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Lot 180
An exceptionally heavy bronze copy of the Warwick Vase probably 19th century, the body with a band of eight classical heads in bas relief on a background of lion skins, the faces and paws draped between the heads, the everted rim with egg and dart moulding and a beaded inside edge, above a band of entwined vines and leaves, the body decorated with Acanthus leaves and twin handles formed as crossed vines, raised on a fluted foot, 9½in. (24cm.) high. See Illustration.
Lot 358
Toma Rosandic (Serbo-Croatian, 1878-1959) `La Pucelle` (A Vestal Virgin) bronze sculpture, signed `T Rosandic` to base 66¾in. (169.5cm.) high. 66¾in. (169.5cm.) high. * Toma Rosandic, the son of a stoneworker was born in Split, Serbia in 1878. He and his friend and contemporary Ivan Meštrovic were the most prominent Yugoslav sculptors of the day. During their early years in Split, Rosandic learnt to carve in wood and stone and was much inspired by the younger Meštrovic. With the advent of war Rosandic left for London where he exhibited at the Grafton Galleries in 1917 as well as in Brighton and Edinburgh. It was at the Grafton that he first exhibited La Pucelle in 1917, which he had carved from walnut and from which the current bronze was later cast. It is a very fine example of Rosandic`s originality and style, with a beauty and simplicity of line which foretell the clean, stylised sculptures of the forthcoming Art Deco period in the 1920s. The original walnut sculpture was later acquired for Sissinghurst Castle by the owners Sir Harold Nicholson and his wife Vita Sackville-West and is now located in the Long Room of the castle. A lead copy was made later in 1934 and placed in the famous White Garden created by Vita Sackville-West. Two bronze castings are known - the example at Priors and a second casting, originally owned by Sir Edward Maufe and sold in 1977 by Clifford Dann of Eastbourne in the Shepherds Hill, Buxted house contents sale. It was later shown at The Fine Art Society `Sculpture in Britain Between the Wars` exhibition in Summer 1986, cat. no. 89 and subsequently offered for sale as lot 264 at Sotheby`s sale 001292 on 2nd November 2001, realising a hammer price of £20,000. See Illustration.
Lot 355
GAMBIA Unused selection incl 1886-93 vals to 1s incl 6d yellowish olive-green, 6d bronze-green variety "Sloping label", 1898-1902 3d (both shades), 1902-05 set with addit 4d variety "Dented frame" (creasing), 1904-06 set with addit 1d variety "Dented frame" (light gum toning), 1906 surch`d pair, 1909 set with addit 7½d variety "Dented frame" (slight facial scuffing), 1912-22 set, 1922-29 vals to 5s, then good run to 1986, cond mixed with some toning but many very fine (Few Hundred) Container: Large Envelope
Lot 2778
A remarkable automaton in the form of a flowering pine tree with perching birds. To the left a clock, its face encased in clockwork, on one side of this a gilt bronze child in a rocking swing, the other side a rotating glass rod which simulates flowing water, ebonised base and glass dome, maximum height 70cm. (See illustration)
Lot 255
A Japanese nineteenth century bronze vase, the bulbous body with birds and foliage, and insects in relief, the long flared neck with panels of cranes in pursuit and an alternate panel of a bird perched on a prunus tree, Kylon mask scale side handles, the base on three scroll feet. 18.5in (47cm).
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