Thomas Del Mar

Thomas Del Mar Ltd Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria London Wednesday 4th December 2019

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION JAPANESE EDGED WEAPONS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NEOLITHIC AND VIKING ARTEFACTS AND WEAPONS THE PROPERTY OF A LADY THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR PROPERTY FORMERLY OF THE HABSBURG ROYAL FAMILY PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HOWARD LEE MUNSON THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT Thomas Del Mar Ltd 25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD

PUBLIC EXHIBITION Sunday 1st December 12 noon to 4pm Monday 2nd December 10am to 7pm Tuesday 3rd December 10am to 5pm

DAY OF SALE

Wednesday 4th December 2019 at 11am, precisely This auction is conducted by Thomas Del Mar Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the back of this catalogue.

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Back 1992

David H. L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers, Messrs Rigby, Norwich 1992

Bedford & Grancsay 1971

Clay P. Bedford and Stephen V. Grancsay, Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, New York 1971

Bennett 2018

Natasha Bennett, Chinese Arms and Armour, Leeds 2018

Blackmore 1955

Howard L. Blackmore, ‘The Seven-Barrel Gun’ in Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, Vol. I, No. 10, 1955

Blackmore 1986

Howard L. Blackmore, A Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350-1850, London 1986

Blackmore 1999

Howard L. Blackmore, Gunmakers of London: Supplement 1350-1850, 1999

Blair 1974

Claude Blair, Arms, Armour and Base-Metalwork: The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, London 1974

Boccia & Coelho 1967

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Bohlman 1915

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Böiger 2005

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Carpegna 1997

Nolfo di Carpegna, Brescian Firearms from matchlock to flintlock, Rome 1997

Clancy & Griffin

John Clancy & Eric Griffin, William Palmer: Master Engraver 1737-1812, privately published

Darling 1969

A. D. Darling, ‘The British Basket Hilted Cavalry Sword’ in The Canadian Journal of Arms Collecting, Vol. 7, No. 3, Ontario 1969

Dellar 2013

Richard Dellar, The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912: Some New Perspectives, The British Cavalry Sword, 2013

Dickens 1999

Bernard Dickens, ‘“M.B.” - The Gunmakers’ Silversmith. A Question of Attribution’, in The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, vol. XVI, No. 2, March 1999

Elgood 2004

Rober Elgood, Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 14001865, Delft 2004

Eфиmob 2009

C. B. Eфиmob & C. C. PЬimШa, OpyЖИe 3aЛaДhoЙ EbpoЛЬi XV-XVII BB, 2009

ffoulkes 1915

Charles ffoulkes, Authorised Guide to the Tower of London with Description of the Armoury, London 1915

Flayderman 1998

Norm Flayderman, Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms and their Values, 7th Edition, Iowa 1998

Gamber & Beaufort 1990

Otwin Gamber & Christian Beaufort, Kunsthistoriches Museum, Wien, Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer. Katalog der Liebrüstkammer, II. Teil-Der Zeitrum von 1530-1560, 1990

Godwin 2019

Brian Godwin, ‘A 16th Century English Snaphaunce Gun Revisited’ in The Fourth Antique Arms Fair incorporating the Park Lane Arms Fair, 2019

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Hales 2013

Robert Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime’s Passion, 2013

Harding 1997

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Hayward 1962

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Hayward 1963

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Hoff 1951

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Hummelberger & Scharer 1964

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Karcheski & LaRocca

Walter J. Karcheski, Jr & Donald J. LaRocca, ‘A Rare Armor for the Gioco del Ponte’ in Metropolitan Museum Journal, Volume 42, 2007

Kovács 2016

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Laking 1920

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Munson 1992

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Petersen 1964

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Puype 1996

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Schuckelt 2010

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Southwick 2001

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Southwick 2007

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Spirğis 2008

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Wilkinson 2002

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Eastern Arms and Armour ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 1 A MEIJI PERIOD IVORY TACHI, MID-19TH CENTURY Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri with bo-hi, shallow koshi-zori, iori-mune; Kitae (forging pattern): Obscured by scratching; Hamon (tempering pattern): Unclear but maybe a narrow suguha; Boshi (tip): Ko-maru with kaeri; Nakago (tang): Not available; Habaki: Double gilded; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 61.8 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 1.8 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.1 cm; Overall length: 94.0 cm; Koshirae (mounting): A tachi style ivory mount with figures in traditional costume.

Finley carved with rich golden patina. The mokkogata tsuba has a floral design as do the Fuchi-kashira ‡ ~ £1800-2000 2 A LARGE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY TACHI, MID-19TH CENTURY Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, and chu-kissaki with an exaggerated koshi-zori; Kitae (forging pattern): Details obscured by rubbing and corrosion; Hamon (tempering pattern): unavailable; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 68.7 cm; Sakihaba (width at the yokote): 2.2 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.2 cm; Koshirae (mounting): The finely carved saya and tsuka depict street entertainers, including a monkey-showman, drummers and flute players, the oval tsuba shows water dragons Overall length: 111.0 cm; 43 ¾ in ‡ ~ £1500-2000 3 A LARGE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY TACHI Sugata (configuration): Hira-zukuri with low iorimune and tori-zori; Kitae (forging pattern): Condition prevents appraisal; Hamon (tempering pattern): Not visible; Nakago (tang): Not available; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 60.0 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 1.5 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.8 cm; Koshirae (mounting): Finely carved with warriors in full armour, many with drawn swords and polearms in battle. The tsuba is mokko-gata with a floral design ‡ ~ £600-800

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4 A LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ SWORD (TACHI), MEIJI PERIOD elaborately decorated with multi-coloured kiku of various designs on both saya and tsuka. On the tsuka the design includes two large dragons. All metal mounts on both saya and tsuka, as well as the mokko-gata tsuba are in brass.The blade is shinogi-zukuri with tori-zori and chu-kissaki.

The notare-midare hamon is in nioi and the boshi is o-maru. The hamon ends near the machi with yakidashi. The nakago has yoko-yasuri and katayamagata jiri, a single mekugi-ana and is mumei, probably shin-shinto.

Nagasa: 68.0 cm; Moto-haba: 2.9 cm; Saki-haba: 2.0cm ‡ £1500-2000 5 A LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ SWORD (TACHI), MEIJI PERIOD the elaborate multi-coloured design covering the entire saya and tsuka, illustrates green dragons, with golden details and red mouths, amongst purple clouded skies, interspersed with Aoi-mon in various colours. All metal mounts, including the ashi, kabuto-gane and tsuba are in brass, as is the mokko-gata tsuba. The overall assembled length of the koshirae is 105 cm; The slender blade is shinogizukuri with ko-kissaki and a shallow tori-zori. There is muji-hada and the hamon is ko-midare in nioi, with many gunome-ashi. The indistinct boshi appears to be ko-maru. The ubu nakago has two mekugi-ana, suji-jikaiyasuri and ha-agari kuri-jiri.

It is mumei and is probably shinshinto.

Nagasa: 64.5 cm; Moto-haba: 3.0 cm; Saki-haba: 2.0 cm ‡ £1500-2000

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8 6 A SHINTO WAKIZASHI SIGNED KANESADA Sugata (configuration): Hira-zukuri with bo-hion the ura and futatsu koshi-hi on the omote, iorimune; Kitae (forging pattern): Details of ji-hada and hamon are obscured by scratching, tempering indistinct; akago (tang): Ubu with one mekugi-ana, yoko-yasurime, ha-agari kuri-jiri, signed on the uraIzumi (no) Kami Kanesada Saku; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 42.2 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.6 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.2 cm; Koshirae (mounting): Decorated on both wooden tsuka and saya with dragons carved in relief with mother of pearl highlights. The wooden tsuba is mokko-gataand carved in sukashi tendrils design (some damage to the tsuba and the tsuka) ‡ ~ £1500-2000 7 A JAPANESE SWORD (EFU-NO-TACHI) in a gold lacquered saya (some damage) which has gilded fitting and mythological creatures in groups of three. All mounts, including the shitogi-tsuba are in brass. The tsuka was covered in black samé, now somewhat faded and there is some damage.The slender shinogi-zukuri blade has a deep tori-zori and ko-kissaki. The indistinct hamon appears to be a wide suguha but no details are discernible. The jihada may be predominantly masame but is also indistinct. The nakago has yoko-yasuri with kuri-jiri and two mekugi-ana, mumei.

57.5 cm; 22 ⅝ in blade

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8 A MEJI PERIOD IVORY AIKUCHI TANTO Sugata (configuration): This blade appears to be simply a metal tsunagi designed to hold the koshirae together Koshirae (mounting): This shows well carved court nobles, both men and women, many in armour. The large iron kashira is with a shakudo anchor and various sea creatures in both gold and shakudo above breaking waves in silver 18.5cm; 7 ¼ in blade

9 A MEIJI PERIOD IVORY TANTO Sugata (configuration): Hira-zukuri with iori-mune and chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Ko-mokume-hada; Hamon (tempering pattern): An indistinct suguha; Habaki: Gilded copper; oshi (tip): Ko-maru; Nakago (tang): not available; Koshirae (mounting): An ivory mounted tanto, deeply carved with children playing under leafy trees and with an elephant. The tsuka is formed of a dragon’s head, deeply scaled on the throat and with an open mouth showing teeth. The round tsuba has a floral design Overall length: 54.0 cm; 21 ¼ in

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10 A BURMESE SILVER-MOUNTED PRESENTATION DHA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, applied over the greater part of its length along the back of each face with a panel of copper and silver inscriptions, figures in traditional dress and scrolling leafy foliage, large silver hilt chased with foliage, including bulbous pommel, and ivory grip carved with a band at the top and bottom (loose), in its wooden scabbard entirely encased in sheet silver embossed with a vertically arranged series of niches filled with differing figures and all enclosed by leafy foliage on a punched ground and inscribed at the top ‘Presented by Ludu Tobacco Co. Ltd., Rangoon (Burma)’ 67.0 cm; 26 ⅜ in blade ‡ ~ £700-1000

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11 A FINE MALASIAN DAGGER (KRIS), LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY with blackened wavy pattern-welded blade chiselled and gilt with a mythological serpent over its length, the forte chiselled with scrolls of foliage and flowers and encrusted with gold, Garuda-type ivory grip carved with scrolling foliage (chipped), filigree mendak, in its carved wooden scabbard, the shank encased in sheet gold, chased on the outer face with scrollwork inhabited by mythological beasts and birds and the inner face decorated with a crowned magic square at the top 31.5 cm; 12 ⅜ in blade

13 TWO MALAYSIAN DAGGERS (BADE BADE), 19TH CENTURY the first with pattern welded blade, carved grip encased in chased silver, in its carved hardwood scabbard encased in chased silver; the second with carved horn hilt decorated with traditional scrollwork (silver ferrule missing), in its carved hardwood scabbard reinforced with silver bands, and with chased silver mounts top and bottom the first: 22.0 cm; 8 ¾ in blade (2)

‡ ~ £700-900

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Provenance Wallis & Wallis, 8-9th July 1980, lot 916, the second

12 AN INDONESIAN DAGGER (KRIS), 19TH CENTURY with wavy blade formed with a reinforced panel on each face at the forte, carved ivory hilt of Garuda form, rising to a beaked pommel with chased silver eyes, silver mendak, silver pommel cap en suite (bent, loose), in its wooden scabbard with chased silver mounts decorated with bold scrolling foliage and flowers, the remaining surface veneered in tortoiseshell 25.7 cm; 10 ⅛ in blade ‡ ~ £500-700

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14 AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY with straight blade formed with a central fuller, wavy edges, decorated with gold koftgari at the tip and the ricasso on each face, the latter incorporating a brief Kufic inscription, pale green stone hilt (small chips) applied with a decorative silver band studded with red pastes, in its original scabbard encased in silver chased with scrolls and decorated en suite at the mouth 28.2 cm; 11 ⅛ in blade ‡ £1000-1500 15 AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with broad curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge and decorated with gold foliage on each face at the forte, gilt copper hilt chased with scrolls, flowers and foliage against a finely punched ground over its entire surface, in its wooden scabbard encased in gilt copper decorated en suite (suspension loop missing), and the chape with a bud-shaped terminal 32.2 cm; 12 ⅝ in blade ‡ £2000-3000 16 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 20TH CENTURY with curved doubled-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, gold-mounted ivory hilt of characteristic form, decorated with filigree collars and rondels, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with gold mounts including filigree locket set with pastes in raised settings and chased chape, complete with its embroidered belt with four gold rings 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in blade Provenance Sotheby’s, 22nd April 1980, lot 356 ‡ ~ £800-1200

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17 AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad curved blade formed with a long fuller and a double-edged point (areas of light pitting), with traces of a cartouche on one side, silvered hilt engraved with foliage around the borders, including a pair of langets and quillons with faceted bud-shaped terminals, polished horn grip scales rising to a rounded pommel, in its original leather-covered scabbard with large silver mounts chased with foliage, and with two loops for suspension 72.0 cm; 28 ⅜ in blade ‡ £2000-3000 18 AN INDIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY KUTCH with curved single-edged blade (areas of pitting), gilt copper hilt comprising a pair of long shaped langets, a pair of quillons with bud-shaped finials, and integral grip rising to a bridled horsehead pommel finely modelled in the round, the entire hilt set with coloured pastes in raised settings (some restorations and small losses), in its original wooden scabbard (fabric restored), with large gilt copper mounts chased with scrolling flowers and foliage and two mounts for suspension 73.5 cm; 29 in blade ‡ £6000-8000

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19 AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), TURKEY, DATED 1237 A.H./1821 AD with slightly curved single-edged blade, decorated with gold koftgari, on one face with the date, two panels of calligraphy and hatched ornament and on the other with a foliate panel, gilt copper hilt extending over the forte, set on each side with a red paste and over the back-strap with seven fluted corals in raised settings, a pair of large marine ivory grip-scales rising to an eared pommel (age cracks), in its wooden scabbard with large silver mounts repousée with scrolls and foliage and the chape terminal formed as a monsterhead 57.0 cm; 22 ½ in blade ‡ ~ £700-900 20 A HIGHLY DECORATED WAR HAMMER AND AXE IN TURKISH LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY the axe-head with curved blade, moulded terminal and rear pean each formed with a round flat face, the head decorated with a fan-shaped arrangement of engraved silver and brass panels and cut with an inscription over each of the back edges; the hammer head with chiselshaped leading edge, and long rear fluke with tapering rectangular point, decorated en suite with the axe, and incorporating an inlaid inscription, ‘amal al-mu’allim sa ‘id bi-tatwan ‘am 1290’ (“Work of the teacher Sa’id in Tetouan, year 1290 (1873-4)), each on a decorated wooden haft 61.0 cm; 24 in and 63.5 cm; 25 in overall (2)

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Provenance Sotheby’s, 10th October 1991, lot 284 ‡ £800-1200

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21 A VERY FINE EAST EUROPEAN GEM-SET, ENAMELLED AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED SABRE OF EXHIBITION QUALITY, MID-19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HUNGARY in the Turkish taste, with curved single-edged blade of watered steel double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with trophies-of-arms, flowers, foliage, a Turkish bust, celestial motifs and a sun-in-splendour (areas of wear), silver-gilt hilt chased with panels of scrolling foliage and flowers on a finely punched ground, retaining some early polychrome enamel (losses), comprising a pair of langets (the inner slightly bent), quillons with swelling shaped terminals, and faceted grip rising to an angular pommel, the outer face profusely studded with rubies, emerald and garnets in raised settings (some replaced), in its wooden scabbard with later purple velvet covering, with large silver-gilt locket, chape and three broad middle bands all decorated with gemstones en suite with the hilt (minor restorations), and retaining some early polychrome enamel throughout, the middle band and locket each fitted with a fixed loop for suspension, in a later lined and fitted case by Asprey & Co 74.8 cm; 29 ½ in blade ‡ £10000-15000

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22 A VERY FINE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN GOLD INLAID AND IVORYMOUNTED PRESENTATION CAUCASIAN SABRE (SHASQA), KUBACHI, LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with three long fullers, encrusted in gold with Arabic couplets on each face (very small areas of very light pitting), blued iron hilt (the bluing largely oxidised to brown), inlaid with engraved gold designs of scrolling leafy foliage within beadwork frames, characteristic eared pommel set on each face with a panel of ivory inlaid with chased gold en suite with the hilt, in its original blued iron scabbard inlaid with engraved gold designs of scrolling leafy foliage within beadwork frames including a cartouche enclosed by foliage with the maker’s signature at the top, in translation “Work of ‘Abdullah”, the outer face formed of an iron framework with locket, chape and two bands all inlaid in engraved gold with a more dense pattern of scrolling leafy foliage, the two bands each set with a polychrome enamel oval decorated with flowers and divided by two large ivory plaques inlaid with engraved gold en suite with the pommel, and a further panel of ivory at the top with the Imperial cypher of Nicholas II, with two gold inlaid iron rings for suspension, and complete with its bullion belt with matching gold inlaid ivory mounts, in a modern lined and fitted Asprey & Co case 78.7 cm; 31 in blade

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The couplets read “zada dawlat sahib hadha al-sayf wa ‘umrahu / wa qadrahu wa baraka fi ‘iyalihi w’anala maqsadahu”, (“May the fortune and life of the owner of this sword increase / And his stature, and [God] bless his family and grant him his desire.”) and “fi’l-’fizz wa’l-ghalba wa anala allah / ila muradihi bi-rahmat allah” (“In glory and in conquest, and may God grant / His desire, through God’s mercy.”)

The town of Kubachi in Dagestan has a long history of arms production, the name roughly translating as ‘mail master’.The inhabitants apparently supplied Tamerlane with mail and other weapons in the 15th Century though the town is now best known for the deluxe weapons produced there during the second half of the 19th century such as the present example.Sword makers were skilled at imitating decoration found elsewhere such as the goldencrusted Arabic inscriptions frequently encountered on sword blades.See Miller 2000, pp. 256-266. ‡ ~ £40000-60000

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23 A FINE CAUCASIAN GOLD INLAID IVORY AND SILVER-MOUNTED PRESENTATION SABRE (SHASQA) AND WHIP, KUBACHI, LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a series of fullers along the back edge, encrusted in gold with Arabic couplets on each face, silver gilt and nielloed hilt chased with scrolling foliage against a finely matted ground within beadwork frames, the pommel set with an ivory plaque inlaid with gold (small losses, the inner plaque expertly restored), in its original silver gilt and nielloed scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, the inner face with elaborate panels of niello scrolling foliage enclosing embossed and chased cartouches within foliate and beadwork frames, two silver rings for suspension, and in very good to fine condition, the whip formed of a tapering sections of ivory finely inlaid with cartouches filled with gold flowers and foliage, with silver grip and upper terminal each of chased nielloed and gilt silver, with a leather tail, both in a modern Asprey & Co lined and fited case the sword: 75.2 cm; 29 ⅝ in blade The couplets read: “zada dawlat sahib hadha al-sayf wa ‘umrahu / wa qadrahu wa baraka fi ‘iyalihi yawm fa-yawm” (“May the fortune and life of the owner of this sword increase / And his stature, and [God] bless his family every day.”) and “w’anala maqsad fi’l-’izz bi’lfarah w[a]’l-ghurur / wa ballaghahu ila darajat al-’ula” (“Grant him [his] goal in glory and in joy and pride, And make him attain the ranks of exaltedness.”) ‡ ~ £25000-35000

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24 AN IVORY MOUNTED COSSAK SWORD (SHASQA), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad curved single-edged blade formed with three long fullers on each face, etched with scrolling foliage, the crowned Imperial eagle and an inscription on one face at the forte, marine ivory hilt of characteristic form,the inner face of the grip inlaid with a panel of silver scrolling foliage within a linear frame (losses, ivory with age cracks), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with ivory locket, chape (repaired cracks) and two suspensions bands (one chipped) 77.0 cm; 30 ⅜ in blade

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Provenance Sotheby’s, 22nd April 1980, lot 360 ‡ ~ £2000-2500

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25 A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade formed with an off-set fuller, struck on the reverse with a star and a celestial mask shaped mark, silver hilt of characteristic form, decorated with silver filigree scrolls on a ground of sheet silver within beadwork frames, the reverse with sparse niello foliage, in its scabbard decorated with further elaborate designs of scrolling foliage on sheet silver within nielloed frames, the inner face decorated with niello foliage, and with a single loop for suspension 35.2 cm; 13 ⅞ in blade ‡ ~ £600-800 26 TWO SMALL INDIAN SHIELDS (DHAL) IN 19TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, decorated with traditional designs in polychrome 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in diameter (2) Provenance R. D. Moore Esq., sold Sotheby’s, 29th July 1980, lot 258 ‡ £50-80

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27 A PERSIAN SHIELD (DHAL), QAJAR,19TH CENTURY of shallow convex russet iron, fitted with four domed bosses corresponding to enarmes on the inside, the outer surface chiselled over its surface with cartouches of courtly figures highlighted in gold enclosed by running bands of foliage and flowers, scalloped border and plain turned edge 44.3 cm; 17 ½ in diameter ‡ £400-600 28 A TORTOISESHELL FLASK, 19TH CENTURY formed of an entire shell, fitted with brass nozzle, inset with four turquoise stones around the upper edge, and with plaited suspension chain 19.5 cm; 7 ¾ in long ‡ ~ £100-120 29 A SET OF POWDER FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CAUCASIAN, each with brass body with nozzle, and tapering cap decorated with two bands of filigree and retained by a chain, the central flask with turned ivory top, all contained within a leather case, the inner face with mountings for a belt, and the outer applied with a large pierced iron plate 13.5 cm; 5 ¼ in high ‡ ~ £400-600

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34 30 A FINE 15 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel retained by three broad shaped brass bands, vase-shaped muzzle chiselled with broad leaves of foliage, the remaining surface of the gun chiselled over its entire surface with a symmetrical arrangement of flowers and foliage against a punched ground within a framework of tendrils, inscribed ‘S.K.2’ over the breech and with integral pan (pivot-cover missing), chiselled openwork trigger, iron serpentine, figured full stock carved with chevrons beneath the breech and fluted behind the tang, fitted with eight pairs of large ivory rondels, a further rondel beneath the fore-end (restorations, one small chip), and two further slender plaques forming the butt-cap (later ramrod) 124.2 cm; 48 ⅞ in barrel ‡ ~ £1000-1500 31 A 32 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slender swamped sighted barrel of ‘hog’s back’ form retained by two slender iron bands, decorated over its entire surface with symmetrical bouquets of flowers in gold and silver koftgari(light wear), the breech incorporating a pan with pivot-cover, the action encased in a large iron plate on each side decorated en suite with the barrel and two further matching iron plates behind the tang, iron trigger decorated with a silver koftgari fish, wooden full stock (fore-end repaired), slender faceted butt inlaid in horn with a stylised fish and a rosette, the butt with iron panels with further designs in silver and gold koftgari, buttplate formed of alternating horn and ivory fillets, and iron ramrod 130.0 cm; 51 ⅛ in barrel ‡ ~ £1000-1500

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32 A 20 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH CENTURY with slender etched twist barrel swelling to a monsterhead muzzle, decorated with bands of gold koftgari flowers at the breech, the median and the muzzle, and with bordering panels of gold koftgari along the remaining length on both sides, breech with integral pan with pivot-cover, the action enclosed by large shaped brass plaques incorporating rosette washers and fitted on the right with pricker and chain, slender wooden full stock, carved ahead of the action and applied with ivory plaques about the tang, brass butt-cap, pierced brass trigger, brass sling swivel and iron ramrod 118.8 cm; 46 ¾ in barrel ‡ ~ £500-800 33 AN 18 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR), 19TH CENTURY AND LATER with tapering barrel formed with a vase-shaped muzzle, chiselled with a lotus flower panel at the breech and the muzzle, retained by four white metal bands, the breech incorporating the back-sight, an integral pan and cut with Hyderabad arsenal inscription, slender full stock entirely encased in shaped mother-of-pearl plaques, and iron ramrod 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel Provenance Sotheby’s, 13th April 1988, lot 212 ‡ £500-800 34 A 14 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR), 19TH CENTURY AND LATER with tapering barrel formed with a vase-shaped muzzle and decorated with pair of spiralling lines over its length, retained by four white metal bands, the breech incorporating the back-sight, an integral pan and cut with Hyderabad arsenal inscription, slender full stock entirely encased in shaped ivory plaques including three pairs of rosettes over the butt, and iron ramrod 113.5 cm; 44 ¾ in barrel Provenance Sotheby’s, 13th April 1988, lot 212 ‡ ~ £400-600

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35 AN 18 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel retained by a single chased silver band, rifled with seven grooves, encrusted with silver scrolls at the muzzle and over the breech (losses), the latter with standing back-sight pierced with two apertures (areas of rust), flat lock decorated en suite, wooden full stock profusely inlaid with brass rondels and pellets over the fore-end, faceted butt decorated en suite within a framework of shaped ivory and green-stained horn plaques, faceted bud-shaped trigger, ivory fore-end cap, and associated ramrod 67.0 cm; 26 ⅓ in barrel ‡ ~ £3000-4000

36 A 28 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), TURKEY DATED 1226 AH/1811 AD AND 1274 AH/1857 AD with tapering etched twist sighted barrel retained by six chased and shaped silver bands, chiselled with cartouche shaped mouldings and a slender rib over the forward portion, encrusted with gold scrolls and foliage over the breech and muzzle, signed ‘Lutf ‘Ali, on the median with the barrelsmith’s mark behind, gold-encrusted tang decorated with border ornament and a further inscription, gold-encrusted dated lock decorated with a running designs of flowers and foliage, the cock surmounted by a large fluted coral bead, full figured stock decorated with engraved silver openwork foliate plaques, faceted butt applied with further engraved silver plaques including foliate scrolls, bands of conventional foliage, stars and crescents, the underside of the butt with engraved patchbox with cover, green-stained horn fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod 89.7 cm; 35 ⅜ in barrel

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37 A 28 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel encrusted with silver flowers and foliage at the breech and the muzzle, rifled with seven grooves and retained by a single chased brass band, standing back-sight, tang encrusted en suite with the breech (small losses), flat lock encrusted with silver beadwork and foliage, full stock profusely inlaid with brass flowerheads and pellets, faceted butt decorated with brass en suite and with slender segments of ivory and contrasting sections of green stained horn, ivory fore-end cap, and later ramrod 109.0 cm; 43 in barrel ‡ ~ £3000-4000

38 A 32 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with late 17th-century etched twist sighted barrel retained by five silver bands, rifled with seven grooves, cut with raised cartouche-shaped panels at the breech and muzzle, the former with brass-lined maker’s stamp, tall standing back-sight pierced with a vertical arrangement of seven apertures, iron lock decorated with silver flowers, wooden full stock profusely inlaid with pierced and engraved silver plaques decorated with flowers and scrolls, and faceted butt impressed with a silver-lined mark on the spine, with a brass-tipped wooden ramrod 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in barrel ‡ £2000-2500

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39 A 25 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN (SHISHANA), FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with earlier Italian barrel stamped ‘Lazari Cominaz’ over the breech, inlaid with a small brass panel cut with an Ottoman maker’s inscription and retained by three pierced chased silver-gilt bands (areas of rust), iron lock faced with silver panels engraved with a scale pattern and inset with coral beads over the spring bridal, wooden stock almost entirely encased in silver-gilt panels embossed and chased with cartouches of scrolls, flowers and foliage in low relief on a contrasting punched ground, overlaid with ivory panels about the barrel tang, faceted butt en suite, partially covered with silver embroidered fabric and with a large ivory rondel on the left and the right a pair of iron sling swivels, and iron ramrod 72.7 cm; 28 ⅝ in barrel ‡ ~ £2000-2500

40 AN OTTOMAN TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK CARBINE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with European barrel fitted with a sweated-on flared moulding at the muzzle, the breech with two raised silver bands, iron lock faced with engraved brass panels, figured full stock inlaid with clustered designs of segmental brass discs and brass nails over its length, faceted butt inlaid with segmental strips of contrasting bone and horn enriched with domed brass nails, and with inlaid wooden trap beneath, and associated horn-tipped ramrod 60.5 cm; 23 ⅞ in barrel

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41 A 28 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLED CARBINE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel retained by four shaped silver bands, encrusted with gold foliage at the breech and muzzle, standing back-sight and iron tang each encrusted with gold foliage, iron lock encrusted with gold foliage en suite, gold-encrusted button-trigger, full stock inlaid with differing patterns of segmented brass discs and minute nails inlaid with contrasting strips of white and green-stained horn about the barrel tang, faceted butt inlaid with segmental strips of horn enriched with a trellis pattern of minute brass nails (a portion of the butt detached, the butt-plate missing), and later iron ramrod 81.6 cm; 32 ⅛ in barrel ‡ £1200-1400

42 A 20 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel of ‘hog’s back’ form, struck with a gold-lined barrelsmith’s mark, encrusted with gold scrolls at the breech and muzzle and retained by five shaped silver bands, flat lock struck with a mark on the bridle (indistinct), full stock inlaid with green-stained horn and brass rondels beneath the fore-end, faceted butt decorated en suite and enriched with shaped ivory and tortoiseshell plaques, rondels en suite with the fore-end and large domed silver nails, faceted bud-shaped silver trigger, two silver sling swivels and iron ramrod 92.8 cm; 36 ½ in barrel

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43 A 22 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel retained by three chased silver bands (areas of rust), standing back-sight pierced with two apertures, engraved lock chiselled with foliage and with traces of silver-encrusted decoration, full stock applied with a large silver plaque over the forward portion of the fore-end, faceted butt applied with pierced engraved brass plaques, further large brass plaques about the trigger cut with a brief inscription, large faceted ivory butt-cap and two iron sling swivels (ramrod missing) 84.0 cm; 33 in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 15th February 1978, lot 74 ‡ ~ £1200-1600

44 A28 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrel encrusted with gold foliage at the breech and muzzle and retained by five engraved silver bands, engraved tang, iron lock encrusted with matching gold foliage (areas of rust), figured full stock overlaid with pierced engraved silver plaques beneath the fore-end, the lock and about the tang, rounded butt overlaid with further engraved silver plaques en suite with the fore-end, the silver parts struck with tughra throughout, large ivory butt-cap, and bone ramrod with horn tip 71.3 cm; 28 ⅛ in barrel

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45 A 25 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET (MUKHALA), MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel decorated over the greater part of its surface with silver koftgari scrolls and retained by three brass bands, struck with a barrelsmith’s mark over the breech, engraved lock overlaid with sheet silver (small losses), full stock and characteristically pronounced butt, the rear half inlaid in silver wire with scrolls, flowers and foliage, ivory butt-plate, iron trigger-guard decorated with silver koftgari, and wooden ramrod 115.5 cm; 45 ½ in barrel ‡ ~ £400-600

46 A 25 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET (MUKHALA), MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel engraved with scrolls over the breech, fitted with standing back sight and struck with a barrelsmith’s mark, the forward portion largely encased by broad engraved brass bands, engraved tang, engraved flat lock inlaid with silver panels, full stock inlaid in silver wire with a brief inscription ahead of the lock, a further inscription opposite and scrolls about the tang, characteristically pronounced butt inlaid in silver wire with scrolls, flowers and foliage, light hardwood butt-plate, brass trigger-guard, and iron ramrod 133.2 cm,; 52 ⅛ in barrel ‡ ~ £300-500

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47 A 25 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET (MUKHALA), MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel faceted at the muzzle and retained by three chased silver bands, decorated over its surface with silver koftgari scrolls, the tang decorated en suite, flat lock applied with sheets of engraved brass and silver, full stock with fishtail butt, the rear half inlaid in silver wire with scrolls, flowers and foliage, ivory butt-plate, engraved iron triggerguard, and wooden ramrod 115.0 cm; 45 ¼ in barrel ‡ ~ £300-500

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48 A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SILVER AND CORALMOUNTED TOE-LOCK GUN OF PRESENTATION TYPE, ALGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted Italian barrel stamped ‘Lazari Comiazzri’ over the breech and incorporating the backsight and a raised silver-encrusted band, the tang overlaid with a panel of silver chased with scrolling foliage, bevelled lock with chiselled lower edge, faced in sheet brass and its elements chiselled with foliage and encrusted with silver, three-quarter stock (the fore-end reduced), applied over the greater part of its surface with finely pierced and chased silver scrollwork and flowershaped plaques set with corals (small losses and minor restorations), slender butt with a similar, more dense, arrangement of coral encrusted silver, and additional chased silver plaque on each side, spiral fluted silver trigger, engraved brass butt-cap set with further corals, and original ramrod with long chased silver tip 160.2 cm; 63 in barrel For an account of silver and coral-mounted presentation guns from Algiers see Andersen 2014. ‡ ~ £1500-2000

49 A 12 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SILVER AND CORALMOUNTED TOE-LOCK GUN OF PRESENTATION TYPE, ALGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrel of European type retained by five broad chased silver bands decorated with scrollwork, bevelled lock cut with a brief inscription on the lower edge, faced in sheet brass and its elements faced in engraved sheet brass (that of the lower jaw missing), full stock applied over the greater part of its surface with pierced and engraved silver plaques set with coral (losses and some replacements, characteristic butt decorated en suite, with a brief inscription on the plaque behind the tang, engraved silver butt-cap, and original ramrod with long chased silver tip 135.4 cm; 53 ⅜ in barrel For an account of silver and coral-mounted presentation guns from Algiers see Andersen 2014. ‡ ~ £1000-1500

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50 A VERY FINE PAIR OF 25 BORE CAUCASIAN GOLD, SILVER AND IVORY-MOUNTED MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOLS, DATED 1273 AH/1856 AD, PROBABLY CIRCASSIAN with tapering russet iron barrels of ‘hog’s back’ form flaring at the muzzles and with raised mouldings over the breeches, encrusted in gold with a pattern of tight scrolls over most of their surface, retained by three nielloed and gilt broad silver bands chased with traditional scrollwork on a finely matted ground, the breeches covered with a differing pattern of scrolling gold foliage and struck with the barrelsmith’s mark, probably Sheik Mustafa, goldencrusted locks decorated en suite with the barrels, with a brief inscription beneath the mainsprings (very small losses) iron triggers decorated with gold foliage, full stocks covered with leather, applied with nielloed silver gilt plaques en suite with the barrel bands over the fore-ends, about the locks, the triggers and over the butts, the latter incorporating a further panel including the date behind the tang, marine ivory pommels inlaid with a panel of chased silver foliage, fitted with large chased silver gilt and niello caps and fitted with silver rings, matching fore-end caps, and in fine condition throughout, in a modern padded case

by Asprey & Co 30.0 cm; 11 ¾ in barrels (2) Provenance Christie’s, 20th June 1979, lot 4 A closely related pistol, dated 1835-40 and attributed to Circassia, is preserved in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

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51 A FINE 20 BORE CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL WITH MARINE IVORY STOCK, DATED 1291 AH/1874 AD with tapering russet iron barrel decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork over the greater part of its surface and retained by three nielloed silver bands, iron lock decorated en suite with the barrel and struck with a maker’s mark (trigger missing), full ivory stock (the fore-end chipped, cracked beneath the lock), inlaid with scrolls and foliage in gold and base metal previously covered with gold (losses), the butt applied with a nielloed silver plaque with an inscription including the date at the top, and bulbous pommel en suite 29.2 cm; 11 ½ in barrel ‡ ~ £4000-6000

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52 A PAIR OF 22 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOLS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrels retained by gilt metal muzzle sheaths chased with trophies-of-arms, rounded locks, full stocks (one fore-end replaced) profusely inlaid in white metal wire with scrolls and engraved white metal flowerhead plaques, the tangs enclosed by white metal openwork plaques, iron mounts comprising trigger-guards with foliate terminals, spurred pommels enriched with white metal and false ramrods 28.0 cm; 11 in barrels (2) Provenance Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 270 ‡ £800-1200

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JAPANESE EDGED WEAPONS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION 53 A LATE EDO PERIOD DAISHO The katana: Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri with fumbari and chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Not visible due to condition; Hamon (tempering pattern): A narrow suguha with some midare; Boshi (tip): Not clearly visible; Nakago (tang): Suriage and signed on the omote, Bizen (no) Kuni Osafune Shikoken Toshimori Tsukuru kore and dated Tenmei 5 Kimoto Mi Hachi Gatsu (1785); Koshirae: In black lacquered saya, the tsuka is black ito over white samĂŠ with makikake-no-kashira and the iron sukashi tsuba of tsuru-maru has gold spots for eyes The wakizashi: Sugata (configuration): A shinogi-zukuri; Kitae (forging pattern): Condition prevents appraisal; Hamon (tempering pattern): Condition prevents appraisal; Nakago (tang): has two mekugi-ana and is o-suriage and mumei; Koshirae: Similar to the katana including the tsuru-maru tsuba and the black ito in makikake ni kashira (2) ÂŁ2000-3000

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54 A HAN-DACHI KATANA Sugata: Shinogi-zukuri with chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Unclear due to scratching; Hamon (tempering pattern): Unclear; Nakago (tang): One mekugi-ana, ha-agari kuri-jiri and is mumei; Nagasa: 53.9 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.0 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.7 cm; Koshirae: In han-dachi koshirae with shakudo-nanako fittings on the red nashiji lacquered saya and tsuka. The tsuka has green ito (damaged) over white samé and the menuki are shakudo dragons. The round iron tsuba depicts two sages under a pine tree £1200-1800 55 AN EDO PERIOD KATANA Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri, iorimune and chu-kissaki with shallow tori-zori; Kitae (forging pattern): Details obscured; Hamon (tempering pattern): A small chojigunome but details are not clear; Boshi (tip): Details are unclear; Nakago (tang): Mumei with one mekugi-ana; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 63.8 cm; Saki-haba (width at the Yokote): 2.0 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.2 cm; Koshirae: With a black lacquered saya with a wood grain design.

The tsuka has black ito over white samé with floral menuki £1000-1500 56 A SHINTO KATANA Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri with iorimune and chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Details of hamon and jihada are unavailable due to extensive rubbing; Nakago (tang): Suriage, with two mekugi-ana and inscribed on the omote Tamba Fujiwara Terukado and Oite Mino Seki Motte Jigane on the ura; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 59.8 cm; Sakihaba (width at the Yokote) 1.8 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi) 3.2 cm; Koshirae: In a ribbed black lacquered saya (some damage).

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57 A CHISA-KATANA Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri, iorimune and chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Ji-hada is indistinct; Hamon (tempering pattern): A wide choji-midare throughout the length of the blade, almost reaching the shinogi in places and becomes yakidashi at the ha-machi; Boshi (tip): Ko-maru; Nakago (tang): There are three mekugi-ana and it is signed on the omote Kyushu ju Fujiwara Yoshihiro; Nagasa (length): 54.7 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.0 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.3 cm; Koshirae: The blade is in shingunto mounts, with a completely carved wooden tsuka whilst the brass tsuba is of the 100 monkeys design £1000-1200 58 A KOTO KATANA Sugata (configuration): A long Shinogi-zukuri with a pronounced koshi-zori and ko-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Obscured by extensive scratching; Hamon (tempering pattern): Also obscured by scratching; Boshi (tip) Unclear; Nakago (tang): There is a single mekugi-ana and traces of an illegible mei on the omote; Nagasa (Length): 67.5 cm; Saki-haba (width at the Yokote): 1.4 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.6 cm; Koshirae: There is a gunto saya and samé tsuka (unwrapped) accompanying this blade £700-900 59 A KATANA Sugata (configuration): A long straight blade with chu-kissaki, but no further details available due to condition; Kitae: Obscured by scratching; Boshi (tip): Not visible due to condition; Nakago (tang): Mumei with a single mekugi-ana, and is suriage; Nagasa: 72.8 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.0 cm; Motohaba (width at the machi): 3.0 cm; Nagasa (length): 72.8 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.0 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.0 cm; Koshirae: With plan black lacquered saya and the tsuka has iron fuchi-kashira decorated with a soft metal flower design. The tsuka has worn black ito over white samé, both menuki are of mythical creatures in copper

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60 A SHINTO CHISA-KATANA Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri with iorimune and chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): details obscured by rubbing and some rust pitting; Hamon (tempering pattern): Condition prevents detailed appraisal; Nakago: Ubu with two mekugi-ana, ha-agari kuri-jiri and signed Higo Minamoto Tanehiro on the omote; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 52.6 cm; Sakihaba (width at the yokote): 1.9 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.0 cm; Koshirae: Mounted in shin-gunto with iron mokko-gata tsuba with rubbed mei: Kunihiro £300-500 61 A SHOWA PERIOD GENDAITO Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri and chukissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Scratching prevents detailed appraisal; Hamon (tempering pattern): Condition prevents appraisal; Nakago (tang): Signed indistinctly X Dai Ju Masa X and dated on the ura Showa Ju Hachi Nen San Gatsu Nichi (1943, a day in the 3rd month); Nagasa: 67.2 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.1 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.2 cm; Koshirae: Shin-gunto £600-800 62 A SHOWA PERIOD GENDAITO Sugata (configuration): A sturdy blade, Shinogizukuri katana with tori-zori, iori-mune and chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): A very tight ko-mokume-hada, almost muji-hada; Hamon (tempering pattern): A gunome-midare hamon with occasional togari in nioi; Boshi (tip): komaru; Nakago (tang): A long ubu nakago with kuri-jiri and o-sujikai yasuri, a single mekugiana and it is signed Nagada Sukenori on the omote; Nagasa: 62.7 cm; Saki-haba (width at the Yokote): 2.1 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.1 cm; Koshirae: This sword comes in Kyu-gunto (Naval) mount

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63 AN EDO PERIOD WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri with koshi-zori, iori-mune and ko-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Not visible due to severe rubbing; Hamon (tempering pattern): Although badly rubbed, the gunome-midare is visible throughout; Nakago (tang): Mumei with a single mekugi-ana and a steep ha-agari kuri-jiri; Nagasa (length): 38.8 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 1.5 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.4 cm; Koshirae: The saya has an abstract design and a long iron ko-jiri. The tsuka is wrapped with a black and brown striped ito over white samé. The kashira is of a light coloured horn. The gold menuki are kirimon and the mokko-gata tsuba is brass £800-1200

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66 64 A SHINSHINTO AIKUCHI WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri; Kitae (forging pattern): Details are obscured but maybe ko-mokume, almost muji-hada; Hamon (tempering pattern): Although somewhat obscured the gunome-midare hamon is visible; Boshi (tip): ko-maru with kaeri; Nakago (tang): Ubu with one mekugi-ana. On the omote there is a kiku above the character Ichi which is followed by Bizen Osafune.

On the ura it continues as Yokoyama Kaga no Suke Fujiwara Sukenaga; Nagasa: 38.3 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote) 1.8 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi) 2.8 cm; Koshirae: All metal mounts, that include kojiri, fuchi-kashira, koi-guchi and kurikata, are in shakudo with an ishime finish. The saya is lacquered in a faded cha-ishime. There is a kodzuka in shakudo-nanako, somewhat over polished, with cranes. The tsuka has green ito over white samé and the menuki are copper leaves with gilded highlights £1000-1500

66 A LATE EDO PERIOD WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuriwith shallow tori-zori, ko-kissaki and iori-mune.

Kitae (forging pattern): Unclear due to scratching.

Hamon (tempering pattern): A narrow suguha is just visible but some kizu are apparent.

Boshi (tip): Ko-maru Nakago (tang): Ubu with ha-agari kuri-jiri and sujikai yasuri, a single mekugi-ana, mumei Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 46.3 cm Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 1.7 cm Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.8 cm Koshirae (mounting): The saya is deeply ribbed and lacqueredin a dark red. The maru-bori iron tsuba has many short lines cut into it and is mumei. The tsuka has black ito over white samé and the iron fuchi-kashira show traces of a gilt design (menuki are missing) £500-750

65 AN EDO PERIOD WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shobu-zukuri and tori-zori but badly scratched; Kitae (forging pattern): Not visible due to condition; Hamon (tempering pattern): Gunome-midare but no details available; Boshi (tip) Not clearly visible; Nakago (tang): Three mekugi-ana (one filled) and is mumei; Nagasa: 34.3 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 1.9 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.4 cm; Koshirae: In a black lacquered saya with a large ring replacing the kurikata, a gilt koi-guchi. The tsuka is decorated with brass fuchi-kashira, as are the menuki. The round tsuba is in shakudo-nanako depicting a country scene on a moonlit night

67 AN EDO PERIOD WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shobu-zukuri; Kitae (forging pattern): Scuffing prevents appraisal; Hamon (tempering pattern): Detailed appraisal not possible; Nakago (tang): Ubu with one mekugi-ana and yoko-yasurime, ha-agari kuri-jiri, mumei; Nagasa: 38.1 cm; Saki-haba (width at the Yokote): 2.0 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 1.9 cm; Koshirae: Black lacquered saya, leather wrapped tsuka over white samé, copper fuchi-kashira with inlaid floral design £500-700

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68 A MINO WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration) Shinogi-zukuri with chu-kissaki and a shallow tori-zori; Kitae (forging pattern) Not visible; Hamon (tempering pattern) Badly scuffed but is Sanbon Tsuji; Boshi (tip) Ko-maru; Nakago (tang)) O-suriage with two mekugi-ana; Nagasa: 37.1 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 1.6 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.7 cm; Koshirae: The tsuka has a brass kashira and plain iron fuchi, the iron sukashi tsuba is mokko-gata but mumei.

Dark red ribbed saya, with two copper rings and a third at the koiguchi, a large iron ko-jiri which has a faint floral design

71 A SATSUMA REBELLION WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): A hira-zukuri blade with Hi on both sides; Kitae (forging pattern): No details are visible due to scratching; Hamon (tempering pattern): Not visible due to scratching; Nakago (tang): Ubu with one mekugi-ana, mumei; Nagasa: 29.0 cm; Sakihaba (width at the yokote): 2.0 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.4 cm; Koshirae: Consists of a plain black lacquered saya and a Satsuma rebellion styled tsuka

£400-600

72 AN AIKUCHI TANTO Sugata (configuration): Shobu-zukuri; Kitae (forging pattern): Condition prevents a detailed appraisal; Hamon (tempering pattern): Suguha; Nakago (tang): Ubu with one mekugi-ana and signed Toshimitsiu; Nagasa: (length from kissaki to machi) 17.1 cm; Saki-haba: (width at the Yokote) 1.5 cm; Moto-haba: (width at the machi) 2.2 cm; Koshirae: The saya with green aogai lacquered saya and tsuka, with narrow black bands. All mounts including fuchi-kashira, menuki and kojiri are silver with a karakusa design

69 A SHINTO WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Hira-zukuri, chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Condition prevents full appraisal; Hamon (tempering pattern): Condition prevents full appraisal; Nagasa (length): 34.5 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.7 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.0 cm; Koshirae: In black lacquered saya, the tsuka wrapped in the kattate-mono style in brown ito. The fuchi-kashira in shakudo with a floral design and the menuki appear to be dragons in the round in shakudo £400-600 70 A SHINTO WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune and chu-kissaki with a shallow zori; Kitae (forging pattern): Not visible due to condition; Hamon (tempering pattern): Traces of a gunome hamon but details are obscured by corrosion; Nakago (tang): Mumei with a single mekugi-ana; Nagasa: 33.0 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote) 1.9 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi) 2.7 cm; Koshirae: The saya has a floral design and the tsuka is brown ito over white samé. There is a plain round iron mumei tsuba £400-600

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£700-900 73 AN EDO PERIOD NAGINATA A naginata blade with typical naginata sugata. Condition prevents appraisal of either hamon or jihada. The nakago has one mekugiana and is signed indistinctly Takeda Kane X Saku £80-100

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 74 A FINE ITO-MAKI-TACHI in kin-nashiji saya (faded in places) with all metal mounts in shakudo with leafy branches carved in Karafusa style (ishi-zuki missing). Complete with sageo tied tachio-musubi. All ito on both the tsuka and saya are a light green colour.

The large menuki are of gold dragons.

The shinogi-zukuri blade is tori-zori with a wide mi-haba and a chu-kissaki. The koto blade has a wide suguha hamon which has a gentle midare and is in nioi.

The boshi has a short kaeri. There appears to be a faint bo-usturi but condition prevents absolute certainty.On the omote there is a finely cut, but ato-bori, horimono of a dragon chasing the tama whilst on the ura there are several widely spaced bonji. The nakago is o-suriage and kiri with two mekugi-ana. There are yoko-yasuri and a degree of machi-okuri. The nakago is mumei.Accompanying the sword is a collapsible tachi-kake that has been finely lacquered in the past but now has some discolouration and fading.All parts are contained in a large plain wooden storage or transport box that also contains the previous owner’s sword cleaning kit in a small cardboard box (uichiko, abura and kami); Nagasa: 71.0 cm; Moto-haba: 3.1 cm; Saki-haba: 1.9 cm Provenance From the descendant family of Major-General Francis Piggott (1910-1996), by tradition presented to him by his friend Yoshitomo Tokugawa, grandson of Yoshinobu, the 15th and last Tokugawa Shogun.

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VARIOUS OWNERS 75 A FINELY MOUNTED SHINSHINTO WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri , iorimune and o-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Ko-mokume-hada; Hamon (tempering pattern): O-gunome-midare in ko-nie; Boshi (tip): Ko-maru with kaeri; Nakago (tang): Suriage and mumei with yoko-yasurime; Habaki: Gold on copper base; Koshirae (mounting): With a black lacquered saya with a wood grain design and cow-horn kurikata. The tsuka of light tan ito over white samé. The shakudo fuchi-kashira with curling waves and gold highlights. An iron mokko-gata tsuba with gold floral highlights and a shakudo-nanako kodzukawith gold Hikimono-mon ‡ £2000-3000 76 A LATE EDO PERIOD KATANA Sugata (configuration): Of shobuzukuriform, almost naginata-zukuri with futatsu-hi on both sides and iori-mune up to thebeginning of the o-kissaki; Hamon (tempering pattern): Details of the gunome hamon and ji-hada are unavailable due to condition; Nakago (tang): Not available; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 66.0 cm; Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 3.3 cm; Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.8 cm; Koshirae (mounting): There are silvered metal tachi-style mounts on a polished samé saya. There is an unusual eight sided tsuba that was not possible to remove. It is thought that this may be a custom made naval koshirae ‡ £750-1000 77 A SHINTO TACHI BLADE Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri, iorimune chu-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Unclear due to condition; Hamon (tempering pattern): Unclear due to condition; Nakago (tang): Ubu with yokoyasuri and a single mekugi-ana, mumei; Nagasa (length from kissaki to machi): 76.3 cm; Koshirae (mounting): A ribbed black lacquered saya with iron ko-jiri which has traces of a gilded dragon and there is a fur covered hand-grip at the koi-guchi. The maru-bori tsuba has sukashi mon design.

The tsuka has black ito (damaged) over white samé and a sentoku fuchi with a shakudo mon

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78 A WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuriwith shallow tori-zori, ko-kissaki and iori-mune; Hamon (tempering pattern): A narrow suguha is just visible; Nakago (tang): with a single mekugi-ana, mumei; Koshirae (mounting): The saya is deeply spirally carved and lacquered in red, brown black and russet. Signed Kozuka. The copper tsuba is mumei and decorated with figures in contemporary dress. The tsuka has blue ito over white samé and the copper fuchikashira and menuki are all decorated with gilt flowers 54.2 cm blade £400-600 79 A WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri with medium tori-zori and iori-mune; Hamon (tempering pattern): midare-ha; Nakago (tang): with a single mekugi-ana, signed Hirosada; Koshirae (mounting): The saya is laquered black and is fitted with kozuka and kogai each decorated with soft metal. The iron tsuba is mumei. The tsuka has black ito over white samé and the iron fuchi-kashira are plain, the copper menuki are formed as monsters 42.4 cm blade £400-600 80 A JAPANESE FACE DEFENCE (MEMPO), EDO PERIOD of black lacquered iron (small losses), red on the inside, with pronounced chin, fitted at its base with yodarekake of mail 16.5 cm; 6 ½ in £80-100

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81 A CHINESE BRONZE SWORD (JIAN), ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES (1050-221 BC) in excavated condition, cast in one piece, with broad doubleedged blade of flattened-diamond section, moulded guard, and the grip with two raised bands and shallow concave pommel 44.7 cm; 17 ⅝ in blade £300-400 82 A CHINESE SWORD (YAODAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved broad single-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller on each face, brass hilt comprising lobed guard with broad brim, compressed elliptical pommel, and wooden grip covered with blackened plaited binding, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard (small cracks and losses) with large pierced and engraved white metal locket and chape each decorated with geometric scrolls on a scaly ground, and two further plain slender bands joined by a characteristic bar decorated with scrolls and with two loops for suspension 53.0 cm; 20 ⅞ in blade Waist swords, or yaodao, were worn suspended from the belt and were widespread in the Qing military.See Bennett 2018, p. 75. £200-300

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83 SIX CHINESE HAFTED WEAPONS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY comprising two glaives (yanyue dao) each with broad head with a brief punched inscription and blunt terminal, on its original haft, one with large fan-shaped shoe; a crescent-bladed spear, on its wooden haft with shoe; a pike-halberd (ji),of characteristic form, on its wooden haft with shoe; a double-sided halberd (shuang ji), on its wooden haft with shoe; and another hafted weapon, with three wavy blades set at right angles, on its haft with shoe, and three retaining their red hair tassels the first: 69.0 cm, head (6)

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84 A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) IVORY AND SILVERMOUNTED SWORD, RATTANAKOSIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad curved single-edged blade widening to a blunt tip (hua tad) and struck with a flowerhead mark on one face at the forte, curved hilt encased in chased silver, comprising sections of ivory carved with a vertical arrangement of figures divided by chased silver bands, a broad silver ferrule at the base with plaited mouldings and pommel en suite with the ferrule rising to a fluted onion-shaped terminal, in its black lacquered scabbard (repaired) with some early gold decoration including billowing clouds and dragons (losses) 49.0 cm; 19 ¼ in blade Provenance Stated to have been presented by the Governor of Bangkok to the previous owner.

The figures on the hilt are almost certainly Hanuman’s warriors from the Ramakian (The Glory of Rama). ~ £4000-5000 85 A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) SWORD (DHAB), SUKHOTHAI OR AYUTTHAYA, 15TH/18TH CENTURY with single-edged blade formed with a sharp point and widening towards the tip, iron hilt formed of a long ferrule with raised mouldings, terminating in a shaped near rosette-shaped guard, decorated over the greater part of its surface with gold scrollwork, and bronze grip cast with a raised band top and bottom 54.5 cm; 21 ½ in blade Literature Robert Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, A Lifetime’s Passion, 2013, p. 195, no. 471. £1200-1800

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86 A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) OFFICER’S SWORD AND DIRK, RATTANAKOSIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY based on the Japanese 1896 and 187⅜3 patterns respectively, the sword with fullered blade, gilt-brass gothic hilt with folding side-guard, and elephant’s head pommel, in its brass-mounted leathercovered wooden scabbard; the dirk en suite, in its brass-mounted fishskincovered scabbard, both retaining their bullion cords and knots, and in very good condition throughout the sword: 61.7 cm; 24 ¼ in blade (2) Provenance Wallis & Wallis, 9th October 1996, lots 83 and 84 On 26th September 1887 the Kingdom of Siam dispatched a mission to Japan and signed the Declaration of Amity and Commerce with the Japanese Government.This took place during the reign of the two great modernisers of each country, King Chulalongkorn and Emperor Meiji.The former established the Siamese Royal Navy on 8th April 1887 and the Royal Naval Academy on 20th November 1906.

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87 A SIAMESE (THAI) ARMY OFFICER’S SWORD, RATTANAKOSIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade signed ‘Joh. Fried. Boch, Hoflieferant,Berlin’, decorated with the crowned Royal arms, trophies and foliage, nickel hilt with folding sideguard, decorated with the Royal arms on the outer guard, and elephant’s head pommel, in its scabbard 81.2 cm; 32 in blade £300-400

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88 A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) NIELLO AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CEREMONIAL SPEAR, AYUTTHAYA, 18TH CENTURY with long tapering leaf-shaped blade of hollow-ground diamondsection, highly figured hardwood haft carved in imitation of bamboo, fitted at its base with a turned brass spiked shoe, and at the top with a long three-stage niello and silver-gilt collar of lai dok phuttan pattern chiselled at the top and bottom with broad leafy bands divided by lotus collars, and the top fitted with a large chiselled foliate washer, complete with its finely lacquered wooden scabbard decorated over its surface with gilt flowers and foliage (small chips and losses) 47. cm; 18 ½ in head

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A very similar spear is preserved in the National Museum, Bangkok. £2000-3000 89 A RARE SOUTH EAST ASIAN COMBINED SWORD AND HANDIGNITED PISTOL, DATED 1160 AH/1747 AD with straight slender tapering single-edged blade cut with a lengthy inscription on one face including the date, engraved with a panel of scrollwork and incorporating a lug at the forte, the hilt formed of an iron barrel, with integral pan and provision for a pivot-cover (missing), and faceted flaring muzzle, in its blue velvet-covered wooden scabbard 78.5 cm; 31 in blade Provenance Evan Perry Collection, sold Graves, Son & Pilcher, Hove, 21st September 1997, lot 311 £400-600 90 A SOUTH EAST ASIAN CEREMONIAL PADDLE, 19TH CENTURY, BURMESE OR THAI with broad blade of flattened-diamond section, rounded stem, and the opposite terminal of slender paddle-shape, decorated over its surface red lacquer and retaining some early gold decoration (small chips, cracked through and repaired), with a written label inscribed ‘Paddle of King Thebaw of Burma’s Canoe, once covered in gold.....’

150.5 cm; 59 ¼ in £200-250 91 A SIAMESE (THAI) SPEAR, RATTANAKOSIN, 19TH CENTURY with tapering leaf-shaped iron head of flattened-diamond section, tapering bamboo haft bound at the top and fitted with a brass flower-shaped guard on a short collar 40.5 cm; 16 in head £150-200 92 A SIAMESE (THAI) SPEAR, RATTANAKOSIN, 19TH CENTURY with tapering leaf-shaped iron head of flattened-diamond section, tapering bamboo haft bound at the top and fitted with a brass flower-shaped guard on a short iron collar 41.5 cm; 16 ⅜ in head

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£150-200 93 A SIAMESE (THAI) BILL, RATTANAKOSIN, 19TH CENTURY with flaring single-edged blade formed with a cusped terminal, sharply curved in at the base, on its rattan bound haft, the top reinforced with iron rings over a brass collar 38.5 cm; 15 ⅛ in head £120-180

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94 TWO BURMESE DAGGERS (DHA), 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved broad single-edged blade, ivory hilt pierced and carved with scrolling foliage inhabited by a demonic leonine figure, large silver ferrule chased with beadwork, in its silver-mounted bamboo scabbard; the second similar, smaller, with ivory hilt fitted with a chased silver ferrule, in its silver-covered ivory scabbard decorated with silver filigree panels inhabited by butterflies and a fish the first: 27.3 cm; 10 ¾ in blade (2) £250-300 95 A BURMESE DAGGER (DHA) AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved broad single-edged blade, cylindrical ivory hilt fitted at its base with a large chased silver collar decorated with beadwork, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver chased with scrolling beadwork; the second of similar form, smaller, the hilt with a faceted silver collar at its base, in its silver-encased scabbard and retaining an early red cord 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in blade (2) £150-200

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96 A CEYLONESE DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA) AND AN INDIAN DAGGER, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first with single-edged blade overlaid with engraved brass over the lower half, silver-plated copper grip chased with traditional scrollwork and chased silver cap pommel; the second with slightly recurved double-edged blade of watered steel, silvered brass hilt decorated with finely punched designs of flowers and foliage over its surface, including a pair of flattened bud-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard, and integral grip rising to a horsehead pommel the first: 18.5 cm; 7 ⅜ in blade (2) £120-180

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97 TWO NEPALESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGERS (KUKRI), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with angular single-edged blade, silver-mounted horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape pierced and chased with designs of foliage including a rampant lion, the locket fitted with a chased gold panel set with turquoise and red coloured stones, with silver plaited suspension strap retained by a ring fitted with an exotic bird plaque; the second with heavy broad curved blade, carved horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts chased with foliage in high relief, including a tiger and a hunter on the locket and both sides of the chape, the former fitted with a silver ring on the outer face the first: 30.8 cm; 12 ⅛ in blade (2) £200-250

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98 A NEPALESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (KUKRI) AND ANOTHER ‘BOX’ KUKRI, LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES the first with angular single-edged blade engraved with scrollwork and a double eyelash mark at the forte, silver-mounted horn grip, in its leathercovered wooden scabbard with chased silver chape, complete with its silver-mounted accompanying knives; the second with broad curved singleedged blade struck with a double eyelash mark surrounded by dots on each face at the forte and a brief brass-lined inscription, carved hardwood grip, in its carved hardwood scabbard with iron chape, accompanying pieces and box with sliding cover complete with a flint the first: 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in blade (2) £150-200

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99 A NEPALESE DAGGER (KUKRI), 20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, with broad curved single-edged blade, in its scabbard complete with two accompanying daggers 30.0 cm; 11 ¾ in blade £25-30 100 A HIMALAYAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY with single-edged fullered blade, characteristic silver hilt including openwork pommel pierced and chased with scrolls on the front and a geometric design on the reverse, plaited silver wire grip, in its leathercovered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts 26.2 cm; 10 ¼ in blade £150-200 101 A HIMALAYAN DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY TIBET with broad fullered blade double-edged towards the point and decorated with a scroll at the tip on one face, the hilt with iron cap pommel and brass ferrule, a pair of bone grip-scales retained by three rivets and pierced for a tassel, in its wooden scabbard with large silver chape decorated with a dragon, locket decorated with scrolls and flowers (small chips) and complete with a leather suspension strap 27.0 cm; 10 5⁄8 in blade £150-200 102 AN EARLY INDIAN SWORD, PROBABLY MADRAS 16TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with broad tapering blade widening to the width of the hilt at the forte and formed with a sharp lug on each side, iron hilt extending over the forte with two elongated triangular panels each chiselled with foliage, broad curved guard corresponding to the base of the blade, integral grip with a baluster moulding, pommel of T-section incorporating a pierced and chiselled foliate moulding and spherical button 90.0 cm; 35 1⁄2 in blade Another sword of this type is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (no. 36.25.1582) and another is preserved at Junagarh Fort, Bikaner. See Elgood 2004, p. 88, no. 8.30 and 8.31. £1500-1800 103 A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, LATE 15TH/16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR in excavated condition, with associated long slender blade of flattened-diamond section, iron hilt extending over the base of the blade with a pair of attenuated shaped panels, near figure-of-eight shaped guard drawn out towards the blade in four pronounced points, disc pommel lined with a silver plate on the top, shaped button and integral grip (pitted) 114.0 cm 45 in blade For a discussion of this group see Elgood 2004, pp. 79-89. £600-800 104 AN EARLY INDIAN SWORD, PROBABLY MALABAR 16TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with broad tapering blade, iron hilt extending over the forte with two elongated triangular panels, curved guard, banded grip with a pronounced central moulding, and two-piece egg-shaped pommel 77.0 cm; 30 3⁄8 in blade Another sword of this type is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (no. 36.25.1323). See Elgood 2004, p. 89, no. 8.36.

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105 A SUDANESE SILVER-MOUNTED KASKARA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade cut with a central fuller and struck with three marks at the forte on each face, steel cross-piece, large engraved silver disc pommel, embossed silver grip, and a woollen tassel, in its tooled leather scabbard with silver locket and chape and two large copper rings for suspension, and complete with its leather belt with pierced leather finials 90.7 cm; 35 3⁄4 in blade This sword is closely related to the group made the Sultan Ali Dinar in the early 20th century.

See Missillier and Ricketts 1988, no. 257. £600-800 106 A SOUTHWEST INDIAN SWORD, MYSORE, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved blade widening towards a doubleedged point, struck with a mark on one face at the forte and with arsenal inscription on the backedge (areas of pitting), brass hilt including knuckle-guard with recurved terminal, and integral grip rising to a beaked pommel 76.6 cm; 30 1⁄4 in blade £300-400 107 AN INDIAN SWORD, 20TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade (small chips), engraved gilt brass hilt decorated over much its surface with scrolling flowers and foliage, the knuckle-guard formed as a leaping fish engulfed by the monsterhead pommel, in its gilt-brass scabbard decorated with openwork designs of scrolling foliage and flowers 56.5 cm; 22 1⁄4 in blade £200-300 108 THREE INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY, AND TWO AXES, 19TH CENTURY, AND A SPEAR FINIAL, 18TH CENTURY the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with two long fullers, iron hilt of characteristic form including a pair of long langets, and integral knuckle-guard with a recurved tip formed as a serpent head, the second with a watered pattern on the blade (hilt pitted), the third with pulouar hilt (pitted), the fourth with crescentic axe head decorated with figures in engraved brass inlay relief with iron haft (worn), the fifth with slightly recurved axe-blade, moulded socket, with wooden haft with brass tip, the sixth with tapering spike formed with a tall pyramidal tip, raised mouldings enriched with brass, a near spherical basal moulding with raised brass ribs and tapering socket, and the seventh a hatchet with engraved blade the first: 79.5 cm; 31 1⁄4 in blade (7)

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109 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY, RAJASTHAN OR PUNJAB with triangular blade of watered steel, formed with a reinforced point and a broad shallow fuller chiselled on one face with a tiger attacked by a mounted figure on an elephant and on the other with a captured antelope being held by a mounted figure on horseback, retaining traces of gilt decoration, iron hilt formed with a pair of side bars and a pair of swelling faceted grip bars, and with early silver-plated finish (losses) 24.0 cm; 9 1⁄2 in blade See Elgood 2017, pp. 700-703. £1000-1400

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110 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with triangular blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of converging fullers, the central panel divided by a pair of ridges chiselled with foliage and with a gilt flowerhead at the forte (rubbed), iron hilt chiselled in low relief with figures and beasts from mythology in small panels on each side divided by fluted panels, a pair of faceted grip bars pierced and chiselled with further beasts, and an additional panel behind the forte decorated en suite, in a later leather-covered wooden scabbard 24.5 cm; 9 ¾ in blade

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111 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with triangular blade of watered steel, formed with a reinforced point, each face with a recessed panel chiselled with a panel of foliage in the centre and at the edges, the former terminating in a flowerhead at the forte, iron hilt formed of a pair of side bars, a pair of faceted gripbars, chiselled throughout with flowers and foliage (cleaned) 23.8 cm; 9 1⁄4 in blade £300-400

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112 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), MID-19TH CENTURY with tapering blade of watered steel, formed with a reinforced point, a recessed panel divided by a medial ridge issuant from an elephant head profile and with two diagonal panels on each face, chiselled iron hilt formed of a pair of side bars, a pair of faceted grip bars, the latter joined by an openwork panel of flowers and foliage, and later gold finish, in a later fabric-covered wooden scabbard 23.0 cm; 9 in blade £250-350

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114 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a pair of converging fullers on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of hollowed side bars and a pair of moulded grip bars, decorated throughout with gilt quatrefoils centring on silver studs and enriched with gilt flowers (rubbed) 21.8 cm; 8 5⁄8 in blade

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115 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade of watered steel formed with a reinforced point and a pair of converging fullers on each face and iron hilt with later gold finish, in a fabriccovered wooden scabbard with shaped gold chape 21.5 cm; 8 1⁄2 in blade £200-250

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116 A LARGE INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a medial ridge dividing two pairs of broad panels on each face at the forte, iron hilt formed of a pair of side bars and a pair of swelling grip bars, decorated throughout with differing designs of gold foliage (losses) 25.0 cm; 9 7⁄8 in blade £250-350

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117 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PUNJAB with robust blade of diamond section formed with a reinforced tip and two pairs of deep fuller on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of slender iron side bars, four slender grip bars each tapering from the centre and terminating in a low conical finial on the outermost face of the side bars (cleaned), in a leather-covered wooden scabbard with shaped silver chape 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in blade £220-280

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118 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a medial ridge dividing two pairs of broad watered panels on each face at the forte, iron hilt formed of a pair of side bars and a pair of slender faceted grip bars, decorated throughout with gold foliage (losses), in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard 19.8 cm; 7 ¾ in blade £250-350

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120 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a medial ridge dividing two pairs of broad panels on each face at the forte, the latter chiselled with figures and elephants on each face (rubbed, later etched in imitation of watering), later iron hilt incorporating a chain-shaped grip bar, in a fabric-covered wooden scabbard 22.5 cm; 8 7⁄8 in blade £120-180

119 A PAIR OF SMALL INDIAN DAGGERS (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY each with broad blade tapering at the reinforced point, blued iron hilt decorated with chevrons on the inner face of the side bars, and a single grip bar decorated with gold flowers, each in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with gilt copper locket and chape, and with a slender fabric belt for suspension 15.8 cm; 6 ¼ in blade (2) £200-300

121 FOUR INDIAN DAGGERS (KATAR), 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES of characteristic form, the first formed in two pieces, the hilt extending over the forte and with tapering side bars; the others with reinforced points, the second chiselled with a lotus flower moulding at the forte, the third decorated with gold flowers and the fourth with slender hilt incorporating a pair of cylindrical grip-bars the first: 31.4 cm; 12 3⁄8 in blade (4) £200-300

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122 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJARLI), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of slender converging fullers and chiselled with a reinforcing panel of foliage on each side at the forte, gilt russet iron hilt of characteristic form comprising three pairs of shaped ivory plaques retained by six gilt rivets (very small chips, the pommel slightly loose), in green velvet-covered wooden scabbard 20.0 cm; 7 7⁄8 in blade

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124 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJARLI), 18TH CENTURY with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of tapering converging fullers and retaining traces of gold flowers and foliage at the forte on each face (small losses), and hilt of characteristic form comprising three pairs of shaped ivory plaques retained by six brass rivets 20.0 cm; 7 7⁄8 in blade ~ £500-700

£180-200 123 AN INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with strongly curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge along its length and reinforced towards the point, brass hilt of characteristic form including oval guard extending to a pair of small bud-shaped finials, knuckle-guard with recurved budshaped tip, bifurcated pommel with bud-shaped button and integral grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with a pair of tassels (small losses) 27.0 cm; 10 5⁄8 in blade £200-250

125 AN INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), HYDERABAD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point, iron hilt extending over the base of the blade with a pair of shaped langets, comprising disc-shaped guard with pierced border and short bud-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard en suite, cup-shaped pommel rising to a spiral fluted button, and integral grip with a central moulding en suite (areas of light pitting) 26.2 cm; 10 3⁄8 in blade See Elgood 2004, p. 177, no. 16.30 £500-700

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127 126 AN INDIAN DAGGER (PESH-KABZ), 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced back-edge of Tsection, silvered brass hilt and a pair of ivory grip-scales (age cracks) retained by four rivets, in its green-stained fishskincovered scabbard with silvered brass mounts including fluted bud-shaped chape 31.2 cm; 12 3⁄8 in blade

128 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 17TH CENTURY with fullered blade tapering towards the point, iron hilt extending over the forte and chiselled with flowers and foliage, the side panels finely pierced and chiselled with trellis pattern and flowers and a pair of moulded grip-bars (lightly pitted throughout) 31.8 cm; 12 1⁄2 in blade £300-400

~ £600-800 127 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VIZIANGARAM with strongly tapering double-edged blade cut with a series of converging fullers over much of its surface on each face, iron hilt retaining some early silver plated finish extending over the forte, including recurved frontal guard of V-section, with monsterhead terminal, a pair of scrolling bars, a pair of tapering side bars each with bud-shaped finial, and a pair of grip bars with large globular central mouldings Provenance Wallis & Wallis, 16th May 1984, lot 1836.

For related examples See Elgood 2004, pp. 145-150. £300-400

129 A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER, KERALA, 19TH CENTURY with double-edged wavy blade of flattened-diamond section, short shaped brass cross-guard, and associated carved wooden grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (losses) 26.0 cm; 10 1⁄4 in blade £150-200 130 AN INDIAN ELEPHANT GOAD (ANKUS), 19TH CENTURY with iron head formed of a strongly curved hook with moulded basal terminal, tapering faceted spike, tapering moulded socket, on its painted wooden haft with turned finial 55.5 cm; 21 7⁄8 in overall Provenance: Sir Stuart Mitford Fraser, KCSI, CIE (1864-1963) £150-200

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131 AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silver hilt decorated with wrigglework designs within beadwork borders, the pommel with three clusters of beadwork finials, in its scabbard, the outer surface covered with silver en suite with the hilt, with seven rings 18.0 cm; 7 1⁄8 in blade £400-600 132 AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silver hilt decorated with geometric beadwork and filigree designs, horn-shaped pommel, in its scabbard, the outer surface covered with silver en suite with the hilt including a panel of scale pattern, with seven rings 15.0 cm; 6 in blade £400-600 133 AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silver hilt decorated with geometric beadwork and filigree designs, horn-shaped pommel, in its scabbard, the outer surface with silver panels en suite with the hilt, and with seven rings 16.0 cm; 6 1⁄4 in blade

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£400-600 134 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silvermounted horn hilt decorated with rondels and beadwork on the outer face, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver beadwork mounts comprising locket set with three rows each with three red glass ovals within a raised setting framed by silver beadwork, and pronounced chape rising to a very tall faceted terminal with bud-shaped finial 18.0 cm; 7 1⁄8 in blade £400-600

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135 TWO ARAB DAGGERS (JAMBIYA), DATED 1375 AH/1917 AD the first with curved medially-ridged blade, horn hilt studded with minute nails the inner face encased in chased sheet silver, the outer set with two gold rondels in imitation of coins, in its silver scabbard engraved with a lengthy inscription including Muhammad Saeed, Al-Amaari and Daam Shah at the front, the chape rising to a pronounced moulded finial; the second similar, in its scabbard and complete with its woven belt the first: 20.7 cm; 8 1⁄8 in blade (2) £200-300 136 AN OMANI SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), 19TH CENTURY with broad curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge on each face, silver-encased hilt decorated with beadwork and geometric designs, horn grip, in its wooden scabbard with large silver mounts en suite with the hilt, including seven rings, and complete with its belt 18.2 cm; 7 1⁄4 in blade

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£250-350 137 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 20TH CENTURY with curved medially-ridged blade engraved at the forte, the hilt encircled with white metal at the base and studded with numerous chased gold discs, in its silver scabbard chased with bands of beadwork and with an inscription at the front 20.5 cm; 8 in blade £200-300 138 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved medially-ridged blade, horn hilt studded with minute nails, the inner face encased in metal, in its leather-covered scabbard with large decorated silver locket and chape the first: 22.0 cm; 8 3⁄4 in blade £200-300

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139 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), WAHABI, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with broad curved double-edged blade formed with two long fullers and with an engraved central ridge, characteristic hilt encased in engraved white metal including six pronounced nodules, in its iron and white metal mounted wooden scabbard 39.5 cm; 15 5⁄8 in blade £60-80

140 140 AN ELABORATE ARAB AGATE-MOUNTED SILVER BELT, 19TH CENTURY, PERHAPS YEMEN formed of seven square panels each with a hexagonal agate in a raised setting and with beadwork border, carrying forty-three beadwork bells on chains at the base, and with a large circular plaque at each end with hasps and a pin for closure, each decorated with beadwork and four bosses 72.0 cm; 28 3⁄8 in £200-250 141 AN ARAB POWDER-FLASK (BARUTDAN), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, the inner face of iron, the outer applied with sheet silver and brass, with beaded and plaited bands, faceted conical nozzle, iron cut-off, and brass cap with chain 25.0 cm; 9 7⁄8 in high

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142 A DAGGER (BICHAQ), BALKAN, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blued blade profusely decorated on each face in gold koftgari with a running pattern of scrolling flowers and foliage inhabited by stylised fish (small losses, the bluing now dark matt, the edge lightly ground), the back-edge decorated with a pattern of scrolling pellets along its length, iron tang decorated en suite, and a pair of marine ivory grip-scales retained by a pair of rivets 18.7 cm; 7 3â „8 in blade The decoration of the blade is notably unusual and perhaps Persian. ~ ÂŁ3000-4000

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143 143 A PERSIAN CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD, THE BLADE DATED 1228 AH/1813 AD with curved blade of watered steel double-edged towards the point, inlaid in gold with a brief inscription within a linear frame next to a rampant lion on each face at the forte, the back-edge dated in gold, brass stirrup hilt including scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard and faceted beaked pommel, and banded horn grip retaining a portion of its plaited wire binding, in its painted iron scabbard 63.5 cm; 25 in blade £120-150 144 AN OTTOMAN AXE, 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY TURKEY, WITH LATER DECORATION with large crescentic head engraved with flowers and foliage on each face and with animals on the front, and blackened cane haft (cracks) applied with large low domed brass bosses 128.0 cm; 50 3⁄8 in overall £400-600

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145 TWO SPANISH FOLDING KNIVES (NAVAJA), THE FIRST DATED 1884 the first with single-edged engraved folding blade including the inscription ‘No el que esta Vibora le pica no en con-Frarare medio en la Botica, Sevilla 1884’ on one face and with foliage on the other, brass body faced with stained horn studded with numerous brass pellets, and engraved with linear designs at each end; the second with double-edged wavy blade stamped by the maker ‘Haudeville en Albacette’, and iron grip fitted with stained horn plaques and brass foliate washers the first: 37.0 cm; 14 1⁄2 in (2) £250-350 146 TWO SPANISH KNIVES AND TWO SPANISH COLONIAL KNIVES, 19TH CENTURY the first with scroll-engraved folding iron blade, and engraved silver body including a moor’s head at the terminal; the second similar, smaller, with chased silver body; the third with tapering single-edged blade inlaid with engraved brass along the back-edge, and engraved brass hilt, in its engraved brass scabbard decorated with an eagle displayed and traditional scrollwork; the fourth etched with foliage and the inscription ‘La Muerte Antes Que La Deshonra’ within a foliate frame, white metal hilt, in its scabbard the first: 19.3 cm; 7 5⁄8 in, closed (4) £250-300

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149 AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (QAMA), 19TH CENTURY with broad single-edged blade formed with a pair of long slender fullers and a further fuller over the greater part of its length on both faces, one face etched with lengthy calligraphic inscriptions and each with a fine pattern in imitation of watering, hilt of characteristic form, fitted at the front with a shaped horn grip-scale and at the back with an ivory grip-scale, each retained by three iron rivets, the upper and lower drawn-out to a pronounced terminal at the front, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large iron locket and chape each decorated at the front with large silver stars within silver scrollwork frames (rubbed) 66.5 cm; 26 1⁄4 in blade

151 TWO MOROCCAN DAGGERS (JAMBIYA) AND AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), FIRST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY the first with curved blade double-edged over its upper half, chased silver hilt and hardwood grip, in its silver scabbard; the second similar, in its scabbard; the third with broad curved blade formed with a medial ridge, horn hilt applied with chased silver and gilt metal, in its scabbard faced en suite and fitted with four rings at the front the first: 22.5 cm; 8 7⁄8 in (3) £120-150

£600-800 148 AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged curved blade formed with a medial ridge on each face over its length, marine ivory hilt of characteristic form, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with engraved silver locket and chape 22.3 cm; 8 3⁄4 in blade £250-300

~ £500-800 150 AN ETHIOPIAN SWORD (SHOTEL) WITH RHINOCEROS HORN HILT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved blade, etched with trophies, foliage and a brief inscription in a long fuller on each face, rhinoceros horn hilt of characteristic form (chipped), pommel with a coin washer dated 1924, in its leather scabbard with a belt for suspension 81.8 cm; 32 1⁄4 in blade ~ £120-180

152 AN UNUSUAL SCEPTRE, LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR A SUDANESE CHIEFTAIN with finely formed European iron head, probably reused from a chandelier or oil lamp, decorated with six fire breathing horned monsters in low relief, and short haft wrapped in lizard skin 44.5 cm; 17 1⁄2 in £80-120 153 AN AFRICAN SPEAR, 20TH CENTURY with leaf-shaped iron head formed with a medial ridge and neck of circular section, on its shortened carved wooden haft wrapped with two bands of plaited copper wire and iron ribbon at the top 20.5 cm; 8 in head £70-90

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154 AN INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), 18TH CENTURY with shallow hemi-spherical skull of watered steel (areas of pitting and minor delamination), fitted with a stout fluted spike at its apex, a pair of slender faceted tapering plume-holders at its front and a central staple for a sliding nasal (missing), decorated around the base with a broad panel of scrolling flowers and foliage in gold koftgari, and patterned mail neck-defence of butted links (small losses) 16.5 cm; 6 1⁄2 in high £1400-1800

156 AN INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, LATE 19TH CENTURY with hemi-spherical skull fitted with a central moulding (spike restored) at its apex, sliding nasal bar retained by a thumbscrew with a slender plume-holder either side, the greater part of the skull etched over its surface with mounted hunters in pursuit of exotic animals and a band of calligraphy encircling the base, and retaining its mail neck-defence of butted links enriched with rows of brass links, and an early padded liner 33.0 cm; 13 in high (spike detached) £600-800

155 AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY formed of rows of large riveted iron rings alternating with rows of butted rings, extending to above the knees, the chest area closely meshed and open at the front, vented at the back and applied with three rows of narrow vertically overlapping rectangular iron plates, the sides with pairs of longitudinal plates a pair of full-length sleeves, the front with a pair of rectangular convex plates each fitted with bars for straps or laces (losses, holes, extensive rust) £500-700

157 TWO INDIAN HIDE SHIELDS (DHAL) of characteristic concave form, the first fitted with four large copper bosses each with pierced foliate rim (one missing, one loose), a crescent, and two further small bosses, and the inside retaining three rings for enarmes; the second with four gilt copper engraved bosses corresponding to four rings on the inside (areas of wear, each missing its pad) the first: 42.3 cm; 6 5⁄8 in £120-180

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158 A RARE OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED SADDLE AND SADDLE CLOTH, BALKANS, MID-19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GREECE the saddle with wooden tree rising up at the front to a pronounced bow, the back formed with a tall cantle, and the greater part of its surface covered with hide stitched with sinew, with fitted leather-backed cover, the outer surface heavily embroidered in gilt thread with geometric flowers and scrollwork, border of plaited wool and seat of blue velvet, leather-backed saddle cloth, breast collar with large brass and iron buckles and face plate all decorated en suite and with tasselled borders, an additional strap for the rump and later bridle (faded, small losses and areas of wear) 49.5 cm; 19 1⁄2 in high £3000-4000

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159 A PORTION OF AN OTTOMAN SADDLE CLOTH, TURKEY, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY of green felt embroidered with silver-thread on the outer surface with arrangements of lotus flowers and foliage enriched with scrolling tendrils and trellis sown with pellets (losses), silver brocade border, retaining a pair of leather straps, and a small embroidered purse 106.7 cm; 42 in wide

161 A PAIR OF NORTH AFRICAN STIRRUPS, MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved rectangular iron treads with reinforced corners, triangular side panels inlaid with copper and studded with silver (losses), and each with a rectangular loop for suspension 18.5 cm; 7 1⁄4 in high

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162 A PAIR OF ARGENTINIAN SPURS AND A WHIP, LATE 19TH CENTURY the spurs with large star-shaped iron rowels, silver-plated iron heel bands and pierced necks, each retaining its leather straps, the whip with a long broad leather tail, and silver cap with chain 26.0 cm; 10 1⁄4 in, the spurs (3)

160 TWO PERUVIAN WHITE METAL STIRRUPS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first of characteristic ‘slipper’ form decorated with a coat-ofarms and a paste at the front, openwork arch decorated with an indigenous warrior on either side rising up to a loop held by a clasped hand; the second with openwork tread, fluted arch decorated at the base with a pair of scrolls on each side, and fixed loop for suspension 22.8 cm; 9 in £150-200

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163 A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SILVER MOUNTED TOE-LOCK GUN, ALGERIA, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel decorated with silver scrollwork at the muzzle and breech and retained by four chased silver bands, the tang applied with silver scrolling foliage, bevelled lock chiselled with foliage and enriched with brass and silver and signed on the underside, three-quarter stock (the fore-end reduced), applied over the greater part of its surface with silver plaques pierced and chased with flowers and scrollwork (some lifting, losses), faceted butt decorated en suite, baluster trigger, engraved brass butt-cap set, and original ramrod with long chased silver tip 140.7 cm; 55 3⁄8 in barrel £400-600 164 AN 18 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SILVER MOUNTED TOE-LOCK GUN, 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted Belgian barrel retained by four chased silver bands, the tang overlaid with an engraved brass band, lock applied with engraved brass plaques, full stock carved with slender flutes over the fore-end, fishtail butt inlaid with silver wire, and applied with engraved silver plaques one each side, silver trigger-plate, engraved silver mounts comprising two-piece sideplate, butt-cap and ramrod-pipes, and ivory-tipped ramrod 146.0 cm; 57 1⁄2 in barrel

165 A 20 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER with tapering barrel retained by numerous metal bands, sparsely engraved iron lock, and full stock with inlaid butt (worn) 117.2 cm; 46 1⁄8 in barrel £40-60 166 A 16 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with strongly swamped sighted multi-stage barrel retained by numerous silver wire bands, chiselled over its entire length with a long panel filled with animals and exotic beasts divided by a slender sighting rib, the lower edges framed by foliage and the whole highlighted with gold against a finely matted ground (losses, areas of pitting), robust breech incorporating the backsight and pan, the latter with pivot-cover, action enclosed by chiselled iron plates en suite with the breech, iron trigger decorated with a running beast, full stock with early dark green painted finish, fluted behind the breech (lifting), slightly curved butt with wedge-shaped spine, a single silver sling swivel, and iron ramrod 145.0 cm; 57 1⁄8 in barrel £1500-2000

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167 AN OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with strongly swamped barrel flaring at the muzzle, rounded lock struck with a mark (rubbed), full stock with curved butt and chequered grip, and brass mounts (fore-end repaired, belt hook removed) 27.5 cm; 10 7⁄8 in barrel £200-250

168 A 16 BORE CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by three broad nielloed silver bands and engraved with stars at the breech, long iron tang cut with a brief inscription and inlaid with silver, characteristic iron lock with a brass-lined maker’s mark and a leather pad at the rear, leathercovered full stock, large bulbous marine ivory pommel, nielloed silver mounts including side-plate, a medallion-shaped panel with a lengthy inscription ahead of the trigger, trigger-plate and foreend cap, silver bud-shaped trigger and iron ramrod with silver tip 42.0 cm; 16 ½ in barrel ~ £1200-1800

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A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION OF NEOLITHIC AND VIKING ARTEFACTS AND WEAPONS Thomas Del Mar Ltd gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Professor James Graham-Campbell and Dr Barry Ager for their assistance in the preparation of this section of the catalogue.

169 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD FISHTAIL DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of type 5 form, with ridged surface 23.5 cm; 9 1⁄4 in Provenance Stated to have been found on Fyn, Denmark £5000-7000 170 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD FISHTAIL DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of type 5 form, with polished surface 23.1 cm; 9 in Provenance Stated to have been found in South Jutland, Denmark £3500-5000 171 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of type 3 form, with squared handle 25.0 cm; 9 7⁄8 in £2000-3000 172 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of type 3 form 18.2 cm; 7 1⁄8 in £1500-2000 173 A MESOLITHIC PERIOD DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 6000 BC with jagged teeth (the end chipped) 9.7cm; 3 7⁄8 in £1000-1500 174 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of type 6 form 16.1 cm; 6 3⁄8 in Provenance Stated to have been found in Jutland, Denmark £1000-1500 175 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of type 1 form 16.3 cm; 6 3⁄8 in £800-1000 176 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD DAGGER, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC with squared handle (cut down during its working life) 14.5 cm; 5 3⁄4 in £250-300

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177 TWO LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD/EARLY BRONZE AGE AXES, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2000 BC the first with smooth top and bottom surfaces tapering to an edge, the second similar, tapering to an edge (the surfaces with areas of wear) the first: 19.5 cm; 7 5⁄8 in; the second: 21.1 cm; 8 3⁄8 in (2) £1000-1500 178 TWO LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD SICKLES, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2300 BC AND TWO OTHER SICKLES the first of crescent shape with one lightly serrated edge, the second with one straight, slightly serrated edge and one curved edge, together with two Scandinavian sickles from the latter half of the 3rd millennium BC, the first with one heavily serrated straight edge and one curved edge, the second with one relatively straight lightly serrated edge and one curved edge the first: 17.2 cm; 6 6⁄8 in, the second: 19.4 cm; 7 6⁄8 in, the third: 14.2 cm; 5 5⁄8 in, the fourth: 17.4 cm; 6 7⁄8 in (4) £900-1200 179 A LARGE NEOLITHIC PERIOD AXE, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of amber colour, the polished top and bottom tapering to an edge 29.1 cm; 11 1⁄2 in Provenance Stated to have been found in Jutland, Denmark £800-1000 180 A RARE POLISHED NEOLITHIC PERIOD AXE, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of amber colour and with a thick neck 28.1 cm; 11 in £800-1000

183 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD AXE, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of amber colour, the top and bottom polished 14.8 cm; 5 7⁄8 in Provenance Stated to have been found in Lake Veng, circa 30 miles west of Aarhus, Denmark £600-800 184 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD PREFORM TO AN AXE HEAD, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC 19.8 cm; 7 7⁄8 in Provenance Stated to have been found in North Jutland, Denmark £500-700 185 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD CHISEL, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC AND TWO FURTHER NEOLITHIC PERIOD TOOLS the chisel with polished surfaces, together with a neolithic deer bone pick and another polished stone tool the chisel: 13.8 cm; 5 3⁄8 in £200-300 186 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD CHISEL, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC 14.2 cm; 5 5⁄8 in £180-220 187 A STONE DISC, PROBABLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD SCANDINAVIAN of polished Norwegian rhomb-porphyry, the central hole with a raised lip on each face 10.6 cm; 4 1⁄4 in diameter Provenance Stated to have been found in Gjerrild, Djursland, Denmark £100-150

181 A LARGE NEOLITHIC PERIOD AXE, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC of amber colour and polished on all sides 26.5 cm; 10 1⁄2 in £800-1000 182 A NEOLITHIC PERIOD HALBERD, SCANDINAVIAN, CIRCA 2500 BC with ridged sides tapering to a point 16.5 cm; 6 1⁄2 in £800-1000

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189 A VIKING SWORD, LATE 10TH/EARLY 11TH CENTURY with narrow straight slightly tapering two edged blade of Geibig’s type 5 formed with a shallow medial fuller extending for the greater part of its length and bearing on one face of the forte the remains of an inscription, and a hilt forming a variant of Petersen’s type L with a lobated pommel and slightly curved sturdy upper and lower guards, the latter somewhat longer than the former and hollowed on its underside, the pommel and guards each bearing low-relief decoration formed of patterns of partly cabled diagonal lines, and the whole in excavated condition with overall oxidation and some losses at the edges of the blade overall length 97.0 cm; 38 ⅛ in blade length 81.0 cm; 31 ⅞ in Provenance Stated to have been found in a lake in Eastern Europe £3500-5000 190 A VIKING SWORD, 10TH CENTURY with broad straight two edged blade of Geibig’s type 3 formed with a full-length medial fuller, the blade and its broad tang respectively retaining the permineralised remains of a wooden scabbard and grip, and hilt of Petersen’s type R with lobated pommel and straight sturdy upper and lower guards, the later slightly longer than the former, both the pommel and guards bearing traces of silver copper alloy overlay of fine contiguous wires, and the whole in excavated condition with a heavy overall goethite patina overall length 104.8 cm; 41 ¼in blade length 88.0 cm; 34 ⅝ in Provenance Stated to have been found about 40-60 miles inland of the Baltic in the region of the River Daugava, Latvia £2500-4000 191 A VIKING SWORD, LATE 9TH/EARLY 10TH CENTURY with broad straight two edged blade of Geibig’s type 3 formed with a full-length medial fuller and retaining its chape, the blade and its broad tang respectively retaining the permineralised remains of a wooden scabbard and grip, and hilt of Petersen’s type H with pommel of conical profile and straight sturdy upper and lower guards, the latter slightly longer than the former, and the whole in excavated condition with heavy overall encrustations overall length 94.3 cm; 37 ⅛in blade length 78.0 cm; 30 ¼ in Provenance Stated to have been found in a warrior’s grave about 40-60 miles inland of the Baltic in the region of the River Daugava, Latvia £2000-3500

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192 A VIKING SWORD, LATE 10TH/EARLY 11TH CENTURY with broad straight slightly tapering two edged blade of Geibig’s type 5(?) formed with a shallow medial fuller, the blade and its broad tang respectively retaining the permineralised remains of a wooden scabbard and grip (those of the scabbard flaking), and hilt of Petersen’s type Y with a “cocked-hat” pommel and broad curved lower guard, and the whole in excavated condition with heavy overall encrustations overall length 89.7 cm; 35 ½in blade length 75.3 cm; 29 ⅝ in Provenance Stated to have been found at in the River Daugava at Jekabpils, Latvia £2000-3500 193 A VIKING SWORD, LATE 10TH/EARLY 11TH CENTURY with narrow straight strongly tapering two edged blade of Geibig’s type 4 formed with a shallow medial fuller bearing on each face of its forte traces of an inscription, and a hilt of Petersen’s type L with a lobated pommel and slightly curved sturdy upper and lower guards, the latter slightly longer than the former and hollowed on its underside, and the whole in excavated condition with overall oxidation and some losses at the edges and point of its blade overall length 77.0 cm; 30 ¼ in blade length 61.7 cm; 24 ¼ in Provenance Stated to have been found in East Latvia £2000-3500 194 A VIKING SWORD, EARLY 11TH CENTURY with narrow straight two edged tapering blade formed with a shallow full-length medial fuller struck twice on each face just below the forte with a cross within a circle, the pair of marks on one face separated by an inscription of small punched characters, and copper-alloy hilt of Petersen’s type R with a small lobated pommel and slightly curved sturdy upper and lower guards, the latter slightly longer than the former and hollowed on its underside, the pommel and upper guard decorated with punched concentric circles, and the whole in excavated condition oxidised and some surfaces with losses at the edges of the blade overall length 88.8 cm; 35 in blade length 76.2 cm; 30 in Provenance Stated to have been found in the bed of the River Daugava, Latvia, where it had supposedly been deposited as a gift to the gods £2000-3500

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195 THREE VIKING SPEAR-HEADS, 10TH/11TH CENTURY the first with broad medially-ridged triangular blade and strongly flared socket; the second with long slender medially-ridged triangular blade and long slightly flared socket; and the third with slender medially-ridged leaf-shaped blade, writhen neck and long flaring socket (all in excavated condition with slight to moderate pitting and overall patination) The first: 38.0 cm; 15 in, the second 59.7 cm; 23 ½ in, the third: 40.0 cm; 15 ¼ in (3) The first closely resembles in form lots 199 & 200 £200-300 196 FIVE EASTERN EUROPEAN SPEAR-HEADS, PARTLY VIKING, 9TH TO 12TH CENTURIES the first with small medially-ridged triangular blade and flared sixsided socket; the second with long slender medially-ridged leaf-shaped blade, slender neck and long flared socket; the third of robust form with medially-ridged triangular blade, sturdy neck and faceted socket; the fourth with broad medially-ridged triangular blade having rounded shoulders and incomplete socket; and the fifth with small broad, medially-ridged leaf-shaped head and strongly flaring socket (all in excavated condition with slight to heavy pitting and overall patination; and the socket of the third incomplete) The first: 18.7 cm; 7 ⅜in, the second 26.2 cm; 10 ¼in, the third: 25.7 cm; 10 in, the fourth: 33.6 cm; 13 ⅛, the fifth: 20.3 cm; 8 in (5) £100-150 197 TWO VIKING SPEARHEADS, A SCRAMASAX BLADE, A SEAX BLADE, A WHETSTONE AND A CHAPE, EASTERN EUROPEAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY the first two respectively of Kirpicnikov’s types I and IVA, each with a medially-ridged leaf-shaped blade ritually broken in two and issuing from a short flaring socket; and the third with a single edged, tanged blade running parallel to near its point where the cutting edge curves up to meet the back-edge, and is ritually bent in towards itself (all in excavated condition with pitted and oxidised surfaces); the seax blade of single-edged form with a slightly clipped point and broad tapering tang lacking its distal end; the whetstone of angular oblong form with heavily iron-stained surface; and the chape of copper-alloy, U-shaped in form and decorated at its centre with a cross (all in excavated condition; the blade heavily oxidised, pitted and split in the forward end of its back-edge) The first: 34.6 cm; 13 5/8 in, the second: 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in, the third: 25.2 cm; 10 in; the fourth: 27.3 cm; 10 ¾ in, the fifth: 16.5 cm; 6½ in, the sixth: 3.7 cm; 1 3⁄8 in (6) The spearheads and scramasax stated to have been found in a single grave. They have been ritually “killed” to prevent their further use.

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198 THREE EASTERN EUROPEAN SPEAR-HEADS, 10TH/11TH CENTURY each of Kirpichnikov’s type VI with a medially-ridged leaf-shaped blade and a long tapering tang, the first and second swelling midway along the latter (all in excavated condition with pitted and oxidised surfaces) The first: 44.4 cm; 17 in, the second: 34.2 cm; 13 in, the third: 20.7 cm; 8 in (3) £50-70

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199 A SILVER DECORATED VIKING SPEAR-HEAD, CIRCA 1100 with large medially-ridged triangular blade and flared socket engraved through its thick silver plating with interlace in the Urnes style involving proximally a bearded human head (some losses to plating; the whole in excavated condition; and the blade cleaned to a pitted and partly re-coloured surface) 38.3 cm; 15 in The Urnes style of decoration was popular from about 1040 to 1140, especially in Sweden where it apparently had its origins (Graham-Campbell & Kidd 1980, pp. 173-6, figs 48, 103-6 & 115). Very similar ornament to that recorded on the lot described above can be recorded on two spearheads in the Statens Historika Museum, Stockholm (Seitz 1965, fig. 69, first two from left) and some swords of the period (Peirce 2002, pp. 102-5). £3000-4000 200 A SILVER DECORATED VIKING SPEAR-HEAD, CIRCA 1100 with small medially-ridged triangular blade and flared socket engraved through its thick silver plating with interlacing animal-headed scrolls in the Urnes style involving proximally a bearded human head (some losses to plating; the whole in excavated condition; and the blade cleaned to a pitted and partly re-coloured surface) 28.0 cm; 11 in For a discussion of the decoration and affinities of the lot described above, see footnote to lot 199. £2000-3000 201 FIVE ARROW HEADS, 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES of characteristic barbed and socketed form the longest: 10.0 cm; 4 in (5) £20-30

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202 TWO VIKING AXE-HEADS, 10TH/11TH CENTURY each of broad “bearded” form with a flared blade having a reinforced gently convex cutting-edge that projects forwards and downwards slightly more at the front than at the rear, and a robust socket with projecting langets front and rear, those of one more prominent than the other (in excavated condition with pitted and oxidised surfaces) The first: 15.3 cm by 18.0 cm; 6 in by 7 in; the second: 18.2 cm by 16.7 cm; 7 1⁄8 in by 6 ½ in (2) £1000-1500 203 FIVE VIKING AXE-HEADS, 10TH TO 12TH CENTURIES the first four of Kirpichnikov’s type IV with moderately broad blades having gently convex cutting-edges that project forward and downwards very slightly at the front and are cropped at the rear, the first three pierced at their respective centres with a small hole, slender necks and sockets with long langets projecting forwards and backwards from their upper surfaces and shorter ones from their sides; and the fifth of Kirpichnikov’s type VIII with narrow blade having gently convex cutting-edges that project forward and downwards very slightly at the front, sturdy neck and socket with short long langets projecting forwards and backwards from their upper surface (all in excavated condition with pitted and oxidised surfaces; the fourth flaking), together with a Baltic style spiralling copper haft reinforce with lightly incised decoration, stated to have been found with the fifth axe-head The first: 16.5 cm; 16 1⁄2 in, the second: 13.5 cm; 5 ¼ in, the third: 17.0 cm; 6 5⁄8 in, the fourth: 15.5 cm; 6 1⁄8 in, the fifth: 10.0 cm; 4 in (6)

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204 FOUR EASTERN EUROPEAN AXE-HEADS, 11TH TO 13TH CENTURIES the first two of Kirpichnikov’s type IV with moderately broad blades having a gently convex cutting-edge that projects forward and downwards very slightly at the front and are cropped at the rear, slender necks and sockets with short langets projecting forwards and backwards from their upper surfaces; the third of Kirpichnikov’s type V with broad blade having a straight cutting-edge that projects forward and downwards very slightly at the front and is cropped at the rear, long slender neck and socket with rearward projection at its upper surface and short langets projecting backwards from their lateral surfaces; and the fourth a rounder and heavy version of the same type without langets (all in excavated condition with pitted and oxidised surfaces; the second flaking) The first: 19.0 cm; 17 ½ in, the second: 17.0 cm; 6 6/8 in, the third: 22.6 cm; 8 7⁄8 in, the fourth: 18.7 cm; 7 ¼ in (4) £60-80

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205 A KNIFE AND SHEATH, EASTERN EUROPEAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY; THREE SEAX-BLADES, 10TH/11TH CENTURY AND A KNIFE, PROBABLY 16TH CENTURY the first completely enclosed within its copperalloy sheath formed in two sections respectively shaped to the cylindrical grip and the single edged blade of the knife , and divided into panels by cabled silver stringers, the lower edge of the gripsection projecting downwards as a sub-triangular vane decorated at its free edge with small helical pendants suspended from three rings (two of them replaced), and on its outer face with simple engraved and punched geometrical ornament, and the outer face of the blade section decorated in low relief with concentric open circles adjacent to an engraved zig-zag lines (the whole patinated and showing small areas of damage); the second (all corroded, the third lacking its tip), and the third, with broad blade bearing a maker’s mark and simple wooded grip (patinated and worn) The first: 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in, the second: 22.1 cm; 8 ¾ in, the third: 15.7 cm; 6 ⅛ in, the fourth: 13.6 cm; 5 ¼ in, the fifth: 18.5 cm; 7 ¼ in (5) See Spirğis 2008, pp. 189, figs 98-100, for similar examples to the first found in Latvia. £400-600 206 AN IRON STIRRUP, BALTIC, 12TH CENTURY AND A BRASS-MOUNTED BELT the first of tapered circular form with silver inlaid decoration and pierced at the top, together with two prick-spurs, one of iron with twisted arms and one of bronze, two iron horse shoes of different types, and the belt of leather, probably from a harness, with bronze mounts and bronze decorated plates the first: 13.2 cm; 5 1⁄2 in (6)

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£200-300 207 AN OX BONE ICE SKATE, VIKING OR MEDIEVAL, SCANDINAVIAN together with a cut silver ingot of Viking/Medieval type; a group of Viking period items including three axe pendants two with punched circular decoration, a pendant whetstone fragment, two strap distributor fragments, a comb with dragon heads and punched circular decoration, and a bent zoomorphic arm ring; an iron fire-steel, possibly Baltic; a Viking period pottery bowl; a steel block with three grooves for a smith to make silver wires of different thicknesses; a bronze sliding lock piece, possibly Roman; a pendant whetstone; and a box containing a miscellaneous collection of iron and bronze including an iron Medieval padlock and fragments of Baltic bronze penannular brooches and rings the ice skate: 31.7cm; 12 1⁄2 in, the ingot: 7 cm; 2 3⁄4 in (16) £50-80

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208 TEN BRONZE NECK RINGS, BALTIC, 9TH TO 13TH CENTURIES mostly of spiral twisted rod construction, three larger, one with three bells and a ‘sun’ pendant attached and one with four bells and a ‘spangle’ pendant on a chain; four mid-sized, one with conical knobbed terminals, one with Y-shaped terminals and one with cruciform terminals; three smaller, one with eight bell pendants, and one plaited with three finger rings threaded on the largest: 23.0 cm; 9 in diameter (10) £400-500 209 FIVE SILVER NECK RINGS, 9TH TO 13TH CENTURY two with punched decoration, one with hooked finials, one with Y-shaped finials, and one silvered with one saddle-shaped and one Y-shaped finial the largest: 16.3 cm; 6 3⁄8 in diameter (5) Provenance Stated to have been found at Jekabpils, Latvia £250-300

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210 A BEAD NECKLACE, BALTIC, 11TH CENTURY OR LATER, A NECKLACE WITH GLASS AND AMBER BEADS, BALTIC, 9TH TO 12TH CENTURY, AND SEVEN FURTHER PIECES OF EARLY JEWELLERY the bead necklace with five bronze cross pendants and two silver disc-shaped ‘shield’ pendants with punched decoration, bronze spiral beads and tubes, the tubes with gold leaf decoration, and glass beads; the necklace with glass and amber beads including some with gold leaf; together with three further necklaces from the Baltic region dating from the 9th to 12th Centuries, four axe pendants, and four loose beads; one necklace with glass and bronze beads, cowrie shells and a bear-tooth pendant, another with glass beads and cowrie shells, and the third with small beads; two axe pendants of silver and two of bronze, one with ring and dot and the other with punched decoration (all necklaces re-strung but stated to be as-found) (9 plus 4 beads) £200-300

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211 EIGHT SPIRAL ARM RINGS, SILVER AND BRONZE, BALTIC, 9TH TO 12TH CENTURY, AND A SILVER NECK RING two of silver, plain lozenge-sectioned, together with a silver neck ring, en suite; the other six of bronze, with punched and incised decoration, two with fin-shaped terminals, the smallest probably made for a child the tallest: 12.7 cm; 5 in high (9)

213 EIGHT FINGER RINGS, BALTIC, 11TH TO 15TH CENTURY with three middle-plate type rings, one silver and two bronze (one with punched and incised decoration); three bronze decorated shield-shaped rings, two of them large; and two domed bronze rings with cross decorations (8)

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214 TEN PLAITED SILVER AND BRONZE FINGER RINGS, BALTIC, 11TH TO 13TH CENTURY AND SEVEN OTHER RINGS four of silver (one with lattice-work decoration) and six of bronze (two with twisted copper wire); together with three silver spiral rings (one with incised decoration) and two bronze spiral rings (one with twisted wire), one Roman key-type ring and one plain bronze ring (17)

212 EIGHTEEN ARM RINGS, BRONZE, BALTIC, 9TH TO 12TH CENTURY one a large, plaited example; two others of substantial size, one with incised geometric decoration, the other with expanded terminals and a ribbed body; two made for a child, one with zoomorphic terminals; the others of various designs, including eight with extensive incised geometric decoration and three with expanded terminals, two with zoomorphic terminals the largest: 7.8 cm; 3 1⁄8 in diameter (18)

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215 THREE LARGE BRONZE CROSSBOW BROOCHES, BALTIC, 14TH/15TH CENTURIES of characteristic form and with incised decoration, together with one smaller example and the body of a crossbow brooch the largest: 17.8 cm; 7 in (5) £150-200 216 SIX BRONZE CLOTHING PINS, BALTIC, 8TH/9TH CENTURY of crutch-headed type, one with silvered head, one with attached semi-circular pendant, one with two attached pennant-shaped pendants, and one with chain attached the largest: 21.3 cm; 8 in (6) £250-300 217 SIX BRONZE CLOTHING PINS, BALTIC, 10TH/11TH CENTURY of cross-shaped type, two with attached semi-circular pendants, two with incised circular decoration (one showing traces of silvering) and two with raised conical decoration the largest: 21.9 cm; 8 5⁄8 in (6) £250-300

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219 A SILVER BUCKLE LOOP, BALTIC, LATE 5TH/6TH CENTURY AND SIX FURTHER BUCKLES the buckle loop with a zoomorphic pin, the others being two small silver buckles of a similar period and four medieval bronze buckles; together with a bronze strap distributor, and a beltfitting(?) of medieval or later date the buckle loop: 6 cm; 2 3⁄8 in (9) £150-200 220 A WHITE METAL DOUBLE-HEADED HORSE PENDANT, 11TH/12TH CENTURY AND SIX OTHER PENDANTS of Finno-Ugrian type, with decorated body and five bells, together with a bronze horse pendant with punched circular decoration, on a ring with two bells, 11th/12th Century; a decorated Slavic silver crescent pendant, 9th/10th Century; two bear tooth pendants on chains, Viking or Medieval; a Baltic type bronze ring with two attachment plates and a bronze claw pendant, 9th to 12th Century; and a bronze bird pendant on a fragment of chain, 11th to 12th Century the first: 5.5 cm; 2 1⁄8 in (7) There is a very similar object to the double-headed horse pendant from Norway in the British Museum £200-300

218 SIX CLOTHING PINS, BALTIC, 9TH TO 12TH CENTURY with one pair of brass pins with Y-shaped finials and ribbed bodies joined by a double-linked chain, two brass pins with circular finials, one plain bronze pin, and two iron pins with hollow round heads pierced by a ring, one with a brass inlay and the other heavy and decorated in tin and copper the longest: 17.2 cm; 6 3⁄4 in (6) £150-200

221 THIRTEEN PENANNULAR BROOCHES, BALTIC, 8TH TO 13TH CENTURY eleven with ribbed or twisted hoops and two with plain hoops, with a variety of terminals including dragon-heads, polygonal, poppy-heads and scrolled, one with a pair of wooden pins attached via a trace of fabric, together with a medieval ring brooch and a loose pair of wooden pins the largest: 8.3 cm; 3 1⁄2 in wide (16) £300-400

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225 224 A BRONZE THOR’S HAMMER PENDANT, DANISH, LATE 10TH CENTURY with late Jellinge/Mammen style decoration, decorated with cast imitation filigree ornament 2.5 cm; 1 in £100-150 225 TWO BRONZE ROMAN KEYS AND SIX OTHER KEYS one larger but both of L-shape form, together with six later keys including one bronze pendant ring/key, four iron Medieval keys and one iron key for a padlock the first: 5.5 cm; 2 1⁄2 in (8) £250-300 226 ONE GOLD AND TEN SILVER COINS, VIKING AND OTHER, AND FURTHER JEWELLERY five with punched holes for turning into pendants and two with bronze loops attached, together with a decorated Slavic silver bead; a heart-shaped decorated silver mount and animal-head silver mount with similar decoration, possibly Magyar, 10th to 12th Century; a decorative floral pendant, a bronze wolf-head mount; a bronze double-headed dragon pendant with punched circular decoration; a bronze axe head pendant; two lengths of bronze chain, one with a bell attached; two bronze singular bells; a group of three joined bronze bells; a pair of small silver tubular rings, Baltic, 9th to 12th Century; four attachment plates for chains (fragments), Baltic, 10th/11th Century; and some other silver and bronze fragments (41) £100-150

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228 AN ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade, iron basket-guard of rounded bars carrying a pair of small panels each decorated with four incised lines, a pair of loop-shaped bars beneath, flattened bunshaped pommel, and wooden grip 87.0 cm; 34 1⁄4 in blade

European Edged Weapons VARIOUS OWNERS 227 AN ENGLISH RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with tapering blade formed in two stages, the upper portion of flattened diamond-section and the lower fullered and with a portrait medallion (rubbed), chiselled iron hilt (one small early repair) comprising a pair of straight quillons with bud-shaped finials, knuckle-guard interrupted by a central moulding en suite with the quillons, a scrolling frontal bar joined to the outer ringguard, the latter decorated with a central bouquet in an urn, urn-shaped pommel with further flowers, decorated throughout with fruit, scrolls and delicate fluting (worn, grip missing) 86.8 cm; 34 1⁄4 in blade

See Darling 1969, p. 80. £600-800 229 A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering fullered single-edged blade, iron basket-hilt formed of flattened bars carrying three rectangular and one square panel, each pierced with a symmetrical arrangement of hearts and circles engraved with bold fluted lines, a large so-called rein loop at the rear (one bar chipped, areas of light rust), fluted pommel engraved with a rack number ‘10/30’ and wooden grip (binding missing) 86.2 cm; 34 in blade

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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 230 A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LONDON 1756, MARK OF JOSEPH (2) CLARE with colichemarde blade (areas of rust), silver hilt finely cast, pierced and chased in low relief with scrolling foliage and trophies-of-music within a framework of low faceted beads, comprising boatshell guard, a pair of quillons, knuckle-guard and pommel, and the grip with its original binding of plaited silver wire and ribband between chased collars 82.0 cm; 32 1⁄4 in blade Joseph Clare (1732-71) is recorded as a gifted hilt maker and the son of the goldsmith of the same name. After his death he was succeded by his widow, Sarah. See Southwick 2001, p. 72. £700-900 231 AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering hollow-triangular blade, etched and gilt with trophiesof-arms, scrolls and foliage on a blued and frosted panel over the lower three-quarters, steel hilt profusely studded with minute faceted beads in imitation of brilliants, comprising oval dish-guard with pierced border, a pair of quillons with circular terminals formed as flowerheads, a pair of slender arms, urn-shaped pommel and beadwork knuckle-chain (areas of rust), in its original parchment covered wooden scabbard with steel locket, middle-band and chape 83.7 cm; 33 in blade £500-700 232 A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LONDON, 1774, MARK OF WILLIAM KINMAN with hollow-triangular blade (areas of rust), silver hilt cast pierced and chased in low relief, including shell-guard formed as a sun-insplendour within an elaborate beadwork border studded with numerous beads in imitation of brilliants, a pair of straight quillons, pierced quillon-block, slender knuckle-guard and pommel all chiselled en suite with the shell, and the grip retaining its original binding of plaited wire and ribband between chased colalrs 8.0 cm; 31 1⁄2 in blade

233 A SILVER-GILT-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LONDON, 1788, MARK OF WILLIAM KINMAN with tapering hollow-triangular blade (areas of rust), silver-gilt hilt comprising oval shell-guard fitted on the inside with a fluted flowerhead washer within a framework surrounded by sprays of foliage against a hatched ground, a pair of straight quillons with drooping globular terminals, knuckle-guard with a central writhen moulding, urn-shaped finial and later wooden grip bound with plaited wire between silver-gilt collars, and in untouched condition 81.4 cm; 32 in blade William Kinman was born in 1728 and is recorded as a prominent silver hilt maker and also a founding member of the Founders’ Company of London. A sword with a related hilt is preserved in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. See Southwick 2001, pp.159-160 and p. 292, plate 82. £400-600 234 A SMALL-SWORD WITH BLUED IRON HILT, MID-18TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY the first with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched over the lower portion with scrollwork and portrait medallions, blued iron hilt comprising small double shell-guard, a pair of large arms, short quillon with globular terminal, ovoid pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’; the second with slender blade, iron hilt set with faceted studs, including down-turned shell-guard, integral grip and urn-shaped pommel, in its scabbard (areas of rust) the first: 76.2 cm; 30 in blade (2) £250-350

A sword by this maker with a very similar hilt is preserved in the Royal Armouries Leeds, IX.3782. See Southwick 2001, p. 290-1 pls. 75-7 £350-450

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235 A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, PARIS 1753/4 with tapering blade retaining some etched decoration (areas of rust), silver hilt finely cast and chased en rocaille in low relief with woodland game hunting scenes against a matted ground (maker’s mark rubbed) comprising double shell-guard, quillon, knuckleguard a pair of arms and globular pommel, and the grip with a later binding of plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 79.5 cm; 31 3⁄8 in blade £600-800 236 A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED AND GILT IRON HILT, CIRCA 1760 with hollow-triangular blade signed ‘Dupre Marchand a Paris’ at the forte, chiselled iron hilt comprising double shell-guard, quillon with globular terminal, knuckle-guard and pommel all decorated with differing woodland game hunting scenes against a punched and gilt ground (worn, areas of rust), and the grip bound with plaited silver wire and ribband between ‘Turk’s heads’ 78.5 cm; 31 in blade £400-600

VARIOUS OWNERS 237 A RARE FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780 with slender hollow-triangular blade with traces of a signature at the forte including ‘Fourbisseur du Roy’, silver hilt cast, pierced and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard decorated with bouquets and a trellis arrangement of beadwork carrying two ovals decorated with later (perhaps spurious) coats-of-arms on the outer face, the inner fitted with a pair of hinged frames, probably fitted with portrait plaques previously, quillon and knuckle-guard each decorated with conventional foliage, pommel with trophies-of-arms and the side with trellis en suite with the shell, and later grip of plaited wire and ribband between ‘Turk’s Heads’, in associated leather scabbard with silver mounts 82 cm; 32 1⁄4 in blade £500-700 238 A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, gilt-brass hilt cast, pierced and chiselled with openwork designs of foliage within writhen frames, including double shell-guard, knuckleguard (detached), short quillon with globular terminal, and ovoid pommel, and the grip retaining a portion of its binding and ‘Turk’s Heads’, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts en suite with the hilt 74.2 cm; 29 ¼ in blade ‡ £250-350 239 A CONTINENTAL SMALL-SWORD WITH GILT-BRASS HILT, CIRCA 1770 with associated blade of flattened-hexagonal section over the lower portion and with traces of etched decoration, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief with rococo shell ornament, anthemion and scrolls, including boatshell guard, a pair of quillons with reversed globular terminals, knuckle-guard, pommel and integral grip 85.5 cm; 33 3⁄4 in blade £200-300

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240 A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD FOR A BOY, LONDON, 1731 with tapering hollow-triangular blade inlaid with brass scrollwork at the forte on one face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard decorated with differing portrait busts in scrollwortk cartouches carried by trophies-of-arms on each face, quillon-block, knuckle-guard with central moulding and pommel all decorated en suite, and the grip with an early binding of plaited silver wire between chased silver collars 63.0 cm; 24 3⁄4 in blade £300-400 241 A CONTINENTAL SMALL-SWORD FOR A BOY, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering hollow-triangular blade etched with the figure of Paris and scrolling foliage at the forte, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard decorated with scrolls and palmette against a finely matted ground, globular quillon, knuckle-guard and pommel decorated en suite with the shell, and the grip with an early binding of plaited silver wire with one ‘Turk’s Head’ (the other missing) 49.5 cm; 19 1⁄2 in blade £200-300 242 A SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON, 1734; AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD, MID-18TH CENTURY AND A CONTINENTAL ARTILLERY SWORD, CIRCA 1880 the first with broad straight blade double-edged towards the point and with a pair of long fullers on each face, silver hilt comprising vestigial outer guard, globular quillon, knuckle-guard and cap pommel and natural staghorn grip; the second with hollowtriangular blade, brass hilt including double shell-guard with moulded brim, forward-canted quillon with globular terminal, knuckle, guard, globular pommel, traces of gilding and the grip bound with plaited wire; the third of regulation type, with brass stirrup hilt the first: 57.0 cm; 22 1⁄2 in blade (3)

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245 A FRENCH COURTSWORD AND ANOTHER, PROBABLY GERMAN, 19TH CENTURY the first with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with foliage and trophies on a blued panel over the forte, gilt-brass hilt including down-turned shell-guard cast with a trophy-of-arms carrying a fleur-de-lys, and chequered hardwood grips, the second similar, the shell decorated with a crowned ‘W’ between cornucopia (the rear-guard cracked), in its scabbard the first: 84.7 cm; 33 3⁄8 in blade (2) £150-200 246 A MASONIC DRESS SWORD RETAILED BY KENNING, LONDON LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW AND A GEORGIAN ROBE SWORD, 9TH CENTURY the first with straight double-edged blade etched with masonic devices, foliage and the retailer’s details, gilt-brass hilt including a pair of straight ‘bow-tie’ quillons, globular pommel and wirebound grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard; the second with tapering double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, gilt-brass hilt with a pair of flattened spatulate quillons, ovoid pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire and ‘Turk’s heads’ the first: 76.5 cm; 30 1⁄8 in blade (2) £70-90 247 A CULT DAGGER, A VICTORIAN STILETTO AND A CONTINENTAL STILETTO, 19TH CENTURY the first with broad double-edged blade etched with a frosted panel filled with foliage, trophies-of-hunting, a stag and doe and a hunter (areas of wear), silver-plated hilt decorated with thistle foliage in low relief, in its silver-plated scabbard decorated with scrolls, foliage a Medussa mask and a devil; the second by Manson, Sheffield, etched on one side of the blade ‘Never draw me without reason nor sheath me without honour’ white metal hilt decorated with fruit and foliage in low relief, in is red leather scabbard with white metal mounts and the third with white metal hilt formed as a female demi-figure, in its scabbard the first: 17.2 cm; 6 3⁄4 in blade (3) £350-450 248 A GROUP OF SIX DAGGERS AND SMALL KNIVES comprising a Gaucho knife, 20th Century; a white metal paper knife, the handle cast with a knotted cord pattern; a Sudanese dagger, with tapering blade with engraved borders, leather hilt with iron pommel, in its scabbard complete with arm loop; a decorative dagger in Tibetan style, the hilt in phurba form; a decorative dagger, the hilt incorporating a clutched broom; and an Indian dagger (katar), 20th century, with tapering blade formed with a medial ridge, iron hilt of characteristic form including a pair of side bars and moulded grip-bars each with traces of gold koftgari (6) £300-400

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ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 250 AN ITALIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SOCKET BAYONET FOR A SPORTING GUN, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade decorated with foliage, short ricasso inscribed ‘Oton’ on one face and decorated with further foliage, moulded neck with silver base chiselled as a grotesque mask and with a retaining screw for the blade, faceted silver socket decorated with engraved bands of foliage, in a leather scabbard with white metal mounts 20.5 cm; 8 in blade

251 AN ENGLISH IVORY-MOUNTED PLUG BAYONET, CIRCA 1680 with tapering double-edged blade struck with a Turk’s head mark on each face, giltbrass hilt cast in low relief, comprising a pair of recurved quillons with hound’s head terminals, turned ivory grip tapering from a globular moulding at the base and inlaid with piquet work, and moulded copper finial 20.7 cm; 8 1⁄8 in blade

252 A SMALL SCANDINAVIAN TRIBAL KNIFE, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with robust blade formed with a sharp point, brass ferrule, hardwood hilt inlaid with brass panels and pellets, in its hardwood scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, including large fish-shaped plaquettes 10.2 cm; 4 in blade ‡ £100-120

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VARIOUS OWNERS 253 A MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, LATE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR HUNGARIAN with bulbous head formed of eight shaped flanges of slender wedge-section, tubular haft with brazed seam formed in three stages, polygonal three-quarters and octagonal grip at the base 48.2 cm; 19 in overall A similar mace from a Hungarian collection, is illustrated Kovács 2016, pp. 71, no. 24. Another, formerly preserved in the Turkish Chamber, Dresden, is illustrated Schuckelt 2010, cat. No 70 (Inv. Nr. T17). £700-1000 254 A CHISELLED IRON HAFT AFTER THE RUSSIAN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY decorated over its surface with chiselled iron masks, with bulbous mouldings at the top, middle and base, the latter pierced (head missing) and enriched with copper inlay throughout 58.2 cm; 23 in overall See Eфиmob 2009, pp. 362 and 364. £100-150 255 AN IRON AXE-HEAD IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with main blade formed with a small ‘beard’ and pierced with four holes, stout rear pean formed with a basal moulding and short socket 27.0 cm; 10 5⁄8 in £70-90 256 A PARTISAN, SAVOY, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with broad terminal blade formed with a medial ridge and a pair of up-turned lugs, engraved over the greater part of its surface with scrolling foliage, and charged with the gilt cross device of Savoy in a rondel at the base on each side, tapering socket fitted at the front with an up-turned scalloped hook, a pair of long straps, on its wooden haft (wormed), studded with brass nails 65.0 cm; 25 5⁄8 in head £700-900 257 A GERMAN HALBERD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with tapering terminal spike of diamondsection, axe-blade struck with two marks, an eagle and a bindenschild, on one face (later), rear fluke, a pair of straps, on its wooden haft (wormed) fitted with an additional pair of iron straps, and later iron shoe 129.0 cm; 50 3⁄4 in head £600-800 258 A DECORATED HALBERD IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY cast in one piece, with rounded axe-blade, tapering terminal blade, rear spike and tubular socket, with traces of etched scrollwork (pitted) 71.0 cm; 28 in £100-150

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259 A PAINTED LANCE, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR THE CAROUSEL with robust tapering conical iron spike formed with a pair of short straps, on its black-painted turned wooden haft with weighted base, decorated in polychrome with linear ornament and numbered ‘15’ 161.5 cm; 63 5⁄8 in overall Similar lances were used in the Swedish Royal tournament held

by Gustav III at Ekolsund in 1776. Carousels were not a solely male pursuit, in 1671 an event was held in Copenhagen at which the ladies of the Royal family tilted at the ring. The North European Courts developed a specific form of carousel for women, often taking place in fantastically carved sleighs formed as fabulous beasts or mussel shells, racing on the snow and tilting at the ring. Though these were favoured in the North where they were best suited to the climate, they did take place elsewhere. In 1721 Augustus the Strong had two thousand carts of snow delivered to Dresden for a Court Sleigh Carousel. See Rangstrøm (ed.) 1992, pp. 424 - 442, cat. nos. 274, 275 and 276 and p. 418 and Krause 2017, p. 295. £500-700 260 A PAINTED LANCE, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR THE CAROUSEL with robust tapering conical iron spike formed with a pair of short straps, on its black-painted turned wooden haft with weighted base, decorated in polychrome (small losses) 160.0 cm; 63 in overall £500-700 261 A LANCE, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR THE CAROUSEL with robust tapering conical iron spike formed with a pair of short straps (tip chipped), on its wooden haft with weighted faceted base, fitted with a disc-shaped guard 147.5 cm; 58 1⁄8 in overall £200-300

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262 A SPANISH SILVER-HILTED LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with scrolls and trophies-of-arms on a blued panel on each face at the forte, silver hilt comprising scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard, outer guard of two bars joined by a plate decorated with the crowned initials ‘CV’ enclosed by the motto ‘Religion y Rey Esta Es Miley’ (perhaps later), back-strap rising to a cap pommel with the initials ‘BV’, the principal bars engraved with laurel fruit and foliage, in its leather-covered iron scabbard with large engraved silver mounts decorated with scrolls and foliage (the engraving refreshed in places) 80.5 cm; 31 3⁄4 in blade £2000-2500 263 A FRENCH AN.XI LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD with curved blade double-edged towards the tip and formed with a long fuller, etched and gilt with trophies, garlands and foliage on a blued panel at the forte and signed ‘S & K’ for Schitzler and Kirschbaum of Solingen, brass triple-bar hilt with down-curved globular quillon, a pair of elliptical langets, and original leather-covered wooden grip with plaited brass wire binding (worn) 84.5 cm; 33 1⁄4 in blade Provenance: Dr Raymond Wargnier, sold, Sotheby’s Monaco, 23 April 1990, lot 731.

See Ariès 3 fascicule XIII,1969, fig. 1. £450-550 264 A GERMAN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SABRE, CIRCA 1780-90 with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a long fuller, etched over the forte with a trophy-of-arms, a sun-in-splendour, a cavalryman and foliage, iron hilt of flattened bars, comprising drooping quillon, outer guard, knuckle-guard and an additional diagonal frontal guard, inner guard and the back-strap rising to the pommel, fishskin-covered grip (binding missing) 90.7 cm; 35 3⁄4 in blade £250-350 265 A PRUSSIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type with slender iron blade, brass hilt with double shell-guard and the grip with a garde-star (rubbed, losses) on one side, in a later brass-mounted leather scabbard 82.8 cm; 32 5⁄8 in blade £150-200

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266 A SWEDISH PRESENTATION SWORD TO C.A.BAUMANN, DATED 7TH SEPTEMBER 1818 with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the tip, etched and gilt with a star, a pair of fronds enclosing a scene of judgement, crossed cannon over fasces on a blued panel on one face and with a similar design incorporating the Royal Arms on the other (light wear), gilt-brass stirrup hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of langets cast with neoclassical foliage and a male mascaron on each side, quillon issuant from a wolf’s head, knuckle-guard en suite and interrupted by a central mask, angular pommel formed as a lion head with fasces on its neck, a pair of mother-of-pearl grip-scales engraved with the crowned Royal cypher ‘CJ XIV’ on one face and ‘Erindring 1der Septemb 1818 C.A.Baumann’ on the other, in its original gilt-brass mounted leathercovered wooden scabbard, the mounts decorated with neoclassical ornament en suite with the hilt 82.5 cm; 32 1⁄2 in blade Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (17631844), was crowned in Stockholm Cathedral on 11th May 1818 and subsequently travelled to Norway where he was crowned in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, on 7th September 1818. The vendor’s notes state that C.A.Baumann was a German industrialist and mining expert who was presented with this sword at the Coronation. £1500-2000 267 A SILVER-HILTED LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD FOR A PRIVATEER based on the 1788 pattern, with curved blade doubleedged at the point, formed with a broad near full length fuller, a further slender short fuller and stamped ‘Wooley & Co’ on the back-edge, silver stirrup hilt with down curled quillon, rounded back-strap and cap pommel, and the grip covered with brown leather bound with plaited silver wire, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a large silver ring for suspension and applied with a pasted on paper label with an early inscription 89.8 cm; 35 3⁄8 in blade The inscription reads: ‘This sword was.....[proffered].....up

by Colonel Le Ferie passenger on the French barque ‘le Paris’ [300 tons] which barque was taken as a prize in Falmouth Bay by Captain William Snow of the Miranda a Privateer of 50 tons during the French War 1800-1801’. £1200-1800 268 TWO CONTINENTAL REGULATION SHORT-SWORDS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with curved single-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller, brass hilt including straight quillons and lion-head pommel in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (repairs); the second with German blade by W.K.& C. with a later inscription ‘Vive le Roi et Ses Chasseurs’ on one face, brass hilt with short moulded quillons and eagle-head pommel in its brass-mounted leather scabbard the first: 46.0 cm; 18 1⁄8 in (2)

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270 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S DRESS DIRK OF THE 74TH REGIMENT OF FOOT, CIRCA 1870 with etched fullered blade decorated with the crowned Royal cypher, regimental devices, battle honours and signed by the retailer, ‘Hamburger & Rogers & Co., Kings Street, Covent Garden, London’, gilt-brass hilt cast with thistle foliage in low relief and the regimental device, the pommel set with a citrine, carved rootwood grip decorated with basket-weave designs enriched with gilt-brass nails, in its original leather-covered scabbard with large giltcopper mounts en suite, and with its extra pieces en suite 29.8 cm; 11 ¾ in blade ‡ £1200-1500 271 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S SILVER-MOUNTED DRESS DIRK OF THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, EDINBURGH, 1885 with tapering blade formed with a notched back-edge, etched with scrollwork, the regimental device and signed by the retailer ‘Johns and Pegg, Clifford Street, London’, carved rootwood grip decorated with basket-weave designs enriched with silver nails, pommel inset with a large citrine, in its original scabbard with chased silver mounts decorated with interlaced monsters and the regimental device and with its extra pieces en suite (the knife incomplete) 29.5 cm; 11 5⁄8 in blade Provenance Sotheby’s, 23 May 1978, lot 228 ‡ £800-1000 272 A ROYAL ENGINEERS HIGHLAND DRESS DIRK, 20TH CENTURY with tapering polished blade formed with a notched back-edge, stamped ‘Peter Henderson, Glasgow’ on one face, German silver hilt, basketweave carved grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with German silver mounts including the regimental device on the locket 24.5 cm; 9 5⁄8 in blade £120-180

269 269 A VICTORIAN HIGHLANDER’S BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, MID-19TH CENTURY with double-edged fullered blade etched with scrolling foliage and trophies on a frosted panel at the forte, iron hilt comprising basket-guard of rounded bars carrying an alternating arrangement of rectangular and square panels pierced with heart-shaped apertures and enriched with linear ornament and fluting, scrolling quillon, fluted pommel, wirebound fishskin-covered grip, with its doeskin liner and silk tassel, in its iron-mounted leather scabbard 82.2 cm; 32 3⁄8 in blade £450-600

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ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 273 A SILVER-MOUNTED MAMELUKE-HILTED PRESENTATION SWORD TO MAJOR GENERAL SIR N.R.STEWART, FROM THE OFFICERS WHO SERVED UNDER HIS COMMAND IN THE INDIAN ARMY 1897, NO. 34932, LONDON, 1897, MARK OF JOHN FRANCIS LATHAM FOR THE WILKINSON SWORD COMPANY with curved single-edged blade etched with the presentation inscription, foliage, and strapwork on one face and further strapwork, foliage and the maker’s details on the other, silver-gilt hilt comprising a pair of langets decorated with a central bouquet, quillons with foliate terminals and one struck with silver marks, back-strap decorated with a running pattern of olive foliage, and a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by rivets with gilt flowerhead caps, complete with its bullion knot, in its silver scabbard with large gilt locket, chape and middle band, all cast and chased with openwork designs of foliage within beadwork frames, the locket mouth decorated with a border of plaited silver gilt, the middle band and locket each decorated with the owner’s crested coat-of-arms and motto and with the presentation inscription, each fitted with a plaited silver gilt ring for suspension, and in very good to fine condition throughout, in its lined and fitted mahogany case, the lid later fitted with glass for display purposes 80.5 cm; 31 3⁄4 in blade Major General Sir Norman Stewart was the second and only surviving son of Field Marshall Donald Stewart who was at the siege of Lucknow and later served with distinction in the Abyssinian and Afghan campaigns. His mother was Marina Catherine, daughter of Commander T.Dabine R.N.. He was born in India, entered the army in 1871, served in the Afghan war of 187680, was present at the engagements at Ahmed Kheyl and Urzu near Ghuzni, being mentioned in dispatches and receiving a brevet and clasp to the medal. In the Nile Expedition of 1884-5 he was with the Indian Contingent, being present at the engagements at Hasheen and the Tofrek zariba and at the destruction of Tamai. For these services he was again mentioned in dispatches and received his brevet to Lieutenant Colonel with two clasps to the medal and the Khedive’s star. In the China expeditionary force in 1900 he commanded the first infantry brigade and was again mentioned and created CB. On the death of his father in 1900 he succeeded to the Baronetcy and in 1909 he published ‘My Service Days’, a book of reminiscences. He died in Ealing, London aged 75. Abridged from ‘The Times’, 11th November 1926.

John Francis Latham is recorded trading as The Wilkinson Sword Company Limited from 1897 and was appointed sword cutler to Queen Victoria. See Southwick 2001, pp. 257-258. ‡ ~ £3000-4000

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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 274 A FINE SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM AUGUSTUS MONTAGU OF HIS MAJESTY’S FRIGATE CORNWALLIS FROM THE OFFICERS OF THE TROOPS ENGAGED WITH HIM IN THE ASSAULT AND CONQUEST OF AMBOYNA, 29 FEBRUARY 1810, LONDON, 1811, MAKER’S MARK OF THOMAS PRICE, RETAILED BY RUNDELL, BRIDGE AND RUNDELL with curved blade double-edged for its last quarter, etched within a linear frame with the presentation inscription on one face and with “Amboyna” and the date on the other, each enriched with foliage and with some original blued and gilt decoration (small areas of pitting), silver-gilt hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of langets each with a fouled anchor, scrolling quillon and knuckle-guard each decorated with acorns and oak foliage, lion head pommel formed in the round, and integral grip decorated with an oval decorated with the reclining figure of Neptune on the front and an elaborate trophy-of-arms on the reverse, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard encased in silver-gilt, decorated with three differing scenes from the Labours of Hercules on each face, the remaining surface engraved with garlands, foliage, and trophies-of-arms, an openwork oval panel with a central fasces, a pair of scrolling serpents forming suspension loops, the locket signed by the retailer and remaining in very good to fine condition throughout 74.8cm; 29¾ in blade ‘On the 1st of March the Cornwallis chased a Dutch man-of-war brig into a small bay on the north side of the island of Amblaw, in the neighbourhood of Amboyna. As the wind was light and variable, and night approaching, Captain Montagu sent the yawl, cutter, and jollyboat, under the command of Lieutenant Henry John Peachey, assisted by Mr. John Garland the master, and master’s mate William Sanderson, to endeavour to bring the vessel out.

After a fatiguing pull during the whole night, the boats found themselves, at daylight, close to the vessel which was the Dutch national brig Margaretta, mounting eight, but pierced for 14 guns, with a crew of 40 men. In the face of a heavy fire of grape and musketry, and of a brave defence by pikes and swords, Lieutenant Peachey and his party boarded and carried the brig, and that with so comparatively slight a loss as one man dangerously, and four slightly wounded. The Dutch had one officer killed and 20 seamen wounded….’ taken from the Naval History of Great Britain volume V, 1808-11.

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Vice-Admiral Sir. William Augustus Montagu, Knt., K.C.H. and C.B. entered the navy in 1796 as first-class volunteer on board the Glatton under Captain Henry Trollope under whom he continued on the home station, in the Russell 74 (in which he was present in the victory at Camperdown), and Juste 80, until, transferred about the close of 1800 to the Sirius 38, in which he witnessed the surrender of the French frigate La Dédaigneuse. He was for four years on board the Dasher in the East Indies; was made Lieutenant Nov. 14, 1804, Commander, Oct. 31, 1805; and on the 8th June, 1807, acting Captain of the Terpsichore frigate, which appointment was confirmed by the Admiralty on the 8th Dec. following. In March, 1808, Capt. Montagu, whose ship mounted but 28 guns, and had only 180 men on board, fell in with, fought, and-with a loss to himself of 21 men killed and 22 wounded-fairly beat off the French frigate Sémillante of 40 guns and a crew of at least 300 men. Being soon after appointed to the Cornwallis 50 guns, he assisted in the redaction of the island of Amboyna, and captured the Dutch frigates Mandarin and De Ruyter. In Nov. 1810 he was entrusted with the command of the naval brigade landed to assist at the reduction of the Isle of France, during which his exertions were warmly approved by Major-Gen. Abercromby, particularly on the defeat of the French troops before St. Louis. On the 8th Sept. 1812 he was appointed to the Niobe 40, employed until June, 1814 on the Channel, American, and Lisbon stations. On the 29th Oct. 1819) he was appointed to the Phaeton 46, which he commanded at Halifax until put out of commission in Sept. 1822. And on the 25th July, 1834, he was appointed to the Malabar, employed in the Mediterranean until the close of 1837. He attained the rank of Rear-Admiral Nov. 23, 1841, and that of Vice-Admiral in the year 1851. He was nominated a Companion of the Bath, Dec. 8, 1815; a Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic order, Oct. 5, 1830; and a Knight Companion of the same order, (accompanied with knighthood in this country,) in Jan. 1832. He married Aug. 26, 1823, Anne, third daughter of the late Sir George William Leeds, Bart., of Croxton Park, Cambridgeshire. Taken from The Gentleman’s Magazine, vols. 191-192, p. 407.

For a discussion of this maker, and fifteen other swords by him, see Southwick 2007, pp. 3 - 44. £8000-10000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 275 A BRITISH OFFICER’S NON-REGULATION SABRE, A MEMENTO OF AN EARLY NAPOLEONIC ACTION, CIRCA 1803 with curved fullered regulation blade, etched with the crowned British Royal coat-of-arms, crowned ‘GR III’ cypher, foliage and retaining traces of original blue and gilt finish, with painted white inventory number ‘R151’ at the forte’, brass stirrup hilt of French Light Cavalry Officer’s model An. IX type, à la Chasseur, wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its leather scabbard (now in two pieces) with large brass mounts including locket inscribed Mallet, late Knubley, No. 7 Charing Cross, London 74.5 cm; 29 3⁄8 in blade £80-100

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276 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD FOR A LANCER OR DRAGOON BY THOMAS GILL of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged and widening towards the tip, etched ‘Thos Gills Warranted Never to Fail’ on one face at the forte, russet iron stirrup hilt , leather-covered wooden grip (binding missing), in its black painted iron scabbard (areas of pitting) 83.8 cm; 33 in blade See Dellar 2013, p. 54 and 295. £400-600

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277 AN IRISH PRESENTATION SABRE GIVEN BY THE GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNTY OF KILKENNY TO WILLIAM IZOD, HIGH SHERIFF, FOR HIS GALLANT CONDUCT, 1810, BY S. BRUNN. SWORD MAKER TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, 56 CHARING CROSS, LONDON with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched in imitation of watered steel, with some early blued and gilt finish and decorated with trophies-of-arms, the figures of Justice and Victory, a scrolling panels of key ornament and the presentation inscription, iron hilt comprising a pair of pointed langets, quillonblock inset with a gilt eagle displayed, quillons formed as fasces, stirrup guard applied with a gilt foliate plaque on the outside at the base, gilt-brass back-strap rising to a cap pommel decorated with foliage, and finely chequered hardwood grip, in its fishskincovered wooden scabbard with large gilt-brass mounts comprising locket, chape and middle band each reinforced with a chiselled iron band formed as fasces, the upper two with a ring for suspension (the gilding on the hilt and scabbard restored), and the locket decorated with the triumphant mounted figure of St George on one face and the maker’s details on the other 81.7 cm; 32 ¼ in blade The presentation inscription reads: “Given By The Gentlemen Of The County Of Kilkenny to William Izod Esq. High Sheriff For His Gallant Conduct on y. 15 Augt. 1810”.

William Izod was a major in the Kilkenny Militia and provided one hundred and sixty volunteers for them in 1810 when they were stationed at Wexford. The vendor’s notes state that this sword was presented following the receipt of information of a proposed attack by an armed band who were lying in wait with four “confidential men”. Izod and his men routed the gang of twelve to fourteen, two of whom were killed. The four men who assisted each received a case of pistols and fifteen guineas. In his correspondence Izod states on 2nd September, 1810 that ‘….. [in a recent instance, the county had given him£ 100]….. ’an inadequate compensation for such an important and timely discovery’. See Böiger 2005. £3500-4500

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278 A FINE SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED SWORD PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL STEPHEN ARTHUR GOODMAN OF THE GEORGETOWN BRIGADE OF MILITIA BY THE INHABITANTS OF GEORGETOWN AND ITS VICINITY FOLLOWING THE INSURRECTION IN DEMERARA, 18TH AUGUST 1823, BY PROSSER, MANUFACTURER TO THE KING, NO. 9 CHARING CROSS, LONDON, 1824 of General Officer’s pattern, with curved blade formed with a hatchet point, etched with ‘GR IV’ crowned, palmette, the owner’s crest, an eagle displayed, between palm trees, a trophy-of-arms, the Royal Warrant and the maker’s details on one face and with presentation inscription enclosed by pineapples above a trophy-of-arms on the other (very small areas of light pitting), silver-gilt hilt cast and chased in low relief, including quillon decorated with an expanded flowerhead, guard incorporating a pineapple on an enamelled ground on the outside, integral grip formed of a band of conventional foliage at the base, the winged figure of Victory enclosed by fronds on an enamelled ground on the outside and the owner’s crest on an enamelled ground en suite on the inside, and the pommel formed as a finely detailed eagle’s head, in its wooden scabbard (the covering expertly replaced), with large silvergilt mounts comprising locket, chape and middle band, all decorated with neo-gothic foliage, the latter two each set with a pineapple on an enamelled ground en suite with the hilt, the locket signed by the maker around the mouth, with two foliate rings for suspension, and the silver parts struck throughout with the mark of John Prosser 79.0 cm; 31 1⁄8 in blade The presentation inscription reads: “A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE. PRESENTED TO LIEUT. COL. S. A. GOODMAN. COMMANDING THE GEORGETOWN BRIGADE OF DEMERARY MILITIA BY THE INHABITANTS OF GEORGETOWN & IT’S VICINITY FOR HIS UNWEARIED EXERTIONS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, AT & AFTER THE BREAKING OUT OF YE INSURRECTION ON THE 18TH OF AUGUST 1823 AND THEY BEG THE LIEUT. COLONEL TO BE ASSURED THAT THIS SMALL TESTIMONY OF THEIR REGARD IS ACCOMPANIED WITH THEIR SINCEREST WISHES THAT HE MAY ENJOY LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS AND INCREASED HONORS.” Stephen Arthur Goodman entered the army in October 1794 as ensign of the 48th foot, in which he became lieutenant in 1795 and captain in 1803. He served with the 48th in Minorca, with the force sent to Leghorn in 1800 under Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Stuart to co-operate with the Austrians, and at the capture of Malta. He accompanied the 48th to the Peninsula in 1809, and commanded the light companies of Stewart’s brigade of Hill’s division at the battle of Talavera. In 1810 he was appointed deputy judge-advocate, with the rank of assistant adjutant-general in Wellington’s army. He was present at the capture of Badajoz, and was placed in charge of the French governor Phillipon, whom he was ordered to take to Elvas. At the capture of Madrid and at the siege of Burgos, and in the subsequent retreat, Goodman acted for the adjutant-general of the army (Waters), absent through illness. In 1814 Goodman was appointed deputy judge-advocate of the troops proceeding to America, but exchanged to a similar post in the British force left in the Netherlands under the Prince of Orange. He was deputy judge-advocate of Wellington’s army in the Waterloo campaign and at the occupation of Paris. His supersession was dictated by the duke’s belief in the need for a lawyer at the head of the department. Goodman retired on half pay of his regimental rank at the peace, attaining major-general’s rank in 1842, and was made KH in 1836. In 1819 Goodman was appointed colonial secretary of Berbice, to which in 1821 was added the then lucrative appointment of vendue-master in Berbice and Essequibo (later British Guiana). His colonial services extended over twenty-four years, during which he was in charge of the government of the colony from May 1835 to October 1836. During the insurrection of 1823 he was deputed by Governor Murray to organize a militia, and held the office of major-general and inspector-general of militia in the colony up to his death. He died in British Guiana on 2 January 1844, leaving a widow and eleven children. Taken from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

The Demerara rebellion of 1823 involved in excess of ten thousand slaves and lasted for two days. The cause of the rebellion had its roots in the decline of sugar prices in the second decade of the 19th century and the increased pressure on the enslaved people under the British. What started as a largely non violent rebellion was brutally crushed with estimates ranging between one hundred to two hundred and fifty lives being lost by the slaves. After the insurrection was put down a further forty five men were sentenced and twenty seven executed. John Smith, a young British protestant minister, was blamed for the slave revolt and arrested and sentenced to death. He was later pardoned by the King but by the time the message reached Demerara, he had died from pneumonia. His death created a great deal of anger in Britain and he was praised in newspapers and hundreds of petitions were sent to parliament.

For a discussion of John Prosser’s work, and another example of General Officer’s pattern made by him and presented by King William IV to Field Marshall the Duke of Wellington in 1831, see Southwick 2001, pp. 199-200 and colour plate 28. £10000-15000

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279 A PRESENTATION SABRE TO CAPTAIN H.B.LYNCH BY THE ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM VOLUNTEERS, DATED 1809 with broad curved blade formed with a hatchet point, etched over its surface in imitation of watered pattern, decorated with a blued and gilt frame with elaborate scrolling terminal at the forte enclosing the presentation inscription on one face and with scrolling oak fruit and foliage on the other face above the crowned regimental motto ‘Liberty, Loyalty, Property’ and a trophy-of-arms (the gilding and bluing with losses, edges chipped), gilt-brass stirrup hilt with a finely punched and matted surface, comprising a pair of low ogee langets, scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard pierced for a knot at the top and beaked pommel, leather-covered wooden grip retained by three rivets over gilt flowerhead washers, in its original iron scabbard with gilt-brass mounts comprising chape and a pair of bands for suspension, and applied on the outer face with the crowned regimental device cast and chased in brass enriched with silver and gilding 79.8 cm; 31 1⁄2 in blade The presentation inscription reads: ‘Given to Captain H.B.Lynch by the Rochester and Chatham Volunteers in testimony of the high sense they entertain of his zeal and the unremitted attention he paid to the discipline of that corps, and also for his gentlemanly demeanor towards every individual during the time he was their adjutant. XII March MDCCCIX’.

Major Henry Blosse Lynch (1778-1823) of Partry House, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, distinguished himself at the capture of Ciudad Rodrigo when serving in the Portuguese army under Marshal Beresford in 1812. £3000-3500

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280 A FINE OFFICER’S SWORD BY PROSSER, CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1810 with pipe-backed blade etched in imitation of watered steel and retaining some gold faux Turkish calligraphy at the forte on each face, gilt-brass ‘pretzel’ hilt, comprising a pair of langets decorated with a Medusa mask, a pair of short straight quillons with terminals formed as gaping monsterheads, one issuant with the knuckle-guard, angular spiral-fluted pommel, and spiral carved horn grip (one very small chip), in its leather scabbard with large gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket all decorated en suite with the hilt, the latter two with a ring for suspension, the locket with the maker’s details, and retaining some early gilding throughout 83.4 cm; 32 7⁄8 in blade A similar sword is illustrated in Southwick 1982, p. 116, no. 303. £2500-3000

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281 A PRESENTATION SWORD TO CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER ABBOT ESQ. BY THE SECOND TROOP OF THE ATTORNEY’S CAVALRY BY PROSSER, LATE CULLUM, SWORD CUTLER TO THE KING AND H.R.H. THE DUKE OF YORK, CHARING CROSS, CIRCA 1800 with curved single-edged blade etched and gilt with foliage, trophies-of-arms and the presentation inscription on one face and with the crowned Royal arms, foliage, a trophy-of-arms and a classical female on the other (worn, areas of pitting), gilt-brass stirrup hilt including quillons formed as fasces, fan-like écussons, quillon-block with an eagle displayed front and back, knuckleguard decorated with foliage on the outside, and back-strap with further classical martial trophies, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with large gilt-brass mounts comprising locket signed by the maker, middle-band and chape all decorated en suite with the hilt and the former two each fitted with a ring for suspension 78.5 cm; 31 in blade The presentation inscription reads: “THE GIFT OF THE SECOND TROOP OF THE ATTORNEYS CAVALRY TO CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT ESQ. THEIR CAPTAIN AS A MARK OF THEIR RESPECT AND ESTEEM” £2500-3000

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282 A PRESENTATION SABRE TO CAPTAIN DAVID WIGHT BY THE NEWBATTLE COMPANY OF THE EASTERN REGIMENT OF MIDLOTHIAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1806, BY RUNDELL BRIDGE & RUNDELL with curved single-edged blade, etched with the presentation inscription towards the tip, etched and gilt with trophies-of-arms, foliage and the crowned Royal arms on a blued panel on one face and with a further inscription, trophies, GR crowned and a hussar on the other (the bluing worn, areas of patination), gilt-brass hilt cast and chased in low relief (loose, rubbed), comprising a pair of langets decorated with trophies-of-arms centring on a Britannia shield, scrolling foliate quillon, knuckle-guard decorated with an entwined pattern of oak foliage and acorns, back-strap and integral grip in imitation of wire-bound ivory, in its leather scabbard with large silver-mounted gilt-brass mounts engraved and pierced with foliage (the leather replaced, one inner silver mount loose), comprising chape, middle-band and locket each incorporating a central silver panel cast and chased with silver trophies-of-arms in low relief, the inside with vacant silver plaques, and the middle-band and locket each with a ring for suspension, the latter inscribed by the retailer 74.5 cm; 29 ⅜ in blade Provenance Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson Collection, sold Butterfield & Butterfield, 15th October 1996, lot 3431 The inscriptions read: “PRESENTED BY THE NEWBATTLE COMPANY OF THE EASTERN REGT OF MIDLOTHIAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, TO DAVID WIGHT ESQR THEIR CAPTAIN, AS A MARK OF THEIR REGARD & ESTEEM, 1806” and “Into whose hand this Sword is put its hop’t will not fear Bunopart So draw me out I shine so clear and if I strike my foes may fear” £2000-2500283

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283 A FINE 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PERHAPS FOR THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, of regulation type, with fullered blade etched and gilt with foliage, trophies-of-arms and, on one face, with a rampant lion on a blued panel (areas of wear), gilt-brass hilt including foliate quillon and folding side-guard, the grip bound with plaited silver wire between gilt collars, in its tooled leather scabbard with gilt-brass mounts 80.7 cm; 31 ¾ in blade £500-600

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284 A FINE 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD BY WRIGHT, SWORD CUTLER, NO. 72, ST JAMES’S STREET, LONDON, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, the fullered blade etched and gilt with foliage, the crowned Royal arms, a trophy-of-arms centring on a Britannia shield on one face and with a further trophy-of-arms, crowned GR cypher and the seated figure of Britannia on the other (worn), gilt-brass hilt including foliate quillon and folding side-guard with blued spring, the grip bound with plaited silver wire between gilt collars, in its tooled leather scabbard with gilt-brass mounts comprising chape, locket and middle-band, the latter two with a ring for suspension, the locket signed with the maker’s details on the reverse and the owner’s crest on the front 81.0 cm; 31 ⅞ in blade The crest is hat of Besley, Craddock, Foley, Ford, Roper or Warren.

John Francis Cradock, First Baron Howden (1762-1839) was educated at Trinity College, Dublin after which he rose quickly in the army, entering as cornet in 1777 in the 4th regiment of horse.

In 1779 he transferred as ensign to the 2nd (Coldstream) guards, was promoted lieutenant in 1781 and in 1785 to major in the 12th light dragoons. In 1786 he exchanged into the 13th regiment, in 1789 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel and in the following year commanded the regiment when it was ordered to the West Indies. In 1791 Cradock returned to England on being appointed acting quartermaster-general in Ireland but in 1793 he accompanied Sir Charles Grey to the West Indies as aide-de-camp where he was given command of two picked battalions selected for dangerous services. At their head he served throughout the campaign in which Grey seized the islands of the French West Indies, and he was wounded at the capture of Martinique. At its conclusion he received the thanks of parliament and was promoted colonel of the 127th regiment. On 1 October 1795 he was appointed assistant quartermaster-general, and on 1 January 1798 was promoted major-general. In 1798 his local knowledge was invaluable to Lord Cornwallis in the suppression of the Irish uprising. Cradock was present at the battle of Vinegar Hill and the capture of Wexford, accompanied Cornwallis against the French general Humbert, and was wounded in the affair at Ballinahinch.

He sat in the Irish House of Commons as MP for Clogher, co.

Tyrone (1785-90), Castlebar, co. Mayo (1790-97), Midleton, co.

Cork, from 1799 to April 1800, and Thomastown, co. Kilkenny, in May 1800. In parliament he was a staunch supporter of the government, and on 17 February 1800 acted as second to the Rt Hon. Isaac Corry, chancellor of the Irish exchequer, in his famous duel with Henry Grattan in Phoenix Park, Dublin. At the same time, he strengthened his political connections by marrying, on 17 November 1798, Lady Theodosia Sarah Frances Meade (d. 1853), third daughter of John Meade, first earl of Clanwilliam.

Abridged from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

The maker, Wright, is recorded at this address circa 1797-1811, after which his widow continued the business until 1816.

See Southwick 2001, p. 261. £2000-2500

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285 A PRESENTATION CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD TO MAJOR GENERAL DANIEL SEDDON, BY OSBORN, DATED 1803 of regulation type, with curved fullered blade of etched and gilt with the owner’s crested arms and motto, trophies-of-arms and presentation inscription including “.....for the defence of their country 25th October 1803 and foliage on one face and with further designs including the maker’s details and the crowned Royal arms on the other (areas of staining, light pitting, decoration and inscription obscured in places), giltbrass stirrup hilt with short scrolling quillon, a pair of lion mask langets, and the back-strap and pommel formed as a finely detailed maned bridled horsehead, and finely chequered ivory grip (one small chip and age cracks), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (worn, now in two pieces), with large gilt-brass mounts comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two with a ring for suspension 74.5 cm; 29 ⅜ in blade Lieutenant General Daniel Seddon began his military career as a lieutenant in the Lancashire Militia in 1778.

He served in the 96th and 100th regiments of foot and was posted to India in 1781 serving in the Second Anglo-Mysore War. There he was wounded, captured, and became a prisoner-of-war until 1784 when he returned to Britain on half pay returning to India in 1788.

Subsequently he served in Ireland as an officer in the 22nd Dragoons where he was again wounded. Seddon then served in Egypt in 1801 and 1802. Seddon was Inspecting Field Officer for the large Militia and volunteer forces raised to repel the threat of a French Invasion under Napoleon in 1803. When the latter invaded the Peninsular in 1808 Seddon was asked by the Duke of Wellington to join him as Brigadier commanding the Portuguese cavalry. Seddon was promoted to the rank of Major General in the British Army in 1813 and Lieutenant General in 1825. £2000-2500

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286 A MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY GILL, PRINCE’S STREET, SOHO, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with pipe-backed blade formed with a spear point, etched on one face ‘Gill’s warranted’ within an oval, giltbrass hilt decorated with a finely punched ground, comprising a pair of flat langets swelling towards the terminals, back-strap, and a pair of horn grip-scales retained by three pairs of gilt-brass rivets with circular washers (one missing) and the pommel pierced for a knot, in its gilt-brass scabbard with two large mounts formed as expanded flower heads, each fitted with a ring for suspension, signed on the locket, and with some early gilding throughout 85.5 cm; 33 5⁄8 in blade £600-800 287 A CAVALRY SWORD, 19TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with curved single-edged blade, slotted iron hilt, and tall ovoid pommel (grip missing) 84.5 cm; 33 1⁄4 in blade

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Militaria 288 A CASED 1869-78 PATTERN SHAKO FOR THE 38TH (1ST BATTALLION SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT) of regulation type, with blue cloth skull, leather peak, brass HP, complete with its chin chain and pom-pom, in its Japanned case with retailers badge of Hobson & Sons, London 18.0 cm; 7 1⁄8 in high

289 A CASED 1869-78 PATTERN SHAKO FOR THE 38TH (1ST BATTALLION SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT) of regulation type, with blue cloth skull, leather peak, brass HP, complete with its chin chain and pom-pom, in its Japanned case 20.5 cm; 8 in high £200-300

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Armour 290 A FLEMISH ARMET, CIRCA 1510 with hemispherical skull rising to a low medial comb pierced at its apex with a keyhole slot for the attachment of a crest and towards its rear with a later transverse hole; struck at its left rear with a maker’s mark comprising a crowned escutcheon (worn); extending downwards at its rear in the form of a narrow “tail-piece” fitted at its lower end with a later short extension-plate and at its centre with a roundel puckered around its edge and mounted on a short “stem” (both restored); fitted at the front with low cusped brow-plate formed at its lower edge with an angular inward turn serving as the upper edge of a vision-slit; fitted at each side with a vertically-hinged cheek-piece pierced at its outward-flange lower edge with stitch-holes, and formed of a fore part and rear part connected by a hinge, the former associated, reworked from the bevor of a close helmet and formed with a plain inward turn around its shallow face-opening (the upper ends of which are patched); and fitted at the front with a demivisor of “sparrow’s-beak” form attached by a hinge at each sides to a low-domed pivot (replaced), formed at its upper edge with an angular inward-turn serving as the lower edge of the vision-slit, pierced just above the angle of the beak with a slender transverse ventilation-slot between two small holes, and fitted just below the angle at the right side with a liftingpeg having a pyramidal head; the visor secured to the cheek-piece at the right of the chin by a later swivel-hook and pierced stud (the whole with light pitting overall and patches of active corrosion) 28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in £8000-12000

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291 A NORTH ITALIAN MORION IN THE ‘SPANISH’ FASHION, CIRCA 1580-90 with one-piece almond-shaped crown (showing small bruise at its front) rising to a short stalk at its apex, slightly downturned brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear and formed at its edge with a plain inward turn accompanied by a narrow groove, and pierced at its rear with a later small suspension-hole, the base of the crown encircled by fourteen round-headed lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers, and the whole with a blued finish (worn) 20.7 cm; 8 ½ in £350-450

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293 A NORTH ITALIAN MORION IN THE ‘SPANISH’ FASHION, CIRCA 1590-1600 with one-piece almond-shaped crown rising to a short stalk at its apex (crushed), narrow downturned brim formed at its edge with a plain inward turn accompanied by a narrow groove and pierced at its rear with a subsequently-closed later suspension-hole, the base of the crown originally encircled by fourteen holes for liningrivets of which six are now missing and a further three lack their rosette-washers, and the whole with a worn blued finish (the crown extensively bruised and the left rear of the brim cracked at two points) 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in £150-200

292 A NORTH ITALIAN MORION IN THE ‘SPANISH’ FASHION, CIRCA 1590-1600 with one-piece almond-shaped crown rising to a short stalk at its apex, slightly downturned brim formed at its edge with a plain inward turn accompanied by a narrow groove and pierced at its rear with a subsequently closed later small suspension-hole, the base of the crown encircled by fourteen holes for lining-rivets, now missing, and the whole with a blued finish (worn) 20.3 cm; 8 in £300-400

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294 A JOUSTING HELM IN THE ITALIAN LATE 15TH CENTURY FASHION, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY of heavy “frog-mouthed” form, comprising crown-plate, front plate and rear plate, all medially-ridged and rigidly secured to one another by large round-headed rivets, the rear plate decorated with a spray of flutes, and the lower edge of the helm flanged outwards at each side, fitted at its front with a long hinged rectangular hasp pierced distally with four square holes, and at its rear with a hinged slightly trapezoidal hasp having a roller at its distal end (lightly patinated overall) Height without hasps 35.0 cm; 13 ½ in Provenance Johannes Count von Moy de Sons, Schloss Anif, sold Sotheby’s Amsterdam 17th October 2001, lot 684.

The helm is a copy of one in the Hofjagd- und Rustkammer, Vienna, Inv. No. B2, made about 1490 for Gasparo Fracasso, Milanese ambassador to the Court of Innsbruck, and resembles two further examples in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Inv. Nos C5 & C6 (see Laking, 1920, figs 472-3; and Boccia & Coeho 1967, pls 145-52) £1500-2000

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295 295 A FINE NORTH GERMAN VAMBRACE FOR THE LEFT ARM WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 of fully articulated construction, comprising tubular upper and lower cannons, each formed with a longitudinal ridge at the outside of the arm, the former surmounted by a turner of three lames fitted at the inside of its lowest lame with a later staple to accommodate the strap of an overlying pauldron, the lower cannon formerly opening at the front but now closed by a later rivet, and a couter with a small flat leaf-shaped wing, enclosed at the inside of the elbow by a series of twelve lames and embossed at its point with a quatrefoil, the main edges of the vambrace formed with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders enclosed to the inside by a pair of narrow grooves, and finely etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving a female in contemporary dress, a female herm, snakes issuing from a cornucopia, a crane, lions’ masks, a bull’s-head, hounds and hares, all on a stippled and blackened ground, the lames at the inside of the elbow etched with narrow bands of guilloche(the etching worn at inside of the lower cannon) 49.4 cm; 19½ in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg, sold in these rooms 4th December 2013, lot 311 Several vambraces of this enclosed form were at one time to be found in the armoury of the Dukes of Brunswick (Bohlman 1915, nos 8 & 9, figs 22 & 28; Tower of London 1952, nos 12 & 33, pl. IV; and Sotheby’s, Schloss Marienburg, 5 Oct 2005, lots 285 & 305).

Vambraces of a similar form can be recorded as parts of two Brunswick armours in the Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, inv. nos A 691 & A 1185, respectively made for Johann von Ranzau about 1559 and the Archduke Karl II of Styria about 1565 (Gamber & Beaufort 1990, pp. 105 & 108, pls 71-2) £1000-1400

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296 296 A FINE NORTH GERMAN VAMBRACE FOR THE LEFT ARM WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 of fully articulated construction, comprising tubular upper and lower cannons, each formed with a longitudinal ridge at the outside of the arm, the former surmounted by a turner of three lames fitted at the front of its lowest lame with a later staple to accommodate the strap of an overlying pauldron, the lower cannon, with a slightly V-shaped lower edge, formerly opening at the front but now closed by a later pair of rivets, and a couter with a small flat leaf-shaped wing, enclosed at the inside of the elbow by a series of sixteen lames (the top one restored) and embossed at its point with a quatrefoil, the main edges of the vambrace formed with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders enclosed to the inside by a pair of narrow grooves, and finely etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving masks, dolphins and birds, all on a stippled and blackened ground (the etching worn in parts) 51.0 cm; 20 in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg, sold in these rooms 4th December 2013, lot 312 £1000-1400

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297 A PAIR OF BRASS GREAVES AND SABATONS IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY GREENWICH STYLE, PROBABLY BY TURNER OF LONDON, CIRCA 1812 each of full length form opening at the inside of the leg, well shaped to the calf, fitted at the heel with a spur having an angled neck and a small multi-pointed rowel (that of the left missing), articulated at the ankle and at the rear and front of the sabaton, the latter having a rounded toe cap, and both fitted on their undersides with iron plates (the front of the left toe-cap holed, both showing a few small cracks and losses, and tarnished overall) Both 45.0 cm; 17 ¾ in Two brass armours are recorded as having been made for the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers. The Company still has a Greenwich-style armet and sabatons (cat. No. A90) of that material that were made by William Turner and presented by

Henry Marriot on 2nd April 1812. A second brass armour was presented to the Company on 18th November 1784 where the court gave its thanks ‘….to Mr Thomas Harrison Master of this Company for his Handsome present of the brass Armour and Shield used on the last Lord Mayors Day.” A year later it is recorded being worn at the same procession and as that presented to them as ‘the brass armour presented….by the ‘spirited Master Mr Thomas Harrison’. The word “spirited” before his name clearly irritated Harrison, who presumably thought he was being teased as he is recorded by the Court of 20th November 1788 being fined “…..10s 6d into the Poors Box for erasing the Word spirited out of the Minutes of a Court of Assistants…..’. Interestingly this armour was worn at a number of the annual Lord Mayor’s processions along with ‘…..twelve men to guard the Company in black Armour.’ £300-500

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298 AN ITALIAN SHIELD FOR USE IN THE GIOCO DEL PONTE, PISAN, CIRCA 1776 of narrow almond-shaped form with truncated lower end, composed entirely of wood, its front edges bevelled and its rear surface fitted towards its upper end, above a hollow, with a diagonal hand-grip, the front painted on a gessoed white ground with five wavy diagonal carmine stripes in its lower two-thirds, and a light brown crescent on a dark green ground in its upper third (the gessoed front surface chipped at some points and crackled) 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in Provenance Col. Harvey Collection The Gioco del Ponte was a mock battle fought by two teams of contestants armed with clubs and shields who endeavoured to occupy the old bridge at Pisa now known as the Ponte di Mezzo.

Originating in the Middle Ages, it was last fought in 1776 and 1807.

The shield described above resembles several extant examples bearing the date 1776. See Karcheski Jr & LaRocca 2007, pp. 10719, figs 4-11. £800-1200 299 ELEMENTS OF AN ARMOUR IN THE GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY comprising a pair of fingered gauntlets each formed of a long flaring obtusely-pointed cuff closed at its inside by a riveted join, a wrist-plate, five metacarpal-plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, scaled finger- and thumb-defences (the latter in each case detached), and a buff-leather lining-glove; a pair of one-piece gutter-shaped cuisses each fitted at its lower edge with a winged poleyn of four lames (one articulating-rivet of the left missing); and a pair of full-length tubular greaves each opening at its inside and fitted within an arched cut-out at its lower front edge (the left cracked at its centre) with an integral, broad-toed sabaton of seven lames cut at the front with four longitudinal slashes; the surfaces of all elements retaining traces of later blueing (extensively rubbed and patinated) (6) £250-350 300 A CAST IRON FINGERED GAUNTLET FROM AN ARMOUR IN GERMAN HIGH GOTHIC STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY in one piece, finely detailed (thumb missing) 35.0 cm; 13 3⁄4 in £150-200

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Miscellanea PROPERTY FORMERLY OF THE HABSBURG IMPERIAL FAMILY 301 AN AUSTRIAN IMPERIAL SILVER-MOUNTED GALA COACH HARNESS SET FROM THE PRINCIPE DI CAMPOFRANCO (1861-1924), LATE 19TH CENTURY together with eight harnesses, fifteen leather straps, twelve horse bridles, two sets of stirrups straps with one stirrup, one feeding bridle, two horse whips and one baton whip, one set of twelve chains, one large bundle of leather straps for various types of tack, two small decorative crowns to attach to tack, three part brown leather bridles, one red decorative head piece and chest piece, one decorative headpiece and chest piece, one numnah in two pieces with two brass decorative plates, two equine/tack tools, two miscellaneous decorative pieces, together with eight decorative plaques in two sets of four with the crowned cypher for Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (1783-1853), one document in German with an inventory, dated from July 1922, with the stamp of Frau Fürstin di Campofranco £3500-4500

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VARIOUS OWNERS 302 A CHISELLED IRON SWORD BELT HOOK AND BRASS CARRYING CHAIN, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY the hook of characteristic form, chiselled with rococo scrolls enclosing a bouquet in the centre and openwork panels of trellis on each side (repaired), and the chain of round-section links, complete with a clip at one terminal the belt hook: 9.0 cm; 3 1⁄2 in high ‡ £40-60 303 AN IVORY-MOUNTED SWORD CANE, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade etched and gilt with scrolling foliage on a blued panel at the forte on each face, cane grip pierced for a thong, with a horn washer on each side, and the pommel formed as a finely carved ivory bust of Admiral Horatio Nelson in the round, in its cane scabbard with iron tip 69.0 cm; 27 1⁄4 in blade ~ £150-200 304 A SILVER PRESENTATION PLAQUE FOR SHOOTING from a rifle, inscribed ‘London Rifle Brigade O Company Captain Harwood’s prize for shooting won by Color. Serg C.C. Hayes 29th Oct 1870’, the reverse with two pins for attachment 5.8 cm; 2 1⁄4 in £80-100 305 SIX FLINT AND STONE ARROWHEADS, NEOLITHIC OR BRONZE AGE and eight further small arrowheads (14) £50-80

BOOKS, SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN 306 TWENTY-ONE VOLUMES RELATING TO INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR comprising: GRIGGS, W., Indian Art in Malborough House (1876); GRIGGS, W. & Sons, Arms and Armour at Sandringham (1910); HENDLEY, T. Holbein, Damascene Work in India (1892); ELGOOD, Robert, Hindu Arms and Ritual (2004); Arbour Antiques Limited, British India 1770-1870; City of Manchester Art Gallery, The Egerton Collection of Oriental Armour; EGERTON, Hon. Wilbraham, An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms (1880); FIGIEL, Leo S., On Damascus Steel (1991); HAIDER, Dr. Sayed Zafar, Islamic Arms and Armour of Muslim India (1991); HOLSTEIN, P., Contribution A L’Etude Des Armes Orientales Tome Premier; HOLSTEIN, P., Contribution A L’Etude Des Armes Orientales Tome Second; KEENE, Manuel with KAOUKJI, Salam, Treasury of the World (2001); LAKING, Guy Francis, Wallace Collection: Oriental Arms and Armour (1964) (2 copies); PANT, G. N., Catalogue of the Select Weapons, Darbarhall Museum, Junagadh; JAIWANT PAUL, E., ‘By My Sword And Shield’: Traditional Weapons of the Indian Warrior (1995); JAIWANT PAUL, E., Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India (2004); RAWSON, P. S., The Indian Sword (1967); Royal Armouries, An Introduction to Indian Arms and Armour (2007), TALWAR, H. T., Arms and Armoury of the Mysore Palace (1994); YOUNG, H. A., The East India Company’s Arsenals and Manufactories (1937); together with an album of photographs and postcards £200-250

307 THIRTY VOLUMES RELATING TO TIPPU SULTAN comprising: SHEIK ALI, B., Tipu Sultan (1972); ARCHER, Mildred, Tippoo’s Tiger (1959); BOWRING, Lewin B., Rulers of India: Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan (1968); BRITTLEBANK, Kate, Tipu Sultan’s Search for Legitimacy (1997); BUDDLE, Anne with ROHATGI, Pauline and BROWN, Iain Gordon, The Tiger and The Thistle (1999); CORNWELL, Bernard, Sharpe’s Tiger (1997); COURTNEY, Nicholas, The Tiger: Symbol of Freedom (1980); DUNBAR, Janet (ed.), Tigers, Durbars and Kings (1988); FORREST, Denys, Tiger of Mysore (1970); GIDWANI, Bhagwan S., The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1978); GROSE, Francis, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons (1955); HASAN, Mohibbul, History of Tipu Sultan (1971); LAWRENCE, A. W.(ed.), Captives of Tipu (1929); MOHAMMAD, His Highness Prince Gholam, The History of Hyder Shah alias Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur and of his son, Tippoo Sultan (1976); MOIENUDDIN, Mohammad, Sunset at Srirangaptam (2000); Sotheby’s, The Tipu Sultan Collection (2005); A Staff Officer, The Defence of Lucknow (1858) (reprinted); STRONGE, Susan, Tipu’s Tigers (2009); The National Trust, Treasures From India: The Clive Collection at Powis Castle (1987) (2 copies); The Sultan Research Institute & Museum, Sultan Annual Journal, Vols I-5 (1983-1987); V&A Masterpieces, Sheet 11: Tippoo’s Tiger (1976); VENKATESH, V. and JAYARAMAIAH, V., Hyder & Tippu: A Complete Tourist Guide on Srirangaptana (1983); WINTER, Frank H., The First Golden Age of Rocketry (1990); Zamana Gallery, Tigers round the Throne, The Court of Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) (1990); The Tipu Sultan Collection of Fine Flintlock Sporting Guns and Pistols £150-200 308 FIVE VOLUMES RELATING TO ARMS & ARMOUR comprising: FFOULKES, Charles J., Inventory and Survey of the Armouries of the Tower of London, Volumes I and II (1916); BOUTELL, Charles, Arms and Armour (1872); GARDNER, J. Starkie, Armour in England (1898); HENDERSON, James, Sword Collecting for Amateurs (1969) £150-200 309 THIRTY VOLUMES RELATING TO ANTIQUE FIREARMS comprising: The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, The Firework Book: Gunpowder in Medieval Germany, Vol. XVII, No. 1 (2001); ATKINSON, John A., The British Duelling Pistol (1978); BLACKMORE, Howard L., Firearms (1964); BLACKMORE, Howard L., Guns and Rifles of The World (1965); BLACKMORE, Howard L., English Pistols (1985); BOOTHROYD, G., Gun Collecting (1969); Colt Inventories, The Evolution of the Colt From the Year 1836; The Double Gun Journal, Volume Fifteen, Issue 2 (2004); GAYLORD, Chic, Handgunner’s Guide (1960); HASTINGS, Macdonald, English Sporting Guns and Accessories (1969); LUGS, Jaroslav, A History of Shooting (1968); MILLER, Martin, The Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Firearms (1978); The Official Journal of the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain, Black Powder, Volume 28, No. 1 (1981); NONTE, Major George, Shooter’s Bible Pistol & Revolver Guide (1970); NORTH, Anthony & HOGG, Ian V., The Book of Guns & Gunsmiths (1978); PETERSEN, Harold L. & ELMAN, Robert, The Great Guns (1977); PETERSEN, Harold L., The Book of the Gun (1963); POPE, Dudley, Guns (1969); Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., Antique Weapons: Collection of John T. Amber (1986); ROSA, Joseph G. & MAY, Robin, The Pleasure of Guns (1974); ROSA, Joseph G., Colonel Colt London (1976); WATERMAN, Charles F., The Treasury of Sporting Guns (1979); WESLEY, L., Air Guns and Air Pistols (1961); WILKINSON, Frederick, Small Arms (1970); WILKINSON, F., Flintlock Pistols (1976); WILKINSON, Frederick, The World’s Great Guns (1977); WILKINSON, Frederick, Antique Firearms (1977); WILKINSON, Frederick, The Illustrated Book of Pistols (1979); WILKINSON, Frederick, Antique Guns and Gun Collecting (1974); WINANT, Lewis, Early Percussion Firearms (1970) £100-150

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315 310 TWELVE VOLUMES RELATING TO INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR comprising: PANT, G. N. & AGRAWAL, Yashodhara, A Cataloge of Arms & Armours in Bharat Kala Bhavan (1995); PANT, G. N. & SHARMA, K. K., Indian Armours in The National Museum Collection (2001); PANT, Dr. G. N., Indian Arms and Armour, Volume I (1980); PANT, Dr. G. N., Indian Arms and Armour, Volume II (1978) (2 copies); PANT, G. N., Indian Shield (1982); PANT, Dr. G. N., Indian Arms and Armour, Volume III (1983); PANT, G. N., Mughal Weapons in the Babur-Nama (1989); PANT, G. N., Catalogue of Edged Arms and Armour in the Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad (1989); PANT, G. N., Indian Archery (1993); PANT, G. N., Horse & Elephant Armour (1997); Arms & Armours in the Raja Dinka Kelkar Museum (1999) £100-150 311 TEN VOLUMES RELATING TO ISLAMIC ARMS & ARMOUR comprising: ALEXANDER, David, The Arts of War (1992); ACTEEXPO, Splendeur Des Armes Orientales (1988) ; FIGIEL, Leo S., On Damascus Steel (1991); JACOB, Alain, Les armes blanches du monde islamique (1985) (2 copies); LEBEDYNSKY, Jaroslav, Les Armes Orientales ; MOHAMED, Bashir, The Arts of the Muslim Knight (2008); NORTH, Anthony, Islamic Arms (1985); RUSSELL ROBINSON, H., Oriental Armour (1967); SAMLING, Davids, Islamic Arms and Armour from private Danish Collections (1982) £100-150 312 NINETEEN VOLUMES RELATING TO EUROPEAN ARMS & ARMOUR comprising: STONE, George Cameron, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor (1961); Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, Volume I (1970); BLACKMORE, David, Arms & Armour of the English Civil Wars (1990); BLAIR, Claude, European Armour (1979); BORG, Alan, Arms and Armour in Britain (1979); BORSOS, Bela, Staghorn Powder-Flasks (1982); Elliott and Snowdon Limited, Autumn Exhibition of Arms and Armour (1974); FFOULKES, Charles, The Gun-Founders of England (1937); Gladius, Tomo XV (1974); Gladius, Tomo XV (1977); Gladius, Tomo XV (1980) (2 copies); HAYWARD, John, Swords and Daggers (1970); REID, William, The Lore of Arms (1984); Royal Armouries, Official Guide (1986 ); Royal Armouries, Yearbook, Volume I (1996); Royal Armouries, Yearbook, Volume 7 (2002); WILKINSON, Frederick, Arms and Armour (1978); ZYGULSKI Jr., Zdzislaw, Bron Wschodnia (1986) £100-150 313 FIVE VOLUMES RELATING TO ISLAMIC ARMS & ARMOUR comprising: ELGOOD, Robert, Islamic Arms and Armour (1979); ACTEEXPO, Splendeur Des Armes Orientales (1988); CARAVANA, Jorge et al, Rites of Power: Oriental Weapons (2010); ELGOOD, Robert, Firearms of the Islamic World in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait (1995); HALES, Robert, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour (2013)

314 Mattenheimer, A, Die Rückladungs-Gewehre. Fragmente ihrer Entstehungs- und Entwickelungs-Geschichte, vignette on title, 30 lithographed plates, mostly hand-coloured, small oblong folio, Nürnberg, 1867 (cover with small tears and folds) £30-40 315 A FINELY CARVED FRENCH HIPPOPOTAMUS IVORY POWDERFLASK, DIEPPE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved body, flattened inner face carved with a classical portrait profile in a wreath of laurel and the crowned French Royal arms, curved outer face decorated with a stag hunting scene involving two mounted hunters in a woodland, the nozzle carved as a wolf’s head in the round, and two loops for suspension 22.0 cm; 8 5⁄8 in ~ £700-900 316 A NORTH AFRICAN POWDER-FLASK, 19TH CENTURY AND TWO FURTHER FLASKS the first of bag-shaped form with flattened inner face fitted with two iron loops and a strap for suspension, the outer face carved with a large lotus flower on a hatched ground, and fitted with an iron nozzle pierced at the base; the second of iron bound tooled hide and the third a modern copy of a 19th century embossed flask for a sporting gun, decorated with a game vignette 21.0 cm; 8 3⁄8 in high (3) £120-180 317 SIX HORN POWDER-FLASKS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first two of green-stained flattened cow horn; the third flattened and left natural, each with brass fittings including nozzle, basal cap and two suspension rings; the fourth green stained, slightly flattened, carved with a monsterhead nozzle and with a German inscription; and two further flasks with threaded horn caps the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in (6) £100-150 318 A GUNNER’S POWDER HORN, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved stained cowhorn body, wooden basal cap with turned threaded stopped, brass nozzle with sprung iron cap, and two small suspension rings 32.5 cm; 12 3⁄4 in £100-120

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319 A SPANISH COWHORN POWDER-FLASK, LATE 18TH CENTURY with curved body formed with a flat inner face to fit against the body, fitted with iron basal cap, iron belt hook with a single ring at the top, and brass nozzle with iron spring cut-off 24.0 cm; 9 1⁄2 in £90-100

326 A VICTORIAN FOLDING KNIFE BY W.MORTON & SON SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1870-80 with slender single-edged locking blade formed with a clippedback point, signed at the forte, German silver cross-piece, and chequered grips, in its leather scabbard 18.5 cm; 7 1⁄4 in blade £150-200

320 THREE LEATHER SHOT-FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY each of flattened bag-shaped form, the first by C & J.W.Hawksley, decorated with a pair of mounted hunters, and with brass nozzle with cut-off; the second by Wilson, Sheffield, decorated with a sportsman and two hounds; and the third stamped ‘warranted solid leather’ the first: 21.0 cm; 8 1⁄4 in (3) £60-70 321 A BRASS POWDER-FLASK AND A LEATHER SHOT-FLASK, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with flattened pear-shaped body and brass nozzle with spring-cut-off, and the second of similar form, with iron nozzle with cut-off the first: 17.8 cm; 7 in high (2) £20-30

327 A FASCINE KNIFE WITH SCRIMSHAW GRIP, 19TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade formed with a saw-blade backedge, and whale tooth grip engraved with a mermaid on one face and a whale on the other 34.5 cm; 13 1⁄2 in blade £120-150 328 A FORK FOR ACCOMPANYING A DRESS DIRK, A DETACHED DAGGER BLADE AND A PAIR OF SIDE-CUTTERS BY SRIMSDALE, LEEDS, 19TH CENTURY the first with a pair of tines, basketweave grip and the pommel set with a foil backed glass in imitation of citrine, the second singleedged and fullered, and the tang pierced with a pair of apertures for a grip; and the third signed on the head, the arms numbered ‘8’ and with serrated terminal, respectively the first: 15.0 cm; 6 in (3) £40-60

322 A SMALL BRONZE SIGNAL MORTAR, 19TH CENTURY formed in two stages divided by raised mouldings and with raised vent field 8.2 cm; 3 1⁄4 in 3.5 cm; 1 3⁄8 in bore £150-200 323 A BRASS MODEL OF A COHORN MORTAR, 19TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel formed with a pair of basal trunnions and raised vent field, on its brass bed with four lugs for transport 5.2 cm; 2 in barrel 1.6 cm; 3⁄4 in bore The Cohorn mortar was the smallest standard mortar and named after its inventor Baron Menno van Cohorn (1641-1704), known as the Dutch Vauban. £80-100 324 A VICTORIAN BRASS MINIATURE FIELD GUN, 19TH CENTURY in contemporary style, formed in three moulded sections, with flat cascable, a pair of threaded trunnions, on its field carriage with spoked wheels 25.7 cm; 10 1⁄8 in barrel 1.5 cm; 1⁄2 in bore £40-60 325 A SMALL BILL HOOK BY YEOMANS, STANDFIELD & CO., CIRCA 1840 of characteristic form, probably for pruning, with broad hooked blade formed with an additional sharp edge on the back and signed on one face, and a pair of staghorn grip-scales 13.5 cm; 5 1⁄4 in blade

329 A BRASS GANG BULLET MOULD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND A FRENCH STEEL GANG BULLET MOULD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first for thirty balls of differing size, engraved ‘G. Parkyns Esqr’ and ‘Nottingham’ on the respective faces, fitted with a pair of turned wooden handles; and the second with provision for five balls of approximately 14 bore engraved with palmette on the outside and with a pair of turned wooden handles the first: 30.5 cm; 12 in (2) £180-240 330 A RARE DETACHED BRASS BARREL FROM A 28 BORE HOLSTER PISTOL, MID-17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SCOTTISH, AND TWO FURTHER BARRELS the first formed in three stages divided by banded mouldings, faceted muzzle, octagonal breech with the later inscription ‘1645’, and fitted with iron percussion bolster (added in its later working life); the second circa 1700, formed in three stages, with engraved octagonal breech inscribed ‘A Malbranck’ and struck with London proof marks, and the third a turn-off pistol cannon barrel, 18th century the first: 41.0 cm; 16 in overall (3) £250-350 331 TWO BACK-ACTION LOCKS FOR THE STARR ARMS CO. .52 RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE CARBINE, CIRCA 1865 of standard production specifications, with case-hardened lock plates and hammers 11.8 cm; 4 5⁄8 in (2)

Yeomans, Standfield & Co were dissolved in January 1844.

5002 Starr Cartridge carbines were made between 9th March and 25th May 1865. See Flayderman 1998, p. 514.

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332 TWO NORTH AFRICAN DETACHED MIQUELET-LOCK MECHANISMS, ALGERIA, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, CAUCASIAN the first with robust iron plate chiselled with an inscription around the greater part of its edge, fitted with chiselled cock, bridles and safety-catch and the inside lined with sheet brass; the second of similar form, the outside chiselled with foliage and encrusted with silver (areas of pitting); and the third of russet iron, decorated with gold koftgari foliage over the greater part of the outer surface the first: 19.3 cm; 7 5⁄8 in (3) £250-350 333 THREE NORTH AFRICAN DETACHED SNAPHAUNCE MECHANISMS, MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY the first with robust iron plate set with a coral, chiselled with scrolls and retaining traces of silver inlay, fitted with cock, steel and pan face all decorated en suite and set with corals; the second smaller, engraved and enriched with brass; and the third engraved with scrollwork (dog missing) the first: 23.0 cm; 9 1⁄8 in (3) ~ £150-200 334 TWO (NEAPOLITAN) DETACHED MIQUELET-LOCKS, 18TH CENTURY for guns, the first russet, with border-engraved flat bevelled plate signed ‘Matetta’ within a linear frame beneath the mainspring, decorated with three dogs on the tail, and fitted with cock, steel and fences all decorated en suite; the second with pan of flintlock form (areas of pitting, polished bright) 15.2 cm; 6 in (2)

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H. Lee Munson, in his gunroom (holding lot 394)

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HOWARD LEE MUNSON Howard Lee Munson (1940-2019) bought his first antique firearm at the age of eighteen. Five years later he acquired a pair of duelling pistols by Thomas Mortimer & Son, starting a lifelong interest in the Mortimer family of gunmakers. Over the following thirty years he researched the Mortimers culminating in the publication The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923 (Andrew Mowbray, 1992). The appeal of this family is obvious to even the most casual observer. Starting in the third quarter of the 18th century and continuing until the second decade of the 20th century their work is frequently highly decorated and lavish, as might be expected from a dynasty that produced no less than five gunmakers to the King and members of the Royal family. Their high standards and attention to detail are evident at every level of their work, from the complex systems in the workings of their Lorenzoni pistols (see lot 394) to the elegant engraving on their more modest pocket pistols (see lots 419, 420). Lee’s outstanding work on the family explored each member of the family as well as their different areas of production, including the supply of firearms to the military, the Royal Mail (see lots 370-373), multi-shot firearms (see lots 393, 394), air weapons (see lots 356-360), and presentation firearms (see lot 399) to name but a few. A second updated edition was planned though sadly Lee was unable to see this through to its final stages. His meticulous approach to scholarship was matched in his collecting as is evident in the following pages. A number of lots are accompanied by Lee’s extensive research notes which will be a valuable reference for future owners. Lee lived in New York with his wife, Sandi, and was Deacon of his local church. In addition to his firearms collection he was an expert mechanic and a keen photographer, developing a number of photographs that he had taken of the American National Parks.

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338 338 H.W.MORTIMER & SON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY a bill of sale of sale to James Maxwell Esq. for a lock vice, dated 8th November 1806; and The Memoirs of Elizabeth Mortimer, with selections from her correspondence by Agnes Bulmer, New York 1836, boards with gilt letters on spine (worn) (2)

340 A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a long slender fuller on each face, brass hilt comprising straight ribbon-like quillons, cap pommel and natural staghorn grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard 43.2 cm; 17 in blade

342 Arms Collecting, Volume 39, Number 1 (2001); ATKINSON, John A., The British Duelling Pistol, (1978); BAILEY, De Witt & NIE, Douglas A., English Gunmakers (1978); BAILEY, D.W., British Military Longarms 1715-1815 (1971), BAXTER, D.R. Baxter, Blunderbusses, (1970) (2 copies); BLACKMORE, Howard L., Gunmakers of London 1350-1850 (1986); BLACKMORE, Howard L., Gunmakers of London Supplement 1350-1850 (1999); BLANCH, H.J. & RYWELL, Martin, English Guns and Gun Makers (1956); BURGOYNE, John W., The Queen Anne Pistol, Historical Arms New Series number 1 (2002), CRUDGINGTON, I.M. & BAKER, D.J., The British Shotgun Volume One: 18051870 (1979); CRUDGINGTON, I.M. & BAKER, D.J., The British Shotgun Volume Two: 1871-1890, (1989); DICKENS, Bernard, ‘’M.B’’ - The Gunmakers’ Silversmith: A Question of Attribution (1998); DICKENS, Bernard, A Pair of Transitional Duelling Pistols (1788/9) by Harvey Walklate Mortimer (2001); DILL, Keith R., London Gunmakers and the English Duelling Pistol 1770-1830, Historical Arms Series number 34 (1995); DIXON, Norman, Georgian Pistols, (1971); DOWELL, William Chipchase, The Webley Story (1987); FORMAN, James D., The Scottish Dirk, Historical Arms Series number 26 (1993); FORMAN, James D., The Blunderbuss 1500-1900, Historical Arms Series number 32 (1994); GEORGE, J.N., English Guns and Rifles, (1947); GEORGE, John Nigel, English Pistols and Revolvers (1961); GLENDENNING, Ian, British Pistols and Guns 1640-1840 (1967); GOODING, Joyce E. & SCOTT-EDESON, Peter A., The London Gun Trade 1850-1920 (2001); GRANCSAY, Stephen V. & LINDSAY, Merrill, Illustrated British Firearms Patents 1714-1853 (1969); Guns Review, Volume 18, No.7 (1978); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland (1971); NEAL, William Keith & BACK, D.H.L., British Gunmakers: Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860 (1980); NEWLAND, M.A., Gun and Gun Part Makers of Staffordshire (1966); SMITHURST, Peter & MOYLE, Nicola, Lock, Stock & Barrel: Sheffield craftsmanship in shooting accessories (1991); WILKINSON, F., Flintlock Guns & Rifles (1971)

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341 A COLLECTION OF THIRTEEN FLINTS, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY for muskets or artillery ignition, mounted on a board with a printed label stating ‘recovered from the wreck of the ‘Earl of Abergavenny’, sank 1805, together with seven further detached flintlock (20)

343 BAILEY, De Witt, Pattern Dates for British Ordinance Small Arms 1718-1783 (1997); BAILEY, De Witt, British Board of Ordnance Small Arms Contractors 1689-1840 (1999); BLACKMORE, Howard L., British Military Firearms 16501850 (1968); BROOKER Jr., R.E., British Military Pistols 1603-1888 (1978); DARLING, Anthony D., Red Coat and Brown Bess (1970); HARDING, D.F., Smallarms of the East India Company 1600-1856, Volumes I-IV (1997-1999); SKENNERTON, Ian D., The Broad Arrow (2001)

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‡ £80-100 339 A COURT SWORD BY MEYER & MORTIMER, LATE 19TH CENTURY with hollow-triangular blade etched with scrolls either side of the maker’s detail at the forte, polished steel hilt studded with faceted iron beads, including down-turned shell-guard, knuckle-guard and urn-shaped pommel, iron grip set with further faceted studs, in its leather-covered scabbard with polished steel locket and chape en suite with the hilt 77.0 cm; 30 3⁄8 in blade ‡ £80-100

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344 GRANT, James J., Single-Shot Rifles (1947); GRANT, James J., Boys’ Single-Shot Rifles (1967); HAMILTON, T.M., Native American Bows (1972); HOUZE, Herbert G., Cody Firearms Museum (1991); HOUZE, Herbert G., Winchester Repeating Arms Company (1994); HOWE, James V., The Modern Gunsmith, Volume 2 (1954); KARR, Charles Lee , Jr. & KARR, Caroll Robbins, Remington Handguns (1956); KAUFFMAN, Henry J., The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle (1960); KOWALSKI, David D., Standard Catalog of Winchester (2000); MCCONNELL, Duncan, Gran’pappy’s Pistol (1956); MCCRORY, R.H., The Modern Kentucky Rifle (1968); MCCRORY, R.H., Make Muzzle Loader Accessories (1971); MULLEN, John, The Gun Report Index June 1955 - May 1990 (1993); PARSONS, John E., Henry Deringer’s Pocket Pistol (1952); RENNEBERG, Robert C., The Winchester Model 94: The First 100 Years (1991); RYWELL, Martin, Samuel Colt: A Man and an Epoch (1955); RYWELL, Martin, Fell’s Collector’s Guide to American Antique Firearms (1963); SEVERN, James E., Colt Firearms 1836-1958 (1959); SMITH, Winston O., The Sharps Rifle (1943); Wadsworth Athenum, Samuel Colt Presents: A Loan Exhibition of Presentation Percussion Colt Firearms (1961); The Gun Report Twenty Five Year Index 1955-1980 (1982) £150-200 345 BOOTHROYD, Geoffrey, The Shotgun: History and Development (1986); Christie’s, The Armoury of Their Serene Highnesses the Princes zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck (Parts I & II) (1992); GILKERSON, William, Boarders Away II: Firearms of the Age of Fighting Sail (1993); HELD, Robert, The Age of Firearms, revised edition (1970); HOFF, Arne, The Arms & Armour Series: Airguns and Other Pneumatic Arms (1972); HOWE, James V., The Modern Gunsmith, Volume I (1954); Journal of the Arms and Armour Society Volume VI, No. 10 Volume VII, No. 4 (1970 & 1975); LENK, Torsten, The Flintlock: its origin and development, trans: URQUART, G.A. (1965); LINDSAY, Merrill, One Hundred Great Guns (1967); LOGAN, Herschel C., The Pictorial History Of The Underhammer Gun (1960); PETERSEN, Harold L., Arms and Armor in Colonial America 1526-1783 (1956); PETERSEN, Harold L., The Treasury of the Gun (1962); SMITH, W. H. B. & SMITH, Joseph E., The Book of Rifles (1963); TARR, Laszlo, The History Of The Carriage (1969); TAYLERSON, A. W. F., The Revolver 1865-1888 (1966); TAYLERSON, A. W. F., ANDREWS, R. A. N. & FRITH, J., The Revolver 1818-1865 (1968); VALE, Edmund, The Mail-Coach Men of the late Eighteenth Century (1967); WILKINSON, Frederick, Those Entrusted with Arms: A History of the Police, Post and Private Use of Weapons in Britain (2002); WINANT, Lewis, Firearms Curiosa (1955); WINANT, Lewis, Early Percussion Firearms (1959); WIRNSBERGER, Gerhard, The Standard Directory of Proof Marks, trans: STEINDLER, R.A. (1975)

346 Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, Volume I: 1953-55 (1970); KEMPERS, R.T.W., Eprouvettes: A Comprehensive Study of Early Devices for the Testing of Gunpowder (1998); NORMAN, A. V. B. & WILSON, G. M., Treasures from the Tower of London: Arms and Armour (1982); Palace Arts Foundation, Palace of Gold & Light: Treasures from the Topkapi, Istanbul (2000); PAYNE-GALLWEY, Ralph, The Book of the Crossbow (1995); Sotheby’s, Nelson: The Alexander Davison Collection (2002); STONE, George Cameron, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times (1961) £120-180 347 A RARE ENGLISH STONEBOW BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON, 89 FLEET STREET, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1806-12 with slender steel bow fitted with later expertly constructed string, highly figured tiller incorporating steel gaffle, fitted with folding forward sight engraved with a stonebowman in contemporary dress beneath, the forward portion of the tiller inlaid with iron plaques engraved with scrolls and foliage, a pair of flush-fitting scrolling side-plates signed on scrolls carried by conventional foliage and flowers, folding back-sight with four sighting apertures and engraved with trophies-of-arms on the bed, engraved lever button decorated with a flowerhead, engraved triggerguard decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, and engraved butt-cap (the iron parts with areas of light pitting) 72.5 cm; 28 1⁄2 in tiller ‡ £2500-3000

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348 THREE GUN FLASKS AND A THREE-WAY PISTOL FLASK, 19TH CENTURY the first with large flattened pear-shaped leather-covered body, fitted with graduated brass nozzle marked ‘A.M. Flask & Cap Co’ with cut-off (spring missing); the second with embossed brass body decorated with beadwork and graduated nozzle with spring cut-off, the third with plain brass body and the fourth with copper body and brass basal cap and nozzle, the latter with spring cut-off the first: 24.5 cm; 5⁄8 in high (4) ‡ £250-300 349 A DETACHED FLINTLOCK FOR AN EAST INDIAN COMPANY MUSKET BY MORTIMER, DATED 1800 of standard production specifications, signed beneath the pan, dated and with the East Indian bale mark on the tail, fitted with rounded lock and steel (refaced, patinated overall) Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 255-60, pl. 422 During the year 1800 H. W. Mortimer and his brother Thomas received £6,320 and £10,938 respectively in payments from the East India Company. ‡ £70-90 350 TWO FLINTLOCK TINDER LIGHTERS, LATE 18TH CENTURY the first of brass, with box-lock action (cock replaced), flat-sided walnut butt and iron trigger-guard with moulded brim; the second of iron, with box-lock action, folding trigger, and flat-sided walnut butt 13.0 cm; 5 1⁄8 in and 9.2 cm; 3 5⁄8 in (2) ‡ £250-300

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354 A .577 CALIBRE REILLY COMBLAIN PATENT BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION RIFLE, DATED 1868 with sighted barrel retained by two bands and rifled with four narrow grooves, fitted with folding ladder back-sight, the breech stamped ‘Reilly Comblain Patent’, hinged breech block operated by a lever on the right, border-engraved dated lock engraved with a crown and ‘Tower’, regulation full stock, impressed on the right of the butt with a rampant lion enclosed by the motto ‘Semper Vertute 1868’ and ‘H.H.Bomeyer, London’, and iron mounts (clearing rod missing) 80.5 cm; 31 3⁄4 in barrel The Reilly Comblain patent rifle was enthusiastically reported in ‘The Engineer’ on 15th May 1868. Due to its similarity to the Snider it was unsuccessful at the British army trials and not adopted. However, a number were sold and used by the Belgian and Brazilian Armies.

355 A .750 CALIBRE EAST INDIA COMPANY PERCUSSION MUSKET, THE LOCK DATED 1798 with browned sighted barrel struck with a series of numbers at the breech, signed and dated lock with East Indian Company ‘bale’ mark, full stock, and brass mounts (areas of wear) 97.0 cm; 38 1⁄4 in barrel Provenance Fort Carson Antiques, 1976 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 264, plate 432. ‡ £250-300

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356 A RARE 80 BORE CASED GLOBE RESERVOIR AIRGUN BY H.W.MORTIMER & CO., GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1799-1806 with take-down barrel formed in two stages, the forward section round, sighted, fitting within the rear portion, sleeved in rifled brass and secured by a vertical bolt ahead of the trigger-guard, octagonal breech fitted with back-sight of two folding leaves, inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on a gold scroll (rubbed), and inlaid with a gold line, finely engraved tang decorated with flowers and trophies-of-arms, bevelled lock signed on a gold scroll, engraved with trophies-of arms beneath and on the tail, fitted with dummy flintlock cock decorated en suite, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece, finely engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate each decorated with a trophy-of-arms, the former extending to a ring-moulding decorated with foliage and forming the threaded aperture for the globe reservoir, vacant silver shield-shaped escutcheon, engraved silver fore-end cap decorated with a sunburst, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, a pair of iron ramrod-pipes, and original brass-and iron-tipped ramrod: in its original wedge-shaped fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (lining with expert restorations), the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on the outside, complete with accessories including two reservoirs, pump struck with the maker’s mark for Ezekiel Baker on the handle, bullet mould and spanner 88.5 cm; 34 7⁄8 in barrel Provenance Christie’s, London: 1990, lot 139 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 241-2, plates 394-5. ‡ £5000-7000

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357 A RARE CASED 48-BORE GIRANDONI SYSTEM REPEATING AIR RIFLE FINISHED BY MORTIMER, 21 ST. JAMES’S STREET, LONDON, NO. 490, CIRCA 1815 with octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top and rifled with twelve grooves, the breech with characteristic sprung horizontal sliding primer fed by a brass tubular magazine on the right, the latter with hinged iron cover, flat bevelled lock fitted with engraved cocking lever, figured fore-end incised with a linear frame around the rear ramrod-pipe, leather-covered iron butt reservoir of tapering truncated conical form (covering with some damage and losses), border-engraved brass mounts including side-plate decorated with foliage, trigger-guard with a flowerhead on the bow and pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, and fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod: in its original oak case, complete with a spare reservoir numbered en suite, and the case lid with trade label of Mortimer & Son for circa 1811-18 80.3 cm; 31 5⁄8 in barrel Provenance Dr T. J. Mortimer, sold Bonhams, London, 30th November 2016, lot 367.

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 75-77, plates 111-113.

For a discussion of Batholomaus Girandoni and his repeating air rifle see Hummelberger and Scharer 1964, pp. 81-95. Another Austrian gun of this type, also finished by Mortimer, was sold Christie’s 20th September 1989. ‡ £3000-4000 358 AN 80 BORE GLOBE RESERVOIR AIRGUN BY T.MORTIMER & CO., 44 LUDGATE HILL, LONDON, NO. 760, CIRCA 1806-16 with sighted barrel formed in three stages, engraved with a sunburst at the median and inscribed with the maker’s address over the breech, engraved tang, flush-fitting lock engraved with foliage around the border, engraved with game birds and signed on an oval within a ground of foliage, numbered on the top and fitted with engraved cocking lever, figured walnut half-stock (small cracks and light worm damage), chequered grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece, engraved iron mounts comprising triggerguard with pineapple finial, butt-plate and rear ramrod-pipe each decorated with a starburst (the iron parts with areas of pitting), vacant silver escutcheon, a pair of silver barrel bolt escutcheons, brass-tipped ramrod and with its reservoir 82.5 cm; 32 1⁄2 in barrel ‡ £2500-3000

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361 A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1783-90 with lightly swamped barrel formed in two stages, fitted with silver fore-sight (small losses, previously of ‘spider’ form), signed in full over the breech, engraved with a band of beadwork, struck with London proof and the barrelsmith’s mark, later gold-lined vent, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with a bouquet on the tail and fitted with roller (later cock, steel refaced in its working life), figured walnut full stock (repairs), with ‘take-down’ fore-end and grip cut with pineapple chequering, borderengraved brass mounts including solid side-plate decorated with a rococo shell, trigger-guard with a bouquet on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-plate with foliage and a trophy-of-arms on the tang, and four ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 151.6 cm; 59 3⁄4 in barrel Provenance Ken Drake 1976

362 A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK EAST INDIA COMPANY MUSKET BY MORTIMER, DATED 1797 with sighted barrel signed, dated, struck with East India Company ‘bale’ mark and London proof marks over the breech, rounded lock of regulation type, signed, dated and marked en suite with the breech, regulation full stock and brass mounts, including trigger-guard, side-plate and buttplate inscribed ‘Minto 3’ on the tang, complete with its bayonet with matching signature, date and markings (areas of pitting) 99.7 cm; 39 1⁄4 in barrel (2)

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 42-3, plate 61.

This is apparently the longest recorded gun by any of the Mortimers. ‡ £1500-2000

Provenance Paul Downey, Hampton Gallery, 1985 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 263-4, plates 428-31. ‡ £1200-1500

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363 A RARE SIX BORE FLINTLOCK WALL GUN BY MORTIMER, GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1776-1782 with slightly swamped sighted barrel retained by two slender bands and a broad band fitted with stirrup swivel mount (the band and mount later), the breech formed with a raised moulding, grooved for sighting, struck with Tower private proof marks and the barrelsmith’s initials of Edward Jordan, grooved tang, borderengraved lock finely engraved with the White Tower, signed in full on the tail, stamped twice on the inside with the maker’s initials ‘EI’, en suite with the tang, fitted with border-engraved cock, pan and steel, full stock carved with an apron moulding about the tang (light worm damage, small areas of bruising), border-engraved brass mounts of regulation type comprising flush-fitting sideplate, trigger-guard with a stylised flowerhead on the bow and foliate terminal, butt-plate decorated with scrollwork and foliage, vacant escutcheon, and original iron ramrod 96.5 cm; 38 in barrel

Provenance Norm Flayderman, 1997 Harvey Walklate (1) Mortimer worked at 41 Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, between 5th June 1776 and 10th January 1782.

This is one of only two firearms by him with this address. Edward Jordan (1733-58) was a barrel and lockmaker to the Ordnance.

Given the earlier date of the barrel and lock it is likely that Mortimer acquired these elements following Jordan’s death, probably at auction. This practice was not uncommon, the Ordnance department held semi annual auctions to dispose of unwanted, damaged or worn out goods of all sorts. The stock in trade of Joseph Heylin was sold at auction following his bankruptcy, on 23rd October 1779, this sale included a number of items among which were ‘sundry wall Pieces’.

A blunderbuss of circa 1750 by Thomas Hatcher and a musket of 1739

by Wolldridge with a similar engravings of the White Tower are preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. nos. XII.1507 and XII.262). See Blackmore 1986, p. 110 and ffoulkes 1915, p. 363 no. 262. ‡ £12000-18000

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364 A FINE BRASS-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, FLEET STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1782 with brass barrel formed in three stages, belled at the muzzle, inscribed ‘Fleet Street’ over the breech and fitted with spring bayonet above, engraved iron tang decorated with foliage, border ornament and fitted with the bayonet release catch, signed stepped brass bevelled lock fitted with sliding bolt safety-catch, figured walnut full stock (minor bruising) carved with a raised apron moulding around the tang, engraved brass mounts comprising finely pierced ribbon side-plate, butt-plate with a trophy-of-hunting, trigger-guard en suite and with acorn finial, escutcheon with scallop shell above and engraved with the owner’s crest, motto and monogram, and moulded ramrod-pipes (later ramrod, sling swivels missing) 36.5 cm; 14 3⁄8 in barrel Provenance Arthur John Blunt collection, sold, Bonhams, 11th May 2016, lot 376.

The arms, crest, motto and monogram are those of John Delap Halliday (1749-94). Halliday was born in Antigua, educated at Eton and later purchased a Cornetcy in the Cold Stream Guards in 1769. The following year he was engaged to marry the niece of Lord George Gordon Byron. However, the engagement was broken when he met Lady Jane Tollemache, youngest daughter of Lord Dysart, who he eloped with and married in Gretna Green in 1770. They had five children over the following four years and spent the greater part of their time in London. When war broke out between England and the combined forces of France and Spain he joined up and became a captain of 87th Regiment of Foot. After his father died he inherited plantations in Antigua and St Kitts and became 5th Laird of Castlemains, Kirkcudbright in Scotland. In 1789 he acquired The Leasows near Halesowen in the West Midlands, the former home of the poet William Shenstone.

He died five years later of pneumonia at the age of forty-five. This sudden death was brought on by a chill following his efforts to save a dog from drowning in a lake one May day. Following his death a memorial was carved in his memory by the renowned sculptor Thomas Banks R.A. and erected in Halesowen Church. ‡ £2000-2500 365 A FINE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel swelling towards the muzzle, signed ‘H.W.Mortimer, London’ in a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, fitted with spring bayonet retained by a clip on the iron tang, the latter engraved with foliage, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with conventional foliage on the tail and a sunburst behind the pan, fitted with cock en suite and bolt safetycatch (some light pitting), figured walnut full stock, finely engraved brass mounts comprising solid side-plate decorated with trophies-of-hunting, scrolls and border ornament, triggerguard with a rococo flower on the bow and with pineapple finial, butt-plate with a trophy-of-arms on the tang, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon engraved with border ornament, a pair of iron sling swivels, original wooden ramrod with iron worm, and the barrel stock and mounts remaining in very good condition 34.8 cm; 13 3⁄4 in barrel Provenance Sotheby’s, Sussex, 15th July 1996, lot 228. ‡ £2000-2500

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366 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1778-83 with brass barrel formed in three stages, swelling slightly towards the muzzle, formed with raised mouldings, engraved with stars at the median, a band at the breech, the latter inscribed ‘London’, struck with London proof, the barrelsmith’s mark and Cork West Riding Registration mark ‘WC1575’, engraved iron tang decorated with foliage, signed rounded border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock (small cracks), carved with an apron moulding about the tang, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-hunting on the bow and with acorn finial, solid side-plate decorated with border ornament and a shell, butt-plate with Irish registration number matching the breech and tang en suite with the trigger-guard, border-engraved vacant escutcheon, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, iron sling swivels and wooden ramrod with iron worm, probably the original 35.8 cm; 14 1⁄8 in barrel Provenance Acquired circa 1977.

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 189-190, plate 288.

Munson (op. cit) states that this is the earliest recorded blunderbuss by Harvey Walklate (1) Mortimer. ‡ £1500-2000 367 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790 with iron barrel swelling toward the muzzle and retaining traces of the maker’s inscription over the breech, fitted with spring bayonet incorporating a roller and operated by an engraved release catch on the tang, the latter engraved with a starburst, signed stepped bolted lock (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock, finely engraved brass mounts comprising solid side-plate decorated with a trophy-of-arms, foliage and border ornament, trigger-guard engraved with a rococo flower and with bud-shaped finial, buttplate decorated with a further martial trophy on the tang, a pair of molded ramrod-pipes, and border-engraved vacant silver escutcheon (later ramrod) 37.0 cm; 14 1⁄2 in barrel Provenance Dr Edward Weitzman.

Ken Drake, 1981.

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 199-201, plates 307-9. ‡ £1200-1500

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368 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1775-80 with two-stage barrel flaring towards the muzzle, chiselled girdle, octagonal breech signed ‘H Mortimer’ in script and ‘London’ in italic capitals, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark, London proof marks and engraved with a band of beadwork, finely engraved integral tang, stepped lock finely engraved with foliage on the tail, fitted with bolt safety-catch and roller (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock carved with a delicate scalloped moulding about the tang (fore-end cracked in the ramrod channel), iron mounts comprising spurred pommel decorated with border ornament and a flowerhead on the base, trigger-guard with acorn finial and a further flowerhead on the bow, a pair of ramrod-pipes, borderengraved silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials ‘GRN’ and associated ramrod with iron worm 21.0 cm; 8 1⁄4 in barrel Provenance Sotheby’s, 15th May 1984, Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 27-8.

Blunderbuss pistols by Harvey Walklate Mortimer are notably rare. ‡ £2000-2500

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369 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL BY THOMAS MORTIMER & SON, LUDGATE HILL, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1806-16 with brass barrel fitted with spring bayonet beneath, inscribed ‘Ludgate Hill’ on the right and fitted with a pair of ramrod-pipes on the left (restored), box-lock action engraved with bouquets of flowers carrying ovals, signed ‘T.Mortimer & Son, London’ on the left and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on the right, engraved tang, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, flat-sided walnut butt, engraved iron triggerguard decorated with a further bouquet and sliding to lock the bayonet, and vacant silver escutcheon 15.5 cm; 6 1⁄8 in barrel ‡ £1200-1800

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370 A RARE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S MAIL COACHES BY H.W.MORTIMER, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 150, CIRCA 1784-99 with brass barrel flaring towards the muzzle, inscribed ‘*For His Majesty’s Mail Coaches’ around the muzzle face in bold capital letters, signed and inscribed ‘H.W.Mortimer Gunmaker to His Majesty No. 150 Devizes to Wells;’ along its length, iron tang, signed stepped bevelled lock (safety-catch removed, perhaps in its working life), figured walnut full stock (small cracks and chips, a working repair behind the lock and tang), full brass mounts of regulation type, and later wooden ramrod 35.0 cm; 13 3⁄4 in barrel

Provenance Wallis & Wallis, 1993 The number on the barrel matches the first mail coach to which this was assigned. In 1836 the Post Office accepted a petition for a Mail Coach to run between Devizes and Wells. On 12th May of that year James Rennells became the sole employee of the Post Office working as guard on this route. Rennells previously worked for the Earl of Lichfield, a member of the Privy Council and Postmaster General from 22nd May 1836.

Four year later he is recorded as a Mail Guard on the railways and around 1851 he became landlord of the Rose & Crown Public House in Knightsbridge. ‡ £2500-3500

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371 A RARE 20 BORE FLINTLOCK MAIL COACH PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 268, CIRCA 1810 with swamped brass barrel signed ‘H.W.Mortimer & Son, Gunmakers to His Majesty No. 268’ on the flat and engraved ‘For His Majesty’s Mail Coaches’ around the muzzle face, iron tang, stepped bevelled lock signed ‘H. W. Mortimer & Son’, fitted with bolt safety-catch, figured full stock, brass mounts of regulation type comprising side-plate, butt-cap and trigger-guard with stylised acorn finial, brass ramrod-pipes, and associated wooden ramrod 23.4 cm; 9 1⁄4 in barrel

373 A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL OF MAIL COACH TYPE, SIGNED H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND LATER with brass barrel bearing later inscription ‘H.W.Mortimer, London, Gunmaker to his Majesty’, stepped bevelled lock inscribed en suite (lock rebuilt), full stock (repairs), brass mounts of regulation type including side-plate with the later inscription ‘Captain Charles Dansey’ and later ramrod 23.2 cm; 9 1⁄8 in barrel

Provenance Bonhams, London, 4th April 2007, lot 317.

374 A BRASS AND COPPER-MOUNTED COACH HORN, LATE 19TH CENTURY formed in three tapering sections, the bell impressed ‘Royal Mail’ and ‘82’ beneath a crown (dents) abd previously fitted with an applied Royal badge 135.0 cm; 53 1⁄8 in overall

For further information and details of the earliest payments made to Mortimer for the supply of these pistols see Wilkinson 2002, p. 120. ‡ £2000-3000 372 A RARE 15 BORE FLINTLOCK MAIL COACH PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 158, CIRCA 1810 with swamped brass barrel signed ‘H.W.Mortimer, Gunmaker to His Majesty No. 158’ on the flat and engraved ‘For His Majesty’s Mail Coaches’ around the muzzle face, iron tang, stepped bevelled lock signed ‘H.W.Mortimer & Son (top-jaw, screw and safety-catch replaced, light pitting), figured full stock, brass mounts of regulation type comprising side-plate, butt-cap and trigger-guard with stylised acorn finial and brass ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 23.4 cm; 9 1⁄4 in barrel Provenance Bonhams, London, 25th July 2007,lot 381 For further information and details of the earliest payments made to Mortimer for the supply of these pistols see Wilkinson 2002, p. 120. ‡ £2000-2800

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375 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL OF MILITARY TYPE BY H.W.MORTIMER, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering brass barrel signed in full on the top and with traces of a number (dented), signed stepped bolted lock (cock replaced), walnut full stock (repairs) and brass mounts of regulation type including side-plate, pommel and trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial (areas of wear, ramrod later) 23.5 cm; 9 1⁄4 in barrel Provenance Fort Carson Antiques, 1975 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 255-6. ‡ £1000-1500 376 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK EAST INDIA COMPANY SHORT CAVALRY PISTOL BY MORTIMER, DATED 1802 of regulation type, with signed dated barrel engraved with the East India Company ‘bale’ mark, struck with London view and proof marks and the inspector’s mark of William Brooks, signed dated lock with Inspector’s mark of Richard Duce (cock replaced), regulation stock (small cracks behind the lock) with marks, and brass mounts (later ramrod) 23.4 cm; 9 1⁄4 in barrel ‡ £450-550

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377 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK EAST INDIA COMPANY SHORT CAVALRY PISTOL BY T.MORTIMER, DATED 1802 of regulation type, with signed dated barrel engraved with the East India Company ‘bale’ mark, struck with London view and proof marks and the inspector’s mark of William Brooks, signed dated lock with Inspector’s mark of Richard Duce, regulation stock with East India mark, and brass mounts (later ramrod) 23.4 cm; 9 1⁄4 in barrel The brothers Thomas and Harvey Walklate Mortimer apparently held individual contracts with the East India Company with different remuneration: during the year this pistol was made the maker of this pistol received£1,550 while his brother received£2,225. See Munson 1992, p. 290. This is apparently the only East India Company firearm that is specifically marked by Thomas Mortimer. ‡ £400-500

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In 1798 Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, raised and equipped approximately one thousand five hundred men divided into three corps of artillery, riflemen and cavalry. The six troops of cavalry came from Alnwick, Lesbury, Newham, Newburn, Prudloe and Tynemouth. Given the distances between these towns combined training was difficult and consequently the Duke had a training manual printed. The duke’s military experience was of considerable benefit, having fought at the battles of Bergen and Minden during the Seven Years’ War, becoming colonel of the 5th Regiment in Boston in 1774 and leading a relief column at Lexington and Concord to help the British on their progress to Charleston. Consequently the Percy Tenantry were among the most highly trained volunteer units of the period as noted by The Times in January 1804, when the weather was particularly severe ‘the Corps with their Colonel [the Duke] at their head, proceeded every day to Alenmouth Sands to exercise, where they went through their various evolutions with utmost precision and regularity…..’

378 TWO 16 BORE FLINTLOCK LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOLS FOR THE PERCY TENANTRY VOLUNTEERS BY MORTIMER, CIRCA 1800 of regulation type, with tapering barrels stamped ‘London’ and moulded at the breeches, signed locks, one stamped ‘TB’ on the inside (one cock replaced), walnut full stocks, brass mounts of regulation type, including flush-fitting side-plates, trigger-guards marked ‘C/P*T/E/34’ and ‘C/P*T/D/43’, and the pommels each decorated with the Percy crescent enclosed by the crowned Most Noble Order of the Garter, and brass-tipped ramrod (one replaced) 22.8 cm; 9 in barrels (2) ‡ £1800-2200

Alnwick Castle, circa 1830

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379 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOL FOR THE PERCY TENANTRY VOLUNTEERS BY MORTIMER, CIRCA 1800 of regulation type, with tapering barrel stamped ‘London’ and moulded at the breech, signed lock stamped ‘11’ and ‘BW’ on the inside, walnut full stock, brass mounts of regulation type, including flush-fitting side-plates, trigger-guard marked ‘C/PT/C/27’, and the pommel decorated with the Percy crescent enclosed by the crowned Most Noble Order of the Garter and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 22.8 cm; 9 in barrel ‡ £800-1000 380 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOL FOR THE PERCY TENANTRY VOLUNTEERS BY MORTIMER, CIRCA 1800 of regulation type, with tapering barrel stamped ‘London’ and moulded at the breech, signed lock, walnut full stock, brass mounts of regulation type, including flush-fitting sideplates, plain trigger-guard (restored), and the pommel decorated with the Percy crescent enclosed by the crowned Most Noble Order of the Garter (later ramrod) 22.8 cm; 9 in barrel ‡ £700-900 381 A RARE POWDER-FLASK FOR THE PERCY TENANTRY VOLUNTEERS, CIRCA 1800 with leather-covered body (stitching loose in places) fitted with a horn optic on each face, a pair of brass suspension rings, brass nozzle engraved with the Percy crescent and with spring cut-off 18.5 cm; 7 1⁄4 in high ‡ £100-150

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382 A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY MORTIMER, ST. JAMES’S ST., LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with browned twist octagonal sighted barrels engraved with a band around the muzzles, scroll-engraved case-hardened breeches with engraved percussion bolsters, struck with London proof marks and the bore number beneath, engraved case-hardened actions signed in an oval carried by scrolls on the top, fitted with engraved case-hardened side-hammers and sliding bolt safety-catches on the right and with blued belt hooks on the left, finely chequered figured walnut butts, engraved case-hardened iron mounts including trigger-guards decorated with a flowerhead on the bows, stirrup ramrods, vacant silver escutcheons, and much original finish throughout: in a brassmound mahogany case, with bullet mould and powder-flask 9.0 cm; 3 1⁄2 in The signature is that of Thomas Jackson Mortimer. ‡ £2000-2500

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383 A CASED 83 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY T.J.MORTIMER, ST. JAMES’S ST., LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830-33 with blued sighted barrels, the breeches with engraved percussion bolsters decorated with a flowerhead, scroll-engraved case-hardened action signed on the tang and fitted with engraved case-hardened hammers, finely chequered walnut butt, scroll-engraved blued mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap stamped ‘W.T.’ on the inside, blued swivel ramrod, vacant silver escutcheon, and much original finish throughout: in its fitted oak case lined in green baize, with accessories including bullet mould, copper powder-flask, and oil bottle engraved with a waterfowl on the top 10.0 cm; 4 in barrels Provenance Ken Drake, September 2000 ‡ £2000-2500

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384 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION HIGHLAND OFFICER’S DRESS PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, BY MORTIMER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with three-stage barrel divided by slender raised bands, the muzzle engraved with neo-gothic arches, a broad panel of Celtic scrollwork over the median, the breech with a spray of foliage and incorporating a pierced platinum plug, signed lock engraved with sprays of thistle flowers and foliage, full stock encrusted with engraved silver thistle flowers, foliage and wriggle work against a hatched ground on the fore-end, engraved with scrollwork en suite with the median beneath the lock, ‘ramshorn’ butt numbered ‘107’ on the inside, engraved with further scrollwork, palmettes and a silver-encrusted sphinx on each side, the spine with matching designs and with a silver escutcheon with the owners crest, a hand grasping a cutlass, engraved silver button trigger and pricker, the latter formed as a thistle head, blued iron belt hook, and brass-tipped iron ramrod 18.0 cm; 7 1⁄8 in barrel The crest is perhaps that of Barwis or Brady.

The similarity with the pistol in the following lot makes an attribution to Thomas Elsworth Mortimer likely. The use of pierced platinum plugs ceased in general use by the mid-19th century. ‡ £1500-2000

385 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION HIGHLAND OFFICER’S DRESS PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, BY T.E.MORTIMER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with three-stage barrel retaining traces of original blued finish, faceted muzzle engraved with neo-gothic arches, a broad panel of Celtic scrollwork over the median, and faceted breech incorporating the percussion bolster, the latter engraved with a flower, signed lock engraved with sprays of thistle flowers and foliage, full stock encrusted with engraved silver thistle flowers, foliage and wriggle work against a hatched ground on the foreend, engraved with scrollwork en suite with the median beneath the lock, ‘ramshorn’ butt engraved with further scrollwork, palmettes and a silver-encrusted sphinx on each side, the spine with matching designs and with a silver escutcheon with the owners crest and motto, engraved silver button trigger and pricker, the latter formed as a thistle head, blued iron belt hook, and associated iron ramrod 16.0 cm; 6 3⁄8 in barrel Provenance Dr H. S. Sloane, Glasgow, sold Christie’s, London, 10th July 1985, lot 18 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 118-120.

The crests and mottoes are those of George Kellie-McCallum of Braco who joined the Gordon Highlanders on 13th January 1860.

After service in Ireland, where he saw unusually severe conditions as a result of the Fenian disturbances, he went to India in 1868 and remained there until 1879 when he removed to Afghanistan.

There he took part in the occupation of Kabul where, on 11th December, he commanded the rear guard of the 92nd and was mentioned in dispatches for conspicuous conduct. He was promoted to Major 9th September 1880 and he retired on 13th May 1885 and was made Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary), Reserve of Officers the same day. He became a Gentleman-At-Arms, in 1889 and died at Bedford in 1898. ‡ £1500-2000

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386 A 16 BORE OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY MORTIMER, EDINBURGH, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with blued sighted barrels engraved around the muzzles, signed ‘Mortimer, Edinburgh’ in script on top and fitted beneath with stirrup ramrod, finely scroll-engraved rounded action with hammers engraved en suite, fitted with blued belt hook on the left, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and pommel cap, the latter with hinged trap, vacant silver escutcheon and some early colour throughout 14.7 cm; 5 3⁄4 in barrels Provenance Ken Drake 1974 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 126-7. ‡ £2000-2500

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387 A .28 CALIBRE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION MANHATTAN FIREARMS COMPANY PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, CIRCA 1850 of standard production specifications, with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved action with bar hammer stamped with the manufacturers details on the left, and rounded walnut grips 8.5 cm; 3 3⁄8 in ‡ £200-300

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388 A RARE 25 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED MORTIMER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 converted from flintlock, with turn-off barrel, brass boxlock action engraved with trophies-of-arms carrying ovals, signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, fitted with cap retainer incorporating flintlock elements (restorations), integral flat-sided butt engraved with border ornament and a central spray of foliage, the spine with a delicate festoon, and engraved iron triggerguard decorated with a star 6.5 cm; 2 1⁄2 in barrel

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‡ £700-900 389 AN 80 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL BY T.J.MORTIMER, ST. JAMES’S LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with turnoff barrel engraved with a band of acanthus foliage around the muzzle, engraved rounded action decorated with foliage and signed in full on scrolls, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, engraved hammer and folding trigger, finely chequered walnut butt, silver mounts comprising pear-shaped butt-cap and vacant escutcheon 3.8 cm; 1 1⁄2 in barrel Provenance Paul Lederer, 1982 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 103-4, pl. 155.

The absence of the inscription ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’, would suggest that this pistol was made after the death of George IV, to whom Mortimer held that appointment. ‡ £450-550

389 390 A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY T.E.MORTIMER, EDINBURGH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850-60 with turn-off barrel engraved box-lock action decorated with foliage, signed on a scroll on the left, inscribed ‘Edinburgh’ on the right, fitted with folding trigger and sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt and vacant silver escutcheon 4.6 cm; 1 3⁄4 in barrel ‡ £200-250

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391 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY MORTIMER, LONDON, PROBABLY THOMAS JACKSON MORTIMER, CIRCA 1825-39 with octagonal barrel signed ‘Mortimer London’, engraved with a band around the muzzle, scroll-engraved box-lock action fitted with belt hook on the left, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, folding trigger, continental style chequered walnut butt fitted with a vacant silver panel on the base and encircled with an engraved band, and vacant silver escutcheon 9.5 cm; 3 3⁄4 in barrel Provenance J. Herman, 1984 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 154-155. ‡ £400-500

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392 AN 80 BORE PERCUSSION TURN-OVER PISTOL SIGNED MORTIMER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with turn-off barrels engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzles, scroll-engraved brass box-lock action signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, flat-sided walnut butt and engraved iron trigger-guard decorated with scrollwork 5.1 cm; 2 in barrels ‡ £350-450

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393 A VERY RARE FLINTLOCK 50 BORE FOUR-SHOT VOLLEY PISTOL OF ‘DUCK’S FOOT’ TYPE BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON, 89 FLEET ST., LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1806-12 with turn-off barrels cut for a key and numbered 1-4, the breeches numbered correspondingly and struck with London proof marks, box-lock action signed on scrolls carried by trophies-of-arms and foliage on the left, and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ in an oval on the right, engraved tang, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, and flat-sided walnut butt, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a trophy and foliage on the bow 7.5 cm; 3 in barrels Provenance Clay P. Bedford (inv. no. 707), by 1971 William Keith Neal, by 1964 Jackson Arms, 1982

Literature Clay P. Bedford and Stephen V. Grancsay, Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, exhibition catalogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971 , pp. 179-180.

Harold L. Peterson (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Firearms, London 1964, p. 339 H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 253-4.

Another pistol of this type by the same makers when at this address, was formerly in the collection of Nelson’s prize agent, Alexander Davison, sold Sotheby’s London, 21st October 2002, lot 11. ‡ £4000-6000

Exhibited Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, cat. no. 205

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394 AN EXTREMELY RARE 33 BORE FLINTLOCK BREECH-LOADING REPEATING MAGAZINE PISTOL ON THE LORENZONI PRINCIPLE

BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790 with octagonal swamped sighted barrel signed in full on the top flat, engraved with a band around the breech and fitted with pivoting blade fore-sight, shaped action engraved with a sunburst on the top, a trophy-of-arms on the tang and swags around the trigger-guard, fitted with rotating brass breech-block operated by a long curved lever with knop-shaped terminal and hinged sprung magazine cover on the left, the latter engraved with rococo ornament and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to His Majesty’ carried by a trophy-of arms behind, border-engraved back-action lock signed on a scroll carried by a lion and lioness with a palm tree on the right (the cock and magazine cover expertly replaced), highly figured walnut butt carved with a fine pattern of chequering and characteristic spiral moulding at the base, finely engraved iron trigger-guard and vacant silver escutcheon with engraved border 25.5 cm; 10 9in barrel

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Provenance Dr Jack Strassman sold Christie’s East, New York, 21st May 1986, lot 346 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 237-238.

The engraving on the lock is similar to another example of this type, by the same maker, made for Vice Admiral Lord Nelson and now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 35.81.3). Another pistol, that belonged to Lord Camelford, was reported to have fired nine bullets in thirty seconds (see Blackmore 1999, p. 88). A ‘curious magazine pistol which discharges eight times without reloading’ was included in the auction of property from H. W. Mortimer Jrs address following his retirement on 24th September 1816 . See Munson op. cit. p. 92. ‡ £14000-18000

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396 A FINE CASED PAIR OF 50-BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF POCKET PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790-5 with tapering turn-off barrels engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzles, engraved breeches signed and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to His Majesty’ in a pair of elongated ovals carried by trophies-of-arms and rococo foliage, rounded side- actions engraved with conventional foliage, fitted with engraved rounded cocks, blued sliding safety-catches, blued folding triggers, semirainproof pans and rollers, engraved tangs, highly figured rounded walnut butts profusely engraved with engraved silver plaques and wire comprising an elaborate design of dense flowers, foliage and tendrils issuant from a cornucopia on each face, silver mounts comprising butt-caps decorated with an expanded flowerhead and border-engraved vacant escutcheons, and in very good to fine condition throughout: in their fitted mahogany case of circa 1835-40, lined in plum velvet (faded, light wear), the lid fitted with shaped brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle on the exterior, complete with accessories including three-way pistol-flask covered with red leather, barrel-key and iron bullet-mould, and a near contemporary card printed ‘Dr Timm’, the reverse inscribed ‘these inlaid pistols given by me to Lt. W. W. Powell by me, Frances Powell 7th March 1839 late the property of his father’ 4.5 cm; 1 3⁄4 in barrels

395 395 ENGLISH PROVINCIAL SCHOOL (LATE 18TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL POWELL ESQ. OF HAMMERTON HALL, YORKS., & BRANDLESOME HALL, LANCS. inscribed on label to reverse of board Samuel Powell / died 1834 oil on panel 28.6 x 24.0cm / 11 1/4 x 9 1⁄2in Provenance The sitters family, thence by descent.

Sold Cheffins, Cambridge, The Fine Art Sale, 5th March 2014, lot 451

William Wellington Powell (1813-79), was born at Carlton House, Nottinghamshire to Samuel and Frances (née Richmond). He joined the 9th Regiment of Foot (East Norfolk) as an Ensign by purchase in 1832. He remained with the regiment in England until 1834 when, on 25th June, he was presented to William IV prior to his embarkation to Mauritius. The following year when he was promoted to Lieutenant and left the island for Bengal and then on to Calcutta. In 1842 he was part of the force that cleared the Khyber Pass, having endured heavy fire from the local tribesmen and an extended period of fighting. The same year he was at Jellalabad where he painted a scene now preserved in the Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum. For his service in Afghanistan he received the Afghan Medal. His military career ceased in 1848 when he married Elizabeth Sarabella Peco, with whom he had five children. It is likely that these pistols were presented to him by his mother in the early part of his military career, having been recased. ‡ £8000-12000

See footnote to lot 396. ‡ £500-800

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397 A FINE PAIR OF 40 BORE D.B. SINGLE TRIGGER SILVERMOUNTED FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOLS BY MORTIMER, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, FOREIGNERS MARK, BIRMINGHAM SILVER MARKS, CIRCA 1775 with turn-off cannon barrels numbered 1 to 4, box-lock actions chiselled with foliage against a finely matted ground, signed on a scroll carried by trophies-of-arms on the right, the cocks and steels decorated en suite, fitted with engraved sliding pan-cover on the left operated by a sliding bolt, the action tangs chiselled en suite with the locks, swelling figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, flowers and pellets, silver butt-caps cast and chased in low relief with grotesque masks, and sliding triggerguard safety-catches decorated with a central floral panel 10.7 cm; 4 1⁄4 in barrels (2) ‡ £5000-6000

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398 A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF 28 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK SINGLE-TRIGGER SAW-HANDLED CARRIAGE PISTOLS

BY H.W.MORTIMER & CO., LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1800-1806 with browned twist barrels signed in full on the rib and fitted with silver fore-sights, engraved case-hardened breeches decorated with starbursts (one small chip), inlaid with gold lines, gold-lined vents, engraved case-hardened tangs incorporating a groove for sighting, flat locks signed in script, engraved with border ornament, starbursts and trophies-of-arms on the tails, fitted with engraved ‘French’ cocks, bolt safety-catches, goldlined rainproof pans, and rollers, figured walnut half-stocks (light bruising, very small closed cracks), slightly curved spurs with a raised panel along the top, chequered rounded butts with flat ovoid pommels encircled by an engraved silver band, borderengraved ovoid steel pommel-plates decorated with a central flower-head, engraved blued spurred trigger-guards decorated with trophies-of-arms and border ornament on the bows and with pineapple finials, rear ramrod-pipes en suite, silver barrelbolt escutcheons, later brass-mounted ramrods, and some early finish (areas of light rust patination) 26.7 cm; 10 1⁄2 in barrels (2) The owner’s notes state that the system for these pistols was derived from the patent of Thomas Sykes registered 4th February 1794, no. 1978. ‘A Lock, Instrument or Machine with one Tricker or Bolt, whereby both Locks of a Double Barrel...Firearm.....may be fired, the one after the other, or one alone, by the said One Tricker or Bolt, without the Side Motion or Alteration of the Position of the said Tricker.....’. ‡ £15000-20000

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399 A VERY FINE PAIR OF 20 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOLS FOR PRESENTATION TO AN EASTERN POTENTATE BY H.W.MORTIMER & CO., LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1803, MARK OF JOSEPH BUNNEY with tapering barrels formed in three stages and fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sights, inlaid in silver with long lines over the forward portions, a sun-in-splendour on the medians, elaborate trophies-of-arms, foliage and celestial motifs over the breeches, the latter inlaid with silver lines and with gold-lined vents, iron tangs decorated with silver en suite, stepped locks signed on a scroll beneath the pans and inlaid with silver foliage, fitted with cocks decorated en suite, gold-lined pans, rollers and bolt safetycatches, blackened full stocks (one fore-end with a small crack, the other repaired) profusely inlaid with engraved silver plaques, wire and minute pellets, including scrollwork, flowers, conventional foliage and cornucopia over the fore-ends, trophies-of-music, stars, crescents, tendrils and further cornucopia over the butts, full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising trophy-ofarms side-plates, spurred pommels engraved with sunbursts and chased with trophies-of-arms on the caps, trigger-guards with a diamond-shaped panel filled with a flower on the bows and with trophy-of-arms finials, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and escutcheons en suite with the trigger-guards and engraved with the owners crest, and silver-tipped ramrods, one with its iron worm (the other replaced) 36.5 cm; 14 3⁄8 in barrels The crest is that of Cowper, Cumbria.

The production of luxury firearms by H. W. Mortimer and Co. is well documented, the most celebrated pieces being those commissioned for presentation to the Bey of Tunis by the United States. These firearms were mounted in solid gold and set with diamonds and emeralds. ‡ £8500-12000

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400 A PAIR OF 50 BORE FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION OVER-AND-UNDER PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1785-90 with brass turn-off barrels numbered ‘1’,’2’,’3’, and ‘4’, the breeches numbered correspondingly, brass box-lock actions finely engraved with trophies-of-arms and rococo foliage, signed on a pair of scrolls on the left and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on the right, and tap-levers on the left, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels and folding triggers, and flat-sided walnut butts 5.8 cm; 2 ¼ in barrels (2) Provenance Vince Caponi, New York, 1990 and Holt’s, London, 14th December 2006, lot 456 ‡ £3000-3500

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401 AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF 120 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS WITH SILVER BARRELS, ACTIONS AND MOUNTS, SIGNED MORTIMER, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1774, MARK OF CHARLES FREETH with turn-off cannon barrels formed in two stages divided by raised mouldings, engraved with a band of foliage at the breeches and one numbered ‘1’ beneath, engraved actions decorated with border ornament, signed ‘Mortimer’ on a scroll carried by a ground of rococo scrolls on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on a scroll carried by trophies-of-arms and rococo designs on the right, fitted with border-engraved iron steels and ring-neck cocks, engraved tangs decorated with rococo flowers, highly figured rounded walnut butts profusely inlaid with silver wire and engraved silver plaques forming a design of scrolling tendrils, flowers and rococo shells within a wrigglework frame enriched with minute silver pellets (small pieces of wire lifting), silver mounts comprising, sliding triggerguard safety-catches with moulded borders and each engraved with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, vacant silver escutcheons, and grotesque mask butt-caps with engraved borders 3.5 cm; 1 ⅜ in barrels (2) Provenance Clay P. Bedford Collection (inv. no. 1512), one pistol Christie’s, London, 18th July 2002, lot 339, one pistol Bonhams, London, 30th November 2011, lot 391, the pair Exhibited Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, cat. no. 197 Literature Clay P. Bedford and Stephen V. Grancsay, Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, exhibition catalogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, pp. 174 and 177 H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, 1992, pp. 151-152, pl. 234.

This pair of pistols are probably unique and, as Munson states, are amongst the earliest known examples of H.W. Mortimer’s work. ‡ £12000-18000

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402 A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, 89 FLEET STREET, NO. 5123, CIRCA 1813-16 with browned octagonal twist sighted barrels signed ‘H.W.Mortimer, London, Gunmaker to His Majesty’ on the top flats and engraved with a slender band of foliage at the breeches, struck with the barrelsmith’s marks, London view and proof marks and the serial numbers beneath, finely engraved breech tangs decorated with flowers and incorporating the back-sights, border-engraved locks signed beneath a starburst and with the address on the tails, fitted with ‘French’ cocks (one repaired), bolt safety-catches, semi rainproof pans and rollers, figured walnut full stocks with finely chequered butts carved with a flowerhead design, engraved blued steel mounts including triggerguards with pineapple finials, and moulded ramrod-pipes, silver escutcheon with the owner’s initials ‘R.M.’ and original ramrods: in original fitted oak case (repaired) lined in green baize, the lid with trade label for 89 Fleet Street, complete with three-way flask with later leather covering, turnscrew and bullet mould 7.7 cm; 3 in barrels Provenance Dudley T. Colton Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, 1992, pp. 88, pls. 126-129. ‡ £3000-4000

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403 A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON, NO. 1303, CIRCA 1810 with octagonal barrels fitted with brass blade fore-sights, signed in capital letters and engraved with a band over the breeches, stamped with the serial number, barrelsmith’s stamps and proof marks beneath, engraved tangs decorated with trophies-of-arms and incorporating the back-sights, signed border-engraved locks fitted with bolt safety-catches, ‘French’ cocks and rollers, figured walnut full stocks faintly numbered in ink inside, pineapple chequered butts with a delicate flowerhead pattern over the pommels, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guards with the address ‘89 Fleet St’ on an oval carried by trophies-of-arms and with pineapple finials, and original ramrods with iron worms enclosed within brass tips: in original fitted mahonany case lined in green baize (the lid and lip cracked), with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and trade label for 89 Fleet Street inside (small holes, light moth damage), complete with some accessories including leather-covered three-way flask, turn-screw and bullet mould 10.2 cm; 4 in barrels Provenance Ray Petry, Pennsylvania, 1978 The trade label was drawn by Thomas Stothard and engraved by Samuel John Neel of 352 Strand. ‡ £3000-3500

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404 A CASED PAIR OF 34 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY T.J.MORTIMER, ST. JAMES’S ST., LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1816-1823 with browned twist octagonal sighted barrels signed on the top flats and engraved with a band of foliage at the breeches, engraved breech tangs incorporating the back-sights and decorated with flowers and trophies-of-arms, signed stepped bolted locks engraved with foliage, starbursts and border ornament, fitted with semi rainproof pans and rollers, figured walnut full stocks, chequered grips and butts of fishtail form, engraved blued iron mounts comprising trigger-guards decorated with trophies-of-arms on the bows and with pineapple finials, and moulded ramrod-pipes, silver escutcheons engraved with the owner’s initials ‘PAO’, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and original brass-tipped ramrods with iron worms: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid fitted with a later brass rondel on the outer face and with trade label for 21 St James’s Street, complete with accessories including associated brass flask, bullet mould and oil bottle 8.7 cm; 3 ⅜ in barrels Provenance Ken Drake, New York, 1981 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 95. ‡ £3000-3500

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405 A RARE 80 BORE FOUR-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION PISTOL BY HARVEY WALKLATE (1) MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with swamped turn-off brass barrels, respectively numbered ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘7’ and ‘8’, and with a simple band of linear ornament at the breech end, border-engraved breeches correspondingly numbered, brass action profusely engraved with rococo flowers, foliage and trophies-ofarms, signed ‘H.W.Mortimer’ on a scroll on the left and fitted with engraved iron tap-lever, inscribed ‘London’ in an oval on the right, engraved tang, swelling brass butt engraved on each side with rococo flowers en suite and the remaining surface with celestial motifs, rounded pommel numbered ‘125’ and with a central flowerhead, sliding iron trigger-guard safety-catch decorated with a rococo flower on the bow, and traces of early gilding (the engraving rubbed in places) 6.5 cm; 2 ½ in barrels Provenance Paul J. Wolf G.E.Watts Esq, sold Sotheby’s London, 10th June 1968, lot 99 Literature Paul J. Wolf, Additions to the list of English all metal boxlock flintlock pistols, in Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, no. 4, December 1975 H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 253. ‡ £2500-3000

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406 A 17 BORE OVER-AND-UNDER FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY T.MORTIMER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1816-22 with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrels inscribed ‘London’ in gold script over the breech, inlaid with a gold line and with platinumlined vents, engraved breech tang decorated with trophies-of-arms, stepped bevelled locks signed in script, engraved with trophies-of-arms, foliage and starbursts, fitted with cocks decorated en suite, rainproof pans, bolt safety-catches (one restored), and rollers, figured walnut half-stock with finely chequered butt, engraved iron trigger-guard decorated with border ornament and trophiesof-arms, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials ‘S.R.’, and stirrup ramrod 17.5 cm; 7 in barrels ‡ £3000-3500

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407 A FINE PAIR OF 32 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY MORTIMER & SON, ST. JAMES’S ST., LONDON, CIRCA 1811-18 with turn-off barrels, one numbered ‘1’ beneath, fitted with spring bayonets retained by sliding catches on the right, rounded breeches engraved with a band of foliage, inscribed ‘St James’s St, London’ in block capitals on the right, box-lock actions inlaid in engraved silver decorated with conventional foliage around the borders, trophies-of-arms carrying ovals signed ‘Mortimer & Son’ on the left, and with sprays of foliage on the right (the cocks and steels replaced), engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, engraved tangs, flat-sided walnut butts inlaid with scrolling silver wire tendrils, foliage, flowers and pellets on each side and over the spine of the butt (small losses and some lifting), and vacant silver escutcheons enclosed by engraved garlands of fruit and foliage 6.5 cm; 2 ½ in barrels Jackson Mortimer & Son are recorded in St James 1811-18, they were succeeded by Thomas Jackson Mortimer who had previously been working with his father as T. Mortimer & Son. ‡ £2200-2800

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408 A 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON SILVER MARKS FOR 1783, MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETT with tutenag sighted barrel formed in two stages, swamped towards the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, the latter signed in full within a delicately engraved frame, engraved with a band of beadwork and fitted with iron back-sight, engraved tang decorated with flowers, signed stepped tutenag lock decorated with scrolls and a star burst, previously fitted with bolt safetycatch (now missing), walnut full stock, chequered grip, full silver mounts comprising solid side plate decorated with scrolls and a central flowerhead, trigger-guard with acorn finial and a large elaborate flower on the bow, spurred pommel engraved with border ornament en suite with the breech and with a small central flower,silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s coat-of-arms, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and later ramrod 22.5 cm; 8 ⅞ in barrel Provenance Norm Flayderman, 1974, cat. 95.

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 31-33.

Bernard Dickens, “M.B.” - The Gunmakers’ Silversmith. A Question of Attribution, in The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, vol.

XVI, No. 2, March 1999, p. 102.

The grasshopper crest and coat-of-arms is that of the Gresham family. The former can still be seen on the former Royal Exchange founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham. ‡ £2000-2500

409 A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY MORTIMER, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with swamped brass barrel signed on the flat at the breech and stamped ‘O.S. beneath, iron tang, signed rounded lock engraved with a linear border, figured walnut full stock (small repairs, foreend cracked in the ramrod channel), brass mounts comprising flush-fitting openwork side-plate, trigger-guard with pointed budshaped finial, rounded butt-cap with a thistle-shaped spur, vacant brass escutcheon and a pair of ramrod-pipes (the forward ramrodpipe restored), and associated ramrod 20.0 cm; 7 ⅞ in barrel ‡ £600-800 410 A 26 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1778 with swamped sighted barrel signed ‘H. Mortimer, London’ on the top flat, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark, London view and proof marks and engraved with a panel of beadwork at the breech (areas of light pitting), finely engraved tang incorporating the back-sight and decorated with a bouquet, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with bolt safety-catch and bevelled cock, figured walnut full stock (small dents) carved with a low apron moulding about the tang, engraved brass mounts comprising flush-fitting sideplate engraved with border ornament and a central bouquet, spurred pommel decorated with a flowerhead, trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial engraved with a delicate flower on the bow, vacant escutcheon, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and associated ramrod 25.5 cm; 10 in barrel Provenance Arthur John Blunt collection, sold, Bonhams, 11th May 2016, lot 376 ‡ £800-1000

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411 A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790-95 with tapering brass barrel fitted with spring bayonet retained by a catch on the left, box-lock action engraved with an elaborate trophy-of-arms carrying an oval inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on the right signed and engraved with foliage on the left, engraved tang, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, flat-sided walnut butt, and associated brasstipped wooden ramrod 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in barrel Provenance Richard G. Hendrickson ‡ £2000-2500

412 A 30 BORE D.B. SINGLE TRIGGER FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOL

BY MORTIMER, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1775 with turn-off cannon barrels numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’, brass box-lock actions engraved with rococo flowers, scrolls and shell ornament, signed on a scroll on the right and inscribed ‘London’ on the left and fitted with an iron sliding bolt operating the pan-cover, engraved action tang (rubbed), figured walnut butt (small repairs), profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls, pellets and flowerheads, silver grotesque mask cap cast and chased in low relief, vacant silver escutcheon (both restored), and sliding iron trigger-guard safety-catch 1.2 cm; 4 in barrels Provenance Wallis & Wallis, May 1985 ‡ £1500-2000

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413 A CASED PAIR OF 48 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY T.MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1806-16 with turn-off barrels, engraved breeches decorated with a band of foliage at the front and back and stamped with London proof marks on the left, engraved actions decorated with trophies-of-arms carrying a signed scroll on the right and an oval inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on the left, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steel, folding trigger-guards, and traces of original finish: in early fitted mahogany case, perhaps the original (the lip with a small cracks and chips), lined in green baize, complete with accessories including barrel wrench, bullet mould, and brass three-way flask 4.4 cm; 1 ¾ in barrels Provenance Norm Flayderman cat. 92, no.1162A, 1973.

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 205-206. ‡ £2000-2500

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414 A PAIR OF 50 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER & CO., GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON, CIRCA 1799-1806 with turn-off barrels numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ beneath and struck with London view and proof marks, rounded breeches signed in full on a long curling scroll carried by trophies-of-arms, finely engraved tangs decorated with conventional foliage, rounded side-action locks fitted with border-engraved cocks (one replaced), semi-rainproof pans, rollers, bolt safety-catches, and folding triggers (one pistol with areas of pitting), and highly figured finely chequered butts with characteristic spirally carved pommels 4.5 cm; 1 ¾ in barrels (2) Provenance Norm Flayderman 1974, catalogue number 96.

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 211. ‡ £2000-2500

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415 A PAIR OF 28 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1785-90 with turn-off barrels engraved with a band of foliage around the breeches and one numbered ‘1’, finely engraved box-lock actions, inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on a scroll over an artillery encampment on the left and signed on a panel carried by an elaborate trophy-of-arms on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels and folding triggers, swelling figured walnut butts fitted with engraved silver caps each engraved with a sunburst, and border-engraved vacant silver escutcheons 13.6 cm; 5 ⅜ in barrels (2) Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 216-217. ‡ £1500-2000

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416 A PAIR OF 15 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY T.J.MORTIMER, ST. JAMES’S ST., LONDON, NO. 1080, BIRMINGHAM AND LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1816-1823 with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels signed in full on the top flats and engraved with a band of foliage at the breeches, platinum lines and vents, engraved breech tangs incorporating the back-sights and decorated with flowers and trophies-of-arms, signed stepped bolted locks engraved with foliage, starbursts and border ornament, fitted with semi-rainproof pans, rollers and detents, figured walnut full stocks, chequered grips and butts of fishtail form, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guards decorated with trophiesof-arms on the bows and with pineapple finials, and moulded ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and swivel ramrods (the iron parts with areas of light pitting and patination) 10.7 cm; 4 ¼ in barrels Provenance Westley Richards, 1980.

Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 94.

The use of Birmingham and London proof marks on the respective barrels and the absence of serial numbers on one is, as Munson observes, most unusual. It might suggest that a barrel was replaced in its early working life, or that the two pistols became a pair at some point after their manufacture. ‡ £2000-2500

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417 A RARE 120 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL WITH TUTENAG BARREL, ACTION AND MOUNTS BY MORTIMER, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1776 with turn-off two-stage cannon barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the breech, engraved action decorated with border ornament and scrolls carried by rococo foliage, the scrolls respectively signed ‘Mortimer’ and inscribed ‘London’, engraved tang, highly figured rounded walnut butt profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolling tendrils, flowers and rococo shells within a wrigglework frame, silver mounts comprising grotesque mask butt-cap and escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials ‘JH’, and tutenag trigger-guard engraved with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow 3.5 cm; 1 ⅜ in barrel

418 A COMBINED FLINTLOCK PISTOL AND HUNTING SWORD BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790 with slightly curved blade formed with two long fullers over the greater part of its length and double-edged towards the point, turn-off barrel cut for a key, finely engraved box-lock action, signed on a scroll on the left and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on a further scroll on the right, each carried by trophiesof-arms, fitted beneath with sliding safety-catch also locking the steel, iron stud trigger, and later grip 67.0 cm; 26 ⅜ in blade Provenance Christie’s, London, 20th February 1991, lot 176 ‡ £1000-1200

Provenance William Guthman, sold Bonhams & Butterfields 12th October 2006, lot 5. ‡ £800-1200

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419 A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK PISTOL BY HARVEY WALKLATE MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1783-90 with turn-off cannon barrel stamped with the initials ‘R.W.F.’, finely engraved box-lock action decorated with trophies-of-arms, signed on a scroll on the left and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on the right, engraved tang decorated with flowers on the top and a starburst behind the trigger, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger and flat-sided walnut butt (small dents) 9.0 cm; 3 ½ in barrel The owner’s notes make a tentative connection with a pair of pistols made some fifty five years later by T.E.Mortimer with the same initials. See Munson 1992, p. 115. ‡ £450-550 420 A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED MORTIMER, LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off barrel engraved with foliage around the muzzle, boxlock action signed on a scroll on the left and inscribed ‘London’ in an oval on the right, fitted with folding trigger, sliding thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel (the steel parts with areas of pitting), flat-sided walnut but profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls (small losses and some lifting) issuant from a finely engraved cornucopia on each side, a trophy-of-arms plaque (incomplete) on the spine and all enriched with pellets 3.8 cm; 1 ½ in barrel

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421 A 48 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED MORTIMER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel engraved with foliage around the muzzle, signed rounded action engraved with sprays of foliage on each side, fitted with rainproof pan, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, and folding trigger, rounded walnut butt, and vacant silver escutcheon 3.8 cm; 1 ½ in barrel ‡ £300-350 422 A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY DUNDERDALE & MABSON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off barrel, engraved box-lock action decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the right and a bouquet of flowers above the signature on the left, fitted with folding trigger, sliding thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel (the cock and steel replaced), flat-sided walnut butt and vacant silver escutcheon 4.2 cm; 5 ⅝ in barrel Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 205-206. ‡ £150-200

‡ £350-450

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423 A PAIR OF 28 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY H.MORTIMER, CIRCA 1775-8 with brass turn-off barrels engraved with a band around the breeches and one numbered ‘1’, finely engraved box-lock actions, decorated with trophies-of-arms and rococo flowers carrying ovals, signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, engraved tangs, flatsided figured walnut butts, and sliding iron trigger-guard safety-catches also locking the steels and decorated with bouquets on the bows 6.0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrels (2) Provenance Art Risdell, 1988 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, PP. 223-224. £1000-1200

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424 A 28 BORE FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER TAP-ACTION POCKET PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1785 with turn-off barrels cut for a key at the muzzles, engraved with a band and numbered ‘2’ and ‘3’ at the breeches, engraved box-lock action signed on a scroll on the left and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on the right each on a pair of scrolls carried by elaborate trophies-of-arms, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safetycatch also locking the steel, tap-lever on the left and folding trigger and flat-sided walnut butt 3.7 cm; 1 ½ in barrels

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425 A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER TAP-ACTION POCKET PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1785 with turn-off barrels numbered ‘3’ and ‘4’, boxlock action engraved with elaborate trophies-of-arms amidst foliage, carrying scrolls signed on the left and inscribed ‘Gunmaker to his Majesty’ on the right, fitted with folding trigger, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, and tap-lever on the left (incomplete), and flat-sided walnut butt 4.0 cm; 1 ½ in barrels ‡ £700-900

Provenance Edred Gwilliam, Cricklade, 1982 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 250. ‡ £1200-1800

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 426 A FINE SOUTH GERMAN GILT-BRASS CASKET, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY formed of an engraved framework of brass fitted on the front, back and sides with engraved gilt-brass panels decorated with differing portrait profiles within an architectural framework, hinged lid decorated en suite (the mechanism missing), fitted with moulded handle, the base boldly engraved with scrolls of foliage and fitted with later bun feet 7.2 cm 2 ¾ in length x 4.7 cm;1 ¾ in width x 5.0 cm high This casket was intended for storing small valuables such as jewels and belongs to a well-known group of similarly decorated Mannkästchen. The name derives from the fact that a number of the group are signed either by Michel or Conradt Mann. Michel Mann was born in Augsburg and trained in Nuremburg. He became a master in Augsburg and subsequently worked at Fürth and Wöhrd near Nuremburg. He died in the latter place around 1630. Little is known of his brother and it is likely that they worked together. See Blair 1974, p. 486. £1200-1800

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427 A CASED PAIR OF LEFAUCHEUX PIN-FIRE MINIATURE PISTOLS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with octagonal barrels, one inscribed ‘Austria’ and engraved butts (one incomplete), in an engraved pewter box complete with a clearing rod the case 6.5 cm; 2 ½ in long £40-60 428 A FINE ENGLISH STONEBOW BY JOHNSON, WIGAN, CIRCA 1750 with slender steel bow fitted with later expertly constructed string, highly figured rosewood tiller incorporating steel gaffle engraved with chevrons, fitted with folding forward sight, the forward portion of the tiller inlaid with an engraved shaped silver plaque, a pair of iron flush-fitting scrolling side-plates, signed folding back-sight with three sighting apertures, moulded lever button, sparsely engraved trigger-guard with acorn terminals, and the tiller numbered ‘909’ 71.8 cm; 28 ¼ in tiller

429 AN ENGLISH CROSSBOW BY E.BLANCHER, ATTLEBOROUGH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with associated slender steel bow fitted with later string, and inscribed with the spurious date ‘1661’ on a small metal plaque wedging the bow, tiller grooved at the front for bolts, fitted with long iron panels extending over the butt, bronze nut, signed on a plaque behind in silver, a pair of lugs for a winding device, and long iron trigger with acorn finial (the iron parts pitted, restorations) 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in tiller £400-600

Provenance Albert Littler, sold, Christie’s, London, 18th July 2002, lot 229 ~ £1200-1800

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430 A DETACHED MATCHLOCK MUSKET MECHANISM, CIRCA 1640-50 with slightly rounded main plate, fitted with pan with pivot-cover, screw-in fence, and serpentine with shaped terminal with clamp 23.2 cm; 9 ⅛ in £150-200 431 A DETACHED LOCK FROM A BALTIC SNAP-LOCK BIRDING RIFLE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY of russet iron, with flat lock-plate, external mechanism including mainspring also acting on the battery (losses); 18.5 cm; 7 ¼ in

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434 A PAIR OF RARE EAST EUROPEAN DETACHED FLINTLOCK MECHANISMS, LATE 18TH CENTURY each outer face with bevelled border chiselled with bold sprays of foliage, fitted with cock retained by a foliate rivet, steels and steel springs enclosed by a pierced and chiselled panel, all decorated en suite with the lock plate 10.5 cm; 4 ⅛ in long (2) Provenance Arthur Richard Dufty CBE (1911-1993), Master of the Royal Armouries (1963-76) and President of the Society of Antiquaries (1978- 81), sold in these rooms, 29th June 2016, lot 380.

£60-80

A pair of pistols with similar locks are illustrated in Elgood 2009, p. 55, nos. 39, 40 and discussed in detail on p. 318.

432 THREE DETACHED LOCKS IN MID-17TH STYLE, 20TH CENTURY the first a dog-lock, with flat plate fitted with ring-neck cock and dog-safety-catch (polished bright overall); the second flintlock, in mid-17th century style, with slender cock pierced with a scroll at the base and in aged condition throughout; and the third snaphaunce, stamped ‘IPK’ inside and with filed details the first: 18.2 cm; 7 ⅛ in (3)

£200-300

£250-350 433 TWO DETACHED DOG-LOCKS, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, A DETACHED FLINTLOCK, LATE 17TH CENTURY AND A COMBINATION KEY AND MATCHLOCK PISTOL the first formed of a slightly curved flat plate, struck with an incuse mark on the inside ‘M’ over ‘RX’, fitted with dog safetycatch, faceted pan and battery; the second russet brown (losses, pitting); the third banana-shaped; and the fourth incorporating an earlier key the first: 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in (4) £150-200

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435 TWO DETACHED SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCKS, A DETACHED ROMAN-LOCK, A DETACHED PERCUSSION LOCK, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES; TWO DETACHED SNAPHAUNCE LOCKS, A DETACHED DOGLOCK AND A PISTOL BARREL AND STOCK, NORTH AFRICAN, 19TH CENTURY the first circa 1720, of russet iron, chiselled with foliage and struck with a mark, ‘Damicarlaga’ crowned; the second with shaped plate stamped with a mark beneath the mainspring, and brass pan(restorations); the third with chiselled details including a vacant cartouche on the tail (areas of light rust) and the fourth fitted with chiselled monsterhead hammer; the fifth engraved with scrollwork, with engraved details on the lockplate (areas of rust, the sixth rusted, the seventh chipped at the base of the cock), and the eighth with tapering barrel retained by an iron band, and carved butt (cut-down from a gun) the first: 13.0 cm; 5 ⅛ in (8) £200-300

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436 A RARE NORTH EUROPEAN SILVER-ENCRUSTED DETACHED WHEEL-LOCK MECHANISM FROM A SMALL PISTOL, CIRCA 1600, PROBABLY ENGLISH with shaped russet iron plate formed with a scrolling forward terminal, fitted with external wheel retained by a pierced bracket, engraved sprung dog (possibly dated, now obscured), sliding pan-cover and pricker, the outer surface encrusted with silver flowers of differing size, foliage and pellets all within minute beadwork frames, fitted at the base with a slender metal plate encrusted with further ball flowers and foliage (cracked, small losses) 13.0 cm; 5 ⅛ in The decoration is related to contemporary sword hilts such as that preserved in the James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor (W1/8¾). The late Anthony North, former Keeper of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum, suggested that the present lock was English, based on the decoration as well as the form of the plate that is related to snaphaunce firearms of the period. The additional lower plate might suggest that this was part of an iron stocked small pistol or dag. See Blair 1974, cat. no. 24, pp. 84-6. £600-800

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437 AN IRON MORTAR MOUNTED AS A “HAND GONNE”, PROBABLY 15TH/16TH CENTURY with octagonal iron barrel formed with a recessed vent, retained by a single later iron band, fitted onto a later wooden tiller complete with iron lug, the stock and iron parts well patinated to match the barrel 13.0 cm; 5 ⅛ in barrel £600-800

438 A RARE IRON “HAND GONNE”, LATE 15TH CENTURY with swamped iron barrel of narrow bore and formed with an integral pan, retained by two later iron bands, fitted onto a later wooden tiller complete with iron lug, the stock and iron parts well patinated to match the barrel 64.0 cm; 25 ¼ in barrel The barrel was shown by the present owner to the Arthur Norris Kennard (1911-95), former Master of the Royal Armouries, who suggested a late 15th century date and that the bore would be appropriate for shooting arrows. £300-400

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439 A RARE DANISH 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN IN THE FRENCH TASTE BY H. KAPPEL, KOPENHAGEN, CIRCA 1690 with tapering barrel formed in four stages and with a long raised sighting flat to the silver fore-sight, octagonal breech, grooved and fluted towards the forward-section, the median fitted with large moulded back-sight on a saddle (areas of pitting), signed rounded lock fitted with chiselled cock decorated with scrolls issuant from a serpent , bolt safety-catch, figured walnut full stock carved with a simple moulding about the barrell tang and behind the rear ramrod-pipe, moulded steel mounts including scrolling side-plate of V-section engraved with beadwork, trigger-guard with slender foliate finial, butt-plate engraved No. 5, three ramrod-pipes, original steel-tip wooden ramrod (the lock and mounts with small areas of pitting), and brass inventory tag ‘436’ 128.7 cm; 50 ¾ in barrel Provenance The Hanoverian Royal Gewehrkammer at Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden, 1895 no. 436 The Royal House of Hanover, Schlofl Marienburg, Sotheby’s, 6 October 2005, lot 739 This gun is probably that referred to in the Hanoverian Royal gunroom inventory of 1751, fol. 15, inv. no. 83.

Heinrich Kappel has been described as the most eminent Danish gunmaker of the late 17th century. He is recorded at 260 Antoniestraede, Copenhagen from 1674 until his death in 1718 and was Gunmaker to the King from 1699 or shortly before. He was a master of a number of technical devices including breech-loaders, double-barrelled turn-over guns and even guns with two diverging barrels varying between 5 and 15 degrees. Much of his work is decorated in the French manner and it is evident that he almost certainly owned a large collection of patterns and perhaps even trained in France. See Hoff 1951, pp. 273-274 and Hayward 1963, p. 170-1. £1200-1800

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440 A RARE 10 BORE ENGLISH DOG-LOCK MUSKET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with heavy barrel formed in three stages, swelling towards the muzzle and fitted with bead fore-sight, octagonal over the breech, struck with Commonwealth Ordnance marks and fitted with standing back-sight, flat type three lock retained by three side nails (springs, top-jaw and screw restored), blackened full stock faceted over the fore-end, paddle-shaped butt carved with a raised moulding and scrolls about the tang, iron mounts comprising flush-fitting scrolling side-plate, trigger-guard with pointed finials, butt-plate en suite, three ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod 91.5 cm; 36 in barrel The same marks are reproduced Blackmore 1961, pp. 280-1, nos. 33, 34. £2500-3000

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441 A 12 BORE ENGLISH MATCHLOCK MUSKET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages, the breech fitted with pan with fence and pivot cover, associated flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with shaped serpentine with thumb-screw, blackened full stock (small repairs and filled worm damage), and iron mounts including trigger-guard, butt-plate and fore-end cap, and associated iron-tipped wooden ramrod 92.8 cm; 36 ½ in barrel Provenance Robin Wigington, Poet’s Arbour, Stratford-on-Avon £2000-2500

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442 A VERY RARE 18 BORE DECORATED FLINTLOCK MUSKET, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR DUTCH converted from matchlock, with tapering barrel formed in four stages and shortened in its early life to carbine length, chiselled with slender triangular panels at the median, fluted between two raised mouldings each cut for sighting behind and octagonal over the breech, rounded lock retained by two side nails, full stock (adapted for the lock in its early life, small repairs and losses), profusely inlaid over the greater part of its surface in engraved staghorn and mother-of-pearl, including tendrils, pellets, ball flowers, marine monsters and hounds within segmental frames over the fore-end, the underside including a mother-of-pearl grotesque mask rondel, faceted fishtail butt decorated en suite and including a pair of cherubs supporting a rondel filled with a Classical portrait profile on the left and the same design including a King on the left, later butt-plate finely engraved with a green man mask, iron trigger-guard and later iron ramrod 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in barrel Provenance Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 14th April 2005, lot 311 Another musket decorated in a closely related manner was exhibited, The Art of The Armourer, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1963, p. 51 cat. no. 165. Another, dated 1619, decorated with the arms of the Stationer’s Company and with the arms JR for James I is preserved in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle (RCIN61444). A more elaborately decorated example, dating to the late 16th Century, is preserved in the Schwarzenburg Palace, Prague, see Godwin 2019, pp.31-6. £2000-3000

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444 A .750 CALIBRE INDIA PATTERN FLINTLOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH CENTURY of regulation type, with sighted barrel stamped with Ordnance marks at the breech, border-engraved lock with ‘Tower’ and ‘GR’ crowned, full stock carved with an apron moulding about the tang, brass mounts including side-plate, trigger-guard and buttplate stamped ‘CWW 21’ on the tang, with its iron ramrod and bayonet by S. Hill 99.5 cm; 39 ¼ in barrel (2)

443 A RARE 80 BORE BALTIC SNAP-LOCK BIRDING RIFLE, MID-17TH CENTURY of characteristic form, with slender swamped octagonal sighted small-bore barrel grooved over the breech and struck with a mark (indistinct), rifled with six narrow grooves, flat lock engraved with a pair of vertical lines, fitted with external spring and pan with pivot-cover (restorations), blackened full stock moulded over the fore-end, angular butt fluted on the left for the cheek and with patchbox with sliding cover on the right, iron mounts comprising trigger-guard, butt-plate with pointed foliate tang and fore-end cap, wooden ramrod, and complete with a contemporary powdermeasure 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in barrel

£1000-1200

Provenance Major Noel Corry £500-700

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445 A 20 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK BELT PISTOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel moulded at the breech, chiselled with foliage at the girdle, inlaid with silver flowers and struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s mark, ‘Eud/cam’, engraved tang, flat lock sparsely engraved with foliage, the steel signed ‘Petorento’, full stock carved with foliate mouldings in low relief, engraved brass mounts decorated with scrolls including side-plate fitted with long iron belt hook, spurred pommel with chased silver cap, triggerguard and vacant silver escutcheon and later wooden ramrod 15.3 cm; 6 in barrel £1000-1200

447 AN 18 BORE LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOL

BY LECOMTE A LIÈGE, CIRCA 1730 with swamped sighted barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech sparsely engraved with foliage, engraved tang decorated with border ornament and foliage, signed rounded lock engraved with scrolls of foliage, full stock moulded over the fore-end, carved in low relief with foliage about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang (small repairs around the butt), and gilt-brass mounts comprising solid side-plate en suite with the lock, spurred pommel, a pair of ramrod-pipes and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (cleaned) 34.0 cm; 13 ⅜ in barrel £700-900

446 A 25 BORE ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE BELT PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages and fluted over the breech, rounded lock boldly engraved with foliage, fitted with rounded cock decorated en suite and moulded battery, highly figured walnut full stock, moulded over the fore-end, about the lock and tang, iron mounts including openwork flush-fitting sideplate decorated with foliage, spurred pommel and trigger-guard with moulded terminal (polished bright, belt hook missing, later ramrod) 22.7 cm; 9 in barrel £300-400

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448 A 120 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY with turn-off rifled cannon barrel, octagonal then polygonal breech, rounded lock, figured walnut three-quarter stock moulded about the tang, carved pommel formed as a stylised monsterhead (small chips) moulded iron mounts comprising solid side-plate and trigger-guard with baluster finial 3.8 cm; 1 ½ in barrel

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£350-450 449 A 40 BORE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY with two-stage rifled barrel moulded at the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, stepped bevelled lock fitted with faceted pan, moulded full stock (perhaps later) with faceted butt with ‘bird’s head’ pommel, and moulded brass mounts including triggerguard with bud-shaped finial 11.7 cm; 4 ⅝ in barrel

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£350-450 450 A 140 BORE FLINTLOCK MUFF PISTOL BY WILSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1770 with turn-off barrel, border-engraved box-lock action signed in script on the left and engraved with a bouquet on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety catch and folding trigger and flatsided walnut butt (areas of wear) 3.8 cm; 1 ⅝ in barrel £300-500

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451 A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED DAVIDSON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel engraved with foliage around the muzzle, rounded action signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, engraved with trophies-of-arms and foliage on each face, fitted with rainproof pan, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, engraved silver butt-cap decorated with foliage and border ornament, and vacant silver escutcheon 4.2 cm; 1 ⅝ in barrel £300-400

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452 A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY THOMAS (1) HAWLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1700 with brass sighted barrel formed in two stages, engraved with foliage and moulded at the median, the breech engraved with a scroll of foliage and struck with London proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark, signed rounded lock engraved with border ornament and strawberry foliage the cock engraved en suite (rubbed), figured walnut full stock, brass mounts including openwork scrolling side-plate, spurred pommel engraved with foliage, trigger-guard with a spray of foliage on the bow and foliate terminal, moulded ramrod-pipe and vacant escutcheon with a grotesque mask top and bottom (later ramrod) 24.2 cm; 9 ½ in barrel

453 A FINE CASED PAIR OF 34 BORE LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED MORISEAU À PARIS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrels numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ respectively and engraved with foliage around the muzzles, signed rounded breeches numbered en suite, box-lock actions engraved with foliage inhabited by large game and a hound, fitted with engraved folding triggers and sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, highly figured walnut butts cut with delicate chequering enriched with silver pellets and pins on each face and profusely inlaid with engraved silver flowers and foliage enriched with minute gilt flowerheads, in a later fitted case lined in green baize with later flask decorated with foliage 3.5 cm; 1 ⅜ in barrels

Thomas (1) Hawley produced his proof piece in 1681, became assistant 1697 and Master 1701. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance 1682-1707.

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ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION

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454 A MINIATURE D.B OVER-AND-UNDER TAP-ACTION PERCUSSION PISTOL with blued barrels (blocked with adhesive compound), engraved brass box-lock action with tap-lever on the left, carved wooden butt: in its padded wooden case 1.8 cm; ¾ in barrels ‡ £200-250 455 A CASED MINIATURE FLINTLOCK FOURSHOT DUCK’S-FOOT PISTOL, 20TH CENTURY with blued barrels (blocked with adhesive compound), engraved brass tang with numbers corresponding to each barrel, engraved brass box-lock action, flat-sided walnut butt: in its lined and fitted mahogany case (lid repaired) with accessories including bullet mould and powder-flask 3.0 cm; 1 ⅛ in barrels ‡ £200-250

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456 A CASED FINELY CONSTRUCTED MINIATURE WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1580, 20TH CENTURY with blued barrel formed in two stages (blocked with adhesive compound), burnished lock with gilt and blued fittings including openwork wheel-cover, dog and springs, engraved gilt-brass stock, and iron ramrod with engraved gilt-brass tip: in its hardwood case lined in blue baize, complete with engraved gilt-brass circular powder-flask and combination turn-screw and wheel-lock spanner 8.5 cm; 3 ⅜ in, the pistol overall ‡ £200-250

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457 A FRENCH MINIATURE MODEL 1874 GRAS BOLT-ACTION SERVICE RIFLE AND BAYONET, LATE 19TH CENTURY finely constructed with fully moveable parts (the barrel blocked with adhesive compound), complete with its bayonet and scabbard, in a case 12.8 cm; 5 in barrel ‡ £300-500

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458 A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MINIATURE RUSSIAN MOISIN NAGANT MODEL 1895 BOLT-ACTION RIFLE AND BAYONET, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of regulation type, the iron parts retaining much finish (the barrel blocked with adhesive compound), and in fine condition throughout, complete with its blued steel bayonet: in its padded wooden case 30.5 cm; 12 in barrel ‡ £400-600

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460 A 15 BORE SPANISH PERCUSSION SHOTGUN, SIGNED LEANDRO CANDANO, CIRCA 1850 with browned two-stage barrel signed in gold, inlaid with panels of gold scrollwork over the breech and with barrelsmith’s mark of Ybarzabal, chiselled and gilt girdle, chiselled and gilt breech tang, chiselled and gilt back-action lock decorated with monster-head scrolls on a gilt ground, fitted with hammer formed as a serpent and decorated en suite, figured walnut full stock with traditional butt, chiselled and gilt mounts en suite with the lock, and later ramrod 89.0 cm; 35 in barrel

459 A FINE 18 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION FUSIL DE CHASSE ROYALE BY PREVOST FILS, ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI, VERSAILLES, DATED 1816, FRENCH PROVINCIAL SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1809-1819, MAKER’S MARK J.M. BENEATH A MULLET converted from flintlock, with browned barrel, small areas of surface rust) formed with a long flat, fitted with silver bead foresight and large silver back-sight chased with rococo scrolls and fitting round the barrel, engraved with the royal cypher, a fleur-delys and numbered ‘21’, engraved blued breech and tang, the former struck with the mark of Albert Renette beneath (Neue Støckel 8127), signed engraved case-hardened lock dated and numbered on the inside, figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls, and a swag of fruit behind the rear ramrod-pipe, chequered grip and fore-end, padded cheek-piece (leather covering largely missing), engraved full silver mounts including side-plate decorated with a swag and numbered trigger-guard with urn finial, silver escutcheon engraved with the crowned Royal Arms, original steel-tipped ramrod, and some early finish 97.4 cm; 38 ⅜ in barrel

‡ £600-800 461 A 20 BORE SPANISH MADRID-LOCK SPORTING CARBINE BY FRANCISCO TAGARONA, MADRID, DATED 1788 with two-stage barrel retained by two slender iron bands (areas of rust), fitted with gold ‘spider’ fore-sight, chiselled and gilt girdle, signed and dated in gold over the breech and with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks (Neue Støckel 1076 and 1077), engraved tang, bevelled lock signed and dated within panels and engraved with scrolls en rocaille, full stock (fore-end repaired), fluted butt, engraved iron mounts including signed trigger-guard en suite with the lock and butt-plate, and ivory-tipped wooden ramrod 63.0 cm; 24 ¾ in barrel

Provenance Christie’s, 29th October 1980, lot 109 This gun belongs to a Royal group of essentially similar firearms made by De Sainte, Lepage and Prevost. All are numbered on the mounts and some on the locks and barrels. Another example, by De Sainte, is preserved in the Bayersiches National Museum, Munich. See Schalkhauser 1988, p. 281.

Provenance Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 196.

Francisco Targarona (active 1773-1808) was court gunmaker to Carlos IV, King of Spain (1748-1819).

‡ £1800-2000

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462 AN UNUSUAL 15 BORE CONTINENTAL D.B PERCUSSION SHOTGUN REBUILT FROM A PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY with etched twist sighted barrels signed in gold letters on the rib ‘F. Stender Hofbüchsenmacher in Aachen’, engraved long breech tang, engraved back-action locks (one seized and now detached), walnut stock with chequered pistol grip extending to a pistol pommel, shoulder stock carved with basketweave at the wrist and with bold designs of foliage behind the raised cheek-piece, engraved iron mounts and ramrod 43.5 cm; 17 ⅛ in barrel

464 A 22 BORE ADAM’S PATENT FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION SELFCOCKING RIFLED CARBINE RETAILED BY B.COGSWELL, NO. 224 STRAND, LONDON, NO.15354R, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal rifled barrel sighted to 300 yards (areas of rust), engraved action signed by the retailer (hammer safety-catch incomplete), fitted with sliding safety on the right, numbered cylinder engraved with a band at the front, walnut butt, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with square front, and iron rammer 62.0 cm; 24 ⅜ in barrel

Günther Friederich Stender is recorded in Aachen circa 1835-65.

Provenance Christie’s, 15th February 1978, lot 83

‡ £500-700

‡ £1800-2200 463 A RARE 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SMOOTH-BORED CARBINE, SIGNED G & J DEANE, MID-19TH CENTURY with sighted barrels (areas of rust) fitted with spring bayonet above and with traces of the maker’s details on the rib, engraved breech with two platinum lines, platinum plugs, engraved breech tang fitted with a catch for the bayonet, signed scroll-engraved flush-fitting locks (rubbed), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts and brass-tipped ramrod 45.8 cm; 18 in barrels Provenance Christie’s, 15th February 1988, lot 88 ‡ £600-800

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465 A 16 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN,

BY JOSEPH GRIFFIN, LONDON, DATED 1772 reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned two-stage barrel fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, gold-filled maker’s stamps, platinum vent, engraved bolted lock with roller (top-jaw and screw missing), figured walnut half-stock lightly carved with foliage and finely inlaid with silver-wire scrolls and engraved flower-heads, steel mounts finely engraved and chiselled with flowers and foliage, including butt-plate and pierced side-plate, dated escutcheon engraved with the owner’s name ‘Thos Alston Esqr’ with chiselled scallop shell above, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 92.6 cm; 36 ½ in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 25th February 1981, lot 108 ‡ £2500-3000

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467 A 54 BORE SARDINIAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, 18TH CENTURY with slender barrel (areas of rust) retained by a single band at the breech, chiselled iron lock with filed details, wooden three-quarter stock, the fore-end partly encased in large panels of chiselled iron decorated with flowers and foliage, butt of characteristic form overlaid with pierced and engraved iron plaques decorated with foliage, iron trigger-guard overlaid with engraved brass flowers, and iron ramrod 116.5 cm; 45 ⅞ in barrel

466 A 26 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE SIGNED PRITCHETT & SON, 7 POULTRY, LONDON, NO. 1056, CIRCA 1860 with browned twist barrels signed on the top flat and rifled with three grooves (areas of rust), fitted with folding back-sight calibrated to 700 yards, engraved case-hardened breech with platinum plug, flush-fitting signed lock finely engraved with scrollwork, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore- end, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and circular patch-box cover en suite with the lock, horn fore-end cap, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (areas of rust) 76.2 cm; 30 in barrel

£1200-1500

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468 A GERMAN 32 BORE WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING CARBINE, MID-17TH CENTURY, WITH FINELY DECORATED IVORY STOCK, PROBABLY LATE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel octagonal over the breech, bevelled lock fitted with external wheel (the lock and barrel each with areas of rust), full stock veneered in engraved ivory plaques, decorated over the right hand side of the fore-end with an infantry and cavalry engagement involving figures in 17th century dress, the left side with Turkish and European cavalrymen in combat in front of a walled town and a farmstead, the butt decorated with a military encampment on the left hand side and fitted with cheek-piece with later sliding cover on the right, the underside with an elaborately engraved trophy-of-arms and foliage over the fore-end, and iron trigger-guard with curled rear finial (later ramrod) 43.0 cm; 17 in barrel The decoration of the stock is closely related, and perhaps by the same maker, to that on a wheel-lock sporting rifle and a pair of wheellock pistols formerly in the Karsten Klingbeil Collection, Berlin, sold Brussels 13th December 2011, lots 145 and 155. A crossbow with a tiller in the same manner, formerly in the collection of Henk Visser, was sold Sotheby’s London, 3rd July 1990, lot 197. A wheel-lock rifle with related decoration dated 1591 is preserved in the Tøjhusmuseet, Copenhagen, inv. no. B291, though it is clearly by another hand.

See Smith 1938, p. 156, cat. no. 315. ‡ ~ £8000-10000

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469 A 140 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION MUFF PISTOL BY LEPAGE A PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY with etched twist barrel inlaid in gold with an arrow on top and a gold band at the breech and the muzzle, scroll-engraved box-lock action signed within a gold oval on the right and inscribed ‘A Paris’ on the left, folding trigger, and ivory butt (age cracks) 3.5 cm; 1 ⅜ in barrel ‡ ~ £600-800 470 A BELGIAN MARIETTE PATENT EIGHT-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with turn-off barrels arranged as a single cluster, rounded action inlaid with silver scrollwork, iron back-strap with signature (worn) including ‘Arquebusier.....Roi’ and ivory grips (age cracks, iron patinated) 9.0 cm; 3 ½ in barrels ‡ ~ £800-1200

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471 A RARE 50 BORE FRENCH TWO-SHOT SUPERIMPOSED- LOAD PERCUSSION PISTOL BY LEPAGE, ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI, NO. 3469, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal twist barrel etched with scrolls at the breech and muzzle, etched with four panels including the maker’s name in gothic script (rubbed), patent breech etched en suite with the barrel, pierced platinum plugs, etched tang, signed etched backaction locks, single trigger, finely chequered walnut butt and etched iron mounts 12.0 cm; 4 ¾ in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 12th April 1978, lot 45 ‡ £1000-1400

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472 473 A CASED .31 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1855 ‘ROOTS’ PERCUSSION FIVE SHOT POCKET REVOLVER, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO.7167 FOR 1856 of standard production specifications, with New York address, fluted cylinder, select quality walnut grip, and much original blued finish: in original American fitted oak case lined in red velvet, complete with bullet mould and powder-flask 9.0 cm; 3 ½ in barrel

472 A CASED PAIR OF 120 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with etched twist turn-off barrels numbered beneath the breeches, scroll-engraved actions with scroll-engraved folding triggers and tangs, and ivory butts (cracks): in fitted Vizagapatam case lined in green velvet and veneered in engraved ivory decorated with borders of scrollwork highlighted in black stain on the outside (lifting in places), complete with some accessories including bullet mould and ivory flask 5.2 cm; 5 ⅛ in barrels

‡ £1500-1800

Provenance Christie’s, 7th March 1979, lot 169 ~ £1000-1500

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474 474 A CASED PAIR OF 54 BORE PERCUSSION BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS, SIGNED SMITH, LONDON, CIRCA 1835-1840 with signed octagonal barrels, scroll-engraved actions fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, chequered walnut butts enriched with minute silver nails, folding triggers and engraved silver butt-caps: in lined and fitted wooden case, the lid with brass escutcheon engraved ‘John Slade’, with some accessories including barrel-wrench and cap dispenser 5.2 cm; 2 in barrels (2)

475 A CASED PAIR OF 14 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS BY DOOLEY, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with blued barrels engraved around the muzzles, signed scrollengraved German silver actions, fitted with folding triggers and sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, finely chequered butts with carved fluted pommels, vacant silver escutcheons: in original lined and fitted leather-covered case (lid detached) with some accessories including barrel-wrench, bullet mould and powderflask 3.5 cm; 1 ⅜ in barrels

Provenance Christie’s, 26th March 1980, lot 143

Provenance Christie’s, 26th March 1980, lot 182

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476 A FINE PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY JAMES WILKINSON & SON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO 4168, FOR 1828 with signed browned twist octagonal sighted barrels numbered beneath, engraved numbered case-hardened breeches with platinum plugs, engraved breech tangs incorporating the backsights, signed engraved bolted locks, figured walnut half-stocks, finely chequered fishtail butts each with engraved silver cap and small trap for spare nipples, engraved blued steel spurred triggerguards, silver escutcheons engraved with the owner’s crest and motto, silver fore-end caps, and original ramrods 25.3 cm; 10 in barrels (2) Provenance Christie’s, 8th July 1980, lot 126 The crest and motto is that of John Walmesley of Lucknam Park, Wiltshire. ‡ £4500-5000

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477 A PAIR OF 20 BORE LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, SIGNED DEVILLERS, MID-18TH CENTURY with tapering barrels with long flats fitted with silver bead fore-sights, chiselled with classical figures and an issuant grotesque mask over the breeches (lightly rubbed), engraved tangs, signed bevelled locks chiselled with grotesques on the tails, chiselled cocks decorated en suite (one replaced), carved moulded walnut full stocks, stained in imitation of rootwood, chiselled iron mounts decorated en suite with the barrels, including pierced side-plates and spurred pommels, and brass-capped wooden ramrods 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in barrels (2) Provenance Baron Armand van Zuylen, sold Sotheby’s, 1st April 1980, lot 64 ‡ £1500-2000

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478 A PAIR OF 15 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS FOR THE EASTERN MARKET, ST ETIENNE, 1809-19 with tapering barrels formed in two stages, swelling towards the muzzles, engraved and gilt with celestial motifs over the forward section, chiselled with crescents-in-splendour above elaborate trophies-of-arms and scrolls over the breeches and struck with a mark, ‘M’ crowned on the left, chiselled tangs en suite, chiselled and gilt locks decorated with elaborate trophies-of-arms on the tails, inscribed ‘St Etienne’ beneath the steel springs and with traces of a maker’s signature within a scrollwork cartouche, fitted with cocks and steels each decorated en suite with the breeches, rainproof pans, figured walnut full stocks profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolling tendrils over the fore-ends, further scrollwork, and baskets issuant with bouquets behind the tangs, full silver mounts cast and chased with trophies-ofarms in low relief and retaining some early gilt finish, including solid side-plates, escutcheons, a pair of ramrod-pipes, trigger-guards and spurred pommels each with fineness and guarantee marks and the maker’s mark ‘CC’ in a diamond, and each with ivory-tipped whalebone ramrod 31.5 cm; 12 ⅜ in barrels (2) ‡ ~ £5000-7000

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479 A PAIR OF 25 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK TURN-OFF PISTOLS BY BUNNEY, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with brass cannon barrels, engraved brass actions decorated with scrolls and foliage, signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, flat-sided walnut butts profusely inlaid with delicate silver wire scrolls and rococo shell ornament (one butt repaired and restored on the left hand side), sliding trigger-guard safety-catches, and vacant silver escutcheons 13.7 cm; 5 ⅜ in barrels (2) Provenance Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 110 ‡ £800-1000

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480 A PAIR OF 40 BORE D.B. SINGLE TRIGGER FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOLS BY MORTIMER, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS, 1780, MAKER’S MARK CF with turn-off cannon barrels numbered 1 to 4, box-lock actions chiselled with foliage against a gilt ground in low relief, signed on the right, the cocks and steel decorated en suite, fitted with sliding cut-off on the right, the latter corresponding to an engraved and gilt sliding cover decorated with a flowerhead, swelling figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork inhabited by cherubs, silver butt-caps cast and chased in low relief with a lion issuant from a ruined tower, and sliding trigger-guard safetycatches decorated with a central gilt panel: in a 20th century Asprey & Co presentation case 11.5 cm; 4 ½ in barrels (2) ‡ £3500-4500

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VARIOUS OWNERS 481 A 50 BORE U.S. PERCUSSION RIFLE BY W. HAHN, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1860 with heavy octagonal barrel rifled with six grooves and recessed for a bullet starter, fitted with German silver fore-sight and folding back-sight, stamped ‘W.HAHN N.Y.’ behind, blued breech, backaction lock fitted with detent and adjustable double set trigger, highly figured full stock, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, German silver mounts including trigger-guard, butt-cap, barrel bolt escutcheons, vestigial side-plate, fore-end cap and a plaque inscribed with the owner’s name ‘G. Mendorf’ opposite the lock (sling swivels missing, barrel bolts replaced), and original brass-tipped iron ramrod 71.8 cm; 28 ⅜ in barrel

484 A 52 BORE WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT MONKEY TAIL BREECHLOADING RIFLED CARBINE SIGNED WILLIAMSON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 1017, CIRCA 1870 with sighted barrel formed with a long pronounced flat, matted over two thirds of its length and fitted with back-sight of four leaves calibrated to 400 yards (the two front leaves missing), inscribed ‘Whitworth rifling’ behind and struck ‘P2500’ on the right, patent ‘monkey tail’ breech stamped ‘The Willamson, London’ on top, signed border-engraved lock, full stock, chequered fore-end, chequered ‘pistol’ grip extending to a lion head, iron trigger-guard and butt-cap, two iron sling swivels, and iron clearing rod 63.5 cm; 25 in barrel

William Hahn is recorded as a gunmaker 224 East 11th Street in the New York City Directory of 1860/1.

Another carbine of this type, by these makers and with the same distinctive carving, is preserved in the National Army Museum (NAM. 1969-07-6-1). These were particularly popular for trade with the Boers and a number were exported to South Africa.

£500-700 482 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING TWO-BAND RIFLE, CIRCA 1865-75, PROBABLY FOR USE AT THE ENFIELD TRIALS with tapering sighted barrel retained by two iron bands, rifled with six grooves, fitted with bayonet lug, fore-sight with Hawksley protector and folding back-sight to 1100 yards, patent breech with percussion bolster and a hinged section behind, the latter with knurled edge and diagonally cut to form a near gas-tight seal, Continental style back-action lock, full stock and iron mounts of regulation type, iron clearing rod, and the bore remaining in very clean, probably unfired, condition 84.1 cm; 33 ⅛ in barrel £1200-1800 483 AN 80 BORE PERCUSSION PRIZE RIFLE BY J.BEATTIE, 205 REGENT STREET, LONDON, NO. 5406, DATED 1864 with octagonal multi-groove rifled barrel signed in full over the breech (rubbed, fore-sight missing), fitted with back-sight of three folding leaves and calibrated to 200 yards, scroll-engraved recessed breech inlaid with platinum line and engraved platinum plug, scroll-engraved tang, signed scroll-engraved bolted lock with detent, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with iron trap engraved with presentation inscription on the right, engraved iron mounts including numbered triggerguard with foliate terminal, horn fore-end cap (one ramrod-pipe and sling swivels missing), and iron ramrod 73.8 cm; 29 in barrel James Beattie is recorded at this address circa 1864-80. The presentation inscription reads ‘Second Prize from N.J.R.A. 1864 Won By.....’ £800-1000

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£800-1000 485 A 1.25 IN CALIBRE SNIDER-ACTION PUNT GUN, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with long tapering barrel threaded at the breech and fitted beneath with a lug, iron snider-action threaded to accommodate the breech, with iron hammer and trigger, the latter acting on a brass plate and pierced for a cord; and short oak butt, painted grey overall 256.0 cm; 100 ¾ in barrel £500-800

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488 A 16 BORE GERMAN 16 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1730 with two-stage barrel bored with seven broad and seven narrow straight grooves, fitted with brass fore-sight (expertly replaced), grooved tang for sighting, bevelled lock engraved with scrolling foliage involving a stag attacked by a hound beneath the faceted pan and a hound on the tail, cock en suite, figured half-stock carved with scrolling foliage about the barrel tang the rear ramrod-pipe and over the butt, the latter with carved raised cheekpiece on the left and patch box with sliding cover with horn terminal on the right, brass mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled with scrolling foliage carrying a grotesque mask, trigger-guard with foliate terminal (one small repair at the rear), butt-cap with a monsterhead scroll on the tang and three moulded ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrod 101.5 cm; 40 in barrel

486 A 22 BORE BRESCIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING CARBINE, LATE 17TH CENTURY with three-stage barrel moulded at the muzzle and fluted over the breech, rounded lock with chiselled tail, full stock moulded over the fore-end and about the tang, folding butt (small repairs), iron mounts chiselled with characteristic foliage, fruit and profile masks (the iron parts with areas of rust), including side-plate, trigger-plate and butt-plate, the latter with a tang on each side extending over much of the butt, plain trigger-guard, two ramrodpipes and associated iron ramrod 55.4 cm; 21 ⅞ in barrel £300-350 487 A 16 BORE GERMAN 16 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1680 with tapering barrel formed in three stages (fore-sight missing), struck with two proof marks on the left of the breech, plain rounded lock struck with a mark (cock associated, sear inoperative), figured full stock carved with scrolling foliage about the rear ramrod-pipe and the barrel tang (the fore-end an early working replacement, butt repaired, areas of light worm damage) plain iron mounts including trigger-guard, butt-plate with tang extending over the comb of the butt and ramrod-pipes, iron foreend cap, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod 115.5 cm; 45 ½ in barrel

Provenance The Armoury of the Counts Schenk von Stauffenberg, sold Sotheby’s London, 10th July 2002, lot 249. £1000-1400

Provenance The Armoury of the Counts Schenk von Stauffenberg, sold Sotheby’s London, 10th July 2002, lot 232. £800-1000

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 489 A VERY RARE 60 BORE SEVEN-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK GOOSE RIFLE BY HENRY NOCK, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1791-3 with browned twist barrels arranged as six around a central seventh, signed in full on the rib and rifled with seven grooves, fitted with silver fore-sight, engraved breech decorated with foliage and with gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened breech block variously numbered on the face ‘2917 and ‘103’, engraved tang decorated with foliage inhabited by waterfowl and incorporating a folding back-sight of two leaves set at right angles, stepped bevelled lock signed within a gold-lined oval, fitted with bolt safety-catch, gold-lined pan, and roller (restorations including later cock screw and gold), figured walnut half-stock (the underside cracked and expertly repaired diagonally from the beneath the lock to the rear ramrod-pipe), chequered grip, engraved blued iron mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a hound putting up a brace of birds on the bow and with pineapple finial, butt-plate with a further vignette, rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the trigger-guard, a further browned ramrod-pipe (the metal parts expertly refinished), and later brasstipped ramrod 51.5 cm; 20 ¼ in barrels A similar rifle by this maker made for H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in April 1793 is in the Royal Collection at Windsor. Colonel Thomas Thornton, perhaps the most flamboyant sportsman and falconer of the 18th century, author of ‘A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England’ and ‘A Sporting Tour through France’ was a notable exponent of Nock’s goose rifles. For an account of Nock’s seven barrelled naval and also sporting guns see Blackmore 1955, pp. 165-182 The engraving on the mounts is probably by the master engraver William Palmer (1737-1812).

His accounts for the years 1791, 1792 and 1793 record 3, 9, and 7 volley guns respectively, decorated by him. See Clancy & Griffin (privately published), p. 18. £20000-25000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 490 A COMPOSITE 11 BORE SNAPHAUNCE CARBINE, THE BARREL THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DUTCH of Sinkroer form, with sighted barrel formed in two stages, octagonal then round over the breech and flared at the muzzle, the latter chiselled with tall broad petals, signed ‘David Hanl’ over the breech between a pair of engraved wavy lines, chiselled with foliage at each end and engraved with small circles along its length, struck with two small marks ‘LT’ and a further mark (perhaps ‘D’) beneath the breech, flat lock struck with two marks beneath the buffer, fitted with moulded dog, battery and springs, later well carved blackened stock with butt of fishtail form and later iron trigger-guard 42.3 cm; 16 ⅝ in barrel Literature The Visser Collection, Arnhem 2007, vol. I, part 4, pp. 17-19 £300-400 491 A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with brass two-stage barrel flaring towards the muzzle, octagonal breech, iron tang, rounded lock, full stock (small chips), brass mounts including flush-fitting side-plate, trigger-guard with moulded finial and broad bow, butt-plate and iron fore-end cap, and iron ramrod 46.2 cm; 18 ¼ in barrel £400-600

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492 A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK MUSKET FOR A CHILD, 19TH CENTURY with tapering fully bored wooden barrel, iron tang, rounded lock, full stock (repairs), brass mounts of regulation type including escutcheon inscribed ‘Thos Best’ and wooden ramrod 71.3 cm; 28 ⅛ in barrel £300-400 493 A 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY BY HARRISON, GOODMANSFIELDS, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with two-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle and signed over the octagonal breech, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark and London proof marks on the left, gold-lined vent, engraved grooved tang, border-engraved bolted lock signed on a scroll, figured walnut half-stock inlaid with silver-wire about the ramrod aperture, behind the lock, with the initials ‘WH’, probably the maker, behind the tang and with an elaborate trophy-of-arms centring on a wild boar head in place of the side-plate, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with finial formed as a bouquet and a rococo flower head on the bow, butt-plate with a trophy-of-arms on the tang (the iron parts with areas of wear and pitting), and two moulded silver ramrod-pipes (ramrod missing) 64.2 cm; 25 ⅜ in barrel William Harrison is recorded at Rosemary Lane, East Smithfield in 1777 and at Goodman’s Yard, Minories in 1779. See Blackmore 1999, p. 74 £600-800

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494 494 A FINE CASED 54 BORE INDIAN DECORATED ADAM’S PATENT FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 31070, CIRCA 1860 of standard production specifications, the barrel, frame and action profusely decorated with gold and koftgari flowers and foliage, the trigger-guard and butt-cap en suite, and fitted with chequered walnut grip: in original fitted mahogany case (lid cracked), lined in green baize, complete with accessories including bullet mould, powder-flask by James Dixons and Sons, rammer, oil bottle, turnscrew and nipple-wrench 15.0 cm; 6 in barrel

495 AN UNUSUAL CASED PAIR OF .44 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE D.B.TURNOVER PISTOLS BY J.RIGBY & CO., 24 SUFFOLK STREET, DUBLIN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1870 with case-hardened sighted barrels signed on the flat on the left and fitted with blued spring-catches on the right, case-hardened actions fitted with long-spurred hammers, safety-catches, and knurled triggers, chequered grips, lanyard rings and some early colour: in their fitted mahogany case lined in blue baize, complete with brass clearing rod, rammer and oil bottle 10.8 cm; 4 ¼ in barrels

£3500-4500

£3500-4500

John Rigby & Co. were in business from 1866.

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496 A CASED 48 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER RETAILED BY WILLIAM FRY, GUN AND PISTOL MAKER, DERBY, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1845 with case-hardened fluted barrel group engraved around the muzzles, scroll-engraved rounded German silver action inscribed ‘Improved Revolving Pistol’ on the right and with a vacant panel on the left, fitted with engraved case-hardened bar hammer, blued trigger, and blued sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, polished highly figured walnut butt, engraved case-hardened iron trigger-guard, engraved German silver back-strap, and some early finish throughout: in original fitted oak case lined in blue velvet, the lid with trade label for 33 Sadler Gate, (small tears), complete with accessories including bullet mould, rammer and copper power-flask 9.5 cm; 3 ¾ in barrels William Fry is recorded at this address 1862-70. £1400-1800

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497 AN 8 MM FRENCH PIN-FIRE SIX-SHOT REVOLVER BY E. LEFAUCHEUX, CIRCA 1870 with sighted barrel, scroll-engraved cylinder, scroll-engraved action (loading-rod missing, action defective), and hardwood butt (one small chip) 10.0 cm; 4 in barrel £60-80 498 A U.S. ALLEN’S PATENT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, CIRCA 1840 AND AN ENGLISH 120 BORE PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 the first of standard production specifications, with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved rounded action, engraved nipple-shield, bar hammer stamped ‘Allen’s Patent’, and figured walnut grip inset with a German silver oval on each face; the second with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved bar hammer action, finely chequered figured walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard and vacant white metal escutcheon the first: 9.0 cm; 3 ½ in barrel (2)

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£500-700 499 AN 80 BORE BELGIAN MARIETTE PATENT SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with turn-off barrels, scroll-engraved action with engraved ring trigger, iron back-strap struck Mariette Bréveté, carved ebony grip decorated with a panel of scrollwork on each side, and engraved blued butt-cap 7.2 cm; 2 ¾ in barrels £500-600

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500 A 140 BORE SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860 with sighted barrel, blued cylinder inlaid with silver geometric designs, frame en suite (bluing largely worn), clearing rod on the right, folding trigger and a pair of ivory grips 8.5 cm; 3 ⅜ in barrel £150-200 501 A 15 BORE SPANISH PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with blued tapering barrel inlaid with a symmetrical panel of silver foliage, engraved blued breech, flat lock with engraved hammer, full stock, chequered butt, engraved iron trigger guard and steel ramrod 7.8 cm; 3 in barrel

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£300-400 502 A 34 BORE SWISS RIFLED PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY J. LINDENMANN, SEEGEN, CIRCA 1830 with octagonal sighted multi-groove rifled barrel, tang with two screws incorporating the back-sight, flush-fitting lock signed within a stamped rectangular panel, full stock, chequered butt, horn fore-end cap, iron mounts including trigger-guard with terminal of shaped outline and faceted pommel cap (escutcheon and ramrod missing) 10.5 cm; 4 ⅛ in barrel £300-350

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503 A PAIR OF 40 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS

BY FALISSE & TRAPMANN À LIÉGE, LIÈGE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with etched twist turn-off rifled barrels formed with a series of fulllength slender ribs, engraved rounded side-hammer actions fitted with back-sights, signed in gold letters on the left, decorated with neo-rococo ornament and with folding triggers beneath, and rounded ivory butts (cracks) 12.0 cm; 4 ¾ in ~ £600-800

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504 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL AND ANOTHER, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with blued fluted barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, folding trigger, engraved tang, figured walnut butt inlaid with silver piqué work, German silver butt cap cast and chased as a lion mask, and vacant German silver escutcheon; the second with etched twist turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, ebony butt and shield-shaped escutcheon with the owner’s crest the first: 7.7 cm; 3 in barrels (2) £400-500 505 A PAIR OF 54 BORE BELGIAN RIFLED PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1830 with etched twist sighted turn-off barrels, scroll-engraved rounded side-hammer actions, scroll-engraved folding triggers, scrollengraved tangs, silver mounts comprising vacant shield-shaped escutcheons, and butt-caps with engraved traps together with their combined bullet mould and barrel wrench 8.7 cm; 3 ⅜ in barrels (3) £400-500

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This maker is recorded in Eibar at the slightly earlier date 1810-29.

See Larraaga 1984, p. 140.

508 A 40 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal rifled sighted barrel with traces of blued finish, inscribed “acier fondu” in gold-encrusted letters, scroll-engraved breech numbered 1, scroll-engraved tang incorporating the backsight and numbered en suite, flush-fitting scroll-engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock carved with scrolling foliage over the fore-end, fluted butt, scroll-engraved iron mounts matching the lock and breech, comprising spurred trigger-guard and pommel, and no provision for a ramrod 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in barrel

£600-800

£700-900

506 A 15 BORE SPANISH PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY VICENTE DE AGUIRE, EIBAR, DATED 1832 with tapering barrel moulded at the muzzle, inscribed “Eibar de herradurras anno 1832” and struck with a barrelsmith’s mark, engraved breech, engraved grooved tang, signed engraved lock fitted with characteristic hammer formed as a dog, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, iron mounts including trigger-guard with foliate terminal, belt hook and ivory-tipped ramrod 15.0 cm; 5 ⅞ in barrel

507 A 50 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY; A 14 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A 15 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 the first with swamped barrel chiselled and gilt over the breech, bevelled lock engraved with scrolls and foliage en rocaille on the tail, cock decorated en suite, full stock carved with scrollwork about the tang and inlaid with silver wire scrolls, foliage and wrigglework, border-engraved iron mounts including solid sideplate, spurred pommel and trigger-guard with bow en suite with the lock, and iron-capped wooden ramrod; the second with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod, flush-fitting lock, full stock and chequered grip (worn, restorations); the third with octagonal barrel, stepped lock, full stock and iron mounts (worn) the first: 8.2 cm; 3 ¼ in barrel (3) £300-400

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509 A .700 FRENCH MODEL 1822 BIS PERCUSSION RIFLED CAVALRY PISTOL, NO. 1777 of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by a brass band, dated tang stamped with the model designation, lock with Saint Etienne imperial arsenal inscription, walnut stock numbered en suite, brass mounts and numbered iron ramrod en suite 20.0 cm; 7 ⅞ in barrel £400-600

511 A 100 BORE D.B. CONTINENTAL RIFLED PIN-FIRE PISTOL, CIRCA 1860 with browned twist barrels operated by a rotary under lever, scroll-engraved action fitted with engraved folding triggers, fluted ebonised butt carved with panels of foliage, and burnished steel butt-cap, in a contemporary lined and fitted mahogany case, with a leather holster 7.7 cm; 3 in barrel £200-300

510 A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1833 PERCUSSION RIFLED OFFICER’S PISTOL with octagonal swamped sighted polygroove rifled barrel, tang fitted with back-sight, back-action lock with Ch‚tellerault arsenal inscription, half-stock, chequered butt, iron mounts and iron ramrod (areas of wear) 20.0 cm; 8 in barrel ‡ £150-200

512 A 20 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY with two-stage etched twist barrel flaring towards the muzzle, etched tang decorated with flowers and foliage, rounded lock en suite with the tang, three-quarter stock, chequered grip carved with a spiral moulding around the base, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard decorated with scrolls and flowers, and no provision for a ramrod 15.3 cm; 6 in barrel £150-200

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514 A 28 BORE GERMAN PERCUSSION PISTOL BY SCHWALBACH À HANAU, CIRCA 1750 converted from flintlock, with two-stage sighted barrel rifled with seven deep grooves, brass back-sight, struck with a mark, ‘V’ crowned, on the breech and the tang, signed stepped bevelled lock, figured walnut full stock carved with raised mouldings about the mounts and foliage about the tang (cracked beneath the tail of the lock), engraved brass mounts decorated with trophies-of-arms and rococo scrolls, including solid side-plate ‘bird’s head’ pommel and trigger-guard, the escutcheon engraved with a coat-of-arms, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in barrel

513 A 32 GERMAN RIFLED PERCUSSION PISTOL BY GOELLNER IN SUHL,THE BARREL WITH COMMEMORATIVE INSCRIPTION TO THE BATTLE OF LIGNY, DATED 16TH JUNE 1815 converted from flintlock, with octagonal swamped barrel fitted with silver fore-sight, inlaid in silver with foliage and a long inscription in block capitals on the flat, and cut with polygroove rifled bore, engraved tang with back-sight of two folding leaves, border-engraved bolted lock signed in gold script, full stock cut with a panel of chequering on each side of the butt and enriched with numerous silver nails, engraved iron mounts enriched with gold, comprising flush-fitting side-plate decorated with a swag, pommel with rounded ovoid cap, trigger-guard with broad bow, and a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, and ivory fore-end cap (later ramrod) 23.7 cm; 9 ⅜ in barrel

£300-400

The inscription reads: “*MEMENTO PROELLII, LIGNYENSIS XVI IUNI MDCCCXV G.F.BECHERER*” The battle of Ligny was fought on 16th June 1815 and was the last victory of Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign. Though the Prussians, under Field Marshal Blücher, were defeated the bulk of his army survived and went on to play a key role at the Battle of Waterloo two days later. £2000-2500

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THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR 515 AN IMPORTANT FRENCH ROYAL 60 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL MADE FOR LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUC D’ORLÉANS (1793-1830), KING OF FRANCE (1830-48), BY HENRY LEPAGE, DATED 1837 with octagonal barrel formed in two stages, inlaid in gold with a running band of fleur-de-lys around the muzzle face, finely chiselled and blued against a gilt fishroe ground with grotesque mask bosses around the muzzle, addorsed herms, scrolling monsterheads issuant from winged scaly monsters, espagnolette masks, the standing personifications of the Four Cardinal Virtues and further espagnolette masks over the median, an armoured crossbowman winding his windlass flanked by two armoured knights over the breech and vine fruit, foliage and further classical motifs, percussion bolster chiselled with a rabbit running through foliage and fitted with pierced platinum plug, the tang chiselled and gilt with the figure of Victory and fitted with gold back-sight, chiselled and gilt lock en suite with the barrel, decorated with a reclining female, perhaps Fortitude, a plumed helmet at her side and a shield charged with a per bend on her lap, fitted with chiselled hammer formed as a scaly monster, the lower portion enriched with gold and silver lines, hippopotamus ivory half-stock, carved with the crowned Royal cypher above a winged figure beneath the fore-end, engraved with panels of hatched ornament filled with fighting lions and lionesses, foliage and exotic birds on the right and with a dragon confronted by hounds on the left, the area opposite the lock engraved with the reclining figure of Fame with a further lion, fluted butt carved with monsters about the tang and foliage over the spine, its remaining surface vertically divided by slender ribs enclosing four tall vertical panels filled with differing medieval battle scenes (small age cracks, areas of staining), spurred iron trigger-guard chiselled and gilt en suite with the barrel, decorated with an armoured warrior with a hound at his feet on the outside, the trigger plate signed in gold ‘Henricus.Lepage.Regius.Faber Lutetia.P.A.Lapret Sequanus.Fecit’, chiselled and gilt butt-cap decorated with pair of winged monsters, barrel bolt escutcheon chiselled and gilt with a pair of monsterheads, no provision for a ramrod, and remaining in fine condition throughout 24.5 cm; 9 ¾ in barrels Provenance Louis Philippe, Duc d’ Orléans (1793-1830), King of France (1830-48), the garniture (see note below) Gustav Diederich Clarence Mackay Exhibited L’Exposition Universelle Internationale Paris, 1900, cased with the remainder of the garniture Literature Musée Rétrospectif de la Classe 51, Armes de chasse (matériel, proceeds et produits), de 1900 a Paris, 1900, pp. 13-14, see illustration on next page.

The present pistol was originally cased along with its pair, a superimposed load four-shot carbine, a small-sword, a hunting sword, two flasks and further accoutrements and exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. The group was subsequently split up, the carbine and one flask were sold by Sotheby’s Zurich (6th November 1992, lot 259) and Sotheby’s New York (24th May 1994, lot 484) respectively. Both now reside in a private collection in the United States.

The cased garniture formed a spectacularly lavish display with references to mythology and the chase. The use of hippopotamus ivory, an exceptionally tough material to work, is notably unusual and perhaps alluded to in the carving of the lid where a hunter confronts an aquatic beast.

Jean André Prosper Lepage, known as Henri Lepage (1792-1854), was the son of the Royal gunmaker Jean Lepage. He was court gunmaker to Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis Philippe. From 1825 he was a member of the Conseil Général des Manufactures and won silver medals at the Industrial Exhibitions of 1823, 1827, 1834 and 1839. He was also a restorer and dealer of antique weapons and armour. £20000-30000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 516 A .650 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SEA SERVICE PISTOL, CIRCA 1830 with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath and struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, stepped lock with bolt safetycatch, stamped ‘Tower’ on the tail, with ‘GR’ crowned and broad arrow, regulation stock stamped with Ordnance mark (small cracks, belt hook removed), and regulation brass mounts 15.5 cm; 6 ⅛ in barrel

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£350-400 517 A 22 BORE PERCUSSION EAST INDIAN COMPANY SEA SERVICE PISTOL BY PRITCHETT, CIRCA 1821-50 if regulation type, with tapering russet barrel, signed lock, full stock (cracks), regulation brass mounts, iron belt hook and brasstipped ramrod (the iron parts with areas of light rust) 26.0 cm; 10 ¼ in barrel Richard Ellis Pritchett, of Chamber Street, London, was a contractor to the East India Company circa 1821-51, see Blackmore 1986, p.162.

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£280-320 518 A 15 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL, OF EAST INDIA SHORT CAVALRY TYPE, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, of regulation type, with tapering barrel, border-engraved lock with ‘GR’ crowned ‘Tower’, full stock (cracks and repairs) and regulation brass mounts 23.2 cm; 9 ⅛ in barrel

518

See Harding 1997, pp. 284-285. £350-450

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519 A 28 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY CARTWRIGHT, NORWICH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1841-50 with octagonal twist sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle, signed within a central full length groove, and fitted with swivel ramrod beneath, silver-plated breech, scroll-engraved silverplated side-hammer action, grooved on the top for sighting and fitted with bolt safety catch, figured walnut butt studded with numerous minute nails to form a pointilée design of scrolling foliage and flowers, engraved trigger-guard with traces of blued finish and blued belt hook 11.4 cm; 4 ½ in barrel Henry Cartwright is recorded at Rampant Horse Street, Norwich, Norfolk, circa 1841-58 and 1863-69. £400-500

521 520 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED BAKER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with short turn-off barrel rifled with eight deep grooves and engraved around the muzzle, signed scroll-engraved rounded box-lock action fitted with folding trigger and engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, finely chequered walnut butt, and vacant silver escutcheon 2.5 cm; 1 in barrel £280-320

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521 A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY GREEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with signed octagonal blued barrel engraved around the muzzle scroll-engraved box-lock German silver action fitted with blued hammer and blued folding trigger, figured walnut butt inlaid with flowers, foliage and delicate scrolling tendrils in German silver, and vacant German silver escutcheon 4.0 cm; 1 ⅝ in barrel £250-350 522 A 50 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY LATUFFIERE, LICHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with turn-off barrel, box-lock action, signed on a rococo scroll on the left, and inscribed Lichfield on a further scroll on the right, (hammer replaced), figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, silver butt-cap decorated with a castle and a rampant lion, and engraved iron trigger-guard 8.5 cm; 3 ⅜ in barrel £200-300

523 A PAIR OF 36 BORE PERCUSSION SAW-HANDLED DUELLING PISTOLS BY WILLIAM & JOHN RIGBY, NOS.7990 AND 7991 FOR 1836 with signed etched twist octagonal sighted barrels numbered beneath, engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with three platinum lines, pierced platinum plugs and numbered beneath en suite, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, finely engraved case-hardened back-action locks signed on scrolls, decorated with characteristic foliage and border ornament, fitted with engraved hammers en suite, set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks numbered beneath the breeches, sawhandled chequered butts, engraved iron mounts comprising spurred trigger-guards, butt-caps, etched forwarded ramrod-pipes (one loose), vacant silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and original ramrods 20.5 cm; 8 in barrels Literature David H. L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers, Messrs Rigby, Norwich 1992, p.79: Made for O’Neil Power ‘.....Pair of saw-handled duelling pistols. Cased......£26 5s 0p.....’. £5000-6000

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524 A 100 BORE BELGIAN FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED SEGAlLAS, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off cannon barrel, engraved faceted breech signed on the right and inscribed ‘London’ on the left, box-lock action engraved with foliage and a crossed bow and arrow on each side, engraved shaped tang, flat-sided figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, (small dents and light bruising), and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a rococo flower and scrolls and also locking the steel 3.8 cm; 1 ½ in barrel

526 A 38 BORE D.B. FRENCH FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY ESCALERE À PARIS, RUE DE TOURNON, CIRCA 1800 with brass tapering rifled barrels signed within foliate panels over the breech and formed in a long slender rib, engraved grooved iron tang, border-engraved locks decorated with scrolls on the tails, fitted with rollers on the steel springs and moulded cocks en suite, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with urn-shaped finial and faceted octagonal butt-cap (later ramrod) 17.0 cm; 6 ¾ in barrel

£300-350

£700-900

525 A 54 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY DUVAL À NANTES, CIRCA 1760-70 AND A 28 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED À PARIS, CIRCA 1760 the first with two-stage barrel engraved with scrolls and retaining traces of gilt decoration over the breech and muzzle, struck with London proof marks on the right of the breech, engraved breech tang, signed rounded lock, full stock carved with a bouquet about the tang, iron mounts including solid side-plate, trigger-guard with urn-shaped finial and spurred pommel, vacant silver escutcheon and associated wooden ramrod; the second with tapering barrel formed with a long flat, moulded muzzle incorporating the fore-sight and retaining some gilt decoration over the breech, engraved tang, engraved stepped lock, full stock moulded over the fore-end and carved with foliage about the tang, engraved iron mounts comprising solid side-plate decorated with rococo shells and foliage, trigger-guard with baluster finial, spurred pommel and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, a retaining a portion of an early ramrod the first: 8.1 cm; 3 ¼ in barrel (2)

527 A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK FRENCH PISTOL BY POULCE À SEDAN, CIRCA 1720 with sighted barrel formed with a long flat and chiselled with a symmetrical panel with scrolling foliage with monster head terminals over the breech (the muzzle shortened), signed engraved stepped lock, figured walnut three-quarter stock, iron mounts including broad trigger-guard with moulded baluster finial and spurred pommel and associated ramrod 21.2 cm; 8 ⅜ in barrel

£450-550

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529 A 32 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, NO. 25882, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal rifled sighted barrel inscribed ‘Canon a Rubans’ in silver within a linear frame over the breech, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight and numbered 2, engraved backaction lock inscribed “á Paris” in gold, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, white metal mounts cast and chased in low relief comprising butt-cap formed as a warrior mask and fore-end cap as a lion, spurred trigger-guard and no provision for a ramrod 24.0 cm; 9 ⅜ in barrel £600-800 530 A 16 BORE ADRIATIC FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with swamped barrel formed with a long flat and chiselled with foliage over the breech, engraved bevelled lock, full stock carved with foliage, brass mounts cast and chased with foliage in low relief, including openwork side-plate, spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap, vacant escutcheon and bone fore-end cap (later ramrod) 31.5 cm; 12 ⅜ in barrel

531 A PAIR OF 22 BORE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with swamped sighted barrels (areas of pitting), scroll-engraved bevelled locks fitted with faceted pans, bevelled cocks engraved en suite, walnut full stocks (a working replacement), brass mounts including openwork side-plates pierced with scrolling foliage inhabited by hounds and a bird around a central portrait medallion, spurred pommels with grotesque mask caps and late 18th Century trigger-guards with pineapple finials, horn fore-end caps, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods 30.2 cm; 12 in barrel (2) £1500-2000

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532 A PAIR OF 20 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, MID-18TH CENTURY with 17th century Brescian barrels and locks, the former sighted and in three stages, the forward sections decorated with fluted chevrons, chiselled girdles, and fluted breeches inscribed ‘Lazarino Cominazo’, rounded locks chiselled with foliage and serpents on the tails, inscribed ‘Carlo Lerne’ (rubbed, almost indistinct), chiselled cocks and steels each decorated with foliage, figured walnut full stocks carved with raised mouldings about the tangs, locks and mounts, brass mounts of shaped outline including solid side-plates, spurred faceted pommels, and vacant escutcheons, horn fore-end caps and horn-tipped wooden ramrods 29.2 cm; 11 ½ in barrels See Carpegna 1997, p.188 £1200-1800

533 A 12 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1800 with tapering barrel formed in three stages struck with a series of gold-lined marks including that of the barrelsmith’s, Antonio Guisasola of Eibar, at the breech, characteristic iron lock, figured walnut three-quarter stock (a working replacement) and iron mounts including flat side-plate and broad trigger-guard stamped with a mark 18.5 cm; 7 ¼ in barrel £400-500 534 A 50 BORE CENTRAL ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in three stages and engraved over the breech, scroll-engraved lock fitted with cock decorated en suite, moulded figured walnut full stock, engraved iron mounts including pierced openwork side-plate, trigger-guard with moulded finial, spurred pommel fitted with grotesque mask cap and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, iron trigger-guard and irontipped wooden ramrod 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in barrel £300-400

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535 A RARE GERMAN COMBINED HUNTING SWORD AND FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1750 with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, the outer face fitted with two-stage barrel at the forte, brass hilt, comprising down-turned shell-guard cast with a stag attacked by a hound in low relief, knuckle-guard, engraved flash-guard, lionhead pommel, brass grips engraved with scrolls and foliage en rocaille on one face and foliage and shell ornament on the other, in a later case 48.2 cm; 19 in blade £800-1200 536 A WHEEL-LOCK BELT PISTOL WITH ITALIAN MID-17TH CENTURY LOCK with tapering octagonal barrel formed with a raised moulding at the breech, flat lock-plate retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel, moulded dog and sliding pan-cover (restorations), full stock, and iron mounts including openwork trigger-guard, long belt hook and wooden ramrod with turned iron tip 32.8 cm; 12 ⅞ in barrel £400-600 537 A 20 BORE SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL IN SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY STYLE; AND THREE FURTHER PISTOLS IN SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY STYLE incorporating some earlier elements, the first with tapering sighted barrel struck with a series of marks at the breech, flat lock retained by two screws, full stock with lemon-shaped butt and wooden ramrod (pitted throughout); the second with three-stage sighted barrel, probably from a North African musket, flat lock, full stock and iron mounts; the third with tapering barrel, flat dog-lock action retained by three side nails, and full stock; and the fourth with tapering octagonal barrel, flintlock of early form, and full stock the first 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in barrel (4) £400-600

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538 A CASED PAIR OF 16 BORE SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY H. W. MORTIMER & CO. WITH GOLD INLAID BARRELS AND LOCKS, LONDON, 1801, MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETT, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS with swamped barrels formed with full length flats, fitted with gold fore-sights, inlaid with gold over the greater part of their length with swags, scrollwork, sunbursts, stars, trophies, and a classical urn, inscribed ‘London’ in gold script and signed on a gold scroll towards the breeches, inlaid with further gold foliage over the breeches, gold-lined vents, gold-inlaid tangs, stepped bevelled locks inlaid with gold foliage en suite with the barrels, signed on gold scrolls beneath the semi-rainproof gold-lined pans, fitted with cocks decorated en suite, rollers and bolt safety-catches, later full stocks (one butt cracked through and repaired, the other repaired ahead of the lock, the iron parts with small areas of light pitting, some screws replaced), silver-gilt mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising elaborate trophy-of-arms side-plates involving cannon, artillery accessories and cornucopia, trigger-guards with trophies-of-arms on the bows and matching finials, spurred pommels matching the side-plates, a pair of ramrod-pipes, vacant escutcheons, and engraved silver barrel bolt escutcheons, in an early case, relined in green baize, the lid with trade label for J.J. Vaughan Late Charles Vaughan, 39 & 40 Strand of circa 1844-7, with some accessories including bullet mould and copper powder-flask 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in barrels H.W. Mortimer & Co. were at 89 Fleet Street 1799-1806. See Munson 1992, pp. 28-31. A pair of highly decorated silver-mounted pistols by this maker made for King George III in 1783 and with the same pattern of escutcheon are illustrated in Munson, op.cit. p. 30, pl. 41. The stocks and case lining may be commensurate and it would follow that this work was carried out under the supervision of Vaughan who is recorded taking goods in exchange at his repository of Guns, Pistols and Sheffield Plate. £12500-15000

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539 A PAIR OF 18 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY OAKES, CIRCA 1780 with rebrowned barrels signed over the breeches, engraved with a band of beadwork, stamped with the London Gunmakers’ Company view and proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark, engraved grooved tangs, signed stepped engraved locks fitted with bolt safety-catches (restorations), figured walnut full stocks (one butt cracked through and repaired) engraved blued iron trigger-guards with acorn finials, silver butt-caps cast and chased with the winged figure of victory seated on trophies-of-arms, oval silver escutcheons engraved with the owner’s initials ‘TC’ and horn-tipped wooden ramrods (extensively refinished throughout) 23 cm ; 9 ⅛ in barrels (2) £2000-3000

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540

540 A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY THOMAS (1) HAWLEY, LATE 17TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in four stages (the muzzle slightly shortened), signed and engraved with strawberry foliage over the breech, struck with London view, proof and the maker’s mark on the left, signed rounded lock engraved with scrolling strawberry foliage, engraved cock (inoperative) highly figured burrwood full stock (fore end cracked and detached), iron mounts comprising scrolling foliate side-plate, spurred pommel engraved en suite with the lock, trigger-guard with foliate terminal and pair of moulded ramrod pipes and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (seized) 22.5 cm; 8 ¾ in barrel Thomas (1) Hawley was a journeyman gunmaker who was allowed to set up shop by the Gunmakers Company. He made his proof piece in 1681, became Assistant 1697, Master 1701 and was Gunmaker to Ordnance 1682-1707. See Blackmore 1986, p.111. £600-900

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542

541 A 50 BORE PISTOL BY HILLCOX, WALLSAL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, WITH EARLIER SCOTTISH BARREL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with tapering brass three-stage barrel (shortened) divided by raised mouldings, engraved with traditional strapwork enclosing flowerheads over the forward section, two pairs of lines in the median, and further strapwork over the breech (worn), the latter inscribed ‘Wallsal’ and fitted with early back-sight, iron lined vent, engraved iron tang, signed stepped engraved bevelled lock, fitted with rainproof pan and roller (later cock), figured walnut full stock, and engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pointed finial engraved with foliage, a single ramrod-pipe (ramrod missing), and vacant brass escutcheon 23.0 cm; 9 in barrel

542 A 24 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY LEMAIRE, CIRCA 1720 with cannon barrel, signed rounded action struck with London proof marks beneath (rubbed), separate screw-in tang with foliate terminal, signed rounded lock, figured walnut butt with raised mouldings, silver butt-cap cast and chased in low relief as a maimed monster head and iron trigger-guard with foliate terminal 13.2 cm; 5 ⅛ in barrel Jean Le Maire, a Huguenot, naturalised in 1710, was gunmaker to George I in 1719. See Blackmore 1986, p.132. £600-800

A pistol with a similarly decorated barrel dated 1627 was formerly in the Renwick Collection, sold Sotheby & Co., 17th July 1972, lot 36. For other related examples see Hayward 1962, plates 55 - 58.

Thomas Cox Hill, a bridle cutter, is recorded at Stafford Street, Walsall, in 1818. Another Cox Hill is recorded as a grocer, druggist and iron monger on the High Street at the same date. £400-600

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545

543 AN 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY JOSEPH GRIFFIN, LONDON, 1750, SILVER MARK OF JOHN KING with swamped barrel signed on a flat within a linear frame drawnout to a loop over the breech, struck with London view and proof and the barrelsmith’s mark on the left, engraved tang, signed border-engraved rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a scallop moulding about the tang, silver mounts comprising openwork rococo side plate decorated with foliage and shell ornament, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant rococo escutcheon, two moulded ramrod pipes, iron trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial and engraved with a flower on the bow 17.7 cm; 6 ⅞ in barrel £600-800 544 A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL BY WHEELER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with rebrowned octagonal sighted twist barrel, platinum plug, engraved tang, signed engraved stepped lock fitted with bolt safety-catch (restored), and roller, figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, German silver mounts including engraved spurred trigger-guard with pineapple finial, lion mask butt-cap cast and chased in low relief, vacant silver escutcheon (later ramrod) 20.0 cm; 7 ⅞ in barrel £600-800

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545 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL BY ARCHER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with semi-rainproof pan and a roller on the steel spring, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial and iron-tipped wooden ramrod 22.5 cm; 8 ¾ in barrel £500-700 546 A 32 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED H. NOCK, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with browned twist sighted barrels inscribed ‘London’ on the rib, engraved tang, signed stepped locks engraved with foliage and fitted with rollers, and figured walnut full stock, and engraved brass trigger-guard with pineapple finial (refinished) 15.5 cm; 6 ⅛ in barrels £400-600

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547 A 25 BORE COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK PISTOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY with brass barrel formed in three stages, rounded brass lock spuriously signed Griffin, later full stock with French brass mounts including side-plate, trigger-guard and eagle head butt-cap 13.0 cm; 5 in barrel £350-450 548 A 90 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED THOMAS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with brass turn-off barrel, border-engraved action signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a rococo flower 3.5 cm; 1 ⅜ in barrel

548

£280-350 549 A 56 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED HILL, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel, box-lock action decorated with trophies-of-arms carrying ovals, signed on the left, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, folding trigger, finely chequered walnut butt and vacant silver escutcheon 5.5 cm; 2 ⅛ in barrel

549

£200-300 550 A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL, LONDON PROOF MARKS AND FOREIGNERS MARK, CIRCA 1760 with brass cannon barrel, engraved rounded brass action (rubbed), figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, silver butt-cap formed as a grotesque mask, and sliding brass trigger-guard (inoperative) decorated with a rococo shell 6.7 cm; 2 ⅝ in barrel

550

£200-250 551 A 28 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with cannon barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, decorated with trophies-of-arms, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch (top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut butt swelling towards the pommel and with flattened sides, silver mounts cast and chased in low relief comprising vacant escutcheon, grotesque mask butt-cap and engraved iron trigger-guard 10.0 cm; 4 in barrel

551

£350-450

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Sale Results for 10th July 2019 The following prices are the hammer prices GBP/£. Unsold lots are not shown.

Thomas Del Mar Ltd is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions 4

£550

55

£850

113

£1700

166

£350

217

£1900

271

£420

328

£6200

5

£2600

57

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114

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167

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218

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272

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330

£4000

7

£7000

58

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115

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168

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219

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273

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331

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8

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59

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116

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169

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220

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274

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332

£5000

9

£3200

60

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118

£55000

170

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221

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275

£200

336

£1100

10

£500

61

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119

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171

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223

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277

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338

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11

£8000

62

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120

£350

172

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225

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278

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341

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12

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63

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121

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173

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226

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279

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342

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13

£3600

64

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122

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174

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228

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280

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345

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15

£1600

65

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123

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175

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229

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281

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346

£2500

16

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66

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124

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176

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230

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282

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347

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18

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67

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125

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177

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231

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283

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348

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19

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68

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126

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178

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232

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284

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350

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20

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69

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127

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179

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233

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285

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351

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21

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70

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128

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234

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286

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352

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22

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72

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129

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182

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235

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287

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353

£1100

23

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73

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130

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183

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236

£900

288

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354

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24

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76

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131

£1100

184

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237

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289

£2800

25

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£260

£1800

77

132

355

185

£420

238

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290

£2000

26

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78

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133

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186

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239

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291

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356

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28

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79

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135

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187

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240

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292

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357

£1900

29

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80

£2800

136

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188

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241

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293

£170

358

£400

30

£1800

81

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137

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189

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242

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294

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359

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31

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83

£4500

138

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190

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243

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295

£1800

360

£420

32

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85

£450

139

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191

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244

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296

£12000

361

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33

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86

£2800

140

£360

192

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245

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297

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362

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34

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87

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141

£450

193

£400

246

£350

298

£4500

363

£500

35

£2200

88

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143

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194

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247

£6500

299

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364

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365

£360

36

£800

89

£130

144

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196

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249

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302

£2200

37

£90

92

£4200

145

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197

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250

£110

303

£10000

38

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93

£3200

146

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198

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251

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306

£1800

39

£2800

94

£2200

147

£750

200

£200

252

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309

£7000

40

£3000

98

£4000

148

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201

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254

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313

£450

366

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367

£2800

368

£1100

369

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41

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99

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149

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203

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255

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315

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371

42

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100

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150

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204

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257

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316

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372

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43

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101

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153

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205

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317

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373

44

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102

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154

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207

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261

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318

£4000

374

£360 £400

45

£1000

103

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157

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208

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262

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319

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375

46

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105

£4500

158

£150

210

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263

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320

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376

£280 £280

47

£3400

107

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159

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211

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264

£380

321

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377

50

£3600

108

£180

161

£180

212

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265

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323

£1600

378

£60

51

£1000

109

£190

162

£340

213

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266

£100

324

£1100

379

£360 £500

52

£280

110

£90

163

£220

214

£350

267

£900

325

£650

380

53

£1300

111

£2200

164

£450

215

£260

268

£160

326

£800

382

£14000

54

£1300

112

£6500

165

£300

216

£150

270

£3800

327

£600

383

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Conditions of Business for Buyers 1.

Introduction

(ii) gives any guarantee or warranty to Bidders and any implied warranties and conditions are excluded (save in so far as such obligations cannot be excluded by English law), other than the express warranties given by the Sellerto the Buyer (for which the Seller is solely responsible) under the Conditions of Business for Sellers;

(a) The contractual relationship of the Auctioneers and Sellers with prospective Buyers is governed by:(i) these Conditions of Business for Buyers; (ii) the Conditions of Business for Sellers displayed in the saleroom and available from the Auctioneers;

(iii) accepts responsibility to Bidders for acts or omissions (whether negligent or otherwise) by the Auctioneers in connection with the conduct of auctions or for any matter relating to the sale of any lot.

(iii) The Auctioneers Authenticity Guarantee; (iv) any additional notices and terms printed in the sale catalogue, in each case as amended by any Saleroom Notice or Auctioneers Announcement.

(c) Without prejudice to Condition 4(b), any claim against the Auctioneers and/or the Seller by a Bidder is limited to the Purchase Price for the relevant lot. Neither the Auctioneers nor the Seller shall be liable for any indirect or consequential losses.

(b) As Auctioneers, the Ltd Company hosting the auction acts as agent for the Seller. Occasionally, the Auctioneers may own or have a financial interest in a lot.

2.

(d) Nothing in Condition 4 shall exclude or limit the liability of the Auctioneers or the Seller for death or personal injury caused by the negligent acts or omissions of the Auctioneers or the Seller.

Definitions “Bidder” is any person making, attempting or considering making a bid, including Buyers; “Buyer” is the person who makes the highest bid or offer accepted by the auctioneer, including a Buyer’s principal when bidding as agent;

5.

“Seller” is the person offering a lot for sale, including their agent, or executors; “Auctioneers” Thomas Del Mar Ltd, Matthew Barton Ltd and 25 Blythe Road Ltd trading as Olympia Auctions. For other auctioneer’s at 25 Blythe Road, such as Charles Miller Ltd, please see their website for their Conditions of Business

(b) The Auctioneers advises Bidders to attend the auction, but the Auctioneers will endeavour to execute absentee written bids provided that they are, in the Auctioneers opinion, received in sufficient time and in legible form.

“Buyer’s Expenses” are any costs or expenses due to the Auctioneers from the Buyer; “Buyer’s Premium” is the commission payable by the Buyer on the Hammer Price at the rates set out in the Guide for Prospective Buyers; “Hammer Price” is the highest bid for the Property accepted by the Auctioneers at the auction or the post auction sale price;

(c) When available, written and telephone bidding is offered as a free service at the Bidder’s risk and subject to the Auctioneers other commitments; the Auctioneers is therefore not liable for failure to execute such bids. Telephone bidding may be recorded.

6.

“Purchase Price” is the Hammer Price plus applicable Buyer’s Premium and Buyer’s Expenses;

The Buyer’s Premium, Buyer’s Expenses and Hammer Price are subject to VAT, where applicable.

Examination of Lots

(b) Ivory and Restricted Materials (CITES) ‘~’ Lots marked with the symbol ~ have been identified at the time of cataloguing as containing organic material which may be subject to restrictions regarding import or export. As the Auctioneers of these articles, the Auctioneers undertakes to comply fully with CITES and DEFRA regulation. Buyers are advised to inform themselves of all such regulations and should expect the exportation of items to take some time to arrange. The information is made available for the convenience of Bidders and the absence of the symbol is not a warranty that there are no restrictions regarding import or export of the Lot. The Auctioneers accepts no liability for any lots which may be subject to CITES but have not be identified as such.

(a) The Auctioneers knowledge of lots is partly dependent on information provided by the Seller and the Auctioneers are unable to exercise exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Each lot is available for examination before sale. Bidders are responsible for carrying out examinations and research before sale to satisfy themselves over the condition of lots and accuracy of descriptions. (b) All oral and/or written information provided to Bidders relating to lots, including descriptions in the catalogue, condition reports or elsewhere are statements of the Auctioneers opinion and not representations of fact. Estimates may not be relied on as a prediction of the selling price or value of the lot and may be revised from time to time at the Auctioneers absolute discretion.

4.

Exclusions and limitations of liability to Buyers (a) The Auctioneers shall refund the Purchase Price to the Buyer in circumstances where it deems that the lot is a Counterfeit, subject to the terms of the Auctioneers Authenticity Guarantee. (b) Subject to Condition 4(a), neither the Auctioneers nor the Seller:(i) is liable for any errors or omissions in any oral or written information provided to Bidders by the Auctioneers, whether negligent or otherwise;

Import, Export and Copyright Restrictions (a) The Auctioneers and the Seller make no representations or warranties as to whether any lot is subject to import, export or copyright restrictions. It is the Buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any copyright clearance or any necessary import, export or other licence required by law, including licences required under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

“Reserve Price” (where applicable) is the minimum Hammer Price at which the Seller has agreed to sell a lot.

3.

Bidding at Auction (a) The Auctioneers has absolute discretion to refuse admission to the auction. Before sale, Bidders must complete a Registration Form and supply such information and references as the Auctioneers requires. Bidders are personally liable for their bid and are jointly and severally liable with their principal, if bidding as agent (in which case the Auctioneers prior and express consent must be obtained).

7.

Conduct of the Auction (a) The auctioneer has discretion to refuse bids, withdraw or reoffer lots for sale (including after the fall of the hammer) if (s)he believes that there may be an error or dispute, and may also take such other action as (s)he reasonably deems necessary. (b) The auctioneer will commence and advance the bidding in such increments as (s)he considers appropriate and is entitled to place bids on the Seller’s behalf up to the Reserve Price for the lot, where applicable.

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(c) Subject to Condition 7(a), the contract between the Buyer and the Seller is concluded on the striking of the auctioneer's hammer.

8.

(a) What is the legal basis on which the Auctioneers relies to process your data?

Payment and Collection

On some occasions, the Auctioneers processes your data with your consent (e.g., when you agree that the Auctioneers may place cookies, or if you ask, the Auctioneers, to send you information about upcoming events).

(b) Title in a lot will not pass to the Buyer until the Auctioneers has received the Purchase Price in cleared funds. The Auctioneers will generally not release a lot to a Buyer before payment. Earlier release shall not affect passing of title or the Buyer's obligation to pay the Purchase Price, as above. (c) The refusal of any licence or permit required by law, as outlined in Condition 6, shall not affect the Buyer’s obligation to pay for the lot, as per Condition 8(a). (d) The Buyer must arrange collection of lots within 10 working days of the auction. Purchased lots are at the Buyer's risk from the earlier of (i) collection or (ii) 10 working days after the auction.

Until risk passes, the Auctioneers will compensate the Buyer for any loss or damage to the lot up to a maximum of the Purchase Price actually paid by the Buyer. The Auctioneers assumption of risk is subject to the exclusions detailed in Condition 5(d) of the Conditions of Business for Sellers. (e) All packing and handling of lots is at the Buyer's risk. The Auctioneers will not be liable for any acts or omissions of third party packers or shippers.

Remedies for non-payment Without prejudice to any rights that the Seller may have, if the Buyer without prior agreement fails to make payment for the lot within 5 working days of the auction, the Auctioneers may in its sole discretion exercise 1 or more of the following remedies:(a) store the lot at its premises or elsewhere at the Buyer’s sole risk and expense; (b) cancel the sale of the lot; (c) set off any amounts owed to the Buyer by the Auctioneers against any amounts owed to the Auctioneersby the Buyer for the lot; (d) reject future bids from the Buyer; (e) charge interest at 4% per annum above HSBC Bank plc Base Rate from the Payment Date to the date that the Purchase Price is received in cleared funds; (f) re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reserves at the Auctioneers discretion, in which case the Buyer will be liable for any shortfall between the original Purchase Price and the amount achieved on re-sale, including all costs incurred in such re-sale; (g) Exercise a lien over any Buyer’s Property in the Auctioneers possession, applying the sale proceeds to any amounts owed by the Buyer to the Auctioneers. The Auctioneers shall give the Buyer 14 days' written notice before exercising such lien; (h) commence legal proceedings to recover the Purchase Price for the lot, plus interest and legal costs; (i) disclose the Buyer’s details to the Seller to enable the Seller to commence legal proceedings 10. Failure to collect purchases (a) If the Buyer pays the Purchase Price but does not collect the lot within 10 working days of the auction, the lot will be stored at the Buyer's expense and risk at the Auctioneers premises or in independent storage (b) If a lot is paid for but uncollected within 6 months of the auction, following 60 days written notice to the Buyer, the Auctioneers will re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reserves at the Auctioneers discretion. The sale proceeds, less all the Auctioneers costs, will be forfeited unless funds or the unsold items collected by the Buyer within 2 years of the original auction.

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(d) Any post-auction sale of lots shall incorporate these Conditions of Business. (a) Unless otherwise agreed in advance, payment of the Purchase Price is due in pounds sterling immediately after the auction (the "Payment Date").

9.

11. Data Protection

On other occasions, the Auctioneers processes your data when the Auctioneers need to do this to fulfil a contract with you (e.g., for billing purposes) or where the Auctioneers are required to do this by law (e.g., where we have to fulfil anti-money laundering requirements). If it is mandatory for you to provide data for these purposes, the Auctioneers will make this clear at the time and will also explain what will happen if you do not provide the data (e.g., that the Auctioneers will not be able to process a bid at auction).

The Auctioneers also processes your data when it is the Auctioneers legitimate interests to do this and when these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights. For example, the Auctioneers has a legitimate interest in ensuring the security and integrity of the auctions, in learning about the interests and preferences of current and prospective clients, in developing new business opportunities, in maintaining accurate business and provenance records, and in ensuring that the Auctioneers websites and apps operate effectively. When the Auctioneers process personal information to meet the Auctioneers legitimate interests, the Auctioneers put in place robust safeguards to ensure that your privacy is protected and to ensure that the Auctioneers legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. (i) The Auctioneers will use information supplied by Bidders or otherwise obtained lawfully by the Auctioneers for the provision of auction related services, client administration, marketing and as otherwise required by law. (ii) By agreeing to these Conditions of Business, the Bidder agrees to the processing of their personal information and to the disclosure of such information to third parties world-wide for the purposes outlined in Condition 11(a) (i). (b) Who gets to see your personal data?

The Auctioneers and other auctioneer’s at Olympia Auctions, such as Charles Miller Ltd. The Ltd company that initially receives your data will process it. Your data may also be transferred to and processed by other companies within the group of Auctioneers.

The Auctioneers uses EU Commission approved standard contractual clauses to regulate the transfer and processing of data between the Auctioneers.

Outside the Auctioneers The Auctioneers do not transfer your personal data to organisations who wish to use it for their own marketing promotions or other purposes. The Auctioneers only transfer your personal data to other organisations where it Is necessary to enable the Auctioneers to provide you with the services you have requested (for example: the Auctioneers may transfer your data to the Auctioneers bank, payment card acquirers, shippers, warehouses, insurers, experts who help the Auctioneers authenticate or value property, event venues, caterers, catalogue and direct marketing fulfilment and distribution). Where the Auctioneers do it will be on the basis that these organisations are required to keep the information confidential and secure, and they will only use the information to carry out the instructed services.

Some of these organisations may be located outside the EEA. The Auctioneers may also need to retain and disclose certain information about you to appropriate agencies to conduct antimoney laundering and trade sanction checks and to assist with fraud and crime prevention and detection.

When the Auctioneers receive a request for information from a government or law enforcement agency the Auctioneers will disclose information which is the subject matter of that request, if the Auctioneers are satisfied that the government or law enforcement agency has the right to seek disclosure and the

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correct procedure has been followed. In all other circumstances such information will only be disclosed if the Auctioneers are ordered to do so by a court of law. (c) How long will the Auctioneers keep your personal data?

The Auctioneers will retain your personal data for as long as is necessary to provide the relevant services, maintain business records to satisfy tax, legal and other regulatory requirements, and protect and defend against potential legal claims.

In the context of our research and records on ownership of art objects to assist with checks on authenticity provenance and title, we will keep this data for as long as the record is relevant to our legitimate business interest and the public interest.

What steps do the Auctioneers take to keep your personal data secure?

The Auctioneers will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the security and integrity of all personal information provided via our website, or by any other means electronic or otherwise.

(e) Your data You have the right to request deletion of your personal data. The Auctioneers will comply with this request, subject to our legitimate interests as noted above.

How can I access the information you hold about me?

You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information then please write to the Auctioneers or email the Auctioneers.

The Auctioneers have an obligation to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. Please write to the Auctioneers or email the Auctioneers to correct or remove any information that you think is incorrect. (f) Complaints If you have any queries or complaints in relation to the Auctioneers processing your personal data please contact the Auctioneers.

12. Miscellaneous

The Auctioneers use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal details from unauthorised physical and electronic access.

(a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other materials produced by the Auctioneers are the copyright of the Auctioneers.

As effective as modern security practices are, we cannot guarantee the complete security of personal data held in our systems, nor that information you supply through the internet or any computer related network is entirely safe from unauthorised intrusion, access or manipulation during transmission. Any transmission is at your own risk. We will not be liable for any resulting misuse of your personal data.

(b) These Conditions of Business are not assignable by any Buyer or Seller without the Auctioneers prior written consent, but are binding on Bidders' successors, assigns and representatives.

(d) Third party websites The Auctioneers website may contain links to other websites not operated by us, the Auctioneers. The information you provide to us will not be transmitted to other websites, but these other websites may collect personal information about you in accordance with their own privacy notice. We as the Auctioneers cannot accept any responsibility for the privacy practices or content of those websites.

(c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set out the entire agreement between the parties. (d) If any part of these Conditions of Business be held unenforceable, the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect. (e) These Conditions of Business shall be interpreted in accordance with English Law, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, in favour of the Auctioneers.

Thomas Del Mar Ltd’s Authenticity Guarantee If the Auctioneers sell an item of Property which is later shown to be a “Counterfeit”, subject to the terms below the Auctioneers will rescind the sale and refund the Buyer the total amount paid by the Buyer to the Auctioneers for that Property, up to a maximum of the Purchase Price.

The Guarantee lasts for one (1) year after the date of the relevant auction, is for the benefit of the Buyer only and is non-transferable.

“Counterfeit” means an item of Property that in the Auctioneers reasonable opinion is an imitation created with the intent to deceive over the authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source, where the correct description of such matters is not included in the catalogue description for the Property.

Property shall not be considered Counterfeit solely because of any damage and/or restoration and/or modification work (including, but not limited to, recolouring, tooling or repatinating).

Please note that this Guarantee does not apply if either:(i) the catalogue description was in accordance with the generally accepted opinions of scholars and experts at the date of the sale, or the catalogue description indicated that there was a conflict of such opinions; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of the sale that the item was a Counterfeit would have been by means of processes not then generally available or accepted, unreasonably expensive or impractical; or likely to have caused damage to or loss in value to the Property (in the Auctioneers reasonable opinion); or

(iii) there has been no material loss in value of the Property from its value had it accorded with its catalogue description.

To claim under this Guarantee, the Buyer must:(i) notify the Auctioneers in writing within one (1) month of receiving any information that causes the Buyer to question the authenticity or attribution of the Property, specifying the lot number, date of the auction at which it was purchased and the reasons why it is believed to be Counterfeit; and (ii) return the Property to the Auctioneers in the same condition as at the date of sale and be able to transfer good title in the Property, free from any third party claims arising after the date of the sale.

The Auctioneers have discretion to waive any of the above requirements. The Auctioneers may require the Buyer to obtain at the Buyer’s cost the reports of two independent and recognised experts in the relevant field and that are acceptable to the Auctioneers. The Auctioneers shall not be bound by any reports produced by the Buyer, and reserves the right to seek additional expert advice at its own expense. In the event the Auctioneers decides to rescind the sale under this Guarantee, it may refund to the Buyer the reasonable costs of up to two mutually approved independent expert reports, provided always that the costs of such reports have been approved in advance and in writing by the Auctioneers.

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