Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 500-450 BC. Head of Silenos facing; tunny fish upward to either side / Quadripartite incuse square. CNG 75, 23 May 2007, lot 336; cf. Von Fritze 77 (fractions only); SNG France -, cf. 208 (hekte); Hurter & Liewald I, 77; BMC -; Gillet -; Gulbenkian -; Jameson -; Weber -. 16.13g, 19mm. Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; one of only a dozen or so known examples. From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-90s. The teacher and faithful companion of the wine-god Dionysos, Silenos was described as the oldest, wisest and most drunken of the followers of Dionysos, and was said in Orphic hymns to be the young god's tutor. Originally a folkloric man of the forest with the ears of a horse (and sometimes also the tail and legs of a horse), Silenos was often depicted with thick lips and a squat nose, as is the case here, fat, and most often bald – though our Silenos may consider himself fortunate in that he sports a full head of hair. Unusual consideration has been given to symmetry in the composition of this type: though symmetrical designs do occur, as in the case of two eagles perched on an omphalos (v. Fritze 220) or the double bodied sphinx (v. Fritze 138) to name but two, this is one of a tiny minority of designs that incorporates two tunny fish for balance. Interestingly, it has been suggested that the head of Silenos on this coin very possibly served as the model for a silver issue of the slightly later Lykian dynast Teththiveibi (see BMC 88 and SNG Berry 1164). One of the principal myths concerning Silenos has him lost and wandering in Phrygia, rescued by peasants and taken to the Phrygian King Midas, who treated him kindly. In return for Midas' hospitality Silenos regaled him with tales and Midas, enchanted by Silenos' fictions, entertained him for five days and nights. When the god Dionysos found his wayward friend, he offered Midas a reward for his kindness towards Silenos, a blessing which the avaricious Midas squandered by choosing the power of turning everything he touched into gold. How fitting then, that we should see in this beautiful coin a faint reflection of that classic myth of the drunken but sage Silenos looking out at us across the millennia through this window of golden metal.
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A large Raleigh advertising poster: 'Raleigh World Champion Cycle Five Years out of Six - Let Raleigh Make a Champion of You Too' (depicting Reg Harris beating Arie Van Vliet in 1954 Cologne World Championships), printed in 1955 and a 'The Raleigh Lenton Sports endorsed by Reg Harris' poster 72 x 71in. & 72 x 24in
Cycling Interest: A Presentation Oak Quarter Striking Table Clock, Presented for the first prize for the Worthing Athletic Sports Bicycle Race 1890, top of the case with a carrying handle and applied presentation plaque inscribed Worthing Athletic Sports Bicycle Race 1890, sides with lion head masks, scroll feet, 6-1/2-inch brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, twin barrel movement quarter striking on two gongs, movement back plate stamped D.R Patent W&H Sch, 38cm high over handle Sold with a photocopy of a page from The Worthing Gazette for 27th August 1890 mentioning that this clock as being presented for the first prize by Mr H Adams to W C Patching Worthing Cyclist Club for the two mile bicycle race.24.08.18, Case with small scratches in parts, metal mounts are discoloured, with applied presentation plaque, end of the minute hand is broken, movement is dirty and needs cleaning, not striking, movement in going order.
A COLLECTION OF VARIOUS FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES AND RELATED ITEMS to include Wolverhampton Wanderers (1950/51 and later), Aston Villa 27/12/48 (Wolverhampton Wanderers) and 28/8/48 (Blackpool), Wembley Wolves 1949, Wolves Fan-Fare 1946/47, Sport Weekly 1948-49 (11), F.A. Year Book 1949-50, News Chronicle Football Annual 1955-6, Sports Argus (20/4/49 & 7/5/60) together with a small quantity of boxing related ephemera including programme British Heavyweight Championship 03/06/58 (Landon v Erskine) etc.
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT VARIOUS BOXED 1:18 SCALE DIECAST VEHICLES, to include Solido Alain Prost collection Toyota Corolla trophy Andros 2006, a Solido Lancia Stratos, a Grand Marques Ford Thunderbird sports roadster, a Burago gold collection 1961 Jaguar E-Type coupe, Yat ming 1964 Shelby cobra 427 and a 1961 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato and ER T1 American muscle limited edition 1969 Grand Prix SJ428 and a 1967 Camaro Z-28
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Twelve Rothman's year books 73/74 to 87/88 (74/75 missing) together with four books containing bound volumes of 'World Sports' Magazine, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 'Association Football', A.H. Fabian and Geoffrey Green, Caxton publishing company, reprinted 1961 edition in four volumes (8), contained within two boxes.
A COLLECTION OF LATE 1940'S AND EARLY 1950'S INTERNATIONAL CAR RALLY ENTRY NUMBER PLATES, connected to Ken Wharton Monte Carlo Rally 1952, 1955, 1956, Tulip Rally 1949, 1950, 1952, Rally Sestriere 1950?, 1955, Rally Lisboa (Estoral) 1950?, 1951, one other unknown date and the Daily Express 1000 mile car rally in November 1950, the majority of these plates are known to be from cars driven by Ken Wharton, who won the Tulip Rally in 1949, 1950 and 1952 and the Rally Lisboa (Estoral) in 1950, Ken Wharton (Smethwick 21/3/16) was a racing driver who competed in various forms of motor sports from hill climbing, rallying, sports car racing through to Formula 1, for many years he was a Ford dealership in Smethwick famous for its High Speed Car Servicing, unfortunately Ken Wharton died after crashing during a sports car race in New Zealand in early 1957, plates are all complete but have wear, damage, dents, creasing, marking and paint loss commensurate with age
FIVE VICTORIAN PEWTER OXFORD COLLEGE PRIZE TANKARDS, 1870-2 comprising Trinity College Challenge Pairs, Athletic Sports, Scratch Billiards, Scratch Racquets and Brasenose & Trinity Scratch Fours, 16 & 21cm h, by James Dixon & Sons, marked ROWELL OXFORDProvenance: Christopher Smyth of Little Houghton, Northamptonshire (1851-1934); thence by decent to the late vendor. ++Each in good condition but for the odd minor dent, each with intact glass base
ENID BLYTON - a collection of childrens books, various series, to include, SPORTS AND GAMES - a story fro every month of the year, a soft cover book; LAST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS, 1951; UPPER FORTH AT MALORY TOWERS, 1949; A SECOND BOOK OF NAUGHTY CHILDREN, with d.j., 1947; and, THE NINTH HOLIDAY BOOK, Sampson Low; HERE COMES BOM, booklet; sold with a selection of Ladybird books (Qty) (as found)
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OBE Group attributed to a diplomat and Olympic Hurdler in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Born 22.12.1904. Commissioned 27.8.24 Kings Regt Trans Indian Army 27.5.27. Served Political Dept. Baroda & Gujarat States. 1928 -30 Raltray's Sikhs 1930-47 Indian Police Service served in Persian Gulf, N.W. Frontier & Indian States 1949-58 Consul General Muscat. 1961-70 personal advisor to Sultan of Muscat & Oman. Died 1986. Awarded CBE in the 1958 New Years Honours List as H.M. Consul General Muscat. Medal Group mounted as worn OBE (civil) 1939-45 Star, Defence & War Medal, Queens Coronation Medal 1953. Sold with an Army Athletic Association large silver medal for the 120 yards Hurdler 1925 inscribed F.C.L Chauncey with a photo of Chauncey in 1921 with Sports Trophies with the Smales Sports Team Oct 1921. Some associated research. An interesting group in good condition. (CBE absent)
Racing Club Paris v Racing Club Buenos Aires, 4 press photographs relating to match played in Paris on 2/2/1950. Three 7" x 5" editions with no of folio from Les Mirror Des Sports, both teams going on to field with national flags and team photo Racing Club Buenos Aires taken with rest of party before kick off and press photo 7" x 2 1/2" of 5 Argentinean players (4)
Sports - autograph book full of mainly Footballers but also Cricket, Golf, Athletics etc includes QPR - Brooking, Pearson, Kinnear, McDonald, Ferguson, Revie, Sunderland, McLintock, Robson, Graham, Jennings, MacDougall, Shilton, Hurst, McDermott, Neal, St John, Rix, Hoddle, Bobby Charlton, Jones etc. Plus Cricket - Butcher, Edmunds, Bright, Haynes, Benaud. Golf - Huggett, Fernandez, Langer. Olympics - Dando, Jacks, Gunnell, Coe, Davies. Celebrities Tarbuck, Lynch, Waterman, etc (Approx 110 signatures)
Sports - Derby County page of autographs for season 1946/47 with cut outs of players signed in ink by 11 players including Horatio, Carter, Stamps, Duncan, Musson etc. Contains 8 of the 1945/46 F.A.Cup Final winning team. Football 1949/50 signed facsimile autograph sheets on club letterhead sent by clubs in response to requests for autographs. Everton, Newcastle, Arsenal, Man Utd 1948/49. Huddersfield, Sunderland 1969/70, Leeds Utd, Leicester City (8). Football Autographs - excellent selection of black and white/coloured Players, all are corner mounted to card, various sizes include Bailey, Kevan, Shearer, Vennison, Adams, Giggs, Burkitt. Plus Walker Print Postcards Klinsmann, Wilson, Collins, Thorstvedt, Finney, Saunders, Lineker. Excellent clean/mint collection (14), and circa 1949/50 on pages P.N.E (10), Swansea (11), Bolton (14) plus team picture, QPR (9), Sheffield United (14), Rotherham (14), Grimsby (8), Fulham (6), Leicester (8) players include Greenwood, Allchurch, Lofthouse, Hagen (qty)
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