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Lot 293
A WALNUT CASED ARCHITECTURAL STYLE MANTEL CLOCK, the silvered dial set with Roman numerals with brass spandrels and pierced central decoration, the twin winding apertures before a brass pendulum driven movement striking on a gong, the case with semi-domed top and finial caps with decorative carved front and door mounted corbels on a stepped base with flat bun feet, 58 cms high, 33 cms wide
Lot 45
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK by Jones, Beaumaris with rolling moon movement, the dial set with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and date aperture and floral painted spandrels, the twin weight pendulum driven movement striking on a bell, the cast back and moon plate marked 'Finnemore', the single glazed door hood with broken swan neck pediment and brass finial, reeded pilasters and brass caps above and rectangular line inlaid trunk door with quarter cut flanking side pillars and brass pilaster caps on a stepped trunk base, pendulum and weights included, 218 cms high overall, 54 cms wide
Lot 73
A HOWARD & SONS INLAID WALNUT TABLE, the 56 cms diameter circular top satin wood inlaid with a continuous band of stylized flower heads with branching leaf and floral sprigs and centrally inlaid sprig, the rotating top with lower turned suspended finial, on three splayed canted edge legs and conjoining lower base shelf, raised on ball feet, applied paper label for 'Howard & Sons, Upholsterers, London', 59.5 cms high
Lot 676
A Worcester teapot and cover c.1758-60, printed in black with a cockerel, hen and chicks to one side, the reverse with a duck and other birds in flight above fancy birds perched on the ground, the cover with three landscape vignettes around the floral finial, 16cm. (2) Provenance: the John Pinnick Collection.
Lot 437
A French porcelain ormolu-mounted toilet pot and cover 18th century, painted in the Sèvres manner with a sheep wearing a blue ribbon, recumbent beside a basket and a pink hat, the reverse with birds in flight, sitting into an ormolu base with term feet, the cover surmounted with a monkey finial, disguised interlaced LL mark, 16.5cm. (3)
Lot 434
A Meissen tureen and cover for the Turkish market c.1780-1800, the flattened circular form painted with spiral panels of flowers alternating with bold orange stripes, surmounted with a lemon finial, with further bold sprays of flowers to the interior, blue crossed swords and star mark for the Marcolini period, 20.8cm dia. (2)
Lot 333
An impressive Minton porcelain vase and cover c.1830, the urn shape richly applied with a variety of flowers, painted to one side with a panel of figures on a bridge before a castle nestled in a valley, the reverse with a finely painted floral panel, the reticulated cover surmounted with a putto finial, cracked, 44.5cm. (2) Provenance: from a private collection in London.
Lot 447
A Wegely teapot and associated cover c.1755-57, painted in underglaze blue with a version of the Strawflower pattern, blue W mark, the cover fitted with a gilt metal finial and overhead handle, and a Meissen plate, moulded in the Gotzkowsky manner and painted with floral specimens, 24.2cm max. (3) Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. 137 to A.1872 for an identical example of the Wegely teapot.
Lot 106
A George III silver teapot on stand, GS, London 1788, of rectangular shape with concave corners, crested, approximately 545gm/see illustration Condition Report: Teapot and stand very dirty. Wooden acorn finial a replacement which has been attached from under teapot lid with a screw and signs of old solder. Otherwise condition appears good. The teapot is 25.5cm long from handle to spout. There is a crest to one side and to the stand
Lot 162
A silver three-piece tea set, S B & S Ltd, Chester 1931, of oblong shape on bun feet, approximately 875gm Condition Report: Lot 162:Very slight split to the top of the spout, slight knock to one side that has been pushed out. Finial slightly pushed in. Jug has very slight dent to front and crease to spout, sugar bowl overall good.
Lot 34
A modern silver commemorative decanter trolley after The Wellington Coaster, R F E, London 1977, numbered 7 from edition of 50, the coasters set with medallion surround to a heavy beaded border, on four wheels with acanthus leaf design to centre and horn finial to pull handle, 44cm long, in a fitted box/see illustration
Lot 782
Late 2nd millennium BC.A sceptre composed of two tubular bronze elements comprising: a lower section with stepped base, waisted grip, slender shaft with beaded collar and flange finial; an upper section with 'Master of Animals' figure with openwork legs, opposed beast-heads emerging from the shoulders, face with beaked nose, baluster above; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934 plate III, item 8. 495 grams, 39.5cm (15 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery; acquired in the 1980s.
Lot 784
2nd millennium BC. A bronze sceptre finial in the form of a tube with two bull heads either side with arching necks, open mouths and curling horns. 102 grams, 85mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Lot 785
2nd millennium BC. A bronze whetstone finial formed as an ibex with tubular body and folded forelegs, bobbed tail above the socket, lateral attachment holes, arched neck and small conical head with swept horns and ears, pellet eyes. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974 plate IV(C"). 64 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition. From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lot 885
1st-2nd century AD.A hollow-formed gold pendant comprising a gussetted loop flanked by two fish, three ring below each with lengths of gold chain and discoid dangle, organic amber inverted cone with gold vandyke collars above and below, each with granulation detailing, finial of four hollow spheres with granulation below. 6.69 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). Fine condition.Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s.
Lot 112
4th century BC.A restrung set of gold elements comprising: rosette plaques with beaded wire to the outer petals, hollow piriform vase pendants with filigree and granule detailing; pairs of lotus blossoms with beaded wire and granule detailing, hollow ribbed pendants with filigree loop and granule finial. Cf. the Taranto necklace in Despini, A. Greek Art. Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996 item 138-9. 71 grams, 36cm (14 1/4"). Very fine condition, some restoration.Ex an important American collection from Chicago, Illinois, USA; disposed of in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Gold occurs rarely in Central Greece, but resources in Thrace, Asia Minor, Egypt and Spain were all exploited. Herodotus mentions Hyperborean sources, in the far north, which might indicate deposits in the Urals; he also writes of gold obtained by the Carthaginians who sailed beyond the Pillars of Herakles, known to us as the Straight of Gibraltar, to the Atlantic coast of Africa. Most famous in ancient literature is the gold of Asia Minor, where the mythical king Midas of Phrygia and the historical king Croesus of Lydia became synonymous with vast wealth. In Greece itself, Herodotus saw gold mines on the north Aegean island of Thasos, as well as the Cycladic island of Siphnos. The style of this necklace is in keeping with the tastes of the Eastern Greeks and the Hellenistic kingdoms. The pieces that come from the Black Sea region show the taste for gold, rendered beautifully by immigrant Greeks and local goldsmiths, was indulged in by both chieftains grown rich from the trading of grain, timber and other natural resources and Greek merchants and settlers, who may have adopted local customs. While some of their treasures are clearly the work of local craftsmen, others, like this piece, are highly refined works of unadulterated Greek style, suggesting that they were either imports or the products of Greek craftsmen who settled abroad in order to profit from serving wealthy foreign clients.
Lot 125
4th-1st century BC. A rock crystal bottle in the form of an amphora with wide rim and long neck, pointed handles to the side; long facetted body, slender foot with knopped end; separate dipper of later in date, with gilded tapering end, finial in the form of a pomegranate with gold cap and hinged omega-shaped handle with granulated point. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] 63 grams total, 12.5cm (5"). Very fine condition. [2]Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the collection of a central London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 1980s. Rock crystal gained popularity in the Greek world during the Hellenistic period after it fell out of fashion during the Classical period. This renewed interest may have been due to the expansion of Alexander the Great's empire that brought the Hellenic world into closer contact with other cultures and readily available, exotic materials. A large number of trade routes opened up across the eastern kingdoms and luxury items began to pour into the capitals, such as Alexandria, Antioch and Pergamun. It was in Alexandria and Antioch that the most famed lapidary workshops were based, and these produced luxury items for a growing upper middle class, as well as the aristocracy who would fill their palaces with unimaginable wealth. This amphoriskos would have held perfume or scented oil that would have been made from expensive and exotic ingredients to match the container. Many perfumes would have been traded along the so-called 'Incense Road', a trade route that went from Yemen and Arabia to the cosmopolitan cities of the Mediterranean. Other ingredients for perfume were mainly home-grown flowers such as iris and marjoram, roses, lilies, and violets. Perfume was central to ancient Greek life. It was so popular that the politician Solon temporarily banned the use of it to prevent an economic crisis. It was at the centre of hospitality, wealth, status, daily life and even philosophy. It was seen as erotic, mystical and spiritual. It was linked to beauty which was inextricably linked with divinity. Perfume was worn by both men and women and was central to cult worship as it was seen as pleasing to the gods and able to win their favour.
Lot 132
5th-3rd century BC.A blue glass miniature amphora with mammiform body, iridescent knop finial, tubular neck with rolled rim, iridescent strap handles, marvered trails to the body. 53 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). Fine condition, one handle absent.Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
Lot 1470
5th-1st century BC.A collection of mainly iron objects forming part of a grave assemblage, comprising: a throwing spear with barbed head and spike finial, ritually bent and broken; a thrusting spearhead with narrow leaf-shaped blade, median square rib, closed socket; a horse's snaffle bit with attachments; fragments of the lateral binding strip for a scabbard, one with a suspension ring; two bronze domed fittings; iron fittings for an organic vessel including a boss and radiating lobed arms, one bent beneath the boss, two substantial rings and a spiked staple; polaroid photograph of the group in conservation (with sword); detailed archaeological drawing of the group at 1:1 scale; detailed drawing of the group's disposition prior to excavation (with sword and vessel), dated 17th October 1986 with sketch map showing the site location close to a road junction near Aguilas, Murcia, Spain. 1.6 kg total, bit: 28cm (11"). Fair condition.Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 1999.The throwing spear had been bent and broken before deposition, a common practice in many parts of Europe in the Iron Age whereby items intended for burial had to be ritually 'killed' (put beyond use").
Lot 1471
2nd-3rd century AD.A mixed group comprising: a square stone palette with chamfered edges; a bronze chisel with rounded edge; a bronze probe with leaf-shaped blade; a bronze pin with spherical finial; two small spoons, one with twisted shank; two bronze tweezers. 236 grams total, 3.5-20cm (1 1/2 - 8"). Fine condition.Property of a Middlesex gentleman; ex Lennox Gallery, London, UK; in 1995. [8 No Reserve]
Lot 1584
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed medical group comprising: a rectangular stone palette with chamfered sides; a pair of bronze tweezers; a spoon with twisted shank; a spoon with flat bowl, ribbed shank; a leaf-shaped spoon with knop finial; an elongated blade with bulb finial. 146 grams total, 6.5-18.5cm (2 3/4 - 7 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an important European collection. [6]
Lot 1624
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group comprising: a silver cosmetic spoon with flat-section shank, pointillé detailing; a bronze pin with bulb finial; a bronze chain with beads to each end, attachment pin. 10 grams total, pin: 82mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [3 No Reserve]
Lot 1665
1st century BC-2nd century AD.A bronze curved round-section bar with ribbed collar to each end and pine-cone finial. Cf. bridle mount in Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 3.801. 21 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition. Rare.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1970s. [No Reserve]
Lot 1681
2nd-3rd century AD.A pair of iron pincer brooches, each a flat-section bow with integral catchplate, hinged pin forming a pincer with the bow's extension; one with ring finial. See Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 p.289 for discussion. 76 grams total, 13-14cm (5 - 5 1/2"). Fine condition.From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
Lot 1698
1st-2nd century AD.A silver medicinal or cosmetic spoon with small discoid bowl, tapering shank with hatched grip and baluster, knop finial. See Frere, S.S. & Tomlin, R.S.O. The Roman Inscriptions of Britain vol. II, Stroud, 1991 for discussion. 16 grams, 15cm (6"). Very fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.
Lot 1741
2nd-3rd century AD. A gold earring comprising a round-section penannular hoop with one pierced finial, the other a fine wire looped and coiled about the shank retaining a granulated gold filigree bead and two glazed composition discs. See Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911 item 2679 for type. 2.10 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Fine condition.From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s.
Lot 1775
15th century AD.A substantial silver flat-section hoop with square-section pillar to the bezel, knop finial; the shoulders marked 'C' and 'H' (or '?'?"). See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 593 for type. 10 grams, 26mm overall, 15.21mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4 Europe 7.44 Japan 7) (1"). Fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.
Lot 1880
3rd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with triangular blade, rounded midrib, short hilt with integral quillons and bulb finial, textured grip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 p.375 Cat.1 2 inventory no.668. 183 grams, 24.5cm (9 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990. Fine condition, edges nicked.
Lot 1886
2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze leaf-shaped spearhead with median rib, flared neck, square-section tang and button finial. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 item 273. 299 grams, 33.5cm (13 1/4"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990.
Lot 1932
14th century AD.A bronze knife handle finial, tapering in profile with scrolled upper edge; to one face the incised design of a female saint in robe and wimple; to the other face a similar figure supporting a chalice; with inked inventory number 84.194. 9.35 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition.From an important Mayfair, London collection; acquired 1986 inventory no.86.194 cat no.605.
Lot 2040
6th-3rd century AD. A bronze bow brooch with coiled spring, D-section bow with slashed detailing, curved foot with bulb and baluster finial; Iberian workmanship. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1359. 17 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition.From an important European collection, acquired in the 1990s.
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