A late 19th century photo album, with important early photographs of Singapore, containing 43 photos, mainly albumen and gelatine silver by various photographers including Shepherd&Robertson, Bourne and Shepherd, A. Kaulfuss, T.H. Paar and others, depicting specific scenes as well as everyday life including Calcutta, Delhi Gate Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, Mt. Everest, Cooly Women, Nepaly Lady, Lepchas, Bhutia ladies, Ging Monastery, Mongol Lama, Lamas grave, and more, many titled and signed in the negatives, some unsigned, some with back stamps, various sizes from 9x10.5 to 3.5x4.5 in., album 14x11 in. with cover losses. Some loose in binder with warping or bowing, some with dog eared corners and / or edge bends / creases, some with minor tears and losses, most safety mounted,
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An equestrian portrait of a ruler, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, circa 1820, opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on paper, depicted on a grey, and holding a spear, foot soldiers in before and behind him, single line of devanagari script above, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 24.6 x 20.3cm. Provenance: Private Collection, LondonWith some light staining, minor paint loss, unexamined out of frame
A group of 76 catalogues comprising of:Sotheby’s, Mobili ed Oggetti D’Arte, 24th and 25th October 1974.Sotheby’s, Una Bella Raccolta Di Maiolica Italiana, 8th of April 1976.The Whistler Peacock Room, The Freer Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian Institution (Washington D.C. 1972).International Art Treasures Exhibition – Third, Presented by C.I.N.O.A: The International Confederation of Art Dealer, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2nd March – 29th April 1962CAHN AUKTIONEN AG, Ancient Art – Auction 8, Private Collections from Switzerland, Germany, USA and other properties, Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman works of art, 9th November 2013.Nouveaux Témoignages Du Culte De El Et De Baal A Ras Shamra-Ugarit, Extrait de la Revue Syria, XLIII, 1966, Fasc. 1-2, Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, Paris.Sotheby’s, Works of Art from Benin, 16th June 1980.Sotheby’s Zurich, The Collection of Ancient and Later Coins, The Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Part II Greek Coins from The John Ward Collection, , 4th April and 5th April 1973.Gorny & Mosch, Giessener Münzhandlung GMBH, Auktion Hochwertige Münzen der Antike (The Old Sable Collection etc.) 215, 14th and 15th Oktober 2013.AUKTION 59, 16 Juni 1981, AGYPTISCHE KUNST, Münzen und Medaillen AG Basel, WERKE AGYPTISCHER KUNST, von der Frühzeit bis zur Spatantike, Aus zwei Schweizer Sammlungen und anderem Privatbesitz.Christie’s London, Antiquities Catalogue, 26th April 2006.Sotheby’s, Italian Maiolica, Continental Pottery and Porcelain, Including the Property of S. H. V. Hickson, ESQ., the Property of W. Avery, ESQ., the Property of Mrs. J. Ough and the Property of The Lady Killearn, 10th July, 1972.Sotheby’s, Fine English and Continental Glass, 14th May 1973.Sotheby’s, Antiquities Primitive Art Islamic, Indian, Tibetan, Nepalese, and South-East Asian Art, 3rd and 4th July 1978.Sotheby’s, Antiquities Islamic and Indian Art, 14th July 1975.Sotheby’s, Antiquities and Islamic Art, Primitive Art, Tibetan, Nepalese, Indian and South-East Asian Art, 16th June 1975.Sotheby’s, Antiquities Islamic Art, Indian, South-East Asian, Tibetan and Nepalese Art, African, Oceanic and American Indian Art, 27th October 1975.Sotheby’s, Antiquities and Tribal Art, Tibetan, Nepalese, South-East Asian and Indian Art, 22nd December 1975.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek and Roman Antiquities, 6th July 1964.Sotheby’s, French Paperweights and English and Continental Glass, 3rd December 1973.Sotheby’s, English and Continental Glass, 4th February 1974.Sotheby’s, Fine English and Continental Glass, 3rd June 1974.Sotheby’s, Fine English and Continental Glass, 6th January 1975.Sotheby’s, Fine Glass Paperweights, 27th January 1975. Sotheby’s, Fine English and Continental Glass, 7th April 1975.Sotheby’s, Fine English and Continental Glass, 29th September 1975.Sotheby’s, Fine English and Continental Glass, 15th December 1975.Sotheby’s, Important German Glass, 26th June 1978.Sotheby’s, English and Continental Glass, 21st May 1979.Sotheby’s, Una Importante Collezione DI Antiche Maioliche E Porcellane Italiane, 11th October 1972.Sotheby’s, Highly Important Italian Maiolica, 18th March 1975.Sotheby’s, An Important Collection of Italian Renaissance Maiolica, 20th March 1973.Sotheby’s, Italian Maiolica Continental Pottery and Porcelain, 22nd May 1973.Sotheby’s, Important Continental Porcelain, 17th June 1975.Sotheby’s, Continental Ceramics, 21st October 1975.Sotheby’s, European Ceramics, 16th December 1975.Sotheby’s, Continental Pottery and Porcelain, 16th March 1976.Sotheby's, Egyptian, Classical, and Western Asiatic Antiquities, 16th May 1980.Collection – Roger Peyrefitte, Paris 26th Mai 1977.Journal of Jewish Art, Volume Eight 1981, Center for Jewish Art of the Hebrew University Jerusalem.Journal of Jewish Art, Volume Three & Four 1977, Spertus College of Judaica Press Chicago, Illinois.Proche, Moyen et Extrême-Orient, Bibliothèque Orientale De M.A. , Drouot Richelieu – 29 et 30 Novembre 2004.Christie’s London, Antiquities, 25th October 2007.Christie’s London, The ‘Canford’ Assyrian Reliefs, 6th July 1994.BEAUSSANT LEFEVRE, Paris – Drouot – 3 Mars, 2006.VENTE PUBLIQUE 35, Monnaies Romaines et Byzantines Brakteaten Haus Osterreich Osterreichische Fursten.Monnaies Ancienne et Modernes, Vente aux Encheres Publiques 8, Auktion 8, 27 und 28 Juni 1978. Auctiones S.A., Bale.VENTE PUBLIQUE 52, Monnaies et Medailles S.A. Bale, 19 et 20 Juin 1975.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Islamic and Iznik Pottery, Tibetan Tankas, Nepalese, Tibetan, Indian, Thailand, Khmer and Indonesian Art, 14th May 1973.Sotheby’s, Antiquities, Middle Eastern, Irish, Viking, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Etruscan Antiquities, 10th July 1979.Sotheby’s, Antiquities, 9th December, 1974.Sotheby’s, Egyptian Seals, Scarabs and Signet Rings, 21st April 1975.Sotheby’s, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 23rd September 1975.Sotheby’s, Ancient Iranian Bronzes and Silver Formerly in the Peter Adam Collection, 10th November 1975.Art & Auction, Fashion Photos Click, February 1994.REVUE DE L’ART 60, Editions du C. N. R.S. 1983.Galerie Simone de Monbrison (2), Arts Antiques, Art Primitifs, Galerie Simone de Monbrison, 11 Rue des Saints-Peres, Paris 6.Attische Schwarzfigurige Vasen, Bucher Uber Archaologie, Munzen und Medaillen A. G. Basel Sonderliste G, November 1964.Art of the Ancients, Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc. Exhibition Catalogue, February 7th – March 13th 1968.Bronzegefasse und Bronzegerate der Antike, Romische Tonlampen, Antike Glaser, Bucher Uber Archaologie, Sonderliste J, Munzen und Medaillen A.G. Basel, Marz 1968.Christie’s London, Important Ancient Coins, 8th October 1985.The Museum Maritime Museum Haifa, SEFUNIM (Bulletin) VII, 1988 (Published by the National Maritime Museum Foundation).M Laurin – Guilloux – Buffetaud – Cailleur, Commissaires – Priseurs Associes, 1987.Gorny & Mosch, Giessener Munzhandlung GMBH, 216, Auktion, Antike Munzen und Lots, 15th and 16th October 2013. Sotheby’s, Antiquities – Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, also Iznik Pottery, 9th July 1974.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Iznik and Islamic Pottery, 3rd December 1973.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, 9th July 1973.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Iznik and Islamic Pottery, 4th December 1972.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, 10th July 1972.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, also Islamic Metalwork, 6th December 1971.Sotheby’s, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, also Islamic Pottery and Metalwork, 1st December 1969.Ancient Art, Robin Symes, June 1971.Sotheby’s New York, Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, 25th June 1992. Haute Curiosite Arts Primitifs – Art Musulman, 1973. 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A Qajar gold and silver-damascened steel Ibex, Persia, 19th century, standing upright and facing leftwards, decorated in gold and silver overlay, a band of vegetal interlace around the body, floral detail to the back of the neck and head, 36 cm. highProvenance: The Estate of costume designer Anthony Powell (1935-2021)With rusting in areas, loss of floral detail in damascening
An Ottoman silk and gilt-metal thread embroidered linen panel, 19th century, densely embroidered in deep blue, yellow, red, silver, pink, light blue with a complex repeating design of fountains in a garden surrounded by large flower heads, leafs and smaller flowers, with a modern cream linen backing, 126.5 x 132cm. Provenance: Private Collection of Neville Kingston (1955-2019). Please refer to department for condition report
A Sasanian gilt silver bowl, Iran, circa 6th-7th century A.D., the deep hemispherical bowl with thick walls and flat rim, the gilt tondo depicting a pheasant, the exterior with central roundel containing a crowned female head, within an outer band of stylized flower heads, surrounded by a series of five roundels containing pheasants, smaller rosettes to interstices, 14.2cm diam.Provenance: Property of a Lady Please refer to department for condition report
A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze vase, Iran, 12th century, on a splayed foot, decorated to body with vertical panels of scrolling vine, the neck with inlaid animated Kufic script on a scrolling ground, lacking handle, 16cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady Handle deficient, split to rim, hole ad crack to rim, two holes to upper shoulder, loss to silver inlay, rubbing to engraved decoration, greenish patina
A large silver inlaid brass inkwell with animated inscriptions, 19th century, on a flat base, the fitted lid with three loop handles and fluted raised central dome, the heavily inlaid body and lid decorated with roundels containing birds and animals, 15.5cm. high x 12cm. diam.Please refer to department for condition report
A Sasanian silver bowl, 6th-7th century A.D., with later added engraved decoration, of deep form and with flat rim, decorated to sides with figure dancing and feasting, a pheasant with long tail to base, 12.4cm. diam. x 7.2cm. highProvenance: Property of a Lady Please refer to department for condition report
A silver inlaid engraved bronze scribe's case, Khorasan, Iran, 13th century, of long tapering rectangular form, the top decorated with cartouches of lobed form with flowers heads and buds, a circular opening to the top and silver inlaid birds, the sides decorated with kufic on a base of tight scrolls, the base with a flowering roundel design and teardrop shaped medallion, 27.6cm. longProvenance: Property from an Important Private CollectionPublished: Christie's King Street, 6 October 2011, Lot 29Splitting to metal at edges of lid; greenish patina, loss of silver inlay, lid missing; base with damages to upper section with loss of detail to engraving,
An Ottoman silver filigree circular mirror, a dagger, and a silvered filigree belt, Turkey, late 19th-early 20th century, the mirror of lobed circular form, the reverse with silver-repoussé decoration with a radiating floral spray arranged in oval panels interspersed with stylised pomegranates, the borders with scrolling floriated tendrils, the mirror glass a modern replacement, 32 cm. diam. (3)Please refer to department for condition report
Juz 10 of a a large Qu’ran, Persia, circa 1300, in its original binding, Arabic manuscript on paper, 31ff., with 5 ll. of black muhaqqaq script, titles in silver, with gold and polychrome verse markers, marginal medallions in gold on a red ground every 5th verse, marginal medallions in gold with silver surround and decorated with leaves every 10th verse, containing varying number of medallions and lozenges, in original extensively blind-tooled brown morocco binding, each with eight-lobed central medallion, flap with central field of interlocking strapwork, sewn on 3 cords, folio 44 x 31 cmProvenance: Private Collection Norway since the 1990’s with paper label "The Shoyen Collection".The Schøyen Collection was started around 1920 by Engineer M.O. Schøyen (1896-1962), father of Martin Schøyen, who collected some 1000 volumes of early and later editions of Norwegian and international literature, history, travel, science, as well as antiquities.Please refer to department for condition report
An illustrated folio from the Freer Small Shahnameh, Sawa Shah slain in battle by Bahram Chubina, Iran, circa 1300-1340, ink and opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold and silver, with 31ll. of black naskh arranged in six columns within red rule, verso with 31ll. and a header in gold naskh, folio 30.4 x 21.8cm. The widely dispersed “Freer” Shahnameh (Book of Kings), is the third of the earliest surviving illustrated copies of the Persian national epic, the work of Abu’l-Qasim Mansur Firdausi (d. 1020). Composed around the turn of the 11th century, the Shahnameh conveys through 50,000 rhyming couplets the lives of 50 Iranian kings before the arrival of Islam. The name “Freer Small” reflects the fact that most of the manuscript (text-pages and 45 illustrations) has been in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC, for much of the 20th century. Other illustrated folios from this manuscript are in the Aga Khan Museum (AKM20, AKM21, AKM22)In many ways, however, the “Freer” manuscript is unlike the other two, the “First” and the “Second Small” Shahnameh manuscript apart from also being copied in six columns of text. The illustrations, too, are differently treated, they are squarish in shape. Please refer to department for condition report
A large inscribed gilt and silver metal thread embroidered Ka'ba wall hanging, 20th century, of rectangular form, embroidered in silver and silver-gilt thread over a black silk ground, the surface broken into cartouches of various shapes and sizes containing inscriptions in naskh and thuluth, the interstices filled with vegetal designs, approx. 460 x 250cm. Please refer to department for condition report
Orbeli, Iosif Abgarovich and Trever, Kamilla Vasilevna, Orfevrerie Sasanide: Objets en or, argent et bronze (Sasanidskij Metall: Chudozestvennye Predmety iz Zolota, Serebra i Bronzy), Moscow, Russia & St. Petersburg, Russia: Academia, 1935, 85 leaves of plates, text in Russian and French, published in conjunction with the III Congres International d’Art et d’Archeologie Iraniens, Memoires, Leningrad, in September 1935, original cloth as issuedIosef Abaraovitch Orbeli (1887-1961) was a Russian orientalist and academician who specialized in Iranian studies, Armenian and Kurdish philology, and archaeology. In 1920, he joined the Oriental Department of the State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad as a curator, and in 1926 he became the head of this department. He played an invaluable role in the development of this department, which is still one of the richest departments of the State Hermitage Museum. In 1931, he participated in the second International Congress on Iranian Art and Archaeology in London and organized a rich exposition of art pieces from the State Hermitage and other Soviet museums. The great impression that this exhibition produced influenced the decision to organize the Third International Congress on Iranian Art and Archaeology in the USSR. In the same year, a permanent exhibition of the Oriental Department was opened in the Hermitage Museum as a result of his extensive scholarly work. In 1934, he was appointed the director of the State Hermitage Museum. He also took an active part in organizing the Third International Congress in Moscow and Leningrad in 1935. The art of Sasanian Iran, which had inspired craftsmen and artists of the Caucasus and Central Asia for many centuries, even after the fall of the Sasanian dynasty, was one of the major subjects of Orbeli’s research work. He continued the scholarly traditions established by J. I. Smirnov. The latter published his album Oriental Silver in 1909, which reproduced most of the pieces of Sasanian metalwork known by that time. Smirnov, however, failed to publish his comments to the album, which still remain in manuscript form. The results of his investigations were most probably well known to Orbeli, who was interested, not just in the different aspects of Sasanian art, but mainly in its influence on the art and culture of neighbouring peoples. In his introduction to “Orfevrerie Sasanide” (published in 1935), he surveys the finds of Sasanian metal in Russia and suggests the possible ways they reached there. Many of his suggestions on the trade routes that functioned in antiquity were confirmed by later investigations. Ethnographic parallels allowed Orbeli to identify the function of some of the popular forms of vessels, such as “lobed bowls,” which were used for fruits and sweets. Orbeli did not write much about the technical aspects of Sasanian metal, since he was interested more in iconography and its development within the context of changing Iranian society. In 1955, Orbeli took the position of the head of the Oriental Faculty at Leningrad State University, and the following year he was appointed the head of Leningrad branch of the Institute for Oriental Studies, the USSR Academy of Sciences. Under him the Institute quickly grew into the largest center of Oriental studies in the USSR. Kamilla Vasilevna Trever (1892-1974), was a Russian historian, numismatist and orientalist, specialized in the history and culture of Transcaucasia, Central Asia and Iran. Her major scientific contributions began after she was elected as a research fellow at the Imperial Archaeological Commission in 1918, and began her work at the State Hermitage Museum. Her work at the Hermitage began in the Greek-Scythian department and brought her into the orbit of Orbeli, with whom she would have a lifelong collaboration, working on Sasanian toreutics and numismatics, and pre-Islamic Iranian material culture and history more broadly. She was the force behind the 3rd International Conference in Iranian Art and Archaeology in 1935, which is remembered as a watershed moment for Soviet studies on Iran and the Near East.Please refer to department for condition report
A Qajar gold damascened steel helmet and shield,Persia, 19th century, the helmet of domed form surmounted by a spike, the front with a noseguard flanked by two plume holders, the shield of circular form with four raised bosses, both profusely engraved and decorated with gold and silver inlay with a band of inscription-filled cartouches around the rims, the domes with a band of rosettes, above and below crescent motifs on a ground of floral interlace, the helmet 29 cm. high; the shield 52.5 cm. diam(2)Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art, 4 October 2011, lot 224.Inscriptions: undeciphered repetition of Persian text.Please refer to department for condition report
JOHN MALTBY (1936-2020); 'Temptress', a collage of paper and silver leaf, inscribed signature and titled, signed and dated 2003 verso, 14.5 x 14.5cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit https://www.dacs.org.uk or https://artistscollectingsociety.org
JONATHAN CHISWELL JONES (born 1944); a porcelain lustre ware vase covered in silver/copper and blue underglaze decorated with dragonflies, painted JCJ mark and number, height 21.5cm.Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.
LAURENCE McGOWAN (born 1942) for Aldermaston Pottery; a set of six tin glazed earthenware mugs commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977, painted MA marks, height 9cm (6). (D)Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit https://www.dacs.org.uk or https://artistscollectingsociety.org
MARK PEDRO DE LA TORRE (born 1960); a salt glazed jar and cover with heavily carved surface covered in a metallic sheen of silver lustre, incised signature dated 2005, knob to cover made of hallmarked silver by Clare de la Torre, height 15.5cm. (D)Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit https://www.dacs.org.uk or https://artistscollectingsociety.org
TOBIAS HARRISON (born 1950); an earthenware chalice covered in blue and silver lustre, incised signature dated 1976, height 16.5cm. (D) Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit https://www.dacs.org.uk or https://artistscollectingsociety.org
JESSIE MARION KING (1875 - 1949) for LIBERTY & CO - an Arts and Crafts silver moonstone and enamel brooch, circa 1900, set with oval cabochon moonstone with stylised enamel leaves and Baroque pearl drop, unsigned, brooch length 40mm, 3.6g, in Elkington & Co Ltd red tooled leather case Enamel has several surface chips and hairline cracks, no other damage or repair, brooch fitting working, unmarked
MURRLE BENNETT - an Arts and Crafts silver and enamel lavaliere pendant necklace, with main peacock enamel panel, yellow pansy border and peacock enamel bud drops, pendant height 54.5mm, necklace length 40cm, 12.3gNo damage or repairs, main panel only has extremely faint glazing hairline cracks on right-hand side and 1 tiny edge chip on backing, no broken links, clasp working, mark clear, stamped 950
A large Antique diamond marquise cluster ring, unmarked gold and silver settings with Dutch rose-cut diamonds, central diamond measures 4.60mm x 1.50mm, setting height 27.6mm, size O, 7.6gNo damage or repair, all stones present, diamonds relatively bright and white with a few having tiny facet edge surface chips only visible through a loupe, central diamond has a black spot inclusion near girdle, settings still heavy gauge and nicely polished, unmarked
A First World War Period silver Officer's trench mechanical wristwatch, white dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, import hallmarks London 1915, case no. 341912, case width 34mm, working orderMovement – currently working Dial - name slightly faded otherwise only light surface dirtGlass - a few extremely minor chips around edgeHands - some lumed filament missingCase - general surface abrasions and wearCrown – hands adjust smoothlyBracelet - unassociated black leather strap, near newNotes – no box or papers
A mid-19th century silver open-face key-wind pocket watch, white enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers and subsidiary seconds dial, no. 51908, hallmarks London 1865, case width 46mm, working order with silver plated Albert chainMovement – currently working Dial - has several hairline cracks and 1 chip between 3 and 4Glass - slightly loose inside case frontCase - front cover is difficult to close with general wear to high points and slight gap around rear cover
An Arts and Crafts citrine and blister pearl panel bracelet, unmarked silver settings with pierced decoration, bracelet length 17cm, 21gNo damage, all stones present, no broken links, citrines have rubbed facet edges, setting high points slightly rubbed, clasp working, unmarked
A Vintage moonstone line necklace and bracelet set, set with oval cabochon moonstone, necklace in unmarked yellow metal settings and bracelet in silver settings, necklace length 44cm, bracelet length 18cm, 16.6g total (2)No damage or repairs, all stones present, a few have very minor chips, clasps working, necklace unmarked, bracelet engraved 925
CYRIL & VERA WOOD (CYVRA) - a 1950s American designer silver double figural brooch, depicting girl with a harp and dove, on silver curb link chain, signed, largest brooch height 58mm, 43.6gNo damage or repairs, general wear to high points, fittings working, marks clear, engraved sterling
KNUD GEORG JENSEN - an Art Nouveau Danish silver and amber abstract pendant necklace on unmarked white metal cable link chain, pendant width 75.8mm, necklace length 60cm, 38.5gPendant has been re-purposed from a brooch with soldered chain, central amber is probably a replacement, general wear to high points, mark clear, stamped 826
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