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Click here to subscribe11th-13th century AD. A silver ring with keeled hoop, angled shoulders and raised circular bezel with an engraved equal-armed cross. 3.57 grams, 25.66mm overall, 18.94mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
13th-15th century AD. A bronze flat-section ring with intaglio image of a splayed eagle. 4.68 grams, 22.74mm overall, 19.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Published 1993-1994 AD. Smith, R. A., British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, Anglia, 1993, reprint of 1923 edition; pictorial boards; with British Museum Guide to Early Iron Age Antiquities, Anglia, 1994, reprint of 1925 edition; pictorial boards. 898 grams total, 22.5 x 14.5cm each (9 x 5 3/4"). Ex North London gentleman. [2, No Reserve] As new.
16th-17th century AD. A late Elizabethan or early Stuart period silver-gilt ring with facetted expanding hoop, octagonal bezel with hatched border, engraved with cross-and-crosslets above 'IHS'. 14.14 grams, 24.63mm overall, 18.53mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
14th century AD. A carved stone corbel with keyed rectangular block, ledge carved with the bust of a king, probably that of Edward III (r. 1327-1377) with crown, neat beard and recessed collar. 9.6 kg, 31cm (12 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Edward III was a king of the Plantagenet dynasty, who came to the throne when his father (Edward II) was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. Edward led a coup d'état against his mother and Mortimer and began his reign at the age of seventeen. He undertook a successful military campaign in Scotland and declared himself heir to the French throne in 1337. This dispute started the so-called 'Hundred Years' War.' English victories in France (notably at Crécy and Poitiers) led to the French king ceding territory to England in return for Edward's withdrawal of his claims. Edward failed to capitalise on his early success, partly due to failing health. He died of a stroke at Sheen on 21 June 1377 and was succeeded by his ten-year-old grandson, King Richard II, son of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince. Fair condition.
16th century AD. A slender gold finger ring with scrolled detailing to the shoulders, pyramidal bezel with crescent detailing and inset diamond to the centre. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 677.4.31 grams, 25.70mm overall, 16.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (1"). Property of a North American collector; previously in a UK collection; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s; supplied with geological report No. TL005195, by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert, Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0615/02/06/2020. Very fine condition.
4th century BC. A gilt-bronze finger ring with lentoid bezel, incuse image of nude Apollo advancing on tiptoe with one hand extended skywards and the other holding his hair. 5.84 grams, 23.9mm overall, 18.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 190811. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Early 4th century BC. A standing bust of the goddess Demeter, represented with the arms alongside the torso, dressed in a peplos and a himation, a veil covers the back of the head and falls in symmetrical zigzags on the arms. See for discussion Tzanavari K., Protomes de terre cuite de l'antique Lete (Mygdonie), in Muller, A., Lafli R. (dir.), St. Huysecom-Haxhi (coll.), Figurines de terre cuite en Mediterrannee grecque et romaine, II, Iconographie et contextes, Vileneuve d'Asq, 2015, pp.165-179. 71 grams, 93cm (3 1/2"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. This figure seems to belong to classification Ab of the Tzanavari typology, and dates to the middle of the 4th century BC, with the head slightly tilted, the oval face ending in a square chin, hair covered with kalyptra (veil), and ears decorated with disc-shaped earrings. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-7th century BC. A small ornate silver bow-shaped fibula with integral coil and pin; seven decorated lobes evenly spaced across the arch and catch decorated with fine chain and silver granules. See Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 710, for type. 13.31 grams, 58mm (2"). Property of a European gentleman; formerly acquired on the German art market before 1980. Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a gilt buckle loop and hinged plaque with attachment lugs to the reverse; a propeller belt-mount; four openwork plaques formed with scrolled tendrils. See Allason-Jones, L. and Miket, R., The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984, items 3.793, 3.794, 3.798, for type. 62 grams total, 28-48mm (1 - 2"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired on the London market in the 1990s. [6, No Reserve] Fine to very fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze ring D-section hoop, angled shoulders, discoid bezel with a lion leaping on an escaping gazelle. 6.73 grams, 25.03mm overall, 18.5mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze ring formed as a coiled two-headed snake, punched scale detailing to the body. 7.09 grams, 24mm overall, 19.11mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
1st century AD. A bronze plaque with eight lines of qatabanic Sabaean text regarding an unknown temple of the kingdom of Qatab?n, dedicated to the gods Amm dhu-Raymatum and Warafum: '1 Dlwn -b-Gbln ?bd (s¹q)ny[ ?m] 2 ?-Rymtm w-Wrfm (s¹)qnyt-?= 3 hbm ?g tkrb-s¹mn gwm/ 4 b?w mhrt Nb? m w-(yt?s¹) 5 w-?bl-s¹ ?g t(k)rb-s¹mn l-m= 6 t?n-s¹ b-s¹wt br? n r?d D..= 7 wn ?m w-Wrfm ??n-s¹ w-(mqm)-s¹ 8 w-qny-s¹ b-?g ?m w-?nby' 'Dalw?n ... offered [to ?Amm] (2) dhu-Raymatum and Warafum the offering of (3) bronze according to the promise he made to them ... (4) ... mares of Naba? um ... (5) his camel in accordance with the promise he had made to them to be (6) protected in this expedition. Dalw?n has confided (7) to ?Amm and Warafum his faculties, his abilities (8) and his possessions, with the approval of Amm and Anb?'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.05 kg, 23cm including stand (9"). Property of a London W1 collector; formerly acquired between 1970 and the late 1999s.Fine condition, repaired. Rare.
Oligocene Period, 45 million years BP. A group of six pieces of Baltic amber, all containing flies, mainly fungus gnats and other inclusions. 1.6 grams total, 9-14mm (1/2"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Pleistocene, circa 20000-12000 BP. A group of two woolly rhinoceros teeth Coelodonta antiquitati; one from the upper jaw and one from the lower mandible. See Hillson, Simon, Teeth, CUP, 1986, pp.86-88. 224 grams total, 56mm each (2 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960; from the 'Brown Bank' area, off Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Found 1906 AD. A sawn and polished section of the Muonionalusta meteorite with well-developed Widmanstatten crystallisation patterns. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.249. 63.6 grams, 53mm (2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found northern Scandinavia. The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia, west of the border between Sweden and Finland, about one million years BC. The first fragment of the Muonionalusta was found in 1906 near the village of Kitkiöjärvi. Around forty pieces have been recorded to date. Other fragments have been found in the Pajala district of Norrbotten County, approximately 140 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. The Muonionalusta is probably the oldest known meteorite being 4.5653 billion years old. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Found June 1967 AD. A highly polished rectangular slice of the Seymchan meteorite with a number of transparent olivine inclusions. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.323; report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967; see also Meteoritical Bulletin No.43, Moscow (1968) and database. 45 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found Magadan district, Russia. The main mass of 272.3 kilograms was found during a survey in June 1967 by geologist F. A. Mednikov. The mass was a triangular-shaped thumbprinted meteorite lying among the stones of the brook bed. A second specimen of 51 kilograms was found with a mine detector at a distance of 20 meters from the first in October 1967 by I. H. Markov. During a new expedition in 2004, Dmitri Kachalin recovered about 50 kilograms of new material. Remarkably, about 20% of the new specimens were found to contain olivine crystals, and so revealed the silicated nature of the meteorite. The pallasitic structure was not previously discovered during studies on small metal-only sections of the original mass. The distortion of the Widmanstatten patterns is interpreted as shearing of the superheated meteorite as it broke up in the Earth's atmosphere. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Found June 1967 AD. A highly polished slice of the Seymchan meteorite showing the distinctive Widmanstatten pattern. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.323; report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967; see also Meteoritical Bulletin No.43, Moscow (1968) and database. 59.5 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found Magadan district, Russia. The main mass of 272.3 kilograms was found during a survey in June 1967 by geologist F. A. Mednikov. The mass was a triangular-shaped thumbprinted meteorite lying among the stones of the brook bed. A second specimen of 51 kilograms was found with a mine detector at a distance of 20 meters from the first in October 1967 by I. H. Markov. During a new expedition in 2004, Dmitri Kachalin recovered about 50 kilograms of new material. Remarkably, about 20% of the new specimens were found to contain olivine crystals, and so revealed the silicated nature of the meteorite. The pallasitic structure was not previously discovered during studies on small metal-only sections of the original mass. The distortion of the Widmanstatten patterns is interpreted as shearing of the superheated meteorite as it broke up in the Earth's atmosphere. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Found 1906 AD. A sawn and polished section of the Muonionalusta meteorite with well-developed Widmanstatten crystallisation patterns. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.249. 73 grams, 81mm (3 1/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found northern Scandinavia. The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia, west of the border between Sweden and Finland, about one million years BC. The first fragment of the Muonionalusta was found in 1906 near the village of Kitkiöjärvi. Around forty pieces have been recorded to date. Other fragments have been found in the Pajala district of Norrbotten County, approximately 140 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. The Muonionalusta is probably the oldest known meteorite being 4.5653 billion years old. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million years-11,700 years BP. A fossil Mammuthus primigenius woolly mammoth tooth displaying a good chewing surface. 1.5 kg, 21cm (8 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960; from the Brown Bank/Dogger beds, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Triassic Period, 200 million years BP. A group of four fossil fish teeth in oolitic limestone matrix. 57 grams total, 22-38mm (1 - 1 1/2"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898), from the reference collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd; from the Limestone Cayton quarry, near Scarborough. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Found June 1967 AD. A highly polished slice of the Seymchan meteorite showing the Widmanstatten patterns. See Graham, A.L., Bevan, A.W.R. & Hutchison, R. Catalogue of Meteorites, London, 1985, p.323; report of geologist F. A. Mednikov (Magadan, USSR) in a letter, VIII 15, 1967 and of V. 1. Zvetkov (Moscow, USSR) in a letter X 17, 1967; see also Meteoritical Bulletin No.43, Moscow (1968) and database. 67.8 grams, 86mm (3 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK meteorite market; found Magadan district, Russia. The main mass of 272.3 kilograms was found during a survey in June 1967 by geologist F. A. Mednikov. The mass was a triangular-shaped thumbprinted meteorite lying among the stones of the brook bed. A second specimen of 51 kilograms was found with a mine detector at a distance of 20 meters from the first in October 1967 by I. H. Markov. During a new expedition in 2004, Dmitri Kachalin recovered about 50 kilograms of new material. Remarkably, about 20% of the new specimens were found to contain olivine crystals, and so revealed the silicated nature of the meteorite. The pallasitic structure was not previously discovered during studies on small metal-only sections of the original mass. The distortion of the Widmanstatten patterns is interpreted as shearing of the superheated meteorite as it broke up in the Earth's atmosphere. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
991-997 AD. Obv: profile bust with sceptre and +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL?X legend. Rev: short voided cross with C R V X in angles and +TVNAM?OEAXEC legend for the moneyer Tuna at Exeter mint. S. 1148; N. 770; cf. Hild. 589 (same reverse legend); 1.58 grams. . Ex Mr RWM collection; ex Sincona Auction 59, lot 1492 (with lot ticket"). Near extremely fine; dark tone. Scarce mint.
991-997 AD. Obv: profile bust with sceptre and +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL? X legend. Rev: short voided cross with C R V X in angles and +GODRICM?OLVND legend for the moneyer Godric at London mint. S. 1148; N. 770; cf. Hild. 2584 (same reverse legend); MEC 8, 1847 (same dies?"). 1.67 grams. . Ex Mr RWM collection; ex Sincona Auction 59, lot 1491 (with lot ticket"). Near as struck; Viking peck marks to obverse.
1029-1036 AD. BMC type xvi. Obv: profile bust with sceptre and +CNVT RECX legend. Rev: short voided cross and annulet with +GODRICONLVND: legend with pellets after R and above LV for the moneyer Godric at London mint. S. 1159; N. 790. 1.10 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. Good very fine; small striking split at rim.
1547-1551 AD. Bust 6. Obv: three-quarter facing bust with HENRIC 8 D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX legend and no mintmark. Rev: long cross over arms dividing CIVI TAS CAN TOR legend for Canterbury mint. S. 2408; N. 1875. 2.45 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; ex R Dalton, Littlebourne, UK, collection; loaned to and exhibited at Canterbury Cathedral. Very fine. Scarce.
1630-1631 AD. Group II, type 2a. Obv:AVSPICE REGNO legend. king riding with CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX legend with 'plume' mintmark. Rev: oval arms with C R above divided by lis over rose and CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO legend. S. 2759; N. - (see 2206, variant"). 15 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK, collector; acquired on the UK coin market; ex Andrew James West collection. Good fine; reverse better. Rare with lis over rose to reverse.
Dated 1713 AD. South Sea Company. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS D G M BR FR ET HIB REX F D legend. Rev: cruciform arms and alternating SS / C with BRVN ET L DVX S R I A TH ET EL legend and date. S. 3647. 6 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. Near extremely fine.
Dated 1745 AD. Obv: profile bust with LIMA below and GEORGIUS II DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: cruciform arms with M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E legend and date. Edge: raised DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI DECIMO NONO inscription. S. 3695. 15 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. Good very fine.
Dated 1787 AD. Early coinages, fifth bust. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: crowned 'spade' arms with date below and M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E legend. S. 3729. 8.29 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. Near very fine; small loop mount scar at edge.
Dated 1793 AD. Early coinages, fifth bust. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: crowned 'spade' arms with date below and M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E legend. S. 3729. 8.37 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. Almost extremely fine; with much lustre. Scarce thus.
Dated 1762 AD. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: crowned arms with M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E legend and date. S. 3741. 2.05 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK, collector; acquired on the UK coin market. In the 17th-18th century period, the giving of a twice-bent coin as a token of love was a tradition in Britain, mentioned in the verse 'There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house'; often using silver sixpences but, much rarer and at a higher level, from gold coins, such as this example. Very fine; twice bent as a love token.
Early Dynastic IIIA, 2550-2400 BC. A pouring vessel carved from a tulip sea snail shell, using the natural shape of the shell to form the narrow pouring spout; a carefully carved figure of a bird to the rear with scalloped neck feathers, the wings with herringbone pattern, short tail feathers; three horizontal bands to the upper neck, aquiline beak and drilled eye; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Zettler, R.L, and Horne, L., (eds.) Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, Philadelphia, 1998, cat.no.117; Aruz, J. and Wallenfelds, R., (eds.) Art of the First Cities, the Third Millennium B.C from the Mediterranean to the Indus, cat.no.291a.927 grams total, 20cm including stand (8"). Property of a private New York collection; acquired from Sotheby's. New York, 10 December 2008, lot 63 [Bought for £7,500.00 hammer]; formerly in a private New York collection, acquired in Jerusalem in 1975; prior to that with Baidun and Sons, Jerusalem, Israel; accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Fine condition.
Awarded 1905 AD. Obv: profile of dachshund head and collar surround with PRESENTED BY THE DACHSHUND CLUB thereon. Rev: with engraved 1905 / BIRKENHEAD / BEST DACHSHUND / MR T A LEVER'S / 'RUSHOLME REDCAP' inscription in six lines; in original dark maroon leatherette case by R. P. Powell of 115 High Street, Oxford. 62 grams, 51mm (box 75mm square"). . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. The Dachshund Club was founded in 1881 and continues to the present day. Near as struck; few small marks. Rare.
19th century AD. Laodicea ad Lycum. Obv: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ? AI? ?I?PHC ACIAPX ? ANE?HKEN • ?AO?IK??N/N??KOP?N Emperor standing right on steps of distyle temple, holding wreath in r. hand; on either side, pair of togate figures raising hand in acclamation; behind, troops standing, holding shields and spears. All within precinct enclosure, seen from aerial perspective; enclosure entrance composed of six columns; figure of Hygieia, holding serpent, standing in outer intercolumnations; uncertain figures (Pigres and spouse?) standing facing in central intercolumniation. 34.9 grams. . Ex Derek Aldred collection. [No Reserve]
107 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P legend with laureate bust right. Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC legend with Roma standing left holding Victory and resting on spear. RIC 115; BMC 271; RSC 68a; Sear 3120. 2.83 grams. . Property of a Leicestershire, UK collector. [No Reserve] Very fine.
1028-1034 and 1068-1071 AD. Class B Anonymous follis struck under Romanus III, Constantinople mint. Obv: +EMMA-NOVHA IC-XC legend with Christ, nimbate bust facing, a square in each limb of the nimbus cross, holding book of gospels. Rev: IS-XS bAS-ILE bAS-IL legend in three lines to left and right of cross on three steps. Folles struck under Romanus IV, Constantinople mint. Obvs: IC over NI to left, XC over KA to right of Christ, bust facing, wearing pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels. Revs: C-R-P-D in the corners of a cross on globe, dots at the ends of the arms and X in the centre. Sear 823/Sear 1866; DOC 8. 22.3 grams total. . From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. [3, No Reserve] Fine and better.
9th-11th century AD. A carved black stone four-armed standing figure of Vishnu with rearmost right hand raised, wearing a simple draped sanghati to hips with serene smile, elongated ears and jatamukata headdress formed from matted and twisted locks of hair; mounted on a custom-made stand for display. See Van Beek, S., and Tettoni, L.I., The Arts of Thailand, Hong Kong, 1986, pp.52-57, for similar examples and discussion.52 kg total, 104cm including stand (45"). Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990; formerly in a South East London collection formed in the 1970s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3250 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157951-10042. Vishnu is a principal Hindu deity. He manifests through numerous avatars in order to keep humankind from harm, although not all avatars of Vishnu are benevolent. Along with Brahma (creation) and Shiva (destruction), Vishnu (maintenance) is one of three gods of the Trimurti, a union of the three cosmic functions of creation, maintenance and destruction. Vishnu is often depicted holding a Kaumodaki (mace), chakra, conch and lotus in one of his four hands. Fine condition.
19th century AD (dated 1645"). Round. Obv: crown over [rosette]C R[rosette] / .III. S in two lines. Rev: OBS CARL with S set high over date and rosette below. See S. 3136 for original type. 15.9 grams. . Ex Colin Rumney, 'The Shropshire Collection'. Carlisle was besieged from 1644 to 1645. [No Reserve] As made.
13th century AD. A sandstone standing figure of Shiva wearing ornately detailed collar and band to upper right arm, a simple cloth around the lower part of the body (sampot,) detailed diadem, hair dressed in a conical form (chignon;) mounted on a custom-made stand for display. See Sotheby’s, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, 20 September 2002, for sculptures of similar style and date.44 kg total, 105cm including stand (41"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 1990; previously in a private collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3258 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157942. Believed to have developed from Rudra, Shiva is one of three principal gods of Hinduism, forming the Trimurti of great gods together with Vishnu and Brahma. Shiva, a god of creation, can be benevolent and protective, but he is also the god of time and destruction, associated with fear death; hence he is also found on battlefields and in cremation contexts. The embodiment of contrasting qualities, Shiva embodies the reconciliation of opposites. Shiva is the father of the elephant god Ganesha and the warrior god Karttikeya. Fine condition.
1526-1532 AD. Second coinage. Obv: profile bust with HENRIC VIII D G R AGL Z F legend and 'uncertain mark over rose' mintmark. Rev: long cross and arms dividing W - A initials with CIVITAS CANTOR legend for Canterbury mint under Archbishop William Warham. S. 2343; N. 1802. 1.27 grams. . Found Romney Marsh, Kent area, 2000s. Near very fine.
12th-13th century AD. A standing figure of Prajnaparamita in black granite with ribbed sanghati to hips, the hair gathered tight to the head and surmounted by a four-lobed bun held with a band; mounted on custom-made stand for display. See Sotheby’s, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, 20 September 2002, for sculptures of similar style and date.41 kg total, 129cm including stand (51"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 1990; previously in a private collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3254 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157941-10044. Prajnaparamita, 'the Mother of Buddhas', is held as an incarnation of the divine word. Buddhist belief holds that this goddess is the deification of the Prajnaparamita-sutra, a sacred religious text in which Gautama Buddha is reputed to have put forward his teachings. 'Prajnaparamita' means 'perfection of insight'. Fair condition.
11th-13th century AD. A polished stone standing male deity, probably Vishnu, with four arms, face with linear ridge forming a heavy brow, slender eyes with defined pupils, elongated ears, wearing a rectangular cloth (sampot) around the lower part of the body with a double fishtail pleat and frontal sash, conical knot of hair (chignon) arranged on the head with incised decoration, detailed diadem; mounted on custom-made stand for display. See Tucker, J. and Tozer, A., An Important Group of Sculptures from India, Southeast Asia and China, London, 2018, p.18, for a comparable example with discussion; see Sotheby's, Khmer, Thai, Indian and Himalayan Art, London, 12 October 1989, items 61, 68, 77, 82, for comparable examples.68 kg total, 135cm including stand (53"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 1990; previously in a private collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3259 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157943-10045. Vishnu is a principal Hindu deity, considered the protector of the world. Vishnu has ten avatars through which he manifests in order to protect moral and religious codes and to combat evil, and he appears on earth to help humankind in moments of crisis, although not all avatars of Vishnu are benevolent. He was first incarnated as the fish Matsya, and his incarnations follow an evolutionary pattern from fish and reptiles, to animals, the dwarf Vamana, to men and finally the future creator, Kalkin. Vishnu is part of the Trimurti, a union of the three cosmic functions of creation, maintenance and destruction embodied by Vishnu (maintenance), Brahma (creation) and Shiva (destruction"). Fine condition.
19th century AD. Comprising: a pressed gilt metal circular box, lid embossed with Prince of Wales feathers and base with THE PRINCE / OF / WALES / BOX in four lines; containing a piece of toy money. Obv: profile bust with H R H ALBERT P W legend. Rev: 2 / HALFPENCE / MAKE / 1 / PENNY in five lines. 2.75 grams total, box 17mm diameter. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. [No Reserve] Coin good very fine; box better.
19th century AD. Comprising: a gilt metal circular box with embossed profile and lid with H R H PRINCE OF WALES ENGLAND'S HOPE legend, the base with chequered design; containing a piece of toy money. Obv: profile bust dividing V - R initials. Rev: MODEL / 16TH / FARTHING in three lines. 1.27 grams total, box 14mm diameter. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. [No Reserve] Extremely fine.
19th century AD. Comprising: a gilt metal circular box with lid and base embossed with profile bust; containing two pieces of toy money. Obvs: profile bust dividing V - R and with VICTORIA REG legend respectively. Revs: with D over 1/4 and MODEL 1848 legend and MODEL / QUARTER / FARTHING / 1848 in four lines respectively. 1.83 grams total, box 13mm diameter. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. [No Reserve] Extremely fine.
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