UNITED KINGDOM. Lot of 3 silver coins, in the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA).Coin 1: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, 2 Pounds 2020. Royal Mint. Proof. Bond, James Bond. 38.61 mm. 31.21 g. 999/1000 Silver.Issued to celebrate the new James Bond movie 'No Time to Die', its release delayed for nearly a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This is the first of a total three coins issued, depicting the Aston Martin DB5 sports car, used in the Bond movie Goldfinger in 1964 and since then known as 'the most famous car in the world'.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 2175386-008. NGC Census in this grade: 133, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 180Coin 2: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, 2 Pounds 2020. Royal Mint. Proof. Bond, James Bond. 38.61 mm. 31.21 g. 999/1000 Silver.Issued to celebrate the new James Bond movie 'No Time to Die', its release delayed for nearly a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This is the first of a total three coins issued, depicting the Aston Martin DB5 sports car, used in the Bond movie Goldfinger in 1964 and since then known as 'the most famous car in the world'.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 2175386-009. NGC Census in this grade: 133, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 180Coin 3: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, 2 Pounds 2020. Royal Mint. Proof. Bond, James Bond. 38.61 mm. 31.21 g. 999/1000 Silver.Issued to celebrate the new James Bond movie 'No Time to Die', its release delayed for nearly a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This is the first of a total three coins issued, depicting the Aston Martin DB5 sports car, used in the Bond movie Goldfinger in 1964 and since then known as 'the most famous car in the world'.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 2175386-014. NGC Census in this grade: 133, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 180Total gross weight: 93.63 g. (ASW = 3.0076 oz.)Composition: 999.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
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UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1844. London. Spread 4 4. First young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation, with 4 4 widely spaced; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; thistle, rose and shamrock below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.Reference: Fr-387e; KM-736.1; Marsh-27; S-3852Mintage: 3,000,445.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
1809 A.D. Charlin - El Kab (Elethyia) - Bas-relief sculpté sur l'une des faces de la grotte principale - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 68 from La Description de l’Égypte (first volume) with later backing sheet. 360 grams, 130.5 x 87 cm (51 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.).From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopaedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The image depicts wall-carvings from the main chamber. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Circa 2500-2000 B.C. Carved stone seal formed as a bird with the head reversed, with drilled eyes and feather detailing to the wings, underside with incuse bird-in-flight motif; neck pierced for suspension. Cf. Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 232, for similar drilled detailing technique. 67 grams, 60 mm (2 3/8 in.).Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Circa 13th-14th century A.D. Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel. Cf. numerous spurs in the Museum of London, in Clark, J., The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, London, 1995, pp138-140, nos 333 to 335; see also British Museum inventory no.OA.4790. 217 grams total, 11.5-14.8 cm (4 1/2 - 5 3/4 in.).Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.The deep curve of the shoulders, the lack of protrusion above the base of the rowel holder, the short rowel holder and the small diameter rowel are characteristics that point to dating some of this specimens in the 13th century. Kirpichnikov puts these spurs in type V (first half of the 13th-14th century) after a spur depicted on an English tombstone dating to the beginning of the 14th century. [4]
1947 A.D. C.F.C. Hawkes & W.R. Hull - Camulodunum. First report on the Excavations at Colchester 1930-1939 - 1947, hardback, cloth covers, 362 pp, 105 plates, fold-out maps; signed by both authors on the title page. 1.8 kg, 27.5 x 22.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.).Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]
Circa 2000 B.C. Carved chlorite bifacial seal with incuse image to each broad face: coiled serpent-body with facing beast-head; profile beast with forelegs folded beneath the body, long neck curved to the rear and head turned, holding a frond in the mouth and with another before the chest. Cf. Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 235, for beast imagery. 55 grams, 51 mm (2 in.).Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
1st-3rd century A.D. Of Praxitelic type with fillet to the brow, tousled hair and rounded facial features with stern expression. For similar Roman copies of Praxiteles's satyr, see the Walters Art Gallery, MA, inv. no. 23.22; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, acc. no. 08.258.43; the British Museum, London, 1838, 1231.1; cf. Scrinari, V.S.M., Sculture Romane di Aquileia, Roma, 1972, nos.111-112; Stewart, A., Greek Sculpture, Yale, 1990, p.280, no.498; Pasquier A., Martinez, J.L., Praxitele, Paris, 2007, pp.270-275. 519 grams, 88 mm (3 1/2 in.).Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11632-199025.The head appears to be a copy of the Praxitelian type known as 'the Pouring Satyr'. The head, realised with sensitivity, but technically and stylistically academic, could be dated to the first half of the 2nd century A.D. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
8th-7th century B.C. With a piriform body and narrow foot, deep shoulder and flange rim, strap handle to the rear; the rim and shoulder with radiating strokes, concentric bands to the body and foot, frieze of stylised running hounds below the shoulder. Cf. similar aryballos in the British Museum, museum no.1814,0704.482, in Nicol, W., A catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in British Museum, Old catalogue, London, 1851, no.356. 34 grams, 63 mm high (2 1/2 in.).Acquired 1980-1990s. From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.Proto-Corinthian aryballoi of the same type, probably of Etruscan manufacture, in buff-ware decorated with dark metallic, purple-maroon and red-brown bands have been found in the Veii excavations. John Boardman noted that the shape in Corinth barely survives the 7th century, but these small pots are still found in Etruscan graves of the first half, or at least the first quarter, of the 6th century B.C. [No Reserve]
4th-6th century A.D. Fitted with a triangular blade with two barbs, expanding tubular socket. Cf. Bemmann, G. & Bemmann, J., Der Opferplatz von Nydam, Die Funde aus der älteren Grabungen, Nydam I und Nydam II, Neumünster, 1998, no.1063, pl.116, for similar. 213 grams, 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.).From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.Since the third century, Roman soldiers increasingly started to use long shafted socketed weapons with barbed heads. These weapons were called bebrae by Vegetius, according to whom they were able to cut heads with a single stroke. They first appeared in Northern Europe, as shown by numerous finds of barbed heads in graves and peat-bogs, especially Danish, and were introduced to the Roman army by Germanic mercenaries. [No Reserve]
Circa 13th-6th century B.C. With a broad, lentoid-section blade and wide raised flange down centre, rounded tip, straight sides, well marked shoulders with narrow tang, one hole for rivet to attach an organic hilt; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Maxwell-Hyslop, R., Daggers and swords in Western Asia: a Study from Prehistoric Times to 600BC, in Iraq, Volume 8, 1946, pp.1-65, pl.II, type 12. 880 grams total, 38 cm wide including stand (15 in.).Acquired 1980-1990s. From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.This kind of weapon was used in the early 2nd millennium B.C. in Mesopotamia and in Syria and as late as the mid-first millennium in Luristan. [No Reserve]
3rd-4th century A.D. Comprising four large plate sections from a segmented armour for arm (manica) or leg, three with pierced attachment holes to the edges, rounded extremity. Cf. Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman military equipment, from the Punic wars to the fall of Rome, London, 2006, p.101, fig.58 (manica from Carlisle); fig.86 (manicae from Newstead and Carnuntum); D'Amato,R., Negin, A., Roman Heavy Cavalry (1), Cataphractarii & Clibanarii, 1st century BC-5th Century AD, Oxford, 2018, pp.38-39 (samples of limb armour from Dura Europos,Pochlarn and Siena Private Collection, the last presumably from the Danube). 54 grams total, 6-12 mm (2 3/8 - 4 3/4 in.).Found Northern Europe. UK private collection. Acquired from Redhouse Antiques Centre, York, 2005. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.On the Adamclisi monument, at least thirteen Roman legionaries and three standard-bearers have the right arm covered by an armoured sleeve (manica). It is likely that this laminated protection of the arm, derived from that worn by the gladiators, was introduced in the Imperial army in the early first century A.D., and extended to the legionaries fighting during the Dacian Wars. Domitian’s militia had already experienced the importance of protecting the arms from enemy falces. Modern scholars however do not consider this the only and exclusive reason for the introduction of this part of equipment to the Roman army between 21 and 70 A.D. The armoured sleeve can often be seen on weaponry trophies of 1st century A.D., not only on those linked with the revolt of Sacrovir, like that of Scafa, but also those related to the civil wars, like the armoury assemblage of Split, where the manica is even furnished with laminated gauntlet. This combat item can also be seen on legionary tombstones like those of Sextus Valerus Severus and Gaius Annius Salutus, both from Mainz; and legionaries of Legio XXII Primigenia, who were based in Mogontiacum between 43-70 A.D. Their tombstones show manicae as part of the decorative edge of weaponry surrounding the inscription of the tombstone. Severus' manica shows eleven plates and a hand shaped section of four plates. As suggested by Paul Brown all this clearly places the manica as being used by Roman legions around 21-70 A.D., with a widespread use throughout the empire at the time of the Dacian Wars. In the following period its use continued: a monument of Legio XIII Gemina, from Apulum (now Alba Julia) still shows a legionary of early third century in lorica segmentata combined with a manica like his predecessors of Adamclisi. Several specimens have been found in all the territories of the Empire, especially in England (Carlisle, Newstead), Austria (Carnuntum), Spain (Santa Marina de Leon), and of course in Romania (Ulpia Sarmizegetusa Trajan). However, we cannot exclude that our fragments are related to the limb armour of Roman heavy cavalryman, the cataphractarius or clibanarius. The peculiarity of the pieces is that they had rounded edges, and were certainly fixed to a leather backing. Also Ammianus (XVI,8) speaks about the lamminarum circuli (circles of laminated sheets) protecting the Roman heavy cavalrymen of the Imperial Guard. [4, No Reserve]
9th-11th century A.D. Displaying openwork interlaced zoomorphs to both faces. Cf. Yotov, V., The Vikings on the Balkans, Varna, 2003, p.10, for similar. 34.9 grams, 80 mm (3 1/8 in.).From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.The decoration of one side shows a composition of interwoven dragons, with their heads in a side view (Jellinge Style). The ornamentation belongs to a group of the first two styles in P. Paulsen's classification, i.e. the 'German four legged beast'. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
1431-32/33 A.D. Host coin, Henry VI, (1422-61), first reign, Calais mint. Pinecone mascle issue. Obv: facing crowned bust, within treasure. Rev: long cross fourchee, trefoil of pellets in angles, VIL LA CALI SIE with pinecone and mascle, clipped down to the inner circle for distribution in Ireland. Host coin: S.1875; N.1461. 2.07 grams. .Found Antrim, UK.
9th-10th century A.D. Type E with leaf-shaped blade with curved edges, socket tending towards a square internal cross-section and decorated with chiselled longitudinal grooves. Cf. Hjardar, K. and Vike, V., Vikings at war, Oxford-Philadelphia, 2016, pp.175-180. 126 grams, 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.).Ex private collection of Mr M.B., Mainz, Germany, since the 1980s. Acquired from the above, 2004.The spearheads of type E, of which this type is, belongs to the first group of Viking spearheads, i.e. the Frankish spearheads, which appeared between 750 and 950 A.D. These account for one third of the spears found in Viking sites; most of them are pattern forged with herringbone design.
1422-1430 A.D. Annulet issue. Obv: arms with two lis above (for York) within tressure with trefoils at cusps and HENRIC DEI GRA REX ANGL legend with lis first stop and trefoils with 'large lis' mintmark. Rev: cross fleury with lis at centre and lions in angles with EXALTABITVR IN GLORIA legend. S. 1816. 1.70 grams. .Found Wiltshire, UK. Property of a Durham, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]
1953-1977 A.D. Group comprising: 2 x first issue. Obv: Queen on horseback. Rev: crown in centre of emblematical cross, shield of arms in each angle; 3 x Silver Jubilee Commemorative. Obv: Queen on horseback. Rev: the ampulla and anointing spoon encircled by a floral border and above a Royal crown. S. 4136; LL2. 264 grams total, 64 x 64 mm each including case. (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.).Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Kent lady collector. [5, No Reserve]
17th century A.D. Single-edged cutting blade, comprising a cross-shaped hand guard, the blade with a wide curvature widening towards the point, three grooves on the blunt side; later replaced wooden handle with Persian pommel and cross guard. Cf. similar swords in Zablocki, W., Ci?cia prawdziw? szabl?, (Cuts with a real sabre), Warszawa, 1989, nos.43, p.200, 44, no.202, for the blade; nos.100,102-103, for the guard and the pommel, pp.314ff. 709 grams, 89.5 cm (35 1/4 in.).Ex private collection of Mr M.B., Mainz, Germany, since the 1980s. Acquired from the above, 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11940-210918.This sabre blade belongs to no. IIa of Zablocki's classification with a blade of variable curvature and double-edged pronounced yelmen. These sabres were used in the 17th and in the first half of 18th century A.D.
2nd millennium B.C. Flat in cross-section with a convex cutting edge and rounded butt. Cf. Çetin, A., Bilgi, Ö., Weapons of the Protohistoric Age, Istanbul, 1989, figs.21-22, pp.50-51. 178 grams, 20.3 cm (8 in.).Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.This flat axe belongs to Type 1, sub-type a.4 of the Çetin-Bilgi classification of flat axes. They have concave-sided blade, rectangular in section, a splayed cutting edge and a narrow butt. The first examples of axe-type weapons appear in the last phase of the Late Chalcolithic Age in the Middle East and Anatolia.
Circa 14th-15th century A.D. With central motif of a bird wearing the confessor's stole and holding an aspergillum in one foot, legend to the border '*CONFITEOR TIBI ABSOLVO TE' (I confess to you; I absolve you). 7.59 grams, 29 mm (1 1/8 in.).Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.A fox - the penitent - lurks below the confessor, here depicted as a bird (duck?) wearing the confessor’s stole and holding a sprinkler for holy water in one foot. The confessor is about to become the fox’s next meal. This is an important addition to the repertoire of renardine satire – the fox-as-preacher to a congregation of birds (often with a couple already stashed in his hood behind) is a common motif in several media. On seal WILT-41EDE6, for example, he stands (with crozier) preaching to a duck and cockerel, but this is the first example of him coming to confession – with malice aforethought, of course.
1st millennium B.C. Modelled as a human bust with naturalistic facial features, almond-shaped eyes, furrowed brow, remains of narrow lips, fleshy nose, cheeks and chin, ornamented neck. Cf. Aruz, J. ed., Art Of The First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, The Metropolitan Museum, New York, 2003, p.162, for a comparable face composed of different materials. 8.29 grams, 35 mm (1 3/8 in.).From an important collection, by descent; seen and numbered by Professor Lambert in the 1980-1990s.
1820 A.D. Phillipeaux - Thebes - Medynet-Abou. Combat Naval sculpte sur la face exterieure du palais exposee au nord - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 10 from La Description de l’Egypte: Antiquites, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Egypte with later backing sheet. 375 grams, 130.5 x 67 cm (51 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.).From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on on laid paper with an 'Egypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armee française, publie par les ordres de Sa Majeste l’Empereur Napoleon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopaedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The frieze is from the palace wall of Meninet - Abou. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
1st century A.D. Lentoid section with a raised 'keel' to one end, depicting a stylised scorpion. Cf. Schinco, G., Small, A.M., 'A previously unknown siege of Botromagno/Silvium: the evidence of slingshots from Gravina in Puglia (Provincia di Bari, Puglia)' in Papers of the British School at Rome, 2019, pp.1-52, figs.38. 25.75 grams, 43 mm (1 3/4 in.).Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.The sling (funda) with its lead (plumbea pondera) and stone missiles was used by special funditores, illustrated on Trajan’s Column where they are dressed in broad tunics with no armour, but carry a shield. Interestingly, this glans has the emblem usually associated with the Praetorian Guard - the scorpion. It was an emblem also used in Ptolemaic Egypt, and it is not impossible that this bullet could be Ptolemaic or Romano-Egyptian. We believe this bullet could be associated with the Praetorian regiments which means this could be one of the first pieces of evidence for their use. [No Reserve]
1461-1470 A.D. First reign, Durham mint under King’s Receiver, executed with local dies. Obv: facing bust with EDWARD REX ANGLIE legend. Rev: long cross, three pellets in angles, rose at centre, CIVI TAS DON OLI legend, mintmark plain cross. S. 2053. S.2053; N.1544, class IV. 0.66 grams. .Found Lincolnshire, UK. [No Reserve]
1464-1465 A.D. First reign, light coinage, class Vc. Obv: facing bust with quatrefoils at neck within tressure with EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRAN legend and 'rose' mintmark. Rev: long cross and pellets with extra pellet in first quarter with POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM and CIVITAS LONDON legends for London mint. S. 2000; N. 1567. 2.48 grams. .Property of an Essex gentleman.
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1464-1470 A.D. First reign. Light coinage. Obv: EDWARD DI GRA REX AN[GL]. facing crowned bust, quatrefoils by neck, mint mark crown. Rev: CI[V]I TAS CAN TOR. long cross pattée dividing the legend, with three pellets in each angle. S. 2052. 0.68 grams. .Found Cambridgeshire, UK. [No Reserve]
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Olive-green glazed composition amulet with ribbed panel, flared base; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA58105. 78 grams total, 12.5 cm high including stand (5 in.).Ex Phillipps collection, with old labels to verso. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.The djed pillar signifies the concepts of 'permanence' and 'stability' and was a common funerary amulet from the Old Kingdom onwards. It was first associated with the gods Ptah and Sokar, but later became a symbol of Osiris, representing the god's backbone. In this context, the djed pillar appears in Chapter 155 of the Book of the Dead, concerned with the resurrection of the deceased.
9th-11th century A.D. Modelled standing left with stylised detailing; likely a cockerel; pin lug and catchplate to reverse. Cf. Pedersen, A., ‘ Birds of Prey or Doves. Early Medieval bird-shaped brooches’ in Aarboger for Nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie 1999 (2001), 2001, pp.19-66, fig.22, for similar brooch. 6.4 grams, 26 mm (1 in.).From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.Similar brooches are known from Denmark and some examples show us a very similar form and decoration. So far England is the only area outside Scandinavia where bird brooches similar to those discovered in Denmark have been found. The archaeological finds indicate close contacts between England and Denmark in the first half of the 11th century. Anne Pedersen suggests that Byzantium art may be a source of inspiration for these specific type of brooches as is evident from the Danish coinage of the 11th century that direct or indirect influence from Constantinople played an important role, especially in connection with the presence of Danish mercenaries in the Varangian Guard of the Roman emperor. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Early 2nd millennium B.C. Having ovate blade with central rib and slender shoulders, cylindrical short shaft marked by circular grooves broading towards the end, encasing a rectangular tang with a bent end. Cf.Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003), pl.XXXIII no.82 (Tepe-Hissar, layer IIIC) for similar weapon; 134 grams, 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.).Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.In the 3rd millennium until the first half of the 2nd millennium in the Near and Middle East, in India, the Caucasus and Central Asia, a stalked tip was used for the spear heads, and this model developed in Mesopotamia in the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. The main types were with a facetted blade on a volumetric pin and a leaf-shaped blade on a flat handle with holes for rivets. The same models spread almost unchanged to the Caucasus, Anatolia and Bactria.
1965-1981 A.D. Group comprising: 3 x cased Churchill commemorative. Obv: Queen's bust facing right. Rev: bust of Sir Winston Churchill facing right; 2 x First Issue. Obv: Queen on horseback. Rev: crown in centre of emblematical cross, shield of arms in each angle; 5 x Royal Wedding Commemorative. Obv: Queen's bust facing right. Rev: portraits of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer with the inscription 'HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER 1981'; 2 x Five Pounds Millennium commemorative. Obv: Queen's bust facing right. Rev: a representation of the dial of a clock with hands set at 12 o'clock with a map of the British Isles and the dates '1999' and '2000' and the words 'ANNO DOMINI' and the value 'FIVE POUNDS'. 414 grams total. .Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Kent lady collector. [12, No Reserve]
1642 A.D. Cast and chased badge of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, by Thomas Simon (or Thomas Rawlins?), bifacial with obverse portrait bust of the Earl of Essex turned slightly to left, and to the reverse an oval garnished shield of Essex, surmounted by coronet; Platt II, type G. See Medallic Illustration, 299/119; Platt, p.202. 5.39 grams, 30.20 mm (1 1/4 in.).From a late 19th-early 20th century collection based on the old handwritten coin tickets. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by two old faded handwritten coin tickets.Essex became Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary forces in the Civil War before being displaced in 1645. Badges of several types and varieties bearing his image were presented to various ranks in the army. The grandson of Francis Walsingham, the Principal Secretary and 'spymaster' of Elizabeth I, as well as the son of Elizabeth's favourite, Robert Devereux figured prominently in the First English Civil War. At its outset, he became the first Captain-General or Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, known as the 'Roundheads.' However, unable and unwilling to defeat the Royalist forces during the Lostwithiel Campaign in 1644, Devereux became overshadowed by the ascending Oliver Cromwell and, less than six months after resigning from his commission, died without an heir in 1646.
685-695 A.D. Justinian II first reign, Constantinople mint. Obv: IhS CRISTUS REX REGNANTIUM, facing bust of Christ, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, cross behind head. Rev: D IVSTINI ANU S SERU CHRIST, Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cross potent on two steps and akakia, mintmark CONOP in exergue. DOC 17, MIB 40. 5.23 grams. .UK private collection, 1990s. [No Reserve]
Mid 7th-6th century B.C. Holes close to the rim for attachment of a lining; the surface executed in repoussé technique, filled by scenes horizontally divided with guilloche of two interlaced serpents; in the lower register two opposed lions (an antithetic pair, a lion and a lioness), both in profile, attacking a boar; the lions with open jaws and prominent muscles; the mane marked, and the tails forming a reversed S-curve between the hind legs; the anterior part of the boar collapsing under the lion's attack; rosettes filling the field and in the upper register, two large bosses separating three semi-human figures, maybe representing evil spirits, advancing in crouching pose with elbows bent and hands palm-upwards, rosettes and fungi in the field, their arms elevated in prayer; restored. See Rawlinson, G.M.A., The five great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World, III vol., New York, 1881; Schmidt, E.F., Persepolis II, Contents of the Treasures and other discoveries, Chicago, 1957; Soudavar, A., Iranian complexities, a study in Achaemenid, Avestan and Sassanian controversies, Houston, 1999; Garrison, M., 'Notes on a boar hunt (PFS 2323) in Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies vol. 54, No. 2 (2011), pp.17-20; Muscarella, O.W., Archaeology, Artifacts and Antiquities of the Ancient Near East, Boston, 2013. 495 grams, 42 x 25 cm (16 1/2 x 10 in.).From the collection of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Property of an important West London collector. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied 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 618/129067. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11982-209461.Our specimen is a well preserved decorative votive plaque of Early Achaemenid age, although some elements could suggest the plaque as belonging to the late Elamite period. Usually these plaques are rectangular in shape and contain one or more figures. One of the predominant figures is the lion, an old symbol of power in Ancient Mesopotamia. It appears often in a similar form, for example in the Achaemenid seals (Schmidt, 1957, pp.42-44), as a hunter. The king of the beasts was considered a worthy foe, but sometimes was used as a symbol of the dynasty. Boars are also visible in seal patterns (Rawlinson, 1881, p. 240; Schmidt, 1957, pp.12,15,40,41,49). The rosette motif is well known in the Achaemenid art, like on Miho's Artaxerxes plate (Soudavar, 1999, p.11) or in decorated architectural fragments left on the ground in Persepolis (Soudavar, 1999, p.20 fig.14), and, more important, in the famous Otane's plaque (Soudavar, 1999, p.29 fig.32; p. 42 fig. 41a-b-c) or on the plaque reporting the Behistun text (Soudavar, 1999, p. 56 fig. 45). The rosette is a representation of solar emblems, and it is already visible in works of the first millennium B.C. (Muscarella, 2013, pp. 682-683, 781), and on the diadems of the Elamite rulers represented in the Achaemenid art. The representation of the Ansh?nite sun flower under a rosette vary in shapes and it is not always clear whether it predates the Darian Persepolitan style. Here, the presence of convex more than concave rosettes points more to a date anterior to Darius' kingdom (522-486 B.C.). The representation of the snakes is singular, considering that there is a general negativity in the Persian ancient culture associated with the word (snake) and the animosity that Zoroastrianism developed towards snakes. However, according to the Sh?hn?meh, the discovery of fire was ushered by the appearance of a magical snake, at which the legendary king Hushang threw a stone; it missed its mark but hit another stone and produced sparks that lit a fire. The Achaemenid Empire dominated the Near East and the eastern Mediterranean for about two centuries, from the mid-sixth to the mid-fourth BC, when it was conquered by Alexander the Great and the last Persian king, Darius III Codomannus, was killed by his generals. It was one of the largest empires in the world and in many ways one of the most successful. Votive plaques were dedicatory offerings in the temple, like a modern ex-voto. The motive of the boar hunt in Achaemenid art is visible on seals, and represents the warriors (lions) hunting the enemy (ibex, boar), a typical war-training exercise for soldiers, commanders and princes. The theme of the boar hunt by Persian warriors has traditionally been associated closely with later Achaemenid glyptic from the western realms of the empire, but in this ancient plaque representation the lions appear symbolically replacing the warriors.
8th-7th century B.C. The round-section body with incised herringbone and linear decoration; sacrificially unravelled and now forming a large loop with one coiled end. Cf. Bietti-Sestieri, A.M. and Macnamara, E., Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500–720 BC) in the British Museum, London, 2008, fig.615, for similar; Hambleton, J.M., Fibulae of the ninth through seventh centuries BC in Central Italy, Florida, 2008, fig.2-2b. 320 grams, 45 cm wide (17 3/4 in.).UK private collection, 1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.The spectacle fibula was widely distributed from the Balkans and northern Greece to southern Italy. Seven variations occur under this type with modifications made to the discs of the fibulae as well as the central connecting device. In the first and second variations the discs are coiled, whereas in the third and fourth the centre of the coil is left open. The figure eight loop also becomes shorter and wider in the fourth variant. [No Reserve]
1468-1489 A.D. First reign, light coinage. Obv: facing bust with quatrefoils at neck within tressure with EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGLZ FRA legend with 'rose' mintmark. Rev: long cross and pellets with extra pellet in first quarter and POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM and CIVITAS LONDON legends for London mint. S. 2000; N. 1567. 3.06 grams. .Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Likely a reprint - Paul Tanqeuray (British 1905-1991) - Anna May Wong, dated 1933 and titled on reverse, mounted, 40cm x 30cm.Anna May Wong (1905-1961) is considered to be the first Chinese-American actress to become famous in Hollywood and receive internatioanl acclaim. She was a frequent model of Tanqueray's and similar portraits of the celebrated actress can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery in London.This artwork is being sold on behalf of the Plymouth Art Cinema Archive.
Likely a reprint - A silver gelatine photographic print - Ivor Novello, 1932, dated and titled on reverse, mounted, 40cm x 30cm.Ivor Novello (1893-1951) was a Welsh thespian, playwright, vocalist, and songwriter who achieved immense popularity as one of the leading entertainers in Britain during the first half of the 20th century.This artwork is being sold on behalf of the Plymouth Art Cinema Archive.
Likely a reprint - A silver gelatine photographic print, portrait of Ivor Novello, 1932. dated and titled on reverse, 38cm x 28cm.Ivor Novello (1893-1951) was a Welsh thespian, playwright, vocalist, and songwriter who achieved immense popularity as one of the leading entertainers in Britain during the first half of the 20th century.This artwork is being sold on behalf of the Plymouth Art Cinema Archive.
South Africa Republic Day commemorative medallion, dated 31st May 1961, two RSA 1 cent coins (first year of issue 1961), together with three London County Council Great War 'King's Medal' including awarded to J & G.Edmondson, two boxed, also a War Service Badge and wartime celebration cross and a cased commemorative medallion celebrating 150 years of the first ship to carry the P & O flag.
Mixed collection to include a cased set of six knives with fancy silver handles, a silver hallmarked picture titled 'Travelling on the First Double-Decker' a collection including silver brandy goblet and two sets of baby pushers (all boxed), small pin dish with heraldic crest, total weight 8.36 ounces, also a silver dish commemorating James Wyeth, 6.35 oz.
Likely a reprint - Paul Tanqueray (British 1905-1991), silver gelatine photographic print - Anna May Wong, 1933, dated and inscribed on reverse, overall size 40cm by 30cm.Anna May Wong (1905-1961) is considered to be the first Chinese-American actress to become famous in Hollywood and receive internatioanl acclaim. She was a frequent model of Tanqueray's and similar portraits of the celebrated actress can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery in London.This artwork is being sold on behalf of the Plymouth Art Cinema Archive.
2000 Fender American Standard Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: black finish, buckle scratches to back, scuffs to back edges, a few minor dings; Neck: maple, a few lacquer dings; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: mild wear including indent wear to first position; Electrics: working, upgraded Seymour Duncan stacked humbucker pickup to bridge position (original pickup retained); Hardware: good; Case: original hard case with tags and papers; Weight: 3.62kg; Overall condition: good
Rare 1960s Teisco made Arbiter branded Lindel VN2 Baritone electric guitar, made in Japan; Body: three-tone sunburst finish, heavy blemishes, scuffs and scratches throughout; Neck: generally good, finish loss to edge of first fret, lacquer stress marks to neck/head; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: minor wear; Electrics: working; Hardware: minor tarnishing to smaller metal parts; Case: soft bag; Weight: 3.62kg; Overall condition: fair
Jaydee Custom Guitars Tony Iommi Custom 'Old Boy' electric guitar, made in England; Body: aged mahogany with Perspex back plate; Neck: good; Fretboard: ebony with crucifix inlay; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: Hiscox hard case; Weight: 3.46kg; Overall condition: very good *John Diggins and Tony Iommi first met in 1970 when he was working with John Birch. In those days, Tony used a Gibson SG, which were fitted with a set of Birch's mechanically noiseless pickups. Tony would later go on to use some early John Birch prototype guitars, including the one with crucifix inlays that he used up until around 1980. In 1975, Tony invited John to be his tech on tour of the east coast of the US. With reluctance and giving into Tony's persistence, he agreed and thought it would be a good idea to make him another guitar as a spare. This guitar could also be used to experiment with different pickups. John could not make the guitars on John Birch's time, so he had to make the guitar at home on the kitchen table, managing to complete the project in two weeks. The lacquer was still soft when it was taken out to the US and with the humidity and temperature changes, the paint quickly began to crack and fall off, giving the guitar its worn finish that we see today. The guitar was not given its proper unveiling until John had produced the pickups that provided the sound that Tony was happy with. The original Jaydee 'Old Boy' became one of Tony's most used and iconic guitars, however the guitar is now retired and Tony uses a selection of recently made replicas. This guitar is a replica 'old boy' that John makes to order for clients. It is understood that there is an ever-growing waiting list for this model.
1963 Silvertone 1423 Jupiter electric guitar, made in USA; Body: black sparkle finish, impact damage to wood around jack socket, light surface marks to back, a few further dings and light checking; Neck: slight bow; Fretboard: ebony, heavy groove wear to first, second, fourth and sixth fret positions; Frets: good, refret, light tarnishing; Electrics: working, jack with slight intermittence; Hardware: generally good, small hairline through one screw hole on guard, replacement strap buttons; Case: original semi-rigid fibreboard case; Weight: 2.39kg; Overall condition: good for age
1990 Martin D-45 acoustic guitar, made in USA; Back and sides: Indian rosewood, a few light surface marks; Top: natural spruce; Neck: mahogany, binding slightly lifting to treble edge side of first/second fret, action high and may benefit from a neck reset although there is some height on the bridge for adjustment also (buyer to ascertain); Fretboard: ebony; Frets: light wear; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Weight: 2.10kg; Overall condition: good
Eric Clapton - custom ordered 2005 Gibson Custom R4 Les Paul electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 45042, gold finish with single bridge pickup, with original hardcase, certificate and copy of the Gibson Custom order form *Ordered on 27th January 2005 for Eric Clapton by long standing guitar tech Lee Dickson. A copy of the Gibson Custom order form is supplied stating that the guitar should have a '60 Slim Taper neck, lightweight mahogany body, single bridge pickup, but otherwise all other appointments to be typical of the '54 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue. The form states "Eric Clapton" under 'name' and is 'Quoted to:' "Lee Dixon / EC". The model designation also bears Clapton's initials, registered as "CST-400ECR4AGNH1". A copy of this order form is included with the sale. Purchased by the vendor from JFK Guitars, Belfast in October 2021. The guitar was being sold on consignment for one of their clients. JFK guitars stated "The story goes that in 2003 Dave's Guitar Shop in Wisconsin co-designed with Gibson a single pickup R4, Clapton purchased this guitar himself from their stand at the first Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, August 2004. However Clapton himself preferred a slimmer neck profile and therefore ordered this guitar direct from the Custom shop to be spec'd the same as the guitar he bought from Dave's but with a slimmer 60s profile and lightweight Mahogany back. From there we don't know much else but we guess it was one of the guitars Eric Clapton sold in various charity auctions." Emails between Gibson and JFK guitars confirm that this guitar was made for Eric Clapton in 2005. A copy of these emails are included with the sale. Gardiner Houlgate have verified this with Gibson, who confirmed that the guitar with this serial number and matching SKU was shipped on 3/7/05 and was invoiced on the 500500 promo account, as the order form also details. Clapton's 2003 single pickup Gibson R4 was sold via his Bonham's Crossroads benefit auction on 9th March 2011 for $20,740.
1956 Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar, made in USA; Body: black finish, areas of refinishing (UV light inconsistencies), heavy checking, heavy finish rubbing / loss to upper body on back, dings and marks throughout; Neck: heavy checking, refinishing, heavy finish loss behind first position, finish lacquer removed from head making pearl logo and inlay appear brighter; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: refret, tarnishing; Electrics: working, pickups appear original although with re-wiring, neck pickup cover damaged, pickup mounting screws replaced, replacement switch, potentiometers and capacitors appear period correct; Hardware: replacement Schaller tuners, stop bar and bridge appear original, bridge posts slightly repositioned with refinishing repairs, pickguard possibly later, incorrect pickguard mounting bracket, knobs original, strap buttons original, truss rod cover appears original, truss rod cover screws replaced; Case: 1970s non-Gibson hard case; Weight: 4.40kg; Overall condition: fair
1989 Squier by Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in Korea; Body: Olympic white finish, a few minor marks but generally good; Neck: maple, same year maple board neck also supplied; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good, minor wear to first position; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, missing trem arm, cavity back plate removed but retained (screws missing), tuners replaced; Case: Fender gig bag; Weight: 3.79kg; Overall condition: good
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