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Lot 2
LATE NINETEENTH/EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRASS AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMELLED MANTEL CLOCK, the 3 1/2" Roman dial, powered by a drum shaped movement striking on a bell, housed in an arch top case with reclining putti finial, turned finials and shaped oblong base with fancy scroll supports, the whole decorated in colours with foliate scrollwork and geometric designs, 13 1/2" (34.3cm) high
Lot 37
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY OAK AND MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, signed Thomas William Hay, Shrewsbury, the 13" painted Roman dial with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, enclosed within floral spandrels and powered by an eight day movement, striking on a bell, stamped Finnemore, housed in a case with swan neck pediment, later ball finial and free standing square, fluted fore-columns, over a crossbanded trunk door, flanked by reeded fore-corners and raised on a tall conforming base with bracket feet, 86" (218.4cm) high, dial from date aperture missing
Lot 38
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY FIGURED MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, indistinctly signed, the 12" painted roman dial with subsidiary seconds and date dials, stag spandrels and landscape with maid to the arch, powered by an eight day movement striking on a bell, housed in a case with swan neck pediment and eagle and ball brass finial, above free standing ebonised fore columns, over a flame cut long trunk door with arch top, flanked by quarter cut rope twist columns and raised on a plain base with peg feet, 81 1/2" (207cm) high
Lot 5
TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH ROCOCO POTTERY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED THREE PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE, the 3 1/2" enamelled Roman dial powered by a drum shaped Lenzkirch, German eight day movement, striking on a bell, housed in a moulded waisted case, glazed in blue and off white with gilt highlights and outlined with rocaille scroll work, with flaming lamp finial and scroll feet, 18" (45.8cm) high, and THE MATCHING PAIR OF TWO HANDLED SIDE VASES, 11 1/4" (28.6cm) high (3)
Lot 52
A superb quality rosewood and ivory inlaid display cabinet, the multi-mirrored super structure with broken pediment and carved urn central finial, ribbon and floral swag inlay, multi-shelved with finely carved supports, twin bevelled edge glass fronted doors above floral inlaid ivory panels, twin flanking base doors with architectural tops, mirrored and velvet lined interior shelving, central undershelf with centre door cupboard below with campana pot inlay, shell surmounted with profuse ribbon and floral swags, the whole on tapering spade feet, 240 x 168 cms
Lot 61
A top quality Edwardian inlaid mahogany dressing table, the mirror with broken swan neck pediment and carved urn finial, brass finial capped side supports, curved centre drawers with flanking two door drawer pods, bowed central front drawer with twin three drawer flights, tapering supports on brass cup castors, the whole crossbanded and line inlaid with Regency brass swing handles and pommels, 198 x 138 cms
Lot 114
6th-4th century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a tapering rod with S-curved profile, granule finial, four bands of coiled filigree to the shank, fusiform banded agate bead with gold cap to each end. 8.61 grams total, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. [2] Extremely fine condition.
Lot 1290
2nd millennium BC. A hollow-formed bronze kohl pot shaped as a fish with fins, gills and pellet eyes; a bronze applicator formed as a tapering shank with ibex-head finial. 86 grams total, 92-101mm (3 3/4 - 4"). Property of a North London collector; acquired in the 1970s. [2] Fine condition.
Lot 1351
2nd-4th century AD. A carved schist rectangular frieze with foliage-headed column to the left edge; stupa with tiered base and steps in front, four lateral columns each with a lion finial, two robed male worshippers approaching from the right; mounted on a custom-made stand. 65 kg, 58.5 x 53cm including stand (23 x 20 3/4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Fine condition.
Lot 1378
19th century AD. A large gilt-bronze hollow figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a lotus flower base with a crown of coils and knop finial, loosely draped mantle; one hand resting on the knee and the other placed palm-upwards in the lap. 25 kg, 66cm (26"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Fine condition, usage wear.
Lot 1401
19th-20th century AD. A carved jadeite D-section tongue-shaped pin with curved neck and ribbed finial; incised shou motif to the neck. 17 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Ex Swiss collection; acquired Hong Kong, 1980s. The term 'jade' is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals: 'nephrite' consists of a microcrystalline interlocking fibrous matrix of the calcium, magnesium-iron rich amphibole; 'jadeite' is a sodium- and aluminium-rich pyroxene. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 1440
Later 5th-6th century AD. A matched pair of parcel-gilt silver bow brooches, each comprising: a D-shaped headplate with raised scrolls, border with offset opposed triangular punchmarks, seven radiating lugs to the outer edge, three with inset garnet cabochons; a deep ridged bow with median band, triangular offset opposed triangular punchmarks; lozengiform footplate with raised border, raised scrolls, central lozengiform garnet cloison; four bird-head lappets with cabochon garnet eyes, discoid lateral lugs win cabochon garnet inserts; beast-head finial with cabochon garnet eyes, transverse banded collar with bird-head finials, inset cabochon garnets; to the reverse, two pin-lugs and short catchplate. 132 grams total, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. [2] Fine condition.
Lot 1441
Later 5th-early 6th century AD. A bronze radiate-headed bow brooch comprising: a D-shaped headplate with a raised outer edge, opposed scrolls and three pairs of radiating lugs with inset cabochon garnets; shallow bow with three raised ribs to the bow; leaf-shaped footplate with two bands of raised opposed running scroll ornament, six small lateral lobes each with an inset cabochon garnet, finial formed as a stylised beast-head; catchplate and two pin-lugs to the reverse. Cf. brooches with a similar profile in Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007; Dixon, P. The Making of Barbarian Europe, Oxford, 1976, p.77; MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993. 80 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in London. The brooch features elements of the design of Visigothic radiate-headed bow brooches (e.g. Menghin, 2007, item IX.2, IX.6.3). Its opposed-scrolls and running-scrolls motifs are found on the example in the Madrid Archaeological Museum (Dixon, 1976, p.77) as well as elsewhere in Germanic Europe (e.g. Anglo-Saxon saucer brooches, MacGregor & Bolick, 1993, item 2.1-3; headplate of a bow brooch, Menghin, 2007, item VIII.21.2, VIII.6.2, 6.3). Fine condition, usage wear to catchplate.
Lot 1447
Early 6th century AD. A group of silver items comprising: a bow brooch with headplate formed as two addorsed bird-heads with arched necks, pellet detailing, inset agate(?) cabochon to each eye, broad bow with median rib and reserved meander motifs, zigzags to the heart-shaped footplate with inset agate(?) cabochon and loop finial, spring, pin and catchplate to the reverse; a flat-section butted finger ring with expanding plaque, three holes and incised geometric design. See Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item V.3.13 for the brooch type. 17 grams total, 20-51mm (3/4 - 2"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. [2] Fine condition, some usage wear.
Lot 1451
Early 6th century AD. A matched pair of parcel-gilt silver radiate-headed bow brooches, each with a D-shaped headplate and three radiating Style I animal-heads, raised border with niello triangle detailing, panel of gilt scrolls to the centre, deep bow with three ribs, the median with niello triangles, rhomboid footplate with raised border, niello triangles, gilt central panel with scrolls, Style I animal-head finial; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. similar brooch from Prussia (unprovenanced) in Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item IV.6.2. 81 grams total, 94-95mm (3 3/4"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. Fine condition.
Lot 1452
7th century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising: a D-shaped headplate with raised edge and two bands of roundels and five radiating lobes to the outer edge, carinated bow, tongue-shaped footplate with roundels and raised edge, small lateral lobes, finial with animal-head finial; pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item III.15.1. 45 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1565
15th-16th century AD. A single-edged iron blade with shallow rounded tip, octagonal-section bronze tapering handle with lion-head finial, scrolled fur detail. 85 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1581
11th-12th century AD. A mixed group of iron horseshoes, each tapering towards the ends and with a raised burr finial, with slightly lobed outer edge and six rectangular holes close to the border; two with nails in situ. Cf. Ward, G. Horse Shoes at Lewes Museum in Sussex Notes & Queries, Vol.VII no.2, 1938. 917 grams total, 10.5-13.5cm (4 - 5 1/4"). From a private European collection; formed in the 1980s. [6, No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 1636
Late 2nd millennium BC. A very large cast leaf-shaped Bronze Age spearhead with raised midrib, rounded shoulders, rectangular-section tang with button finial. Cf. Branigan, K. Aegean Metalwork of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, Oxford, 1974, item 447 for type VIII. 954 grams, 50cm (19 3/4"). Property of a Berkshire, UK, solicitor; acquired London market, 2010-2015. Fine condition.
Lot 287
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze cosmetic or culinary strainer with square-section balustered shank and ribbed collars, T-shaped finial, lozenge plaque with opposed scrolls to the outer edge, dished D-shaped strainer with lugs to the rear edge. 42 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Found Tadcaster, York, UK; 1981. Very fine condition.
Lot 545
9th-10th century AD. A silver cruciform pendant with four short arms, each with a knop finial; central circular plaque with cross pattee to one face, incised lines to the reverse. 0.93 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, loop absent.
Lot 561
6th century AD. A bronze cruciform brooch comprising: rectangular headplate with vertical borders and rows of punched crescent detail, D-section waisted knop to the three outer edges, deep bow with median groove, rows of similar punched detail and transverse banding to the ends, short footplate with ribbed collar, horse-head finial with conical eyes; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, fig.146, item 18. 24 grams, 77mm (3"). Property of a Hertfordshire collector; acquired London art market, 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 562
6th century AD. A bronze cruciform bow brooch of Type IV with rectangular headplate, deep bow and long footplate; the headplate with raised trapezoidal panel and three D-section knops, row of horseshoe punchmarks to each lateral edge; the bow chamfered at each end and carinated; the footplate with lateral lugs bearing ring-and-dot motifs, horse-head finial with roundels and punched pounts; pin-lug to the reverse with remains of ferrous pin, catchplate in situ. Cf. West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, plate 149, item 3. 51 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 576
Late 8th-9th century AD. A bronze appliqué formed as a canine head with triangular ears, piriform muzzle, pellet eyes; the neck formed as a shallow channel. Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991. 9.69 grams, 27mm (1"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent, 1972. The head is typical of 8th-9th century Anglo-Saxon zoomorphic metalwork with similarities to those shown on the Strickland brooch (Webster & Backhouse, item 189) and a range of strap ends (ibid., item 191) and other items of personal adornment. The style recalls the details of manuscript illustration in e.g. the mid-8th century Stuttgart Psalter, produced in the scriptorium at Echternach founded by the Anglo-Saxon missionary, St. Willibrord (ibid., item 128a, initial to Psalm 1, detail of the 'e' in 'beatus'). The fragmented neck suggests that the object formed the finial to a decorative strip, perhaps similar in kind to the crest of the Coppergate helmet (ibid., item 47). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 680
Mainly 2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a discoid plaque with central stud, concentric bands of incised geometric detail, pierced lug to the reverse; a dress pin with tapering shank, ribbed upper section, knop finial; a round-section bangle with balustered exterior; a conical spear or staff ferrule with running spiral band and herringbone slashes to the point, pierced in two places. 213 grams total, 7.5-15cm (3 - 6"). From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [4] Fine condition.
Lot 682
4th-1st century BC. A gold clip formed as a recurved round-section bar with knop finial, ribbed lower section and transverse elliptical terminal with vertical lines. 8.95 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection, acquired from a London gallery, 1991; cat. 1704. The style of this fastener is similar to gold examples found at Borek in the Czech Republic. The use of gold in the Celtic Iron Age was extremely popular and important among the elite members of society and denoted their position in it. Gold bracelets and neck torcs were the popular decorative items among the aristocracy and were imbued with sacred connotations. Gold cloak pins would have been an integral part of the regalia of Celtic nobility and would have added to the appearance of individuals among the people that they ruled. The Roman writer Dio Cassius describes the British queen Boudica as wearing gold ornaments and the rich princely burials from central Gaul, such as Vix in Burgundy, show the breadth and technical skills of the craftsmen of the time. Extremely fine condition. Very rare.
Lot 692
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze finial for a cylindrical knife-grip, formed as a female face, possibly a goddess with curled hair to the brow and sides, wearing a peaked hood; hollow to the reverse with attachment peg; mounted on a custom-made stand. 37 grams, 44mm including stand (1 3/4"). Found near Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. Very fine condition.
Lot 747
Assayed 1872-1873 AD. A silver spoon with twisted shank, Madonna and Child figural finial, fully hallmarked for Sheffield (crown) with date letter plain 'E' (for 1872/3); maker's mark 'RM over EH' in cartouche for Martin Hall & Co of Sheffield, with a printout of the company's history and illustrations of their hallmarks. See Jackson, Sir Charles James, English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, pp.233, 428-429. 41 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Property of a Kent, UK lady; by inheritance. [No Reserve] Fine condition; slight usage wear.
Lot 751
19th century AD. A mixed pair of silver brooches comprising: a tapering pin with openwork D-shaped plaque, tendril and leaf detail with inset cloisons of ruby, sapphire, tourmaline and glass, penannular hoop with disc terminals, stamped '???' and other marks to the ring and shank; a tapering pin and openwork triangular plaque with scrolled tendrils and central ropework star, pierced lobe finial, penannular hoop with lobe terminals, stamped lozenge to the lobe finial and others to the hoop. 20 grams total, 57-80mm (2 1/4 - 3 1/4"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired 1970s. The stones set in the D-shaped plaque are a mixture of gem cuts from several time periods, the earliest being Tudor. It is likely that they are the silversmith's accumulation from several pieces of older jewellery broken down for their metal and stones. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 755
Late 16th-early 17th century AD. A broad bronze bowl and slender handle with median gusset, collar and finial of a standing robed figure modelled in the round; inner face of the bowl with maker's mark of three spoons within a roundel. 40 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Property of a Bath, England collector; acquired in England, 1970s. Fine condition, some usage wear, bowl possibly remodelled.
Lot 8
5th-3rd century BC. A gold earring with tapering twisted four-rod hoop and ribbed eye; the finial two reel-shaped collars with beaded wire fillets, two hollow-formed heads with braided hair, curls to the edges. 8.49 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1980s. The Dioskouroi were twins, Kastor and Polydeukes, born to Leda after her seduction by Zeus in the form of a swan. The father of Kastor was Leda's husband, king Tyndareus, while Polydeukes was the son of Zeus. They were regarded as two horsemen who appeared to their worshippers, particularly sailors, in times of danger. They were adopted by the Romans under the names Castor and Pollux. Very fine condition.
Lot 855
5th century AD. A gilt-bronze cruciform mount or strap junction, hollow to the underside, with central dome; each arm formed as a Style I beast-head with raised brow extending to the nasal and forked above the mouth, lentoid eyes with two raised bands beneath, two triangular ears; pierced to the centre of each arm, with an additional hole beside the central dome. Cf. the beast-head finial on the bow brooch from Møllebakken, Bornholm in Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B. Fuglen, Dyret og Mennesket i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.2, Borgen, 2005, plate 25. 21 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. Very fine condition, usage wear.
Lot 905
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze penannular bracelets comprising: one thick, round-section, snake-head finials; two D-section, vertical ribbing to the outer face, polyhedral finials; one a braid with one polyhedral finial. 115 grams total, 52-60mm (2 - 2 1/4"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired 1970s. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 941
11th century AD. A bronze stirrup mount of Williams's Class A, Type 11 formed as a tongue-shaped plaque with pierced trefoil finial, wolf with its head thrown back modelled in high relief, pierced twice at the lower edge, ledge to the reverse. See Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, p.58. 23 grams, 51mm (2"). Found Kent, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 959
9th-13th century AD. A mixed group of iron firesteels comprising: one rectangular-section with scooped edge, recurved neck and scrolled finial; one similar with flat finial; one similar with neck integral to the frame, loop to the forward edge; one a bar with scooped upper edge, extending to a double S-curve at each end, loop finials. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 144. 205 grams total, 78-100mm (3 - 4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent, 1972. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
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