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Lot 409
***William Gear (1915-1997) - Chinese ink and watercolour - "Hoh Hot" - Abstract calligraphic study in colours, 15.25ins x 11ins, signed and dated '87, in painted frame and glazed, exhibited at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (R.B.S.A) - May 26th/June 20th 1987, No. 85 Note: A handwritten letter from the artist mentions - "The Title Hoh Hot Refers to the Capital of Inner Mongolia Where Charlotte and I Spent a Couple of Happy Days. A Distinct Trace of Chinese-Mongolian Calligraphy!"
Lot 78
A gilt carved oak capital, 18th C. Dim.: 21,5 x 31 x 26,5 cm Provenance: The Van Herck Collection We have more lots available for bidding on on our website only, see www.rm-auctions.com. Both auctions are being held simultaneously, but the extra lots are not available during our live auction nor on this platform. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Lot 131
Powers (Alan) 4 Architectural Christmas cards, comprising: Designs in Various Styles of Architecture, Cambridge, 1979; The Finials: An Architectural Dynasty, 1981; The Barsetshire Design Guide, 1984; Prospects of Utilitaria the Capital City of New Patagonia..., n.d., all inscribed by Alan or Alan and Susanna Powers, most to "Peter", all illustrated by Powers, those in the second hand-coloured, original wrappers, the last with plates loose in folding paper wallet sealed with label inscribed with recipient's name (seal broken), one or two slightly faded or browned, oblong 8vo & 12mo (4)⁂ Alan Powers (b.1955) is a writer and lecturer on architecture and design. These amusing Christmas cards are delightful examples of his art and satirical humour, notably the designs of the fictional Finial family of architects with "the Houses of Parliament: Bablyonian Style" and proposals of the Barsetshire Council Planning Department which includes a suggested design for a cottage orné bus shelter and an annual award for Urban Decay.
Lot 402
A Fine WW2 Sterling Bomber Bomb Aimers Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C) Medal and Log Book Group of Five awarded to Pilot Officer Ronald George Jackson RAF, who was awarded his DFC for a very eventful first Tour of operations between April 1943 an April 1944, being involved in bombing raids to targets such as Cologne, Hamburg, Nuremburg as well as a trip to Germany’s capital. On one raid to Turin, Italy, he guided his plane over the target no less than 6 times to make sure of precise aiming, each time he was blinded by searchlights and only by descending to low altitude on the final run were the bombs successfully released. As well as other missions, Jackson also flew three special operations missions to France. Distinguished Flying Cross (dated 1944) with the original Royal Mint case, 1939-45 Star, Aircrew Europe star, Defence medal and British War Medal, accompanied by the recipient’s South African Air Force Log Book, two photographs of the recipient, one being a portrait photograph and other documents relating to the recipient including two newspaper articles about the recipient winning his DFC, his RAF service book and copies of 149 squadron’s Operational Record Book. DFC- London Gazette: 27th June 1944; “This officer has completed numerous operational sorties as a bomb aimer has had remarkable success against heavily defended targets such as Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin. On one occasion when detailed to attack an objective in Turin area, P/O Jackson guided his aircraft over the target four times to make sure of precise aiming. Each time he was blinded by searchlights and only by descending to a low altitude on the fourth run was the bombs released successfully. This officer’s keenness and courage has been beyond Praise” Ronald George Jackson was born at Mannor Park in 1922, and enlisted as aircrew in 1941, after training in South Africa, he was commissioned in 1943. He joined 149 Squadron in March 1943, where he flew two Gardening operations and an operation to Rostock before transferring to a conversion unit in May. He re-joined the squadron in June 1943 where he went straight into operations including Dusseldorf and Le Creusot followed by ops to Gelsenkirchen and Cologne. Between July and August 1943 he flew various operations to targets such as Hamburg, Cologne and Nurenburg. Following these operations, his crew was detailed for an operation to Turin, Italy where he guided his plane over the target no less than 6 times to make sure of precise aiming, each time he was blinded by searchlights and only by descending to low altitude on the final run were the bombs successfully released. His plane returned on 3 engines and had to have their landing diverted. In September, he flew another four operations including Mannerheim and Hannover. Jackson’s sole mission for November 1943 was an operation to Berlin. He resumed flying duties in February 1944 with a ‘Special Operation’ to France followed by another one in march followed by an operation to Amiens. In April 1944, Jackson Flew five operations, three mining operations, a raid to Laon and finally his 31st and last operation of his tour, another Special operation to France. For his services during his tour and his actions on the raid to Turin, Jackson was awarded the DFC and later moved on to instruction duties.
Lot 1176
Samuel James Kitson (1848-1906)/A marble bust portrait of a Classical figure wearing a laurel crown on a fluted column, signed and dated on reverse, 196cm high/Provenance: The Down House, Redmarley/see illustration Condition Report: There is a brown vein running through right hand side of shoulders and robe, brown vein running through the right socle. Rub marks at back of bust, figure needs a very good clean, fluted base capital chipped in places, fluted column stained and similar faults to base. Bust is 77cm high by 49cm wide.
Lot 84
A HEAVY PAIR OF WWII GERMAN TANK BINOCULARS, this example is finished in sand colour, possibly indicating they were affixed to a tank used in the Africa Corps Campaign in North Africa, the main body has the Eagle/Swastika motif embossed into the body, with the Capital 'M' beneath, the optics appear fine and are not scratched, I have been unable to find a makers mark anywhere on the main body, complete with rear adjustable rubber padded eye guard, etc, farbglasser (colour glasses), switch knob to top
Lot 289
A collection of 4x Corgi Aviation Archive 1:144 scale diecast model aeroplanes. All from the ' Airliners Of The World ' series. Comprising of; AA30506 Vickers Viscount, AA30505 Capital Airlines (missing stand), AA31702 Short Sunderland and AA30403 Lockheed. All as new, unused, within the original boxes. Note: From a large private collection of Corgi Aviation Archive (and other diecast model planes). All are unused, 100% complete (including certificates) and never removed from the boxes. Purchased by a collector upon release, many are Limited Edition or ' 1st Issue ' sets.
Lot 294
Playbills.- An album of c.111 playbills, the majority for the Theatre-Royal and other London theatres, and a few for Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, covering the periods 1767-1798 (c.25), 1800-1820 (c.45) and 1821-1835 (c.41), all laid down and bound into a 19th century half morocco album, worn, folio, c.1767-1798.⁂ An excellent album of playbills, providing a snapshot of theatrical life and tastes in the capital for a period of some 30 years. The earliest seemingly 'The Winter's Tale (from Shakespear)' performed by David Garrick of c.28th January, 1767. Also of note are [Dickens].- The Author's Night...Master Humphrey's Clock, Royal Victoria Theatre, Thursday June 18th, 1840; 'The Mountaineers', Theatre Royal, Hay-Market, Monday 9th June, 1806; 'The Americans', Thetare Royal, Tuesday 30th April, 1811; 'Mother Goose. For the Benefit of Mr. Grimaldi & Mr. Bologna', 14th June 1808; 'Professor Schirmer and Scholl's Aerostatic Balloon Figures and Ergascopic Optical Visions... Large Theatre, Lyceum', [1808] (illustrated with a large woodcut of a balloon horse and rider).
Lot 385
Conjuring.- Buchinger (Matthew, 1674-1740) Calligraphic specimen, ornamental head-piece incorporating large capital ABC on left and in reverse on right either side of "London / January the 12th 1723/4" and above "This was Written by / Matthew Buchinger [upside down] / born Without / Hands or Feet [back to front] / 1674 / in Germany [back to front], c.100 x 160mm., creases from folds, small stains, 1723/4. ⁂ Despite being born without hands or feet Buchinger became an accomplished artist, musician and magician known as the "Little Man from Nuremberg". He was especially famous for his micrography where he created illustrations using miniscule texts.
Lot 48
THE CLASH - 7"/EPs - Smashing collection of 24 x 7"& EPs in top condition with rare issues included. Titles include Rudie Can't Fail (1980 Netherlands only EP with wicked picture sleeve - Ex+ superb record/strong Ex fragile textured sleeve), Capital Radio E.P. (original promo only UK release CL 1 - Ex clean just a couple of quite light marks/strict VG picture sleeve with old tape residue on the top), One Emotion (C 1000 - Ex+/Ex), White Riot (S CBS 5058 p/s - Ex/Ex), Remote Control (CBS 5293), Gates Of The West (US AE7 1178 demo that came with early copies of the US LP release), Clash City Rockers, Complete Control, (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais (original UK S CBS 6383 green sleeve), Tommy Gun, The Cost Of Living E.P., London Calling (S CBS 8087), The Call Up, Hitsville U.K., The Magnificent Seven, Radio Clash and Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (US p/s). Condition is largely Ex to Ex+.
Lot 49
THE CLASH - LPs & 12" - Another extremely high quality collection of Clash releases with 24 x LPs and 12" here as well as 3 x 10" and 1 x shaped 7" , all presented in terrific condition once more. Titles include The Clash (UK original S CBS 82000 A5/B3 - Ex+/Ex), London Calling (UK original stickered copy CBS CLASH 3 - record 1 Ex, record 2 Ex+/Ex sleeve with printed inners), Give Em Enough Rope (US Epic JE 35543 - Ex/Ex), Sandinista! (CBS FSLN 1 original stickered sleeve), Combat Rock, Super Black Market Clash (super limited edition US deleted 1993 3 x 10" release E3 53191), Train In Vain (Stand By Me) (AS 749 promo), Londonderry (private), Klashing With The Clash, Clampdown, USA, Sandinista Now! (US promo sampler AS 913), Live In Paris 1977/78 and Capital Crisis. Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.
Lot 853
A George III silver chamber stick, by Paul Storr, London 1817, circular form, gadroon borders, urn shaped capital, leaf capped scroll handle, with a conical snuffer and chain, engraved with a crest, diameter 16cm, approx. weight 14oz. Engraved with an episcopal mitre and the badge of a Royal Duke, probably for Frederick, Duke of York and Albany and Bishop of Osnabruck.
Lot 26
* JOHN BELLANY CBE RA HRSA (SCOTTISH 1942 - 2013), LH-49 BEACHEDoil on canvas, signed91cm x 91cmFramed.Note: "LH" are the registration letters for the port of Leith. This is the port for the City of Edinburgh, the Capital of Scotland, but there are no fishing boats in Leith anymore - they are all in the harbours of Musselburgh, Cockenzie, Port Seaton, North Berwick and Dunbar along the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, and the North Sea harbours of St. Abbs and Eyemouth. Bellany is reflecting on the decline of the fishing industry in Scotland and the consequences for the fishing communities. LH-49 is shown as a redundant vessel in a state of decay and Bellany is also reflecting upon his own mortality.
Lot 15
* CHARLES JAMIESON MFA PAI PPAI (SCOTTISH b 1952 - ),CANDILI, EVIA, GREECEoil on canvas, signed64cm x 70cmFramed and under glass. Note: Charles Jamieson studied art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1969 to 1974 graduating with two scholarships which enabled him to study at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth USA. Charles is the Former Chairman of the Aspect Prize and Past President of the Paisley Art Institute. Jamieson's work is held in many collections in Great Britain, USA, Italy, Australia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Denmark, South Africa and Hong Kong including: Ernst & Young. Prudential, Clydebank Museum, Aspect Capital Ltd, Caledonian Breweries. Lord and Lady MacFarlane, John Le Carre, Harry Enfield, Keeley Hawes, Kirsty Wark, DWF, R.I.C.S & The Kuwait Royal Family.
Lot 202
A LATE 19TH CENTURY PLATED BRASS "ADVERTISING" VESTA CASE in the form of a pair of work trousers, the cover inscribed "CAPITAL & LABOUR NAVAL OUTFITTERS, CLOTHING STORES, 33 HIGH ST, SOTON" together with a copper vesta case with straps, a plated, heart-shaped vesta case and a later, brass coffin vesta; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (4)
Lot 144
British Coins, Victoria, pattern crown, 1837, in gold, by Bonomi, plain edge with tiny incuse capital T (probably for ‘Thomas’) and, on opposite side of edge, tiny incuse number 4, sunken designs both sides, VICTORIA REG DEI GRATIA incuse, Greek-style portrait of the young queen l., the date 1837, also incuse, split into two digits on either side of truncation, rev. BRITT MINERVA / VICTRIX FID DEF incuse, split vertically in the field, full-length helmeted Britannia in flowing gown and holding body-length trident r., extended right hand supporting classic Victory image, Royal shield partially obscured but glowing behind lower gown, on each rim a border of tiny stars (W&R.364 [R5]; ESC.320A [R5, 6 struck]; Bull 2613, ‘weight of 5 sovereigns’; L&S.14.2, 22-ct gold), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 66, virtually as struck with toned, frosted surfaces *ex Glendining, 30 April 1972, lot 379 This is the actual piece illustrated in Wilson & Rasmussen. This intriguing, large gold coin has mystified many collectors since it first appeared in 1893. Dated 1837 and the size of a silver crown, it occurs in a variety of metals but its style had never been seen by any numismatist over the course of more than five decades since its apparent date of issue, 1837. Sceptical collectors at first rejected it as a fake, and this opinion continued largely unquestioned until the 1960s. Other collectors, finding its unique design appealing, called it a medal and eagerly bought up specimens as they appeared for sale. Research over the intervening years, however, ended the controversy and revealed that it was privately minted but is collectible as a legitimate pattern crown of Queen Victoria. Examples struck in gold, which are exceedingly rare as only 6 were struck, are now viewed as among the most alluring and important of Victorian pattern crowns. In truth, the Bonomi patterns are indeed a web of fact and fiction, and they remain misunderstood by many. The coins bear a Greco-Roman-Egyptian inspired design: on the obverse, a diademed portrait of the young Queen Victoria, her hair coiled into a bun, facing left, clearly resembling an Egyptian princess. She wears a dangling earring and a thin tiara. In 1837, as the date on this coin suggests, Victoria was still a princess for some months before the crown passed to her upon the death of her uncle, King William IV. She was only 18 years old at the time. On the reverse, Britannia appears standing (not seated, as was tradition), presented as the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva holding Victory in her hand. All in all, the emblematic designs are elegant and suggestive of themes which captured the British public’s imagination circa 1837. Despite the visual appeal of the Bonomi crowns, their means of manufacture remained mysterious for decades after their appearance. Derisive criticism of their origin accompanied examples offered at auction until the late 1960s, and occur even today, but the information in Linecar & Stone’s reference, English Proof and Pattern Crown-Size Pieces, published in 1968, essentially ended the controversy. The book cited the research of Capt. Pridmore, who had discovered that the proceedings of the Numismatic Society of London’s meeting of November 16, 1837, had disclosed the origin of this pattern. The discussion at that meeting mainly focused on the incuse method employed in the minting of these pieces, the intention being to seek to lengthen the life of the coinage by holding back obliteration, or wear from use. That was the primary purpose behind the design: to ‘defy injury’ to the coin’s images during use in commerce. No further proof is really required to label this piece a true pattern. The proceedings of that 1837 meeting mention that Joseph Bonomi, gentleman, was a traveller in Egypt, and an antiquary. They state that Bonomi had designed what he called a medallion in ‘incavo-relievo’ style which would ‘maintain’ the queen’s image for a national coinage. Bonomi’s design was described in the proceedings as showing the queen wearing a tiara on which appeared the royal Uraeus of the pharaohs (a sacred serpent, the cobra, their image of supreme power), and that the surrounding stars of the borders represented the Egyptian emblem of the heavens. The idea of encircling so as to protect was an ancient one. The date of 1837 was meant to represent Victoria’s age at her accession. Finally, the proceedings stated that the reverse inscription, or legend as we call it today, combines the name of a celebrated Egyptian queen with that of the British queen, and includes national emblems. The design for this so-called medallion was never submitted to the authorities of the Crown for consideration as a coin, and examples in any metal rarely appeared for sale until the 20th century. So, the question remains: when and where were they made? Pridmore also revealed that, in May 1893, an advertisement appeared in a publication in England called Numismatology which at last provided some facts about the issuance of the now-famous Bonomi crowns. The 1893 advertisement revealed that the die-sinker was none other than Theophilus Pinches, and that in the same year his well-known company produced a number of pieces in aluminum (or ‘white metal’), tin, copper, bronze, silver, and even gold. Back in 1837, when the coin was designed, Joseph Bonomi had sent nothing more than a cast of his proposed crown to the Numismatic Society. He had not struck any examples. On the cast, Britannia is not shown holding the long trident that appears on the struck pieces. The Pinches pieces were engraved using the cast as the model but added the trident, and also changed the original larger, elongated stars of the borders to small, uniform-sized stars. The 1893 advertisement offered the struck silver pieces for 21 shillings apiece, and included information (some of it nothing but imaginative advertising, for the purposes of selling the coins) indicating that the date of manufacture was 1893, and that all were produced under the auspices of J. Rochelle Thomas. From this source, we know that Thomas engaged the Pinches firm to engrave the dies and to strike the pieces, which in their incuse state faithfully carried out the original concept of the inventor, to use Thomas’s own words. The designs were sunk below the surface, a style that had never been used before and in fact was not used again until the early 20th century on two denominations of U.S. gold coins. In his advertisement, Thomas stated that 10 pieces were struck in white metal. He described his own product as being ‘specimen proofs’, although the presently offered coin has been graded as Mint State. Thomas further stated that the total mintage, in all metals, was 196 pieces. Linecar & Stone, as well as Pridmore, believed that additional pieces were made to order shortly after the 1893 advertisement appeared. However, they concluded that the final mintage figures are as follows: 150 in silver, 10 in tin, 10 in bronze, 10 in copper, 10 in aluminum or white metal, and 6 in 22-carat gold (each weighing the equivalent of five sovereigns, all numbered on the edge).
Lot 5253
Fiji : 1874-1916 A remarkable collection of the postmarks of Fiji in a Senator loose-leaf album. Starting with Levuka, the old capital, with cds cancels on 12 stamps, a page of 'Sunburst' killer cancels showing the Levuka oval type on 2 single KEVII adhesives & a strip of 4 of the 2d dull green on piece; the Suva killer on 8 values, two in bright red; Smaller post offices are represented by BUA, with three values with manuscript name cancel & date(1900-02); UDU KACU manuscript cancel across a pair of 1d mauve(1899); TAVIUNI on Edward 1d(1905); NANUKULOA RA on 1d mauve(1902); scarce cds cancels of P.O.BA (3), P.O.NADI (2), P.O.NAVUA(3) & undated violet double ring SAVU SAVU/POST OFFICE on Edward ½d pair. The a 'locally made' cancel of P.O.NAMOLI in violet (c1900-01) on 2 x ½d green. Violet LAUTOKA, part cancels in violet on 1d & 2d(c 1900-07) & 4 examples of the 23mm cds on 4 adhesives (1905-10). A manuscript cancellation by the postal agent at NAUSORI (1897) plus 3 values with the cancel of 'A.M.Brodziak & Co Nausori' (1898) & 1899,1900 & 1903 examples of the Nausori P.O.cds on 1d or 2d adhesives; 2 pages of SUVA with various cds cancels from 1892 & examples of the duplex (1895). Three pages of cancels, not written-up, at the back of the album include more 'killer' cancels & part straight line cancels of SOMO SOMO, NADARIVATU, NADROGA, WAINIBOKASI etc. Plus some possibly fiscal manuscript cancels. A terrific lot for the specialist, many marks are rarely seen. All on stamp(s).(114 items - 135 stamps) Scans & photocopies are available - please contact the office. [US1]
Lot 211
Carian Satraps. Maussolos. Silver Tetradrachm (15.06 g), 377-353 BC. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right. rev. Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and scepter; in left field, Π. Cf. Pixodarus pl. 33, 37; SNG Kayhan -; SNG von Aulock -. Boldly struck in high relief. Excellent metal and beautifully toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 From the Dionysus Collection. Maussolos was perhaps one of the most famous of the Hekatomnid dynasts of Caria who nominally served the Great King of Persia as regional satrap. He briefly participated in the Great Satraps' Revolt (366-360 BC) against Artaxerxes III but soon returned to the side of his Persian master, expanding his territory to include parts of Lycia, Ionia, and several islands. He embraced Greek culture and increasingly involved himself in Greek affairs, instigating and supporting Rhodian involvement in the Social War (357-355 BC) against Athens. Maussollos is perhaps most famous for his great tomb which he built at Halikarnassos after moving his capital from Mylasa. This tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world and gave us the term mausoleum in English. The reverse depicts Zeus Labraundos, the patron deity of Mylasa and the Hekatomnid dynasty. Ironically it was in the god's temple at Labranda that assassins attempted to kill Maussollos in 353 BC.
Lot 1090
Charles I (1625-49), silver Pound, 1644. Oxford Mint, armored King on horseback left with raised sword and flowing scarf, spirited horse trampling over arms and armor, Oxford plume in field behind, all within beaded circle, legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, initial mark Oxford plume, CAROLVS D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRA: ET HIBER: REX, rev. Declaration in three lines in lion headed cartouche, RELIG: PROT / :LEG: ANG: / LIBER: PAR: value and Oxford plumes above, date and OX below, beaded circles and legend surrounding.EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI smaller lettering than obverse side, weight 118.92g (Brooker 865; Morrieson A-1; N 2402; S 2943). Toned. Some raised die striations on reverse, as is typical of this issue but a strong crisp striking of both obverse & reverse. A beautiful example of this extremely rare & desirably important piece which is among the finest known. in PCGS holder graded AU 53, the reverse better and practically as struck, Pop 1; the only example graded at PCGS. The only other slabbed example is an NGC EF-45. We believe this coin should be regraded a few points higher, very close to mint state. Estimated Value $250,000 Ex Hyman Montagu, English Coins, third portion, Sotheby, 13th -20th November 1896, Lot 95 and plate VIII, sold for £36 to dealer Verity.Ex Thomas Bliss, Sotheby, 22nd -24th March 1916, Lot 429, with illustration. Ex Virgil M Brand, died 1926, collection dispersed post mortem, after 1932. Sold by A H Baldwin and Sons Ltd, September 1941.Ex Herbert.M. Lingford, part I, Glendining 24th October 1950, Lot 162 with illustration, sold for £160.Ex Slaney Collection, part II, Spink Coin Auction, 14th May 2015, Lot 345, sold for US dollar equivalent of nearly $227,000 with buyers premium. PCGS certification 34484795. Such large pieces were struck, as the largest silver currency pieces ever issued in the British series (in the pre-decimal era) to be originally given as Royalist gifts to senior officers in the cavalier army of Charles I. They were highly prized and struck to a very high standard of silver content as pieces of some of the finest engraving work of the era. Highly coveted by the few who received them, the finest emanation of which is this final "cartouche" type struck in 1644. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on obverse "Charles by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland," and on the reverse the cartouche Declaration as Charles I gave to the Privy Council at Wellington, Shropshire on 19th September 1642 as "The Religion of the Protestants, the Laws of England, the Liberty of Parliament" which when shown in full Latin should read "Religio Protestantium Leges Angliae Libertas Parliamenti," the outer legend translates as "Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered," a Psalm from the Bible. Ox for Oxford is shown below the date where the King had moved his Royalist capital from 29th October 1642.
Lot 17
Bruttium, The Bretti. Silver Drachm (4.23 g), 216-214 BC. Second Punic War issue. Veiled head of Hera Lakinia right, wearing polos; over shoulder, scepter and fly. rev. BPETTIΩN, Zeus standing left, resting foot on Ionic capital, holding scepter; in left field, eagle flying left, holding wreath in talons. Arslan dies 29/43'; HN Italy 1970. Minor porosity, untoned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dionysus Collection.
Lot 360
Judea. Bar Kohkba Related. A complete set of 7 coins celebrating the establishment of Provincia Arabia under Trajan and Bostra as its capital. The principal type depicts Provincia Arabia standing facing, holding branch and bundle of cinnamon(?) sticks with a camel at her side. The drachms depict a camel standing left. Lot includes a silver denarius (EF) and a bronze sestertius (EF), dupondius (Choice VF) and as (VF) from the mint at Rome. The pieces from Bostra include a silver tridrachm (VF) and two silver drachms, one each having a left facing (VF+) and right facing (VF) portrait of Trajan. Estimated Value $2,500 From the Alan Leventen Collection. Many of the Bar Kohkba Revolt coins were over-struck on these Bostra types.
Lot 1089
Charles I (1625-49), silver Pound, 1643, the 3 of date struck over 2. Oxford Mint, King on horseback left with raised sword and flowing sash, horse prancing over arms and armor including cannon, Oxford plume in field behind, all within beaded circle, legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, initial mark Oxford plume, CAROLVS: D: G: MAGNI: BRITANE: FRAN: ET HIB: REX, rev. Declaration in two lines across center, RELIG. PROT. LEG / ANG. LIBER. PAR, value between stops and Oxford plumes above, date below, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark seven pellets, EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI, weight 120.10g (Brooker 863A; Morrieson B-1; N 2398; S 2940; KM 239.2). Toned, with usual hammered edge, some small nicks and surface marks, in PCGS holder graded EF 40, Pop 1; the only example graded at PCGS. There are only 2 other pieces graded at NGC, 1 in XF-45, 1 in AU-55, and rare. Estimated Value $12,500 Ex The St Petersburg Collection, Heritage Long Beach Auction, 2nd June 2006, lot 13096. PCGS certification 34313344The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on obverse "Charles by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland," and on the reverse the cartouche Declaration as Charles I gave to the Privy Council at Wellington, Shropshire on 19th September 1642 as "The Religion of the Protestants, the Laws of England, the Liberty of Parliament" which when shown in full Latin should read "Religio Protestantium Leges Angliae Libertas Parliamenti," the outer legend translates as "Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered," a Psalm from the Bible. Ox for Oxford is shown below the date where the King had moved his Royalist capital from 29th October 1642.
Lot 197
Liebig Cards, Worldwide, The Danube (F587), Views of Capital Cities (F807), Views of Morocco (F852), Madagascar (F936), Sources of Important Rivers (F944), Colonies of European (F988), History of France VII (F1006), Iceland (F1023), The French Riviera (F1029), In Hungary (F1033), Ancient Norwegian Customs (F1037), In Brittany (F1039) and The Republic of San Marino (F1107), (gen gd)(13)
Lot 229
An 18thC style brown stoneware flask of circular form, with (removable) pierced stopper, strapwork top with a raised figural body and circular foot (unmarked), 27cm high, an 18thC Chinese export porcelain teapot, with bulbous body and compressed lid, polychrome decorated and hand painted with summer flowers, in pink and green on circular foot with plain handle and spout, 16cm high, a Wedgwood Williamsburg Cornucopia creamware wall pocket, of shaped outline, 23cm high, and a Derby vase, of bulbous outline, raised with flower heads and entwined stems on blue foot, blue crown and capital D beneath, 18cm high. (4 items)
Lot 312
A pair of silver and pale blue guilloche enamel dwarf candlesticks by A. L. Davenport Ltd., Birmingham, 1928, tapering columns on filled circular base, with lamp-shade form capitals, 14.5 cm. high; also two silver napkin rings and a quantity of silver-plated items comprising:- a mug, a toastrack, a quantity of flatware and two Victorian egg cruets, one a 4-cup naturalistic lily pad example, the other an engraved 6-cup example on ball and claw feet, circa 1880. Wt. of napkin rings 32 gm. Enamel on candlesticks OK except for a minuscule chip below top edge of capital on one stick, this same stick has a small lead solder repair where capital joins top of column.
Lot 38
A set of three Old Sheffield plate Boulton and Fothergill candlesticks, 18th century, each designed as a Corinthian capital upon fluted stem and upon square plinth base, detachable nozzles, engraved crest of seated talbot surmounted by a Viscount coronet, makers mark 'B&F' within two crowns, 29.5cm high, one nozzle probably a replacement (3) CONDITION REPORT: One nozzle probably a replacement, it is not crested like the other two and does not appear to be plated onto copper like the other two. Plating worn to high points throughout, several knocks, dents, surface scratching and wear. None wobbly and ont appear to be obviously leaning dramatically but none appear to be dead vertical. Nozzles dented and would need attention. All are looking tired.
Lot 799
A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded mule chest, with hinged top above four dummy drawers, a central panelled arch and three drawers, on ogee bracket feet, 80cm H x 157cm W x 52cm D CONDITION REPORT: The bracket foot to the right hand side detaches, as does the column section above this. The capital which is lacking in the picture to the top of this column has been found by the vendor and is being sent to T&D.
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