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Click here to subscribeRock / Prog LPs, approximately fifty albums of mainly Classic and Progressive Rock with Artists including Colosseum, Family, Stackridge, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Wishbone Ash, David Bowie, Queen, Yes, Camel, The Who, Moody Blues, Rush, AC/DC, Scorpions, Mike Oldfield and more - various years and conditions
Sixties 7" Singles, approximately forty-five singles of mainly Sixties artists including The Who, Trendsetters Ltd, Mitch Ryder, Wee Willie Harris, The Marauders, The Cryin Shames, Aaron Neville, The Marketts, Johnny Thunder, The Quiet Five, Vince Edwards, The Cookies, The Moody Blues, The Fireballs, Simon Dupree and more - various years and conditions
Sixties LPs, approximately eighty albums of mainly Sixties artists including The Who, The Doors, Rolling Stones, Tom Rush, Mitch Ryder, Jack Bruce, Cream, George Harrison, Jefferson Airplane, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Elvis, Lovin Spoonful, Stevie Wonder, Catch, Santana and more - various years and conditions
Prog / Rock 7" Singles, approximately sixty-five singles of mainly Classic and Progressive Rock with artists including The Who, Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Frijid Pink, Genesis, Kate Bush, The Purple Gang, Steel Mill, Nazareth, Geordie, Cat Stevens, Ten Years After, Queen and more - some duplicates - various years and conditions
Progressive Rock LPs, twelve albums of mainly Prog Rock comprising Brian Eno - Another Green World and Apollo; Marillion - Script, Fugazi and Misplaced Childhood, Asia - Alpha and Astra, Rush - Hemispheres, Camel - The Single Factor, BJH - Ring of Changes, The Who - Best of Tommy and ELP - Tarkus - mainly all in Excellent to EX+ condition and sold with nine unrelated albums , a 12" single and a bag of Anti-static sleeves
Rock / Metal 7" Singles, approximately two hundred singles of mainly Rock and Metal with artists including Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones, The Who, AC/DC, Motorhead, U2, Rory Gallagher, ZZ Top, Van Halen, Robert Plant, Whitesnake, Gillan, Ian Hunter, Guns n Roses, Geordie and more - various years and conditions but the majority excellent
Steel Panther 'T' Shirts, twelve Steel Panther 'T' shirts including Death to All but Metal tour 2012, Well Hung Over Tour, Say Perhaps to Drugs x 2, Mutha F--k'n & tour 2016, Spreading the Disease (long sleeves) & Tour 2014, Sunset Strip - Uk and Europe '19, Tour 2015 & 2016, Who the f--k is Steel Panther together with a sweat shirt - Death to all but Metal and a hoodie, same logo with dates of tour on reverse, all in very good condition mainly sized XL with a few L
Rock / Prog Badges and Passes, seventeen vintage Pin Badges and Five Passes of mainly Rock and Prog Bands. Pin Badges include The Who, Queen, Jethro Tull, Yes, Uriah Heep, Stackridge, Supertramp, laminate passes comprise Status Quo, Tina Turner (John Parr's personal pass), Cliff Richard, The Princes Trust plus a sticker guest pass for the Reading Festival
The Who Concert Programmes / Tickets, collection of tickets and programmes comprising Summer of 79 and 1981 programmes and tickets for Empire Stadium 18/08/79, New Bingley Hall 18/11/79 and Apollo Manchester 1/03/81 - sold together with In Their Own Words softback book - the odd light crease to the tickets, otherwise all in very good condition (6 items)
The Who / Tommy Press Pack, Promotional Press Pack for the 1975 Ken Russell film comprising Polydor Folder, T Shirt, carrier bag, 5 B&W stills, Tommy Logo Sheet and a number of documents comprising Film Synopsis, How and Why I Wrote Tommy, The Genesis of a Film, The Three versions of Tommy on Record, Ken Russell on Tommy, Who's Who, Roger Daltry Works a Movie Miracle and a press cuttings sheet - all in very good condition
an autograph book with signatures obtained by the vendor, Sheila Shorten, when she went to see the Beatles at the Gaumont, Bournemouth in August 1963. The Book was bought by Sheila especially for the occasion and contains all four Beatles signatures on one page, plus autographs of the other artists from the bill that evening comprising Tommy Quickly , Billy J Kramer plus Ray Jones and Robin MacDonald of his Dakotas, all five members of the obscure R&B band The Sons of the Piltdown Men and Gary & Lee. Sheila writes as follows: "My friend and I both went to the concert wearing A-Line Red Skirts and Black Roll Neck Sweaters. At the end of the concert my friend and I rushed round the the Stage Door where we caught Billy J Kramer and Tommy Quickly who gave us their autographs along with others. We were told that the Beatles had left but were on the balcony of a nearby hotel. We found the hotel and because of our outfits we were noticed by the Beatles. We shouted for their autographs and were let in to the hotel and the autograph book takes to the Beatles, but we were not allowed out on to the Balcony but they did wave to us". As Sheila wasn't present in the room at the time of the signing, it is possible that some or all of the Beatles signatures were signed by different band members to the names, or by the likes of Neil Aspinall. The Book also includes a Donovan signature which Sheila obtained some time later and stuck into the book together with a page of unidentified signatures. The Book remains in excellent condition and comes with a signed letter of confirmation from Sheila and a print of the poster from the concert
Errol Flynn Memorabilia / Autographs, a number of very interesting folders containing numerous magazines, video film covers, personal photographs of homes, press cuttings and letters from stars who knew Flynn (Mickey Rooney, Douglas Fairbanks Jnr and more ) chronicling Errol Flynn's life, many items have stamps or writing relating to the Errol Flynn Society, generally good condition
Militaria - Muirhead Bone "The Western Front" Published by the Authority of the War Office 1927, 2 vols, numerous ills and plates, sepia and others , folio, " List of Etonians who fought in the Great War 1914 -1919" Privately Printed for Eton College, Riccardi Press 1922, woodcut on preface, blue cardboards, with buckram backstrip, " Handbook for the Ordnance Q.F. 3. 7in Howitzer Mark 1......." Landservice 1939, " Handbook of Western Italian East Africa ( vol II) ( communications)", Wood Lieut. J. E. R. MC " Detour the Story of Oflag IVC " Falcon Press 1946, frontis portrait, plates col and otherwise, ink inscription on ffep dated 1946, boards with gilt titles but have suffered, Rosse, Captain the Earl of and Hill, E R " The Story of the Guards Armoured Division" Geoffrey Bles 1956, red cloth, Smyth, B " The Lancashire Fusiliers ' annual for 1892" The Manchester Examiner 1893, " With the Tanks of the Polish First Armoured Division" 1946, limp covers, " The Story of the 79th Armoured Division..Oct 1942 -45" pictorial boards and related vols ( 2 boxes)Condition ReportPlease see attached images
Hockney, David "The Blue Guitar", etchings by David Hockney who is inspired by Wallace Stephens who was inspired by Pablo Picasso, Petersburg Press (1977), boards with pastedown to front cover, dj a little chipped and worn "Six Fairytales from the Brothers Grimm ..., Original Etchings", Petersburg Press, small 16mo"Paul Nash a Memorial Exhibition 1948", The Tate Gallery 17th March to May 2nd 1948 catalogue "Bridget Riley Paintings and Drawings 1951 to 71", The Haywood Gallery, bkpl from the Glasgow School of Art LibraryBlake, William "Visions of the Daughters of Albion", reproduced in facsimile by J M Dent & Sons 1932, beige cloth, gilt titles to front board, dj and other related artists to include Paul Klee, Braque, Stanley Spencer, Etrog, Ben Nicholson and Penguin Modern Painters (8) (23)
Diane Lawrenson ASWA born 1946, a pottery sculpture of a seated cat, 24cm high with provenance that it was 'bought 30 years ago as a birthday present for the vendor's mother from the artist, who was a family friend'.Condition ReportNo evidence of major chips or losses.Cold be marking on surface but is difficult to tell.See additional photos for reference.
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER 15TH/16TH CENTURY The compressed body rising to an everted rim, the body decorated with narrow raised bands, all supported on three feet shaped as stylised lion masks, 15.3cm. Provenance: formerly the collection of Wladimir Simon Semcesen (1906-1969), who visited China in the early 1950s when this piece was purchased.十五/十六世紀 龍泉青釉三足爐來源：Wladimir Simon Semcesen (1906-1969)收藏，1950年代早期去中國遊玩期間購得此件拍品。
A SMALL CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Decorated to the centre with two incised dragons picked out in aubergine and green enamel, the beasts contest a sacred pearl amidst stylised flames, with sprays of peaches and blossoms to the cavetto, the underside with two further dragons divided by lingzhi branches, 10.8cm. Provenance: formerly the collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956). Henry Mazot lived in Beijing from the 1920s. He worked for the Bank of Indochina there and eventually became the Chairman. The Mazot family left Beijing in 1946 and returned to France, settling in Normandy. Most of the Chinese porcelain in the family collection was left in trunks in the basement of their chateau from 1946 until Christmas 2015, when Henry Mazot's granddaughter, who had inherited the home, decided to open them. Cf. Marchant, Qing Mark and Period Monochromes and Enamelled Wares, 1981, no.29 for a comparable Daoguang piece; see also The British Museum, registration no.PDF.777 for a similar Kangxi dish on loan from the Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art; see also G Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, Chinese Porcelain from the 19th and 20th centuries in the Weishaupt Collection, p.117, no.165 for a Xuantong example.清光緒 黃地綠褐彩趕珠龍紋碟《大清光緒年製》款。來源：Henry Mazot （1882-1956）舊藏，由家族繼承。Mazot先生於1920年代在北京的印支銀行工作，之後升任為總裁。Mazot家族在1946年的時候離開北京去了法國。大部分瓷器藏品都封存在集裝箱內並一直保留在地下室內。直至他們的孫女繼承了他們的房子之後於2015年的聖誕節期間才被打開。
A CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 Incised with two dragons in pursuit of a sacred pearl amidst flames, one dragon highlighted in aubergine enamel, the other picked out in green, the underside with bunches of grapes, all reserved on a pale yellow ground, 13.2cm. Provenance: formerly the collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956), and thence by descent; and then purchased directly from the family. Henry Mazot (1882-1956) lived in Beijing from the 1920s. He worked for the Bank of Indochina there and eventually became the chairman. The Mazot family left Beijing in 1946 and returned to France, settling in Normandy. Most of the Chinese porcelain in the family collection was left in trunks in the basement of their chateau from 1946 until Christmas 2015, when Henry Mazot's granddaughter, who had inherited the home, decided to open them. Cf. The British Museum, registration no.PDF.777 for a dish of the same design on loan from the Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art; see also The Wonders of the Potter's Palette: Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, pp.58-59, no.24 for another similar example.清康熙 黃地綠褐彩雙龍戲珠碟《大清康熙年製》青花楷書款。來源：Henry Mazot（1882-1956）舊藏，由家族繼承，之後直接從其家族購得。Mazot先生於1920年代在北京的印支銀行工作，之後升任為總裁。Mazot家族在1946年的時候離開北京去了法國。大部分瓷器藏品都封存在集裝箱內並一直保留在地下室內。直至他們的孫女繼承了他們的房子之後於2015年的聖誕節期間才被打開。
A RARE TIBETAN-STYLE GILT AND BLACK LACQUER EWER AND COVER, DUOMUHU 18TH CENTURY The tall cylindrical body set with a slender spout to one side, with four raised bands and mounts suspending chains to form the handle, decorated in gold lacquer on a black ground with many roundels formed as blossoming branches, the flowers including orchids, chrysanthemums, lotus and prunus, the cover surmounted by a finial shaped as a crouching lion dog, 47.7cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of the late Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020). Hubert Faure was the first husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas, who married when she was nineteen. Bessie was the daughter of Margaret Rockefeller, granddaughter of John D Rockefeller. This form of ewer is known in Chinese as a duomuhu and it is derived from the Tibetan bey lep. Bey lep literally translates as 'container for butter', but these vessels were also used to store milk, wine and milk tea in Lamaist monasteries. The shape is believed to have first appeared in China during the Yuan dynasty and, after little use in the Ming dynasty, was revived under the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) during the Qing dynasty. His interest in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism led to the resurgence of the duomuhu form, notably in metalwork and porcelain. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, p.182, no.135 for a comparable gold and purple lacquer duomuhu in the Qing Court Collection; see also pp.152-153, no.111 for a Qianlong period twin-dish decorated with comparable floral medallions in gold on a black lacquer ground.十八世紀 黑漆描金多穆壺來源：Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020)收藏，購於二十世紀初（傳）。他是Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas的第一任丈夫。Bessie是Margaret Rockefeller的女兒，John D Rockefeller的外孫女。
A PAIR OF CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASES, HU EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY Each raised on a short foot and surmounted by a waisted gently flaring neck, the bodies decorated in relief with grids of tied rope, each with two handles formed as stylised mythical beasts suspending loose rings, one with a small paper label which reads ren shui, each with an inscription to the base reading 'T P 12930 53548 C B I?', 33cm, 3.8kg and 4kg. (2) Provenance: from the collection of the late Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020), by repute acquired in the first half of the 20th century. Hubert Faure was the first husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas, who married when she was nineteen. Bessie was the daughter of Margaret Rockefeller, granddaughter of John D Rockefeller. Cf. J So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M Sackler Collections, pp.244-245, no.41 for a comparable Eastern Zhou hu; see also pp.217-219 and pp.246-247 for further bronze vessels with similar 'rope grid' designs; see also G W Weber Jr, The Ornaments of Late Chou Bronzes: A Method of Analysis, pp.200-201, no.37 for another related bronze with 'rope' decoration in the collection of the Musée Guimet, Paris; see also Sotheby's London, 2nd March 1971, lot 55 for another similar vase dated to the late Zhou dynasty.東周 銅銜環壺 一對來源：Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020)收藏，購於二十世紀初（傳）。他是Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas的第一任丈夫。Bessie是Margaret Rockefeller的女兒，John D Rockefeller的外孫女。
A MASSIVE TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY Cast seated in dhyanasana with one hand held in dhyana mudra and the other in bhumisparsha mudra, he wears robes adorned with strings of beads and incised with floral motifs to the edges, his composed face framed by his pierced elongated earlobes, the urna between his arched eyebrows picked out with a turquoise jewel, 58cm high, 33kg. Provenance: formerly the collection of Mr Adrianus Cornelis Maria Verhelst (b.26th February 1955), The Netherlands. The iconography depicted presents the historical Buddha in the earth-witness gesture. This refers to when Shakyamuni triumphed over the demon Mara, who was attempting to divert him from his objective of becoming enlightened through meditation. When Mara challenged Shakyamuni's right to enlightenment, Shakyamuni moved his hand from his lap to touch the ground with his middle finger, calling the earth to witness his entitlement to spiritual enlightenment. Shakyamuni's unshakable resolve forced Mara and his army of demons to flee; moments later, Shakyamuni attained enlightenment. Cf. Christie's New York, 18th September 2018, lot 51 for a smaller Buddha Shakyamuni possessing similar markings and features.十六世紀 （可能） 銅鎏金釋迦摩尼像來源：荷蘭Adrianus Cornelis Maria Verhelst（生於1955年2月26日）舊藏。
Each polycarbonate orb-shaped shade suspended on a cableTom Dixon (born 1959 in Tunisia) is a self-taught designer who lives and works in Great Britain. Dixon is especially known for his lighting designs, in which he combines his skills in welding and interest in innovative production techniques. Dixon's previous posts include head of design of Habitat and creative director of Artek, the Finnish furniture manufacturer founded by Alvar Aalto.
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 19028vo (21.3 x 13.3 x 4.6cm) x + 769pp. Original dark blue hardcover binding, with gilt lettering to spine. With 5 fold-out maps at rear of book. With deckled edges, and cut pages.This is the final revision by Arthur Conan Doyle of his classic work. During the Boer War Doyle continuously revised his book as the war progressed. This is the last time he updated it, in 1902, at the end of the conflict, and this edition covers the entire history of the war for the first time.From the estate of the late Frikkie Oosthuizen, who presented the classical music programme 'U Eie Keuse' on Afrikaans radio.Condition: Good. Rubbing, small stains and light scratches to boards. Small bump to top edge of front board. Some wear to top corners of boards. Sunning to spine, and chipping to top and tail of spine. Previous owner's bookplate fixed to front pastedown. Old stamp and previous bookseller's blind stamp to front free endpaper. Small closed tear (less than 2cm) to fore edge of front free endpaper, with repairs made with archive tape. Some splits to gutters between pages. Light foxing throughout. Still a well bound copy.
Transvaal: H. M. Guest, 19028vo (20 x 13.6 x 1.3cm) 9 plates + 124pp + 3pp. publisher's catalogue. Original light green softcover binding, with black lettering to spine and front cover. With 9 monochrome plates at the front of the book.From the estate of the late Frikkie Oosthuizen, who presented the classical music programme 'U Eie Keuse' on Afrikaans radio.Condition: Fair. The covers have some light foxing. The rear cover has come loose from binding. Small closed tears to top and tail of spine. Some notes in pencil and errata slip tipped in on front flyleaf, and previous owner's bookplate fixed to verso of front flyleaf. Some insect damage to errata slip. Closed tear to p. 7/8 (less than 7cm). Light foxing to first and last few pages, and to the edges of the textblock.
1. STORMBERG: A LOST OPPERTUNITY, THE ANGLO-BOER WAR IN THE NORTH-EASTERN CAPE COLONY, 1899-1902Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1969. 8vo (21.9 x 13.8 x 1.7cm) 206pp. Original black hardcover binding, with white lettering to spine. With dust jacket. Comes with 29 monochrome plates, collated and complete. Condition: Very good. Light rubbing and some edgewear to the dust jacket. Some foxing to the front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Text and plates are clean and clear, and copy is well bound.2. DE LA REY - LION OF THE WEST: A BIOGRAPHYJohannesburg: Hugh Keartland Publishers, 1966. 8vo (21.8 x 13.6 x 3.1cm) xvi + 432pp. Original beige hardcover binding with dark green lettering to spine. Gilt inlays to spine and front board. With frontispiece of Generaal De la Rey and 45 monochrome plates (collated and complete). Condition: Very good. Dust jacket has some light rubbing, and some edgewear with minor chips to the edges. Small closed tear to top edge of dust jacket repaired with archival tape, and more repairs to reverse of dust jacket. Small stain to rear board. Small bumps to top corners of the boards. Inscription to previous owner on front free endpaper. Small creases to top corners of pages. Plates are not in numerical order, but are all present. Text is clean, and copy is well bound.From the estate of the late Frikkie Oosthuizen, who presented the classical music programme 'U Eie Keuse' on Afrikaans radio.
WW1 Casualty Military Medal Group. Awarded to Pte Pickenings/Pickens of the East Lancashire Regiment. The MM has the misspelled name of Pickenings He was promoted to the rank of Corporal and killed in action on the 28/10/1918 during the final advance to Victory. He is buried in the Commonwealth War Cemetery , Auberchicourt, Somme France. Also comes with a certificate of gratitude from Stretford Council who made him a posthumous honorary Sergeant. Avery interesting group with a mass of supporting paperwork.
A promotional ‘Just My Luck’ Epiphone Les Paul Jnr electric guitar featuring a Just My Luck graphic printed over the body of the guitar, signed by all four members of McFly who featured in the film. The guitar is in its original box and is accompanied by a signed copy of the bands CD. Guitar serial number SJ05070369.
Janet Wallace is an emerging abstract artist who uses bold colors, textures and design to explore the beauty of the Universe in all its glory. Janet celebrates the human connection and is deeply interested in how the human form combines with the Energies of Universe. Her journey into fine art has been a tremendous one thus far with commissioned works hanging in the University of York, D31 art gallery and many other places. "Sanar", framed acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60cm. Sanar means ‘Heal’ in Spanish. This piece was made during the BLM movements 2020. At this moment of darkness, there is light, there is color. Palette red/black with orange/blue/neon pink accents. 3D edged. UK shipping £35.
Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A well-preserved door fitting made of iron which was part of an ancient Roman lock mechanism. The body, which features incised decoration, is rectangular and has a circular loop on one terminal and a rectangular loop on the other terminal. The Romans were great innovators who quickly managed to improve upon Greek and Egyptian locks by introducing metals as their primary materials. By utilizing iron locks, Romans were finally able not only to fashion strong protection mechanisms against brute-force attacks, but also keys, which for the first time were small enough that they could be worn in pockets or as a pendant. To find out more about the history and evolution of ancient locks, see Eras, V. J. M. (1957). Locks and Keys throughout the Ages. New York: Lip's Safe and Lock Manufacturing Company.Good condition. Size: L:77mm / W:23mm ; 35g. Provenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed in the 1990s.
Ca. 1000-1300 AD. Medieval Europe. A finely modelled cast bronze reliquary cross composed of three parts: two crosses that fit together, a large loop for suspension, and a hinged base. Made of bronze, it is decorated with the image of Christ with his arms outstretched on one side; the other side is decorated with a standing human figure. Good condition. This type of cross could open and was made to hold a small relic or a prayer document. Relics, as the physical remains of saints or objects associated with Christ, held tremendous power in medieval Christianity. Such crosses were worn by the knights who fought in the Holy Lands. For more information on reliquary crosses, see Boas, A. J. (2016). Crusader Archaeology - The Material Culture of the Latin East. Taylor & Francis, 158. Size: L:87mm / W:50mm ; 45g. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
Ca. 900-1100 AD. Viking. A beautifully preserved iron sword with a double-edged bevelled and pointed blade and wide shallow groove; short guard and rectangular integrated grip. The blade is decorated with incised letters. The sword was an elite weapon during the Viking period, and only the most well-off warriors - the cavalry - would have been able to afford one. Such swords were used both by the Vikings and Khazars. The elite status of swords during the Viking age is made clear both by their presence in some of the richest graves as well as a law of Charlemagne, the Holy Roman Emperor, which requires soldiers who could afford to maintain a horse to be equipped with a sword. For more information on Viking swords, see Peirce, I. & Oakeshott, E. (eds.) (2009). Swords of the Viking Age. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. Size: L:810mm / W:80mm ; 1.1kg. Provenance: Property of a European collector. Formerly in the collection of Earl Mitchell, London 1990s.
Ca. 700-900 AD. Northern Europe. A beautiful silver pendant with an integral loop shaped like a bearded Viking axe head. Good condition. This type of amulet is modelled after the axe Molnia and is often seen as a counterpart to the common Mjölnir amulet. Some associate these axe pendants with Perun who was the ruler of the living world, sky and earth who used the axe to kill the snake that stole the earthly light. For more information on Viking jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala & Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:24mm / W:13mm ; 3.4g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, formerly with the Parthenon gallery, previously in an old English collection formed in the 1980s.
Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A beautiful silver ring of penannular form featuring a circular band that terminates in two highly stylised snake-heads. Good condition; wearable. In Greek and Roman culture, there were certainly healing associations with snakes because snakes were an attribute of the healing god Asclepius, who is often depicted with a serpent-entwined rod. Size: D: 16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: L; 4g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s.
Ca. 700-900 AD. Northern Europe. A beautiful silver pendant with integral loop shaped like a bearded Viking axe head. This type of amulet is modelled after the axe Molnia and is often seen as a counterpart to the common Mjölnir amulet. Some associate these axe pendants with Perun who was the ruler of the living world, sky and earth in Slavic mythology. Good condition. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala & Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:24mm / W:13mm ; 3g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.
Ca. 100-300. Roman. A penannular bronze bracelet with a round-section band featuring ribbed decoration and lozengiform terminals shaped as crested snakes heads. In Greek and Roman culture, there were certainly healing associations with snakes as snakes were an attribute of the healing god Asclepius, who is often depicted with a serpent-entwined rod. To find out more about Roman bracelets and jewellery production, see Higgins, R. (1980). Greek and Roman jewellery. London: Methuen. Size: L:66mm / W:78mm ; 41g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.
Ca. 100-300 AD. A gold ring with a circular band, flared shoulders, and an oval bezel set with a carnelian gem; the delicate intaglio depicts a scorpion. Excellent condition, wearable. It also comes with a gemological and historical report by an independent specialist Anna Rogers. This analysis will accompany the purchase. The scorpion was the emblem of the Praetorian Guard, the Roman emperor's personal army elite unit. The praetorian scorpion has long been recognised as a reference to Tiberius, who was born under the astrological sign of the Scorpio, and who first concentrated praetorian guard in its own camp in Rome, thus giving it full corporate identity (Russell and Hellström 2020, 135). Hence, it is not inconceivable that this ring might have belonged to a praetorian guard. Cf. Russell, A., Hellström, M. (2020). The social dynamics of Roman imperial imagery. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Size: D: 19.51mm / US: 9 5/8 / UK: T; 4.7g. Provenance: Property of a central London Ancient Art Gallery; previously obtained from a British private collection formed in the 1980s.
Ca. 700-900 AD. Northern Europe. A beautiful silver pendant, with an integral loop, shaped like an axe head. Good condition. This type of amulet is modelled after the axe Molnia and is often seen as a counterpart to the common Mjölnir amulet. Some associate these axe pendants with Perun who was the ruler of the living world, sky and earth in Slavic mythology. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala and Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:17mm / W:5mm ; 2.4g. Provenance: Obtained on the London art market in the early 2000s; formerly from the collection of an English Family, by descents from the 1970s.
Ca. 600-400 BC. Eastern Mediterranean. A very well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek 'ἀκῑνάκης') with a pointed bevelled blade, bow-shaped guard, rectangular grip, and ellipsoidal pommel; custom-made stand included. The akinakes, a short straight sword, became very well known to fifth-century BC Greeks, who recognised it as 'the Persian sword' (Herodotus 7.54.2), and collected them as part of their war booty (Herodotus 9.80.2) - inventories show that a good number of akikanes swords were dedicated on the Athenian Acropolis as a votive offering to Athena (Miller 1997, 47). Akinakes swords can be identified on the reliefs at Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire, where men in Persian dress can be seen wearing it thrust through the knot of their robes. Akinakes were also used by the Medes, Scythians, the Caspii, and later by the Greek themselves. Akinakes were made most commonly of iron, but some examples survive in gold, which Herodotus (8.120) tells us were a standard royal gift: Xerxes, for instance, gave a gold akinakes to the Hellespont along with a gold phiale and a bowl (Herodotus 7.54.2). To find out more about akinakes swords, see Miller, M. C. (1997). Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC: A Study in Cultural Receptivity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 46-48. Size: L:540mm / W:70mm ; 665g. Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
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