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Lot 371
Collection of ceramic figurines to include a lady holding a dog signed B. Merli, a Staffordshire figure of a lady and ram, a pair of German figures, a Yardley Old English Lavender figural group, Coalport 'Jennifer Jane', a further German figural pair, figures of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I and a ceramic figure of a young girl carrying grapes (10), some A/F)
Lot 267
Chinese ceramic group to include a blue and white censer with twin chilong handles and tripod mask supports, a blue and white double gourd vase decorated with a landscape scene, a lidded jar with panels of birds and butterflies amongst flowers against a floral ground with fruiting peach and a cylindrical section lidded pot decorated with scholars and red crested crane in a landscape setting, largest approximately 25 cm (h).
Lot 301
Circa 800-1000 ADA late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as" Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The rim is decorated with incised decoration which has been finely cut."Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water.For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot. Size: L:170mm / W:80mm; 685g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 302
Circa 800-1000 ADA late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as "Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with cylindrical shaped circles."Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water.This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot.For similar grenades see:Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42;Cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.Size: L:140mm / W:95mm; 645g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 303
Circa 800-1000 ADA late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as "Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with a selection of motifs, the back has a bone-shaped indentation."Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water.This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot.For similar grenades see:Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42;Cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.Size: L:170mm / W:85mm; 560g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 312
Circa 800-1000 ADA late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as "Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated protruding spikes."Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot.For similar grenades see:Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42;Cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.Size: L:125mm / W:93mm; 425g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
Lot 313
Circa 800-1000 ADA late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as "Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with bands of cylindrical circles and ridges."Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water.This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot.For similar grenades see:Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42;Cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.Size: L:135mm / W:110mm; 565g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
Lot 314
Circa 800-1000 ADA late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as "Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim."Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water.This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot.For similar grenades see:Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42;Cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.Size: L:183mm / W:105mm; 925g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
Lot 33
Circa 340-325 BCAn Apulian red-figure ceramic lekanis; red-figure lid with two female profile heads between palmettes and stylised volutes; the ‘Ladies of Fashion’ with ornate saccoi leaving a chignon projecting at rear, a spiked stephane, earrings and necklaces; the lid’s knob handle with radiating strokes on top; the black-glazed dish with an inset flange to receive the lid, set on a high hollow foot; added white ‘gilded’ with dilute brown glaze for the details of the headdresses and the jewellery.For reference see:Green, J. R., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, USA 22, Philadelphia 1 (1986), Plate 29 (many examples).Kranz, P. and R. Lullies, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Deutschland 38, Kassel 2 (1975), Tafel 81, 2-3 (small lekanis with female heads).Romanelli, P., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Italia 6, Lecce 2 (1979), IV Dr, Tavola 53, 1 (larger, but similar shape and decorative scheme), Tavola 56, 11-14 (small examples with female heads and palmettes).Trendall, A. D., Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily: a Handbook, London, Thames and Hudson, 1989, 227, 2 and 4 (female heads on vases of the Darius-Underworld workshop).Size: L:110mm / W:94mm; 200g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Lot 34
Circa 340-325 BCAn Apulian red-figure ceramic lekanis; red-figure lid with two female profile heads between palmettes and stylised volutes; the ‘Ladies of Fashion’ with ornate saccoi leaving a chignon projecting at rear, a spiked stephane, earrings and necklaces; the lid’s knob handle with radiating strokes on top; the black-glazed dish with an inset flange to receive the lid, set on a high hollow foot; added white ‘gilded’ with dilute brown glaze for the details of the headdresses and the jewellery.For reference see:Green, J. R., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, USA 22, Philadelphia 1 (1986), Plate 29 (many examples).Kranz, P. and R. Lullies, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Deutschland 38, Kassel 2 (1975), Tafel 81, 2-3 (small lekanis with female heads).Romanelli, P., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Italia 6, Lecce 2 (1979), IV Dr, Tavola 53, 1 (larger, but similar shape and decorative scheme), Tavola 56, 11-14 (small examples with female heads and palmettes).Trendall, A. D., Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily: a Handbook, London, Thames and Hudson, 1989, 227, 2 and 4 (female heads on vases of the Darius-Underworld workshop).Size: L:100mm / W:130mm; 185g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Lot 37
Circa 360-320 BCA ceramic black-glazed guttos with discoid body, pedestal foot, loop handle and trumpet-shaped spout; circumferential fluting and central gorgoneion with flowing hair in relief, perhaps representative of Medusa. For similar see:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number: 1971.11.10. Size: L:72mm / W:120mm; 165g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Lot 41
Circa 400 BCA large ceramic Greek funnel krater with deep funnelled rim, the body with large funnel-shaped neck, twin loop handles on the shoulder, between each handle a vertical hand-shaped protome with fingers, the body decorated with red and brown encircling bands and panels around the shoulder. For similar see:Cf. S. Cassani (ed.), The Art of the Italic Peoples from 3000-300 B.C., Geneva, 1993, p. 321, no. 211.Exhibition of Greek and Etruscan Antiquities, nos. 73 & 62.Simon, The Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, nos. 80 & 81.The Museum of Fine Art Budapest: Accession number: T.688.For a comprehensive guide of Daunian pottery, see De Juliis, E. M. (1977). La ceramica geometrica della Daunia. Firenze: G.C. Sansoni. Size: L:205mm / W:225mm; 2.2kg Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Lot 425
Circa 1900 BCA large rectangular-section ceramic tablet, bearing cuneiform script to both faces.Documents such as they were used or a multitude of things including administrative and accountacy.For reading:E. Sollberger, 'New Lists of the Kings of Ur and Isin', Journal of Cuneiform Studies 8, 1954, pp.135-6.A.H. Grayson, King List 2, 'Königlisten und Chroniken' Reallexicon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archaeologie, Berlin, 1980, p. 90.K Lippincott (ed.), with Umberto Eco & E.H. Gombrich, The Story of Time, London, 1999, p.255.J Friberg, A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection: Cuneiform Texts I), New York, 2007, pp.233-236.Andrew George (ed.), Cuneiform Royal Inscriptions and Related Texts in the Schøyen Collection (Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology, vol. 17, Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection, Cuneiform texts VI), Bethesda, 2011, text 100, pp.206-207, pl. LXXXV. Size: L:186mm / W:90mm; 645g Provenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired the 1980s on the UK art market.
Lot 426
Circa 1900 BCA roughly rectangular-section ceramic tablet, bearing cuneiform script to both faces.Documents such as they were used or a multitude of things including administrative and accountacy.For reading:E. Sollberger, 'New Lists of the Kings of Ur and Isin', Journal of Cuneiform Studies 8, 1954, pp.135-6.A.H. Grayson, King List 2, 'Königlisten und Chroniken' Reallexicon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archaeologie, Berlin, 1980, p. 90.K Lippincott (ed.), with Umberto Eco & E.H. Gombrich, The Story of Time, London, 1999, p.255.J Friberg, A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection: Cuneiform Texts I), New York, 2007, pp.233-236.Andrew George (ed.), Cuneiform Royal Inscriptions and Related Texts in the Schøyen Collection (Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology, vol. 17, Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection, Cuneiform texts VI), Bethesda, 2011, text 100, pp.206-207, pl. LXXXV. Size: L:135mm / W:63mm; 296.4g Provenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired the 1980s on the UK art market.
Lot 428
Circa 2700 BCLarge ceramic vessel, a round-bodied bowl, wider than it is tall, with a narrow, round mouth and a slightly raised, thin rim. The exterior is painted with a profusion of black-on-red images repeated twice in a register around the upper body: a massive lion with seated stylised bird, on the opposite side another bird with a long neck.Harappan artistic representations of both animals and humans are renowned for their technical achievements at an early date. Size: L:450mm / W:450mm; 8.5kg Provenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market before 2000.
Lot 49
Circa 300 BCA pottery vessel with a globular body and tapering neck, everted rim and strap handle to the rear, the body with circumferential bands of red or brown pigment.The Daunian culture were an Italic tribe inhabiting Northern Apulia in Classical antiquity before the Greek expansion in southern Italy. Starting in the Late Bronze Age (1000 BC), a local ceramic production was developed in the region, characterized by a light-coloured purified clay and decoration with simple geometric patterns. This production continued uninterrupted until the Hellenistic age.For a comprehensive guide of Daunian pottery, see:De Juliis, E. M. (1977). La ceramica geometrica della Daunia. Firenze: G.C. Sansoni. Size: L:175mm / W:150mm; 425g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Lot 1077
Pair 19th century Scottish pottery furniture rests, circa 1860, probably depicting Florence Nightingale, decorated in polychrome and brown glaze, H12cm, together with Garland Peter: Ceramic Furniture Rests, Garland/Synergie Group, 2011Cf. Peter Garland, Ceramic Furniture Rests, p. 51, fig. 76 for a comparable pair.Condition Report:Rests with wear commensurate with age and use, including crazing and a number of losses. Book in good overall condition with light wear to dust jacket.
Lot 1141
Late 19th century mahogany artists travel box, the hinged cover opening to reveal a compartmented interior containing a number of watercolour blocks and ceramic mixing dishes, the cover interior with paper label detailed 'Superior London Made Water Colors Warranted Soft & Brilliant', H6.5cm W19.5cm D13cmCondition Report:Wear commensurate with age and use, including surface scratches and indentations to the exterior.Interior and contents with heavier wear as illustrated in additional images.
Lot 1295
Victorian walnut framed chaise longue, deep double serpentine seat with moulded and cartouche carved apron, scrolled back carved with acanthus leaves, upholstered in pink with buttoned back, on cartouche and scroll carved cabriole supports, with brass and ceramic castors Dimensions: Height: 81cm Length/Width: 190cm Depth/Diameter: 79cm
Lot 1326
John Sankey - low armchair, buttoned back upholstered in tartan patterned fabric with contrasting grey leather, raised on turned and ebonised front feet with brass and ceramic castors, with matching foot stoolDimensions: Height: 84cm Length/Width: 80cm Depth/Diameter: 103cmCondition Report:Good condition. Clean and ready to house.
Lot 1333
Sledmere House - 19th century chaise longue, with scrolled back and all-over buttoned upholstery, compressed turned feet with brass and ceramic castorsProvenance - "This chaise longue came from Sledmere House and was until recently displayed in a bedroom". With accompanying letter signed by Sir Tatton Sykes.Dimensions: Length/Width: 200cm Depth/Diameter: 74cm
Lot 286
Historical and Medical Interest: An earthenware culture vessel for the large-scale production of penicillin, circa 1941, oblong in shape with cylindrical spout, glazed in the interior, 22.5cm x 28cm x 6cm, signed and enscribed in pen - 'The Penicillin culture vessel was designed by Norman Heatley 1940 - a member of the team who developed the drug administered later that year Sir William Dunn Pathology lab University of Oxford', with a letter of provenance from the vendor: A similar vessel was recently shown on the Antique Roadshow with a valuation of £15,000 to £20,000 .Dr Norman Heatley, OBE DM - Penicillin's Unsung Hero In the early 1940s, a team of Oxford University scientists, led by Professor Howard Florey, carried out pioneering research work which led to the large-scale production of penicillin - the 'miracle drug' that saved thousands of Allied troops' lives and literally millions since. Dr Norman Heatley was a key member of that team. Born in 1911 in Woodbridge, Suffolk and with a doctorate from Cambridge, Heatley joined Florey's research team at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in Oxford in 1936. Soon after the start of World War II, work began on penicillin after Sir Ernst Chain read Sir Alexander Fleming's 1929 paper on penicillin and thought the subject worthy of further research. With limited resources in wartime Britain, the Oxford team's ingenuity was taxed to the full. Heatley was responsible for many of the technical innovations that were necessary to carry out the extremely difficult processes of purification and extraction of penicillin. He also became expert at growing the mould from which penicillin was extracted. Initially all kinds of containers were used ranging from sheep-dip tins to gallon juice bottles, biscuit tins and bedpans. The solution was a stackable rectangular ceramic vessel designed by Heatley who organised their immediate production. Heatley also monitored the experiment on mice in 1940 which first showed penicillin's great potential, and grew the penicillin for the first clinical tests on human patients in Oxford in 1941. Britain's full engagement in the war meant that further development and large-scale manufacture of penicillin could not realistically take place here; the collaboration of the USA would be needed. Ignoring the danger, Heatley and Florey flew to the US in 1941 to share their knowledge and to try to enlist American support. Fortunately this was forthcoming, and treatment of soldiers began in North Africa in April 1943. Soon, increased production of penicillin became the second highest priority at the American War Department. Only the development of the atom bomb was considered more important. The US government encouraged chemical and pharmaceutical firms to collaborate without fear of potential antitrust violations with the result that penicillin became available in time for the closing stages of the war. Fleming, Florey and Chain shared the Nobel prize for their work on penicillin in 1945. Various studies since the 1980s have argued that Heatley's contribution was seriously underestimated. In apportioning the credit for penicillin's development, Professor Sir Henry Harris linked the four principal scientists: 'Without Fleming, no Chain or Florey; without Chain, no Florey; without Florey, no Heatley; without Heatley, no penicillin'. In 1990 Heatley was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Medicine - an unprecedented award from Oxford University - in recognition of his great contribution. Norman Heatley, a kind, much loved, and self-effacing man, died in January 2004
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