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Lot 89
A pair of early 20th century Asprey wishbone sugar tongs, with pincer action, hallmarks for London 1902, 9cm long, together with a boxed set of Mappin & Webb plated teaspoons commemorating the coronation of Elizabeth II, three walnut/ebony treen boxes, a ceramic horse head spirit pourer and a collection of brass ashtrays/pin dishes, including one in the Hagenaver style (a lot)
Lot 519C
Mahogany open face mercury stick barometer with red spirit thermometer, signed 'Russell Norwich', H91cm CLOCKS & BAROMETERS - as we are not a retailer, these items are sold as seen and may or may not be in full working order, if you would like any advice on buying clocks or barometers, or a full condition report, please contact our valuation team Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 195
An extensive archive of over eight hundred J. Arthur Rank photographic film stills, predominantly 20cm x 26cm (8"x10"), depicting production shots,. views of sets, press photographs, action scenes, promotional photographs, pin-ups, views of Pinewood Studios etc, covering numerous 1940's/early 1950's films including Blithe Spirit, London Town, The Huggets Abroad, The Weaker Sex, Caravan, The Man from Texas, Its hard to be Good, The Passionate Friends, They were Sisters, Canon City, XIVth Olympiad-The Glory of Sport, The Perfect Woman, North West Stampede, Floodtide, Fools Rush In, The Time of their Lives, Blanche Fury, The Way Ahead, London Belongs to Me etc, starring John Mills, Jean Simms, Susan Shaw, Diana Dors, Robert Taylor, Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger, Patricia Roc, Lynn Bari, Bob Hope, Honor Blackman, Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Valerie Hobson, Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Abbott and Costello, Alan Ladd, Rex Harrison etc, most with full details verso. The collection was put together by a gentleman who worked in the press office at J. Arthur Rank at this time and he saved the prints that were binned when they were no longer required. They then passed by descent to the vendor who is his niece.
Lot 136
Lokris, Lokris Opuntii AR Stater. Circa 360-350 BC. Head of Persephone left, wearing grain wreath, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Ajax advancing right over two spears, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding short sword and shield adorned with palmette and griffin; star below, ΟΠΟΝΤΙΩΝ to left. Gulbenkian 491 (this reverse die); BCD 58 (this reverse die); cf. Dewing 1477; BMC 27. 12.16g, 23mm, 5h. Near Extremely Fine. From the G.J.P. Collection, purchased c. 1920s. Ajax of Lokris (or Ajax 'the Lesser'), who is depicted on the reverse of this attractive type, led a fleet of forty ships from Lokris Opuntii against Troy in the Greeks' great war on that city. At Troy's fall, he was alleged by Odysseus to have violated a sanctuary of Athena by ravishing Cassandra, who had sought refuge there. He thus brought down the wrath of Athena upon himself and his countrymen: Ajax himself was wrecked and killed in a storm as he made his way home from the war, and the rest of the Opuntians reached home only with great difficulty. Nevertheless, they annually honoured their former leader by launching a ship fitted with black sails and laden with gifts, which they then set alight, and whenever the Lokrian army drew up for battle, one place was always left open for Ajax, whose spirit they believed would stand and fight with them.
Lot 653
Claudius AV Aureus. Lugdunum, AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, pointing a winged caduceus towards a snake on the ground before her, and holding out a fold of drapery below her chin. RIC 9; Calicó 363a; BMC 6. 7.71g, 19mm, 3h. Good Extremely Fine. An attractive and powerful portrait. Rarely preserved in such high quality. Ex Kroisos Collection, Stack's, 14 January 2008, lot 2353. In AD 41 the Jews and the Greeks of Alexandria began to squabble and fight again as they had for decades. The Jews sought more privileges, and to be allowed into Greek-only institutions such as the gymnasia. This swiftly escalated into riots and running battles in the streets of Alexandria between Greeks and Jews. Appealing to Claudius for aid, the authorities in Alexandria received back the famous letter of Claudius to the Alexandrians, which settled the issue. At the same time Claudius accepted the offer to erect a golden statue ‘made to represent the Pax Augusta Claudiana’ at Rome, while declining a similar one in Alexandria, wisely thinking it might be the cause of new disturbances. Some scholars (cf. Rostovtzeff 1926, 25) have interpreted this golden statue to be an image of Pax-Nemesis, and have therefore chronologically linked the letter to Claudius’ first issue of coins with the Nemesis reverse and legend PACI AVGVSTAE. However, there is no record of the appearance of the statue, and the link is uncertain and indeed tenuous. Nonetheless, the appearance of Nemesis on this coin is significant - depictions of Nemesis on imperial coinage are very rare. As the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris, her appearance here may best be interpreted in the context of Claudius’ other first gold issues. These emphasise perseverance in the face of adversity (CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI), the achievements of his father (DE GERMANIS), the traditional honours given to the princeps (OB CIVES SERVATOS) and his assumption of power through the Praetorian guard (IMPER RECEPT and PRAETOR RECEPT). Pax Nemesis in this context could therefore be an indirect reference to the excesses and despotism of his predecessor Caligula, and the righteousness of his removal from power: the legend and the image together suggest the active role of Nemesis in the achievement of a state of peace presided over by the emperor
Lot 59
Lagoon area figure possibly Anyi / Attye, carved seated, together with a Baule blolo spirit spouse figure, the first figure measures 38cm high All lots in this Tribal and African Art Sale are sold subject to V.A.T. Therefore £100 hammer price will have Buyers premium on top and also an extra £20 in V.A.T. Condition report: see terms and conditions
Lot 587
Irish Printing: Crookshank (Anne) & Knight of Glin, Irelands Painters 1600 - 1940, lg. 4to L. 2002, Signed by both Authors; also the Painters of Ireland, L. 1978, First; Laffan (Wm.)ed. Painting Ireland - Topographical Views from Glin Castle, lg. 4to Tralee 2006. Signed by The Knight; Mc Conkey (K.) A Free Spirit - Irish Art 1860 - 1960, 4to L. 1990; Butler (Patricia) 300 Years of Irish Watercolours and Drawings, lg. 4to L. 1990. All v. good. (5)
Lot 144
A Jaeger-le-Coultre Atmos clock, late 20th century the five glass polished brass case enclosing a round white dial with Arabic numerals, North, South, East and West; barometric movement and disc pendulum, inset spirit level and removable front glass, the movement stamped Atmos 544535, lacking outer display case, 23.5cm high, 21cm wide, 16cm deep and an accompanying pamphlet on how the Atmos clock works.
Lot 238
A George II style six-piece silver tea and coffee service, by Mappin & Webb, London 1924-25, comprising a pear-shape coffee pot, with matching hot water jug, cast pendant pieces, lightly fluted composition handles and finials, 24cm, a teapot composition handle and finial, 14cm; two handled covered sugar bowl, milk jug, together with a spirit kettle, composition handle, the burner with four scrolled legs, 160oz gross in total, (6).
Lot 199
1920s silver spirit flask of shaped rectangular form, with bayonet fastening hinged cover, the body engraved - 'F. UNWIN from Bernard Freyberg 1926', possibly Lieutenant General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg V.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., and three bars (1889 - 1963) (London 1926), Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd. All at approximately 4ozs, 12cm overall length (with biography) (2)
Lot 211
1920s silver spirit flask with hinged bayonet fastening cover and detachable drinking cup (Birmingham 1921), A. J. Zimmerman. All at approximately 6ozs, 11.5cm overall length CONDITION REPORT Overall condition good. Some surface scratching and denting, item is badly tarnished and full extent of any surface imperfections difficult to see. Bottom left hand corner of cup is dented in. Main body is scratched where it fits in is scratched. Bayonet fitting on cap is jammed
Lot 3660
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS, London, Numismatics, Benjamin Nightingale, Tan-coloured Bronzed-copper Halfpenny-sized Token, 1843, seated female with cornucopiae of coins and facing a coin cabinet, plain wall behind; Aluminium Token for Fatorini of Bradford (The cheapest wholesale house in England). Good extremely fine and extremely fine. (2) Benjamin Nightingale (1806-1862), was a wine and spirit merchant, who lived at 17 Upper Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road, London. He was a member of the Numismatic Society of London and his collection of coins was sold in February 1863.
Lot 3826
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS BY SUBJECT, Aviation, USA, Charles Lindberg (1902-1974), First Solo Trans-Atlantic Flight, New York to Paris, the “Lone Eagle” Heavy Silver Tribute Medal, 1927, by Charles Louis Hinton (1869-1950) for the Medallic Art Company (New York), bust three-quarters right in academic gown, rev the Spirit of St Louis flies above rising sun, between eagle’s wings, 70mm. Struck with matt surface, extremely fine and scarce in silver. The “Fine Silver” medal was originally sold for $5.50 and whilst the cheaper bronze examples are quite common, the silver examples are now scarce.
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