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Click here to subscribeM. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus, Dodrans, Rome, 127 BC; AE (g 12,75; mm 23; h 6); Bust of Vulcan r.; behind, tongs and S°°°, Rv. Prow r., inscribed M METELLVS; above, Macedonian shield; before, S°°°; below, ROMA. Crawford 263/2; Caecilia 31; Sydenham 481; RBW -.Of the highest rarity, riverine patina, good very fine.
Mn. Aemilius Lepidus, Denarius, Rome, 114 or 113 BC; AR (g 4,05; mm 17; h 7); Laureate female bust r., draped and wearing diadem; before, ROMA; behind, *, Rv. Three arches, on which stands equestrian statue; around, MN AE - MILIO; between arches, L E P. Crawford 291/1; Aemilia 7; Sydenham 554.Lustrous, extremely fine.
L. Valerius Flaccus, Denarius, Rome, 108 or 107 BC; AR (g 3,79; mm 19; h 3); Draped and winged bust of Victory r.; before, *, Rv. Mars advancing l., holding spear and trophy; behind, corn ear; before, apex and L VALERI / FLACCI. Crawford 306/1; Valeria 11; Sydenham 565.Cabinet tone, some cleaning marks, extremely fine.
SIR JOHN BAPTIST DE MEDINA (1659-1710) PORTRAIT OF A MAN TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS GENERAL HAWLEY bust length in armour, oil on canvas, oval, 73 x 60cm, in 18th c carved frame, black painted Provenance: Mr & Mrs Mark Murray Threipland of Fingask Castle, Perthshire, their sale on the premises, Christie's, 23-25 April 1993, lot 244 (as "Circle of Franz van der Mijn") to the late owner. A professional soldier, General Hawley was said by his fellow officer General James Wolfe (1727-1759) to be 'dreaded' and 'hated' by the troops. That he was notorious amongst the Jacobites is not open to question because of the brutality of the dragoons under his command at the Battle of Culloden. In December 1745 Henry 'Hangman' Hawley (1679-1759) was promoted Commander-in-Chief in Scotland. Despite suffering defeat at the hands of the Jacobites in the Battle of Falkirk Muir the following month, he remained a favourite of the Duke of Cumberland, the Captain-General of the army who ordered Hawley to lead the cavalry at Culloden. He was the officer who, in particular, enthusiastically gave effect to 'butcher' Cumberland's orders and the subsequent brutal crackdown on Jacobitism in the aftermath of Culloden. When this picture was cleaned following the 1993 Sale, an old inscription was found which identified the subject as Hawley, in which case he would have been aged about 30 by the date of the artist's death. ++In ready to hang gallery condition having been restored for the late owner after purchasing the same at the 1993 sale
FRANCIS DERWENT WOOD, RA( 91871-1926) PORTRAIT BUST OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA bronze on polished slate and green marble plinth, signed and dated 1902, even black patina rubbed in places, 93cm h, on contemporary ebonised wood pedestal (2) ++Bust in excellent original condition with the odd minor scratch and slight rubbing from general housekeeping. Much build up of old deposits of dust and smoke from having been in a gentleman's club for many decades. Slate/marble base damaged. The bronze never cleaned or repatinated. It is understood to have always been on the contemporary wooden pedestal with which it is offered and before entering the present local private ownership was for most of the 20th century in a gentlemen's/private members club in one of the British Dominions
CIRCLE OF WILLIAM AIKMAN PORTRAIT OF A LADY bust length in a blue dress, holding a sprig of white flowers, feigned oval, oil on canvas, 72 x 60cm ++In ready to hang gallery condition, restored with localised overpainting, light overall craqueleur, in 18th c style giltwood frame with rosette corners
SCOTTISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY PORTRAIT OF A MAN bust length in a blue coat and embroidered waistcoat, his tricorn under his left arm, feigned oval, oil on canvas, 74 x 63cm ++In ready to hang restored condition, lined in the relatively recent past with some retouching and localised overpainting. In black painted plain moulded wood frame
RICHARD WAITT (D 1732) PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN bust length in richly embroidered scarlet coat, feigned oval, signed and dated Ri: Waitt pinxit 1717, oil on canvas, 72 x 62cm The sitter has traditionally been identified as James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield, KT, PC (1664-1730) Lord Chancellor of Scotland, 1702-1704 and 1705-07. A key figure in bringing about the Acts of Union 1706, by 1713 he had changed his mind and attempted to have the legislation repealed. Sir John Baptist de Medina's portrait of Ogilvy in the National Gallery of Scotland was painted in 1695, some 22 years before the present portrait which does not assist in confirming, or otherwise, the sitter's identity. John Macky (Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky.... by his son Spring Macky) described Ogilvy as "very beautiful in his person, with a graceful behaviour, smiling countenance, and a soft tongue." ++Lined probably in the earlier part of the 20th century with some old restoration and horizontal cracks and localised craqueleur where the pigments have darkened with age, the varnish dirty and requiring a clean. Some old repair and restoration beginning to show and probably reduced in size in late 19th/early 20th century. In gilt frame.
ENGLISH SCHOOL CAPTAIN BRIDGES JOHN HOOKE OF THE 34TH REGIMENT bust length in uniform, ivory, 14.5 x 10cm, with engraved silver tablet "Lieutenant Bridges John Hooke 34th Regiment from a miniature dated about 1824 in possession of his son Colonel Hodson Hooke late commanding 45th Regiment District" and on another "Presented to the Officers Mess 1st Border Regiment by Lieutenant Colonel A E St V Pollard", mounted in velvet surround and varnished oak frame Bridges John Hooke was born at Godmanchester in 1801, the son of Bridges David Hooke, Captain, Royal Artillery (1764-1831) and his wife Mary Anne, nee Hodson. B J Hooke married Frances Margaret Bourne (1809-1880) and died at Dublin in 1864. In 1828 Lieutenant Hooke was advanced to the rank of Captain, by purchase. ++In good condition with slight bowing of the support but not split or restored
FOLLOWER OF SIR GODFREY KNELLER PORTRAIT OF A LADY bust length in a yellow satin dress and blue drapery, pearl necklace and earrings, feigned oval, oil on canvas, 71.5 x 59cm ++Varnish degraded with craqueleur and paint thin/lost in places, lined many years ago in black painted plain moulded frame
A TERRACOTTA FEMALE BUST, modelled with earrings and hair swept away to forehead, height approximately 10cm, together with an antique clay vessel with impressed cruciform designs to applied squares on shoulders, diameter approximately 14cm and a pair of 20th Century Japanese bottle shaped vessels with covers (4)
A BRONZE RESIN HEAD AND SHOULDERS BUST OF 'WINSTON CHURCHILL' BY OSCAR NEMON, 'Oscar Nemon' was a Croatian Sculptor who settled in the UK, he is best known for the time he spent with Winston Churchill and the large number of bronzes and sculptures created of the man, Nemon had escaped to England before WW2 due to his concern over the Nazi's and Hitler, the bust is marked Nemon on the right hand side of the plinth, and has lovely patina, the original sitting was from the 50's and shows Churchill in his Siren suit, measures approximately 20cm height x 15cm width x 12cm deep
1883 Calcutta International Exhibition Medallion: By J.S.& A.B. Wyon, in copper, obverse shows veiled draped bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse: India seated right attended by Britannia standing in a rural scene, figures bearing gifts to right. Above: CALCUTTA In exergue: INTERNATIONAL / EXHIBITION / 1883-84. Approx 3 inches/75mm in diameter.
John Furniss (b.1935) - Various costume designs for movies, 1960s-1970s to include designs in pencil and or watercolour for Monte Carlo or Bust (1969), Those Daring young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies (1969), The Kremlin Letter (1970) and Daisy Miller (1974)John Furniss is credited for costume designs for movies from 1966 -1978. He was nominated at the 47th academy awards for Best Costumes for the film Daisy Miller.
A 19th Century tortoiseshell musical snuff box, by F. Alibert, the cover pressed with a classical bust, the key wound movement fitted with twenty-two small steel combs playing on a 2 1/4in. (6cm) brass cylinder, the comb stage inscribed 'Alibert 5023', the base stamped '484', 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/2in. (9 x 6 x 4cms) (damages and some losses).
THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALEKSANDR VERZHBILOVICH AND OTHER RUSSIAN CELLISTSTWO PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF VERZHBILOVICH AND ONE GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF HIM AND FELLOW CELLISTS, comprising:a) a photograph of Verzhbilovich standing with his cello, signed and dated 1901, on card mount, 14.8 x 9.6 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)b) a bust-length portrait of Verzhbilovich with his hands crossed, indistinctly signed and inscribed, overall: 16.8 x 10.8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.), printed by K. Shapiro, Saint Petersburgc) a group photo of eight famous Russian Imperial musicians, with Verzhbilovsky seated with an instrument in the center, Eugene Wolff-Israel standing to his right; framed photograph on a card mount under glass, overall photo size: 32.5 x 40.5 cm (12 3/4 x 16 in.)
Caracalla silver denarius, Rome Mint 214 A.D., reverse:- Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and long sceptre, eagle at feet, Sear 6832, VF, together with ditto but Sear 6846, Sarapis standing facing, head left, holding wreath and long sceptre, Rome Mint 217 A.D., very small spots of base metal adherence behind bust, VF [2]
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