FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), late 18th to early 20th centuryThe first iron, almost circular, deeply chiselled with waves and spray, signed Masanaga with a kao; the second iron, mokkogata (four-lobed), chiselled in low relief with chrysanthemums, signed Masayuki saku; the third and fourth both late decorative pieces not intended for actual use: the third shakudo with a gold finish imitating nashiji lacquer, mokkogata, chiselled and inlaid in copper, silver, and gold with a carp in a pond and an omodaka (arrowhead) plant, with signature Natsuo kanoto-u [. . .] kore o tsukuru; the fourth copper, rounded rectangular, chiselled and inlaid in high-relief gold and silver with egrets, bamboo, and a pond on one side and omodaka plant on the other, signed Ittoshi Ryuo (Haynes 1740). The smallest: 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high; The largest: 9.4cm (3¾in) high. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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TWO TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century, one dated 1858The first brass, aorigata (tapering towards the top), ishimeji, chiselled in relief and inlaid with a rooster, hen, chicks, and plants, signed and dated Ansei go tsuchinoe-uma aki, Ishiguro Masachika kore o tsukuru (Made by Ishiguro Masachika in autumn 1858), 8.2cm (3¼in) high; the second copper alloy imitating shakudo, ishimeji (stone-texture ground), mokkogata (four-lobed), the kozuka-ana plugged with gilt metal, applied in gold, silver, and copper high relief depicting samurai accoutrements, with date and inscribed Shunmei Hogen and a kao, 8.6cm (3 3/8in) high. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EIGHT KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first seven all shibuichi migakiji (polished ground): the first inlaid in copper, silver, gold, and shakudo depicting grapes and vines leaves, signed Hideo or Teruo with a kao; the second chiselled and with gold and silver details depicting Mount Fuji, clouds, and a hawk, signed Funada Ikkin Yoshinaga with a kao; the third inlaid in high relief of gold, silver, shakudo, and copper depicting Hadesu (Kashiwade no Omi Hatebe) strangling a tiger that had killed his daughter, signed Ichijosai Hironaga (early 19th century, Haynes 1415) with a distinctive kao; the fourth chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, and copper depicting autumn plants, signed Masayuki with a kao; the fifth inlaid in shakudo, gold, silver, and copper with a hannya kite caught in a tree on one side and a yakko mask on the reverse; the sixth with a gilt-metal fitting to the mouth and with flush inlay of gold, shakudo, and silver depicting a covered gift box and noshi strips; the seventh light-coloured shibuichi chiselled in relief and with gold and silver details depicting a flowering vine and leaves, signed Shun'o Hogen Nobuyoshi with a kao; the eighth copper chiselled in high relief and with gold and silver details depicting Enma-O, Hell Judge, with a victim reflected in his sin-detecting mirror, signed Ikko [. . .] with a kao. (8).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SEVEN FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first iron, chiselled in relief and with gold and silver details, depicting Chinese warrior Go Shisho (Chinese: Wu Zixu, d. 484 BC) writing a text at the same time as holding a 600-kilo bronze vessel above his head, with other scenes from early Chinese history, signed Tetsugendo Shoraku with a gold seal Toshiyuki (Haynes 6772); the second shibuichi migakiji (polished ground), chiselled and inlaid in shakudo, copper, and gold with koronbo (South Sea Islanders), signed Yoshihiro with a kao; the third shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting two shachihoko (dragon fish), signed Nanto Tanaka no ju Tanaka Sokaku seishi (made by Tanaka Sokaku, residing at Tanaka, Nara; Haynes 8903); the fourth shibuichi migakiji (polished ground) with flush inlay of gold, silver, copper, and shakudo depicting masked rustic dancers, signed Hinoe-tora haru Echi Fuku ni oite kore o horu Kono Toyotoshi (Chiselled by Kono Toyotoshi in Fukui, Echizen Province, spring 1866, Haynes 10733) with a gold seal; the fifth shibuichi boldly chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, and copper depicting Mongaku Shonin doing penance under the icy Nachi Waterfall, about to be rescued by the guardian deity Fudo Myo-o, signed Katsukawa Mototoshi tsukuru (perhaps the same as Haynes 5962); the sixth shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting an oni (demon, on the kashira) stealing a pagoda from the guardian deity Bishamon (on the fuchi), signed Kawakami Hidemasa (unidentified); the seventh iron, outsize, boldly chiselled with Shoki (on the fuchi sheltering from a storm sent down by Fujin (on the kashira), signed Inagawa Naokatsu with a kao; four with wood storage boxes (18).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1852An oban tate-e diptych print (two incomplete sheets from a triptych) of Wada gassen Yoshihide somon o oshiyaburu (Yoshihide Breaking Down the Great Gate during the Revolt of the Wada), published by Yamaguchiya Tobei, two nanushi censor's seals Murata and Kinugasa, date seal Rat 4 (1852), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Yoshikiri seal. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1858An oban tate-e triptych print titled Kusunoki no jinchu ni Sugimoto Akiyuki o hakatte meiken o eru no zu (Sugimoto Wins an Important Sword by Outmanoeuvring Akiyuki at Kusunoki Masashige's Camp), published by Yamamotoya Heikichi, date seal Horse 4 (1858), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Yoshikiri seal. Each approx., 35.7cm x 25.1cm (14 1/16in x 9 7/8in). (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SEVEN TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryAll except the seventh iron; the first mokko (four-lobed), chiselled in relief and with gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and shibuichi inlay depicting a kneeling figure in a mino (straw raincoat) looking up at a ghostly woman appearing from a waterfall, a drum in the water below and a wasp on the reverse; the second ovoid, chiselled in relief and with copper and gold details depicting a sarumawashi (monkey trainer) and monkey, a flowering prunus on the reverse; the third ovoid, with brass relief inlay of clematis around the rim; the fourth roughly circular, with a cicada chiselled in relief shakudo and gold and five gold-inlaid reisho-style characters, signed on an inlaid plaque on the reverse Ryuchiken Teruyuki (Haynes 09665) and sealed; the fifth mokko, one side gilt, inlaid on both sides in relief gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and shibuichi depicting a scene in the style of Hokusai with a kneeling figure looking on in exasperation as sparrows escape from a cage and morph into sparrow dancers, with signature Dairyusai Mitsuoki; the sixth rounded rectangular with a hammered-up rim, chiselled and inlaid with Daikoku weighing out gold coins with his rats, mallet, and rice bales, and with a shimenawa (sacred straw rope) overhead, chiselled with a poem and signed Tatsu Hogen kore o horu; the seventh rounded square, shibuichi, chiselled and inlaid in copper and brass with a Nio on one side and an ema and temple pillar with senjafuda on the reverse. The smallest: 6.7cm (2 5/8in) high; the highest: 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (7).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian auction poster 'Fulbeck, Near Grantham to Fellmongers and others to be sold by Auction by Mr George Plews on Thursday September 1st 1864 on the premises of Mr J N O Cramton.. the following valuable horsies, agricultural implements etc.' printed by Bushby, Grantham, small part losses and closed tears not affecting text, approx 440 x 290mm
A PLATINUM DIAMOND THREE STONE RING graduated round brilliant-cut diamonds in claw settings, to tapering shoulders. Estimated principal diamond weight 1.75ct, estimated total diamond weight 3.40ct, hallmarked Sheffield, ring size O, 6.7 gramsGood condition. Estimated colour: G/H; estimated clarity: VVS2VS1/VS2. Florescence: none
AN 18 CARAT GOLD SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING an oval-cut sapphire within a border of round brilliant-cut diamonds. Estimated total diamond weight 0.60ct, hallmarked London 2017, ring size O, 4.6 gramsGood condition. The sapphire measures 7.20mm x 4.99mm x 3.16mm approximately. Estimated diamond colour: F/G estimated clarity: VS2/SI1/SI2.
WWII Battle of Britain multi signed 10x8 St Pauls London black and white photo includes 14 veteran signatures such as W/O David Denchfield 610 Sqd, Wg Cmr Tim Elkington 1 Sqd, Air Cmr John Ellacombe CB EFC 151/487 Sqd, WAAF section officer Joan Fanshawe Ops Room RAF Uxbridge, Wg Cmr Bob Foster DFC 605/54 Sqd, Flt Lt Bill Green 501 Sqd, Sq Ldr Tony Iveson 616 Sqd, Wg Cmr Terence Kane 234 Sqd, Wg Cmr Tom Neil DFC AFC 249 Sqd and Sq Ldr Geoffrey Wellum. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WWII Normandy Veterans multi signed 10x8 black and white photo 12 signatures includes Private Bill Anderson, Craftsman Doug Austin REME 3rd Division, Corporal Gordon Drabble, Driver Peter Ferris, Craftsman Alan Hammond REME 3rd Division, Private Charlie Hill 6th Battalion, Rifleman Harry Rawlings, Sapper Don Sheppard, Gunner Ron Spencer Royal Artillery Gold, Trooper Don Walker 147th Royal Armoured Corps, Signalman Ken West Royal Scots Fusiliers and Lieutenant Frank Yates L/O 53rd Welsh Division. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
A lady's 18ct yellow gold Rolex Datejust Automatic Calendar Centre Seconds Wristwatch, circa 2001, gold dial with Rolex lettering, diamond-set numerals and date aperture at 3 o' clock, diamond set lugs, Rolex screw-down crown, case 25mm, plain screw-off case back, on Rolex 18ct yellow gold bracelet with deploying clasp, in Rolex box with outer cover, spare bracelet link and tag, Rolex red leather wallet, various paperwork including Attestation de Chonomètre Officiel.
Eleven vinyl LPs, to include The Police - The Singles, The Police - Outlandos D'Amour, The Police - Reggata De Blanc, The Police - Ghost In The Machine, Blondie - Eat The Beat, Blondie - Plastic Letters, Blondie - The Best Of Blondie, The Police - Zenyata Mondatta, The Cars - Candy-O, Blondie - The Hunter, T.Rex - 2 LP Deluxe Edition (remasters, demos, outtakes and more)
Pair of Rowland Ward late Victorian silver mounted horses hooves, London 1898, the silver mounts with brass acanthus leaf decorated central roundels and engraved "SPRINGFIELD, BRED BY HER MAJESTY, OWNED BY MR J.H. HOULDSWORTH, TRAINED BY JAMES RYAN".Springfield (1873–1898) was a successful English Thoroughbred racehorse that won 14 consecutive races and was a useful sire of the late 19th century. He was the grandsire of two English Triple Crown winners: Galtee More, who was exported to Russia, and later Germany and Rock Sand, who was exported to the U.S. and in turn was the grandsire of Man o' War, widely considered one of the greatest racehorses of all time.He was a bay colt foaled in 1873 at Bushy Park Paddocks at Hampton Court. Springfield was sired by the ST. Leger Stakes winner St. Albans, his dam was Queen Victoria's Viridis by Marsyas (who won the July Cup, and later sired The Derby winner George Frederick). He was sold as a yearling and purchased by J.H. Houldsworth for 320 guineas.
A modern 18ct white gold pink sapphire and diamond dress ring, set with oval mixed-cut pink sapphire and baguette-cut diamonds, sapphire measures approx 7.82mm x 5.37mm x 2.74mm, size O, 6.4gAll stones present, sapphire is a pale light reddish pink with light facet edge abrasions and 1 tiny surface chip on star facet along with 1 internal surface reaching feather, diamonds relatively bright and white with no obvious inclusions, settings lightly abraded with 1 well concealed join mark on back of shank, mark clear, engraved 18k
An 18ct gold synthetic sapphire and diamond cluster ring, set with oval mixed-cut sapphire and old-cut diamonds, total diamond content approx 0.6ct, maker's marks BWF & Co, setting height 14.1mm, size O, 4.1gNo damage or repairs, all stones present, sapphire is a vivid dark blue with no obvious internal inclusions, slight curved colour zoning and chatter marks, diamonds relatively bright with a slight yellow tint, settings nicely polished, mark clear, stamped 18
An Antique green paste dress ring, unmarked yellow metal closed-back settings with engraved foliate decoration, setting height 11.4mm, size O, 2.1gRing has been re-purposed from a brooch/stickpin head with an added ring shank, paste has rubbed and abraded facet edges, settings worn on high points and coarsely filed, unmarked
A mid-20th century 18ct gold three stone diamond ring, platinum-topped with modern round brilliant-cut diamonds, total diamond content approx 0.2ct, size O, 2.5gNo damage or repairs, all stones present, diamonds bright white and fiery, settings quite worn on both sides of shank, mark clear, stamped 18ct and Pt
A 19th century 18ct gold solitaire diamond gypsy ring, set with 0.25ct old European-cut diamond, indistinct maker's marks, hallmarks Birmingham 1889, setting height 7.8mm, size O, 3.2gNo damage or repairs, diamond has multiple black spot inclusions mostly only visible through a loupe, settings lightly abraded, hallmarks slightly rubbed, stamped 18
A mid-20th century 18ct gold three stone garnet and diamond half hoop ring, maker's marks HS, hallmarks Birmingham 1941, setting height 6.3mm, size O, 5.2gNo damage or repairs, all stones present, garnet has a large surface chip, diamonds bright white and fiery, settings slightly worn on shank, hallmarks rubbed, stamped 18
Aphrodite's Child: three rare original vinyl LPs comprising a French first pressing "666" on Vertigo (6673 001), along with a UK 1977 reissue (6641581) and a UK first pressing "It's Five O Clock".666: Cover in good condition, some mionr wear to the edges of the sleeve. Some very minor scratches to the vinyl but in good overall condition.Other records in similar condition.
Three original psychedelic posters comprising "The Putting Together of the Heads: Hyde Park Stone Free", signed "Sharpe '67" (glazed 50cm x 76cm), "Sex!" signed Martin Sharpe and King Kong, published by "Big O Posters" (glazed 50cm x 76cm), and "Buddha" signed David Vaughn, published by "Big O Posters" (gazed 50cm x 76cm).
A Quantity of Jewellery, including a silver synthetic sapphire and diamond cluster ring, finger size O, a cameo pendant, a gilt locket and brooch, a white metal brooch, a 9 carat gold locket, an amethyst pendant on chain; another pendant on chain; a peridot and diamond pendant, together with various pairs of earrings etc9 carat gold locket - 3.0 grams. Amethyst pendant on chain - pendant hallmarked 9 carat gold, chain stamped '9C', 2.0 grams. Pendant on chain - stamped '9CT'/'375', 1.1 grams.
Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus), dated 1880, a full mount adult stood upon gritted faux rockwork, enclosed within a period pitch pine single-glass display case, 33.5cm by 14.5cm by 34cm, bearing hand written data label to verso - "Sand Grouse, shot by my father on Woodends Farm, Woodlesford in the 1880's, (Top of John o Gaunts Hill out of Leeds), W.W. Siseons", Spotted Sandgrouse are native to North Africa and the Middle East, possibly a family storytale being told upon the data label attached.
Various items: Dinky Toys 765 Road Hoarding (NM) (BE) two more (G); 3 packets each six Miniature posters for hoardings (M); 2 Dublo Dinky Bedford flat bed lorry, Austin taxi & Land Rover missing trailer (G); repro Matchbox Horse Drawn Milk Float (M); Oxford Great Dorset Fair 2017 (near O gauge not 00) (M); a few other vehicles
dating: machi Period (1392-1573) provenance: Japan, Made of iron. Shaped as tate-maru-gata, ko-sukashi with a stylized flower, doto-mimi. Traces of a filled kozuka-hitsu-ana. Early Muromachi period 14th century. Illustrated and described in Japanese, English and German in 'Tsuba' by Günther Heckmann, H.U.B. Verlag Nürtingen, 1995. No. T2.The Tsuba, the guard of the Japanese sword, has always been considered one of the most esteemed possessions of a warrior. For both, the humble foot soldier as well as the high ranked Samurai, the tsuba was of great significance. Not only made to protect his hand as one o the most important parts of the body but above all, for the higher ranking warrior, it was a reflection of himself, an expression of his thoughts and imagination. Simple open work in early tsuba as well as lavish and intricate techniques, often allow us only an idea of what the owner was attempting to express. Intellectual principles, mostly with a deep religious background, have been woven into a group of artifacts which illustrate as clearly as any others, the cultural and sociological development of Japan throughout history. dimensions 7.9 x 8.1 x 0.3 cm.
dating: i Period (1868-1912) provenance: Japan, Made of iron, mokko-gata, sukidashi-taka-bori, iroe-taka-zogan in gold, silver, shakudo, suka and shibuichi, ten-hogan; Susano-o Mikoto fights the eight-headed dragon, Kushinadahime; mei: Toshichika and with kakihan. Kaku-mimi-koniku. Meiji period. Late 19th century. Provenance: Garbutt Collection, Red Cross no. 945, plate CXLVI.Illustrated and described in Japanese, English and German in 'Tsuba' by Günther Heckmann, H.U.B. Verlag Nürtingen, 1995. No. T122. dimensions 7.4 x 6.6 x 0.45 cm.
dating: Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Hachi with twenty-four ken suji (blades) and two tataki-nuri gilded leather (?) segments with black splashes at the front and at the back, above three stave hilts (shino-dare). The top with an unusual, high Hachimannza. Seven-plated, Hineno-style, iron shikoro with tetsu-sabi-iro-nuri lacquer. Small fukigaeschi. Rabbit-shaped maedate of modern era. Complete with its original scabbard and shinobi no o. The kabuto is provided with a Nihon Bugu-Kacchu Hozon-Kennkyu-kai certificate with 'Kicho-Shiryo' (excellent) rating. Middle Edo period, 18th century. height 37 cm.
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