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Click here to subscribe6th-8th century AD. A slender gold finger ring with facetted shoulders, disc bezel with nimbate bust of Christ(?) flanked by crosses. 2.44 grams, 20.20mm overall, 17.49mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (1"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
1642 AD. A silver cast and chased badge of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, by Thomas Simon (or Thomas Rawlins?), bifacial with obverse portrait bust of the Earl of Essex turned slightly to left, and to the reverse an oval garnished shield of Essex, surmounted by coronet; Platt II, type G. See Medallic Illustration 299/119; Platt p.202. 4.76 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Nottinghamshire collector; believed the property of Caroline Penman, before September, 1998; accompanied by two extracts from previous auctions, lots 258 and 1250. Essex became Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary forces in the Civil War before being displaced in 1645. Badges of several types and varieties bearing his image were presented to various ranks in the army. The grandson of Francis Walsingham, the Principal Secretary and 'spymaster' of Elizabeth I, as well as the son of Elizabeth's favourite, Robert Devereux figured prominently in the First English Civil War. At its outset, he became the first Captain-General of Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, known as the 'Roundheads.' However, unable and unwilling to defeat the Royalist forces during the Lostwithiel Campaign in 1644, Devereux became overshadowed by the ascending Oliver Cromwell and, less than six months after resigning from his commission, died without an heir in 1646. Fine condition.
3rd century BC-3rd century AD. A ceramic jar with turquoise-coloured glaze; rotund body and basal ring formed as addorsed ox-heads, band of impressed teardrop, wheel and other stamps to the shoulder, raised rings to the shoulder with facing female busts each with an applied crown, left arm raised and right hand holding a small bird(?), trumpet-shaped neck with inturned rim, lateral D-section strap handles each with indent to the outer face, facing female bust finial with applied stephane; mounted on a custom-made stand. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] 1.6 kg total, 26cm including stand (10 1/4"). From an old Tokyo collection; previously the property of a Japanese gentleman since the early 2000s. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A fragment of painted plaster fresco with female bust in shades of red and terracotta. 2.3 kg, 30.5cm including matrix (12"). From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in London; acquired circa 1984 and subsequently cleaned and mounted in a plaster matrix by Martin Foster around 1994. Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A silver trichinopoly necklace with end-caps, hook-and-eye closure; series of pendants including an amphora, string of glass disc beads, three poppy-heads, three piriform vessels, another string of glass disc beads, hollow-formed ram's head and three hoops without pendant; the centrepiece a hollow-formed bust of Sol Invictus with radiate crown and mantle, with pendant bird below. 240 grams total with box, 43cm (box 19.5 x 13cm) (17 (7 3/4 x 5)"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a London, Mayfair, gallery in the early 1990s. The cult of Sol was not originally very prestigious but on the accession of Emperor Elagabalus in 218 AD, the new ruler began promoting the worship of the 'Undefeated Sun' (Sol Invictus) across the empire. Sol Invictus also played an important role in the Mithraic mysteries, and was equated with the god Mithras himself. The latter god was popular with the military while Sol was perhaps a less martial figure thus likely to appeal to a wider demographic group. The present piece bears the image of Sol Invictus and may relate to the period in which that cult was promoted, either by Elagabalus (218-222 AD) or by Aurelian (270-275 AD"). Fine condition.
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A mixed group glass inlays comprising: a profile bust with extended neck, slender tapering body with arm bent across the chest; two arms, each bent with hand outstretched palm upwards; a straight forearm(?"). 78 grams, 46-72mm (1 3/4 - 3"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition. rare
1st century AD. An elliptical carnelian cloison with intaglio portrait profile bust of a young female, set in a hollow-formed gold ring. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 142. 3.87 grams, 29.08mm overall, 19.53mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s. Fine condition.
8th-10th century AD. A silver pyxis with ribbed rim to the lid and chased bust of Christ nimbate with 'IC XC' legend, holding a book; body with ribbed upper ring above a band of annulets, plain band, band with cross-in-lozenge motif alternating with rosettes, legend '+ AELIANUS + ETFELICITAS', lower band of fronds, base with monogram. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] 31 grams, 66mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London collector; acquired on the London market, 1990s-2000s. The names Aelianus and Felicitas appear as (probable) donors on a plate in the Canoscio Treasure, unearthed at the village of that name in Umbria in 1935. The hoard comprised 25 pieces of a silver dinner service. Fine condition.
A 19th century patinated bronze bust of oversize proportions. Modelled in the Greek style as a man with his head tilted and mouth ajar. Raised on a square socle. Inscribed Allegorique, 68cmCondition report intended as a guide only.No damage to the metal. Patina free from any notable wear and scratches.
A 9 carat gold mounted white agate oval pendant on bale. With bead and scallop border framing a high relief portrait bust of a maiden embellished with seven old European cut diamonds, gross weight 36 grams gross weight, 5cm x 3.75cm.Condition report intended as a guide only.Very good condition. Marks clear. Agate free from chips and cracks.
EMANUEL HERTZ: 19 titles: ABRAHAM LINCOLN AT THE CLIMAX OF THE GREAT LINCOLN-DOUGLAS JOINT DEBATE IN GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, New York, 1928 1st edition, original wraps: FACE TO FACE WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN, New York, 1930 1st edition, original wraps: THE WIZARDRY OF LINCOLN'S POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS AND PARTY MANAGEMENT, New York, 1930 1st edition, original wraps: LINCOLN'S SPELLS OF GLOOM, New York, 1930 1st edition, original wraps: ABRAHAM LINCOLN - HIS FAVOURITE POEMS AND POETS, New York, 1930 1st edition, original pictorial wraps: LINCOLN IN EXCELSIS, THE DOUBLE CLIMAX GETTYSBURG AND THE SECOND INAUGURAL, New York, 1930 1st edition, original wraps + 13 others similar housed in two cloth Solander boxes + small lot of assorted Abraham Lincoln interest extracts from periodicals together with a scarce oval wax relief bust of Abraham Lincoln, circa 1865, approx 90mm high, oval ebonised wooden frame. From the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor.
A silver hammered groat of Henry VII (1485-1509) dating c. 1504-1505. ‘Tentative Profile’ issue, Tower mint, cross-crosslet initial mark. Single saltire stops and comma-shaped contractions. Obverse:, +hENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FR ,crowned profile bust right. Reverse: +POSVI/DEV A/DIVTOR/E MEV, Royal Arms quartered by cross fourchée,. North 1743. Slight bend to one part of flan, some weakness in portion of obverse and reverse legend. About Very Fine. Weight: 3g.Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
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