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Lot 322
A composition stone lion and lioness, the recumbent figures on rectangular plinths, 100cm long, 42cm deep, 65cm high (2)Condition report: Lion: Broken and missing tail. Break to one hind leg.Lioness: Broken and missint tail. Old crack in centre front of plinth running into her side.Both with lichen growth.
Lot 200
Collection of modern Chinese presentations gifts, including four contemporary Chinese hand painted scrolls in a fitted case; a hand painted miniature screen, two Xuzhou Han dynasty style stone relief carvings, all in presentation boxes; Two hand painted scrolls in presentation boxes, Silk Brocade painting of The Orchid Pavillion, another traditional silk painting; a boxed set of three albums of Chinese stamps, comprising 'Old Western Style Houses in Shanghai', 'Shanghai Cheongsam' and 'Shanghai Old Traffic'; a book by Venerbale Master Chin Kung, possibly on Buddhism, Chinese script, silk bound in folder; Liang Sicheng, 'Illustrated Notes on Western Architecture', in sealed plastic wrapping.
Lot 312
A 9 carat yellow gold bar brooch set with a pink stone and two seed pearls, Chester 1916, 45mm, metal pin, a 9 carat yellow gold circular swivel fob, cornelion and bloodstone, Birmingham 1924, a modern 9 carat seal, London 1962, yellow metal 10mm wide pierced band ring size P centre, 5.5gm, a 9 carat wristwatch, case back, 4.9gm, earrings and gold-plated necklace.
Lot 317
Gemporia - A purple sapphire and white zircon 9 carat gold ring, the purple sapphire (0.510 carats) with two white zircon (total 0.030 carats) in a 9 carat yellow gold shank; a blue sapphire and diamond silver ring, the three blue sapphires (total 0.910 carats, treated) with two diamonds (total 0.010 carats); a colour change sapphire and white topaz silver ring, the five colour change sapphires (total 0.820 carats) with two white topaz (total 0.040 carats); a blue sapphire three stone silver ring, the three blue sapphires (total 1.000 carat, treated); and a blue sapphire solitaire ring, the blue sapphire (1.200 carats); all claw set, ring sizes K 1/2 to P 1/2, with Ltd Ed Certs.
Lot 4
Predynastic Period, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A squat, biconvex stone jar with inverted rim, two rectangular-section handles with circular longitudinal piercings and a convex base. 2.3 kg, 24cm (9 1/2"). From the private collection of a New York collector; part of his family collection since at least the early 1970s; thence by descent from his grandfather in 1975. [No Reserve] Fine condition, rim absent.
Lot 403
13th-6th century BC. A decorated whetstone comprising: cylindrical stone grinder with rounded end; bronze antelope finial with tubular socket and legs folded to the sides, angled neck, head with curved horns; support strut beneath the chin. See Moorey, P.R.S., Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974. 119 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously the property of a deceased London gentleman, 1970-1999. Fine condition.
Lot 407
1st century BC. A facetted lentoid-section lead sling shot (glans) with inscription in Latin letters 'CN' (Cneius) 'MAG' (Magnus) on one side, and 'IMP' for 'IMPERATOR' (victorious general) to the other side, i.e Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Imperator (Pompey the Great the victorious general"). Cf. D'Amato, R. and Sumner, G., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192, London, 2009, fig.32, p.45, for a similar glandes from Zaragoza Museum, the one with the name of Pompey inscribed coming from Munda battlefield. 67.9 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). From the private collection of a London antiquarian since the 1980s. The shot (Völling type 1C) is marked with the abbreviated name of Gnaeus Pompey; it was used in quantity at the Battle of Monda (or Munda) against Julius Caesar, 17th March 45 BC. The projectiles could be of different material: in lead (glandes) or in pottery or stone (lapides missiles"). Sometimes they were signed with the name of the general, like in our specimen. Fair condition.
Lot 452
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, c.2500-1500 BC. A large Permio-Triassic new red sandstone block of roughly triangular shape with one broad face showing pecked ‘cup-and-ring’ and other marks including the main element comprising a central circular ‘cup’ enclosed within four concentric pecked rings extending to approximately 23cm in diameter; from the centre of this element extends a straight linear ‘gutter’ some 26cm long aligned directly towards the pointed top of the block and terminating in another ‘cup’ depression with pecked half ring above; in addition, several peck mark areas are seen below the main ‘cup-and-ring’ element. See Beckensall, S., Prehistoric Rock Art in Britain Amberley, 2009; Morris, R. W. B., The Prehistoric Rock Art of Great Britain, Prehistoric Society 55, pp.48-88; Nash, G. H., Mazel, A. and Waddington, C., Metaphor as Art: The Prehistoric Rock-art of Britain, Archaeopress, 2007, pp.175-203; Wakeman, William F., Archaeologia Hibernica - A Hand-Book of Irish Antiquities, Dublin, 1891, figures, pp.32-34, showing very similar marks on stones found in County Donegal (copies of these included with this lot"). Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference HESH-43C477; Whitchurch History and Archaeology Group news letter, Spring 2021; see Nash, G. H., Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historic Society, forthcoming. 56.7 kg, 64cm (25 1/4"). Found whilst excavating a driveway in Whixall, Shropshire, UK, by James Dowley on 16 June 2018 in a peat deposit at a depth of one meter; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report number HESH-43C477 with discussion by Dr George Nash; a report including X-ray images by Peter Reavill, British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme; and a copy of Spring 2021 Whitchurch History and Archaeology Group news letter where this piece is featured; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10831-178319. The oldest piece of art ever discovered in Shropshire. Megaliths and other stones that have been enigmatically decorated with pecked cup-and-ring and other marks are well known in the British Isles and in Ireland, as well as in some areas of mainland Europe. They appear where the local geology provides a source of material or where erratic boulders, left behind when the glaciers retreated at the ending of the last Ice Age, are found. Examples have been discovered in Northumberland, Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Cumbria in northern England but this appears to be the first example ever to have been found in the Shropshire area; others are known from Scotland and Ireland. The purpose or meaning of these markings remains uncertain but it has been suggested that they could have been placed on boundary markers, on stones used in chamber tombs or have been connected with sacred sites. The design of a central cup depression surrounded by four concentric pecked rings appears quite frequently, at sites spread across Britain and northern Europe; some are on pillars or standing stones, others on very large in-situ boulders; many show very considerable weathering from being exposed on the surface for millennia. The base of this piece appears to be less eroded and patinated than seen to the other surfaces so it has been suggested that this could be the apex of a standing stone monolith. It has been stated by Nash that the closest parallel to the Whixall Stone is seen with the Llwydiarth Esgob Stone, now sited away from its original context, in a private garden. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition, weathered. Unique and a find certainly of regional and possibly of national importance.
Lot 5
Early Dynastic Period, 3000-2686 BC. A shallow granite bowl with gently sloping sides and inverted rim, possibly used for containing liquids. Cf. Van Dijk, J. & Carol, A.R., Objects for Eternity, Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, 2006, 22-23, nos.1.07, 24, no. 1.09, for parallel. 1.3 kg, 20.5cm (8"). From an important London W1, gallery; previously in a Swiss private collection, before 1980; accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini, and by a geological scholarly report no.TL5381 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10757-177402. Stone vessels are among the most common finds in the elite tombs of Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition, some restoration.
Lot 523
13th-15th century AD. A carved limestone statue depicting a standing torso in full-length robe, partly covered by a cloak pinned at the right shoulder by a disc brooch; the right hand clutching the hem of the cloak and the left hand resting on the globular pommel of a sword in its scabbard suspended from the belt by a second strap; the reverse of the statue flat with angled sides to fit into a niche, with socket and later iron attachment ring; mounted on a rectangular stone block. 300 kg+, 170cm including base (67 (Available to view at our Harwich head office only)"). Property of a Surrey lady; acquired by her father Christopher Terry in the late 1970s-early 1980s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10813-175467. The representation of the figure and the folds of clothing is quite naturalistic. The format of the sword is rather generic, although the broad guard and pommel are most commonly shown in the period 1050-1300 AD (Oakeshott, E., Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991, p.12"). Fine condition; lower portion of robe and cloak sympathetically restored probably in the 18th century.
Lot 542
15th-16th century AD. A gold ring with round-section hoop and rectangular bezel, decorated with a frieze of interlace design; set with a cut and polished carnelian stone, held by four 'claws'. 2.78 grams, 19.90mm overall, 3.85mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3) (3/4"). Property of an English collector; acquired from John Moor, York, UK, in the late 1990s. Very fine condition.
Lot 635
1st millennium AD. A U-shaped yugo (mould) carved in siliceous sedimentary breccia with inclusions; the shiny surface with low-relief guilloche detailing, the finials with stylised alligator heads; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar in the British Museum, London, under accession no. Am,St.398; for a range of Yugo examples see Leyenaar, T., Ulama, Ballgame, from the Olmecs to the Aztecs, Musee Olympique Lausanne, Lausanne, 1997; for equivalent examples of reptilian design from the Veracruz, see Parsons, L., Pre-Columbian Art, The Morton D.May and The Saint Louis Art Museum Collections, Harper and Row, New York, 1980. 20.5 kg total, 40cm including stand (15 3/4"). From an important English collection; formerly with Throck-Moroton Antiques, 1990s; accompanied by a geological scholarly report no.TL5379 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10760-177454. Ancient players of the Mesoamerican ballgame wore a wide, padded, belt-like yoke of wood, rubber or leather to prevent injury from the heavy rubber ball. The game is still played among indigenous peoples in Mexico, the object being to keep the ball in the air by striking it with any part of the body except the hands. Heavy stone yokes may have been ceremonial items, sometimes even found in burials that bestowed status on their owners, but it is more likely that they were used as moulds over which wet leather or hide was formed to create a padded yoke to protect the hips. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
Lot 85
3rd century BC-2nd century AD. A bone idol or doll carved in the half-round in the form of a standing female figure, arms bent at right angles at the chest, hands balled into fists, detailing to hair, face, neck ornaments and robes, earrings and necklace composed of free-running composition, stone and glass beads, two studs to each arm. See The British Museum, museum number 1853,1219.60, for a comparable (partial) figure. 122 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Fair condition.
Lot 208
3rd-1st century BC. A substantial rectangular Nabataean or Yemenite limestone stela, carved with a stylised face of a male dignitary to the upper end; the expressive face with scaphoid slit mouth and triangular nose beneath a prominent brow-ridge, rounded eyes with lateral wedge-shaped corners, sockets to accept inserts; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. similar limestone face stelae in Bienkowski, P., The Art of the Jordan, Stroud, 1996, fig.47; Wenning, R., ‘The Betyls of Petra’ in Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 324, 2001, pp.79–95; Simpson, S., Queen of Sheba. Treasures from Ancient Yemen, London, 2002, p.197, no.276, 199, nos.279-280. 32.8 kg total, 77cm including stand (30 1/4"). Property of a Kensington gentleman; acquired on the London art market in 2000; accompanied by an archaeological expertise by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10733-174377. A similar carving style is demonstrated in the anthropomorphic idol from The Temple of the Winged Lions in Petra. Its shape is clearly similar to the betyls, i.e. blocks of stone representing a Nabataean god. The term ‘betyl’ derives from the Greek ???????? and from a Greek myth, according to which Ouranos created animated stones falling from the sky. Nabataean inscriptions include two terms for betyls: n?b and m?b. Both terms are related to the Semitic root y?b and describe an erected/standing stone/stela. Betyls were commonly placed on altars or platforms for religious rites being performed. The stela could be incorporated in a stone frame, with the inscription of the deceased or of the divinity, and sometimes decorated, like the stela of the goddess of Hayyan son of Nabat (Bienkowski, 2002, p.46), with specific attributes, like the laurel crown. A special type of Nabataean betyl, in Dalman’s classification, is called the eye betyl, where the high, rectangular, plain slab is represented with square eyes and a straight nose. Another special type are the face stelae, to which category our specimen belongs. Eye betyls and face stelae are of interest to scholars due to the inconsistency in what is largely understood as Nabataean aniconism. Like the Nabataean betyls, the face is carved in raised relief; the thick lips contrast with the triangular, massive nose that raises from the background. The traces of red on the eyelids and the other red and black pigments on eyebrows and eye sockets, makes clear that these stelae were originally enhanced with the colours and the insertions of precious stones for the eyes. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
Lot 213
4th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group of two spherical stone mace heads, one jasper, one quartzite, drilled vertically through the centre. 222 grams total, 41-46mm (1 1/2 - 1 3/4"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. [2, No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Fine condition.
Lot 3
Predynastic Period, Naqada IIB-C, 3500-3200 BC. A squat globular ceramic jar with broad string-hole handles to the shoulders, flat everted rim and round bottom; the body decorated with a series of reddish-brown spirals and zigzag lines with further zigzag decoration to the applied handles. See for comparable jars on display at the Egyptian Museum of Turin, Suppl. 4689, the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 07.447.440 and the Archaeological Museum of Florence, Inv. n. 8766, 8761, 8764; see also Graff, G., Les vases de Nagada I - Nagada II. Nouvelle approche sémiologique de l'iconographie prédynastique, Leuven: University Press, 2009; Petrie, W.M.F., Naqada and Ballas, London, 1895, Bernard Quaritch; Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1921; Wodzi?ska, A., A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Voume 1: Fayum A – Lower Egyptian Culture, Boston, 2010. 1.3 kg, 22.5cm wide (9"). From an important London W1, gallery; previously in the Ligabou collection, 1965-1970; two old collection stickers to the base with collection numbers 241 and A8815 (Charles Ede); accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10756-177400. From the Naqada II Period (3500-3200 BCE) onward, potters started to use pulverised marlstone, a carbonate-rich stone coming from the desert, to produce vases (Wodzi?ska, 2010, 119-120"). The fired clay had a typical rosy/reddish colour which provided a background for the various decorated patterns, usually painted on it with red ochre diluted in water. This jar can easily be placed in the group called D-ware or decorated ware, a classification of Predynastic pottery originating from Flinders Petrie’s seriation of Predynastic material (Petrie, 1896, 40-41; Petrie, 1921, pl. XXXVI"). Pottery vessels such as this jar date between the Naqada IIB and Naqada IIC periods and are found mostly in sites located in Upper Egypt. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
Lot 207
HALLMARKED SILVER & OTHER COLLECTABLES, FIVE ITEMS to include an embossed silver lidded box with Joshua Reynolds style angelic head, Birmingham 1904, maker Green & Cadbury Ltd, Christmas spoon depicting carol singers to the bowl with holly and berry detail to the handle, London 1975, maker John Pinches, Oriental white metal fisherman figurine on a bamboo raft (A/F), silver thimble, along with a mother of pearl handled and gilt metal posie holder with green stone decoration, 13cms L
Lot 20A
A white metal, possibly silver, purple stone set heavy 'Bishops' ring reputedly originally a prop for a play at the National Theatre, together with a 9ct gold cross pendant, an enamelled compact and two watchesCondition report: Minor marks and scratches to the ring, the enamelled compact with some losses to the enamelling, the watches untested, the pendant cross marked '15 carat', the pendant and chain approximately 8.9 grams in all
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