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Click here to subscribeA collected part service of French silver Fiddle pattern flatware, all 1819/38 except the dessert spoons post 1838, comprising:- 12 table spoons and 12 table forks en suite, initialled "VB"; a soup ladle with gilt interior to bowl; and eleven dessert spoons, wt. 2635 gm. (36).Wear to tines commensurate with age and use, some bruises to bowls of some spoons and soup ladle
A matched set of nine early 18th century silver rat-tail table spoons, one by Paul Hanet, London, 1721 or later (Grimwade no.2189), two with indistinct date letter visible, one of which is probably London, 1709 or 1711, two more with extremely worn marks and four more to all intents and purposes unmarked, all engraved with crest of a demi-lion rampant issuing from a tower, wt. 570 gm.Apart from issues with marks hitherto mentioned, overall condition is good with even bowls.
17th-18th century AD. A carved stone hexagonal table with six lion's claw legs, inlaid with mother of pearl and hard stone in a radiating lotus design, white stone inlaid border and six gilt bronze rosettes rivetted over leg spike ends; one leg slightly loose but stable. 5.1 kg, 40cm (15 3/4"). Property of a Sussex, UK, collector; acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Good condition.
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century AD. A pair of fluted porcelain bowls painted to the outside with famille rose decoration of a court lady with a group of children collecting fruit from a large tree, table to the front with vase and flowers; spurious reign mark to the base. 340 grams total, 12cm (4 3/4"). From the Tan family collection, South East London, UK. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition.
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A gold plaque with a scene with Osiris seated on a throne wearing the atef crown, holding a crook, flail and was sceptre; in front a tall column with lotus flowers tied to the top; an offering table in front of the column with two tiers of food, vases at the base; in front of the table a male and female, both wearing long robes and wigs, arms upraised in worship; vertical bands of hieroglyphs to the top of the scene; mounted in a custom-made frame. 182 grams total, 13cm including frame (5"). From an important European collection; formerly with a German gallery in the 1970s. The scene shows the deceased and his wife entering the halls of paradise where they greet, and worship, the god Osiris, enthroned as the Lord of the Afterlife. Such scenes were common for copies of the Book of the Dead, being the ultimate goal for all Egyptians as they traversed the perilous path to the next world; representations on gold are rare and must have been made for a wealthy member of Egyptian society. Osiris, along with his brother Seth, and sisters Isis and Nepthys, were the offspring of Geb, the Earth, and Nut, goddess of the sky. Being the first born Osiris was destined to be the ruler of the world, along with his sister Isis, whom he took as a wife. Seth, in his jealousy of the power of Osiris, murdered him and dismembered his body, throwing the remains into the Nile. Isis and Nepthys searched for the remains, gathering each part and eventually mummifying the body, where they mourned over the dead king. Isis, through her magical powers, brought Osiris back to life and conceived a child, Horus, whom she nurtured in the swamps of the Nile Delta to protect him from Seth. When Horus came of age he engaged his uncle in a battle and defeated him, thus becoming the rightful ruler. The story is an allegory for the triumph of good over evil, the power of the sun over darkness, a preoccupation of the Egyptians with maintaining the stability of the Universe that could be achieved by worshipping the gods. Fine condition. Very rare.
Qing Dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century AD. A pair of porcelain bowls decorated to the outside with famille rose pattern of a scholar standing in long robes, right arm raised; to the other side a female in long courtly robes and headdress looking back; between a table with a set of calligraphy brushes, writing underneath; to the other side a medallion with floral border with Chinese writing to the centre; spurious reign mark to the base. 355 grams total, 12cm (4 3/4"). From the Tan family collection, South East London, UK. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition.
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