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Click here to subscribeA EUROPEAN BRONZE MACE HEAD, 13TH/15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, formed of five low pyramidal nodules each interrupted by three vertically arranged nodules, short neck pierced with a single hole, on a later wooden haft 5.5 cm; 2 1/8 in head See Nicolle 1988, p. 317 and p. 520 figs. 861 a-d. Mace heads of this form have been discovered over a very broad area from the United Kingdom to Russia.
A EUROPEAN BRONZE MACE HEAD IN 13TH/15TH CENTURY STYLE AND A COSH, 19TH CENTURY the first formed of a series of pyramidal nodules, the front with a grotesque mask, on a wooden haft; and the second with bronze head, haft of twisted sinew, with a plaited thong the first: 7 cm; 2 3/4 in head (2)
A FINELY CONSTRUCTED GERMAN MODEL FIELD GUN AND LIMBER, 19TH CENTURY with bronze barrel formed in five tapering stages divided by raised astragal mouldings, swelling at the muzzle, a pair of plain moulded lifting handles, globose cascabel, and a pair of trunnions, on its iron-clad wooden field carriage fitted with a pair of spoked, cambered iron-shod wheels, and elevating device formed of a sliding wedge operated by a crank, complete with its matching limber 28.5 cm; 11 1/4 in barrel 1.5 cm; 5/8 in bore (2) Provenance Schloss Goppelsbach, sold Christie`s Amsterdam 29 June 2005, lot 520
TWO SOUTH EAST ASIAN SHORTSWORDS (KRIS), MADURA, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with pattern-welded wavy blade incorporating a chevron design, bronze selut (losses), characteristic carved ivory grip (small chips), in its white metal-mounted scabbard with large wrangka; the second similar, the grip involving mythical beasts including the Kuda Sembrani, in its scabbard with highly figured wrangka the first: 36.5 cm; 14 3/8 in blade (2)
A RARE DECORATED BRONZE AXLE BOSS FOR A GUN CARRIAGE, FROM ORDNANCE TAKEN AT THE FALL OF SERINGAPATAM, MYSORE, LATE 18TH CENTURY of heavy tubular construction, cast in relief in the form of a snarling tiger`s head, with punched and engraved bubri detail, on a base of conventional lotus leaves, slotted for a linch pin, and in untouched patinated condition 11.2 cm; 4 ½ in high Provenance Robin Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon For other examples, mounted on carriages and from the same collection, see Sotheby`s 25 May 2005, lots 28 and 29.
Six hairpins, comprising; a bronze example, labelled as 12th century, Florence, another Roman, another white metal, labelled ""Child`s Hairpin, 6th Century, Anglo Saxon, Found IN Old Grave, Faversham, Kent"", another, labelled ""Byzantine Hairpin, silver, 8th century, for a child"", a silver example labelled ""Silver hairpin c1600, Found Bristol, possibly Dutch"", and an ivory example, labelled ""Ivory hairpin, found in Bath under floorboards"", largest 14.5cm. (6) (Betty Wolf Collection)
A collection of ancient bronze hair pins, comprising; four labelled ""Tany 700-900 AD From a Tomb"", 22cm, four variant bronze examples, labelled ""Circa 600 BC - New South Germany"", largest 16cm, and another labelled ""Child`s Hairpin - Roman - Found in Chichester 2nd Century AD"", 10.7cm. (9) (Betty Wolf Collection)
Three early Hispano Moresque bronze thimbles, circa 1500, comprising; an example with pointed apex, dot punched sides over script frieze with dot decoration, 4.7cm, another with open top and dot punched rim, 1.8cm, and another of squat form and considerable weight, 2.5cm. (3) (Diane Pelham Burn Collection)
Three early Hispano Moresque bronze thimbles, circa 1500, comprising; an example with pointed apex, dot punched sides over script frieze with dot decoration, 4.7cm, another with open top and dot punched rim, 1.8cm, and another of squat form and considerable weight, 2.5cm. (3) (Diane Pelham Burn Collection)
Six hairpins, comprising; a bronze example, labelled as 12th century, Florence, another Roman, another white metal, labelled ""Child`s Hairpin, 6th Century, Anglo Saxon, Found IN Old Grave, Faversham, Kent"", another, labelled ""Byzantine Hairpin, silver, 8th century, for a child"", a silver example labelled ""Silver hairpin c1600, Found Bristol, possibly Dutch"", and an ivory example, labelled ""Ivory hairpin, found in Bath under floorboards"", largest 14.5cm. (6) (Betty Wolf Collection)
A collection of ancient bronze hair pins, comprising; four labelled ""Tany 700-900 AD From a Tomb"", 22cm, four variant bronze examples, labelled ""Circa 600 BC - New South Germany"", largest 16cm, and another labelled ""Child`s Hairpin - Roman - Found in Chichester 2nd Century AD"", 10.7cm. (9) (Betty Wolf Collection)
Dame Lucie Rie D.B.E. (1902-1995) a porcelain footed bowl, flaring conical form, the exterior white with manganese bands and inlaid vertical lines, the interior sgraffito decorated, covered in a manganese and bronze glaze impressed seal mark 22cm. diam. Provenance purchased by the vendor from Lucie Rie directly
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Mixed Bronze Coin Group [84]2nd-4th century AD, group comprising: sestertii and ases (6); the remainder later bronzes, various emperors, types and mints represented, including a group of barbarous copies; all English field finds. 268 grams total. Found various places, southern England, 1980s. [84, No Reserve]Early coins fair, later issues fine to very fine.
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - The Quidenham (Norfolk) Hoard 2010 - Siliquae and Bronzes [150]4th century AD, group comprising the entire hoard, as reported and catalogued in detail by the British Museum, including: siliquae (6) of Valentinian I (1), Honorius (3), uncertain emperor (2, including a fragment), with bronze nummi of Constantine I, Constantine II, Valentinian I, Valens, Gratian, Valentinian II and Arcadius, with some Urbs Roma and a single barbarous radiate antoninianus; various reverses and mints represented, some uncertain issues; accompanied by the British Museum report and the coins contained in annotated paper envelopes, numbered to correspond with the report entries. Abdy, Richard, British Museum report (this hoard). Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference NMS-CSA931; Treasure Act, 1996, reference 2010-T59 (disclaimed). 385 grams total. Found near Quidenham, Norfolk, UK, 2010. The British Museum report suggests a likely burial date of 390-410 AD, during the last few years of direct Roman authority in Britain. [150]As excavated.
Roman Bronze Male Torso3rd century AD. A hollow-cast male torso with defined musculature, right shoulder in a raised position; possibly from a figure of a heroic emperor; mounted on a custom-made stand. Accompanied by a metallographic analysis certificate issued by Begbroke Nano, no.R4427. 4.4 kg, 33cm including stand (13"). Property of a West London gentleman, acquired 2011; ex Chalk collection, acquired in the 1960s, with authenticating document. Fine condition.
World Military - Germany - World War I - Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen - U Boat Action Silver Commemorative MedalUndated, World War I period (1915), by Ziegler and Grunthal. Obv: three-quarter bust with KAPITANLEUTNANT OTTO WEDDIGEN legend. Rev: u-boat at sea (during the action of 22 September 1914) with Iron Cross and branch above with DEM ANDENKEN DES HELDENMUTIGEN FUHRERS legend and S M UNTERSEEBOOTE U9 UND U29 in two lines to exergue; with German descriptive dealer`s ticket. 14.30 grams, 33mm. This medallion (also struck in bronze) posthumously celebrates Otto Weddigen, born 15 September 1882 in Herford, Westphalia; he died 18 March 1915, at sea off the Moray Firth, Scotland. His successes as a u-boat commander, including the sinking of three British armoured cruisers in about an hour during the second month of World War I, made him one of the most famous of the Imperial German submarine heroes. [No Reserve]Good extremely fine, few hairlines to fields. Scarce, especially in silver.
Roman Gold Crossbow Brooch4th century AD. A fabricated bow brooch with square-section transverse arm, three onion-shaped knops with beaded wire collars, scrolled loops to the upper face, rectangular-section bow with beaded wire collar, trapezoidal D-section footplate with notched upper edges; gold hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 505. 11 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). From the Maurice Braham and Lord McAlpine collections; formerly in the collection of Henry Mossop, Lincolnshire, UK. This is a rare and unusual example of the highest skill in Roman jewellery making. The catchplate is solid gold; most of the remainder is thick gold sheet beaten over a base metal core, probably bronze. The knobs in particular show numerous tiny hammer marks. This item is accompanied by a positive XRF metal analysis report for the gold from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Limited. Very fine condition.
Roman Bronze Kheiron Centaur Figurine1st century BC-2nd century AD. A cast figurine of Kheiron the centaur on a rectangular base with chamfered edges, four stub feet; the centaur bearded, advancing with hollow right hand raised. 130 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Roman Bronze Bacchus Statuette1st-2nd century AD. A cast figurine of Bacchus standing nude with hair tied into characteristic braids falling to the shoulders, right arm extended, left hand in cradling pose and forearm extended. 163 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Very fine condition.
Roman Bronze Hercules Figurine2nd-3rd century AD. A cast figure of young Hercules(?), nude, with tightly curled hair, right arm extended. Cf. similar Hercules figure in Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984, item 3.388. 121 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). From an old Hampshire collection. [No Reserve]Fine condition, repaired.
Roman Bronze Crowned Goddess Tyche Statuette1st century BC-1st century AD. A hollow-cast figurine of a crowned figure in a loose robe in naturalistic seated pose, right arm resting on the knee and left arm to the rear supporting the body, a Roman copy of the Hellenistic original depicting the goddess Tyche of Antioch by Eutychides 70 grams, 73mm (2 3/4"). Property of a retired sculptor; from a collection formed in the 1980s. Fair condition.
Roman Bronze Head of Jupiter1st century BC-2nd century AD. A hollow-cast bust of Jupiter with neatly dressed hair and beard, plaited band above the brow, stern features. Cf. similar hairstyle on the Jupiter figurine in the Muséum Calvet d`Avignon in Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 5. 244 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Very fine condition.
Roman Bronze Bowl Mount with Head of a Maenad1st-2nd century AD. A cast D-shaped bowl mount with lateral vine-leaf detail, knop finial, transverse band above with substantial ring; face of a maenad in high relief with headband and knops above the brow. 166 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Very fine condition.
Roman Bronze Figural Lock Plate1st-2nd century AD. A flat-section discoid plaque with notched edge, incised concentric rings, two slots to accept keys, three holes for attachment pins and two ferrous pins, three faces modelled in the round; ferrous accretion to the reverse. 54 grams, 96mm (3 3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
Roman Bronze Military Fittings Group1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group comprising: two openwork buckles, each with scrolled loop and bar to the rear edge; a phallic mount; a belt mount with volute scroll to each end; a key with coiled loop; a square-section bell with ring-and-dot detail to each face, tiered shoulder; a lower guard from a dagger with pelletted bands to the lower edge on each face. Cf. Chapman, E.M. A Catalogue of Roman Military Equipment in the National Museum of Wales, BAR British Series no.388, Oxford, 2005, items Sh12, Sh17 (buckle loops). 81 grams total, 26-54mm (1 - 2 1/4"). Ex Northern English collection; found Northumberland, UK, 1990s. [7, No Reserve]Fine condition.
Roman Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles2nd-3rd century AD. A hemispherical bowl with chamfered rim, band of incised concentric rings to the inner face. 801 grams, 25cm (9 3/4"). Property of a lady by descent; acquired by the vendor`s father in the 1960s. Very fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
Roman Tinned Bronze Decorated Bowl2nd-3rd century AD. A hemispherical sheet-bronze bowl with flattened base, band below the rim with ring-and-dot ornament; with an ancient repair to a vertical crack. 139 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a lady by descent; acquired by the vendor`s father in the 1960s. Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
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