Hermann Ratjen

German, 1920-1971Komposition-g, 1963Signed Ratjen (lr); further signed Ratjen on the reverse and on the stretcher; inscribed ROTTERDAM / NEW YORK on the stretcherOil on canvas63 x 70 1/2 inc

Standing horse with brownish-coloured glaze, the saddle and the blanket partly unglazed. The head slightly tilted to the side. Smaller unglazed areas also on hooves and on the plinth. The inserted tai

Queen Marie of Romania (1875 - 1938) - a pair of gift cufflinksFiligrane Fertigung aus 14-karätigem Gold (getestet, ungestempelt) mit Rubinbesatz. Chiffre in ovalem Rahmen, Maße mit Krone 18 x 16 mm

A heavy royal Prussian wall eagle, circa 1900Iron, forged in several parts, old brush gilding (abraded) on a copper-brown background. The eagle rampant in profile facing dexter as a detailed, three-di

A gold-mounted saif with wootz-blade and mounted stones, Arabic peninsula, 19th centurySlightly curved single-edged blade of fine Wootz steel with double-edged point and narrow fuller on both sides. F

A large Flemish gobelin "Hannibal meeting Scipio", 17th centuryThe finely knotted tapestry in coloured wool. Representing a scene from the Second Punic War. Hannibal greeting Scipio on the left, a pag

A South German sword, Bronze Age, 15th - 14th century B.C.Sword with an octagonal full hilt. The cross-section of the blade is curved on both sides with stepped cutting edges. The hilt attached to the

A Visor Cap for Allgemeine SS OfficerCap body in black tricot wool, black velvet cap band, white piping, silver-aluminum chin cords attached by two silver finished pebbled buttons. Silver finished met

A Roman bronze helmet of the Montefortino type, 2nd century B.C.Republican helmet of Etruscan-Italian style with knob-shaped finial and roped edge, as used by Roman legions from around 200 BC until th

A Polish gold and silver bracelet, 12th - 13th century Silver bracelet encased in gold plate. On the gold plate ovals in pairs, in which animals are depicted in repoussé technique. Length 7.2 cm.

An Italian Grand Tour sculpture "Rape of Polyxena" after Pio Fedi (* 07.06.1815 Viterbo, † 31.05.1892 Florence), late 19th centuryFree-standing, fully sculptured and highly detailed bronze cast

An extremely rare Ukrainian/Russian Tartar sabre, 17th centuryThe slender, single-edged blade with several offset fullers on both sides and a long, slightly widened, double-edged point. The florally e

Six Chinese silver ingots, 20th century Länglicher Barren mit zwei Kartuschen, seitlich gestempelt, Gewicht 383 g. Sattelbarren, rückseitig mit Prüfschlag, Gewicht 178,7 g. Ovaler Barren, Unt

A Venetian schiavona with scabbard, early 18th centuryOlder double-edged blade, on both sides pi and star marks within the double fullers. Robust ricasso, the original rain guard with red backing on t

A gilded Chinese Guanyin in Ming style, 18th centuryGuanyin sitting on a double lotus throne. After a prototype of the Ming period. Age traces. Base closed with copper plate. Height 25.5 cm.Provenance

Gouache on cardboard. Portrayal of a young female poet dressed as Jeanne d’Arc with cuirass and pauldrons over a short skirt. Wearing a richly plumed, blue beret on her head. Holding a small sw

Massive gold ring with rund hoop. The central motif on the blue cameo is a handshake scene, often interpreted as a symbol of marriage. The lettering "FIDEM" - loyalty matches this. Fides is a term tha

Green enamelled dragon plates. One dragon depicted in the mirror, two on the outer wall. Tongzhi six-character mark on the base. One plate intact, the other with missing parts on the rim. Diameter 19

A Right Collar Tab with Runes for SS VT Officers "Der Führer"Black cloth backing, silver-aluminum hand-embroidered runes and numeral "3", silver-aluminum twist piping.USA lot - more info hereConditio

A heavy cavalry sword for enlisted men of the cuirassiers, 1st half of the 18th centuryBroad, straight blade with double fullers on both sides (pitting), embellished with two additional grooves along

In the center - on both sides - the mythical horned creature Tao-t'ieh, framed by cloud pattern ornamentation. Blackish nephrite with whitish calcination. Intact. Length 20.6 cm. In the style of the w

A fine and rare celadon-glazed shallow bowl with six-character Qianlong mark, probably of that periodBowl with uniform pale green celadon glaze. On the underside blue underglaze Qianlong mark. Excelle

A sabre for officers of the hussars, mid-18th centuryBreite, leicht geschwungene Rückenklinge, sehr scharf, mit beidseitiger Hohlbahn, Jelman und zweischneidiger Spitze, terzseitig eine geät

A large Minoan cup, 15th centruy B.C. Cup decorated with double axes and other geometric motifs. Intact. Diameter 13.3 cm. Height 11.5 cm. Provenance: From the collection of a South German classical p