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Click here to subscribeA Victorian macassar ebony dressing case, with a leather and plush lined interior, with a mirror and a letter pouch to the underside of the lid, the interior fitted with Bohemian ruby glass and white overlay bottles, jars and boxes with silver plated lids, with five mother of pearl handled utensils, the base with a jewellery drawer, 17.5cm high, 31.7cm wide, 24cm deep.
A collection of carved and turned coquilla nut items, bone and ivory mounted, including a tobacco tamper, an ornamentally turned flask in two sections, an acorn shaped nutmeg grater (lacking grater) and three disc shaped boxes, one with a mother of pearl inlay, 19th century, 9.8cm high (max). (7)
An Elizabeth II silver bangle, by N.J. Birmingham, 1972, engraved floral decoration; and another; an Edward VII silver folding knife, by Sutherland & Roden, Sheffield 1901, with mother-of-pearl handle; a pair of white metal clip-on earrings with blue and white enamel decoration, stamped '830S'; an Iona Scotland white metal brooch, stamped 'Sterling'; and other items.
Pair of Japanese Cloissone enamel dragon vases, together with large similar circular dragon bowl, all depicting dragons chasing the flaming pearl, two vases unmarked, the bowl with red four character seal mark to base, within cloud border. 27cm high the vases, 30.5cm diameter the bowl. (3) (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Some minor surface wear, scratches and small pin holes to the bowl but no serious enamel loss. One of the vases has a significant dent to shoulder, losing some of the enamel and gilt wiring has come away, it also has another dent to body of vase. The other vase also has loss to the shoulder area and the body in places.
An amethyst ring on yellow metal mount stamped "9ct.", ring size O; a ruby and seed pearl brooch on yellow metal mount stamped "9ct"; a marcasite dress ring on white metal shank stamped "835"; an amber ring on white metal mount stamped "925"; and an orange stone ring on white metal mount stamped "935".
Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Silver Tetradrachm (17.45 g), 485-466 BC. Struck under Gelon I, ca. 480/78-475 BC. Charioteer, holding reigns and kentron, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right crowning horses with wreath. rev. ΣVRAKOΣI-ON, diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer - (V45/R-; rev. die not recorded); Randazzo 257 (same dies). A splendid example of fine archaic style. Boldly struck and well centered. Underlying luster present, all delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 From the Dionysus Collection. Despite the legend naming the Syracusans as the issuing authority, this gem of early Classical Syracusan coinage was struck while the city was controlled by the Deinomenid dynasty of tyrants. The dynasty was founded by Gelon, who first assumed power as tyrant in Gela in 491 BC before seizing Syracuse in 485 BC. The expansion of the territory under his control and a great victory over the Carthaginians in 480 BC were instrumental in raising Syracuse to the status of preeminent city in Greek Sicily. The greatness of Syracuse only increased under Gelon's successor, Hieron I. Hieron defeated a combined Carthaginian and Etruscan army at Cumae in 474 BC and won the chariot race events at both the Pythian Games in 470 BC and the Olympic Games in 468 BC, one or both of which might be commemorated by the obverse type of this coin. Unfortunately, the Deinomenid tyranny also became increasingly oppressive under Hieron I and not long after his death in 466 BC, a series of revolutions at Syracuse and other cities overthrew the Deinomenids in favor of new democratic constitutions.
Sicily, Syracuse. Time of Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Electrum 100 Litrai (6.61g) EF. Struck ca. 304-289 BC., ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, Laureate head of Apollo facing to left, a tripod behind. rev. ΣΩTEIPA, Head of Artemis facing right, wearing a ribbon in her hair, and earring and pearl necklace with a quiver over her shoulder; tripod behind. Jenkins, Electrum Coinage at Syracuse, in Essays to Robinson, Group D, pl. 15, 3 (same dies); SNG Lockett 992; Gulbenkian 343. Free from the crack in the flan that usually accompanies this issue. Very Rare. Beautiful style and attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $12,500 Private purchase from Tom Cederline.
Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Silver Tetradrachm (17.07 g), 485-466 BC. Struck under Gelon I, ca. 480/78-475 BC. Charioteer, holding reigns and kentron, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right crowning horses with wreath. rev. ΣVRAKOΣION, diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer 175 (V75/R122); Randazzo 343 (same dies). Fine archaic style. Attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 From the Dionysus CollectionEx Hirsch 267 (5 May 2010), lot 77.
Constantius II, A.D. 337-361. Gold Solidus (4.43 g). Mint of Antioch, struck A.D. 337-347. FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PEP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. rev. FELICITAS ROMANORVM, wreath enclosing VOTIS / X V / MVLTIS / X X, SMANT. RIC 31n.; Depeyrot 5/8n.; C 76 var. Rare. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,000 Ex Lanz 151, 2011, lot 913.
Anastasius I, 491-518. Gold Solidus (4.49 g). Mint of Constantinople. D N ANASTA-SIVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to the right, holding a spear and a shield. rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG ? Victory standing left, holding chi- rho headed cross, a star on left, CONOB in exergue (MIB 7; DO 7; S 5). Broad flan, well-struck and quite lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $600
Constantine I. Gold Solidus (4.49 g), AD 307/10-337. Nicomedia, AD 324/5. Diademed head of Constantine I right, gazing upward. rev. CONSTANTINVS AVG, Victory seated left, holding small Victory and cornucopie; behind seated, shield set on ground; SMN. RIC 70; Depeyrot 34/1. Rare. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $10,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan CollectionEx 51 Gallery (2 December 2013), 233;Ex Leu 7 (9 May 1973), 437. The obverse portrait of Constantine can also be seen to reflect the epoch-making events of AD 317. Thanks to his victories, Constantine no longer had to share imperial power with anyone, but could rule unfettered in his own right. To advertise this development, the emperor appears differently than usual. He is now depicted with an elevated gaze and wearing a plain diadem, rather than the usual pearl diadem or laurel wreath that he wore at other times in his imperial career. Both the gaze and the plain diadem are intended to cast him as a latter-day Alexander the Great, who wore a plan diadem and was known for tilting his head.
Silver and silver mounted wares, comprising; a Victorian oval mustard pot with pierced decoration, with a colourless glass liner, Birmingham 1896, a fiddle pattern salt spoon, a rattle of dumbbell form, Birmingham 1907, another rattle fitted with a mother-of-pearl teething ring, Birmingham 1897, also foreign wares, comprising; a tea caddy spoon of shovel form and a thimble with a case, (6).
Silver and silver mounted wares, comprising; six napkin rings, a bottom marked tablespoon, London probably 1757, four teaspoons, a table fork, a pair of butter knives, another butter knife with a mother-of-pearl handle, Birmingham 1835, a nail file, a mother-of-pearl folding fruit knife, Sheffield 1902 and a glass salt pot and also foreign wares, comprising; five Mexican coffee spoons, having carved green finials to the handles, with a case to hold six spoons, a glass small pepperette, a small fork and a spoon detailed 'Taiwan Silver', combined weight of weighable silver 266 gms, (26).
Silver and silver mounted wares, comprising; two napkin rings, a small trumpet shaped vase (loaded), a christening spoon and fork, a rat tail pattern christening spoon and fork, Sheffield 1938, a magnifying glass with a loaded silver handle, a steel button hook, with a loaded silver handle and a plated preserve spoon, with a mother of pearl handle, (10).
A Victorian 15ct gold, seed pearl and pink gem set ring, decorated with scrolled shoulders, a Victorian gem set ring, with a flower head shaped motif, a white gold and garnet set single stone bar brooch, in an angular design, detailed 9 CT and a gold and silver set, gem set bar brooch, detailed 9 CT, (4).
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