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Lot 228
A yellow metal ring with later attached carved jade button, housed in a filigree mount, size N, jade button approx 2 cm, together with a yellow and white metal set dress ring with jade cabochon with engraved phoenix decoration, set with marcasite, size O, approx 2.4 cm, total weight approx 12.5 g
Lot 456
19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL "Menu de l'Amore" scene depicting a maiden feeding cherubs, together with 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL "Berry Picking with Cherubs" scene depicting a maiden in a pink dress collecting berries with three cherubs, together with two 19th Century etchings and a painting of a child on a bridge, oil on milk glass
Lot 468
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Portrait of a Young Lady in Red Dress with Blue Shawl", oil on canvas, unsigned, approx 76 cm x 63 cm CONDITION REPORTS Thi slot is framed but in a later modern gilt frame with grey coloured slip. The piece has also been pre-lined and restored - see images for further detail
Lot 277
SHORTY LONG SOUL LABEL 45'S X 5. Excellent pack to include DJ promo of It's A Crying Shame c/w Out To Get You (S35005 - Ex+ - writing on label), DJ promo of Wind It Up c/w Devil With The Blue Dress (35001 - Ex), Function at The Junction c/w Call On Me x 2 (S35021 - Ex & Ex+ - label variations), Chantilly Lace c/w Your Love Is Amazing (S35031 - Ex+)
Lot 373
UK SOUL & BLUES MALE ARTISTS 7" RARITIES x 7. To include Sugar Pie Desanto - Soulful Dress on Pye (7N25249 -VG), Robert Knight - Free Me on London (HLD9496 - Ex+ archive), Lowell Fulsom x 2 - Talking Woman on Sue (WI4023 - Ex+) & Tramp on Fontana (TF795), Billy Stewart - Summertime on Chess (CRS8040 - VG+), Sam and Dave - No More Pain on King (KG1041 - Ex) and finally Muddy Waters EP (NEP44010 -
Lot 374
UK SOUL DEMOS - MALE ARTISTS X 7. To include Mattie Moultrie on CBS (202547 - Ex+ archive), Gladiators x 2 - Girl Don't Make Me Wait (3854 - Ex+) and Waiting on The Shores of Nowhere (4308 - Ex+ archive), Clyde McPhatter - Baby You've Got It on Deram (DM223 - Ex+ archive), Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (WB7250 - Ex+ archive), Jerryo - Karate-Boo-Ga-Loo on London (HLZ10162 - Ex+ archive) and stock copy of Sugar Pie Desanto - Soulful Dress (7N25249 - VG+). Note as per pictures that some have stickers on the labels.
Lot 2586
2nd millennium BC. A large bronze dress pin with biconical finial, the upper face of the finial with radiating leaf decoration, below two ribbed bands flanking a band of hatched lines; coiled for votive use. 128 grams, 16.9cm (6 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a West German collection, Cologne. Very fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
Lot 264
19th-late 16th century BC. A carved black stone cylinder seal for Ur-egal, servant of (the god) Damu, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A hematite cylinder seal with a long bearded god in a flounced robe, wearing a bristle-like wig and facing left, holds a double lion-headed mace in his right hand, and rests his foot on a couchant snake-dragon (with horns, snake's body and neck, lion's forelegs and bird's hindlegs), called in Akkadian muš?uššu, 'furious snake'; he is approached by a robed king who holds a kid as an animal offering in both hands; his robe falls open and he wears a crested cap; the suppliant goddess Lama in a flounced robe, with necklace counterweight and with a multiple-horned head-dress, stands with both hands raised behind the worshipping king; between the god, identified as the warrior god Tišpak by the double lion-headed mace and the snake-dragon, and the king is a dog, a heavy mastiff, facing right, sitting on his haunches, supporting a crook, and wearing a heavy dog-collar, as the animal symbol of the healing goddess Gula. Inscription: 1UR-KÁ.GAL 2ÌR dDa-mu „Ur-kagal, servant of (the healing) god Damu.“ The Sumerian personal name UR-KÁ.GAL means „Dog (i.e. servant) at the great gate”.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals III. Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods, London, 1986, p.170-171, f.428-430; for the snake-dragon muš?uššu and the deities Lama, Tišpak, Gula and Damu s. Black,J.; Green, A., Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. An Illustrated Dictionary, London, 1992, s.v.11.6 grams, 23mm (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 2000s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 157316.Very fine condition.
Lot 2753
8th-9th century AD. A bronze assemblage comprising Semigalian dress-pins with connecting chain; each pin with tapering shaft and crescentic terminal with knop finials, one with a ring-and-dot motif to one face, the other pin slightly larger. 135 grams, 88cm (34 1/2"). From an old British collection; acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 277
800-539 BC. A chalcedony(?) cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A winged bearded hero, facing left, with long neck hair, wearing a tall domed head-dress on a diadem, and an open, tiered and striped robe over a kilt, in the left hand holding a scimitar behind him, kicks his right leg on the head of a stag lying in front of him, whose left leg he pulls towards him at head level with his right hand. On the left, behind the stag, a large, upright lioness with a mouth open and her tail rolled up, lifting the right front paw behind her back to strike, tears the left leg of the stag with her left front paw. Behind the lioness a naked man with a flat round cap, facing right, holds up a branch or ear of wheat in his outstretched left hand and behind him a staff in his right. There is an eight-pointed star between the man and the lioness and this and the stag.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, no.321, for another cylinder seal of this period with the very rare contest scene with stag.24.5 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 151815.Very fine condition.
Lot 2770
12th-14th century AD. A bronze strap mount formed as a dished trefoil with strap attachment; frame formed as a set of three heart-shaped leaves with acorn-shaped collared knops on the outer edges and a medial line of notching; the fourth side formed as a curved upper edge and notched ridge below extending to a small buckle loop; four arms to the centre joining the leaves to a central raised knop; two slider-plates for attachment to a strap to the reverse. Cf. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, fig.312-4. 8 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). From an important London collection, inventory number 580. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Lot 280
Circa 1000-539 BC. A finely cut agate cylinder seal of a high official Ur-egal, servant of (the god) Damu, with worship scene with garbled inscription; contrary to ordinary seals, the inscription on the seals of these officials were engraved in positive and come out reversed in impressions; very fine double drilling to either end as usual, tapering towards the middle; accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A large carved (stone type?) cylinder seal with a bearded worshipper, who stands facing left between two deities, with a crested cap, in a fringed, tight robe with a double belt, and points with his raised right hand and extends the other palm up; before him, on the left, a god, facing right and standing on a bull, wears a tall, cylindrical, feather-topped head-dress with a thick tassel or necklace counterweight hanging down the back, and a fringed, tiered robe, hanging open over a fringed kilt; armed with two bow-cases and a short sword in his belt, all together with the head-dress globe-tipped, he raises his right hand and holds a beaded ring in his left; behind the worshipper, facing left, the goddess Ištar, wearing a square-topped head-dress with a star on top, a tassel or necklace counterweight hanging down her back, and a tiered, striated, open robe over a fringed kilt; on her back she wears two crossed star-tipped bow cases and a quiver; she also raises her right hand and holds a beaded ring in her left; across the image area from left to right as symbols appear the wedge or stylus of the god Nabu next to the tasselled spade of the god Marduk, a rhomb, a crescent, the winged disc with the sun god Šamaš, a six-pointed star, an ibex sitting on his haunches before a cactus-like plant, consisting of a central spike with a curved leaf on either side; between the deities a two-line inscription. The sun god in fully anthropomorphic form and the cactus-like plant show, that the seal is Neo-Babylonian and not Neo-Assyrian.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. See Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001.38.5 grams, 42mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 157484.Very fine condition.
Lot 3
Middle Kingdom, 2050-1652 BC. A large wooden offering bearer figure from a tomb model, depicting a standing female wearing a tight fitting white dress and black tripartite wig, serene facial features with large painted eyes; separately made arms attached with dowel to the shoulder, the left arm carried upwards and brought back to support the basket of offerings carried on her head (now absent), her right hand downwards with pierced socket, originally holding another food item; peg beneath the feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Taylor, J.H., Death & The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, p.103, fig.65.95 grams total, 25cm including stand (10"). Acquired from an important Dutch collection before 1964; formerly in the Van der Meulen family collection, thence by descent.Fine condition.
Lot 374
Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figure of a lady in floor-length courtly dress with right hand exposed and left hand held within the sleeve; pink and green pigment, on an integral octagonal base. See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, pls.30 and 34, for similar examples.14 kg, 77cm (30 1/4"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report number C118c64 issued by Oxford Authentication.Finely modelled.
Lot 3857
316 AD. Trier mint. Obv. CONSTANTINVS PF AVG legend with laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: MARTI CON-SERVATORI legend with Mars, helmeted, in military dress, cloak spread, standing right, holding reversed spear, left hand resting on shield; T - F across fields, mintmark BTR in exergue. RIC VII Trier 113 variant (bust); Sear 15985 variant. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 2.63 grams. . Previously sold by TimeLine Originals in the 2000s; accompanied by a TimeLine Originals Certificate of Authenticity. [No Reserve] Good very fine. Unlisted bust type for this series with this obverse legend and mintmark.
Lot 522
6th century AD. An excessively rare gilt-bronze great square-headed brooch of Hines's Class I comprising a trapezoidal headplate with stamped and chip-carved detailing, broad bow, trefoil footplate with lappets beneath the bow, remains of the ferrous pin to the reverse of the headplate and solder scar where the catchplate was attached. See Hines, J., A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches, London, 1997; MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993; Mannering, U., Iconic Costumes, Scandinavian Late Iron Age Costume Iconography, Ancient Textiles Series vol. 25, Oxford, 2019. Featured on the front cover of Treasure Hunting magazine, June 2020; along the with story on p.10; accompanied by a copy of the Treasure Hunting Magazine pages. 86.05 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). From an important English collection; found in Lincolnshire, UK; accompanied by a report by Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist, S. Pollington. The brooch is in remarkably good condition, thanks in large part to the quality of the mercury gilding which has retained all the ornament to the obverse surface, and to the careful cleaning and conservation which it has undergone. It has no exact parallel in the corpus of known examples of the type, but all the principal features of its design can be found on one or more other brooches in the series. Given that these brooches were relatively rare even when they were in use, and that they were individually created by craftsmen, it is likely that a unique combination of elements was considered desirable. That said, the brooch most closely resembles an example from Fairford, Gloucestershire, England (Hines's plate 8a) in some of its layout and ornament. For example, the two concentric ?-shaped bands of chip-carved Style I decoration appearing on the headplate and the presence of a facing human mask in each upper corner are features shared by both brooches. The broad bow has a shallow curvature with three raised ribs and two plain recesses - features which appear on a brooch from Laceby (Hines's plate 65b) and elsewhere. A midrib with offset punched detailing extends from the lower edge of the headplate across the bow and down the footplate as far as the chin of the lower mask; a similar feature appears also on an example from Luton, Bedfordshire (Hines's plate 23"). The footplate is formed as three radiating lobes, two smaller laterals and a larger one forming the finial; each lobe contains a facing human mask similar to those on the upper corners of the headplate; each mask is piriform and slightly domed, with a vertical midrib flanked by two pellet eyes and segmented bands representing the hair and beard. Above the lateral lobes where the bow connects to the footplate are two lappets, each a stylised profile 'horse-head' with looped lips; within the curve of the lips there is a deliberate small hole. The whole obverse (apart from the lower edge of the headplate) is framed by a continuous raised border bearing stamped decoration, each stamp a grid of four squares; this design is repeated on the midrib. Great square-headed brooches were an Anglian fashion of the early to mid-6th century AD with counterparts in southern Scandinavia and a few examples known from continental Europe - mainly from coastal areas with links to the North Sea (Mannering, 2019, especially a gold foil from Gudme, Denmark with possible brooch at the shoulder, item GU1"). They are associated with high-status females, and occur in graves with other types of brooch as well as beads, girdle-hangers and other items (Hines, 1997"). Due to their large size and impressive decoration, it is assumed that they were used to fasten a mantle or cloak worn over a peplos-style dress fastened by smaller brooches such as annular, button or small-long types worn in pairs at the shoulders or collar. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition. A stunning example of early Anglo-Saxon art at its very best.
Lot 1090
2nd century AD. A silver dress pin comprising a tapering round-section shank, wire coil beneath a discoid plate with beaded wire collar, eagle modelled in the round. See Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 284 for type. 7.47 grams, 13.2cm (5 1/4"). From an East London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1092
3rd-4th century AD. A carved chalcedony plaque with female bust modelled in the half-round, the hair worn long and the dress gathered close to the neck. 11 grams, 28mm (1"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s. Very fine condition.
Lot 1441
2nd-4th century AD. A bronze group comprising dress pins and styli with aviform finial, one a profile head with comb. 77 grams total, 14-18cm (5 1/2 - 7"). Property of a European gentleman; formerly in a German private collection formed in the 1950-1970s. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition, repaired.
Lot 1461
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A substantial bronze statuette of standing Fortuna (Greek Tyche) wearing a peplos and loosely draped mantle, silver clasps holding the dress, long hair dressed in curls and pulled back in a chignon with two loose curls falling on the shoulders, holding a cornucopia in her left arm, right arm bent at wrist with open hand to accept rudder. 335 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old Dutch collection formed in the 1970s. Very fine condition.
Lot 163
3rd-4th century AD. A silver dress pin with finial formed as a standing figure of Harpokrates, nude with cornucopia supported on the left arm, right arm bent with forefinger raised towards the mouth, twisted conical headdress. 19.4 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 1727
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze dress pins, each with a rosette finial, two with old collector's labels attached; including two accompanied by typed and signed notes by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which state: (U-601) 'Pin with Decorative Pin-head of Bronze, Length overall: 181mm, Head: 24 x 24mm. This has a long straight spike and a head like a round disc with notched edges. The design on the head consists of a central small circle from which four strokes got to the edge, creating a simple cross, and in each quarter so created there is a crescent based on the rim. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is covered with incrustation, which could be removed, and is generally in good condition. The design is less common for pins of this type, though it is well known on seals. The pin probably served for fastening garments, and the pin-head as a seal.'; (U-602) 'Pin with Decorative Pin-head of Bronze, overall length: 168mm, head: 18 x 17mm. This has a straight spike and the head is like a star with seven rays, hollowed out to serve as a seal. The object is covered with incrustation, which could be removed. It comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. it appears to be in good condition under the incrustation.' 308 grams, 16.5-21cm (6 1/2 - 8 1/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; two with collection numbers U-601, U-602, and four others, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. [6] Fair condition.
Lot 1767
Late 3rd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze dress pins, each with tapering shank and rosette finial, including two accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which state: (U-603) 'Bronze Pin with Decorative Pin-head Overall length: 158 mm. Head: 21-0 mm. The spike lacks the tip, but is otherwise complete. The head has the form of a rosette with eight petals around a central circle, so that the outer edge is scalloped. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B. C. It is covered with incrustation which could be removed. The head served as a personal seal. The pin probably served to fasten garments.'; (U-607) 'Bronze Pin with Pin-head Seal, Overall length: 124mm, Head: 23 x 22mm. This has a thick straight spike which comes to a point. The head is in the form of a rosette with central circle and seven petals around, creating a star-like shape, with rays. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is covered with incrustation, which could be removed, but is generally in good condition. It would have served to fasten garments.' 233 grams total, 13.5-18.5cm (5 1/4 - 7 1/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; item numbers U-603, U-606, U607, and three others, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. [6] Fair condition.
Lot 1108
A Single Strand Necklace of Fresh Water Pearl Beads, another of differing colour, with similar stud earrings, other earstuds, a cluster dress ring, stamped "925, another ring, claw set between open work setting and shoulders, stamped "Sterling", (out of shape), a novelty hedgehog charm/pendant, a novelty "In Emergency Break Glass" charm (damages); together with two gilt coloured ornate pendants on chains, another chain and a band ring.
Lot 1113
A Victorian Locket Style Brooch, of circular design, with vacant verso, a hallmarked silver bangle, with part foliate panel, another bangle, with shell inset centre, between open work design, stamped "Mexico", with similar drop earrings, "Mex" "Alpaca", a pair of leaf design clip earrings, stamped "Sterling Silver" another single clip earring, of similar leaf design, stamped "Silver", three ornate dress clips, fine chains, various earstuds etc.
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