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Lot 262
BURNET (Gilbert) Some Sermons Preach'd on Several Occasions and an Essay, 1713, 8vo, panel calf; BLAIR (H) Sermons, in three vols., 1822, contemporary calf (rubbed); O'BRIEN (James T) Ten Sermons upon Nature and Effects of Faith, 1863, 3rd edition, calf; TRENCH (Richard Chevenix) On the Study of Words, Lectures, 1886, morocco (6)
Lot 340
A collection of late 19th and early 20th century trimmings and passementerie, including: lengths of gold and bronze coloured beadwork, a satin and velvet motif edged with cut steel, a beadwork butterfly, an embroidered panel from the front of a dress decorated with coloured beads, lengths of metallic lace, a length of pale coloured braid studded with blue Swarovski crystals on original card, a length of 1920s Art Deco beaded trimming, and a quantity of further trimmings, (qty).
Lot 314
Two French antique wooden boxes, containing a large panel of black lace, a lace cap, a black lace shoulder cape, a 1930s cream lace modesty front, lengths of lace, edgings, trimmings, silk braid, a length of cream silk ribbon flowers, collars and a large quantity of smaller lace and crochet pieces, (qty).
Lot 338
An early 20th century embroidered and beaded fringed dress panel, worked with clusters of colourful beads surrounding a central flower motif with two smaller motifs arranged on either side; together with the lower part of a 1920s net, bead and iridescent sequinned dress; and two appliqué motifs embroidered with gold coloured thread, (4).
Lot 318
A collection of late 19th and early 20th century lace and trimmings, including: a panel of Continental lace edged with bobbin lace showing two figures wearing Tudor style costume beside a naive image of a tree, Maltese examples, a small panel showing two butterflies, a Carrickmackross collar, a small embroidered sampler, miscellaneous edgings, collars and a quantity of other lace lengths, (qty).
Lot 275
A collection of late 19th and early 20th century Oriental embroidered panels and costume fragments, including: part of a Chinese red pleated skirt, circular embroidered pieces, a pair of ivory embroidered sleeve bands fashioned into the front of a garment, a red silk panel finely embroidered with animals, birds and flowers, a length of ivory silk embroidered with flowers at each end, lengths of Japanese ivory silk embroidered with pale pink and blue silks, a pair of olive green Chinese skirt panels, a framed and glazed panel of embroidery, small embroidered motifs and a quantity of similar textiles, (qty).
Lot 339
A collection of 19th and 20th century passmenterie, comprising metallic lace, fragments of costume, an embroidered panel decorated with beetle wings, a panel of velvet decorated with cut steel and metal beads, an ornate motif woven with metallic thread and a quantity of similar old embroidered pieces (a lot)
Lot 342
Two panels of fine black net woven with gold coloured metallic thread, edged with black glass beads and joined with ribbon (possibly the lower portion of a dress); and a panel of black net embroidered with a design of flowers and leaves worked in pale silk, then embellished with gold thread and small jewel-coloured beads, (2).
Lot 282
A Chinese red silk wall hanging, showing a central appliqué figure of a woman beside a small deer with a bat just above her head, with a border of smaller figures worked in gold thread (the Eight Immortals), a Foo dog at the base and a peacock flanked by a phoenix, all animals and birds feature glass eyes, the panel is backed with ochre coloured fine hessian type open weave fabric, 300cm high x 145cm wide, along with two mirror-edged sashes.
Lot 304
A group of late 19th and early 20th century textiles, including: an ivory satin runner richly embroidered with silver metallic thread, a fine cotton panel with embroidered border worked in green and pink silks and gold coloured thread, a collection of small mats decorated with handpainted scenes, a square panel embroidered with silks and metallic threads, and a quantity of other miscellaneous textiles, (qty).
Lot 283
A large red silk Chinese wall hanging, with a central appliqué female figure with a small deer to her side, her costume is worked in gold metallic couched threadwork with vibrant colourful contrasting detail to the collar, cuffs and hem, the panel is edged with gold cut-out characters mounted onto silk mesh (not backed), 285cm x 140cm.
Lot 252
A collection of ladies vanity items, including: a dressing table hand mirrors, a photograph of Margot Fonteyn, an Art Deco perfume spray, a small wicker sewing box with contents, silk embroidered souvenir handkerchief cases, hat pins, a cross stitch panel, a box of buttons, a small photo album, stud boxes and contents, and a quantity of other collectables, (qty).
Lot 280
A Chinese red silk wall hanging with a central appliqué figure of a woman, her robe is finely worked in gold metallic thread, the detail being highlighted with lines of green and vibrant pink stitching, she is carrying a small basket containing fruit, standing beside a small deer embroidered in gold metallic thread detailed with green and pink spots, the central figure is flanked on both sides with a border of characters embroidered onto the silk, in addition there are two small sashes embellished with tiny mirrors, the panel is backed with floral cotton fabric, 300cm x 145cm.
Lot 233
1st-2nd century AD. A domed discoid silver phalera with ropework border, central panel with ropework border and repoussé image of an advancing lion. Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. See Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N. Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, London, 1993, p.162-3 for discussion. 6.73 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition.
Lot 237
2nd century AD. A parcel-gilt silver plate brooch with substantial hinge and catchplate to the reverse; the plaque formed as an overhead view of the circus chariot racing track with openwork frame (cavea or seating area) and gilt central panel (harena or track) with reserved hatched median panel (spina or central barrier), hatched carceres starting gates. From an old German collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. 31 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Very fine condition.
Lot 243
3rd century AD. A silver D-section hoop with radiating ribbed decoration on the expanding shoulders, discoid bezel with beaded border and recessed panel, inset plaque with intaglio biga with horses and charioteer. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 255. 12 grams, 26mm overall, 18.60 x 15mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.00, Japan 12) (1"). Fine condition, worn.
Lot 332
1st-3rd century AD. A silver ring with tapering shank, wide, square shaped, flat bezel with square panel with balls of silver to the corners, in the centre two clasped hands. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. 7.2 grams, 20.21mm external, 15.42 x 16.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 3/8, Europe 16, Japan 11) Fine condition.
Lot 43
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A painted cartonnage panel depicting Ma'at with arms and wings outstretched holding two feathers, kneeling on a panel containing the four sons of Horus, beneath an arc with Osiris head finials and uraeus above the centre; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. Private collection, Surrey, UK. Ma'at was the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice. Ma'at was also personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. In the Egyptian underworld, the hearts of the dead were said to be weighed against her single Feather of Ma'at, symbolically representing the concept of truth. This is why hearts were left in Egyptian mummies while their other organs were removed, as the heart was seen as part of the Egyptian soul. If the heart was found to be lighter or equal in weight to the feather of Maat, the deceased had led a virtuous life and would go on to Aaru, or paradise. The figures to either side of the goddess are the Souls of Pe and Nekhen, the divine ancestors of the Pharaoh. 1.5 kg, 47 x 35cm including frame (18 1/2 x 13 3/4"). Fine condition.
Lot 44
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A rectangular cartonnage panel depicting a mourning scene with a mummy of Osiris in the centre with four canopic jars, above a bird with one stretched wing; Isis and Nepthys standing to each side with raised hands. Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. The scene depicts a mourning scene of Osiris attended by his sister/wife Isis and sister Nepthys. He was defeated by his brother and rival Seth and cut in pieces, but Isis collected all of them and put back together, so her husband became the ruler of the Underworld. Isis is sometimes represented as a kite, often pictured hovering over her husband's body as she fans life into him with her wings. The particularly shrill, piercing cry of the kite is thought to have been suggestive of the cries of wailing women in mourning. 80 grams, 24.1 x 22.9cm (9 1/2 x 9"). Fine condition, some repainting.
Lot 45
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A rectangular panel depicting in the upper four registers the Four Sons of Horus, below these are four mummiform guardian figures; a column with hieroglyphic inscription to the centre. Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an early 20th century collection. 39 grams, 27 x 15.2cm (10 1/2 - 6"). Fine condition, some repainting.
Lot 546
9th-12th century AD. A D-section bronze hoop and discoid bezel with panel of radiating gamma-shaped motifs. From a Surrey, UK, collection; formed before 2000. 6.06 grams, 26mm overall, 18.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 17.0, Japan 16) (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 600
Early 20th century AD. A bronze model pheasant-like mythical bird standing with head thrown back; cloison enamel panels to the tail, wings comb and wattle in shades of blue, red, ochre and green; detachable panel to the back and wings with vent to the upper face; screw fixings to the feet. From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000. 3.2 kg, 60cm (24"). Fine condition.
Lot 601
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A group of three rectangular green-glazed temple tiles comprising: a border of lozenge rosettes with a frog to each angle, blue central panel with reserved high-relief image of a chariot pulled by four horses; a high-relief image of a chariot pulled by four horses; an image of a charging bull ridden by a warrior with helmet, shield and drawn sword, four conical projections. Property of an American gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. 5.3 kg, 26.5 x 18cm - 29 x 19.5cm (10 1/2 x 11 - 11 1/2 x 7 3/4"). [3] Fine condition, one tile repaired.
Lot 830
3rd-5th century AD. A bronze and enamelled Kiev culture chain and brooch group consisting of: two fan-tailed fibulae, one with openwork tail and head with enamelled panel, the other with enamelled panel to tail and head; coiled bronze bar through the head of each fibula with attachment rings connected to a tapering rectangular, openwork plate with triangles and pelta patterns with areas of red enamel; two suspension rings attached to a roundel with openwork star motif with red enamel in the centre; chains attached for a horizontal openwork plate, ends with red enamel triangles, centre with elongated triangles with diamond shape in the middle with red enamel discs; further vertical chains from the roundel to an openwork plate with pelta pattern repeating; chains attached to an openwork half moon shape pendant with diamond in the centre, red enamel to the half moon and the points of the diamond; suspension ring attaching a further pendant with pelta design with red enamel fill, three circles of red enamel at each point and three triangular pendants. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. The Kiev archaeological culture was located in the basin of the rivers Dnieper and Visla; between the 3rd and 5th centuries; archaeologists connect this culture with historical ancestors of the Slavs. However, there are suggestions that in different regions of the Kiev culture ethnogenetic processes were not the same. In some cases, the Slavic component prevailed, whilst Baltic and others were dominant elsewhere. 448 grams, 58cm high (23"). Fine condition.
Lot 866
4th-6th century AD. A mixed pair of Eastern European bronze pendants comprising: one a crescentic plaque with expanding-arm cross finials, integral suspension loop, red-enamel disc to each finial and two interlocking panels to the obverse; one similar with the arms of the finials expanded into square plaques, central triangular enamel panel. From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. 17 grams total, 49-51mm (2"). [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 873
6th century AD. A flat-section bronze plate brooch of a bird with curved beak, annular eye, hatched panels to the neck, claw, wing and tail; the body panel containing a stylised figure with piriform head; remains of pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. See MacGregor, A. et al. A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, items 70.11-70.14 for type. Bird figures with a human face on the body or hip are a known feature of Germanic art in the 6th-7th century; a famous example is the raven appliqué on the shield in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. In the context of the royal burial, the image refers to the god Woden (Norse Óðinn) who travels in the form of a bird during the tale of the theft of the Mead of Inspiration. 4.40 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition.
Lot 913
6th century AD. A matched pair of silver-gilt bow brooches, each a D-shaped headplate with beaded arc and nicked outer edge, lateral bird-heads with inset garnet eyes (cabochons to one brooch, cloisons to the other), beast-head above, broad bow with raised median panel, lozengiform footplate with looped lappets, scroll detailing, ribbed collar and beast-head finial; pierced pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. See discussion in Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, p.151, and figure 152. 54 grams total, 81-82mm (3 1/4"). [2] Very fine condition, usage wear.
Lot 918
5th century AD. A silver-gilt hinged buckle set comprising: the dished loop with cabochon garnets at the hinge and either side of the couch for the tongue, panels of scrolled decoration between; the carinated tongue with scroll decoration on the forward lateral panels, four inset cabochon garnets; the lozengiform plaque with scrolled decoration on the main panel, opposed bird figures placed on the rear edges and a finial comprising addorsed bird-heads, all with inset cabochon garnet eyes; plaque pierced for attachment. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007 (Kerch, Ukraine, p.306"). Buckles such as these are often described as being Gothic, an east Germanic people who settled in the Roman provinces as the political stability of these areas collapsed. Their art styles are typical of the Migration period in that they are composed of stylised animals and swirls and often employing garnets; there is also a hint of Roman and Byzantine styles. The display of wealth was carried out by by both men and women and was a means of defining themselves on the basis of their common lineage as part of distinct families. As well as distinguishing themselves through formal Germanic dress, it is also likely that ruling families sought to identify themselves with the high culture of the Byzantium. 66 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Very fine condition; one cabochon absent.
Lot 919
6th century AD. A rectangular silver-gilt plaque with central rectangular cell with cloison garnet and four panel of scroll decoration, five holes for attachment pins; strap to the forward edge retaining the loop and returned beneath; loop with sloping outer face, chip-carved zigzag detail; triangular-section tongue with similar detail to the upper faces, beast-head detail to the forward end. Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK collector; formerly property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.16.1. Buckles of this general type were worn by Ostrogothic women living on the northern shore of the Black Sea, south eastern Europe and Italy and are a good indicator for settlement patterns by these people during the Migration Period. Garnets were highly favoured at this time and were traded from India and Sri Lanka and it is believed that the fashion for them derived from the Huns in Central Asia. 40 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 927
6th century AD. A flat-section bronze plate brooch formed as a pair of conjoined bird-heads on a common neck; each head a drum-shaped panel with central incised point and concentric border, waisted head with curved beak; the neck and body with alternating ring-and-dot motifs and panels with a chip-carved concentric spiral; catchplate, pin-lugs and part of spring to the reverse. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Cf. MacGregor, A. et al. A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 69.4. S-brooches were one of the primary forms of decoration worn during the sixth century. They are found in Langobardic graves in the middle Danube, Pannonia and northern Italy. By the second half of the sixth century they had become one of the most common type of brooches across Europe with variants worn in the Rhineland, northwestern France, Scandinavia and Anglo-Saxon England. The creatures on the majority of these brooches are conceived as having bird heads, but some have elongated jaws that are drawn from a northern Germanic repertoire of forms that are believed to be dragons. 7.28 grams, 28mm (1"). Very fine condition.
Lot 970
Late 10th-early 11th century AD. A silver Scandinavian pendant of Riddarholmen type (also widespread in the historical Rus region), with integral loop; the openwork plaque with banded border and four panels, internal stylised zoomorph with hatched panel to the hip, gripping three-fingered hands to the body and border, two detailed feet, clearly visible facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Cf. Korshyn, V.E. Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.2.01-03. 3.77 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 992
8th-9th century AD. A flat-section discoid bronze harness or shrine mount with central raised cell, a cross formed as four lobes with Insular Style knotwork motifs between; each arm with a facing male piriform mask within a border, the hair a panel of vertical billets, T-shaped panel to the brow and nose, lentoid eyes and voided scaphoid mouth; remains of two ferrous attachment studs. Found South Yorkshire, UK, October 2015. Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, items 113 (Insular Style harness mounts), 134 (facing angel with Insular Style surround"). The appliqué may have formed part of a harness or bridle furniture. The Insular Style was common to religious foundations in parts of Britain and Ireland in the 8th century. 20 grams, 48mm (2"). Fine condition.
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