A rare and unusual 19th century French brass momento mori skull watch in 17th century style. The white dial with black Arabic numerals, steel breguet-type hands and a winding aperture near 1 & 2, the hinged skull shaped case engraved with a crested shield within ribbon tied pendants, the fusee lever movement with turned pillars, a bridge cock and a silvered regulation dial, approx. 44mm high overall including the suspension loop, 41mm wide, 32mm deep
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Antlers/Horns: Two Sets of Scottish Red Deer Antlers (Cervus elaphus scoticus), dated 17-10-2003, Ardtalla, Islay, 14st 4lbs, a good set of Royal Red deer antlers on cut upper skull, 12 points (6+6), widest span 82cm, height 91cm, mounted upon a shaped shield, together with another similar set, Ardtalla, Islay, October 2012, 11 points (5+6), widest span 65cm, height 94cm, mounted upon a shaped shield, (2)
Antlers/Horns: European Fallowbuck Antlers (Dama dama), modern, a large impressive set of adult buck antlers on upper skull, widest span 76cm, height 78cm, and a set of adult Ram European Mouflon horns on upper skull, together with a set of large adult Warthog tusks, mounted upon an ebonised circular shield, including two sets of adult Wildboar tusks (unmounted), (qty)
A TANTRIC RITUAL DRAWING (PANCHMUKHI PATAKA) OF HANUMAN, RAJASTHAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY ink with watercolour on paper, black outlining, the monkey deity with long arched tail, his body combined with other animal vahanas and avatars, including Garuda, Varaha, Hayagriva and a tiger, wearing a skull necklace, his feet trampling on a demon couple, the composition scattered with mantras in purple devanagari script, orange border, the reverse filled with further script and a yantra and coiled cobra motif, 51.5 x 47.5cmProvenance: Private collection, LondonFor another panchmukhi pataka in the Home of Folk Art, Gurgaon, see Aryan 2005, fig.161. See also figs. 163 & 164 for other Hanuman patakas.
A SINO-TIBETAN PARCEL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY standing on a separately cast lotus base, his right hand raised holding a vajra staff, his left in vitarka mudra, his face with painted details and fierce expression, wearing skull crown, his flaming hair coloured with red pigment, Chinese inscriptions on the base, 13cmThe inscriptions are of Qianlong 1711-1799 and include a description of the subject.
Imperial German Prussian WW1 Other Ranks Pickelhaube. A good example with brass metal fittings. Complete with Prussian helmet plate, chinstrap, state (replaced) and national cockades. Leather lining to the interior. The skull retains a good shape GC, fittings dulled. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
WW2 German Army Afrika Korps issue sun helmet. A good clean example of green felt material with leather chin strap and edging. Retaining original National and Army metal shields. To the green interior, red skull cap with leather sweat band. Minor wear. No breaks GC INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Saxony Imperial German Infantry WW1 Officer's pickelhaube. Fine scarce example. Skull, gilt metal bound front peak and rear peak of black fibre. Skull bearing gilt circular base plate, secured by four stars, pearl-ring and detachable slender spike; gilt spine. Front bears gilt star mounted with silver crowned Saxon crest; leather backed gilt chinscales supported by bosses with fluted state and national cockades. Two part brown silk liner and scalloped edged leather sweatband complete with gold embossed Depaheg Patent logo . VGC INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Imperial Austrian Dragoon Officer's helmet. Exceptionally fine scarce example: the black metal skull with a narrow gilt edging and mounted with a massive and ornate gilt Arms of Austria, the double-headed Eagle bearing the cypher of the Emperor Franz Josef on its breastplate. High gilt crest, with burnished top edge and chequered sides bearing a large Lion and Serpent. Tapered foliate gilt chin-scales with leather backing, attached to the skull by lion’s head bosses. The internal headband of roan leather, with two-piece lining of cream silk above. A minor dent to front of comb. Generally VGC. See Lot 514 for associated tunic. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Imperial German WW1 1915 Prussian Pickelhaube. A good example with white metal silvered fittings complete with Prussian helmet plate, and replacement chinstrap, state and national cockades. Leather lining to the interior, with 1915 ink stamp and also RBA18. The skull retains a good shape and clean condition. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Saxony Imperial German Infantry Reserve WW1 Officer's pickelhaube. Fine scarce example. Skull, gilt metal bound front peak and rear peak of black fibre. Skull bearing gilt circular base plate, secured by four stars, pearl-ring and detachable slender spike; gilt spine. Front bears gilt star mounted with silver crowned Saxon crest set on Maltese cross; leather backed gilt chinscales supported by bosses with fluted state and national cockades. Two part brown silk liner and scalloped edged leather sweatband complete. VGC INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Imperial German WW1 Camouflage Steel Helmet. A good and scarce example with camouflaged painted finish to the skull. The interior with leather band which supports three pad leather lining, also a black leather chinstrap. Shell with some light pitting overall. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Circa 18th century A.D. Substantial hoop with segmented profile, high-relief with clasped hands motif to the underside, ellipsoid bezel with facing skull motif in the half-round, 'cross and M' monogram to the back of the bezel. 12.14 grams, 26.33 mm overall, 17.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1 in.). Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. [No Reserve]
Paleocene Epoch, circa 66-56 million years B.P. Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. 5.3 kg, 50.5 cm (20 in.). From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]
Two watches and six various rings. Comprising; a 9ct rose gold cushion-cased wrist watch, circa 1929, the silvered dial with black Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6, 29mm wide two-piece hinged case with import marks for London 1929, the case and glass weigh 3.9g gross, Swiss 15 jewel movement with three adjustments; together with a Solexa gold-plated and stainless steel tonneau shaped wrist watch, suitable for spares only; a white metal 'seven skulls' ring, stamped '925', size size about R, 13g; a nickel or base-metal half-skull ring, unmarked, size about X+; a rams mask ring, indistinctly stamped 'silver', size not possible as shank sawn through and lacking a section, 12.8g; a multi-hoop puzzle ring stamped '925', 4g; an oval cabochon agate single stone ring with floral engraved tapering shoulders, indistinct marks, size about S, 8.6g gross; and a vintage hallmarked silver and oval cabochon snowflake obsidian ring, wiyth what appears to be a niello decorated shank (worn away in places), hallmarks for London 1967, size leading0edge V, 10.5g gross Condition Report: Roe gold cushion cased wriat watch; case poor one wire lug missing and shallow dents to bac, movement ticking and set hand functioning, would benefit from a service as movemnt barely working.Gold plated watch poor, case worn on high spots and lacking the winding crown.Seven skulls ring; Good, many signs of general wear and tear over a period of prolonged wear, needs a thorough clean.Single skull ring; good needs a clean, general wear and tear commensurate with age and use.Rams mask ring; poor as shank crudely repaired and part missing, 'features' somewhat worn.Puzzle ring; good, requires a thorough clean.Agate ring; good though filthy and requires a thorough clean, generals wer and tear commensurate with age and use over a long period of time.Snowflake obsidian ring; filthy but overall pretty good, general wear and tear commensurate with age and use although this ring may have originally had a niello decorated shank and shoulders and this is somewhat worn in many places. A thorough clean may reveal other faults and masking further wear unfortunately.
ROCK/ INDIE/ PSYCH/ PROG LPs - MODERN PRESSINGS/ RELEASES. Another super collection of 23 LPs. Artists/ titles include Lankum inc Between The Earth And Sky, The Livelong Day. Paul Simon - So Beautiful Or So What, John Fogerty - Fogerty's Factory. Guided By Voices - Do The Collapse, The Pearlfishers - Open Up Your Colouring Book. The Pearlfishers inc Sky Meadows, A Sunflower At Christmas. Church Of The Cosmic Skull, Paul Heaton, The Dowling Poole, Van Dyke Parks, Midlake, Father John Misty, Ozric Tentacles, Chris Braide, Steely Dan, Jonathan Hulten, The Green Ray, Stephen Dale, The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost. Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.
[BAYLEY, Lewis]. The Practise of Pietie, Directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God, The thirteenth edition, Profitably amplified by the Author, engraved allegorical title featuring skull and hourglass, bound in full worn vellum, contents appear good but evidently incomplete, London: John Hodgetts, 1629. Together with The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety, [by Richard Allestree], engraved vignette title, poignant inscriptions by a child in 1807 at rear, "My dear papa I hope I shall be a good child and mind what you and mama sais to me and then god and you will love me and i shall be happy as long as i live on and much happier when I die. Dear papa I hope i am good because I know I shall be happy and besides if i am good you will love me and I hope i shall be with my sister when i die", worn contemporary panelled calf, marginal worm, London: Printed by R. Norton for Edward Pawlet, 1694. Religion / Theology. Sold with all faults (2)
KONG: SKULL ISLAND (2017) - Thai One-Sheet, 2017Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. This jaw-dropping artwork for Kong: Skull Island by Yuji Kaida was mainly used in the Japanese campaign and on smaller flyers in cinema foyers worldwide. This One-sheet-sized poster is believed to have been printed in Thailand. However, there is some debate about whether it was used exclusively in Thailand or if some examples went to Western countries as part of competition giveaways to promote the film. Regardless, this is a brilliant and stunning piece that needs to be seen to be appreciated in its One-Sheet format.27" x 40" (69 x 102 cm)Condition: Near MintArtist: Yuji Kaida£100 - 200VAT Status: M
PSYCHOMANIA (1973) - UK Quad, 1973Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. "Seven Suicides - and they roared back as The Living Dead". Original first year of release UK Quad for the 1973 British biker horror film Psychomania. A teen biker gang begin practising black magic and terrorising their small town after making a pact with Satan to gain eternal life. The artist is sadly unattributed, but they have produced a great-looking poster with detailed imagery of a skull donning one of the distinctive "The Living Dead" biker gang helmets and blood-dripping-esque title artwork. 40" x 30" (102 x 76 cm)Condition: Very Fine+Folded with minor fold line wear.Artist: Unknown Artist£150 - 300VAT Status: M
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (NE EN 1962)Skull Flowers Multicolor, 2013 Offset lithographie en couleursSignée, datée et numérotée 52/300 au feutre argenté Editée par Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., Tokyo68,3 x 52,2 cmOffset lithograph in colours on vellum, signed in silver metallic ink and numbered 52/300For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Marvel Comics: A Group of 4 key issues (1966 onwards).This lot features:The Avengers (1st series) No. 60, 1st print, cents copy. Featuring the marriage of Wasp and Yellow Jacket.Fantastic Four (1st series) No. 57, 1st print, cents copy. Featuring iconic Jack Kirby cover art of Doctor Doom.Captain America (1st series) No. 104, 1st print, cents copy. Stan Lee story and Jack Kirby art. Red Skull appearance.Captain America (1st series) No. 143, 1st print, cents copy. John Romita art and cover.Issues complete without cut coupons or missing pages.Issues come bagged and boarded in brand new polyethylene bags and comic boards.~(4)Condition Report: Varying from Low to Mid-Grade.

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