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Lot 1004
A group of four Chinese snuff bottles to include a yellow and green glazed porcelain example depicting a dragon and a carved glass example with red overlay Condition Report: Opaque bottle with landscapes - discolouration to the cracks in the inner wall of the neck and chip to interior rim, frits to exterior rim, condition of the body appears good, irregular wear to base rim. Brown stone bottle - carved decoration is rubbed in places, crack down through body, chips and wear to base. Green and yellow dragon bottle - roughness to top rim, frits to base rim, otherwise condition appears good. Red fuchsia overlay bottle - chips to exterior rim of neck, possible repainting to the foot rim.
Lot 531
A five-stone diamond ring, the gypsy set stones to an 18ct gold band, ring size O, a ruby and diamond five-stone ring set in 18ct gold, a 19th Century carnelian set ring and a 22ct gold wedding band Condition Report: 5 stone diamond - Early 20th Century. 3gm. Marked 18ct. No hallmarks but numbered 3076 and 92 to inner shank. Overall condition good, some light wear/scratches. Ring size O. Largest diamond 2mm diameter. Ruby & diamond - Early 20th Century. 2.6gm. Hallmarked, the marks very slightly rubbed. Condition overall good. Ring size O. Central ruby 3.7mm diameter. Carnelian ring - 19th Century. 1.7gm. Unmarked. Some wear to engraving at shoulders, shank a little thin at base, cabochon somewhat abraded. Ring size K. Band - Mid 20th Century. 3.3gm. Hallmarked 22ct. Slight wear and scratches. Ring size N 1/2.
Lot 532
A pair of garnet drop earrings, a ruby and diamond set bangle and a dress ring set in 9ct gold Condition Report: Lot 532: Ear pendants - 20th Century, approx. 1.8gm, unmarked. Condition good. Ring - Approx 5gm, fully marked 9ct, maker HS Ltd, late 20th Century. Small chip to corner of stone near claw. Bangle - Early 20th Century, approx. 6.3gm, unmarked. Metal slightly bent in places.
Lot 567
An emerald and diamond five-stone ring, the alternating stones in a scroll setting to a gold shank, ring size N Condition Report: Lot 567: Early 20th Century, approx. 2.9gm, unmarked. Central stone has crack otherwise good. Cushion shaped diamonds each approx. 4mm x 4.5mm - one is approx. 2.5mm deep, the other approx. 2.9mm deep.
Lot 1291
10th-11th century AD. A restrung necklace of blue glass spacer beads with six green glass mosaic beads and a carved stone cruciform pendant; modern clasp. 18 grams, 41cm (16"). Fine condition, pendant chipped to reserve. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972.
Lot 331
4th-2nd century BC. A restrung necklace composed of glass, stone and composition beads of round, discoid and irregular shape with a bronze amphora pendant; fitted with modern clasp. 26.47 grams, 42.6cm (16 3/4"). Fine condition. From the collection of a North London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s.
Lot 350
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figurine of a lar (household deity) standing wearing a loose tunic with knotted band to the waist and shoulder, wreath to the brow, patera in the extended right hand, left hand open to accept a cornucopia. 166 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Fine condition. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 129. The Roman home not only functioned as a private dwelling, but also as a public manifestation of an individual's wealth and prestige as exemplified by the atrium of the house that acted as a meeting room for conducting business. These would be lavishly decorated and would also include a household shrine, or lararium. The Roman house was also at the heart of private devotion, for all levels of society, and household shrines would range from a simple shelf with pottery figures for the poor, to a shrine painted on a wall, and with the very wealthy having small scale temples, and even entire rooms known as sacella, housing expensive bronze images of the gods, such as this one. Any of the gods could be worshipped in the household shrine, from the gods of Olympus, through to the more exotic deities from the provinces, such as Isis or Cybele, but each one was required to house a set of three traditional deities that were the focus of attention. These were the Penates, gods of the home, the Genius, the spirit of the master of the household, and the Lares, spirits of the familial ancestors and their territory. Prayers, libations and sacrifices were performed for these deities to ensure the welfare of the family and the home. The Lares themselves were twins whose origins are shrouded in mystery, even to the Romans themselves. They not only acted as guardians of the home, but also fields, crossroads and individual cities. The poet Ovid in the Fasti, describes them as being the children of a nymph named Lara, and the god Mercury. Their main festival was known as the Compitalia, where they were worshipped at communal stone altars built at street corners in towns and cities where great festivities were held.
Lot 421
2nd century AD. A D-section gold hoop with applied filigree acanthus-leaf motifs to the shoulders, beaded wire collar to the cell with inset red glass cloison. 7.34 grams, 21mm overall, 16.45mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.3, Japan 11) (3/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; acquired before 2000. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 237 for type. Very fine condition, stone chipped.
Lot 424
1st-3rd century AD. A gold ring with twisted rope shank, square shaped bezel with radiating lines set with a green stone (?"). 2.14 grams, 18.55mm overall diameter, 17.64mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 56 1/2, Japan 15) From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 59
Roman Period, 2nd century AD. A carved agate miniature amphora with conical base, steep shoulder, gusseted neck pierced in two places. 33 grams, 71mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. From an old British private collection; formed between 1975 and 1985. As early as the Predynastic period both men and women used cosmetics to enhance their appearance. Health concerns as well as religious and magical beliefs prompted the use of many types of paints, oils and medical remedies. The use of eyeliner was particularly common with both sexes, being made from powdered galena and known as khol, and prevented damage to the eye by the sun's glare. Oils were also applied to the skin, which was necessary in the hot, dry climate, and common oils included linseed and castor bean which were often scented with myrrh or frankincense by the wealthy. Oils were also used in anointing statues of the gods or royal family that were housed in the temples as part of the daily rituals. Such cosmetics would be stored in small jars, such as this one, and which were commonly carved from stone, such as diorite and alabaster. When not in use the vessels were commonly stored in small wooden caskets specially fitted with compartments.
Lot 67
9th-8th century BC. A square stone plaque pierced for suspension with billetted border enclosing a reserved figure of a regardant winged sphinx with tail raised and beaded hair. 138 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). Fair condition; repaired. Property of a London gentleman; aquired in the late 1970s and 1980s. The sphinx is first found in ancient Egypt where it is commonly seen with the head of a man, but also sometimes with that of an animal such as a hawk. The imagery later passed into Greek art where it is more often seen with the head of a woman. It is also present in the art and sculpture of the Mycenaean, Assyrian, Persian and Phoenician civilisations. In Egypt the sphinx is closely associated with the power of the Pharaoh, whereas in Greece it is seen more as a monster. In the Near East it has more of a guardian role and is found flanking the doorways to palaces and temples and decorating furniture. This piece shows a mixture of Egyptian and early Greek styles and was possibly a decorative wall fitting for an important building.
Lot 690
Neolithic, 5th-4th millennium BC. A finely polished axe with oval section, tapered sides, rounded butt and convex cutting edge; the butt showing impact from use as a 'strike-a-light' for fire-making; in a varigated, possibly volcanic, pale brown stone. 290 grams, 13cm (5"). Found near Maxey, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK, in 1980. See Evans, Sir John, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 2nd edition, 1897, figure 58 for a very similar example. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number CAM-5EAB98; accompanied by a print out of the PAS report. Very fine condition.
Lot 694
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A large and skillfully knapped bifacial spearhead of triangular form, notched to sides for attachment (with loss at base; probably from when in use); in a pale blue-grey flint. 57 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. See Evans, Sir John, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897, figure 266 for a similar notch-sided piece. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Scarce.
Lot 696
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group comprising: a trapezoidal bifacially knapped point with slightly squared butt; a similar example with shouldered tang; a large example, slightly eccentric with well defined tang; in grey and variegated flint. 120 grams total, 85-110mm (3 1/4 - 4 1/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. See Evans, Sir John, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897, pp.378-380 for similar examples. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 713
Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A pecked and polished axe-hammer, pierced for hafting, the lower circumference of the piercing with unusual raised rim; showing wear use to cutting edge and hammer face; in a dark grey diorite stone. 316 grams, 10cm (4"). Fine condition. Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, nos.488-490 for similar examples with raised collars.
Lot 720
50,000-10,000 years BP. A rounded hammer stone with flaked surfaces, inscribed 'S Piennes'. 665 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition. Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK collector; formerly part of the collection of S. Piennes; acquired Bonhams, sale 18817, April 2011, lot 230 (part), with a copy of the payment receipt. [No Reserve]
Lot 724
Palaeolithic to Neolithic, 600,000-3,000 years BP. A mixed group of stone implements comprising: a bifacial triangular handaxe with label 'Mousterian / St. Cyprian / Dordogne / France / Biface'; a piriform bifacial handaxe with label 'Acheulian / Buckinghamshire / England / Biface'; a slender pointed tool with inked inscription 'Swascombe / Kent / F / CE / 173' and 'N.hand axe'; a rounded polished axe with label 'Neolithic / Lillebonne / Seine Maritime / Normandy / France / Polished Axe'; a round flint blade with pencil notation 'Norfolk'; a long flint blade with inked notation 'S[uf]folk / S3 [..]F'; a flint awl with old inked notation, illegible. 532 grams total, 4.5-9cm (1 3/4 - 3 1/2"). Fine condition. From the Lawton family collection. [7, No Reserve]
Lot 732
Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A mixed pair of ground stone axeheads comprising: one square in section with slightly curved edge and drilled mounting hole, with old break to the rear edge and rim of previous hole; one triangular in plan with part-finished mounting hole to the upper face. 949 grams total, 8-12.5cm (3 1/4 - 5"). Fine condition. Rare. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Glob, P.V. Danske Oldsager: Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, item 545. The smaller stone appears to have been originally created as a full-size axehead with mounting hole to the rear. At some point the stone failed and the user decided that it would be quicker or less troublesome to drill a new hole in the fragment with the blade than to grind a completely new axehead. The larger axehead was ground to shape and its mounting hole was started but not completed. The sides of the hole are sheer and there is a residual central post, which would have been lost on completion. The implement used to create the hole was hollow: presumably a sturdy bone in conjunction with sand as an abrasive and water as a lubricant. [2, No Reserve]
Lot 735
Mesolithic, 17,000-10,000 BP. A mixed group of stone tools including blades, awls, cores, cobbles and scrapers, some marked with their findspots: 'Isterød', 'Langtved', 'Ågårde', 'Læsø', 'Bromsnæs', 'Gunnerød', 'Skelebjorg', 'Stasevang', 'Maglemøse Vedb[y]', 'Vellerup', 'Vedb[y]', 'Trygg Å'. 'Tostr. Norregård' and others indistinct; an oyster shell; a later fragment of ceramic tile; a piece of coal; a piece of quartz, a piece of mineralised wood. 3.1 kg total, 2.5-12.5cm (1 - 5"). Fine condition. Property of a Finnish collector; found Denmark in the early 20th century. [52, No Reserve]
Lot 740
Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A pair of knapped flint blades, each lentoid in section with straight cutting edge and curved rear. 74 grams total, 89-97mm (3 1/2 - 4"). Fine condition. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897, item 236. [2, No Reserve]
Lot 744
Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of polished stone axeheads, three square-butted and one round-butted. 334 grams total, 81-93mm (3 1/4 - 3 3/4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Glob, P.V. Danske Oldsager: Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, items 114, 233. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 872
2nd-4th century AD. A carved schist head of Buddha with neatly dressed hair; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.2 kg, 30cm including stand (11 3/4"). From the private collection of Brigadier Watts, Defence Attache to Islamabad, 1982-1985; acquired in London prior to 1990. The facial features of this head show a high degree of Hellenistic influence through the soft features and treatment of the hair which show similarities to busts of Apollo. The urna, between the eyebrows, symbolising spiritual light, is recessed for the inlay of a precious stone. The topknot of hair is known as the ushnisha, and symbolises supreme wisdom. The long earlobes are a reference to the days when the Buddha wore heavy earrings when he was a prince in the court of his father at the royal palace in Kapilavastu, India. Fine condition.
Lot 892
3rd-5th century AD. A statuette of Buddha seated cross-legged with hands folded in the lap; coral pink pigment remaining; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2 kg, 27cm including stand (10 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly with a Mayfair gallery in the 1980s. Cf. Behrendt, K. The Art of Gandhara in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2007, pp. 64-68 for a discussion on stucco sculpture. The use of stucco, clay and terracotta for the production of images at Gandharan Buddhist sites was particularly popular due to the fact that it was easier and cheaper to work than the usual schist stone. because stucco is susceptible to water damage such sculpture often does not survive. With the rapid expansion of Buddhism in the area and the need for monastic and other religious sites to cater for the needs of the faithful, stucco proved to be a favourite material in decorating these sites; the images range in size from small devotional pieces to monumental sculptures, such as those found at Takht-i-bahi in Pakistan. Fine condition; neck repaired.
Lot 115
A quantity of ceramics including Noritake China Valerie pattern dinner and tea wares, a pair of Mason Ironstone blue and white printed plates with chinoiserie decoration, a Copeland Spode Blue Bowpot pattern plate, 19th century plates with gilt border decoration and monogram, eleven 19th century Spode New Stone plates with chinoiserie detail, a limited edition Caverswall Harrow School plate, etc
Lot 1362
10th-12th century AD. A group of eight lead spindle whorls, pierced in the centre and decorated with radiating lines and circles; a group of gaming pieces, two stone dome-shaped, one blue glass, two white stone and one mottled green glass in the shape of an apple with two incised leaves and section of stalk. 203 grams total, 17-38mm (1 1/2 - 3 1/2"). [14, No Reserve] Fine condition. Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000.
Lot 1374
9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of spindle whorls comprising: one biconvex, coiled green glass; one biconvex, green glass; one annular, dark green glass; one D-section, stone; two stone, barrel-shaped with radiating notches to the flat faces; one steatite, biconvex; one stone, biconvex. 104 grams total, 23-38mm (1 - 1 1/2"). [8, No Reserve] Fair condition. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972.
Lot 1380
2200-2100 BC. A carved agate cylinder seal with frieze of animals and a standing figure; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: Cylinder Seal of Brown Stone. 14 x 8.5 mm. The design shows a standing apparently nude hero succouring in each arm a rearing horned animal, each of which is being attacked by a rearing lion with erect tail. A tree or bush serves as a terminal. This is an Akkadian seal from Babylonia or a neighbouring area. It is small, but the work is neatly done and the seal is in very good state of preservation. 1.82 grams, 14mm (1/2"). Very fine condition. Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s.
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