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Victorian silver plated two handled trophy cup and cover of campana form with embossed and chased decoration and twin scroll handles together with a Victorian Greek Revival silver plated jug and an Old Sheffield plate wine funnel (3)Condition report: Jug in good ordertrophy lid top slightly compressed but otherwise in good orderwine funnel joints broken
Pair of Russian silver gilt and enamel pickle forks, silver cigarette case, silver condiments and other silver itemsCondition report: Pair Russian pickle forks- both bearing Russian silver hallmarks. Enamel appears to be in good condition, some areas of dirt.Cigarette case- hallmarked Birmingham 1932. Overall good condition with some surface scratching and small dents to two of the corners.Condiments- mustard pot with lid is missing its glass liner. Hallmarked Birmingham 1930. Overall good condition. Silver salt also has its glass liner missing. One foot is slightly bent and it doesn’t sit flat to the table. Hallmarked Birmingham 1931. Silver salt spoon has multiple dents.Ornate miniature silver table- 4.5cm wide x 2cm deep x 3cm high. Overall good condition. Hallmarked Birmingham 1954.Miniature flask- Hallmarked 925 on the suspension hoop. Overall good condition with some light surface scratching. Butter knife and fork- both have some light surface scratching commensurate with use. Both hallmarked for Sheffield. Grape scissors- silver plated
6th-4th century BC. A silver discoid bowl with flared rim and prominent raised central boss surrounded by circles; at the external base a double circle from which are radiating elongated ovules, worked in light repoussé.See similar bowl in the British Museum, accession number 117839, in Hughes, M.J., Analyses of silver objects in the British Museum Treasures, Treasures, The World’s Cultures from the British Museum, London, 2009, p.30.72 grams, 12.5cm (5"). From an important London W1, gallery; previously acquired 1970s-1980s.Libation bowls, known as phialai or mesomphaloi, were used for holding wine in ritual and ceremonial settings and were made from many materials - glass, ceramic, and many kinds of metal. The vessels of each imperial xÅ¡açap?van (Governor of the Achaemenid provinces, in Greek satráp?s) were often made of precious metals, like this one. The raised central boss was a feature designed to allow the bowl to be comfortably held on the finger-tips. [No Reserve] Fair condition, repaired.
2nd-early 1st millennium BC and later. A necklace composed of carnelian annular and facetted polygonal bicone beads and silver facetted beads, each of the two larger silver beads decorated with two crosses composed of recessed squares; large central pendant in the form of a ribbed bulb, chevrons to four ribs and a flared finial with ribbed suspension loops above; restrung, with later clasp.See Maxwell-Hyslop, K.R., Western Asiatic Jewellery, c.3000-612 BC, London, 1971, p.8-10, and pl.12, for bead types typical of this period, examples of which can be seen in the necklace offered here; see fig.127, for comparable flared terminal on a different type of jewellery item.96 grams, 47cm (18 1/2"). From a private family collection formed in London from the mid 1980s-early 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10656-174199. Fine condition.
6th-4th century BC. A silver pendant shaped as birds with large bodies and small heads, pierced beads for eyes, the main cells filled with bitumen(?) and clad with sheet-gold, a stone(?) insert between; viewed 'upside down', the gold bodies alone also form two stylised facing birds, with incised detailing to the neck, breast and tails; tubular bead above for suspension.19.9 grams, 71mm (2 3/4"). From a private family collection formed in London from the mid 1980s-early 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10662-174193. Fine condition.
6th-4th century BC. A bifacial silver pendant shaped as two facing birds or ducks, with gilt eyes and body with two miniature versions of the pair, reverse with two single standing birds with gilt eyes, feather detailing around, ribbed sphere below with vertical rows of gilt circles, triangular foot and tubular suspension loop.See The British Museum, museum number 1994,1004.1, for a bird's head similar in style to that of the birds decorating the body of the pendant offered here.64 grams, 75mm (3"). From a private family collection formed in London from the mid 1980s-early 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10654-174194. Fine condition.
6th-4th century BC. A silver pendant shaped as a duck or bird with wings folded along the back, head reclined between the folds of the wings; detailing to the beak, head, wings and tail; integral suspension loop to a hollow-form body; reverse with irregular piercing with metal 'plug'.See The British Museum, museum number 123916, for a silver and gilt bird from the Oxus treasure with comparable elements to the bird presented here.30.2 grams, 54mm (2"). From a private family collection formed in London from the mid 1980s-early 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10708-174195. Fine condition.
6th-4th century BC. A silver handle or ornamental grip formed as a round-section shank with scooped end, openwork finial formed as two addorsed horses with tails conjoined.65.3 grams, 97mm (3 3/4"). From an important London W1, gallery; previously acquired 1970s-1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
9th-6th century BC. A silver round-section penannular bracelet with opposed beast-head terminals.See The British Museum, 'Annual Report of the General Progress of the Museums for the year 1936' in Natural History, 1937, pp.10-11, accession no.1936,0613.188.60.2 grams, 68mm (2 3/4"). From the collection of a deceased gentleman, his collection formed 1970-1999; thence by descent.A similar bracelet was found during the excavations of Urartu site at the castle of Çavu?tepe, near Van. The necropolis dates to the kingdom of Sarduri II (764-735 BC) who built the fortress. The bracelet was found in the grave of a child, and considering that the Urartians were the ancestors of the Proto-Armenians it could be an afterlife gift destined to honour the god Vahagn, the Dragon Reaper. Fine condition.
6th century BC. A gold pin with tapering round-section shaft; finial with rounded neck below a cuboidal body, decorated with tripartite collars composed of plain gold wire between beaded, the collars alternating with bow-shaped plaques with applied central granules; dome-shaped chalcedony stone above; the shaft possibly later, the gemstone has also likely been reattached.Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 140.15.10 grams, 10.1cm (4"). From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 140; accompanied by copies of the relevant catalogue pages and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 174382/24/03/2021; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10671-174382. A video of this lot is available to view at TimeLine Auctions website. Very fine condition.
10th century AD. A silver openwork D-shaped scabbard chape with scooped upper edges and bear's head to the apex, facing mask of a bear in a knot of three-band tendrils.See Paulsen, P., Schwertortbänder der Wikingerzeit, Stuttgart, 1953, p.49-50.62 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; from his grandfather's collection by descent in 1989; formerly in the family collection since at least the 1970s. A video of this lot is available to view at TimeLine Auctions website. Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. A brooch and necklace assemblage comprising: a matched pair of bronze tortoise brooches each with a shallow dome bearing low-relief zoomorphic ornament, narrow flange, transverse bar and catch to the reverse; attached double-link chain suspended between two trefoil pendants with attached chains supporting an axehead amulet, an ear-scoop, a pendant with addorsed horse-heads and dangles to the lower edge, an equal-arm brooch, a latch-lifter, a fire steel, a male mask amulet; separate restrung necklace of glass and other spacer beads with rock-crystal cylindrical beads and gold-in-glass drum-shaped beads, three rock crystal cabochons in silver frames.Cf. Ewing, T., Viking Clothing, Stroud, 2007, p.25; Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.62; MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 4.1.435 grams total, 8-84.5cm (3 - 33 1/4"). From the family collection of a UK gentleman, by descent in the early 1970s; previously acquired before 1960; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10712-175093.Female costume in the early middle ages in northern Europe usually included a pair of brooches worn high on the chest with a swag of beads slung between them and attachment chains or cords from which were suspended various tools (needle-case, ear-scoop, nail-cleaner, shears) and amulets. The purpose of the pins was to fasten the shoulder-straps of the hangeroc, a pinafore dress, to the kirtle beneath. [4] Fine condition.
7th century AD. A gilt-silver disc-shaped brooch with quadrilobe design formed from interlaced lines with four 'eyes' and four pellet-in-annulet features, within a beaded border; the reverse with pin, catchplate and two further loops, through one of which a silver wire with twisted joint ring runs.Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections (Roman Iron Age, Migration Period, Early Medieval), Oxford, 1997, item 2.2; Metropolitan museum of Art, New York, accession number: 53.48.6.29.3 grams, 66mm (2 1/2"). From a central London collection; previously in a European collection formed 1979-1989.This Scandinavian Vendel period brooch precedes the Viking Era both in history and art style, as we can observe the use of box and disc brooches in both eras. There were lively contacts with continental Europe, and the Scandinavians continued to export iron, fur and slaves; in return they acquired art and innovations, such as the stirrup. Some of the riches were probably acquired through the control of mining districts and the production of iron. The rulers had troops of mounted elite warriors with costly armour, since their graves were found with stirrups and saddle ornaments of birds of prey in gilded bronze with encrusted garnets. The geometric and interlaced pattern was popular especially in Scandinavia, although we can find ornaments with similar motifs among continental Germanic people. Abstractly designed brooches like this were fashionable until larger and more massive Viking oval and drum brooches replaced them. [No Reserve] A video of this lot is available to view at TimeLine Auctions website. Very fine condition.
7th century AD. A gilt-silver disc-shaped pendant with a stylised beast formed from interlaced lines within a dashed ropework border, which continues to the sides of the integral suspension loop.Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections (Roman Iron Age, Migration Period, Early Medieval), Oxford, 1997, item 2.2; Metropolitan museum of Art, New York, accession number: 53.48.6.14.5 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). From a central London collection; previously in a European collection formed 1979-1989. [No Reserve] A video of this lot is available to view at TimeLine Auctions website. Very fine condition.
9th century AD. A silver-gilt equal-arm brooch of Aagård Type III A, with central segmented boss, symmetrical tongue-shaped scooped flanges with Borre Style low-relief facing bearded mask beneath an openwork finial formed as a female figure(?), fists placed against the ears; silver rivets; ferrous pin to the reverse with lugs and catch.See Aargaard, G-B., Gleivasrmige Spangen in Arwidsson, G. (ed.), Systemastische Analysen der Graberfunde Birka II:2, Stockholm, 1986.47.2 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). From the family collection of a UK gentleman, by descent in the early 1970s; previously acquired before 1960; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10713-175110. A video of this lot is available to view at TimeLine Auctions website. Very fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A silver filigree pendant with elaborate decoration; a central pelletted motif surrounded by four wave-like double ropework scrolls with pellets in the field within a ropework border; apex loop above with triple ropework lines separating rows of pellets.See Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, for discussion and comparable examples; see Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for discussion and comparable examples.3.97 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). From a central London collection; previously in a European collection formed 1979-1989. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
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