10th-9th century B.C. Of Naue II Type, with broad flattened midrib to both faces of the iron blade, the blade gently broadening below the tip, serrated edges at the base, flanged rivetted guard and hilt for the insertion of the organic handle and rhomboid-section grip. See D'Amato, R., Salimbeti, A., Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100-700 BC, Oxford, 2016, p.24, nos.G,L, for similar short swords of group A from the Aegean area; see also Kilian-Dirlmeier, I., Die Schwerter in Griechenland (außerhalb der Peloponnes), Bulgarien und Albanen, Stuttgart, 1993, no.291, from Archanes.245 grams, 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. The Naue II, also known as the grip-tongue sword, was one of the longest lasting of all sword types. First appearing in the late Bronze Age it lasted well into the Iron Age, a span of 500-700 years, and it was made both in bronze and iron. As early as 1450 B.C., in northern Italy, smiths came up with an early type of a sword now known as the Naue II. It spread first into central Europe, Scandinavia and the British Isles. By 1200 B.C. it had spread to Greece, Crete, the Aegean Islands, the Levant, Palestine and Egypt. It was quite popular in Greece and the Aegean, but it is in Central Europe that the greatest number has been found. In all these areas it was the standard sword until the 7th century B.C. with iron replacing bronze, but still the same basic design.
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1465-1466 A.D. First reign, light coinage. Obv: facing bust with quatrefoils at neck within tressure with EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRAN legend and 'sun' mintmark (used 1465-1466). Rev: long cross and pellets with extra pellet in third quadrant and POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM and CIVITAS LONDON legends for London mint with 'rose' mintmark (used 1464-1465). S. 2000 variant; N. 1568/1569 mule variant (mintmark combination).2.95 grams. Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent collector.
167-149 B.C. Amphipolis, First Meris. Obv: diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver behind shoulder, all at the centre of a Macedonian shield decorated with dots between stars in crescents. Rev: MAKEDONWN PRWTHS legend with club to right, AR monogram above all within oak wreath, thunderbolt in outer left field. AMNG III-1, 159; BMC 2; SNG Copenhagen 1310; Hoover HGC 1103.16.98 grams. Property of a North London gentleman.
19th century A.D. Obv: facing bearded head with gibberish legend. Rev: heraldic arms quartered with four annulets, a sword, three chevrons and diagonally striped. 10.15 grams, 26mm. Acquired M J Bowman Auctions, lot 81. Property of a Kent gentleman. William Smith and Charles Eaton created fantasy antiquities supposedly found in the river Thames silts, especially during the construction of the new docks at Shadwell. Using chalk moulds the cast a wide variety of medallions, pendants and other objects in a lead alloy or lateen (a crude brass alloy) which were treated with chemicals to give them a realistic patination. They typically depict bearded heads or armoured figures in combination with unintelligible inscriptions using letters of a characteristic form. When they first started to appear, they were widely accepted as genuine and it took some while before they were finally condemned as fantasises.
Dated 1993, 1994 and 1998 A.D. Group comprising: Royal Mint, UK, 1998, proof silver 50 pence (50th anniversary of NHS), 1994, proof piedfort silver £1 (Scotland) and Solomon Islands, 1992, proof silver $10 (40th anniversary of Elizabeth II coronation); all with original capsules and cases of issue; first two with certificates. 289 grams total, 66 x 66 - 88 x 93 mm (2 5/8 x 2 5/8 - 3 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.). Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.[3]
1207-1234 A.D. Deols mint. Obv: cross pattée; lis in first and fourth quarters with GVIL?RMVS legend. Rev: hexagram with central lis with + D? DOLIS legend. Duplessy, Féodales 683; Poey d'Avant 1963.0.51 grams. Ex CNG, eAuction 494, lot 566 (with lot printout and ticket). Property of a Harrow, UK gentleman.[No Reserve]
12th-11th century B.C. Composed of a round-section open socket, narrow leaf-shaped blade with shallow groove. Cf. Leshtakov, L., 'Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Bronze Spear- and Javelin heads in Bulgaria in the context of Southeastern Europe' in Archaeologia Bulgarica, XV,2 (2011), pp.25-52, fig.2, no.2, for similar and fig.3 no.4, for decoration.228 grams, 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.). From a German collection, pre 1970. Ex North American private collection, 1980s. Surrey, UK, collection,1990s. The shape of the blade resembles a willow leaf. Its widest part is situated in the middle of its length; the origin of this shape is still not very clear. It was probably invented somewhere in Anatolia or the Near East. In the Aegean it appears for the first time in LH II A, but this particular type in South-eastern Europe found correspondence especially with specimens from Lessura and Krichim, and are possibly of Balkan origin.
10th century A.D. Composed of a sheet-silver domed discoid body with bands of applied filigree and granule detailing, cruciform design with interstitial facing masks, reeded strip detailing to reverse and hinged pin. Cf. Romisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum Mainz (RGZM), Das Reich der Salier, 1024-1125, Sigmaringen, 1992, pp.171ff., pls.172-173, Vitrine 7; Messal, S., ‘Imitationen karolingisch-ottonischer vorBilder? Zwei runde Bleianhänger mit kreuzmotiv und leiterbandkreis aus Rostock-Dierkow’ in Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt, 2017, pp.549-562.14.2 grams, 44 mm (1 3/4 in.). Acquired in Germany in the 1990s. Formerly the property of a European gentleman living in Germany. Ex West London, UK, collection.Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11730-200376. The gradual spreading of Christianity among the Danish Vikings can be seen in certain pieces of jewellery, as here, where a cross is clearly traced among the filigree ornaments. Pagan amulets - such as Thor's hammer - were first combined with cross motifs and finally completely replaced by crucifixes. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
1254-1261 A.D. (Rinaldo Di Segni); First Type, obverse with facing busts of Saints Paul and Peter with 'SPA SPE' inscription above and long cross between; reverse with 'ALE XANDER PP IIII' inscription in three lines. Cf. de Gray Birch, W., Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, Vol. 6, p.275, no. 12,791, pl. VII; D'Arcq, no. 6049 (from a Bull dated 1255 AD).49 grams, 39 mm (1 1/2 in.). Ex 6th Earl of Arran (Sir Arthur Gore), 1920.For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Circa 1440-1460 A.D. Or a leg ring inscribed '+Earle of Rutland' in derivative black letter script, for a female merlin or sparrow hawk (due to the youth of Edmund Plantagenet who died aged 17); the ring with a convex interior face.Lewis, M. and Richardson, I., Inscribed Vervels, Oxford, 2019; Type B listed on pp.87-8 where dated c.1450-c.1600, with the note that it was previously sold by Timeline Auctions 2 December 2011, lot 793. 0.56 grams, 8 mm (1/4 in.). Acquired in the 1960s. Ex Bursnall collection, Leicestershire, UK. From the collection of a North American gentleman. Unique and with links to royalty and the Wars of the Roses. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland was executed after the Battle of Wakefield (probably by John Clifford) and was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (a great-grandson of Edward III, father of Edward IV and one of the most powerful English magnates during the Wars of the Roses between the Yorkists and Lancastrians). The first Earl of Rutland was Edmund Plantagenet (grandson of Edward III and executed following the Southampton Plot against Henry V), uncle to Richard. The Earldom of Rutland has historically been closely linked to the Duchy and House of York. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
1st-3rd century A.D. Suitable for use with an onager or other catapult-type siege weapon; with smooth, finished surface. See Wilkins, A., Roman Imperial Artillery, Solway Print, 2017.2.13 kg, 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. The operation of the onager (Latin for 'wild ass') is first mentioned in 353 A.D. by Ammianus Marcellinus in his Res Gestae and more fully in Vegetius's Epitoma Rei Militaris probably written in the reign of Emperor Theodosius I (378-395 A.D.). [No Reserve]
1st-3rd century A.D. Suitable for use with an onager or other small catapult-type siege weapon; with roughened, abrasive surface. See Wilkins, A., Roman Imperial Artillery, Solway Print, 2017.682 grams, 79 mm (3 1/8 in.). Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. The operation of the onager (Latin for 'wild ass') is first mentioned in 353 A.D. by Ammianus Marcellinus in his Res Gestae and more fully in Vegetius's Epitoma Rei Militaris probably written in the reign of Emperor Theodosius I (378-395 A.D.). [No Reserve]
1st-3rd century A.D. Suitable for use with an onager or other catapult-type siege weapon; with roughened, abrasive surface. See Wilkins, A., Roman Imperial Artillery, Solway Print, 2017.1.5 kg, 97 mm (3 7/8 in.). Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. The operation of the onager (Latin for 'wild ass') is first mentioned in 353 A.D. by Ammianus Marcellinus in his Res Gestae and more fully in Vegetius's Epitoma Rei Militaris probably written in the reign of Emperor Theodosius I (378-395 A.D.). [No Reserve]
2nd-3rd century A.D. With central barbed spike positioned under the pierced central hole, fitted on both sides with arms having circular shaped eyelet-like protuberances. See Bockius, R., 'Zu den Elbgermanischen Kreisplattensporen der frühen römischen Kaiserzeit' in Jahrb. RGZM 38, 1991, pp.497-514, fig.3 fr similar but not identical provincial Roman spur from Martofte.29.6 grams total, 54-62 mm (2 1/8 - 2 3/8 in.). Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a South African gentleman. The prick spur was the first type of spur to be invented, and it consists of a goad or prick, more or less pointed, connected to side arms or a heel plate. They went around the rider’s heel and had a straight post on the back that was used to cue the horse. Often this was sharp, obviously intended to prick the horse, The type here represented seems to be a provincial variant of Roman Imperial prick spur fitted with three eyelets. [2]
21st century A.D. Comprising a pivoting visor, one piece skull raising to a small medial comb and fitted at the nape with a plume holder, flower-shaped pivots, front and rear gorget formed of a single plate. Cf. a similar combat helm in Pyhrr, S.W., Of Arms and men, Arms and Armour at the Metropolitan 1912-2012, New York, 2012, fig,6.3.9 kg, 37 cm high (14 1/2 in.). The Kusmirek Collection, UK. The helmet is a reproduction of a foot-combat helm, or great bascinet, used between the end of 15th and the first half of 16th century in the battles and tournaments. A similar helmet is that of Sir Giles Capel (1485-1556), a prominent figure at Henry VIII's court. These helmets were characterised by a unique rounded pierced visor with (here 60) slots for sight and ventilation. Helmets of this massive size and distinctive type were intended for foot-combat, a sporting contest fought by two fully armoured warriors armed with poleaxes, spears or swords. However, in this reproduction the visor has been mounted upon a separated collar.
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Featuring wedge-shaped cheeks, a convex cutting edge and rounded terminal. Cf. Çetin, A., Bilgi, Ö., Weapons of the Protohistoric Age, Istanbul, 1989, figs.21-22, pp.50-51.106 grams, 18.6 cm (7 3/8 in.). UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery. The 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. [No Reserve]
1st-3rd century A.D. Suitable for use with an onager or other catapult-type siege weapon; with smooth finished surface. See Wilkins, A., Roman Imperial Artillery, Solway Print, 2017.3 kg, 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. The operation of the onager (Latin for 'wild ass') is first mentioned in 353 A.D. by Ammianus Marcellinus in his Res Gestae and more fully in Vegetius's Epitoma Rei Militaris probably written in the reign of Emperor Theodosius I (378-395 A.D.). [No Reserve]
11th-14th century A.D. Comprising three caltrops, hand-forged with square-section in the form of four welded arrowheads. Cf. Tsurtsumia, M., 'Tribolos, a Byzantine Landmine' in Byzantion, 2012, pp.413-422, fig.1, for identical specimen.34 grams total, 50 mm each (2 in.). Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. Caltrops were a kind of 'landmine' of the ancient world an mentioned in the Classical period. Nevertheless, they turned into real military weapons only in Dark Ages. Their systematic and wide use by the Eastern Romans, who called it tribolos, is noticeable. In 1082, Emperor Alexios Komnenos used caltrops against the Norman cavalry in the Balkans. Anna Komnena tells us in detail of her father’s intentions: ‘He marched against Bohemond with a new idea for victory. He had iron caltrops made and since he expected the battle to take place on the next day, the evening before scattered them over the plain between the two armies at the point where he guessed that the Kelts (the Normans) would make a heavy cavalry attack. The plan was to frustrate the first and irresistible charge when the caltrops pierced the horses’ hooves.’ Unfortunately for the Romans the Normans avoided battle on the ‘minefield’, outflanked the enemy and gained victory. [3]
9th-11th century A.D. Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with lozenge cross-section, raised midrib, closed tubular socket; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. Cf. similar specimen in the British Museum, London, from Norway, inventory no.1875,0716.3.1.76 kg total, 43.5 cm including stand (17 1/8 in.). Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. The spear belongs to the type A of the first main group of Viking spears, the so-called Frankish spearheads, which occur between 750 and 950 A.D., but mainly in the 8th and 9th centuries. The Mediterranean influence is still evident on the foliate shape of the blade. [No Reserve]
1st-3rd century A.D. Suitable for use with an onager or other catapult-type siege weapon; with smooth surface. See Wilkins, A., Roman Imperial Artillery, Solway Print, 2017.1.4 kg, 10 cm (4 in.). Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. The operation of the onager (Latin for 'wild ass') is first mentioned in 353 A.D. by Ammianus Marcellinus in his Res Gestae and more fully in Vegetius's Epitoma Rei Militaris probably written in the reign of Emperor Theodosius I (378-395 A.D.). [No Reserve]
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]
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Carved with squat, vertical sidewall and everted rim, frieze of entwined snakes with opposed heads between raised bands around the body. Cf. Aruz, J. ed., Art Of The First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003, p. 326, for similar.881 grams, 17 cm (6 3/4 in.). Acquired from a French gallery in 1982; thence by descent. The stone is likely chlorite.
1980 A.D. Royal Mail illustrated First Day cover bearing set of six James Bond stamps, franked 8 January 2008 and signed by Richard Keel (who played Jaws in the films). 8.4 grams, 21.8 x 11.5 cm (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). Acquired from Benham Collectibles Ltd, UK, 2014. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.Accompanied by copy of the purchase invoice.[No Reserve]
Circa 1800 A.D. In polychrome within a shallow rectangular recess, framed by a red border; both figures shown nimbate, baby Jesus wearing a red chiton and embracing his mother; loop for suspension to reverse. Cf. Rothemund, B., Handbuch der Ikonenkunst, Munchen, 1966, p.256.1.26 kg, 33.5 cm (13 1/4 in.). Ex French gallery, Paris.Accompanied by an old typed and signed letter from the Icon Museum at Autenried Castle near Günzburg. The icon shows the Mother of God of Fedorovskaya type, one of the variants of the Hodegetria icons. It is a central Russian work from the first half of 19th century A.D. The Fedorovskaya icon of the Mother of God or Virgin of Kostroma is honoured by the Orthodox church as a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary. It is kept in the city of Kostroma, in the Cathedral of Epiphany-Anastasia. Legend attributes its creation to Saint Luke the Evangelist. Its iconography is similar to that of Our Lady of Vladimir. She is also revered as one of the icons of the Romanov house linked to the election in 1613 of the founder of the dynasty Michael Romanov who lived his youth in Kostroma.
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. Modelled in the round advancing on a polygonal base, head tossed backwards and mouth open exposing the animal's teeth and tongue, saddled with a camel bag decorated with beast heads, rider staring into the distance whilst playing a set of pipes held in his right hand, the left held lower with hand making a fist to grip reins; remains of polychrome pigmentation. Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1936,1012.228, for a Tang Dynasty camel figure.6.2 kg, 53 cm (21 in.). Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection.Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.CJ22522022 from Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11369-192727. Camels symbolised the prosperity of the Silk Route- the trade routes between China, Europe, and the Middle East- as they were the main form of transportation in the caravans. A popular theme for Tang court painters and sculptors was that of foreign ambassadors submitting tribute to the emperor. Diplomatic missions and the concomitant opulent offerings were an important medium of international exchange. In the dynasty’s first decades, the Tang expanded control north and east to Goguryeo and Baekje in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula, north to the steppes of Mongolia, west to the deserts and oases of Central Asia, and south to parts of the present-day provinces of Guangxi, Yunnan, and northern Vietnam. These and other kingdoms sent staples and exotica: lions from Persia and rhinoceroses from the kingdom of Champa in south and central Vietnam, hawks from the Korean peninsula, ostriches sent by Western Turks, sandalwood from the Indonesian archipelago, cardamom from the coast of the Malay peninsula, indigo from Samarkand, and wool from Tibet. Even entertainers such as musicians, dancers, and performers, as depicted on this piece, were presented as gifts. As is evident in tomb paintings and figurines, international trade whetted a taste for striking and sumptuous fashions among the Tang elite. Leopard-skin hats and close-fitting sleeves, imitating the clothing of Central Asians and Persians to the west, were popular in the mid-8th century. High boots, practical for riding, were worn by both men and women, as were short tunics. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]
2nd century B.C. Hemispherical in form with decoration in relief featuring fluting alternating with nymphs and symbols beneath an architectural border, cracked and chipped. Cf. Baur, P.V.C., ‘Megarian Bowls in the Rebecca Darlington Stoddard Collection of Greek and Italian vases in Yale University’ in American Journal of Archaeology, vol.45, no.2, April-June, 1941, pp.229-248.257 grams, 11.9 cm wide (4 3/4 in.). Private Dutch collection, 1970-2010. Ex private Dutch collection, 2010-2018. The term ‘Megarian’ bowl applied to this type of pottery is a modern convention for academic purposes. The name ‘Megarian’ was first given to this type of mould-made relief bowl in the late 19th century, because some of the first known examples were said to have come from the city of Megara. In reality, such terracotta items originated in Athens in the 3rd quarter of the 3rd century BC, and from that point were made in all major Greek cities for the duration of the Hellenistic period and into the Roman, especially in Alexandria. This relief-decorated pottery became more popular than painted pottery during the Hellenistic period. This class of hemispherical bowl was made in moulds and was characterised by decoration imitating metallic beakers. When the finished bowl was taken from the mould, it was probably dipped in varnish or dull paint and fired. According to Prof. P.V.C. Baur, the stamps used for making moulds were not produced in every manufacturing centre of ‘Megarian’ bowls, but were made only in important centres such as Athens, Pergamon, Antioch and Alexandria, and sold to potters throughout the Hellenistic world. The fact that the edge of the bowl is turned outwards suggests Athenian production, and a comparison with the decorative petals on the Delian Cup (no.1913.199 of the Rebecca Darlington collection) is also plausible. [No Reserve]
1st-2nd century A.D. For the deposition of ashes (absent), with bulbous body, everted rim and discoid foot, a stylised human face to the upper body expressed with three circular holes for the eyes and mouth, pinched nose in high-relief and raised eyebrows; repaired. Cf. Colchester Museum, Roman face pots, types associated with military cremations, COLEM:JOS.817, COLEM:2001.18.125 & COLEM:1923.4595; cf. The British Museum, museum number 1927,0607.2; cf. The Museum of Art, Budapest, Inv. no. 65.91.A, dated 1st-2nd century A.D.; cf. The Museum of London, id. BAA87[187], dated 2nd century A.D.5.13 kg, 34 cm wide (13 3/8 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. Cremation was the usual burial practice in early Roman Britain and whilst it was common for larger ceramic or glass domestic vessels to be reused as cinerary urns, this particular type was created specifically for the purpose and was strongly associated with military contexts in Britain. After death, an individual would have been cremated on a pyre, the ashes gathered once the fire had gone out, and finally placed into the pot. The pot may then have been placed into a small 'tile tomb' buried beneath the ground. The face clearly has symbolic meaning; it may represent the deceased or a god, or may have served an apotropaic function, intended to ward-off evil spirits. The exact meaning of the face would have been clearer when the vessel was in situ alongside other associated burial goods. Although there are similarities in style across the known sample of Roman face pots, each is unique in some way. Face pot finds are concentrated in Colchester in Britain, suggesting a military association, since Camulodunum, 'The 'Fortress of the War God Camulos', was the capital of Roman Britain and Britain's first city. A more robust military connection was established by the archaeologist Gillian Braithwaite, whose survey of thousands of face pot sherds demonstrated that their occurrence spread rapidly though the Roman Empire, from the Black Sea, to Spain, the Mediterranean and Scotland. Braithwaite was able to link the pots to the Roman army and thus explain this phenomenon; as the units moved from province to province, face pots occurred in that region for the first time. The frequency of complete face pots suggests their use as cremation urns.
1st-4th century A.D. Of rectangular form, a recess to one face bearing letters in relief 'LEG I ITAL' for First Italic Legion. See Sarnowski, T., 'Die Ziegelstempel aus Novae' in Archaeologia, Warszawa, 1983, 43, pp.17-61; Kurzmann, R., 'Soldier, Civilian and Military Brick Production' in Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 24 (4), 2005, pp.405-414.1.9 kg, 27 x 12.5 cm (10 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. The Legio I Italica ('of Italy') was a Roman legion formed by Nero on September 20, 66 or 67 A.D. and it was active until the 5th-6th century AD. The emblems of the legion were a running boar and sometimes a bull. Troops of this legion appear on Trajan's Column bridging a river. The main camp of the Legio was Novae, modern Bulgaria, but it operated in most of the imperial provinces, including Britain, where a vexillatio fought in the wars of Septimius Severus between 202 and 204 A.D.
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. Hollow-formed with long nozzle extending from the fleshy mouth, crown of foliage; smaller nozzle and filler-hole to the brow; raised ring to the base; a theatre mask or face of Silenus. Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, p.435 and 440, nos.594, 602-603, for similar specimens.24.3 grams, 72 mm (2 3/4 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. Lamps with figurines first appeared in the Hellenistic period, possibly originating in Athens. Found in all parts of the Mediterranean basin, they were particularly popular during the first and second centuries A.D. The Silenus face types were linked to the Bacchic cult. The crown of leaves and fruit across the forehead alludes to Bacchus or one of his followers.
1st-4th century A.D. Of rectangular form, a recessed stamp to one face bearing letters in relief 'LEG I ITAL' for First Italic Legion. See Sarnowski, T., 'Die Ziegelstempel aus Novae' in Archaeologia, Warszawa, 1983, 43, pp.17-61; Kurzmann, R., 'Soldier, Civilian and Military Brick Production' in Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 24 (4), 2005, pp.405-414.2.5 kg, 27.5 x 13 cm (10 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. The Legio I Italica ('of Italy') was a Roman legion formed by Nero on September 20, 66 or 67 A.D. and it was active until the 5th-6th century AD. The emblems of the legion were a running boar and sometimes a bull. Troops of this legion appear on Trajan's Column bridging a river. The main camp of the Legio was Novae, modern Bulgaria, but it operated in most of the imperial provinces, including Britain, where a vexillatio fought in the wars of Septimius Severus between 202 and 204 A.D.
A Naval Captains full-dress jacket and waistcoat, the wool and linen jacket with brass buttons, lace cuffs and heavy gold braid, the waistcoat with matching buttons and trim, this design first introduced in 1767, together with an Ede, Son & Ravenscroft cardboard box/Provenance: Cecil George Savile Foljambe (1846-1907), ennobled firstly as Baron Hawkesbury, subsequently as Viscount Hawkesbury and finally as the Earl of Liverpool. He was a midshipman aboard HMS Curacoa, then an MP and served for a considerable number of years in Queen Victoria's Household, eventually becoming Lord Steward. His mother was the niece of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool who was Prime Minister from 1812 - 1827 CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
A set of four 18th Century style wine glasses with opaque twist stems, a pair of goblets engraved hunting scenes, a set of three rummers and another, the first 15cm high CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
A pair of Continental porcelain vases, oviform with double-lipped neck, applied with a flower-encrusted garland to each side and printed with birds, together with a Coalbrookdale-type two handled vase similar and smaller pair of vases, the first 30cm high CONDITION REPORT: All with some chipping to the flowers. One of the pair of vases with birds has a hairline crack to the spout, also a restored area above the narrow part of the stem. The other with a firing crack to the lower part of the body above the stem. Imitation Meissen marks to bases. The large single vase with several hairline cracks. The pair of small vases without further damage.
A Rosenthal blue ground bowl with three rams mask handles, decorated to the centre with a friar and another bowl marked Royal Vienna, decorated with a maiden, the first 27cm wide CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
A Minton Limoges enamel style turquoise ground cabinet plate and two Spode pottery plates, 19th Century, printed and impressed marks, the Minton plate with retailer's marks for A.B. Daniell & Sons, Wigmore Street, enamelled in white perhaps by Desire Leroy with birds and butterflies amongst flowering branches, within a gilt and white key-pattern border, the first Spode plate painted in the famille rose palette with flowers, the second printed and painted with scrolling green leaves, the first 24.3cm diameter CONDITION REPORT: The Minton plate with significant crazing to the thick turquoise glaze. Hairline crack to rim at 4 o'clock. Both Spode plates are in good condition.
Two earthenware vessels in the form of owls, one in a cream slip heightened in blue, green and brown and having a removable head cover, the other in a uniform brown glaze and with aperture to top of head, the first 35cm high CONDITION REPORT: The cream slip owl with some glaze chipping to edge and side of wings, a small chip to chest and to claws. No large breaks or cracks.The brown glazed owl with some minor chipping to footrim but otherwise good.
An interesting group of ephemera including a copy of The Times, Wednesday, November 9, 1796 (includes first part of George Washington's resignation speech), an early hand coloured Valentine, The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case invented by Lewis Carroll, Oct. 29, 1888 and Carroll (Lewis) Eight or Nine Wise Words about letter-Writing, fifth edition, 1897 CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
FROM A DECEASED'S ESTATE - KIA Picanto Ice 1.1 5 Dr Hatchback - Automatic - Reg. No. NV08 UZJ - First Registered 17.06.2008 - MOT expires Sept. 2023 - Does not start CONDITION REPORTPayment for vehicles is by bank transfer only.Included are two keys and service history. No V5.We have been unable to jumpstart the vehicle.
Berzelius,J.J.: Öfversigt af Djur-Kemiens framsteg och närvarande tillständ. Tal, hället för Kongl. Vetenskaps. Academien... 1810. Stockholm, Nordström 1812. Mit Titelvign. 1 Bl., 84 S. Mod. Pbd. mit Rsch. Tls. leicht fleckig. - (762). - â•”Blackall,J.â•— Bemerkungen über das Wesen u. d. Heilung der Wassersuchten. A. d. Engl. nach d. 3. Aufl. übers. v. J. Radius. Lpz., 1821. 8, 240 S. - Vorgebunden: Southey,H.H. Über die Vermeidung ... der Lungenschwindsucht. Lpz. 1820. 107 S. - Hirsch-V,472. - Garrison-Morton 2209 (engl. 1813): Blackall was before Bright in detecting albuminuria in association with dropsy. His book, of which the second edition is morc important than the first, includes reports on cases of angina pectoris. - Erste deutsche Ausgabe. - Anfangs etw. stärk. gebräunt. - (289,290). - â•”Cartheuser,J.F.â•— Dissertatio chymico-physica de genericis quibusdam plantarum principiis hactenus plerumque neglectis. Ffo., Kleyb 1754. 78 S., 1 Bl. Interims-Brosch. mit Bibl.-Deckelschild. (Fleckig). - VD 18, 12230642. - Seltene Dissertation. - Breitrandiges u. unaufgeschn. Ex. - Exlibris. - (921)
Corvisart,L.: Pepsin. Ein natürlicher Verdauungsstoff zur Heilung der Dyspepsie und Consumption. Aus dem Frz. Hrsg. v. J.v.Török. Pest, Pfeifer 1857. VIII, 106 S., 1 Bl. Pbd. d. Zt. mit Rsch. Hirsch-H. II, 118 f. Erste dt. Ausgabe. - Tls. etw. fleckig, St. verso T. - (2092). - â•”Dabei: Cotugno,D.â•— De ischiade nervosa commentarius novis curis auctior. Neapel u. Bologna 1789. Mit 4 Kupfertaf. 122 S., 1 Bl. Umschl. d. Zt. (Fleckig u. berieb.). - Waller 2173. Garrison-M. 1382. Zweite vom Verfasser revidierte Ausgabe. "Cotugno was the first to describe the cerebrospinal fluid in any detail, elaborating its pathways" (G.-M.). - Gegenüber der Erstausgabe um drei Kupfertafeln vermehrt. - Stockfleckig u. unbeschnitten. - Exlibris. - (1626). - â•”Crawford,A.â•— Versuche und Beobachtungen über die thierische Wärme und die Entzündung brennbarer Körper. Ein Versuch, diese Erscheinungen zu einem allgemeinen Gesetz der Natur zurückzubringen. Mit Wilhelm Morgans Erinnerungen wider die Theorie des Herrn Crawford. Aus dem Englischen (von Ch.G.Eschenbach). Lpz., Weygand, 1785. 2 nn. Bl., 170 S. Ppbd. d. Zt. (Fehlst. im Bezugspapier, best.). - Holzmann-B. 1, 10 284. Engelmann, Bibl. medico-chirurgica, 122. Erste Ausgabe. - Vgl. für die englische Ausg.: Poggendorff 1, 495: "Darin seine viel besprochene Wärmetheorie u. d. ersten Versuche zur Bestimmung d. spec. Wärme d. Gase." - "Crawford's book attaced considerable attention, its attempt to explain animal heat in physicochemical tenns was not especially novel or shocking; but in providing the first published account of Irvine's theory of capacities, it senously challenged the chemical theories of heat advanced by Black and Lavoisier." (DSB XV, 95). Titel und einzelne Textbll. gestempelt. Durchgehend etw. gebräunt und braunfl., sonst gut erhalten. (2028).
Warhol,A.: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again). New York u. London, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1975. 7 Bl., 241 S. Ohlwd. mit illustr. OU. Erste Ausgabe, mit den Buchstaben "B C D E" im Druckvermerk. - Gutes Ex. - â•”First edition. Good copy with the original dust jacketâ•—.
Hill,J.: The British herbal. An history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty. London, Osborne u.a., 1756. Fol. Mit gest. Front., gest. Titelvign. u. 75 Kupfertafeln. 2 Bl., 533 S., 1 Bl. Mod. Hldr. mit Rtit. Nissen, BBI 881. Stafleu-C. 2769. Henrey 798. Hunt 557. - Erste Ausgabe. "The british herbal is interesting for its classification of plants based on the forms of the corolla and the gynoecium, and for its criticisms of Linnaeus ... the plates comprise more than 1500 plant-illustrations" (Hunt). "One of the first publications to appear after (Linnaeus') Species plantarum of 1753, the year internationally accepted as the starting-point for modern botanical nomenclature" (Henrey). - Etw. gebräunt, stellenweise etw. fleckig u. wasserrandig. tls. Randläsuren, einige Bl. mit Einrissen (tls. ausgebessert).
(Tabernaemontanus,J.T.: Neuw Wasserschatz, Das ist: Aller Heylsamen metallischen minerischen Bader und Wasser, sonderlich aber der new erfundenen Sawrbrunnen zu Langen-Schwallbach. eigentliche beschreibung. Ffm., (N. Basse 1581). 12 Bl., 665 (recte: 675) S., 38 Bl. Blindgeprägt. Prgt. d. Zt. (Schliessen fehlen, kl. Läs.). VD 16, T 821. Wellcome I, 6198. Ferchl 526. Erste Ausgabe. - Beschreibt alle damals bekannten deutschen Sauerbrunnen und besonders ausführlich Bad Schwalbach im Taunus, dessen Mineralwasser er vor allen anderen hervorhebt: "Solches wissen die vollen Brüder und Weinzapffen wol, denn wann sie sich deß Abendts Säwvoll gesoffen haben, und deß Morgens die Weinmül im Kopff fühlen, so haben sie ire zuflucht zu diesem Brunnen" (S. 48 f.). - First edition. Description of all known German spas in those days, giving special attention and praise to the therms of Bad Schwalbach in the Taunus mountains. - Vorderdeckel innen m. St., tls. gebräunt, einige wenige hs. Einträge v. alter Hand a. w. Rand.
Mercurio,S.: La commare o raccoglitrice. In questa ultima editione corretta, & accresciuta di due trattati; uno del colostro, dove si tratta di diversi mali de i bambini... dell P. di Castro. L'altro di un gravissimo autore, nel quale si risoluono alcuni dubii importanti circa il battesimo de i bambini... 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Verona, de Rossi 1645. Kl.4°. Mit zahlr. Textholzschn. 12 Bl., 327, 31 S., 2 Bl. Interims-Kart. (Gebrauchsspuren). "First Italian book on obstetrics. It is a work of importance for the study of the history of Caesarean section; in it Mercurio advocated the Caesarean operation in cases of contracted pelvis" (Garrison/M. 6144). - Das Werk ist vor allem wegen der ausführlichen Beschreibung nebst Abbildungen des Kaiserschnittes von Bedeutung. Mercurio (1550-1616) behandelt in seinem Werk außerdem die Empfängnis, Geburt, Gründe für die Gelüste einer schwangeren Frau, Aufgaben einer Kindermutter, Krankheiten und Pflege eines Neugeborenen, Missgeburten und Riesen, Schmerzen und Krankheiten der Mutter nach der Geburt usw. - Der zweite Teil des Avignoner Arztes di Castro behandelt hauptsächlich Hautkrankheiten der Kinder. - Starke Gebrauchsspuren. Fleckig u. wasserrandig, S. 241/242 nur untere Hälfte vorhanden.
Sammlung klinischer Vorträge,: begründet v. Richard von Volkmann. 864 Hefte der Reihe in 22 Bdn. Lpz., Breitkopf u. Härtel (später: Barth) 1877-1920. Gr.8°. Bibl.-Hlwdbde. (OU eingeb.). Außerordentlich umfassendes Sammlungsteilstück. - Vorhanden sind die Hefte 121-276, 279-330, 551-601, 651-700; Neue Folge: 151-550, 602-650, 701-802. - Zahlreiche wertvolle Orig.-Arbeiten, darunter bedeutende Erstbeschreibungen: Volkmann, Ueber den Mastdarmkrebs ("First excision of the rectum for cancer", GM 3470); Mosetig-Moorhof, Der Jodoform-Verband ("Introduction of iodoform dressing in surgery", GM 5618); Dührssen, Über vaginalen Kaiserschnitt (GM 6246); Carl Weigert, Die Bright'sche Nierenerkrankung ("Classical study", GM 4217). Stellvertretend weitere Autoren: A. Bier, E. von Bergmann (Hirnverletzungen, Binswanger, Alfred Graefe, A. Hoffa, Kahlbaum (Psychopathlogie), L. Krehl, P. G. Unna und A. Neisser, ferner natürlich R. von Volkmann, der der Reihe seinen Namen gegeben hat: Volksmanns Vorträge. - Bibl.-St.
Poe,E.A.: The conchologist's first book: or A system of testaceous malacology, arranged expressly for use of schools, in which the animals, according to Cuvier, are given with the shells. Second ediion. Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Haswell, Barrington, and Haswel 1840. Kl.8°. Mit 12 lithogr Tafeln. 166 S. Opbd. (Fehlender Rckn. mit Leinenband laienhaft restauriert). BAL 16131. Nicht bei Nissen. - Eine Auftragsarbeit Poes, der als einer der ersten in Amerika die Existenz als freier Schriftsteller gewagt hatte und der zeitlebens meist in ärmlilchen Verhältnissen hatte leben müssen. - Vord. Innengelenk gebrochen. Tls. etw. stockfleckig. N.a.T. Exlibris.
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