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Lot 348
FINE LOUIS XV STYLE KINGWOOD, PARQUETRY, AND GILT BRONZE BUREAU PLAT MID 20TH CENTURY the shaped banded top with a gilt embossed black leather insert above three frieze drawers with dummy drawers opposing, the sides with gilt bronze mounts depicting the centaur Nessus with Deianira, raised on square tapered legs, all with gilt bronze female bust mounts and outlined with gilt bronze (205cm wide, 81cm high, 116cm deep)
Lot 557
RICHARD COCKLE LUCAS (BRITISH 1800-1883) WAX BUST OF A GENTLEMAN signed R.C. LUCAS, with an indistinct inscription, raised on a turned and ebonised pedestal and plinth base (Bust 17cm high; overall 40cm) Footnote: Provenance: The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, Scotland Literature : Gunnis, Rupert Forbes A Biographical Dictionary of sculptors in Britain 1660 -1851 , Odhams Press 1953. Note: Born in Winchester, Hampshire, Richard Cockle Lucas discovered his talent as sculptor at the age of twelve, when he was tasked with carving knife handles as an apprentice to his uncle, a cutler. After joining the Royal Academy in 1828, Lucas quickly gained prominence as a sculptor of portraits and medallions, predominantly in wax, marble and ivory. However, he is also noted for his large-scale models of the Elgin Marbles, acquired by the British Museum and much admired today. An eccentric character, Lucas was posthumously placed at the centre of controversy after his son claimed that the Bust of Flora , by Leonardo da Vinci according to the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Berlin, was in fact by the hand of his father. Lucas detailed how his father conducted such work, by building up layers of wax from old candle ends, before stuffing the hollow centre with fabric rags and debris to stabilise it. Much dubiety still exists, although it is generally thought that Lucas worked on the piece at some stage to restore it, a testament to his skill and reputation as one of the leading British sculptors of the nineteenth century.
Lot 589
TWO RELIEF PLAQUES 19TH CENTURY the first a Cantagalli example in the della Robbia style, in blue and white glazed terracotta depicting the Virgin and Child with John the Baptist, painted blue cockerel mark; the other a RENAISSANCE REVIVAL PLASTER PLAQUE, modelled as the bust of a boy in an architectural niche, the face overpainted in white, inscribed ROBERTUS, 31cm high (37cm high) Qty: (2) Footnote: Provenance: The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, Scotland
Lot 24
Royal Field Artillery Territorial Group of Seven Medals.Awarded to “726125 W.O. CL 2 H WAY RA”. Comprising: British War Medal “139 CPL RA”, Territorial Force War Medal “139 BMBR RA”, India General Service Medal, clasp “Afghanistan NWF 1919”, “860326 A-SGT R.A”, Defence Medal, War Medal, Territorial Force Efficiency Medal (GVR FM Bust), with two clasps, “860326 CPL-A-SJT RFA”, Territorial Efficiency Medal (GVIR), “W.O. CL 2 RA”. Medals are loose no ribbons. Single British War Medal issue is confirmed.
Lot 92
WW1 Royal Navy Long Service Group of Four Medals.Awarded to “201133 JOHN JAMES PO (TEL)HMS VICTORY”. Comprising: 1914/15 Star, “PO TEL RN”, British War Medal, Victory Medal “CPO TEL RN”, Royal Navy Long service & Good Conduct Medal (GVR Admiral bust), “PO (TEL) HMS VICTORY”. The group remains with original ribbons as worn.CPO John James
Lot 108
A polished lamp base modelled as a bust of a young lady with flowers in her hair, raised on stepped square section plinth bearing plaque to the reverse, 'Londers Serial No.' with an empty space for the serial number, height including fitment 48cm, also a further figural lamp in a similar style, height 53cm (2). CONDITION REPORT Items sold electrically untested. No obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration, although show signs of use throughout.
Lot 35
1st century BC-1st century AD. An expressive bust of a mature nobleman with curly hair gracefully framing his face, the sides falling on the shoulders of the pleated toga, furrowed forehead and prominent nasolabial folds; mounted on custom-made stand. See Ridgway Sismondo B., Hellenistic sculpture III, the styles of ca. 100-31 BC, Madison, 1930; Seymour H., Observations concerning the Antiquity of the Getty Veristic Head and the Authentication of Ancient Marbles in California Studies in Classical Antiquity, Vol. 7 (1974), pp.165-174; Smith, R.R.R., Hellenistic sculpture, a handbook, London, 1991; Delorme & Collin Du Bocage, Catalogue 13 May 2011, Dessins anciens, tableaux anciens, Islam, archéologie, Haute èpoque, objets d'art, mobilier, Paris, 2011, lot 171, p.27. 16.6 kg total, 38cm including stand (15"). Property of an South Oxfordshire, UK collector; acquired from Parthenon Gallery in 2011; previously with C.J. Martin; ex Delorme & Collin Du Bocage, 13 May 2011, lot 171; ex French collection; formerly in a 1970s British collection; accompanied by a copy of the relevant Delorme & Collin Du Bocage catalogue page and Parthenon Gallery invoice and an academic report 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.160880-10057. Fine condition.
Lot 352
2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment comprising: two flanking columns with vertical slots framing a scene with standing Buddha with right hand raised in a gesture of reassurance; beside him, a bearded ascetic with a scroll(?) and a raised figure to the rear with hands folded together; a column base with a female bust, below a flower with radiating petals and figure to the centre; two female dancers and a male attendant; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, for discussion. 13.4 kg total, 41cm wide including stand (16 1/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 40
2nd century BC. A bronze ring with broad plaque, intaglio profile bust of Berenike II; modern gold restoration to the hoop. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 69, for type. 23.92 grams, 28.93mm overall, 20.19mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). From a private New York collection; previously in a private Connecticut, USA, collection; acquired in the 1980s. Berenike II was ruler of Cyrenaica from 267 BC – 221 BC and co-regent in Ptolemaic Egypt from 246 BC to 222 BC as the wife of Ptolemy III Euergetes. Very fine condition. A large wearable size. ( A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website.)
Lot 469
10th century AD. A bronze Byzantine inspired reliquary pendant, possibly Rus or Varangian Guard, with polyhedral loop, hinged discoid body with low-relief iconography: obverse with facing nimbate warrior saint holding spear and sword, legend '[.]???C[.] / [.]E????'; reverse with with central bust surrounded by beast-heads. 78.9 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). From a private London collection; formerly acquired from a professional in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 72
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze element from a seat frame comprising a rectangular openwork panel with two lateral legs and square tiered bases, transverse band with openwork wave-pattern, upper section with facing female bust and openwork scrolled tendrils; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar (though less ornate) bronze openwork footstool in the British Museum under accession number 1856,1226.667. 1.6 kg total, 28cm wide including stand (11"). From a private New York collection; previously with Christie's, New York, 9 December 2008, lot 140; formerly in a private North German collection, since in the 1950s; accompanied by a printout of the relevant Christie's, London, catalogue pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.163209-10067. Fine condition. Repaired.
Lot 74
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze rectangular plaque with stepped herringbone border, facing bust of Cybele with segmented headdress, symbols in the field. 432 grams, 95 x 78mm (3 3/4 x 3"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 76
1st century BC-1st century AD. A sceptre comprising a slender round-section iron rod and bronze handle with bulb to each end, the finial a janiform bust of two female faces each with curls to the sides, cucullus head-covering and diadem with plate to the brow; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.1 kg total, 70.5cm including stand (27 3/4"). From an important London collection; previously with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, lot 149 (£10,000-£12,000); formerly in a private French collection, formed in the 1970s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.163491-10069. The Latin word sceptrumfrom which we derive 'sceptre' is based on the Greek σκῆπτρον denoting a staff or walking-stick. The janiform female bust is unusual and may represent e.g. the priestesses of Vesta in Rome. Fine condition. ( A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website.)
Lot 80
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bust of Silenus with bare chest and open tunic, head turned to his left, thick beard, wreath of vine leaves to the brow. Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 377, for type. 105 grams, 79mm (3"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 89
2nd century AD. A hollow-formed gold ring with D-section hoop and expanding shoulders, with a carved carnelian bust of Minerva (Greek Athena) wearing a Corinthian helmet and aegis, long curls framing her delicately carved face. See Spier, J., Ancient Gems and Finger Rings: Catalogue of the Collections. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, p. 158, no. 435, for a similar ring with chalcedony intaglio. 3.61 grams, 24.12mm overall, 18.39mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1"). Formerly the property of a Dutch gallery; previously in a private Dutch collection; acquired on the Continental European art market in the late 1990s; accompanied by a copy of a catalogue description and provenance declaration. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'This stone is a very fine example of miniature, three-dimensional carving.' Fine condition.
Lot 92
1st century AD. A gold finger ring with carnelian gemstone, intaglio profile female bust. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 203, for type. 7.53 grams, 25.3mm overall, 19.5mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19) (1"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 98
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with snake-head shoulders and hatched outer face to the hoop, disc bezel with beaded wire rim, central facing bust of Sol with radiate crown. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 220, for type. 3.37 grams, 21.37mm overall, 18.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 115
2nd-3rd century AD. A silver ring with fluted shoulders, inset carnelian cloison with intaglio profile bust of Mars (Greek Ares) with pteruges and helmet. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 197, for type. 4.59 grams, 21.30mm overall, 16.76mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 117
2nd century AD. A silver bust mount of youthful Bacchus (Greek Dionysus), the god of wine and sensual pleasures, depicted nude with serene expression, his long hair dressed in neat curls with two locks falling on his shoulders, two rosettes to his hair, a draped garment over his left shoulder. 18.3 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Fine condition.
Lot 146
5th-7th century AD. A heavy gold pendant cross with a quatrefoil centre inset with iridescent glass paste, each arm formed as a two-part leaf motif holding a disc with a low-relief nimbate bust of an evangelist (clockwise from the top: Saint Matthew, Saint Mark, Saint John and Saint Luke), each evangelist with individual facial detailing, wearing a voluminous tunic and holding a book with an incised cross in his left hand, Greek inscription surrounding; the reverse with 'ICXC' for Jesus Christ. Cf. Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, p. 310, item 513; cf. Wamser, L. and Zahlhaas, G., Rom und Byzanz. Archaologische Kostbarkeiten aus Bayern, München, 1999, p. 196, item 273; cf. Ross, M.C., Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2, Washington, 2005, pl. XIIIB, no.6. 9.73 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition. ( A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website.)
Lot 162
10th-12th century AD. A bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant comprising two hinged plates and a hinged loop above; obverse with robed and nimbate Corpus Christi bust surrounded by busts of the evangelists with Greek legends; reverse with a robed figure in orans pose, legend above '? ????C / ???????c' (St. Theodore"). 96 grams, 11.4cm (4 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market since 2011; previously in English collections prior to 2000. Very fine condition.
Lot 30
1st century AD. A hollow-formed bronze vessel support formed as a lion's claw beneath the nude bust of a female sphinx with nemes headdress with royal uraeus and flanking curled wings; ledge to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 2000.660; Archaic Greek period. 594 grams total, 21cm including stand (8 1/4"). From a private New York collection; on the London art market prior to 2012; formerly in a private UK collection since the late 1970s.; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.163225-10056. According to the Greeks, the sphinx was a vengeful and treacherous creature with the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a large bird. These elements in combination proved very attractive for the creation of bronze furniture fittings and other items where the spread wings could be extended around a curved or angled surface. The present example dates from the Romano-Egyptian period (30 BC-323 AD), with antecedents in the art of the Ptolemaic Dynasty (332-30 BC) Very fine condition.
Lot 325
2nd-4th century AD. A carved schist bust of Hariti and Panchica, each with a complex decorative headdress of textured bands; Hariti bare-chested with neatly trimmed beard; Panchica with large pendant earrings, ornamented collar and braided bands to the neck; mounted on a custom-made stand. 10.8 kg total, 36.5cm including stand (14 1/2"). From a private British collection; formerly acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 327
2nd-4th century AD. A schist statue fragment with bust of Buddha with large aureole behind the head, emaciated face with hollow cheeks and sunken eye sockets, ushishna covered by wavy hair, urna flanked by raised veins; mounted on a custom-made stand. 8.4 kg total, 37cm including stand (14 1/2"). Douglas, Nik., Out of Uddiyana. An exhibition at Tibet House New York, From the Buckingham collections, exhibit BG010, p.94; accompanied by copies of the relevant exhibition catalogue pages. Acquired for the ‘Buckingham Collection’ by the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert; the collection formed from the early 1960s to early 1970s; displayed at the major exhibition ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; where the collection of one hundred pieces was publicly valued at US$ 15M; this piece was scheduled to be included in an exhibition entitled ‘On the Silk Route; Birth of The Buddha’, to be held in London from November 2012, but sadly his death prevented this; accompanied by copies of several press releases and articles for the exhibition, including Artnet News, This Week in New York, Huffpost, Buddhist Art News, and a copy of the relevant exhibition catalogue pages. Asian art expert Nik Douglas wrote: 'The portrayal is intense; the Buddha has a small beard, the eyes are just sockets, the cheeks sunken, veins mark the forehead above the urna. The hair is pulled back from the brow, forming rivulet-like waves, piled onto the top of the head and forming a bun which covers the ushnisha (cranial sign of spirituality). A large circular aureole behind the Buddha's head... NOTE: Very few heads of Fasting Buddhas have survived to such a fine and complete degree. Several, in museum collections, are without an attached aureole. This is a particularly fine and important example of the moving subject.' Fine condition.
Lot 333
2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist bust of Buddha with detailed wavy hair, ushnisha, long earlobes, hooded eyes and urna to the brow; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018. 3.4 kg total, 32cm including stand (12 1/2"). From a West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 51
After Jean Goujon. A late 19th century French ormolu bust of Diana, with quiver behind her shoulder, height 15.75in width 8.5in depth 6in.CONDITION: Retaining the original polished gilt finish, a little dull to the top where dirt has accumulated and some marking across her chest and around the neck but overall good original order.
Lot 53
Carrier Belleuse. A late 19th century French ormolu bust of a young woman, with ribbon tied hair, signed in the bronze, seated upon a bronze socle and rouge marble plinth, height 11.75in.CONDITION: Overall a little rubbed from polishing over the years with the extremities of the gilt rubbed to the bare metal and oxidisation in the crevices, socle discoloured, looks to have had a more matted gilding at one point, marble plinth with a small chip to the top front edge, and otherwise rather dirty.
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