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A modern five strand pearl necklace with silver clasp in the form of a flower set with pearl to centre, 52 cm long, together with a micro-mosaic brooch inscribed "Milano" and set with floral sprays, a further micro-mosaic set with floral spray to centre and similar sectioned bracelet and a further single strand pearl necklace with similar clasp, 15 carat gold bar brooch in the form of a fox, with jade beads suspended from it and safety chain, stamped "15 carat K & D" to back, a further pendant in the Baroque manner set with paste stones and an un-marked gold bar brooch set with butterflies with enamelled, seed pearl and diamond set wings
7th century AD. A group of iron items from a double-burial comprising: a sword blade, parallel-sided with rounded tip, flat tang, three shallow fullers to each face, bent over in three places; a shield boss with carinated body, broad flange with attachment hole, spike to the centre; shield grip with curved handle, flared ends pierced to accept attachment rivets; a small lozengiform spearhead with closed socket and midrib; an angon head, tubular and tapering with collar to the mouth, blade stepped at the shoulder, lozenge-section tip; a single spur with U-shaped plate, knopped finials, biconical spike; sold with two latch lifters, each with a suspension loop, one T-shaped with returned ends, the other w-shaped. See Fuchs, K. et al. Die Alamannen, Stuttgart, 1997 for discussion of male and female grave assemblages of this period. For the stepped spearhead, cf. Kessler, P.T. Merowingisches Fürstengrab von Planig in Rheinhessen Mainzer Zeitschrift XXXV, 1940. 1.9 kg total, sword: 24cm (folded, 67cm overall approx.) (9 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. The latch lifters are typical of female grave assemblages (along with brooches, beads, buckles and other items of personal adornment"). The other items form the equipment of a male warrior of some wealth, armed with a slashing sword, a thrusting spear and smaller throwing spear, and a substantial shield. His use of a horse in war is suggested by the presence of the spur in the assemblage. The absence of small items such as buckles is unusual. The sword was put beyond use by folding it carefully before deposition, ritually 'killed' so that its useful life was finished. The shield boss with its spike and carination are typical of the 6th-7th centuries, a style which was largely discontinued by the Carolingian period (and the Viking period in Scandinavia"). [8, No Reserve] Fine condition.
18th century AD. A gold ring comprising a D-section hoop with floral detailing, inscribed to the inner face in italics 'within thy breast my [heart] shall rest' with long 's' and ? for 'heart'; stamped capital 'R' unidentified maker's mark. See Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931, p.109 for a variant of this legend. 1.62 grams, 18mm overall, 16.0mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 10.27, Japan 10) (3/4"). Ex Horton collection; acquired on the UK art market. Very fine condition.
15th century AD. A gold ring comprising a flat band with raised rims, panels of quatrefoils between blackletter text 'honur et ioie' for 'honour and joy'. This legend is known from at least five other finger rings, see Evans, Joan English Posies and Posy Rings, 1931), 8; and on a heart-shaped brooch recorded on the PAS database, LEIC-070179. 1.93 grams, 18.08mm overall, 16.22mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in an old Wiltshire, UK, collection. Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A hollow-formed gold ring comprising a D-section hoop, broad bezel with inset glass cabochon. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 192 for type. 5.15 grams, 26.80mm overall, 19.77x16.03mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 10.27, Japan 9) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
10th-11th century AD. A Borre-type openwork pendant with integral suspension loop; the plaque with ribbed border and two cat-head panels below, internal stylised zoomorphic beast with gripping hands to the body and border, facing masks with pellet eyes. Cf. Korshyn, V.E. Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.2.01-03. 140 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Early 1st century AD. An early Imperial marble bust of a youthful male, stern expression, slender face with short hair combed forward; probably Caius Caesar or Lucius Caesar, grandsons of Augustus and his designated heirs, who died in 2 and 4 AD respectfully in suspicious circumstances; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Vierneisel, K. & Zanker, P. Die Bildnisse des Augustus, Munich, 1978, p.91, no.9.8; and for discussion of busts of this type see Toynbee, J. M. C. Roman Historical Portraits. 14.1 kg, 30cm including stand (11 3/4"). From the private collection of A L, acquired London 1996. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A bronze applique in the form of a male head with horned headgear; piriform face, lentoid eyes, the nose covered by the nasal of the headgear, the beard triangular and the ends of the moustache extending beyond the cheeks; hair covered by a helmet or mask with hatched texture, extending around the upper face and developing to two crescent extensions from the temples which meet above the crown of the head; the terminals are formed as birds' heads and show evidence of gilding; three integral attachment pegs to the reverse. Cf. Hammond, B. British Artefacts - volume 1. Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2010, item 1.4.5-r; Raynor, K. The Rempstone Mount: Anglo Saxon and Viking Horned Man Images & Artefacts, Nottingham, 2010 ; Pestell, T. Paganism in Early Anglo-Saxon East Anglia in Heslop, T.A., Mellings, E.A. and Thofner, M. Icon? Art and Belief in Norfolk from Prehistory to the Present, Woodbridge, 2012, figs. 6(a,b"). 5.42 grams, 35mm (1 1/4"). Found at Melton, Leicestershire, UK and recorded with the PAS under reference LEIC-40DB05. The headgear with bird-head terminals is restricted to the 6th-7th centuries in England although there are parallels from the material culture of both Anglian England and southern Scandinavia at this time. A pair of comparable bird-helmetted human faces can be found on the reconstructed frontal plates on the helmet found in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo (Suffolk) depicting dancing warriors, and the male face shown on a foil fragment recovered from the barrow at Caenby (Lincolnshire"). Similar also is the figure on one of the dies found at Torslunda (Öland, Sweden) showing a male wearing a helmet with a pair of bird-headed horns. A long, triangular male face is shown on the vandyke designs on the foil horn mounts from the barrow at Taplow (Berkshire"). A male figure wearing a helmet with horns and bird-head terminals is the central design on a long triangular buckle found in grave 95 at Finglesham (Kent), and also from Finglesham (grave 138) is a mount in the form of a long, triangular human head with vertical radiating bands from the top of the head, and two crescentic horns emerging from the crown, terminating in opposed birds’ heads which meet above. A similar mount was found at Rempstone (Nottinghamshire) and privately published in Raynor (2010) another was found more recently at Attleborough (Norfolk"). A mount depicting a similar figure, showing the upper body with hands gripping spears, was published in Hammond (2010"). The significance of the headgear has not been fully explored but the coincidence of the birds and the head recall the later myths of Oðinn and his bird messengers, and suggests that these mythic characters were familiar in early Anglo-Saxon England. Fine condition. Excessively rare.
3rd-1st millennium BC. A group of ten stamp seals, including two accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which state: (R 439) 'Stamp Seal of Black Stone, 23 x 23 x 16mm. This is square with a flat face, and the back which rises first with grooved vertical sides, then flares inwards to a pierced handle with linear decoration on the top. The design shows a standing horned quadruped suckling its young, and tête bêche another standing quadruped of a different type. This comes from Syria and dates to c. 900-600 B.C. It is in very good state of preservation.'; (R-785) 'Stamp Seal of Black Stone, 17 x 16 x 13mm. This has a roughly square flat face, and short sides that rise steeply with upper bevelled edge to the base of a stout pierced loop. The design, which is put within a linear frame, consists of a prancing horned quadruped with branch rising from its back and sideways twig between its legs. This comes from Syria-Palestine and dates to c. 1000-700 B.C. it is a little chipped at one corner, but is generally in good condition.'; the rest comprising: three square-shaped, four oblong shaped seals with geometric designs; and one square seal with two simple horned animals, possibly bulls, each with long curved tail. 145 grams total, 17-44mm (1/2-1 3/42"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers K-24, R-439, R-785, V-426, W-204, W-836, W-856, X-76, X-79, Z-63, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Dr. Bonewitz notes: 'The seals are made from limestone (4), serpentine (4), jasper (1), and bone (1).' [10] Fine condition.
Mainly 1st millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze stamp seals, mainly scaraboid and rectangular in shape, mainly zoomorphic designs and some with text; fourteen examples accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993 which state: (25) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 14 x 10 x 6 mm. This is roughly oblong with rounded corners and pierced lengthways. The face shows a design within beaded border, in two registers.The upper register shows a stylized tree or plant and to each side of it a bird. The lower register shows two facing feline heads with jaws open and between them an unidentified item. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 500 - 100 B.C. It is generally in very good condition, though a hole has opened from the back to the main and original hole.' (24) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 11 x 10 x 5.5 mm. This is a broad scaraboid, pierced lengthways. The design is divided into three registers by a [sic] two notched lines, and the whole is also enclosed within a notched line. The central register has three times, perhaps vessels, and the upper and lower registers have similar designs, tête bêche, perhaps birds on the wing. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, with a rare design, perhaps c. 700-400 B.C. It is in very good condition.' (23) 'Bifacial Stamp Seal of Bronze 13 x 9 x 4 mm. This is oval with flat faces, and pierced lengthways. The one side shows two facing, rearing horned animals, with a strong tree or other item between them. The other side (seen by turning top to bottom, not side to side) shows two kneeling humans with tree or standard between them, to which they are raising their hands. In a second register above is a row of two recumbent animals, the first with head turned backwards. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal. c. 300 B,C. to 200 A.D. The worship scene is very rare, and the seal is in good condition.' (19) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 7 x 10 x 4 mm. This is a scaraboid, pierced lengthways. The face shows a horned animal in full gallop (?) with something under its body. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c.300 B.C. to 200 A.D. It is in very good condition.' (12) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 10 x 8.5 x 7 mm. This has a flat oval face, sides that flare out, and a domed top rising to a point. It is pierced lengthways. The design, which is put within a beaded frame, shows two rearing horned animals with heads turned backwards, and between them a monogram: [..] probably to be read K-R-B, an attested Old Arabic name. This is a pre-Islamic Arabic seal, probably c. 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. It is in fair condition.' (11) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 11 x 9 x 5 mm. This is a scaraboid, pierced lengthways. The design, which is put within a linear frame, shows three registers. In the middle and main register is a tree, and to each side of it a browsing quadruped shows sideways. Above are two facing birds(?), and below is a similar design tête bêche. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. It is in good condition.' (10) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 15 x 10 x 5 mm. This is scaraboid, pierced lengthways. The design, which is put within a beaded border, shows a rearing quadruped, a crescent with dot, and other fillers. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. There is some corrosion on the surface, but generally it is in good condition.' (8) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 10 x 15 x 7 mm. This is a scaraboid in shape, pierced lengthways. The design, which is put within a beaded border, shows a horned animal in full gallop with head turned backwards, and some fillers. This is a Pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. There is some corrosion on the surface, which might be capable of being removed, but generally this is in good condition.' (7) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 10 x 16 x 7 mm. This is a scaraboid in shape, pierced lengthways. The design shows a prowling lion within a beaded border. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. It is in good condition.' (6) 'Bifacial Stamp Seal of Bronze 14.5 x 10.5 x 3.5 mm. This is of roughly oval shape, and originally had a loop along the top, pierced for suspension. This is now broken along the hole. Both designs are put within linear borders. On the one side is a prancing quadruped above a walking quadruped, with unidentified motifs between. The other side shows two rearing horned animals with head turned back, and an unidentified motif between them[,] other items beneath them. This is a Pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 600-300 B.C. Save for the missing loop[,] it is in good condition.' (5) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 15 x 9.5 x 6 mm. This is a scaraboid pierced lengthways, with a design within a beaded frame on the face. It shows a rearing horned animal with head turned back to avoid an attacking rearing lion. This id a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. It is in good condition.' (3) 'Bifacial Stamp Seal of Bronze 16 x 11/5 x 6 mm. This is a scaraboid in shape, pierced lengthways, and the designs on both faces are put within beaded borders. The flat face shows two rearing horned animals with heads turned backwards to face each other, and unidentified items between them. The convex back shows a prowling feline with long tail raised over its back. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, c. 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. It suffers from some corrosion, but the designs can be made out, and it is unusual for the two designs.' (2) 'Stamp seal of Bronze 16 x 11 x 6.5 mm. This is scaraboid in shape, pierced lengthways. The face shows a design enclosed within a beaded border: two rearing horned animals with heads turned backwards, the between them two linear symbols: ?? While these have some resemblance to letters of the Old Arabian alphabet, they cannot be identified with certainty. This is a pre-Islamic seal, c. 300 B.C to 200 A.D. It is in fine condition.' (1) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 25.5 x 14 x 8.5 mm. This is scaraboid in shape, but is not pierced lengthways as is normal, but has a pierced loop at the top and a small globe [sic] is added on at the bottom. The face shows a standing man with arms extended, done in a matchstick style. This is a pre-Islamic Arabian seal, but a rare type and difficult to to date, but perhaps c. 1000 to 500 B.C. is right. There is some incrustation on the surface, but the metal is generally in very good condition.' 72 grams total, 10-26mm (1/2 - 1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 23, 24, 25; academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s and notes present for all except number 9. [15] Fine condition.
J K Rowling signed Harry Potter FDC. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99. Please Note Overseas Shipping Of Framed and mounted Items Are At Cost.
NO RESERVE Bedford (Rev. W. K. Riland) Three Hundred Years of a Family Living, Being a History of the Rilands of Sutton Coldfield, double-page frontispiece, 3 plates, illustration, occasional faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary morocco, gilt, slight rubbing, Birmingham, Cornish Brothers, 1889 § Memorials of Families of the Surname of Archer, cracked hinges, light spotting to first and last few leaves, original cloth, bumping to spine extremities, 1861; and 2 others, genealogy, 8vo (4)
World War I group of four comprising: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Naval Long Service And Good Conduct Medal awarded to K.10933 A.T. Phelps, the Long Service Medal awarded whilst on H.M.S. Defiance Condition: Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
WW1 Period Prussian Infantry Officer's Sword31 inch, single edged, narrow blade. Two narrow fullers. The forte with maker 'W K & C'. Nickel plated guard with folding front section decorated with a Prussian eagle. Nickel plated pommel. Brown composite ribbed grip with twist wire binding. Brass central cypher. Contained in its nickel plated scabbard with two loose hanging rings. Complete with leather and wire sword knot.Illustrated
Pair of diamond solitaire 18ct gold stud earrings , the two round brilliant cut diamonds 4-claw set to 18ct white gold, each accompanied by an AnchorCert certificate, one stating weight '2.07 carats (estimated), assessed clarity SI, assessed colour K,' the other stating weight '2.00 carats (estimate, assessed clarity VS, assessed colour I', 18ct yellow gold post and butterfly pierced ear fittings, gross weight 4.0g. For a condition report please visit our website www. peterwilson.co.uk
A single stone ringclaw set with an old cushion cut diamond, to a plain unmarked white metal shank, with accompanying report by Anchor Cert dated 10.03.15, numbered 20022329, stating that the diamond is 3.50cts, VS1 clarity and K colour, showing no fluorescenceRing size: N, estimated diamond weight: 3.50cts
THREE STONE DIAMOND RING claw set with three brilliant-cut diamonds size K Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING, CIRCA 1979 the circular sapphire within a border of single-cut diamonds, hallmarked London, 1979, maker's mark EJ size K Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
A coral bead necklace together with another coral bead necklace, coral drop earrings, a 9ct gold five stone coral ring, a coral and turquoise floral design brooch to a 14ct gold setting and an 18ct gold floral carved ring CONDITION REPORT: Overall size of brooch is 6.5cm long x 3.5cm wide, overall approximately 17 grams, five stone coral ring, approximately size M, overall approximately 2.5 grams, floral coral ring, size K 1/2, overall weight 4 grams, drop earrings approximately 1.5 grams
Nine silver Royal commemorative lace bobbins mostly by Robin K. How and from limited editions of 100, all boxed, some with certificates comprising Queen Victoria/Anne Boleyn/Queen Elizabeth 1/Catherine of Aragon/Prince Charles, Lady Diana x 3 but variant/Ann-Mark/Prince William of Wales - twin aperture babe (9)
A white gold and star sapphire floral design ring, stamped 18K, size L, 5.58g gross, a 9ct gold, blue panel and diamond set ring, size L, 2.36g gross, an 18ct gold and diamond pave set and scroll engraved ring, size R, 2.69g gross, a gold smoky quartz ring, stamped 9K, size K, 8.20g gross and another gemset ring (5).
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