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Click here to subscribeA Polish 14ct gold golden topaz dress ring, rub-over set with 7.7ct octagonal step-cut topaz, weight calculated approx from dimensions: 13.50 x 9.90 x 6.13mm, setting height 17.1mm, size O, 7.1gNo damage or repair, topaz has a few extremely minor facet edge nibbles and 1 tiny chip near girdle along short edge, settings heavy gauge, marks clear
An Antique emerald and diamond half hoop ring, unmarked yellow metal settings with rectangular step-cut emerald and old-cut diamond trio shoulders, emerald measures 6.00mm x 3.52mm x 2.63mm, setting height 8.3mm, size K, 2.1gNo damage or repair, all stones present, emerald is a slightly pale green with many typical internal inclusions and a couple of table chips, diamonds are heavily included with black spots and fractures along with a couple of tiny surface chips, settings are quite heavily pitted all over with a small file mark on outside of shank, marks rubbed, engraved 58...
A solitaire aquamarine ring, late 20th century, centrally claw set with 3ct octagonal step-cut aquamarine, aquamarine weight calculated from dimensions: 10.00 x 8.02 x 5.28mm, apparently unmarked, setting height 10.9mm, size M, 5gNo damage or repair, aquamarine is a slightly pale blue with no obvious internal inclusions, unmarked
A pair of emerald drop earrings, late 20th century, rub-over set with octagonal and square step-cut emeralds, with leaf decorated drop, and stud fittings, apparently unmarked, 36.1mm, 5.9gNo damage or repair, 1 butterfly is a replacement, all stones present, light wear to high points, unmarked
2 modified triangular-shaped step-cut kunzites ap. 45.00 cts., 54 round diamonds ap. 2.50 cts., ap. 17 dwts. gross.Condition Report:Kunzites: bright medium slightly purplish pink, cleanish, lively. Diamonds: H-I-J-VS. According to consignor, earclips made by Carvin French. Clip-backs. 1 1/8 x 7/8 inches.Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
Estate / Collection: From a Private Collection17 cut-cornered square step-cut diamonds ap. 5.00 cts., ap. 3.6 dwts. Size 5 3/4.Condition Report:Diamonds: G-H-VS, very lively. Well-made. Width 3/16 inch.Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
WOYO POT LIDThe Woyo of Cabinda used a pictographic language to convey feelings about specific social situations. Wooden pot lids with motifs carved in relief conveyed messages usually between a husband and wife but sometimes between parents and son or daughter. The lids were placed on the clay pots in which a wife would usually carry the food for her husband to the men’s communal dining space. The lid would convey her feelings and a husband might place a lid on a pot before returning it to his wife to convey his message. A young woman obtained her initial supply of pot lids from her mother and grandmother at the time of her marriage together with advice concerning their use. If a suitable pot lid was not available to convey a particular message it was made to order. The complainant would seek the advice of nkotikuanda, the village sage whose instructions were conveyed to the local sculptor. If the message was too complicated for the recipient to read he would visit the nkotikuanda for a translation. (McGuire, C., ‘Woyo Pot Lids’, in African Arts, Vol.XIII, no.2, February 1980, pp.54-56). Interpretation of individual lids is difficult without detailed knowledge of the language used but the lids contained messages conveyed with each individual element as well as a more general message conveyed by the combination of elements.“But here is a strange thing: in the corner of the hut, a disc of black wood, about twenty centimetres wide. On one of its sides, figures in relief: a spiral, a half-ellipse, a sort of hook forming an acute accent. - What's this? - A lid. You find such lids everywhere in the region from the sea to Mayumbe. They carry signs, carved figures: each of them represents either a proverb or a native fable. But now it's finished: aluminum and enamelled iron pans have dethroned native pots. And what does this one mean? - Wait. We're going to call an old woman. The old woman no longer knew how to explain very well what we wanted to know. We had to resort to the chieftaincy secretary who called on the most competent female elders:This spiral is the centipede: it is coiled at the edge of the path, it is coiled because it senses danger. This means: if you see the centipede curled up, be careful, there is a man nearby. In other words: watch the omens.And this circle?- That means: you have to listen to the person who comes to tell you what people say about you, because it is useful to hear.- And this cut ellipse?- Ah! This is the oyster shell: we opened the oyster, and we gave you one of its halves. It is the symbol of sharing. The meaning is: I gave you something today so that when I meet you again, you in turn will give me something. You understand?- Of course. And that sharp angled hook?- Well, that means that when something is hung high, you have to raise your arm to get it... And everyone laughed. All languages work now. And as it is clear that I am interested in local things, pot lids come out of all the boxes: two first, then five, then ten; and it continues: it would be up to me to buy all the objects in the village.The lids are now passed from hand to hand.There is this one dominated by a sort of pyramid; it represents a tomb and reminds its owner that to enjoy, after her death, a beautiful tomb like this, she must have many children... and that if she does not have children, she will be forgotten after her death.There is this other one which represents an open trap; morality: for the trap to work... you must first set it. There is this other one which shows a standing bird: “when the bird is at the top of the termite mound it sees what is happening”; popular wisdom translates: we must take a step back to judge events. There are other covers, more complicated, such as one which shows a woman followed by a hooded man armed with a stick, reminding us that we must observe the customs of the tribe, or this other which presents a double bell, similar to the iron bells that the chiefs once had to summon the people of their villages, maintaining the spirit of discipline within homes by making it known that “when the chief's bell beats, you must go and listen to what he says”.Seeing the money coming out of our pockets, the natives emptied their huts of their reserves.”(Scohy, A., "Etapes au soleil", Brussels, 1952, pp.115-117)22.5 cm. diameterProvenancecollected by André Scohy (1914-1994), before 1952and by descent through the familyLiteratureScohy, A., "Etapes au soleil", Brussels, 1952, p.115
An emerald and diamond cluster ring, central step cut mid tone emerald, approx 9mm x 7mm x 5mm, estimated emerald weight approx 2.5ct, surrounded by a halo of ten round old brilliant cut diamonds, total estimated diamond weight approx 1.0ct, platinum crown, 18ct gold shank, size G, 3.3g gross.
An unusual OO gauge brass 2 rail electric GWR Steam Rail Motor, RN75. In chocolate and cream livery, with white roof, well detailed with one bogie steam driven with outside cylinders, fitted with vacuum pipes, lamps, etc. Together with 8 kit-built GWR bogie passenger coaches including a 12 wheel Restaurant car, 2 Railcars, a Slip Coach, etc. GC-VGC Steam Rail Motor is missing one foot step and one buffer has been replaced. (9) £70-100
LP COLLECTION - LABEL RUNS - 'S' LABELS. Collection of around 107 x LPs focusing on 'S' labels including See For Miles, Sheffield Lab, Sentinel, Sepia and Shanghai. To include Bog-Shed - Step On It, Fever Tree - San Francisco Girls, Heron, Family, Hooker 'N Heat, Gene Vincent, Daevid Allen, Cleo Laine, Tam Kernewek, The Reason Why, J.J. Cale, Leon Russell and Red Guitars. The collection can include duplicates and a small amount of 'loose' records from box sets. (Ref box: GSS020866 - GSS021278). Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+, odd one may drop to VG. Please note that all sleeves will contain archival stickers from the BBC. These stickers can be 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve. Generally G to VG.
DECCA - LP PACK. A pack of 6 x LPs. Artists/ Titles include Rab Noakes - Do You See The Lights (SKL.5061), The Bunnies Again - Singing And Swinging At The London Playboy (LK 5026), Savoy Brown - Raw Sienna (SKL.5043), John Mayall - Looking Back (SKL 5010), Savoy Brown - A Step Further (SKL.5013) and My Name Is J. A. Freedman - I Also Sing (SKL 5021). The records are generally Ex to Ex+. Please note that all sleeves will contain archival stickers from the BBC. The majority of these stickers are 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve.
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, Ca. 2630 - 2611 BC .A group of thirty-four blue glazed composition tiles, each a plaque with remains or outline of a raised rectangle to the reverse, vertically perforated for attachment. This form of faience tile-decoration was invented by Imhotep, the reknown architect of king Djoser (Netjri-khet) to cover some of the walls of the substructures of the Step Pyramid and the so-called " South Tomb ". For additional information, see The British Museum, Museum Number: 1966.0212.112. Size: 60-65mm x 30-35mm; Weight: 1.5kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2630 - 2611 BC .A set of three faience wall tiles, the left one is a famous type found on the walls of King Djosers step pyramid to imitate curtains made of reed matting in older constructions, the second and third tile moulded with two canal coloumns, possibly also from King Djosers step pyramid. Size: 50-100mm x 30-55mm; Weight: 3.4kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, Ca. 2630 - 2611 BC .A group of seventy-seven blue glazed composition tiles, each a plaque with remains or outline of a raised rectangle to the reverse, vertically perforated for attachment. This form of faience tile-decoration was invented by Imhotep, the reknown architect of king Djoser (Netjri-khet) to cover some of the walls of the substructures of the Step Pyramid and the so-called " South Tomb ". Cf. The British Museum: Acc. No. 1966.0212.112. Size: 625mm x 430mm; Weight: 6.86kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Limited edition part of Dance of The World series. Capturing the spirit and vibrancy of traditions, this dancer wears a traditional Mexican dress mid-step in dance. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Neil FaulknerIssued: 2013Dimensions: 9.25"HEdition Number: 145 Edition Size: 2500Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
Hornby (GB & China) group of 4x Steam Locomotives. Comprising R055 2-6-4 LMS Maroon 2300 Tank Loco; R2228 2-8-0 LMS Black 8510 Class 8F; R2230 4-6-2 LMS Maroon 6230 Duchess Class "Duchess Of Buccleuch", 1x front side step detached but present; R2270 4-6-2 LMS Black 6241 Coronation Class "City Of Edinburgh", Hornby China Loco's come detailing & additional parts. Conditions: Near Mint to Mint in Good to Excellent boxes. (4)
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