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Lot 259A
A collection of ivory and bone items18th century and later, to include a turned bone sand time, 8cm high, an ivory whist marker with finger pointer indicator 4.5cm diameter, a Chinese carved ivory chessman in the form of George III, a carved ivory okimono 11.5cm high etc (qty)Condition report: all with losses and damages, the okimono with significant loss, the stanhope lacking a lense, the sand timer requiring extensive restoration the netsuke (walrus ivory) split and stained and mounted to the parasol handle, the closed hand stick handle with splits and loses overall in poor order
Lot 265
A cotton reel tower,with two tiers and ivory finials, 40cm high, together with a sewing chest with six drawers and a hinged top, 37cm wide, a caddy, a faux Tunbridge ware caddy, and two boxes, a lidded pine pail, 24.5cm high, and a tray, 56cm wide (8)Condition report: All with knocks. Tower - knock and loss to top finial. Filled split to the base.Chest - wear and knocks. Boxes - chip to one corner - losses to the inside Tunbridge - cracks and wear.Tray - restored edges.
Lot 269A
A blonde tortoiseshell twin compartment tea caddy,19th century, with metal stringing, a white metal plaque to the cover and a white metal escutcheon, the interior with two lidded compartments and ivory knobs, the whole on ivory feet,16cm wide12cm longCondition report: Plaque to lid probably late, otherwise good11.5cm high
Lot 271A
A brass pantograph,19th century, with a lead weight, pointer and ivory wheels, in a fitted mahogany case, 26cm long, an ebonised parallel rule, engraved 'Dopkin, Pauling', 53cm long, a two drawer brass telescope, 19th century, with a mahogany sleeve, 56cm long maximum, a cased brass refractive instrument, 21cm long, a cylindrical shagreen case, 24.5cm long (qty.)Condition report: Pantograph: no obviou major faultsRule: no obvious major faultsTelescope: scuffs and wear to sleeveInstrument: leather covered case scuffed, damage to both ends, side section to one end of lid missingCase: one end missing
Lot 23
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1388-1351 BC. A carved limestone papyrus burnisher with rounded edges; a single column to the centre with a cartouche containing the throne name of Amenhotep III (Tutankhamun's grandfather), followed by the title 'nswt bit', Lord of the two lands; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 15.3.164, for an ivory burnisher of earlier date. 150 grams, 75mm high (169 grams total, 97mm including stand) (3 (3 3/4)"). Charles Ede, Brook Street, London W1, UK, circa 2002. Private collection of Egyptologist Paul Whelan, Hertfordshire, UK. The scribes used burnishers to smooth the uneven surfaces of fresh sheets of papyrus, making them to absorb less ink and making the text more legible. Fine condition.
Lot 335
2nd-3rd century AD. An iron short dagger or pugio of 'Kunzing Type', with double-edged blade, the blade characteristically leaf-shaped with pronounced waist and a double longitudinal channel defining a rib, typical of this category; the iron grip would originally have been covered with bone or ivory, having inverted T-shaped grip plates with crescentic pommel. See Bishop, M. C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman military equipment, from the Punic wars to the fall of Rome, London, 1993; Kennedy, D., The twin towns of Zeugma on the Euphrates, Portsmouth, 1998; Ba?gelen, N. & Ergeç, R., Belkis/Zeugma, Halfeti, Rumkale, a last look at history, Istanbul, 2000; Bishop, M. C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman military equipment from the Punic Wars to the fall of Rome, London, 2006; Feugère, M., ‘Roman militaria from Zeugma’, in Ergeç, R. (ed.), International Symposium on Zeugma: from Past to Future, Gaziantep, 2006, 91-96; Ibañez, F.C., ‘Post Vestigium Exercitus. Militaria romana en la región septentrional de la Península Ibérica durante la época Altoimperial’, in Morillo, A. (ed.), Actas del II Congreso de Arqueología Miltar Romana en Hispania. Universidad de León-Ayuntamiento de León, León, 2006, pp.257-308; Casprini, F., Saliola, M., Pugio gladius brevis est, storia e tecnologia del pugnale da guerra romano, Roma, 2012. 324 grams, 40cm long (15 3/4"). From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; from her collection formed early 1960s-1990s. This dagger belongs to the last period of evolution of the Roman pugio, the so-called Kunzing type (from the German locality in which a hoard of these pugiones was found), and to the blades of the III period according to the Saliola-Casprini classification (Saliola-Casprini, 2012, nos.45,54"). Compared to previous types of the 1st-2nd century AD, the blade of this weapon shows a considerable size, up to 45cm and longer, showing a plain appearance and no decoration, even on the scabbard, when preserved. Fair condition.
Lot 444
16th-17th century AD. A gold D-section annular band with plain exterior, the interior with French inscription ' . . PRENES . EN . GREI .', The Anglo-Norman Dictionary glosses the phrasal verb 'prendre en gre' as 'to accept as a favour'; here we may translate 'graciously accept [this]', the phrase is conventional, part of the idiom of amour courtois, and found inscribed on various types of love-gift, often continuing, 'ce petit don' [this little gift]. Cf. Joan, E., English Posies and Posy Rings, OUP, London, p.43, for this inscription, minus the final 'I'; cf. The British Museum, museum number 2002,0501.1, for a ring with a very similar inscription and script dated 16th-17th century AD; cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, id. KENT-B71606, and PAS-3785E3, for rings with very similar inscriptions, dated 16th-17th century AD. 2.00 grams, 19.24mm overall, 17.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4"). UK antiques market between 1974-1985. From the Albert Ward collection (part 2), Essex, UK. The miscellaneous love-token uses of the phrase include a late 15th century boxwood comb in the BM, another formerly in the Londesborough Collection, a medieval ivory mirror case in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, an early 16th century enamelled plaque now in the Historisches Museum, Basel, a pair of salt-cellars enamel-painted by Pierre Reymond c.1550, and a 15th century brass knife-handle now in the Victoria & Albert Museum. A manuscript of The Erle of Tolous written in the 1520s [Oxford, Bodleian, MS Ashmole 45 Part 1, f.2r.] includes a full-page presentation frontispiece depicting a well-dressed young man near a speech scroll that bears the phrase as PRENES: ENGRE, as he proffers a book (the manuscript itself) to a young woman. The fashion for using the phrase in amatory inscriptions seems not to have survived the 16th century, making that century the best estimate for dating this ring. In the medieval period many rings bore posy inscriptions in Latin or French, the languages frequently spoken by the affluent elites. Later, inscriptions in English became more usual, although the lack of standardisation in spelling might surprise the modern reader. The inscription is generally found on the interior of the ring, hidden to everyone except the wearer and most of the sentimental mottoes were taken from the popular literature of the time. In fact, love inscriptions often repeat each other, which suggests that goldsmiths used stock phrases. In the later 16th century, ‘posy’ specifically meant a short inscription. A posy is described in contemporary literature as a short ‘epigram’ of less than one verse. George Puttenham (1589) explained that these phrases were not only inscribed on finger rings, but also applied to arms and trenchers. The practice of giving rings engraved with mottoes at betrothals or weddings was common in England from the 16th century onwards, and continued until the late 18th century. Sources suggest that rings could be acquired ready- engraved, or alternatively engraved sometime after their initial production, by a hand other than the goldsmith’s. Joan Evans assumed that posy rings were principally used by/between lovers and distinguished four contexts for the giving of posy rings by one lover to another: betrothals, weddings, St Valentine’s Day and occasions of mourning. Samuel Pepys’ diary makes clear that posy rings might also mark the marriage of a family member, when bearers could even commission their own rings and chose their own mottoes from books. The rings could also function as tokens of friendship or loyalty. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.] Very fine condition.
Lot 360
Bing 0 Gauge 'Shortie' bogie Coaches, comprising L&NWR full brake in brown/ivory, LNER full brake in 'teak' No. 264, two LMS crimson 1st/3rd coaches (one numbered 1924, the other without numbers), and a GWR brown/cream 1st/3rd coach, all G, some minor damages, notable dent to roof of LNWR brake (5)
Lot 400
Bing and Marklin Gauge 1 LNWR Coaches for restoration or spares, all in LNWR brown/ivory, comprising a Bing 4-wheel full brake, G, three similar all-1st and 1st/3rd coaches (all P-F, numerous damages and parts missing), a Marklin short-bogie 1st class saloon No. 2873, one side F, remainder all P with considerable rusting, though essentially complete, and a Bing large-size bogie coach No. 1322, F, essential complete, roof repainted with overpaint onto sides, rusting to one side, together with a spare bogie and various spare wheelsets (6 + parts)
Lot 402
Three Bing Gauge 1 LNWR 'large' bogie Coaches for restoration or spares, all in LNWR brown/ivory and numbered 1921, two 1st class compartment coaches and one brake/3rd, all P-F, brake coaching missing one door and with replacement, all with some door handles missing and numerous other damages (3)
Lot 409
Five Gauge 1 Bogie Coaches for restoration or spares, comprising a Bing US-market 'Pennsylvania Lines' coach in brown No. 1250 with 'tab' couplers, F, various damages and rusting, a Bing/Bassett-Lowke LMS Dining Saloon body only No. 13210, lacks bogies and correct roof, a part-dismantled Carette lined green coach 132D48 with clerestory roof, (distraught, most doors removed and 3 missing, lacks wheels), a Marklin brown/ivory LNWR 1st/3rd No. 1153, essentially complete but serious 'blooming to litho and roof repainted, and similar GNR teak version No. 2875, couplers replaced, odd bogies/wheels fitted, bloom to litho finish, together with 2 odd roofs, all P (7 inc roofs)
Lot 410
Three Bassett-Lowke (Carette-style) Gauge 1 LNWR bogie Coaches, all in LNWR brown/ivory, comprising full brake No. 1334, 1st/3rd composite No. 1322, and a 'Cut and Shut' brake/1st coach made from parts of two coaches put together, all F-G, two with repainted roofs, brake and brake/1st with damages to end lithos from previous corridor fittings, compo missing 2 axlebox covers, moderate playwear, scratches and rubbing (3)
Lot 215
Mid 18th century screw barrel microscope, unsigned with six eyepieces, slides, tiny ivory slide glass box and other accessories, in sharkskin box, 127mm.Condition:Inner lip of box loose but present, wear to gilding of brass, interior of box worn and frayed. We are unable to determine whether it functions.
Lot 664
The bulbous melon-shaped body richly painted with two ivory-ground cartouches depicting young beauties and a Shogun in lush gardens before a lake, the domed cover pierced with three heart-shaped apertures, all reserved on a cobalt-blue ground gilded with flowers, bamboo peacock feathers and diaper patterns, age wear, gilt loss, shelf wear to feet18cm highPROVENANCEThe Dr. and Mrs. D Kowen Collection
Lot 669
The well gently rising to a ribbed rim, painted to the center with a jardinière filled with flowers, the rim painted in an unusual palette of soft red, yellow, ivory, pink and blue, the reverse with cobalt floral sprays, fitted with later gilt metal mounts, age wear, shelf wear, gilt loss to metal mounts, tarnishing30 cm diameter PROVENANCEThe Dr. and Mrs. D Kowen Collection
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