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Lot 576
A Safavid large tinned copper bowl, Iran, late 16th or 17th century, with various calligraphic cartouches, 36cm wide x 18cm high Provenance: Purchased by the late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) from Claude Reed, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, 31st April 1985, for £100.00, and by family descent. No receipt but itemised in collection notes. Inscriptions translate approximately as:'O you, who has understanding in the world, Endeavour to be in the company of those of taste Lift the cover from the bowl So that [your] companion may eat the food.' For objects with a similar quatrain (poet unidentified), see A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World 8-18th centuries, London, 1982, cat 134a, pp. 304-5 (with variation in one word) and dated to circa 1590-1600, and cat 145, pp. 320-21 (identical text) dated to late 16th-early 17th century. 'God, Make the end laudable! [And] avert sudden calamities!' The first verse is from a couplet by the poet Sa di and is common on objects, including a cover in the V&A (A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World 8-18th centuries, London, 1982, cat 145, pp. 320-21). Condition Report: over polished with loss of tinningbase extensively scratched minor knocks and dentsCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 616
Y A Japanese wood Okimono, of a standing bijin wearing a long, trailing O-sode kimono with obi tied in an elaborate bow behind, she holds out her right arm with a fan in her hand, the robe decorated in gold hiramakie with Ho-o bird and floral roundels, the head, hands and feet carved in ivory, unsigned, 31cm high, Meiji PeriodProvenance: From a private collection Condition Report: Very slight wear.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 621
Y A Japanese Ivory Okimono of a young man standing on a shaped base, he pulls a child along in a toy wagon modelled as a Ho-o bird, the infant brandishes an axe and is possibly intended to represent Momotaro, length 20.2cms, signed on a red lacquer, Meiji PeriodProvenance: Berwick House, ShropshireCondition Report: No discernible damage.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 631
A Japanese Namban Lacquer Casket, of typical rectangular form with domed lid, the sides with asa-no-ha borders in gold lacquer and abalone shell, the cover and front bear shaped panels of a Ho-o bird, paulownia trees and other foliate designs, with brass handle and lock plate, interior is black lacquer, 30.2cms by 20cms by 17cms, Momoyama-Early Edo Period A similarly decorated transitional style small coffer is illustrated in, Japanese Export Lacquer, 1580-1850, by Oliver Impey and Christian Jorg, plate 342, p.153. Condition Report: Possible re-lacquering in several placesCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 645
Miya-O Eisuke: A Large Parcel Gilt Bronze Figure of a Fisherman, the well muscled man wearing but a loin cloth and headband, he leans back against the strain of lifting a giant fish, signed on a gilt plaque Miya-O tsukuru, height 43cms, Meiji Period; with typical wood stand lacquered to the frieze with Ho-o birds and scrolling karakusa (stand 12cms high)Condition Report: Areas to feet and belly that have been rubbed back to the raw metal preparatory to repatination.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 652
A large pair of Japanese Arita Porcelain Floor Vases, each with tapered body rising to a knopped, cylindrical neck with undulating, everted mouth, decorated in underglaze blue with scenes of Ho-o birds amid cherry trees in gardens, the neck with floral roundels on a karakusa ground, height 127cms, Meiji-Taisho Era (2) Provenance: Berwick House, ShropshireCondition Report: both vases in good condition other than one has a rim chip measuring approximately 2cm long x 1.5cm wide and from this extends a hair crack approximately 4cm long and otherwise just typical firing blemishes throughout Condition Report Disclaimer
![Aethelred II Cut Halfpenny. Circa, 978-1016. Silver, 0.69g. 20.62 mm. Diademed bust right with sceptre, +[EDEL] RED REX AN[GL](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/579ec7d8-a02e-4ea3-99d9-ad21010fe54c/d8f0328e-8075-4213-a5bb-ad2c00dfe784/468x382.jpg)
![Henry I round halfpenny, Lincoln mint. A new moneyer for the type. Obverse: +HEN[R]IC REX. Uncrowned head facing. Reverse: +h](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/579ec7d8-a02e-4ea3-99d9-ad21010fe54c/dc3e7c05-6427-42ee-9494-ad2800dbf1f3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 305
Henry I round halfpenny, Lincoln mint. A new moneyer for the type. Obverse: +HEN[R]IC REX. Uncrowned head facing. Reverse: +hASLAC O[N] LIN. Cross potent with four pellets in each angle. Official snick in the edge at 7 o'clock on the obverse. 15mm, 0.64g. S. 1277; N. 872. Recorded with the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum EMC 2021.0111. Dr Martin Allen states 'Haslac is a new moneyer for the round halfpenny of Henry I, presumably to be identified with Aslac(us), a Lincoln moneyer of Henry I types 7,10 and 15.
Lot 443
* A rare post-war BEM group of three awarded to Platoon Warrant Officer Mutale Kaluba, Northern Rhodesia Regiment a) British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (ZBK/668 Pl. W./O. Mutale Kaluba, N.R. Regt.) b) General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (NRA. 668 Sgt. Mutale Kaluwa, N.R.R.) c) Coronation 1953, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally about very fineQty: (3)NOTESProvenance: DNW, 23 June 2005 (lot 1287). BEM London Gazette 12 June 1958 Matule Kaluba was awarded his B.E.M. on the recommendation of H.M’s Ministers of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, but no trace has been found of his name on the Coronation 1953 Medal roll, or not at least under the listings for colonial and overseas’ recipients.
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