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Lot 9502
Nine boxed Dinky Dublo 00 scale diecast vehicles to include 066 Bedford Flat Truck, 067 Austin Taxi, 069 Massey Harris Tractor, 065 Morris Pick-up, 076 Lansing Bagnall Tractor & Trailer, 070 AEC Mercury Tanker Shell/BP, 062 Singer Roadster, 063 Commer Van and 068 Royal Mail Van (9, some box end flaps missing)
Lot 9502A
Nine boxed Dinky Dublo 00 scale diecast vehicles to include 072 Bedford Articulated Flat Truck, 066 Bedford Flat Truck, 068 Royal Mail Van, 063 Commer Van 064 Austin Lorry, 076 Lansing Bagnall Tractor & Trailer, 067 Austin Taxi, 069 Massey-Harris Tractor and 061 Ford Prefect (9, some box end flaps missing)
Lot 9503
Three boxed Dinky Dublo '00' scale diecast vehicles to include 069 Massey Harris Tractor, 063 Commer Van and 071 Volkwagen Delivery van with Windows (boxes poor), together with unboxed Bedford Articulated Flat Truck, AEC Mercury Tank Shell/BP, Austin Lorry, Lansing Bagnall Trailer, Royal Mail Van, Ford Prefect, Singer Roadster and Land Rover with Horse Trailer and Horse (13)
Lot 813
Full title: A Chinese gilt copper alloy 'rhinoceros' box and cover, TangDescription:Dia.: 7,5 cm - H.: 2,5 cm Provenance:- An old Belgian private collection. Ref.: Sotheby's, New York, Sep. 21, 2022, lot 330, for a similar example. (External link available on rm-auctions.com) In the Shang and early Zhou periods the rhinoceros was prized for its tough hide, which was used to make armour. By the Warring States period, if not earlier, belief had taken hold that the beast’s horn could detect, even neutralize, poison in food and drink, giving the rhinoceros special cachet. In fashioning armor, the hide - whether rhinoceros hide or leather from the hide of an ox or other animal - once dried and properly prepared, was cut into small rectangular strips, known as plates, that were linked together to form lamellar armor, often termed fish-scale armor in Chinese. Such armor no doubt resembled the lamellar armor worn by the terracotta warriors recovered from the trenches around the tomb of Qinshihuangdi (r. 221 - 210 BC), though the lamellar armor of Qinshihuang’s warriors surely had plates of leather or, more likely, of iron. With the gradual extinction of the rhinoceros in north China late in the Bronze Age (c. 1700 BC - AD 220) and with the rise of iron-plate armor during the Zhou, the use of rhinoceros-hide armor had seriously declined by the early years of our era; even so, it is believed that at least a little rhino-hide armor was still being made during the Tang dynasty. And a diagram in a book published in 1852 indicates that rhinoceros-hide armor was still in use for ceremonial purposes as late as the Qing dynasty. Without written records from the Tang clearly stating the reason, we cannot know why the rhinoceros is depicted with scales. Apart from mere artistic license, the most plausible explanation for so portraying the rhinoceros is that the beast had become conflated with the qilin in the thinking of the day. Indeed, some individuals believed the rhinoceros to be the qilin, a mythical hooved chimerical creature from Chinese mythology. (In the Ming dynasty the giraffe was believed by many to be the qilin.) Although often depicted with the lithe body and furred hide of a deer, the qilin is also frequently shown with scales over its body, as witnessed by the Yuan-dynasty (1279 - 1368), blue-and-white charger with qilin decor in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (AK-RBK-1965-88).Condition reports:Condition reports (unless otherwise specified above):Please contact us on info@rm-auctions.com to request a condition report. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are made available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. The full list of available condition reports for this sale is available on this link: https://www.rm-auctions.com/en/condition-report/77.
Lot 106
A collection of five 19th and early 20th century brass stamp boxes and a sovereign scale. The boxes include a one in the form of a book with a brass bulldog with glass eyes, a horse shoe, one with a brick design with a squirrel and one with repousse scrolling design. (One box the hinge is broken) H.5.5cm
Lot 30
Breguet. A fine 18K rose gold manual wind chronograph wristwatchModel: ClassiqueReference: 5287BRDate: Purchased April 2016Movement: 24-jewel Cal.533.3 manual wind, adjusted to 6 positions, column wheel chronograph, No.0003242Dial: Guilloché engraved silvered, black Roman numerals to brushed surround, secret signatures between XI and XII and XII and I, black outer 1/5th second divisions and tachymetre scale, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for seconds and 30 minute recording, blued steel Breguet hands, red centre chronograph hand, No.609Case: Polished round, snap on exhibition back, coin edged band, crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers, No.609 BDStrap/Bracelet: Brown Breguet alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed double folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 43mm Accompaniments: Breguet box, outer card, certificate of origin and warranty, instructions for use, service receipt dated 2017 Footnotes:Breguet is well known for it's elegant designs and high quality movements. The present lot features many of the design cues the brand is known for: an eye catching guilloché dial, traditional blued steel Breguet hands and coin edged band. The case however is unusually large for Breguet at 43mm adding to its interest for collectors.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 232
A BACTRIAN LIMESTONE COLUMN IDOL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BCPublished: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central Asia, page 49, fig. 45.Oxus Civilization. The column of waisted form flaring towards the ends, the top and base with a crescent-shaped central groove. The stone of light brown hue with deep red veins.Provenance: Axel Vervoordt Art & Antiques, Antwerp, Belgium. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2004. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 30 June 2004, and stating a purchase price of EUR 4,800 or approx. EUR 7,500 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age showing expected old wear and traces of use, obvious losses, chips, and natural fissures.Weight: 9,304 gDimensions: Height 29 cmThe Oxus Civilization or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC's urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950-1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi's excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi's work began to be translated in the 1990s.Several stone objects of this shape have been excavated at sites of the Oxus Civilization. However, it is still unknown what purpose they once fulfilled. It is suggested that these miniature columns at some point entered the rituals of the Oxus funerary practices, having previously performed a practical function that involved strong laces running around and causing intensive wear to the grooves. The present object belongs to a group of shorter, heavily polished columns with one central groove along the top and bottom.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's London, 12 May 2004, lot 187Price: EUR 8,963 or approx. EUR 14,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bactrian marble column idol, 2nd millennium BCExpert remark: Compare the related form and color of the stone. Note the size (29.5 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's London, 12 May 2004, lot 186Price: EUR 6,573 or approx. EUR 10,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bactrian alabaster column idol, 2nd millennium BCExpert remark: Compare the related form and color of the stone. Note the size (36 cm).
Lot 233
A BACTRIAN STONE COLUMN IDOL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BCPublished: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central Asia, page 48, fig. 44.Oxus Civilization. The column of cylindrical form flaring to the foot, the top and base with a deep central groove which runs down the sides of the body. The stone of a red and orange hue with yellow and reddish-yellow bands.Provenance: Axel Vervoordt Art & Antiques, Antwerp, Belgium. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2005. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 28 February 2005, and stating a purchase price of EUR 5,200 or approx. EUR 7,900 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age showing expected old wear and traces of use, obvious losses, chips, and natural fissures.Weight: 14.4 kgDimensions: Height 28.2 cmThe Oxus Civilization or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC's urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950-1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi's excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi's work began to be translated in the 1990s.Several stone objects of this shape have been excavated at sites of the Oxus Civilization. However, it is still unknown what purpose they once fulfilled. It is suggested that these miniature columns at some point entered the rituals of the Oxus funerary practices, having previously performed a practical function that involved strong laces running around and causing intensive wear to the grooves. The present object belongs to a group of shorter, heavily polished columns with one central groove along the top and bottom.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's London, 12 May 2004, lot 183Price: EUR 7,170 or approx. EUR 11,200 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bactrian marble column idol, 2nd millennium BCExpert remark: Compare the related form and color of the stone. Note groves to the side and the size (29.5 cm).
Lot 234
A BACTRIAN MARBLE COLUMN IDOL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BCPublished: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central Asia, page 50, fig. 46.Oxus Civilization. The column of waisted form flaring towards the ends, the top and base with a crescent-shaped central groove. The stone of dark brown marble with white veins, and stress lines filled with calcite.Provenance: Axel Vervoordt Art & Antiques, Antwerp, Belgium. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2003. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 28 February 2003, and stating a purchase price of EUR 4,100 or approx. EUR 6,500 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age showing expected old wear and traces of use, some obvious losses, chips, and natural fissures.Weight: 5,320 gDimensions: Height 25.5 cmThe Oxus Civilization or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC's urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950-1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi's excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi's work began to be translated in the 1990s.Several stone objects of this shape have been excavated at sites of the Oxus Civilization. However, it is still unknown what purpose they once fulfilled. It is suggested that these miniature columns at some point entered the rituals of the Oxus funerary practices, having previously performed a practical function that involved strong laces running around and causing intensive wear to the grooves. The present object belongs to a group of shorter, heavily polished columns with one central groove along the top and bottom.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 22 October 2003, lot 464Price: USD 6,600 or approx. EUR 9,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bactrian marble ritual object, 3rd millennium BCExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and color of the stone. Note the larger size (38.1 cm).
Lot 235
A BACTRIAN STONE RITUAL OBJECT, LATE 3rd TO EARLY 2nd MILLENNIUM BCPublished: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central, page 75, fig. 61.Oxus Civilization. The staff of cylindrical form, bulging at the center and tapering to the ends. The dark heavy stone with orange-russet inclusions on one side.Provenance: Axel Vervoordt Art & Antiques, Antwerp, Belgium. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2003. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 30 July 2003, and stating a purchase price of EUR 7,500 or approx. EUR 12,000 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age showing expected old wear and traces of use, obvious losses, some chips, and natural fissures.Weight: 9.1 kgDimensions: Height 80 cmThe Oxus Civilization or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC's urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950-1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi's excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi's work began to be translated in the 1990s.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 15 April 2015, lot 62Price: GBP 23,750 or approx. EUR 40,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bactrian green stone ritual object, c. 2300-1700 B.C.Expert remark: Compare the related form and color of the stone. Note the size (83 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 25 October 2007, lot 104Price: GBP 8,125 or approx. EUR 17,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bactrian gray stone 'idol', late 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Expert remark: Compare the related form and color of the stone. Note the size (94 cm).
Lot 236
A BACTRIAN DARK GREY STONE OXSCHIST RITUAL OBJECT, LATE 3rd TO EARLY 2nd MILLENNIUM BCPublished: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central, page 75, fig. 61.Oxus Civilization. The stone of a greenish-black color, the staff of long cylindrical form tapering on one side.Provenance: Axel Vervoordt Art & Antiques, Antwerp, Belgium. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2003. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 30 July 2003, and stating a purchase price of EUR 6,800 or approx. EUR 11,500 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age showing expected old wear and traces of use, obvious losses, some chips, few encrustations, and natural fissures.Dimensions: Height 110 cmThe Oxus Civilization or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC's urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950-1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi's excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi's work began to be translated in the 1990s.The precise use of these objects found in graves at Gonur in Margiana, in the cenotaphs of Sibri near Mehrgarh (Pakistan) and at Tepe Hissar and Shahdad in eastern Iran, is still unknown: they must have been used for some specific task, because their functional end, as a rule is worn, and finally deposed in the graves after the funeral.Literature comparison:Compare a related ritual object with cylindrical shaft tapering then flaring towards the flat ends illustrated in M.-H. Pottier, Materiel Funeraire de la Bactriane Meridionale de l'Age du Bronze, Paris, 1984, pp. 16, pl. V, fig. 7, no. 31.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 2 July 2018, lot 40Price: GBP 15,000 or approx. EUR 23,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bactrian stone idol, circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Expert remark: Compare the related form and note the larger size (138 cm).
Lot 306
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA SADAKSARI, JAVA9th-10th century. The four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus throne on a pierced and tiered square base, his primary hands forming the dharmachakra mudra, the upper left holding a fly-whisk and the upper right hand a conch, adorned with beaded jewelry, the face with downcast eyes and surmounted by a high tiara. The throne with a backrest flanked by two foliate protrusions. Provenance: Galleria La Balaustra, Archeologia Classica Orientale e Precolombiana, Bologna, Italy. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above (invoice lost). Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and erosion, corrosion. Minor casting flaws. Naturally grown malachite-green patina with brown encrustations overall.Weight: 644.3 g Dimensions: Height 12.4 cmAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17 December 2021, lot 3019Price: HKD 30,240 or approx. EUR 3,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A bronze figure of Buddha, Java, circa 10th centuryExpert remark: Note the smaller size (11.2 cm)Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 25 March 2004, lot 152Price: USD 28,680 or approx. EUR 45,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An important bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Indonesia, Central Java, 9th centuryExpert remark: Note the larger size (20.2 cm)
Lot 309
A RARE GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VISHNU, JAVA, 14TH-15TH CENTURY OR EARLIERFinely cast standing in samapada atop a circular lotus base with beaded edge, his main left hand resting on the handle of his mace, his main right holding a lotus stem, his secondary hands raised and holding the conch and disk. He is wearing a long diaphanous dhoti and the upavita (sacred thread) across his left shoulder, his body richly adorned with floral jewelry, his face bearing a serene expression, his hair pulled up into a high chignon secured by a band and topped by a jewel, behind the foliate tiara. Provenance: From the collection of Paolo Bertuzzi. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and manufacturing irregularities, minute nicks and small dents here and there, the gilding possibly later. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown patina with malachite encrustations. Weight: 105.6 gDimensions: Height 10 cmVishnu is the preserver and protector of the universe, called upon to save it from great calamity. In the current attitude, he is a martial deity, holding the mace and discus, and a conch to call troops to arms.Literature comparison: Compare a related earlier bronze of Vishnu, 13.8 cm high, dated late 9th to first half of the 10th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.15. Compare a gilt bronze figure of Shiva, 27.9 cm, dated 8th-9th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2004.556.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 21 March 2018, lot 327Price: USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 5,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt silver figure of Jambhala, Indonesia, Java, 14th/15th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related modeling, with similar floral jewelry and expression, and manner of casting and gilding, with a similar patina to the gilded figure. Note the smaller size (5.2 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 March 2018, lot 11 Price: HKD 375,000 or approx. EUR 49,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A copper alloy figure of Vishnu, Java, 9th/10th century Expert remark: Note the larger size (29 cm).
Lot 310
A FRAGMENTARY BRONZE BUST OF BUDDHA, INDONESIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURYFinely cast dressed in a monastic robe covering both shoulders and falling gracefully in neatly carved U-shaped folds. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below elegantly arched brows centered by a raised circular urna, his full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair arranged in tight curls over the high ushnisha.Provenance: Galleria Nuria Palacios, Madrid. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out together with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and erosion, the bronze with malachite encrustation, generally presenting well.Scientific Analysis Report: An alloy analysis via atomic emission spectrometry conducted by Antiques Analytics finds a zinc content of 5% indicating an origin no sooner than 16th century, as well as a low tin content also in favor of a production period between the 16th and 17th century. A copy of the Expert Report from Antiques Analytics, test report number AA 23-04041, dated 19 May 2023, accompanies this lot.Weight: 1535.1 g (excl. stand) and 2,146 g (incl. stand)Dimensions: Height 31 cm (excl. stand) and 45.5 g (incl. stand)With an associated metal stand. (2)
Lot 65
A COMPLETE SET OF TWELVE PAINTED POTTERY 'ZODIAC ANIMALS', SONG TO YUAN DYNASTY 宋至明一套彩繪十二生肖陶俑China, 960-1368. Comprising the twelve zodiac animals of the Chinese horoscope, each modeled recumbent with raised head, detailed with fur, plumage, and scales, and accentuated with black, white, and red pigments. (12)The Chinese zodiac, or Sheng Xiao, is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their ascribed attributes based on the lunar calendar. In order, the zodiac animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.Provenance: P.C. Lu Works of Art Ltd, Hong Kong. From a private collection in the northeastern United States, acquired from the above. Started as a small business in January 1976 in Hong Kong, selling Chinese antiques, P.C. Lu was able to scale operations, eventually sending his son Fred to the MIT to pursue his PhD. Today, many objects from his fine collection are housed in the British Museum. Some pieces with old labels.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with extensive wear and weathering, small chips, losses, few nicks here and there, light scratches, and soil encrustations. Possibly minor old repairs.Weight: 4,583 g (total) Dimensions: 20 cm (longest) Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 14 September 2019, lot 1678 Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A set of twelve painted pottery 'zodiac animal' figures, Song/Yuan dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, pottery, cold painting, poses, furs, and sizes (18.5 cm the longest)Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 10 March 2023, lot 358 Price: EUR 4,940 Description: A complete set of twelve painted pottery 'zodiac animals,' Song to Yuan dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, pottery, cold painting, poses, furs, and sizes (16.5 cm the longest) 宋至明一套彩繪十二生肖陶俑中國，960-1368年。由中國十二生肖組成，每隻動物均呈臥姿，細節清晰生動，皮毛、羽毛和鱗片，並以黑色、白色和紅色顏料進行突出。(12) 來源：香港P.C. Lu Works of Art Ltd藝術公司；美國東北部私人收藏購於上述公司。P.C. Lu 藝術公司於1976 年 1 月在香港成立，最初是一家銷售中國古董的小企業，後來擴大運營規模，最終將他的兒子Fred送到麻省理工學院攻讀博士學位。如今，他的許多精美收藏品都收藏在大英博物館中。 品相：狀況良好，與年齡相符，有大面積磨損和風化，有小缺口、損失、局部少量刻痕、輕微劃痕和土壤結殼，小修。 重量：總4,583 克 尺寸：最長處20 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2019年9月14日，lot 1678 價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日EUR 21,000） 描述：宋 / 元陶加彩生肖俑一套十二件 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、陶、冷色調彩繪、姿勢、毛皮和尺寸(長18.5 厘米) 。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：Galerie Zacke，維也納，2023年3月10日，lot 358 價格：EUR 4,940 描述：宋至元十二生肖彩繪陶俑 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、陶、冷色調彩繪、姿勢、毛皮和尺寸(長16.5 厘米)。
Lot 96
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU, MIDDLE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY 西周中期罕見青銅壺 Expert's note: This vessel comes in a 100% untreated, original, as-excavated condition unlike most of the large Shang and Zhou Dynasty bronzes in circulation, which typically have undergone substantial restoration and patina treatment/enhancement. The X-Ray (images 3 and 4) reveals that the meticulously incised design is in a magnificent state of preservation just below the patina. The X-Ray (images 20, 21, 22 and 23) further reveals that there is no repair work whatsoever, and that deep surface corrosion is minimal. Overall, it must be said that such a large vessel, which such fine designs, and in such a good condition must be regarded as very rare. (more x-ray images available upon request) China, 10th-9th century BC. The sides flat-cast with four rows of large fish scale patterns with combed borders, below two pairs of long-tailed birds confronted on a leiwen band between a pair of lug handles flanking the base of the neck, the whole raised on a spreading pedestal foot pierced on two sides with a circular aperture. The bronze is covered overall in a magnificent, naturally grown patina with extensive malachite, cuprite, and azurite encrustation.Provenance: A Far Eastern collector in Queens, New York, USA. Originally, one of a pair. The other sold from his collection at Christie's New York, 26 March 2003, lot 155, and is now in the Compton Verney Art Gallery, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, reference number CVCSC 0303.A. Michael B. Weisbrod, acquired from the above. Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod's Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, minor losses and small nicks, light scratches, encrustations. Natural patina overall with extensive malachite, cuprite, and azurite encrustations. The patina further with scattered cloth imprints from ancient linen into which the vessel was shrouded before being buried, now long gone. X-ray images proving the excellent condition are available upon request.Weight: 5,480 gDimensions: Height 40.5 cmLiterature comparison: Compare the counterpart to this jar, once in the same collection as the present lot, at Christie's New York, 26 March 2003, lot 155, and now in the Compton Verney Art Gallery, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, reference number CVCSC 0303.A. Compare also a similar bronze hu, with cover, found in Baijia, Fufeng, Shaanxi province, 1975, and now in the Fufeng County Museum, illustrated in Zhonguo meishu quanji, gongyi meishu, bian 4, qingtongqi (1), (The Great Treasury of Chinese Fine Arts, Arts and Crafts, volume 4, Bronzes (1)), Beijing, 1987, page 192, no. 213, where the pattern on the body is described as fish scales. It is possible, however, that this may be feathers, which would relate to the birds on the neck. Either way, the patterns on the present vessel and the published example are identical. Compare also a related hu, of more slender form with a band of confronted birds on the neck between the lug handles, and rows of overlapping feathers or fish scale patterns of smaller size covering the body, in the collection of the Shanghai Museum, included in the exhibition, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1 February-3 April 1983, no. 28. Like the present hu, this example is dated to the middle Western Zhou period.西周中期罕見青銅壺中國，公元前十至九世紀。兩側平鑄，浮雕四排魚紋，下面兩對長尾鳥紋，雷紋帶，頸部兩側分別有一貫耳。圈足外撇，有一個孔。青銅壺整體美麗的綠色皮殼，并有綠色、藍紅色鏽斑。 來源：紐約皇后區遠東收藏家，原本是一對。另一個於2003年3月26日紐約佳士得售出，Lot 155，目前在英國沃克郡 Compton Verney 美術館，編號CVCSC 0303.A；Michael B. Weisbrod購於上述藏家處。Michael B. Weisbrod是一位著名的中國藝術學者，他在 50 多年的時間裡就該主題發表了大量著作。1972 年，Michael加入了他父親 Gerald Weisbrod 博士在加拿大多倫多的亞洲藝術藝廊。這對父子團隊於 1977 年在麥迪遜大道開設了他們的紐約分館，在接下來的 45 年裡，藝廊舉辦了大量展覽，向全球的博物館和私人收藏家出售作品，最終還在上海和香港開辦分店。品相：狀況極佳，與年齡相稱。大面積磨損、輕微損失和小劃痕、結殼。整體天然皮殼，帶有大量綠色、紅色以及藍色鏽斑。可根據要求提供證明狀況良好的 X 射線圖像。 重量：5,480 克 尺寸：高40.5 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件來自同樣收藏的青銅壺，見紐約佳士得，2003年3月26日，lot 155，現藏英國瓦立克郡Compton Verney Art Gallery，編號CVCSC 0303.A。比較一件類似的帶蓋青銅壺，1975年出土於陝西扶風白家，現藏於扶風縣博物館，圖見《中國美術全集》，卷四，〈青銅器1〉(The Great Treasury of Chinese Fine Arts，Arts and Crafts，volume 4，Bronzes (1))，北京，1987年，頁192，編號213；此青銅器器身的花紋被描述為魚鱗。不過，這有可能是羽毛，這與青銅器頸部上的鳥紋有關。不管怎麼說，現拍品的圖案和已發表的例子是一樣的。比較一件相近的西周中期青銅壺，它的形狀更細長，頸部有一圈對峙的鳥紋，身體上有一排重疊的羽毛或小尺寸的魚鱗紋，收藏於上海博物館，曾展覽於1983年2月1日至4月3日香港藝術館，《中國古代青銅器》，編號28。13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
Lot 90
AN EXHIBITION STANDARD 1 1/2 INCH SCALE MODEL OF A FOWLER SHOWMAN'S ENGINE The silver soldered copper boiler with fittings including steam pressure gauge. water sight-glass, speed regulator, drains, cylinder drain control lever, gear controls, steering wheel to worm and chain steering. The motion enclosed by side panels decorated with brass strapping and star panels, cylinder with safety valves, traditional solid flywheel driving front generator, fitted belly water tanks with water lifter and hose, rear hand brake, drum and fair-lead winch for erecting fairground rides. The model finely painted in dark red livery with fitted polished brass boiler bands, copper pipework, spoked wheels with fitted rubber road tyres, polished brass hub caps and canopy supported on brass olivers with fascia board sign written 'West Hold Modern Amusements. The whole standing on plinth with gravel panel. 82cm long, 30cm wide, 46cm high. Plinth with gravel panel 99cm x 46cm x 3cm
Lot 30
A WELL-ENGINEERED 2 INCH SCALE MODEL OF A DURHAM AND YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL TRACTION ENGINE 'OLD BILL' BUILT BY MR R C SAKER OF SURREY The silver soldered copper boiler having fittings including steam pressure gauge, water sight glass, regulator, twin 'Salters type' safety valves, direction control quadrant, hand feed water pump fitted to engine tender and other usual fittings. The motion with Stephenson's link reverse, single cylinder with twin safety valves, ratchet oiler, crank driven water pump, worm and chain steering, spoked flywheel and having spoked wheels with fitted rubber road tyres. The model finished in red, green and black livery with polished brass boiler bands and some detailed rivet-work. The model is being sold together with a transportation trolley, driving wagon and firing accessories. Plans and receipts. Engine 83cm long, 38cm wide, 58cm high. Trolley 43cm wide, 93cm long, 35cm high Boiler History: Past boiler history and certificate. BOILER HISTORY DISCLAIMER Please Note: All boiler history records and references made in this catalogue are made for guidance only and the auctioneers are not able to convey any guarantees or warranties as to the safety of the boilers or their present condition.
Lot 124
A WELL-ENGINEERED 2 INCH SCALE MODEL OF A FOWLER SHOWMAN'S ENGINE 'PRINCESS BERYL' BUILT FROM PLASTOW CASTINGS AND DRAWINGS The copper boiler with fittings including water sight glass, pressure gauge, safety valve, blower, clack and blowdown valves. Cylinder bores 1. 3/8in and 2in with 2inch stroke solid flywheel drain cocks with associated pipework Stephenson's link reverse, eccentric driven feed pump and bypass, two road speeds. Pickering type governor and whistle. Chassis detail include spoked straked wheels with rubber road tyres, fitted worm and roller chain steering, cable drum with fairleads, hand brake, water lifter, belly tanks with applied Fowler cast brass crests. The model finished in red black and cream paintwork with brass mounts and brass olivers supporting canopy sign written 'K.M.Markie's Amusements Northampton' and removable driving panels to top. The model comes with firing shovel, steam raiser and also drawings 108cm long Together with a sit-upon driving truck which carries another water tank, approximately 100cm long Boiler history: Past boiler certificate issues by Northampton Society of Model Engineers. No 55. Boiler Identification No. N47-100-55. Expired the 5th of December 1991. Hydraulic test pressure 200 psi. Working steam pressure 100 psi.BOILER HISTORY DISCLAIMER Please Note: All boiler history records and references made in this catalogue are made for guidance only and the auctioneers are not able to convey any guarantees or warranties as to the safety of the boilers or their present condition.
Lot 35
A WELL-ENGINEERED 1 INCH SCALE MODEL OF A 'MINNIE' AGRICULTURAL TRACTION ENGINE BUILT BY MR R C SAKER OF SURREY TO THE L C MASON DESIGN FROM REEVES OF BIRMINGHAM CASTINGS The silver soldered copper boiler having fittings including steam pressure gauge, water sight glass, regulator, direction control quadrant and other usual fittings. The boiler supporting single cylinder with safety valve, ratchet oiler system, open balance crank motion, 4.5 inch spoked flywheel and worm and chain steering, brake, coal bunker and driving position with wooden slatted floor panel. The model finished in green and maroon with cream lined livery, polished brass boiler bands and straked spoked wheels with polish brass wheel hubs. Sold together with a set of plans. 45cm long, 21cm wide, 31cm high overall Boiler History: Boiler receipt and original boiler certificate.BOILER HISTORY DISCLAIMER Please Note: All boiler history records and references made in this catalogue are made for guidance only and the auctioneers are not able to convey any guarantees or warranties as to the safety of the boilers or their present condition.These models are documented in the Model Engineer Volumes 135-136.
Lot 48
AN EXHIBITION AND AWARD WINNING 5 INCH GAUGE MODEL OF A BRITISH RAILWAY CLASS 2T 2-6-2 LIVE STEAM SIDE TANK LOCOMOTIVE NO 84000 BUILT IN 2008 BY THE LATE MR RICHARD ARNOLD CASTLE OF WATFORD The silver soldered copper boiler having back-head fittings to include steam pressure gauge, regulator, water sight-glass, safety valves, simulated plank flooring to cab, lever operated firebox doors and other usual items. The chassis having twin outside cylinders with copper cylinder drain pipes, fluted motion. Vertical pump mounted next to smoke box, The model finished in red and black lined livery with British Railways transfers to tank sides, fitted steps, handrails, vacuum hoses and scale railway plates. 105cm long, 26cm wide, 34cm high Boiler details: Boiler built by Western Steam of Burnham on Sea. No. 378.11.05.H.V. Purchased 15th of November 2005. Working pressure 90 psi. This model was built in 2008 and was awarded The Model Engineer Exhibition Bronze Medal and The Charles Kennion Memorial Trophy. The model is sold together with a laminated copy of the award certificates. BOILER HISTORY DISCLAIMER Please Note: All boiler history records and references made in this catalogue are made for guidance only and the auctioneers are not able to convey any guarantees or warranties as to the safety of the boilers or their present condition.
Lot 62
AN EXHIBITION STANDARD 5 INCH GAUGE MODEL OF A GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY THREE PLANK WAGON NO 36461 BUILT BY MR D CARTER OF SOMERSET FROM GWR SCALE PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS The three plank wagon diagram 037 Original built in 1939 with RCH buffers and oil axle boxes, exposed floor boards, small corner plates, steel diagonal and single sided Morton brake with ratchet guides. GWR makers plate to both sides and finished in GWR grey paintwork with white lettering. 55cm long, 23cm wide, 15cm highSaleroom Notice: Please note wheels are built to GL5 profiles
Lot 98
A WELL-ENGINEERED 5 INCH GAUGE SCALE MODEL OF AN ELECTRO MOTIVE CORP T A ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE NO 601 OPERATED BY THE ROCK ISLAND RAILWAY COMPANY BUILT BY THE LATE MR ENNIS OF HAMPSHIRE Built from his own research and plans and was not built from a commercial kit. The locomotive is of streamline design with steps and handrails for driver access. Finished in red and grey livery 167cm long, 28cm wide, 42cm wide
Lot 61
AN EXHIBITION STANDARD 5 INCH GAUGE MODEL OF A GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY THREE PLANK WAGON NO 36460 BUILT BY MR D CARTER OF SOMERSET FROM GWR SCALE PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS The three plank wagon diagram 037 Original built in 1939 with RCH buffers and oil axle boxes, exposed floor boards, small corner plates, steel diagonal and single sided Morton brake with ratchet guides. GWR makers plate to both sides and finished in GWR grey paintwork with white lettering. 56cm long, 23cm wide, 15cm highSaleroom Notice: Please note wheels are built to GL5 profiles
Lot 43
AN EXHIBITION AND AWARD WINNING 5 INCH GAUGE MODEL OF A NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY LIVE STEAM 0-6-0 DOCK SHUNTER SIDE TANK LOCOMOTIVE NO 16379 BUILT BY THE LATE MR RICHARD ARNOLD CASTLE OF WATFORD the silver soldered copper boiler having fine back-head fittings to include steam pressure gauge, regulator, water sight-glass, direction control quadrant with lever, simulated plank cab floor and other usual fittings. The chassis having twin outside cylinders with fitted drain cocks, Walschaerts valve gear and fluted motion. whistle, oiler systems. The model finished in black livery and 'LMS' to side tanks, swivel porthole windows, detailed rivet work, scale railway plates 'North British Locomotive Coy. Ltd. 1917 No 21521 Hyde Park Works Glasgow, fitted steps, handrails, lamps, buffers and coupling chain. 71cm long, 24cm wide, 30cm high Boiler Details: The boiler was purchased from Western Steam Model Engineers of Bridgwater on the 9th of June 2000. Hydraulic test pressure 180 psi. Working pressure 90 psi. Number 002344.The model was built in 2003 and was awarded The Model Engineer Exhibition Silver Medal award. The model is sold together with a laminated copy of the award certificate.BOILER HISTORY DISCLAIMER Please Note: All boiler history records and references made in this catalogue are made for guidance only and the auctioneers are not able to convey any guarantees or warranties as to the safety of the boilers or their present condition.
Lot 38
A WELL-ENGINEERED 5 INCH GAUGE LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY MODEL OF A 0-4-0 TANK SHUNTING LOCOMOTIVE NO 1529 BUILT BY AN AWARD WINNING BUILDER AND NATIONAL EXHIBITION JUDGE, THE LATE MR COLIN J F TICKLE OF NORTH WALES TO 1:11.3 SCALE The silver soldered copper boiler with back-head fittings to include steam pressure gauge, water sight-glass, regulator, lever operated firebox doors and quadrant direction control with lever and graduated settings. Fitted safety valves, whistle, and oiler system. The model is finished in black livery with polished bright-work and fitted with steps, handrails, and side water tanks. 75cm long, cab width 23cm.This locomotives sister engine No 1528 built by Mr Colin Tickle was sold by Christies at The Brighton and Hove Engineerium on the 22nd of October 1979. The late Colin Tickle was a long-standing volunteer and supporter of The Llanfair Railway in mid Wales where he helped from 1970 until his death in 2023. He first became a fireman followed by graduation to a locomotive driver. He retired from railway engineering at SAB Wabco in 1995. Working for them and associated companies since 1958. He was a fine model engineer winning awards and medals at the National Model Engineering Exhibition in London, where he also acted as a judge in the Railway sections. For his full obituary see The Llanfair Railway Journal No. 247. April 2023. Pages 17 to 19. The original full size locomotives were built at the Derby Works in 1907 for The Midland Railway. The principle places these engines were used were Staveley Iron Works, Gloucester Docks and the Breweries at Burton on Trent.
Lot 133
A RARE TRI-ANG MINIC SHIPS SHOP DISPLAY STAND With approximately twenty four water-line models in 1.1200 scale, harbour piers, buildings and cranes. The ships include RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Saxonea, HM Yacht Britannia, HMS Swiftsure, Aircraft Carrier HMS Bulwark, Model Submarines, Tugs and other shipping vessels Triang was a huge worldwide company which made all sorts of toys and introduced the Minic ships range in 1958. Models were based on Portsmouth Royal Navy and Southampton Passenger ports. The range ran until 1964 when there was a fire in the Belfast factory where the ships were made
Lot 37
AN EXHIBITION STANDARD 3 1/2 INCH GAUGE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MODEL OF A 2-8-0 GOODS TENDER LOCOMOTIVE NO 4705 BUILT BY AN AWARD WINNING BUILDER AND NATIONAL EXHIBITION JUDGE, THE LATE MR COLIN J F TICKLE OF NORTH WALES TO 1:16 SCALE The silver soldered copper boiler with back-head fittings to include steam pressure gauge, water sight-glass, regulator, lever operated firebox doors and quadrant direction control with lever and graduated settings. The six-wheel tender with coal compartment and many other fittings. The model finished in Great Western green lined livery and crest finished with fitted steps, handrails, couplings and vacuum hoses. Sold with transportation cradle. 126cm long, cab width 17cm. No boiler history available. The original working engines were built at the GWR Swindon Works in 1922. One of a class of nine locomotives carrying fast overnight freight from London-Plymouth and London-Birkenhead. This model is based on the Swindon arrangement drawings and many photographs used by Mr Tickle to complete this fine model. The late Colin Tickle was a long-standing volunteer and supporter of The Llanfair Railway in mid Wales where he helped from 1970 until his death in 2023. He first became a fireman followed by graduation to a locomotive driver. He retired from railway engineering at SAB Wabco in 1995. Working for them and associated companies since 1958. He was a fine model engineer winning awards and medals at the National Model Engineering Exhibition in London, where he also acted as a judge in the Railway sections. For his full obituary see The Llanfair Railway Journal No. 247. April 2023. Pages 17 to 19.
Lot 60
AN EXHIBITION STANDARD 5 INCH GAUGE MODEL OF A GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY STEEL BALLAST WAGON NO 14168 OF 1888 TO DIAGRAM P5 BUILT BY MR D CARTER OF SOMERSET FROM GWR SCALE PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS The four drop sides with two central fixed panels Finished in black paintwork, fitted brake shoes swing from base, Transverse sprung from each end for buffing stock. Morton brake one side with ratchet guide and fitted with wooden block door stops. 52cm long, 22cm wide, 15cm highSaleroom Notice: Please note wheels are built to GL5 profiles
Lot 59
AN EXHIBITION STANDARD 5 INCH GAUGE MODEL OF A GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY FIVE PLANK WAGON NO 109458 BUILT BY MR D CARTER OF SOMERSET FROM GWR SCALE PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS The five plank wagon diagram 024 Original built in 1925 with sprung wheels and sprung couplings, sprung RCH draw-gear, buffers and oil axle boxes. Outside Morton brake with ratchet guide. Makers plate on each side. 56cm long, 24cm wide, 19cm high Saleroom Notice: Please note wheels are built to GL5 profiles
Lot 99
A WELL-ENGINEERED 7 1/4 INCH GAUGE SCALE MODEL OF A GENERAL ELECTRIC U25B ELECTRIC AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE NO 226 OPERATED BY 'ROCK ISLAND' RAILWAY COMPANY BUILT BY THE LATE MR ENNIS OF HAMPSHIRE Built from his own research and plans and was not built from a commercial kit. The locomotive comes with fitted steps, gantries and sprung bogies. Finished in red and yellow livery. 226cm long, 33cm wide, 56cm wide
Lot 425
Three Worcester spoon trays, circa 1770-80Of lobed hexagonal shape, two with gilt scroll-edged panels reserved on blue scale grounds, one painted with 'fancy' birds and insects, square mark, the other painted in kakiemon style with flowers and banded hedges, the third of 'Dalhousie' type, an oval riverscape panel between flowers and butterflies below a blue and gold border, 15.5cm-16cm wide, crescent marks, (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 7 December 2005, lots 123 (fancy birds) and 124 (kakiemon)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 282
A pair of Derby 'Dry Edge' figures of the Piping Shepherd and Dancing Shepherdess, circa 1752-55 On plain mound bases, he playing pipes, a dog seated beside him, she holding her skirts with her right hand, a sheep lying at her feet, left in the white, 16.8cm high (2) Footnotes: Provenance Mavis Bimson Collection Derby produced this pair of figures on a slightly smaller scale, see lot 300 in this sale. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 294
A St James's (Charles Gouyn) snuff box or bonbonnière, circa 1753-55 Of flattened ovoid from, on a neat oval foot, slip-cast and hand finished with chinoiserie figures in high relief, a girl pointing to a boy seated under a parasol, the reverse with a kneeling figure offering snuff to finely dressed gentleman, left in the white, 5cm high Footnotes: Provenance Mavis Bimson Collection It seems likely that this would have been intended to hold snuff, the snuff-taker on the reverse providing a clue to its contents. The depth of the relief allows for incredible detail on such a minute scale. The snuff-taker's right foot appears to be stepping outwards towards the viewer and his ear is distinct from his moulded head. Another example from the Garrick Bond Collection was sold by Bonhams on 17 May 2017, lot 142. A polychrome example complete with its gold-mounted cover is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no.1982.60.362). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 277
A large Bow figure of Charity, circa 1750-52By the 'Muses Modeller', standing in flowing drapery on a rocky base, carrying a small child on one hip, gazing down towards an older child now lacking from her right side, left in the white, 29.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceMavis Bimson CollectionThe treatment of the figure's facial features; the heavy-lidded eyes and neat receding chin, are distinctive to the 'Muses Modeller'. Her drapery is simultaneously heavy and yet shows he reveals her naval beneath. The Virtues were also modelled on a more modest scale, see the figure of Hope, lot 276 in this sale. A smaller figure of Charity picked out in colours is illustrated by Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures (1992), p.66, fig.15. Another polychrome example was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber as Chelsea in 1868 and is now in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. no.414:181-1885).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 299
A large Bow model of a lion, circa 1750Modelled recumbent on an irregular rocky base, his head turned to the side in a rather anxious expression, his tail curled over his hind quarters, left in the white, 28cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 20 November 2019, lot 236Mavis Bimson CollectionLions were modelled in various sizes at Bow, see lot 296 for an example on a more modest scale. Producing such a large and heavy model within the first few years of the factory must have been a challenge. One such example was in the Dudley Delevigne collection sold by Bonhams on 17 June 1988, lot 17, and subsequently the John Hewett Collection, see Albert Amor exhibition 1997, no.6. This had strangely been modelled on a base of inadequate length. Another similar lion is illustrated beside a model of a lioness by Elizabeth Adams and David Redstone, Bow Porcelain (1981), p.195, fig.122. Errol Manners and Anton Gabszewicz discuss three Bow lions and a lioness in the Nigel Morgan Collection, E & H Manners Exhibition Catalogue (2009), nos.33-35. In her catalogue Eating at the Whites' House (2022), p.93, Mary White illustrates a pair of Bow lions and refers to the large stone lions in the grounds of Chiswick House, to which these models may be related.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 402
A Lowestoft assembled part coffee service, circa 1785Painted in Curtis style with full floral sprays and scattered sprigs, within red 'line and loop' borders, comprising a sucrier and cover, eleven coffee cups, eleven saucers and a cream jug of 'Low Chelsea Ewer' form with a different pattern of a formal pink scale border, 13.1cm high (25)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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