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Lot 9
Sicily, Syracuse, silver decadrachm, c. 405 BC, by Kimon, fast quadriga driven left by charioteer who reaches forward with goad and is crowned with wreath by Nike flying above; on exergual line, traces of artist’s signature ΚΙΜΩΝ and in exergual area below, cuirass between two greaves flanked by a shield and crested helmet arranged on two steps, rev., ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ, head of Arethusa left, wearing single-drop earring, pearl necklace and ampyx inscribed with artist’s initial K, her hair held at the back in a net; four dolphins around, the lower one inscribed ΚΙΜΩΝ, 43.09g, die axis 6.00, a few marks, about extremely fine, the Kimon decadrachm signed three times by the artist. This coin published: Gerald Hoberman, The Art of Coins and their Photography, London, 1982, pp. 78-9. References: Jongkees 3; AMB 479; Rizzo pl. 52, 3; Gulbenkian 303; SNG Lockett 998; Dewing 869; Kraay/Hirmer 118, same dies. Provenance: Münzen und Medaillen 54, Basel, 26 October 1978, lot 122 (“superbe”, erroneously described as Jongkees 7); Gerald Hoberman Collection; DNW, London, 22 June 2011, lot 1005. Note: Despite being “perhaps the most famous of all ancient coins” (Jenkins, 1972), ancient sources have been silent on the historical setting in which the Syracusan decadrachms were struck. Until the 1960s they were seen as a victory coinage to mark the defeat of the great Athenian fleet in 413 BC but this theory was abandoned by Kraay (“Greek Coins”, 1966) who saw the Kimonian decadrachms as “probably to be dated c. 405 BC and may be connected with Dionysius’s victory over the Carthaginians in that year”. Kimon was one of the greatest artists of the Syracusan mint and his decadrachm coinage was much smaller than that of his compatriot Euainetos whose decadrachms follow on slightly later and are more plentiful. The present coin is struck from Kimon’s first obverse die which shows traces of his signature along the exergual line below the galloping horses, and from the reverse die that bears his signature twice – on Arethusa’s ampyx as an initial and on the lower dolphin beneath her truncation. It has been struck from an early state of the reverse die showing only a hint of the flaw across Arethusa’s eye.
Lot 14
Kings of Bosporos, Asander, as Archon (c. 44-40 BC), gold stater, year 4 (41/40 BC), bare head right, rev., ΑΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ ΑΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΟΣΠΟΡΟΥ, Nike standing left on prow of galley, holding wreath and palm; across upper field, ΕΤ Α (year 1); in left field, monogram, 8.14g, die axis 12.00, extremely fine and extremely rare. References: K. Nawotka, Asander of the Bosporus: His Coinage and Chronology, AJN 3-4, 1992, 3a, these dies; RPC I, 1842 [as year 1]; SNG BM Black Sea 961 [as year 1], same dies. Provenance: CNG 84, Lancaster PA, 5 May 2010, lot 575 (as year 1). Note: Following his defeat by Caesar at Zela in 47 bc Pharnaces II was killed by his treacherous subordinate, Asander, “whom Appian define[d] as a ‘personal enemy’” (Primo, p. 160). Swiftly consolidating his position, Asander defeated Mithradates of Pergamon, and married Dynamis, the daughter of Pharnaces II and granddaughter of Mithradates the Great whose lineage provided “her an aura of legitimacy for those who wished to rule the Bosporus.” (Primo, p. 161 n.). Asander first ruled as archon, and the Roman-style portraiture of the rare gold coins he issued for four years under this title present a stylistic break from the previous Bosporan issues of Mithradates VI and Pharnaces II; a style to which his coinage reverted after he was granted the title king by Octavian in 41/40 bc. Asander’s reign was long and according to Lucian (Mac. 17) he “committed suicide by starvation, at the age of 93” (Nawotka, p. 36). The dating of Asander’s coinage remains a matter of debate, with some reckoning 47/46 bc for the earliest issues. But Nawotka (p. 42) prefers 44/43 bc for the start, noting that the chronology of Asander’s regnal years “seems to agree with the dates obtained from analysis of literary sources and appears preferable.”
Lot 24
Mysa, Kyzikos, electrum stater, c. 400 BC, Persian archer seated right, examining arrow; tunny fish below, rev., quadripartite incuse square, 15.96g, good very fine and extremely rare. References: von Fritze 166, pl. V, 14 = Traité II 2639, pl. 174, 14 (example in St. Petersburg); K. Regling, Der grieschische Goldschatz von Prinkipo, ZfN 41, 1931, 32 and pl. 2 (example in Istanbul). Provenance: Ars Classica XVI, Geneva, 3 July 1933, lot 1351; Kunstfreund (Charles Gillet) Collection, Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen, Zurich, 28 May 1974, lot 209; Bank Leu 57, Zurich, 25 May 1993, lot 98; DNW, London, 27 September 2011, lot 2008. Note: Evidently one of only four known examples (as mentioned in the Bank Leu catalogue of 1993), this extremely rare type depicts with great clarity the archer wearing Persian headdress (kidaris), long robe (chiton) and close-fitting trousers (anaxyrides) seated with feet crossed and legs drawn up to support his arms while examining an arrow and with (traces of) a bow hanging from his left wrist. Over his shoulder is a surcoat, the right arm of which hangs empty. Commentators have suggested that the figure could be a representation of the Persian satrap Pharnabazos whose portrait appears on very rare Kyzicene tetradrachms of this period (as Kraay/Hirmer 718) and the image of a Persian satrap as archer can be seen on the later coinage of Datames at Tarsus (as Traité pl. 109, 4-7).
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Lot 11
Pindar. [Odes] (graece), collation: α4, β-θ8, ι6, κ-μ8, ν-ξ6, Α-Η8, Θ10, Ι-Ρ8, complete with blanks ι6 and Θ10, in this copy final quire P has been misbound before quire O, [204]ff., Greek text, Kallierges' woodcut double-headed-eagle device and Benigno's serpent-wreathed staff both on title, Kallierges' device repeated on fol. P8v, fols. β2r and A3r headings and 6-line initials in Byzantine style printed in red, 6-line initials on fols. I2v and O1r printed in black, numerous smaller initials in the same style, some browing and foxing, title stained and spotted, strengthened along gutter, small ink stain on fol. L8v, a few contemporary notes, underlinings and reading marks, modern limp vellum with ties, 4to, 228 x 159mm., Rome, Zacharias Kallierges for Cornelio Benigni, 13 August, 1515. ⁂ The first all-Greek book printed in Rome. The volume was edited and published by the Cretan Zacharias Kallierges who was active in Venice between 1499 and 1509, and moved to Rome in the 1510s, as a director of the press of the Collegium Graecum, established by Pope Leo X. The press was housed in the palace of the rich banker and patron of the arts, Agostino Chigi, and lasted until 1523. The Pindar was printed, like the Theocritus of 1516 (see lot 28) in partnership with Cornelio Benigni, Agostino Chigi's protegé. From a textual point of view the Roman edition is more accurate than the Aldine princeps (1513), and Pindar's works are for the first time supplemented with the scholia. The text was set in the Greek font used by Kallierges in the last volumes issued from his Venetian press in 1509. "The most distinctive feature of the Pindar is Kallierges's original idea for the layout of the title page, where for the first time in a Greek book the title, the devices both of the co-editor and publisher and of the co-editor and printer, the place of publication, the printer's name and the statement of copyright all appear together" (K. Staikos, Charta of Greek Printing, p. 414). The Rome Pindar of 1515 is known in various variants (no priority). In this copy fols. A1 and A2 are signed, and on fol. A3r the heading and initial are printed in red. Provenance: The New York bookseller Bernard Rosenthal. Literature: Adams P-1219; STC Italian, 520; K. Staikos, Charta of Greek Printing, Cologne 1998, pp. 413-414.
Lot 139
Cabala, Mysteries of State, in Letters of the Great Ministers of K. James and K. Charles. Wherein much of the publique manage of affaires is related. Faithfully collected by a noble hand, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, 4 advertisments ff at end, occasional spotting, contemporary sheep, scuffed, [Gibson 320; Wing C183], printed for M.[ercy] M.[eighen]) G. Bedell and T. Collins, and are to be sold at their shop at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleetstreet, 1654; and 3 other editions of the same, v.s. (4) ⁂ Includes six letters from Bacon.
Lot 72
Scottish Underwriter, Lloyd's of London and the Slave Trade.- Account Book, manuscript, 148pp. excluding blanks, ruled in red, some ff. loose or working loose, slightly browned, 8pp. with newspaper cuttings laid down, some ff. slightly dampstained, a few blank ff. cut and torn, some juvenile pencil scribbling on blank ff., browned, hinges weak or breaking, original reverse calf, edges and corners worn, upper cover slight ink stain,lacks spine, folio, London, 1st January 1804 - London January 1808. ⁂ An account book covering four years in the first decade of the nineteenth century. The writer is a wealthy Lloyd's underwriter and a partner in a London merchant bank, with a network of expatriate Scottish financiers including dealings in the slave trade in Africa, the West Indies and the United States. The entries include paying a subscription to Lloyd's, together with Christmas boxes for the waiters there, domestic accounts, individuals and companies (including: Solomon Sebag (1783-1831), financier), underwriting etc. Several entries relating to slavery, including: George Alexander Wylie of South Carolina, who in April 1805 pays the author premiums for L'Affricane (Brew), from Liverpool to "Africa pr Mar]k[e]t" and Hugh Usher (1771-1811), owner with his brother, Thomas of the Cedar Valley plantation, Jamaica etc.
Lot 778
COLLECTION OF FOUR EIGHTEEN CARAT GOLD RINGS, CARTIER comprising: gentleman's 'Love' ring, numbered CH5858, Swiss mark, import marks, size W ½; lady's 'Love' ring, Swiss mark, import mark, size L; 'Menotte' ring of bolted design, numbered CT2171, import mark, size K ¼; and 'Trinity' ring in tri-coloured gold, numbered GR5239, size I, all signed with original boxes and bag
Lot 689
A SCOTTISH GEORGE II SILVER TEAPOT, JAMES KER, ACTING ASSAY MASTER DAVID MITCHELL, EDINBURGH, 1740 bullet form, on spreading foot, with part fluted spout, flat-chased to the shoulder and flush-hinged lid with a band of strapwork, foliage and shells below the bun knop, scrolling silver handle with horn insulators, scratch weight: 24' 51/2" 24.5cm long, 711gr (22oz 9dwt) all in Provenance: Christie's, London, 19 March 1986, lot 232 Whilst for simplicity the date letter 'K' is usually ascribed to the year 1739, date letters in Edinburgh ran from September to September. We know this teapot was in fact assayed at some point between February and September of 1740. The official assay master at this time, Archibald Ure, in dispute with the Edinburgh assay office, resigned from his post in February 1740. As Deacon, David Mitchell struck his mark as acting Assay Master until September of that year, when new Deacons struck their marks for assay.
Lot 748
ELGIN: A GOLD GENTLEMAN'S HUNTING CASED POCKET WATCH, AMERICAN, CIRCA 1903/04 size 16 keyless wind 15 jewel movement, white dial with Arabic hour numerals in black and outer five minutes in red, subsidiary seconds dial, engine-turned Wadsworth Watch Case Co. case with vacant cartouche to front, dial and movement signed, movement numbered 10901162, movement bezel numbered 17966, case numbered 566971, trademarked W.W.C.Co and inscribed 14 K WARRANTED 4.8cm diameter
Lot 485
TWO MEISSEN CUPS AND SAUCERS WITH AUGSBURG GILT DECORATION, CIRCA 1730 the gilding, probably Abraham Seuter workshop, of Chinoiserie subjects over underglaze blue, underglaze blue crossed swords within two concentric circles, one saucer with underglaze 'Z' to rim, the other with 'K' to the rim and 'D' under the mark 12cm diameter
Lot 77
A MODERN PLATINIUM SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND OVAL CLUSTER RING, one oval mixed cut blue sapphire measuring approximately 7mm x 5mm, estimated weight 1.00ct, ten modern round brilliant cut diamonds, estimated total diamond weight approximately 0.30ct, colour assessed as H-I, clarity assessed as Sl1-2, ring size K 1/2, hallmarked platinum Birmingham 1985, approximate gross weight 5.6 grams (condition - please note one diamond is loose in the setting)
Lot 71
A VICTORIAN 18CT GOLD DIAMOND AND OPAL THREE STONE RING, one cushion old cut diamond estimated weight 0.90ct, colour assessed as J-K, clarity assessed as VS2-Sl1, two round cabochon cut opals displaying a strong blue/green play of colour each measuring approximately 5.2mm in diameter, ring size N, hallmarked 18ct gold, Birmingham, date letter illegible, approximate gross weight 3.6 grams
Lot 67
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY DIAMOND BROOCH PENDANT, a fancy floral and scroll open work design, centring on a transitional brilliant cut diamond, estimated weight 0.35ct, furthermore diamond set with old mine and old eight cut diamonds, overall estimated total diamond weight 2.00ct, colour and clarity of all diamonds assessed as H-K, clarity l1-2, brooch measuring 52cm x 40mm. approximate gross weight 20.1 grams (condition - please note: this brooch is deficient by two diamonds there is evidence of soft solder repair work, the brooch pin and pendant loop are both later additions)
Lot 564
Waterbury Watch Co. gold plated duplex pocket watch, Charles Benedict series K three-quarter plate gilt movement with engraved balance cock, regulator and compensated balance, the dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track and subsidiary seconds, plain case with floral engraved bands, 53mm (at fault), box; together with a silver 'The Farringdon' cylinder engraved fob watch, Birmingham 1884, 39mm (at fault), box (2)
Lot 267
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON STEAM ENGINES, CONSTRUCTION OF LOCOMOTIVES ETC including J. J. G. Koopmans - 'The fire burns much better... 200 years of steam locomotive exhaust research 1804-2004', D. K. Clarke - 'The Steam Engine: A Treatise on Steam Engines and Boilers, 2 Vols. 1890, J. G. A. Meyer - 'Modern Locomotive Construction' 1994 facsimile etc. (13)
Lot 1802
Dolls - large Armand Marseille bisque head 351 / 5½K - composite body, small Armand Marseille doll 351 / 2/0K, blue sleeping eyes, bottom two teeth showing, composite body, plus another Armand Marseille doll 996 A.I.M., blue sleeping eyes, top two teeth showing, composite body, plus some clothing CONDITION REPORT Armand Marseille (AM) Dream Baby (large) tooth missing, head OK, body OKA M Dream Baby (small) head OKDamage to fingers and toes of body. A M doll head is OK, body has damage to fingers and toes
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