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'THE BARON LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD GERMAN SILVER SOLDIERS' A VERY RARE PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER-GILT FIGURES OF SOLDIERS PROBABLY AUGSBURG, UNMARKED, LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY both kneeling, one holding a crossbow the other with a sword, each with articulated hands, on raised naturalistic rocky bases on a circular pierced foot with trefoil decoration, wear to gilding 12.3cm and 12.5cm, 12.3oz (385g) Provenance Baron Lionel de Rothschild (1808-1879) at 148 Piccadilly, London Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Lawrence Room, Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Literature Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript 000/176/11, 'The Division of the property of the late Baron Lionel de Rothschild between Sir Nathaniel de Rothschild, Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., and Alfred de Rothschild, Esq., 1881'. Listed as 'Two kneeling figures' and recorded as going to Alfred. Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'Two German silver figures of men, on circular plinths pierced with Gothic foliage, late 16th century £100.0.0.' Charles Davis, 'A Description of the Works of Art Forming the Collection of Alfred de Rothschild', 1884, p.262, no.365, 'Two silver-gilt soldiers in early sixteenth-century costume. They are both kneeling, one has an arquebus and the other a sword. The stands are decorated with a diagonal pattern border, German work of the beginning of the sixteenth century. Height 5in' Catalogue Note These exquisitely modelled silver figures depict soldiers wearing early 16th century costume. The detail is quite astonishing with incredible attention to detail to the folds of the clothing, the feathers in their hats and the characterisation in their faces. The rocky bases were perhaps originally enamelled and they are very unusual in having articulated hands. They recall a much larger German silver automaton figure by Wolf Christoph Ritter now on display at the British Museum as part of the Waddesdon Bequest. The base has a clockwork mechanism which propels the figure across a table and perhaps our figures had some mechanism to move the articulated hands. The soldiers being offered were formerly in the collection of Baron Lionel de Rothschild (1808 1879). Lionel Nathan de Rothschild was the eldest son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777 1836) and after spells working for the family bank in Paris, London and Frankfurt, he became the head of the London house of NM Rothschild & Sons in 1836 at the age of 28. His London home was 148 Piccadilly which had sumptuous French Louis XVI style interiors. 148 Piccadilly was home to Lionel's fabulous art collection which he had developed during his apprenticeship in Europe. The collection which was divided amongst his three sons was dominated by Old Masters, many of which were acquired from the Van Loon collection, but also featured fine French furniture and Renaissance works of art including silver and early rock crystals. The collection is mentioned by Waagen in 'Art Treasures in Great Britain', 1854.
Two Vintage Unboxed Kenner Star Wars Large Size Action Figures, Han Solo, 11 ¾ inch poseable figure, complete with Rebel Alliance medal of honour, missing Lasor Pistol and Princess Leia Organa doll, missing belt, comb & brush, plus a Japanese Bowcaster/crossbow plastic kit on sprue in packet, in good to excellent original condition. (3 items)
Antiquities, Roman, gold finger ring, 1st-3rd century, 2cm across, 2.29g, oval sectioned plain hoop with an elongated oval flat bezel decorated with a corn ear or palm branch; together with a Roman 4th century gold foil cap with a ribbed wire border (terminal from a crossbow brooch), a semi-circular gold cap, and a crescent-shaped pendant with filigree decoration, 1.15g [4]. The ring hoop has been scuffed and folded inwards, but the bezel motif is crisp £100-£150 --- The ear of corn was a popular design on Celtic Dobunni staters, while the palm branch was often used to decorate a child’s ring to protect them from disease.
A BOXED DOUBLE EAGLE M40G AIR SPORT GUN, together with a boxed Desert Eagle BB Softair gun modelled on a .50AE Magnum pistol, a boxed Sig Sauer P228 BB Softair gun, a Supa Sukka plastic and metal crossbow and two bottles containing a small number of 6mm BB bullets, all items are in used condition (6) Purchaser must be 18 years or over
WMF bottle stopper stand, with circular beaded loop handle above a pierced swag decorated base with central depiction of a basket of fruit, containing two bottle stoppers, the first modelled as William Tell and his son, Tell with a crossbow over his shoulder, the second modelled as Moritz from the German children's book "Max and Moritz", the stand 15cm wide, 15cm high
Nussbaum. Geschwungene, massive Holzsäule mit eiserner Nuss. Auf dem Kolben intarsierte, schwarz gravierte Einlagen aus Bein und Perlmutter, teilw. undeutl. Dat. 1(?)52. Abzug mit geradem Abzughebel. Stahlbogen mit Schmiedemarke. Sehne aus Hanf. L. 73 cm.A German walnut crossbow with bone and mother of pearl inlays.Deutsch. 19. Jh.
America. Forlani (Paulo), Il Disegno del discoperto della nova Franza, il quale s'e havuto ultimamente dalla novissima navigatione de' Franzesi in quel Luogo: Nel quale si vedono tutti l'Isole, Porti, Capi et luoghi fra terra che in quella sono, Venice: Bolognini Zaltieri, 1566, uncoloured engraved map, strapwork cartouche, margins of 10 mm with extended margins displaying 16th century watermarks including a star and a crossbow (similar to Briquet 749 & 750), map size 280 x 395 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:Burden, Mapping of North America, 33. The first published map to show the whole of America and to display it as a separate continent, and the first to show the Straits of Anian (The Bering Straits) between Russia and America. This very rare and important map was published and engraved by Paolo Forlani. At the same time, he also published La Descrittione di tutto il Peru, a map which completed the coverage of the American continent. Formerly attributed to Bolognino Zaltieri, it was David Woodward's recent study of the works of Paolo Forlani that brought this error to light. Zaltieri is now known to have purchased some copperplates from Forlani sometime around late 1565 or early 1566 and he then proceeded to place his own imprint beneath the title, thereby generating the misattribution.
3rd century B.C.-5th century A.D. A mixed group of bronze (mainly Roman) brooches from the personal collection of Richard Hattatt, each mounted on a display block with descriptive text; the following types are present in the collection in chronological order: La Tène I type from Spain; British penannular type from Oxford; British trumpet type with silver inlay from Peterborough; Roman rosette type from Colchester; Roman Hod Hill type from Norwich; Roman kraftig profilierte type from Wroxeter; Roman Colchester type from Lakenheath; Roman dolphin type (findspot unknown); Roman T-shaped type from Lechlade; Roman bird-in-flight type from Oxford; Roman head stud type from Doncaster; Roman enamelled disc type with central stud from Thetford; Roman enamelled disc brooch from Wiltshire; Roman crossbow type with gilding (no findspot); Roman plate type with glass boss (findspot unknown); Roman knee brooch from Belton; all featured in Hattatt's catalogues. All 16 brooches published in Hattatt's books. 1 kg total, brooches: 20-78 mm (3/4 - 3 in.). Ex Richard Hattatt (d.1992) collection (featured in his book). With Christie's, London, 7 July 1993, lot 72 (part). With Bernard Quaritch, London W1. Ex Martin Schoyen collection. Accompanied by a copy of the Christie's invoice. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. [16]
Late 4th century A.D. A gold crossbow brooch with three ogival knops to the headplate, square-section bow and U-section rectangular footplate decorated with edge notches; pin and catchplate to reverse. Cf. Biscottini, P., Sena Chiesa, G., Costantino, 313 d.C.L'Editto di Milano e il tempo della tolleranza, (Constantine, A.D. 313, the Edict of Milan and the times of the Tolerance), Milano, 2012, the Louvre fibula in fig.163, p.253. 6.45 grams, 34 mm (1 3/8 in.). Ex private European collection. Acquired by the current owner in 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11326-189857. In the late Roman Empire, the children of Imperial officials and dignitaries, who were part of the Militia Armata and the unarmed Militia, acquired symbols and titles of the father, from whom they usually also inherited their profession. The quality and size of the fibula could link it to the son of a military commander, a vir illustris or vir nobilissimus, and therefore belonging to a puer illustris or nobilissimus. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
A collection of unboxed The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King plastic Action figures to include Arwen In Coronation Gown, Legolas with Rohan Armor, Super-Poseable Pelenor Fields Aragorn, Aragorn King Of Gondor with Anduril Sword, Faramir in Gondorian Armor, Super-Poseable Denethor Steward of Gondor, Gandalf The White with cloth cape, Eowyn, Eowyn in Armor, Eomer in Ceremonial Armor, Easterling with Highly Detailed Armor, Haradrim Archer, Mordor Orc Lieutenant, Crossbow Uruk-Hai, Cirith Ungol Uruk-Hai, The King Of The Dead, Samwise Gamgee with Goblin Disguise Armor, Frodo with Goblin Disguise Armor, Pippin in armor, Merry with Rohan Armor, The Hobbits:There And Back Again, Legolas with horse
Römische Antike - Konvolut aus 16 Fibeln - dabei 3 röm. Armbrust-Fibeln, 13 x Trompetenfibeln in sehr unterschiedlichen Größen und Ausführungen, z.T. mit Ziselierungen. Aufbewahrt in kleinen Plastikboxen. Altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren. Aus alter dt. Privatsammlung. Versand nur innerhalb der EU. | Roman Antiquity - Set of 16 brooches - including 3 Roman crossbow brooches, 13 x trumpet brooches in very different sizes and designs, some with chasing. Stored in small plastic boxes. Signs of use due to age. From an old private collection. Shipping only within the EU.
A CROSSBOW IN ENGLISH EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 2OTH CENTURY; with slender steel bow retained by a pair of irons (string missing), slender hardwood tiller with bolt groove on top, inlaid with a pair of engraved bone plaques decorated with grotesques, and long iron trigger-guard and mechanism; 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in tiller
˜A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY; with robust iron bow (irons removed, now secured by wood), figured tiller with brass-lined bolt channel on the top and characteristic rest beneath, fitted with a pair of shaped brass plaques on each side of the nut recess (nut missing), double set trigger, a pair of iron lugs for a windlass, brass cap, folding back-sight, iron mount for a fore-sight, and engraved ivory escutcheon; 89.0 cm; 35 1/8 in tiller
A NORTH EUROPEAN CROSSBOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY; with robust steel bow fitted with a string of twisted cords, shaped wooden tiller of gun-stock form with grooved bolt channel on top, chequered grip, iron mechanism, double set trigger, iron fore-sight, ring-mount, and folding back-sight and iron butt cap with a pronounced terminal top and bottom; 84.5 cm; 33 ¼ in tiller

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