 grams total, 11-40mm (1/2 - 3 1/2). 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. [4, No Reserve]. Fair condition, usage wear.
2nd millennium AD. A mixed group comprising: an African(?) tribal bronze bracelet with knop finials, pointillé lines, ring-and-dot motifs; a bronze bow brooch with D-shaped headplate and five radiating knops, narrow bow, trapezoidal footplate with linear detailing, attached to the pin-lugs to the reverse a short chain with two Roman(?) glass beads and a Greek(?) coin. 169 grams total, bracelet: 63mm (2 1/2). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. [2, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
18th-19th century AD. A bronze statuette of the goddess Juno in 1st-3rd century AD style, wearing lose robes belted at the waist, diadem to top of head with hair arranged to the sides and gathered at the back in a bun; right hand hanging down side of body, left hand on hip with decorated sash over shoulder. 255 grams, 12cm (4 3/4). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Juno was regarded by the Romans as the protector and special counselor of the state. She was the daughter of Saturn, sister and wife of Jupiter, and mother to Mars and Vulcan. Her Greek counterpart was Hera, from whom she took on many attributes, and in the Etruscan pantheon she was closely associated with Uni. her most common title was 'Regina' meaning queen, as she was regarded as the patron goddess of the Roman Empire, and together with Jupiter and Minerva was worshipped on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. The goddess had a number of titles and roles including Sospita, the saviour, Lucina, goddess of childbirth, and as Juno Curitis she was invoked for success during war; her sacred geese were kept at her temple on the Capitol. The majority of her festivals fall on the kalends, or beginning of each lunar month. One of the most popular festivals was the Matronalia which took place on the first of March where the goddess was worshipped predominantly by women in her role as Lucina, 'she who brings children into light'. She was also the patron goddess of marriage and invoked during the ceremonies. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A terracotta cup with polychrome panels of geometric ornament and advancing bull and lion. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 87 grams, 77mm wide (3). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A large terracotta cup with polychrome panels of geometric ornament with bull and lion. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 219 grams, 11.6cm wide (4 1/2). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A terracotta cup with polychrome panels of geometric ornament and advancing gryphon and lion. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 107 grams, 10cm wide (4). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
19th century AD. A pair of bronze Damascend peacocks with gilt bronze decoration to the heads, chest and wings; one with fan tail in the form of openwork panel with scrolling Arabesque pattern around a central panel with Arabic writing; five smaller panels to the side with Arabic writing. 1.35 kg total, 30-36.5cm (12 - 14 1/4). Property of an American collector; acquired 1970s-1990s. [2]. Fine condition, repaired.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A terracotta cup with bichrome panels of geometric ornament and three advancing ibex. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 173 grams, 10.5cm (4). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A bronze figurine of a standing male modelled in the round with loop above the head; conical headgear and oversized shoulders suggesting a helmet and armour. 4.06 grams, 38mm (1 1/2). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve]. Fine condition, one leg absent.
Issued 1937 AD. A Royal Mint hinged red leatherette case for the 1937 Specimen Proof Set with black, velvet-lined spaces for the silver crown, half crown, florin, shillings (2; English and Scottish types), sixpence, silver threepence and Maundy set (4) plus bronze penny, halfpenny and farthing and brass threepence (15 coins total); the lid gilt lettered with crown over George VI monogram and SPECIMEN COINS / 1937 inscription in two lines. 168 grams, 18.5 x 12.5cm. [No Reserve]. Fine condition; few small abrasions at edges.
19th century AD. A bronze dish in earlier style, with everted rim with Arabic inscription, small slightly flaring body decorated with panels of Kufic inscription; wide base with band of Kufic inscription, rosette to the centre. 740 grams, 18.5cm (7 1/4). Property of a London gentleman; acquired 1990-2000. . Fine condition, holed.
5th-7th century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: two adjoining fragments of a florid cruciform brooch with mineralised cloth to the reverse; a cruciform brooch fragment with single knop to the headplate; footplate of a florid cruciform brooch with horse-head finial; a cruciform brooch footplate with pelta-shaped finial; a small-long brooch headplate with pin-lug to the reverse; a cruciform brooch headplate fragment with integral D-section knop; a cruciform brooch knop modelled in the round; a small-long brooch footplate; a cruciform brooch lappet with Style I beast; a wrist clasp with dentilled edge to the bar. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference numbers NMS-693307, 6DE906, 687C95, 69EC31, 6E1B32, A0CFFF, CE86A6, A10B31, 468DE8, 5196E4. 115 grams total, 16-56mm (3/4 - 2 1/4). Found Sparle, Norfolk [see PAS records]. [10, No Reserve]. Mainly fair condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a headstud bow brooch; two Colchester type bow brooches; an enamelled equal-armed plate brooch; two nail cleaners (one Crummy type 2a). Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference numbers NMS-D316B4, 451196, 593E65, D5D195, A2DODE, 9C8C84. 25 grams total, 35-60mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/4). Found Norfolk (PAS Recorded). [6, No Reserve]. Mainly fine condition.
1st-4th century AD. A mixed group of items consisting of: two leaf shaped arrowheads; a bronze duck with recess to the back; a bronze bell with integral loop shaped handle; a cross bar from a pair of scales with projecting bosses to the centre and leaf shaped terminals, a clay mould for a bust of an empress wearing robes and with diadem to hair. 682 grams, 6.5-19cm (2 1/2 - 7 1/2). From a private collection formed in the 1990s. [6, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A matched pair of bronze pendants, each an omega-shaped yoke with scrolled finials, wire loop to each bow with two trapezoidal sheet bronze pendant plaques with repoussé bilinear borders. 20 grams total, 72-78mm (2 3/4 - 3). Property of an English gentleman; formerly in a European collection; acquired in the early 1990s. [2, No Reserve]. Fine condition, some edges chipped, one plaque absent.
20th century AD. A gilt bronze ring with D-section hoop ending at the shoulders in two animal heads; cup shaped bezel set with agate intaglio engraved with a female bust. 14 grams, 25.82mm overall, 20.41mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.28, Japan 24) (1). From an old Hampshire collection. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Mid 20th century AD. A bronze model of a Viking longship with dragon head prow, mast with sail decorated with eagle to centre, rigging, shields along the edge, oar to the back; decorative edge to the prow and stern with interlaced animal pattern; makers mark to base, 'Iron Art Denmark'. 1.69 kg, 41.5cm (16 1/4). Property of a Surrey lady, by inheritance. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century AD. A bronze oval mirror with petal shaped rim; to the centre a dragon and phoenix either side of a handle with petal pattern to the edge, row of plants to the bottom; reverse plain reflecting surface. 725 grams, 19cm (7 1/2). Property of an Essex lady; acquired on the European art market. . Fair condition.
12th century AD. A bronze pommel, rectangular in plan and D-shaped in section with hole to the upper face to accept the tang; both broad faces with a median rectangular panel; to one face a band of vertical incisions above, inlaid niello U-shapes and vertical lines with pellet finials. Cf. Ellis Davidson, H.R. The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England, Woodbridge, reprinted 1992, plate XIII, item 87. 36 grams, 31mm (1 1/4). From an old Hampshire collection; found near Upway, Dorset, England, 1989. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
19th century AD. A bronze replica of a silver cup from the House of Menander, Pompeii, with ivy leaves entwined around the body, skillet shaped handles with ring-shaped finger holes below, beaded edge to the rim and foot; mounted on a purple and white flecked marble column with slate base. 2.20 kg, 21.5cm (8 1/2). Property of a Surrey lady, by inheritance. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A large terracotta storage jar with polychrome panels of geometric ornament with bull and lion. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 890 grams, 19cm wide (7 1/2). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
20th century AD. A bronze plaque in the form of a large central figure wearing a fanned headdress with central medallion, band of necklaces to the neck; hands at stomach holding a rectangular object, thick belt below with erect penis; to the right shoulder a figure wearing horned headdress, to the left a head with horned headdress; to the right a small male figure with erect penis, holding object to chest, female to the left with necklace. 905 grams, 16cm (6 1/4). Property of a Canadian lady; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
19th-20th century AD. A bronze bracelet from Benin, Nigeria, collars to both open ends, three lines of chevron pattern to the body with central medallion flanked by three discs and a semi-circle to top and bottom. 398 grams, 95mm (3 3/4). Property of a Surrey lady, by inheritance. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two russet-coloured and one grey, 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. 983 grams total, 17-19cm (6 3/4 - 7 1/2). [3, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
1st-19th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items consisting of: a Romano-Celtic round brooch with enamel sections; two Roman trumpet brooches; two medieval keys; two heraldic harness decorations; a medieval stamp seal; two Victorian model canons. 100 grams total, 20-55mm (3/4 - 2 1/4). Found near Maidstone, Kent, UK. [10, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
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