Ca. 618-907 AD A delicate female dancer wearing a long flowing gown with draped, winged sleeves. The long dress uncovers her up-turned shoes. Her both arms are up in the air, indicating motion. The dancer herself is carefully modelled, with her hair done up, red pursed lips, delicate brows and smiling eyes.Dance as an art form reached its peak in China during the Tang Dynasty, which is now known as the golden age of Chinese music and dance. Indeed, during this time The Great Music Bureau was created as a means through with to train musicians and dancers for the imperial court.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:330mm / W:245mm ; 1.41kgProvenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
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Fifteen various dress watches, to include; quartz Seconda, Amelia Carter etc:.. together with a sterling silver amber set butterfly brooch, a pair of earrings, pendant and bracelet set amber, an Elizabeth Emmanuel designed pendant collection in box, with certificate, freshwater pearl and lapis lazali necklace and others. (qty)
Modern Scottish dress dirk with 30cm decorative steel blade, studded black basket weave grip with Queen's crown pommel; in leather scabbard with thistle embossed nickel mounts L45.5cm overall; modern silver mounted skean dhu with black basket weave grip and 'cairngorm' type pommel in matching silver mounted leather scabbard L18cm overall; and another skean dhu (3)Condition Report:Dirk - condition is consistent with being modern with some rusting to blade.Silver skean dhu in good condition.Other skean dhu lacking 'cairngorm' pommel and looks to have associated scabbard
Royal Military College Sandhurst parade uniform with peaked cap and two-piece mess dress, all bearing historic manuscript labels for J.E.A. Baldwin, possibly Air Marshal Sir John Eustace Arthur Baldwin (1892-1975) who served in the British Army 1910-18 & 1944-58 and in the RAF 1918-44.Condition Report:Condition is reasonably good consistent with age and use and a little grubby from age and storage.Minor moth damage and signs of wear to elbows.Lacking one button to tunic and no belt.
Pair of Royal Navy junior officer's bullion dress epaulettes with button above a silver bullion fouled anchor; in original cardboard box bearing remains of label 'Lieutenant J. ???'Condition Report:Generally in good condition but a little grubby with minor wear to leather backing.Box grubby with remains of historic cellotape.
Y ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840 HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY Watercolour on paper 13 x 10.5cm (5 x 4 in.) and smaller (4) With another portrait of a lady wearing a pearl necklace, on ivory; another of a Lady with lace hat and black dress, on ivory; and a Gentleman, with white stock and yellow spotted waistcoat, oval, on ivory (4) The proceeds of this lot will be donated to the Ukraine Crisis Appeal
A Britains lead hollow cast soldier group to include 13 Fort Henry Guards (Canada) at attention, officer with drawn sword, 2 boy drummers, and a goat mascot, together with 6 British WWII battle dress infantry with slung rifles and other figures in khaki battle dress including 2 airborne infantry, and one prone figure by another maker (34)
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