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Ca. 750 - 600 BC. A pottery sculpture of an unusual form featuring a rider and horse, all delineated in an abstract style characteristic of the Cypro-Archaic period of Iron Age Cyprus. The bearded, bareback rider holds onto the neck of the horse with each hand, capturing the action in this piece. The horse, though seemingly stationary, presents an alert character with pointed ears, applied pellet wide eyes, and a curved tail. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 74.51.1774. Size: 129mm x 77.1mm; Weight: 168g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the French art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

A 17th/18th century carved oak hall chair, with floral carved back panels, side supports with triangle finials and flat board seat, raised on turned supports, height 105cm and a 17th century carved oak hall chair, with carved floral back panel, scroll finials to the side supports, recessed panel to the seat and turned cross stretcher, height 100cm (2).Condition Report: There have been some repairs including a wrought iron support from the top rail and back panel from the reverse, but all wear and tear is typical of the age.

A VICTORIAN PINE AND BRASS STRIP MOUNTED LIBRARY LADDER 19TH CENTURY The hinges marked 'PIONEER LADDER' 102cm high when open Provenance: The Estate of a deceased Gentleman Condition Report: Please note the below condition report is the only one available.Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and useSome old chips, splits, losses The iron hinged mechanism runs smoothly The ladder with some wobble and movement. The top step with previous aperture fixtures with filler use to plug old holes. The underside of this step with evidence of previous securing bars where the upright steps joined. It is likely this step has been adapted/reduced or is missing a hold bar or something similar. The brass step liners with tarnishing and polished areas from use.The above report is supported with additional images which can be sent via a link. Please 'Ask a Question' to request these images. For any further enquiries please contact the department directly.  Condition Report Disclaimer

SEVEN CHINESE BARREL SEATS CONTEMPORARY Comprising a set of four with turquoise decoration, dragon painted tops, 45cm high; and a pair of barrel seats in iron red on white, 44cm high, another pale white (7)Provenance: The Estate of a deceased Gentleman Condition Report: Please note the below condition report is the only one available. Marks, knocks, scratches, and abrasions commensurate with age and use.Some glaze spotting and discolouration to undersides and some chips and loses to glaze and design. Crazing on the set of four. The above report is supported with additional images which can be sent via a link. Please 'Ask a Question' to request these images. For any further enquiries please contact the department directly.  Condition Report Disclaimer

AN ANCIENT BRITISH CELTIC RED SANDSTONE HEAD 1ST CENTURY BC-1ST CENTURY AD Of unusual shape with a long narrow face striking deeply cut truncated eyes and parted lips two gashes to the nose, modern display base head 18cm high, 9cm wide, 13.5cm deep Provenance: Reputedly found near Hadrian's Wall Ex Private English collection acquired from Chris Rudd Antiquities 1998 Ex Private London collection In the late Iron Age Yorkshire was the terrain of a powerful hegemony of Celtic tribes known as the 'Brigantes' or 'the High Ones' worshippers of the great pan Celtic goddess Brigantia who later morphed into the popular Christian Saint Brigid. The Brigantes were wild and war-like and as headhunters, were feared by the Romans who were garrisoned in the forts along Hadrian's Wall. The Romans tried to ban Druidism as they distrusted the influence, both spiritual and political, of the Celtic priests, but were mostly unsuccessful. Headhunting and human sacrifice were prohibited, but also continued amongst a Celtic populace resentful of Roman interference. For the Celts, eyes were an important feature, and they were often emphasised in their sculpture to indicate divinity. This severed head simply fashioned from sandstone has a strange and disconcerting power of its own.

A VERY RARE HIGHLAND DIRK, DATED 1663 ◉ with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a slender fuller along the back-edge and numbered ' 5' on one side at the forte, copper alloy hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of slender shoulders, engraved with the owner's initials 'G. G.' and the date on one face, and the owner's coat-of-arms and motto on the other, slender integral ferrule engraved with a pair of lines, small pommel with ferrule en suite, and fluted iron cross-shaped, and engraved ivory grip (small age cracks), 41.2 cm blade ProvenanceAn Important English Private Collection The motto (Vel Pax Vel Bellum), arms and initials are those of George Gordon of Rothney. The Gordons of Rothney bore the fesse chequee of the Stewarts in their arms, indicating that they were cadets of the Lesmoirs. They were descended from John of Newton, 3rd son of George, 3rd laird of Lesmoir. For an account of the Gordon's of Rothney see Wimberley 1894, pp. 51-54. ProvenanceAn Important English Private Collection The motto, arms and initials are those of George Gordon of Rothey (XXXXXXXXXXX). For an account of the Gordon's of Rothey see Wimburly XXXXXXXXXXXXX

A RARE 40 BORE COMMONWEALTH PERIOD OFFICER'S ENGLISH-LOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1650 ◉ with copper alloy barrel formed in two stages, decorated with a band of naïve lightly punched scrollwork on the breech, a pair of punched and incised girdles at the median and cast with a raised breech moulding (the barrel shortened by up to 5.0 cm), engraved iron tang, bevelled trapezoid lock retained by three side-nails, fitted with separate pan, horizontally acting sear and dog safety-catch engaging a flat broad-breasted cock (top-jaw and screw restored, the steel restored from an early alteration), figured walnut full stock, fluted fore-end (the forward 10.0 cm and the fore-end cap expertly restored), flattened butt carved with a wheat-husk moulding behind the barrel tang, punched with small decorative stars along the spine of the butt, pommel fitted with associated ivory cap (the ivory with a small repair) and enclosed by a band of copper alloy engraved with strawberry foliage, copper alloy trigger-guard incised with a wavy linear pattern en suite with the cock and safety-catch, and one small brass ramrod-pipe (ramrod restored), 52.1 cm overall ProvenanceCaptain Farquharson, Invercauld Castle, sold Sotheby's 30th June 2004, lot 102An Important English Private Collection LiteratureJohn Cooper, An English Holster Pistol of Commonwealth Date, in The Park Lane Arms Fair 2006, p. 65Brian Godwin, The Luttrell Pistols, in The Park Lane Arms Fair 2013, no. 16, p. 91. The principal characteristics of the lock place it within the type 2 category of the 17th Century English-locks as identified by Graeme Rimer in his study of the firearms at Littlecote House, subsequently expanded upon by Messrs Godwin, Cooper and Spencer in their published survey. See Goodwin, Cooper and Spencer, 2003. The leading terminal of the lock-plate on the present pistol is distinctly angular and as such is very unusual. A similar configuration exists in a musket of circa 1640, in the armoury at Dunster Castle, Somerset. Another comparable example is found in a pistol worn by Abraham Stanyan in his portrait (dated 1644), exhibited 'The Age of Charles I', the Tate Gallery, 1972 (op. cit. fig.73).

The Kinship and Landscape of Tara by Edel Bhreathnach. superb copy in dj; The Early Development of Irish Society. Evidence of Aerial Photography. Cambridge in dj; Medieval Moated Sites of South East Ireland by Barry; Sights and Sounds of the Iron Age edited by Barry Raftery plus 9 other archaeological publications. 13 publications

A Late Iron Age Bronze 'Horn Cap', British Museum authenticated The central shaft is missing and there is damage to the metalwork (pieces included in a secure bag). The “cap” is still one of the rarer types being decorated with triangle motif and three crescent moons adorn each edge. The decorated top cap is undamaged.W310g.Circ 74.3mm.H55.3mm.

Iron Age Terret Ring. Circa 100 BC - 100 AD. Copper-alloy, A bronze terret ring of the flat-ring type, Late Iron Age to early Roman period. The ring is oval with a small thin rectangle-sectioned bar at the base and is decorated on the face with La Tène style designs, which retain some of the original red and yellow enamel. Ref: Mills, Celtic & Roman Artefacts. p. 26-27. Property of a detectorist. 82mm x 71mm, 84.6g

A complete cast copper alloy plain harness fitting / terret ring of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 100 AD). The terret ring is sub oval (D shaped) in plan with an irregular sub-oval with a crescentic mid section. 93g. 76 x 69mm.

Very rare British Museum authenticated Late Iron Age Decorated Bronze 'Horn Cap' A cast bronze late Iron Age Horn Cap. Cast in three pieces, an upper and lower discoidal element joined by a central, tubular section and with a decorative roundel fitted in the top.                                                                               This type, with a wide cornice and flat diaphragm was classified by Sir Cyril Fox as type B III. These enigmatic objects were once thought to be chariot decorations but more recent thinking has proposed them as the heads from ceremonial maces or sceptres. What is certain is that they are extremely rare. There aren’t many examples recorded and, of these, only a few are decorated.This Horn Cap has wonderfully executed decoration in the form of an incised and punched la Tene style swastika, a fantastic demonstration of Celtic artistry. The swastika, or four-armed spiral (tetraskelion) was a popular motif during the Iron Age and appears on a wide variety of objects, from funerary urns to the Battersea shield, but rarely in such an elaborate fashion as here.                                                                                                                           A prestige piece such as this would certainly have belonged to an individual of high status in Iron Age society; a Chieftan, King or maybe even a Druid. A similar Horn Cap, with more rudimentary swastika decoration was discovered at Llyn Cerrig Bach on the island of Anglesey, famous sanctuary of the Druids. Other examples have have been found at Maiden Castle, Ham Hill and there have been a small cluster from the Thames Valley. This example was uncovered near Colchester in Essex, ancient Camulodunum, site of an Iron Age oppidum and the capitol of the Trinovantes and Catuvellauni tribes. c. 2nd - 1st Century BC Discovered during a metal detecting rally in 2005 and repaired. With its own display stand. Accompanied by a report from the British Museum, with detailed drawings. Published: The Searcher July 2006 Brendan Mac Gonagle: OF SWANS AND SWASTIKAS - A Celtic Horn Cap with Zoomorphic Swastika Decoration from Essex, England Cf. E. M. Jope Early Celtic Art In The British Isles plate 302 - 303 Sir Cyril Fox: A Find Of The Early Iron Age From Llyn Cerrig Bach, Angelsey, pp. 14-19                                                                                                             Dimensions 106mm x 66mm/493g

Dual Iron Age Lot consisting of (1) an Iron Age Brooch. Circa, 3rd century AD. Copper-alloy, 21.72 grams. 33.33 mm. A rare Celtic brooch of La Tene type 1. Formed of a single piece of copper the brooch has a large bulbous body with a curled catch plate decorated with a circular terminal. The body is detailed with a central eye motif enclosed by ten pellet in ring motifs. Unfortunately the pin is missing but part of the integral spring survives. Ref: Hattatt 2012 page 288, fig. 147, no 725. Property of a private UK collector. (2)Iron Age Childs Bangle. Circa, 1st century BC. Copper-alloy, 11.99 grams. 39.04 mm. A small Celtic period child's bangle, undecorated. Very well preserved with a dark green patina. Property of an Essex collector.

A stunning,complete decorated cast copper alloy harness fitting / terret ring of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 100 AD). The terret ring is sub oval (D shaped) in plan with an irregular sub-oval (D shaped) cross section. The attachment bar is flanked by two circular mouldings. A lozenge pattern of alternating white/orange enamel decorates the entire rings spine.144g. 80 x 67.5

Iron Age Celtic Mount. Circa 100 BC. Copper-alloy, 7.81 grams. 31.18 mm. A rare and beautiful piece of Celtic metal work. Most likely a Phalera (harness ornament) that would have adorned a warriors horse. Formed of a domed copper-alloy disk decorated with six stylised human heads around a ring of six thick annulets enclosing a central circular opening. Between each head is another annulet. Very well preserved with a smooth green patina. Ref: V. Kruta. Celts, History And Civilisation. p. 36-37. Property of a private collector.

Iron Age Bridle Piece or Medieval copper alloy decorated dagger quinlan.Decoration consists of a white enamel circle near the end of the guard arm (one arm is missing) and a red enamel circle towards the centre. Three alternating enamel squares (white/red/white) adorn the centre..

My chores features a young girl with brown pony tails dressed in a pink and blue apron using an iron on her younger sister's dress. Lladro backstamp. Artist: Francisco PolopeIssued: 1991-1995Dimensions: 5.25"L x 5.5"W x 6.25"HManufacturer: LladroCountry of Origin: SpainCondition: Age related wear.

Marvel Iron Man 31 different issues bronze age 71-75, 79, 81-84, 90, 104, 105, 108, 115, 120, 132, 133, 135-138, 143, 153, 157, 162, 172, 188 King Size 4 and Annuals 10,12.

A COALBROOKDALE CAST IRON SWAN FOUNTAIN MID 19TH CENTURY The fountain with three swans on a fluted base, registration marks and foundry stamp C B Dale & Co 69cm high, top 67cm diameter TOGETHER WITH THE SURROUND 19TH CENTURY Comprising of twelve sections carved with acanthus leaves 33cm high, approximately 256cm diameter Condition Report: Central cast iron section has been cleaned and repainted- currently sitting on three loose blocks to lift it to more appropriate height.Surround is in twelve sections, unmortared, weathered and with mosses/lichen- some chips between junction points of the surround- some old mortar to underside. There is no liner, pumping equipment or pipes with the lot. The whole will require assembly, mortaring, liners, plumbing before domestic use. Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer

A MONUMENTAL CAST IRON URN AND PEDESTAL IN THE MANNER OF COALBROOKDALE OR HANDYSIDE, 20TH CENTURY The planter or fountain pedestal urn with rollover edge, gadrooned lower body, tall separate pedestal approximately 240cm high overall, the base 131.5cm high, 84.5cm square at the ground Please note the dating for this lot has been revised to 20th century and the description differs from the printed catalogue. Condition Report: SALEROOM NOTICE: Please note the dating for this lot has been revised to 20th century and the description differs from the printed catalogue.Overall there are scratches, marks, chips, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.The patination, rust and corrosion is variable.The construction is sectional, some small weeds growing around the top line of the lobing on the vase suggesting that there is either a groove at this point, or a sectional joint.A quadrant section is missing from the edge of the base.The carriers estimate that the weight is in the region of 1 1/2 tns.Please see all the additional condition report photographs through the link on the condition report email as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

A SET OF VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND BRASS JOCKEY SCALES BY W & T AVERY, BIRMINGHAM, LATE 19TH CENTURY With a black and gilt decorated cast iron movement and seven graduated brass weights 99cm high, 90cm wide, 57cm deep Provenance: The Guy Reed Will Trust, Copgrove Hall, Yorkshire Condition Report: With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Currently not operative, legs unscrew. Worn from use- leather with scuffing and wear, springs very tangible through the seat, wear to margins of frame from domestic setting, paint to finial worn, drawer very stiff- later material lining Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Condition Report Disclaimer

A Victorian Gothic Revival oak pew, c.1850, carved to one end with a portcullis emblem, possibly relating to the Palace of Westminster, the back decorated with alternating quatrefoil motifs enclosing paterae, as well as tracery, 134cm wide57cm deep137cm highCondition ReportAreas of rubbing and surface wear. Some old chips, knocks and scratches. The seat appears later, with iron brackets and modern screws beneath. Historic woodworm damage. Splits to each end, although structurally solid and sound. Some dirt and dust to loose seat cushion. General wear commensurate with age and use.

A Gothic oak coffer, 16th century, French, with a hinged lid and a tracery front panel, set with iron locks and handles, 126cm wide67cm deep72cm highCondition ReportOverall the coffer is in good structural condition but with evidence of alterations and cosmetic defects commensurate with age and use. The base boards replaced. Overall wear - see additional images.

A & E HOLLER, SOLINGEN AN ITALIAN M1847 PATTERN NAVAL CUTLASS, mid 19th century, with very slightly curved broad fullered 26in. blade false edged for the last 8 1/2in., solid iron half-basket hilt with ribbed iron grip and domed pommel, complete with its brass mounted leather scabbard. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

A 16-BORE FLINTLOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN WITH PAKTONG MOUNTS, SIGNED I. DAYKIN, NOTTINGHAM, no visible serial number, circa 1790, with two-stage octagonal to round 32in. barrels, engraved bands at the intersection, both barrels fitted with white metal teardrop-shaped fore-sights, the slightly sunken top-rib signed 'I + DAYKIN + NOTTINGHAM', London proofs, standing breech with broad sunken and engraved sighting-groove flanked each side by narrow sighting channels corresponding with the individual fore-sights, flat bevel-edged step-tailed locks with border engraving and signed in scroll bordered banners 'I + DAYKIN' (one cock lacking top-jaw and screw), walnut handrail half-stock (cracked below left lock, further age related cracks forming to butt and historic edge-losses to fore-end), carved shell apron around the top-tang, engraved paktong mounts including heel-plate, trigger guard and large fore-end cap, the latter with central aperture for ramrod (absent) and two iron under-barrel ramrod thimbles applied directly to the barrels.

A .750 FLINTLOCK 1796 STYLE HEAVY CAVALRY PISTOL SIGNED LACY & CO., serial no. 91, dated for 1804, with iron 9in. barrel (cleaned back to white), commercial London proofs and solid top-tang with rounded tip, plain slightly curved radiused lock signed 'LACY & CO.' below the pan and dated '1804' across the tail, swan-necked cock, walnut full-stock with plain bag-shaped grip (some working pegged repairs and age cracks to fore-end), brass furniture, the trigger guard bow marked '91' (sideplate cracked) and iron ramrod.

AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY 28-BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL SIGNED G. TAYLOR, no visible serial number, circa 1710, with octagonal to sixteen-sided to stepped two-stage round iron 11 1/2in. barrel (possibly slightly shortened), moulded girdles to the round sections, the top-flat at breech signed 'G. TAYLOR FECIT' with borderline engraving to the flats and a scrolled flourish to the breech-end, London proofs and 'G.T.' makers mark together with a deeply struck heart-shaped armourer's stamp, plain top-tang (repaired), borderline and florally engraved curved and radiused lock signed 'TAYLOR' (pan replaced), fruitwood full-stock (fore-end renewed, repaired age cracks) with brass furniture including bulbous butt-cap with long side-ears, guarded trigger, turned ramrod thimbles and replacement ramrod.

A RARE IRON 'TOGGLE-HEAD' WHALING HARPOON, circa mid-19th Century, unnamed and appearing hand-forged with a socket-mount, some surface rusting, 49in. overall length. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

A RARE BOXED .32 (RIMFIRE) SLOCUM'S PATENT FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER WITH SLIDING CHAMBERS, SIGNED B.A. Co., serial no. 2482, circa 1864, with tapering round blued 3in. iron barrel marked 'B.A. CO PATENT APRIL 14TH 1863', bead fore-sight, borderline and scroll engraved silver plated brass frame (losses to plating from age), blued cylinder with five forward sliding chambers locking at the rear, single action mechanism with spur trigger, smooth rounded grips (hairline crack forming to lower edge of right), fixed ejector, the whole appearing little used and retaining much original faded blued finish except where noted, together with its manufacturers card box, the exterior with wear to edges, paper taped repair to one corner and small covering losses, the interior in good condition with makers label inside lid and compartmented for this revolver and with provision for an ammunition carton (absent), together with a rare instruction sheet. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament

A GROUP OF VARIOUS MARINE FOSSILS Comprising a shark tooth, Otodus obliquus (Eocene period), Khouribga Morocco, with catalogue labels, a Pliocene crab nodule from Bodjong West Java Indonesia, a single shrimp from Hadjouba Byblos, Lebanon, a single specimen of two prawns (Cretaceous period) from Mt. Lebanon Syria, a Paraspirifier replaced by iron pyrites (middle Devonian period) silica formation from Sylvania Ohio, and two agate replaced bivalves (clams) 5cm to 14cm Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

A GROUP OF THREE FOSSILS Comprising a Coronocephalus gaoluoensis trilobite from Hubei China, a iron pyrite ammonite (with label indicating it was gifted by Frank Lombardi of the American Museum of Natural History), and a trilobite fossil in limestone, all with display boxes 4.2cm, 6.5cm and 4cm long respectively (size of fossil not including outer stone) Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

A JAVANESE PEDANG LURUS SWORD 20th century, straight folded iron ore blade, silver mounted handle decorated in leaf pattern, narrow guard, wooden scabbard with similar silver surround 66cm long (with scabbard) Condition: Condition Report There are minor dents and splitting to the tip of the scabbard This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

A CHINESE OPERA TRUNK Black painted exterior with large cast iron lock and twin carrying handles, the hinged cover revealing a red and gilt carved interior with an arrangement of small compartments, the covers decorated with flowering foliage and buddhist emblems, with shell inset borders 49 x 77 x 45cm Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

A SWEDISH OPUS COFFEE TABLE BY KERSTIN OLBY FOR OLBY DESIGN 1990s, Circular 'floating' iron top, ash frame with cross-brace supports, winner of the Excellent Swedish Design Award for 1997 102.5cm diameter, 50cm diameter Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

Three Iron Age copper alloy torcs, the largest of solid construction, 8.25".

Red cast iron grinder with black turn wheel with wooden handle and drawer. Top open aluminum cup holds beans. Grinder is mounted on wooden base. Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 6.5"L x 6.5"W x 10.75"HCondition: Age related wear.

Gartenbank im Belle Epoque-StilGusseisen, schwarz lackiert und Holz. Geschwungene Seitenwangen aus verschlungenen Volutenmotiven. Korrespondierende Armlehnen mit plastischen Löwenmaskarons. Sitz- und Lehnenfläche aus dicht angeordneten Stegen. Altersspuren. H. 86 cm. 125 cm x 72 cm. Sitz-H. 46 cm.A French black lacquered cast iron and wood Belle Epoque style garden bench. Signs of age.Frankreich. Ende 20. Jh.

Paar GartensesselGusseisen und Holz. Durchbrochen gearbeitete Seitenelemente aus geschwungenen und gegeneinander gestellten Voluten. Sitzfläche und Rückenlehne aus kräftigen Stegen. Altersspuren. H. 81 cm. 57 cm x 68 cm. Sitz-H. 39 cm.A pair of English cast iron and wood garden chairs. Signs of age.England. 20. Jh.

A 19th century wrought iron boot scraper, mounted in a sandstone block. Height 112 cm, and another length 38 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The small boot scraper has a chip of metal missing from one edge other than this it just shows age related wear. The larger again shows age-related wear but nothing untoward.

Bridal chest portraying St. Anthony Abbot and St. Michael the Archangel. Catalan workshop. Gothic. 15th century.70 x 126 x 53,5 cm.Magnificent example of Catalan bridal chests, divided into sections as befits their typology.Inside, the left section is a single, capacious space without compartmentalization, accessible from the top by lifting a small inner lid which, in this case, is posterior (the original is not preserved). At the base there is an openwork Gothic rose window, which we believe was sculpted to keep the clothes inside ventilated. The right section, on the other hand, has a door that hides four drawers, three of which are removable and the fourth of which is accessible from the top. The drawers section and the inside of the door are profusely carved and gilded, with decoration of pointed arches and geometric vegetation scrolls, characteristic signs of Gothic architecture.It can be opened with a hinged top lid that retains its original hinges.The interior of the lid displays a magnificent panel with a Flemish style landscape, with ravines and mountains, a castle or fortress and river, with an wooded background. St. Anthony Abbot, with his little pig, is on the left and, opposite “in sacra conversatione”, is St. Michael the Archangel holding the sword of the chief and most powerful of the angels, “potens in potentia”. Perhaps, the hermit saint is being assisted by the archangel in overcoming all the temptations he went through.The side and front panels of the exterior are polychromed with two central shields which have the sun and a tree in front on a black background, framed in fine gold. Dividing the two front panels is a golden carved element of Gothic architectural motifs, topped by a wrought iron keyhole.Bridal chests, as reported on the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya website, “in addition to their function of storing goods, were used as a dowry for the woman in the marriage bond. The woman gave an ark or two containing her clothes and a monetary contribution, which was recovered in case of widowhood without her being the heir. The complexity of the chests, valued according to the materials used, the number of drawers and their artistic quality, reflected the status of the wife.”The bridal chest we have here has exceptional similarities with the bridal chest kept in the Barcelona Museu del Disseny HUB, by the Master of Viella, (Bartomeu Garcia), dated between 1475 and 1565, which depicts St. Philip and St. Barthomew in the painting of the interior (inv. MADB 40103). There are similarities in its internal structure, as well as in the polychromy of the front and side panels and in the keyhole.In the permanent exhibition at the MNAC in Barcelona, there is also a splendid example of a walnut, or perhaps poplar, wedding box, with the “Annunciation” painted on the inside of its lid, which has remarkable similarities with this one. That box and the one we have here in the catalog, in turn, resemble the piece of furniture that, according to Vilarrubías, “appears photographed in 1923 in the file of a chest belonging to the Institut Amatller de Arte Hispánico, Barcelona. The photo shows a piece of furniture that was kept in the Castle of Santa Florentina in Canet de Mar, Spain, at the time (we do not know if it is still there today)."We extracted the following information from the file on the MNAC ark, according to which the best examples, like all the examples we have mentioned, including, of course, this one, “were made with polychromed and gilded walnut wood from the middle of the 15th century and up to the first half of the 16th century”.Daniel Vilarrubías, in a very interesting article for the MNAC, which we have already quoted, states that “the ark - in Catalonia the term caixa (box) was always used - was perhaps the most excellent type of container furniture that existed in Catalonia in the Modern Age, since the typology appeared in the mid-15th century in coexistence with the chests with iron fittings or heavier appearance and disappeared in the mid-18th century, when the closet became generalized and dressing table furniture like the chest of drawers, more suitable for storing clothes, appeared on the scene.” Reference Bibliography:- Vilarrúbias, Daniel. (15th October 2020). "Un arca nupcial de lujo del siglo XVI en el Museu Nacional". https://blog.museunacional.cat/es/una-arca-nuvial-de-lujo-del-siglo-xvi-en-el-museu-nacional/?_ga=2.74104978.1063580328.1731516847-1761132863.1698168110&_gac=1.207931046.1731516847.EAIaIQobChMIuOnY8uLZiQMVJpRoCR1HCxOsEAAYASAAEgK72PD_BwE

A George III brass and wrought-iron fire-grate, 19th century - the railed basket flanked by standards cast with urn finials, shells and claw-and-ball feet, H64 x W65 x D22 cm  Provenance:  The Collection of Mary and Alan Hobart, Founders of Pyms Gallery Condition Report: The bars of the steel basket are quite pitted to be expected with age and exposure to high temperatures.  The brass standards with wear and surface tarnishing.  The brass rail at the front has a barely noticeable dent.  The fire-back and back upright supports are later replacements.  The bars forming the floor of the grate appear to be later replaced or have been repaired into place. The grate is structurally sound and in ready to use condition with wear and tear consistent with age and use. The back-plate measure - 36cm wide. The grate measures - 49cm from floor to top rail; 31cm wide internal measurement; 15cm deep at floor of grate (the back-plate leans back so the depth from the top bar is 16.5cm)

A George III brass and wrought-iron fire-grate,  late 18th century -  the railed basket above a serpentine frieze flanked by tapering half standards surmounted by half sphere finials, with cast-iron back, H71 x W69 x D20 cm; together with an English brass fender, early 20th century, with pierced foliate panels and turned supports to the gadrooned rail, H29 x W135 x D33 cm (2)  Provenance:  The Collection of Mary and Alan Hobart, Founders of Pyms Gallery Condition Report: The fire-grate - The bars of the grate are pitted consistent with age and exposure to high temperatures.  The floor of the grate is later replaced.  The brass standards and serpentine rail with typical wear and tarnishing.  The fire-back is very heavily pitted and has a horizontal crack above the head of the reclining figure.   Some of the definition of the casting has been lost.  The fire-back is 18th century but possibly is associated to this fire-grate.  The fire-grate leans back slightly so the weight is held on the back legs the feet of the standards are slightly lifting off the floor. The frame and legs at the back are later. Additional measurement - the grate measures - 36cm from floor to top bar of grate; 32cm wide internal measurement from top rail; 16cm deep at floor of basket, the fire-back leans back so it is 20cm deep from the top rail.The fender - good overall condition with general wear and tarnishing consistent with age and use.  All finials are present.  The lot is structurally stable. The internal measurement - 22cm high from floor to top rail; 131cm wide; 21cm deep

Iron Age, 600-400 B.C. Carved in the half-round with nemes headdress. 3.2 kg, 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C. In the form of a cube engraved on one side in Aramaic: ŠLŠRKR. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elay & Elayi, Recherches -. 31.2 grams, 17 mm (5/8 in.).From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

8th-7th century B.C. Formed as a domed disc pendant with openwork cross and central hole; triangular bale above, three loops below each with a crotal bell attached; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. for the typology the bronze disc at the Metropolitan Museum, accession no.1991.171.60. 86 grams (134 grams), 11.9 cm(14.5 cm) (4 5/8 in. (5 3/4 in.)). [No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.The round element represents the four-spoked wheel of a chariot, typical of the Bronze Age. The motif has been interpreted as solar symbolism since this period. The circularity between solar cosmologies—symbolic wheel/solar vehicle/functional chariot—was deeply ingrained since at least the 15th century from North Europe to Aegeaum, and continued in the early Iron Age.

9th-6th century B.C. With broad leaf-shaped blade and tapering tubular socket, four graduated horizontal rings securing the split socket. Cf. Overlaet, B., ‘Luristan metalwork in the Iron Age’ in Stöllner, T., Slotta, R. & Vatandoust, A. (eds.), Persiens Antike Pracht. Bergbau - Handwerk – Archäologie, Bochum, 2004, pp. 328-338, fig.7, p.335; Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, pp.242-243. 199 grams total, 26.2 cm including stand (10 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.The spear belongs to the type VIII classified by Khorasani (spearheads with well-projecting midribs and long folded sockets) and more specifically to subtype C (with leaf-shaped blade and short hollow socket). Usually the willow-leaf blade has an almost straight shoulder base and a wide, flat midrib tapering towards the point.

Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric III, circa 850-750 B.C. With trefoil folded rim to the mouth, painted bands to the strap handle, grid to the equator and running scrolls to the shoulder linking hatched rectangles; restored. 1.67 kg, 30 cm high (11 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C. In the form of a cube engraved on three sides in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician: ʾP and LZ(?) and ʾ.Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elay & Elayi, Recherches -. 4.4 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.). [No Reserve]From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C. In the form of a cube engraved on one side in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician: ʾZZ G in two lines. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elay & Elayi, Recherches -. 8.1 grams, 12 mm (1/2 in.).From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C. With bulbous body and tapering neck, flared rim; painted circumferential rings and frieze of advancing horses to shoulder. 1.88 kg, 27 cm (10 5/8 in.).Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Discoid in plan with flat base, folded rim and mounting socket to underside, central enamel-filled tondo with reserved trefoil and enamel-filled roundel to the centre. Cf. the openwork mounts and fittings with La Tène designs from Stanwick published in Smith, R.A., British Museum Guide to Early Iron Age Antiquities 1925, reprinted Ipswich, 1994, p.138-42. 37.7 grams, 37 mm (1 1/2 in.).Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric III, circa 850-750 B.C. With narrow base, oblate profile, two lateral loop handles to the shoulder, broad neck and flared rim to the mouth; painted bands of circumferential geometric ornament, concentric circles to the shoulder and neck. 1.27 kg, 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C. In the form of a cube engraved on six sides. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elay & Elayi, Recherches -. [No Reserve]  3.4 grams, 7 mm (1/4 in.). [No Reserve]From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

1st-2nd century A.D. Comprising a D-section hoop with shoulders formed as opposed dolphins holding in their mouths a pair of discs and median bar. See discussion in Spratling, M.G., Southern British Decorated Bronzes of the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age, Institute of Archaeology, London, 1972. 82 grams, 65 mm (2 1/2 in.).Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Early 2nd millennium B.C. Comprising a long cylindrical shaft with narrow flanged base, the upper section with three vertical relief panels decorated by round spikes alternated with wavy pattern, divided and bordered by two parallel ridges, similar band with three ridged horizontal grooves at the top and around the base. See Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.XIX, no.58, for a similar mace; see also Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, p.24, nos.18-19; Khorasani, M. M., 'Bronze and iron weapons from Luristan' in Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, 7, 2009, fig.8. 357 grams, 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.).Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.This gorz mace head belongs to the category of truncheon-shaped mace-heads, a type developed on the Iranian plateau during the Bronze Age, used by Elamite and Luristan warriors since the 3rd millennium B.C. This category of objects was also interpreted as a part of a shaft, but most scholars agree on the interpretation of use as a mace.

2nd century B.C. Round in section with three plain segments dividing panels of La Tène Style spiral and comma-leaf ornament; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Stead, I. & Rigby, V., The Morel Collection. Iron Age Antiquities from Champagne in the British Museum, London, 1999, item 2090, for type; Jope, E.M., Early Celtic Art in the British Isles, 2 vols, Oxford, 2000, pl.34(c). 149 grams, 10.1 cm wide (245 grams total, 97 cm high including stand) (4 in. (3 7/8 in.)).European private collection, 1980s. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2014. Private collection, London.

Circa 575 B.C. With strap handle positioned over the central hole; black-figure decoration with fired umber (reddish-brown) consisting of a broad band heightened with crimson and white round the upper part of the wall, and a wavy band on the reversed area below; broad band of black (fired umber) inside the ring and around the neck below the spout; groups of transverse lines with faded petals around the top, horizontal lines across the handle; intact. See Reusser, C., Etruskische Kunst: Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, p. 24. Charles Ede Gallery Etruscan Pottery Catalogue VI in 1982, item 22. 349 grams, 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]Acquired from Charles Ede Gallery, London, in 1982. Prominent Palm Springs, California, USA, collection. with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 14 July 2012, lot 30 (US$2,500-3,000). Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 14.08. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.Etrusco-Corinthian pottery is a local imitation of Corinthian pottery, made from the late seventh to the mid-sixth century B.C., with production concentrated on the southern Etruscan cities of Caere, Veii and Vulci. The forms predominately employed include various forms of jug (olpai, oinochoe) and unguent containers (aryballoi and alabastra) as well as amphorae and craters. The askos is the name given in modern parlance to a type of Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil. It is recognisable from its flat shape and a spout at one or both ends that could also be used as a handle; they were usually painted decoratively like vases and were mainly used for storing oil and refilling oil lamps. They were extensively traded in and around the Mediterranean, and local types emerge in Italy from the early Iron Age in Italy (cf. CVA Taranto – Museo Nazionale I, pl. 1.1 (Inv. 2400) – refer photo at 14.08 – 3); also CVA British Museum 7, pl. 4.4). The original meaning of ἀσκός is “wineskin” which can be seen in the shapes of early askoi. This askos has unique painted decoration for which a parallel has not been found to date. For an earlier variant of this type, see CVA Tarquinia – Museo Archeologico Nazionale III, pl. 27.7-8 (Inv. RC. 1892). Described as 'Italo- Geometric' and dated to third quarter of the seventh century. Neck is longer than on Inv.14.08, and with different decorations, but otherwise it is an early parallel. Another variant of this type can be seen in CVA Museo Civico d’Archeologia Ligure di Genova, I, pl. 1.2-3 (Inv. 1101). The groups of horizontal line decoration can be seen on earlier types, cf. late eighth to early seventh century footed cup in the Museo Archeologico della Maremma (CVA Grosetto Museo Archeologico I, pl. 26.3 (Inv. 24294)).

2nd century A.D. Comprising a discoid plaque and hinged S-curved pin to the reverse, the obverse with a millefiori glass insert. Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 523. 5.61 grams, 24 mm (1 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s.

BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C. In the form of a rectangular, inscription in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician in two lines: TWY' ʿYʿ. Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elayi & Elayi, Recherches -. 26.3 grams, 29 mm (1 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C. With horizontal concentric rings, central frond motif. 759 grams, 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.).Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.