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Lot 1004
Mid-20th century AD. A pair of engine valves recovered from the wreck of the B17F Flying Fortress 42-29540, mounted in a wooden base with brass plaque 'Flying Fortress / Winchelsea'. 1.6 kg, 17cm including stand (6 3/4"). Recovered by the vendor from the undersea crash site, off Winchelsea, East Sussex, UK, 1980s; with a copy letter from a surviving crew member and an information sheet. The valves were recovered from the crash wreckage of the B17F which ditched in the Channel off Winchelsea, Sussex, on 6th September 1942. The aircraft was part of 91st Bomb Group, 323rd Squadron, and left Bassingbourne airfield on a mission to bomb Stuttgart, Germany. Cloud cover caused the formation to break up; some aircraft ran out of fuel on the return or crash landed. Aircraft 42-29540 encountered flak and sustained damage from fighter (FW190) attack, losing two engines and shedding fuel. The aircraft ditched in the Channel and some crew members were picked up by a British minesweeper. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1010
9th-11th century AD. A substantial gold ring formed as two twisted hoops placed side-by-side in a herringbone pattern; connecting plaque to the reverse. 24 grams, 30mm overall, 23.75mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+4 1/2, USA 14 1/2, Europe 34.46, Japan 33) (1 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Very fine condition.
Lot 1013
9th-11th century AD. A round-section hoop with expanding shoulders and plaque ornamented with faux-twist detailing, narrow notched bands between broader plain bands. 11 grams, 24mm overall, 18.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8 1/4, Europe 17.77, Japan 17) (1"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Hindman. S. et al. Toward an Art History of Medieval Rings: A Private Collection, London, 2007, item 14. Very fine condition.
Lot 1042
9th-11th century AD. A pair of silver finger rings, each a round-section wire hoop with the ends forming a spiral plaque and coiled round the shank. 4.11 grams total, 24-25mm (1"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, plate II, item 18. [2] Fine condition.
Lot 1056
10th-12th century AD. A flat-section silver cruciform pendant with integral loop, each arm with a D-shaped raised plaque and three pellets, pelletted lozenge to the centre. 8.30 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. For similar see Makarov, N.A. (ed.) Rus v IX - X Vekach, Archeologiceskaya panorama, Volume III: North-East, Moscow, 2012, plate 1. Very fine condition.
Lot 1061
9th-12th century AD. A flat-section crescentic plaque with integral loop, raised beaded wire borders, applied granule detailing; filigree knot to the centre, granule above to the loop. 6.31 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Very fine condition.
Lot 1115
11th century AD. A bronze stirrup mount of Williams's Class A Type 6 comprising a D-shaped plaque with high-relief central tree, a serpent to each lateral edge with divided tail coiled over the tree's trefoil finial, head at the tree's base; beast-head finial with loop above; shallow ledge to the reverse, two circular piercings above. 30 grams, 48mm (2"). Found County Durham, UK; in the 1980s. Cf. Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, items 102-113. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 1127
10th-11th century AD. An 'Anlaf Guthfrithsson' type bronze ring with broad flat-section hoop with foliage to the shoulders, discoid plaque with incised raven motif with spread wings. 4,93 grams, 21.65mm, 18.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 5/8, Europe 18 1/2, Japan 17"). (3/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. similar motif in Spink's Coins of England & The United Kingdom, London, 2014, p.115, No.1019. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1146
3rd century AD. A ring comprising three gussetted hoops and three discoid plaques, each with a central cabochon garnet; the two outer plaques with granules surrounding a filigree fillet, the median plaque with concentric fillets and granule clusters. 10 grams, 36mm overall, 17.75mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/2, Europe 15.76, Japan 15) (1 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired in the late 1980s. Cf. Ward, A., Cherry, J. Gere, C. & Cartlidge, B. Rings Through the Ages, Fribourg, 1981, item 83. A very similar ring was found in the royal burial at Aarslev (Denmark); it seems to have been made from a small gold plaque, lavishly decorated with filigree and inlaid with dark purplish type of garnets known as almandines. Its similarities to a fibula from the same hoard indicate that it was part of a set of jewellery in the Roman style, and a coin of the Emperor Geta (211-12) underlines this connection. However, the style of the mount with three pairs of shoulders merging into a single hoop is distinctly Scandinavian. Very fine condition.
Lot 1151
10th century AD. A flat-section silver plaque depicting a standing female in profile in pleated skirt and ornate headdress holding a drinking horn in her extended hands, pierced lug to the reverse; remains of gold on the surface. 5.03 grams, 27mm (1"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Cf. Graham-Campbell, J. Viking Art, London, 2013, item 34; Swedish History Museum, item 108864. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Representations of female figures holding drinking horns have often been referred to as Valkyries. Although it is impossible to verify this identification securely, it is highly tempting to make the connection between Valkyries and serving of a magical drink in myths. Drinking horns, popular in modern picture of Vikings, were probably used only during special occasions, such as greeting important guests, celebration or seasonal holidays. They were closely connected to aristocracy, not only by virtue of their material value, but also as a result of their social and ritual roles. As M.J. Enright points out, it is probable that Germanic tribes adapted the concept of the military group, which played an important role in strengthening the bond between a king/chief and warriors, from Celts in the age of Roman expansion. In a Germanic environment, this concept was slightly modified, and the serving of a drink by a noble/spiritual woman under the supervision of king/chief was viewed as a cultic act to strengthen the bond in that specific group, with the god Wodan (Odin) as a patron (see Lady with a Mead Cup: Ritual, Prophecy and Lordship in the European Warband from La Tène to the Viking Age"). In later sources, especially Eddas, we can find several examples of goddesses serving or preparing a drink. Hel is waiting for Balder with mead in her realm of death, giantess Gunnlod is the guardian of the magic mead (later stolen by Odin) or Freyr's bride-to-be Gerd serving a drink to Skirni as an act of welcome and also reconciliation. The connection between giantess and a magic drink is strong, as goddess Freya asks another giantess, Hyndla, to serve a magic beer to her protégée Ottar. We can also find a reference to a minor goddess Beyla, servant of god Freyr, whose name can be a reference to a 'bee' and thus connecting her to preparation of an 'ordinary mead'. In Asgard (the realm of the gods) goddesses Sif and Freya served the drink as an act of peace and conciliation, but it had no magical attributes. Women with drinking horns are also depicted on famous Gotland picture stones either greeting a rider on a horse, approaching a bounded figure in a snake (?) pit (possibly Gunnarr or Ragnar Lodbrok) or serving a drink to a hero (possibly Sigurd"). The connection with rider scenes is one of the main reasons of identifying them as Valkyries, servants of Odin choosing the one who will die on a battlefield and go to Valhalla. It is possible that we observe the same ritual 'bonding' between fallen warrior and his king, Odin. An alternative identification for these female figures might be lesser deities. As R.Simek pointed out, the majority of small female figures have no drinking horn, but are richly adorned, and most likely represent minor fertility goddesses. These goddesses are named in Eddas as servants of Frigg and Freya, but originate in the much older tradition of the so-called matrones, known from the late Roman period. Whether fertility goddess or Valkyrie, the image of a noble 'lady with a drinking horn' had a special meaning developed through centuries, making it one of the most distinctive and mysterious features of Viking culture. Very fine condition. Excessively rare, possibly only one other example known.
Lot 1154
10th-11th century AD. A silver-gilt pendant with Borre-style beast and integral suspension loop; the openwork plaque with three-band border and four florid panels, internal stylised zoomorphic beast with hatched panel to the hip, gripping hands to the body and border, facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. 8 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Cf. Korshun, V.E. Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, volume III, Moscow, 2013, items K.1.02-04. Fine condition.
Lot 12
4th-3rd century BC. A narrow round-section hoop with expanding shoulders supporting a discoid plaque with inset garnet cabochon. 7.29 grams, 24mm overall, 19.35mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.73, Japan 20) (1"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1980s. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Finger Rings - Greek, Etruscan and Roman - in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1968, item 709. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 1208
9th-10th century AD. A mixed pair of iron firesteels comprising: a flat-section bar with tapered ends curved back to the middle; a flat plaque with a tightly scrolled end and a tapering bar with recurved finial. 69 grams total, 78-80mm (3 1/4"). From a private European collection; formed in the 1980s. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 144. [2, No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 1236
9th-12th century AD. A copper-alloy flat-section hoop with discoid plaque, with raven in flight motif. 1.71 grams, 16mm overall, 13.91mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3) (3/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1244
10th-12th century AD. A round-section penannular shank with expending finials, running spiral ornament to the upper faces; the pin round-section developing from a broad flat-section plaque coiled around the shank. 32 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, table CXXXIX, item 16. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 1257
9th-12th century AD. A flat-section silver discoid plaque with integral ribbed loop, raised bilinear knot motif with pelleted triangles. 4.83 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, page 99, items 12. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1267
10th-12th century AD. A flat-section trapezoidal bronze plaque with repoussé design of a line of five bosses and two bosses in rings connected to a smaller boss; strap to the upper edge. 7.81 grams, 76mm (3"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1278
10th-12th century AD. A flat-section bronze discoid plaque with integral pierced lug, concentric bands of pellets. 5.03 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. For similar see Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 98, items 21. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 1314
9th-11th century AD. A copper-alloy flat-section square plaque with low-relief design of three eye-shaped panels among tendrils; billetted border, four attachment pins to the reverse; Baltic workmanship. 11 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1316
10th-13th century AD. A slightly domed discoid gilt-bronze plaque with central boss and concentric foliage and pellet bands; three attachment bars to the reverse. 15 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition; small crack beneath central boss.
Lot 1325
12th-14th century AD. A gilt-bronze heater-shaped plaque with beaded border,openwork cross within a pellet border; three pins to the reverse. 5.29 grams, 27mm (1"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. For similar see Murasheva, V.V. Drevnerusskije Remennyje Nabornyje Ukrashenyja (X-XIII vv.), Moscow, 2000, plate 35. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1326
9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of mounts comprising: a rectangular plaque of annulets, two studs to the reverse; a domed discoid plaque with radiating volute scrolls, pierced lug to the reverse; a quatrefoil with beaded border; a pierced quatrefoil with beaded border, stud to the reverse. 15 grams total, 17-22mm (3/4 - 1"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1332
9th-11th century AD. A D-section bone rectangular plaque with incised volute scroll pattern. 12 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. For similar style see Makarov, N.A. (ed.) Rus v IX-X Vekach, Archeologicheskaya Panorama, Volume V: South, Moscow, 2012, plate 18, item 12. Fine condition.
Lot 1353
13th-14th century AD. A flat-section silver hoop with gussets to the outer face, inscribed foliage to the shoulders, discoid plaque with cell and inset jet(?) cabochon. 2.66 grams, 26mm overall, 18.31mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18, Japan 16) (1"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. For similar see Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, plate LXXVIII, item 7. [No Reserve] Fine condition, stone chipped.
Lot 1358
9th-12th century AD. A silver ring with broad flat-section plaque, tapering ends coiled over the shank. 1.92 grams, 21.90mm overall, 20.03mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/2, Europe 20 1/4, Japan 22"). (3/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1377
11th-13th century AD. A flat-section crescentic plaque with integral loop, the plaque divided into three cells by a chevron. 3.55 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. Cf. Kolchin, B.A. and Makarova, T.I. Drevnyaya Rus', Byt i kultura, Moscow, 1997, plate 54, item 16. Fine condition.
Lot 1387
8th-10th century AD. A silver-gilt shield-shaped plaque with pelletted border, central pierced dome with pelletted border; pierced plaque above; five attachment studs to the reverse. 4.70 grams, 25mm (1"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 1464
3rd millennium BC. A sheet silver vessel with domed plaque to the base, waisted profile, everted rim, band of Proto-Elamite text beneath the rim, text possibly a later addition. 141 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990. The Proto-Elamite script and its Linear Elamite variant remain undeciphered. Pottery dating to the later 5th millennium BC has been found in Tepe Sialk, where Proto-Elamite writing has been found on tablets of a similar date. The first cylinder seals date to the Proto-Elamite period. At the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC, the written tradition in Sumer diverged from that of its contemporaries in Mesopotamia. Along with changes in the script, the archaeological record also indicates changes in material culture, as reflected in new architectural style and ceramic technology that bore closer resemblance to cultures of the Iranian plateau rather than Mesopotamian traditions. Although the reasons are not known for these changes a new script tradition appeared in Elam at approximately 2900 BC. Called Proto-Elamite, this script represented the earliest native writing system in Elam. Visually, Proto-Elamite is quite unlike the cuneiform script prevalent in other parts of Mesopotamia, and instead is composed of lines and circles. Very fine condition.
Lot 1497
6th-4th century BC. A flat-section gold plaque with filigree inner and outer borders, fourteen radiating gold petals each with a filigree border, central insert of yellow glass with opalescent centre; two ribbed loops to the reverse. 2.39 grams, 28mm (1"). From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition, minor usage wear.
Lot 1549
3rd-7th century AD. A keeled D-shaped hoop with scaphoid plaque, intaglio design of a galloping horseman with spear; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.81 grams, 25mm overall, 21.46mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 27.01, Japan 26) (1"). From a London, UK, collection; acquired 1970s. Fine condition.
Lot 1580
13th-6th century BC. A bronze openwork bridle plaque comprising: a ring supported on each side by a profile horse; an ibex head above with ribbed horns curving to meet the brow of each horse; two grotesque masks on ribbed shafts within the arc of the horns; loop to the reverse. 221 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). From an important North London collection formed before 1980. Cf. similar combination of ring, masks and profile supporters in Godard, F. The Art of Iran, London, 1965, item 18. Fine condition.
Lot 1606
20th-18th century BC. A rectangular ceramic plaque with high-relief scene of a a woman drinking through a straw from a pitcher, in congress with a male from behind with hands on her hips. 53 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Plaques such as these were mass produced in southern Mesopotamia. They usually show the same scene and their exact use is not known, although they may have had a religious or magical function. Fine condition, repaired.
Lot 1609
20th-17th century BC. A terracotta plaque with high-relief image of Humbaba, facing with hands to the abdomen, legs spread. 46 grams, 10cm (4"). From an important North London collection formed before 1980. See Black J. and Green A. Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, p.106, for a similar plaque now in the British Museum. Humbaba appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh as the guardian of cedar forest. He is described as a giant protected by seven layers of terrifying radiance. He was eventually killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Humbaba is depicted with a human body, lion's claws and paws, a monstrous face, long hair and whiskers. In the Old Babylonian Period clay plaques depicting Humbaba were used for divination purposes and were hung on walls as protective amulets. Fine condition.
Lot 1610
19th-18th century BC. A rectangular terracotta plaque with two holes below the upper edge; low-relief motif of the goddess Ishtar standing robed with one leg advancing, holding in her raised left hand the sacred T-shaped sceptre symbol, wearing the tiered conical headdress of authority; behind her head, a group of seven pellets in a rosette pattern, possibly intended for the Pleiades; mounted on a custom-made stand. 240 grams, 14cm including stand (5 1/2"). Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, items 1987.96.5 and 1999.325.21. Ishtar was one of the most important goddesses worshipped in the ancient Near East. She was a goddess of love, fertility and war; in her astral aspect, she was a personification of the planet Venus represented by the symbol of the eight-pointed star. The most famous myths about her include her descent into the Underworld, conquering death and her sister Ereshkigal, queen of the Underworld; and her theft of the Me tablets containing all knowledge and skills. She makes an appearance in the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, in which she is described as a hot-tempered, but powerful goddess. Fine condition.
Lot 1672
5th-4th century BC. A section of a bronze ventral plaque, slightly curved with circular holes to the long edges; median band of repoussé profile birds between two rows of repoussé leaves with pelletted hatching and punched annulets. 74 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a retired English University Professor; acquired Senatus Consulto, Copenhagen, Denmark. Fair condition.
Lot 1705
2000-1600 BC. A ceramic D-section plaque with hole to the lower edge, high-relief advancing figure within borders; accompanied by a handwritten, unsigned scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, which states: Terracotta Plaque. 15.5x7.4cm, bottom and top incomplete. A standing nude man holding something in his left hand. Old Babylonian, c. 2000-1600 B.C. 225 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, incomplete.
Lot 1746
14th-15th century AD. A heavy broad flat-section silver hoop with expanding shoulders, plaque with bevelled edges, reserved Kufic script to the upper face and shoulders. 17 grams, 26mm overall, 18.35mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.59, Japan 17) (1"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Fine condition.
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