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Lot 1185
Sixteen Corgi Vintage Glory of Steam and Dibnah's Choice 1:50 scale diecast model vehicles including CC20113 Fowler Crane Locomotive The London Traction Haulage Co. Ltd, CC20110 1905 Fowler 6nhp Showmans Road Loco, 80112 Fowler B6 Crane Engine Marston Road Services, 80308 Garrett Showmans Tractor 'Princess Maud', 80309 Garrett Road Tractor 'Mr Potter', and CC20301 Garrett 4cd Showmans Tractor - The Mighty Atom, all in original boxes.
Lot 1191
Corgi Classics Heavy Haulage series 16601 Pickfords Scammell Highwayman and Land Rover set and 16704 Pickfords Highwayman Low Loader with Coldcast Transformer Load, both in original boxes, together with three larger scale Scammell Constructor vehicles with two trailers and a Pickfords D/T 980.
Lot 1202
Two Corgi Heavy Haulage 1:50 scale diecast model vehicle sets Wynns Diamond T Ballast (x2) 24 Wheel Girder Trailer with Boiler Load & Scammell Highwayman Ballast 31009 and GCS Johnson (Skeeby) Ltd Leyland DAF 85 Tractor, Tandem Axle Jeep Dolly, Bogie & Concrete Beam Load CC11802, both in original boxes.
Lot 77
A large Etruscan ribbon-handled bucchero amphora Circa 570-540 B.C.The ovoid body decorated with raised bands at the belly and beneath the shoulder, with incised half-fan motifs between and above, an incised dotted band on the flared foot, with four strap handles joining the everted rim and the base of the flaring cylindrical neck, each decorated with a frieze, surmounted by a half-fan motif, of two striding lions with curling tails led by a panther, the face turned frontally, 46cm highFootnotes:Provenance:with Galerie Palladion, Basel, 1970s. D. G. collection, acquired from the above 18 September 1979.Bucchero amphorae of this scale, with four ribbon handles, are exceedingly rare; cf. a smaller example, with only two handles, in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, acc. no. 1998.345. The most striking features of the ribbon-handle amphorae are the spindle-shaped body and the wide, flat handles. In Athens, the potter Nikosthenes took up this shape and produced Attic vessels for export to Etruria, which are known as Nikosthenic amphorae.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 64
A small Greek marble naiskos with Cybele Circa 4th Century B.C.In the form of a rectangular naiskos with an unadorned pediment, the goddess enthroned, wearing a polos and a long chiton with a draped himation at her left shoulder, characteristically holding aloft a drum in her left hand and a bowl in her lowered right, a lion resting on her knees, now largely indistinguishable, the figures of Hermes Kadmilos and Hecate in low relief on the antae, now somewhat obscured, 14cm high, 9.5cm wideFootnotes:Provenance:with D. J. Crowther Ltd, London, November 1968. Private collection, France, late 1980s.This diminutive naiskos is of a type found in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, including one naming Cybele as 'Mother of the Gods' (acc. nos. 3538, 1540, 1554, 1555). Numerous examples have also been discovered in Piraeus; see Arachne database nos. 1167028 and 1167029. The depiction of the goddess with a drum and a lion on her lap is inkeeping with the so-called 'Phrygian type', also known as 'Mistress of the Animals'. For a similarly scaled sculpture, see Arachne database no. 1136855, a naiskos with two seated Cybele figures, in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. For a well-preserved, large-scale example of the type, again discovered in Piraeus, see a naiskos in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, acc. no. Sk 692.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 145
A Neolithic shell spirit mask amulet Israel, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, circa 8000-6000 B.C.Shield-shaped, with drilled circular eyeholes, 6.3cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Formerly private collection, Israel. Exported from Israel under licence in 2020.This amulet brings to mind the Neolithic limestone masks discovered in the Judean desert, which comprise one of the earliest group of sculptures to survive from the region. These life-sized masks, and this amulet, are clearly fashioned to resemble human faces. The small scale of this piece, and the weight of the larger, limestone examples, suggest that these objects were not meant to be worn, but served a ritualistic purpose. It has been suggested that they were meant to invoke the spirits of deceased ancestors; if so, they mark one of the earliest attempts by the newly-evolving non-nomadic societies of the 7th Millennium B.C. to connect with the spiritual world.For more on the limestone masks discovered in the hills and deserts near Jerusalem, see the catalogue from the Israel Museum exhibition of 2014, which displayed a group of these masks together for the first time (D. Hershman, Face to Face: The Oldest Masks in the World, 2014). Two examples remain in the Israel Museum, acc. nos. 82.2.71 and 1984-407.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 102
A Meissen plate from the 'Philosophisches Service' for the Marquis D'Argens, circa 1760Painted with four trophies within floral borders emblematic of music, architecture, measurement and wise government, and a hand holding scales in the centre emblematic of Justice, brown-edged wavy rim, 23.4cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed 54 (very minor wear)Footnotes:This service was famously ordered to his own design by Frederick the Great of Prussia for his friend and advisor, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens. The opportunity arose during the Prussian occupation of Saxony in the Seven Years War when, in Spring 1760, he was headquartered near Meissen. The king offered a gift of porcelain to his friend, who gratefully accepted and countered with an invitation to dine from the service at a 'philosophical' feast. This inspired Frederick to design the service himself, with the phrase 'Dubium initium sapientiae [est]' after Aristotle inscribed on the finial of the tureen and on a dish. The relatively modest scale of the service - a total of 48 plates for twelve diners and no soup or dessert plates - underscores that it was intended as an intimate gift for the private sphere. The service was delivered to the Marquis d'Argens by 22 June 1760, when he wrote an effusive letter of thanks to the king. A large portion of the service was acquired in 2000 by the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg and is now displayed in the appartement of the Marquis d'Argens in the Neues Palais in Potsdam.See Dag Nabrdalik, DUBIUM INITIUM SAPIENTA - Das philosophische Tafelservice Friedrichs des Großen aus der Meißener Porzellanmanufaktur für Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, in Keramos 201 (2008), pp. 41-54, for a thorough discussion of the service and associated correspondence, and Samuel Wittwer, 'hat der König von Preußen die schleunige Verfettigung verschiedener Bestellungen ernstlich begehret' - Friedrich der Große und das Meißener Porzellan, in Keramos 208 (2010), pp. 17-80, for the Prussian king's interest in Meissen porcelain. Another plate from the service was sold in these Rooms, 14 December 2016, lot 125.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 43
A Meissen coffee and tea service, circa 1755-60Painted with putti within clouds surrounded by scattered flower sprays, under wide borders of puce scale ground edged with gilt scrollwork, comprising: coffee pot and cover, teapot and cover, shaped stand, tea canister and cover, sugar bowl and cover, milk jug and cover, waste bowl, twelve tea cups and saucers, and six coffee cups and saucers, the coffee pot: 23.5cm high, the teapot: 11cm high, the waste bowl: 16.8cm diam., crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, gilt numerals 80 and some impressed numerals (minuscule chips to finials) (48)Footnotes:Provenance:The Rosa Alba Collection of Meissen PorcelainThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 103
A Meissen dessert dish from the 'Brühl'sche Allerlei' service, circa 1746Probably modelled by Johann Friedrich Eberlein, painted with with a flower spray and hazelnuts, the wavy gilt-edged rim moulded with shells and pierced trellis panels interspersed with pierced flower sprays picked out in polychrome enamels, 24.2cm diam., crossed swords mark above a dot in underglaze-blue, impressed 21 (rim section restuck)Footnotes:Provenance:From the service commissioned by Heinrich Graf von Brühl in 1742 and listed at his death in 1763 in his Dresden palace in the AugustusstrasseThe 'Brühlsche Allerlei' service was one of the most magnificent table services made at the Meissen manufactory and is comparable in scale and ambition to the better-known Swan Service. The service has been thoroughly discussed by Johanna Lessmann, Das 'Brühlsche Allerlei' Ein Service für Heinrich Graf von Brühl, in U. Pietsch (ed.), Schwwanenservice (2000), pp. 106-123. It originally comprised over 2000 pieces, including dinner, dessert and coffee services, and at Brühl's death in 1763, still included 145 soup plates and 269 dinner plates. Most of the modelling work on the service appears to have been done by J.F. Eberlein and J.G. Ehder, whose work records include numerous references to the service. Two large quantities from the service were sold by Sotheby's London, 8 July 1997, lot 57; and by Sotheby's New York, 21 November 2014, lot 1304. A similar dessert dish from the service is in the Dresden porcelain collection, published in U. Pietsch (ed.), Schwanenservice (2000), no. 151.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 170
Various items of European porcelain, 19th century and laterComprising: eight hard-paste Sèvres style plates after 18th century originals, a modern hard-paste porcelain tulip, a Sèvres style lobed oval dish with putto in monochrome colours, a Worcester cup and saucer of Jabberwocky pattern, circa 1770, two Wedgwood cups and covers (one in creamware and one jasper ware), three Sèvres-style plates, all with different decoration, a Sèvres style flower vase, a Sèvres-style turquoise-ground cup and saucer, and a hard-paste porcelain neo-classical cup and saucer with a scale pattern, a later-decorated Sèvres blue-ground helmet-shaped jug (pot à lait aiguière), the plates: 25.5cm diam., various marks (25)Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 39
A Meissen gilt-metal mounted etui, circa 1750-60Painted with vignettes of elegant couples in landscapes and blue-scale borders edged with polychrome rocailles, 14.2cm long (faint scratches)Footnotes:Provenance:The Rosa Alba Collection of Meissen PorcelainThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 350
λ AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER BY ALEXEXANDER ALEXANDER EXETER the arched ivory dial with thermometer and vernier scale signed 'Alex'r Alexander Optician to her Majesty', with a circular moulded reservoir cover 93cm high Provenance From the Estate of the late Barbara Humble, Bradford-on-Avon.
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Lot 1159
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Miscellaneous: John Blurton, copper (3), all 31mm (cf. DNW T15, 751); I[saac] Bright, brass, by Kettle, 25mm (Hawkins p.55; cf. DNW T15, 751); Empress Laundry, brass Penny, 30mm; E. Locking, copper One Pound by Ardill, 21mm; W. & T. May Ltd, brass, 32mm; C[harles] & L[uke] Proctor, brass Guinea weight, 24mm (W 1787d); Sheffield Public Museum, uniface brass, stamped 275, 31mm; Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, oval brass, 34 x 23mm; Woollen & Co Ltd, coloured plastic Canteen (2), others (4, all different), 25 and 22mm; together with miscellaneous pieces (9) [25]. Generally very fine, but the coin weight pierced £70-£90 --- Provenance: Second bt D.C. Pennock February 2005. John Blurton, printer, Castle street; Isaac Bright, watchmaker, jeweller and cutler, Market place; Charles and Luke Proctor, scale makers; W. & T. May Ltd, school furnishers; Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, Ellesmere road, established 1864; Woollen & Co, signmakers and signwriters, 19 Love street
Lot 1177
Historical Medals, Remembrance of the Sheffield Inundation, 1864, a brass ‘tablet’ with coloured paper insert by C. Rowley, loss of life, about 250, loss of property, about one million & a half, etc, 46mm. Very fine and very rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: Bt D.C. Pennock. The Sheffield Inundation, better known as the Great Sheffield Flood, occurred when the Dale Dyke Dam reservoir, constructed in the Loxley Valley by the Sheffield Water Works Co, collapsed on the night of 11 March 1864 during a strong gale, as it was being filled for the first time. An estimated 3 million cubic metres (700 million gallons) of water swept down the valley, through Loxley village and on to Malin Bridge and Hillsborough, where the River Loxley joins the River Don. The flood continued south down the Don into Sheffield centre, then to Attercliffe and on to Rotherham. with the wall of water swiftly destroying everything in its course. The centre of Sheffield, situated on the hill to the south, escaped damage, but the densely populated district of the Wicker, around the new railway viaduct constructed by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, was completely destroyed. The waterworks company's consultant engineer, John Towlerton Leather (1804-85), was one of a family of worthy Yorkshire engineers; his uncle, George Leather, had been responsible for reservoirs around Leeds and Bradford, and one of them had been the scene of a dramatic collapse in 1852, when 81 people died. John Leather and resident engineer John Gunson (1809-86) worked closely together during the construction of the dam. Leather designed the dam while Gunson directed and supervised its construction. Gunson was on site the night of the collapse and stated afterwards that there was a crack in the outer slope of the embankment but, convincing himself that it was not harmful, opened the valves on the middle of the embankment to allow more water through, thus causing the disaster. Sheffield’s mayor, the master cutler Thomas Jessop (1804-87), quickly set up a relief fund which raised over £42,000. The official enquiry into the disaster was inconclusive; the waterworks company thought the cause was a landslide or landslip, while public perception thought the cause a failure in the mode of construction. The Coroner ruled that the collapse of the Dale Dyke dam was an unpredictable accident. As for the physical damage in Sheffield and the nearby areas, 238 people died and some 700 animals drowned; 130 buildings were destroyed and 500 partially damaged; 15 bridges were swept away and six others badly damaged. The claims for damages formed one of the largest insurance claims of the Victorian period – 7,500 claims for loss of life and property which totalled £455,000. The Dale Dyke dam was eventually rebuilt in 1875, but on a smaller scale. As for John Gunson, most of the blame fell on him, although the company recognised his loyalty by retaining him in its service until his death
Lot 50
Two boxed Corgi Die Cast Scale Models, comprising a Corporal Guided Missile on Mobile Launcher, No. 1112, together with a Decca Mobile Airfield Radar, No. 1106, (2)Condition report: 1106 - box worn, torn and dinked. Stickers loose, front drivers side window and windscreen smashed. Loses to paint. 1112 - Box dinked, scratched, torn, crased. Tip of missile melted. losses to paint.
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