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Lot 742
A small group of Asian items to include a Chinese papier mache brush/pen box decorated with officials and attendants in pavilion scene, a cinnabar red lacquered box carved with lotus flowers, two Chinese hard stone seals carved with bull and ram and possibly Tibetan/Burmese temple bell, tallest height 24cm. (5)
Lot 431
Stone Roses framed Signed record display, full band signed LP cover with vinyl record professionally framed and mounted. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Lot 462
Star Wars 16x12 multi signed colour photo signed by 13 stars from the epic saga includes Trevor Butterfield, Michael Henbury, John Coppinger, Paul Bazely, Eileen Roberts, Daniela Tlumacova, Mitos Yerolemou, Chris Bunn, David Stone, Robert Nairne, Kamay Lau, John Altman and Tim Dry. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Lot 12
COLLECTION OF NEOLITHIC TOOLS WESTERN EUROPE, 3RD MILLENIUM B.C. knapped flint and polished stone, a range of artefacts, including; a carved and polished stone axehead; two large scrapers; one flint axehead; one small flint scraper marked "SANTON"; one small flint scraper with an entry marked in ink reading "characteristic marks caused by scraping things (as bone)" alongside a pointing hand; one flint spearhand marked "GREAT CRESSINGHAM"; one flint arrowhead marked "Dorset" (8)(longest 13.2cm)Footnote: Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired in the early 20th century, thence by descent, subsequently on the UK art market
Lot 18
HELLENISTIC HEAD OF A SATYR EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, C. 4TH - 2ND CENTURY B.C. carved stone, originally part of a larger frieze, the powerfully proportioned satyr depicted with broad nose, strong brow, curled locks and dual horns above, raised on a bespoke mount(16cm tall)Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom
Lot 184
ABORIGINAL GLASS SPEAR POINT KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA pressure flaked glass, formed of green glass worked into a spear point(8.7cm long)Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom Note: For a similar example please see The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, accession number 1932.34.1 "This spear point, like the many more like it in museum collections around the world, represents the coming together of two different artistic or technological traditions to create 'hybrid' objects. In this case, Australian Aboriginal methods of producing stone tools were hybridized with imported European materials to produce a sharper and more easily manufactured spearhead. But more than this ingenious re-use of material, these weapons are also excellent examples of the sort of pressure-flaked spear points that have been produced in the northern Kimberley and Arnhem Land for more than three thousand years. These points are bifacial, that is, they are worked on both sides of the blade. They were regarded very highly by many Aboriginal groups throughout Northern and Western Australia. Consequently, they have been documented as passing more than 1,000km to the south through trade. Known examples include those manufactured in bottle glass, porcelain from the insulators of cross-country telegraph cabling, as well as more the more traditional materials of quartzite and basalt used in pre-colonial times." The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Lot 59
PUBLISHED AND EXHIBITED COLLECTION OF PREDYNASTIC ARROWHEADS EGYPT, PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, C. 4TH MILLENIUM B.C. knapped flint and carved stone, consisting of seven examples of varying form and size (7)(longest 4.4cm)Footnote: Provenance: Maurice Bouvier (1901-1981), Egypt until 1959, thence by descent to his son Jean-François Bouvier, Peseux, Switzerland Exhibited: Egypt: Moments of Eternity , Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, 18 th March – 13 th July 1997 Museum of Art and History, Rath Museum, Geneva, 26 th September 1997 – 11 th January 1998 Published: Page-Gasser, M., Wiese, A.B., Egypt: Moments of Eternity , Mainz, exhibition catalog, Museums of Art and History, Rath Museum, Geneva, 1997-1998: n ° 9B (part of the lot). A copy of which can be provided on request.
Lot 7
LARGE SCANDINAVIAN FLINT AXE DENMARK, C. 4000 - 2000 B.C. knapped flint, worked from a caramel stone, of rectangular form, tapering at both the base and blade, presented on a bespoke mount(25.5cm tall)Footnote: Provenance: Viggo Johansen Knudsen, Denmark, discovered by the aforementioned gentleman near the town of Værløse, Denmark before 1937, thence by descent. Accompanied by a detailed letter, with images and information on the piece, its discovery and its provenance.
Lot 72
OVER LIFE-SIZE BUST OF VITELLIUS EUROPE, MID 1ST CENTURY A.D. carved stone, shown gazing over the left shoulder, marine inclusions(35cm high)Footnote: Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Antiquities, 7th July 1994, lot 495 Private collection, Switzerland Koller Auktionen AG, Zürich, Auction A154, 16th September 2010, lot 1012 Published: Arachne Database, University of Cologne, listed as located in the Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne Note: Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (15 - 69 A.D.) was a Roman politician and general, he reigned as Roman Emperor for a few short months in the year 69 (known as the Year of the Four Emperors). His rise to power was sudden and surprised many, his fall was no less dramatic and savage. Born into a family of comparatively lowly means, Vitellius first came to prominence as a companion of Tiberius during the latter’s retirement on Capri. There he met the future Emperor Caligula, whom he befriended over a shared interest in chariot racing and games of dice. Surviving Roman accounts of both his life and rule are largely negative; describing him as slothful, indolent and unfit to lead the empire. Despite this, Vitellius was clearly an adroit politician and remained in the good graces of successive Emperors. He first entered high office as Consul in 48 AD and served as proconsular governor of Africa in 60 AD. During the unsteady reign of Nero, he remained an acolyte of the young Emperor up to Nero’s suicide in 68 AD. In the ensuing chaos following Nero’s death, the empire began to fracture, with different factions emerging. Towards the end of 68 AD, the newly appointed Emperor Galba named Vitellius as head of the army in Germania Inferior, a hugely powerful position, placing this previously inexperienced military leader at the head of battle-hardened legions. His generous nature towards senior officers and lax approach to military discipline resulted in a breakdown in order, but it ingratiated Vitellius with his men. Within months he had himself proclaimed emperor and began to march on Rome. By this time Galba had been murdered and replaced by his one-time political ally Otho. The forces of the two opposing emperors met at Bedriacum, with over 40,000 casualties, Vitellius was victorious and Otho committed suicide shortly afterwards. After long months on campaign and already weak on discipline, by now Vitellius’ army was rough and dissolute, when they arrived in Rome there were riots and massacres. According to Roman sources, the new emperor held extravagant banquets and gladiatorial shows. Seemingly protected by his army, Vitellius gave in to his excesses, feasting four times a day and holding debauched parties. He installed his own men within the Praetorian Guard for protection, all seemed well. But in the east, a new threat was emerging. The seasoned commander of the armies of the Eastern provinces, Vespasian, already an ambitious man, had himself declared emperor. When in the summer of 69 A.D. Vitellius learned of the powerful Eastern legions declaration for Vespasian, he sent a force to meet them, only to have its commander attempt to defect to Vespasian. Another of his supporters was sent to Gaul to raise a separate force, only to be captured and executed. By now Vitellius knew his short reign would come to an end, to spare his life he attempted to abdicate, but was prevented by his own Praetorian Guard. As Vespasian’s troops arrived in Rome there was total chaos, a huge battle ensued with the deaths of over 50,000 troops and civilians, large areas of the city were destroyed. Vitellius was eventually found by Vespasian’s troops, dragged from his hiding place and hauled to the Gemonian stairs, where he was brutally killed by the mob. His head was paraded around the city. His reign lasted just eight months. This bust bears witness to the savagery of these final days and hours. The marine inclusions show that it was deposited in water, it is possible that in the chaos of the revolution it was hacked off and thrown into a nearby river. Whatever the truth of its deposition, due to his short reign and its dramatic end, sculpture depicting Vitellius is exceedingly rare, oversized busts such as the present example are especially so.
Lot 86
ROMAN FIGURE OF CUPID RHINE VALLEY, GERMANY, C. 2ND - 3RD CENTURY A.D. cast bronze, of rotund build, with full features and elaborate coiffure, shown with the weight placed on the right leg, the torso slightly turned, the left arm raised, the right holding a burning torch down to the side, winged and raised on a bespoke mount(9.9cm tall)Footnote: Provenance: Uncovered during the excavation of volcanic pumice stone in a quarry at Nickenich in the Rhine Valley, Germany, during the 1950's Acquired in 1960 by a German private collector and thence by descent Finch & Co, London, Catalogue 20, May 19th 2016
Lot 303
A 9ct gold diamond cut belcher chain 8.3g; a 9ct gold mirco curb chain and integral bar pendant 3.1g; two pairs of 9ct gold Creole earrings 2.3g; a pair of 9ct gold drop earrings set with pink and white stones 2.6g gross; two pairs of 9ct gold & pearl stud earrings; a yellow metal signet ring set with an oval blue stone 2g gross; a contemporary continental yellow metal pendant marked 800 test as 18ct 4.6g
Lot 319
A 9ct gold trilogy ring set with three oval Tanzanites 2.47cts total size N1/2; a 9ct gold solitaire ring set with an approx. 1ct Moissanite, Charles & Colvard Cert., size P, 2.2g gross; a 9ct gold ring channel set with 12 round 'Chocolate' diamonds, size S 1.1g gross; a 9ct gold solitaire ring claw set with a white stone size P1/2 2.2g gross; a 9ct gold blue topaz & diamond cluster ring, size Q, 3g gross; a 9ct gold ring set with five Ouro Preto Imperial Topaz stones 1.44cts total, size S 2.2g gross; a 9ct gold twisted ring channel set with diamond chips size R 1/2 1.9g; a 9ct gold trilogy ring set with three round Zircons 1.64cts total, size O, 2g total; a gold plated ring set with rubies and white stones
Lot 164
A yellow metal pendant on chain, the circular pendant depicting a four clawed dragon grasping pear shaped jade cabochon with red stone set eyes, the reverse with Chinese character and stamped '14k', suspending from yellow metal chain with bolt ring clasp stamped '14ct', total weight approx 20g
Lot 479
A pair of Coade urns, with bud form finials and fluted sides, bases impressed 'Coade Lambeth 1794', 63cm high, with a pair of rams head and swag moulded pedestals, 53cm high, restorations, s/d Provenance: Property of a Titled Estate Note: This pair of Coade urns were made by the company whose founder and owner was Eleanor Coade, an highly successful entrepreneur with a flair for commerce. Having run her own drapery business in the 1760s she bought an artificial stone factory in 1770 and turned it into a world-renowned company, producing architectural features and garden ornaments, supplying none other than the Royal Family, for Buckingham Palace, many architects of the time including James Wyatt, John Soane and John Nash (leading lights of the Neoclassical movement) and many wealthy patrons overseas. These urns are in fact finials and similar examples can be seen on her home, Belmont House, in Lyme Regis (see plate opposite), where they can be seen on the parapet walls of the roof, as was the fashion on Palladian style manors and villas of the day. These examples are stamped ‘Coade Lambeth, 1794’ and given the name of her company changed in 1799 (to Coade & Sealy) these urns can be given a pretty accurate date of manufacture.
Lot 722
A pair of 14ct white gold 1.88ct fancy greyish yellow cluster earrings, with stud fittings, each central diamond approx 0.94ct, total diamond content approx 2.2ct, earring diameter 8.8mm, 2.5gVery good overall condition, central stones have clean facet faces and sharp facet edges, one stone has two internal central black spot inclusions, otherwise no chips or cracks, all surrounding stones present and generally a milky colour with several black spot inclusions seen under a loupe, settings nicely polished and engraved 585.
Lot 757
An early 20th century 18ct gold 3-stone diamond dress ring, platinum-top settings, total diamond content approx 0.1ct, setting height 4.1mm, size K, 2gVery good overall condition, all stones present with clean facet faces and sharp facet edges, diamonds are bright and fiery but slightly grey, settings nicely polished, marks clear, stamped 18ct
Lot 770
An early 20th century 18ct gold 5-stone graduated diamond half hoop ring, total diamond content approx 0.5ct, hallmarks Birmingham 1913, setting height 5.6mm, size P, 3.2gGood overall condition, all stones present, centre stone has a surface reaching fracture and all flanking stones have surface chips which are only visible through a loupe, settings are nicely polished, hallmarks clear, stamped 18
Lot 772
A late 19th century unmarked rose gold 5-stone amethyst and white sapphire half hoop ring, setting height 5.2mm, size K/L, 3.4gGood overall condition, amethysts generally have clean facet faces and rubbed facet edges but no major losses, settings nicely polished, unmarked but test as 18ct gold
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