A LARGE ILLUSTRATED FOLIO OF A QAJAR SHAHNAMA WITH RUSTAM Qajar Iran, 19th centuryOpaque pigments and gold on paper, the illustrated folio accompanied by four vertical columns of black ink nasta'liq Persian script, the chapter heading in red ink naskh script marking Bahman approaching Rustam and delivering Esfandiar’s message, the illustration featuring the epic Iranian hero Rustam clad in tiger-skin tunic resting by a stream, wine in hand, one leg stretched against a boulder, his plumed helmet lying in the foreground, the hero holding a whole lamb on a skewer on red coals, his steed, Rakhsh, supporting a pair of partridges in suspended animation, the scene observed by amazed warriors from beyond mountains, within blue, red, and gold rules, pasted on board, with a detached front off-white mount.The text panel 32.2cm x 19.5cm, the folio 41.5cm x 28.2cm, 48.8cm x 32.8cm including the mount The charming miniature of the epic warrior feasting between bouts of battle indicates the bazm-razm (feast-battle) motif does not always require a large gathering. The folio 41.5cm x 28.2cm Qty: 1
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A GROUP OF FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE DESK ORNAMENTS 19TH CENTURY To include: An inkwell, modelled as knelling winged cherub before an altar, lid with General's helmet above well interior 9.5cm high, 11.5cm wide Together with a gilt and patinated bronze mounted paperweight, with hands conjoined, polished black hardstone base, 7cm high, and an oil lamp after the antique, serpent handle, 15cm wide Condition Report: With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Some rubbing to gilding of each Inkwell- lacks sword end, reservoir well broken- patina quite worn to bronze Paperweight- nibbles and small chips along most of the edges Lamp- some distortion around spout hole and to foot Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer
Julius Caesar, Denarius, military mint moving with Caesar, spring-summer 48, diademed head of Pietas right, wearing an oak wreath, hair tied back and ornamented with jewels, lii behind, rev. trophy of Gallic arms with shield, horned helmet and carnyx, axe right, cae sar below, 3.68g/2h (Craw. 452/2; CRI 10; BMCRR 3953; RSC 18). Discrete banker’s marks, reverse double-struck, better than very fine and lightly toned £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt D. Miller 1983
KINGDOM OF BAKTRIA, Menander Soter (155-130), Tetradrachm, draped bust right wearing cavalry helmet decorated with royal diadem, βασιλεωσ σωτηποσ μενανδρου around, rev. Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield and brandishing thunderbolt, σ and monogram [μο] in field, 9.78g/12h (Bopearachchi 15B; SNG ANS 850-3). Good very fine, prettily toned with iridescence £200-£260 --- Provenance: Buckland, Dix and Wood Auction, 8 December 1994, lot 62
Minton Pink Cockatrice pattern part breakfast service, circa 1890, printed pink globe marks, iron red pattern no. 2776/5, printed with an exotic bird perched on pierced rockwork amongst chinoiserie flower sprays within pink cell pattern ground borders, comprising a teapot and cover, a coffee pot, a helmet-shaped milk jug, a two-handled sugar bowl, a cream jug, six teacups and saucers, side plates and a shaped rectangular two-handled cake plate Condition ReportLight surface marks to all. One cup and side plate with damage and poorly glued repair. Twin handled sugar bowl with crazing on both handles. Creamer and jug with wear to rim. General wear and tear.
Order of St John of Jerusalem LS medal (Cpl W Clarke, Kent S.J.A.B); 1914-18 Red cross medal; 2 ERII miniature medals and another; 30 various lapel badges etc including silver ARP (5), WWI Services Rendered wound badge and enamelled On War Service 1914; 3 obsolete KC police cap badges, 3 obsolete ERII police cap badges, 5 obsolete ERII police helmet badges; and a small quantity of loose military badges, including restrikes. Average GC £80-100
FIVE BOXES AND LOOSE METALWARE AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a copper helmet form coal scuttle, a heavy copper poker with twisted stem, a brass figural art nouveau style dish, an oval twin handled pot, a small metal tin marked with the broad arrow and dated 1945, a soda syphon, advertising tins to include Cerebos table salt, Cossor Motor Bulbs, etc (5 boxes + loose) (sd)
A COLLECTION OF HUNT THEMED BESWICK FIGURES comprising a 'Huntsman' No. 1501 (minor chip to the horse's ear), 'Girl on Pony' No. 1499 (chip to the helmet), two foxes (without white tips to the tail), seven fox hounds comprising two No. 2264, a No. 2265, a No.2263, a No. 2262, a No. 941, a No. 944 (11) (Condition Report: itemised conditions above, some scuffs to the feet, some retail stickers remain to some items)
Set of 8 propaganda and Second World War reproduction posters. 1.Careless Talk Costs Lives wartime propaganda series issued by the Ministry of Information - You never know who's listening! - featuring a great design depicting two ladies chatting on public transport with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering in uniform sitting in the bus behind them and the stylised warning text in black lettering below. The text at the bottom reads: Reproduced from an original poster, held by the Imperial War Museum, by Johnson, Riddle & Co Ltd. The caption on the reverse reads: One of the best known British artists of the war was Cyril Kenneth Bird, whose pseudonym Fougasse appeared on an immense variety of propaganda posters, advertisements, pamphlets and books. His distinctive, simple style and humorous approach were in demand by most wartime Ministries and voluntary groups. Art Editor of Punch and 51 when war was declared (he had served in World War I and was wounded at Gallipoli) Bird gave all his work free. 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' is reproduced by courtesy of the Imperial War Museum, in association with whom The World At War is being made. The World at War is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. Fair condition, folds, creasing, tears, staining, pinholes, discolouration, information printed on reverse. Country of issue: UK, designer: Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird; 1887-1965), size (cm): 75x49, year of printing: 1973; 2. Okno TASS No.993 featuring an illustration by Kukryniksy depicting Adolf Hitler aiming a gun at a stylised number 3 doubling as plyers squishing his head set over a black background. Kukryniksy was the collective name formed from the combined names of three caricaturists - Mikhail Kupriyanov (1903-1991), Porfiri Krylov (1902-1990) and Nikolai Sokolov (1903-2000). The text on the reverse lists the artists' names, the title of the poster and the publishing house Aurora, Leningrad. Horizontal. Fair condition, creasing, staining, folds, tape on corners, pencil on image, information printed on reverse. Country of issue: Russia, designer: Kukryniksy, size (cm): 58x84, year of printing: 1980; 3. Bruder, meldet euch zur Reichswehr / Brother, join the Reichswehr - featuring an image of a man cast in shadow, wearing a helmet, with his right arm extended and his left hand holding a plough handle, with a cornfield with flowers in the background. Reichswehr was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first two years of Nazi Germany. Fair condition, creasing, tears, staining, folds, paper loss on bottom left corner. Country of issue: Unknown, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 84x58, year of printing: Unknown; 4. Cover Your Hair for Safety. Your Russian Sisted Does! - featuring an image of a lady in a headdress with the hammer and sickle above on a red background. Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Terminal House, London. Printed by Loxley Bros Ltd. Fair condition, folds, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: F. Kenwood Giles, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: Unknown; 5. The Popular Front of Madrid to the Popular Front of the World / Homenaje a las brigadas internacionales - El Frente popular de Madrid al Frente Popular del Mundo, featuring a dramatic image of a soldier with a Popular Front flag sitting on the globe. The Popular Front (Frente Popular) was a left-wing electoral alliance formed in January 1936 to contest that year's general election in the Second Spanish Republic. Led by Manuel Azana, it was known as the Front of the Lefts in Catalonia and the modern Valencian Community. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: Unknown, designer: Bardasano, size (cm): 87x61, year of printing: Unknown; 6. Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the caption below in Chinese reads - On October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao solemnly declared the founding of the PRC from the Tiananmen Gate Tower. Good condition, creasing, small tears, folds. Country of issue: China, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x52, year of printing: unknown; 7. Mao Zedong (1893-1976), founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, the quote below in Chinese reads - The unity of the country, the solidarity of the people and the unity of all nationalities in the country are the basic guarantee for the victory of our cause. Fair condition, paper loss on right edge, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: China, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x52, year of printing: unknown; 8. Free Holland Welcomes the Soldiers of the Allies / Welkom in het vrije Nederland! Dynamic design by the notable British artist Pat Keely (Patrick Cokayne Keely; 1901-1970) depicting a soldier indicating on the hilt of a white sword on the ground between two rows of flags including the US, UK Union Jack, German and Soviet flags with a lightly cloudy blue sky above and the text below in bold black, red and blue lettering. Good condition, folds, creasing. Country of issue: Unknown, designer: Pat Keely, size (cm): 41x29, year of printing: Unknown.
Set of 9 movie posters and ephemera items. 1. Original vintage pressbook for the 1964 classic musical comedy film My Fair Lady "When a Lady is applauded by 30 million people, she owes them an encore". The booklet features articles, pictures, caricatures, information on various posters and accessories, and two-colour door panels. Good condition, folds, creasing, minor staining. Country of issue: USA, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 36x28 (folded) 36x84 (unfolded), year of printing: 1964; 2. Original Monty Python Farewell Tour Official Programme, featuring photographs, cast, order of scenes, songs, The Python Story, instructions on What To Do After The Show, and autograph page. Monty Python was a British comedy troupe formed in 1969, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Good condition, creasing. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x54, year of printing: 1973; 3. Original vintage movie poster for The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, a 1964 American science-fiction comedy directed by Robert Stevenson, produced by Walt Disney, starring Tommy Kirk, Anette Funicello, Leon Ames, Stuart Ewin, the poster features a lady giving a kiss on the cheek to a man in a science helmet wit ha monkey sitting on his shoulder eating a banana. Horizontal. Good condition, folds, pinholes, staining, creasing. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 77x102, year of printing: 1964; 4. Original Vintage Poster for the American film Cruising. William Friedkin's Cruising, the 1980 William Friedkin gay homosexual serial killer crime thriller ("Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer."; "Based upon the novel by Gerald Walker"; about an undercover cop who has to pretend to be gay to catch a serial killer; at the time, the movie was quite controversial, both for its stereotypical depiction of gays as potential serial killers, and for straight actor Al Pacino perpetuating gay stereotypes in his performance) starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen (in her fourth movie role!), Richard Cox, and Don Scardino Country: USA. Year: 1980. Artist: Unknown. Size (cm): 104x69. Good condition, folded as issued, creases; 5. Stars of the Silver Screen featuring an image of Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1926-1962). Copyright Athena International, London 1985. Very good condition, minor creasing on edges. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 36x28, year of printing: 1985; 6. Reproduction poster for Vacances Romaines / Roman Holiday, a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, featuring an illustration of both characters, with smaller insets of them on a Vespa scooter, and Hepburn in a long pink gown. Large size. Very good condition, folded as issued. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 158x116, year of printing: Unknown; 7. Reproduction poster of Blow Up, for the 1966 award-winning film by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles. The film tells the story of a mod photographer in London who realises he may have photographed a murder. Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival 1967 - Grand Prix International du Festival du Cannes. Colourful image featuring a photographer taking photos of a lady lying down set over a red background. Published by Close Up posters. Good condition, folds, creasing, minor staining. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 1990s; 8. Reproduction poster of Blow Up, for the 1966 award-winning film by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles. Published by Close Up posters. Good condition, folds, creasing. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 1990s; 9. Reproduction poster of Blow Up, for the 1966 award-winning film by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles. Published by Close Up posters. Good condition, folds, creasing. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 83x60, year of printing: 1990s.
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