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Lot 123
Holmes of Liverpool 16 bore percussion double barrel sporting gun, with 28 inch damascus barrels decorated with floral device and double gold band lines, scroll engraved locks, finely chequered figured stock with vacant escutcheon, carved with cheekpiece, pineapple finial silver ramrod pipe and steel scrolling trigger guard, fitted into a period case complete with oil bottle stamped W. Richards Liverpool, a letter flask stamped Bishop Bond Street, and a copper and brass powder flask stamped C&J.W. Hawksley.Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.Condition report: The case is generally good with the wear and tear of use. Three of the corners are chipped, the lock has been changed and there are two keyholes in the same spot due to the fitting of a previous lock. This can be seen in the second image online. The gun weighs just over 3.4kgs. The length of pull from the rear trigger is 13 3/4 inches. The stock of the gun is generally good with a pleasing patina and nice crisp chequering. There are some dents and scratches from use as well as very minor shrinkage splits around the lock plate areas but the stock is structurally sound and free from damage or repair. The silver barrel wedge plates are a little loose but hold in place. If you were to shoot this gun they might need securing more firmly. The metalwork has very light pitting which is heavier on the tip of the hammers and on the but plate. The barrels have some dark stained pitting patches externally. The ring when tapped and the central rib looks secure with no loose seams. The bores have some dark pitting patches similar to the exterior of the barrels. This does not look too deep but not pitting that could be removed.
Lot 1
Celtic Harness Brooch. This amazing piece of Ancient British horse furniture dates back to the mid 1st century AD and was discovered in Buckinghamshire. Measuring a substantial 172mm x 128mm and weighing in at 169g this is a really impressive artefact. Horse brooches, as they are known, are thought to have been used with a blanket or caparison, a cloth covering for a horse. It is likely that a leather fixing strap ran through the loop, with the brooch itself pinned to the cloth to cover the junction between strap and fabric. Items of very high status, they are rare finds with only a handful of known examples from Britain. This example is exceptional not only in its size, but also in its state of preservation. Roughly T-shaped in plan, the brooch is made from cast copper-alloy, most probably bronze with a high tin content. This type of high-tin alloy allows for fine casting work and can be polished to give a reflective silvery surface, which is still partially evident on this brooch. It was cast in two pieces, the larger brooch element having an integral lug on the reverse which fits through a piercing in the straight piece allowing for almost 180 degree articulation. The reverse of the brooch is furnished with pair of hinged lugs for the pin and a substantial catchplate. Although the pin itself is missing , rust within the hinge indicates that it was made of iron, as on the other known examples. The reverse of the straight element has a rectangular strap loop at the terminal and, towards the centre shows some ghosting of the frontal design. This is a result of metal shrinking within the mould as it cools and shows that the decoration was cast rather than applied later. The sharpness of the design however indicates it was finished off by hand after casting along with the addition of finely incised linear borders. The front face of the brooch is decorated with champlevé enamel (or red glass) forming a flowing pattern of opposed scrolls with tips that curl like breaking waves. The pattern is replicated in more simplistic form on the terminal at the base of the ‘T’. Emerging from the centre of the upright is a vesica-shaped panel containing a roundel with two circular cells for enamel/glass (now missing). There are two further cells at the junction with the main body. The decoration is in the tradition of the ‘South Western Style’, some of the finest displays of which come from the Polden Hill hoard. The Polden Hill hoard was discovered in June 1800 near Bridgewater, Somerset, when ploughing on a hilltop uncovered around 90 items of late Iron age metalwork which had been concealed in a pit lined with burned clay. The contents included horse harness and chariot fittings, brooches, tools and weapons. Many of the horse and chariot trappings are beautifully decorated and inlaid with red glass. The hoard has been dated to AD 50-70. It contained 24 terret rings, enough to furnish many chariots, but only three horse brooches, implying that very few Iron age chariots would be decorated in such a manner. These were the fashion statements of the elite. Horse and chariot trappings were highly prized possessions and there are numerous examples of terret ring and harness fittings hoards from this period, often of very high quality. It is unclear whether these hoards were buried for safekeeping or given as votive offerings to the Gods. The size of this brooch, its prized status and its dual attachment mechanism make it very unlikely to be a casual loss. More probable is that it was carefully placed in the ground for the above reasons. Buckinghamshire, where this wonderful brooch was found, was once the territory of the Trinovantes and the Catuvellauni, two of the most powerful, and apparently richest, tribes in Ancient Britain. The ‘richest’ claim is based on coin evidence, almost 3000 of their gold coins are recorded on the PAS database and a recent hoard of over 1000 Whaddon Chase type staters will significantly add to that total. Their most famous king, Cunobelin, is estimated to have minted over 1,000,000 gold staters! Two other rulers, Tasciovanos ‘Killer of Badgers’ and Andoco both issued gold staters with a flamboyant design incorporating several hidden faces. The Celts enjoyed employing hidden imagery within their art and this brooch is no exception. Staring out from the base of the brooch can be seen a distinctive face with curving moustache, directly paralleled on the aforementioned gold staters.The use of matching motifs on both coins an artefacts is well known in the Iron age, the Iceni tribe being particularly fond of this, and a gold quarter stater of the Cantiaci actually features a horse brooch on the reverse. Some enamel loss and slight pitting to the surfaces, broken across the pivoting element, otherwise very fine condition.Published in The Searcher magazine March 2021 'Chieftain Chariot Brooch' pp18-22 and featured on the front cover. Recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: DENO-2BAD49.References:Fox, Sir Cyril Triskeles, Palmettes and Horse Brooches.Brailsford,J. W. The Polden Hill Hoard.Jope, E. M. Early Celtic Art in the British Isles, plates 298-299.
Lot 1002
A PAIR OF CARVED GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION OVERMANTEL MIRRORS, in the manner of John Linnell, of cartouche form, each with flambeau finial to a pagoda top, above marginal plates around two graduated and centrally positioned oval plates, the frames with scrolling foliate and rocaille carved detailing overall, height: 221cm, width: 154cm
Lot 1003
A GEORGE III CARVED AND GILTWOOD PIER MIRROR IN ROCOCO STYLE, AND A MATCHING MIRROR OF LATER DATE, each with rocaille foliate carved cresting to a shallow arched top, the openwork scrolling foliate carved surrounds enclosing two bevelled plates in each case, height: 177cm, width: 70cm. Provenance: Originally in the collection of the Baring Family.
Lot 182
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE MOUSETRAP attributed to Arnoldus Van Geffen (fl. 1728-1769) with later taxation mark elongated mousetrap consisting of two plates with bars in between movable door mechanism, length: 4.1cm, height: 1.5cm, width: 2cm, (20.41 grams). Literature: Near similar example see Lot 3 Christies, Amsterdam, 14th June 2007: Dutch and Foreign Silver, Judaica, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu. Provenance: Part of the collection (lots 167-231) formed by Baron Michiels van Verduynen (1885-1952), the Dutch ambassador to the Court of St James’(1939-1942). After the collection returned to the family’s residence Huys Clingendael. Thence by descent to the Barons Van Tuyll van Serooskerken.
Lot 218
A COLLECTION OF DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE CROCKERY several of the plates by Arnoldus van Geffen (fl.1728-1769) comprising of plates, cups and saucers (22) (79.73 grams). Provenance: Part of the collection (lots 167-231) formed by Baron Michiels van Verduynen (1885-1952), the Dutch ambassador to the Court of St James’(1939-1942). After the collection returned to the family’s residence Huys Clingendael. Thence by descent to the Barons Van Tuyll van Serooskerken.
Lot 299
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL GEORGE FRANCIS WHITE (1808-1898) 'Ghaut at Binderchund near Mirapoor' titled lower left, inscribed "G.F.W. del, 1842" lower right, pencil heightened with white, 27 x 37.5cm. Note: White was born in Chatham, Kent. He was promoted to Lieutenant in the 31st Regiment of Foot in 1828, Captain in 1841 and rose to the rank of Major in 1848. He retired on half-pay as Lieutenant-Colonel in 1854. He served in India with his regiment from 1825 to 1846. Many of White's drawings were engraved. Some of his sketches, done in conjunction with Commander Robert Elliot, were reworked by professional artists such as Cotman, Cox, Prout, Copley Fielding and J.M.W. Turner, for the volume of engravings entitled Hindostan, the shores of the Red Sea and the Himalaya Mountains, illustrated, London, 1845. His sketches were also worked up and engraved for Views in India, chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains taken during the tours in the direction of Mussooree, Simla, the sources of the Jumna and Ganges etc. in 1829, 31, 32, London, 1836. An album in the India Office Library, inscribed in ink on the cover Outline Pen & Ink Sketches Calcutta & the Vicinity shows the same subjects as Sir Charles D'Oyly 7th Bt.'s Views of Calcutta and its Environs, London 1848. This suggests that on his return from India he was either working up some of the finished drawings for the plates from the sketches of D'Oyly or contributing his own drawings to the publication. A watercolour by J.M.W. Turner after a drawing by White of The Snowy Range from Tyre or Marma, was sold at Christie's London, Visions of India, 5 June 1996, lot 79. He returned to England in 1848 and became Second Chief Constable of Durham and from 1880-1892 a Deputy Lieutenant of the County. His work is represented in the collection of the India Office Library (see P. Kattenhorn, British Drawings in the India Office Library, London, 1994, vol. III, pp. 341-349).
Lot 50
A HEREND PORCELAIN 'CHINESE BOUQUET' DINNER AND TEA SERVICE, 20TH CENTURY, comprising 8 cups and 10 saucers, 8 inner plates, 8 bread and butter plates, 8 side plates, 4 jugs (various sizes), two teapots, small posy vase, covered butter dish, covered tureen, sucrier, cafe-au-lait pot and an oval serving dish (53)
Lot 660
TWO LATE GEORGE I OR GEORGE II DRESSING TABLE MIRRORS, second quarter 18th century, of typical form, one of walnut, the other mahogany, the rectangular plates with cusp rounded upper corners, each on twin angled supports rising from rectangular bases, each with three drawers and ogee bracket feet, the walnut example: 59cm high, 45cm wide, the mahogany example: 56cm high, 42cm wide
Lot 115
Cricket interest: Lawrence 'Lol' Spence - a personal archive of mostly Leicestershire related material, including a scorer's sheet Warwickshire v Durham 1994, signed by Brian Lara; other signed material; Testimonial booklets; Leicestershire CCC yearbooks; press cuttings; photographs; commemorative plates; together with Lol Spence's Silver Championship Medal 1996.Footnote: Lawrence 'Lol' Arthur Spence (1932 – 2017) was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg-break. He made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 1952 and made further appearances over the next two seasons. He returned to Grace Road as Assistant Groundsman in 1970, taking over as Head Groundsman in 1973, he retired in 1997, the year following Liecestershire's second County Championship. According to Wisden his groundsman's shed remained a refuge for players 'in need of a chat.' The scorer's sheet noted above is significant as this was the match in which Brian Lara recorded the world record score of 501.
Lot 1324
Fine and probably unique English brass cased two train table clock striking on a bell, the principal 4.25" silvered dial signed Dominic Eliot over subsidiary days of the week and dates of the month dials, the verge movement powered by a single massive spring with contra-rotating great wheels, six pillar heavy A -frame plates and count wheel striking, the closed case with exterior adjustment for hands, pendulum and pendulum hold fast, within a heavily constructed brass sectioned angled case with bevel glazed sides, back and top, 9.5" high (with heavy brass winding key)
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