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Lot 1026
A rare Remington-Rider magazine pistol in .32" rim fire (extra short) cal, produced 1871-1888, this was one of the first metallic cartridge pistols using a tubular magazine (five shot), barrel flat marked E-Remington-Sons Ilion N.Y. Riders Pat Aug 18th 1871, in overall good condition with a high percentage of original plating remaining, in a unassociated lined antique box
Lot 1032
An extremely rare Victorian c1840 knuckle-duster percussion 'Apache style' knife pistol of approx .31" cal, approx 10" with blade and knuckle duster extended, the barrel approx 2 3/4", the blade marked Namure approx 3", the top of barrel marked Arnould with the body sporting ivory scales with knuckle duster ring marked with L within oval (Liege?), overall in very good condition
Lot 2490
A rare old amusement machine "The Bull" in need of attention. ****Condition report**** No history. Rust & paint flaking over most of casing. Needle in 30kg position. Very heavy. Large red button next to key slot is held in place by a jubilee clip. Working condition unknown. No key, cabinet is locked so unable to check for completeness, working condition unknown. Made by A. Zamperla, plaques on both sides. Height 156cm. Width 615cm. Base width 60cm. Base diameter 68cm. Height of hinged flap cover 207cm this hinges 7 covers glass front when not in use.
Lot 1159
Rare George III silver rectangular box, the hinged cover engraved with a plan of the battle of Talavera showing the position of the British, French and Spanish forces, the sides of the box engraved with a key to the plan, the base engraved with a crest and motto with a gilded interior 10.5cm x 7cm x 3cm London 1814 Maker Thomas Phipps, Edward Robinson and James Phipps 9.3oz - Condition Report Structurally sound and good shape to the box, gilding to exterior rubbed hinge good, closes tight, two small dents to the right one in the bottom corner the other to the front of the box,(not pierced through), the engraved cartouche at the base of the box is slightly embossed outwards and slightly uneven therefore the box does not sit flat on a surface, good detail to the base decoration and side engravings, some light rubbing to top surface in the detail but still clear and the inscriptions are mostly clear. There are light surface darkening (pitting) throughout the box and scratch marks to the sides; the top lid has some very very slight indentations - not detrimental or really visible, sponsor mark slightly rubbed
Lot 4A
Rare Flintlock Duck's Foot pistol by Forth of York, with four 3 inch turn off barrels each numbered with corresponding numbers to the brass frame, London proof marks to the frame for each barrel, the brass work engraved with the maker's name and garnitures, chequered one-piece walnut pistol grip.Forth of York is known as operating between 1800 and 1813.Condition report: Action works correctly with a good mainspring, barrel numbers 2 and 4 unscrew. There is a dark overall patina to the steel parts with only light surface pitting.
Lot 1
Celtic Harness Brooch. This amazing piece of Ancient British horse furniture dates back to the mid 1st century AD and was discovered in Buckinghamshire. Measuring a substantial 172mm x 128mm and weighing in at 169g this is a really impressive artefact. Horse brooches, as they are known, are thought to have been used with a blanket or caparison, a cloth covering for a horse. It is likely that a leather fixing strap ran through the loop, with the brooch itself pinned to the cloth to cover the junction between strap and fabric. Items of very high status, they are rare finds with only a handful of known examples from Britain. This example is exceptional not only in its size, but also in its state of preservation. Roughly T-shaped in plan, the brooch is made from cast copper-alloy, most probably bronze with a high tin content. This type of high-tin alloy allows for fine casting work and can be polished to give a reflective silvery surface, which is still partially evident on this brooch. It was cast in two pieces, the larger brooch element having an integral lug on the reverse which fits through a piercing in the straight piece allowing for almost 180 degree articulation. The reverse of the brooch is furnished with pair of hinged lugs for the pin and a substantial catchplate. Although the pin itself is missing , rust within the hinge indicates that it was made of iron, as on the other known examples. The reverse of the straight element has a rectangular strap loop at the terminal and, towards the centre shows some ghosting of the frontal design. This is a result of metal shrinking within the mould as it cools and shows that the decoration was cast rather than applied later. The sharpness of the design however indicates it was finished off by hand after casting along with the addition of finely incised linear borders. The front face of the brooch is decorated with champlevé enamel (or red glass) forming a flowing pattern of opposed scrolls with tips that curl like breaking waves. The pattern is replicated in more simplistic form on the terminal at the base of the ‘T’. Emerging from the centre of the upright is a vesica-shaped panel containing a roundel with two circular cells for enamel/glass (now missing). There are two further cells at the junction with the main body. The decoration is in the tradition of the ‘South Western Style’, some of the finest displays of which come from the Polden Hill hoard. The Polden Hill hoard was discovered in June 1800 near Bridgewater, Somerset, when ploughing on a hilltop uncovered around 90 items of late Iron age metalwork which had been concealed in a pit lined with burned clay. The contents included horse harness and chariot fittings, brooches, tools and weapons. Many of the horse and chariot trappings are beautifully decorated and inlaid with red glass. The hoard has been dated to AD 50-70. It contained 24 terret rings, enough to furnish many chariots, but only three horse brooches, implying that very few Iron age chariots would be decorated in such a manner. These were the fashion statements of the elite. Horse and chariot trappings were highly prized possessions and there are numerous examples of terret ring and harness fittings hoards from this period, often of very high quality. It is unclear whether these hoards were buried for safekeeping or given as votive offerings to the Gods. The size of this brooch, its prized status and its dual attachment mechanism make it very unlikely to be a casual loss. More probable is that it was carefully placed in the ground for the above reasons. Buckinghamshire, where this wonderful brooch was found, was once the territory of the Trinovantes and the Catuvellauni, two of the most powerful, and apparently richest, tribes in Ancient Britain. The ‘richest’ claim is based on coin evidence, almost 3000 of their gold coins are recorded on the PAS database and a recent hoard of over 1000 Whaddon Chase type staters will significantly add to that total. Their most famous king, Cunobelin, is estimated to have minted over 1,000,000 gold staters! Two other rulers, Tasciovanos ‘Killer of Badgers’ and Andoco both issued gold staters with a flamboyant design incorporating several hidden faces. The Celts enjoyed employing hidden imagery within their art and this brooch is no exception. Staring out from the base of the brooch can be seen a distinctive face with curving moustache, directly paralleled on the aforementioned gold staters.The use of matching motifs on both coins an artefacts is well known in the Iron age, the Iceni tribe being particularly fond of this, and a gold quarter stater of the Cantiaci actually features a horse brooch on the reverse. Some enamel loss and slight pitting to the surfaces, broken across the pivoting element, otherwise very fine condition.Published in The Searcher magazine March 2021 'Chieftain Chariot Brooch' pp18-22 and featured on the front cover. Recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: DENO-2BAD49.References:Fox, Sir Cyril Triskeles, Palmettes and Horse Brooches.Brailsford,J. W. The Polden Hill Hoard.Jope, E. M. Early Celtic Art in the British Isles, plates 298-299.
Lot 10
Roman Statuette of Neptune/Poseidon.Circa 1st-4th century AD. Copper-alloy, 147.7 grams. 108.5 mm. A very rare and important Roman bronze statuette depicting Neptune. One off the finest of the very few remaining examples, found in Gloucestershire UK, 2015. Recorded on the PAS database as: OXON-C146AD.The statue depicts Neptune in motion, with the right leg in front of the left, torso slightly twisted, left arm forward and bent at the elbow, and the right arm slightly behind the body bent slightly at the elbow. The head is facing forward and is slightly raised, a long, flowing forked beard coming to rest on the chest. The curly hair is raised above the scalp, and two pony tails extend from the back of the head coming to rest behind the right shoulder. Neptune is portrayed here almost naked, with a sash draped over the left hip and the groin and extending between the buttocks down to the base. A separate fragment of the statue consists of the right hand, which grips the neck of an open mouthed dolphin. The left hand is missing from an old break. Towards the base, attached to the sash near the left ankle is a cylindrical element, possibly a section of the dolphin's body. Martin Henig (University of Oxford) has examined the figure and comments that the object appears to be a heavily leaded bronze depicting Neptune/Poseidon. The god stands holding a dolphin with a crest and possibly holding a trident in the other hand. The figure with its wind or wave swept beard is unusual for Neptune; the expressive face and livelier swing of the body is far superior to other examples. Henig mentions the head of Neptune in stone from Cirencester, the Bodiccan tombstone depicting the head of Oceanus, and a Neptune with mask conflated with a Medusa from Bath (details from Martin Henig pers. comm. in litt.).References:Erika Simon and Gerhard Bauchhenss 1994 Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae VII (Zurich and Munich 1994) pp.483-500.
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Lot 143a
Corieltavi, Volisios Dumnovellaunos gold stater. Circa AD 43-47. Obverse: VOL[I] SIO[S] in two lines divided by vertical wreath. Reverse: Lunate horse left with open head, DVMNOVELLAVNOS around, pellet triad below head. 20mm, 5.32g. A heavyweight example of this extremely rare stater, struck on a large flan which displays the reverse inscription in its entirety. ABC 1995; VA 988-1; Spink 419; cf.CCI 98.2123 (same dies). Recorded with the Celtic Coin Index CCI 21.0043.
Lot 155
Carausius Denarius. AD 286-93. Silver, 3.65g. 19 mm. Obverse: Laureat bust right, IMP CARAVSIVS P F A. Reverse: RENOVATIO AVG. She-wolf suckling the twins, Romulus and Remus. RSR in ex. A Rare type being the first known example with this obverse legend and only the third recorded example of the reverse. Recorded on the PAS database as, DENO-7EB4B2. To be included in Sam Moorhead's new RIC for Carausius and Allectus.
Lot 213
Anlaf Sihtricsson. First Reign, 941 - 944. Silver, 1.14 grams. 20.01 mm. Obverse: Triquetra, +ANLAF CVNVNC II. Reverse: Standard, +PARMAN MONET. Minted in the city of York. Ref: North 540, Spink 1020. Recorded with the Early Medieval Coin Corpus as: EMC: 2020-0310. Damaged when found and professionally restored.A rare issue of a king that ruled over Northumbria and Dublin, his reign spanned 40 years. He was a renowned warrior and ruthless pillager of churches, but ended his days in retirement at Iona Abbey.
Lot 26
Roman Bronze Statuette. Circa 1st - 2nd century AD. Bronze, 78.18 grams. Size: 68.14 mm. A rare statuette depicting Zeus in the form of an eagle grasping Ganymede. The statue represents a Greek legend that was adopted by the Romans: A rare UK find from Essex.GANYMEDES (Ganymede) was a handsome Trojan prince who was carried off to heaven by Zeus in the shape of an eagle where he was appointed as cup-bearer of the gods. Ganymedes was also placed amongst the stars as the constellation Aquarius, his ambrosial mixing cup as Crater, and the eagle as Aquila. Ganymedes was often portrayed as the god of homosexual love and as such appears as a playmate of the love-gods Eros (Love) and Hymenaios (Marital Love).Ganymedes was depicted in Greek vase painting as a handsome youth. In some scenes of his abduction he holds a rooster (a lover's gift), hoop (a boy's toy), or lyre. When portrayed as the cup-bearer of the gods he pours nectar from a jug. In sculpture and mosaic art Ganymedes usually appears with shepherd's crock and a Phrygian cap.The boy's name was derived from the Greek words ganumai "gladdening" and mêdon or medeôn, "prince" or "genitals." The name may have been formed to contain a deliberate double-meaning.
Lot 5
Rare Iron Age Spear Ferrule. Circa 2nd - 1st century BC. Size: 37.00 mm. A cast bronze ferrule of an elaborate design. The ferrule was the end terminal of a spear and in many cases usually quite plain. The example has a circular stepped collar at the butt end that joins a conical neck that terminates with a banded decorative collar and a plain concave disk. Ref: for similar example see. British Museum Guide to EarlyIron Age Antiquities 1925. p. 158. fig, 190.
Lot 54
Anglo-Saxon Pressblech Die. Circa 8th - 9th century. Size: 32.36 mm. A cast bronze triangular die used for making thin sheet and foil mounts. The design depicts a male face with beard and moustache. Possibly representing Wodan?. A rare and very interesting piece with very few examples known. Ref: see PAS, DUR-3C5813, YORYM-E1EE28 and LIN-CD5B11.
Lot 64
Rare Medieval Seal Matrix of Archbishop Robert Kilwardby. Circa, 1273-1279 AD. Copper-alloy, 47 grams. 62 x 37 mm. The seal is vessica-shaped with a detailed portrayal of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket. The scene depicts the kneeling Thomas Becket being approached by four knights, two with their swords unsheathed, and a monk, Edward Grim, standing over holding a crozier. Both Thomas Becket and Edward Grim are being struck by the two swords. Below the main scene is a separate compartment depicting the archbishop kneeling with hands in prayer looking up to the scene. This would depict the current archbishop. The image has been produced in the negative so that once pressed into wax the image would be in relief. Surrounding the image within a beaded border is the inscription: AD V P M PRO ME SIT SEMPER PASSIO ThOME, translating as 'In obedience to Christ, let the martyrdom of Thomas always be before me' (Slocum 2012: 68; Mackay 2020: pers. comm.). The reverse of the matrix is flat with an integral lug at the upper end. According to Slocum (2012: 61), during the Medieval period seals not only provided authentication to official documents, they were also used as a way to make their often royal and ecclesiastical owners and their authority visible. A number of the archbishops of Canterbury used the portrayal of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket in their counter seals, possibly as a form of political statement as well as personal inspiration. This seal matrix has been identified as the counter seal of Robert Kilwardby (AD 1215-1279), who served as the Archbishop of Canterbury between AD 1273-1279. The counter seal was often used in conjunction with other official, but more ubiquitous seals, of the office to greater strengthen the authenticity of the document. Ref: Slocum, K.B. (2012) 'Martir quod Stillat Primatis ab Ore Sigillat: Sealed with the Blood of Becket', in Journal of the British Archaeological Association, vol 165, pp. 61-88. Recorded with the PAS: WAW-FDC4E7.
Lot 92
Medieval Harness Finial. Circa 14th century AD. Size: 78.03 x 42.06 mm. A gilt copper-alloy harness finial formed of a hollow sphere with four arched arms. Each arm has a shield-shaped heraldic pendant attached. Through the centre is a hole where a fixing rod would attached it to a horses head gear. Only traces of detail survive on each of the pendants so its not possible to trace the owner. A very rare item with only a handful of surviving examples known. Ref: Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum, Medieval Catalogue. p. 20, 24. fig, 7.
Lot 47
RARE NANTGARW TEACUP AND SAUCER, CIRCA 1818-20 painted in London in Sèvres style, with a band of brightly coloured flowers reserved on a pale blue ground delicately painted with a diaper design and oeil de perdrix, enriched with gilt, saucer diameter: 13.5cm. Note: A shallow bowl from this service is illustrated in The Nantgarw Album by W D John illustration 6; In which he describes the decoration as London in the early Sevres manner
Lot 526
FIVE BRASS STOCK SKIMMERS, probably late 17th /early 18th century, including a rare example of substantial proportions, with maker's mark; and four smaller examples; And a late 17th century cast brass ladle, The large skimmer: 67cm long. Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 'The Casimir Collection of Metalwork', 23rd January 2008. Lots 51 and 54
Lot 1310
Rare Black Forest novelty musical wall rack modelled as a hunting hare with rifle, with musical box fitted under a cover verso and operated by pushing a screw beneath the cover, with two tapered horn hooks below, 12 3/4" high overall (there are treated worm holes on the left hand side of the hare's jacket)
Lot 1311
Good rare gilt brass strut clock in the manner of Thomas Cole, the silvered chapter ring signed Hunt & Roskell enclosing a finely and profusely engraved dial plate over a fixed date calendar, the gilt brass case also finely engraved with stylised foliage, with easel stand, shaped swivel base with folding suspension loop to the top, the back with vertical sliding door revealing the escapement and inscribed Hunt & Roskell, 156, New Bond Street, London, 5.75" high overall
Lot 1035
LONGINES - a rare ship's deck marine chronometer, circa 1910, silvered dial with black Roman numerals, blued steel hands, subsidiary seconds dial, power reserve and bevelled glass exhibition back, within the original mahogany showcase box with inset plate bearing Arabic script and "Chronometre Longines Heure Officielle", calibre 21.29, serial no. 2811825, chronometer case width 84mm, box dimensions 15.5cm x 13.5cm, working orderGood overall working order, dial has a few very light marks, front glass in good condition, brass case slightly tarnished and rubbed, back glass has several large cracks and chips around the edge from an impact but is still sound inside case, detachable winding pin is present, case in good original condition with a few minor scratches and dents, plaque is slightly discoloured, a very rare timepiece which was most likely only used in a Watchmaker's store window
Lot 1250
Jubilee (1978) British Quad poster for the rare country-of-origin poster for early Derek Jarman production starring Adam Ant, Richard O'Brien, Jenny Runacre, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell - one of the first films to come out of the UK Punk movement, rolled, 30 x 40 inches. Condition Report: In very fine condition.
Lot 1470
Planet of the Apes (1968). Female chimp costume from the production, comprising a tunic with inner cuffs extending beyond sleeves, elasticated skirt, five-toed boots on a realistic custom made female ape mannequin with silicon head, hand-punched hair and glass eyes, most probably made by the Western Costume Company, height of mannequin approximately 70 inches. Morton Haack, costume designer who was Oscar nominated for his work on the film, came up with the idea of having colour-coded costumes for each ape species, having abandoned his original idea of having individual character designs. The skirt is made of thin cotton however the prosthetics and thick green tunic were incredibly uncomfortable to wear for the on-location filming in Arizona in over 100 degree weather.Under 20 of these chimpanzee costumes were made for the entire Planet of the Apes series, making complete costumes exceptional and extremely rare.
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