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Title: I Decline To Accept The End Of Man; Provenance: ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OF WILLIAM FAULKNER, Upon Receipt of the Nobel Prize for Literature at Stockholm, Sweden December 14, 1950. Limited to One hund

2nd millennium BC. A hollow-formed bronze male head with aquiline nose and deep eye-sockets (to accept inserts), radiating bands above the brow. 181 grams, 61mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentlema

1132-1127 BC. A bronze short sword with lentoid-section triangular blade, rectangular guard and hilt socketted to each face to accept an organic insert; to each face of the blade below the guard a sho

Gibbon. Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire, 1804-5, (8) Vols., Edward Gibbon, Esq. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, Philadelphia, 1804-1805, 1

13th-14th century AD. A corbel or plinth element with chamfered underside, keyed surfaces, upper face with concentric rings and hole to accept the gnomon, scale of five graduated marker lines. 11.1 kg

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A matched pair of hollow-formed ceramic horse bodies, each with sockets to the shoulders and hips to accept separate legs, heads erect with flattened upper plane to accept

10th century A.D. An iron D-shaped stirrup with open footplate and rectangular loop to accept a broad strap; the bow with inlaid silver interlace and beasts in Ringerike Style. Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I

A rare set of original Speedline 18inch x 8 inch Aliseo alloy wheels for the DB7, engineered to accept the standard DB7 tyre size (245/40  ZR18) . These wheels were a £2000 a

18th-19th century AD. A gold plaque with ropework border, applied gold cells to accept five pearls and four rectangular enamel panels, beaded border and applied granules, hinged loop with pearls; to t

10th-13th century AD. A bronze penannular collar with hook finials, riveted panel to the front with pointillé decoration to the inner edge, band of holes to the outer edge to accept suspension rings

Canadian. 1930s. Lithographed tin and paper. Includes three pieces: a framed lithograph, a loose poster and a lithographed tin sign with provisions to accept interchangeable service cards. The frame i

6th-7th century AD. An iron polycandelon, or chandelier, in the form of a ring with eleven holes to accept conical-shaped oil lamps; chain with hook attached for attachment to ceiling. 630 grams, 32cm

6th-4th century BC. A bronze dagger comprising a slender lentoid-section willow-leaf blade, hollow grip with socket to each face to accept an insert and lateral flanges to retain it, D-shaped pommel p

13th-7th century B.C. Triangular blade with rib below the shoulder connected to the grip with lateral flanges and integral pommel, recessed to accept an organic insert Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Ar

17th century AD. A sheet iron helmet with overlapping seam across the skull, additional plate rivetted to the forehead; subsequently flattened at the apex and pierced at the sides to accept two large

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic figure comprising the upper body and head of a horse, the head held erect, flared nostrils facing forwards, open mouth to accept a bridle-bit, painted detailing i

Easton Press (6) vols, Decline of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The Easton Press Collector's Edition, 1974, complete in 6 vols, 9.5"h x 6.5"w (each)

Circa 5th century B.C. A hollow-formed penannular hair ornament with repoussé lattice to the hoop, one end pierced to accept a fixing pin. 4.11 grams, 35 mm (1 3/8 in). UK private art collection, 198

5th-3rd century BC. A slender lentoid-section bronze spearhead with tapering socket and two slots to the lower blade coaxial with the midrib, possibly to accept fabric inserts. See Branigan, K. Aegean

19th-20th century AD. A hollow-formed gilt-bronze figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a dais with lotus-petal rim; hands folded in the lap, pierced to accept an offering bowl. 3.8 kg, 31.5cm (12

Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1854, Edward Gibbon. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. John Murray, 1854, complete in (8) vols., full leather binding, marbled endp

3rd millennium BC. A spherical alabaster macehead with drilled hole to accept the shaft. 193 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Ex Richard Gill, Eternal Egypt, in the 1980s.

2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with lentoid-section blade and rounded tip, waisted hilt with lateral flanges to accept organic inserts. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, P

9th-11th century AD. An iron spearhead with slender lentoid-section leaf-shaped blade, narrow neck, octagonal-section closed socket with hole to accept an attachment pin. 234 grams, 34cm (13 1/2"). Pr