4th century AD. A silver seal matrix inlay or ring bezel with the bust of a draped and cuirassed emperor (Constantine or Constantius II), with the inscription 'SECVN' in front and 'DA.FL' behind (= Legio II Flavia"). See González, J.R., Historia de las legiones romanas, Almena, Madrid, 2003, pp.460-473. 2.34 grams, 11mm (1/2"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970; accompanied by a copy of an old catalogue listing. The seal matrix could refer to three different legions: the Legio II Flavia Constantia, created in 296/297 AD and documented until the 6th century AD, whose main seat was Cusae (Al-Qusiyya) in High Egypt; the Legio II Flavia Constantiniana, probably created by Constantine in 312 AD, stationed in Italy, Mauretania Tingitana, and Africa Proconsularis, remembered by the Notitia Dignitatum Occidentalis V,523, VII,149; the Legio II Flavia Virtutis, created in about 300 AD and stationed until the 5th century (ND Oc. V,250; VII,147) in Gaul and Africa. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
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Northern France, 14th century AD. A carved oak female bust (Madonna?) with draped veil and scooped neckline to her robe; the head in a drooping attitude and slightly turned, with doleful expression; crown worn over the veil with foliage ornament; remains of original gesso(?) foundation, white and red pigment; probably the upper part of a larger sculpture of the Saint Dié group. Cf. Forsyth, W.H., Mediaeval Statues of the Virgin in Lorraine Related in Type to the Saint-Die Virgin, Metropolitan Museum Studies, vol. 5, no. 2 (Sep. 1936), pp.235-258. 1.1 kg, 22cm (8 3/4"). Ex central London gallery; acquired from Artcurial; previously in the collection of Altounian-Rousset; accompanied by a previously researched and illustrated six page cataloguing document with parallels. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] [No Reserve] Fair condition.
Mid 2nd-3rd century AD. A gold pendant with ellipsoid plaque, beaded border to the cell, plain loop; inset cameo with reserved classical profile female bust wearing a chiton and a stola fastened on the shoulders. For a similar style of cameo see Spier, J., Ancient Gems and Finger rings, catalogue of the collections, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, no.451 (head of Minerva); for an example in a gold mount see Toncheva, Sovetskaya Arkheologiya, I, 1968, p.233, fig.5; see also Popovi?, I., 'Roman cameos with female busts from Middle and Lower Danube' in Pallas, 83, 2010, pp.203-224, figs.10-12. 4.09 grams, 29mm (1"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. The hairstyle of the noblewoman, as well as the marked profile of the face, recall the severe styles of the 3rd century AD. Such cameos set in gold medallions are relatively common finds in the Middle and Lower Danube regions, but rare elsewhere. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
18th century AD. A substantial silver finger ring with six ellipsoid facets ornamented with: facing bust with foliage; expanding-arm cross; christogram with alpha and omega; expanding arm cross; facing bust; expanding arm cross. 8.69 grams, 23.91mm overall, 18.05mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1"). From the private collection of a Russian gentleman living in London; acquired from a Chelsea collector in the 2000s; the Chelsea collection having been formed from 1970-1990s. Fine condition, worn and polished
11th-12th century AD. A substantial bifacial bronze enkolpion or reliquary cross pendant with rounded arms, hinged, collared biconical suspension loop above, one face engraved with Corpus Christi, bust of a saint in three arms of the cross, second face with central cross and saint within a roundel in each arm of the pendant. Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines En Bronze, Paris, 2006, p.37, for similar. 78 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). From the family collection of a UK gentleman, by descent in the early 1970s; previously acquired before 1960. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A red jasper gemstone with a gold mount, depicting the bust of goddess Athena Parthenos (Greek Minerva), wearing the Pseudo-Attic three-crested helmet of Athena Promachos, aegis upon her breast. See Zwierlein-Diehl, Antike Gemmen und ihr Nachleben, Bonn, 2007, pp.408ff., fig.436. 2.07 grams, 23mm (1"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection; previously acquired in Munich, Germany, between 1992 and 1996; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10906-179190. The imagery on the gemstone is based on a famous model, which the gem-cutter Aspasios created in the 3rd quarter of the 1st century BC. It shows the bust of Athena Parthenos of Phidias made in red jasper and signed by Aspasios, today in the National Museum in Rome. The gem-cutter of our gem omitted certain details, such as the lance, and depicted the bust the other way round. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
c.1st millennium BC. A scaraboid rock crystal stamp seal bearing intaglio male bust facing left, full beard and laureate crown, pierced for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.6 grams, 16mm (3/4"). From the Empire collection, an important UK private collection of seals, acquired between 1980-1983. Fine condition.
Late 2nd century AD. A draped bronze bust, possibly depicting young Commodus (176-192 AD), hollow-formed and fitted with a lower insertion pin; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See for a similar imperial bust of the Marcus Aurelius family from Pannonia in Beutler, F., Farka, C., Gugl, C., Humer, F., Kremer, G., Polhammer, E. (ed.), Der Adler Roms, Carnuntum und die Armee der Caesaren, Bad Voslau, 2017, p.169, item 20. 39 grams total, 63mm including stand (2 1/2"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. The small bust was probably part of a decoration for a bronze plate, or from an item of furniture on which all the busts of the Imperial family were possibly inserted. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1279 AD. A pilgrim's badge made from an extremely rare Edward I groat: facing bust with rosette on breast within quatrefoil with flowers in spandrels and +EDWARDVS DI GRA REX ANGL legend, with hook-and-loop attachments for wearing; the reverse of the coin gilded with long cross and pellets dividing DNS / HIBN / E DVX / AQVT and LON / DON / IA C / IVI legends for London mint. Cf. S.1379E/1379G (£7,250 / £8,500 in VF) variant (with obverse rosette to breast); N.1006 variant; the obverse die has similarities with the Fox types 4 and 1, although the minor details differ from each of these; this die seems to be a variant on those listed in modern standard references. See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference KENT-FE6D84 and Treasure Act reference 2020 T979 (this piece"). 6.96 grams, 28mm (1"). Found while searching with a metal detector near the village of Sutton, Kent, UK, by Paul Smith on Saturday 1st August 2020; declared as treasure and disclaimed by the crown under Treasure case tracking number 2020T979; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme Report (PAS) with reference number KENT-FE6D84; a copy of the Treasure Receipt from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport; a copy of a letter from the British Museum disclaiming the object to the finder; and the Report on find of Potential Treasure to HM Coroner. The practice of gilding the reverses of Saxon and Medieval silver coins and fitting them with pins and/or hooks to the obverse has been noted since the early periods following the arrival of Christianity and pilgrimage shrines in England. Pilgrim badges and ampullas, usually in tin or lead, are well known and were sold to pilgrims as amulets or souvenirs; small numbers of such badges were formed from silver coins of the time, displaying to view the usual cross design on the reverses, especially at Canterbury for the shrine of St Thomas Becket and these mementoes would have been much more costly so were bought only by the wealthy and few survive today. The large groats (fourpence) of Edward I, although not successful as currency after their issue in 1279, were used in this way and the majority of the groats surviving today have been so gilded and mounted as badges. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] Coin near as struck with near full gilding. Very rare.
19th century AD. A rectangular wooden icon with mounting slot to the reverse; bust of Christ Pantocrator in oils on a gilded field with lightly incised detailing to the nimbus, detailed black mantle over a red robe with coral-pink border; right hand raised and left supporting an open book; red display-script legends. Cf. Onash, K. & Schnieper, A., Ikonen - Faszination und Wirklichkeit Luzern, 1995, p.121-3, for discussion. 759 grams, 26.5 x 22cm (10 1/2 x 8 3/4"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection; acquired in the 1970s. Fine condition, some paint loss.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze hollow bust of the philosopher Socrates, with fastening nail on the back and rectangular recess on the rear of the head, long beard covering the chin and upper part of the bare breast, receding hairline and furrowed brow; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See for parallels of the various portraits of Socrates Catoni, M.L. & Giuliani, L., 'Socrates Represented: Why Does He Look Like a Satyr?' in The University of Chicago Press Journal, Chicago, 2019, pp.681-713, especially fig.8, p.696; Paul Getty Museum, Small Bronze Sculptures from the Ancient World, Malibu, 1990, for discussion on the small bronzes in Ancient World. 189 grams total, 10.5cm including stand (4"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10872-179114. Such busts were used as furniture ornaments. They were cast with a flat back for attachment as an ornament onto an item of furniture, such as a wooden chest for storing fabrics or valuables (see Paul Getty Museum, 1990, p.220"). The image of Socrates was very popular in the ancient world. A bronze statue of the seated philosopher was made by Lysippos in the 4th century BC, probably several decades after Socrates' death in 399 BC. Diogenes Laertius (Lives of the Philosophers, II.5.43) writes in the 3rd century AD that Lysippos' Socrates was erected in the Pompeion at Athens. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
16th-17th century AD. A salt-glazed ceramic bellarmine 'Bartmann' jug with squat spherical body, broad cylindrical neck, strap handle and foot with rolled rim, medial inscription, bearded face with raised eye and nose above, raised palmettes between roundels framing profile male bust to the sides and below. Cf. Bartmannkrug examples in Klinge, E., Duits Steengoed, Amsterdam, 1996; similar jug in Schneider, J.W., Oet d'oole Deuze, in Jaarboek Twente, 1967. 544 grams, 14.6cm (5 3/4"). Ex UK collection, acquired in Chichester, UK, 1980s-1990s. Fine condition, some restoration.
2nd century AD. A pair of bronze chariot appliqués, each with a bust formed separately and mounted at the centre, each comprising a discoid body with domed inner ring decorated with concentric circles, busts modelled in the round presenting nude male figures, hollow from the neck down at the reverse, with semi-naturalistic detailing to the torsos, nipples, almond-shaped eyes, brows, noses, mouths and fleshy chins, hair arranged into short waves, rectangular slot to the back of each head for attachment; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1854,0717.53, for a comparable chariot fitting, dated c.1st century AD; s. also Gudea, N., Porolissum. Un complex arheologic daco-roman la marginea de nord a Imperiului roman. II. Vama romana (monografie arheologica"). Contributii la cunoasterea sistemului vamal din provinciile dacice Cluj-Napoca, 1996, p.180; Palagyi, T., Facsady, A., Romains de Hongrie, Lyon, 2002, nos.83-84. 1 kg total, 13.6-14cm (21cm each including stand) (5 1/4 - 5 1/4 (8 1/4)"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. Grave finds of various types, be they travelling carriages, chariots, two or four wheeled wagons, include remains of wood, structural parts such as wheels, as well as metal parts of joins, wagon fittings and harnesses. Fittings such as these are often termed chariot fittings, but they could also be decorative elements for litters used to carry the wealthy through the streets. Similar fittings have been found at Pompeii and Rome associated with couches and beds. Another theory for their use is as fittings for biers or carts used in religious processions. There are reliefs and paintings from across the Empire that show such processions. On the chariots these imagines clipeatae were fixed through a long pin attached to their back (Gudea, 1996, fig.41, no.2"). For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
A 19th century carved shell cameo brooch depicting a female bust, in wide pierced gilt metal foliate mount set four pink stones, 2” wide x 2.25” high (faults to shell & mount); a 19th century yellow metal brooch set large rectangular white stone; a hair locket brooch; a loose rectangular citrine seal matrix with armorial intaglio; two stick pins; a silver Celtic-style cloak pin; & various shirt studs, etc.
Scarce Late 18th / early 19th century German hunting plug bayonet with tapered horn hilt, brass crossguard, etched blade decorated with deer and boars, crowned bust and German inscription in panel and to back of blade, clipped point in original brass mounted leather scabbard 44.5 cm overall
Harold Macmillan by Pamela Chandler (1928-1993) collection of materials relating to the photographic session at 10 Downing Street, circa 1959 including negatives, this was the first occasion that a female photographer was invited to photograph a British Prime Minister and was much reported at the time. Included in the lot are six period photographic portrait prints, each 30 x 25cm, correspondence from the Prime Ministers secretary, nine 5 x 4 inch negatives and corresponding proof photographs, also contact sheets relating to photographs of Macmillan and Oscar Nemon inspecting the sculptor's bust of Churchill at Downing Street, also related materials including letters and pages from The Illustrated London News printing Pamela Chandlers portrait of Macmillan. The copyright for the images in the negatives in this lot passes with the lot.N.B. Images of Macmillan from the 1959 photographic session are represented in The National Portrait Gallery collection
World - Mixed coins and medallions to include coin covers 'D-Day Anniversary' 1994, silver hallmarked 'The Guards' Regimental Medallions x 12 (N.B. Total estimated wt. 540gms), The 'Lusitania' (German) Medal (N.B. Uncased), 'Alberto Edv. Cualliae and Alexandra' AE Medallion dated April 6 1875 (N.B. Obv: Conjoined Busts of Alberto and Alexandra, Rev: Lamb and helmeted bust above shield - supported by two camels, diameter 48mm) UNC and cased and other issues (qty)
A pair of late 19th century gilt-bronze three-light wall appliquésin the manner of Edward F. Caldwell & Co., New YorkThe foliate back-plates centred by a female bust issuing three scrolling branches, terminating in circular drip-pans and candle holders, possibly American, electrified, 36cm wide, 22cm deep, 42cm high. (2)
A BOX AND LOOSE TREEN, WICKER ITEMS, CLOCK ETC, to include a barrel shaped fishing creel with conical leather lid and strap, an eight day wooden cased mantel clock with key and pendulum (strikes, may require some work), a solid wood carved bust height 41cm, a horn with chain attached, two carved wooden love spoons with caged balls, a Victorian Mauchline Ware lidded pot with scene of Hastings approximate height 10.5cm, A C Spalding and Bros chess pieces, a vintage golf ball, baskets, beads, cups, coasters, etc (sd) (1 BOX AND LOOSE)
A BOX AND LOOSE CERAMICS, JARDINIERE AND ORNAMENTS, to include four large Susie Cooper teacups and saucers (one of each cracked), Royal Worcester Evesham plate and two flan dishes, six Wedgwood calendar plates, two Royal Worcester Govinder the Wise teacups and saucers, a yellow Burslem Ware The Service Teapot, a jardiniere with stand height 64.5 cm, a Buddha figure, a carved wooden bust of a man etc (sd) (1 BOX + LOOSE)
A GROUP OF VASES, PLANTERS, BUST ETC to include a pair of Crown Devon Etna vases (sd) height 23cm, a white contemporary jardiniere with stand, jardiniere containing palm like house plants, height of house plants approximately 45cm, a plaster bust of a gentleman, with column approximate height 110cm,contemporary planter with orchid plant loose inside, some artificial flowers, assorted planters and vases (sd) (13)
I*A Collection of Woodwind Instruments, 20th and Early 21st Century, including - Weemaels, Bruxelles baroque single key flute, 24.5ins, Folkers & Powell Baroque Oxford single key flute, 24.5ins, and ten other flutes, and a small number of instrument partsNote: Lots marked with I* - Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the UK. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USACondition Reports:The cased metal flute shown in the main photo is stamped crown over Mancke to upper section, the collar to centre section is stamped "Stephen Wessell England", and the number 73. None of the woodwind instruments in this lot have been played/tested. The complete collection comprises the following - 1. Weemaels, Bruxelles baroque single key Oxford (?) flute of four sections, stamped to each section. No serial numbers. Single key works. No obvious damage/loss/restoration. 2."Folkers & Powell Baroque Oxford single key flute of four sections, stamped to each section, the end stamped additionally 940. This appears to be in good condition with no obvious damage/loss/restoration. 3. Martin Wenner stained single key flute of four sections, stamped name and unicorn head over to all sections. 24.75ins. This appears to be in good condition with no obvious damage/loss/restoration.4. Another stained flute stamped Martin Wenner, of four sections, each section stamped with unicorn bust over makers name. 24.75ins. No obvious damage/loss/restoration. 5. "G.A Rottenburgh", with star under, four section single key flute, the back to each section stamped with the number 11548, the upper section additionally stamped "F von Heune, Boston", 25ins. Important note: the spacers and end pieces of this flute appear to be ivory. 6. Folkers & Powell ebony (?) hardwood four piece single key flute, each section stamped with makers name, the bottom section additionally stamped 902. 24.25ins. 7. Weemaels, Bruxelles - baroque single key flute, each section with makers stamp, 23ins.8. (?).Arnold, four section single key flute, each section stamped with makers name, 25.125ins. The makers stamps are partially illegible. The instrument itself appears to be in good condition with no obvious damage/loss/restoration. 9. A bamboo flute. Additionally with this lot there are three keyed flutes, not clarinets as described in the catalogue. One is a wooden Yamaha, cased, stamped Yamaha and No. 874W, another hardwood stamped Verne O. Powell, Boston, No. 10837, cased and metal stamped with crown over Mancke. Additionally with this lot are some soft cases and seven flute sections. Please note further that there are twelve complete flutes in this lot and not thirteen instruments as stated in the catalogue.
Joseph Kostka (1846-1927) - Oil painting - Portrait bust of a white stallion, signed and dated 1867, canvas 30ins x 22ins, in gilt frameCondition Report - There is some scattered craquelure to the surface of the paint but no obvious lifting. The work generally appears to be in good condition with no obvious damage/loss/restoration. There is another identical version of this on the market or recently sold in Scandinavia, but this work is an original oil. It has been in the same family for a number of decades.
An Italian Grand Tour Yellow and Red Flecked Marble Bust of the Emperor Carracalla, 19th Century, wearing a paludamentum draped around his shoulders, on polished stepped marble base, 10ins highCondition Report - Bust/head - very small flat chip to lower right side of neck. This area is below the neckline of his paludamentum, and therefore only visible when looking down on the bust. The head has obviously been attached separately.Shoulders and chest - some small scattered areas of fill, particularly to areas of the seams within the marble. This mostly appears to be plaster. There are some very small scattered areas of this plaster fill missing, particularly to front lower part of robe at centre, and at the back. A small rectangular area of marble, measuring approximately 4mm x 15mm x 5mm, has been inserted into the collar at the back of the head. The bust is loose on its base, the original (?) wooden peg still fixed within the base. The base itself has a miniscule flat chip to the left edge at the centre to the upper part of the stepped base. It is not obvious that the base is original to this work, although it fits well.
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