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Auction date Wednesday, 24 April 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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William Batt & Michael Roberts


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Wednesday 24th April at 10.30am


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Lots per page:

Total lots: 547

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
608 A CONTINENTAL BRONZE GROUP OF A CHERUB AND SWAN
19th/20th century, the cherub astride a swan, clutching at the swan's neck with one hand whilst raising a bullrush with the other, sitting atop a naturalistic base and plinth, 26cm high overall
£80 - £150 £70 View
609 A PATINATED BRONZE OF A LIONESS
19th century, snarling whilst clutching its lifeless prey in one paw, 9cm high
£50 - £100 £50 View
610 A BRONZE OF A WILD BOAR IN FLIGHT
19th century, on a bronze rectangular plinth, 6cm high x 11cm long (including base)
£150 - £250 - View
611 ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF DESIDERIO DA FIRENZE (active 1532-1545) AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A FAUN
c.1530-1550, probably Padua, figured in stride holding a cornucopia in both hands, with fur covered legs and cloven feet, on a triangular base with a frieze decorated with floral motifs, on grotesque…
£4,000 - £6,000 - View
612 A CONTINENTAL BRONZE GROUP OF "ESMERALDA DANCING WITH GOAT"
19th/20th century, the woman dancing with tambourine in hand and a rearing goat upon a carpet, on a plinth base, overall 29cm high

Note: Esmeralda is the seductive dancer with whom Quasimodo falls…
£100 - £200 £70 View
613 FRANZ BERGMAN (1861-1936) AN AUSTRIAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE MOUSE
19th century, with stamped marks to underside, 11cm long
£50 - £100 £170 View
614 FRANZ BERGMAN (1861-1936) AN AUSTRIAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE CHICK
with stamped marks to underside, 3cm high
£50 - £100 £80 View
615 AFTER CLAUDE MICHEL CLODION (1738-1814), A PATINATED BRONZE CHERUB
19th century, tenderly feeding a bird perched on his hand with an ear of cereal, signed, on brown marble socle, 20cm high (including base)
£80 - £150 £90 View
616 EMANUEL FREMIET (1824-1910) Joan of Arc and Louis d’Orleans
a pair of dark patinated bronzes, signed, 70cm and 62cm high respectively, on associated ebonised bases (2)

Provenance: Private collection, Dorset.
£4,000 - £6,000 £3,600 View
617 A FRENCH CARVED WALNUT, PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME FIGURE OF SAINT JOHN OF CALVARY
early 15th century, Burgundian School, figured standing barefoot on a mound, his head turned to the right, draped in a pleated cloak over a tunic, with wavy locks of hair forming a crown and ‘skull…
£10,000 - £15,000 - View
618 A SPELTER FIGURE OF MERCURY AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA
19th century or later, standing aloft a gust of wind from the mouth of Zephyr, donning his characteristic winged helmet, on circular socle, 81cm high
£200 - £400 - View
619 ADOLF LESNICK (1888-1945), A BROWN PATINATED NAKED ATLANTA
19th century, languorously holding the apple aloft in her outstretched hand, signed on the top of the socle and with 'MILDE & CO.' below, 35cm high (including base)
£100 - £200 £80 View
620 GIUSEPPE BESSI (1857-1922) "MIGNON"
a carved marble and alabaster bust of a maiden with chignon, signed on the reverse, mounted on a canted base, 31cm high
£300 - £500 £320 View
621 TWO QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA PLASTER SEALS
19th century reproductions, each 11cm diameter

Note: Henrietta Maria of France was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until Charles was…
£50 - £100 £30 View
622 A MEDIEVAL PILGRIMS AMPULLA
probably c. 14th-15th century AD, the two-handled holy water vessel made of lead with cross-hatched decoration, 5cm long x 3cm wide

Portable Antiquities Scheme: DOR-7A9E53
£40 - £60 £20 View
623 A POST-MEDIEVAL SILVER GILT FINGER RING
c.1500-1600, of D-shaped cross section, decorated with diagonal grooves and raised pellets, (c.4.67g), approx. 2.6cm diameter x 0.2cm deep

Portable Antiquities Scheme: DOR-BD6785
£150 - £250 £90 View
624 A CIRCULAR ROMAN BROOCH OF CAST COPPER ALLOY
AD 150-300, decorated with millefiori chequered enamelling in turquoise, red and white in two concentric bands, with central raised boss and projection loop, (c.9.99g), approx. 3.5cm x 3.1cm x 1.3cm
£200 - £400 £220 View
625 A NEOLITHIC STONE AXEHEAD
c. 4000-2350 BC, of light grey-green stone and of sub-triangular shape with a lentoid cross section, 823g, approx. 17.3cm long x 8cm wide x 4.4cm deep

Portable Antiquities Scheme: DOR-CA36B3
£50 - £100 £150 View
626 A LATE IRON AGE BRONZE HARNESS FITTING
c. AD 1-100, the copper alloy toggle or cheek-piece of sub-rectangular shape tapering to narrow arms, decorated with symmetrical geometric and curvilinear designs inlaid in red enamel, 81.23g, approx…
£100 - £200 £520 View
627 A SMALL BRONZE AGE AXE OR CHISEL HEAD
c. 1100-800 BC, of copper alloy with butt tapering to a point and a flaring blade with convex cutting edge, approx. 6.1cm long x 2cm wide x 0.4cm deep; with awl (2)

Axe Portable Antiquities Scheme:…
£50 - £100 £20 View
628 TWO MAHOGANY SARCOPHAGUS SHAPED TEA CADDIES
19th century, both with internal pewter canisters, one with ogee bracket feet, 18cm high x 23.5cm long x 13 deep, the other with brass ball and claw feet, 17cm high x 24.5cm long x 13.5cm deep
£50 - £100 £25 View
629 TWO LATE VICTORIAN SARCOPHAGUS SHAPED TEA CADDIES
both with turned wood ring handles, the larger of two with scalloped later mixing bowl, 27cm high x 32cm long x 17.5cm deep, and the smaller with hinged wood compartments with cut-glass mixing bowl,…
£60 - £80 £20 View
630 A FRENCH ORMOLU JEWELLERY BOX
19th century, of oval form, the lid inset with a portrait on ivory of Lady Langham after Joshua Reynolds, signed Castel, within relief moulded garland border, the box body with bellflower bandings,…
£200 - £400 - View
631 A SWISS ROSEWOOD MUSIC BOX
19th century, inlaid with marquetry poppies to the lid, with crank-wind mechanism, 22.5cm cylinder, the interior with the label ‘8 Airs', and registration number ‘10654’, 15cm high x 52cm long x 23cm…
£400 - £600 - View

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