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Lot 525
England, c.1300-1340 AD. A composite stained glass window insert with median rectangle and outer panels in a lead-alloy frame; profile portrait; profile bust of a bearded man wearing a bascinet with decorative gilt rim on a field of irregular floral and other painted panels. 1.1 kg, 30.5cm (12"). Ex central London gallery; previously with Monastery Stained Glass, Northamptonshire, UK, 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10819-177732. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 537
Northern France, c.1520-1530 AD. A large stained glass window insert quarry section showing a bust of a woman in profile, her hair dressed in a light cap with disc closures at the ears, robe tied at the shoulder and scooped neckline revealing the bust; set in a lead-alloy frame with applied suspension rings. 445 grams, 29.5cm (11 1/2"). Ex central London gallery; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition, repaired.
Lot 538
England or France, c.1480-1500 AD. An irregular stained glass window insert in a lead-alloy frame; bust of Virgin Mary in a blue mantle and vermillion robe, with amber-coloured radiate nimbus, delicate facial detailing including fine eyelashes and eyebrows; the eyes shown closed. 330 grams, 28.5cm (11 1/4"). Ex central London gallery; acquired in the UK trade, 1999. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 539
England, c.1450-1469 AD. A stained glass window insert, irregular in outline with lead-alloy frame and applied loop; painted bust of Christ, nimbate and bearded with shoulder-length hair, eyes closed; prominent yellow braided crown of thorns to the brow. 195 grams, 21.5cm (8 1/2"). Ex central London gallery; previously with Monastery Stained Glass, Northamptonshire, UK, 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 586
Late 16th century AD. A carved marble head of a youthful woman, possibly a muse, with her sensual mouth slightly open, perfectly proportioned Greek nose and wide forehead; her curly hair divided into two and held in place with a taenia, the hair pulled back and secured to a bun by a ribbon bow with three locks falling on her neck, traces of gilding to the hair; the bust mounted on a square pedestal decorated with a realistically sculpted ram head flanked by foliate ornaments. See Meller, P., ‘Marmi e bronzi di Simone Bianco’ in Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorisches Institutes in Florenz, 21.Bh.H.2, 1977, pp.199-210; Schulz, M., ‘Simone Bianco’, in Saur Kunstlerlexikon, 1995, 10, pp.445-47; Luchs, A., Tulio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture, exhibition catalogue, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 4 July - 31 October 2009, pp. 63-65, fig.4, for the portrait of an idealised woman ‘all’antica’; Schulz, M., ‘Simone Bianco, the Grimani Collection of Antiquities and Other Unexpected Findings’, in Jahrbuch des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien, 2015-2016, 17/18, pp.36-37, fig.8, for girl portrait; Schulz, M., The History of Venetian Renaissance Sculpture, ca. 1400-1530, London and Turnhout, 2017, p.360. 34.3 kg, 50cm including stand (19 3/4"). From an important English collection; accompanied by an archaeological expertise by Dr Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10767-177464. This important Tuscan artist, who used to sign his works with the Greek name of SIMON LEVKOS O VENETOS (Simon the White, the Venetian), was known as a great marble sculptor, working between 1519 and 1553, although he enjoyed great posthumous success. Pietro Aretino, writing to his colleague in 1548, praising him for the portrait of the young bride of a Venetian patrician, said that the artist 'gave the spirit to marble with such antiquity of grace that nature itself could confess that in no way it diverges from a living thing'. The publication by Ursula Schlegel of numerous busts of young women made by Simone shows his great technical skill. This virtuosity can also be seen in this sculpture, probably made by a disciple who seems to have been one of the direct collaborators of the master. The girl's hair moves sinuously along her neck, in a delicate but decisive waving movement. Her face, surrounded by these vigorous modelled curls, is rendered with a sophisticated naturalism that evokes that of ancient portraiture. Although few of his commissions are recorded, and much of his oeuvre is made up of attributions, Simone has emerged through recent scholarship as a unique artistic personality in early 16th-century Venice, celebrated for his idiosyncratic in the busts all’antica, which are distinguished by both artistic flair and technical refinement. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
Lot 587
18th-19th century AD. A carved marble bust of Emperor Claudius depicted bare-headed with short wavy hair, wearing a lorica over a tunic with square-cut neckline; the lorica with a mask or gorgoneion placed centrally on the chest, strap to the right shoulder with lion-mask finial, pteruges to the right shoulder and sagum cloak pinned at the left shoulder with a disc brooch; bronze-inlaid inscription to the lower edge 'CLAUDIUS'; mounting spike to the underside. 6.7 kg total, 11.3-23cm (4 1/2 - 9"). From an important English collection; previously in the Lord Melchett collection, pre 1928. [2] Fine condition; head detached.
Lot 94
c.43-402 AD. The second largest steelyard weight recorded on the PAS database; a large bronze steelyard weight formed as the bust of Jupiter (Greek Zeus), the god of the sky and thunder; the head naturalistically modelled with projecting nose and strong brow, oval depressions for eyes with domed eyeballs suggesting that they were not intended to be filled with enamel, full lips framed by carefully dressed beard; the hair gathered up into three coiffured bunches, two of the bunches covering the ears and the third one placed at the apex of the head; a circular laurel wreath with a diadem at its apex resting behind the bunches, an applied suspension loop to the top of the head; the lower part lost revealing the lead core. See Portable Antiquities Scheme, record no. BH-9A1197, for a similar but substantially smaller steelyard weight modelled as head of Jupiter and record no. SF-FA1DF5, for a weight modelled as a head of a deity; see also Biddle, M. & Henig, M., A Jupiter temple (?) outside the west gate of Venta Belgarum and the development of Winchester’s western suburb, London, 2018; Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Gloucester, 1984. Sally Worrel, Phil Smither and Edward Caswell A Roman settlement that was worth the weight, a PAS and OMS Oxfordshire Museum Service publication, 2020. 455 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Found while searching with a metal detector on Sunday 27th September 2020 near Alvescot, West Oxfordshire, UK, by Steven Clarke; accompanied by a copy of Portable Antiquities Scheme report number: OXON-4391B5, and a copy of Oxford Museum Service publication about the piece and associated finds by Sally Worrel, Phil Smither and Edward Caswell titled 'A Roman settlement that was worth the weight'. ; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10853-178277. The weight measures more than one Roman libra, weighing between an extra triens (one third/four twelfths of a libra) and an extra quincunx (five twelfths of a libra"). It is the second largest steelyard weight on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database and one of the larger examples from Roman Britain. In terms of size, it is paralleled by only a few others, including a head of Silenus from Richborough and a female head from Kingscote villa. The weight is particularly similar to a bronze bust, found close to the west gate Venta Belgarum near Winchester, that has been identified as a bust of Jupiter (Biddle and Henig, 2018) and which shares the same facial features, beard and hair on the back of the head. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition. The second largest recorded steelyard weight.
![Norway, Erik II Magnusson (1280-99), black Penny, crowned bust facing, eric magn rex no[ – ]e, rev., crv sca ihv xpi, long cr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6c9c83e5-9229-4c82-8931-ad8700a28402/7715ec1f-6887-434c-9081-ad890100a1bd/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1222
Norway, Erik II Magnusson (1280-99), black Penny, crowned bust facing, eric magn rex no[ – ]e, rev., crv sca ihv xpi, long cross fleurdelisée, rosettes in angles, 0.66g/10h (cf. Galster p.157; Schive pl. ix). Some surface discolouration, good fine, very rare £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: Found at Swaffham (Norfolk) February 2019 (UKDFD 32111). Attributed as the last issue in the reign of Erik, the similarity of the portrait on this specimen to the English issues of Fox types 8 and 9 pushes the issue date to the last two or three years of the century
![Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IIIc, London, mm. anchor [reverted] 2.85g/11h (SCBI Ashmolean 360-1; N](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6c9c83e5-9229-4c82-8931-ad8700a28402/630649fd-290e-4e86-9228-ad890106b46f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1353
Charles I, a uniface cast silver Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, crowned bust right, 18.18g (cf. MI I, 355/216). Bright from prior cleaning, otherwise very fine, with loop for suspension; in unofficial maroon case by Hamilton & Inches, 88 Princes Street, Edinburgh £240-£300 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 135, 21 and 24 March 2016, lot 1345
Lot 1356
Legitimacy of the Jacobite Succession, c. 1738, a silver medal, unsigned [by E. Hamerani], armoured and draped bust of Prince Charles right, rev. armoured and draped bust of Prince Henry right, 45mm, 56.40g (Woolf 47:1; MI II, 493/35; E 544A). Reverse edge bruise at 11 o’clock and some surface marks, otherwise very fine, toned £600-£800
Lot 1369
International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, a white metal medal by T. Ottley, draped bust of Victoria left wearing coronet, rev. view of the Exhibition building, angel flying above, 65mm (Allen 175; BHM –; E –). A few surface spots, good very fine and extremely rare, listed by Allen but unrecorded in the other main references £100-£120
Lot 1370
International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, plated copper medals by C. Schnitzpahn and J. Wiener for H. Uhlhorn (2), bust of Prince Albert left, revs. façade of the exhibition building, both 41mm (Allen 235, 240; BHM 2745-6; Taylor 182s, 182t; E 1556) [2]. Both good very fine, but first sometime cleaned and now re-toned £50-£70
Lot 1373
Smithfield Club, a silver award medal by W. Wyon, bust of Earl Spencer left, rev. bust of the Duke of Richmond right, edge named (As Breeder Best Pen of Sheep in Class LVII, 1881, Albert Brassey, Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton Oxon.), 49mm (BHM 2218; E 1400). Good very fine, sometime cleaned and partly retoned £30-£40 --- Col. Albert Brassey (1844-1918), Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton, rower, soldier, landowner, Conservative MP for Banbury 1895-1906
Lot 1382
Smithfield Club, Centenary, 1898, a matt silver award medal by A. Wyon, bust of the Prince of Wales left, rev. named (Awarded to John McDowall Exhibitor of the Best Carcase class 91), 56mm. Some wear to matt surfaces, otherwise nearly extremely fine, extremely rare; housed in contemporary maroon case £100-£150
Lot 1397
A unique gold medal of Edward VIII: Nautical College, Pangbourne, King’s Medal, a gold award by T.H. Paget, bust of Edward VIII left, rev. legend, wreath below, edge named (George L. Bown, 1936), 45mm, 18ct, hallmarked rj London 1936 [the initials of Sir Robert Arthur Johnson, Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint 1922-38], 57.60g (Giordano CM 157; Cheek, BNJ 2018, pp.177-80). Brilliant and virtually as struck, of the highest rarity; in official maroon case, the lid gilt-blocked with Edward VIII’s cypher together with: A gold open-faced keyless Swiss watch: Movement: damascened, lever escapement; Dial: silvered, sunburst, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds; Case: 9ct gold, hinged back with inscription (Nautical College Pangbourne, Presented by The Elder Brethren of Trinity House to Chief Cadet Captain C.L. Bown, winner of The King’s Gold Medal 1936), hallmarked Birmingham 1934; Movement unsigned, Dennison case, diameter 46.5mm. Movement: running at the time of cataloguing; dial: refinished; case: scuffs throughout and small indentations to rear cover £4,000-£5,000 --- George Lainchbury Bown (1917-57), third child of Joseph Edgar Bown (1883-1949) and Beryl Iolanthe Bonny (1891-1953). Bown was admitted to the College in 1932, joining Hesperus Division (House) and becoming secretary of the Photographic Society as well as being awarded the bronze medal of the Royal Life Saving Society. His sporting prowess was remarkable, including being captain of Fives (1933), captain of Hockey, Boxing and Fencing (1934), captain of Cricket and Squash (1935) and Vice-Captain of Rugby the same year. He was presented with the King’s Medal and accompanying gold watch, the gift of the Elder Brethren of Trinity House, in 1936 and in the Summer Term passed the Civil Service Commission Examination into the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, from which he passed out as a Second Lieutenant on 27 January 1938. He transferred to the Indian Army on 2 April 1939 (LG 18 August 1939). Sold with further background, including a copy photograph of the Cricket First XI, 1936, featuring the recipient
Lot 1401
AUSTRALIA, Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887, bronze medals (2), First Order of Merit and Services, both by E.A. Altmann, crowned bust of Victoria left, revs. legend in wreath, 76mm (Carlisle 1887/5, 1887/6; W & E 2013B.1); Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1891-2, a bronze medal, unsigned, 32mm (Carlisle 1891-2/4) [3]. Very fine to extremely fine, but second with some edge bruising £100-£120
Lot 1402
AUSTRIA, Weltausstellung Wien [World’s Exhibition, Vienna], 1873, a copper medal for Verdienste by J. Tautenhayn and K. Schwenzer, laureate bust of Franz Joseph I right, rev. seated female receiving wreath from standing female, 70mm (Hauser 2911; Wurzb. 2494; BM Acq. 1983-6, pl.1, 1; BDM VI, 37; cf. DNW M7, 2548). Extremely fine or better with proof-like fields £60-£80
Lot 1420
JAMAICA, International Exhibition, 1891, a gilt-copper award medal by L.C. Wyon, diademed bust of Victoria left, rev. legend in wreath, un-named, 45mm (Roehrs 1566; cf. Brandon 1027). A few edge nicks, some wear to gilding, otherwise good very fine and rare; housed in a contemporary fitted case £80-£100 --- The exhibition was the idea of A.C. Sinclair, a native of Jamaica, and was said to be ‘the most extraordinary commercial event in the history of the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies’. It was opened on 27 January 1891 by the 25-year old Prince George (later George V). By the time it closed on 2 May it had received a total of 302,831 visitors. Despite its popularity, the exhibition failed to pay its way and lost some £4,500
Lot 1457
Roman Imperial Coinage, Divus Vespasian, Denarius, rev. triumphal quadriga left, 3.39g (RIC Titus 361; RSC Vespasian 146; RCV 2566); Nerva, Denarius, rev. Fortuna standing left, 3.09g (RIC 16; RSC 66; RCV 3025); Antoninius Pius, Denarius, rev. Annona standing left, 3.43g (RIC 162; RSC 283; RCV 4067) [3]. First possibly removed from a ring mount, second with a small scuff on bust, otherwise very fine, last better and lightly toned £100-£120
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