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Lot 238
Thirty-Four (34) Piece Cristal D'Arques Stemware. Includes 6 water goblets, 6 white wine glasses, 6 red wine glasses, 6 champagne flutes, 6 sherry cordials, and 4 champagne coupes. Unsigned. Small nick to 1 water goblet. Champagne measures 6-1/4" H. Shipping: Third party (estimate $100-$200)
Lot 237
Sixty-Four (64) Piece Baccarat "Sevigne" Crystal Stemware. Includes 14 Champagne Flutes, 10 champagne sherbets, 6 sherry cordials, 11 water goblets, 12 claret wine glasses, and 11 white wine glasses. Signed. Chip to rim on 1 flute or else good condition. Water goblet measures 6-1/4" H. Shipping: Third party (estimate $800-$1000)
Lot 895
1st-2nd century BC. A bronze Hellenistic oil lamp lid with a male nude seated on a discoid base with curly collar-length hair, the right leg flexed, holding a bunch of grapes(?"). to his chest; base pierced to the rear. 82 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990. The figure is probably that of the infant god Dionysus, god of wine, fertility and mystic ecstasy. Fine condition.
Lot 722
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze appliqué bust of a maenad with vine leaf headdress framing long hair falling to the shoulders; tunic over body and to the right leg of fawn skin mantle hangs down; eyes and parts of robes inlaid in silver. 158 grams, 85mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition. Property of a West Yorkshire lady; acquired from BidAncient, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK, 15 June 2005; with the original Certificate of Authenticity, bank receipt and correspondence. See Mattusch, C. Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples, London, 2008, for similar examples. Previously identified as the goddess Diana, the appliqué is that of a maenad, a female follower of Bacchus, god of wine. The characteristic features of the maenads were a wreath of ivy and vine leaves, as well as a cloak made from the skin of a fawn, all of which are present on this piece. The wide expressive eyes on this piece suggest ritual intoxication and ecstatic frenzy for which the maenads were noted during their worship of Bacchus.
Lot 200
5th-4th century BC. A terracotta oinochoe or wine-pitcher with bell-shaped body, ribbed neck, trefoil rim and bifid strap handle to the rear; painted decoration including lozenges to the neck band of scrolled tendrils and lozenges to the shoulder, frieze of galloping horses to the body with guilloches, geometric motifs and archaic Greek text, swags and band below. 1 kg, 23cm (9"). Fine condition, fire damaged and repaired. Ex German collection; acquired 1980s.
Lot 470
6th-7th century AD. A set of three bronze hanging bowl mounts with suspension rings, each a slightly domed discoid plaque with four keyhole voids, a D-section hook with discoid stud at the base, beast-head detailing to the finial with longitudinal ribbing for the mane, D-shaped ears and stepped inner face for the mouth; the mounts each with the original thin (0.3mm"). wall of the bowl to which they were attached; supplied with the base of the bowl and fragments of the rim; suitable for sympathetic remounting and display. 221 grams total, mounts: 54-56mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition. [6] Found Suffolk, UK. See Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, p.279-80. Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, plate 56. Large bronze hanging bowls appear in wealthy Anglo-Saxon graves in the 6th and 7th century. They are not substantial enough to have been used for preparing food over an open fire. They usually have three suspension hooks on the rim which suggests that they were hung on chains from a beam in the hall. It is likely that they were used for the ostentatious serving of drink (wine, beer or mead) on ceremonial occasions.
Lot 167
6th-5th century BC. A glass oinochoe, or wine jug, with pinched rim for pouring, short neck with applied handle; globular body with zig zag trailed pattern in yellow and white, small domed base with yellow and white bands; two handles applied to the sides. 89 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). Property of a German gentleman; acquired before 1989. Very fine condition. [No Reserve]
Lot 1344
Neolithic, Dawenkou Culture, 2800-2400 BC. A ceramic Gui tripod vessel with upward pointing spout with flared rim and tapering neck; globular body with three short legs; central ridge running around body and attached to arching handle to the rear. 1.03 kg, 30cm (12"). From the Cheuk family collection. For a similar example see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 1993.198.2 The Dawenkou culture was a group of Neolithic communities who lived primarily in Shandong, but also appeared in Anhui, Henan and Jiangsu, China. The culture existed from 4100 to 2600 BC, co-existing with the Yangshao culture. Turquoise, jade and ivory artefacts are commonly found at Dawenkou sites. These tripod vessels, known as Gui, seem to have been used for ritual purposes for holding wine. Fine condition.
Lot 668
4th-5th century AD. A silver parcel-gilt military belt suite comprising: three articulating rectangular panels, each with a beaded border and four attachment lugs to the reverse, central rectangular plaque with low-relief image: an ithyphallic faun (Pan"). with stick and pan-pipes; a facing Bacchus (Dionysus"). with thyrsus and raised horn, lion at his feet and wine jug; a dancing maenad with pipes and swirling drapery; each in a pointillé tendril and leaf frame; buckle loop formed as a pair of opposed gilt lion-heads on textured curved necks, the tongue formed as a rectangular block with geometric ornament, protruding tail and flanking curved legs terminating in gilt claws. 256 grams, 21cm (8 1/4"). Very fine condition. Extremely rare. Property of a London gentleman, acquired in 1980s from a European professional; acquired by him from Countess Ellendorf, Munich, in 1970s. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Bacchus was the Roman name for the Greek deity Dionysus, a god who originally came from Thrace. He was closely associated with wine, fertility and the harvest, as well as being patron god of theatres and actors. A mystery cult developed around him that was extremely popular in the Greek and Roman periods, but which was viewed with suspicion by the authorities for its bending of social conventions. The mystery cults were based on sacred stories that often involved the ritual re-enactment of a death-rebirth myth of a particular divinity. In addition to the promise of a better afterlife, mystery cults fostered social bonds among the participants, called mystai. The followers of Dionysus derived many of their eschatological beliefs and ritual prescriptions from Orphic literature, a corpus of theogonic poems and hymns. The mythical Thracian poet Orpheus, the archetypical musician, theologian, and mystagogue, was credited with the introduction of the mysteries into the Greek world. References by Herodotus and Euripides attest to the existence of certain Bacchic-Orphic beliefs and practices: itinerant religion specialists and purveyors of secret knowledge, called Orpheotelestai, performed the teletai, private rites for the remission of sins. For the Orphics, Dionysus was a saviour god with redeeming qualities. He was the son of Zeus and Persephone and successor to his throne. When the Titans attacked and dismembered the baby Dionysus, Zeus in retaliation destroyed the perpetrators with his thunderbolt. From the Titans’ ashes the human race was born, burdened by their Titan inheritance which could only be destroyed through the ecstatic worship of Dionysus.
Lot 1002
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze wine strainer with deep rounded and perforated bowl, flat-section handle with loop finial and addorsed bird-heads; fragments of gauze adhering to the inner face of the bowl. 197 grams, 25cm (10"). Ex V.C. Vecchi and Sons Ltd., Great Smith Street, London, 1971-1985. Fine condition, rim cracked.
Lot 637
A PART SUITE OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL 'COLLEEN' PATTERN DRINKING GLASSES, 20TH CENTURY each cut with a band of lozenges above a band of fine diamonds, comprising: 12 water goblets, 10 dessert footed bowls, 9 claret wine glasses, 6 sherry glasses, 9 cordial glasses, 11 white wine glasses, 10 medium flat tumblers, 2 large flat tumblers, a wine decanter lacking stopper, a medium jug and a large jug the decanter 27,5cm high (72)
Lot 66
SEAGAVIN TAWNY STYLE PORT 'Australian Wine by Seager. Evans & Co., Ltd., The Distillery, London. S.E.8. Not Less Than 30 Per Cent Proof Spirit.' Full bottle size, no capacity stated. CONDITION REPORT: Seal: intact, although capsule is loose, so can be hand-turned Fill: good, mid-neck Label: worn, and damaged around edges Other: large amount of sediment in liquid, viewing recommended.
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