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Lot 371
White Crystal Long Tasselled Necklace, three rows of white Austrian crystals to each side of the full length of the necklace, joining together and incorporating chains of silver tone beads to form the tassel drop; necklace 26 inches plus 3 inch chain extender, fastening with a lobster claw clasp, plus tassel drop a further 6 inches; ideal with a V or a high neck sheath wedding dress or elegant occasion attire
Lot 70
A collection of seven vintage tea services, Royal Worcester floral tea service, Wellington China with flowers and lady in period dress, Standard China "Tenby Shape" with cascading flowers and lady in period dress, W & Sons "Sevres" floral tea service with fluted cups, a creamware tea service with transfer print of orange and black Indian scene, an unmarked set with orange and yellow flowers and another with summer flower posies with gilded border, pink ground floral jardiniere, blue and white sauce boat and ladle.
Lot 454
Early 1st millennium BC. A rare hammered bronze shield, slightly convex and still showing good detail; the surface shows a decoration in repoussé, with, beginning from the centre, concentric images of triangles, dotted outlines and dancing warriors or hunters disposed in a circle; after a further line of other dots and triangles the circular surface is interrupted by the four surviving protruding corners (originally eight), each of them decorated with vertically oriented geometrical patterns of dots, triangles and herringbone motives; the disposition of the protruding parts represent the solar disc; the symbolism of the shield represents and is especially and first of all connected with the rays of the sun rays and the heavens; like shields found in Luristan, this one presents an openwork border, and originally having a smaller umbo (boss) at the centre; according to V. I. Abaev the Ossetic wart or according to G. Bailey ?art belong to a large group of words deriving from the ancient Indo-Iranian word var (or war) which means ‘cover’ or ‘protection’; from it also derives the Avestan terms for the designation of the shield v?r??ra?ra, the Ancient-Iranian *vr?dra; in ancient Iran in fact one of the most ancient designation of the shield is v?r???ra (Encyclopaedia Iranica under voice Shield); mounted on a custom-made display frame. This shield finds a good parallel in a similar but complete specimen preserved at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology, and with a specimen of the ex-collection Axel Guttmann (Christie's,2004, cat.41, pp.36-37); a similar round bronze shield, date-able to the 10th century BC, one of the most ancient of the Iranian metal shields, was found in Luristan, this shield, (Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 6-8, fig.2) has like our specimen a skirting along the edge (openwork border), an umbo in the centre, and relief depictions of fantastic creatures; also see H. W. Bailey, '?riana. Dress and Equipment,' in Orientalia Suecana 4, 1955; and V. I; Abaev, Istoriko-ètimologicheski? slovar’ osetinskogo yazyka (Historical-etymological dictionary of the Ossetic language), vol. III, Moscow, 1989; and A. S. Melikian-Chirvani, Iranian Sun Shield, in Bulletin of the Asia Institute, N. S., 6, 1992, 1993; and Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004; and Moshtagh Khorasani, Manouchehr, Bronze and iron weapons from Luristan, Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 7, 2009. 6.6 kg, 97cm including frame; shield: 84cm (38; shield: 33"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, and by a metallurgic analytical report, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, report number 602/131393. The kind of decoration seems to be more ancient than the quoted samples from Missouri University and Guttmann collection. Moreover it is the only known shield showing a procession with human patterns. Although such weapons are generally classified as 'parade' weaponry such a concept was absolutely extraneous to the Ancient World. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and used magnificent bronze armours. The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The techniques used for making bronze weapons in Luristan included: casting with open moulds, casting with close moulds, and casting with lost wax process. For metal sheets used for quiver plaques and bronze protective belts or shields, they used the hammering technique (?akošk?ri"). Fair condition, several repairs and museum restorations. Excessively rare, the only known example with a procession of warriors.
Lot 531
11th-8th century BC. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: two dress pins with pelta-shaped plaques; two bracelets with butted ends; an arm-ring with scrolled ends; a restrung necklace of bronze beads with irregular carnelian and other beads and annular pendants, central wheel pendant; a restrung group of domed bronze discs; a pair of bronze fibulas, one with twisted bow. 965 grams total, 5.5-77cm (2 - 30 1/4"). Property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection; acquired in Germany after WWII; thence by descent 2006. [9,No Reserve]Mainly fine condition.
Lot 217
Early 14th century BC. A jasper cylinder seal with frieze depicting in the centre two genii holding jugs with a bull's head between, below them two lions and a stylised fish; above, a winged disc and a four-character Cypro-Minoan inscription with central rosette; to the left above, two crossed lions, standing on a high altar table or standard; to the right the other two main figures are a goddess with the face of a lioness, in a long dress, supporting a jumping goat with her right hand; behind her is a small human figure with lion's legs and tail, holding its tip with the right hand; the goddess (a kind of mistress of the animals?) faces a bull-headed human (Minotaurus?) in a long dress, opening to show one leg, holding a long handled sickle sword and a lion, upside down; his tail tip is held by the left arm of the goddess; above the hanging lion are another character and a bukranion, and below, the head and neck of a lion; between Minotaurus and the hanging lion are two more characters, between Minotaurus and the two crossed lions a star; Horror vacui. Additional images available by logging in to TimeLine Auctions website. There is a very similar specimen to this seal, published in: Boardman, John Greek Gems and Finger Rings. Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1970, p.90, fig.206 (photos), p.106 (description and literature); authenticity is supported by the masterful execution of the figures, but especially by some subtle differences: 1) Face of the goddess: Boardman-seal: of a woman; this example is of a lioness. 2) Head above between goddess and Minotaurus: Boardman-seal: the facing head of a horned deity; on this example: a bukranion. 3) The two crossed lions: Boardman-seal: something sandwiched between winged disc and Minotauros; this example: standing on a high altar table or standard. 4) Characters between goddess and Minotaurus: Boardman-seal: only one; this example: three characters. 5) Fish and star this seal are missing in Boardman-seal. 29 grams, 36.7mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine condition. Very rare.
Lot 129
A Bow Commedia dell'arte figure of Columbine seated playing a hurdy gurdy. Painted in polychrome enamels, her dress decorated with playing cards and raised on a pad base applied with leaves and flowers c.1760, 11.5cm.Condition report intended as a guide only.Repair to the hurdy gurdy and the figures extremities.
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