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Lot 317
Handmade Bergama Rosey Oriental Hand-Spun Wool Savonnerie Carpet 8 x 10 - Light Blue/Ivory The Most Luxurious Deep Piled Rug Available Incredibly Heavy Dense Pile And Superb Furnishing Colours Combine To Give These Rugs A Stately Feel- No Surprise There As They Were Originally Made For The French Courts However They Are Highly Ornate In The French Floral Style The Chinese Weavers Started To Make Superb Reproductions Of The Original French Savonnerie In The Late 20thcentury They Are Faithful To The Originals To The Exact Designs And Colours And Are Excellent Value For Money Considering The Weight Of Wool Used Once In A Room They Do Not Move And Provide Unrivalled Luxury Underfoot As Well As Super Sound And Heat Insulation They Are A Rug Made To Fit Into A Traditional Home Often In A Room Filling Size When The Scale Allows The Designs To Come To The Fore As A Long-Term Floor Covering A Savonnerie Should Last At Least 100 Years 8 x 10 - Light Blue/Ivory
Lot 205
A Japanese ivory okimono group of a gentleman, a cockerel and a young boy, overall height 20cmCONDITION: The okimono has a large split across the ivory base, it runs across the gentleman's back foot and then across to the opposite edge of the base. There are several minor nicks or chips to edges and a piece of the cockerel's tail feathers is missing near the base of the back of the gentleman's robe. Gentleman has a crescent shaped crack to the top of his head as well as a hairline crack over his right shoulder. The figure is stuck down to a wooden base
Lot 114
A GROUP OF SIX PIECES OF LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY IVORY CARVINGS, comprising a seed pod deeply carved with a landscape scene, length 12cm, a puzzle ball, two carved male figures seated on thrones, heights 10cm, a samurai warrior on horseback, height 7cm and a snuff bottle and stopper (6)
Lot 124
A GEORGE V SILVER FOUR PIECE TEA SERVICE, of oval form with a cast Celtic rim, tea pot with ivory handle and finial, the hot water jug with ebony handle and finial, makers Adie Brothers Ltd, Birmingham 1935, gross weight 60.09 ozt, 1869.3 grams (4) (condition: overall good condition, no major dents noted, lids lifting slightly on pots)
Lot 130
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY OVAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF AN GENTLEMAN, on ivory with card backing, glazed back, mounted in a brass frame, miniature 7cm x 5.5cm in a silk lined and velvet lined caseCondition Report Tarnishing to righ side of case on face and left side edge and back. No obvious dents. Picture in good condition with no visible damage. Case in good condition with only pealling slightly to the bottom
Lot 132
A GROUP OF FIVE MEERSCHAUM PIPES, two cased, comprising a 9ct gold mounted dog mask pipe (sd), length 14.5cm, a short male mask pipe, length 6.5cm, a fisherman mask pipe with hallmarked silver collar, another with a dog carved to the top, white metal band and ivory mouthpiece and the fifth with tortoiseshell effect mouthpiece and brass mount, s.d to meerschaum (5)
Lot 117
C. 2000-700 BC, Luristan Culture. This beautiful cast bronze sword has a tapering, bevelled blade and a recessed integral handle that would have been inset with stone, bone or ivory inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700BC when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears and arrows were exchanged via trade and war and are discovered in both civic and ritual context. A sword such as this one would have been an important symbol of rank, and power beyond the means of most common Luristan soldiers. Superb condition Size: L:435mm; 260g. Provenance: Property of an established London gallery; acquired from a private estate collection formed in the 1980s.
Lot 126
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This beautiful cast bronze sword has a tapering, bevelled blade with raised midrib and an integral handle with a recessed crescentic lower guard that would have been inset with stone, bone or ivory inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Good condition. Size: L:440mm / W:60mm ; 423g. Provenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market formed in the 1980s;
Lot 21
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period.This beautiful cast bronze sword has a tapering, bevelled blade with raised midrib and a recessed integral handle that would have been inset with stone, bone or ivory inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition. Size: L:410mm; 190g. Provenance: Private London collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK and European art market.
Lot 24
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period.This beautiful cast bronze sword has a tapering, bevelled blade and a recessed ibex integral handle that would have been inset with stone, bone or ivory inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition. Size: L:375mm; 362g.Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1980s;
Lot 53
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This rare example of a cast bronze sword which has a tapering, bevelled blade with raised midrib, gently flaring shoulders and a recessed integral ibex handle with a crescentic lower guard that would have been inset with stone, bone or ivory inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:445mm; 446g. Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.
Lot 72
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This beautiful cast bronze sword has a tapering, bevelled blade with raised midrib, gently flaring shoulders and a recessed integral ibex handle with a gently flared lower guard. The recessed design would have allowed the entire handle to have been inset with stone, bone or ivory inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on a custom stand. Size: L:445mm / W:50mm ; 338g. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
Lot 95
C. 600 BC. Late Archaic Greece. A beautiful iron sword with a tapering, bevelled blade, a raised midrib, and two deep, decorative fullers or “blood grooves”, and an integral with perforation for affixing decoration such as a bone, stone, or ivory inlay. Weapons such as this sword are powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. In a world where each Greek city state was fiercely independent and could only be sustained through the military power of its male inhabitants weapons such as this beautiful sword, which may have belonged to an elite soldier, perhaps a hoplite or a Spartiate, were symbols of wealth and power. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:460mm / W:50mm ; 446g. Provenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1990s.
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