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Lot 174
Georgian silver mug, by 'Emes and Barnard' London 1823 of baluster form, a late Victorian silver two handled sugar basin, a bowl of hexagonal lobed form with three handles and a modern silver wine coaster, 408g (13.1 ozt) gross weighable. PLEASE always check condition before bidding or email condition report request.
Lot 1349
JAMES & ALEXANDER GORDON OF LETTERFOURIE , BANFF. The Gordons were important members of the triangular Madeira wine trade London, Madeira, New York.An archive of 188 items mainly detailed Bills to James & Alexander Gordon showing goods shipped to Madeira from London Merchants. In many cases the name of the vessel & Captain. One interesting item "Dreadnought Privateer of Bristol, Capt. Joseph English.", shares of prize money £525,080; also New York Bills of Lading 1769. Bill of Exchange Ferryland in Newfoundland 1765. Bill for "Dinner on Board ye Hastings at Blackwall March 23, 1783. W. Chippindate ALS Copenhagen 16 May 1761 etc,etc (There will be a further archive relating to the above of 1000 items to be offered in our Book Sale August 22nd).
Lot 523
18th-19th century AD. A stone head of a youthful god Bacchus (Dionysus) with finely modelled facial features, curly hair with wine grapes and leaves. 6.6 kg, 27cm (10 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 2000. Fine condition, chipped.
Lot 713
Warring States, 475-221 BC. A bronze vessel with cylindrical body with two separate horizontal bands decorated with low relief gilt frieze of wheeled covered vehicles and retainers on horseback; tao-t'ieh masks with lose rings; supported on three legs in the shape of bears with carnelian turquoise inlays; to the lid a stylised mountain with ring with series of deer and birds below; frieze with mounted archers hunting deer; to the frieze three rats on hind legs. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. 2.1 kg, 22cm (8 1/2"). Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. The zun is a type of ancient Chinese bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, and sometimes in the shape of an animal. Used in religious ceremonies to hold wine, the zun has a wide lip to facilitate pouring. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Fine condition. Professionally cleaned and preserved by Colin Bowles Ltd.,with photographic records a copy of the original invoice for the work done.
Lot 717
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A bronze wine vessel with flared base, squat body, three applied ram heads, discoid lid with a ring to the centre; silver(?) inlay decoration to the body including scroll motifs and inscription around the neck. 2.2 kg, 24.5cm (9 1/2"). From the Cheuk family collection; acquired before 1990. Fair condition.
Lot 2356
Sank 1784. A 'fair trade' wine bottle with dimpled bottom, rounded shoulders, tubular neck with chamfered rim; recovered from the wreck Peggy; with certificate and explanatory note. 737 grams, 26cm (10 1/4"). From an old Hampshire collection; recovered for the wreck of the barque Peggy, sank 1784, off Eilean Dubh, Scotland, UK, 1981. The sailing barque Peggy was engaged in the transport of French wine and brandy, and re-bottling it in Spanish port bottles in order to avoid the full rate of excise duty, on the orders of a Renfrew merchant, Mr. Duncan. Sailing from Portugal in 1784, the barque reached Eilean Dubh (Black Island) off the western coast of Scotland; having been detected and pursued by the Excise men, the skipper tried to put some of his cargo ashore in a boat. Overloaded, the boat was swamped and sank in ten fathoms of water. The bottles remained in the mud of the sound until 1986 when a diving team identified the location and began recovering the bottles. [No Reserve] Fine condition, some encrustation.
Lot 1566
4th century BC. A flat D-section silver bezel attached to a Greek coin with horse and 'EYP' to obverse, wine grapes and 'MA' to the reverse. 4.38 grams, 20.32 overall, 18.12 internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.16, Japan 12 3/4) (3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Very fine condition.
Lot 1036
A PAIR OF SCOTTISH SILVER WINE GOBLETS, ROBERT GRAY & SON, EDINBURGH, 1805 the circular body with a band of ribbon, acorns and leaves, gilt interior, raised on a circular foot with a key pattern and gadrooning, 959g in total, 20,5cm high Goblets have been used dating back to the 15th century and are often found in pairs, indicative that they were used to entertain many guests. Silver goblets became very fashionable by the 17th Century as precious metals were purported to promote better health. Originally synonymous with the chalice, goblets are now closer in shape to our modern day wine glasses, which would indicate that not much improvement could be made on this simplistic design. (2)
Lot 888
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE ‘WINTER’ WINE CUPS each of upturned bell-shape, the interiors painted with plants issuing from rocks in under-glaze blue, wild orchid, plum blossom, bamboo, pine and chrysanthemum, all within a double ring, the lip brushed with blue, the exterior in 'café au lait' glaze, four character seal mark, minor wear 7,5cm diameter (4)
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