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Lot 143
A rare key-wind musical box, by Francois Nicole, No. 4379, with "Rigid Notation" grid on the cylinder, playing the overture to Gazza Ladra in two revolutions and Andante & Allegro from Adelaide di Borgogna (all Rossini), the comb in two main parts with 8-tooth section at treble end and five wider spaced extreme bass teeth and ogee profile to governor frame, in plain fruitwood case with exposed controls with turned handles, the interior lined in blue paper, with hand-written tune-sheet, with key (in very good playing condition; long-dead woodworm in case) (no serial number on base) -- 14 ¼ in. wide, the cylinder 10 x 2 ½ in. (25.2 x6.2cm.) diam., 1822-25 (203 teeth) (Literature: see Ison, R: 'Boxes by Francois Nicole and Freres Nicole', The Music Box, Vol 21 No. 3, 2003; 'The Products of François Nicole and Frères Nicole', in The Nicole Factor, Chapter 3, (MBSGB 2006); and 'Francois Nicole and his Place in History', The Music Box, Vol 27 No. 2, 2015. The conclusion was made that the mis-named "rigid notation", or squared grid on the cylinders, was unique to Francois Nicole products, noted for their outstanding quality.)
![CONJURING. - Martin GARDNER. Martin Gardner Presents. [Silver Spring:] Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1993. First editio](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ff976d54-a6f8-4580-86d4-ade200d972d5/9a8765a6-628d-48a3-ad1e-ade6000fcc3f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 3726
CONJURING. - Martin GARDNER. Martin Gardner Presents. [Silver Spring:] Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1993. First edition, 4to (278 x 215mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original pink boards. - And a quantity of approximately eighty volumes relating to magic (including Harold R. Rice's 'Encyclop[a]edia of Silk Magic', 1948-1993, 4 vols., 8vo, and a signed copy of Roger Pierre's 'The Magic of Francis Carlyle', 1975, 4to). Provenance: by descent, from the estate of Barry Murray (a quantity).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3553
POPE, Alexander. The Works… with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. London: A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson et al., 1757. 9 vols., 8vo (172 x 111mm.) 23 engraved plates. (Browning, toning, some marginal damp-staining.) Contemporary calf (upper cover of volume 3 loosening, rubbing to all extremities). Provenance: Rowley Lambert (name inscribed to front pastedowns). - And a further four volumes (including [Laurence Sterne's] 'A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy', 1794, 8vo) (13).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3579
BINDINGS. - The Arabian Nights. Illustrated with Engravings, from Designs by R. Westall. London: C. and J. Rivington, J. Booker, et al., 1825. 4 vols., (158 x 94mm.) 12 engraved plates by Charles Heath after engravings by R. Westall. (Browning, some spotting to preliminaries.) Later blue diced morocco, gilt borders, with red morocco lettering pieces to the spines and an art nouveau design of inter-linked spirals to the spines (occasional mark, minor rubbing). Provenance: Henry Horne (bookplates to the front pastedowns). - And a further twenty-two leather-bound literary volumes (including 'The Works… of Lord Byron', 8 vols. in 4, 1818, 8vo) (26).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
![ALMANACKS. The Edinburgh Almanack for the Year M,DCC,LXXVI. Edinburgh: for R. Fleming, [1776.] 12mo (129 x 68mm.) (Spotting t](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ff976d54-a6f8-4580-86d4-ade200d972d5/c661029e-4135-4e55-ae26-ade6000da110/468x382.jpg)
Lot 3515
ALMANACKS. The Edinburgh Almanack for the Year M,DCC,LXXVI. Edinburgh: for R. Fleming, [1776.] 12mo (129 x 68mm.) (Spotting to front blank, minor soiling.) Contemporary wrappers, later paper label mounted to spine (corner creasing, minor rubbing). - And a collection of twenty-five further almanacks published in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1766 and 1867 (including 'The Edinburgh Almanack and Imperial Register for 1815', [1815], 12mo, which includes contemporary manuscript annotations relating to victory at the Battle of Waterloo) (26).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3618
BIBLIOGRAPHY. - R. Toole STOTT. Circus and Allied Arts, a World Bibliography 1500-1957. Derby: Harpur & Sons, 1958-1992. 5 vols., 8vo (263 x 200mm.) (Toning.) Original red cloth, gilt lettering to spines (lightly bumped spine ends), dust-jackets to three volumes, glassine dust-wrapper to volume 5 (minor creasing). Note: a loosely inserted publisher's note apologising for being 'exhausted' of dust-jackets for volume 1. - And a further nine volumes of bibliography relating to conjuring and magic books (including a signed copy of Trevor Hall's 'A Bibliography of Books on Conjuring in English from 1580 to 1850', 1957, 8vo). Provenance: by descent, from the estate of Barry Murray (14).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
![ALMANACKS. The Court and City Register for the Year 1751. London: J. Barnes, [1750.] Thirteenth edition. Title, lists for bot](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ff976d54-a6f8-4580-86d4-ade200d972d5/b13dff23-4d91-4843-845e-ade6000da36e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 3516
ALMANACKS. The Court and City Register for the Year 1751. London: J. Barnes, [1750.] Thirteenth edition. Title, lists for both Houses of Parliament, Court Register, lists of the Army and Navy with separate title-page dated 1751, 1 folding plate of military pay rates. (Toning, manuscript genealogical notes verso the front-free endpaper.) [Bound with:] 'Rider's British Merlin for the Year of Our Lord 1751'. London: R. Nutt, 1751. (Toning.) 12mo (129 x 74mm.) Near contemporary red morocco with hound's tooth rectangle within dotted gilt borders with floral corner-pieces, bosses, g.e. (lacking clasps, small loss at top of spine, minor rubbing). Provenance: 'Plowman' family (ink genealogy verso frontispiece). - And a further forty-one volumes of almanacks from 1715-1813 (42).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3635
PATRICK, Symon. The Witnesses to Christianity. London: for R. Royston, 1675-1677. 2 vols., 8vo (179 x 113mm.) Half-title to volume 1, errata leaf. (Toning, occasional minor soiling, initial blank of volume 2 with corner excised.) Late 18th century black morocco, rectangular gilt with floral corner-pieces, g.e. (lacking lettering pieces, some loss to spines, rubbing). Provenance: Catharine Patrick, granddaughter of author (ink inscribed on the initial blank). - And a further three volumes (including W. Derham's 'Physico-Theology: or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation', 2 vols., 1749, 12mo) (5).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3578
GETTY, Alice. The Gods of Northern Buddhism. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1914. First edition, 4to (286 x 224mm.) Colour frontispiece with tissue-guard, numerous plates, coloured and uncoloured. (Toning to margins.) Original green cloth, gilt ornament to upper cover. - And a further ten books relating to Buddhism and Asian mysticism (including John Campbell Oman's 'The Mystics, Ascetics, and Saints of India', 1903, 8vo, and R. Austin Freeman's 'Travels and Life in Ashanti and Jaman', 1898, 8vo) (11).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3564
BROOKES, Samuel. An Introduction to the Study of Conchology: Including Observations on the Linnaean Genera and on the Arrangement of M. Lamarck. London: for John and Arthur Arch, 1815. First edition, 4to (263 x 194mm.) 11 lithographed plates, 9 hand-coloured, contemporary numbering in ink to the shells. (Toning, light spotting throughout, but heavily L1-M2, small newspaper advertisement mounted to front-free endpaper, lacking 4pp. 'Explanation of the Plates' to rear.) Near contemporary green half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards (rebacked, part of original spine laid-down, hinges strengthened, rubbing to all extremities). Provenance: Charles R. Maxwell (name inscribed verso front-free endpaper); Irene Jones (name inscribed on front-free endpaper and on B1); E.S. Gourlay (name inscribed verso the front-free endpaper); B.S. Morton, marine ecologist (bookplate on front pastedown).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3561
BROWN, Thomas. The Elements of Conchology; or, Natural History of Shells: According to the Linnean System. London: Lackington Allen & Co., et al, 1816. 8vo (209 x 122mm.) 9 hand-coloured engraved plates. (Browning, spotting to preliminaries and to plates, hinges strengthened.) Near contemporary black half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards (rebacked with original spine laid-down, lacking lettering piece, rubbing to extremities). Provenance: R. MacDonald (pencil name inscribed to front free-endpaper); T. MacGregor Greer (stamp to front pastedown); B.S. Morton, marine ecologist (bookplate to the front pastedown). - And a further eight related volumes (including Ralph Tate's 'A Plain and Easy Account of the Land and Fresh-Water Mollusks of Great Britain', 1866, 8vo) (9).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3517
ALMANACKS. The Court Kalendar for the Year 1741. London: J. Watson, 1740. Including births and deaths of kings, 'Knights of the Bath', 'A List of the Privy Council', 'Rates of the Hackney Coach-Men' and 'An Exact List of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal' with separate title-page. (Toning.) [Bound with:] 'Rider's British Merlin: for the Year of Our Lord God 1741'. London: R. Nutt, [1740?] (Occasional browning, contemporary hand-written note relating to the prices of coach-horses on the front-free endpaper, lacking blanks.) 12mo (132 x 73mm.) Contemporary brown sheep, gilt borders (light rubbing). - And a further forty-seven almanacks from 1745-1852 (48).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3583
L'ESTRANGE, Roger. A Brief History of the Times. London: Charles Brome and R. Sare, 1687-1688. 3 vols. in 1 vol. First edition, 8vo (186 x 118mm.) Separate titles and pagination. (From X1-Z1 corner loss with text affected, minor soiling, marginal loss to front blank.) Contemporary calf (heavily rubbed, some spine loss). Note: L'Estrange's name appears on the title-page of the third volume. - And a further six volumes (including, without the maps, Richard Blome's 'Britannia: or, A Geographical Description of the Kingdoms', 1673, folio, and Henry Crouch's 'A Complete View of the British Customs', 1745, 8vo) (7).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3520
IRELAND. - John TEMPLE. The Irish Rebellion: or, A History of the Beginnings and First Progress of the General Rebellion raised within the Kingdom of Ireland… in the year 1641. London: R. White for Samuel Gellibrand, 1646. First edition, small 4to (188 x 140mm.) In 2 parts, engraved headpieces and initials. (Toning, trimming to upper margin K1-K4 and to margin of M3, text slightly affected, lacking rear blank?) 20th century blue card covers. [Wing T627.] - And a further three related items ([George Story's] 'A True and Impartial History of the Most Material Occurrences in the Kingdom of Ireland During the Last Two Years with the Present State of Both Armies', 1691, 4to, and '[J.C.'s] 'The State of the Papist and Protestant Proprieties in the Kingdom of Ireland', 1689, 4to, and 'The Articles of Peace Made and Concluded by his Excellency James Lord Marquess of Ormond… with the General Assembly of the Roman Catholicks of the said Kingdom', 1661, 4to) (4).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Lot 16
KING SIZE TAYLOR - ORIGINAL UK DECCA 7" PACK. Superb bundle of 2 x original UK Decca 7" rarities from Ed 'King Size' Taylor. Titles are Somebody's Always Trying c/w Looking For My Baby (F 11935, huge R&B/Mod/Dancer - VG+ a clean condition copy with the A side very clean, a few light surface marks on the B side, very sharp and clean labels) and Stupidity c/w Bad Boy (F 11874 - VG+ with a few 'pencil' like surface marks, only light). Housed with original company sleeves.
Lot 18
THE ACTION - UK PARLOPHONE 7" PACK (DEMO AND STOCK COPIES). Wonderful pack of 2 x very scarce original UK Parlophone 7" releases from masters of the Mod sound The Action. Titles are Never Ever c/w Twenty Four Hours (original demo copy from 1967, R 5572 - Ex condition with the record in lovely clean order showing just a couple of very light and wispy paper marks, some minor wear to the labels) and I'll Keep Holding On c/w Hey Sah-Lo-Ney (R 5410 - VG some surface marks and scuffs, no heavier feelable scratches).
Lot 8
DAVE DAVANI FOUR/D-MEN - UK 7" BUNDLE. 3 x Mod winners from Dave Davani and friends, this pack including 2 demos. Titles are One Track Mind (Parlophone demo R 5525 - VG condition with some light surface marks/scuffs, missing centre), Tossin' And Turnin' (Parlophone demo R 5490 - VG+ condition playing surface with a few light and minor surface marks, missing centre) and Midnight Special (Decca F 11896 - VG with surface marks/scuffs, no heavier feelable scratches, missing centre, spider glued in).
Lot 302
A single row pearl and diamond initial necklace,with a pierced Perpetua Roman initial 'R' grain set with a row of graduated brilliant cut diamonds, strung to the centre of a row of graduated pearls, untested, 2.5 to 4.3mm in size, strung plain to a reeded barrel clasp. Tested as approximately 18ct gold. 337mm long, 8.24g Condition report: Clasp secure.The clasp and the initial are very tarnished.N.B. This is a short length.
Lot 462
A tanzanite and diamond ring, c.1940,with a lunette cut later tanzanite, rub set to the centre. A crescent border of old Swiss cut and eight cut diamonds, grain set to one ridged and arched shoulder and one shallower shoulder, all grain set with diamonds. Tested as approximately platinum and 18ct gold. Head 13mm wide, 8.07g.Finger size RCondition report: The replacement tanzanite is very heavily abraded and will need to be replaced. Not original to the mount anyway. Replacement half shank. Areas of the gallery wires require repair - not attached.Noticeable scratches and marks.
Lot 326
A three stone black opal and diamond ring,with an oval cabochon black opal, four claw set to a plain collet. A brilliant cut diamond, four claw set to each side, with solid shoulders to a plain shank. Marked 18K. Head 13.00 x 11.80mm, 3.11g.Finger size R LEAccompanied by a COA from the Gem Cave dated 11/01/10, stating origin: NSW, Lightning RidgeCondition report: Light surface marks commensurate with its age. Minor marks to the table or crown facet edges under 10x magnification.The leading edge of the shank reads as a size R, but the centre of the shank may be just under. Hairline cracks or porosity to the underside of the setting to one of the diamonds. This is close to the gold solder area on the inside of the shoulder.
Lot 467
A platinum and gold three stone emerald and diamond ring, by Pravins, c.2002,with an emerald cut emerald, with a stated weight of 1.53ct, believed to be Colombian in origin, double claw set at the cut corners, to a pierced collet. An asscher cut diamond, with a stated total weight of 1.11ct, four claw set in a plain white collet at each side, to solid shoulders and a plain shank. London 2002. Head 16.00 x 7.50mm, 6.22g.Finger size R½Condition report: Light surface marks commensurate with its age. A tiny mark to the girdle of the emerald under 10x magnification. Does not appear to have been worn more than a few occasions.Accompanied by an email from Pravins stating that the ring is of their supply, dated 2002, giving the stated gemstone weights and stating that the emerald is Colombian.There is no lab report available with this ring, we have catalogued all the information we have.Colour G/H rangeClarity VS1/VS2 range
Lot 58
WORLD WAR MEDALS, FIRE SERVICE MEDALS & LETTERS DURING THE WAR GROUP - WWI group of three with exemplary Fire Service medal, London Fire Brigade, awarded to a Horace A Blake to include 1914-1918 Campaign, Mercantile Marine war medal, 1939-1945 Defence medal, London Fire Brigade medal awarded by the London County Council for good service with presentation box and letter dated 8 July 1935, a card to Mr H Blake with 'The Best Wishes of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Christmas 1958', photo of uniformed man titled verso 'George Blake', and a large quantity of letters of correspondence between sweethearts Miss Jean B Blake (presumed daughter) and 14709579 Private George F R 1st Battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment written mainly during the 2nd World War and various post times (120 plus) along with nine silk cards from overseas
Lot 90
VICTORIAN & LATER LADY'S JEWELLERY in sterling silver, pinchbeck and other compositions to include a Norway sterling silver and yellow enamel double leaf brooch, 925 Celtic style brooch, floral micro mosaic, two gilt metal bangles, 70cms pinchbeck muff chain with gold colour locket attached, porcelain brooch of a young girl in silver mount, V R Jubilee 1837-1887 brooch, ETC
Lot 77
patinated bronze, signed in the cast ALBERT TOFT, ebonised wood base42cm (16 ½in) highProvenance:Purchased from Danny Katz, 1975.Literature: Toft, A., Modelling and Sculpture: A Full Account of the Various Methods and Processes Employed in these Arts, J. R. Lippincott Company, 1915, fig. XLV (similar example illustrated);Coleman, B., The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, 2004, p. 240 (illustrated).Footnote: Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1903, no. 1878. Illustrated in Academy Illustrated, page 65.
Lot 50
Signed and dated ‘R Anning Bell 08’ (lower left), oil on canvas34.3cm x 53.3cm (13.5in x 21in)Provenance: Sotheby’s, 14 July 1984, lot 170;With Abbott & Holder, London, 1984.Footnote: Exhibited: London, The New Gallery, Summer Exhibition, 1909;London, Barbican Centre, The Last Romantics, 1989, no. 241.
Lot 258
Signed, inscribed and dated ‘G. J. Pinwell, Tangier 74,’ pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and with scratching out 50.8cm x 67.3cm (20in x 26.5in)Provenance: R. H. Wotchman (?sp);H. W. Henderson;Philips Son & Neale, March 1975.Footnote: Exhibited: London, Deschamps Gallery, Works by the late G. J. Pinwell, 1876, no. 36
Lot 219
tin-glazed and painted earthenware, framed, applied paper label28cm x 43.3cm (11in x 17in) framedFootnote: Exhibited: Morris & Co. Tiles, William Morris Gallery,14th September 1996 – 5th January 1997, No.95.Literature: Myers, R. & H., Morris Tiles. The Tile Designs of Morris and his Fellow-Workers, Ilminster, 1996, p. 42, pl. 10e, p. 103, fig. 157 (similar examples illustrated).
Lot 566
DIAMOND RING. A white 18kt, half hoop diamond ring. Total diamonds 0.50ct. Size R. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Lot 483
SAPPHIRE RING. An 18ct. gold sapphire & diamond cluster ring. Size R/S. Size of sapphire 9 x 6mm. Approx. 5.9g. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Lot 504
GOLD BAND. A 9ct. white gold, broad band. Size R. Approx. 10.1g. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Lot 167
Collection of silver and other coinage inc: Liberty silver dollar 1986 proof coin in box with COA, Monnaie De Paris proof set No. 0639, Harrington and Bryne 2017 Centenary of the House of Windsor £5 Silver Piedfort coin in box with COA, capsulated silver inc (London Olympic, Britannia 2009 one ounce fine silver x 2). Together with Prison Service Long Service Good Conduct Medal by Royal Mint awarded to 'SD R. Gamble KV009,' and a 25 years' service pin.
Lot 164
Vintage postcard album inc Thornwick Bay Shores (some by Spurr's Series), Thorpe Hall the Terrace, Thorpe Hall Shores, Weardale RP fishing, Filey Brigg by Fisher, Annfield Plain by R. Johnston & Son 120, White Hart Street Aylsham by Barnwell's Series, Beverley by Charles Goulding, Norton on Tees by D. Sinclair Middleton in Teesdale, Farne Islands, Robin Lyth's Hole Flamborough, St. James Church Greenhead, Dunstanburgh Castle, Bempton, Catchgate (Monarch Series), Chatterthrow Cave.
Lot 80
1st century BC-1st century AD. A two-handled cup with the body raised from a single sheet of silver resting on a flared foot, the thickened rim decorated with a gilt band of ovules with another gilt decorative band of geometric motifs beneath; two rounded handles with thumb-pads, each with a magnificent interlace foliage beneath. Cf. for a beautiful similarly decorated example from the Boscoreale treasure, in Bianchi Bandinelli, R., Roma, l’arte romana nel centro del potere, Milano, 1969, fig.227. 269 grams, 19.1cm (7 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; formerly acquired on the Germany art market in 1996; formerly in a private German collection since the 1980s; accompanied by a technical examination report, written by Pieter Meyers of Los Angeles, California, dated 16 March 2018, and an archaeological expertise by Dr Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10939-181736. The Boscoreale cup, today at the Louvre, represents the immediate and direct reference model for our cup. Cicero refers to such beautiful cups when he spoke of the scyphi collected by the Sicilian Greeks from the avid agents of the unscrupulous Praetor Verres (Cicero in Verre II, IV,14"). Nero had his personal collection of scyphi omerici, probably of the same category. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] Fine condition.
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Lot 306
1st century BC. A biconical facetted lentoid-section lead slingshot (glans) inscribed with '[C] A [ES]' referencing Julius Caesar. Cf. D'Amato, R. and Sumner, G., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192, London, 2009, fig.32, p.45, for a similar glandes from Zaragoza Museum. 59.7 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). From the private collection of a London antiquarian since the 1980s. The slingshot (type Ia of the Völling classification) is inscribed with the abbreviated name of Julius Caesar; it was used in quantity at the Battle of Monda (or Munda) against the last fellows of Pompey, the leaders of the Optimates, on the 17th March 45 BC. Similar shots were used in the civil war among Pompey and Caesar, for which such bullets were created. The slingers of Caesar's age were part of the light infantry. Caesar already speaks of his Balearic slingers during the conquest of Gaul, who usually wore a short tunic and leather or rope sandals, along with a coat which could also have been used to store projectiles. Rather, they used a satchel to carry very deadly lead-like stones or bullets. The men employed several slings: one was tied around the head for quick employment should the other break during the battle. Fine condition.
Lot 289
4th-3rd century BC. A tinned bronze helmet of Chalcidian type, the bowl forged from a single piece with a strong carinated ridge and peaked crown, raised neck cover and ear openings with flared edges, long nose-guard with raised edges extending to form the eyebrows; removable cheek-pieces with seven-part hinges, pierced at the lower edges for the attachment of a chin strap; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Ohly, D., Die Ägineten, Die Ostgiebelgruppe, Munich, 1976; Pflug, H., 'Chalkidische Helme' in: Antike Helme, RGZM Monographien 14, Mainz, 1988, pp.137-150; Chernenko, E.V., The Scythians 700-300 BC, Hong Kong, 1998; Jonovski, Trakits (The Thracians), 7th century BC-1st century AD, Sofia, 2010 (in Bulgarian); parallels in Hixenbaugh, R., Valdman, A., Ancient Greek Helmets, a complete guide and catalogue, New York, 2019, nos.245ff. and pp.478ff., especially X279; similar to a helmet in the Sergei Krakowski collection, at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, see X256, colour plates p.670ff. 4.04 kg total, 57cm including stand (22 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; from his grandfather's collection by descent in 1989; accompanied by an archaeological report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10884-180931. These helmets were not only used by the Greek Hoplites of the area, but also by high ranking Scythian warriors, for which the possession of a Greek helmet signified elite status and social ostentation. Their usual characteristics were the especially pronounced peak of the helmet, the wide and long hinged cheek-pieces, and especially the tin or silver-alloy plated surface. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] Fine condition, some restoration.
Lot 446
18th-19th century AD. A silver ring with D-section hoop, expanding at the shoulders to stepped D-shaped terminals, rectangular bezel engraved 'memento mori' in two lines, Christian cross to right, two facing winged skeletons below, stooping, holding a shield between them bearing an enigmatic device, possibly a monogram or letter 'R' below a scythe, borders to the shoulder, possibly highly stylised skulls with crossed bones, repeated on the bezel. 12.25 grams, 23.75mm overall, 18.68mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). Ex private collection of a Sussex lady since the mid 1960s. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 437
18th century AD. A substantial gold D-section annular band with plain external face, internal face inscribed: 'loVe For EVer' in mixed script and capital characters. Cf. Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, OUP, London, 1931, p.72, for this inscription; cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, id.GLO-9143B6, for a similar ring with the same inscription and script, dated c.1650-1850 AD and BH-5C4EAE, for a similar ring with same inscription and similar script dated 1600-1710 AD; cf. The British Museum, museum number 1961,1202.309, for a similar ring with the same inscription in a later script, dated 19th century AD. 5.20 grams, 21.84mm overall, 19.31mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From the Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK; acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. ‘Posy’ is derived from ‘poesy’ or ‘poetry’. In the medieval period many rings bore posy inscriptions in Latin or French, the languages frequently spoken by the affluent elites. Later, inscriptions in English became more usual, although the lack of standardised spelling might surprise the modern reader. The inscription is generally found on the interior of the ring, hidden to everyone except the wearer and most of the sentimental mottoes were taken from the popular literature of the time. In fact, love inscriptions often repeat each other, which suggests that goldsmiths used stock phrases. In the later 16th century, ‘posy’ specifically meant a short inscription. A posy is described in contemporary literature as a short ‘epigram’ of less than one verse. George Puttenham (1589) explained that these phrases were not only inscribed on finger rings, but also applied to arms and trenchers. The practice of giving rings engraved with mottoes at betrothals or weddings was common in England from the 16th century onwards, and continued until the late 18th century. Sources suggest that rings could be acquired ready- engraved, or alternatively engraved sometime after their initial production, by a hand other than the goldsmith’s. Joan Evans assumed that posy rings were principally used by/between lovers and distinguished four contexts for the giving of posy rings by one lover to another: betrothals, weddings, St Valentine’s Day and occasions of mourning. Samuel Pepys’ diary makes clear that posy rings might also mark the marriage of a family member, when bearers could even commission their own rings and chose their own mottoes from books. The rings could also function as tokens of friendship or loyalty. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] [No Reserve] Very fine condition, slightly misshapen. A large wearable size.
Lot 339
11th-8th century BC. A bronze spectacle brooch of Type I, formed as a single length of round-section wire with a pair of small reversed loops between, one end hooked to form the catchplate and the other extended for the pin. Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 186. 52 grams, 11.6cm (4 1/2"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection; previously acquired in Munich, Germany, between 1992 and 1996. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 290
Early 4th century BC. A tinned bronze helmet of Type V, Kunze Group VII, the bowl hammered from a single piece with a blunt central ridge, the lower part of the bowl separated by an indented shoulder; arched cut-outs for ears and eyes, flanged ear protectors and a short neck guard to the rear, short lanceolate nose-guard developing into thick eyebrows with flared edges; the lower edge fitted with hinged cheek pieces; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See Ohly, D., Die Ägineten, Die Ostgiebelgruppe, Munich, 1976; Pflug, H., 'Chalkidische Helme' in: Antike Helme, RGZM Monographien 14, Mainz, 1988, pp.137-150; Chernenko, E.V., The Scythians 700-300 BC, Hong Kong, 1998; Brinkmann, V., Wünsche, R. (eds.), Bunte Götter. Die Farbigkeit antiker Skulptur. Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, 2004; Jonovski, Trakits (The Thracians), 7th century BC-1st century AD, Sofia, 2010 (in Bulgarian"). 1.5 kg total, helmet: 32.5cm (12 3/4"). Property of a London gallery; previously in an English private collection 1998-2020; formerly in a private Austrian collection, 1974-1998; accompanied by an archaeological report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D'Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10871-178854. The Chalcidian type of ancient Greek helmet was essentially a lighter and less restrictive form of the Corinthian helmet. Later Chalcidian helmets had hinged cheek-pieces that were anatomically formed to fit closely to the face. The representation of these helmets with mobile and raised cheek-pieces (type V) appear on Attic vase paintings from the early 5th century BC, although the first four typologies still show fixed elements for the face protection as in their Corinthian prototypes. Contemporary to these representations are the sculptures of the temple of Aphaia in Aegina, where these helmets are widely represented and which represent the first examples of Chalcidian helmets with a short nose-guard. The sculptures of the Temple of Aegina also show how these Greek helmets were often painted: the bowl of the sculpted Chalcidian helmets show traces of dots in blue colour (Ohly, 1976, n.38 pp.94ff.), and the polychrome (which could have different variants) has been restored by German archaeologists (Brinkmann & Wünsche, 2004, p.107"). [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] Fine condition, some restoration.
Lot 429
18th century AD. A substantial gold D-section annular band with plain external face, the interior inscribed: 'In Christ & thee my Comfort bee' in script characters, together with a maker's mark 'JC' in a rectangular cartouche. Cf. Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, OUP, London, p.57, for this inscription; cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 1961,1202.329; AF.1346; AF.1353, for posy rings with the same maker's stamp, dated circa late18th century AD. 5.34 grams, 22.37mm overall, 18.92mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). From the Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK; acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985; bought at the Cumberland coin fair, London, believed to have been found in Hertfordshire, UK. ‘Posy’ is derived from ‘poesy’ or ‘poetry’. In the medieval period many rings bore posy inscriptions in Latin or French, the languages frequently spoken by the affluent elites. Later, inscriptions in English became more usual, although the lack of standardised spelling might surprise the modern reader. The inscription is generally found on the interior of the ring, hidden to everyone except the wearer and most of the sentimental mottoes were taken from the popular literature of the time. In fact, love inscriptions often repeat each other, which suggests that goldsmiths used stock phrases. In the later 16th century, ‘posy’ specifically meant a short inscription. A posy is described in contemporary literature as a short ‘epigram’ of less than one verse. George Puttenham (1589) explained that these phrases were not only inscribed on finger rings, but also applied to arms and trenchers. The practice of giving rings engraved with mottoes at betrothals or weddings was common in England from the 16th century onwards, and continued until the late 18th century. Sources suggest that rings could be acquired ready- engraved, or alternatively engraved sometime after their initial production, by a hand other than the goldsmith’s. Joan Evans assumed that posy rings were principally used by/between lovers and distinguished four contexts for the giving of posy rings by one lover to another: betrothals, weddings, St Valentine’s Day and occasions of mourning. Samuel Pepys’ diary makes clear that posy rings might also mark the marriage of a family member, when bearers could even commission their own rings and chose their own mottoes from books. The rings could also function as tokens of friendship or loyalty. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] [No Reserve] Very fine condition, a few small scuffs. A large wearable size.
Lot 320
11th-12th century AD. A Norman or Cuman four-plate iron helmet constructed from curved triangular sections converging at the apex; the bowl contoured so that the front and back plates overlap the side-plates by 1-2cm with iron rivets passing through this overlap to secure them in position; the rivets worked flat into the surface of the helmet, almost invisible from the outside but detectable on the inner surface; the plate-junction at the apex with a small tip, allowing a plume or horsehair streamer to be inserted through a now closed ring; two parallel side rivets, possibly for the attachment of cheek-pieces; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See Curtis, H.M., 2,500 Years of European Helmets, North Hollywood, 1978; Denny, N., & Filmer-Sankey, J., The Bayeux Tapestry, London, 1966; Kirpicnikow, A. N., Russische Helme aus dem Frühen Mittelalter, Waffen- und Kostamkunde, 3rd Series, Vol.15, pt.2, 1973; Nicolle, D., Byzantine and Islamic arms and armour; evidence for mutual influence, [in:] Warriors and their weapons around the time of the Crusades, relationship between Byzantium, the West and the Islamic world, Padstow, 2002, pp.299-325; Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period - Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, pp.326-7, item I.34.4; D’Amato, R., ‘Old and new evidence on East-Roman helmets from the 9th to the 12th centuries,’ in Acta Militaria Mediaevalia, 2015, XI, pp.27-157, fig.23, nn.1-2 and pl.1. 1.4 kg total, helmet: 20.5cm (8"). Property of a London gallery; formerly acquired in Germany before 2015; originally in a 1980s Austrian collection; accompanied by an academic report by military expert Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10870-178853. Helmets of this general profile and with some form of conical crest are a long-lived military fashion in the Black Sea region, and appear in designs on the bone of a Khazar saddle of 7th-8th century date from the Shilovskiy grave field (Samara region); a similar helmet (of presumed 5th century AD date, but probably later) is housed in the St. Petersburg Museum (inventory reference PA72), previously in the MVF Berlin until 1945 (under inventory ref. IIId 1789i); D’Amato (2015, pp.65ff.) proposed to be of an Eastern-Roman origin of this typology, based on the interchange of the Roman and Khazar military technology. The so called rivetted-plate construction, known across Europe from the Migration Period through to the 12th century AD, appears on to be worn by the English and Norman warriors in the 'Bayeux tapestry' (Nicolle, 2002a, 308-309; 2002b, Pl. VIII:A-E"). The typology of these Steppe helmets is visible in specimens of a 12th-13th century date in the Cuman graves of the Black Sea Region, in Cuman graves from Anatolia (probably mercenaries of the Roman army) and in the Mongol armies of 13th century AD. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] Fair condition.
Lot 86
1st-2nd century AD. An over life-size composition head of a frowning elderly male with a thick beard; broad facial features with large nose, sunken eyes beneath prominent eyebrow arches, mouth slightly open and surrounded by thick moustache, the long beard made up of curly tufts; the curly hair covered with a hat or a cap formed of knotted bands (strophion) with voluminous strands falling over the ears to the back of the neck; the smoothed part of the herm, hidden by the hairs of the beard directed towards the centre of the head, creating a chiaroscuro effect; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Becatti, G., s. v., Pitagora, in Enciclopedia dell’Arte Antica Classica e Orientale, vol. VI, Roma, 1965, pp. 197-199; Picozzi, M.G.,‘I ritratti dal mare della Meloria al Museo Archeologico di Firenze: fusioni in bronzo da marmi romani,’ in Rivista dell’Istituto Nazionale di Archeologia e Storia dell’Arte, s. III, XVIII, 1995, pp.118-120; Di Cesare, R., ‘Ritratti di intellettuali tra mondo greco e romano,’ in La Rocca, E., Parisi Presicce, C., Lo Monaco, A., Ritratti. Le tante facce del potere, Roma Musei Capitolini 10 marzo- 25 settembre 2011, Roma, 2011, pp. 93-107; Mastronuzzi, G., ‘Immagini di poeti e filosofi della Magna Grecia,’ in Quaderni di “Atene e Roma”, Pubblicazione dell’Associazione Italiana di Cultura Classica, 5; Capasso, M., Cinque incontri sulla Cultura Classica, Lecce, 2015, pp.55-70. 36.5 kg, 52cm including stand (20 1/2"). From an important English collection; accompanied by an academic report by Dr Laura Maria Vigna; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10748-177458. The hair and the untidy beard reproduce the typical image of a philosopher/ writer as conceived in the Greek and Roman world, although the head portrayed is difficult to identify; it possibly represents Pythagoras, Homer or Sophocles. The probable bronze archetypes for this sculpture are the works of great Greek sculptors dating from the 5th-3rd century BC, which are found replicated in marble and bronze in the form of house furnishings. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] Fair condition, with restorations.
Lot 386
9th-11th century AD. A gold finger ring with round-section hoop, coiled wire sleeves at the shoulders and twisted wire bezel. Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1841,0711.431, for comparable. 3.42 grams, 24.67mm overall, 21.30mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From a central London collection; previously in a European collection formed 1979-1989. [No Reserve] Fair condition, nicks and slightly misshapen. A large wearable size.
Lot 434
18th century AD. A gold D-section annular band with plain external face, the interior inscribed: 'Hearts united live contented' in script characters, followed by maker's mark 'IV' in rectangular cartouche, probably for John Vickerman. Cf. Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, OUP, London, 1931, p.47, for this inscription; cf. The British Museum, museum number AF.1270, for a similar ring with this inscription, dated 18th century; museum number AF.1269, for a similar ring with this inscription dated 17th-18th century AD; museum number AF.1215, for a gold posy ring with the same maker's mark, dated later 18th century AD; cf. The Fitzwilliam museum, PER.M.324-1923, for a ring with this inscription, undated. 3.58 grams, 21.50mm overall, 18.90mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). From the Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK; acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. ‘Posy’ is derived from ‘poesy’ or ‘poetry’. In the medieval period many rings bore posy inscriptions in Latin or French, the languages frequently spoken by the affluent elites. Later, inscriptions in English became more usual, although the lack of standardised spelling might surprise the modern reader. The inscription is generally found on the interior of the ring, hidden to everyone except the wearer and most of the sentimental mottoes were taken from the popular literature of the time. In fact, love inscriptions often repeat each other, which suggests that goldsmiths used stock phrases. In the later 16th century, ‘posy’ specifically meant a short inscription. A posy is described in contemporary literature as a short ‘epigram’ of less than one verse. George Puttenham (1589) explained that these phrases were not only inscribed on finger rings, but also applied to arms and trenchers. The practice of giving rings engraved with mottoes at betrothals or weddings was common in England from the 16th century onwards, and continued until the late 18th century. Sources suggest that rings could be acquired ready- engraved, or alternatively engraved sometime after their initial production, by a hand other than the goldsmith’s. Joan Evans assumed that posy rings were principally used by/between lovers and distinguished four contexts for the giving of posy rings by one lover to another: betrothals, weddings, St Valentine’s Day and occasions of mourning. Samuel Pepys’ diary makes clear that posy rings might also mark the marriage of a family member, when bearers could even commission their own rings and chose their own mottoes from books. The rings could also function as tokens of friendship or loyalty. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] [No Reserve] Very fine condition, a few nicks. A large wearable size.
Lot 307
1st century BC. A facetted biconical lead slingshot (glans) with inscription in Latin letters 'CN' (Cneius) 'MAG' (Magnus) on one side, and 'IMP' for 'IMPERATOR' (victorious general) to the other side, i.e Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Imperator (Pompey the Great the victorious general"). Cf. D'Amato, R. and Sumner, G., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192, London, 2009, fig.32, p.45, for a similar glandes from Zaragoza Museum, the one with the name of Pompey inscribed coming from Munda battlefield. 70 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). From the private collection of a London antiquarian since the 1980s. The shot (Völling type 1C) is marked with the abbreviated name of Gnaeus Pompey; it was used in quantity at the Battle of Monda (or Munda) against Julius Caesar, 17th March 45 BC. The projectiles could be of different material: in lead (glandes) or in pottery or stone (lapides missiles"). Sometimes they were signed with the name of the general, like in our specimen. Fine condition.
Lot 125
10th-12th century AD. A substantial gold necklace composed of a loop chain and cross pendant, the chain with hook-and-loop closure with articulated discoid plaque, the plaque element with a raised cell with applied foliate scrolls and beaded collar to base; the solid gold cross pendant with articulated loop and central garnet cabochon with ivy-leaf claws, expanding and stepped conical arms. See Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 17.190.1650, for a similar chain; see Cormack, R. and Vassilaki, M., edn., Byzantium, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008, p.224, fig.193, for a gold cross with articulated suspension loop. 39.59 grams, 58cm (22 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the P. Vitalis collection, acquired in 1961; collection number 39; accompanied by a copy of an appraisal by M.D. O'Hara, independent Byzantine expert, dated 1980; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10534-172009. Very fine condition.
Lot 319
11th-12th century AD. A Norman or Cuman four-plate iron helmet, skilfully made to accommodate the curvature of the human head, and with a point at the apex; contoured so that the top and bottom plates overlap the side-plates by 1-2cm, with iron rivets passing through this overlap to secure them in position; the rivets worked flat into the surface of the helmet, almost invisible from the outside but detectable on the inner surface; two holes at the base of either side, possibly used for the attachment of cheek-pieces; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Curtis, H.M., 2,500 Years of European Helmets, North Hollywood, 1978; Denny, N. & Filmer-Sankey, J., The Bayeux Tapestry, London, 1966; Kirpicnikow, A. N., ‘Russische Helme aus dem Frühen Mittelalter,’ in Waffen- und Kostamkunde, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, pt. 2, 1973; Nicolle, D., Byzantine and Islamic arms and armour; evidence for mutual influence, [in:] Warriors and their weapons around the time of the Crusades, relationship between Byzantium, the West and the Islamic world, Padstow, 2002, pp. 299-325; Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period - Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, pp.326-7, item I.34.4.; D’Amato, R., ‘Old and new evidence on East-Roman helmets from the 9th to the 12th centuries,’ in Acta Militaria Medievalia, 2015, XI, pp.27-157, items fig.23, nn.1-2 and pl.1. 1.1 kg total, 28.5cm including stand (11 1/4"). Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher; previously part of a UK collection; acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military expert Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10869-179719. Helmets of this general profile and with some form of conical crest were used by the military of the Black Sea region from the 7th century onwards. The rivetted-plate construction was employed across Europe from the Migration Period through to the 12th century. It is this form which appears on the heads of English, Breton and Norman warriors in the Bayeux tapestry (Nicolle 2002, pp.308-309; Pl.VIII:A-E), and also on the heads of Eastern Roman soldiers in the famous Skilitzes Matritensis illuminated manuscript, today at the National Library of Spain, Madrid. [No Reserve] Fine condition, some restoration. A rare example.
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