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A collection of costume jewellery, including a vintage Christian Dior simulated turquoise yellow metal necklace, a  multi-gemstone bangle, an Alexis Bittar bangle, a Butler & Wilson blue glass flower necklace, a D'Orlan large enamel articulated fish pendant and chain, a vintage Greek mounted Drachma coin, a white metal Art deco style brooch and lapel clips, a cubic zirconia bracelet, a Bellerophon riding pegasus brooch, a pair of black enamel and yellow metal earrings, a silver red dragon carved ring, a three wise monkeys charm, a horseshoe keyring, a silver black and white Wedgewood Jasperware cameo ring, and a silver skull charm with diamond eyes. Condition Report:

A large collection of Butler & Wilson jewellery, including a winged skull brooch, a pair of ornate skull brooches, a single floral spray clip earring, along with an unmarked multi-coloured dragon brooch. (5) Condition Report:

A novelty patinated bronze human skull wearing headphones, 15.5cm high

Ca. AD 1700. A silver ring with a D-section round hoop enlarged on the shoulders to form a square bezel engraved with a skull surrounded by the inscription "MEMENTO MORI". Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 5.05g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

The patch was used by a ZSU soldier actively involved in the fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine and was passed on to volunteers delivering humanitarian aid to the front. Chernivtsi is a city located in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine. The patch is meant to boost morale and warn enemies that the people of Chernivtsi are as dangerous as God himself, with the skull in the center symbolizing death.Useful links:Overall condition as shown in the photos.Dimensions: 6.5 x 8.5 cm

TAXIDERMY, WATER BUFFALO SKULL AND HORN DISPLAY, mounted on a wooden plinth82cm wide

COLLECTION OF SILVER AND WHITE METAL MINIATURES, comprising eighteen skull or skeleton pendants, a sea turtle, a motorbike, an aeroplane, a dragon pendant, a spider brooch and a skull earringQty: 339g grossAdditional image details all that are marked.

Set of European red deer (Cervus Elaphus) adult stag antlers with skull, six and six points, widest span 103cm 

A plaster Memento Mori skull, 20th century,21 x 23cm 10.5cm highCondition ReportSome chips and wear.

Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856) A group of eight caricatures, including:Britannia Victorious;Stork with a skull;A Bishopseven signed 'Robert Cruickshank', one signed with initials, pen and ink and watercolour8.5 x 12cm, octagonal, and similar (8)Condition ReportFramed: 29.5 x 31cm (4) and three framed together, 25.5 x 49cm.The works appear to have been stuck down. Light timestaining and creasing. 'Britannia Victorious' has a vertical fold mark to the centre. Not viewed out of glazed frames.

Taxidermy: Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex), 1934, a high quality adult male shoulder mount with head turning to the left, in summer coat. Shield indicating it stood at a height of 46 3/4 inches, and is from what is now known as Alchori, in Baltistan - the Pakistan controlled area of Kashmir.   66cm between end of horns (tip to tip)Length of horns tip to skull 66cm.Length or horns on outside of curve - 110cm

Taxidermy: Astor Markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri), late 19th century, Kashmir, Northern India, adult male neck mount looking straight ahead.   75cm tip to tip or horn80cm straight line tip to skull95cm horn measurement following curve or horn

Damien HIRST (Né en 1965), Attribué à. Skull. Dessin à l’encre sur papier kraft. Signé en bas au milieu. 29,5 x 21 cm

Philippe PASQUA (Né en 1965) Blue skull, 2016. Acrylique et technique mixte sur papier, signé et daté en bas à droite par l’artiste. 196 x 160,5 x 8 cm. Un certificat d'authenticité accompagne l’œuvre.

Damien HIRST (Né en 1965), Attr.à. Skull, 2009. (SPIN PAINTING) Acrylique sur papier découpé, signé en haut au milieu. Contresigné au dos du cachet de l’artiste et du timbre à sec ‘Hirst’, daté, avec la mention « This painting was made by / to celebrate the opening / of Damien Hirst, Requiem, / at the Pinchuk Art Centre » au dos. 70 x 51 cm. Créée avec la collaboration du public au Damien Hirst Spin Workshop pour célébrer l'ouverture de Requiem au Pinchuk Art Centre, en Ukraine.

Papua New Guinean skull rack from the village Babaguina in wood with polychromePAPOEASIE NIEUW - GUINEA doodshoofdenrek uit het dorpje Babaguina in hout met polychromie - hoogte : 85 cm prov : collectie Prigogine - Brussel

7th/8th Cent. Indian Gupta period pink sandstone "Dancing Shiva" sculpture He is depicted here with eight arms and in each of his hands holds an iconographic attribute associated with him (a staff with a skull, a trident, ...). Through his dance he shows his role as creator and destroyer of the universe: he surveys the endless cycle of time and notices its rhythm with his drum and footsteps. The statue is a precursor to the well-known figure of Shiva dancing a cosmic dance (Nataraja).INDIA - GUPTA PERIODE - 7° / 8° EEUWvrij uitzonderlijke sculptuur in rode zandsteen : "Dansende Shiva" - hoogte en breedte : 95 en 68 cmHij wordt hier afgebeeld met acht armen en houdt in elk van zijn handen een aan hem gekoppeldiconografisch attribuut (een staf met een schedel, een drietand, ...). Door zijn dans toont hij zijn rol alsschepper en vernietiger van het universum: hij overziet de eindeloze cyclus van de tijd en merkt haarritme met zijn trommel en voetstappen. Het beeld is een voorloper van de bekende figuur van Shivadie een kosmische dans danst (Nataraja)prov : uit een oude Belgische collectie

Antlers/horns: Set of Elk (Cervus Canadensis) antlers upon partial skull, mounted upon an ebonised circular wooden plaque, D89cm

Antlers/horns: Pair of Oryx Gemsbok (Oryx Gazella) horns upon partial skull, mounted upon an ebonised wooden shield H125cm

Antlers/horns: Set of Elk (Cervus Canadensis) antlers upon partial skull, mounted upon an ebonised circular wooden plaque, D104cm

Boxed Hollywood Collector's Gallery Terminator 2 Judgement Day Endo Skull mini bust, in vg condition overall (1 x piece broken off but needs re-gluing), contained within original polystyrene packaging

Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards with skull design in gilt and blind, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, extremities very lightly chipped and nicked, light toning and few toning marks to lower panel, spine a little faded, overall still sharp and excellent, 8vo, 1959.

AN ASIAN ONI SKULL POSSIBLY DEPICTING BARONG POSSIBLY INDONESIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY Carved wood head with traces of polychrome, now with stag antlers above 70.5cm high, 39.5cm wide

The particularly fine Second War immediate ‘Augsburg Raid’ D.F.C., D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Hampden and Lancaster navigator, Warrant Officer F. S. Kirke, Royal New Zealand Air Force, a veteran of at least 41 operational sorties prior to taking part in the Augsburg Raid, including on one, 5 November 1941, when he suffered a fractured skull and severe burns. Kirke distinguished himself during the famous low-level unescorted daylight raid on the M.A.N. diesel factory at Augsburg, 17 April 1942, when in a Lancaster piloted by ‘Ginger’ Garwell. Their Lancaster was the only one of 44 Squadron to reach the target - other than the one flown by Squadron Leader J. D. Nettleton, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for the raid. Garwell’s ‘aircraft was hit badly in the fuselage as it ran in towards the target, but Kirke, lying face down over the bomb sight in the nose, cooly directed his pilot. The aircraft lifted as its bombs went but it was streaming fire and doomed. A couple of miles out of the city Garwell found an open field and accomplished a masterly crash-landing. Four of the stunned and shaken crew, Kirke among them, stumbled from the blazing wreck. The other three died. The survivors were captured.’ Kirke was taken prisoner of war, and interned at the infamous Stalag Luft III, Sagan. He became, ‘the first member of the RNZAF to wear the dual ribbons of the D.F.C. and D.F.M...’ Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1942’, and reverse additionally engraved ‘N.Z.39864 Sgt. F. S. Kirke RNZAF’; Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (N.Z.39864. Sgt. F. S. Kirke. R.N.Z.A.F.) suspension claw re-pinned, and loose; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal, mounted as worn - the DFM in reverse, cleaned, generally nearly very fine or better (lot) £4,000-£6,000 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 5 June 1942. Jointly listed with Flying Officer 65503 A. J. Garwell, D.F.M. (for the award of the DFC), and Sergeants 778173 L. L. Dando and 999625 J. Watson (both for the award of the D.F..M.): ‘On 17th April, 1942, Flying Officer Garwell, Warrant Officer Kirke and Sergeants Dando and Watson were members of the crew of a Lancaster aircraft which took part in the daring daylight attack on Augsburg, involving a flight of some 1,000 miles across enemy territory. Soon after crossing the enemy's coast their aircraft was damaged in a running fight with 25 to 30 enemy fighters. Despite this they pressed on until the target area was reached. In the face off fierce and accurate anti-aircraft fire which further damaged the bomber and set it on fire the bombs were released on the objective. The task accomplished, it was necessary to make a forced landing in a field some 2 miles from the target. In the most harassing circumstances this very gallant crew displayed great fortitude and skill which has set a magnificent example.’ D.F.M. London Gazette 6 June 1941. The original recommendation states: ‘This N.C.O. has carried out a total of 24 operations against the enemy during the course of which he has completed 172 hours flying as Navigator. He has always shown the greatest keenness at his work. His navigation in all kinds of weather has been of the very highest order. Throughout all these operations, he has shown outstanding ability, determination and devotion to duty.’ Frank Skipworth Kirke was born in Wellington, New Zealand in March 1917, and was educated at Marlborough College, Blenheim. He enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Air Force at Ohakea as a Leading Aircraftman in October 1939, advanced to Temporary Sergeant, and embarked for the UK in April 1940. Kirke was posted for training as a Navigator to No. 12 O.T.U. in June 1940, before briefly being posted to 106 Squadron in September 1940. He was posted for operational flying to 83 Squadron, 6 October 1940, and then on to 61 Squadron, 17 March 1941. Kirke was awarded the D.F.M. for his service with 83 Squadron, and the following is given in Night After Night: New Zealanders in Bomber Command by M. Lambert: ‘On the otherhand, Kirke, 25, was vastly experienced [by the time he joined 44 Squadron - February 1942] and held the D.F.M. He’d enlisted in the RNZAF in October 1939, and by May 1941 had flown 34 ops on Hampdens, 25 with 83 Squadron, the rest with 61 Squadron. He’d been decorated after all that, the citation saying his navigation ‘has been of the very highest order’. After five months instructing he was posted to 455 Squadron, RAAF, also on Hampdens. He did four trips with 455 before surviving a nasty crash on Guy Fawkes Day 1941, which left him with a fractured skull and burns. Recovered after four months, he joined 44, completing three ops on Lancasters before the Augsburg raid.’ Kirke wrote to his sister about his investiture at Buckingham Palace, 5 October 1941: ‘There was nothing in it really. I just staggered up to the King, he stuck the medal on my chest and away I went... There was the usual crowd of sightseers floating around outside the main gates so I sailed passed in lordly disdain inside the taxi... Naturally all the women were staring at the heroes and all the fellows were wish it was over so they could go and have a beer.... All the crowd cheered and created hell so I sneaked smartly into the nearest pub and did a spot of steady drinking....’ Kirke had advanced to Flight Sergeant in September 1941, and to Warrant Officer in April 1942. He served as an instructor at No. 25 O.T.U., Finningley, at the same time as A. J. Garwell [whose D.F.C., D.F.M. group was sold as part of the Ron Penhall Collection, in these rooms in September 2006]- whom he was to be later crewed up with at 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron for the Augsburg Raid. In November 1941, Garwell joined the ‘Intensive Flying (Lancaster) Flight’ at Boscombe Down, at which establishment he flew on occasion as 2nd Pilot to Squadron Leader J. D. Nettleton, a timely encounter for before too long they would be flying alongside each other in the Lancasters of 44 Squadron and, more significantly, in the famous daylight raid on Augsburg. By that stage - April 1942 - the recently commissioned Garwell had flown two further sorties to Germany with his new unit and had very much become Nettleton’s right-hand man. On the way out to dispersal in a squadron truck for the Augsburg raid, the pair of them agreed that they would not take evasive action if attacked by fighters, but rather hold their course. As Garwell put it, “The only thing to do is press straight on and keep flat on the ground. If anyone gets crippled I suggest he throttles back and belly-lands straight ahead.” Kirke was one of two Kiwis to fly on the Augsburg Raid. The Augsburg Daylight Raid, 17 April 1942 No better account of this extremely gallant enterprise may be quoted than that written by Chaz Bowyer in For Valour, The Air VCs: ‘At 3.12 p.m. John Nettleton lifted Lancaster R5508 ‘B’ off the Waddington runway, followed by six other Lancasters from 44 Squadron. Once all were airborne and beginning to close up in tight formation, the last Lancaster to leave circled and returned to base, being simply a reserve machine to slot into any gap at the start of the sortie. The remaining six aircraft settled into two Vics of three as they drummed low across Lincolnshire heading southwards. In front Nettleton had Warrant Officer G. T. Rhodes in Lancaster L7536 ‘H’ to his left, and Flying Officer J. Garwell, D.F.M. in R5510 ‘A’ to starboard. The second Vic close behind was led by Flight Lieutenant N. Sandford in R5506 ‘P’...

Four carded Bluebird Mighty Max play sets to include Defeats Nightwing, Out-freaks Freaks (card bend), Crushes Talon (some card bend and loss to graphics to lower card corner) and Battles Skull Warrior, all unopened, vg unless where stated

FAUST WITH A SKULL | Josef Vanca (Czech / Bohemian *1908) | ceramic sculpture, production Bechyne, model number 857. Design Josef Vanca (1908 - 1988) sculptor, ceramicist, studies at Obd. sk. in Teplice, at the UPM school in Prague (with Johnova). | 35 cm | marked: imprinted mark on the underside of KS Bechyne, on the back of the VANCA plinth | note: Published by: Jiri Horava, Ceramics from Bechyne, page 64, 65, 153 | date of birth of the author: *1908 | condition: Minor chipping on left hand finger | Bidders are asked to inquire about the condition of the item before the auction. any complaints will not be taken into account. | condition report*In case of missing photos, please feel free to contact us.

FLEMING, Ian. Goldfinger, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, publisher's imitation black cloth lettered in gilt, embossed skull with gilt coins, unclipped dust-jacket (priced 15s.), internally fine, very clean & bright, binding very good, slight shelf-lean, jacket well-preserved, bold & vibrant, light wear to extremities, overall an excellent example, housed in protective mylar covers, London: Jonathan Cape, 1959

A FINE PERSIAN DECORATED HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY with hemispherical crucible steel skull, decorated with delicate scrolling tendrils enclosing four calligraphic panels, the base encircled by a linear framework filled with four further calligraphic panels, two vacant panels and cartouches filled with exotic beasts, fitted at the apex with a tall hollow-pyramidal spike, at the front with a sliding nasal bar retained by a rectangular bracket and thumb-screw, and a pair of tubular plume-holders, fitted with patterned mail neck-defence of butted links of circular section iron and copper wire (small losses, areas of wear and light rust), with an early padded liner, 27.0 cm high (excluding mail) The inscriptions read 'The Sultan Shah ‘Abbas'’, ’The Sultan Fath-‘Ali Shah’, ‘amal-i haji 1112’ (The work of Haji 1700-1) and ‘sahib husayn kalb’ali’ (The owner is Husayn (son of?) Kalb-‘Ali). The cartouches around the base are Persian verses in praise of the helmet.

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1580-90 ‡ with rounded one-piece skull rising gently to a high file-roped medial comb and projecting forward to a narrow acutely-pointed peak, fitted at its lower edge with a matching neck-guard of one lame, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at it lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the whole formed at its main edges with finely file-roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders, and fitted throughout with brass-capped constructional rivets and lining-rivets of iron retaining beneath their heads in the case of those encircling the neck and the brow, large rosette washers of brass, the left of the nape fitted with a fretted brass plaque bearing simple punched ornament (the right cheek-piece associated but probably from the same arsenal, the hinge of the right broken and that of the left repaired); 23.0 cm ProvenanceMorton and Angela Stern, New York, sold in this room 4th December 2013, lot 180Robert Brooker Collection

AN ITALIC BRONZE HELMET OF NEGAU TYPE, MID-5TH CENTURY B.C. ‡ formed in one piece, the domed crown rising to a gentle medial ridge, at the brow a broad grooved band encircling three-quarters of the head, with a carinated brim below engraved with a line top and bottom (the brim with a small chip, pierced at each side for display purposes, the skull with several small holes and laminations, patinated green), 22.5 cm high ProvenanceChristie, Manson & Woods's, King Street, 17th January 1979, lot 301Norman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho For a similar helmet, with a groove enclosing the entire head, preserved in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, found at Enns-Asten, Austria, see Gamber 1978, fig. 346. For a discussion of the group see Egg 1988, pp. 243-270.

A FINE AND IMPORTANT NORTH ITALIAN ENGRAVED THREE-QUARTER CUIRASSIER ARMOUR, CIRCA 1620-30, PROBABLY BRESCIAcomprising Zischagge with one-piece skull rising to a low comb of inverted V-section, fitted at its nape with a plume-holder and at its apex with a bulbous finial on a large quatrefoil washer, projecting forward at the brow to an obtusely-pointed peak with a rectangular staple above it carrying a nasal with elaborately shaped finial and secured by a thumb-screw, and fitted at its rear with a pronounced flared neck-guard of four lames, the lowest of pointed ogee profile (disarticulated at right end), and at each side with a two-piece pendant cheek-piece, fitted at its centre with a domed rivet enclosed by eight radiating rectangular slots within a frame of circular ventilation-holes and stepped at the front top to accommodate the peak; collar of a single plate front and rear, fastened at the right by a stud and key-hole slot; heavy breastplate formed in one piece with a low medial ridge, struck with the proof mark of a bullet at the right of the chest, fitted at each side with a stud to receive a shoulder-strap and a further stud at its centre, a pierced stud at each side to receive a swivel-hook from the back-plate, flanged outward at its base to receive a pair of tassets each of fifteen lames divisible at the eighth; poleyns of four lames the second in each case fitted with a large centrally-puckered wing; backplate matching the breastplate, struck with the proof mark of a bullet, fitted at each shoulder with a leather strap reinforced with four iron scales, at the base with a hook at each side to engage the breastplate, and at its base with a broad culet of seven lames; a pair of full arm-defences comprising a pair of symmetrical pauldrons each of seven lames overlapping outwards from the third, connected by a turner to a pair of vambraces each formed of a tubular upper and lower cannon linked by a couter of four lames with a centrally puckered oval wing at the front, and enclosed at the inside of the elbow by ten lames overlapping inwards from the sixth, the lower cannon fastened at the front by a sprung stud; a pair of gauntlets each with a flared cuff closed at the inside, articulated by a wrist-plate to three metacarpal plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, a hinged thumb-defence and finger-lames (with small restorations); the principle borders of the armour formed with plain inward-turned edges, those of the base of the cullet roped, the whole decorated throughout with engraved trophies-of-arms within elaborate strapwork frames filled with pointié foliage, the turners and gauntlets each with trophies incorporating cannon and artillery tools, a running border of flowers at the principle edges, the secondary borders with a frieze-work of blind arcading, the breastplate with a Patriarchal Cross in the centre at the neck; the inside of the skull and the backplate painted with a white inventory number ‘45’, in clean, stable condition throughout (the bottom edge of the left poleyn with light pitting and small chips, the decoration of the culet with areas of wear, minor disarticulations, expertly releathered, some buckles restored): on a wooden stand with leather boots ProvenancePerhaps one of the group of armours purchased by Lord Somers in 1853, stated (incorrectly) to be of Emperor Charles V’s bodyguard and preserved in Milan for many years.Charles Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers (1819-83), Eastnor Castle, thence by descent LiteratureLady Henry Somerset, Eastnor Castle, London 1889, p. 22: ‘A three-quarter suit of Plate Armour, engraved with trophies of arms and fleur-de-lys’. A helmet of very similar form, decorated in the same style, is preserved in the former collection of the Dukes of Este at Konopiště, Czech Republic (inv. no. I.c.D-114, and illustrated Šáda 1986, p. 37, no. 18.t.) The specific inclusion of cannon and artillery tools such as ladles and sponges on the turners and gauntlets may suggest that this was intended for a senior officer of artillery. The Patriarchal Cross, also called the Cross of Lorraine, is probably a reference to the venerated relic of the True Cross in the cathedral at Brescia that is housed within a cross of the same form. Two morions of circa 1570-80, decorated with a similar cross along with the rampant lion of Brescia and attributed to the that town’s guard are respectively preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 14.25.532) and the Museo Civico L. Marzoli, Brescia (inv. no. 330). See Rossi and Di Carpegna 1969, p. 55 cat. no. 120. Another armour of this type, formerly in the collection of Tosio Martinengo, and now in the Museo Civico L. Marzoli, Brescia, is illustrated Rossi, p. 77, cat. No B67. The armour in Brescia has a close helmet in place of Zischagge, a matching stud in the centre of the chest, divisible tassets, enclosed elbows, and similar decoration throughout including the rampant lion of Brescia on the breastplate. A cuirass decorated in a similar manner and attributed to the ownership of one of the Counts Martinengo, is preserved in the Armeria Reale, Turin. See Boccia and Coelho, p. 526, nos. 445, 446 and 448. A slightly later cuirass in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. 5778-1859), is decorated in a related manner, with the conjoined initials ‘AM’, and a Count’s coronet above a Patriarchal Cross and Orb in the centre. The initials are similar to those on the ricasso of a left-hand dagger attributed to Pietro Antonio Martinengo, Count of Brescia (recorded 1644-1671), now preserved in the Art Institute of Chicago (ref. no. 1982.2150).

A NORTH GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1560, PERHAPS BRUNSWICK ‡ with rounded one-piece skull rising to a tall, boldly-roped medial comb (internally patched at its apex), its base enclosed to either side by two raised ribs, the lower of which descends to a central cusp, and projecting forward to a narrow acutely-pointed peak, flanged outwards to an acutely-pointed neck-guard at the nape, fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at it lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with eight auditory holes around a central stellate hole and radiating incised lines, the whole formed at its main edges with boldly-roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders within raised ribs enclosed by incised lines, and fitted throughout with brass-capped rivets with rosette washers, 25.4 cm high ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection

A RARE SOUTH GERMAN CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1560 ‡ with finely formed skull boxed in eight sections and drawn out to an acute point at its apex, pierced with a circular arrangement of fourteen and thirteen circular ventilation-holes around a central hole on the left and right sides respectively, visor, upper bevor and bevor attached by common pivots (replaced), each secured at the right side by a spring-catch operated by a push button, the visor with stepped centrally-divided vision-slit, the prow-shaped upper bevor pierced with three pairs of cruciform ventilation-holes at each side, lower bevor shaped to the chin, two associated gorget-plates front and rear, and the skull pierced at its rear with pairs of holes for securing a lining, 28.3 cm high ProvenanceHarold Peterson, sold Christie’s 5th July 1978, lot 170 (£1200)Norman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho

A FINE AND WELL MATCHED COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN THREE-QUARTER ARMOUR WITH ETCHED DECORATION, CIRCA 1590comprising close helmet with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high roped medial comb (pierced at its apex for attachment of a plume, and showing a small patched repair) pierced with nine holes in rosette-formation at each side at the base, fitted at its nape with plume-holder, visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it by common fluted pivots, the visor sloping forward to a centrally-divided vision-slit (lacking lifting-peg), the prow-shaped upper bevor pierced at its right with nine ventilation-holes and secured to the lower bevor at the same side by a pierced stud and swivel-hook (the latter replaced), and three gorget-plates front and rear (the lowest front lame cracked through and repaired); collar formed of a single deep plate front and rear, each struck with a small octopus-like mark and secured at the right by a stud and key-hole slot (small chips on the left); breastplate formed of a main plate of deep 'peascod' fashion, embossed with a pair of adorsed volutes beneath the neck-opening, fitted at its arm-openings with originally movable gussets, pierced with two holes at its right for a lance-rest, and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of one lame, fitted at each side with three straps supporting a pendent tasset of six lames (the fifth at the left with a small chip); one-piece backplate formed at its lower edge with a short biliobate flange, fitted at either side of the neck with a buckle (replaced) for a shoulder strap and at its waist with a belt (replaced); two pauldrons of asymmetrical design (not a pair), each embossed front and rear with a volute and formed of seven and eight lames respectively; vambraces of fully articulated tubular design, each fitted at its upper end with a turner of two lames, and at its elbow with a winged bracelet couter of three lames; two gauntlets (not a pair) each formed of a flared and pointed tubular cuff closed at the inside of the wrist by an overlapped join, four and five metacarpal-plates respectively, a knuckle-plate, the left decorated with a roped transverse rib, (thumb-and finger-scales missing); upper leg-defences each formed of a cuisse with a short gutter-shaped main plate fitted at its lower edge with a poleyn of four lames of which the second is formed at its outside with a large medially-puckered oval side-wing; the main edges of the armour formed with file-roped inward turns and recessed borders accompanied by narrow bands of cabling, and its surfaces decorated with etched designs including classical portrait rondels on the volutes of the breastplate, backplate and pauldrons, the latter each accompanied by a large cartouche front and back enclosing scenes from the Labours of Hercules, bands and borders of ornament consisting of trophies of arms within ropework borders all on a blackened and stippled ground and enclosed between narrower bands of guilloche, a number of secondary borders with slender frames of beadwork, and the principle elements painted with the early inventory number ‘29’ (small areas of pitting, the cuisses attached by rivets to the tassets, releathered) Stand not included ProvenanceOne of the group of armours purchased by Lord Somers in 1853, stated (incorrectly) to be of Emperor Charles V’s bodyguard and preserved in Milan for many years.Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers (1819-83), Eastnor Castle, thence by descent LiteratureLady Henry Somerset, Eastnor Castle, London 1889, p. 21: ‘On stands round the Hall are ranged thirty-three three-quarter suits of plate armour, each consisting of helmet, back and breast plates, lobster cuisses and knee-pieces, pauldrons, arm-pieces and gauntlets. This was the armour of the body-guard of the Emperor Charles V, and was preserved in Milan for many years, where it was purchased by Lord Somers in the year 1853.’ This armour would have been intended for use without greaves. The decoration is very well matched throughout, perhaps assembled from two, or a small number of armours from a series. A further pair of cuisses from this series are preserved in the Wallace Collection (inv. no. A293 & A294).

A RARE ITALIAN BARBUTA, THE SKULL, MILANESE LATE 15TH CENTURY, ‡ STRUCK WITH THE MARKS OF TOMASSO MISSAGLIAthe skull formed in one piece with a rounded crown rising to a low medial ridge, extending downwards and flaring slightly outwards at each side to just above the level of the shoulders, projecting rearwards over the nape as a short integral "tail" and cut at the front with a T-shaped face-opening; its rear struck with the maker’s marks, a gothic letter ‘M’ beneath a split cross at each side, the face-opening reinforced, and the lower edge with a near square-section turn (the face-opening, neck-guard and a portion of the cheeks restored, small areas of light pitting), 29.5 cm high ProvenanceChristie's, 20th March 1967, lot 109Norman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho The marks appear to be those of the Missaglia workshop, the leading Milanese armorers in the fifteenth century. A sallet of circa 1440-50 marked by Tommaso dei Negroni da Ello, called Missaglia, considered to be the founder of the great Milanese dynasty of armourers, was sold in this room, 28th June 2023, lot 282. Rebuilt by Christopher Dobson, Suffolk, 2012.

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, NUREMBURG, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull joined along the crest of a tall medial comb, fitted at the brow with a separate obtusely-pointed peak (its tip bent upwards), at its flanged lower edge with a neck-guard of one lame, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation and flanged outwards at its lower edge to continue the line of the neck-guard, the right cheek-piece stamped '188', the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns, and retaining an early padded lining, 28.0 cm

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF ILLYRIAN TYPE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. ‡ formed in one piece with a rounded crown decorated to either side with raised medial ridges of inverted 'V-section, at the rear an outward flange forming a short neck-guard, pierced with a projecting central rivet at the brow, the integral downward-projecting cheek-pieces forming a rectangular face-opening, the principle edges decorated with a series of small punched circles (the cheek-pieces and the rear of the skull repaired, the whole with a mottled patina overall), 24.0 cm ProvenanceNorman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho Illyrian helmets originate in the Peloponnese region, with the majority having been excavated in Illyria (Northwestern part of the Balkan peninsula). Examples of these helmets belonging to Type III A, have been found in warrior graves belonging to Macedonian and Illyrian tribes, the closest example being from Sindos, Grave 115. See Pflug 1988 pp. 42-65, a related example (type IIIA) is preserved in the Olympia Museum, see Pflug, ibid, p. 54, abb. 10-11.

A NORTH ITALIAN CLOSE HELMET, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY ‡ with rounded one-piece skull rising to a low medial ridge (with internal patch towards the rear of its apex), peak, upper bevor and bevor attached to the skull by common pivots of rosette form (replaced), the peak rounded at its front, the upper bevor formed at its upper edge with a centrally-divided vision-slit and pierced at its right side with ten vertical ventilation slits, the bevor shaped to the chin, cut with a U-shaped face-opening, pierced for the attachment of a lining and fitted at the right cheek with a swivel-hook to secure a pierced stud projecting from the upper bevor, the lower edge of the skull and bevor each flanged outwards to receive a single deep gorget-plate, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, the whole decorated throughout with incised lines, the surface bearing a light mottled patina overall, 29.2 cm high ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection

Imperial German Prussian WW1 Pickelhaube. This example fitted with grey metal fittings. Complete with Prussian helmet plate, chinstrap, state (replaced) and spike. Leather lining to the interior. The skull retains a good shape but now with some age wear.

Imperial German WW1 Camouflage Steel Helmet. A good and scarce example with camouflaged painted finish to the skull. The shell is stamped ET64. Lining and chinstrap absent, shell only

German Third Reich M40 Waffen SS single decal steel helmet. Good scarce rolled edge example retaining SS runes decal to left side. Inside skull neck guard stamped 5192. Loose aluminium headband 24nA over 56. Outer skull generally GC, slight damage to decal.

German Third Reich Waffen SS cloth cap insignia. Good scarce set cut off a field grey woollen cap. White on black BeVo SS eagle and swastika with separate skull and crossed bones. Slight service wear. GC

German Third Reich WW2 M40 Army double decal steel helmet. Good scarce rolled edge example retaining Army eagle and swastika decal to left side and large contemporary hand painted national decal on the right. Inside skull neck guard stamped 4511. Complete with eight tongue leather lining leather chinstrap. Minor service wear, generally VGC.

OFFICERS FULL DRESS HELMET TO THE 1ST WEST YORKSHIRE YEOMANRY CAVALRY (YORKSHIRE DRAGOONS). An officers full dress helmet to the 1st West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry (Yorkshire Dragoons), silvered skull, blackstrap ornamented with rose leaves, helmet plate of multi pointed star, upon this a central silver rose with gilt surround being a gilt strap ‘1st West Yorkshire’ and secondary scrolls ‘Yeomanry Cavalry’; silvered rose of the House of York to the centre, rose headed bosses with velvet backed silvered chin chain, fluted 1847 pattern acanthus plume holder supporting a white horsehair plume, quilted silk lining with piece of lace sewn inside (Ladies favour?), together with a transit tin from the retailer Hawkes & Co, Picadilly, London, with brass label engraved 'T. Wilson Esq. Yorkshire Dragoons', the helmet belonged to Mr Thomas Wilson who was part of the Wilsons of Sharrow (Sheffield) snuff company family, his son Charles served with the Lincolnshire Yeomanry and has items also in this auction, helmet comes directly from family, qty.

Collection of Masonic Items in leather case, including Hallmarked Silver Jewels, a cast white metal Key of the Lea Vally Lodge, Sash with embroidered bullion thread cross and white metal badge depicting a skull and cross bones, Miniature four drawer telescope, Pendent of gilt brass presented by the First National Bank of Englewood 1907 with other items.

Cast iron skull bottle opener, H: 10 cm. UK P&P Group 1 (£16+VAT for the first lot and £2+VAT for subsequent lots)

PHARMACY/APOTHECARY/MEDICAL CABINET | EUROPE | First half of the 20th century | 60 x 93 x 43,5 cm (height x width x depth) | Wood veneer, metal handle with skull symbol | Personal pickup only or use a third-party company (Kunsttrans) | www.kunsttrans.cz | Provenance: private pharmacy museum | Bidders are asked to inquire about the condition of the item before the auction. any complaints will not be taken into account. | condition report*In case of missing photos, please feel free to contact us.

A vintage 20th century small bronzed metal cast skull. Showing signs of a painted coating to the surface. Featuring a printed signature to the base. Measuring approx. 6cm x 4cm x 7cm.

Two Masonic Rings.  To include; an Unmarked Yellow Metal Skull Square and Compass Blue Enamel Ring and a Sterling Silver Blue Enamel Ring.  The Unmarked Yellow Metal Skull Square and Compass Blue Enamel Ring the Ring Size is V. The Sterling Silver Blue Enamel Ring is hallmarked "925" for Sterling Silver and the Ring Size is S 1/2.  Total Gross Weight of the Unmarked Yellow Metal Ring is approx. 9.2 grams.  Total Gross Weight of the Sterling Silver Ring is approx. 7.5 grams.  Condition; There is some wear to the enamelling. But otherwise both rings are in good condition commensurate with the age of them. 

Depicted with a wrathful expression, seated in lalitasana on a mule. The right arm is raised, while the left hand like holding a skull cup. The fierce face is characterized by glaring eyes, exposed sharp teeth, and a third eye between her bushy eyebrows. The flaming hair is swept upward, adorned with a crescent moon above a crown of five skulls. She wears a shawl draped over her shoulders, with a lion-shaped earring on her right ear, beaded jewelry, and a rosary of figural heads. A flayed human skin serves as a saddle blanket, and the entire composition rests on a rock-shaped base with jagged waves amid an ocean of blood, where a skeleton emerges.Provenance: from the Ullman collection, Italy.Catalog Notes:Comparable to a sculpture at the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in *Palace Museum 2002, Iconography and Styles, Tibetan Statues in the Palace Museum,* Beijing, pp. 418–419, plate 185.铜鎏金吉祥天母像，藏汉，十八世纪

A model T Rex skull, on post, 32 cm high including stand

BRONZE MONKEY & SKULL

Day of the dead Mexican sugar skull sculpture in the type of faux stone signed on a marble base Height 21 cm Approx. 5kg

A RARE .22 HAKIM MILITARY TRAINER UNDER-LEVER SPRING-PISTON AIR RIFLE, no visible serial number, made in 1955 by Anschutz for the Egyptian Government and based on their 1954 model, with a 19 1/2in. barrel, raised fore-sight with tunnel protector, micro-adjustable fore-sight, lever-operated loading tap, the front of air-chamber stamped with a skull & crossbones device and Arabic markings for the National Union Youth Movement, larger 'U' shaped battle-sight midway along air chamber, further Arabic inscriptions to trigger-unit translating as 'Training Airgun Anschutz, Germany 1955', military style three-quarter wood stock, concealed under-lever and fitted with a later leather sling and compact 3x20 1in. bodied telescopic sight.

1930s and later costume jewellery and accessories to include a sequined skull cap or cocktail hat, a beaded purse with chain handle, a pair of aviator sunglasses, a Swarovski brooch in the form of a bunch of grapes, two powder compacts, a gold tone cross on chain, a max factor “sunset rose” lipstick, a rouge compact, two gold tone pendants on chains, a button hook and a group  of dress studs and cufflinks etc (qty, 1 bag) 

An interesting collection of costume jewellery and other items to include a vesta case in the form of a skull made from brass brass, WWi era, a hall marked silver combination propelling pen and pencil on chain, a hall marked silver charm bracelet with coins and other charms, an art nouveau buckle in the form of shamrocks, a Czech glass buckle, a Victorian jet hand brooch, glass bead necklaces etc in a yellow tartan case (qty)

A VICTORIAN WATERCOLOUR OF A SKULL, two views of a skull with a note verso reading 'inscribed on the reverse in pencil A Witched Skull - Minnie Mulroney 1886', Exhibited South Kensington blind stamp lower left, approximate size 26cm x 43cm, Condition Report: light foxing in places, modern frame

A SET OF RED DEER ANTLERS, ten points with partial skull, hole drilled for mounting (1) (Condition Report: appears ok, some rubs on points)

Rare WWII Nazi German, 3rd Waffen-SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf", Leather Jacket. This historically significant piece is a leather combat jacket associated with the "Totenkopf" division, one of the most prominent armored divisions of the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. Crafted from black leather suitable for armored vehicle crews. Includes original shoulder boards. Features the divisional insignias of the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf," a skull emblem, on the collar. Chest patch with an eagle on the right. Front closure with original metal zipper. Exhibits signs of wear such as scuffs, which are typical for combat-used gear. The lining is heavily damaged from age. An authentic period piece reflecting the gear used by the 3rd Waffen-SS Panzer Division. This leather jacket represents a tangible piece of World War II history, offering insight into the attire of armored division personnel within the German forces. It serves as a valuable artifact for historians, collectors and museums focused on military studies of the 20th century. There is damage, see photos.

Rare WWII Nazi German Panzer SS M43 Officer Cap, ranks of SS-OberfŸhrer to ReichsfŸhrer-SS. The front center of the cap has, single piece SS cap insignia trapezoid. The insignia consists of a woven SS eagle and skull in matte silvery/gray threads on a field-black woven trapezoid base. The top edge of the crown is trimmed in bright, interwoven, silver/aluminum braiding. Inside, the manufacturer's brand is imprinted, adding to its historical significance. Nice original M43. The field-gray M43 field cap was originally introduced in the German army on June 11TH 1943 as a replacement cap for other field caps then in use, and adopted for wear in the Waffen-SS on October 1ST 1943. The design of the M43 field cap was based on the earlier M42 FeldmŸtze, (Overseas cap), and the Mountain Troopers BergmŸtze, (Mountain Cap), with minor variations. On its introduction a black version was also introduced for wear by Panzer personnel. EM/NCO ranks M43 caps were un-piped while the OfficerÕs version was issued with white piping for the ranks of SS-UntersturmfŸhrer to SS-StandartenfŸhrer and the ranks of SS-OberfŸhrer to ReichsfŸhrer-SS, utilized silver/aluminum piping. This well-preserved piece is a rare collectible for military history enthusiasts and collectors of WWII memorabilia. Minor damage see photos.