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Lot 708
R Simkin (20th century British) - Grenadier Guards, Officers, Service and Review Orders, c.1914, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, signed and inscribed to mount, 19.5 x 14cm, together with an early 20th century signed coloured etching of horse guards, signed Edward King, 28 x 39cm and a coloured print of First or Grenadier Regiment Foot Guards, 1925, in various dress uniform, 49 x 59cm, all framed
Lot 213
A pair of late 19th Century Victorian hallmarked silver vases of urn shape by R H Halford & Sons raised on circular bases decorated with oak leaves. Swag and ribbon decoration to the body with acanthus leaf borders. Twin shaped handle to the top with flared circular rim. Hallmarked for London 1899. Weighs 243.5 grams. Measures 14cm high.
Lot 5177
Diecast Vehicles - Lesney Toys, 20b, E R F 68G, truck, Ever Ready for Life; 25a, Bedford 12 cwt Dunlop van, blue, grey plastic wheels; 31 Ford Station Wagon, yellow body, black base, grey wheels, Cat DW2 tractor and trailer , AA Motorbike and sidecar, all play worn, with two miniature vehicles, made in Hong Kong boxes (7)
Lot 5195
Coins - Royal Mint uncirculated coin collections 1990s and later, special commemorative editions, Narnia, Brunel, Elizabeth R, All Change, Kew Gardens, European Community, WWF in a folder, Coin cover sets, some £5 uncirculated coins, Millenium time capsule, Manchester 2002, etc; a Chinese New Year 2006 collection with bank notes and coins; a Westminster Peter Rabbit six coin Beatrix Potter collection, boxed; another similar single coin; qty
Lot 155A
Ruby Octagon and Trillion Cut Ring, the centre octagon cut ruby being 9cts, flanked by a trillion cut ruby of 1.75 cts to each side, the whole framed with a fine line of round cut natural white zircons, which continue, as a double row, down the shoulders of the rhodium vermeil and silver shank with openwork gallery; size R
Lot 52
Three volumes E T McDermot, History of the Great Western Railway by GWR 1927-31An H Greenly and W J Bassett Lowe "Model Railways and Locomotives", bound copies of the magazines, volumes 1 to 5, 1909 to 1913. ABC Railway Guide for 1921, The Life of George Stephenson, second edition, published 1857, R Jung, Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive, first edition published 1923 along with other assorted railway interest, A box of ephemera and pamphletsTo include a David Hockney BT Bradford Phone Book, 1989, Dennis Wheatley murder mystery "Who killed Robert Prentice", first edition, two titles in the Ariel Poem series by W H Auden and Stephen Spender, a set of Cruik Shank prints, a Francis Moore's Loyal Almanac for 1858, Maple's Furniture Catalogue 1953 and other items, 8 Volumes The Children's Hour Illustrated with Numerous Colour Plates.
Lot 295
Album of postcards depicting Seaside Trippers Morley Feast Railway Station, Morley street scenes, Thornborough, The Meet at Bawtry, Watercress Beds Belleau Springs, Gainford, Staindrop, Military soldiers, Workmen Leaving Transporter Bridge Middlesbrough, Durban street scenes, Piercebridge, High Coniscliffe, Malta postmark, Auger, Shop fronts, Leicester street scenes, Photographers include J.H. Skipper, Gladys Norton, Brittain & Wright photographic and printed, A.&W. Wilkinson, R. Simpson, Steven Series Thirsk, Misses Campbell Leyburn.
Lot 168
Five books by BB (Denys Watkins-Pitchford), "Alexander", A R Mowbray & Co Ltd, 1959, "The Autumn Road to the Isles", signed by the author / illustrator, Nicholas Kaye Ltd, 1959, two copies of "Ramblings of a Sportsman-Naturalist", both signed by the author / illustrator, Michael Joseph Ltd, 1979, "The Badgers of Bearshanks", Ernest Benn Ltd, 1961, plus CD Adams, "Red Vagabond: The Story of a Fox", illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, The Batchworth Press, 1951.
Lot 447
Late 1st-early 2nd century AD. A bronze 'Kostol Type' sports helmet mask with strong realism, 'Type A' of the Robinson classification of cavalry sport helmets (Robinson, 1975, pl.309, p.112), showing the portrait of a youthful African male, possibly that of the Mauri Prince, Lusius Quietus; with broad forehead, high cheekbones, short, wide nose with wide mouth and small, pierced almond-shaped eyes; locks of hair on the head in a series of semi-circular bands; rear edge of mask pierced for attachment of the leather lining; the wide eye-holes terminate with flanges representing the eye-lids; traces of burning are visible on the forehead, nose, around left eye and right cheek. See Robinson, R., The Armour of Imperial Rome, New York, 1975; Garbsch, J., Römische Paraderustüngen, München, 1979; D'Amato R., Negin, A., Decorated Roman Armour, London, 2017; the mask helmet finds a good parallel in the Kostol helmet (Garbsch,1979, pl. 23,3), although differs for the kind of portrait; it belongs to the category of Roman mask helmets usually employed in the sportive games, acting also for military training, of the so called Hippika gymnasia, well described by Arrian of Nicomedia in his Taktika, written down during the age of the Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD); mask helmets were produced in all of the Empire until at least the late 4th century AD, they were however also destined to be worn in real combat, as shown by the gravestone of Flavinus at the Hexham Abbey (Robinson, 1975, pl.307, p.106; D'Amato-Negin, 2017, p.150, fig.158), and Sextus Valerius Genialis at Cirencester (D'Amato-Negin, 2017, p.82, fig.78); the 'Type A' to which the mask belongs, is extremely rare, and it shows mask helmets still strongly influenced by the Hellenic taste; the face and the hair are treated with strong realism, in a extremely naturalistic manner, different from the classical form seen in the similar helmets of Alexander Typology; as supported by Robinson these category of helmet was probably realised by artists trained as sculptor specialists in portraiture; however, differently from the Kostol helmet in which the whole skull acts also as a bowl, here the mask was destined to be attached to a second part, in a similar way to the other well known portrait helmet mask known from Stockstadt (Garbsch,1979, pl.20,3), and to the masks of 'Alexander Type' (D'Amato-Negin, 2017, pp.194"). 1.59 kg total including stand, 29cm without stand (11 1/2"). Property of a South London collector; previously in a German collection prior to 1980; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, and by a metallurgic analytical report, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, number 93511. Most probably this specimen is from a grave of a soldier or military commander. The helmet is hemispherical and imitates abundant curly hair which is made in a realistic fashion. In addition, the helmet is unusual due to the fact that its design and appearance demonstrate a combination of several traditions in manufacturing of military headgear, like the Kostol one. The bottom edge of the helmet could be also bent in the form of a hem and have a continuity of holes intended either to attach the lining, or to suspend some sort of neck protection in the form of a lamellar or scale aventail, which is not typical of Roman helmets, worn in the Roman army only by soldiers of Eastern auxiliary units. The mask portrait is the one of a young Dipartimento Studi Storici università di Ferrara Pagina 2 African prince, or man, in an age in which Africans (Numidians) were highly considered in the Auxilia military forces serving under Trajan and Hadrian. It should well be remembered the important tasks accomplished by the Mauri of Lusius Quietus during the Trajanic wars against the Dacians, and also during the repression, in the last years of the Trajan's Empire, of the Jewish revolt in the so-called Kitos war (116-118 AD"). We cannot exclude that the mask was destined to a member of his family, or to a portrait of the Prince himself, considering the similarity of this portrait with the presumptive image of Quietus on Trajan's Column (Cichorius, scene LXIII"). According to Arrian of Nicomedia, a Roman provincial governor and a close friend of Hadrian, face-mask helmets were used in cavalry parades and sporting mock battles called hippika gymnasia. Parades or tournaments played an important part in maintaining unit morale and fighting effectiveness. They took place on a parade ground situated outside a fort and involved the cavalry practising manoeuvring and the handling of weapons such as javelins and spears. Parades would have taken place at several times in the year, especially at religious festivals and on days marking the birth, and accession to the throne, of the Emperor. Hippika gymnasia were colourful tournaments among the élite cavalry wings of the army, the alae. Both men and horses wore elaborate suites of equipment on these occasions, often in the guise of Greeks and Amazons. Calvary helmets were made from a variety of metals and alloys, often from gold-coloured alloys or iron covered with tin. They were decorated with embossed reliefs and engravings depicting the war-god Mars and other divine and semi-divine figures associated with the military. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Very fine condition, minor restoration and edge loss. Excessively rare.
Lot 454
Early 1st millennium BC. A rare hammered bronze shield, slightly convex and still showing good detail; the surface shows a decoration in repoussé, with, beginning from the centre, concentric images of triangles, dotted outlines and dancing warriors or hunters disposed in a circle; after a further line of other dots and triangles the circular surface is interrupted by the four surviving protruding corners (originally eight), each of them decorated with vertically oriented geometrical patterns of dots, triangles and herringbone motives; the disposition of the protruding parts represent the solar disc; the symbolism of the shield represents and is especially and first of all connected with the rays of the sun rays and the heavens; like shields found in Luristan, this one presents an openwork border, and originally having a smaller umbo (boss) at the centre; according to V. I. Abaev the Ossetic wart or according to G. Bailey ?art belong to a large group of words deriving from the ancient Indo-Iranian word var (or war) which means ‘cover’ or ‘protection’; from it also derives the Avestan terms for the designation of the shield v?r??ra?ra, the Ancient-Iranian *vr?dra; in ancient Iran in fact one of the most ancient designation of the shield is v?r???ra (Encyclopaedia Iranica under voice Shield); mounted on a custom-made display frame. This shield finds a good parallel in a similar but complete specimen preserved at University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology, and with a specimen of the ex-collection Axel Guttmann (Christie's,2004, cat.41, pp.36-37); a similar round bronze shield, date-able to the 10th century BC, one of the most ancient of the Iranian metal shields, was found in Luristan, this shield, (Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 6-8, fig.2) has like our specimen a skirting along the edge (openwork border), an umbo in the centre, and relief depictions of fantastic creatures; also see H. W. Bailey, '?riana. Dress and Equipment,' in Orientalia Suecana 4, 1955; and V. I; Abaev, Istoriko-ètimologicheski? slovar’ osetinskogo yazyka (Historical-etymological dictionary of the Ossetic language), vol. III, Moscow, 1989; and A. S. Melikian-Chirvani, Iranian Sun Shield, in Bulletin of the Asia Institute, N. S., 6, 1992, 1993; and Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004; and Moshtagh Khorasani, Manouchehr, Bronze and iron weapons from Luristan, Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 7, 2009. 6.6 kg, 97cm including frame; shield: 84cm (38; shield: 33"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, and by a metallurgic analytical report, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, report number 602/131393. The kind of decoration seems to be more ancient than the quoted samples from Missouri University and Guttmann collection. Moreover it is the only known shield showing a procession with human patterns. Although such weapons are generally classified as 'parade' weaponry such a concept was absolutely extraneous to the Ancient World. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and used magnificent bronze armours. The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The techniques used for making bronze weapons in Luristan included: casting with open moulds, casting with close moulds, and casting with lost wax process. For metal sheets used for quiver plaques and bronze protective belts or shields, they used the hammering technique (?akošk?ri"). Fair condition, several repairs and museum restorations. Excessively rare, the only known example with a procession of warriors.
Lot 465
14th century AD. A substantial iron long sword relic with tapering two-edged blade, rounded tip, shallow fuller to each face, narrow shoulders, substantial rectangular-section tang to support a two-handed grip, oblate pommel with domed faces, narrow square-section quillons. Cf. Dufty, A.,R. European Swords and Daggers in the Tower of London, London, 1974, item 4(a"). 1.4 kg, 1.15m (45 1/4"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s. Fair condition.
Lot 494
5th-6th century AD. A group of iron weapon components comprising: a domed shield boss with central spike, broad flange with three attachment studs, roves to the reverse; a rectangular shield-grip with waisted middle, substantial studs; a substantial francisca blade with swept profile, curved edge and square rear to the socket; head of a thrusting spear with lozenge-section leaf-shaped blade, short neck, tapering closed socket; head of a throwing spear with thick leaf-shaped blade and short closed socket, attachment pin still in situ. Cf. weapon garniture in Herzog, R, & Koller, A, Die Alamannen, Stuttgart, 1997, p.296. 1.4 kg total, 14.3-35cm (5 1/2 - 13 3/4"). From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. [5, No Reserve]Fine condition.
Lot 508
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC. A large and finely polished boat-shaped axe in dark greenstone, with expanded asymmetric convex cutting edge tapering to shouldered and collared 'hammer' butt, drilled to receive handle. See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333 for general form and no.486 for an example with collared butt; also for a group of two similar examples see Christie's New York, 4 June 2015, lot 72 [US$10,000-15,000]. 1.1 kg, 20.5cm (8"). From the London collection of Aleksey Vinokurov, formed from the 1920s-1951; collection number 37, acquired in London in 1946; previously in the Yakimof collection, London, UK; accompanied by a copy of the collection inventory dated 1951; supplied with geologic report No. TL005208, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Extremely fine condition. Rare.
Lot 509
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC. A large and finely formed boat-shaped axe in a dark diorite with asymmetric convex cutting edge tapering, with pronounced 'seam' to upper surface, to shouldered and rounded 'hammer' butt, pierced to receive handle with projecting socket to underside. See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333 for general form and no.486 for an example with collared butt; also for a group of two similar examples see Christie's New York, 4 June 2015, lot 72 [US$10,000-15,000]. 868 grams, 20.5cm (8"). From the London collection of Aleksey Vinokurov, formed from the 1920s-1951; collection number 40, acquired in London in 1946; previously in the Yakimof collection, London, UK; accompanied by a copy of the collection inventory dated 1951; supplied with geologic report No. TL005209, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Extremely fine condition. Rare.
Lot 583
14th-15th century AD. A very large bronze discoid harness pendant with pierced suspension lug to the rim, low-relief reserved scene depicting two opposed robed maidens in a landscape with median tree, foliage to each side and hatched ground, the maidens supporting a heater shield with reserved Lombardic capital 'R', supporting strap hooked over a branch of the tree to the rear. 35.4 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously by descent from Seymour de Ricci (1881-1942); formerly in the Carl Dreyfus collection; by descent from his father Gustave Dreyfus (1837-1914"). Fine condition. Very rare.
Lot 599
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, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 10) (1"). Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s; supplied with geologic report No. TL005195, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Very fine condition.
Lot 645
A highly polished triangular section of the Seymchan meteorite with a number of olivine inclusions. Cf. 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; Meteoritical Bulletin No. 43, Moscow (1968) and database. 34 grams, 50mm (2"). Property of a London collector; acquired on the European meteorite market. Seymchan belongs to Main Group pallasites but it is considered anomalous due to its high Iridium content. Before the discovery of its pallasitic structure it had been classified as IIE anomalous coarse octahedrite. Seymchan is considered a stable and rust-resistant pallasite. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
Lot 658
Pliocene Period, 5.2 - 2.5 million years BP. A woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius tooth displaying some good root, found at the bank of the Lena River near of the city Yakutsk (Yakutia, North Siberia), Russia. 1.4 kg, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill, collected between 1930 and 1960. Fine condition.
Lot 659
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million years-11,700 years BP. A large Mammuthus primigenius woolly mammoth tooth, displaying good roots and chewing surface. 3.7 kg, 22cm (8 3/4"). From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill, collected between 1930 and 1960; from the Brown Bank, Lowestoft, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 80
2nd century AD. The head of Emperor Antoninus Pius captured in marble; the stern features framed by a full head of curly tousled hair covering the ears and a neat beard and moustache; the brow slightly furrowed with arched eyebrows and small lentoid eyes, short nose with broad nostrils, small mouth; the rear of the head with drilled sockets and lateral ledge to accept fixing pegs or clamps; possibly from North Africa; mounted on a custom-made stand. Emperor Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius (known to history as Antoninus Pius) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161 AD. Of senatorial-ranking stock, Antoninus served under the Emperor Hadrian in a variety of important roles; Hadrian so favoured him that he adopted Antoninus shortly before his death. Antoninus was a prudent ruler who created a large fiscal surplus which he was able to leave to his successors, and was known for charitable acts such as commuting death sentences and freeing slaves. The cognomen 'Pius' (pious, conforming to religious custom) was applied to him after he took the purple - possibly because he forced the Senate to accept the posthumous deification of Hadrian. His tenure as Emperor is known for the peaceful state of the Empire, without major revolts or military campaigns. He managed to rule the Empire without ever leaving Italy. Under his guidance, a successful military campaign in Britain resulted in the construction of the eponymous Antonine Wall. 13 kg, 37cm including stand (14 1/2 including stand"). Property of a central London gallery; acquired from a private English collection in 1977; previously in the Thompson family collection, January 1971; formerly with Samuel Josefowitz 1964-1971; acquired from the Adler family collection, Lausanne, Switzerland acquired before 1952; supplied with geologic report No. TL005196, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz.. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Very fine condition.
Lot 81
1st-2nd century AD. A monumental head of Asclepius or Jupiter (Greek Zeus), carved much larger than life-size in high quality marble, with a full head of curls in tiers with deep undercutting around the brow; the beard similar well defined with tiered curls; the face stern with furrowed brow and high cheek-bones, lentoid eyes with heavy lids and restored nose; mounted on a custom-made stand. Depictions of bearded gods frequently represented either Asclepius, god of healing, or Zeus. The monumental proportions suggest that it may have come from a large cult statue frequently situated within a temple. 48.5 kg, 61cm (24"). Property of a central London gallery; acquired from Brok S.L. auctions, Barcelona, Spain, November 1984, lot 586; formerly in the private collection of L.B. Godó, Barcelona, Spain; accompanied by a copy of the 1984 catalogue listing and auction invoice; supplied with geologic report No. TL005200, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Fine condition. Rare in this monumental size.
Lot 82
2nd-3rd century AD. A carved marble goddess or noble lady, standing with palla draped over the left shoulder and arm; the folds and hang of the cloth simply captured; mounted on a custom-made stand. 72 kg, 90cm including stand (35 1/2"). Acquired by the current owner in 2013; previously on the London art market 1992; formerly from a private English collection acquired on the French art market 1980; supplied with geologic report No. TL005210, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Fine condition.
Lot 114
2nd-3rd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a slender hoop, ellipsoid bezel with inset carnelian intaglio amphora. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 199. 5.29 grams, 24.13mm overall, 20.10x17.71mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
Lot 120
2nd century AD. A gold finger ring comprising an octagonal D-section hoop, flared bezel with inset carnelian cloison, intaglio Cupid with vineleaf. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 277 for type. 7.66 grams, 25.29mm overall, 18.70mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 189
6th-8th century AD. A gold round section hoop with attached round bezel; the bezel engraved with three nimbate saints around a central cross, inscribed with 'IL PO' above and 'X?PIK(?)' below. 5.47 grams, 22.92mm overall, 20.11mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in an important Mayfair collection of Christian artefacts. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 204
1500-1155 BC. A substantial granite cylinder seal with bearded king in a long robe, both hands raised to prayer, stands facing a god who is seated on a stool, raising his right hand in greeting; due to the rank perspective the figure of the king is much smaller; both figures wear a circlet or round headdress with a narrow edge, their hair in a bun on the shoulder and long robes with broad lower edging; at the top of the heads there is a 'Kassite cross' between the two figures, and above it, on a baseline, two antithetically grouped lying caprids with heads turned backwards and a tree of life between them; line borders round bottom and top of the seal; with an untranslated seven-line inscription. 31.8 grams, 47mm (1 3/4"). From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990; supplied with geologic report No. TL005203, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Very fine condition.
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