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Lot 52
A large pair of Japanese Meiji bronze vases of two handled baluster form the bodies decorated with opposing panels of exotic birds in flight and amongst fauna, egg and dart and foliate decoration to the flared necks, set on three tier bases, the handles cast as stylised crawling dragons, 53cm high
Lot 255
**AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE ORNAMENT AND TWO ROMAN BRONZE FIBULAE, PROBABLY 1ST MILLENIUM B.C.; 3RD/4TH CENTURY A.D. the first in the form of a cobra, the body looped behind the hood with projecting attachment, the other two of arched form, one with attachment pin, each with knob-shaped finials and abstract incised decoration The first 10.5cm long, and smaller (3) Provenance The first: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 30th January 1952 The other two: Comtesse de Broussiere, until circa 1913, said to have been found by her father Julien Greau, in the Rhone Valley towards the end of the 19th century, Karl Freund (Anderson JWHA Inv. Nos. 2977, 552
Lot 256
**A GREEK OR ROMAN BRONZE STRIGIL, PROBABLY 500 B.C.- 500 A.D. the blade curved into a right angle, of semicircular section, with palm leaf design on the outer edge, rectangular handle slotted for belt attachment 22.5cm long Provenance C. A. Lembessis, 22 rue Royale, Paris, 4th June 1931 JWHA Inv. No.1522
Lot 258
**A SILVER ROUNDEL AND A BRONZE FRAGMENT the first Roman or later, possibly 2nd century, depicting a head of Medusa in repousse relief, the second probably from a dish or bowl, incised with a nude figure of a woman with three female attendants 12cm diameter and smaller (2) Provenance The first: Sumner Healey, New York 30 April 1929 The second: 27 March 1928 JWHA Inv. Nos. 238, 518
Lot 260
**EMMANUEL FRÉMIET (FRENCH 1824-1910): JEANNE D'ARC À CHEVAL later parcel-gilt and brown repatinated bronze, the equestrian Joan of Arc figure inscribed to the top of the rectangular base E FREMIET and stamped 111 66cm high, 45cm long Provenance Mrs. Edwin A. Sullivan, Philadelphia JWHA Inv. No. 1983 Following the French defeat by the Prussian army in 1871 there was a demand for this subject, serving as covert war memorials with the implication that God would once again aid France in her time of need. In 1872 Frémiet was commissioned to create a larger-than-life statue on which this is based.
Lot 531
A RARE SOUTH GERMAN HEAVY BRONZE WALLGUN (DOPPELHAKEN), CIRCA 1520-40, PROBABLY NUREMBERG 3.1cm calibre. Cast in five stages separated by raised beaded mouldings, their inner edges punched and engraved with gothic brattished ornament and the leading edges decorated with engraved raised scalloped bands, tapering towards a flared rounded muzzle with shaped standing sight, the forward section rounded also and with large recoil-stop at its rear, the two rearward stages faceted and successively off-set in section, with rectangular breech with bevelled leading corners, standing back-sight cast with further beaded mouldings, and a pair of posts positioned centrally and originally intended for fitting a cover over the countersunk vent: on an early wooden beam-shaped stock secured by three transverse bolts, the stock possibly the original (the section of the barrel immediately fronting the breech has been defaced by filing, presumably the removal of the arms or an inscription relating to a previous owner, and evidently within the early working life of this gun. A portion of the stock has chipped off immediately behind the breech, the rear of the stock shows heavy age-related wear and some inactive worm damage). 148.4cm; 58 3/8 in barrel 211.8cm; 83 3/8 in overall length The superior quality of the casting and finishing is indicative of a Nuremberg foundry, perhaps that of Endres Pegnitzer (the Elder, d. 1554), or his son of the same name (d. prior to 1549). Compare for example, a bronze falkonett cast in 1522 by Pegnitzer the Elder for Graf Balthasar von Schwarzburg-Leutenburg, in the Staatliche Museen Heidecksburg Rudolstadt: see Müller 1968, no. 58, pp. 69 and 74. Also see Henkel 2011, for the same gun attributed to Pegnitzer the Younger (Inv. no. oss. 857), pp. 28-9. For a brief account of the three generations of the Pegnitzer family of gun-founders see Kennard 1986, p.124. Hakenbüchsen of this large size are correctly known as doppelhäken and were intended to be fired from a stand or tripod carriage and served by two men as a piece of light artillery. The term bronze widely used in modern reference to ordnance is referred to as brass (Messing) within historical accounts and contemporary manuscripts.
Lot 55
TWO NORTH-WEST PERSIAN BRONZE DAGGERS, 14TH/10TH CENTURY B.C. PROBABLY MARLIK in excavated condition, the first with tapering blade formed with a full-length low medial ridge, tapering tang with right-angular terminal formed with a flanged button; the second similar, with shorter blade the first: 35.2 cm; 13 7/8 in overall (2) Similar spearheads were excavated in the Marlik Royal Cemetry and are preserved in the National Museum of Iran. See Khorasani 2006, cat. Nos. 269, 270
Lot 56
A NORTH-WEST PERSIAN BRONZE AND IRON DAGGER, LURISTAN, 1000 B.C. in excavated condition, with iron blade (incomplete) formed with a pair of raised ribs on each face, bronze hilt incorporating a pair of shoulders extending over the forte, tapering grip, and iron 'eared' pommel (losses) 18.5 cm; 7 3 /8 in blade
Lot 57
TWO NORTH-WEST PERSIAN BRONZE SPEARHEADS, AMLASH 1200-1100 B.C. AND MARLIK 14TH/10TH CENTURY B.C. in excavated condition, the first with leaf-shaped blade formed with a low medial ridge extending at the base to form a solid grip and tapering tang; the second with leaf-shaped blade formed with a long low medial ridge, pierced with a pair of holes at the base, and short tang the first: 37 cm; 14 1/2 in overall (2) See Khorasani 2006, cat. Nos. 274 and 278.
Lot 58
A NORTH-WEST PERSIAN BRONZE AXE-HEAD AND TWO FURTHER BRONZE ELEMENTS, 1000 B.C. in excavated condition, the first of wedge-shaped section with integral tubular socket; the second probably a cheek-piece decorated with a series of embossed low domes; and the third a small hook with pierced socket the first: 6.4 cm; 2 1/2 in head (3)
Lot 69
A SOUTH-EAST ASIAN BRONZE SWIVEL GUN (LANTAKA), 19TH CENTURY with tapering three-stage barrel, strongly moulded muzzle incorporating the fore-sight, the breech with raised vent and provision for a hinged cover (now missing), long tubular cascable for a tiller, a pair of trunnions and swivel mount, on a wooden stand 52.5 cm; 20 3/4 in barrel 2 cm; 3/4 in bore Provenance Colin Crisswell, author of Old Macau (published 1984)
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