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Lot 246
9th-7th century BC. A large bituminous limestone cylinder seal with hunting scene, comprising from right to left: the Neo-Assyrian king as an archer in the lion hunt, standing next to the charioteer on the chariot, drawn by three horses, horses jumping across the back of a mortally wounded lioness with head turned backwards towards the chariot. For this motive as a symbol for overcoming the hostile and chaotic forces, cf. R. D. Barnett; W. Forman, Assyrian Palace Reliefs and Their Influence on the sculptures of Babylonia and Persia, London, 1960, especially the relief from Kala? (Nimr?d), Iraq, period of Assurnasirpal II., 883-859 BC; Berlin: W. Orthmann, Der Alte Orient. PKG 14, Berlin, 1975, fig. 205, p. 314; for more cylinder seals with chariot scenes see E. Porada, Corpus of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in North American Collections. Vol. I: The Collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library. The Bollingen Series XIV, Washington, 1948, pl. XCVI. 42.5 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] Fine condition, repaired.
Lot 475
Circa 1475-1480 AD. A hunting sword, dedicated to the hunt of boar and deer; on the shelled square an inlaid image of a boar (?); the point, shaped as a long facetted leaf with traces of gilding, fitted in the middle with a fuller, and showing a hole which possibly had two metallic wings attached, destined to stop the penetration of the blade inside the body of the hunted beast; the tang still covered by wooden grip, the pommel pear-shaped, while the cross-guard is straight having a central thickness for the passage of the tang. See Scalini, M., ,i>A bon droit, spade di uomini liberi, cavalieri e santi, Milano, 2007; Abbott, P., Armi: storia, tecnologia, evoluzione dalla preistoria a oggi, Milano, 2007. 1.5 kg,1.22m (48"). From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; believed originally from Liege, Belgium; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This hunting sword is a good parallel to the famous hunting sword of King Renate d'Anjou (Scalini, 2007, p.206, cat.48), also with inlaid blade with scenes of hunters playing the horn, and various animals. Some parallel is visible also with a hunting boar sword, of Germanic origin, with triangular blade and flamed tip, fitted originally with a leather grip hilt. This kind of swords were held with a hand and half, acting as a hunting spike. The hunting boar sword (German Sauschwert) appeared at the end of the 15th century, and had in contrast to a conventional sword or hunting sword, a four-edged blade, which was flattened and ground at the bottom. At the upper end of this ground blade, there were usually two downwardly bent spikes, which prevented a too deep penetration of the blade into the body of the beast and thus keep the hunter at a safe distance. The handles correspond approximately to the shapes of the usual war swords. Except for the characteristic cutting edge and stopper attached to the blade, this special kind of sword looked similar to Estock. In fact, the boar sword was mainly based on the Estock or tuck, its broad stiffened blade being designed to withstand the power of the charging boar or other large animal. The cutting edge was a double-edged blade, and its shape was often expressed as a 'leaf-shaped' or 'ear-blade-shaped', a part wider than the blade to improve the wounding and killing of the wild boar. The longer body of the sword was not sharpened like the blade of a usual sword: being dedicated to piercing the beast's flesh, it did not require a blade for cutting, also to avoid the risk of wounding of the user. The blade was a hard rod that could withstand the boar's rush, and its cross-section was circular or polygonal, like in our specimen. Many grips were long enough to allow the weapon to be gripped with both hands. From the horse it could be used with one hand, but presence of the stopper and the length of the grip suggest that often it was used with both hands also from horseback. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the shape of these swords was soon transformed by Italian influence, as the blades became shorter and lighter, finally becoming the hunting knife of the 17th century. Most probably our specimen is from a palace or a private household. The piece is very rare and in excellent condition. Introduced in 14th century, this special type of hunting sword was mainly used for wild boar hunting. By around 1500 it had developed its main characteristic, i.e. the facetted or leaf-shaped spear point, to which was later added, near the end of the blade, the crossbar to prevent the animal running up the length of the blade and so making difficult to retrieve. The crossbar was attached between the cutting edge and the blade to prevent the boar being pierced too deeply by the sword. If the sword stabbed deeply, there was the risk that the wild boar could have stabbed the sword's handler with a fang, and it would have been difficult to remove the sword from the boar's body after. It was necessary to devise measures so that the stopper would not get in the way when placed in the sheath. Unlike a detachable crossbar, some specimens have a rod-shaped stopper that was fixed to the blade with a mechanism that allowed the sword to be fit in the sheath. Specimens of such swords that could be rotated and spread existed, or a fold-able spring loaded with a stopper that automatically expanded when the sword was removed from the sheath. In addition to these rod-shaped stoppers, there were also disk-shaped stoppers, as seen in the hunting spears since the Roman age. While noblemen led the boar-hunt from the horse, using such weapon, the hunters, who belonged to the hunting party, often preferred the so-called winged spear, a spear-like pole-arm fitted with two wings lateral at the blades. Until around 1470, the Burgundian fashion was to hunt, by employing longer, specially shaped swords 'Gjaidschwerter'. Hunting swords from the time of Emperor Maximilian I (1508-1519) have the usual grip of swords to one and a half hand, without German-style fist-guard. Sometimes the pommel had a beak-like shape. The blade was always single-edged with an average length of 85 cm. The hunting party of the German Holy Emperor was composed by a special team, dressed with red coats, low caps and armed with such weapons, deputed to join the Emperor in the boar hunting. Fine condition. Very rare.
Lot 532
11th century AD. A bronze stirrup mount of Williams's Class C with D-shaped plaque and broad ledge to the reverse, low-relief zoomorphic ornament and openwork upper end with beast-heads(?"). Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 482 (this mount); front cover Treasure Hunting magazine, June 1993. 48.5 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Found Burgh Castle, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK, 1990s; recorded by the Norwich Museum Services. Fine condition.
Lot 1234
A Victorian carved oak "Hunting" sideboard, the upper part with shaped cresting, boldly carved with boar's head, dogs' heads and oak leaves, fitted two shelves with moulded edges and with four raised panels carved in relief with floral sprays, on carved scroll supports, the base with bowed ends and gadroon carved edge to top, fitted four frieze drawers with lion's mask pattern handles, cupboard to centre enclosed by a pair of panelled doors carved in relief with dead game, flanked by caryatids and with open shelves to ends, on plinth base, 76ins wide x 26ins deep x 93ins high
Lot 249
An early Victorian 18ct gold half hunting cased keyless pocket watch by E. J. Dent, London, No. 15047, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial (at IX o'clock) and fine blued hands, the movement by Adolph Nicole for E. J. Dent (watchmakers to the Queen) and with Nicole patent winding system, in 18ct gold engine turned half hunting case with blue enamelled chapter ring, 46mm diameter, the case hallmarked London 1850 (gross weight 89 grammes - gold weight 41 grammes) Provenance: The Martin Rosen Collection of Pocket Watches
Lot 250
A late Victorian 18ct gold full hunting cased keyless pocket watch by Dent, 33 Cockspur Street, London, No. 30696, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and fine blued steel hands, to the fusee 3/4 plate movement, contained in plain 18ct gold case, 50mm diameter, the case hallmarked London 1890 and monogrammed "HM" (gross weight 127 grammes - gold weight 63 grammes) Provenance: The Martin Rosen Collection of Pocket Watches
Lot 252
A Victorian 18ct gold half hunting cased keyless pocket watch made by Adolph Nicole for Arnold & Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 9860, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and fine blued hands, the minute hand with double spade terminal, the movement with Nicole winding work (Patent No. 10348 (for 1844)), to the quarter plate English table roller lever escapement, the engraved cock with ruby endstones, in slim 18ct gold engine turned half hunting case initialled "H.C." to rear cover, 50mm diameter, the case by Adolph Nicole, hallmarked London 1859 (gross weight 112.6 grammes - gold weight 49 grammes) Provenance: The Martin Rosen Collection of Pocket Watches
Lot 253
A late Victorian 18ct gold half hunting cased keyless pocket watch by Joseph Preston for Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 07972, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and blued steel double spade and whip hands, the dial also with name, number and "AD Fmsz", to the 3/4 plate movement with free sprung AD Fmsz movement with diamond set endstone, tuning fork pallet and raised circular barrel, in plain 18ct gold case, 50mm diameter, the case Harrison Mill Frodsham, hallmarked London 1892, the cover with chapter ring in black Roman numerals, the reverse with monogram "PH", the interior inscribed "Percy Hargrove 23rd March 1893" (gross weight 136.6 grammes - gold weight 72.9 grammes) Provenance: The Martin Rosen Collection of Pocket Watches
Lot 254
A late 19th Century American lady's 14k gold full hunting cased keyless pocket watch by The Illinois Watch Company Springfield, No. 797800, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and fine blued steel hands, contained in 14k three colour gold case finely chiselled with flowers within finely engraved scroll work borders, the front face with vacant shaped cartouche, the reverse with rose diamond set centre, 40mm diameter (gross weight 59 grammes)
Lot 257
A late 19th Century American lady's 14k gold full hunting cased keyless pocket watch by A.W.W. Co. Waltham, No. 14941435, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and finely blued steel hands, contained in 14k four colour gold full hunting case, decorated in chiselled relief with a bird on a flowering branch and with vacant shield pattern cartouche, 34mm diameter (gross weight 35.5 grammes)
Lot 260
A George V 9ct gold half hunting cased keyless lever pocket watch by J. W. Benson, 62 & 64 Ludgate Hill, London, "The Field", No. V.4072, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, in plain 9ct gold case, the front with narrow chapter ring enamelled in blue with Roman numerals, 52mm diameter, the case hallmarked London 1930 (total gross weight 108.3 grammes - with presentation inscription to inner case), in brown leather covered fitted box
Lot 265
A 20th Century Continental lady's 18k gold half hunting cased pocket watch, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, contained in plain case with blue enamel Roman numerals to front, 35mm diameter (gross weight 38.7 grammes) and with yellow metal fob (weight 11.8 grammes) and hardwood stand for same
Lot 5027
A mid 19th century child’s tea set, Staffordshire Benjamin Godwin, Caledonia pattern, transfer printed in green, central scene of hunting scene in Scottish highlands with images of dogs and game in the border, comprising tea pot, lidded sucrier, milk jug, slop bowl, six cups, six saucers and two side plates [18]
Lot 1024
A SMALL GROUP OF PAINTINGS ETC to include an oil on canvas signed Vincent with receipts dated 1953, a watercolour of fairies with their hunting catch, signed Guggenheim, portrait study of an Iranian man, signed H.Golshan, watercolour by J.D.Johnston of cowboys on horses in the desert, watercolour of a racegoer, indistinctly signed, oil study of puppies signed F.Patun 1953, laquer pictures etc
Lot 1041
PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND PICTURE FRAMES, etc, to include an oil on canvas depicting cattle drinking from a river, signed E Lenton, circa late 19th century, a pair of unsigned landscapes circa late 19th/early 20th Century, Continental landscape, study of a hunting hound, signed M Ferdinand, together with other paintings, prints, frames and mirror
Lot 677
3 old cameras: Kodak No 2 Folding pocket Brownie Model B bellows; Kodak No 2 Brownie Model F box; and Ensign Cadet box; an H&B brass car bulb horn (requires cleaning, no bulb); a German “Furst Pless” hunting horn; a pair of “Broadsight ARP Goggles” in box (the rubberised canvas brittle); a leather field glass case containing field glasses (AF); 3 swagger sticks (worn); an African fly whisk; a bundle of WWI magazines “I Was There”; a bag of lead model soldiers; 2 bags of Zulu War game figures; and several other miscellaneous items. Generally GC
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