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A PAIR OF RUBY AND DIAMOND EARRINGS, the rectangular mixed cut collet set ruby raised within a surround of twelve brilliant cut diamonds in a scalloped edge mount, on post and scroll fittings. Post stamped 750. Marked SE. Total weight 3.5gms.

A PAIR OF CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND EARRINGS, CIRCA 1910-1915, the single cultured pearl set raised within a surround of eight eight-cut collet set diamonds, suspending on an articulated link to the bottom of a flat edge bar with a single collet set eight-cut diamond mount, in turn suspending on an articulated link to the bottom of a post and scroll fitting set with a further eight-cut collet set diamond mount. Scrolls stamped 9CT. Total weight 2.4gms.

A GERMAN PAPIER-MACHE SNUFF BOX BY MEYER & WRIED, POST 1832, rectangular, the cover painted with a portrait of a semi nude maiden titled Phyllis, marked Stobwasser's Nachfolger Meyer & Wried in Braunschweig and no. 3166. 8.5cm by 6cm

A pair of diamond stud earrings, each old-cut stone approx. 0.50cts (1.00ct the pair), claw set in white on a yellow post.

A collection of jewellery, comprising; a plain silver sovereign case, hallmarked Birmingham 1913, by A.L. Dennisson; a pair of azurite and malachite hoop earrings, with silver clip and post fittings stamped 925; a synthetic blue spinel canted-rectangular single stone ring; a silver and very pale light green oval aquamarine single stone ring; a moonstone and cultured half-pearl abstract ring; an oval smoky quartz single stone ring; an oval shell cameo of a young girl; a Waterford crystal heart shaped pendant and chain; a costume locket depicting a lady in a pink dress; and a colourless paste oval brooch (11).

An 19th/early 20th century allegorical portrait, depicting an 18th century lady with a book with the Latin inscription 'I should not be confounded', leaning against a post with serpent device behind a flower (possibly a comment on suffrage), unsigned 75 cm x 61 cm, in later frame Relined

A Victorian set of brass postal scales by S Morden & Co, London, inscribed "Inland Letter Post" with graduated brass weights (one missing), on rectangular oak base

6th-15th century AD. A finely made D-section obsidian leaf-shaped lancehead with two cutting edges. 81 grams, 17.5cm (6 3/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Extremely fine condition.

6th-15th century AD. A finely made curved biconvex obsidian knife with two cutting edges, one end hooked. 108 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Extremely fine condition.

36 BC. Copia (Lyons), Gaul mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR DIVI F DIVI IVLI legend around heads of Julius Caesar, laureate, left and Octavian, bare-headed, right, back to back with palm branch between them. Rev: prow of galley right, star superimposed on globe and a meta (racing chariot turning post) above; COPIA below. RPC 515; Cohen 8; Giard, Lyon 7; De La Tour 4669; SNG Cop 689; SGI 150. 18.99 grams. . With dealer ticket. . Very fine. Rare.

1st millennium AD. A mixed group of chert and flint arrowheads comprising: two barbed and tanged with rounded butt; two smaller barbed with flared tang; one leaf-shaped with narrow shoulders, tanged, chert; one leaf-shaped with expanding rear edge. 105 grams total, 50-97mm (2 - 4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004; previously collected in Michigan, USA. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [6, No Reserve]. Very fine condition.

13th-15th century AD. A finely made D-section obsidian barbed and tanged javelin head with square butt to the tang. 96 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Extremely fine condition.

Acheulian, 1.76 million-10,000 years BP. A pair of chert hand-tools from Cyrenaica, Libya, the larger marked with the findspot 'Haua Fteah'. 471 grams, 85-93mm (3 1/2 - 3 3/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004; acquired by Prof. Jelinek during the UNESCO - ICOM expedition in Lybia, in 1984 (The expedition collected the anthropology, archaeology and ethnography material for the National Museum in Tripolis); from Haua Fteah, Cyrenaica, North Eastern Lybia. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Fine condition.

1st millennium BC. A biconvex greenstone hand-axe with extensive wear polish to the edge. 1.1 kg, 15cm (6"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004; collected by Prof. Jelinek during the Moravian expedition in Australia in 1969. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Very fine condition.

Published 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2004 AD. Group comprising: various, Antichita della Collezione Guarini, Galatina, 1984; Laing and Laing, Ancient Art, Irish Academic Press, 1993; Touati, Ancient Sculptures in the Royal Museum, volume 1, Stockholm, 1998; Schild, Augusta Raurica, Augster Museumshefte 24, 1999 and various, Ancient Art to Post-Impressionism, Royal Academy of Arts, 2004. 5.62 kg total, largest 31.5 x 23cm (12 1/2 x 9"). [5, No Reserve]. Fine condition; minor wear to dustwrappers.

14th century AD. A silver and gold quatrefoil mount with a figural scene, a dove above, foliage and crosslet decoration to the background, set in a later frame and chain; John Cherry, former Keeper of Medieval and Later Antiquities at the British Museum says: The central fragment of silver found in the Thames in 1907 shows a secular scene of two standing lovers, female and male, greeting each other. The date of the medieval piece is likely to be fourteenth century. The gilt area surrounding the medieval fragment is post 1907, (and frame, and probably the loop and chain), this was done by a goldsmith who was given the male lover a wing in the gilded area) in order to give the scene a possible interpretation as the Annunication. To have preserved the distinction between old (medieval) and new (post 1907) was a characteristic of Arts & Crafts architects and goldsmiths, so this piece is a particularly interesting example of medieval preservation and Ar ts & Crafts setting. The 1907 parts are not hallmarked by the goldsmith, since this was presumably done as a private commission.; inscription to the reverse: 'Made from a fragment of silver found in the Thames in 1907, depicting a part of the scene of the annunciation.' 25.26 grams; pendant: 39mm, chain: 66cm (1 1/2, 26"). Property of a Sussex lady; acquired before 1990. . Very fine condition. Excessively rare.

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A polished diorite axe-hammer with keeled upper face, rounded edge, round-section hammer-face to the rear. 151 grams, 84mm (3 1/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004; from central Europe. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Very fine condition.

6th-15th century AD. A finely made biconvex obsidian leaf-shaped lancehead with two cutting edges, flat butt. 59 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Extremely fine condition.

6th-15th century AD. A finely made S-curved biconvex obsidian knife with two cutting edges. 122 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: Aleš Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), Pešina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Extremely fine condition.

A pair of 925 silver hoop earrings with lever post backs. Measures approx 1.5 inches. Marked 925.

A pair of 9ct gold stud earrings in the form of butterflies with post backs set with clear stones. Marked 9ct. Test 9ct gold.

A pair of 9ct gold stud earrings in the with post backs. Marked 375. Test 9ct gold.

A pair of 9ct marked ladies gold earrings in the form of leaves having post backs. Stamped to the post. Total weight 1.4g

A pair of 9ct gold stud earrings with in the form of leaves with post backs. Marked 9ct. Test 9ct gold.

A pair of 9ct gold hoop earrings with etched star decoration and post backs. Tests 9ct gold. Measures diameter 1cms.

A pair of 9ct gold earrings in the shape of hearts with post backs. Test 9ct gold.

A pair of 9ct gold drop earrings with tigers eye beads post backs. Test 9ct gold. Measure 3cms.

A post WWII Second World War 1967 German made Forage uniform cap. Makers details for Bamberger Mutzen Industrie. POSTAGE: Worldwide postage / delivery available on all items. Combined postage available; UK £15.99+VAT, Ireland from £19.99+VAT, Europe from £19.99+VAT, USA / Canada from £30+VAT. Any other destinations please get in touch for a quote; info@eastbristol.co.uk. All quotes dependant upon location. Prices are per parcel (not per item).

A collection of 5x WWII era and post-war military / Air Ministry guides / books etc. To include Meteorological Handbook, RAF Air Navigation, RAF Drill & Ceremony. Fascinating reading. POSTAGE: Worldwide postage / delivery available on all items. Combined postage available; UK £15.99+VAT, Ireland from £19.99+VAT, Europe from £19.99+VAT, USA / Canada from £30+VAT. Any other destinations please get in touch for a quote; info@eastbristol.co.uk. All quotes dependant upon location. Prices are per parcel (not per item).

An original vintage likely post-war three part radio antenna aerial. AN131-A to fit SCR300 BC1000 radio. As used in WWII and Vietnam on an American Willys Jeep (or similar). Rare, as in original cardboard tube with label. Unused.  POSTAGE: Worldwide postage / delivery available on all items. Combined postage available; UK £15.99+VAT, Ireland from £19.99+VAT, Europe from £19.99+VAT, USA / Canada from £30+VAT. Any other destinations please get in touch for a quote; info@eastbristol.co.uk. All quotes dependant upon location. Prices are per parcel (not per item).

Sir John Lavery RA RHA RSA (1856-1941)The Palladian Bridge, Wilton (1920)oil on canvas board signed 'J Lavery' lower left, signed, titled & dated August 1920 on reverse 24 x 35½cm (9 x 14in)Provenance: A birthday gift from the artist to Patricia, Viscountess Hambledon; Thence by descent; The Irish Sale, Sotheby's, London, 7th May 2008 Lot 152; Private CollectionLiterature: Kenneth McConkey, John Lavery, A Painter and his World, 2010 (Atelier Books), pp. 149, 235 (note 16)In the summer of 1920, on a visit to Wilton House in Wiltshire, the home of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, John Lavery's primary purpose was to paint the Double Cube Room, designed by Inigo Jones in the seventeenth century to house the magnificent series of family portraits by Van Dyck. Amidst the ornate furnishings a couple, caught in the sunlight, converse in the background, while almost masked by the back of a chair, a few feet from us, a woman sits reading. For all its splendid formality the picture provides a glimpse into the vie inconnu of the English country house. Stepping into the garden, Lavery sketched the elegant Palladian Bridge, designed by the 'architect' 9th Earl in 1737. On the opposite bank of the river Nadder, his pupil, Winston Churchill, produced his own more conventional study of the bridge, and according to the Herbert family, there was a friendly rivalry between the amateur and the professional (figs 2&3). The Irish painter's talent and training tell in the comparison. Then, in a more striking plein air conversation-piece, the present picture (fig 4), the artist encountered Lady Patricia Herbert (1904-1994) resplendent in pale vermilion leaning on the parapet of the bridge. Not yet sixteen, Lady Patricia, was the eldest child of Reginald, 15th Earl of Pembroke. From where she was standing she could overhear her mother, Beatrice, and the younger of her two brothers, the Hon David Herbert (1908-1995). In two years she would be 'coming out'; in 1928 she would marry William Smith (1903-1948) 3rd Viscount Hambleden, the WH Smith stationary heir; and after the Abdication Crisis she would become Lady-of-the-Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, a post she held until her death. While all of this lay unrevealed in the future, at this time when mother, brother and family pet sit patiently waiting for the painter to finish his sketch, there is a moment of calm. A year later, in the catalogue of Lavery's exhibition at the Alpine Club Gallery, Churchill would describe Lavery as 'a plein-airiste if ever there was one, painting entirely out of doors, with his eye on the object and never touching a landscape in his studio … he is so quick that no coy transience of an effect can save it from his clutches … In consequence there is a freshness and natural glow about [his] pictures which give them an unusual charm'. As is obvious in Lady Patricia's birthday gift, Lavery could seize the moment, but in so doing he may also have recalled the 'charm' of those simple folk who gazed over that other less distinguished bridge at Grez-sur-Loing in the days of his youth. Such scenes were close to the core of his life's work.Kenneth McConkey, November 2016

Hughie O'Donoghue RA (b.1953)Red Earth VI (1995)oil on canvas signed, titled & dated 1995 on reverse 218½ x 195½cm (85 x 76in)Provenance: Archeus / Post Modern Gallery, London; Private CollectionExhibited: Andata e Ritorno: British Artists in Italy 1890-1996; Royal Albert Memorial Museum , Exeter, 6th July - 3rd August 1996Although born in Manchester, as was his father, Hughie O'Donoghue is considered to be an Irish artist, not least by himself. Born of an Irish mother and of Irish descent on his father's side, he spent much of his childhood in Co. Mayo. O'Donoghue studied at Goldsmiths College and upon graduation became artist-in-residence, first at Drax power station in Yorkshire and then, in London's National Gallery. O'Donoghue's work is concerned with history, and he has presented this concern variously throughout his career. His early, monumental series' Sleeper and Red Earth interpret the history of the ground itself, exploring what the soil may hold and why: examining the bodies placed in it or that may have fallen or otherwise come to be there. His father's experiences throughout the Second World War became a starting point for a prodigious consideration of that period through the medium of richly surfaced paint. History as memory is another facet of this muse. O'Donoghue's works are held in important collections in Ireland, Great Britian, Australia and the USA.

W.W.1 Medal group including the military cross, 1914-15 star, Great war & service medals set of 5 miniature dress medals awarded to 3- 10300-sgt. A Brightwell.W.York.Reg the later became Offficer sold together with his OBE which he was awarded for his service to the Trustees Savings Bank Newcastle Upon Tyne where he was manager & helped increase their assets from 7 million pounds pre-war to 37 million pounds post war when he retire in 1955, also some phots & ephemera i.e. Indentures, birth & death certs.

Post 1902 General Officers Pattern Mameluke Sword For an Indian Political Officer, regulation blade by Ranken & Co. Ltd. Calcutta, etched and polished with crowned GRI cipher, royal arms and foliage, regulation brass crosspiece, composition grips (damaged), in its brass scabbard. Blade 84cms. Good condition.

A packet of post-cards, and family photos in album and loose

A collection of mostly Edwardian post-cards depicting children

A box of mostly modern post-cards

A collection of French post-cards depicting children, approx. 100

A collection of Ipswich and Manchester post-cards, village scenes etc.

A 1930s black doll, composite head and brown cloth body, a 1950s black doll, made in England, pat number 600270, with closing eyes, short woven wig, soft rubber body, a bisque head doll, post-war, and a Paddington Bear. (4)

Britains Farm Series [Pre/Post War Issues] From Set 4F Tumbrel Cart and three milk churns, Dray Cart and eight barrels two solid cast grey cart horses and driver, a Flat-Bed Hay Wagon and horse, a twin axle Farm Cart horse and figure and a large Farm Wagon with Gentleman Farmer. (5)

A pair of modern diamond set earringsThe two bars, varying lengths, set with round brilliant-cut diamonds, with ear post and back, to 18ct gold by Makri, length 2.9cm

A pair of diamond set ear pendants Of abstract wave design, pave set with round brilliant-cut diamonds to inner and outer edge, milgrain setting, with ear post and central hinge, set in white metal stamped 750 and 18K, total diamond weight approximately 1.56ct, height 3.3cm

3 stamp stock books (America, Canada & Vietnam) post cards and a blank album - More details with lot

Local Directories: 1. J.G.Harrod & Co. Postal and Commercial directory of Norfolk and Norwich. 1863. Binding poor, no spine and pages loose, some staining and foxing. 2. White's History, Gazetteer & Directory of Norfolk, 1864. First 14 pages are facsimile, rebound with some foxing and discolouration. 3. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk for: 1883 ( Binding poor, no spine, edges torn, pages foxed and sunned); 1892 (torn spine, cover torn and stained, maps tor, pages sunned); 1916 (Library binding, pages discoloured but in good condition); 1929 (Library binding, pages discoloured but good condition); 1925 (original binding, repaired, slight discolouration, edges foxed). Kelly's Directory for Norfolk & Suffolk 1888 (spine rebound, original boards, page edges stained red, discolouration but good condition); 1900 (original binding torn, spine loose and torn, foxing and discolouration); 1904 (Library binding with some repairs, some wear but gd condition); 1933 (Library binding some wear but gd condition). Kelly Directory of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk with maps, 1925. (Binding missing front board, spine loose and torn, light foxing) 4. Post Office Directory of Norfolk & Suffolk 1858 (Library binding, light foxing with sunned pages). All books show signs of wear and have torn maps.

A box of miscellanea including a Roberts radio, old mincer, A-Z of Bristol through the Ages by Max Barnes, published by Bristol Evening Post, framed photograph of Concorde and the Red Devils etc

'The Post Office Electrical Engineers Journal' vol 49, October 1956, part 3,' Radio Valve Data' compiled by Wireless World, 7th edition' and 'Radio Valve and Transistor Data', 9th Edition' by A.M Ball.

A pair of modern emerald and diamond target style earrings each with push and post fittings, unmarked S/D (2)

A pair of 18ct cultured pearl and diamond stud earrings, each pearl below a brilliant cut diamond with push and post fittings, stamped (2)

A modern hallmarked 9ct pendant modelled as a clam shell to fine trace link chain, together with matching pendant earrings with push and post fittings (3)

A pair of 18ct emerald and diamond earrings, each with oval cut emerald with a surround of thirteen brilliant cut diamonds each with push and post fittings, stamped (2)

A Danish Sterling silver caddy spoon by Georg Jensen in the blossom pattern, design number 84, with hammered circular bowl below scrolled handle with blossoming pod finial, post 1945 Jensen mark, import marks for London 1958, Georg Jensen Ltd.

A pair of Chinese jadeite pendant earrings, each ovoid drop with gold mount, push and post fittings, stamped (2)

A boxed pair of Georg Jensen silver screw back earring, central plain dome within pierced and shot decorated borders, diameter 2cm, post 1945 mark.

A pair of 18ct yellow and white gold aquamarine earrings of pierced hexagonal outline with central collar set stone, push and post fittings, stamped (2)

A collection of Mint Stamps, British Post Office and Royal Mail, 125 in total

LEGO WINTER VILLAGE: An original Lego Winter Village ' Post Office ' 10222 set. Factory sealed, unused. As new.

VINTAGE LEGO: A collection of vintage loose Lego to include some vintage part sets made-up. Along with various vintage minifigures. Including Post Office, Highway Services etc. Likely some full sets within.

LEGO PIRATES; An original vintage Lego System Pirates 6277 set Imperial Trading Post. The largest of the Pirates sets. 100% complete and checked by vendor, with all figures and instructions, in a very good original box. (buyers are reminded to satisfy themselves as to completeness, as set is not checked by us personally to verify).

A collection of seven Victorian and later 'Go-To-Bed's', including a gilt metal figure of a dancing bear chained to a post, one Wedgwood Jasperware, two leather bound metal etc. (7)