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Click here to subscribeRoman Imperial Coinage, Clodius Albinus (195-197), Denarius, Rome, 195-7, imp caes d clo sep alb avg around laureate head right, rev. aeqvitas avg cos ii around Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, 2.63g/5h (RIC 13a; RSC 1). Some peripheral weakness on the obverse otherwise fine and reverse better £40-£60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus (193-211), Denarius, Rome, 197-200, laureate head right, rev. Aequitas, standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, 2.60g/6h (RIC 122C; RSC 21); Julia Domna, similar, 196-211, draped bust right, rev. Fortuna seated left on low seat, holding cornucopiae and rudder set on globe, child standing before her, 3.13g/6h (RIC 554; RSC 57); together with nine further Denarii of Domitian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Julia Domna, Julia Maesa (2) and Severus Alexander (3) [11]. First fine, second good very fine, others fair or better £100-£150 --- Provenance: Helena RIC VIII Constantinople 33 officiana mark epsilon
MAGNIFIQUE ET TRÈS RARE GRAND VASE BALUSTRE EN PORCELAINE DE LA FAMILLE ROSEMarque à six caractères en cachet en rouge de cuivre et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON' VASEQianlong six-character seal mark in iron-red and of the period Raised on a high, splayed foot, the rounded ovoid body rising to gently rounded shoulders and a tall cylindrical neck surmounted by an compressed bulbous mouth and lipped rim, the neck set with a pair of elaborated pierced dragon handles painted in iron-red with gold detailing, finely painted around the body with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst clusters of multi-coloured clouds, the larger dragon brilliantly painted in iron-red five-clawed dragon in iron red, its long curly whiskers issuing from either side of its flared snout, crowned by a pair of prominent long horns protruding from its green-enamelled mane, its powerful coiling body covered in red scales, confronting the smaller dragon depicted in tones of vivid rose pink gazing submissively up towards the larger dragon, painted around the neck in vibrant enamels with luscious lotus flowers below bats amidst scrolling foliage and flower sprays, all against a bright turquoise ground, the foot and lower part of the body similarly decorated, the turquoise-glazed base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in iron-red. 54 cm (21 1/4 in) highFootnotes:PROPERTY FROM A LONDON ESTATE倫敦私人遺產清乾隆 粉彩雲紋「蒼龍教子」雙螭耳瓶 礬紅「大清乾隆年製」篆書款Provenance:Collection of William Dederich (1872-1926), Kingswood House, Dulwich, London.Thence by direct descent in the family.來源William Dederich（1872-1926）珍藏，Kingswood House，達利奇，倫敦後經家族流傳至今This impressive vase is a masterpiece made in the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province under the Qianlong emperor. It is a successful combination of colour and composition, and must have been a challenging project for the skilled artists in the Jingdezhen workshops who designed and painted the design. The striking combination of rose pink-enamel and iron-red in the decoration of this vase is very rare and only one other companion piece to this vase is known. On a vase of identical form, size and design, also inscribed with a Qianlong iron-red six-character seal mark, the iron-red and pink dragons are arranged the opposite way, the designs on both vases perfectly mirroring each other. The present vase is therefore the pair to the vase sold in Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 457 (Fig. 1). Both vases are decorated with a continuous design of two striding dragons of different size and colour. By the Qianlong period, the painters in the Jingdezhen workshops were highly accomplished in rendering superb five-clawed dragons. The larger dragon above with a powerful body and head subtly painted in different washes of iron red accentuated with stippled details and fine lines. His eyes, fangs and claws are picked out in white enamel and his mane in a vivid green enamel, contrasting with his vibrant-coloured body. The use of deep iron-red for the large dragon adds boldness and power to the design when comparing it to the soft pink enamel employed for the smaller, more diminutive dragon that faces him striding below. His body is depicted in delicate shades of rose-pink accentuated with a puce-coloured spine. As on the larger dragon, his eyes, eyebrows, fangs and claws are highlighted in white enamel. Their colourful bodies contrast sharply against the white body of the vase scattered with delicate wisps of swirling multi-coloured clouds.In the decorative repertoire of art, depictions of a larger powerful dragon accompanied by a smaller, more sinuous dragon, usually facing each other, convey the message of 'the old dragon teaching his son' canglong jiaozi recorded in the Sanzi jing [Three Character Classics] attributed to Wang Yinglin (1223-1296), a traditional text for teaching children Confucian doctrines of importance on education, filial piety, proper family relations and correct moral behaviour. We can assume that the two dragons on this vase allude to the theme of succession of imperial power and handing down knowledge from father to son, most likely alluding to the figures of Qianlong and his son, Prince Yongyan, the future Jiaqing Emperor. The distinctively different treatment and positioning of the two dragons on this vase underline their hierarchical relationship, with the larger iron-red dragon representing authority and the smaller, pink-enamelled dragon demonstrating respectful submission.As mentioned above, this magnificent vase is the pair to a vase sold in Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 457. The size of these two vases and the subject are both rare and very few porcelain vases made during the Qianlong reign match these two. On a visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in 1990, the owner of the present lot saw another vase displayed in the galleries and noted the similarities. In fact, she saw a famille rose vase of the same size, shape and colour scheme but decorated with one hundred boys at play around the body (Henry L.Florence Bequest, accession no. C.1196-1917) (Fig. 2). A slightly larger famille rose vase also decorated with two large dragons around the body, from the Buchanan-Jardine Collection, was included in the 1935 London Chinese art exhibition and published in Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, London, 1935-36, cat.no. 2178 and p. 186. The same subject appears on a slightly slightly smaller tianqiuping vase on a turquoise ground, sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 April 2019, lot 3614.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A quantity of kitchenalia items, including French cast iron casseroles, Highland Stoneware dish, weighing scales and weights, Dartington glass and other items.Footnote: The name on teh stoneware flagon reads ' 339 Thos Giles, Spirit merchant. MINEHEAD. Height 38cm. There are a few chips around the top, some manufacturing faults, otherwise good.
THREE BOXES AND LOOSE METALWARE, RECORDS AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a smoker's cabinet with pipe/parts of pipes, sets of kitchen scales, a brass jam kettle, two model cannons, plated trophies, a 1950s/60s railway lamp (aspects intact), a handbell, an Italian Grisbi knife (FOR SALE TO OVER 18s ONLY), Salter spring balance scales, a Vono No 2 Knife Cleaner, an enamel plate warmer, twenty eight LP records, by artists to include The Beach Boys, Dr Hook, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and Elvis Presley, approximately one hundred vinyl singles to include The Rolling Stones Jumpin' Jack Flash F 12782, Get off of my Cloud F.12263, Little by Little F 11845, Play With Fire F.12104, Come On F.11675 and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction F.12220, etc (3 boxes + loose) (sd)
A tortoiseshell card case, 19th century, 9 x 5 cms, a portrait miniature of a couple presented in a tortoiseshell frame, three green stone liquor glasses, black lacquer pill box depicting an Eastern European view approx 4.5 x 3 cms, malachite pill box 4 x 3 cms, a charming fruit knife in the form of a shoe 4.8 cms, a treen carving of a cow and antelope 4 cms in length, treen tortoise 7 x 4 cms, mother of pearl fruit knife in the form of a shoe 7.5 cms, charming bone apple corer 13 cms, small treen carving a of a kneeling figure 3.5 cms, cloisonné jar and cover, bone sewing implement 9 cms, tortoiseshell shoe horn, white metal seal 7 cms l, James Dixon & Sons shooting counter for Hare, Partridge, Pheasant and Rabbit 6 x 3.3 cms, guinea scales in a wooden box and a small white jade carving of fungi approx 4.5 cms.
A VICTORIAN MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER’S LEVEE SWORD, HAMBURGER & CO, 30 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN ◉ with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage, the crowned royal cypher, and retailer’s details, mameluke hilt with copper alloy cross-piece, the écusson bearing a crescent, faceted ivory grip-scales (cracks), in its plated scabbard with gilt copper mounts, 78.0 cm bladeIvory Declaration Submission Reference: 52QYQDHX
AN INDO-PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of crucible steel, inlaid with a cartouche and a magic square in copper alloy (losses) on one face, engraved iron hilt (loose, losses), and a pair of horn grip-scales, in its wooden scabbard with tooled leather covering and two iron mounts for suspensions, 77.7 cm blade
AN 1822 PATTERN IX LANCERS OFFICER'S SWORD ◉ of regulation type, with curved blade formed with a spear point, etched with the maker's details 'Prosser, manufacturer to the King, London' at the forte (light wear), gilt-brass mameluke hilt cast and chased in low relief, fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales (cracked), in its red velvet-covered wooden scabbard with gilt-brass mounts en suite with the hilt, including large chape, and a pair of rings for suspension, 79.0 cm bladeIvory Declaration Submission Reference: MTFT5J7T
A VICTORIAN 1831 PATTERN GENERAL OFFICER'S MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD ◉ with curved single-edged blade, etched ‘C. Webb 23 Old Bond St., London’ at the forte, crowned VR cypher, crossed sword and baton and foliate decoration, mameluke hilt with copper alloy cross-piece, the écusson bearing a sword and baton within an oakleaf wreath on each face, faceted ivory grip-scales (both cracked), sword knot (frayed), in its black leather scabbard with copper alloy mounts decorated en suite, 75.8 cm bladeIvory Declaration Submission Reference: ZCY1QDH1
AN EDMUND CULPEPER BRASS UNIVERSAL EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL, ENGLISH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY signed Edm Culpeper Londini, the meridian ring engraved with latitude scale 90-0-90 degrees, reverse with scale for determining solar altitude and zenith distance, equinoctial ring with obverse engraved with hour scale in Roman numerals, central bridge with pin-hole sliding over a calendar scale (missing suspension ring), 15.0 cm diameter Edmund Culpeper (1670-1737) was apprenticed into the Grocer's Company to Walter Hayes, engraver and mathematical instrument maker of Moorfields London in 1684. By 1700, Culpeper had taken over his master's shop and continued to trade under the sign of the crossed daggers, in Moorfields. Culpeper is perhaps best known for his contribution to optical instruments, in particular microscopes. However, he was also highly acknowledged for producing mathematical instruments, with particular skills in the engraving of scales, dials, and sectors.
AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of crucible steel, horn grip-scales rising to a bulbous pommel (cross-guard missing), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large engraved silver mounts, comprising chape with a brief inscription, two bands each with an iron ring for suspension, locket struck with silver marks, and the latter fitted with a catch (incomplete), 81.5 cm blade
A MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER’S SWORD, 19TH CENTURY ◉ with curved blade etched with scrolling foliage and lances over the forte on each face, gilt copper alloy hilt including straight quillons with bud-shaped terminals, later ivory grip-scales, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (wire binding missing from the reverse) with large gilt copper alloy mounts en suite with the hilt, 75.0 cm bladeIvory Declaration Submission Reference: 1YP7RCAR
A VICTORIAN MAMELUKE-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER’S SWORD ◉ with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, and ‘W. H. Philpot, 2 Princes St W’, mameluke hilt with copper alloy cross-piece, the écusson bearing a sword and baton within an oakleaf wreath on each face, faceted ivory grip-scales (one cracked), sword knot (frayed), in its copper alloy scabbard, 81.0 cm bladeIvory Declaration Submission Reference: 6GHUH2ZK
Over 21 Unbuilt Kits/Accessories - Various Scales (4500g)Miniatures MJ10-005 - 1/10 Scale.MiniArt Modern Street Cafe - 1/35 Scale (Sealed)Zvezda WWII Soviet Cossacks - 1/35 Scale (Box Very Poor)ICM Chernobyle #3 Rubble Cleaners - 1/35 ScaleM350125 - German Battleship Schleswig Deck Painting Mask.Eduard - Trumpeter BIG49147 MiG-23BN AccessoriesTusk Models - 10 FiguresNotre Dame Cathedral 3D Metal Model - 1/1280 ScaleWarhammer - Skeleton Horde 16 Citadel MiniaturesWarhamer - Dark Elves Witch ElvesVerlinden - 1290 Guirassier General 120mmSKMiniatures - Kato Yoshiaki Resin Bust - 1/9 ScaleVerlinden - 2811 Luftwaffe Field Marshall Herman Goering - 1/16 Scale.ACM Models - Lancaster Crew Verlinden - 1604 Bridge too Far - 1/35 ScaleArmy ModelFeR - Aquilifer Legio XX Valeria Victrix Brittania - 1/12 ScalePerry Miniatures - British Napoleonic Hussars (Box very poor)MB British and German Cavalrymen WWI - MB35184 - 1/35 ScaleMB The Price of War European Civilian - MB35176 - 1/35 Scale.MASK - JX184 Mosquito FB Mk VI for Tamiya - 1/32 ScaleEduard - Mosquito FB Mk. VI Interior for Tamiya - 1/32 Scale Condition Report - We have been advised that all are UNBUILT and complete.
Repair Magnifier Glasses, Head Torches, Digital Mini Scales, Lenses. (1600g)2 x LED Watch Repairer Magnifier Glasses (1 Boxed)1 x New Horizon Professional-Mini Digital Scale.Watch Repair Magnifier Lens Storage Box3 Boxes of Magnifier lensesHead mount for magnifier lenses2 LED Headtorches (1 is extrmely bright) Condition Report - Very Good
A Victorian Royal or Volunteer Officer's brown fur busby, the scarlet bag to the crown falling to the right with red braid knot, the front with red braid boss, having a gilt metal grenade plume holder, red horsehair plume and leather backed chin scales, the purple fabric lined interior with leather band, housed in a white bag and Japanned tin box with plaque to the hinged cover "H. Rice Esq, S.M.R."Losses to fur see images.
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consorts Own) Other Ranks Home Service Helmet having a blackened brass spike over a black melton cloth four panel covered crown with Rifle Brigade plate to the front flanked by rose head bosses suspending the leather backed brass chin scales, housed in a tin hat box with makers plaque for Hawkes & Co 44 Piccadilly London.
A 19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD APOTHECARY TRAVELLING OR CAMPAIGN MEDICINE BOX inlaid with mother of pearl decoration, the two doors opening to reveal assorted bottles and two drawers with further bottles and scales, the back with sliding panel, opening to reveal further glass bottles, 27cm high Condition Report:Available upon request
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