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Lot 137
2015 Rugby World Cup Official Gilbert match ball signed by members of the Japan squad v South Africa, played at Brighton Community Stadium on 19th September 2015,signed in black marker pen by approximately 11 of the Japanese squad, including try scorers Michael Leitch (capt.), Karne Hesketh and Fumiaki Tanaka, Luke Thompson, Kosei Ono, Justin Ives, Ryu Koliniasi Holani, Takeshi Kizu and Yoshikazu Fuijita, mounted in a perspex display case, with an Eddie Jones signed official table plaque for the fixture, signed in black marker pen, the official COA with serialised hologram for the match ball, framed and glazed and a signed match programme by Japan's manager Eddie Jones, (4)Japan defeated South Africa 34-32 in Pool B, finishing third in the pool, and South Africa winning the bronze medal after defeating Argentina 24-13.This match ball was used during Japan's historic first ever victory in an IRB Rugby World Cup, when they defeated the South African Springboks with a famous last minute try scored by Kane Hesketh.
Lot 362
10th-12th century AD. A gold dress pin with braided filigree sleeve to the upper shank, filigree openwork piriform body with cell to the chest and inset garnet cabochon, tubular neck and spherical head with applied beaded wire eyes and loop to the beak. 3.07 grams, 80mm (3"). Formerly from a late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. Fine condition.
Lot 386
2nd millennium BC. A bronze sword with solid hilt having a penannular guard, a plain circular grip and a conical hollow cast mushroom pommel, the blade multi-fullered and tapering to a sharp point. See typology of such swords in Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, pp.393-396, cat.31-36. 569 grams, 46cm (18"). Formerly from a late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. According to Moorey, such swords with mushroom pommels originated from North-Western Iran, as proved by the Amarlu finds. He dates them to the end of the 2nd millennium BC, more precisely to a period between 1400-1200 BC. Fine condition, blade notched.
Lot 387
8th-7th century BC. A multipiece bronze dagger with a wing-shaped hilt, composed of a winged pommel, followed by a hilt with two discoid elements and a half-pyramidal guard, the bronze blade with a broad, flat midrib. See for weapons with a similar wing-shaped handle Stöcklein, H., 'Arms and Armour' in Upham, P., Ackerman, P., A survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present, Volume VIB, Metalwork and Minor Arts, Ashiya, 1964, pp.2555-2585, p.2570; Ghirsman, R., The Art of Ancient Iran from its Origins to the time of Alexander the Great, New York, 1964; Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.384, cat.19. 708 grams, 51.5cm (20 1/4"). Formerly from a late Japanese gentleman's collection,1970-2010. A certain number of Luristan daggers and swords have bronze or iron blades with cast-on bronze hilts. The typology of winged pommel bronze grip is visible on examples in the British Museum and Teheran Museum. Fair condition.
Lot 388
12th-9th century BC. A bronze dirk with an ear-lobed hilt, the handle cast on the blade, the base of the blade engraved with simple geometric designs. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, cat.15-16-17. 302 grams, 36.6cm (14 1/2"). Formerly from a late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. This dagger belongs to the type IIIb category from Medvedskaya. The hilt of these dirks was made via the lost-wax method, and there is a chased geometric design at the base of the handle. Fine condition.
Lot 501
9th-12th century AD. A gold pendant comprising a short gold wire chain and suspension loop, D-shaped gold cell with undulating lower edge and applied filigree rim, inset irregular polished garnet gemstone. 0.93 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Formerly in the collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. Fine condition.
Lot 544
14th-16th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a slender hoop, applied bezel formed as a flat-section rim connecting eight radiating arms, beaded collar surrounding the central cell with inset garnet cabochon. 1.89 grams, 22.83mm overall, 15.44mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (1"). Formerly from a late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. Fine condition.
Lot 545
14th-16th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a slender hoop and applied piriform plaque with radiating granule detailing, central cell with inset garnet cabochon. 1.42 grams, 19.56mm overall, 15.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6) (3/4"). Formerly from a late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. Very fine condition.
Lot 88
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze lead-filled statuette of a Roman Genius, personal tutelary or priest, dressed in a tunic and a large toga, the slightly turned head capite velato with detailed facial features; his right hand extended forwards and holding a patera, the left arm covered by the cloak and holding a part of a handle for an incense container or other cult object, wearing small boots, calcei; accompanied by a wooden stand and housed in a leatherette case. See similar statuette in Sautel, J., Vaison dans l’Antiquite’, I-III Avignon, 1926-1927, II, no.2878, pl.XXIII,1; Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques De Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 178 & 460; for the discussion on Roman costume see Houston, M.G., Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Costume and Decoration, London, 1977. 452 grams total, 14cm including stand (5 1/2"). From the collection of a Kensington gentleman; ex Mansour Gallery, Davies Street, London, 2013; formerly in an old private Japanese collection; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10759-177410. The statuette shows the fully developed toga of the Imperial period, comprising a single semicircular piece of cloth about eighteen and a half feet long by seven feet deep at its centre. This type is seen on the Emperor Titus (Houston, 1977, fig.99), and worn with the capite velato on the Ara Pacis, (Houston, 1977, fig.102"). The ancients believed that that the college of the Pontifices was instituted in Rome by Numa Pompilius, the second king, the legendary organiser of the Roman national cult according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, II, 73: 'The last branch of the ordinances of Numa related to the sacred offices allotted to those who held the higher priesthoods and the greatest power among the Romans. These, from one of the duties they perform, namely, the repairing of the wooden bridge, are in their own language called pontifices; but they have jurisdiction over the most weighty matters'. Numa has been said to have been the first Pontifex Maximus, so this function was seen as befitting the gravitas of the emperor. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
Lot 127
3rd-4th century AD. A gold earring comprising a domed sheet-gold plaque with hook-and-eye fixing, braided filigree band, applied filigree loop and coils, cotton-reel collar and three bosses with granulated detailing and a fourth boss to the reverse. 6.27 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Formerly in the collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. Fine condition.
Lot 133
2nd-3rd century AD. A hollow-formed triangular-section gold bracelet with flat ends. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 157b, for type. 8.27 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). Formerly from a late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation, ref. no.13/07/2021. Fine condition.
Lot 140
1st-2nd century AD. A gold ring with slender round-section hoop, oval-shaped bezel with raised cell set with a blue glass cabochon, enclosed by applied beads. 0.94 grams, 17.32mm overall, 13.65mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2) (3/4"). Formerly in the collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. Fine condition.
Lot 141
2nd century AD. A gold finger ring formed as a rectangular-section hoop, the outer face decorated with a circumferential band of applied pellets. See The British Museum, museum number 1872,0604.242, for comparable. 2.92 grams, 21.13mm overall, 16.73mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (1"). Formerly in the collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. Fine condition.
Lot 21
Late New Kingdom, 1200-1070 BC. A substantial bright blue glazed faience cup with button-shaped base and spherical body with marked neck, painted broad black line to the rim contrasting with the bright colour of the cup; housed in a custom-made wooden box. See Lilyquist, C., Studies in Early Egyptian Glass, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993; VV.AA., Ars Vitraria: Glass in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, new ser., vol.59, no.1 (Summer), New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. 303 grams, 82mm (box: 15 x 16 x 15.5cm) (3 1/4 (6 x 6 1/4 x 6)"). From an important London W1, gallery; previously part of a Japanese collection, acquired before 1990; believed to have been sold through Christie's in the 1970s; accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10742-177395. This glazed faience goblet was probably made by Egyptian artisans following a foreign model or directly imported from western Asia. Glass making appears to have originated in Mesopotamia and been imported into Egypt during early 18th Dynasty. Egyptian artisans had been making faience, a substance related to glass, for more than a thousand years and quickly mastered the art of glassmaking as well. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website] Fine condition.
Lot 253
Mainly 1st millennium BC. A mixed group of thirty-five gold beads and spacers comprising: repoussé, granulated, ribbed tubular, cotton-reel and ornamented biconical types. See The British Museum, museum numbers 1894,1101.164 and 1980,0201.51, 136817, for broadly comparable examples; see Maxwell-Hyslop, K.R., Western Asiatic Jewellery, c.3000-612 BC, London, 1971, for comparable examples. 7.99 grams total, 2-11mm (1/4"). Formerly in the collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. [35] Fine condition.
Lot 323
13th century AD. A sandstone figure of a guardian lion, the mane arranged in a mass of thick curls across his chest and on the back of the head, the face framed by a triple line of plain foliage, the mouth open in the act of baring teeth, bulging eyes with the pupils formed as a spiral, double outlined by stylised eyebrows; foliate collar arranged around the neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. For a related example see Ibbitson, J., Thierry Z. (ed.), Millennium of Glory: Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia, Washington, 1997, p. 81. 252 kg total, 101cm high including stand (39 3/4"). From an important English collection; previously in a private Japanese collection, 1970; accompanied by Art Loss Register certificate number S00089859, dated 11 July 2014 and a geological scholarly report no.TL5383 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10753-177463. The sculpture is in Bayon style. The temple of Bayon in Angkor was built at the end of 12th and in the early 13th century AD. Lions like this one, completely covered in gold, were also found on the Phimeanakas, the 'Heavenly Palace'. They were guardian and protector animals linked to Vishnu. One of the incarnations of Heaven was in fact Narasinja, a divinity half man and half lion. Fine condition.
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