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Lot 157
**A SOUTH GERMAN COMB MORION, CIRCA 1580 with rounded one-piece crown rising to a high file-roped medial comb, and integral brim strongly turned down at each side and rising to an obtuse point front and rear (the points in both cases bruised), the edge of the brim formed with a file-roped inward turn and the base of the crown encircled by sixteen round-headed lining rivets (replaced), the centre two at each side, together with another located just above and between them, originally retaining a chin-straps, and the nape fitted with a tapering tubular plume-holder (the whole with a mottle light patina) 32 cm; 12 1/2 in high Provenance George L. Maxwell, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 28 November 1928, lot 150 JWHA Inv. No. 642
Lot 163
**A GERMAN ZISCHÄGGE, MID-17TH CENTURY with one-piece hemispherical skull embossed with six radiating ribs and fitted at its apex with a transversely-pierced finial and circular washer, at its brow with a flat obtusely-pointed peak (pierced to the right of centre with a large suspension-hole) struck on its upper surface with the number 17 and 07 separated by the initials L over B , at its nape with a flaring neck-guard of four lames, and at each side with a pair of pendent scutiform cheek-pieces in each case pierced with seven auditory holes in rosette-formation, the peak pierced at its rear with a rectangular hole to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar with a leaf-shaped upper end struck with the initials LC and retained by a staple and locking-screw at the brow, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surfaces polished bright (light to moderate pitting and patination overall) 26 cm; 10 1/8 in high Provenance Count Lichtenstein, Schloss Vaduz, Lichtenstein Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York, purchased from his estate, 15 October 1929 JWHA Inv. No. 784 Exhibited Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 December 1931 - 4 January 1932 Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 6 January 1965 - 21 February 1966 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, 12 -15 May 1967
Lot 216
**A PAIR OF GREAVES AND SABATONS IN THE STYLE OF VALENTIN SIEBENBURGER, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1535, 19TH CENTURY each formed of a full-length greave opening at the inside of the leg, well shaped to the calf and ankle-bones, pierced at the heel with a vertical slit to accommodate a spur and fitted at its lower front end with an integral broad-toed sabaton of seven lames overlapping inwards to the fourth, the upper and lower edges of the rear plate formed with file-roped inward turns bordered by etched band of running foliage on a stippled and blackened ground, repeated around the lower edge of the sabaton and to either side of a medial roped rib decorating the front of the toe-cap, and enclosed to the outside of the latter with a narrow groove repeated beneath the upper etched band of the rear plate of the greave (the left rear plate with a patch of light rust) Provenance JWHA Inv. No. 2589 The decoration of these elements resembles that found on armours by Valentin Siebenberger of Nuremburg in the Musée de Rennes, Brittany, the Musée de l`Armée, Paris Inv. Nos G. 314, G. 591, G. 436 & G 568, and the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg (Reitzenstein 1973. pp. 99-108)
Lot 296
**Certificacion de las Armas a Pedimento de Don Miguel y Don Juan de la Herran Teran y Nogales, 1782 illustrated frontispiece, with eleven further illustrated vellum pages and illustrated fold-out family tree, with bookplate: Ex Libris John Woodman Higgins Worcester, Massachusetts, marbled end pages, red morocco boards with tooled gilt borders and coat-of-arms, occasional light foxing, worn; together with loose typed English translation Provenance JWHA Inv. No. 929
Lot 1612
EUROPEAN COINS FROM THE ÅKE LINDÉN COLLECTION, SPAIN Cantonal Revolutionary Issue, Silver 20-Reales, 1873, Cartagena, month, date and flower within beaded circle, rev flower and cantonal within beaded circle (Calicó 6; KM 716). Slight edge bruise, otherwise choice extremely fine with very light irregular toning.
Lot 1799
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, BRITISH MEDALS William Pitt, the Younger (1759-1806), Liverpool Pitt Club, Glazed and Gilt-silver Member’s Medal (1814), by T Wyon Jr, bust left, after Nollekens, rev Britannia, who protects Commerce and Europe, is crowned by Peace and Victory, BRITAIN VICTORIOUS - TYRANNY OVERTHROWN., 55.5mm, gilt-metal rim with watch-type suspender (BHM 836; Eimer 1039, note). Nearly extremely fine, some light toning on the reverse.
Lot 1811
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, BRITISH MEDALS Edward VII, Coronation 1902, unofficial large Silver Medal, by Emil Fuchs, for Elkington & Co, conjoined busts of Edward and Alexandra right, rev Britannia with shield looks towards Westminster Abbey, 64mm, in maroon leather fitted case of issue (BHM 3772; Eimer 1870; Jones, “Emil Fuchs in England”, The Medal, 6, 1985, 28/9). Light matt surface, virtually as struck. The shield, as is usual, carries the incorrect date (26 June). The Coronation was postponed to 8 August because of the King’s appendicitis.
Lot 1840
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, ITALY Northern Italy, Verona, Galeazzo Mondella, known as Moderno (c.1467-1529), The Crucifixion, rectangular Gilt-bronze Plaquette, Christ on the Cross, the two thieves on crosses either side, one, the repenter, looking at Christ, the other looking down, Mary Magdalen holds the base of the cross, two female figures and an infant child support the Virgin Mary, cavalry and foot-soldiers guard the crowd, 112.5mm x 72mm (Adams 44, this piece; Lewis 2; Pope-Hennessy 147; Toderi 143). The original gilding remains in part, the whole piece with a light patina, very fine and rare. ex Sylvia Adams Collection, 23 May 1996, lot 44
Lot 1849
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, ITALY Alexander VII (1599-1655-1667), Fabio Chigi, large cast Bronze Medal, 1659, by Gioacchino Francesco Travani, with the reverse design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, bearded bust left wearing robes and cap, ALEXANDER VII. P.M. PIVS. IVST. OPT. SENN. PATR. GENTE. CHISIVS. MDCLIX, rev Androcles in the Circus Maximus, holding shield and with sword raised, the lion crouched at his feet, a cheering crowd behind, MVNIFICO. PRINCIPI. DOMINICVS. IACOBATIVS., in scroll below ET. FERA. MEMOR. BENEFICII., 98mm (Molinari 96; Varriano 79; Venuti XX, Miselli 567; Vannel-Toderi 504; Börner 1177; Lincoln 1192; Ciechanowiecki 255; Clifford (Spink/Christie, 21 May 1996), lot 186). A superb original cast with light patination, extremely fine. The medal is said to commemorate the end of the plague in Rome and was commissioned by Domenico Jacobacci. Clifford states the medal to be “probably the finest and most ambitious example of Italian medallic art of the seventeenth century”. The involvement of Bernini is well documented; it was his idea to use the lion as a symbol of remembrance (the lion recognises the gladiator who had once pulled a thorn from its foot). A photocopy letter from Graham Pollard at the Fitzwilliam Museum (3 April 1987), states, “Your superb Alexander VII … is of comparable quality to the museum example.”
Lot 1863
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, RUSSIA Nicholas I (1825-1855), Unveiling of his Equestrian Statue in St Petersburg, Silver Medal, low purity silver of.500 fineness, 1859, by P Brusnitsyn, bust left in uniform with breast-plate, wearing eagle-topped helmet, rev the statue and plinth, 86mm (Diakov 681.1 R2). Light surface marks, toned, nearly extremely fine. The equestrian statue in St Isaac’s Square was designed by Auguste Ricard de Monferrand and was a technical wonder in its time for the way it balanced only on the horse’s two back legs. The plinth is of Finnish granite, decorated with sculptures executed by Russia’s leading sculptors. The monument, which took three years to complete, is one of the very few Imperial sculptural monuments to have survived the Soviet era.
Lot 1883
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, TURKEY and the Ottoman Empire, and the wars against them, France and Egypt, The Opening of the Suez Canal, Silver Medal, 1869, by Louis-Oscar Roty for the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, seated female figure holds aloft the light of Progress to the standing figure of Industry, a sketched route of the Suez Canal beyond, rev legend in centre, inscriptions around, 42mm (Divo 606; BM Acq 1983-1987 p.25, 147). Matt surface, extremely fine. Struck for the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez. Formed in 1858, French private investors were the majority of the shareholders, with Egypt also having a significant stake. However in 1875, a financial crisis forced Isma’il to sell his shares to the British Government for £3,976,582. The company operated the canal until 1956, when it was nationalised by Nasser.
Lot 3355
INDIAN, POST GUPTA AND MEDIÆVAL Paramaras of Vidarbha, Jagadeva, 12th Century, Gold Punchmarked Coin, 3.64g, pelleted spearhead, temple depicting a human, probably Shiva, “Sri Jagadeva” in Nagari, and two geometrical D-shaped punches curving left (see B Rath, Gold Coins of the Paramaras: a reappraisal in the light of fresh evidence, Numismatic Digest 17 (1993), pp.52-53). Extremely fine and rare.
Lot 3679
BRITISH INDIAN Victoria, Silver Original Proof ¼-Rupee, 1840, obverse II, obv VICTORIA QUEEN, rev EAST INDIA COMPANY, 34 berries, crescent on bow (SW 3.56). Toned, with a few underlying light marks, choice uncirculated. ex J J Pittman collection ex David Fore Collection, Baldwin’s Auction 78, May 2013, lot 450
Lot 3732
BRITISH INDIAN George VI, Copper-nickel Original Proof 2-Annas, 1944L, obv GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR (SW 9.128). A few light marks, but the beginning of some beautiful colours in the tone, uncirculated. ex J J Pittman collection ex David Fore Collection, Baldwin’s Auction 78, May 2013, lot 434
Lot 10
COINS, EUROPEAN TERRITORIES IRELAND George III (1760-1820), Bank of Ireland Coinage, Silver 30-Pence, 1808, laureate and draped bust right, date below, rev Hibernia seated facing left, top of harp points to O in TOKEN (DF 619; S 6616A; KM Tn4). Semi prooflike uncirculated, a few light hairlines but very pleasant.
Lot 35
COINS, EUROPEAN TERRITORIES, ISLE OF MAN George III (1760-1820), Bronzed Copper Proof Halfpenny, 1798, restrike by W J Taylor with Soho dies, draped bust right, rev Triune, edge plain, die axis ?? (Pr 32A; S 7416b; KM 10). Some die rust around the date, small spot behind the Kings head and a few light marks in the reverse field, otherwise about uncirculated.
Lot 36
COINS, EUROPEAN TERRITORIES, ISLE OF MAN George III (1760-1820), Gilt-copper Proof Halfpenny, 1798, restrike by W J Taylor with Soho dies, draped bust right, rev Triune, edge plain, die axis ?? (Pr 32B; S 7416c; KM 10). Mint State, some very light handling marks. ex Dr R Caine collection of the Isle of Man, Spink Auction 145, 14 July 2000, lot 2745
Lot 50
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY William IV (1830-1837), Copper Double, 1830, dot before date (Pr 72 var; S 7202; KM 1). Extremely fine with light red brown tone, rare. ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 144 (part) The date and the D and E of DOUBLE have been double cut, while the dot looks like it has been double stamped with the second stamp taking out half of the dot. The dot is of a significant size that it is something intentional and not a piece of rust or a slip of the die cutter. But it is slightly elliptical, so hard to imagine what stamp was used to put it there. Puzzling.
Lot 63
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY George V (1910-1936), Bronze Specimen 2-Doubles and 8-Doubles, 1914H (cf Pr 67, 26; S 7216A; KM 12, 14). Both as struck with a light tone. (2) ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 155 (part) ex RJ Ford, Spink Auction 79, 15 October 1990, lot 143, and Heaton Mint, Birmingham
Lot 81
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY George V (1910-1936), Bronze Specimen 8-Doubles, 1934H (cf Pr 29; S 7214A; KM 14). In PCGS holder graded SP63RD, appears to have been lacquered. It is not easy to be sure through the plastic holder, if the coin has been lacquered, but it does seem that the evident light hairlines are in lacquer rather than on the coin. This has probably resulted in the coin being graded only as a 63, visually it is better than this grade.
Lot 123
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, JERSEY Victoria (1837-1901), Bronze Proof 1/13-Shilling, 1870 (Pr 10A; S 7004; KM 5). Light die crack from C of VICTORIA to centre of the coin, darkly toned but uncirculated. ex Pridmore , Glendinings, 22 September 1981, lot 527 ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 195 This date as a proof not in the Dick Ford sale. The flan crack would not have easily satisfied the two other serious collectors of this series, but maybe this was the best they could find. Perhaps the rarity has not really been acknowledged.
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