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Lot 1558
1st millennium BC. A spherical ceramic jar with funicular neck and rounded rim, two pierced lugs to the shoulders, segmented cream, ochre and blue petals with black detailing, ochre median band and blue base. 378 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Fine condition; rim repaired. Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990.
Lot 1627
12th-8th century BC. A ceramic figurine with columnar body and flared base, applied discs to the breasts, right arm flexed with hand placed flat on the chest, left arm pierced vertically at the sub hand; two facing heads each with an applied collar and disc eyes, one with a flat headdress and the other with a ribbed crown. 133 grams, 17cm (6 3/4").Fine condition. Ex Terence Eva collection; formerly with Pars Gallery, London, W1, in the 1990s. Cf. Serhal, C.D. Near eastern Terracotta Models and Figurines, London, 2009, item 18.
Lot 1628
1180-700 BC. A flat-backed ceramic figurine depicting a female with two heads; the eyes and breasts formed with round recesses, the headdresses and necklaces separately applied, formed with vertical strokes; the legs combined extending to a conical base. 137 grams, 16cm (6 1/4").Fine condition. Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s.
Lot 1629
1180-700 BC. A buff coloured ceramic figure of a nude female, hands to the breasts, schematic face with pinched nose and applied eyes, fan tailed headdress above, necklace, breasts and navel applied, large pubic region indicated by impressed dots. 93 grams, 19cm (7 1/2").Fine condition. Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. F
Lot 1630
12th-8th century BC. A ceramic idol with pinched facial features, pierced lateral flanges to the head, lozengiform lower body and stub arms, applied roundels to the eyes, breasts and navel, pointille detail to the loins, legs parallel. 91 grams, 19cm (7 1/2").Fine condition. Ex Terence Eva collection; formerly with Pars Gallery, London, W1, in the 1990s.
Lot 1635
3500-2500 BC. A ceramic jug with a high, beak-shaped neck, and a round, globular body; single strap handle connects to mouth and the body; applied circles in the shape of triangles on the body between incised lines. 439 grams, 19cm (7 1/2").Fine condition, repaired. From a West Sussex collection formed before 1980; most of the collection being acquired by Desmond Morris in the 1980s.
Lot 1707
13th century AD. A turquoise-glazed ceramic jug with biconvex body, flared base, tubular neck and round-section strap handle to the rear; black S-shaped tendril motifs to the neck and body, frieze of advancing lions. 271 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Fine condition. From the collection of a North London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. See discussion in Lane, A. Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Persia, London, 1947.
Lot 1712
10th-14th century AD. A mixed group comprising: a glass cylinder flask, ribbed with rounded underside; a squat glass ampulla with dimple base; a brown-glazed ceramic jar with rosettes to the shoulder. 336 grams total, 42-97mm (1 3/4 - 3 3/4"). [3] Fine condition. From the collection of a North London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s.
Lot 1914
1702-1714 AD. A shallow dished ceramic plate with borders of blue concentric rings, the centre with a half-length portrait of Queen Anne, with initials A - R at sides; paper reinforcements pasted to reverse, with typed label 'DELFT PLATE / probably Bristol / With Contemporary Portrait / of / QUEEN ANNE / 1702 - 1714' in six lines. 305 grams, 22.5cm (9"). Fair condition; cracked at centre and edges chipped. Rare. [No Reserve] Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance 1970; formerly property of Jack Smith, antiquarian and collector of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, UK, acquired 1920s-1960s. See Archer, Michael, Delftware - The Tin-Glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. The style suggests this plate was made in the Bristol area.
Lot 194
Late 3rd century BC. A large ceramic vessel consisting of a pedestal base decorated with diagonal lines of cream, pink, brown and red paint; a bowl shaped body decorated with applied relief consisting of acanthus leaves, rope decoration and a central head of Medusa flanked by a floral scroll, traces of paint; lid painted with a scene of a woman in yellow and white robes seated on a throne, left arm reaching forward; in front winged Eros kneeling and reaching both hands towards an altar; on other side of altar a female (Aphrodite?) seated on a throne and looking towards the altar, Eros and seated female, wearing white and yellow robes; behind another seated female looking towards the other figures and wearing white and brown robes; below painted scene applied rope decoration with applied lion heads below; finial connector painted with flowers, possibly myrtle, on the bulbous body, top with turned grooves and hole in the centre, underside with projecting funnel; possibly a further section absent; on top a sitting dove, head turned slightly to the left, in a white slip. 10 kg, 94cm (37"). Fine condition, restored. Extremely rare. Property of a German gentleman; acquired 1980s, previously in the Antoine Sanna collection, Belgium, since the late 1960s. Cf. Mayo, M. The Art of South Italy: Vases from Magna Graecia, Ricmond, 1982, pp.282-285. For a similar example see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 30.11.4a–c; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 1970.478. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. This lidded bowl is known as a lekanis and belongs to a unique local tradition of pottery known as Centuripe Ware which was manufactured in eastern Sicily in the third century BC, at a time when the island was a Greek colony. Vessels of this type have been discovered in tombs near the towns of Centuripe and Morgantina, close to Mount Etna, and usually depict women performing religious rites. These vessels are distinguished by the application of tempera paints after firing, which allows for a wider range of colours than is found in the conventional black and red figure traditions. The background of the painted scenes is usually painted a rosy red, and the figures are often made up of pastel colours such as pink, blue, yellow, or purple.The beautifully modelled figures and complex colour combinations look beyond conventional Greek vase-painting practices to traditions of monumental painting, of which few contemporary examples survive; one notable surviving example of this genre is the painting of the abduction of Persephone over the entrance to the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, at Vergina. Painted and gilded terracotta appliques, some of which recall architectural details, were also added to these vessels. Although the majority have been found in funerary contexts they have also been found at temples. At Morgantina the majority of the vessels have been found in sanctuaries and all of the temples in the area dedicated to Demeter and Persephone have produced examples, as well as sanctuaries to Aphrodite. Some examples have also been found in domestic contexts.The scenes painted on the vases generally have a ritual character that has been explained as depicting marriage ceremonies, usually of the gods, and the examples found in private houses have been explained as wedding gifts that were displayed to commemorate the marriage of the owners. The deities represented on the scenes have been interpreted as the marriage of Persephone to Hades, with the rituals being presided over by Aphrodite and Eros; the presence of a dove on this piece would tie in well with marriage rituals as the dove was sacred to Aphrodite, goddess of love. The importance and expense of this type of pottery would have led to them being re-used in funerary contexts, particularly the idea of love extending beyond the grave.
Lot 1948
Dated 1687 AD. A shallow ceramic plate with the design of a coronet supported by a pair of winged demi-beasts (griffins?) with scrolls and tassels; a cherub's face at lower centre, forming a cartouche with the initials 'L' above 'M M' and the date. 415 grams, 22cm (8 1/2"). [No Reserve] Good condition; restored. Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance 1970; formerly property of Jack Smith, antiquarian and collector of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, UK, acquired 1920s-1960s. See Archer, Michael, Delftware - The Tin-Glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997, for similar plates of this period. The arrangement of initials in a triangle is a common 17th century feature (also often seen on English tokens of this period) the upper initial here being the surname or family name and the others being the forenames of husband (left) and wife (right); offered with printed images of two very similar examples.
Lot 217
5th-3rd century BC. A slender ceramic lekythos with dimpled base, broad shoulder, narrow neck, cupped rim, strap handle to the rear; painted with palmettes to the shoulder, pointille band to the body and image of Herakles (Hercules) wrestling the Nemean lion with tree to the rear. 95 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Very fine condition. Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
Lot 218
10th-5th century BC. An Iron Age ceramic red ware amphoriskos with bulbous body, broad neck everted rim, two lateral round-section handles, circumferential bands of linear ornament with concentric rings to the shoulder and neck, radiating strokes to the rim. 246 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Fine condition. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; formerly in a London collection, acquired in London in the early 1960s.
Lot 220
4th century BC. A squat blackware ceramic guttos with broad pedestal base, discoid body, loop handle and short spout, ribs to the shoulder, central disc with head of Medusa in three-quarter view. 159 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition. Ex Akenhurst collection; acquired in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Lot 222
4th century BC. A large blackware ceramic guttos with broad pedestal base, discoid body, loop handle and waisted spout, ribs to the shoulder, central disc with medallion of Silenus facing; South Italian (Magna Graecia) workmanship. 313 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Very fine condition. Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 12. The guttos was essentially a flask with a handle and vertical spout and was used for keeping liquids that were poured out in drips. The inclusion of the face of Silenus, a demi-god associated with Dionysus, the god of wine, would indicate that this vessel was used for wine or other liquids associated with the god or ritual feasting.
Lot 223
1500 BC. A large ceramic bowl with stirrup-shaped handle with lines of painted decoration; body of the bowl painted with horizontal lines framing a running diamond pattern with bands of vertical lines below. 478 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Fine condition, repaired. From a West Sussex collection formed before 1980; most of the collection being acquired by Desmond Morris in the 1980s.
Lot 224
11th-8th century BC. A bifacial ceramic costrel with pierced lugs to the shoulders, trumpet-shaped neck and rim; ochre painted concentric circles with radiating geometric motifs. 411 grams, 15cm (6"). Fine condition, abraded. Property of a North London gentleman; formerly with a Mayfair gallery in the 1980s. Cf. Karageorghis, V. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000, p. 78, for a similar vessel. Known as lentoid flasks, this style is typical of Cypriot wares from the Cypro-Geometric Period. Studies have concluded that the form is derived from Mycenaean types but with decorative schemes that are influenced by the Levant, particularly pottery from the ancient Palestinian city of Megiddo. This mixing of styles is typical of Cyprus which was an important crossroads between the ancient civilisations of the east and west.
Lot 225
8th-6th century BC. A broad globular ceramic vessel with flared base, slightly funicular neck, thick chamfered rim, two round-section strap handles; circumferential painted bands to the upper body, band of concentric rings to the equator and neck. 2.2 kg, 34cm (13 1/2"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1950s. During the eighth century BC, pottery in Cyprus reached its highest point in development, less so in the forms, which remained traditional and limited by the use of the wheel, but in the types of decoration on them which draws from Greek and Levantine styles. The proximity of the island to Greece and the cultures of the Near East, plus its strategic placing as a crossroads in the Mediterranean between these ancient cultures, resulted in a unique blending of art that is uniquely Cypriot.
Lot 259
4th century BC. A ceramic blackware lekythos of Magna Graecian (Gnathian) workmanship, the funicular neck with vertical block decoration above a black painted net to the body. 70 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). Very fine condition. From the estate of a deceased north country collector; acquired over a 30 year period from the early 1970s; formerly in the J. Cummings collection.
Lot 264
1000 BC. A ceramic skyphos cup with pedestal foot, loop handles to the rim, indented groove around the rim, cream and brown slip to surface. 211 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition. From a West Sussex collection formed before 1980; most of the collection being acquired by Desmond Morris in the 1980s.
Lot 197
A silver plated dessert/sundae cruet/centre piece, the framework supporting six small pedestal dishes with associated spoons, set beneath a large central example, 29 cm tall approx together with a mid 20th century ceramic dish by Beswick detailing the Babycham fawn, selected small brass candlesticks, etc
Lot 499
A boxed miscellaneous collection to include ceramic wall plaque in the figure of a duck in flight, vintage toys to include a tin plated Highway Police car, a tin plated automatic garage, die cast vehicles to include a Popeye Paddle-Wagon in the Corgi Comic Series, other vehicles by Dinky to include the Trojan Van, farming vehicles, a small carved oak study of a female nude seated in drapery in the classical manner, a miniature model of a clothes mangle, a miniature sewing machine, a painted eastern timber study of an elephant and two riders, etc
Lot 528
A substantial good quality silver plated jug with machine turned banded detail together with two turned timber desk lamps, a good quality silver plated lidded bon bon dish raised on pedestal base with embossed bordered detail and scrolling handles, marked to base L Axelson, and a lidded Wedgwood Etruria ceramic urn shaped vessel, etc
Lot 578
A 19th century rosewood veneered writing slope with mother of pearl inlay (AF) together with a transfer printed blue and white ceramic footed bowl, a Swiss made brass cased carriage clock marked to dial Matthew Norman, other items to include a magnifying glass and further eye glasses, a selection of enamelled sporting badges, a leather clad land tape marked Chesterman, Sheffield, two watch movements, a sundry selection of coinage, vintage photographic effects, etc (small items displayed behind miscellaneous cabinet)
Lot 585
A miscellanous collection to include a metalwork bowl with extensive applied and embossed ormolu type scrolling detail together with a ceramic oil lamp fount with floral and butterfly decoration, an eastern brass footed vase with embossed detail and elephant mask handles, a composition stone bust of a young woman in 17th century dress, a heavy worked lead model of a leaping stylised dolphin, marked to underside Wrought (with affection) by Lewis Whitney for Uncle Chester Christmas 1961, a substantial segment of Chinese carved soapstone, a small eastern brass vessel raised on four supports, etc
Lot 656
An assembly of antique domestic scales with simulated marble ceramic plate, marked H. Walker, scale maker, Bristol together with a collection of various graduated plates to include two disc assemblies of Avery weights each with 8 graduated pieces together with further Avery bell shaped weights, other brick weights, etc
Lot 667
A miscellaneous collection to include a substantial 19th century lined copper domestic pan of oval form with heavy applied iron handles, a Victorian copper kettle, a large footed copper bowl, a brass crib board in the form of a horse shoe, a large brass ladle, eastern brass perfume, incense vessel with an elongated pointed lid, a large copper tray of circular form, a ceramic lined stein, a copper model of a Bacchanalian cherub, antique binoculars, etc
Lot 697
A substantial antique wicker basket containing a miscellaneous collection to include a good quality antique Asian cast metal figure of a four legged beast, 25 cm tall approx, a cast bronze Buddha head, a vintage domestic mould, a lead hammer, antique brass candlestick, oriental ceramic tea bowl, a cricket ball, an antique iron rush/nip light, etc (displayed alongside Lot 625)
Lot 75
A quantity of early 19th century and later tea wares including examples with transfer printed decoration of children in garden settings, biblical scenes, moral texts, etc together with further ceramics including an Art Deco jug of angular form with painted stylised flame decoration in orange, black and green, a ceramic model of an egg with printed floral sprays, etc
Lot 79
A collection of small decorative ceramic figures including Beatrix Potter examples - Royal Albert Tom Kitten, Beswick ware Hunka Munka Sweeping, Beswick Tommy Brock and Royal Albert Foxy Whiskered Gentleman, etc together with a Beswick figure of Shepherd Sheep Dog ECF5, a Staffordshire style inkwell with applied recumbent poodle and pup, a Beswick model of a golden retriever, etc
Lot 87
A collection of ceramic figures including a pair of Franklin Mint Parian type candlesticks commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of Gone With the Wind, two limited edition Royal Worcester figures of Spring and Summer, a 19th century Moore vase in the form of a shell and a cherub holding a laurel wreath, with impressed mark to base, etc
Lot 150
ANTIQUE MOULDED & GLAZED CERAMIC BELLAntique and unusual, Chinese moulded and glazed ceramic bell; the domed form decorated with the Eight Trigrams and their corresponding characters, within dotted panels, and a row of yin-yang symbols, all in relief; the finial of a double-headed humanoid or monkey figure; in red, green and yellow on a cream ground; possibly Song/Ming Dynasty; H: 7"; Provenance: From the Hashimoto Estate; Reference similar Ming Dynasty model in The British Museum collections, number PDF.135
Lot 59
An Edwardian burr walnut and oak writing desk. The top with moulded edge inset with gilt tooled leather above an arrangement of seven drawers around a central kneehole raised on square tapering legs with brass caps on ceramic casters, bears paper label 'Christr, Pratt & Sons, Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers, Carpet & Bedding Warehousemen, Bradford'. 98 x 60 x 74cm high.
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