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Lot 294
A Gordon Russell mahogany and bamboo rosewood sideboardDesigned by David Booth, circa 1950s, Having two carved doors, each decorated double Helix motifs, raised on block supports, height 84cm, length 122cm NB: Purchased by vendors parents at Hemmings of Northampton, circa 1956 CONDITION REPORT: This item was purchased in 1956 not 1984. Minor fading to colour on surface, area with minor water damage to top, but condition is generally good for age.
Lot 108C
Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A round, caramel-yellow stone ring with sharp, widely-spaced serrated edges. This stone is an unusual material for a knapped item (it feels harder than chert), and must have been very difficult to make as the stone does not feel favorable to knapping and likely would have wanted to fracture in unpredictable ways. Size: 4.3" W (10.9 cm)Knapped stones are made using percussion techniques (striking them with other stones), and the process required to get them the correct shape requires training and skill. Stones carved not as weapons, but into interesting shapes, had sacrificial and ceremonial use for the Maya, and are often found as offerings in caches inside of stone monuments and other architectural features. Provenance: Ex-Harvey Collection, acquired prior to 1972 Condition: Nice smooth age patina; one small chip to one side. 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. #120170
Lot 13c
Roman, 1st to 3rd century CE. An absolutely amazing and stunning piece of Roman glass, a double unguent jar, connected by an incredibly thin, translucent piece of glass. A looped handle is attached to the sides of the tubes and rises around the top. The original twisted bronze applicator is still inside one of the sides of the jar. These types of jars were used to hold precious liquids, like perfumes or oils. This is a truly fine example of an item that would have been used by someone elite. Size: 3.25" W x 6.8" H (8.3 cm x 17.3 cm) Provenance: Ex- Private Austin, TX collection Condition: Almost invisibly repaired at handle; fine archaeological surface and original bronze applicator stuck to interior. 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. #117073
Lot 23
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A bronze batillum (also vatillum, baetilum), a ritual item. It was cast in two pieces, the first a flat shovel bordered on three sides by raised bars with slight flares at the back corners. The second is the handle, which is a long cylinder shape that recalls a column with a flared design at its top and a flat base. These were hand shovels used for burning scented herbs and incense, often associated with Jewish ceremonies or the worship of the mystery cult of Mithras. Size: 7.5" L x 3.45" W (19 cm x 8.8 cm) Provenance: Ex-Private Orange County, CA collection Condition: Wear to edges with patina; slight loss to flat panel at end of handle. 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. #118221
Lot 26b
Russia, Western Siberia, Yamal Peninsula and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (District), 8th to 10th century CE. A beautiful bronze pendant, with a rounded, looping, central item composed of several individual bronze wires flattened and merged together, with three dangling crow's feet on short chains. There is a high level of detail throughout, including the webbing of the feet. We believe that these items were hung from hunting belts and later buried with their owners. Birds seem to have been very significant in this culture, with their heads often serving as protective features on human figures and their dangling feet often depicted on rustling, jangling artifacts like this one. Size: 2.25" W x 4.3" H (5.7 cm x 10.9 cm)In western Siberia during the Bronze Age, which there extended into what we in the west think of as the medieval period, there were sanctuaries in the forest where archaeologists and local people have found evidence of bronze and silver smelting, as well as bronze and silver artifacts. These sanctuaries seem to have accumulated, over many generations, metal gifts left to the spirits who patronized them. These sanctuaries played a role in local life into the early 20th century, with many people being afraid of disturbing the ancient metal items within; accounts of archaeological expeditions into the 1980s include much information on what superstitious activities the scientists had to go through before local informants would take them to sites. These objects are rare outside of the Russian world, and nearly all of the information published about them is in Russian. They often include stylized human figures and animal iconography. For humans, there is heavy emphasis in depiction placed on certain parts of the body, like eyes and hands; animals seem to be more naturalistically drawn (although not entirely). The relationship between this kind of a artistic expression and that of the Perm Animal Style (also Permian Animal Style) is not currently known, but they were contemporaneous and geographically close, and have many of the same elements. These people may also have been inspired by the Scytho-Siberians who came before them, and the Vikings who they could have had contact with in the west. Provenance: Ex-Private LA County collection Condition: Patina to surface as shown but all design elements present with clear details. 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. #117311
Lot 3a
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A cast bronze ibis, posed as if standing in the shallow waters on the shores of the Nile, with its large feet drawn beneath its ovoid body, its neck curved upward and its long, curving beak pointing downward. Small inset areas show where its eyes were and the feet have detailed joints. The bronze patina on this piece is particularly colorful boasting vivid turquoise and blue hues. Size: 3.6" L x 1.05" W x 2.4" H (9.1 cm x 2.7 cm x 6.1 cm)Larger ibises shaped just like this one but with bronze heads and legs attached to hollow wooden bodies were used by the Egyptians to hold the mummified remains of ibises. The ibis, an elegant, long-legged wading bird that lives along the shores of the Nile, was associated with the god Thoth. He was the god of wisdom and writing, and in worship to him many thousands of ibises were ritually sacrificed, embalmed, and mummified before being buried in underground galleries. Thousands of these burials have been excavated at Sakkara, near Memphis, Egypt's ancient capital. This piece, a miniature bronze model of these ibis containers, may have served as a votive item, to be placed inside a tomb, or perhaps one bought by a pilgrim visiting Sakkara. Provenance: Ex-Henry & Gretchen Burnett Collection, Santa Barbara, CA, acquired before 1970 Condition: Dark turquoise and blue patina overall. Smoothing due to age but form is still quite vivid. 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. #120036
Lot 57
China, Shang Dynasty, 16th to 11th century BCE. An ornate white stone bi with a wide interior ring and a surface pattern of low relief designs that look like repeated scroll motifs connoting blowing winds of the celestial realm. Some of the scrolls are joined to others, forming angular shapes; others are on their own, all flowing around the body of the bi in a broad circle. Narrow smooth borders mark the edges. Custom stand included. Size: 4.75" W; height with stand: 6.1" H (12.1 cm; 15.5 cm).Yu, the Chinese word for jade, is also an idea - connoting steadfastness and reliability, mirrored in the carving techniques required to make these intricate works of art. Yu is also not bound by the mineralogical definition of jade. Over the millennia that jade has been carved in China, the people have had varying degrees of access to sources of jade and nephrite. Hence, yu is rather a more general term for hard stone, much of it white, like this piece. Bi discs are often associated with heavenly imagery, like this one, whose scroll motifs can be interpreted as blowing wind. From the Neolithic period forward, bi discs were buried with the dead, often broken or placed ceremonially on the body, usually near the stomach or chest, in high status burials. They also seem to have been used in life for rituals. The level of craftsmanship speaks to how highly valued this striking piece of sacred art was. Provenance: Ex-private Georgia collection, collected prior to 1990 Condition: Small chips to edges; slight encrustation in lower profile areas; on front a small patch and on back a larger patch of green bronze patina, presumably from being buried alongside a bronze item. 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. #119831
Lot 58D
Southeast Asia, Burma, Ava Period, ca. 18th to 19th centuries CE. This is a gilded bronze votive temple with four open-sided walls and a dramatically decorated roof capped by a tree-branch-like spire. This type of building is known as a pyatthat, a multi-tiered and spired roof found in Burmese royal and Buddhist architecture. This item was cast during the Ava period, a time of transition and upheaval in Burmese history, when ties with India - previously very strong - began to fall away because of the ongoing warfare and lack of centralized power. This is a really gorgeous example of a votive temple, probably made to be placed upon an altar. Comes with nice wooden custom stand. Size: 3" L x 3" W x 9.5" H (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm x 24.1 cm) Provenance: Ex - B. Mussin Collection, San Diego, CA Condition: Wear to gilding, with dirt encrustation and some patina. 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. #116037
Lot 77
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A dark green stone figure with an anthropomorphic face and body, shown seated, in a pose with arms around knees; this type of figure is known as a "Star gazer" and its wonderful details were made via a skillfully executed string cut technique. Size: 2.9" W x 2.9" H (7.4 cm x 7.4 cm)Greenstone was more valuable than gold in Mesoamerica, hence this would have been a valuable item, perhaps buried with its owner, an important person, to mark their passing and give them identity in the grave. Provenance: Ex-Private Kentucky Collection Condition: Stable pressure cracks with some losses at the fissures; small loss to nose and loss to one ear. 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. #119954
Lot 1073
Blonde Ercol Handmade Contemporary Buffet, Designed by Brigitte Forestier. With two drawers and shelf stretcher to base. Approx dimensions, 29 inches height, 50 inches width, 15.5 inches depth. Designer's plaque to rear of item. Designer label to front and rear. Excellent condition in all aspects, solid wood construction.
Lot 452
Two 1888 Pattern Slade Wallace Left Side Ammunition Pouches post 1889 for .303 ammunition holding 50 rounds. White blancoed buff leather pouch. Rear section with central divider. Front section with loops to hold single rounds. Rear of pouch and front flap now with modern replacement leather panel. Still make a good display item. 2 items.
Lot 409
Four African Colonial Zouave Jackets scarlet sleeveless jacket of Royal West African Frontier Force for Infantry or Military Police, with upright blue collar edged all round with yellow braid. Similar braid round jacket and armholes. Plain back ... RAPC Sergeant’s blue sleeveless jacket of the Ghana Military Forces by “Hobsons Ltd”. Same pattern as previous item but with yellow cloth collar and yellow braid edging ... Corporal’s Pay Corps jacket of the Nigerian Military Forces, similar to previous item but with narrower braid edgings ... Similar jacket of the Gold Coast Ordnance Corps with blue collar and red braid edging. Clean condition. 4 items.
Lot 54
A Tom Senior horizontal milling machine, driven by a Radette Q1432.G power saw with Brooke, Crompton Parkinson Mosses Grybhon label, 220/240 volts, with 550w output and 1420 speed, 5.2 amp capability and typical tray stand label beneath, 164cm high. This item can be viewed at Grantham on the 7th February 2017 (9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm) or by appointment with the Grantham Auction Rooms on 01476 565118.
Lot 1527
August Wolf Suhl 16 bore and 8mm x 57 drilling combination rifle and shotgun with heavily engraved locks, barrels, top plate and lever, the locks decorated with stag and deer amongst foliage, carved horn trigger guard, tear drop chequered semi-pistol grip stock with cheek piece and bullet compartment the sprung cover engraved with a rabbit and foliage, double trigger and 24.5 inch named barrels with button operated pop up sight, overall length 102cm, serial number 5512. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1524
T Horsley & son 12 bore side by side shotgun with scrolling engraving to the side locks and hammers, double trigger and 26.5 inch Damascus barrels named T Horsley & Son, York, serial number 2931, overall length 111cm PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1532
Midland Gun Company 12 bore over and under shotgun with ornate engraving, chequered grip and forend and vented top rib to the 27.5 inch barrels, overall length 115cm, serial number 79911. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1534
Italian 12 bore over and under shotgun with floral engraving to the locks, chequered semi-pistol grip, double trigger and vented top rib to the 27.5 inch barrels, serial number 30979, overall length 113cmPLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1514
Edwinson Green Cheltenham & Gloucester 12 bore single barelled hammer action shotgun with named 32 inch Damascus barrels, rotary underlever, chequered grip and horn tipped forend, overall length 123cm, serial number 4952 PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1529
Richard Ellis & Sons 12 bore side by side shotgun with finely engraved and named side locks, double trigger, chequered grip, teardrop and vacant yellow metal cartouche to the rosewood stock and 28.5 inch Damascus barrels. In original fitted leather case with original paper label. Overall length 115cm, seriel number 675 PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1526
Samuel Smallwood & Son 12 bore side by side hammer action shotgun with blued underlever and hammers, named and engraved side locks, chequered rosewood stock and 28 inch barrels engraved 'Sam'l Smallwood & Son Makers 425, Shrewsbury', overall length 113cm, serial number 2244. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1525
Daniel Fraser 12 bore side by side hammer action shotgun with all over scrolling engraving, dolphin hammers,vacant cartouche to underside of the stock, teardrop decoration, chequered grip, horn tipped forend and 29 inch barrels named Dan L Fraser & Co, 4 Leith St Terrace, Edinburgh, overall length 117cm. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1537
Beretta Silver Pigeon 687/3 20 bore over and under shotgun with fine scrolling engraving, single trigger, chequered semi-pistol grips and vented top rim to the 28inch barrels, overall length 114cm, serial number D13749B. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1535
Beretta S56E 12 bore over and under shotgun with all over engraved decoration, vented top rib, chequered semi-pistol grip and forend, single trigger and 28 inch barrels, serial number B64270B. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1500
Parker Hale Safari Super .270 bolt action rifle with chequered and inlaid semi-pistol grip, cheek piece, leather sling and Nikko Stirling 6x32 scope, overall length 110cm, serial number AN398S. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1498
Parker Hale .577 Enfield replica two band percussion hammer action rifle with lock marked crown over P-H 1858 Enfield, brass trigger guard and butt plate, steel ramrod and 33 inch barrel, serial number 3754, overall length 125cm PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
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