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Click here to subscribeA mid 18th century Meissen porcelain figure of a woodcuttermodelled by J.J. Kaendler, the figure chopping logs with an axe, clad in a black hat, pink waistcoat and yellow breeches, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to the rear of the base (small chips to the hat), 13.5cm highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Racing interest, to include:- Sherwood, Simon "Nine Out of Ten", Lambourne Press Champion, Bob and Powell, Jonathan "Champion's Story, a Great Human Triumph" Welcome, John "The Cheltenham Gold Cup" Smith, Doug "Five Times Champion" Rimell, Mercy "Reflections on Racing" Seth-Smith, Michael "Night of the Turf, the Life and Times of Sir Gordon Richards" "The History of Steeplechasing" Welcome, John "Fred Archer" Curling, Bill "The Queen's Horses", Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa 'The Quest', J A Allen, London, Fortune Promo 7 Bahrain, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, cloth, small folio Wortley Axe, Professor J "The Horse ...", 8 vols, no.2 is missing and possibly 10, The Gresham Publishing Company (3 boxes)
GARDEN GNOME. A vintage terracotta garden gnome with traces of original paint (lacks axe). Height 26cm. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Ca. 900-1100 AD.An iron axe-head featuring a downward-extending cutting edge and a tapering cheek leading to a butt with a round hole shaft. The downward-extending cutting edge enhances the axe's chopping capabilities, allowing for efficient and forceful strikes. The tapering cheek adds to the axe's overall balance and maneuverability, enabling precise control during cutting motions. The round hole shaft in the butt of the axe-head provides a secure and reliable attachment point for a wooden pole or handle. Size: L:70mm / W:130mm ; 220g Provenance: Private Oxfordshire collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.
Early dynastic II-III (Mesopotamia), ca. 2700-2500 BC.An ancient Mesopotamian early dynastic seal, c. 2700-2500 BC. The seal depicts a running male figure with a hoe or axe, accompanied by what appear to be a deer and a lion. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Size: L:28mm / W:20.9mm ; 15.38g Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Ca. 2nd millennium BC.A bronze axe head, characterized by its round-section shaft and blade flaring to a cutting edge. Bronze axes were versatile tools utilized for various purposes during Bronze Age. This meticulously crafted artifact played a crucial role in agricultural activities, allowing for efficient clearing of land, felling trees, and shaping timber for construction. Additionally, the sturdy and sharp blade facilitated hunting and butchering of animals, providing sustenance and raw materials for a growing society. The bronze axe head's significance extended beyond practical applications, as it also held symbolic value, signifying power and authority within the social hierarchy of Bronze Age communities. Size: L:100mm / W:135mm ; 255g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market since the 1970s.
Ca. 900-1100 AD.An iron axe head with curved cutting edge that slightly extends below the width of the butt, exhibits a design that offers unique functional advantages. The curvature of the cutting edge grants the axe head increased efficiency and effectiveness in cutting and chopping tasks. By extending the cutting edge below the width of the butt, the axe head allows for deeper and more forceful strikes, facilitating the penetration of materials and maximizing the impact of each blow. The tapering cheek of this axe head contributes to its overall balance and maneuverability. The tapered shape also optimizes the weight distribution of the axe head, ensuring that it remains stable during use and minimizing the risk of slippage or mishandling. The butt features a wide opening to accommodate the attachment of a pole or handle. Iron axes served as indispensable tools in various aspects of Viking life. Beyond their practical applications in activities such as woodcutting, crafting, and agriculture, these axes played a pivotal role in Viking warfare. Size: L:110mm / W:195mm ; 630g Provenance: Private Oxfordshire collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.
Northern European fruit wood ceremonial axe/staff, possibly Norwegian, 19th Century, the shaft with pointed ends, with a carved blade, depicting a cat stalking a bird in a tree and a man shooting birds, with to the reverse a geometrically carved panel and a scene of a man with his animals holding a staff, 92cm long, together with a large birchwood box with lid and handle, overall incised with floral decoration, 32cm high x 59cm wide x 37cm deep (2)Condition Report: There are splits to the staff , but the axe head is good. no issues.The box has stapled slats to the lid, probably not a repair. Base has wear, scratching and a construction line/join in planking.Overall general scuffing.
Bronze Age Bronze Spear Head, Circa 950-800 BC. A nice example of a Late Bronze Age socketed spear head with dark green even patination. The spearhead has a slender leaf-shaped blade, the edges of which are bevelled and still relatively sharp. The shaft tapers through the length of the spearhead to the point from the base with the socket itself being at least half the depth of the entire shaft. Two holes in the side of the shaft for fixing via pegs.Length approximately 17.1cm x Width 4cm.Condition: some clipping to the edges of the blade, mostly to one side.Fine all over patination to the metal. A Neolithic stone axe head of trapezoidal form, with a pointed oval profile.Approximately 9.5cm x 5cm.Condition: generally good.Some clipping to the pointed edge, plus further old tool marks from where the head has been shaped.
A collection of silver items to include; a Scottish silver kilt pin with distinct Celtic design, marked C.A.I, Iona and Scotland, Sterling, a white metal small pill box with embossed Tavern like scene, a small Birmingham silver curved rectangular buckle, Levi & Salaman, a small Birmingham silver pocket posy holder, a Birmingham silver handled glove stretcher and a Chester silver handled shoe horn, a small Birmingham silver sweetheart brooch with horse shoe design, a small Iona style axe shaped brooch, marked Silver, a silver watch chain and t bar, and an unmarked white metal long drinking spoon with tiny holes to spoon like end and hollow up to mouth piece. Weighable silver: Approx. 73.3 grams (2.3ozt) Further Details: Some general wear and slight surface scratching.
Seven Various Edged Weapons, comprising a US Legitimus machete by Collins & Co., dated 1943, with crushed leather scabbard, a folding machete, a dinghy knife and leather sheath, an Indian dagger, a German dagger with later skull and crossbones aluminium hilt, a Shona axe and a copy of a katana (7)
A Mambila Type Carved Wood Figure of a Woman, with heart shape face, block carved triangular nose and lips, wearing a bead necklace and standing on two bent legs, 31cm; a Yaka Carved Wood Figure of a Man, standing on two bent legs, wearing a helmet, 29cm; a Yaka Fetish Figure, as a man, his body bound with cloth and an axe blade inserted into his chest, 33cm; a Senufo Carved Wood Figure of a Woman, standing naked with protruding breast and swollen navel button, 47cm; two African Shetani Type Figures, each with a devil-like head, 30cm (6)
A Recade Ceremonial Axe, Benin, (Dahomey), the brass crescent shape blade incised with scalloping and with pierced scrolls and flat rectangular tang inserted into the wood pommel carved as the head and open mouth of a stylised goat, with cylindrical haft, 50cm; an Indian Steel Swordstick, the handle modelled as a stylised horse, on a sectional haft, the whole inlaid with silver foliate tendrils; also, an Indian ebonised swordstick with bone inlay and a Japanese rootball bamboo swordstick carved with birds, monkeys and fish (4)
An Early 20th Century Yoruba Chief's Axe, Nigeria, West Africa, of richly patinated dark brown hardwood, the haft carved as a seated man with pitch coated coiled vegetable fibre conical headdress pommel, the small fan shaped steel blade with long tang inserted through the chest of a further figure and bound with braided copper wire, 35cm
A Tabwa figural axe handleDemocratic Republic of the Congowith a long scale like coiffure and with facial and body scarifications,31cm high,an Ethiopian headrest, with an aluminium handle, 14cm high, a Kwere hair pin, 20.5cm long, a Maasai carved tooth pendant, 3.5cm long, on a plaited leather strap, and an East Africa small spoon with a horn inset, 13cm long. (5)ProvenanceTomi Van Duuren Collection.
An assorted collection of antique and later hallmarked gold, silver and costume hat pins. The 9ct gold topped hat pins both having granulated and twisted terminals, hallmarked for Chester 1920, makers marks for CH - Charles Horner Ltd. Silver gold club terminal, Chester 1908, D.M&C - Davis, Moss & Co. Axe terminal, Chester 1911, CH. Twist terminal, import for Birmingham 1908, RH. Phallic shield terminal, Chester 1911, CH. Together with a planished Greek key style rounded terminal pin with figures to the centre and a green stone terminal pin AF. Total weight approx 50.2g. Longest measures approx 28.5cm.
Axe and The Oak Distillery First Stake Cask Strength (Colorado) (1)291 Distillery Colorado Bourbon Barrel Proof Aspen Wood Staves (1)MacFarlane's Reserve 13YO Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Finish (1)Talnua Triple Distilled Single Pot Peated Cask (1)Broken Barrel Luciferous American Single Malt (1)Henry McKenna 10YO (1)The proceeds from this lot will be donated to the following charities: EACH (East Anglia's Children's Hospices), RNLI, The Beeston Hall School Trust Ltd and the Worshipful Company of DistillersLying at LCB Barking
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