EditorialA pair of gold wristwatches belonging to Sir Michael and Lady Shakira Caine will star in Bonhams forthcoming Sir Michael Caine: The Personal Collection Sale on 2 March 2022 at New Bond Street, London.
EditorialMedallion depicting Saint Jerome, The round medallion represents Saint Jerome. The saint sits on a large seat with an arc-shaped crown. He is holding an open book with his right hand, resting it on his knee, and holding a marker in his left hand. To th...
EditorialInkwell, rectangular, decorated on the sides with cartouches, rectangular with on the top a round hole for a container for the ink and a hole for the pen. The sides are decorated with two different cartouches, one of the two ornaments represents a four...
EditorialBust of bearded old man with cap whose rim is turned upwards, Bust of bearded old man with hat whose rim is turned upwards. Red wax with dark brown finish. Hollow molded. Condition: dented at the rear, bottom filled in and closed with brown wax. Note: ...
EditorialFigure of a swallow with opened beak. The image represents a swallow with an open beak, it is hollow with a hole in the back and in the tail., anonymous, Japan, c. 1925 - c. 1948, stoneware, glaze, vitrification, h 2.6 cm ? w 3.8 cm ? w 2.4 cm.
EditorialQuiver (mda' shubs) with Accessory, late 13th?15th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Leather, iron, copper alloy, wicker (bamboo or cane), wood, L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), Archery Equipment-Bows, This quiver represents a very rare ty...
EditorialTerracotta statuette of a seated woman, Archaic, ca. 575?550 B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta, H.: 5 5/16 x 3 1/16 in. (13.5 x 7.8 cm), Terracottas, Because of her seated position and the headdress, this figure probably represents a goddess. Of partic...
EditorialTerracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. x width 3 7/8 x 8 in. (9.9 x 20.3 cm); diameter 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm), Vases, Although Attica stood in the forefront of the prod...
EditorialTerracotta jug in the form of Dionysos, Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek or Roman, Terracotta, h. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Vases, Vases modeled into human or animal form were made throughout the Hellenistic period with head-shaped flasks and beakers be...
EditorialBronze helmet of Corinthian type, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 11 in. (21.9 x 19.7 x 27.9 cm), Bronzes, The helmet represents a characteristic form of the late seventh and early sixth century B.C. Unusual, ho...
EditorialCockatoo, Figure of painted porcelain. The figure represents a tree stump with leaves on which a cockatoo bent over is sitting. The cockatoo has yellow and white feathers, blue and red feathers on the wings, tail and head. The figure is unmarked, ornam...
EditorialFigure of a girl, sleeping boy and a dog, Sculpture of porcelain in biscuit, painted with gold. The image represents a boy and a girl by a pillar with a vase or urn with a garland on it. The boy has fallen asleep against the pillar, next to him is a ba...
EditorialBust of a Bodhisattva, ca. 4th?5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 30 in. (76.2 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm); D. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Sculpture, This image was made at a time when the naturalism of the earlier sculptural tradition wa...
EditorialBronze helmet of Corinthian type, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 11 in. (21.9 x 19.7 x 27.9 cm), Bronzes, The helmet represents a characteristic form of the late seventh and early sixth century B.C. Unusual, ho...
EditorialHairpin with a Figure of a Hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Bone, h. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in), The figure of an erect hippopotamus represents a goddess invoked as the protector of women in pregnancy and childbirth. ...
EditorialTerracotta statuette of a seated woman, Archaic, ca. 575?550 B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta, H.: 5 5/16 x 3 1/16 in. (13.5 x 7.8 cm), Terracottas, Because of her seated position and the headdress, this figure probably represents a goddess. Of partic...
EditorialTerracotta trozella (two-handled jar), Classical, 5th century B.C., Native Italic, Apulian, Messapian, Terracotta, H. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm), Vases, With its egg-shaped body and decoration confined to two panels on the body, this vase represents a distin...
EditorialWedjat Eye Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 26?29, 664?380 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, H. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); w. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in); th. 0.4 cm ( 3/16 in.), The wedjat-eye amulet represents a human eye with its brow, but the two lines below the eye are often id...
EditorialWedjat Eye Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 26?29, 664?380 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, H. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); th. 0.4 cm ( 3/16 in.), The symbolism of this wedjat-eye amulet was one of the most pervasive and powerful in ancient Egypt. Combi...