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Lot 213
Circa 550 – 300 BC. A very expressive form of bronze helmet of Chalcidian type. Crown domed with a mask-like front featuring high-arched eyebrows, the eyes have been carefully cut out. The round sections are each accentuated with a separately applied moulded band. A short tear-drop shaped nose guard is reaching down, moveable cheek guards are hinged on the sides, rounded, and tapering towards the chin allowing binding. Museum Quality helmet with fantastic patina; Intact; on custom stand. Chalcidian helmets are named after similar helmets depicted on pottery vases from the Euboean city of Chalcis. This type of ancient Greek helmet was a lighter and less restrictive form of the Corinthian helmet. The hinged cheek pieces were anatomically formed to fit closely to the face and tended to curve upward towards the eye, where large circular openings provided a wider field of view than the Corinthian helmets. By the time of Alexander the Great the helmet was still worn by soldiers, most notably the hoplites, the heavy infantrymen who carried long spears; the helmet would later go on to develop into the Attic helmet which is iconic of Classical soldiers. For more example of Chalcidian helmets, see Everson, T. (2004). Warfare in Ancient Greece: arms and armour from the heroes of Homer to Alexander the Great. The History Press, 116-124. Size: L:260mm / W:230mm ; 565g. Provenance: From a collection of Roman & Greek arms and armour formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s; property of a London gentleman.
Lot 212A
Ca. 1300–1400. Medieval Central European. A rare conical iron helmet with an extended chainmail neck guard. The original chainmail, attached to the rear with large butted rings, helped to deflect a blow to the back of the head and neck. These helmets were built around a framework of bronze or iron strips, overlaid with sheets of bronze or copper. A well-made conical helmet was an effective defence against a sword or a mace. Excellent condition; custom-made stand included. For more information on Medieval helmets, see Cantor, N. F. (1999). The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Viking Publishing, 44ff. & Bradbury, J. (2004). The Routledge companion to medieval warfare. London: Routledge. Size: L:450mm / W:210mm ; 1.6kg. Provenance: Property of a collector A. V., previously owned by B. S., acquired from an ancient art dealer J. W. in 1986 on the UK market. The original invoice will accompany this purchase.
Lot 214
Northern Black Sea region, 4th century B.C. A very expressive form of bronze helmet of Chalcidian type. The Crown domed skull composed of two halves, connected to one another by twelve rivets fastened along the overlapping edges. With a mask-like front featuring high-arched eyebrows, the eyes have been carefully cut out. The round sections are each accentuated with a separately applied moulded band. A short nose guard reinforced by a metal sheet extending shortly over the eye openings. This sheet is additionally reinforced with two rivets at the sides of the forehead and covers the seam over the overlapping parts of the crown. This area of reinforcement has been delicately engraved with a seven-pointed zigzag line. The lower section of the skull has a smooth exterior, apart from a small section around the nose, whilst the upper section is decorated with repousséd lines. The lower edge of the helmet is portioned by a circumferential line surmounted by a double line extending from front to reverse on either side of the crown, flanking the central seam and turning in a wide curve to the left and right, therefore forming a pointed centre on the forehead and nape. Within the globular lobes on each side are five bands composed of three raised lines radiating from the crown. The cheek guards are connected to the skull by a three-piece hinge. The cheek guards are curved at the back with two shallow recessed on the front and distinctly pointed lower edge. The lower part of the cheek guards are with wide perforations for the chinstrap. The exterior of the crown and cheek guards have been cleared a red-brown cuprite layer oxidation which has conserved the ancient surface. On the right side of the skull close to the double lines a smaller tension crack at front and a longer tension crack at back. This helmet is in an extremely good state of preservation and one can only assume it was worn by someone in a high-ranking position. Provenance: ex. Hermann Historica, lot 1818, 13th November 2019, previously on the Lithuanian art trade. Purchased by the previous Lithuanian owner in England in 2015. Purchased by the previous English owner in the English art trade in 1979. Size: L:325mm / W:230mm ; 555g. Provenance: Property of a European collector, previously part of the UK collection formed in the 1970s. ex. Herman Historica Auctions. Copy of the original invoice will accompany this object.
Lot 100
Circa 100-200 AD A beautifully carved marble statuette of Minerva, goddess associated with wisdom, strategic warfar, justice, law, victory, art and trade. She is standing on a rectangular base with pillar to the rear, wearing a peplos gathered at each shoulder with a disc brooch, helmet to the head, shield beside the left leg. Fine condition, right hand absent. In Roman religion Minerva, who was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Athena, was an extremely important and influential deity. Minerva was worshipped by the Romans as a goddess of medicine, wisdom, strategic warfar, justice, law, victory, art and trade. Provenance: Timeline Auctions, London. Previously ex. Private Collection formed in Cheltenham, Gloucester, acquired before 1990.Size: L:530mm / W:190mm ; 19kgProvenance: Property of a Cheltenham collector; previously in a Gloucestershire UK collection; acquired in the early 1990s.
Lot 216
Circa 550 - 450 BC. A very expressive form of bronze helmet of early Chalcidian type with deep crescentic cheek-guards with single hole, a small tear-drop shaped nose guard, eyes carefully cut out, eyebrows in ridged relief, sharply carinated and crested crown, a flaring neck guard. Museum Quality helmet. Nicely patination finish remaining. Cf. Antike Helme, pp. 139-141, for a discussion of the type (Chalcidian II) characterized by the eyes cut deeply into the rounded cheek-guards. For related examples also see Sotheby's, New York, December 8th, 2000, nos. 61-62. For similar see Sotheby’s, lot 68, 7th December 2001. The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, Accession no. 2003.407.2 Vogel, Carol. April 4, 1993. "Home Design." New York Times Magazine, : pp. 20–21. Blass, Bill. 2002. Bare Blass, Cathy Horyn, ed. p. 136, New York: HarperCollins. Milleker, Elizabeth J. and Dr. Seán Hemingway. 2004. "Recent Acquisitions: A Selection 2003–2004." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 62(2): p. 7. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2004. "One Hundred Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the Trustees for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004." Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 134: p. 19. Chalcidian helmets are named after similar helmets depicted on pottery vases from the Euboean city of Chalcis. This type of ancient Greek helmet was a lighter and less restrictive form of the Corinthian helmet. By the time of Alexander the Great the helmet was still worn by soldiers, most notably the hoplites, the heavy infantrymen who carried long spears; the helmet would later go on to develop into the Attic helmet which is iconic of Classical soldiers. Size: L:210mm / W:225mm ; 700g. Provenance: From a collection of Roman & Greek arms and armour formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s; property of a London gentleman.
Lot 212
Circa 1300 AD. An impressively well-preserved iron helmet composed of five plates joined by rivets, two plates for the upper back and front and two for the lower part, the top formed of one plate attached by eighteen iron rivets: shaped nose-guard dividing the eyeholes, thirty-one holes to each side of the lower part for ventilation. There are few pieces of armour as iconic as the knightly great helm or ‘heaume’. An emblematic object of a romantic chivalric past, the great helm was commonly detailed in Medieval art to emphasise the status and virtue of the wearer. There are few examples, around twenty authentic examples still existing in collections and museums making this great helm helmet a rare and important object. We can only assume this helmet was made for someone of high social standing due to its quality craftsmanship. For similar see Müller-Hickler, H., 'Über die Funde aus der Burg Tannenberg', in ZfHW XIII, Neue Folge 4, 1934, pp.175-181; Scalini, M., 'Protezione e segno di distinzione: l'equipaggiamento difensivo nel duecento' in Scramasax (ed.), Il Sabato di San Barnaba, la battaglia di Campaldino,11 giugno 1289-1989, Milano, pp.80-98; Žákovský P., Hošek J., Cisár V. Size: L:300mm / W:260mm ; 2.3kg. Provenance: Formerly in the European collection 1990’s; previously in the UK collection 2000’s.
Lot 165
Julio-Claudian Period, circa 100 AD. A stunning beautifully made D-shaped ring, sculpted in four layers, the god Mars in profile to the left, his face and shoulders in white, his eye articulated, his crested helmet and aegis in brown, the helmet ornamented in relief. Size: D: 18.19mm / US: 8 / UK: Q; 8.75g. Provenance: Central London private collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired from an East Coast, US estate collection formed before 1979.
Lot 215
Circa 550 – 300 BC. A very expressive form of bronze helmet of Chalcidian type. Crown domed with a mask-like front featuring high-arched eyebrows, the eyes have been carefully cut out. The round sections are each accentuated with a separately applied moulded band. A short tear-drop shaped nose guard is reaching down, moveable articulated crescentic cheek guards with contoured edges are attached by hinges on the sides, rounded, and tapering towards the chin allowing binding. Museum Quality helmet. Chalcidian helmets are named after similar helmets depicted on pottery vases from the Euboean city of Chalcis. This type of ancient Greek helmet was a lighter and less restrictive form of the Corinthian helmet. The hinged cheek pieces were anatomically formed to fit closely to the face and tended to curve upward towards the eye, where large circular openings provided a wider field of view than the Corinthian helmets. By the time of Alexander the Great the helmet was still worn by soldiers, most notably the hoplites, the heavy infantrymen who carried long spears; the helmet would later go on to develop into the Attic helmet which is iconic of Classical soldiers. For more examples of Chalcidian helmets, see Everson, T. (2004). Warfare in Ancient Greece: arms and armour from the heroes of Homer to Alexander the Great. The History Press, 116-124. For similar see the Walters Art Museum, accession no. 54.2468. Size: L:295mm / W:245mm ; 990g. Provenance: From a collection of Roman & Greek arms and armour formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s; property of a London gentleman.
Lot 207
IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVAL OFFICERS DRESS DAGGER BY WKC, with Imperial pattern crowned top, ivorine grip, brass cross guard having fouled anchors, reversed with press button release catch, in brass scabbard with oak leaf pattern hanging ring fittings, partial double edged blade, which is etched with coronet, leaves etc to both sides. WKC knight's helmet type trade mark to the base of the blade, blade measures 23cms, overall 40cms Provenance: South Wales collection since 1970. Comments: blade worn, scabbard worn.
![NO RESERVE Scotland.- [Pennant (Thomas)] A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides, together 3 vol., fifth edition, 1790](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/590b44bf-8e48-4195-ae9e-adff0121b94c/d137fc53-85b6-4c7d-976c-adff01282d30/468x382.jpg)
Lot 42
NO RESERVE Scotland.- [Pennant (Thomas)] A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides, together 3 vol., fifth edition, 1790; A Tour in Wales, 2 vol., 1784, engraved vignette titles, map and plates, some folding, some light foxing, bookplate of John Maude, uniform contemporary diced russia, gilt, joints worn, one or two covers detached § Nimmo (Rev. William) History of Stirlingshire, 2 vol., second edition, folding hand-coloured engraved map, engraved plates, folding tables, contemporary diced calf, worn, some covers detached, Stirling, 1817 § Dalyell (J.G.) The Darker Superstitions of Scotland, contemporary blind-stamped calf, 1834 § Stuart (Robert) Caledonia Romana: a Descriptive Account of the Roman Antiquities of Scotland, second edition, lithographed plates and plans, some folding, original cloth, gilt, Edinburgh, 1852 § Stewart (Walter) Inchmahome and the Lake of Menteith, illustrations, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, privately printed, 1933 § Macdonald (G.) & Alexander Park. The Roman Forts on the Bar Hill Dumbartonshire, illustrations, later half blue morocco, by Maclehose of Glasgow, spine gilt with Roman helmet motifs, t.e.g., Glasgow, 1906, most a little rubbed; and 14 others on Scotland including vol.1-3 of Wainwright's Scottish Mountain Drawings, 8vo & 4to (25)
Lot 698
Two cast iron standing fireside figural tool caddies, the first modelled as a Beefeater holding a tower staff containing a 'sword' poker, the tongs and brush concealed behind, 93cm high, the second modelled as a guardsman, his helmet plume topping the poker, with tongs and brush concealed behind, 80cm high. (2)Condition report: Beefeater: surface patina and slight oxidation. Signs of age and use.Guardsman: general signs of age and use.
Lot 48
A brass desk inkwell, 19th century, designed as a cherub kneeling before a memorial plinth, surmounted by a sword and helmet, hinged to reveal the well, all upon a rectangular plinth base with stiff leaf borders, 11cm high, 11.5cm wide, 6cm deep and a circular brass pill box, the cover inset with a pressed tortoiseshell panel depicting a butterfly, 4.5cm diameter (2) CONDITION REPORT:Inkwell: The piece shows areas of oxidation, tarnishing, polish residue and surface wear throughout. The glass liner is associated, and fits loosely in the well. The hinge of the cover is slightly loose and the cover does not close perfectly. The cherub figure rotates if twisted.Pill box: The cover inset shows two deep scratches intersecting to form a 'Y' shape across the butterfly's antennae. The cover shows small dents and wear to the brass. The cover hinge shows evidence of historic repair. The body shows surface wear across the exterior, and wear, scratching and oxidation to the interior.
Lot 58
A Harquebusier's Pot helmet and breast-plate, Dutch or English, mid-17th century, the helmet formed of a two-piece skull joined by a low narrow comb, fitted with neck-guard of three simulated lames, pivoted fall drawn out to a point and carrying a face defence of flat bars joined medially at their lowest point (re-fitted, perhaps replaced), with turned edges, and a later pair of pendant cheekpieces, 19cm W x 41.5cm D overall, 32cm H overall, the breast-plate of one piece, with low medial ridge, outwardly flanged base, turned edges at the neck- and arm-openings, and with projecting studs for shoulder-strap clasps, 46cm H x 34.5cm W, both on later wooden stand (3) (at fault)
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