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Lot 303
An early German hunting sword, single edged and curved etched blade with inscription 'fur gotts und das vatteriand' cast brass hilt decorated with animals and wooden grip, total length 72cm, blade length 58cm. Condition: A couple of splits to wooden grip, minor separation from grip to hilt, very minor pitting to blade with tarnishing.
Lot 72
A vintage tan leather fitted vanity case monogramed M. F. along with a quantity of sport / hunting themed items. A peg drawer formed as 8 shotgun cartridges in a leather holder, a salter pocket balance 112lb and a German pocket balance 25lb, set of four shot cups in a leather case and a weighted yew wood salmon priest with wrist strap. Case lacking accoutrements and with some compartments un stitched.
Lot 119
Ø A RARE 1:24 SCALE EAST INDIA COMPANY BUILDER'S HALF MODEL FOR THE 16-GUN BRIG TERNATE, BUILT FOR THE BOMBAY MARINE BY BOMBAY DOCKYARD, CIRCA 1801 the 30in. hull carved from the solid and planked with teak below ebonised wale, ebony gun ports interspersed with satinwood veneers, detailed fully-carved ivory figurehead in the form of a Ternate warrior, scored main deck with fittings including windlass, ship's boat carved from the solid, hatch covers, binnacle housing, deck lights and deck rails, mounted on a wooden backboard with bowsprit piercing edge and heavy brass suspension loops behind -- 10½ x 38½in. (26.5 x 98cm.)Footnote: When the splendid 56-gun frigate Marquis Cornwallis, named for the Governor-General, was launched at Bombay in 1800, she attracted a great deal of attention and resulted in the first recognition of the Bombay Dockyard in the wider history of shipbuilding. Although some ships-of-War had been built there previously, they had all been small fry but this changed rapidly after the turn of the new century and the launch of the new Cornwallis. Almost immediately, in fact, the Bombay Council [of the Honourable East India Company] ordered a new 16-gun brig to be called Ternate. Named for the fearsome legendary warriors of Ternate, in the Maluku Islands [in modern Indonesia], she was built by Jamsetjee Bomanjee (1756-1821), probably the foremost Master Builder in the dockyard at that time. He was a born naval architect and, as the years passed, became so well regarded that in 1813 the Lords of the Admiralty sent him a presentation silver cup valued at £120 to mark their appreciation of the numerous fine ships he had built for the Royal Navy, quite separate from those completed for the Bombay Marine. Ternate herself was constructed of teak throughout, mounted 16-guns and was measured at 237 tons, although there appears to be some doubt as to her rig. Most sources refer to her as a ‘brig’, but one calls her a ‘sloop’ and a painting of her clearly sporting three masts and titled “The H.C.S. [Hon. Company’s Sloop] Ternate off Mangalore” is reproduced in The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders, by R.A.Wadia, Bombay, 1957, facing p. 242. It is likely therefore that she was officially rated as a ‘brig-sloop’, which would account for the apparent discrepancy. Like all the vessels of the Bombay Marine during the early 19th century, Ternate was constantly cruising the waters of the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf hunting down pirates or dealing with local rulers attempting to interrupt the East India Company’s trade routes to their own advantage. However, there were two incidents of particular note in which Ternate figured prominently and the first occurred in 1829. On 31st May that year, the British ship Oscar was wrecked on the Jaalan coast [modern Oman] and then boarded by some Beni-Boo-Ali Arabs who plundered her cargo valued at £80,000. Commodore Collinson in Ternate, and accompanied by the schooner Fly, made first for Muscat to rendezvous with three other ships-of-War and, after recovering a portion of the cargo consisting of valuable cashmere shawls there, sailed on to Sohar [Oman] and thence to nearby Khor Jerameh, a known harbour of refuge for local pirate craft. In the event, only a small portion of the remaining cargo was ever recovered as the tribesmen who had taken it had already disappeared into the vastness of the desert. Nevertheless, the very presence of the naval force led by Ternate proved decisive in restoring order to the region, albeit temporarily as was often the case. Three years later, in 1832, the Sheikh of Ejman [modern Ajman, in the United Arab Emirates] committed the “most daring outrages…upon the commerce of Muscat”. Ternate and her consort Tigress were despatched to resolve the situation and it was soon reported that “Entire compliance was yielded…and the boats, money, and jewels, the property of the passengers, were yielded up”. This was just the sort of exploit for which Ternate had been built although, by now, her service career was coming to an end and she is last recorded as being “sold at Public Auction (before 1840)”.Condition report: fine overall condition with some old losses including part of the cathead, deadeyes
Lot 40
Late 3rd century BC. A fine and rare shallow bowl (????????) with low inturned rim, black glazing inside and outside; relief lines beneath the rim; a rosette to the bottom, surrounded by two low relief rings from which a calyx of narrow lotus petals and lanceolate leaves radiate, alternating with acanthus leaves with tips turned to right or to left; the frieze consists of a row of Erotes running to right, each holding a hunting spear with the left hand, while the right hand is protected by the cloak wrapped around the arm, alternating with wild animals, lions, leopards and wild dogs; over it a second frieze of ovules alternating with a couple of vertical lines. See 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 Volume 45 Issues 2, pp.229-248, Yale 1941, s. fig.1913/203 for type. 175 grams, 11.3cm (4 1/2"). From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019); acquired from Collector Antiquities, London, UK; from the collection of Dr Bron Lipkin; accompanied by the original certificate of authenticity from Dr Bron Lipkin. Antony John Scammell (1937-2019) was born, and lived his entire life, in the city of Bristol, England. Already from an early age he was enthralled by history and the heroes that it created. While serving overseas with the British Army, Antony began collecting coins and banknotes and this led to collecting a variety of different items throughout his life. From the early 1960s onward, Antony invested in acquiring ancient artefacts. Antony's vast collections started with Egyptian antiquities, but soon branched into Greek and Roman civilisations. The Roman civilisation fascinated him most and, when family commitments allowed, archaeological digs were coordinated in the west of England. These digs uncovered numerous artefacts, many of which were donated to local museums. In retirement, the collecting continued apace, branching into UK coins, British Empire banknotes and fossils. Very fine condition.
Lot 558
18th century AD. A gold ring with D-section hoop, expanding at the shoulders to an ovoid bezel, set with a cut and polished carnelian gemstone with intaglio image of a male bust facing left, wearing a laurel wreath and drapery, possibly representing a Roman emperor. See Treasure Hunting Magazine, A Stunning Gold Ring, September 2020, p.8; accompanied by a copy of the magazine article. 5.44 grams, 20.20mm overall, 16.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (3/4"). Found by Duncan Wappett whilst searching with a metal detector near Appleby, Westmorland, Cumbria, UK, on the 14th of May 2020; declared under the Treasure Act and returned although recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Fine condition.
Lot 400
18th century AD. A dynamic polychrome painting with vibrant colours depicting Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, hunting tigers which have been lured into a trap by his servants; the Shah is standing elevated in a tree having recently shot the first tiger with an arrow, his servant standing by his side with his smoking gun, having ensured swift death of the wounded tiger by one shot to the head; the second tiger leaping against the side of the trap which the other servants are holding in place by ropes, each with a shield, dagger and elaborate clothing; the Shah's bodyguards standing behind him holding raised weapons; further six servants equipped with long spears to the background. 57 grams, 37.5 x 29.5cm (14 3/4 x 11 3/4"). From the Sidhu family collection; previously the property of the current owner’s late grandfather, Mr Havildar Sundar Singh Sidhu, who migrated from India to Kenya to become chief scoutmaster for Kenya in the 1950s, and later emigrated to London bringing with him his substantial collection, in the 1960s. Very fine condition.
Lot 306
7th century AD or later. A fragment of a Late Sassanian or Sogdian silk, representing a ruler hunting a lion on horseback using a composite bow, his costume consisting of a very elaborate headdress composed of a diadem-crown, with a disc on the forehead an ensemble fastened to it from above presenting a winged disc surmounted by a crescent and a sphere in the middle, with the long ends of a band hanging behind, forming a Sassanian royal crown; the body is clothed in a kaftan secured by a kamar belt, a short jacket, leggings; riding a brown horse with a very elaborate horse harness, the quarry a spirited lion on the right side; all bordered by a hexagonal frame, with foliage and garlands on the edges, other foliage decoration on the corners and under the horseman. See Ghirsman, R., Persian Art. The Parthian and Sassanian Dynasties, New York, 1962; Feltham, H., Lions, Silks and Silver: The Influence of Sasanian Persia,Philadelphia, 2010, fig.9, for a similar silk piece; Yatsenko, S.J., 'Sogdian Costume in Chinese and Sogdian Art of the 6th-8th cc' in Malinowski, G., Paro?, A. and Szmoniewski, B.Sz., Serica – Da Qin. Studies in Archaeology, Philology and History on Sino Western Relations (Selected Problems), Wroc?aw, 2012. 24 grams, 30 x 30cm (12 x 12"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10168-166853. Sassanian weavers, possibly building on Syrian draw-loom technology, developed a compound weft silk twill with elaborate repeating motifs such as winged lions, hunting scenes, tree of life patterns, and opposing birds, each motif enclosed within a pearl-like roundel, and each group of roundels separated by scrolling, geometric plant forms. Both the heraldic animal and human elements and the interlocking plant motifs inspired Eastern and Western design for centuries to come. Sogdiana was a centre of trade both in raw silk from China and in textiles. Part of the Sassanian empire until the mid-sixth century, its oasis cultures traded in and copied luxury goods, particularly silks, developing looms and techniques designed to produce the highly desirable international style. In the late sixth century, the Sogdian merchant and weaver, He Tuo, arrived in Nanking, China. One of the favourite motifs was the royal lion hunt. Lions and lion hunts are still motifs of the arts of Iran and Central Asia, and both feature prominently in the designs of carpets such as the Iranian Fars rugs and the animal rugs of Khotan. Fair condition.
Lot 402
18th century AD. A polychrome painting depicting Shah Jahan and his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal hunting tigers roaming in the palace gardens; the Shah and his favourite wife are both in an active pose having just fired their guns, the Shah's other seven wives seated behind them in the tower, one of the tigers at the water's edge and the other one climbing on a hill; to the left a view of the palace and male servants with a group of four guards smoking a shisha pipe before two elaborately dressed horses; another palace on the hilly background. 44 grams, 37.5 x 29.5cm (14 3/4 x 11 3/4"). From the Sidhu family collection; previously the property of the current owner’s late grandfather, Mr. Havildar Sundar Singh Sidhu, who migrated from India to Kenya to become chief scoutmaster for Kenya in the 1950s, and later emigrated to London bringing with him his substantial collection, in the 1960s. Very fine condition.
Lot 204
4th-3rd millennium BC. A group of cylinder seals, each accompanied by a museum-quality impression, comprising: Jemdet Nasr pink stone type, standing animal and tree; Syrian black jasper type with stag and gazelle; Late Akkadian calcite type with bird and two horned beasts; chalcedony type with hunting scene of a bowman, tree and stag. Cf. the first item in Erlenmeyer, M.-L., and Erlenmeyer, H., Cerviden-Darstellungen auf altorientalischen and ägäischen Siegeln. I'Orientalia, Nova Series, vol.25, 1956, pl.XXVI, no.54 and p.151. 30 grams total, 19-37mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Ex central London gallery; formerly with Bonhams, London, 1 December 1999, lot 230; previously in the Erlenmeyer collection; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. [4] Fine condition.
Lot 553
1603-1625 AD. A silver vervel or hawking ring used during falconry, comprising a flat-section hoop with legend in italic script 'Kyng James', and a waisted heater shield with quartered arms of the Stuart kings; the arms displayed are the royal arms used by the Stuarts (outside of Scotland) from the accession of James I to the British throne in 1603. 0.84 grams, 10.36mm (1/2"). Found while searching with a metal detector near Angmering, West Sussex, UK, on 8 November 2016; declared under the treasure act under reference number 2017 T10, subsequently valued at £4,000-£4,500, but disclaimed as no museum was in a position to acquire it; accompanied by a copy of the treasure report for H M Coroner, the official provisional valuation, letters from the British Museum, and a copy of the Portable Antiquities report number SUSS-D17951; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10233-167384. James Charles Stuart was born 19th June 1566 and died 27th March 1625. He was King of Scotland, reigning as James VI from 24 July 1567. He later became King of England and Ireland, reigning as James I with the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death. Falconry was a popular sport of the nobility and gentry in the Tudor and Stuart periods, and there were strict rules concerning the social classes and the types of bird appropriate to each, documented in various books on hunting, hawking, fishing and heraldry. A hawking ring or vervel formed part of the equipment of a hunting bird, where it was attached to the jesses around the bird's feet. It probably allowed a sturdy leather leash to be connected to the jesses and the block or perch. Many known examples are made in silver, usually with the owner's name or initials engraved on the hoop. Rare examples feature an attached heraldic shield, as in the present case, which demonstrate clearly the aristocratic status of the owner. The Boke of St. Albans, printed in 1486, offers a seriation of bird-types appropriate to the various social classes, e.g. Ther is a Gerfawken. A Tercell of a gerfawken. And theys belong to a Kyng..... Ther is a Spare Hawke, and he is an hawke for a prest. (There is a gyrfalcon. A tercel [male] of a gyrfalcon. And these belong to a King..... There is a sparrowhawk and he is a hawk for a priest.) Fine condition; edge of shield bent. An excessively rare ring, the personal possession of an important British monarch. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions website.]
Lot 132
3rd century AD. A silver ring with carinated hoop, expanding at the shoulders to a bezel decorated with scrollwork; set with an oval-shaped cut and polished gemstone with an incuse hunting scene of a wild boar being chased by a hound, each standing on a ground-line. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 215, for type. 15.48 grams, 30.05mm overall, 18.42x22.08mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1 1/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 62
A group of English pottery, 19th CenturyComprisng two feldspathic stoneware jugs, one with a brown ribbed rim, 29cm, the other with a blue glazed rim, 19cm, a brown stoneware hunting jug with hinged white metal cover, 21cm, a stoneware loving cup with dog handles, 14.5cm high, a 'Lord Wellington/General Hill' moulded jug, three frog mugs and a creamware plate (9)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![[HUNTING]. AFTER JOHN FREDERICK HERRING, SENIOR (BRITISH, 1795-1865) 'The right sort'; and 'The wrong sort', a pair, lithog](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b20873a-fa6d-426f-b7f6-ac6800d52fcd/8557f76c-f643-43bc-a69a-ac6f010ed233/468x382.jpg)
![[HUNTING & POLO]. TWO PHOTOGRAPHS the first depicting three mounted huntsmen and a pack of hounds, labelled 'Cotley Harr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b20873a-fa6d-426f-b7f6-ac6800d52fcd/8b4ce30a-403a-413c-899b-ac6f010ed80f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 62
[HUNTING & POLO]. TWO PHOTOGRAPHS the first depicting three mounted huntsmen and a pack of hounds, labelled 'Cotley Harriers (1905) / John Eames Edward Eames Tom Eames', 23cm x 27.5cm, framed and glazed; the second depicting four mounted polo players, inscribed to the mount 'Selangor Polo Club / Sultan of Perak's Cup 1926', 22cm x 28cm, mounted but unframed.
![[HUNTING]. ERIC GODDARD (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) Huntsman on a dark bay horse, possibly Exmoor, watercolour, signed and date](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b20873a-fa6d-426f-b7f6-ac6800d52fcd/de2916d1-63b0-4810-a641-ac6f010ed31c/468x382.jpg)
![[HUNTING]. JOHN CAESAR SMITH (BRITISH, B.1930) Huntsmen at a woodland edge, colour print, limited edition 233/750, signed l](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b20873a-fa6d-426f-b7f6-ac6800d52fcd/2fa78d1f-21aa-4957-93c4-ac6f010ed554/468x382.jpg)
![[HUNTING]. ERIC GODDARD (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) Huntsman taking a hedge, watercolour, signed and dated '1969' lower right,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b20873a-fa6d-426f-b7f6-ac6800d52fcd/86fd0697-e6fe-456b-86ef-ac6f010ed41f/468x382.jpg)
![[HUNTING]. JOHN TRICKETT (BRITISH, CONTEMPORARY) Huntsmen and hounds checked, colour print, limited edition 136/850, signed](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7b20873a-fa6d-426f-b7f6-ac6800d52fcd/145b2c55-abce-4d4b-af70-ac6f010ed657/468x382.jpg)
Lot 6448
Tinplate: A collection of assorted vintage tinplate clockwork to include: Nomura Japan Hunting Grandpa, some damage,boxed, Bandai Japan Cuckoo Swinging Clock, working, boxed, Nomura clockwork Hot Dog Man, working, unboxed, Japanese clockwork Cobbler, working, unboxed, Maryland Japan clockwork bubble blowing boy, working, unboxed.
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