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Iron Age, Ca. 100 BCA bronze figurine of a horse and rider. The animal with arched neck, defined mane, and his right foreleg raised. The rider with simplified features and outstretched arms sits atop the horse.Size: L:Set of 2: 33-40mm / W:24-37mm ; 19.51gProvenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed in the 1990s.
Han Dynasty, Ca. 202 BC - 220 ADA hollow-formed terracotta rabbit figurine with a white pelt and coral-pink pigmentation on the nose and in the inner ears. The rabbit is depicted sitting on all fours. In the Chinese tradition, the rabbit is the luckiest of animals and symbolises elegance, beauty and mercy. The Han Dynasty, which ruled between 202 BC-220 AD, brought great prosperity and stability to China, reigning over a golden age of classical Chinese civilisation during which China saw major advances including the widespread development of a monetary economy and the invention of paper, as well as much progress in the decorative arts. Good condition. This piece has been precisely dated having undergone Thermo Luminescence analysis 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. Its TL certificate with full report. Report no. 12AG08042022. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Size: L:160.0mmmm / W:270.0mmmm ; 3.1kgProvenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
Iron Age, Ca. 100 BCA bronze figurine of a horse and rider. The rider with left hand lifted and legs formed in an open position enabling attachment over the horse which is in a standing position with foreleg raised.Size: L:Set of 2: 44-47mm / W:41-42mm ; 31.47gProvenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed in the 1990s.
Ca. 100-300 ADA cast bronze figurine of draped Jupiter (Greek Zeus) standing on a disc-shaped base. He holds a patera in his right hand and a palm branch in left. His finely detailed face is framed by a bushy coiffure and a beard.Size: L:Without Stand: 42.8mm / W:27.8mm ; With Stand: 29.91gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.
Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Ca. 380 - 343 BCAn ancient Egyptian blue faience ushabti. The mummiform figurine wears a tripartite wig, his crossed hands hold hoes, a seed bag hangs from his back. During the Late Period the tomb figures became known as ushabtis ('answerers'), these figures represented servants who would magically answer when called upon to perform agricultural duties for the Pharaoh (in the form of Osiris) in the afterlife. Their main function was to ensure the individual's comfort and freedom from daily labor in the next life. For comparisons of shabti of the same style and period see: Janes, G, The Shabti Collections, volume 5. Size: L:137mm / W:39mm ; 87.54gProvenance: Private London collection; ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.
Ca. 100-300 ADA small and nicely detailed bronze figurine of a barefooted Serapis - a syncretic deity of Hellenistic Egypt, combining the features of some Egyptian and Greek gods. He is depicted in a standing posture, wearing a robe and modius crown. His bearded face is framed by a coiffure of curly hair. Both hands raised, elbows bent.Size: L:67.2mm / W:34.1mm ; 37.07gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1980s.
A collection of ceramics, glassware and other wares, to include a pair of ebony barley twist candlesticks, a bamboo extendable coat hanger, a pair of boxwood candlesticks, a Meakin coffee service, a Royal Doulton part dinner service ' Larchmont' a mahogany inlaid 8 day mantle clock, three sets of wall lights, a coppercoal helmet, fire irons, prints, set of scales & weights, Doulton figurine, a selection of vinyl LP records, primarily classical and other wares.
A Nao by Lladro figurine of My Lovely Lion 25cm together with two Spanish figurines of children, 15 and 17cm, together with The Leonardo collection figurine of children playing piano 19cm together with, a Miquel Requena figurine of a lady in headscarf 32cm and an unmarked figurine of a boy with two lambs 27cm. (6)
A Copeland fine porcelain coffee service 'Grosvenor' together with a large collection of ceramics and other wares, to include Danby Mint collector plates, Wedgewood Jasperware plates, Everest glass goblets, a model of a military motorcycle, a porcelain doll, a carved ebony figurine of a oriental lady, a Royal Albert jewellery box, gold plated bathroom fittings and other wares. (6)
Bronze Tibetan deity, depicted standing, posed with sacred hand gestures karana mudra, dressed in a long robe with a lotus leaf belt, beaded necklace and arm bands with an elaborate headdress, rasied on a concentric circular base with inscription to both the front and the back of the deity, approx 26.3 cms h. July 21st Condition ReportsThis figurine has a crack to the fourth finger.
Rosa (Salvator, 1615-1673). The Fall of the Giants, & The Rescue of the Infant Oedipus, 1663, etchings with drypoint, on laid paper, both with watermark Double Encircled Fleur de Lys surmounted by the encircled Initial B (similar to Briquet 7121 dated 1587), very good impressions of these large prints, second (final) states, with margins, The Fall of the Giants with the usual horizontal central fold partially split and backed as is wont to happen in sheets of this size, some splits and creasing in the margins, pale staining at the upper part of the sheet, the subject in very good condition, The Rescue of the Infant Oedipus with margins, some splits, creasing in the margins and one or two losses in the margins, a waterstain upper right, the subject generally in good condition, the usual horizontal central fold, plate size 72.4 x 47 cm, sheet size 80 x 55 cm; together with the frontispiece for Figurine, circa 1556-57, etching with drypoint, a good impression of the second (final) state, on laid paper with a partial double encircled Fleur de Lys watermark, with wide margins; plus Agostino Carracci (1557-1602), St. Jerome, 1592-1598, after Francesco Vanni (1563-1610),engraving on laid paper, a very good impressionQTY: (4)NOTE:Literature: Bartsch 21,8,25 Ritoli 106, 107, 6; Wallace, Theodoli 115,116, 6.According to Wallace, "Rosa clearly borrowed the overall composition of Bartolomeo Coriolano's same-titled woodcut, a piled up, cone-like mass of intermingled boulders and bodies capped with clouds surrounding the flying figure of Zeus. In addition, the figure supporting a boulder at the lower right corner of Rosa's etching and the very similar running figure at the centre of the lower left corner of the print are both very like the rock-bearing figure near the left-center of the woodcut."
Two 19th Century Meissen type theatrical figurines, the first modelled as a gentleman dressed in grey trousers, a patterned waistcoat, crimson jacket and red boots with ribbons to his trousers and holding aloft a magnifying glass, the second figure modelled as a bearded gentleman in Tudor costume and holding a shield and sword, both with underglaze cross swords marks, tallest 21.5cm, together with a 19th Century Derby figurine modelled as a boy dressed in gilt trousers, patterned waistcoat and an ermine trimmed coat and holding aloft a bundle of green spaghetti strings pulling one over his head, painted mark, height 16.5cm, all restored. (3)
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