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Lot 2266
1st-14thcentury AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: three bow brooch fragments; a shoe-shaped plate brooch; a swivel harness fitting; a key handle; a stamp seal matrix with bird motif. 167 grams total, 31-60mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/2"). Property of a English gentleman; acquired on the UK art market.[7, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.
Lot 2531
3rd millennium BC. A serpentine rectangular stamp seal engraved to the underside a figure seated on a throne, tree to the front and small dog; below a large cow with calf between legs; tubular suspension ring to the top. 10 grams, 22mm (7/8"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition.
Lot 2535
Late 3rd millennium BC. A large crimson serpentine seal with conical handle and oval stamp with carved scene depicting a pomegranate tree as a tree of life symbol in the centre, surrounded by a pair of standing winged creatures, one with bird features and other with anthropomorphic feature. 176 grams, 96mm (3 3/4"). The property of an English gentleman; formerly in a German collection; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 2612
3rd-7th century AD. A pair of stamp seals consisting of: a rock crystal seal engraved to the dome-shaped top with circles, to the underside with a scorpion with crosses to the side of the head and tail; a carnelian seal engraved to the underside with a galloping horse. 9.07 grams, 12-15 mm (3/4 - 1"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s.[2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 507
12th-13th century AD. A bronze stamp seal matrix with pierced lug finial, central design of St. Catherine between two trees holding a wheel, with Lombardic legend '*SAVNCACATERINA'. See Braarvig, J. (ed.) Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection IV: Medieval Seal Matrices, Oslo, 2004, item 77 for seal with St. Catherine, item 74 for spelling 'saunca' for 'sancta'.12 grams, 26mm (1"). Found Hellions Bumpstead, Suffolk, 2017.[No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 521
Cast 1920 AD. A large bronze commemorative cast plaque with four pins to the reverse, depicting two nude standing winged male figures each extending an arm towards the other above a heater-shaped panel with raised text The first direct flight across the Atlantic was made on 14-15th June 1919, on a Vickers-Vimy Aeroplane, fitted with two Rolls-Royce engines of 560 HP each. Pilot Captain Sir John Alcock K.B.E., D.S.C. Navigator Lieutenant Sir A. Whitten Brown, K.B.E. This tablet is erected by Rolls Royce Limited in appreciation of the care and skill displayed by Mr. F. Henry Royce, the Engineer-in-Chief, and his assistants in the design of the engines and of the experimental staff and of all workers at Derby in connection with their construction.The reverse inscribed SINGERS Bronze Founders Frome. The plaque sculpted on commission from Rolls-Royce by Sir William Reid Dick (1879-1961); the eagle-on-globe, which originally surmounted the plaque, now lost. Cf. The Times, London for 13 July 1920, p.17; and cf. Wardleworth, Dennis, William Reid Dick, Sculptor, Routledge, 2016, p.50; and see Dictionary of National Biography, biographical entries for Alcock, Brown and Dick.65.5 kg, 101cm (39 3/4"). Property of a Hertfordshire country gentleman; rescued from a scrapyard in Bishop's Stortford, Essex; UK, in 2002. John Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Brown (1886-1948) made aviation history by making the first non-stop flight, taking some sixteen hours flying time, across the Atlantic Ocean, only a few months after the end of the War. After flying from St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada to Clifden, Connemara, Ireland, taking some sixteen hours to complete, Winston Churchill, then Secretary of State for Air, presented them with the Daily Mail prize (first offered in 1913) having achieved the flight in less than than the seventy-two hours stipulated; shortly afterwards they were invested with the KBE by George V at Windsor Castle; both men had been aviators during World War I and both had been prisoners of war; Alcock held after engine failure over Turkey and Brown being shot down over Germany. Alcock died in an airplane crash at Rouen, France while test flying a new Vickers Viking plane on 18 December 1919 and Brown died naturally on 4 October 1948; the Vickers Vimy airplane they made their pioneering flight in is preserved today in the Science Museum, South Kensington, London; several monuments to their achievement are still existing today: three in Newfoundland, one at the landing spot in Ireland, with others at Heathrow Airport, London and Manchester Airport (a few miles from the birthplace of Alcock); a Royal Mail postage stamp was issued in 1969 to mark the 50th anniversary of the flight; Rolls-Royce, whose Eagle engines were installed in the aircraft, paid their own tribute and commissioned this plaque from the late sculptor Sir William Reid Dick RA, RSBS (1879-1961, knighted 1935 and appointed King's Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland by George VI in 1938) in 1920, believed originally sited at one of the Rolls-Royce factories; possibly at Derby. The sculptor made or contributed to many important works sited around the world in stone and bronze and these included, in London, the Kitchener Memorial in St Paul's Cathedral, the Air Force Memorial at Westminster, the statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Grosvenor Square, the Statue of George V at Westminster and, elsewhere, the figure of Lady Godiva at Coventry, the Arras Memorial and other War Memorials and the statue of David Livingston at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Fine condition. An important piece of aviation history and a work by a renowned sculptor.
Lot 523
Mid 16th century AD. A very large silver-gilt octagonal-section ring with flared shoulders, hollow bezel with pellet border and waisted shield with crossed stave and scythe; below a later stamped 'broad arrow' and diagonal slash and three vertical lines above the shield, possibly an abraded 'VIII' (for King Henry VIII ?"). Cf. Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, plate 52(E).28 grams, 33mm overall, 23.12mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+3, USA 13 3/4, Europe 32.57, Japan 31) (1 1/4"). Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. The shield with rounded base and waisted sides appears first in the Tudor period and is found, for example, on the arms of Anne Boleyn (1533-6"). This ring was made for a merchant and bears his arms, with the later addition of the 'King's Broad Arrow' stamp which may indicate that the merchant was associated with the Office of Ordnance, created by King Henry VIII in 1597, and tasked with organising the supply of guns, ammunition, stores and equipment to the King's Navy. The Office and Board used the 'broad arrow' to signify objects purchased from the monarch's purse; only later (from the 17th century) was its use extended to include government property. Very fine condition. A very large wearable glove ring. Rare.
Lot 623
1st millennium BC. A discoid carnelian stamp seal with two registers divided by a baseline, frieze of two kneeling sheep(?) above and two horse(?) heads below, Aramaic script between, facing bird with spread wings, ropework border; pierced for suspension. See Collon, D. Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990 for discussion.5.16 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 641
3rd-7th century AD. A chalcedony stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a facing lion head, wings beneath and Pahlavi script to the top. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Acta Iranica 44, Herent, 2007.7.43 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 642
3rd-7th century AD. A carnelian stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a hand with ruffled collar. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Acta Iranica, Herent, 2007, for discussion.5.68 grams, 19mm (3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 647
3rd-7th century AD. A chalcedony stamp seal engraved to the underside with a reclining lion. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Acta Iranica, Herent, 2007, for discussion.4.05 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 648
3rd-7th century AD. A brown jasper stamp seal with dome-shaped body engraved with a series of circles; to the underside a male bust with cap of hair and wreath, star to the back of the head. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Acta Iranica 44, Herent, 2007, for discussion.5.98 grams, 14mm (1/2"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 650
3rd-7th century AD. An agate stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a walking camel, Pahlavi script to the edge. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Acta Iranica, Herent, 2007, for discussion.3.22 grams, 14mm (1/2"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 653
3rd-7th century AD. A green jasper stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a quatrefoil with stag and bull heads to the ends. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Acta Iranica, Herent, 2007, for discussion.2.60 grams, 12mm (1/2"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 667
6th century BC. A banded agate cone-shaped stamp seal engraved to the sides with a standing male figure raising hand to a sun disc, Lamassu behind; to the base an abstract pattern. 8.83 grams, 23mm (3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 670
3rd-7th century AD. A group of five stone stamp seals consisting of: two carnelian one with a scorpion, the other with a reclining ibex; an agate seal engraved with a male bust; a brown jasper seal, with circles engraved to the domed top, the underside with the forepart of a lion; and a haematite seal showing a quatrefoil with ibex heads to the end of each arm. 19 grams total, 14-17mm (1/2"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s.[5] Fine to extremely fine condition.
Lot 278
A QUANTITY OF RAILWAY AND BUS TICKETS, mainly 1960's onwards B.R., Irish and Preserved Lines, includes Railtours including several Farewell to Steam trips from 1967 and 1968, platform tickets, 1961 Freedom of Scotland Silver ticket, bus tickets mainly Birmingham Corporation/WM PTE, with a smaller number of railway related stamp presentation packs
Lot 1536
Sir Rowland Hill 1795 - 1879, unmounted mint collection in an album, London 1980 International Stamp Exhibition unmounted mint in album and a miscellaneous collection of all world stamps, mostly mint, Royalty - a large unmounted mint world collection including booklets and mini sheets, Royal events, 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee, Royal Wedding HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, in two albums and on loose pages (qty).
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