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Lot 129
2nd century AD. A copper-alloy tinned fibula representing a gladiator of the secutor class, armed with a short dagger (sica), protected by a helmet (galea), and a curved rectangular shield (scutum), on the leg some stylisation of greaves (ocreae"). For similar fibula see Gorny & Mosch Auktionskatalog, 235 Kunst der Antike, am 16. Dezember 2015 in München bei Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung GmbH am Maximiliansplatz, published on Nov 5, 2015, p.168, n. 342. 13.8 grams, 42mm (1 1/2"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. The rounded helmet, with a smooth bowl and a crest (galea) prevented the secutor’s main adversary, the retiarius, from harming the secutor with his net. This helmet was generally made from iron or bronze, was very heavy and inside it had leather or wool padding to make the wearing more comfortable; a visor with small holes limited vision but protected the eyes. An imposing and concave shield (scutum) protected the combatant from the knee to the face, leaving the visor barely exposed; the upper part of the shield was rounded, without grips,also to protect the combatant from the retiarius’ net. The shins were exposed, protected by a metal greave over a wool bandage which also provided cushioning against blows. A sleeve usually made up of metal or leather scales / plates, which slightly limited movement , was placed on the gladiator's right arm, helping him to avoid injuries to the exposed arm. The secutor was armed with a small and manageable sword. Very fine condition.
Lot 162
Hendrick Doncker TWO HENDRIK DONCKER CHARTS, 17TH CENTURY PASCAART VAN DE ZEE-CUSTEN VAN ANGOLA EN CIMBEBAS VAN RIVIER DE GALION TOT C. DE BONA ESPERANCAAmsterdam, 1659Copperplate, hand coloured, offsetting, pencil notes in bottom margin, 1cm tear in left margin, two small tears in bottom margin, top and bottom of centerfold opening in margin, some foxing; verso: 5cm tear repaired with tape, brown paint show through, 53,5 by 43cm; and PAS-CAERT VAN’T WESTELYCKSTE DEEL VAN OOST INDIEN EN DE EYLANDEN DAER ONDER BEGREPEN, VAN C. DE BONA ESPERANCA TOT C. COMORIN Amsterdam, c.1670Copperplate, hand coloured, one 5mm hole and two 2mm hole on left edge of map, penciled number in bottom margin, tanning on outer edge, some foxing, offsetting; verso: tanned, paint show through, white lines along top and bottom margins from previous framing, pencil note at top, 52 by 42cmExamples of maritime cartography from the Dutch Golden Age are rare. This was the age when the Dutch Republic was a major European trading power and dominated the oceans through the VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) and the WIC (West-Indische Compagnie). Not only trade flourished, but also art, science and a combination of the two, cartography. Of the cartographers and sea atlas publishers working in Amsterdam in the second half of the seventeenth century, Hendrik Doncker’s atlases were regarded as of particularly high quality. He was known to carefully and constantly revise his work and did not rely on previously published maps.The first Doncker chart shows the West Coast of Africa, from the Equator to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas. It also includes an inset of the coast from St. Martin’s Bay (Velddrif/ Paternoster area) to the Cape of Good Hope. The map of the East Coast of Africa, in smaller scale, overlaps the other and the coastline starts at Monte dos Bramides, rounds southern Africa and continues up the coast to the Horn of Africa. It also includes Arabia, the Malabar Coast of India and Madagascar.Both maps use the Mercator projection with vertical meridians. The bar scales include Dutch, Spanish and French and English miles. The charts are crisscrossed with rhumb lines meeting at central points, with some adorned with compass roses. On the compass roses a fleur-de-lis points North and there is a Christian cross pointing East, denoting the position of Jerusalem in relation to Europe.The title of cartouche on the western chart is surrounded by depictions of the inhabitants of the area holding a sounding lead, a cross staff and a chart, all navigation tools of the period. Another decorative element on this chart is the depiction of Dutch East Indiamen sailing in the Atlantic. The eastern chart’s cartouche is decorated with a tortoise, lizards, snakes, and surmounted by an open winged bat. - L.R.Howse, Derek, The Sea Chart: An Historical Survey Based on the Collections in the National Maritime Museum, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973
Lot 422
BRONZE CEREMONIAL VESSEL, CAMEROON A large fish with its mouth wide open held aloft by a half figure of a man cut off at the waist; details appear in the scales of the fish, the linear qualities of the fin tail and around the wide mouth, and the features of the human face, the two rest on a small oval base with open ends and curled sides which acts as a base to steady the sculpture but could also suggest a boat with a fisherman bringing home a fantastic catch, brass/bronze cast using the lost wax technique 1.42 kg, 31cm high PROVENANCEClayton Holliday CollectionFor the Stephan Welz & Co October 2019 auction, Clayton Holliday provided a biography “In his own words” for the catalogue as Stephan Welz & Co was auctioning his silver. For this sale we are concerned with a few of his African art pieces. As a trained archaeologist with a Fine Arts degree and 17 years of museum experience, in the Mandela Bay Museum (then George VI), Holliday understood the importance of collecting data and hence provided detailed provenances and dates for the pieces, recordings he knew were essential for both present and future histories, he knew too that memory is fallible, so he wrote the relevant facts on small labels which he attached to each piece. Many were acquired in the late 50s when he was working in Zambia, while it was still Northern Rhodesia and predates the independence Zambia in 1964. For one piece he provided more in curled sheets of paper rolled into the body of the bronze Ceremonial Vessel (Lot 422). It was not acquired in the field but at an antique market in 2016 and lacked collecting or any other data so Holliday set out to find out the object’s identity, place of origin, date and possible meaning. The previous owner had cleaned it with Brasso and removed the patina so there was little to be learnt from the surface. Initially Holliday thought the vessel was Asante from Ghana as “cast and decorated examples come from the region and were made in the lost wax technique. The fish motive is used in gold weights and a fish balancing on the head is also well known … I believe it was used as a ritual drinking vessel.” A colleague, Basil Brady, then sent photographs and texts to three individuals who were experienced in bronzes from Africa. One replied that it came from Cameroun and that it is very old. In May 2017 Moustapha (from Cameroun) examined the bronze carefully and concluded that “this brass vase came from west Cameroun next to Ngombe Tikar (Baukine District), from the Merima a small tribe, who used the vase during the initiation of the new in the tribe to grant the king Meriam more power and good luck. It is very old”.
Lot 238
Quantity of James Bond related toys by various makers. A Scalextric Aston Martin DB5 (1st of 3 Limited Editions) in silver. Boxed, mint, as new. An Airfix 1:24 scale re-issue James Bond Autogyro 007 unmade model kit, boxed, as new. 4 boxed/packeted Corgi items- 2 Citroen 2CV, large and small scale, both in yellow. Plus a small scale underwater Lotus and a Space Shuttle. Plus loose items including 4x underwater Lotus, both scales. Autogyro, original 260 Aston Martin etc. QGC-Mint some wear/damage to loose items. Space Shuttle has been damaged during packing! (14). £70-90
Lot 119
Quantity of unmade kits by Heller, Airfix, Revell, Scalecraft, LS, etc. Scales include 1:43, 1:48, 1:72. Citroen 2CV, Hawker Hurricane. Supermarine Spitfire. Eurofighter Typhoon. Piper Cub L4. Bucker BU133 Jungmeister. Pitts S2A. De Havilland FB5 Vampire. Pilikarpov 1.153 Chaika. Trafalgar Class Submarine etc.All boxed. Plus a number of packeted examples including aircraft. And also 11 Jet Fighters Flying Gliders including Starwitch, Black Bullet and Silver Arrow etc. All packeted, some duplicates. Some wear/damage to boxes. Contents believed to be complete. (23plus) £40-60
Lot 118
Quantity of various Airfix, Matchbox unmade kits. 1:72 and 1:144 scales Including a set 'The Historic Collection-3 aircraft kits, Spitfire, Messerschmitt and Mustang. Plus individual examples - 2x Trans Atlantic Clipper, Catalina, Grumman J2F-6 Duck, Short Sunderland III, H.P 42 Heracles, Arado Ar 196, P-51D Mustang, Wellington B.III, Vought Kingfisher, SB2CX Helldiver, Mosquito FB V1, etc. Plus Matchbox Walrus Mk.II, Fairey Seafox, Gloster Gladiator, Westland Lysander, B.A.C. Strikemaster etc. Plus a few military vehicles, ship, helicopter and a dinosaur. All boxed, wear to some. Contents probably complete. (27) £80-120
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