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Lot 164

Willem van de Passe (1597-1636) - Hector of Troye / Description: The hero of classical antiquity Hector of Troy. Bust in an oval frame with an edge lettering in Latin. In the margin are his name and a two-line eulogy in English. A print by Willem van de Passe from the series of the 'Nine Worthies". Signed "Guil: Pass. fe." on another print of the series (Godefroy of Bouillon) / Dimensions: 17,70 x 12,70 cm / Condition: Good impression in a very good condition. Hollstein English 22 / Medium: Engraving /Circa: 1621-1636

Lot 165

Willem van de Passe (1597-1636) - King Arthur, one of the nine worthies / Description: The Christian hero King Arthur. Bust in an oval frame with an edge lettering in Latin. In the margin are his name and a two-line eulogy in English. A print by Willem van de Passe from the series of the 'Nine Worthies". Signed "Guil: Pass. fe." on another print of the series (Godefroy of Bouillon) / Dimensions: 17,80 x 12,20 cm / Condition: Good impression in a good condition. Soiling of top margin. Hollstein Dutch 25 / Medium: Engraving /Circa: 1621-1636

Lot 166

Willem van de Passe (1597-1636) - King David one of the nine worthies / Description: The Jewish hero David, playing his harp. Bust in an oval frame with an edge lettering in Latin. In the margin are his name and a two-line eulogy in English. A print by Willem van de Passe from the series of the 'Nine Worthies". Signed "Guil: Pass. fe." on another print of the series (Godefroy of Bouillon) / Dimensions: 17,80 x 12,80 cm / Condition: Good impression in a very good condition. Hollstein Dutch 20 / Medium: Engraving /Circa: 1621-1636

Lot 88

Leonardo de Vinci - Deformed heads, by Wenceslaus Hollar / Description: The Leonardo da Vinci studies of deformed heads are famous. Here an old couple with deformed faces depicted bust-length, the woman wearing a cap and dress with round collar, the man with blown-back long hair, wearing a cloak with narrow collar; after Leonardo da Vinci; first state, before the number '5' added to lower right. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci. Signed upper left 'Leonardo da Vinci inu / W Hollar fecit'. / Dimensions: 7,00 x 10,40 cm / Condition: A very good sharp early impression of the first state. On a dense laid paper with still some ink in the plate border. Condition is very good. A wonderful untouched condition. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed. / Literature: New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700 (747.I) --- Pennington 1982 / A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar (1593.I) / Medium: Etching /Circa: Circa 1645

Lot 90

Leonardo de Vinci - Deformed heads, by Wenceslaus Hollar / Description: The Leonardo da Vinci studies of deformed heads are famous. Here bust of an old man with upturned nose, wearing a cap with wide top over a tight-fitting cap, facing a youth with long wavy hair, wearing a soft cap with upturned rim. Etching after Leonardo da Vinci. Signed bottom middle 'Leonardo da Vinci inuenit.' From a rare series previously attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar, but the attribution was rejected by Pennington and New Hollstein. See New Hollstein (Hollar) R118-122 for the series of deformed heads, about which little is known. They are very very close in technique and execution to the series etched by Wenceslaus Hollar Varie Figuræ et Probæ (New Hollstein, Hollar 737-750) but seem to differ when focusing more close by on the line style. These are not copies, no original by Hollar is known for this pair of figures. Rare. / Dimensions: 11,00 x 16,70 cm / Condition: Good sharp impression with full plate border and tread margins, more margin at bottom side. On a dense thin laid paper. Condition is very good with no folds, tears or stains. / Literature: New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700 (R120) --- Pennington 1982 / A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar (1600) / Medium: Etching /Circa: C.1645-1650

Lot 163

To be sold without reserveProperty of a gentleman Mantua, Renaissance (?) A terracota bust of Cecilia Gonzaga of Mantua (?) (1426 - 1451) Terracotta Dimensions: 21.5 in. (H) x 18 in. (W) x 12 in. (D)

Lot 169

Property of a Gentleman of Chelsea Grand Tour (?) A marble portrait bust of a lady On a marble plinth Dimensions: 11 in. (H) x 4.5 in. (W) x 4.5 in. (D)

Lot 22

A very rare William & Mary Royal commemorative double-portrait pewter wrigglework flat-lid tankard, circa 1690The straight-sided drum designed with a bust portrait of King William III and Mary II, below a crown and entwined cipher W/M R, all within an oval, flanked by a fanciful bird amongst foliage, the lid with front denticulations and decorated with a spray of three flowers, swan-neck handle with small rams' horn thumbpiece and boot-heel terminal, touchmark inside base (PS9142), height 15.4cm, diameter of lid 10.9cmThere are approximately twenty recorded pewter flat-lid tankards decorated with a double-portrait of William & Mary. The recorded examples are by various makers, but there are instances of near-identical decoration, strongly suggesting individual specialist engravers worked with several London pewterers to produce these highly prized commemorative tankards. 

Lot 67

A rare William & Mary pewter OEAS quart domed-lidded straight-sided Royal commemorative tankard, Circa 1700The drum with low narrow fillet, a medallion above designed with a double Royal bust profile of King William III and Queen Mary II, below a crown, all within an oval, the edge inscribed 'LONG*LIVE*PRINCE*AND*PRINCESS*OF*ORANGE', solid chairback thumbpiece and hollow handle with hooded-ball terminal, hallmarks of Thomas Clarke, (fl.1671-1715), (PS1700) to rim, 41 fl.oz, height 18.4cmProvenance: Former Cyril C. Minchin CollectionLiterature: Illustrated 'The Antique Collector', February 1971, p. 22, where it is noted the tankard commemorates the marriage, in 1734, of Prince William of Orange and Princess Anne daughter of George II, however, this would now appear incorrect as the tankard is too early in date. A mug with the same medallion, in the Worshipful Company of Pewterers Collection is illustrated Carl Ricketts, 'Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs' (2018), p. 67, no.184

Lot 95

A William III pewter Royal commemorative relief-cast trifid-end spoon, circa 1695The handle end cast with a profile bust of William III, rat-tail to rear of bowl, hallmarks of Thomas Francis, (c.1680-?), (PS3668) to rear of handle, length 19cmProvenance: Former Peter Hornsby Collection (no.148)

Lot 96

A rare William & Mary pewter relief-cast chocolate trifid spoon, circa 1690Typically of small size, the stem decorated with tulips, five-petal flowers and leaves, topped by a long-haired bust (Charles I?), indistinct touch to oval bowl, length 9.8cmProvenance: Former Kenneth Bradshaw Collection. Sold Sotheby's, March 1997, Lot 426Literature: See Hilton Price, 'Old Base Metal Spoons'. p. 44, fig. 28, for a similar example

Lot 97

A good William & Mary pewter Royal commemorative relief-cast trifid-end spoon. circa 1690The end of the stem with bust profiles of William III and Mary II below a crowned Royal cipher, rear of bowl with rat-tail and scrolling foliage, front of bowl with touchmark, and rear of handle with hallmarks of William Neaton, London, (fl.1687-1707), (PS4552), length 18.4cm

Lot 168

A slipware nude together with an Eric Rogers nude bust

Lot 39

A collection of prints and engravings. After W Evans and others, bust length portraits of Sir William Beechey, Philip de Loutherbourg, Martin Archer Shee, and Sir Francis Bourgeois, published by Cadell and Davies 1811-17, all mounted; 'Writing the Billet', 'Delivering the Billet', by John Miller after J P de la Cruz, published by Boydell; together with other mounted etchings and engravings of buildings and street scenes by Lhermitte 'La Rue de Buci Paris', Robert Kent Thomas, Frederick Cecil Jones, Geoffrey Wedgwood, Henry Rushbury, with 2 figure studies by Alphonse Legros, and 3 others. All in a print box

Lot 209

A RESIN BUST OF BEETHOVEN TOGETHER WITH A METRANOME

Lot 172

SHELL CAMEO DRESS RINGthe carved cameo with female bust in profile, on nine carat gold shank, ring size P

Lot 91

INTERESTING SELECTION OF JEWELLERYincluding a coral bead necklace, a rose quartz pendant in silver mount, various charms, a silver gilt leaf brooch, gold plated bangle, a shell cameo with detailed female bust decoration, a Swarovski crystal ring, and a smoky quartz pendant, etc.

Lot 561

A James I (1603-25) hammered gold coin - Double-crown of ten shillings, Second Coinage (1604-1619), mm. coronet (1607-09), fourth crowned bust right, Spink 2622, not graded, Fine, well centred, slightly crinkled, a little squared to obverse at 10-11 o'clock.

Lot 562

A James I (1603-25) hammered gold coin - Double-crown of ten shillings, Second Coinage (1604-19), mm. rose (1605-06), third crowned bust right with inner linear border, Spink 2621, not graded, VF-AU, slightly off-centre and slightly double struck, reverse a little weak in parts, hairline to obverse at 8 o'clock.

Lot 581

France - Louis XVI gold coin - Louis d`or au bust nu 1787 I (Limoges), head left, rev. crowned double shield.

Lot 586

A George III 1775 gold guinea, obv. fourth laureate bust right, rev. crowned shield of arms.

Lot 242

Seven Sterling and Continental silver novelty / souvenir teaspoons, to include a Winston Churchill bust spoon by Exquisite. E. J. Ltd, together with a silver salt spoon, small fish knife, mother of pearl handled knife, Norwegian spoon and a sifter spoon, gross weight 7.0 tr.oz. (12) * Condition: Some unmarked, mostly silver, some possibly white metal.

Lot 950

A 19th Century desk seal, carnelian intaglio matrix bust, the chased nickel mount engraved "F & Co", 7.5 cm

Lot 1484

Fortuna, a bronze patinated brass bust of a blindfolded young woman on tuned brass and cable socle, late 19th / early 20th Century, 20 cm

Lot 212

An 1812 British naval Halfpenny token, obverse a profile bust of Nelson with legend ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY, reverse a British warship and legend BRITISH NAVAL HALPPENNY sic., and date 1812

Lot 425

An 1817 Admiral Lord Nelson and British Naval commemorative set of twelve watercolour tinted printed roundels, "Record of British Naval Valour (Naval Victories)", published by Edward Orme, 1817, in bronzed drum-form slip-lidded box medal by Thomas Webb, it slid portraying the profile bust after Flaxman, with legend "England's Admiral Nelson Duke of Bronte. Hor Vicecom Nelson Ob Patriam Pugnando Mort Oct XXI MDCCCV", verso Bellona advancing across the sea with legend "Record of Naval Valour. Every Man Has Done His Duty", the interior of lid and box bearing printed paper compass roses, 74 mm (BHM 1056; Hardy 83; MH 508);

Lot 783

A large quantity of silver and white metal jewellery including contemporary a pendant in the form of a magician's rabbit and top hat, a comical pig's mask pendant, a Mexican pentagram pendant an turquoise necklace, a Siamese niello and white metal pyramidal pendant, pendant crosses, lockets modernist stud earrings, a bust of Shakespeare charm and two hinged bangles, rings etc

Lot 269

A classical cast iron bust study of Diana the Huntress on a concave moulded socle. 52 cm high.

Lot 271

18th century, possibly Italian school, a polychromic wooden bust of The Sibyl of Cumae, 54 cm high x 40 cm wide.

Lot 81

Alfred Zimmerman (1854 - 1910) German, bust-length portrait of a gentleman with a pipe and hat, signed, oil on panel, 24 x 18 cm, framed, frame 46 x 40 cm; and Alois Binder (1857 - 1933) German, Portrait of a gentleman with staff and hat, signed, oil on panel, 21.5 x 16 cm, framed, frame 41 x 36 cmQty: 2Alois Binder with Nitsche Gallery Lubeck label verso

Lot 175

A 19th century Copeland Crystal Palace Art Untion Parianware bust of Prince Albert after William Theed dated 1864, impressed marks verso. H.33 W.23 D.12cm.

Lot 220

AN ANTIQUE SHELL CAMEO BROOCH in yellow gold, set with an oval cameo depicting the bust of a classical woman with a wreath of grapes and vine leaves in her hair, no assay marks, 6.6cm, 32.0g. 

Lot 2274

A MID-19TH CENTURY SARDONYX CAMEO BROOCH depicting a classical female bust within a beaded circular frame. 3cm diameter, unmarked, 8.4 gramsLight build-up of dirt discolouring some areas of the cameo.

Lot 2477

FOUR BROOCHES comprising A 19TH CENTURY CORAL CAMEO BROOCH, depicting a classical female bust within a fancy beaded frame, marked '9CT', 3.3cm by 2.6cm; A LATE 19TH CENTURY BLUE PASTE AND SEED PEARL BAR BROOCH, marked '9CT', 1.3cm by 4.8cm; A 9 CARAT GOLD TURQUOISE AND SEED PEARL BROOCH, hallmarked Birmingham 1997, 1.7cm by 4.5cm; and A 9 CARAT GOLD CULTURED PEARL SPRAY BROOCH, hallmarked Birmingham 1997, 3.7cm by 1.7cm, 17.7 grams gross. (4)Light wear to the cameo. Paste and seed pearl bar brooch with some abrasion to the paste and discolouration to the pearls.

Lot 102

A GANDHARA GREY SCHIST BUST OF BUDDHA, NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN, 3RD/4TH CENTURY his remaining right hand in abhaya mudra, his face with moustache, urna incised on his forehead, his hair gathered in a topknot, a circular halo behind, 26cm highProvenance: Formerly property of a deceased British diplomat, thence by inheritance

Lot 114

A 19th century continental patinated bronze bust of a puttoraised on turned white marble plinth height 21cm.Condition:Fair patination. Corrosion spots to torso and cheeks. Plinth possibly associated. Old loss and chip to base

Lot 115

In the manner of Emmanuel Villanis (French, 1854-1914) An Art Nouveau bronze bust of maiden c.1900wearing a tiara her hair plaited and tied back in a chignon, ebonised wooden plinth base height 23cm.Condition:Fine white paint spots to rear of bust and plinth. Small marks light scratches to face. Repair to base of plinth

Lot 284

Cast metal life-size bust of a Tribal warrior with pierced decoration, H: 38 cm. P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 308

Bronzed cast iron greyhound bust on base, H: 22 cm. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 438

A bronze resin bust of Napoleon on socle base, 34cm high

Lot 593

A bust of a male in the classical style, 61cm high

Lot 611

A classical bust of a male with robe around his shoulders on associated base with laurel wreath decoration, together approx 113cm high

Lot 612

A classical bust of a female with flowers in her hair on associated base, together approx 90cm high

Lot 378

1899 QUEEN VICTORIA GOLD SOVEREIGN the reverse of St. George and the Dragon, old veiled bust, 7.96grams

Lot 492

2 carved figures and a resin tribal bust

Lot 344

A cast iron wall mounted bust of Adolf Hitler with two further items.

Lot 71

A small bronze bust of Schiller on a marble plinth, H. 12cm.

Lot 305

A plaster bust of a man by Pilkington Jackson dated 1973 Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 314

A good pearlware bust of William Pitt the Younger, c.1800, probably Enoch Wood, modelled wearing a powdered wig and with head slightly turned, raised on a faux marble socle base, together with two Derby porcelain figures of a fish seller and a girl with a dog, damages to the Derby, 22cm max. (3)

Lot 315

A Staffordshire pearlware bust of John Locke, c.1800-20, modelled wearing a red cloak draped around his shoulders, raised on a socle with faux marble decoration, incised 'LOCKE' to the reverse, 19cm.The English philosopher and physician, John Locke, was one of the key figures in the Age of Enlightenment whose writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau.

Lot 421

Three German porcelain busts of men, 2nd half 18th century, one Höchst and depicting a centurion in plumed helmet, raised on a waisted socle base, another probably Meissen and modelled in the antique manner, the last of Bacchus, draped in a puce-lined robe and raised on an associated socle base, with a Capodimonte-style bust of a Classical maiden, some damages, 12cm max. (4)

Lot 474

A Meissen hausmaler cup and saucer, c.1740, probably decorated by Ferdinand Meyer, Pressnitz, the cup with a panel depicting Europa on the back of the bull, the interior with the bust of an 18th century gentleman, the saucer painted with two Classical maidens taming a rearing horse, blue crossed swords marks, 13.5cm. (2)

Lot 414

Leyburn, James Allen, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.15g/12h (N 5963; BW. 214). Distinct flaw below bust, about fine, rare; the only issue for the town £70-90

Lot 6

A BRONZED BUST OF WINSTON CHURCHILL

Lot 925

A QUANTITY OF TREEN ITEMS TO INCLUDE A WALL PLAQUE, BOX, BUST OF MARY AND JESUS, BRUSH AND SHOVEL, DOG, PHOTO FRAMES, ETC

Lot 259

Justinian II, First Reign, AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 687-692. D IЧSƮINIANЧS PЄ AV, facing bust with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVϚЧ I or Γ(?), cross potent on three steps; CONOB in exergue. MIB 6; DOC 5i (I); Sear 1246. 4.48g, 19mmThe officina letter at the end of the reverse legend could possibly be a gamma which would be an unpublished officina for this type, or there could be a die break on an existing officina I.

Lot 262

Nicephorus I, with Stauracius, AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 803-811. ҺICIFOROS ЬASILЄI, crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand and akakia in left / STAVRACIS ∂ЄSPOI X, crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand and akakia in left. DOC 2c.2; Sear 1604. 4.46gms, 19mmFrom a private Swiss collection.

Lot 263

Valens AV Solidus. Rome, AD 364-367. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, emperor standing facing in military attire, head right, holding labarum inscribed with a Christogram and Victory on globe; •RB(palm) in exergue. RIC 2c.8. 4.38gms, 20mmFrom the collection of Z.P., Austria; Purchased from Monete Franchino, Milan, Italy.

Lot 265

Phocas AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 602-610. [d]N FOCAS PERP AVG, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, wearing crown without pendilia / VICTORIA AVGЧ Є, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; CONOB in exergue. DOC 10e; MIBE 9; Sear 620. 4.46gms, 22mm

Lot 266

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV, AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 741-755. B CONSTANTINЧ NC, crowned and draped bust of Constantine facing, holding cross potent and akakia / C LЄON P A MЧL, crowned and draped bust of Leo facing, holding cross potent and akakia. DOC 1; Sear 1550. 4.38g, 20mmFrom a private Swiss collection.

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