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Lot 41a
Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 1000 to 539 BCE. This is a very interesting steatite (soapstone) cylinder seal depicting a man with traditional hair and beard style familiar from Babylonian art and two figures that are half-man, half-lion. Lions in Babylon recall Anzu, a divine monster in many Mesopotamian religions; they also bring to mind the realistic mosaic lions that decorated the street along the Ishtar Gate. Cylinder seals from Babylon can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum. Size: 1.25" L x .4" W (3.2 cm x 1 cm). Provenance: Ex-Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL Condition: Artwork is clear and cylinder is intact -- very minor wear. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111564
Lot 211
A George II Irish mahogany games table, the hinged top with protruding corners revealing a baize lined surface with candle-stands and counter wells, above inlaid chequer and backgammon boards, with a hinged compartment on a ratchet revealing a hinged backgammon frame, on shell capped cabriole legs and faceted pad feet, on a single gate support, 73.5cm high, 86.7cm wide, 44.5cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Mount Juliet House Sale 24th September 1986, Lot 445. The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin.
Lot 363
Nelson (John) - The History, Topography, and Antiquities of the Parish of St. Mary Islington, folding engraved map, 12 plates , extra-illustrated with a folding map and c.65 portraits and plates, 1 loose, some spotting and offsetting, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, t.e.g., 4to, 1811 § Lewis (Samuel) The History and Topography of the Parish of Saint Mary, Islington, additional engraved title, folding map, text-illustrations, some spotting, contemporary half calf, 4to , 1842 § Foster (B.) Ye History of ye Priory and Gate of St. John, engraved frontispiece and title, text-illustrations, library bookplate, stamp and number on title verso, modern cloth, blind-stamped, small 4to, Pickering , 1851 § Coull (Thomas) The History & Traditions of Islington, advertisments at beginning and end, original printed wrappers, vignette on front cover, name at head, worn and marked, spinemostly defective, 8vo , 1864 § Miller (Thomas) Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present, frontispiece, additional title, plates, text-illustrations, original cloth, blind-stamped and gilt, 8vo, n.d . § Norman (Philip) Cromwell House, Highgate, frontispiece, plates, library bookplate, stamps on verso of title and plates, half morocco, rubbed, original wrappers bound-in, 8vo, 1917 (6).
Lot 88
Oak gate leg table and a mahogany bookcase Provenance; Consigned for sale by David Myers following the recent fire at Bourne Mill, Farnham. Most of the furniture was undamaged in the fire and was rescued but is being sold now without reserve because the building is no longer available to house it.
Lot 44
India. Manuscript Plan of the Position of the Confederate Armies under the Direction of Earl Cornwallis before Shrerungputtun. From the Fifth to the Twenty-fourth of February when the Cessation of Hostilities took place. Likewise the Position of the Enemy's Army Commanded by Tippoo Sultan in person previous to the Action of the Night of February 1792, pen, ink and watercolour plan with a large decorative cartouche and 'scrolled' key, one closed tear, old folds, tipped on to later blue paper, 355 x 220 mm A highly unusual and accurate plan of Srirangapatna during the war with Tipu Sultan. Srirangapatna was the scene of the last and decisive battle fought between Tipu Sultan and a combined force of 50,000 men provided equally by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the East India Company under the overall command of General George Harris. This battle was the last engagement of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. The Battle of Seringapatam, 1799, was truly momentous in its historic effects. At the battle's climax, Tipu Sultan was killed within the fort of Seringapatam, betrayed by one of his own confidants; the spot where he ultimately fell is marked by a memorial. Apart from the usual gold and cash, innumerable valuables, objets d'art and many of the personal effects of Tipu Sultan, were shipped to England; including the famous automaton 'Tipu's Tiger' which is on display at The Victoria and Albert Museum. Much of the site of the Battle is still intact including the ramparts, the Water Gate, the place where the Tipu Sultan's body was found, the area where the British prisoners were held and the site of the destroyed palace. (1)
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