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Lot 119
Ø A RARE 1:24 SCALE EAST INDIA COMPANY BUILDER'S HALF MODEL FOR THE 16-GUN BRIG TERNATE, BUILT FOR THE BOMBAY MARINE BY BOMBAY DOCKYARD, CIRCA 1801 the 30in. hull carved from the solid and planked with teak below ebonised wale, ebony gun ports interspersed with satinwood veneers, detailed fully-carved ivory figurehead in the form of a Ternate warrior, scored main deck with fittings including windlass, ship's boat carved from the solid, hatch covers, binnacle housing, deck lights and deck rails, mounted on a wooden backboard with bowsprit piercing edge and heavy brass suspension loops behind -- 10½ x 38½in. (26.5 x 98cm.)Footnote: When the splendid 56-gun frigate Marquis Cornwallis, named for the Governor-General, was launched at Bombay in 1800, she attracted a great deal of attention and resulted in the first recognition of the Bombay Dockyard in the wider history of shipbuilding. Although some ships-of-War had been built there previously, they had all been small fry but this changed rapidly after the turn of the new century and the launch of the new Cornwallis. Almost immediately, in fact, the Bombay Council [of the Honourable East India Company] ordered a new 16-gun brig to be called Ternate. Named for the fearsome legendary warriors of Ternate, in the Maluku Islands [in modern Indonesia], she was built by Jamsetjee Bomanjee (1756-1821), probably the foremost Master Builder in the dockyard at that time. He was a born naval architect and, as the years passed, became so well regarded that in 1813 the Lords of the Admiralty sent him a presentation silver cup valued at £120 to mark their appreciation of the numerous fine ships he had built for the Royal Navy, quite separate from those completed for the Bombay Marine. Ternate herself was constructed of teak throughout, mounted 16-guns and was measured at 237 tons, although there appears to be some doubt as to her rig. Most sources refer to her as a ‘brig’, but one calls her a ‘sloop’ and a painting of her clearly sporting three masts and titled “The H.C.S. [Hon. Company’s Sloop] Ternate off Mangalore” is reproduced in The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders, by R.A.Wadia, Bombay, 1957, facing p. 242. It is likely therefore that she was officially rated as a ‘brig-sloop’, which would account for the apparent discrepancy. Like all the vessels of the Bombay Marine during the early 19th century, Ternate was constantly cruising the waters of the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf hunting down pirates or dealing with local rulers attempting to interrupt the East India Company’s trade routes to their own advantage. However, there were two incidents of particular note in which Ternate figured prominently and the first occurred in 1829. On 31st May that year, the British ship Oscar was wrecked on the Jaalan coast [modern Oman] and then boarded by some Beni-Boo-Ali Arabs who plundered her cargo valued at £80,000. Commodore Collinson in Ternate, and accompanied by the schooner Fly, made first for Muscat to rendezvous with three other ships-of-War and, after recovering a portion of the cargo consisting of valuable cashmere shawls there, sailed on to Sohar [Oman] and thence to nearby Khor Jerameh, a known harbour of refuge for local pirate craft. In the event, only a small portion of the remaining cargo was ever recovered as the tribesmen who had taken it had already disappeared into the vastness of the desert. Nevertheless, the very presence of the naval force led by Ternate proved decisive in restoring order to the region, albeit temporarily as was often the case. Three years later, in 1832, the Sheikh of Ejman [modern Ajman, in the United Arab Emirates] committed the “most daring outrages…upon the commerce of Muscat”. Ternate and her consort Tigress were despatched to resolve the situation and it was soon reported that “Entire compliance was yielded…and the boats, money, and jewels, the property of the passengers, were yielded up”. This was just the sort of exploit for which Ternate had been built although, by now, her service career was coming to an end and she is last recorded as being “sold at Public Auction (before 1840)”.Condition report: fine overall condition with some old losses including part of the cathead, deadeyes
Lot 443
2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze sword sheath, triangular in plan, terminating in an exaggerated and curled point; the outer face is pierced towards the top and has a raised midrib; the sheath is bent over towards the interior, which contains possible fragmentary weapon remains. Cf. Moorey, P., Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean museum. No 60, for a sword contained in a similar sheath. 353 grams, 56.5cm (22 1/4"). From a Japanese collection, 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 306
7th century AD or later. A fragment of a Late Sassanian or Sogdian silk, representing a ruler hunting a lion on horseback using a composite bow, his costume consisting of a very elaborate headdress composed of a diadem-crown, with a disc on the forehead an ensemble fastened to it from above presenting a winged disc surmounted by a crescent and a sphere in the middle, with the long ends of a band hanging behind, forming a Sassanian royal crown; the body is clothed in a kaftan secured by a kamar belt, a short jacket, leggings; riding a brown horse with a very elaborate horse harness, the quarry a spirited lion on the right side; all bordered by a hexagonal frame, with foliage and garlands on the edges, other foliage decoration on the corners and under the horseman. See Ghirsman, R., Persian Art. The Parthian and Sassanian Dynasties, New York, 1962; Feltham, H., Lions, Silks and Silver: The Influence of Sasanian Persia,Philadelphia, 2010, fig.9, for a similar silk piece; Yatsenko, S.J., 'Sogdian Costume in Chinese and Sogdian Art of the 6th-8th cc' in Malinowski, G., Paro?, A. and Szmoniewski, B.Sz., Serica – Da Qin. Studies in Archaeology, Philology and History on Sino Western Relations (Selected Problems), Wroc?aw, 2012. 24 grams, 30 x 30cm (12 x 12"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10168-166853. Sassanian weavers, possibly building on Syrian draw-loom technology, developed a compound weft silk twill with elaborate repeating motifs such as winged lions, hunting scenes, tree of life patterns, and opposing birds, each motif enclosed within a pearl-like roundel, and each group of roundels separated by scrolling, geometric plant forms. Both the heraldic animal and human elements and the interlocking plant motifs inspired Eastern and Western design for centuries to come. Sogdiana was a centre of trade both in raw silk from China and in textiles. Part of the Sassanian empire until the mid-sixth century, its oasis cultures traded in and copied luxury goods, particularly silks, developing looms and techniques designed to produce the highly desirable international style. In the late sixth century, the Sogdian merchant and weaver, He Tuo, arrived in Nanking, China. One of the favourite motifs was the royal lion hunt. Lions and lion hunts are still motifs of the arts of Iran and Central Asia, and both feature prominently in the designs of carpets such as the Iranian Fars rugs and the animal rugs of Khotan. Fair condition.
Lot 232
5th-4th century BC. A carnelian stamp seal, pierced horizontally for suspension, accompanied by a museum-quality impression and a typed and signed scholarly note issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'This is a scaraboid...The design on the face shows a walking humped bull, and above its back a crescent above a dot. This is a Greco-Persian gem, c.450-350 B.C., from some part of the Achaemenid Persian empire. It is nicely engraved and in fine condition. The crescent and dot is a symbol, but its significance is unknown to us.' 6.17 grams, 21mm (1"). From the Empire collection, an important UK private collection of seals, acquired between 1980-1983; accompanied by a copy of a typed and signed scholarly note, by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. Very fine condition.
Lot 281
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A bifacial lead discoid ceremonial pendant or weight with a bull's head at the centre; sub-rectangular handle above; series of eight pairs of lines decorating the width of the disc; the bull's head with wide raised eyes, long ears below tall horns and detail to the muzzle; on the reverse are eight pairs of lateral lines; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Pottier, M. H., Matérial Funéraire de la Bactriane Méridoniale de l'Âge de Bronze, Paris, 1984, pp.99, 175, 217, for other examples of lead-handled weights with openwork designs. 13 kg total, 42.5cm including stand (16 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired in the 1950s; accompanied by an old collector's cataloguing sheet and photograph; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10164-166840. Among the most iconic Intercultural Style objects are the so-called lock weights. These were probably not weights but badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Fragments of similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley. The bull was a popular and sacred animal in both Mesopotamia and the Indus civilisation. In Mesopotamia it was often associated with storm gods, such as Ball. In the Indus region it appears on seals and is often associated with a horned deity that has been identified as a proto-Shiva type figure. Fine condition. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions website.]
Lot 387
A North West Persian rug140cm x 210cmThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 666
NONESUCH RECORDS EXPLORER SERIES - WORLD MUSIC LPs - FACTORY SEALED. Wonderful collection of 42 factory sealed LPs on Nonesuch featuring musics of the world. Titles include The Real Mexico - In Music And Song, The Gauguin Years, Songs And Dances Of Tahiti, Los Chiriguanos Of Paraguay, Voices Of Africa, High-Life And Other Popular Music, Kingdom Of The Sun, Peru's Inca Heritage, The Persian Santur, Music Of Iran, Village Music Of Yugoslavia, The African Mbira, Music Of The Shona People Of Rhodesia, Javanese Court Gamelan, P'Ansori, Korea's Epic Vocal Art & Instrumental Music, Turkish Village Music, Pallavi, South Indian Flute Music, Animals Of Africa, Sounds Of The Jungle, Plain & Bush, Kashmir, Traditional Songs & Dances, Master Of The Sarangi, Ladakh, Songs & Dances From The Highlands Of Western Tibet, Africa, Shona Mbira Music, Savannah Rhythms, Reflections Of Romania. All titles are factory sealed and are catalogued as Mint, the sleeves typically Ex+ to archive/Mint. See images for full list.
Lot 1485
A Sarough carpet, Persian, the madder field with allover floral sprays; an indigo palmette and floral spray border, 404cm x 314cm. Condition Report Generally very good, colour abroche in madder, side cords good, one end needs attention, a small area needs stopping, the other end the corners need stopping, in need of a clean.
Lot 1483
A North Western Persian runner, the indigo field with eleven single medallions, a madder star and bracket border, 533cm x 98cm. Condition Report Areas of moth damage but the main field is generally good, the sidecords become detached, the ends need attention, muted colours and is in need of a clean.
Lot 1488
A Kerman prayer rug, Persian, the beige mehrab with abundantly floral trees rising to an indigo floral arch; a dark indigo bird and floral tree border, 217cm x 140cm. Condition Report Good bold colours, some wear to the sidecords, the bottom end guard stripe is worn away in places, the top end is good, some wear to the left hand side and the sidecord is folded over in one place on the same side.
Lot 1495
A Mahal rug, Persian, the indigo diamond field with a madder medallion, a madder surround with indigo corner medallions, all with minor motifs; a madder rosette and floral spray border, 153cm x 107cm. Condition Report Good colours, fine weave, side cords need repair, ends have webbing attached, small areas of wear to centre.
Lot 1484
A Bidjar runner, Persian, the plain madder field with a sage medallion with pale indigo palmettes at each end, dark spandrels, a complementary leaf and flower border, 447cm x115cm. Condition Report Generally good, low pile, strong colours, some abroche to madder and some staining, some wear to rucked areas on the side, ends need attention / stopping and the runner is mishapen.
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