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LOT 2028
Georgian Bronze Statuette of a Giant Hornbill
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (11.2 grams, 38 mm).
Perching on a column on a tiered plinth, modelled in the round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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Bronze Statue of an Athlete
19th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A nude muscular male figure modelled naturalistically in the round, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised and head tilted upward; right eye remodelled; mounted on a tiered display base. 1.45 kg, 24.5 cm
Private collection, England. -
Renaissance Bronze Figure of Saint Sebastian
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg, circa 1490 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Modelled in the half-round, the saint with his left hand tied to the branch of a tree, right hand behind his back, legs spread on a bulbous base; arrow fletchings protruding from his shin, thigh, hip, shoulder and eye; mounting holes above the head and in the base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 906 grams total, 26.7 cm including stand
Schuster collection, Cologne, Germany. Elmar Robert, 2013. Private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12306-221717. -
Post Medieval Iron Kidney Dagger with Replacement Handle and Sheath
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
The tapering blade with a single cutting edge; replica leather scabbard decorated with 'fleur de lys' and wooden handle with bulbous guard and pommel. 229 grams, 36.5 cm long
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The term 'ballock dagger' was used in medieval times to describe a dagger with a grip bearing a considerable resemblance to a phallic symbol. It was also called 'kidney dagger' during the Victorian times. The constant characteristic is the presence of two roundish and symmetrical bulbs at the guard, with the grip itself emerging upward between them and flaring slightly towards the top, sometimes being surmounted by a cap.
