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A super quality walnut Victorian piano top Davenport with patent pop-up top rising to reveal a central bank of drawers and pigeonholes, 19 ins hinged fall opening to reveal a slide-out surface with ratchet writing slope with flanking pen tray and ink bottle apertures below two drawers with turned wooden knobs, a side bank of four opening drawers with turned wooden knobs and Biedermeier style escutcheons, opposing blind drawers similarly dressed, inset lower panel with moulded beading with well carved corbel 'S' shaped supports with extended platform below on turned bun feet, 110 x 53.5 cms (top up)
19th-16th century BC. A carved amethyst cylinder seal with figural frieze and owner's inscription; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: Cylinder Seal of Pale Amethyst 25 x 15 mm. The design shows two facing, standing figures. The one on the left is a goddess, in long robe and headdress, raising one hand. The facing figure on the right also wears a long robe, but has a bare head and raises both hands. A star appears between the two heads. There is a five-line inscription in Elamite cuneiform naming the ancient seal owner: Shuk-Kuku / son of Rab-Baba / messenger / servant of Nin-si'anna. This is an Elamite seal from the period of the Sukkalma?s, c. 1900-1600 B.C. The goddess Nin-si'anna is a local variety of the Babylonian Ishtar, Venus. Thus the star serves to identify the goddess. The seal has some fractures and other slight damage, but the scene and inscription can still be seen. 11 grams, 25mm (1"). From an important North London collection formed before 1980. Fine condition. Very rare.
6th-4th century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a tapering rod with S-curved profile, granule finial, four bands of coiled filigree to the shank, fusiform banded agate bead with gold cap to each end. 8.61 grams total, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. [2] Extremely fine condition.
4th-1st century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each an arched plaque with hollow crescent to the upper edge with granule clusters, radiating billets to each face of the plaque and hollow spheres to the outer edges, hook and eye closure. Cf. Mittmann, S. et al. Der Konigs Weg. 9000 Jahre Kunst und Kultur in Jordanien, Mainz, 1989, p.244, no.242. 2.57 grams total, 25-26mm (1"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. Fine condition, some usage wear.
2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist Atlant figurine, winged and nude, seated with right hand on the knee and left hand on the thigh; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Stanco, L. Greek Gods in the East: Hellenistic Iconographic Schemes in Central Asia, Prague, 2012; Nagar, S. Gandharan Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981. 5 kg, 23cm including stand (9"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1980s. Also known as Bharavahaka, meaning that which carries, these are a class of Hindu and Buddhist nature deity known as a Yaksha that has incorporated Graeco-Roman ideas of Atlas. As a decorative element in Gandharan Buddhist sculpture they are shown as multiple figures that ran in a narrow band below the relief panels around the four faces of a stupa plinth. The local nature deities take on a protective, as well as supportive role, for Buddhist iconography and ideology. The images of the Atlant figures always shows them in Greaco-Roman style and this is an excellent example of the eastern Hellenistic art that flourished in Central Asia. Fine condition.
6th century AD. A large flat-section tinned bronze counterplate from a buckle set with three domed bosses, each with a beaded collar, incised three-strand braid to the centre flanked by bands of ropework ornament; notch to the upper edge to accommodate the tongue of the buckle; three pierced lugs to the reverse. Cf. Nice, A. Revue Archéologique de Picardie: La Nécropole Mérovingienne de Goudelancourt-lès-Pierrepont (Aisne), Senlis, 2008, items S.302, S.354. 53 grams, 72mm (3"). Property of a Cambridgeshire collector; acquired continental Europe 1948; by descent 2004. Very fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A bronze seal matrix with one smaller head and one larger connected by a shank with quatrefoil void to the centre; the smaller head with intaglio merchant's mark of a doubled cross with short lateral angled bar beneath each crossbar; the larger head with similar mark surrounded by border with 'S' IONIS DE CO[M?]E[.]' (seal of John of ?). Cf. Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.104, item 30. 13 grams, 26mm (1"). Found near Canterbury, Kent. The spelling may represent 'Comen', possibly a spelling of the recurrent place-name 'common' (e.g. Whyttesbury Comen for Whitsbury Common) or it may represent the town of Comines, Flanders. Fine condition. Rare.
13th-14th century AD. A heater-shaped pendant and integral pierced lug; the shield with reserved lion rampant on a red enamel field, blazoned 'gules a lion rampant or' attributed to the Fitz Alan family. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 61, 71 for type. 5.26 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. In the Dering Roll, the arms 'gules a lion rampant or' are attributed to Jon le FizAleyn. The Fitz Alan family became hereditary holders of the title of 'Baron Arundel' from 1377 when King Richard II appointed John Fitz Alan to the office of Lord Marshal of England. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped plaque with pierced lug above, enamelled hare salient motif. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 86 for type. 11 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Found Suffolk, UK. The family with this heraldic device has not been identified. The animal may be a hare, rabbit or coney, none of which is customary in medieval heraldry. The arms may be a variant of those borne by the Cleland family of Edinburgh, or those of the Marchant family. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
13th century AD. A bronze quatrefoil pendant with pierced suspension lug above, reserved leopard advancing on a red enamel field, fleurs de lys in the lobes. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 210. 7.85 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance, 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A gilt-bronze octofoil frame with loop above surrounding a separately mounted rosette with blue enamel field and reserved facing mask with crown. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 224 for type. 11 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A mixed group of heater-shaped pendants and plaques with enamelled heraldic ornament comprising: a pendant with a peacock and flowers (unidentified); a pendant with a red field and gold chevron (unidentified); a pendant with a bend cotised and lions rampant on a red field, (probably Bohun, Earls of Essex and Hereford); a plaque with a rearing unicorn (unidentified). Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 70, 77, 80, 195. 31 grams, 33-40mm (1 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. [4, No Reserve] Fair condition.
6th-10th century AD. A flat-section hoop with facetted shoulders, trumpet bezel with intaglio chi-rho motif, alpha and omega. 5.10 grams, 29mm overall, 19.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/2, Europe 20.98, Japan 20) (1 1/4"). From a private collection of rings, acquired 1970s. Extremely fine condition.
19th century AD. A Colt six-shot single-action 1851 model Navy percussion revolver in .36 calibre; the 19cm hexagonal rifled barrel with loading lever below (lacking main pivot screw and one dowel peg) and brass blade foresight (a later fitting?), numbered 126155/2 inscribed with '- ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U. S. AMER[ICA -]' to top face, cut through the last letters by the modification fitting of a separate V-backsight, the barrel key with modern retaining screw; six-chambered cylinder with nipples, numbered [24]305 (traces only of engraving); brass trigger guard, numbered 24305 and backstrip, mahogany grip with diamond mother of pearl and rectangular German silver insets to left; naive small heart emblem cut into right; frame with trigger and hammer assembly (lacking/broken mainspring) with some screws being modern replacements, numbered 126155/2. 1.12 kg, 33cm long (13"). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired on the UK art market, 1980-1990. Serial number 24305 was given to a .36 calibre Navy Colt made in 1853; serial number 126155 was allocated to a matched pair of .36 calibre Navy Colts made in 1862. Fair condition; surfaces pitted and lacking elements as noted. An iconic firearm.
56-55 BC. Obv: wreathed head left. Rev: horse left with symbol and pellet above and double-tailed pellet before. S. 7; Sills 404-315; ABC 31; LT 7892; DT 65-71. 1.62 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Very fine for type. Scarce.
58-57 BC. Sills class 2a. Obv: traces of 'three men in a boat' design. Rev: tree with bent line, heart-shape below. S. 10; LT 8611 variant; ABC 40 variant. 1.46 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); found Norfolk, before 2011. Chris Rudd notes: 'Clear ornaments. First we've had. Earliest of the Boat Type quarter staters and much scarcer than standard ABC 40.' [No Reserve] Good very fine. Rare variant.
45-40 BC. Obv: almost plain, slight banding. Rev: tree with six branches and three roots, decorated bar each side, pellet-in-annulet and pellet-in-beaded-annulet above, small pellet-in-annulet, 'waving hand' and bent line below. S. -; BMC -; SCBI 1, 29 (same die?); ABC 189. 1.33 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); ex Chris Hamlyn collection; found Isle of Grain, Kent, before 2010. Near extremely fine. Very rare.
55-45 BC. Obv: wreath pattern with two large pellest behind and a hidden face. Rev: triple-tailed horse with charioteer's arms above, eye symbol behind and eight-spoked wheel below with corded wide V-shaped ground line. S. -; BMC -; ABC 485 variant. 6.05 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Chris Rudd notes: 'There are some distinctive differences which set this Selsey Corded-V Type gold stater apart from the standard Selsey stater types, both biface and uniface - differences which may not be apparent at first glance, but which are nonetheless important in positioning this 'newcomer' within the series. The first is the weight of the Corded V-Type: at 6.05 grams it is uncommonly heavy, which suggests that it comes near the start of the series (of the 33 /Remi' Type staters listed by Hobbs only one weighs as much as 6.05 grams). Secondly, there are two large pellets beyond the hair locks at 11 o'clock; these may be on a few other Selsey staters (see BMC 452), but I've not seen them so clearly revealed before. Thirdly, the line under the horse isn't the usual wiggle serpentine line - it's a corded line. And fourthly - the line isn't in the familiar crescent form - it's in a V-shape. So, all in all, a somewhat unexpected discovery......'. Extremely fine; large flan, boldly struck. Excessively rare; perhaps a unique variant?
55-45 BC. Obv: breast-like, rounded with small, offset 'nipple'. Rev: complex design with inverted Y-shaped symbol at centre top. S. 46; BMC 431; ABC 536. 1.42 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); ex Matthew Rich collection; found Ratham, near Chichester, West Sussex, 1999. Chris Rudd notes: 'One of the finest Willett's Nipple gold quarter staters that has been unearthed, unrivalled for its reverse detail since discovered fourteen years ago by metdec Kevin Fifield. The Y-shape also occurs on Durotrigan coins (cf. ABC 2145, 2190-2199, 2205-08). For Ernest Willett's views on Willett's Nipples see 1880, p.32 or Chris Rudd List 47, p.10.' [No Reserve] Near extremely fine. Rare; one of the finest examples known.
65-40 BC. Obv: wreath with three crescents and 'turf-cutter' below. Rev: disjointed horse left with quadruple line tail with eye symbol above, large pellets round a 'cross' of pellets above and 'crab' below. S. -; BMC 88-128; ABC 752 variant (no 'cross' above horse). 4.87 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Cris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Chris Rudd (List 52, 31) notes: '.....Chute-Cheriton Transitional staters are scarce rather than rare with 70 recorded by the Celtic Coin Index. However the majority of these are in museums, including 41 in the British Museum; which is why you hardly ever see them in dealer's catalogues....'. Good very fine. Scarce.
55-45 BC. Obv: stylised boat with two standing figures, pellets to right. Rev: cruciform thunderbolt motif with symbols in angles. S. 46; BMC 129-136; ABC 767. 1.37 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); ex Matthew Rich collection. Very fine. Scarce.
55-45 BC. Obv: 'turf cutter' motif with central corded line and cogweheel each side. Rev: horse left with floral sun above and pellet-centred comet below. S. -; BMC -; ABC 770. 0.72 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Chris Rudd notes (List 20, 6): 'The 'turf' cutter with teeth motif links this queer quarter with the Cheriton Smiler gold stater, VA 1215-1, even if only stylistically. The long-eared 'sitting hares' are also reminiscent of Cantian and Durotrigian quarters, VA 143-1, 1242-1 and 1249-1; cf. Chichester Raidate, List 17, no 7. Only three others known.' [No Reserve] Very fine; chipped. Excessively rare (only a few others known).
50-25 BC. Obv: cogwheel within concave-sided square, pellet-in-annulet at sides. Rev: annular horse left with linear mane, spoked wheel above, pellet-in-annulet below. S. 59; BMC 654-656; ABC 1046. 0.27 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Chris Rudd notes (ABC): 'Attribution uncertain, could be an earlier type or Tincomarus.' [No Reserve] Good very fine. Very rare.
10-40 AD. Obv: central vine leaf with VI to right and RI to left. Rev: warrior riding horse right holding shield with C O above and F below. S. 121; BMC 1159; ABC 1193. 5.26 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and tickets); ex John Haritou and Australian collections; previously with Chris Rudd, 2001. Chris Rudd notes: 'King Cunobelinus proudly promoted an ear of wheat on his gold staters, associated with CAMV. Not to be outdone by his rival north of the Thames, King Verica boldly featured a vine leaf on some of his gold staters, associated with the first part of his name. It is thought that this vine leaf referred to Verica's importation of fine Italian wine in particular and his close friendship with Rome and Roman customs in general. The engraving of this stater is definitely Roman in style.' Good very fine.
50-40 BC. Obv: female head left with diadem, symbol before. Rev: prancing horse left with pellet-in-pelletted-ring, two pellets and pellet-in-annulet above and pellet-in-annulet below. S. 432; BMC 3524-3527; ABC 1495 variant (no pellet-in-annulet above horse). 1.34 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). [No Reserve] Very fine; large flan, well centred. Rare thus.
50-30 BC. Obv: male bearded head right with pellets for hair and pellets before. Rev: curvy horse left with pellet mane with pellet-centred lozenge above and pellet-in-annulet below. S. 433; BMC 3554; ABC 1549. 1.01 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); found Norfolk, before 2010. Chris Rudd notes: 'The curly head of the Toney Curly Top was copied from a silver coin of the Catuvellauni: Tasciovanus Warrior (VA 1745, BMC 1667-1668). The lozenge above the horse can be seen below the horse of Norfolk God silver units.' Good very fine; full flan. Excessively rare (only five others recorded).
30-10 BC. Obv: male head right with ear of corn behind and pellet trefoil below. Rev: horse right with 'kite' and beaded arc above, pellet below tail, small pellet rosette and incurved lozenge with pellets at points below. S. 434; BMC 3605-3759; ABC 1564 variant (no rosette below horse). 0.84 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); ex G. Beadwell collection. Chris Rudd notes: 'Sharp head, handsome horse, well ornamented.' Bold very fine.
30-10 BC. Obv: boar right with pellet trefoil below and plain ground line. Rev: horse right with pellet ring above. S. 431; BMC 3445-3554; ABC 1576. 0.72 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Found Cambridgeshire, before 2010. Chris Rudd notes: 'Far rarer than the Norfolk Boar Star or Norfolk Boar Phallic types.' Good very fine. Rare.
5-43 AD. Obv: boar right with long bristles with spear piercing ears, pellet rosette above and pellet below. Rev: horse right with four-spoked wheel and two pellets above, double pellet below tail and phallic motif below with trefoil of pellets each side. S. 431; BMC 3473-3511; ABC 1582. 0.77 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Chris Rudd notes: 'This is one of the most beautiful Norfolk Boar Phallic silver units we've had for ages, boldly struck with both boar and horse standing out in high relief. The object before the boar's head is often called a spear; to us it looks more like a sun-sceptre...'. Extremely fine; well centred, bold animals, excellent detail. Very rare thus.
30-10 BC. Obv: stylised boar right with bristly back and pellet rosette above. Rev: horse prancing right with beaded mane, four-spoked wheel above, pellet trefoil before and pellet-in-annulet below. S. -; BMC -; ABC 1585. 0.56 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Chris Rudd notes: 'The boar has a more regular, band-like body than VA 659. The horse has a chubbier chest, with additional dots around'. Very fine; slightly irregular flan. Excessively rare (only one other recorded?).
1-43 AD. Obv: boar right, pellet above with pellet-in-annulet above (two), behind and below. Rev: annulate horse right with pellet rosette above and pellet tefoil below. S. 437; BMC 3513-3516; ABC 1621. 0.41 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). [No Reserve] Good very fine. Rare.
10-30 AD. Obv: three opposed crescents, pellet at centre and at cusps, enclosed by six arcs with trefoil or quatrefoil of pellets in angles. Rev: horse right with mane of dashes, W-shaped forelegs, pellet under tail and 'lyre' symbol above, with double-ringed solar motif above and with large pellet and ANTED monogram below. S. 440; BMC 3790; ABC 1639. 5.43 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); found Norfolk, before 2009. Chris Rudd notes: 'Still looking as sharp as the day it was minted two-thousand years ago, this is unquestionably one of the prettiest Anted Triple Moons staters we have seen........ Today it is generally thought that the Anted in East Anglia was not the same king as the Anted in the Cotswolds. Dr Philip de Jersey says: The Anted staters all appear to be from the same reverse die, which might suggest that this is really a very scarce issue'. Extremely fine; as struck, full flan and details. Extremely rare (only fifteen others recorded).

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