9th-11th century AD. A hoard of silver and ceramic items comprising: a chatelaine with pendants (ear-scoop, tweezers, hammer, pelta-shaped plaque, axe-head); a group of twenty-nine small fittings and fragments; seventeen belt fittings (buckles, clips, stiffeners) and bell-shaped studs; seventeen wire hair-rings; a group of small coins and fragments including dirhems and an English short-cross penny of Ethelred II converted to a pendant with suspension loop; thirteen larger dirhem coins; twenty-eight dress fittings with pendants and earrings; six penannular hoops, two annular and a knop finial; three twisted rod arm-rings, two with curved flange finial; fourteen mainly twisted rod bracelets and fragments; twenty-one large pieces of hack-silver and ingots; forty-eight smaller ingot fragments, bars and a looped wire; twenty ingots, mainly square- and D-section; a quantity of irregular molten silver lumps; a quantity of coarse ceramic fragments (the vessel in which the hoard was stored?"). See Hårdh, B. Silver in the Viking Age. A Regional-Economic Study, Acta Archaeologica Lundensia no.25, Stockholm, 1996 for discussion. Silver: 2.1 kg, ceramics: 1 kg, chatelaine: 91mm overall (Chatelaine: 3 3/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in continental Europe during the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [393 (330 silver, 63 ceramics), No Reserve] Fine condition.
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3rd-1st millennium BC. A group of ten stamp seals including five accompanied by typed and signed notes by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which state: (1605) 'Stamp Seal of Brown Stone, 18 x 20 x 12.5mm. This seal has a flat oblong base, ridged sides flaring inwards to the handle, which is pierced. It has two grooves over the top, and another groove around the sides. The design shows a prancing stag with a bird(?) above its back and two wedges between its legs. This is a seal of Syria or Anatolia, c. 900-600 B.C. It is in good condition.'; (T-553) 'Stamp Seal of Green Stone, 24 x 23 x 18mm. This has a roughly flat square face and sides that flare inwards to a ridge supporting a platform on which is a pierced loop handle. The design on the face shows a standing horned quadruped and various extra cuts, including a simple cross. This comes from west central Asia or some area to its west and dates to c. 4000-3400 B.C. It is a little damaged, but generally in fair condition. The extra cuts were made in the ancient world as the seal passed to a new owner.'; (R-441) 'Stamp Seal of Dark-coloured Stone, 24 x 18 x 13mm. This is oblong with a flat face, and sides which flare inwards to the base of a recumbent quadruped, between the legs of which it is pierced. The design shows a standing human frontally, apparently holding something in one hand, and with a blob above one shoulder. This is a rare design, but no doubt from Syria or Anatolia, dating to c. 1200-600 B.C. The back is damaged, and the object generally is worn.'; (W-44) 'Stamp Seal of White Stone: 14 x 15 x 8mm. This is an oblong plaque with pierced suspension loop of one piece on the back. The design on the face shows a bison with head down in trough and above it script symbols. This comes from the Indus Valley or a neighbouring area, and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is cracked, but otherwise in good condition. So far the script has not been deciphered.'; (1518) 'Bifacial Stamp Seal of Fawn Stone, 31 x 21 x 12mm. On the one side is a heraldic eagle, with wings spread and tail feathers down. Each side is a scrolling line. On the other side is a standing man, with hair hanging down to his shoulder, a scabbard at the waist, and raising one hand. Other small items occur to his right and left, but are now partially obscured by incrustation. This seal comes from eastern Iran or Bactria, and dates to c. 2300-1800 B.C. It is a rare item, but a little worn on the clear side, and in need of cleaning on the other side.' and four bifacial seals, one white oblong-shaped with hatched quatrefoil design to one side, camel to the other; one square with two facing figures to one side, to the other an assortment of symbols including a crescent, two vase-shaped symbols, a circle and a plant; one black oblong-shaped with two horned quadrupeds to one side, ten vertical lines to the other; one oblong seal with tall body gentle sloping to a round knop handle, to the face a stylised horned zoomorphic head; one black square seal with ridged and pierced knop handle, to the face a canine and a galloping quadruped, possibly a horse. 111 grams, 14-31mm (1/2-1 1/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers 235, 1585, 1605, 1730, R-441, R-565, T-553, V-653, W-44, Y-385, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Dr. Bonewitz notes: The seals are made from serpentine (3), limestone (3) , bone (2), ceramic (1), jasper (1"). [10] Fine condition.
Early 3rd millennium BC. A squat ceramic vessel or cap with flat base and barrel-shaped body with incised band below the rim, impressed arrowhead motifs. See Briard, J. The Bronze Age in Barbarian Europe, London, 1979 for discussion. 200 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection; acquired in Germany after WWII; thence by descent 2006. Very fine condition.
Two reproduction bisque headed Steiner dolls, both with open glass eyes, closed mouths and painted features, mohair wigs, the larger on jointed composition body with the smaller on jointed ceramic body, with detailed outfits, both with impressed marks to head reverses with the larger indicating Stan Tomlinson manufacture, length of larger approx 61cm.
WW2 British Mediterrannean Campaign Desert Air Force 1939-45 ceramic ash tray: WW2 British Sten gun webbing sling: WW2 British Tropical issue Housewife complete with contents: WW2 British Royal Navy Sweetheart embroidery: WW2 US Playing Cards: Post war British Civil Defence Armband, Welfare: 1960's Soviet Football Association enamel stick pin: WW1 postcard: British European Airways Operations Manual for a Viscount Airliner: books, etc.
The museum's collection of Great War era and later inert munitions, including: a German 'Kugel' grenade in its steel pannier (replacement leather strap and reproduction fuse), two British No 5 'Mills' bombs, a German stick grenade, complete with ceramic toggle retained under screw off cap; a German incendiary bomb, two German model 1915 disc grenades, a French 'Foug' grenade, 1916; a French model 1915 Bertrand gas grenade, the six iron segments bound by wire to form a ball, within which a glass vial of suffocating gas would have been held; and other items.
A Qum carpet, the polychrome field decorated with various foliate reserves and incorporating various Asian style motifs including a Tiger, Dragons and various ceramic vessels, approximately 399 x 299cm Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire. Please note: this carpet should be described as 'A Kasmar carpet' and not as titled in the catalogue.
A group of ceramic jewellery in the style of Picasso by the artist Raymond John Coutu comprising a five-panel bracelet and matching earrings, signed Jack Coutu 1955, six pairs of earrings and a brooch, some signed and dated 1955, brooch 4.5cm, a box containing various glass and other decorative beads together with a leather box containing various studs (qty)
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