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Lot 181
A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MAHOGANY CASED SET OF MINIATURE STEEL BALANCE SCALES, with brass pans and weights, interior of lid stamped "Paris", case 12.5cm wide, together with an empty small SCALE CASE, a box of WEIGHTS, a decorative "Cumberland lead" CASE, and a brass and steel PHLEBOTOMY TOOL OR FLEAM
Lot 271
An early 19th Century ivory aide memoire inscribed "A present from Brighton", together with an early 19th Century Bilston type enamel snuff box, the top inscribed "A trifle from Brighton", together with a tartan ware box inscribed "Caledonia" and bearing image of a penny stamp and a tortoiseshell mounted multi-tool pocket knife
Lot 2022
Good Myford ML7 screw cutting centre lathe, ser. no. K54061, C/W Burnerd three jaw geared scroll chuck with inside and outside jaws, half tailstock chuck, catch plate, twelve no. gear change wheels, tool kit and leaflets, 42" wide overall *This machine has been held in reserve and unused for many years, it has now been cleaned, serviced and adjusted, with the drive motor having been cleaned, tested and a new cord and plug fitted
Lot 1957
Palaeolithic, 600000-40000 BP.A fragment of a dark brown mottled flint tool, with finely knapped edges; inked 96.38 collection number to the reverse. 261 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market in 1996; collection number 1563. [No Reserve]
Lot 2321
14th-15th century AD.An iron agricultural tool comprising a pair of parallel spikes attached to an open socket with transverse-mounted foot-plates stamped with Cyrillic characters '??'. 1.3 kg, 34cm (13 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a Surrey, UK, collector; acquired on the London art market 1990s. [No Reserve]
Lot 2365
17th century AD.An iron tool comprising a flat-section shank with T-shaped head and rectangular blade; the head splayed for striking, the blade tapering in section; maker's mark to one face. 25 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2").Very fine condition.Found on the Thames foreshore near Queenhithe Dock in the early 1980s. [No Reserve]
Lot 308
4th-3rd century BC.An iron dagger and associated scabbard; the dagger with carp's tongue blade, flared lower guard, rounded grip, hollow T-shaped pommel with four large rivets, silver inlay to the hollow lower guard; the scabbard with median projections to connect with the lower guard and two T-shaped cotton-reel attachment points for the belt or baldric, four discoid lateral buttons to the finial; the lower guard with panels of inlaid silver wire in lattice patterns with guilloche border, similar ropework and guilloche patterns to the waist, and lower body, cross-in-circle designs to the lateral buttons; the blade lentoid in section with midrib; Iberian workmanship. 344 grams total, 29.5cm (11 1/2"). Very fine condition; working condition. Extremely rare.Property of a Suffolk gentleman; acquired before 2000.Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The dagger and its elaborate sheath bear distinctive decoration in the technique later known as Tauschierarbeit when it reappeared in the early medieval period. The process involves laying out a design on the metal surface, then carefully incising a narrow (typically 0.5mm or less) slot into the surface. The slot is then further worked with a graving tool to enlarge the hollow inner faces, creating a wedge-shaped profile to the cut with the narrow edge at the top. The silver wire is then made slightly over-width for the slot's dimensions, placed over the slot and slowly worked down with a flat-faced hammer so that the displaced metal expands into the lower part of the slot and fills the void. The process is repeated for every separate line in the design. The four discoid buttons at the lower end of the scabbard are an unusual feature of this type with parallels in many Iron Age cultures of Europe. The two attachment studs would have passed through corresponding slits in a leather or woven textile belt or baldric. The designs chosen for the inlay are all geometrical, mostly based around concentric rectangles and lattice or guilloche patterns. The reverse of the scabbard and hilt are both undecorated because expensive and labour-intensive ornament was reserved for the surfaces which could be displayed. The ornament may have held some symbolic meaning which is no longer recoverable. The organic grip would have been carved to accommodate the fingers and to facilitate a firm hold on the hilt. [2] [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] See Capwell, Dr. T. Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, London, 2009 for discussion.
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