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Lot 1303
Sutton Utd, an extensive collection of 155 home programmes, mainly from the 1960's to include, First Team (133), Reserves (23), the 1st team games include 1962/63 Portsmouth Res (Friendly), 1963/64 Arsenal (Opening Of Lights), 1961/62 Barnet Res, 1961/62 WImbledon Res (LIC), 1963/64 Wimbledon Res
Lot 39
WHITE METAL MEDALLION ISLE OF AXHOLME LIGHT RAILWAY 'In commemoration of the cutting of the first sod of the Railway at Epworth by Miss Bletcher 20th July 1899' a heavy 19TH CENTURY BRONZE MEDALLION EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUB 1884 long leap 'Open' (not awarded) FIVE OTHER SMALL MEDALLIONS VARIOUS and FOUR MASONIC MEDALLIONS with ribbons two being gilt metal and enamel, eleven pieces in total (11)
Lot 66
THIRTEEN QUEEN ELIZABETH II GREEN ON POUND NOTES in mainly uncirculated condition various Chief Cashiers viz Beale x 1, O'Brien x 1, Page x 4, Somerset x 5 and Fforde x 1 together with STATES OF JERSEY ON POUND NOTES G M Gill Chief Cashier, sixteen notes in total together with COLLECTION OF GB PRE-DECIMAL COINAGE WITH SOME 19TH CENTURY EXAMPLES the copper coins predominantly showing wear to the earlier examples the silver coinage including Geo V silver half crowns FIVE POST WAR CROWN COINS including Churchill and 1977 examples and a BRITAIN'S FIRST DECIMIAL COINS WALLET
Lot 264
A rare set of Derby figures from the Four Quarters of the Globe series, c.1760, emblematic of Asia, Africa, America and Europe, each with varying attributes of their Continent, raised on low bases applied with flowers and leaves, small damages and restorations, 24.8cm. (4) A series of adult models of the Four Quarters of the Globe was first created by Kändler at Meissen around 1745, and adapted a few years later by Meyer using children instead. Meyer's series was copied at Chelsea, and it is likely that this Derby series derives from Chelsea rather than the German originals.
Lot 342
An important and previously unrecorded American porcelain teapot attributed to John Bartlam (Cain Hoy, South Carolina), c.1765-69, printed in underglaze blue, one side with two cranes beneath a tall palm tree beside figures in a sampan and a solitary figure in another boat, the reverse with a version of the Man on the Bridge pattern, the eponymous structure linking small islands in a Chinese pagoda landscape, the cover lacking, the handle broken off and restuck, 9cm (3 1/2 inches) high, 17.5cm (5 inches) across. This teapot has only recently been identified as a piece of early American porcelain, believed to be part of a matched tea service that reached England in in the late 1760s or 1770s. It is only the seventh recorded piece of John Bartlam's porcelain and relates to a group of wares sold at auction in 2002. Among that group were four teabowls which were found to match sherds excavated at Bartlam's factory site in Cain Hoy, South Carolina. Two of the teabowls were sold to American museums by private treaty, another to a private collector by the same method, and the fourth was sold at Christie's, New York, on 25th January 2013, lot 179; being bought by a dealer on behalf of a private collector in the US. Alongside the teabowls in 2002 were sold two saucers, which have since been reclassified as Bartlam and both sold by private treaty to separate American collectors. The design on these saucers matches exactly that on one side of the teapot. More details of one of the saucers can be found in Steven Goss's new publication British Blue and White Saucers 1745-1795. Although the pattern on the saucers is not the same as that of the teabowls (known as the Bartlam on the Wando pattern), there are a number of significant similarities. The teabowls feature an unusual palmetto as part of one of the printed landscape vignettes, a device which is echoed to the interior and not known on any recorded piece of English blue and white porcelain of this era. The Salbas Palmetto is not a tree native to China or the Far East, whose designs Western potters were used to copying and adapting, but it is the state tree of South Carolina. It features more predominantly on the two saucers and the teapot, towering above two cranes standing at the water's edge. In Chinese Art, cranes are commonly depicted alongside pine trees as a common birthday motif and a wish of long-life and happiness (cf. Terese Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, p.180). However, as Sandhill Cranes are native to South Carolina then it is likely that the engraver of this print was used to witnessing such birds standing beneath palmetto on the banks of the Wando and adapted a Chinese design accordingly. The Man on the Bridge pattern on the reverse of the teapot is known at several English factories including Bow, Isleworth and (at a later date) New Hall. The pattern here most closely resembles that of the London factories and, given the skill of the engraver, it is likely that Bartlam had employed an English decorator who had previously worked for one of these concerns. Little is known of John Bartlam before he travelled to America. The UK Register of Duties Paid of Apprentice's Indentures, 1710-1811 has a record of a payment made on 30th May 1761 when one Simon Chawner is apprenticed to John Bartlam, Potter of Lane Delph, Staffordshire. Lane Delph was one of the principal areas of the ceramics industry and Bartlam would have been one of a growing number producing creamware, pearlware and other earthenwares. He left England around 1763, possibly in some debt, to settle in South Carolina and set up business as a potter, establishing himself first in Cain Hoy around 1765. The move was a canny one - South Carolina was at the time one of the wealthiest and most fashionable, with residents vying to have the latest and finest ceramics shipped over from England. South Carolina was also part of the lucrative kaolin belt, which shipped Cherokee clay by the ton over to potters in the UK, including Josiah Wedgwood. In a letter to his partner, Thomas Bentley, in May 1767 Wedgwood writes, "I am informed they have the Cherok[ee clay] to a Pottwork at Charles Town"; the potter in question undoubtedly being John Bartlam. The proximity of a supply of kaolin, the wealthy local clientele and his clear entrepreneurial spirit meant it was inevitable that Bartlam tried his hand at making porcelain to rival that being imported from England at great expense. It is almost certain that he had help from someone with knowledge of the porcelain industry, perhaps a fellow Brit from one of the London factories, since not only is the Bartlam body extremely close to several of the London concerns, the decoration also bears similarities to some established patterns at both Bow and Isleworth. As early as 1766, Josiah Wedgwood writes again (this time to his patron Sir William Meredith), "[we] have at this time among us an agent hiring a number of our hands for establishing new Pottworks in South Carolina: having one of our insolvent Master Potters there to conduct them". By 1768 it appears that once again Bartlam was having some financial difficulties and, based on a newspaper advertisement of the time, was looking to relocate his manufactory to Charlestown itself. This he seems to have achieved by the end of 1770, but the Charleston pottery failed and closed in 1772. Bartlam relocated further inland to Camden, backed by a man called Joseph Kershaw, and continued to produce pottery there until his death in 1781. Further Reading Cinda K Baldwin, A Great and Noble Jar: Traditional Stoneware of South Carolina, pp.8-9 for an account of Bartlam's financial backers and various concerns. Steven Goss, British Blue and White Saucers 1745-1795, pp.244-245 for a discussion on a John Bartlam saucer in the same pattern. Robert Hunter, "John Bartlam: America's First Porcelain Manufacturer", Ceramics in America, The Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, 2007, pp. 193-195. Stanley South "John Bartlam's Porcelain at Cain Hoy, 1765-1770", Ceramics in America, The Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, 2007, pp. 196-202. Lisa R. Hudgins, "John Bartlam's Porcelain at Cain Hoy, A Closer Look", Ceramics in America, The Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, 2007, pp. 203-208. J. Victor Owen, "Geochemistry of High-Fired Bartlam Ceramics", Ceramics in America, The Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, 2007, pp. 209-219. Robert Hunter, "A newly discovered eighteenth-century American porcelain teabowl", The Magazine Antiques, January/February 2011, pp. 254-257.
Lot 20
A collection of mainly Queen Elizabeth II Great British stamps in thirty-one files, commemorative and definitive issues, mint and duplicated used issues, also with 1962-65 phosphor sets, presentation packs, miniature sheets, First Day Covers, booklets, Smiler sheets with 2001 Consignia pair, also a few other countries.
Lot 86
A Westminster Limited Edition 'The Queen's Golden Jubilee Hand-Painted Gold Coin First Day Cover', with hand-painted portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by artist Christine Ellingham, together with the Royal Mail 40th Anniversary of Accession stamps, post-marked 'Windsor' 29th October 2001 (100 days to go) and a Royal Mint Guernsey £5 Gold Proof Golden Jubilee Coin, limited edition 26/100, with certificate of authenticity.
Lot 93
A John Pinches set of four 'Great Britons' medallic First Day Covers, comprising 'Robert The Bruce', 'Owen Glendower', 'Henry V', 'Edward The Black Prince'. in folder, each with sterling silver medal and a 1973 'The Royal Wedding' medallic First Day Cover, HRH The Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, (2).
Lot 319
Six boxed items from the vintage Tri-ang Minic Ships range including M701 RMS Caronia, M703 RMS Queen Mary, M704 SS United States, M741 HMS Vanguard, M735-739 Light Vessels and M827 Breakwater Straights. Overall items range from F to G+ in P to G boxes. A Minic Ships catalogue leaflet, First Edition, F with creasing, is also included as part of this lot.
Lot 18
Prtichett, V.S. The First Spanish Temper.1954, inscribed to 'Kingsley to from VSP; James, P.D. Death in Holy Orders, signed; Unsworth, Barry. Morality Play, 1955, signed; Trevaskis, Eve. The Lord of the Misrule, 1972, signed and inscribed to her friends and King's Wake, 1st edition, signed and inscribed; Galbraith, J.K. Ambassador's Journal. Inscribed on tipped - in Pastedown, 1969; Eco, Umberto. The Prague Cemetery. 2011, signed;De Rothschild, Edmund. A Gilt-Edged Life, Memoir, 1998, inscribed on free front end page; andLe Carre, John. Sarratt and the Draper of Watford. Inscribed to his friend 'Dick The Draper' (of Sarratt), all signed and inscribed 1st editions.
Lot 1937
1st-3rd century AD. A ceramic rectangular brick of coarse buff clay, stamped to the upper surface with 'LEGI ITAL' and a swastika. 2.21 kg, 26cm (10 1/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. The First Legion Italica was raised by Nero in the aftermath of the Parthian war for a campaign in Armenia; this campaign was abandoned due to uprisings in Jerusalem and Gaul. Under the emperor Vespasian the legion was sent to Novae in modern day Bulgaria which became their permanent base. Fine condition. Scarce.
Lot 2289
14th-15th century AD. A leaf-shaped bronze harness pendant with textured field, scroll with blackletter text. 26 grams, 65mm (2 3/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Malcolm Jones, Sheffield University, Dept. English Language & Linguistics, Senior Lecturer 1994-2009 and advisor to the British Museum and Portable Antiquities Scheme, says: It is rare for a harness pendant to bear an inscription – cf. PAS Database KENT-1CC062 loyalment – but where they do, it is natural to suppose that it is the motto of the family to which the horse belongs. The present inscription – as is normal for such legends at this period – appears to be in Anglo-French, and while the first 3-letter word is unclear, the rest of the inscription reads sa syence ('his/her knowledge'"). [No Reserve] Fair condition, loop absent. Rare.
Lot 2320
19th-early 20th century AD. A substantial bronze heater shield plaque with heraldic motifs, divided per pale countercharged; 1 and 4 - or, a fess dancetty gules between three cross crosslets fitchy argent, a fleur-de-lys for difference; 2 and 5 - per fess gules and azure, a tower argent; 3 - azure, on a fess embattled argent, three pellets sable, three hinds in the field; 6 - or, on a fess dancetty gules a martlet or, three crosses crosslet fitched argent; four securing bolts to the reverse, each with a nut. 4.1 kg, 31cm (12 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Panels 1, 4 and 6 display the arms of the Sandys family. The first and fourth use a fleur-de-lys for difference, indicating a sixth son, while the sixth shows a martlet for the fourth son. The family has been ennobled on at least three occasions. The first occasion created the title 'Baron Sandys of the Vyne' and was included in the Peerage of England in 1523 for William Sandys, one of the favourites of King Henry VIII. The barony passed through his descendants until it fell into abeyance around 1683 on the death of the eighth Baron. This title is no longer active. The second occasion created 'Baron Sandys of Ombersley in the County of Worcester', which was in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1743 for Samuel Sandys, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This title became extinct on the death of Samuel's son, Edwin. The third creation was in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1802 for Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire, widow of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire. The ninth Marquess of Downshire succeeded to the title in 2013. Fine condition.
Lot 2396
A highly polished square slice of the Seymchan meteorite with an exceptional number of transparent to translucent olivine inclusions. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.323; report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967; see also Meteoritical Bulletin No.43, Moscow (1968) and database.53 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found Magadan district, Russia. The main mass of 272.3 kilograms was found during a survey of the river Hekandue in June 1967, a left tributary of river Jasa?naja in the Magadan district, Russia, by geologist F. A. Mednikov. The mass was a triangular-shaped thumbprinted meteorite lying among the stones of the brook bed. A second specimen of 51 kilograms was found with a mine detector at a distance of 20 meters from the first in October 1967 by I. H. Markov. During a new expedition in 2004, Dmitri Kachalin recovered about 50 kilograms of new material. Remarkably, about 20% of the new specimens were found to contain olivine crystals, and so revealed the silicated nature of the meteorite. Its pallasitic structure was not previously discovered during studies on small metal-only sections of the original mass. Transparent olivine is also known as the gemstone peridot. Extremely fine condition. Uncommon with numerous olivine inclusions.
Lot 2406
A large amethyst geode, with large crystals to the front of the opening creating a large, crystal-lined hollow within. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.222-223.13.9 kg, 33cm (13"). From Brazil, from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898"). This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. The firm Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd (Gregory's), was acquired by TimeLine Auctions in 2016. London-born James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) founded the company, which is the second longest-running gem and fossil dealership in the world. James was educated at Archbishop Tennison's School, and afterward found employment in a jewellery company on Regent Street. In 1858 he established his own business in King William Street. A few years later he moved to ‘very extensive premises’ in Golden Square, Covent Garden. He was one of the best known dealers in London, exhibiting at major commercial shows throughout the world and winning awards for excellence in Paris in 1867, Sydney in 1879 and London in 1862, 1883 and 1884. James primarily bought his stock at auction, from collectors and other dealers, and supplied many major collectors and scientists of his day. He built superb personal collections, a selection going to the British Museum. He wrote many papers and was a member of several learned societies including the Society of Arts. The business became known as J.R. Gregory & Company in 1896, still under James' management with the assistance of his son Albert Gregory (b.1864"). When James died three years later, the business passed to Albert. At the end of the 19th century most London dealers had folded or retired, many selling out to J.R. Gregory & Co. Albert continued by acquiring Russell and Shaw (Est. 1848) in 1925 and Francis H. Butler (Est. 1884) in 1927. Percy Bottley (1904-1980) took over the company in 1931, renaming it Gregory, Bottley & Company with respect to his predecessors. Percy’s company survived the 2nd World War by buying out all of its competitors, including the supplier to Pitt-Rivers, Samuel Henson (Est. 1840) and G.H. Richards (Est. 1897) in 1936. Percy also added many important collections to his stock including those of Rev. F. Holmes in 1940, and the Graves collection in 1943. Following Percy's death in 1981, the business was sold to Brian Lloyd, whereupon it became Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd. Brian had been Sotheby’s main Natural History expert in the 1960s and 1970s, and subsequently traded from Pall Mall. The business continued to thrive, and Brian purchased the Joseph Neeld (1789-1856) collection in 1974 and the historic gold collection of H.S. Gordon, first exhibited at the Empire Exhibition, South Africa in 1936. Brian moved the business to 12-13 Rickett Street in 1982, and to 13 Seagrave Road in 1993. He carried on the company's specialization in historic collections, most recently acquiring that of Robert Ferguson (1767-1840) in 2000. The business moved to Walmer in Kent in 2008, and was acquired by TimeLine in April 2016. Trading History Est. 1858 (59 Frith Street, Soho) 1859 - 1861 (3 King William Street, Strand) 1862 - 1866 (25 Golden Square, Covent Garden) 1866 - 1874 (15 Russell Street, Covent Garden) 1874 - 1895 (88 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square) 1896 - 1906 (1 Kelso Place, Kensington) 1907 - 1926 (139 Fulham Road, Chelsea) 1926 - 1981 (30 (Old) Church Street, Chelsea) 1982 - 1993 (12-13 Rickett Street, Fulham) 1993 - 2007 (13 Seagrave Road, Fulham) 2008 - 2016 (59 Liverpool Road, Walmer, Kent) 2016 - (363 Main Road, Harwich, Essex) Extremely fine condition.
Lot 2429
Upper Cretaceous Period, 70-80 million years BP. An Albertosaurus libratus dinosaur tooth from Judith River Formation, Havre, Northern Montana,U.S.A., in a glazed display box. 118 grams, 14cm (box) (5 1/2"). From the Pradi Collection, Boston, USA; acquired during 1980s. Albertosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, more than 70 million years ago. The genus derives its name from Alberta, the Canadian province in which the first specimens were found. Fine condition.
Lot 2434
A highly polished rectangular slice of the Seymchan meteorite with an exceptional number of transparent olivine inclusions See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.323; report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967; see also Meteoritical Bulletin No.43, Moscow (1968) and database.41 grams, 10.2cm (4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found Magadan district, Russia. The main mass of 272.3 kilograms was found during a survey of the river Hekandue, a left tributary of river Jasa?naja in the Magadan district, Russia, in June 1967 by geologist F. A. Mednikov. The mass was a triangular-shaped thumbprinted meteorite lying among the stones of the brook bed. A second specimen of 51 kilograms was found with a mine detector at a distance of 20 meters from the first in October 1967 by I. H. Markov. During a new expedition in 2004, Dmitri Kachalin recovered about 50 kilograms of new material. Remarkably, about 20% of the new specimens were found to contain olivine crystals, and so revealed the silicated nature of the meteorite. Its pallasitic structure was not previously discovered during studies on small metal-only sections of the original mass. Transparent olivine is also known as the gemstone peridot. Extremely fine condition. Rare with this number of olivine inclusions.
Lot 2482
A polished and etched slice of the Seymchan Meteorite, the cut surface showing the distinctive and unusually distorted Widmanstatten crystallisation pattern and the exterior surface showing half of the perimeter of the slice. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.323; report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967; see also Meteoritical Bulletin No.43, Moscow (1968) and database.130 grams, 99mm (4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found Magadan district, Russia. The main mass of 272.3 kilograms was found during a survey in June 1967 by geologist F. A. Mednikov. The mass was a triangular-shaped thumbprinted meteorite lying among the stones of the brook bed. A second specimen of 51 kilograms was found with a mine detector at a distance of 20 meters from the first in October 1967 by I. H. Markov. During a new expedition in 2004, Dmitri Kachalin recovered about 50 kilograms of new material. Remarkably, about 20% of the new specimens were found to contain olivine crystals, and so revealed the silicated nature of the meteorite. The pallasitic structure was not previously discovered during studies on small metal-only sections of the original mass. The distortion of the Widmanstatten patterns is interpreted as shearing of the superheated meteorite as it broke up in the Earth's atmosphere. Extremely fine condition. Rare.
Lot 2483
A prismatic quartz crystal in white card tray with old collector's label reading: 'Crystals from Escherhorn (Switzerland) collected at an altitude of 10,000 feet by Mr Ruf of Basale on 10th August 1911'. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.222-223.35.01 grams, 54.5mm (2"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898"). This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. The firm Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd (Gregory's), was acquired by TimeLine Auctions in 2016. London-born James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) founded the company, which is the second longest-running gem and fossil dealership in the world. James was educated at Archbishop Tennison's School, and afterward found employment in a jewellery company on Regent Street. In 1858 he established his own business in King William Street. A few years later he moved to ‘very extensive premises’ in Golden Square, Covent Garden. He was one of the best known dealers in London, exhibiting at major commercial shows throughout the world and winning awards for excellence in Paris in 1867, Sydney in 1879 and London in 1862, 1883 and 1884. James primarily bought his stock at auction, from collectors and other dealers, and supplied many major collectors and scientists of his day. He built superb personal collections, a selection going to the British Museum. He wrote many papers and was a member of several learned societies including the Society of Arts. The business became known as J.R. Gregory & Company in 1896, still under James' management with the assistance of his son Albert Gregory (b.1864"). When James died three years later, the business passed to Albert. At the end of the 19th century most London dealers had folded or retired, many selling out to J.R. Gregory & Co. Albert continued by acquiring Russell and Shaw (Est. 1848) in 1925 and Francis H. Butler (Est. 1884) in 1927. Percy Bottley (1904-1980) took over the company in 1931, renaming it Gregory, Bottley & Company with respect to his predecessors. Percy’s company survived the 2nd World War by buying out all of its competitors, including the supplier to Pitt-Rivers, Samuel Henson (Est. 1840) and G.H. Richards (Est. 1897) in 1936. Percy also added many important collections to his stock including those of Rev. F. Holmes in 1940, and the Graves collection in 1943. Following Percy's death in 1981, the business was sold to Brian Lloyd, whereupon it became Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd. Brian had been Sotheby’s main Natural History expert in the 1960s and 1970s, and subsequently traded from Pall Mall. The business continued to thrive, and Brian purchased the Joseph Neeld (1789-1856) collection in 1974 and the historic gold collection of H.S. Gordon, first exhibited at the Empire Exhibition, South Africa in 1936. Brian moved the business to 12-13 Rickett Street in 1982, and to 13 Seagrave Road in 1993. He carried on the company's specialization in historic collections, most recently acquiring that of Robert Ferguson (1767-1840) in 2000. The business moved to Walmer in Kent in 2008, and was acquired by TimeLine in April 2016. Trading History Est. 1858 (59 Frith Street, Soho) 1859 - 1861 (3 King William Street, Strand) 1862 - 1866 (25 Golden Square, Covent Garden) 1866 - 1874 (15 Russell Street, Covent Garden) 1874 - 1895 (88 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square) 1896 - 1906 (1 Kelso Place, Kensington) 1907 - 1926 (139 Fulham Road, Chelsea) 1926 - 1981 (30 (Old) Church Street, Chelsea) 1982 - 1993 (12-13 Rickett Street, Fulham) 1993 - 2007 (13 Seagrave Road, Fulham) 2007 - 2015 (59 Liverpool Road, Walmer, Kent) 2015 - 2017 (363 Main Road, Harwich, Essex) Label in extremely fine condition.
Lot 2495
A museum-quality replica of an Oviraptor egg nest with six eggs, Late Cretaceous, 78 million years ago, from Flaming Cliffs, Djadokhta formation, Mongolia. 2.1 kg, 41cm (16).The first specimens of Oviraptor were discovered surrounded by eggshell fragments,giving its name EGG THIEF. Recent discoveries have shown that the eggs found with Oviraptor specimens are actually nests that the parent was protecting. Very fine condition.
Lot 2499
A highly polished slice of the Seymchan Meteorite with an exceptional number of transparent to translucent olivine inclusions. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.323; report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967; see also Meteoritical Bulletin No.43, Moscow (1968) and database.28 grams, 66mm (2 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found Magadan district, Russia. The main mass of 272.3 kilograms was found during a survey of the river Hekandue in June 1967, a left tributary of river Jasa?naja in the Magadan district, Russia, by geologist F. A. Mednikov. The mass was a triangular-shaped thumbprinted meteorite lying among the stones of the brook bed. A second specimen of 51 kilograms was found with a mine detector at a distance of 20 meters from the first in October 1967 by I. H. Markov. During a new expedition in 2004, Dmitri Kachalin recovered about 50 kilograms of new material. Remarkably, about 20% of the new specimens were found to contain olivine crystals, and so revealed the silicated nature of the meteorite. Its pallasitic structure was not previously discovered during studies on small metal-only sections of the original mass. Transparent olivine is also known as the gemstone peridot. Extremely fine condition. Uncommon with this number of olivine inclusions.
Lot 2508
2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze figurine of a young female standing with legs together and arms spread, wearing loincloth, hair dressed in a chignon with tongue-shaped plaquette to the rear. See Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003 for discussion.153 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a London gallery; previously on the London art market since 1993. Fine condition.
Lot 2564
2334-2000 BC. A rock crystal cylinder seal with frieze depicting contest scenes: a rearing lion attacking a rearing goat, two symmetrically crossed rearing goats, a bull-man with horned headdress grasping a goat attacked by a rearing lion, a bearded man pulls back the lion by its tail. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 944 for type, p.27 for discussion.9.30 grams, 21mm (3/4"). From a North London private collection; acquired before 1990. Very fine condition.
Lot 2600
19th-17th century BC. A haematite cylinder seal with a nude goddess with topknot hairstyle, looking to the right, holds in front of her chest an aryballos vessel, from which two streams of water flow down over her shoulders, the aryballos (?egallu) is the symbol for abundance, to the right of her is a suppliant goddess in a long toga garb, raising her right hand, to the left is a worshipper in a fringed ankle-length robe of Egyptian style, both hands crossed at chest height, with four lines of text: 1 lugal-gu4 ga gar … 1 2 ma/?iš zu ni … 2 3 ur-dingir-ì-zu Ur-dingir-ì-zu,3 4 dumu lugal-si x-dim son of Lugal-si,4 …“ 1: 2: 3: Personal name: Servant of the god who knows, s. H. Limet, ASUr III, Paris 1968, p.323. 4: Personal name: The King who fills up (the temple), s. ibd., p.291. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, items 646, 854 for detail; also Limet, S. H. ASUr III, Paris, 1968, p.323.5.72 grams, 18mm (3/4"). From a North London private collection; acquired before 1990. The goddess is possibly one of the Anunnaki octet, descendants of the sky-god. Very fine condition.
Lot 2623
10th-8th century BC. A limestone cylinder seal with frieze of a lion with raised head and gaping jaws confronting a bull with head lowered. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 344 for type.7.23 grams, 28mm (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Fine condition.
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