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Click here to subscribe1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Coiled body with one tapering terminal and the other formed the head of a snake with punched eyes and scale design behind the head. 2.90 grams, 22.91 mm overall, 19.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (7/8 in.).Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Including a squat footed bowl with bosses to the equator, bell-shaped jar with narrow foot, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the shoulder, and other types. 1.65 kg total, 7.8-11.6 cm (3 - 4 1/2 in.). [10, No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Including a squat bowl with herringbone band to the inner rim, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the equator, and other types. 1.46 kg total, 6.2-14.7 cm (2 3/8 - 5 3/4 in.). [10, No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C. In the form of a rectangular, inscription in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician in two lines: TWY' ʿYʿ. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elayi & Elayi, Recherches -. 26.3 grams, 29 mm (1 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Circa 1375-1400 A.D. Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with shaped pommel. See Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, for broad type and discussion. 65 grams, 22 cm (8 5/8 in.).Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.Amongst the considerable variations in Medieval knife blade shapes, the two most obvious are the blades with angled backs (like here) and those with stepped backs.
BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C. In the form of a horse reclining; inscription in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician engraved on base: ŠQL QRQR ('Shekel of Karkor?). See Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elayi & Elayi, Recherches -. see Moscati, S., see I Fenici, Milano, 1992, for discussion. 18.6 grams, 39 mm wide (1 1/2 in.).[A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12428-226549.
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Including a broad bowl with guilloche and hatched triangle band, biconical jar with cainated profile, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the shoulder, and other types. 2.1 kg total, 8.8-15.5 cm (3 1/2 - 6 1/8 in.). [10, No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Highmore (Joseph, 1692-1780) Study for a family group portrait, oil on board or thick paper, inscribed on reverse 'Sketch of a family piece/ designed to be drawn by /Mr Highmore of my father : mother and their six children/ that is their attitudes not likenesses', sheet 213 x 298 mm (8 3/8 x 11 3/4 in), affixed onto plexiglass backing, minor scuffs and small nicks to extremities, framed, [circa 1730]Provenance:Collection of John and Eileen Harris*** A similar oil study by Highmore, albeit slightly larger, is held in the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection [see acc. no. B1981.25.353]. Very few oil sketches are recorded, but those that are relate to large scale compositions; for instance The Family of E. Lancelot Lee, 1736 (Wolverhampton Art Gallery).
Wade (Charles Paget, 1883-1956) Six studies of farmhouses in rural France, pencil and black chalk, six sheets between approx. 90 x 65 mm (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in) and 100 x 140 mm (5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in), presented in one mount, minor surface dirt and light browning, framed, [early 20th century]Provenance:The Wade Collection, from Wade's library, Temple Fortune, North London;Ben Weinreb, London Collection of John and Eileen Harris*** Charles Paget Wade was an English architect, artist-craftsman and poet of Afro-Caribbean descent; today he is perhaps best remembered for the eclectic collection he amassed during his life, a collection which can be seen at Snowshill Manor, his former home in the village of Snowshill, Gloucestershire, which he gave to the National Trust in 1951. In 1919, after service in France during World War I, Wade purchased the estate at Snowshill, which he restored – first the manor house, then the gardens – over the next four years. Having started collecting at the age of 7, Wade eventually built up a collection of more than 22,000 items of furniture, clothing, paintings, and many other pieces which reflected his interest in colour, design and good craftsmanship. He housed the collection in the manor house at Snowshill, choosing to live in a small cottage in the garden. He continued to add to his collection over the years. The objects he collected included musical instruments, clocks, bicycles, and 26 sets of samurai armour.During his lifetime, Wade gained some renown for his creation of a miniature 18th century Cornish fishing village, which he named Wolf's Cove. Wade rendered its houses, harbour, fishing boats and gear, and inhabitants, in 1:10 to 1:12 scale, from wood, straw, plaster, textiles and other materials. Over time, he expanded Wolf's Cove such that it attracted hundreds of visitors a year, including Virginia Woolf, Queen Mary, and the poet John Betjeman. [Wikipedia]
Sicilian School (18th century) Design for a Trompe L’Oeil Wall Decoration, pen and grey ink and wash, watercolour, inscribed with a scale labelled 'Scala di Palmi dieci Siciliani' at the upper left, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 473 x 287 mm (18 5/8 x 11 1/4 in), under glass, some scattered damp-stains and toning, small split in the upper left corner, other small nicks and tears to extremities, framed, [late 18th century]Provenance:Sale. Sotheby’s London, 22nd April 1998, lot 336 (as Italian School, 18th Century);P. & D. Colnaghi, London, in 1998;Private collection, Florida, until 2012;Stephen Ongpin, London;Collection of John and Eileen Harris*** Attributions to the Sicilian architects Andrea Giganti (1731-1787) or Elia Interguglielmi (1746-1835) have been tentatively suggested.
Woolfe (John, Irish architect, employed by the Office of Works as a 'labourer in trust', d.1793) Colworth House, Bedfordshire, showing the addition of the wings, pen and black ink, watercolour, inscribed 'Front of Colworth' in the lower margin above the scale, ruled ink borderlines, sheet 150 x 265 mm (5 7/8 x 10 1/2 in), under glass, appears to be laid onto support, minor spotting, surface dirt and handling creases, framed, [circa 1771]Provenance:Rupert Gunnis (collector and historian of British sculpture, 1899-1965);Gifted to Howard Colvin (architectural historian, 1919-2007); whom gifted to John Harris;Collection of John and Eileen Harris*** Woolfe's drawing shows that the wings originally had giant arches in the centre and hipped roofs behind parapets, but have since been altered.'William Lee Antoine was born on 1764, the son of Sir William Lee (1726?-1778), chief justice of the King's Bench, and his wife Philadelphia Dyke, of Totteridge Park, Hertfordshire, England. As a young man, he acquired estates near Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and served as the borough's Whig representative in Parliament from 1790 to 1796. During the same time he lived primarily at Colworth House near Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire, which he had inherited from his distant cousin Richard Antoine. There he founded the Oakley Hunt with his neighbour Samuel Whitbread and served as its first master; he also represented Bedford in Parliament from 1802 to 1812. William Lee Antoine never married, and died on Sept. 11, 1815.' [Yale]
Whittell of Bodenham, Herefordshire (William, b. 1684, fl. 1705-9) Architectural survey of Hampton Court and Gardens in Herefordshire, ca. 1690s, plan with four elevations of the house in each corner, scale and compass in the lower centre, and with the Coningsby family coat of arms in the upper centre, pen and brown ink, watercolours, heightened with gold, 418 x 575 mm (16 3/8 x 22 5/8 in), laid onto paper support, vertical crease and associated splitting, various scuffs and areas of surface abrasion with possible conservation visible, unframed, [circa 1700] Provenance: Commissioned by Thomas, Earl of Coningsby and his younger daughter, Lady Frances Coningsby 1698-1774; Collection of the Earl of Essex; Collection of Richard Arkwright Esq.; The Burrell Collection; Collection of Viscount Hereford, the then owner of the estate; Sabin Gallery, 1967; Collection of John and Eileen Harris Exhibited: Sabin Galleries, A Country House Portrayed: Hampton Court Herefordshire 1699-1840, 1973, cat. no. 7, illus. pl. XI *** Hampton Court in Herefordshire is one of the great houses of that county. The medieval house and its estate was purchased by Sir Humphrey Coningsby in 1510. His great grandson, Sir Thomas, made significant changes and developed the grounds in the early 17th century, but it was his great grandson King William lll's Paymaster General and Privy Councillor who transformed the house and gardens, circa 1690-1700. Not only that, he was sufficiently proud of his achievements to record these undertakings in large paintings by Leonard Knyff and John Stevens (now in the Paul Mellon Collection of British Art, New Haven), in these very rare drawings, and for the landed estate itself in the surveys bound into the Hampton Court Atlas (Herefordshire Archive and Record Centre). Coningsby (1656-1729), who was made Earl Coningsby by William lll in 1693, employed the Royal architect William Talman and the Royal gardener George London (both of whom had been engaged on the remodelling of Hampton Court Palace) to carry out the work. The former provided a new façade and a suite of rooms for the south front and the latter laid out the very extensive parterres and a series of avenues radiating into the landscape. The ground plan provides more details of London's planting as well as vignettes of the four aspects of the house, clearly showing Talman's alterations, especially on the southern façade.William Whittell is reputed to have come from the village of Bodenham, which is situated just south east of Hampton Court on the other side of the River Lugg.
A 19th century gold serpent ring, the double headed serpent realistically modelled and with scale pattern engraving throughout, ring size approximately P½. £1,400-£1,800 --- According to a PMI test on the XRF Analyzer, the ring is testing as 18ct gold. The results show the gold includes the chemical element Bismuth (Bi), suggesting that the ring is pre 1880. Condition Report General light surface wear commensurate with age and use. The scale pattern engraving rubbed at the back of the band. Gross weight 19gm.
A 22ct gold and ruby crystal cuff bangle and ring by Louis Osman, 1974, each broad and slightly tapering, with hammered, ridged and bark textured finish, the ridges terminating either side in small ruby crystals, the cuff with screw fastener, hallmarked for London, 1974, with maker’s mark ‘LO’, both contained in a customised wooden case, bangle internal dimensions 60 x 36mm, ring size M. £6,000-£8,000 Please note ARR will apply to this lot (Artist’s Resale Rights). --- This bracelet was commissioned from Louis by Mr and Mrs Jenkins for their elder daughter Victoria’s 21st birthday. Louis requested to make the accompanying ring as a surprise birthday gift from himself and his wife, Dilys. With the deadline for completion and knowing Louis’ sense of time-keeping, Louis and Victoria began in early 1973. This however ended up making little difference: the suite arrived less than 24 hours before Victoria’s birthday party, 18 months later. Correspondence from Louis acknowledged that the rubies “will be small but I would like this whole piece small in scale and delicately & finely worked – very precise & very detailed but with flaunts of freedom. [...] still having to look right at 40 - or even 70!” (21 March 1973). Exhibited: Explosion, Talent today: the 650th birthday of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, December 1977, exhibition catalogue no. 214 (part illustrated). A copy of this exhibition catalogue and a copy of J. Moore’s biography accompanies this lot together with further related correspondence. Condition Report Bangle width to the front 46mm, to the back 17.5mm, weight 73.2gm. Ring width to the front 16mm, to the the back 12.7mm, weight 11gm. 42 rubies to the bracelet and 24 to the ring. This lot is accompanied by a hand written letter from Louis Osman to Mrs Jenkins, dated 21 March 1973 regarding the commission of the bracelet, and his request to make an accompanying ring, and the request to extend the loan of other pieces of Mrs Jenkins’ jewellery for a lecture Louis was giving to the Royal Metallurgical Society on 5 April, regarding working in precious metal. This lot is also accompanied by a catalogue of the exhibition: Explosion, Talent today, with a copy of a related letter; and a copy of a hand written valuation, dated 26 April 1978.
A George III silver fish vinaigrette, 1817, articulated and realistically modelled with engraved scale pattern throughout, Birmingham hallmark, indistinct maker’s mark, length 8cm. £600-£800 --- Condition Report Possibly by John Lawrence & Co. but marks indistinct. General light surface wear commensurate with age and use. Length excludes jump ring. Gross weight 19.4gm.
A very detailed model miniaturist small scale large Tudor dolls’ house mounted on a landscaped board, to be looked at in the round, with many opening panels to reveal furnished and decorated rooms, electrically lite with separate control panel —41 ¼in. (105cm.) x 40in. (102cm.) base x 24 ¾in. (63cm.) high (some slight damage and dusty)
A Matchbox 1-72nd scale Wellington Mk. X, unbuilt, (appears complete), boxed; a Matchbox Hawker Fury 1-7snd scale, unbuilt (appears complete) includes free tube or glue, boxed; an Atlas Editions Military Giants of The Sky Boeing B-17 The Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle, mint in box; Scale Model Aircraft That Fly, H.J. Towner & Howard Boys; another; Aviation in Miniature edited by D.A. Russell; RAF Parade A Record of Achievement; Solid Model Aircraft; various built models including Hawker Hurricane, Fokker D.R.1, Hawker Hunter (af) etc.
A late Victorian silver cigar cutter, with a bevelled rectangular base, a push-down action, and two apertures, by W. Gibson and J. Langman, London 1891; a small silver postal scale, with a top pan balance, by Levi and Salaman, Chester 1905-1920 (date letter rubbed); a pair of silver salts in the form of miniature monteith bowls; a small silver pepper caster; and a silver pig key ring, the pepper 7cms high – 7.7oz weighable silver. (6)
A scarce late 19th century James Dixon & Sons Sheffield Patent counter-top cartridge reloading machine with black painted hopper, marked 'Powder' to top, over a green painted steel and lacquered brass mechanical movement and finished mahogany body with two sliding cartridge trays/drawers for 12 and 20-bore cartridges, the side with scale measure indicators, height 36.5cm, width 41cm, depth 36cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.
Two similar large late 19th/early 20th century combination multi-tool hunting/shooting knives, each with nickel plated body and an arrangement of tools, including blades, corkscrew and awl, one with hook shaped boot or hoof cleaner, main blade length 8cm, the other with engraved measurement scale to body and 12-bore cartridge extractor, main blade length 7.7cm (lacking tip), both with suspension rings. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.
A scarce early 20th century brass Colt advertising gun bore gauge, one side of the body detailed 'Colt Firearms, Hartford, Conn. U.S.A.', the opposing side with rampant colt trademark, the main body engraved with scale of measurements, length 10.6cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.
A scarce late 19th century Dixon & Simpson's Patent counter-top cartridge loading machine by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, the black painted hopper over a steel and lacquered brass mechanical movement, with finished mahogany body and sliding cartridge tray/drawer for 16-bore cartridges, the side with scale measured indicators, height 36cm, width 32cm, depth 36cm, with an associated packing tool. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.
A rare Second World War period German waterproof map, 1:250,000 scale, detailed with the English South Coast, including Southampton, Portsmouth, Worthing and Brighton, titled 'Küstennachtkarte von Großbritannica', 56cm x 66cm. Note: reputedly removed from a crashed Stuka dive bomber and passed to the current vendor by the finder.
A scarce late 19th century Dixon & Simpson's Patent counter-top cartridge loading machine by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, the black painted hopper (later painted) over a steel and lacquered brass mechanical movement, with finished mahogany body and sliding cartridge tray/drawer for 12-bore cartridges, the side with scale measured indicators, height 31.5cm, width 18cm, depth 36cm, with an associated packing tool. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.
A scarce late 19th century Dixon & Simpson's Patent counter-top cartridge loading machine by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, the black painted hopper, marked 'Powder' to the top, over a green painted steel body with lacquered brass hand-wind mechanical movement, with finished mahogany body and sliding tray/drawer with brass mounts for 12-bore cartridges, the side with scale measured indicators, height 37cm, width 32cm, depth 36cm, with an associated packing tool. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.
AN UNMOUNTED UNHEATED 'PADPARADSCHA' SAPPHIRE Featuring an oval cut light orangy pink spinel weighing 1.12 Cts, measuring approximately 7.34 x 6.19 x 2.91 mm. Accompanied with AIGS Report No. GFC24094889 dated 28 September 2024, stating that the natural sapphire is of light orangy pink colour, with no indication of heat treatment, and has been given the AIGS ''Padparadscha'' grade on the AIGS Sapphire Color Grading Scale. 7.34 x 6.19 x 2.91 mm 1.12 Cts Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
1/18th scale diecast collection, range of Burago, Maisto, etc., with Ferrari F40 (2) and 456GT, Mercedes-Benz 300SL, etc., generally excellent to good (some loose in box) in good or better boxes , plus unboxed Jaguar pair. Contents appear complete but unchecked. Viewing recommended. Qty 11 (4B)
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