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Click here to subscribeAn Arts and Crafts print with verse "I WILL SING A SONG SAID THE OWL" & "ALL ABOUT THE NIGHT WHEN THE GRAY - WITH HER CLOAK, COVERS BRIGHT HARD SHARP 0 - THE MOON - THE COOL DEW - DAY AND THE SHADOWS - TU - WHOO - - -". LABEL VERSO "WALKER ART GALLERY LIVERPOOL AUTUMN EXHIBITION 1906. Framed. 36.5cm x 61cm. Label verso 'Miss Winifred M Horton'
Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. This is a small glazed, molded ceramic figure of a man wearing a green robe and a fez-like hat. One of his arms is curled up and touching his face, wrapped in his cloak. Figures ranging in size from lifelike to miniature were placed in Chinese tombs for decades. In one undisturbed Ming Dynasty prince's tomb, archaeologists found an array of small figures like this one placed as if in ceremonial procession; the dead man's books, paintings, clothing, and other personal affects were also present. Size: 1.75" L x 3" W x 8" H (4.4 cm x 7.6 cm x 20.3 cm) Provenance: Condition: Some wearing especially to head and hat; small cracks in green glaze; however, artwork is clear and colors are bright. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111117
Rome, early Imperial Period, ca. 0 CE. This is a silvered bronze plaque with beautiful patina and excellent detail including remaining silvering. It depicts a bust wearing a heavy cloak and necklace; the figure has some kind of interesting headdress or hairstyle -- think Princess Leia. The plaque's frame is a pattern of punched-out circles and delicate edges. Silver plating was rarer in the ancient world than gilding; although both silver and gold were placed over bronze pieces because of their lower reactivity to oxygen, silver is more susceptible to bronze oxidation and a thicker coating was required. As with this piece, the bronze oxidation often works its way through the silver, partly destroying it in the process. Similar pieces have the central bust representing an emperor; this type of plaque may have originally been an ornamental saddle trapping, as ones held in the British Museum were. Size: 3-3/4" W x 3-3/4" H; 6-1/4" H with custom stand (9.5 cm x 9.5 cm; 15.9 cm). Provenance: Ex- Private New Jersey collection acquired 1970's Condition: One small corner of the frame is damaged but otherwise the piece is intact. Much of the silvering has gone, but some is still visible. The piece has a deep turquoise patina. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111047
Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Lovely bronze statuette of Jupiter (known by Zeus to the Greeks who "invented" this god). Jupiter was the god of the heavens and earth and the head honcho of the Roman gods. He is shown holding a lightning bolt in his right hand, left hand raised once holding spear. He sports a bushy beard, and long flowing hair, nude save a cloak over his left shoulder. Custom base. Size: 2-1/2" H. Provenance: Ex- M. Reiniger estate, Chicago, IL Condition: Intact and excellent save missing spear in his left hand All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111249
KLEMPERER OTTO: (1885-1973) German Conductor & Composer. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Klemperer standing in a three quarter length semi-profile pose wearing a dark cloak and holding a hat in one hand. Signed ('Otto Klemperer') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. With a facsimile signature to the lower border. VG
An early 20th Century Scottish hallmarked silver kilt or cloak brooch modelled after the Ballochyle brooch, of octagonal shaped outline and centred by a facet cut circular citrine, rasied claw mount within beaded border, the mount engraved 'De Serve and Haif the Hevin Babaif', and bordered by panels engraved with the letters 'MC' and the Campbell arms, Edinburgh 1906, makers mark G.P. Notes: The original brooch is now in the collection of the Royal Museums of Scotland. Previously it was the property of the MacIver-Campbells of Ballochyle who regarded it as an important talisman against witchcraft and disease. It was made circa 1550.
13th-15th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a Knight's of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem cloak pin badge; a lead weight with incised cross and heart-shaped stamps; a cruciform flat-section pendant with ring-and-dot detail. 51 grams, 30-78mm (1 1/4 - 3"). From an old Worcestershire, UK, collection; found together on the old pilgrim route in the hills above Nice, leading across the Alps to Santiago de Compostela. The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. [3] Fine condition.
70-10 BC. Obv: wreath, cloak and crescents. Rev: disjointed horse left, rectangular head with large pellets; lowermost of these with two curved antennae at top and three straight lines at base above and 'crab' below. S. 22; BMC 35-76; ABC 746. 6.10 grams. Near very fine; slightly weak strike.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze statue of Mars with beard and wearing cuirass with gorgonieon at breast, kilt with scaled lapets, greaves on legs and Corinthian helmet on head with small figure of winged sphinx to the top; right arm held up, left extending forward, cloak around shoulders; mounted on a custom made stand. 245 grams, 12cm including stand (4 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of Mars with beard, wearing Corinthian helmet with large plume, right arm held up and originally holding a spear; wearing armour with cloak draped over both shoulders. 84 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze figure of Mercury naked except for a cloak around shoulders, wearing winged cap and holding bag of money in right hand, left hand extended forward and originally holding caduceus. 73 grams, 75mm (3"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of discoid ceramic theatre tokens or seals with impressed motifs from intaglio matrices, many with void formed by the organic thread, comprising: two profile heads with radiate crown (Sol Invictus?); two with male profile bust; one with bearded male profile bust; one with profile female bust; one with opposed male busts; one standing male with cloak and amphora; one with two standing female figures; one with seated figure raising on hand. 20 grams total, 15-23mm (1/2 - 1"). Ex Hiller collection; by descent 1976. [10] Fine condition.
4th-1st century BC. A gold clip formed as a recurved round-section bar with knop finial, ribbed lower section and transverse elliptical terminal with vertical lines. 8.95 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection, acquired from a London gallery, 1991; cat. 1704. The style of this fastener is similar to gold examples found at Borek in the Czech Republic. The use of gold in the Celtic Iron Age was extremely popular and important among the elite members of society and denoted their position in it. Gold bracelets and neck torcs were the popular decorative items among the aristocracy and were imbued with sacred connotations. Gold cloak pins would have been an integral part of the regalia of Celtic nobility and would have added to the appearance of individuals among the people that they ruled. The Roman writer Dio Cassius describes the British queen Boudica as wearing gold ornaments and the rich princely burials from central Gaul, such as Vix in Burgundy, show the breadth and technical skills of the craftsmen of the time. Extremely fine condition. Very rare.
2nd-3rd century AD. A D-shaped marble stele with scene in high relief of a horseman on a galloping horse, short cloak over his left shoulder, a standing female to his right side. 1.56 kg, 18.3cm (7 1/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. The so-called Danubain Riders were associated with a mystery religion of the Getae and the Dacians who lived in ancient Dacia. It appears that the original form of the cult iconography was a single rider facing a goddess. These initial scenes of reliefs from marble and lead were influenced by the Thracian Rider myth and later in time became more complicate, possibly depicting a ritual or mythological scene. Fine condition.
8th-9th century AD. A flat-section silver disc pendant with applied ribbed loop, band of pellets between borders enclosing an image of a goddess (Frigg or Freyja?) standing nude with a distaff in her left hand and yarn-winder in her right hand, other objects in the field. See discussion of bracteate iconography in Pesch, A. Die Goldbrakteaten der Völkerwanderungszeit – Thema und Variation, Berlin, 2007. 1.37 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of Kent collector; by descent. Freyja (whose name means mistress) is the goddess of love and fertility. Her attributes are the necklace Brisingamen, a falcon cloak and a chariot drawn by cats. She rides on a boar with golden bristles known as Hildeswin. She is the daughter of Njord and belongs to the race of the Vanir, gods of the Earth and fertility. She joins the Aesir, gods of sky and war, by marrying Odin.The image of Frigg or Freyja with distaff has been suggested for the B-type bracteate found in Welschingen, southern Germany (Hauk's IK 389). Fine condition, usage wear to both faces and loop. Rare.
A Charming 16th Century Polychromed Relief Carving of Madonna & Child, Mechelen Circa 1520. Mary depicted with long flaxen hair hanging in waves around her shoulders over a gilded cloak and red girded robe with gilt embellishments, holding the Christ child in one hand with a floral posy in the other. The figure 13½ is (34 cms) in height, mounted onto a presentation board with canted base 19 ins (48 cms) in height.
A Fine 16th Century Carved Oak Sculpture of Saint Adrian, attributed to the Lübeck Region of Germany, Circa 1520. The figure depicted with shoulder length curly hair wearing a cap and flowing cloak over armour (lacking one forearm) and mounted on a hexagonal scotia moulded pedestal, 39 ins (99 cms) in height.
A Beautiful Late Medieval Polychromed Wood Carving of Madonna & Child, Brussels, 15th Century. The Virgin depicted with long golden brown hair hanging down over a blue draped cloak and girded red dress with gilt embellishments, holding in her arms the curly haired Christ Child with book, 42 ins (107 cms) in height.
Late 19th/early 20th Century pair of Simon Halbig (Germany) bisque head dolls, one with sleeping blue eyes and the other with brown eyes, open mouths with teeth, painted features, short brunette wigs, pierced ears, and jointed composition bodies. Heads impressed 'Simon & Halbig / S&H / 7'. One doll wears a black silk bonnet with matching cloak (crack to forehead), whilst the other wears a purple felt hat with velvet trim and matching coat, a cream silk dress and cream shoes (small chips around base of neck and head requires reattachment), both wear cotton undergarments with crocheted trim. Overall G+.
A rare Plymouth porcelain figure of Minerva, circa 1770, the goddess modelled standing with a dragon at her side, wearing a helmet and cuirass, white floral long robes and lilac cloak, holding an oval shield moulded with the head of Medusa, on a brown rocky mound base, (a.f), 18.5cm. high Illustrated
19th Century School Saint being supported by angels with a bishop's mitre and crosier at his feet. Unsigned, oil on board 26 x 20cm CONDITION REPORT: Colours generally good and bright. Some losses to paintwork particularly patch in sky circa 5mm square, two or three patches to wing edge of angel on right. Right hand margin on shoulder of red cloak. Right hand corner, bottom of centre of crozier. Some rubbing at bottom border. Scrape to rear bottom of white robe, one larger patch to shrub (brown) circa 7mm x 1.5cm (ragged) and possible area of re-painting alone. Two larger patches missing to 'blue angels' wing.
Circle of William Wissing (Dutch, 1656-1687) Portrait of a lady in a gold dress and blue cloak, with pearls in her ears, half-length oil on canvas, oval, in an English wooden carved frame decorated with oak leaves, acorns and sunflowers 85 x 74cm (33 x 29in) Lined canvas - lined with patches and wax on reverse of lining. Uneven texture to paint layer in background. Fresh paint quite worn and abraded. Large areas of extensive retouching in face and chest and hair has been heavily reinforced. Varnish clear and even, glossy. Three old repaired tears. Italian carved wooden frame.
Lynn Chadwick, R.A. (1914-2003) bronze sculpture of cloaked female figure, impressed 'C' and 'PE' within triangles, C15S, edition 4/9, 18¾in. (47.7cm.) high. * CONDITION REPORT: In good condition. No restoration. Minor abrasions to bottom of feet and some rubbing and very small scratches to surface patination to edge of lower sections of cloak. Very small and minor rubs to patination to top edge of one leg. No other defects noted.
A pair of Derby busts of Classical figures c.1765-70, from the Four Seasons, after Meissen, emblematic of Summer and Winter, the former modelled as a maiden wearing a diadem of of corn, the latter as a bearded old man wrapped in a fur-lined cloak, raised on shaped socles, some restoration, 10.5cm. (2) Provenance: The Property of the late Anthony Hobson, The Glebe House, Whitsbury, Hampshire.
Mid-18th century English porcelain figure of a girl with painted floral sprigs and applied leaves and flowers to rococo scroll base, 16cm and pair of late 18th century Derby blanc de chine porcelain table ornaments of classical figures on plinths marked no. 26 and no. 29 to bases, 16.5cm (3) CONDITION REPORT Female polychrome figure - chip to feather on hat, break and chip to hat re-stuck, break to neck - re-stuck, chip to leaves on base. Two blanc de chine figures - male figure - crack across cloak and chip. One arm missing. Cross missing from crown. Female figure - head has been re-stuck, one hand missing
Four late 19th century German Sitzendorf porcelain figures - classical female subjects, blindfolded cherub and First World War KPM Berlin figure of a gleaner, 11cm - 22cm (5) CONDITION REPORT Blindfolded boy- one wing restored. K.P.M figure- tip of sickle chipped, Tall classical female- object in hand missing and finger chipped. Diana figure- clock broken and re-stuck, finger chipped, horn restored. Female figure with boy- hand and cloak restored
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