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Lot 1302
A OO gauge British Railways 34051 Winston Churchill 462 Tender Locomotive with smoke generator, a BR Lima 040 black livery Pannier tank Locomotive No. 41312, a BR bronze/gold livery un-motorised 060 Pannier Locomotive, a Hornby metal Timber Truck, a Lima Blue Circle concrete Truck and a United Glass Bottle Manufacturing open Truck
Lot 100
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the sacred bullNandi shown with garlands and a saddle, and other decorative elements, at his feet is a miniature Shiva Linga protected by a five headed cobra. 1.1 kg, 16cm (6 1/4"). From an old London collection, formed in the 1980s. Nandi is the bull mount of the Hindu god Shiva, here represented at the feet of the bull by his aniconic form of the Linga and protected by a cobra. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 104
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the Hindu goddess Durga Mahishasuramardini shown standing on decorative base and elaborate frame with six arms each holding weapon; the goddess is shown standing on and slaying the demon Mahisha. 632 grams, 18cm (7"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. The goddess Durga is the principal female deity of the Hindu pantheon. In her most famous myth she is requested by the gods to slay the demon Mahisha who, with his army of demons, is threatening the universe. Durga manifests herself into numerous goddesses and destroys the demon army and finally kills Mahisha who has taken on the form of a buffalo, hence her epithet Mahishasuramardini - slayer of the buffalo demon. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 107
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of a seated male with top knot of hair and wearing ear plugs, necklaces, sash, bracelets, anklets and holding a drum. 2.7 kg, 39.5cm (15 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Tribal figure made in the Bastar region, central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 108
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze tribal statue of a dragon with applied spines and three holes on the back, applied pieces of bronze to represent scales, open mouth with applied teeth and eyes. 621 grams, 30cm (11 3/4"). Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s. Possibly a ritual vessel where liquid would be poured into the the body via the three holes in the back and then poured out of the mouth of the dragon as a libation. Made in the Bastar region, Central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 109
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the Hindu cow goddess Kamadhenu, shown with crowned human head and breasts, a cows body and the wings and tail of an exotic bird, she is standing on a lotus flower base and suckling a calf. 1.5 kg, 17cm (6 3/4"). Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s. Kamadhenu is the wish-fulfilling cow of Hindu myth. She symbolizes abundance, bountiful nature and the continuity of life. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 110
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze folding lotus flower with image of a Jain saint in the centre meditating, on the inside of the petals of the lotus flower are various Jain saints and demi-gods. 1.9 kg, 18cm high, 9cm wide when closed, 27cm wide when open (7 high"). From an old London collection, formed in the 1980s. Jainism is a philosophical religion that appeared in India around the same time as Buddhism. This figure shows a Jain saint, or Tirthankara, seated in meditation at the centre of a folding lotus flower. Within the petals of the lotus are further Jain saints and Hindu deities. The figure of the saint at the centre of a lotus flower symbolizes the enlightened mind at the centre of the cosmos. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 113
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure on a rectangular base of the Hindu sacred bull Nandi shown with decorative garlands around neck and back; right leg raised. 549 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). From an old London collection, formed in the 1980s. Nandi is the bull mount of the Hindu god Shiva. Images such as this are placed in household shrines before a Shiva Linga. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 114
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze tribal figure of a recumbent male lion with applied decoration, head turned to right and with forelegs outstretched. 655 grams, 17.5cm (7"). From an old London collection, formed in the 1980s. The lion is sacred to the goddess Durga and this piece may possibly have been a votive offering at a shrine to the goddess. Made in Bastar region, Central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 119
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the Hindu god Vishnu in his form as Bhogasthanakamurti, shown standing holding a club in his lower left hand, lower right hand is held up in the reassurance or Abhya Mudra; the upper left hand holds a conch (shanka) and the upper right a discus (chakra), at the bottom of the decorative base is the small image of Garuda, the sacred eagle mount of Vishnu, with hands in prayer gesture. 1.3 kg, 23cm (9"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. The name Bhogasthanakamurti means standing image ready for worship. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 120
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze tribal figure of the monkey god Hanuman blowing into a ceremonial horn. 1.4 kg, 29.1cm (11 1/2"). Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 1990. The Hindu monkey god Hanuman is a popular deity worshipped all over India and whose story is found in the epic poem, the Ramayan. He is the faithful servant of the god Rama and helped him in rescuing Sita, the wife of Rama, from the demon Ravana. Made in Bastar, central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 133
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of a lion seated on a decorative lotus base. 450 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. South Indian, possibly Tamil Nadu. Such figures are placed in pairs within small shrines to act as a guardian to the principal deity image. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 135
Thailand, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze and gilt head of the Buddha wearing tiered conical crown; traces of paint to the crown, hair and lips; head stands on a red lacquered base. 964 grams, 20cm (8"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 139
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze tribal figure of the Hindu god Ganesh shown with the head of an elephant and a human body with fours arms; the two upper hands each holding a noose and the lower hands banging a drum that is suspended from the shoulders. 443 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s. Made in Bastar region, central India [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 143
Nepal, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze and gilt figure of the Hindu god Ganesh sat on a lotus flower and holding an axe in his upper left hand, unidentified object in his upper right, a sweet in his lower left and a tusk in his lower right; details of the face picked out in paint. 141 grams, 75mm (3"). Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 149
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze tribal figure of the Hindu god Skanda shown standing on a drum shaped base with S shaped decorative elements, shown standing and holding a sacred spear (Vel) and a drum (dammaru), he wears jewellery and loin cloth and has long hair represented by curled strands of bronze. 990 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. Skanda, also know as Karttikeya and Murugan, is the god of war and ruler of the planet Mars. He is the son of the god Shiva and the goddess Parvati. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 163
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the goddess Manasa seated cross legged on a lotus and with a five headed cobra over her head, a cobra around her waist and below her right hand which holds a lotus flower. 627 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 1990. Manasa is a Bengali folk goddess of fertility and is connected to marriage rites. Snakes are closely associated with fertility hence them being sacred to her. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 165
India, late 18th-19th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the Hindu god Krishna as an infant, crawling and holding a ball of butter. 1.4 kg, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s. Bala Krishna means child Krishna and this image relates to one of his beloved childhood stories when he would steal butter from his mother, Yashoda. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 173
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the Hindu god Ganesh shown with the head of an elephant and a human body with four arms; upper right arm holds an elephant goad, upper left a noose; both lower hands hold baskets. 513 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Made in Bastar region, central India [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 175
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze head of a tribal deity with horns and elongated hair style, around the neck are a number of necklaces and an amulet in the form of two tiger claws. 799 grams, 21.5cm (8 3/4"). From a large London collection; formed between 1980-late 1990s. Possibly a tribal version of the god Shiva. Made in Bastar region, central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 177
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze tribal votive figure of a man with turban, moustache,and wearing kurta (shirt) and dhoti (baggy trousers) presenting a cockerel. 605 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Possibly intended as a votive offering at a rural shrine where the cockerel acts as a sacrificial offering. The votive nature of the piece is indicated by the bare feet of the man. Made in Bastar region, central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 183
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze tribal head of the Hindu god Shiva with applied decoration in the form of foliate scroll pattern to the crown and neck; two side channels at the top of the crown for pouring in libations. 541 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Made in the Bastar region of central India. The three horizontal lines across the forehead are worn by Shiva and represent the past, present and future. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 184
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze puja lamp in the form of an elephant holding the lamp well in its trunk, on its back is a tribal goddess holding a large pot on her head. 579 grams, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). From an old London collection, formed in the 1980s. A tribal puja lamp for use in the daily worship of a deity. The lamp would be filled with ghee (clarified butter) and lit using a wick and then moved in a circular motion before the image of a deity to the accompaniment of prayers and music. The elephant, goddess and pot (a symbol of the goddess) are all auspicious symbols. Made in Bastar region, central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 185
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the goddess Durga slaying the buffalo demon; the goddess stands on a decorative base and has six arms holding various weapons and stands on the body of the demon; decorative frame to the back of the figure. 489 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s. The slaying of the buffalo demon by Durga is a celebrated myth amongst Hindus and is celebrated in the Autumn by a nine day festival in her honour, [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 187
Nepalese, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze head of the Buddhist goddess Tara; shown with a third eye in centre of forehead and wearing an elaborate crown, necklace and earrings, all with inlaid semi-precious stones, crown decorated with a protective mythical animal known as a kiritmukha, hair painted black. 1.1 kg, 21.5cm (10 1/2"). Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 1990. Tara is a popular Buddhist goddess in both Nepal and Tibet and has many similar functions to Hindu goddesses. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 189
3300-1700 BC. A broad terracotta vessel with polychrome painted frieze of an advancing gryphon and an eagle with wings spread. 113 grams, 11cm (10 1/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 193
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze figure of the Hindu god Narasimha shown with the head of a lion and the body of a man with four arms; upper right holding discuss (chakra), upper left holding conch (Shanka), across his lap is the demon Hiranyakashipu being disemboweled. 2.1 kg, 24.5cm (9 3/4"). Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 1990. Narasimha (meaning Man-Lion) is the fourth incarnation, or avatara, of Vishnu. According to myth Vishnu took this form to protect his devotee Prahlada from the persecutions of his father the demon king Hiranyakashipu. The god Brahma had promised the king he would not meet death at the hands of men, beasts, gods or demons, and that he would not die either inside or outside a building, by day or night, nor by any weapon. Finally, provoked by the prayers of Prahlada, Vishnu burst out a column in the porch of the palace (neither inside or outside) and grabbed the demon at dusk (neither day or night) and killed him with his claws as the man lion Narasimha (neither human, beast, god or demon"). Made in Bastar region, central India. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 219
Dated 1902 (2), 1904, 1905 and 1906. Group comprising Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras (1902, mayor Edmund Barnes) aluminium Coronation medal with ribbon and suspender, with series of four School Board for London school award medals for 'punctual attendance during the school year' for the years 1902 (aluminium), 1904 (aluminium), 1905 (bronze) and 1906 (gilt bronze), all with pin suspenders and awarded to A. Archibold. 122 grams total, 39mm diameter. [5, No Reserve] Extremely fine.
Lot 220
A group of four bronze units including Syracuse under Hieronymus, diademed head left of Hieronymus left with winged thunderbolt reverse; laureate head of Apollo left with eagle standing left, wings spread reverse and Syracuse, head of Arethusa with bull butting left reverse; fourth uncertain 23.88 grams total. Calciati 204; Hoover HGC 1569; Holloway 62–83/Calciati 109–110. [4, No Reserve] First three fine to very fine; fourth fine.
Lot 24
1000-500 BC. A group of bronze items comprising: a bronze ring with carinated profile; a bronze penannular 'ring' with carinated profile, squared ends; one similar, tapered ends overlapped; a heavy round-section bracelet with squared ends, crimped. 143 grams total, 18-72 mm (3/4 - 2 3/4"). From an old Essex collection. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 254
A group of six bronze units including reverses of Syracuse? with eagle standing left on thunderbolt with wings spread; Akragas with crab; Syracuse from Roman Times with aureate head of Zeus left and Nike in fast biga reverse; Syracuse with head of Arethusa and Dolphin leaping over scallop shell reverse; Tauromenion? with head of Apollo left and -NEITWN, tripod lebes reverse. 30.10 grams total. Sear 1229 variant (biga right"). Calciati 226; Hoover HGC 1502/Calciati 24-28; Hoover HGC 1480/cf. Sear 1243; BMC 46, SNG Cop. 923-925. [6, No Reserve] Fine and better.
Lot 294
7th-10th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a pin with polyhedral head, organic inserts; two ansate bow brooches with triangular head- and footplate; an ansate brooch with discoid head- and footplate; an ansate brooch with lozengiform head- and footplate, triskele motif; a D-shaped buckle with cruciform void to the plaque; a barrel-shaped weight with facetted outer face, each with a ring-and-dot. 105 grams total, 20-68mm (3/4 - 2 3/4"). Ex Haynes collection. Three items supplied with dealer's certificates of authenticity. [7, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 318
India, 19th-early 20th century AD. Cast bronze head of a bull with harness around mouth and decorative band between horns; sun and crescent moon on forehead. 446 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). From an old London collection, formed in the 1980s. The sun and crescent moon on the forehead indicate that this is Nandi, the bull mount of the god Shiva. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
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