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Lot 241
λ An early Victorian Scottish mahogany stick barometer by A. Abraham of Glasgow, with an arched ivory dial signed 'A.ABRAHAM & CO. GLASGOW', with an adjustable vernier scale, the flame veneered case with a moulded edge, the back with a handwritten paper label inscribed 'Captain Which', 91.5cm long. Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.
Lot 314
Arab-Byzantine. Anonymous (temp. Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan or 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan). Gold Solidus (4.34 g), AH 41-60 or 65-86. De-Christianized type imitating the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. Syrian or perhaps an Egyptian mint. The emperor Heraclius, in the center, between his sons Heraclius Constantine, on the left, and Heraclonas, on the right, each standing facing, wearing rudimentary crown missing the central cross of the prototype; each figure holds a globe lacking a cross. Rev. VICTORIA AV??, T-shaped cross on four steps; in left field, Heraclian monogram; in right field, I; A//CONOB. Cf. Baldwin's Islamic Sale 24 (9 May 2013), 3999; cf. Spink Zurich 18 (February 1986), 86. Of the highest rarity. NGC grade AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5. Bent, scuffs, edge cut, and light graffito. Although it is not actually an official Byzantine imperial issue from the mint of Constantinople, the types and inscriptions of this wonderfully preserved solidus closely mimic those used by the emperor Heraclius in the period 639-641, when he ruled alongside his sons, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. The three emperors are depicted as full figures on the obverse with Heraclius distinguished from his sons by his central position, larger scale, and by the splendid mustache and beard he sports. Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas lack such remarkable facial hair and are instead represented as beardless youths. On the reverse, the legend proclaims the "Victory of the Emperor" — the standard reverse legend for Byzantine solidi since the early sixth century — and carries the mint mark of Constantinople. Despite all of these features that might otherwise give the impression of a legitimate Byzantine solidus struck during the coregency of Heraclius and his sons, the reverse type immediately betrays the coin as an imitation. Official issues feature a cross potent set on three steps, but here the crossbar has been raised to the top of the shaft, turning the usual cross type into a T. The much smaller crosses that normally adorn the diadems and globes worn and carried by the emperors on the obverse have been modified in a similar way on this coin, making it clear that the omitted crossbar on the obverse was no engraving error, but part of a clear attempt to remove explicit Christian symbolism from the types. Although the rare examples of solidi with these de-Christianized types are occasionally attributed to northern barbarians, they are far more likely to belong to the pseudo-Byzantine series struck by mints in Syria and the southern Levant following the loss of the region (together with Egypt) to the Islamic Arabs in 634-642 and the end of locally produced and imported official Byzantine coins. The present solidus was almost certainly struck to fill the need for gold coin that was no longer being supplied to the region by the Byzantine imperial mint. In order to maintain trust in the new imitative coins, the types of the latest official solidi circulating in the region were taken as models, just as they were for pseudo-Byzantine and subsequent Arab-Byzantine bronze issues. However, the engraver clearly found himself in a difficult position: it was critical to retain the traditional Byzantine types in order to avoid a crisis of faith in the coinage, but at the same time the retention of the traditional crosses — an unequivocal emblem of Christianity — posed a crisis of faith for the engraver and/or the Muslim authorities responsible for the coinage. While the Quran recognized Jesus in the line of prophets leading up to Muhammad, it did not accept the Christian belief in his crucifixion and resurrection. Therefore, from the religious perspective, it seemed necessary to convert the crosses on the coin into something more neutral. Interestingly, while the removal of overtly Christian symbolism was deemed important at the time that the solidus was struck, the religiously-based aniconism that came to characterize the majority of Islamic coinage after the reform of the Umayyad Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik in 697 is not at all evident.This solidus provides an important link between the official Byzantine gold coinage and the "Standing Caliph" dinars introduced by 'Abd al-Malik in 693-697. It has long been suggested that the "Standing Caliph" dinars were produced as a direct response to the Christ solidi of Justinian II, 'Abd al-Malik's great Byzantine adversary, but the chronological relationship of the Christ solidi and the "Standing Caliph" dinars has been brought into question. Even if a so-called "war of images" between 'Abd al-Malik and Justinian II did result in the "Standing Caliph" dinars, the iconography of the latter is firmly rooted in the solidi of Heraclius and the modified types of the present pseudo-Byzantine solidus.Both issues feature a modified cross-on-steps reverse — sometimes the cross is converted into a phi (?) rather than an I form on "Standing Caliph" dinars — while the standing caliph (representing 'Abd al-Malik himself) on the obverse seems to be influenced by the central standing figure of Heraclius on the pseudo-Byzantine solidus. The standing caliph sports an impressive beard like that of Heraclius although the caliph's stylist has controlled his mustache to a much greater degree than that of the Byzantine Emperor. The caliph also wears a similar embroidered robe and holds his arms diagonally (slanting right rather than left as on the solidus), but replaces the de-Christianized globe with a sword in its scabbard. This coin is not only an object of desire due to its beautiful metal and high state of preservation, but also due to its great importance for the development of early Islamic coinage. It also marks a profound turning point in the artistic, political, and religious history in the Middle East. The Christian Byzantine Empire had come to an end in the region and this solidus encapsulates the growing pains of the young Islamic empire of the Umayyad dynasty that replaced it. This extremely rare gold solidus represents the earliest Arab gold coinage and it may be regarded as the precurser of all the later Islamic gold coinage.References: Miles, G: Earliest Arab Gold Coinage in the American Numismatic Society Notes, No. 13, 1967; Foss, S: Arab Byzantine Coins: An Introduction with a Catalogue of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Harvard University Press 2008.
Lot 196
Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (28.46 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev. IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound captive standing right before pile of arms; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning. Hendin 1500; RIC 159; BN 490; BMC 533. A lovely example with glossy chocolate-brown patina. We note some minor pitting on the reverse. Choice Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. The elements of the reverse type include a palm-tree flanked on the left by the emperor, with his foot on a helmet, and on the right, by the personified Judaea, seated to right on a cuirass. In the scene, the emperor is representative of the vast power of Rome. His foot on a helmet of the defeated enemy and his large parazonium symbolize the might of the dominant victor. The emperor is drawn on a much larger scale than is the much more diminutively wrought personified Judaea. The downcast Judaea is seated upon a cuirass, which here represents the spoils of her defeated army. Her pose connotes the humiliation of destruction, captivity and exile. This image was designed both as an exultation of the empire and as a warning to any other province that might be contemplating rebellion.
Lot 394
MOUNT EVEREST REGION, a Royal Geographical Society scale 1:100000 colour map, printed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd, circa 1975, titled in the margin 'TREK IN NEPAL 2-22ND MAY 1981 - PARTY LED BY MR A. GREGORY', with route marked in black ink and signed by Alfred Gregory and Suzanne G. Gregory, mounted, framed and glazed, 68cm x 76cm, Alfred Gregory (1913-2010) was a mountaineer, explorer and professional photographer, he was a member of the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition in charge of stills photography and personally reached 28,000 feet in support of the assault on the summit
Lot 691
TWO BOXED DIECAST MINICHAMPS 1/18 SCALE PORSCHE CAR MODELS, 911 Carrera, Carrera GT (one mirror broken off car but present in packaging) and a Maisto 911 Carrera Cabriolet (minor damage to rear hubs and tyres, rear number plate beginning to peel) contained in a Minichamps 911 Carrera Cabriolet box (3)
Lot 74
14 Cararama 1:50 scale articulated trucks. Scania, DAF, Volvo trucks with box trailers and curtainsiders - liveries include Tefal, Arthur Spriggs, Pollock Scotrans Ltd, Champion, Knights of Old, H.E. Payne, H.G.V. Recruitment Ltd, Panalpina, R.F. Fielding, Stobart, resh Line, K.Line, Pepsi and Dodd's Transport. All boxed for protection only- boxes worn and damaged. Contents VGC-Mint, a few mirrors maybe damaged. £60-80
Lot 70
A quantity of large scale basic plastic and metal commercial vehicle (toys). 11 large 1:32 scale European trucks, DAF's, Mercedes, Scania, by Newray etc. Including tankers, refers log lorry etc. Plus a number of smaller scale similar type vehicles. Most boxed, some wear/damage, contents VGC. (20) £40-60
Lot 62
A quantity of various makes. Including 4x Bburago 1:24 scale sports cars, 8x Bburago 1:43 scale cars, a British Leyland Milk Transporter, an Ertl 1957 Chevy Bel Air, a Lone Star Royal Wedding Routemaster, Matchbox ambulance, lorry and sports car, etc. All boxed, some wear/damage to a few. Contents VGC-Mint. (40+ items). £60-80
Lot 544
A 1:75 scale model of the British 32 gun frigate HMS Unicorn, well constructed plank on frame wooden model, possibly from the Corel Models kit, fully rigged but without sails. Detailed planked deck, cannon, closed gun ports, ship’s wheel, etc. Varnished wood finish with painted stern and figure head. Mounted on a small wooden plinth, hull approx 25”. Presented in wood and perspex case. VGC Plate 5
Lot 63
A quantity of larger scale basic plastic and metal commercial/PSV vehicles (toys). Majorette, Siku etc, European trucks- Mercedes, Scania, MAN etc. Trucks include tankers, low loader with load, car transporters, curtainsiders etc, plus a bendy bus and a coach. Also a Solido 1:18 Land Rover Discovery and a Bburago BMW X5. Plus a TEXACO replica service station 1940. All boxed, some wear/damage. Contents mostly VGC (34) £50-70
Lot 179
5x Corgi Aviation Archive. A 3-aircraft set comprising Mk.I, Mk.VB and Mk.IX Spitfires. A 2-aircraft set comprising a US F4U-1 Corsair and a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero. An RAF Catalina Mk.IIA. A US B-24D Liberator. A 1:32 scale German Messerschmitt BF109G. All boxed, some wear to one. Contents Mint. £60-80
Lot 72
15x 1:43 scale Vanguards all in Police liveries. Including a diorama set comprising Rover 2000 and Jaguar XK120. An accident set comprising Ford Transit van and accessories. Plus a Morris marina 1800, Ford Zephyr Mk.III, Vauxhall Velox PA, Austin A35 van, Hillman Minx IIIA, etc. All boxed as new. Contents Mint. £50-70
Lot 543
A 1:90 scale model of a Spanish 18th Century 74 gun man of war, San Juan Nepomuceno, well constructed and detailed plank on frame wooden model ot the ship captured by the Royal Navy at Trafalgar, possibly from the kit by Artesania. Fully rigged but without sails, detailed planked deck with cannon, long boat, open and closed gun ports etc. Spanish flag to stern, natural wood finish to upper hull and deck, painted wood to lower hull and stern. Mounted on a small wooden plinth, hull approx 28½”. VGC Plate 5
Lot 115
2x Conquest Models 1:43 scale white metal models. A 1955 Buick Super convertible in mint green with red interior. Together with a 1955 Buick Super hardtop in metallic green and white with black roof. Plus a 'Picture Pride' style display cabinet with 9 shelves. Both boxed. Contents VGC-Mint, side window on convertible example detached. £60-80
Lot 176
10x Corgi Aviation Archive most in 1:72 scale. A US Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat. A US P-51D Mustang. An RAF Hawker Hunter Mk.6. 2x Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3-22 Zero. A German Junkers JU-87R-2. 2x RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB. A 1:144 scale US Boeing B-17F. All boxed as new, damage to box window on one example. Contents Mint. £70-90
Lot 73
14x 1:43 scale Vanguards all in Police liveries. Including a diorama set comprising MGA and Ford Zephyr. A 2-car Hillman Imp set. Plus a Ford Granada, Ford Consul, Ford Transit van, Rover 3500 v8, Triumph 2.5 Pi, Lotus Cortina Mk.II, Austin A60 Cambridge, etc. All boxed as new, some wear to one box. Contents Mint. £50-70
Lot 75
14 Cararama 1:50 scale trucks. 13 articulated, Scania Volvo etc, box trailers, curtainsiders, low loaders etc. Liveries include- Tefal, Stobart, R.F. Fielding, H.E. Payne, Champion, Pollock Scotrans Ltd and Arthur Spriggs. Plus a rigid 3 axle Volvo box van, Johnsons & Bailey. Plus 6 low loaders - 2x Johnsons with Volvo A25C dump truck load. 2x Johnsons & Bailey with Volvo bucket loader, Rawcliffe with Volvo A25C dump truck and a ASHW with Volvo EC210 tracked shovel. All boxed for protection only- boxes worn and damaged. Contents VGC-Mint, a few mirrors maybe damaged. £60-80
Lot 136
2x Tri-ang Spot-On 1:42 scale vehicles. An Austin Type 503 Normal Control Flatbed Lorry (106a/1c). An example in dark blue with crate in cream. 'The British Motor Corporation Ltd.' to sides of flatbed and crate. Together with MGA load in light mint green. Boxed with all inner packing pieces and information sheet, minor wear. Vehicles VGC-Mint. Back Cover £200-250
Lot 77
12 1:50 scale Articulated Trucks by various makes. Including Lion Toys, Universal Hobbies and Eligor. 2x DAF XF with box trailer, STL Logistics. Scania with curtainside trailer, Seabridge. Volvo FH 12 with reefer trailer, Walls. Renault with curtainside trailer, Ewing Bros. Renault with curtainside trailer, Fords International. Scania with curtainside trailer, Port of Tyne. Volvo FH12 Globetrotter with curtainside trailer, Northwards. Volvo FH12 with specialised equipment box trailer, Arrows F1 Team. DAF FX105 with curtainside trailer, Viamaster. Iveco Stralis with box trailer, DHL. Scania with curtainside trailer, Fagan & Whalley. All boxed, minor/some wear/damage. One without outer sleeve. Contents VGC-Mint. £70-90
Lot 88
4x 1:24 scale cars. A Franklin Mint 1966 Ford Mustang in Broncos dark blue and orange livery. A Franklin Mint Jaguar E type in red. An unboxed Franklin Mint 1964 Ford Mustang convertible in red. A plastic 1966 Mustang hardtop, produced and distributed by the Ford Motor Company. 3 cars boxed with some paperwork/certificates. Contents Mint. £50-70
Lot 76
10x 1:18/1:22 scale vehicles by Bburago. Including; Mercedes Benz SSK, Mercedes Benz 300SL, Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider, 2x Jaguar SS100, Rolls Royce Camargue, Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, Mercedes Benz 500K, Mercedes Benz SSKL and a Chevrolet Corvette. Plus a Maisto BMW 850i and a Tonka Polistil Porsche 911. All boxed, some wear to a few. Contents VGC-Mint. (12 items). £60-80
Lot 69
22x 1:43 scale Vanguards. Including; a 2-car Ford Classic and Capri set, a 35th Anniversary Ford Cortina Mk.II special issue, an MGA, a Triumph Spitfire Mk.II, a Singer Chamois, Triumph Herald, Austin A40 van, Ford Anglia van, Ford 100E, Triumph TR3A, etc. All boxed as new. Contents Mint. £60-80
Lot 177
8x Corgi Aviation Archive most in 1:72 scale. An RAF Fairey Swordfish III. An RAF Avro Lancaster. A German Junkers Ju 87B-2. A US P-47D Thunderbolt. A US F4U-1 Corsair. A German Focke-Wulf FW190A-4. A German FW-190A-4. A US P51D Mustang. All boxed as new, some wear/damage to one. Contents Mint. £70-90
Lot 178
8x Corgi Aviation Archive in 1:72 and 1:144 scale. A diorama including a German J-8A Gladiator. An RAF Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.II. A US Sikorsky HSS-2 Sea King. An RAF English Electric Lightning F.1A. A US P-38J 'Droop Snoot' Lightning. An RAF Short S.25 Sunderland V. A US Boeing B-29A Superfortress. A 3-aircraft set comprising US Douglas C-47 Skytrain, P-47D Thunderbolt and P-51D Mustang. All boxed as new, some wear to a few. Contents Mint. £70-90
Lot 58
A quantity of Various Makes. 8x EFE including Leyland PD1 Highbridge, Leyland TD1 High Front and Leyland Windover Coach, all Southdown. Plus an STD, STL and Leyland TD1 Open Stairs double deck, all London Transport. Bedford OB coach, Premier and a Leyland Duple coach, Ribble. 15x 1:76 scale Classix including Ford Thames, Austin K2, Morris J van, NCB Milk Float, Trojan van, Austin K8 van, Austin FX3 Taxi, etc, in various liveries. 19 Oxford 1:76 scale including Wolseley 18/85, Jaguar SS saloon, Austin Atlantic, Tricycle van, Alvis Speed Twenty, etc. 4x Oxford 1:43 scale including 2x Austin Seven saloon, Austin Heavy Twelve and Austin Low Loader Taxi. Together with 8x Trackside and 2 Corgi Trams plus a few other items. All except 3 boxed, minor wear to a few. Contents VGC-Mint. (64) £80-120
Lot 166
8 Corgi vehicles. A French issue Corgi Heritage series Berliet GLR8 Fourgon L'Alsacienne 73001. Plus an AEC Mercury articulated with tilt trailer and load BRS. A Heavy Haulage Scammell tractor unit with articulated low loader and a Bedford 'S' type load, Wynn's 31004. A Mack LJ tractor unit with Fruehauf trailer Guinness. An AEC tractor unit with box trailer, Caledonian 21302. A Kenworth W925 tractor unit with culvert load on flatbed trailer, Cast US55706. A Cumbrian set- Morris J van and Bedford O series van. Also a 1:76 scale roadscene Scania R tractor unit and reefer trailer J.B.T. CC18103. All boxed, some wear. Contents VGC-Mint. £60-80
Lot 82
6x 1:18 scale American muscle cars by various makes. 4x Ford Mustangs; a Mira 1964 convertible in gold, an Ertl 1967 GT in white, a Precision Collection 1964 convertible in blue and a Motor Max 1964 convertible in red. Together with a Maisto 1959 Cadillac Eldorado in red and a Sun Star 1963 Ford Falcon in red. All boxed as new, minor wear. Contents Mint. £70-100
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