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Lot 1150
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel, biconical in shape, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; the body decorated with an incised double teardrop design with raised teardrops, the upper end with a wide circular rim enclosing the narrow mouth. 710 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Fine condition, large chip to rear. A very rare type. From a private collection, North London, UK; acquired from a London Arms & Armour dealer in the 1950s. See W. Arendt 'Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind', Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p. 42; W. Arendt 'Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton', Ibid., D. Ayalon Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Accounts suggest that it was filled with a mixture of petroleum and designed to be charged with incendiary material, probably containing naphtha, the basis of Greek Fire.
Lot 1153
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel, biconical in shape, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; the body decorated with an incised geometric design, the upper end with a wide circular rim enclosing the narrow mouth. 785 grams, 14.5cm (5 1/4").Fine condition From a private collection, North London, UK; acquired from a London Arms & Armour dealer in the 1950s. See W. Arendt 'Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind', Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p. 42; W. Arendt 'Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton', Ibid., D. Ayalon Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Accounts suggest that it was filled with a mixture of petroleum and designed to be charged with incendiary material, probably containing naphtha, the basis of Greek Fire.
Lot 1156
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel, piriform in profile, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; incised line above the point, the wide circular rim enclosing the narrow mouth. 492 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Fine condition. Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s.
Lot 1157
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel, piriform in shape, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; the body decorated with an incised median line, the wide circular rim enclosing the narrow mouth. 572 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4").Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995.
Lot 1216
9th-11th century AD. An assemblage of Viking silver 'hack', with a ceramic pot comprising: two finger-rings with faux-twist detailing to the bezel; a penannular braided ring; eight D-section ingots; seven rectangular-section ingot fragments; two thick round-section rods; a narrow tapering round-section rod; eight Northern denier coins, one pierced at edge and most showing the characteristic 'peck' marks seen on coins that have passed through Viking hands; a squat ceramic pot with everted rim. 369 grams total, pot: 87mm diameter (3 1/2"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. See Blackburn, M. Viking Coinage and Currency in the British Isles, London, 2011, p.234-5 for discussion of ingots and fragments. [30, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1250
10th-11th century AD. A complex bronze ornament comprising: one larger and one smaller dress pin each with round-section tapering shaft and cruciform finial of four lobes, the larger with conical bosses and the smaller with incised ring-and-dot motifs; a pair of trapezoidal openwork plaques each with conical bosses, the plaque attached to the smaller pin modified after loss of the upper lobe; three substantial double-link chains attached to the rear of each plaque, extending to the central waisted plaque with tremolier ladder pattern motif; the chains supporting a variety of embellishments and pendants comprising: two lengths of coiled rod, a disc pendant with hook, a small conical bell, two larger conical bells, a spherical rumbler bell, a silver disc fragment, a Roman(?) hand pendant in the 'figa' gesture, two flat-section triangular pendants, a fragment of green-glazed ceramic, Baltic workmanship. 684 grams total, 87cm overall (34 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Cf. Griciuviene, E. Žiemgaliai. The Semigallians, Vilnius, 2005, items 474, 478. Fine condition.
Lot 639
1st-3rd century AD. A large carved steatite(?) dice, cuboid in form with chamfered corners, ring-and-dot markings arranged 1:5, 2:4, 3:6. 27 grams, 22mm (1").[No Reserve] Fine condition. Property of a Hertfordshire, UK collector; acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. See Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984, item 9.5 for similar in ceramic.
Lot 643
2nd-3rd century AD. A high bodied ceramic oil lamp with volute scrolls to the nozzle, chamfered shoulder with small filling hole, shoulder and body decorated with small dots all over; maker's mark to the base in the shape of an olive branch. 220 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition. Ex Evans collection; formerly in an old Suffolk collection; acquired in the 1960s; thence by decent.
Lot 650
1st-3rd century AD. .A mixed group of discoid ceramic theatre tokens or seals with impressed motifs from intaglio matrices, many with a void formed by the organic thread, comprising: six profile busts; a pair of standing figures (Romulus and Remus?); a horseman with drawn sword; an ibex with long horns; a tripod with amphora and cockerel. 18 grams total, 17-21mm (3/4").[10] Very fine condition. Ex Hiller collection; by descent, 1976.
Lot 735
Mesolithic, 17,000-10,000 BP. A mixed group of stone tools including blades, awls, cores, cobbles and scrapers, some marked with their findspots: 'Isterød', 'Langtved', 'Ågårde', 'Læsø', 'Bromsnæs', 'Gunnerød', 'Skelebjorg', 'Stasevang', 'Maglemøse Vedb[y]', 'Vellerup', 'Vedb[y]', 'Trygg Å'. 'Tostr. Norregård' and others indistinct; an oyster shell; a later fragment of ceramic tile; a piece of coal; a piece of quartz, a piece of mineralised wood. 3.1 kg total, 2.5-12.5cm (1 - 5"). Fine condition. Property of a Finnish collector; found Denmark in the early 20th century. [52, No Reserve]
Lot 806
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A buff ceramic statuette of a sturdy horse standing on a rectangular base with bridle and harness, saddle and crupper; hollow to the underside, tail curled to one rear leg, slot to rear of neck. 2.3 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. Finely modelled, repaired.
Lot 840
12th century AD. A green-glazed ceramic figurine of a nude seated female suckling a baby in her arms; hollow to the underside. 190 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. Cf. Rooney, D.F. A Field Guide to Glazed Thai Ceramics in Asian Perspectives, Vol.28, No.2.
Lot 846
14th-15th century AD. An unglazed squat ceramic box with basal ring, green enamel spots to the lid crescents and pellets to the body. 116 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; salvaged by Oxford University; sunk off the coast of Hoi An in about 1490 AD. Annamese Hoi An pottery was made in what is now modern day Vietnam, in the kilns at Chu Dou, being the largest and most important kilns in the fourteenth to fifteenth century in kingdom of Annam.
Lot 847
14th-15th century AD. A glazed ceramic bowl with basal ring, bell-shaped body with bands of blue tendrils and floral detailing to the outer face, scrolls to the inner rim, central swirl motif. 298 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; salvaged by Oxford University; sunk off the coast of Hoi An in about 1490 AD. Annamese Hoi An pottery was made in what is now modern day Vietnam, in the kilns at Chu Dou, being the largest and most important kilns in the fourteenth to fifteenth century in kingdom of Annam.
Lot 848
14th-15th century AD. A glazed ceramic jar with basal ring, deep shoulder and raised rim, four small loops to the outer edge of the shoulder, panels of blue floral motifs to the outer face and rosette to the shoulder. 224 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; salvaged by Oxford University; sunk off the coast of Hoi An in about 1490 AD. Annamese Hoi An pottery was made in what is now modern day Vietnam, in the kilns at Chu Dou, being the largest and most important kilns in the fourteenth to fifteenth century in kingdom of Annam.
Lot 851
Later 15th century AD. A squat white-glazed ceramic jar and lid with blue flower to the upper face, segmented sides with alternating geometric and plant motifs. 137 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; salvaged by Oxford University; sunk off the coast of Hoi An in about 1490 AD. Annamese Hoi An pottery was made in what is now modern day Vietnam, in the kilns at Chu Dou, being the largest and most important kilns in the fourteenth to fifteenth century in kingdom of Annam. The box and cover is typical of the ware being produced having quick flowing painting.
Lot 854
Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD. A cream-glazed ceramic granary jar with bird and rosette appliques and undulating dragon to the neck, above a row of guardian figure appliques; bulb with pie crust rim and four loops below; conical lid with flange rim, three loops and bird above. 2.7 kg, 59.5cm (23 1/2").[No Reserve] Fine condition. Ex Cheuk family collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 2004.
Lot 906
3rd millennium BC. A ceramic figure of a nude female, seated with legs projecting forward and slightly bent at the knees; arms crossed over the breasts, large necklace of three strings with rosette pendants; face with pinched nose and applied eyes and mouth; rosettes around the face and with tri-lobed headdress above. 79 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Fine condition, one arm and feet absent. From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s.
Lot 127
A collection of decorative ceramic figures and animals including a Danish B & G model of a doleful seated dachshund a further Danish B & G model of a standing liver and white spotted spaniel further continental model of a recumbent saluki an unusual cream glazed continental figure of a dancing female character with angular modelling to her hair and hands with impressed marks to base 36814 a Parian type dish modelled as a cherub holding a shell with impressed mark to base Eneret etc
Lot 135
An interesting collection of Studio Pottery wares including a ceramic wall hanging rack with textured finish, an oval meat plate inscribed Disassemble the Dissemblers Out Out Out!, a vase and cover with mottled green and grey glaze with incised leaf detail, a blue ground vase with green glazed decoration to the neck, a slip ware type dish with running bird design, etc
Lot 1429
2500-2340 BC. A mixed ceramic group comprising: an administrative document from the ancient Sumerian city of Isin, with cuneiform text in four columns; a group of four ceramic seals from a large clay bulla with cylinder seal impressions three showing a contest scene between animals and heroes and one the sun god Utu in his boat. 295 grams total, document: 84mm (3 1/2"). Fair condition, document repaired. From an old Adelaide, Australian collection, formed in the 1960-1970s. Cf. Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, p.455 for discussion of literacy in Isin.
Lot 1529
1st millennium BC. A ceramic jug with bulbous body, tapering tubular neck and flared mouth, one of two applied ribbed strap handles to the shoulder, painted circumferential bands of diaper and guilloche ornament to the neck, swastika and quatrefoil panels to the shoulder, red base and handle. 2.9 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Fine condition; one handle absent, rim chipped, body repaired. From the collection of a North London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s.
Lot 1547
2nd millennium BC. A ceramic jug with biconvex body, flared base, bell-shaped shoulder, baluster and funicular mouth; twisted round-section handle to the shoulder; bands of painted geometric and floral designs. 1.3 kg, 25.5cm (10"). Fine condition, rim chipped. Property of an Austrian collector; acquired in the 1970s.
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