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Lot 90
Eight 19th century oval bust profile silhouettes, including two on plaster bearing labels for John Miers and John Field, and six on paper unsigned, depicting various anonymous sitters, seven mounted within papier mache frames with brass mounts, the last within a gilt wood frame, various sizes- see condition report (8). Condition Report: Labels to Miers and Field possibly added later Miers- frame- 15.5 by 13.5- reverse paper has been damaged and plaster is loose- small nick to upper edge of portrait Field 16 by 13.5- dirt inside glass Largest frame of remainder (young man with gilt detailing) 15.5 by 13.5cms- the paper in each has browned from sunlight- some losses to frames- see images Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 216
An early 20th century bronze comport, the stem with a bust of a bearded gentleman wearing a crown, height 19cm, a pair of brass candlesticks with detachable sconces, height 18cm, and a Black Forest type carved pocket watch stand, length 9cm (4).Additional InformationThe bronze dish with dents to edge and tarnishing, scratches to the inside, general wear to each, the top is loose on the comport and is very wobbly - see additional images.
Lot 246
Two early 19th century portrait miniatures including a watercolour on ivory example featuring bust of a girl wearing a blue dress with jewelled detail, the frame with applied hanger entitled Veard patent, 5.5 x 4cm, the second example depicting a lady wearing a bonnet hat, and a later example (3).Additional InformationGeneral wear to each, craqulure to the lacquered frame, the internal frame with water damage but the main image appears fine, numerous chips and wear throughout.
Lot 264
A 19th century watercolour depicting a portrait bust of a lady beside landscape setting, unsigned, 41 x 35.5cm, framed and glazed.Additional InformationGilt frame measures 46 x 40.5cm, chipping and wear to the frame, the frame looks to have been re-gilded at some point. The main image appears to be fine, with slight areas of discolouration.
Lot 762
An Annaberg stoneware pewter-mounted jugLate 17th CenturyThe pear-shaped body moulded with panels of a diamond-pattern ground alternating with diagonal lines divided by raised borders, the front with a male bust, foliate borders, embellished in enamels and gilding, the rims with striped borders, the pewter cover with ball thumbpiece dated 'A.M.K. 1789', 26.3cm highFootnotes:Provenance:The Sperling Collection, MunichFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 38
A hardstone cameo of a woman, 17th centuryThe bust facing left, with jewelled bands in her hair, wearing earrings and a necklace, in a later ring mount, ring size L, length 23mm, width 15mmFootnotes:Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 29
A hardstone cameo of a bearded man, 18th centuryThe classical bust facing right, with curly hair and beard, in a later ring mount, ring size N, length 25mm, width 18mmFootnotes:Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 37
A hardstone cameo portrait, by Giovanni Battista Weder, late 18th centuryDepicting the head of Dr Martin Folkes (1690-1754), in profile, facing right, in a later ring mount, signed at base of bust Weder F, ring size R, length 23mm, width 18mmFootnotes:This is cameo is derived from a medal of scientist and antiquarian Dr Martin Folkes by Jacques-Antoine Dassier (1715-1759). Dassier produced a series of 13 medals of famous figures living in England - others included Alexander Pope, Robert Walpole and Sir Hans Sloane. Folkes was president of both the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries. See L Forrer, 'Biographical Dictionary of Medallists', 1904, pp 510ff, Edward Hawkins, 'Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland', 1885 (reprint 1969), 558/185 and Christopher Elmer, 'British Commemorative Medals', 210, No 556.Master gem engraver Giovanni Battista Weder was born in Rome in 1742. Patrons included the Pope and the Russian court.Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 56
A hardstone intaglio of a lauriated bust, 19th centuryOval, facing right, in a later ring mount, ring size L, length 16mm, width 13mmFootnotes:Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 189
Collection of mourning rings, late 18th - 19th centuryMostly set to the front with hairwork compartments and decorated with black and white enamel, some set with seed or half pearls, some with chased detail, one ring set with a sardonyx intaglio of a man's bust, another with a revolving hairwork compartment set with circular-cut paste, the reverse set with a carnelian plaque, closed back settings throughout, the underside of some settings engraved with dedications or set with further hairwork compartments, all mounted in gold, some with UK hallmarks and goldsmiths' marks, ring sizes approx. J½ - V (27, partially illustrated)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 28
A carnelian cameo of a woman, 19th-20th centuryThe classical bust facing left, within a yellow gold mount, chip in field, ring size N½, length 13mm, width 9mmFootnotes:Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 27
A Roman banded agate intaglio with a philosopher's bust, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.The bearded male in profile to the left, set in a later gold ring, ring size R, length 12mm, width 12mmFootnotes:Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 55
A hardstone cameo of an a warrior, 18th centuryThe oval bust, facing right, wearing armour and a plumed helmet, ring size M, length 15mm, width 12mmFootnotes:Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
A carnelian intaglio of a female bust probably Roman, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.Depicting a woman - Psyche? - in profile to the left, her hair drawn back into a low chignon and bound with fillets, an insect in the field, possibly a butterfly denoting Psyche, ring size P, length 14mm, width 8mmFootnotes:Provenance:A private UK single-owner collection formed in the mid 20th century This lot is to be sold without reserveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 217
Gem-set cameo and intaglio bracelet, 18th century and earlierThe central oval hardstone cameo, 17th-18th century, of a reclining semi-nude maiden, with tower behind, in a pie-crust mount, engraved on reverse with a sundial motif and the words 'a nulle autre', on a strap formed of eight intaglios, probably Roman, in various hardstone including carnelian, amethyst and lapis lazuli, depicting, Bacchus, Romulus and Remus, Diana, Minerva, Mercury, Apollo, Zeus and the crowned bust of a man, mounted in gold, length 18.8cmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 80
An Unusual English Brass-Mounted Hanger Late 17th CenturyWith slightly curved single-edged blade (old rust patination and pitting) struck on both sides towards the forte with bladesmith's portrait bust mark, one side surmounted by a latten-inlaid dagger mark, hilt comprising quillons cast and chased with foliage on both sides, the lobed recurved tips with helmeted male portrait bust on each side, basal mount with a horseman between foliage on both sides below a border of pierced foliage, large pommel-cap with helmeted male portrait bust in relief on one side and chased with a female portrait bust on the other both between vertical bands of overlapping foliage, the top with a cherub's mask in relief centred on a border of engraved foliage, and natural buckhorn grip beaked beneath the pommel 31.4 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 95
An English Silver-Mounted HangerLate 17th Century, Indistinct Silver Maker's Mark Of Thomas VicaridgeWith slightly curved fullered blade (some pitting) double-edged at the tip and struck with a bladesmith's mark on each side, one with dagger mark above, hilt comprising foliate engraved quillon-block, rear quillon with rounded terminal cast, pierced and chased with a cherub's head on a double scroll, knuckle-guard with a male bust on a pedestal on each side, a crown above and a cherub's mask below, the terminal (old repair) extending into the mouth of a blackamoor's head, the latter on a cap with engrailed edges, basal ferrule with foliate border, and natural buckhorn grip with side-straps, in black leather scabbard with linear engraved locket and chape, the former with frog-hook 42.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:See footnote to lot 92For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 104
A Brass-Hilted 'Mortuary' Sword In English Mid-17th CenturyWith fullered blade double-edged towards the point and incised 'SOLINGEN' between cross marks within the fuller along the back on each side, hilt comprising solid guard chiselled with a male bust on each side between foliage, short scrolled wrist-guard, knuckle-guard connected by two diagonal bars to two bifurcated side-bars chiselled with foliage, the knuckle-guard and side-bars screwed to the globular pommel, the latter decorated with foliage and with flattened button, and grip bound with twisted brass and iron wire between Turk's heads 85.6 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 94
An English Silver-Mounted Hanger Early 18th Century, Indistinct Britannia Standard Hallmarks And Maker's MarkSimilar to the last, the blade retaining traces of later etching on one side at the forte, hilt comprising lobed rear quillon cast and chased with a helmeted male profile bust on each side against a punched ground, knuckle-guard decorated en suite and with foliate terminal hooked into the pommel, the latter cushion-shaped and embossed and chased with foliate borders, and natural buckhorn grip with embossed basal ferrule, in its black leather scabbard (some loss of surface) with linear engraved locket and chape, the former with frog-button 44.6 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 106
An English 'Mortuary' Hilted BackswordMid-17th CenturyWith tapering blade joined at the forte and cut with three fullers over most of its length on each side, two extending to the double-edged point, the fullers on both sides of the forte incised 'ME SOLINGEN FECIT' between punched trefoils, iron hilt (some pitting) comprising guard pierced and chiselled with a portrait bust on each side between profile heads amid scrolling foliage, short scrolled wrist-guard, knuckle-guard flanked by two diagonal bars to bifurcated bars all chiselled with foliage, the knuckle-guard and side-bars screwed to the globular pommel chiselled with foliage en suite, and grip bound with two thicknesses of twisted brass wire between Turk's heads 89.5 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 216
A Spanish 16-Bore Miquelet-Lock Belt Pistol By Astiazaran-Ribas Of Placencia, Early 19th CenturyWith two-stage barrel with turned ring around the muzzle, turned girdle chiselled with repeated foliage against a gold ground, octagonal breech inlaid with gold foliage, the top flat inscribed 'Errad.s' in gold capital letters and with unidentified gold-lined maker's punzóne (gold mostly missing) between three gold-lined fleur-de-lys (gold missing from two) and cross, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock stamped with maker's punzóne of Astiazaran-Ribas (Neue Støckel 16) and obscured inscription 'Hermu...', foliate engraved steel, figured full stock (broken and chipped through the grip), steel mounts engraved with foliage and rocailles comprising shaped side-plate, spurred rounded pommel, the cap engraved with a helmeted male profile bust, trigger-guard in the French fashion with further maker's gold-lined punzóne, belt hook, turned ramrod-pipes, and later wooden ramrod (some wear and rust patination) 24 cm. barrel Footnotes:Astiazaran-Ribas is recorded circa 1780 to 1815For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 134
A Fine North Italian Snaphaunce Mechanism For A LongarmLate 18th CenturyWith border engraved rounded plate engraved with foliage beneath the pan and behind the cock, the tail chiselled in relief with a foliated female profile bust, the cock and arm of the steel pierced, chiselled and engraved with foliage, the retaining bolts each chiselled in relief with a putto-mask, sprung sliding pan-cover with baluster terminal, and the inside of the plate engraved 'Brento' behind the mainspring 15 cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe James S. Gooding Collection sold in these Rooms, 25 November 2015, lot 239For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 214
An Italian 25-Bore Flintlock PistolBy P. Martinoni, Mid-Late 18th CenturyWith slightly swamped two-stage barrel engraved with foliage at the muzzle, turned girdle and at each end of the octagonal breech, the latter with gold-lined maker's mark, 'RA' crowned (gold incomplete) on the top flat between a silver-inlaid crucifix and small cross marks, foliate engraved tang, rounded lock chiselled in relief with foliage on the tail and with a seated female figure beneath the pan, the latter signed beneath and chiselled en suite, cock chiselled with a naked female figure and foliage, the retaining screw with a male portrait bust, moulded highly figured full stock inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some losses), steel mounts chiselled in relief with flowering foliage and male and female figures in landscapes, comprising shaped side-plate with a border of rocailles, spurred pommel with rounded cap, trigger-guard with a female figure on the bow holding a Phrygian cap in one hand and a fasces in the other, engraved ramrod-pipes with rear finial en suite, escutcheon chiselled with a naked figure holding a bunch of grapes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 16.5 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 90
An English Silver-Mounted Hunting HangerCirca 1700, Indistinct Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark WK ConjoinedWith slightly curved fullered saw-back blade double-edged at the point and inlaid with three copper comet marks on one side, the forte on both sides retaining traces of punched foliate decoration, hilt cast and chased with foliage against punched grounds and comprising lobed rear quillon terminal, downbent shell-guard centred on a bearded male profile bust, and knuckle-guard linked to the pommel-cap, the latter and the ferrule with borders of punched decoration, and natural buckhorn grip 36.7 cm. blade Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms And Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 21For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 96
An English Silver-Mounted HangerIndistinct Britannia Standard Silver Hallmarks For 1700, Maker's Mark Of Joseph ReasonWith curved blade (some light pitting) double-edged towards the point and deeply struck on both sides at the forte with a bladesmith's mark, a male profile bust wearing a cap, hilt comprising downbent rounded quillon cast and chased with a horseman against a punched ground on each side, knuckle-guard with the bust of a Roman emperor between foliage on each side and with dolphin-shaped terminal hooked into the pommel-cap, the latter with cherub's mask in relief on top, plain ferrule, and natural buckhorn grip, in original wood-lined brown leather scabbard with silver locket and chape each with pierced foliate border, the former with frog-hook, the latter with medallion on each side cast and chased with a profile bust of a Roman emperor and foliate scrolls against a finely punched ground 45.1 cm. bladeFootnotes:For Joseph Reason see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, p. 205, fig. 47For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1042
Netherlands: William of Orange appointed Stadtholder, Captain and Admiral-General 1672, a silver medal, 56 mm, armoured bust right, rev. Pallas Athena with spear and shield flanked by an orange tree and a phoenix amid flames, lightning above, NEC. SORTIE. NEC. FATO., by Christoffel Adolfszoon, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
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