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Lot 438
Michael Kors, three wallets and a wristlet clutch, to include a bronze patent leather wallet with MK perforated design, a large cream leather wallet with gold-tone front plaque, a light blue leather wallet, together with black leather wristlet clutch, lengths measure 17 to 25cm- Overall fair to good condition - Wear and discolouration to the edges of the cream and blue wallet - Scratches to metal hardware - Smudges and few scratches to the patent leather wallet - Marks to the wallet interiors - No obvious marks or wear to the black leather clutch - Without maker's dust bags or boxes - Condition reports are a guide only and clients are advised to view items before bidding - For enquiries about this lot please contact Sophie Higgs at sophie@kinghamsauctioneers.com
Lot 281
An 18th-century Chinese Porcelain Mug, applied with flowers, 13cm high, together with a soapstone and other carvings, two bronze RobinsMug - firing chip forming at the foot, elements of applique lacking, chip to the rim, multiple firing floorsCanton Mug - Large chip to the rim, wear to the paint and gildingPair of vases - Modern good conditionMatch Box Holder - Extensive repair and crazingSoap Stone carvings with multiple losses
Lot 53
Anton Van Wouw (1862-1945 Afrique du Sud) Miner with a Machine Drill 1926 signé, daté et situé sur le bronze au-dessus de la plaque 'A Van Wouw 1926 Johannesburg' inscrit sur une plaque de cuivre sur le devant du socle 'Presented to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, countess of Athlone by the citizens of Johannesburg as a mark of esteem and appreciation. 27th October 1930' bronze sur socle de bois signed, dated and situated on the front of the bronze (above the copper plate) 'A Van Wouw 1926 Johannesburg' Inscribed on a copper plate on the front of the base 'Presented to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, countess of Athlone by the citizens of Johannesburg as a mark of esteem and appreciation. 27th October 1930' bronze on wooden base Bronze : 72 x 45 cm (28 3/8 x 17 ¾ in.). Socle: 73.5 x 49 cm (28 ¾ x 19 5/16 in.). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1
Three Anatolian marble idols Kusura-Beyecesultan Type, Early Bonze Age II, circa 2700-2300 B.C.5.4-7.3cm high (3)Footnotes:Provenance: with Gallery Serodine, Ascona, who stated the two larger ones were originally found together. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above at TEFAF Basel, 6 November 1996, nos.6-8.For other Kusura-Beycesultan type abstract-schematic idols of slightly larger proportions, see J. Thimme, Art and Culture of the Cyclades, Chicago, 1977, p.386 and 560-561, nos. 513 and 515. Thimme suggests that the 'horn' head projection could represent a 'bound tuft of hair or possibly the attachment for a mask' (p. 560).Figures such as these could have had multiple functions, ranging from a substitute body, votive objects, or funerary gifts, to either protect the deceased or 'to mediate between the deceased and the deities (p.35).' For further discussion on the function of Anatolian idols see, D. Jansen-Buis and P. Venema, 'A Small Collection of Anatolian Stone and Terracotta Figurines of the Early Bronze Age in Amsterdam', Anatolica, No. XII, 1985, pp. 29-42.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 102
An Achaemenid black glass rod-formed square kohl tube Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.8.9cm high Footnotes:Provenance: London art market.Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 26 November 1997, lot 137. The Nico F. Bijnsdorp Collection (NFB 063), acquired from the above sale.For the type, see D. P. Barag, 'Rod-formed Kohl Tubes of the Mid. First Millennium B.C.', Journal of Glass Studies 17, 1975, pp.23-36, Barag Group IA, especially figs 6, 7, and 9. See also a similar example in the Corning Museum of Glass, S. Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, 1979, p. 106, no. 208. A cylindrical example in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, still contains possible traces of black kohl, while another from Azerbaijan, formerly in the Erwin Öppenlander Collection, has a bronze applicator still stuck inside (cf. Y. Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. The Eliahu Dobbin Collection and Other Gifts, Jerusalem, 2003, p. 47, no. 20 and A. von Saldern et al., Glaser der Antike. Sammlung Erwin Öppenlander, Mainz am Rhein, 1974, p. 48, no. 105).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 152
A Roman blue-green glass bottle with bronze stopper and chain Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.12.6cm high excl. stopperFootnotes:Provenance:Anonymous sale; Pierre Bergé, Paris, France, 17 June 2010, lot 316.The Nico F. Bijnsdorp Collection (NFB 259), acquired from the above sale.The shape of this bottle is more unusual than the aryballos form that is normally associated with a suspension chain and stopper.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 18
A Cypriot bronze lamp holder Cypro-Archaic II, circa 6th Century B.C.23cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Cpt. Edwin Henry Lawrence F.S.A. (1819-1891) collection, London.Catalogue of Cypriote antiquities, the property of the late Edwin Henry Lawrence, Esq. F.S.A., etc; Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1892, lot 163.Anonymous sale; Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Basel, Auktion 34, 6 May 1967, lot 3 (and Sonderliste J, Bronzegefässe und Bronzegeräte der Antike, Basel, 1968, p. 8-9, no. 14).with Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, 2000.Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 2007.Edwin Henry Lawrence F.S.A. (1819-1891) was the great-nephew of the Regency-period society painter Sir Thomas Lawrence. Amongst other collecting interests, he amassed a considerable collection of Egyptian and Cypriot antiquities during his lifetime. The Cypriot antiquities were mostly collected or excavated on Cyprus between 1876 and 1878 by his future son-in-law Alessandro Palma di Cesnola. Following his death artworks from his collection entered the collections of the British Museum and the first Pitt-Rivers collection in Oxford, as well as ending up in innumerable other international institutions following four large sales of his collection at Sotheby's in the late 1890s.Cf. two similar lamp holders in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 74.51.5639 and 74.51.5641, both formerly in the Cesnola collection. It is noted that the form likely originated with the Phoenicians. Examples are also held in the British Museum (acc. nos. 1891,0806.84, 1894,1101.240, 1896,0201.303), as well as the Louvre, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and the Antikensammlung in Berlin (inv. Ant. Misc. 8142,547 in S. Brehme, M. Brönner, V. Karageorgjis, et. al., Antikensammlung Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike Kunst aus Zypern, Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 2002, p. 173, no. 186, said to be from the royal necropolis of Tamassos, section. IV, tomb 16). For a fuller discussion of the known examples, see I. K. Raubtschek, 'Cypriote Bronze Lamp Stands in the Cesnola Collection of the Standford University Museum of Art', in Proceedings of the Xth International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Ankara, 1978, pp. 699-707.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 2
An Anatolian marble idol Kusura type, Early Bronze Age II-III, circa 2700-2200 B.C. 5.6cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Dr. Ulrich Gaudenz Müller (1922–2005), Zurich, acquired between 1968 and 1978.with Gallery Ostracon Ancient Art, Dr. Bernhard I. Müller, Zurich.Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 2021.For a similar idol see J. Thimme, Art and Culture of the Cyclades, Chicago, 1977, p. 389 and 562, no. 522.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 241
An Anatolian marble idol Kusura type, Early Bronze Age, circa 2700-2100 B.C.11.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Acquired by the present owner at auction, Hotel des Ventes d'Auxerre, France, 20 October 1991, lot 20.The above idol belongs to the Kusara type of southwestern Anatolia, depicted with a disc-shaped head and geometric body of either spade or pouch shape. A few of these examples have been found with traces of painted eyes. For a discussion by Olaf Hockmann on Early Bronze Age mother goddess idols from Anatolia see J. Thimme, Art and Culture of the Cyclades, Chicago, 1977, p.553-4.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 242
A Canaanite bronze smiting god Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 B.C.9cm highFootnotes:Provenance:André Derain (1880-1954) collection, France.Collection André Derain; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 9-11 March 1955, lot 553.Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 March 1967, lot 158 (expert Jean Roudillon).Mr and Mrs Jacques and Françoise Martinet collection, acquired at the above sale; and thence by descent to the present owner, London.For a similar figure see O. Negbi, Canaanite Gods in Metal, Tel Aviv, 1976, p. 168, no. 1407, pl. 29.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 251
A Luristan bronze double harness ring Circa 10th-8th Century B.C.10.5cm high, 9.5cm wideFootnotes:Provenance:Collection de M. X; Bronzes du Louristan, Vente Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 5 June 1985, lot 7 (expert Jean Roudillon).Mr and Mrs Jacques and Françoise Martinet collection, acquired at the above sale; and thence by descent to the present owner, London.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
A Greek bronze votive bull Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.7cm long, 4cm high Footnotes:Provenance:Athos Moretti (1907-1993) collection, Tessin, 1960s-1980s.Anonymous sale; Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 9 November 2013, lot 135.Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above sale.Similar bulls have been discovered in Boeotia in the sanctuary of the Kabeiroi, and are now in the Athens National Museum (see B. Schmalz, Metallfiguren aus dem Kabirenheiligtum bei Theben, Berlin, 1980, p. 56, cat. no. 197, pp. 81ff., cat. no. 333, p. 90, cat. 361) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 20.210. The Kabirion of Thebes was one of the most important mystery cult centres of the little-known divine Kabeiroi. Bronze bulls such as this were the most common type of dedication to be made there. Another similar bull was found at the Sanctuary of Zeus in Nemea, and is now in the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois (acc. no. 1929.01.0003).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 291
An Egyptian bronze shabti for General Wen-djebau-en-djed Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, reign of Psusennes I, circa 1044-993 B.C.8.5cm high Footnotes:Provenance:From the Royal tombs at Tanis discovered in 1939 and excavated by Professor Pierre Montet.Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collection, Berlin, formed from ca. 1960 onwards.General Wen-djebau-en-djed was a high official under Pharaoh Psusennes I. He was buried in the royal hypogeum at Tanis wearing a gold mask with inlaid eyes and brows, and gold finger covers. Psusennes I revived the use of bronze, a highly valued material, for his own shabtis and those of his family and the high officials of the period. For other shabtis of the same owner see H. D. Schneider, Shabtis, Leiden, 1977, vol.II, pp.152-3, nos 4.7.1.1-7.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 310
Two Egyptian bronze Osiris figures Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.standing 16.5cm high, seated 13.5cm high (2)Footnotes:Provenance:The standing Osiris: with Charles Ede Ltd., London, May 1972.Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collection, Berlin, formed from ca. 1960 onwards.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 311
An Egyptian bronze figure of Isis with inlaid eyes on a wood throne Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.16.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collection, Berlin, formed from ca. 1960 onwards.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 336
Three Egyptian swivel rings with swivel scarabs Early New Kingdom, circa 1550-1400 B.C.2.5cm-2.7cm wide (3)Footnotes:Provenance:Lapis scarab: with Dr. Jan Beekmans (1927 – 2008), Borken, October 2001. Steatite scarab: Gaston Maspero (1846-1916) collection. Anonymous sale; François de Ricqlès, Paris, 29-30 September 1997, lot 324 (part). Green steatite scarab: Fürsten von Hohenzollern collection, Germany. London art market.Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 8 November 2001, lot 268 (part). All: Arnold Meijer collection, the Netherlands, acquired from the above.Published: C.A.R. Andrews and J. van Dijk (eds), Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, p. 93-95, no. 214 a, d & e.Comprising a lapis lazuli and gold ring with a lapis scarab engraved with an ankh and neb sign; a steatite scarab bound in gold and engraved with a repeat scroll motif, with separate 'U' shaped silver shank; and a green glazed steatite scarab, the underside with the cartouche for Thutmosis III, with epithet 'the Lower Egyptian King is established', set on a bronze shank.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 344
An Egyptian bronze figure of Harpocrates Kushite, 25th Dynasty, circa 700 B.C.11.3cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Private collection of a Scottish philanthropist (1857-1951), who often visited Egypt and endowed an orphanage there. The underside of the wood base inlaid with a silver plaque engraved: 'Horus...Found in the ruins of Thebes'.Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 7 July 2016, lot 235.Private collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 346
An Egyptian polychrome wood mummy mask Late Third Intermediate - Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, circa 747-525 B.C.47cm highFootnotes:Provenance: with Champollion Gallery, 689 Madison Avenue, New York.Private collection, New York, acquired by the present owner from the above in 1981.Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 3 June 2015, lot 14.Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 4 December 2018, lot 4. Private collection, California, acquired at the above sale.From the lid of an inner coffin, this impressive mask has inlaid eyes, with the long eyebrows and cosmetic lines inset in bronze.For a very similar mask, see the coffin of Horankh in the Dallas Museum of Art (obj. no. 1994.184), the eyes and eyebrows inlaid in obsidian, calcite, and bronze.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 347
A large Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.55cm highFootnotes:Provenance:with Blanchard's Egyptian Museum, Cairo.Collected by Olive Farnworth with her mother in Cairo ca. 1911, and recorded in her house inventory in 1921; and thence by descent to the present owner.Osiris was one of the most important of the Egyptian deities, embodying all the quintessential concerns of the ancient Egyptians through his close association with death, resurrection and fertility. He was frequently depicted as a mummy with hands holding the royal implements of the crook and flail and wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt. The cult of Osiris became increasingly important in the 1st Millennium B.C., as reflected in the profusion of bronze Osiris figures that were offered at shrines and temples of this period. Such statuettes were made in various sizes, the above being one of the larger examples: there is a similarly large Osiris figure in the Metropolitan Museum, acc. no. 61.45.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 354
An Egyptian bronze heart amulet Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.4.4cm longFootnotes:Provenance:Previously collection of the Egyptologist Otto Wegener, Munich, 1950-1960's; and thence by descent to Tom Wegener, Paderborn.with Aton Gallery, Oberhausen.Arnold Meijer collection, the Netherlands, acquired from the above April 2004.Published:C.A.R. Andrews and J. van Dijk, Objects for Eternity, Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, p. 128, no. 2.34g.Exhibited:APM, Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, 17 November 2006-25 March 2007.Carol Andrews notes that more naturalistic representations of the heart amulet have a crescent shaped marking at the top and a hoop-shaped marking above the base, as seen on the above lot, cf.Amulets of Ancient Egypt British Museum, 1994, p.72This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 357
An Egyptian bronze Apis bull Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.8cm long, 7.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Mr W.T. Ripper collection, UK, acquired in the 1960s from a Professor at Reading University; and thence by descent to the present owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 358
An Egyptian bronze Bes head bell Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.5.5cm high Footnotes:Provenance:J.P. collection, formed in the 1960s.Private collection, London, acquired in London from the above in the 1980s.It is thought that such bells, which became popular from 8th Century B.C. onwards, may have performed an amuletic function for the deceased. The above lot is cast in relief with a lizard, and the heads of a ram, a Horus falcon head, Sekhmet and a jackal. There is a Bes head bell with lizards in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, acc. no. 1985.73, and another with various animal heads including a ram and a jackal, acc. no. 23.6.34.; and a Bes head bell in the British Museum, London, dated to the Roman Period, acc. no. EA6374.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 362
An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.30cm high Footnotes:Provenance:with Superior Stamp & Coin Co., Inc. (catalogue winter 1988/9, no. 91).Bernard A. Edison collection, St. Louis, MO. Property from the Estate of Bernard A. Edison; Leslie Hindmann Auctioneers, Chicago, 27 February 2019, lot 93.Acquired by the present owner from the above sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 44
An Etruscan bronze figure of Herakles Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.13cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Ruspoli collection.Private collection Ticino, Switzerland.with Galleria Serodine, Ascona, 1998.Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above 4 December 1999.Herakles, or Hercle, was more god than hero to the Etruscans, as attested by the numerous sanctuaries dedicated to him, and the large number of surviving statuettes, which likely served a votive purpose. He is first recorded in Etruria in the 7th Century B.C., and his legendary exploits rapidly became a favourite subject of Etruscan imagery. For another statuette of attacking Herakles, see M. Comstock and C. Vermeule, Greek, Etruscan & Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 1971, p. 163, no. 185.In style, this figure seems to belong to the 'Trivento group', a class of bronzes produced in Southwestern Italy - from these examples, it is clear this figure once held a club in the raised right hand (A.-M. Adam, Bronzes Étrusques et Italiques, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Paris 1984, pp. 190, nos. 291-292).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 48
Six Cypriot pottery vessels, a Cypriot pottery horse and rider, and a loom weight Bronze Age, Iron Age and Hellenistic Periods, circa 2100-100 B.C.The vessels 4cm-20.5cm high; the horse 10cm high (8)Footnotes:Provenance:P. B. Davies collection, London, acquired in Cyprus 1968.Accompanied by a Government of Cyprus export license listing the above items, dated 2nd May 1968.Acquired by the present owner on the London art market in 2023.For a Cypro-Archaic (circa 600 B.C.) horse and rider with similar mane and tail with red slip, cf. V. Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000, p.153. no. 242.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 49
A Greek bronze lidded pyxis Geometric Period, circa 8th Century B.C.10.5cm high incl. lidFootnotes:Provenance:Private collection, East Coast USA. Ancient/Ethnographic from Around the World; Artemis Gallery, Louisville, CO, 20 June 2019, lot 18A. Private collection, California, acquired at the above sale. Pyxides such as this have been found in Samos and Macedonia. Archaeological evidence suggests these were worn as pendants suspended from a long chain and carried precious unguents or other offerings. For further discussion on these bronzes, see J. Bouzek, 'Macedonian Bronzes - 30 Years Later', Folia Archaeologica Balkanica I, 2006, pp.97-109.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 58
A Greek bronze pilos helmet with cheek pieces Magna Graecia, circa 4th Century B.C.38cm high incl. of cheek piecesFootnotes:Provenance:with Brian Carter, Somerset. Private collection, London, acquired from the above in 2010.The pilos-type helmet is derived from a felt cap of similar shape, often seen in depictions of travellers and herdsmen, which may have also been worn beneath these helmets for added comfort. Such helmets were first used in Sparta at the end of the 5th Century B.C., as the Peloponnesian War drew to a close. These lighter, simpler helmets offered all-round vision, as well as being cheaper to make, an important consideration in a period when the Greek city-states were recruiting more men from the lower social classes.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 67
An Etruscan bronze figure of a dancing satyr Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.8.2cm highFootnotes:Provenance:with Sasson Gallery, Jerusalem, before 2000.Private collection, Canada, acquired in 2001.Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 7 July 2016, lot 22. Private collection, USA, acquired at the above sale.While both the Greeks and Etruscans were fond of figures of dancing satyrs, those of the Etruscans tended to be more playful and humorous in their depictions. For other satyrs in dancing positions see The British Museum, London, acc. no.1905,0710.2, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.nos.23.160.51i and 1972.118.68.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 81
A Roman bronze oil lamp Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.17.5cm longFootnotes:Provenance:Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 13 June 2002, lot 126.with Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel. David Rowse collection, London, acquired from the above 16 June 2005.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 82
A Roman bronze statuette of a theatre actor Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.9.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Reputedly private collection, France, end of the 19th Century.with Galerie de Serres, Paris.Private collection, France, acquired from the above early 1990s.Anonymous sale; Phidias, Paris, 1 June 2017, lot 124.Acquired by the present owner at the above sale.Exhibited:Fondation Cartier, Jouy-en-Josas, A visage découvert, 18 June - 4 October 1992 (cat. p. 60).Likely depicting a comic actor in the guise of a slave, dancing; cf. M. Bieber, The History of the Greek and Roman Theater, Princeton, 1961, p. 103.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 84
A Roman bronze attachment bust of a satyr Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.10.2cm highFootnotes:Provenance: Private collection, acquired in England in 1977. Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 27 April 2006, lot 135. with Royal Athena Galleries, New York (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXIV, New York, 2013, no. 35).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 90
A Roman bronze statuette of Zeus Labraundos Asia Minor, circa 2nd Century A.D.10cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Anonymous sale; Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auktion 60, 21 September 1982, lot 143.Aldo Branca collection, Ascona, Switzerland, acquired from the above sale.Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 5 October 2011, lot 287.Private collection, USA, acquired from the above sale.Published:H. Seyrig, 'Statuette d'un Dieu Anatolien', in Revue de l'histoire des religions', vol. 98, 1928, pp.87-93.The sanctuary of Zeus Labraunda in Caria, Asia Minor, rose to prosperity under the Hekatomnid Dynasty during the 4th Century B.C. Images of the cult icon Zeus Labraundos survive on coins and on small scale bronzes such as this. For a bronze of a similar type, cf. M. Comstock & C. Vermeule, Greek, Etruscan & Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 1971, pp.117-8, no.124.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 93
A Roman bronze acrobat Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.13cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Anonymous sale; Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 22 June 2007, lot 287.Acquired by the current owner at the above sale.Cf. another acrobat performing a handstand at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, acc. no. 54.703.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1250
A Japanese Bronze Model Of A Tiger - 'Signed' Meiji Period 1868-1912. The Patinated Bronze Tiger With Glossy Stripes, Striding Forward With Ferocious Expression And Outstretched Tail. Length 20'' (50 cm) Height 9'' (22.5 cm) All aspects of condition excellent, but please note there is one glass eye missing.
Lot 1385
Box of Collectibles, comprising vintage Satsuma Soko China lamp base with oriental floral decoration 16" high, a collection of Wad Whimsies, 20 in total, two Lowry prints 'Canal Bridge', and 'Coming out of School', both mounted, framed and glazed. Togethe with Heredite Jean Spouse bronze dog figure, and three pony figures.
Lot 215
Large Bronze by Louis Icart " L'Occident", French bronze of a scantily dressed lady in a revealing pose; superb quality and detail, signed with the artist's name plus the subject title, "L'Occident" and an additional seal mark; standing on a marble base, approx. 14 inches (35cms) high overall
Lot 976
Rare Solid Bronze 18th Century Wall Plaque of St Jerome Reading Dated 1751. Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Greek: was a priest, confessor, theologian, and historian. He was born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate), and his commentaries on the Gospels. His list of writings is extensive. He is recognised as a Saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Anglican Communion. His feast day is 30 September. Plaque is framed in wood and marked to verso. Image measures 7" x 6", overall size 11" x 10".
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