FINE WILLIAM IV BIRDS EYE MAPLE & PARCEL GILT GRECIAN HARP, by Jacob & James Erat, c. 1835-40, the double-action 43-string harp with banded maple soundboard, fluted pillar topped with anthemion and winged caryatids holding laurel wreaths, the pedal box with maidens playing lyres, seven pedals, brass mechanism plate engraved 'J & J Erat, Patent Harp, Manufacturers, 23 Berners Strt. London No. 2132, 171cms high Provenance: private collection north Wales. Auctioneers Note: Jacob Erat worked in the Erard factory as foreman in the late 18th Century and set up on his own at 100 Wardour St, later moving to Berners St in 1817. Following Jacob's death in 1821, his sons took over the business and continued making harps until 1858 Condition Report: restored in 2018 by Tecwyn Jones (report available on request). Some minor gesso borders partially lost, one string broken, otherwise excellent all round condition
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Napolen III-Skulpturensäule Napolen III-Skulpturensäule Weißer Marmor und Bronze. Über quadratischer Basis gestuft ansteigender, blattreliefierter Sockel. Oberhalb davon ausgehend sich konisch weitender Vierkantschaft als Träger für drehbare, quadratische Deckplatte. H. 118 cm. 28 cm x 28 cm. A French marble and bronze pillar. Frankreich. Um 1900.
A believed Regency period Rosewood Work Table standing on a tapering octagonal pillar with a platform base raised on compressed bun feet and having a frieze drawer with small internal side compartments for needlework or writing materials. 21 3/4'' x 16 5/8'' x 28 7/8'' high (slight losses to side beading, fragments in drawer).
A William Harris brass Culpeper-type compound monocular microscope, English, early 19th century,signed WM Harris, 50 High Holborn, London & at Hamburgh, with five objectives, ocular, live box and fish plate, microscope mounted on mahogany base with drawer, in pillar carrying case, 14 1/2in (37cm) high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Culpeper-type compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1740,with brass eyepiece and sliding cover, turned ebony nosepiece, green vellum draw tube with five numbered focusing points, grey stained rayskin outer tube, raised on three brass columns of diamond section above black stained octagonal base with concave reflector and drawer with five numbered objectives, turned ivory boxes with mica slips, stage condenser and sprung slide holder, in mahogany and oak pillar case with drawer in the base fitted with bone and ivory specimen slides, two brass mounted slides, fish plate and forceps, the microscope unextended 15 1/2in (39.5cm) high Footnotes:Provenance: Property from the Mark and Peter Dineley CollectionsFor similar style of Culpeper microscope, see Turner, G. L'E., 'The Great Age of the Microscope', p.36This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Edmund Culpeper compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1730,trade label inset into base printed Edm Culpeper at ye (crossed daggers) in Moorefields Londini fecit, with ebonised and turned wood nosepiece, green vellum draw tube, grey rayskin outer tube, circular stage with condenser and concave reflector below, circular base with decorative brass banding, in mahogany pillar case with crossed daggers trade label applied to the back inner surface and drawer in the base with ebony/ivory black/white disc, ivory cone, objective and sprung slide holder, the microscope unextended 15in (38cm) high Footnotes:Provenance: Property from the Mark and Peter Dineley CollectionsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of diamond floral cluster earrings, each with a central round brilliant cut diamond approx 0.92ct, surrounded by a band of nine similar smaller mixed cut and shaped diamonds, total estimated diamond weight approx 5.0ct, white metal front, yellow metal frame, white metal pillar, unmarked, 15mm diameter, 7.7g gross
A Celtic limestone head of a deity, probably Cernunnos Circa 1st Century B.C.-3rd Century A.D.Surmounted by a pair of stylised horns, the face carved with oval eyes, triangular nose and straight mouth, 19.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Private collection, Worcestershire, formed 1980s. Private collection, Cornwall, until 2007. London art market.Many representations of the Celtic god Cernunnos have been found in North East Gaul and Iberia. A representation of the Celtic antler-horned god Cernunnos can be seen on the Gallo-Roman 'pillar of the boatmen' in the Musée de Cluny. It is thought that Cernunnos was the god of animals, as exemplified by the depiction of a god, possibly Cernunnos, on the large silver Iron Age 'Gundestrup cauldron' in the National Museum of Denmark, where the god is shown with antler horns, sitting cross-legged and surrounded by animals (see J. Farley & F. Hunter (eds), Celts: Art and Identity, London, 2015, p. 269, fig. 258).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Egyptian lapis lazuli amulet of Ptah New Kingdom - Late Period, circa 1550-332 B.C.The mummiform deity wearing a close-fitting skull cap, standing with both hands clasping a sceptre, the back pillar pierced for suspension, 3cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Dr Jacob Hirsch (1874-1955) collection. Gifted to Mr Frank L. Weil of Weil, MA, 1932; and thence by descent. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, lot 271 (part). Private collection, Europe, acquired at the above sale.Published: C.A.R. Andrews and J. van Dijk (eds), Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, p. 228, no. 3.37.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Egyptian indurated limestone figure of Taweret Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.The hippopotamus-headed goddess wearing a finely striped tripartite wig, carved with gaping mouth, small bulbous eyes and finely arched brows, depicted with pendulous breasts and pregnant stomach, the back pillar in the form of a finely incised crocodile tail, 9cm highFootnotes:Provenance:M.B. collection, France, acquired prior to 1983.London art market, 2014.Taweret was believed to protect women in pregnancy and childbirth, and to ensure the health of children. The goddess frightened away evil spirits with her apotropaic qualities, as she physically combined fearful aspects of beasts, including the head and body of a hippopotamus, the tail of a crocodile and the paws of a lion, with fertile features such as a swollen pregnant belly and pendulous breasts.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three Roman green glass vessels Circa 1st-4th Century A.D.Comprising a pillar mould-cast bowl, the interior with double wheel cut circles; a jug with folded collar, broad combed strap handle and cylindrical body; and a flask with tall funnel neck and disc-shaped body, 12.5cm diam., 14cm high and 15cm high respectively (3)Footnotes:Provenance:Private collection, UK, formed from the 1960s onwards.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Collection of Royal Mail/Post Office Post Boxes , including Five 8 inch ceramic money banks of post boxes throughout the years, thirteen 4-5 inch model of post/ pillar boxes from the great British pillar box collection , all with bio slips, plus one boxed car model and two boxed coin banks models, all models are in good to near mint condition, (21 items)
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