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Thomas Del Mar Ltd Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria London Wednesday 30th June 2021

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA THE DAVID JEFFCOAT COLLECTION THE MCEWEN COLLECTION OF ARCHERY AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH NOBLE FAMILY PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDENT FAMILY OF HENK VISSER

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT

25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD

PUBLIC EXHIBITION Sunday 27th June 12 noon to 4pm Monday 28th June 10am to 7pm Tuesday 29th June 10am to 5pm

DAY OF SALE

Wednesday 30th June 2021 at 12 noon, precisely This auction is conducted by Thomas Del Mar Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the back of this catalogue.

All questions and comments relating to the operation of this sale or to its contents should be addressed to Thomas Del Mar Ltd and NOT to Sotheby’s.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE The summer 2021 auctions include property for our fundraising initiative for the Wallace Collection, Westminster Abbey and The Grange Festival. In each case a portion of the vendor’s proceeds and our seller’s commission will be given to that charity. Relevant lots have been marked with a logo, reproduced below

THE WALLACE COLLECTION

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

THE GRANGE FESTIVAL

This initiative would not have been possible without the extremely generous support of our vendors, many of whom are listed below. Please note that these vendors may be involved in any of our summer auctions and that they are not identified with specific lots.

Lady Ashburton Mr & Mrs Caukill Alessandro Cesati Mr J Coke Mr Luca D’Avanzo Peter Dekker Mrs Rosemary Ferguson Michael German Mr and Mrs Charles Grace Mr Scott Greenhalgh Mrs Rachael Hannyngton Hatford Antiques Jools Holland, OBE The Estate of David Jeffcoat Hew Kennedy Koopman Rare Art Andrew Lumley Magazin Royal The Hon. David McAlpine

Patrick and Ondine Mestdagh Moore-Gwyn Fine Art Mr Arthur Byng Nelson Nonesuch Gallery Mrs C Palmer Peter Finer Ltd A private European Collector Rafael Valls Ltd Sir Paul Ruddock Runjeet Singh Sam Fogg Ltd Chris Seidler Konrad Sherlock Dominic Strickland Mr Peter Tilley Davinder Toor The descendent family of Henk Visser Richard Whittaker George & Angela Yannaghas

Please see our website (www.OlympiaAuctions.com) for further information on this initiative and the charities involved, including details on how to give directly.

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Cataloguing Practice PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE AND THAT ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE. Firearms Please note that all bore sizes are approximate.

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Condition is not normally recorded and all lots are sold as viewed. Condition reports can be requested prior to sale. Whilst the Auctioneers are pleased to provide a general report of condition, the Auctioneers are not professional conservators or restorers and any statements made are merely subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective Buyers should satisfy themselves in person wherever possible as to the condition of a lot, or ask an agent to inspect it for them.

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VAT Registration Number: 867924960 Collection and Storage On receipt of cleared funds, lots can be collected from the premises at 25 Blythe Road, London, W14 0PD. The Buyer or Buyer’s agent must bring photographic ID for collection. We require written confirmation from the Buyer if collection is made by a third party. Please note that collection may be made during working hours only, usually Monday to Friday 9.30 to 17.00. All lots should be cleared within 10 working days of the auction date, after which they will be transferred to a third party for storage. A transfer fee of £25 per lot plus all incurred transfer and storage costs due to the third party will be payable prior to release.

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Select Bibliography Archer, Rowell & Skelton 1987

Mildred Archer, Robert Skelton and Christopher Rowell, Treasures from India: The Clive Collection at Powis Castle, New York 1987

Askgaard 1988

F. Asgaard, Det Kongelige Partikulaere Rustkammer, Vol II, Copenhagen 1988

Back 1993

David H. L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons, 1782-1878, Norwich 1993

Becher, Gamber & Irtenkauf 1980

Charlotte Becher, Ortwin Gamber and Walter Irtenkauf, Das Stuttgarter HarnischMusterbuch : 1548-1563, Vienna 1980

Besse 2005

Nadine Besse, Armes de chasse: De la mèche à la percussion sur capsules, SaintEtienne 2005

Blackmore 1986

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

Blackmore 1998

H.L. Blackmore, ‘The blackamoor swords’, in Royal Armouries Yearbook, III, 1998

Blackmore 1999

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

Borg 1976

Alan Borg, ‘Heads and Horses: Two Studies in the History of the Tower Armouries’ in Archaeologia, vol CV, OUP 1976

Bussière 2003

Henry Bussière, Princes des Cimes, 2003

Carpegna 1997

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

Dallas 2017

Donald Dallas, Alexander Henry: Rifle Maker, Shrewsbury 2017

de Vries & Martens 2006

G. de Vries and B. J. Martens, Hartmans’ Dutch Gunmakers from the 15th to the 20th century, Arnhem 2006

de Vries & Martens 2007

G. de Vries and B. J. Martens, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume I, part 4, Arnhem 2007

Dekker 2021

Peter Dekker, Manchu Archery: Qing bow cases and quivers, www.manchuarchery.org accessed April 2021

Del Campo 2009

Álvaro Soler del Campo, The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain, Washington 2009

Dexter 1960

Theodore Dexter, Half Century Scrapbook of Vari-type Firearms, California 1960

Dickens 1999

Dickens, B., “‘M·B’ The Gun Makers’ Silversmith - A Question of Attribution” in Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, March 1999, pp. 110-114

Dike 1983

Catherine Dike, Cane Curiosa: From Gun to Gadget, Paris 1983

Don Juan 1898

Valencia de Don Juan, Catalogo historico-descriptivo de la Real armeria de Madrid, Madrid 1898

Elgood 2004

Elgood, Robert, Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400-1865, Chicago, 2004

Elvis 2020

Roy Elvis, The Hindu Warrior, London 2020

Gibbs Murray 2019

Tony Gibbs Murray, British Gunlock Makers, London 2019

Grancsay 1970

Stephen V. Grancsay, Master French Gunsmiths’ Designs of the XVII-XIX Centuries, 1970

Grancsay 1986

Stephen V. Gracsay, Arms and Armor: Essays, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986

Hayward 1955

J. F. Hayward, European Firearms, London 1955

Hayward 1963

John F Hayward, The Art of the Gunmaker Volume II 1660-1830, Chatham 1963

Hoff 1978

A. Hoff, Dutch Firearms, London, 1978

Hoff, Schepelern & Boesen 1955

Arne Hoff, H. D. Schepelern & Boesen Gudmund, Royal Arms at Rosenborg, Copenhagen, 1956

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Khorasani 2006

M.M. Khorasani, Arms and armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the end of the Qajar period, Tübingen 2006

Kienbusch 1963

Carl Otto Kretzschmar Von Kienbusch, The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of armor and arms, Princeton 1963

Laking 1920

Laking, G.F., A Record of European Armour and Arms, Vol. III, London, 1920

Martens 2001

B. J. Martens, ‘Een koninklije prijs’ in SAM Wapenmagazine 109, 2001

McQuail 1997

Lisa McQuail, Treasures of Two Nations: Thai Royal Gifts to the United States of America, Washington, D.C. 1997

Meier 1982

Jürg Meier, ‘Sempacher Halbarten - Die schweizerische Halbartenrenaissance im 17.

Jahrhundert’ in Karl Stüber & Hans Wetter, Blankwaffen, Zürich 1982

Meyerson and Rangström 1984

Ake Meyerson and Lena Rangström, Wrangel’s armoury, The Royal Armoury Foundation Press 1984

Neal & Back 1969

W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, Forsyth & Co., Patent Gunmakers, London 1969

Neal & Back 1978

William Keith Neal and David H. L. Back, The Manton Supplement, Tisbury 1978

Norman 1980

A. V. B. Norman, The Rapier and Small-Sword, 1460-1820, London, 1980

Norman 1986

A. V. B. Norman, Wallace Collection Catalogues: European Arms and Armour Supplement, London, 1986

Oakeshott 1964

R. E. Oakeshott, The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, New York, 1964

Puype 1996

Jan Piet Puype, The Visser Collection: Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, Vol. I, Amsterdam 1996

Reid 1963

William Reid, ‘The Heart-Butt Pistols of East Scotland’, in Charles E. Whitelaw, The Scottish Art Review, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1963

Richardson 2004

Thom Richardson, The London Armourers in the 17th century, Royal Armouries, Leeds 2004

Rietstap 1967

J. B. Rietstap, Armorial General, Heraldry Today 1988

Robinson 1973

Henry Russell Robinson, Il Museo Stibbert a Firenze, Vol. 1, 1973

Roth 1996

Rudi Roth, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume II, Ordnance, Zwolle 1996

Schneider 1980

Hugo Schneider, Waffen im Schweizerischen Landesmuseum, vol. 1, Zurich 1980

Scott-Edeson 2000

Peter Scott-Edeson, ‘Dating the Firearms of Joseph Manton 1792-1825’ in The Canadian Society of Arms Collecting, vol. 38, no. 3, August 2000

Smith 1938

Otto Smith, Det Kongelige Partikulaere Rustkammer, Volume I, Copenhagen 1938

Southwick 2001

Leslie Southwick, London Silver-Hilted Swords, Leeds 2001

Spring 1993

Christopher Spring, African Arms and Armour, London 1993

Støckel 1978-1982

Heer, Eugene, Der Neue Støckel, 1978-1982

Sutherland & Wilson 1971

R. L. Sutherland & R. L. Wilson, The Book of Colt Firearms , Kansas City, 1971

Tavares 2014

Jonathan Tavares, ‘Elements of an Augsburg Armor Garniture for a Spanish Client’ in Donald LaRocca (ed.), The Armorer’s Art: Essays in Honor of Stuart Pyhrr, Rhode Island 2014

von Ehrenthal 1906

Max von Ehrenthal, Die Waffensammlung des Fürsten Salm-Reifferscheidt zu Schloss Dyck, Lepizig 1906

Winant 1959

Lewis Winant, Early Percussion Firearms, London 1970

Zygulski 1982

Zdzislaw Zygulski, Stara bron w polskich zbiorach, Poland 1982

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David Jeffcoat (1945-2020), right, with the Duke of Edinburgh and others at one of his many broadcasts, here at HTV

David Jeffcoat was born on 14th October 1945 and grew up in Ewell, Surrey. His lifelong passion as a collector started early and by the age of six he was acquiring bayonets and cap badges. In his early teenage years, he assisted on the archaeological digs at Bourne Hall, a Henrician manor house, which captured his imagination and he continued to develop his interests through a number of local societies and clubs.

He joined the Arms and Amour department at Sotheby’s Bond Street in the early 1960’s where he was to remain for over twenty years working on some of the most significant auctions of the second half of the 20th century. Howard Ricketts recalls David’s enthusiasm and profound knowledge of specific areas of firearms. On one memorable occasion in 1972, they travelled at remarkably short notice to Arizona where they worked over a single weekend to value the Renwick Collection, ultimately winning it for sale against stiff competition from Christie’s. David oversaw the subsequent auctions that took place in London and Los Angeles over the following decade. This outstanding group, including firearms thought to have been deaccessioned from the Hermitage Museum in the 1920s and others from the royal Cabinet d’Armes of Louis XIII, set a number of world auction records and represented a significant portion of Sotheby’s revenue. David continued working at Sotheby’s until 1982 when he left, having made numerous life-long friends and continued as a freelance consultant for many years . He also took an active role in Intramark, a badge and insignia manufacturing business that supplied British Police , fire and rescue, ambulance and the armed forces .

David’s interests were broad and his collecting spanned a number of areas in addition to arms and armour and militaria. This included heritage railways and he was a collector of railway memorabilia, especially that of the LNWR, he constructed a superbly detailed model railway and even drove the steam train at Whipsnade as a volunteer . He enjoyed field sports with a particular passion for fly fishing and shooting black powder as well as vintage and modern sporting firearms. A keen vintage motorist with his beloved 1928 Sunbeam, a rugby enthusiast (he was vice president of his local club) and also a member of a number of military and historical societies. David was committed to the Territorial Army, in which he served for over 50 years in three regiments: the Airborne Engineers, the Sharpshooters and the Honourable Artillery Company. He was an active member in the Light Cavalry of the latter until his death. David was a gregarious host and a meticulous organiser setting up a number of dining clubs, including The Lunardi Society which met at Armoury House to celebrate the achievements of Vincenzo Lunardi and his hot air ballooning, and the Fieldings Society, named after a local vicar turned highwayman.

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The David Jeffcoat Collection 1 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SHORTSWORD; A JAPANESE SWORD (TACHI) AND A SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) the first with strongly curved single-edged blade formed with a wavy hamon, pierced tsuba (kabuto-gane missing), in its saya carved in imitation of wood bark; the second with curved singleedged blade (tip chipped), iron tsuba chiselled with a landscape enriched with soft metal, leather-bound sharkskin-covered grip with menuki and kabuto-gane; the third with curved single-edged blade (pitted), plain tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, iron tsuba decorated with a scaley dragon and leather-bound sharkskin-covered grip; and a Japanese WWII katana saya the first: 30.3 cm; 12 in blade (4) £400-600 2 A JAPANESE SHORTSWORD (WAKIZASHI) with curved single-edged blade, plain tang pierced with two mekugi-ana, WWII regulation tsuba (grip missing), in a saya 53.5 cm; 21 in blade £300-400 3 AN IRON KINAI SUKASHI TSUBA AND ANOTHER, THE FIRST SIGNED ECHIZEN JU KINAI, 19TH CENTURY the first of a circular form pierced with rice sheaves, signed, and another of a small iron mokkogata tsuba with traces of inlay, unsigned the first: 7 cm; 2¾ in diameter (2) £300-500 4 TWO BURMESE SWORDS (DHA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY; A MASSIVE GURKHA KUKRI KNIFE AND FOUR FURTHER NEPALESE DAGGERS, 20TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade, brass-mounted fishskin-covered grip, in its wooden scabbard; the second with single-edged blade (pitted), cord-bound grip, in its scabbard; the third with broad angular single-edged blade, characteristic hilt, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard; three further kukris, of diminishing size, each in its scabbard, complete with accompanying knives (two missing); and a further accompanying knife for a kukri the first: 52.0 cm; 20½ in blade (7) £200-300

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5 THREE CHINESE SWORDS (DAO), A CHINESE TRIDENT (BIAN CHA), QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY; AND TWO MODERN JAPANESE SWORDS (KATANA) the first three with straight single-edged heavy blades, iron stirrup hilt with down-curved quillon, the first with reeded wooden grip, the second carved and flattened on the inner face and the third with later cord binding; the fourth with stout terminal spike formed with a spear-point, a pair of double-edged crescentic lugs, and tapering tubular socket; and the fifth and sixth complete with scabbards the first: 48.2 cm; 19 in blade (6) £200-300

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6 A CHINESE LANCE (QIANG), QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY with robust terminal spike of diamond-section formed with a hooked basal spike and tapering socket, on an associated wooden haft 72.5 cm; 28½ in head £200-250 7 A SOUTH INDIAN SPEAR, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with tapering leaf-shaped blade of flattened-diamond section, inlaid with a brief inscription in silver on one face at the base (small losses), tapering socket interrupted by a low raised moulding and a disc-shaped basal guard, on its wooden haft with elaborate iron shoe, formed with pronounced fluted bulbous mouldings and tapering spiked terminal (the iron parts with areas of pitting) 52.3 cm; 20⅝ in overall £500-700 8 AN INDIAN ELEPHANT GOAD (ANCUS); A MORO SHORTSWORD (KRIS) WITH MASONIC INSCRIPTION; AN INDO-PERSIAN DAGGER (PESH-KABZ) AND A SCABBARD FOR AN INDIAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY the first of characteristic form, with slender haft; the second with straight double-edged blade, wooden hilt (pommel missing), in its scabbard with a plaque inscribed ‘Bohemian Lodge no. 329 presented to Bro. James C Cross, 1st Junior Steward, 23rd April 1908’; the third with tapering blade of t-section, horn grip, in its scabbard; the fourth for a pesh kabz, with large gilt mounts chased with flowers and foliage; a further scabbard for an Indian short sword, with iron mounts decorated with gold koftgari and a detached iron hilt for an Indian sword the first: 56.5 cm; 22¼ in overall (6) £200-250

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9 TWO BALKAN SHORTSWORDS (YATAGHAN), THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade inlaid with silver foliage and a brief inscription (losses, pitted), white metal hilt of characteristic form, engraved with scrolls and foliage, the backstrap chiselled in imitation of raised settings, eared pommel, in its leather-covered scabbard with mounts en suite; the second with slightly curved single-edged blade decorated with gold koftgari foliage on each face, a calligraphic panel on the front and further inscriptions including the date on the back-edge, and the hilt retaining a pair of marine ivory grip-scales (the pommel portion now missing) the first: 56.2 cm; 22⅛ in blade (2) The inscriptions read on the first “bicak elde gerek delde sübhan osman” (In your hand should be the knife, in your hand praise of God. Osman) and, on the second “amel-i sherif sahib ömer agha” (‘Work of Sherif. The owner Ömer Agha’). ~ £600-800 10 A CAUCASIAN SWORD (SHASQA), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, silver hilt of characteristic form including eared pommel (loose), decorated over its surface with strapwork and foliage in niello, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with chape, two suspension bands and locket all decorated en suite 73.5 cm; 29 in blade £600-800 11 A RUSSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHASQA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point (areas of pitting), retaining traces of etching at the forte, silver hilt of characteristic form including eared pommel and chased with scrolls, foliage and beadwork enriched with niello over its surface, complete with its scabbard mounts struck with silver marks and belt (worn) 84.5 cm; 33¼ in blade £500-700

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12 A RARE PERSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED GARNITURE OF A SWORD (SHAMSHIR) AND DAGGER (KARD), QAJAR, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY the shamshir with curved single-edged blade (patches of rust), silver hilt cross-guard chased with foliage and exotic beasts, the tang encased in silver decorated en suite, and a pair of ivory grip-scales rising to a lobated pommel (loose), in its fishskincovered wooden scabbard with locket, chape and two suspension bands all en suite with the hilt; the kard with tapering single-edged blade (small areas of light rust), chiselled with a slender rib along the back-edge and decorated with gold koftgari at the forte, the tang encased with sheet silver, and marine ivory grips retained by four pairs of rivets, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard (chape missing) with large silver locket chiselled with foliage inhabited by exotic beasts the shamshir: 78.5 cm; 31 in blade; the kard: 28.0 cm; 11 in blade ~ £1600-2000 13 THREE SUDANESE SWORDS (KASKARA); A CENTRAL AFRICAN THROWING DAGGER; AN AFRICAN DOUBLE DAGGER; AN AFRICAN FLASK AND A WHIP the first with broad double-edged fullered blade engraved with a calligraphic panel on each face and with a lion and a cross and orb mark, iron crossguard and leather-covered grip and disc-shaped pommel; the second and third similar, each with plain blade; the fourth of characteristic form, the grip bound with rattan; the fifth with etched blades, central grip wrapped with beadwork, with one scabbard en suite (the other missing); the sixth with leather-covered blade and leather spout; the seventh plaited the first: 76.5 cm; 30⅛ in blade (7) The inscriptions on the first, on the same face as the lion, are verses from the Qasidat al-Burda and read in translation “Whoever is assisted by God’s Messenger, The lion lies on meeting him in its wood lies down meekly”; the other face reads “God’s protection makes unnecessary layers of armour and lofty defensive towers”

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14 AN INDIAN MAIL SHIRT, 19TH CENTURY formed of small iron rings of round-section wire with butted links and decorative small panels of brass wire, open at the front, extending to the thigh and over the shoulders, and with a portion of its neck-defence incorporating triangular panels (small holes) 64.0 cm; 25¼ in high £250-350 15 AN INDIAN MAIL SHIRT, 19TH CENTURY formed of small iron rings of round-section wire with butted links, open at the front, extending to the bottom of the back and over the shoulders, and with a portion of its padded lining (small holes) 54.0 cm; 21¼ in high £200-250

14 16 A MAIL SHIRT, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, NORTH AFRICAN OR INDIAN formed of large iron rings of round-section wire with rivetted links, vented front and back, extending to the thighs and elbows, and retaining a portion of a padded fabric collar (small losses) 71.0 cm; 28 in high £400-600

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17 AN INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (BAZU BAND), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY comprising a main gutter-shaped plate lotus flowershaped at the elbow and pierced for the wrist, inner plate with three pairs of hasps, decorated throughout with gold-encrusted foliate panels, together with two pairs of associated plates, each joined by butted mail; a decorated plaque, probably from a dhal, and a small decorative Indian dagger formed entirely of iron and decorated with gold koftgari foliage the main plate: 35.0 cm; 13¾ in (6) £200-250

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18 AN INDIAN MAIL COIF, LATE 18TH CENTURY formed of alternating small rings of rivetted oval-section wire and circular section wire, fitted in the centre at the top with a low domed copper-alloy roundel with ring terminal, extending over the back and the chest, open at the face with a flap extending over the nose and pierced for the eyes, with brass borders and retaining a portion of its blue lining (rusted, small holes) 72.5 cm; 28½ in

19 AN INDIAN MAIL COIF, 18TH CENTURY formed of small rings of riveted circular-section wire, fitted in the centre at the top with a low domed gilt-brass roundel chiselled with flowers and with bud-shaped terminal, extending over the neck, open at the face with a flap extending over the nose and pierced for the eyes (extensive rust, small holes) 41.5 cm; 16¼ in £150-200

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20 A RARE OTTOMAN QUIVER AND BOW, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with shaped leather body, the inner face with two gilt loops and a leather loop for suspension, the outer face covered with red silk fringed with cord (areas of wear, faded), profusely studded with gilt bosses including two foliate ovals enclosed within a frame of aigrettes, two foliate bosses corresponding to the inner loops, and the border studded with a dense framework of small circular bosses, complete with its belt; the second of characteristic form, the surface retaining some early painted floral decoration the first: 43.0 cm; 17 in high (2) £2500-3500 21 A BALKAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS AND THE BARREL, STOCK AND ACTION OF A BALKAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with swamped barrel, flat lock chiselled with foliage (cock missing), walnut full stock (fore-end cracked) studded with brass nails over the butt and brass trigger-guard; the second with swamped sighted barrel profusely encrusted with brass scrolls and foliage over its entire length, tang en suite and incorporating the back-sight (lock missing), full stock inlaid with wire scrolls (chipped, losses) and iron mounts en suite with the barrel the first: 16.5 cm; 6½ in barrel (2) £200-300 22 A BALKAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, 19TH CENTURY with two stage barrel retained by a single brass band and inlaid in brass with decorative panels over the breech, plain English lock with traces of a signature, full stock (extensively chipped) carved with a trophy-of-arms on each side of the butt (rubbed), and brass mounts (chipped, side-plate missing) 44.5 cm; 17½ in barrel £150-200 23 AN INDIAN PERCUSSION SHORT BLUNDERBUSS, LATE 19TH CENTURY with blued two-stage barrel, plain back-action lock, highly figured full stock, and iron mounts including belt-hook, trigger-guard with shaped finial, and iron ramrod 26.0 cm; 10¼ in barrel £100-150

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24 A 1⅛ IN CALIBRE NORTH INDIAN RIFLED PERCUSSION RAMPART GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY with earlier very heavy swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with nine grooves, signed on the left of the breech in gold-lined calligraphy and previously fitted with standing back-sight, regulation percussion lock, full stock (extensive chips) and brass mounts of regulation type 136.0 cm; 53½ in barrel The inscription reads “Sarkar Sardar Ghulam Haidar Khan”.

Sardar Ghulam Haidar Khan (1820-1858) was appointed Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, after the death of his elder full-brother in 1845. He was governor of Ghuzni 1837-1839 and 1842-1845, of Jalalabad 1845-1855, and Kandahar 1855-1858. £800-1200

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25 A FIJIAN GUNSTOCK CLUB, AN ABORIGINAL BOOMERANG, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND A FURTHER CLUB the first of characteristic form, chip-carved at the base and encircling the top, the latter flaring, carved with in imitation of bark and with bifurcated terminal (small chips, cracked); the second of characteristic form and the third carved with a female portrait bust the first: 106.5 cm; 42 in (3) £600-900 26 A PAIR OF MEXICAN SPURS, 19TH CENTURY; NINE FURTHER SOUTH AMERICAN SPURS; A LEATHER HALTER, PROBABLY SOUTH AMERICAN; A STIRRUP; A HORSE BIT AND A TWO FURTHER SPURS the first with large multi-spike rowel, iron neck and heel-band pierced for straps; the second and third Chilean, decorated with flowers and foliage; the halter embroidered with fleur-de-lys and flowerheads (incomplete); and the last marked ‘Thomas, St James’ and ‘Piccadilly, London’ the first: 22.2 cm; 8¾ in (16) £150-200

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27 A BRONZE SHORTSWORD, PROBABLY CIRCA 100-800 B.C. in excavated condition, cast in one piece, with double-edged blade formed with a long medial ridge (hilt missing, tip chipped, extensive encrusted corrosion) 54.0 cm; 21¼ in overall £150-200 28 A SWORD IN 5TH/8TH CENTURY STYLE, MID-19TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with earlier broad double edged blade (tip chipped, extensive encrustations), bronze hilt formed in one piece, with arched cross-guard formed with a tooled gold-foil lined recess set with pastes in raised settings, lobated pommel en suite and integral grip with raised bands 71.5 cm; 28⅛ in blade £1500-2000 29 A SWORD IN 5TH/8TH CENTURY CENTURY STYLE, MID-19TH CENTURY with early scramasaxe blade, perhaps early, formed with a single edge, tapering to a sharp point and with grooves along the greater length of the back-edge, bronze hilt comprising blockshaped cross-piece, the front lower panel set with square red pastes centring on a circular green paste and the upper encrusted with silver, oval pommel encrusted with further raised silver beads, and the grip covered with tooled gold foil 60.3 cm; 23¾ in blade £1200-1800 30 A SWORD IN 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY, THE POMMEL PROBABLY 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with early broad flat double-edged blade formed with a sharp point and a pair of fullers (the blade with extensive active corrosion), bronze hilt comprising arched crossguard of wedge-shaped section widening towards the terminals, and wheel-shaped pommel 75.5 cm; 29¾ in blade

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31 A RARE HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISS with broad flat tapering double-edged blade formed with a pair of fullers and stamped with the bladesmith’s marks three times in front on each face, iron hilt of rounded bars, comprising a pair of straight quillons with swollen terminals, upper and lower ringguards joined by a pair of arms, trifurcated inner-guard, and faceted plummet-shaped pommel (areas of light pitting), and twostage wooden grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s heads’ at the top, middle and bottom 99.0 cm; 39 in blade For a discussion of this group see Norman 1980, pp. 111-115, type 43. £3500-4500

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32 A RARE MILITARY SWORD (KATZBALGER), SECOND QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISS in excavated condition, with double-edged blade of flatteneddiamond section tapering to a sharp point, inlaid in latten with a running wolf mark on one face, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of grooves, iron hilt comprising a pair of horizontally recurved quillons, engrailed on the inner face, chiselled with pairs of lines and each formed with a monsterhead finial issuant with a moulded bar with compressed spherical terminal, compressed mushroom-shaped pommel formed with eight lobes divided by roped panels, and the grip with a later leather covering 73.2 cm; 28¾ blade Provenance Edward Barry, Ockwells Manor, sold Sotheby & Co., 5th July 1975, lot 52, stated as being found near Pirna, Saxony and latterly in the Zschille Collection.

A sword with a pommel of related type, previously in the Bernal Collection, is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. No. IX.169). £2000-3000

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33 A RARE ENGLISH BACKSWORD, CIRCA 1620 with tapering blade double-edged for its last third, struck with a small crown mark at the forte on one face and with three short grooves, iron hilt of flattened bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons with broad rounded terminals, outer ring-guard enclosing a smaller lower ring-guard, the former joined to the knuckle-guard by an additional bar, inner-guard incorporating a ring en suite and an additional bar joining the knuckle-guard, and large near spherical pommel, and wooden grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s heads’ 91.5 cm; 36 in blade A sword of related form is illustrated Valentine 1968, p. 24, no. 13.

34 AN ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED ‘MORTUARY’ SWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade inlaid with a running wolf mark in latten on one face and formed with a broad fuller framed by a pair of slender fullers on each face, rectangular ricasso with a pair of additional grooves, iron basket-guard of characteristic form (the outer bars expertly restored), including guard chiselled with portrait masks on ovals carried by scrolling foliage on each side and beneath the knuckle-guard, scrolling vestigial quillon, and near spherical pommel decorated en suite, and spirally fluted wooden grip 84.8 cm; 33⅜ in blade

£1500-2000

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35 A FINE AND RARE ENGLISH SILVER-ENCRUSTED RAPIER, CIRCA 1620 with associated double-edged blade of flattened-hexagonal section tapering sharply at the point, formed with a short slender fuller and stamped with a series of decorative pellet marks on each face (light pitting), symmetrical russet iron hilt of flattened bars comprising a pair of straight quillons, lower ring-guard (restored), a pair of arms joined to the quillons by a further ringguard, an additional outer-guard joined to the knuckle-guard at the top, and characteristic spherical pommel, decorated throughout in encrusted silver with running designs of fruit and foliage and, in the centre of the principle bars, with winged cherubic masks (rubbed, small repairs, grip missing) 97.7 cm; 38½ in blade The hilt is related to a rapier in the Wallace Collection (inv. no. A596).

The quality of the decoration and the hilt suggest an origin from a Royal London workshop, such as that of Nathaniel Matthewe (recorded 1584-1641). Matthewe is mentioned in the Great Wardrobe accounts in the early 17th Century where it appears that he was required to supply swords for specific occasions such as for the enrolment of a Knight of the Bath and the installation of a Garter Knight. On 28th September 1614 he is recorded supplying ‘....a hunting weapon with a knife....set with cherubs’ heads of silver, the whole damascened with gold embossed and chased, the grip of large silver wire gilded.....’. See Norman 1986, p. 138 and Southwick 2001, pp. 178-179. Three swords with hilts decorated in this manner were exhibited at the Wallace Collection 2012, cat. nos. 3.09, 3.10, 3.11; another is preserved in the James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor (inv. no. WI/83/4) and two further examples were sold in this room, 27th June 2012, lot 115 and 12th December 2007, lot 285. £3500-4500

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36 AN ENGLISH RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with long slender blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped ‘Me Fecit’ within a short fuller and a further inscription (indistinct) on the other, iron hilt of slender bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons with flattened bud-shaped terminals, including dish-guard pierced with geometric shapes in a central panel, framed slender rectangular panels forming ring-guards, knuckle-guard joined to the dish by a pair of arms, and tall fluted pommel (small holes on the reverse, areas of pitting throughout), and the grip with a later binding of copper wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 101.5 cm; 40 in blade

37 AN ENGLISH DISH-HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1660 with slender blade of diamond-section, iron hilt comprising short quillon with bulbous terminal chiselled with trellis, dish-guard pierced and chiselled with trellis centring on a scrollwork rondel and framed en suite, knuckle-guard interrupted by a moulding and near spherical pommel each decorated en suite with the guard, and the grip with a later plaited wire binding between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 92.5 cm; 36⅝ in blade £1200-1800

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38 A NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blade struck with the numbers ‘666’ within a short fuller and with a cross-and-orb mark on each face, iron hilt including short quillon with knop-shaped terminal, outer ring-guard interrupted by a central moulding and fitted with a pierced sprung-in plate (chipped, inner-guard and thumb-ring removed), knuckle-guard en suite and ovoid pommel, and later spirally-fluted grip covered with leather and plaited wire 79.4 cm; 31¼ in blade

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£350-450 39 A GERMAN LEFT-HAND DAGGER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with double-edged blade tapering towards the point and formed with a three-quarter length fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso, iron hilt comprising a pair of short moulded quillons with bulbous terminals, outer ring-guard and plummet-shaped pommel, and leather-covered grip between chiselled iron collars (the iron parts pitted, restorations) 27.7 cm; 10⅞ in blade

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38 40 THREE DAGGERS IN EXCAVATED CONDITION, 15TH TO 17TH CENTURIES the first from a knife, late 15th century, with tapering single-edged blade, integral tang rising to a portion of a beak-shaped pommel and retaining a single inlay previously incorporated within the grip; the second a German left-hand dagger, early 17th century with long tapering blade, retaining a single quillon and ring-guard (now inverted); and the third a Sardinian or Neapolitan knife, 18th century with pierced blade and the hilt retaining its silver ferrule and cap pommel the first: 31.0 cm; 12¼ in blade (3) £120-180 41 A POMMEL FROM A HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, GERMAN OR SWISS, LATE 16TH CENTURY of plummet-shaped form, struck on each face with a mark within a shield-shaped recess, and decorated with vertical ribs (rubbed) 6.5 cm; 2½ in high The celebrated sword of Estorre Visconti has a pommel of related form, with alternating shield-shaped recesses filled with silver chased with an alternating design of the arms of Milan and the Visconti arms. See Oakeshott 1964, plates 21 and 22. £200-300 42 A SILVER-ENCRUSTED POMMEL FROM AN ENGLISH RAPIER, CIRCA 1620 AND A DETACHED POMMEL FROM A RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY the first of hollow near spherical form, encrusted with silver cherubic masks and pellets (rubbed, losses) and the second of tall fluted ovoid form (pitted) the first: 3.5 cm; 1⅜ in high (2) £250-350

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43 A TWO-HAND SWORD IN GERMAN LATE 15TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, black painted iron hilt comprising quillons with swollen terminals, and large fish-tail pommel and bound grip between ‘Turk’s heads’, in its leather scabbard 114.2 cm; 45 in blade £300-400 44 A SWORD IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade stamped with a mark and an inscription on the respective faces at the forte, iron hilt including curved quillons, a pair of outer ring-guards and fluted pommel, and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 96.5 cm; 38 in blade £300-350

45 A SWORD IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with broad North African kaskara blade, fantastical iron hilt including large rectangular panels set with chiselled foliate bosses and delicately filed borders, and the grip bound with plaited wire 97.2 cm; 38¼ in blade £250-350 46 A SPANISH CUP HILT RAPIER WITH SILVER-PLATED HILT, 19TH CENTURY with straight slender fullered blade of flattened-hexagonal section, silver-plated base metal hilt, comprising a pair of straight spirally-fluted quillons with button-shaped terminals, deep cupguard pierced and chased with a central rondel of interlocking arches and foliage, a framework of bold scrolls of foliage inhabited by beasts, and the upper portion formed as a broad frame of interlocking rings, knuckle-guard en suite with the quillons, ovoid pommel pierced with foliage en suite with the guard, and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’, in leather scabbard with silver chape (shrunk) 109.9 cm; 43¼ in blade £500-800

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47 A RARE NORTH INDIAN SMALL-SWORD WITH GILT IRON HILT, CIRCA 1750 with tapering fullered blade of flattened-diamond section (pitted), russet iron hilt comprising double shell-guard, quillon with globular terminal, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard and tall ovoid pommel, decorated throughout in gilt with scrolling foliage and elaborate flowers within beadwork frames (losses, areas of pitting), and retaining its original grip of plaited wire and blued and gilt ribband between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 78.0 cm; 30¾ in blade

48 A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED AND GILT IRON HILT, CIRCA 1740 with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section (tip chipped), russet iron hilt chiselled in low relief against a finely matted gilt ground, including shell-guard decorated with differing pastoral scenes, quillon-block with a hunter on one face and a warrior on the other, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel en suite with the guard, and the grip bound with plaited wire and ribband between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 79.0 cm; 31 in blade

The hilt belongs to an unidentified North Indian workshop. See Norman 1980, p. 348.

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51 AN UNUSUAL SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY GREEK with slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section, inscribed ‘Recte Faciendo’ and ‘in Constantes’ on the respective faces at the forte, and gilt white metal hilt comprising oval shell-guard with moulded brim and a pair of kidney-shaped panels on the outer face (an old screw repair), a pair of quillons with foliate terminals, knuckleguard, plummet-shaped pommel, and spirally moulded grip 80.3 cm; 31⅝ in blade

49 A SMALL-SWORD WITH HIGHLY DECORATED BRASS HILT, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DUTCH with associated blade of hollow-triangular section (shortened), openwork brass hilt comprising asymmetrical shell-guard decorated with differing classical figures on a ground of scrolling foliage, forward-canted quillon formed as a monsterhead issuant from foliage, quillon-block decorated with further figures, knuckleguard interrupted by a central Hercules figure, pommel en suite with the guard, and wooden grip with a collar top and bottom 65.0 cm; 25⅝ in blade

£400-600

£400-600 52 A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1800 AND TWO FURTHER SMALL-SWORDS the first with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section (shortened), iron hilt pierced and chased with panels of scrolling foliage, including ovoid shell-guard, a pair of straight quillons, knuckle-guard and tall openwork pommel, and the with a later binding of plaited copper wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’; the second with hollow-triangular blade, silver hilt (incomplete) pierced with scrolling designs of beadwork within foliate frames, including rear shell-guard, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel; the third with slender hollow-triangular blade, and steel hilt chiselled in imitation of brilliants, including oval guard (quillon-tip missing), knuckle-guard and urn-shaped pommel the first: 68.5 cm; 27 in blade (3)

50 A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED AND GILT IRON HILT, CIRCA 1700 with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, russet iron hilt chiselled against a gilt ground, including asymmetrical shellguard decorated with portrait profiles and foliage, quillon with monsterhead terminal, and ovoid pommel en suite with the guard, and the grip bound with plaited wire between silver collars 74.0 cm; 29 in blade £250-350

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53 A FINE SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LONDON 1764 with colichemarde blade retaining traces of etching at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising double shellguard decorated with elaborate martial trophies centring on differing birds and beasts, a pair of straight quillons with scrolling terminals, quillon-block knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel all en suite with the shell, and the grip with its original binding of plaited silver wire and ribband between chased silver collars, in its original leather scabbard with silver locket and chape (leather torn at the chape), the former chased en suite with the guard, incorporating a belt hook and suspension ring and signed ‘Tapp Cutler, Strand’ on the inner face 80.2 cm; 31⅝ in blade

54 AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LONDON, 1770, MARKED WF, PERHAPS FOR WILLIAM FEARN with colichemarde blade etched with bold scrolling foliage at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising oval shell-guard decorated a radiating design of scrolls enclosing numerous pellets all within a foliate frame, a pair of quillons, marked knuckle-guard, small hollow ovoid pommel pierced en suite with the shell and the grip bound with plaited wire and silver ribband between silver collars, in its leather scabbard with silver locket decorated en suite with the guard (chape missing) 80.2 cm; 31⅝ in blade See Southwick 2001, p. 106 £600-800

Provenance Paper label on the blade inscribed ‘Property of the Marquis of Granby, Colichemarde blade’ Francis Tapp is recorded on the corner of Strand and Cecil Street 1764-89. See Southwick 2001, p. 236. £700-900

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55 A SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED IRON HILT, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY ENGLISH with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with a brief inscription within a short fuller on each face, russet iron hilt including asymmetrical shell-guard with moulded brim (loose, repaired on one side), quillon with flattened globular terminal, knuckle-guard and pommel, decorated throughout with foliage and figures in encrusted silver (rubbed, areas of pitting) and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 81.0 cm; 31⅞ in blade £400-600 56 A SMALL-SWORD WITH FINELY DECORATED BRASS HILT, CIRCA 1660-80, PROBABLY ENGLISH with associated slender blade of hollow-triangular section, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising asymmetrical double shell-guard decorated with scrolling foliage interrupted by masks in the centre and at the border on each face, a pair of slender arms, quillon with bulbous terminal, knuckle-guard and pommel with further designs including Green man masks, and early grip bound with plaited wire and ribband between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 85.0 cm; 33½ in blade £300-400

57 A SMALL-SWORD WITH BRASS BOATSHELL-GUARD, CIRCA 1780 AND ANOTHER, CIRCA 1760 the first with colichemarde blade, etched with foliage and a patriotic Royalist inscription at the forte, brass hilt including boatshell-guard, a pair of quillons with moulded terminal (the other terminal missing), knuckle-guard and gadrooned pommel, and the grip bound with plaited copper wire and ribband between brass collars; the second with associated blade and gilt-brass hilt (incomplete) chiselled in low relief with rococo shell designs and bouquets the first: 82.5 cm; 32½ in blade (2) £250-350 58 A COMPOSITE SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY AND A DIPLOMATIC SWORD, 20TH CENTURY the first with associated blade, black-painted iron hilt including double shell-guard, quillon with globular terminal and ovoid pommel; the second with etched polished blade inscribed ‘T. A. French Dover St’, gilt-brass hilt, in its scabbard and complete with bullion sword knot the first: 84.2 cm; 33¼ in blade (2) £150-200

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59 A DETACHED SILVER HILT FROM A SMALL SWORD, LONDON, 1790, ANOTHER, AND FURTHER ELEMENTS OF EUROPEAN SWORDS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first comprising quillons, quillon-block and knuckle-bow chased with scrolls and trophies; the second similar, with shellguard pierced with a trellis design; the third a knuckle-guard and outer ring-guard element from a transitional sword iron hilt; three shell-guards, two grips; a quantity of plaited silver grip binding; two chapes; a portion of a silver-hilted small-sword scabbard with its middle band and locket; and an engraved rear fluke from a late 17th century Italian halberd (qty) £200-250

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60 THREE ENGLISH HUNTING SWORDS, CIRCA 1750 the first with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief (quillon removed), including down-turned shellguard decorated with a classical bust on a trophy-of-arms within a framework of rococo scrolls, further trophies on the quillon-block and knuckle-guard, pommel formed as a green man mask extending down the back-strap, and leather-covered grip decorated with rococo scrolls enriched with minute silver nails (losses, the scrolls previously gilt); the second with straight fullered blade, brass hilt (incomplete) including down-turned shellguard decorated with a green man mask, and horn grip; the third with straight blade double-edged towards the point, silver hilt (incomplete) cast and chased in low relief with masks, including shell-guard and back-strap integral with the pommel the first: 55.3 cm; 21¾ blade (3) £350-450

61 A SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD RETAILED BY READ, 4 PARLIAMENT STREET, DUBLIN AND TWO FURTHER SILVER HILTED HUNTING SWORDS, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with trophies-of-arms, classical figures including Neptune seated, and the harp of Erin within a rococo frame, marked silver hilt (rubbed) cast and chased in low relief, including monsterhead quillon (the other missing), lionhead pommel, and spirally-carved horn grip, in its tooled leather scabbard (chape missing) with silver locket inscribed ‘Read, 4 Parliament St.’; the second with curved slender fuller blade, silver hilt including a pair of recurved quillons with monsterhead terminals, quillon-block decorated with trophies and knuckle-chain (pommel missing) and spirally-carved green-stained horn grip; the third with straight blade and silver hilt cast an chased en rocaille in low relief (quillon missing) the first: 63.0 cm; 24¾ in blade (3)

62 A FINE ROBE SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade cut with a cross and orb mark, and the inscription ‘En.Riqe.Col.Espadeiro’ and ‘Del.Rey.Em.Alemanha’ within a linear frame on the respective faces, gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of ‘bow-tie’ quillons engraved with foliage, the quillon-block with a classical trophy-of-arms on one face and a vacant escutcheon carried by a further trophy on the other, lionhead pommel, and the grip bound with plaited brass wire and an engraved brass collar at the base 61.5 cm; 24¼ in blade £250-350

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63 A FRENCH HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, white metal cross-guard including a pair of quillons issuant from boars’ heads, spirally-carved ivory grip bound with silver wire and ribband, and with lion’s head pommel 63.2 cm; 24⅞ in blade ~ £250-350 64 TWO FRENCH HUNTING SWORDS, CIRCA 1770 the first with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, ivory ‘pistol’ grip (silver quillons missing), fitted at the base with an engraved silver ferrule, inlaid on each face with silver rococo designs including a central oval frame enclosing two differing polychrome enamelled plaques of resting game birds on the respective faces, and a pair of crossed flaming torches; the second with tapering fullered blade (hilt missing), and ebony ‘pistol’ grip retained by three rivets with decorative silver flowerhead washers (one missing) the first: 57.5 cm; 22⅝ in blade (2)

65 THREE GERMAN HUNTING SWORDS, MID 18TH-CENTURY the first with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point and cut with a running wolf mark on each face at the forte, brass hilt cast in low relief, including shell-guard and quillon-black decorated with reclining figures, and the grip retaining its original tortoiseshell veneer on the back-edge (the remainder missing); the second with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a serrated back-edge, brass hilt including downturned scalloped guard, cap-pommel and natural staghorn grip; the third with curved fullered blade etched with scrolls at the forte, brass hilt (incomplete) including scalloped shell, and the grip retaining a portion of its fishskin covering the first: 63.2 cm; 24⅞ in blade (3) ~ £250-350

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66 A BOWIE KNIFE BY HASSAM, BOSTON, TWO SCANDINAVIAN SKINNING KNIVES, A SPANISH CLASP KNIFE (NAVAJA); A GILT BRONZE APPLIQUE, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY TIBETAN; TWO SCABBARDS AND A SILVER CHAPE the first with straight blade formed with a clipped-back point and a notched back-edge, signed on one face at the forte, German silver cross-piece and ivory grip with German silver ferule (pommel missing); the second and third in their scabbards, the fourth with stained horn and brass body; the fifth decorated with foliage inhabited by dragons; the second Indian, of hardwood, with engraved silver mounts (qty) ~ £250-350 67 AN ITALIAN INFANTRY BILL (RONCONE), SECOND QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with flat head formed with outwardly curved leading edge and terminal spike (repaired), struck on each face with three pairs of six-pointed marks, slender triangular rear spike, a pair of basal lugs, tapering rectangular socket and a single short strap, on a later haft 69.0 cm; 27¼ in head £400-600

68 A GERMAN HALBERD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, EARLY 18TH CENTURY the first with tapering terminal spike, axe-blade pierced with three groups of holes arranged in groups of three, rear spike, and a pair of straps (losses), on a portion of a wooden haft (wormed); the second with leaf-shaped terminal blade (loose), broad axe-blade, moulded socket and a pair of straps, on a portion of its original haft the first: 72.2 cm; 28⅜ in head (2) £200-250 69 A PEASANT FLAIL, LATE 18TH CENTURY with bulbous wooden head fitted with an iron spear-shaped spike, a recurved spike on each side and long integral wooden haft (areas of worm) 185.0 cm; 72⅞ in overall £250-350 70 TWO SWORD CANES, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with single-edged blade etched with scrolling foliage and ‘Toledo’, highly figured curved grip, in its matching scabbard; the second with robust blued spoke-shaped blade, curved grip, in its matching scabbard the first: 69.5 cm; 27⅜ in blade (2) £200-300

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71 A COMPOSITE ENGLISH HARQUEBUSIER’S ARMOUR, MID-17TH CENTURY comprising pot with hemispherical skull formed in two pieces joined medially along a low comb, fitted at the brow with a slightly down-turned pivoted peak struck at its left side with the maker's mark ID (?) and supporting on its underside a triple-barred face-guard, at the nape with a one-piece neck-guard embossed to simulate three lames, and its sides with pendent cheek-pieces (the left detached), heavy one-piece breastplate formed with a medial ridge, a V-shaped waist-line, a raised neck-opening and a short outward-flanged lower edge, each side of the chest fitted with a stud for the attachment of a shoulder-strap, and one-piece backplate formed with an upstanding neck-opening and outward-flanged lower edge, and fitted with scaled shoulder-straps and waist-belt, the centre of the neck-opening struck with the maker's mark 'SK' and the cross of St George within an escutcheon, the government ownership mark of the time of the Commonwealth, the main edges of the armour decorated with plain inward turns and its surfaces retaining the greater part of a black from the hammer finish (now extensively pitted; the cheek-pieces of the pot and the shoulder-straps of the backplate replaced): on a wooden stand 83.5 cm; 32⅞ in high The Government Ownership mark on the backplate dates from the time of the Commonwealth, namely 1649-60. The maker's mark on the backplate may be that of Sylvester Keen, who worked in partnership with Rafe Boulter and received an order for '200 backs and brests and pots English at xxsp suite', together with an order for '200 headpieces at viis p piece' on 26th June 1645. The partnership between Boulter and Keen appears to have broken up as they both registered their own marks on 30th October 1648. Keen continued to work and was appointed chief hammerman of the re-established Almain Armoury at the Tower on 7th May 1660. His step brother was probably Henry Keen, one of the best known of the London Armourers of this period. See Richardson 2004, pp. 49-50 and p. 53. £1500-2000

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72 A NORTH ITALIAN CLOSE HELMET, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece skull joined along a riveted medial overlap, peak, upper bevor and bevor attached to the skull by common pivots (replaced), the peak with an ogival front edge (its tip and both terminals patched), the upper bevor cut with a pair of recesses forming vision-slits and pierced at each side with of eight key-hole ventilation slots in circular formation, the bevor shaped to the chin, cut with a U-shaped face-opening, and fitted at the right cheek, with a swivel hook to secure a pierced stud in the upper bevor, the lower edge of the skull and bevor each flanged outwards to receive a single deep gorget-plate, that of the bevor descending to an obtuse point, and the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns (the surface showing a mottled patina overall) 30.0 cm; 11¾ in high £1200-1800

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73 AN ENGLISH HARQUEBUSIER’S POT, MID-17TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull formed in two pieces joined medially along the crest of a low comb, fitted at the brow with a broad, flat obtusely-pointed peak bearing traces of a makers mark and supporting on its underside a triple-barred face-guard, at the nape with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard embossed to simulate four lames and punched ‘21’, and at each side with a later pendent scutiform cheek-piece, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns (pitted throughout, small chips at the front behind the peak) 33.5 cm; 13¼ in high

74 A BURGONET IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined by welding along the crest of a high medial comb, pointed peak and neck-guard respectively attached within the front and rear edges of the skull by rivets with domed heads, and hinged cheek-pieces attached to the sides of the skull by similar rivets, the main edges with inward turns 29.0 cm; 11½ in

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75 A NORTH ITALIAN COMB MORION, CIRCA 1580 with rounded one-piece crown (extensively holed on left side) rising to a tall file-roped comb (dented towards the front of its apex) and an integral brim turned down at each side, rising to an acute point front and rear, and formed at its edge with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a narrow groove, the base of the skull encircled by eleven (originally fourteen) round headed lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers, and its surface bearing a blued finish (rubbed in parts and lightly pitted overall) 28.0 cm; 11 in high

76 AN ITALIAN MORION IN THE ‘SPANISH’ FASHION, CIRCA 1580 formed in one piece with an almond-shaped crown rising to a short ‘stalk’ and a flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear (the former pierced with a later wiring-hole, the rear left with one small crack, the whole with small areas of pitting), its edge formed with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a narrow recessed border, the base of the crown encircled by fourteen round-headed lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers, and its surface retaining a black from the hammer finish overall 21.0 cm; 8¼ in high

The morion forms one of an extensive group sold by Fenton & Sons of 11, Oxford Street, London in the 1930s for 5 guineas each.

They were said by his former conservator, Theodore Egli, to have been acquired by him between the World Wars in Ireland, and may conceivably be relics of the Elizabethan wars there.

Probably from the group described by a workman as “stacked like flowerpots” in the basement of a store in Oxford Street, London in the 1960s. The shop concerned had been owned by the distinguished arms and armour dealer Fenton and Sons who had reportedly acquired a large number of these morions from Ireland between the wars. They were offered for sale at£2, 12s 6d a piece.

It is fair to speculate that they are relics of the Elizabethan wars in Ireland, though this cannot be claimed with absolute certainty.

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77 A FLEMISH HALF-SHAFFRON, CIRCA 1510-1520, ORIGINALLY OF A FULL FORM BUT SHORTENED DURING ITS WORKING LIFE comprised of a medially-ridged main-plate extending from the horse's poll to just above its nose, and a later decorative six-cusped escutcheon attached by three rivets at its brow, the main plate with short outward-flanged cut-outs at its upper corners and sides for the ears and eyes respectively, and an obtusely-pointed lower edge, the main edges of the ear-opening, the eye-openings and the lower half formed with inward, in the latter case fileroped, turns and enclosing a chevron-shaped pattern of five cascaded flutes (the whole lightly patinated overall) 45.0 cm; 17¾ in Provenance Edward Barry, Ockwells Manor, sold Sotheby & Co., 5th July 1975, lot 7 The shaffron has been shortened during its working life, and given a new lower border at that time £1000-1400

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78 A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN COLLAR, LATE 16TH CENTURY formed of two plates front and rear, the two sections connected by an internal hinge at the left of the neck and closed at its right by a stud and hole, the upper plates formed at their upstanding upper edges with file-roped inward turns are in each case associated, and the deeper bottom plate descending in the case of the front one to a file-roped lower edge, and decorated at its upper edge with a pair of incised lines (some overall pitting and small chips) 15.8 cm; 6¼ in high £400-600

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79 A PAIR OF GERMAN SPAUDLERS, CIRCA 1560-80 each formed of seven lames of which the second is formed with a short step at its front edge and the last is deeper than the rest and formed at its lower edge with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a pair of narrow grooves (the upper lames missing, releathered, areas of light pitting), and each retaining traces of an etched central band 25.2 cm; 10 in (2) £600-800

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80 A NORTH EUROPEAN VAMBRACE FOR THE RIGHT ARM, EARLY 17TH CENTURY formed of tubular upper and lower cannons joined to one another by a winged couter of three lames, the upper cannon fitted with a turner of one lame, the wing of the couter decorated with seven round-headed rivets in rosette formation, and the lower cannon (patched at its lower edge) originally opening at the front but now riveted shut, and retaining its original black from the hammer finish throughout 37.2 cm; 14⅝ in £350-450 81 FOUR PLATES FROM A EUROPEAN GAUNTLET, LATE 16TH CENTURY; A NORTH ITALIAN FINGERED GAUNTLET FOR THE RIGHT HAND, LATE 16TH CENTURY; A THUMB-PLATE AND AN ETCHED FINGER-LAME the first formed of three wrist-plates and a knuckle-plate (the last cut at its lower edge), each decorated with a single incised line; the second with flaring rounded cuff with file-roped inward-turned edge, four wrist-plates, knuckle-plate, finger-lames and thumbdefence (the finger and thumb-defence restored); the third formed of a single large plate and two smaller scales; and the last of six scales etched with a chevron design the second: 31.0 cm; 12¼ in (4)

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82 TWO COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN CUIRASSIER'S TASSETS FROM THE SAME SERIES OF ARMOURS, EARLY 17TH CENTURY almost forming a pair, the right and left of eight and nine lames respectively, each terminating in a winged poleyn of three lames, the second lame from the top of each fitted with a decorated buckle to suspend it from the skirt (the other buckle missing, internally patched repairs, extensive pitting and rust) 50.0 cm; 19¾ in (2)

86 A PAIR OF ENGLISH HORSEMAN’S BOOTS, CIRCA 1700 each formed of multiple panels of tanned leather joined by stitching, with a high heel and square toes, its flared upper section turned down 47.5 cm; 18¾ in (2)

£500-700

87 SEVEN ELEMENTS OF EUROPEAN ARMOUR, MID TO LATE 16TH CENTURY AND LATER the first two comprising a pair of terminal plates of a German "Almain" collar of circa 1540-50 shaped to the points of the shoulder and formed at their lower edges with borders etched with asymmetrical scrolling foliage on a blackened ground; the third comprising the uppermost two lames of a South German spaulder of circa 1530, its lower corners shaped to the armpits and its upper edges formed with file-roped inward-turns accompanied by recessed borders (some patching and later holes); the fourth comprising the upper cannon of a right North Italian vambrace of circa 1550-60, cut away at its lower front corner to accommodate the inside of the elbow, and formed with a recessed border at its convex upper edge (lightly patinated); the fifth comprising the lower end of a North Italian left pauldron of circa 1550-1560, cut away at its lower front corner to accommodate the inside of the elbow and formed there with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border (heavily patinated overall); the sixth comprising a lame from the upper end of a left pauldron of the third quarter of the 16th Century (lightly patinated); and the seventh comprising the rear end of a one-piece couter of circa 1900 (incomplete and patinated overall) (7)

83 A FACE-DEFENCE FROM AN ENGLISH HARQUEBUSIER'S POT HELMET, MID-17TH CENTURY; A CHEEK-PIECE FROM A NORTH EUROPEAN LIGHT FIELD POT, MID-17TH CENTURY; A VAMPLATE IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE; AND ELEMENTS OF MAIL, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first formed of three bars of rectangular section; the second with a turned edge accompanied by a recessed border; the third of low conical form decorated with eight radiating flutes and mounted on a wooden core; the fourth consisting of five small pieces of mail formed of butted rings cut to serve as gussets at the groin and armpits; two North European terminals of scaled shoulder-straps, mid-17th century; and an articulated wooden mitten-shaped hand from a dummy (11) £150-200 84 A MINIATURE ZISCHÄGGE IN NORTH EUROPEAN MID-17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with hemispherical one-piece skull embossed with six radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a pierced finial and circular washer, and at its brow with a flat ogival peak, pierced at its rear with a rectangular hole to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar secured at the brow by a rectangular staple and locking-screw, at its nape with a broad ogival neck-guard of four lames, and at its sides with pendant cheek-pieces (now detached), and the main edges of the helmet with plain inward turns (rusted) 8.5 cm; 3⅜ in high £200-300 85 A PAIR OF LEG DEFENCES IN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE comprising long gutter-shaped cuisses, poleyns of five lames and full-length tubular greaves each opening at its inside and fitted within an arched cut-out at its lower front edge with an integral sabaton of seven lames, the last formed as a rounded toe-cap (the surface oxidised overall) (2) £100-150

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£500-700 88 A WELL CARVED AND PAINTED HEAD FROM A MANNEQUIN, PROBABLY ENGLISH 19TH CENTURY formed of three pieces of wood, the face realistically carved including ears, painted in polychrome (trimmed at the forehead and at the back to fit a helmet, areas of worm); and another mannequin head, of composite material 27.0 cm; 10⅝ in high This bears a strong resemblance to heads carved for the Line of Kings in the Tower of London and perhaps originates from the time of Dr Samuel Rush Meyrick's reorganisation of the Line in 1826. See Borg 1976, pp. 317-332, plate LXXX (c). £350-450

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90 89 A TURTLE UPPER SHELL, PROBABLY CHELONIA MYDAS LATE 19TH CENTURY with pronounced keel, retaining its costal, veterbral and marginal scutes, polished and patinated rich red brown 46.3 cm; 18¼ in high ~ £60-80 90 A PAIR OF FRENCH FINELY EMBROIDERED HOLSTER COVERS, CIRCA 1720 each of crimson velvet lined with hessian, embroidered in bullion thread en rocaille with arrangements of scrolls, sprays of foliage and flowers (losses and fading), the edge with a bullion fringe and the inside with a leather cover for the holster 41.5 cm; 16⅜ in (2) £1200-1800 91 A RARE HORN ARCHERS BRACE, 17TH CENTURY AND A CROSSBOW BOLT, 17TH CENTURY the first of convex form, pointed at the rear and with shaped front and side borders; the second with tapering diamond-shaped iron head and tapering tubular socket, wooden haft and later flight the first: 18.0 cm; 7⅛ in (2) £250-350

92 A RARE GAME BOOK, CHESHIRE, 1809-28 comprising approximately forty-eight inscribed pages, the recto pages with inked tables recording game and locations with dates, tallies and notes alongside, the verso with additional notes in some places, approximately forty further blank pages, original marbled boards (worn), the front inscribed ‘Game Book 1809’ and with prices of vermin The locations recorded include Brough, Doddington, Gayton, Irby & Pensby, Landican, New Hall, Wirral and Woodchurch. The game recorded includes moor game, partridge, pheasant, wild duck, snipe woodcock and widgeon. Notable years were 1824, 367 moor game and 1827, 789 partridge. £150-250 93 AN IRON SPANNER, 17TH CENTURY, PROBABALY BRESCIAN AND ANOTHER the first with double-ended faceted head, and finely writhen grip decorated with spiral fluting and a turned moulding beneath the neck, painted with an inventory number; the second, 19th century or later, with double-ended head, turn-screw terminal and a loop for suspension (pitted) the first:13.8 cm; 5⅜ in head (2) £350-450 94 AN IRON HAMMER DATED 1694, PROBABLY ITALIAN; A STILETTO, FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL AND A DETACHED DAGGER BLADE the first with moulded hammer head at the front and clawed at the rear, tapering tubular iron haft decorated with a panel of spiral moulding, and turned wooden grip; the second with slender blade, ricasso of near square-section, and moulded iron hilt; and the third with leaf-shaped blade and tapering near conical tang the first: 22.2 cm; 8¾ in overall (3) £250-300

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95 THREE DECORATIVE HORNS AND A DOUBLE IRON KEY, 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first three of natural horn, with brass mounts included threaded cap and loops for suspension, the third with pierced terminal and moulded iron shank the first: 19.0 cm; 7½ in overall (4)

100 A LARGE COLLECTION OF GUN AND PISTOL PARTS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES including two double set trigger mechanisms from rifles; six split barrel bands from Enfield muskets; six main springs; two brass barrel bands from flintlock sporting guns, a detached breech tang and a large quantity of further parts of gun and pistol locks (qty)

£120-180

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96 A SMALL SWEDISH IRON CANNON, HÄLLEFORS FOUNDRY, 19TH CENTURY formed in five tapering stages divided by mouldings, plain trunnions with the letters ‘HF’ in a rondel between, raised vent field and globose cascabel 28.3 cm; 11⅛ in barrel 1.6 cm;⅝ in bore

101 A DETACHED LEFT-HAND LOCK FOR A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY J. PURDEY, CIRCA 1820; ANOTHER BY PURDEY, NO.7360 FOR 1866; ANOTHER, NO. 5061 FOR 1855; ANOTHER BY CHAS OSBORNE; A DETACHED RIGHT-HAND LOCK BY J. PURDEY, CIRCA 1820; AND NINE FURTHER DETACHED LOCKS the first four signed and scroll-engraved (hammers missing); the fifth scroll-engraved, signed and fitted with hammer en suite; the sixth and seventh left-hand locks from percussion sporting guns; the eight a percussion back-action lock by Joseph Brazier, Ashes (incomplete) and six further back-actions locks (some incomplete, areas of rust) (14)

Hällefors, west of Stockholm, was an important iron founding centre from the 17th century. £150-200 97 FIFTEEN RAMRODS, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURIES comprising three for pistols with pronounced knobs and brass terminal, another, formed entirely of steel and decorated with pineapple chequering; eight further pistol ramrods; a steel ramrod for a carbine, a cleaning rod, an airgun cranking handle; an ebony loading mallet, two continental rammers for pistols and the under-rib from a sporting gun (22) ~ £180-200

£100-150 102 FIVE DETACHED TRIGGER-GUARDS AND A BUTT-PLATE, CIRCA 1780-1830 the first brass, with acorn finial and a rococo flower on the bow; the second brass, from a livery pistol; the third, fourth and fifth of iron and the last of brass, lightly engraved and with tang of shaped outline (6) £80-120

98 ELEMENTS OF A 25 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL AND ANOTHER, 40 BORE, CIRCA 1760 the first with cannon barrel, numbered ‘1’ and struck with Foreigner’s mark beneath the breech, box-lock action (largely incomplete) inscribed ‘Edinbr.’ on the right, and flat-sided walnut butt with some silver wire inlay (extensively chipped); the second with spring bayonet, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch (extensive pitting, cock, steel and butt missing) the first: 13.2 cm; 5⅛ in barrel (2) £150-200 99 A DETACHED FLINTLOCK MECHANISM BY CLARK, CIRCA 1790; ANOTHER BY THO DEE, CIRCA 1690; A LEFT-HAND LOCKPLATE FOR A SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON; AND FURTHER DETACHED LOCKS the first stepped and with semi-rainproof pan and roller; the second engraved with monsterhead foliage; the third decorated with a starburst and a trophy-of-arms on the tail; a detached flintlock in late 18th century style; two further detached flintlock mechanisms and two lock plates (8) £150-200

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104 FIVE BACK-SIGHTS, 19TH CENTURY the first probably continental, with long spike to fit into the lock, adjustable for height and windage; the second with four folding leaves and calibrated to 500 yards; and the third of ladder type, calibrated to 270 yards (5) £150-200 105 A RARE DETACHED MULTI-SHOT HAMMER FROM A RIVIERE PATENT LOCK, NO. 803, CIRCA 1825; THREE MAINSPRING CLAMPS; THREE BARREL KEYS FOR POCKET PISTOLS AND A DETACHED RAMMER FROM A REVOLVER the first engraved with scrolling foliage, and the head with provision for seven caps (8) Isaac Riviere was granted patent no. 5175 for ‘an improved construction, arrangement, and simplification of machinery by which guns, pistols and other fire-arms are discharged’ on 19th November 1825.

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£120-180 106 ELEVEN BULLET MOULDS, LATE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first for a Colt .31 calibre pocket revolver; the second a brass gang mould for seven balls of 80 bore; and nine pincer bullet moulds (one incomplete) (11) £250-350 107 A BULLET MOULD FOR AN ALEXANDER HENRY .650 CALIBRE RIFLE, NO. 5905 for conical bullets, stamped ‘A.H.’ and numbered, with an additional engraved number ‘93’ and blued spru-cutter 29.5 cm; 11½ in

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£120-180 108 A PERCUSSION CAP DISPENSER; A COMBINATION TOOL; TWO WRENCHES AND A QUANTITY OF OIL BOTTLES the first stamped ‘K. Steggles’ and inscribed ‘12 no. 26 caps’; the second with wrench, pricker and turnscrew; two pewter oil bottles for percussion pistols or revolvers, a pewter oil bottle for a percussion gun, and further oil bottles (qty) £100-150 109 SIX TURNSCREWS; SIX NIPPLE WRENCHES; FOUR POWDER MEASURES AND TWO WAD-CUTTERS including one three-way turnscrew and two with horn grip (18) £100-150

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115 110 SIX RELOADING TOOLS FOR CARTRIDGES, CIRCA 1880 the first 4 bore, the second, third and fourth 12 bore, the remainder 16 bore (6) £200-250 111 TWENTY-TWO RELOADING TOOLS FOR CARTRIDGES, CIRCA 1880 including two breech brushes, one powder measure; ten boxwood cartridge formers; two brass decappers; two copper decappers, and one brass capper decapper (22) £200-250 112 A BUSSEY PATENT TARGET AND FIVE CARTRIDGE EXTRACTORS, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first stamped with patent details and painted black; one extractor by J. Purdey & Sons; two by James Dixon & Sons, and two further extractors (5) £150-200 113 SIX TINS FOR PERCUSSION CAPS, 19TH CENTURY the first three by F. Joyce & Co; the fourth by George Gibbs, two further tins and a powder canister by John Hall & Son; a chamois leather pouch with balls and a further leather pouch (9) £120-180 114 THREE FLASKS FROM A BANDOLIER, 17TH CENTURY of leather-covered wood and of characteristic form, two retaining their stoppers (the other missing, small chips and losses) 11.5 cm; 4½ in (3) £120-180

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115 SEVEN PISTOL FLASKS, CIRCA 1790-1840 the first an iron two-way flask, with body of oval section and a sprung cap at each end; the second a three-way flask, with red morocco-covered brass body (nozzle missing); the third a threeway flask, with copper body and brass nozzle by Hawksley; the fourth a two-way flask with copper body and brass nozzle ; the fifth with embossed copper body and brass nozzle stamped ‘G. & J. W. H’; the sixth for a small pair of pocket pistols, the nozzle stamped the same; and the last with embossed copper body the first: 7.0 cm; 2¾ in (7) £800-1200 116 TEN GUN POWDER FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first with copper body embossed with a scrollwork vignette including scenes of hounds, wading birds and water fowl and brass nozzle by James Dixons and Sons; the second with copper body and brass nozzle by the same; the third with copper body embossed with a sportsman in contemporary dress and seven further flasks (losses) the first: 20.0 cm; 7⅞ in (10) £200-250 117 A POWDER-FLASK AND SHOT-FLASK BY BARTRAM & CO, MID19TH CENTURY AND EIGHT FURTHER SHOT-FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first of green morocco, the outer face stitched with the owner’s initials ‘MAW’, and fitted with patent nickel nozzle with spring cut-off, the second en suite; the third embossed with a hound vignette; three further shot-flasks with stiffened leather bodies and four further flasks with soft bag-shaped bodies the first: 20.3 cm; 8 in (10) £200-250

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118 THREE HORN FLASKS, 18TH CENTURY AND A FURTHER FLASK the first probably Continental, inscribed ‘G.K.’ and numbered ‘No.17’; the second with cow horn body and brass basal cap (nozzle missing); the third of cow horn, engraved with agricultural implements inscribed ‘Petr Wert’ and with iron belt hook, and the last of brass the first: 15.5 cm; 6⅛ in (4)

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121 AN OAK CASE FOR A PERCUSSION REVOLVER, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the lid with vacant brass escutcheon, the interior with provision for a 27.3 cm; 10¾ in revolver overall, fitted and lined in green baize, complete with .31 calibre Colt’s patent iron bullet mould, turn screw and two percussion cap tins 38.0 cm; 15 in by 19.5 cm; 7¾ in £200-300

£150-200 119 A PERCUSSION POWDER TESTER, MID-19TH CENTURY; A CASE FOR A PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, A LEATHER REVOLVER HOLSTER, AND A HALF-STOCK FROM A SPORTING GUN the first with graduated ratchet wheel released by a lever, box-lock action, figured walnut butt and plain iron trigger-guard; the second with leather-covered body and the interior lined in light blue silk (worn); the third of military type (flap missing), and the last numbered ‘1471’ in the trigger-guard recess, with butt extension (cracked) the first: 17.0 cm; 6¾ in overall (4) £200-300 120 A MAHOGANY CASE FOR A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS, CIRCA 1810-40, ADAPTED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY the lid with brass flush-fitting carrying handle enclosing the owner’s crest, the interior relined in green baize, and with five compartment lids (worn, cracks and small chips) 45.5 cm; 17½ in by 21.2 cm; 8⅜ in

122 A FRAMED DISPLAY OF GUN AND PISTOL CASE LABELS, 18TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY including gun labels by Boss & Co, 73 St James’s Street, circa 1861-90; another by the same; B. Cogswell, 224 Strand; Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street; James D. Donall, Glasgow; William Parker, 233 High Holborn; Thomas Bland & Sons; John Blissett & Son; Adams & Co; W.R. Leeson, Ashford, Kent; Wilson’s Gun & Pistol Warehouse, No. 1 Vigo Lane; Sackville Street, London; pistol labels by C. E. Hurst, Horsham; Cartmell, Doncaster; William Bond, 59 Lombard Street; Frederick T. Baker, 88 Fleet Street £350-450 123 A RECEIPT FOR A CASED PAIR OF DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOHN MANTON & SON, NO. 10244, DATED 6TH MAY 1891 sold by William Moore & Grey, framed and glazed 23.0 cm; 9⅛ in x 28.5 cm; 11¼ in These pistols were made for General William Anson, created Baronet in 1831 after a distinguished military career. See Neal & Back 1978, p. 76. £100-150

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124 A RARE 6 BORE BARREL FROM A GERMAN WALLGUN (DOPPELHAKEN), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY formed in two strongly swamped octagonal stages, fitted with a fore-sight and engraved with triangular panels and circles arranged as trefoils at the muzzle, engraved with further linear designs and rondels over its remaining surface, the initials ‘B’ and ‘F’ on each side at the breech behind a mark (rubbed, back-sight missing), fitted with iron pan, a robust lug beneath the forward section for a wall mount and two further lugs for the stock 103.3 cm; 40¾ in £1500-2000

125 AN 8 BORE DETACHED BARREL FROM A GERMAN MATCHLOCK GUN, SUHL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY sighted and of tapering octagonal form, struck over the breech with three differing marks including Suhl control mark, tapering tubular back-sight, plain tang, and fitted beneath with three lugs 103.5 cm; 40¾ in £400-600 126 A PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS, LATE 17TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, with iron barrel belled towards the muzzle, struck with Irish Police registration mark ‘WC328’ for Cork West Riding over the breech, rounded lock of regulation type (hammer missing), full stock carved with an apron moulding about the tang, and brass mounts (trigger-guard missing) 41.7 cm; 16⅜ in barrel £250-300

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129 A PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with iron barrel flaring towards the muzzle, fitted on top with a spring bayonet operated by a catch on the tang, the breech with platinum plug, scroll-engraved lock, walnut full stock, chequered grip and iron mounts (the iron parts with areas of pitting) and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 43.2 cm; 17 in barrel

127 A PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with rebrowned iron barrel flaring towards the muzzle, fitted on top with a spring bayonet operated by a catch on the tang, the breech with platinum plug, engraved back-action lock decorated with scrolling foliage and a game vignette, walnut full stock, chequered grip and iron mounts (the iron parts with areas of pitting), and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 36.5 cm; 14⅜ in barrel

£600-800

£400-600 130 AN IRISH MUSKETOON, CIRCA 1700 with iron barrel flaring towards the elliptical muzzle, struck with Irish Police registration mark ‘LH261’ for Louth (lock missing), full stock elaborately carved with foliate mouldings over the fore-end, about the tang and over the butt (chips, wormed), the latter with raised cheek-piece on the left, and iron mounts 58.0 cm; 22⅞ in barrel

128 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS WITH LOCK BY JOSEPH MANTON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with iron barrel flaring slightly towards the muzzle, fitted on top with a spring bayonet operated by a catch on the tang, the latter engraved with scrolls, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with a spray of foliage, fitted with semi-rainproof pan, roller and bolt safety-catch (bolt incomplete, cock missing), walnut full stock, chequered grip and iron mounts including trigger-guard en suite with the lock (the iron parts worn) and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 39.5 cm; 15½ in barrel

£250-350

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131 AN EXTREMELY RARE .31 CALIBRE PERCUSSION COLT PATERSON NO. 2 MODEL POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 570, CIRCA 1837-40 with blued octagonal 4⅝ in barrel fitted with German silver bead fore-sight, inlaid with a German silver band encircling the muzzle, a German silver line behind, two further lines above and below the breech and signed ‘Patent Arms M’g Co Paterson N-J Colt’s Pt.’ in a single line on the flat, blued numbered barrel wedge, engraved cylinder numbered on the rear face, inlaid with two German silver bands framing characteristic centaur scene, stamped ‘Colt’ and with a further complete centaur on an island, numbered cylinder spindle, blued recoil shield inlaid with two further German silver bands, blued frame, blued hammer (nose tip worn, now thin), blued folding trigger, blued backstrap inlaid with a vacant German silver escutcheon with clipped corners, mother-of-pearl grips, perhaps the original (chipped), and much early blued finish throughout 23.0 cm; 9⅛ in overall See Sutherland and Wilson 1971, pp. 27-28. £40000-60000

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132 A .31 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 8712 FOR 1855 of standard production specifications, with 12.7 cm; 5 in blued barrel stamped ‘Colt London’, engraved cylinder, iron frame stamped ‘Colt’s patent’ on the left, silver-plated back-strap and trigger-guard, polished walnut grips, and matching numbers throughout (areas of light wear) 27.0 cm; 10⅝ in overall

134 A .44 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1860 SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 25799 FOR 1862 of standard production specifications, with 20.0 cm; 7⅞ in barrel with single line New York address, stepped cylinder (worn), iron frame stamped ‘Colt’s patent’ on the left, iron back-strap, brass trigger-guard, walnut grips, and matching numbers throughout (areas of pitting) 37.0 cm; 14½ in overall

£400-600

£400-600

133 A .44 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1860 SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 32249 FOR 1862 of standard production specifications, with 20.4 cm; 8 in barrel with single line New York address, stepped cylinder (seized), iron frame stamped ‘Colt’s patent’ on the left, iron back-strap, brass trigger-guard stamped ‘S’ behind, walnut grips, and matching numbers throughout (areas of light wear) 36.5 cm; 14½ in overall £500-700

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135 135 A CASED 54 BORE DEANE-ADAMS 1851 MODEL FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY DEANE ADAMS AND DEANE, LONDON, NO. 11,995R, CIRCA 1855 with sighted barrel signed in full on the flat, border-engraved frame inscribed ‘Adams Patent’ and numbered on the right and with traces of early blued finish, fitted with arbor pin with blued spring-catch and blued safety-catch, numbered cylinder (small dents), finely chequered walnut butt, brass trigger-guard, brass butt-cap with lanyard ring: in associated relined case (fittings missing), complete with accessories including bullet mould, brass powder-flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley, bullet-mould and nipple wrench 17.0 cm; 6¾ in barrel

136 A 140 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION BAR-HAMMER PEPPERBOX REVOLVER AND A 120 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION BAR-HAMMER PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with blued fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved case-hardened rounded action and bar hammer, engraved casehardened back-strap and finely chequered walnut butt (refinished throughout); the second with fluted nickel barrel group engraved with foliage around the muzzle, scroll-engraved rounded action, engraved back-strap, chequered walnut butt, nickelplated throughout, and plain bar hammer and trigger-guard the first: 5.5 cm; 2⅛ in barrels (2)

£800-1200

£500-800

137 AN 80 BORE FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal sighted ‘hog’s back’ barrel, border-engraved top-strap, hinged loading lever on the left, (the iron parts pitted) and chequered walnut butt; together with a Remington New Model Army revolver, in excavated condition the first: 12.7 cm; 5 in (2) £300-400

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138 A FINE CASED .700 CALIBRE 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE FOR BELTED BALL BY CHARLES LANCASTER, 151 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, NO. 1467, CIRCA 1840 with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed on the rib, fitted with folding back-sight calibrated to 150 yards and with two additional leaves (fitted in its working life), struck with serial numbers, barrelsmith’s initials ‘CL’ and with proof marks beneath, engraved numbered breeches decorated with a rococo shell and fitted with screw-in platinum vents, scroll-engraved tang, signed engraved flush-fitting locks decorated with scrolls, fitted with engraved hammers and blued safety-catches, highly figured walnut half-stock numbered in the barrel channels, chequered fore-end and pistol grip, the latter with scroll-engraved case-hardened steel cap, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left and patch-box with engraved case-hardened steel cover involving a tiger on the right, engraved steel mounts including blued numbered trigger-guard decorated with a running deer on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, blued chequered butt-plate decorated with a stag on the tang, fore-end cap and barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant silver escutcheon, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod: in its original brass-bound mahogany case, the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle with vacant escutcheon, the interior with trade label for 151 New Bond Street, lined with leather, complete with some accessories including bullet mould stamped ‘JG’ and with blued spru-cutter and cleaning jags 76.5 cm; 30⅛ in barrels £2500-3000

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139 A .650 CALIBRE PERCUSSION BEST QUALITY DOUBLE RIFLE BY ALEXANDER HENRY, 12 SOUTH ST. ANDREW ST, EDINBURGH, PATENT NO. 1110, NO. 1024, CIRCA 1863 with browned twist sighted barrels signed in full on the rib, matted over the remaining part of its surface and rifled with seven grooves, fitted with folding back-sight calibrated to 200 yards, numbered and struck with proof marks beneath, scroll-engraved case-hardened breeches with engraved platinum plugs, scrollengraved grooved breech tang, finely scroll-and border-engraved locks signed on scrolls and fitted with shaped hammers engraved en suite and blued bolt safety-catches, highly figured walnut halfstock, chequered fore-end and pistol grip, the latter with scroll-engraved case-hardened steel cap with trap for percussion caps, scroll-engraved steel mounts en suite with the locks, including trigger-guard, trigger-plate with slender terminal, buttplate, patchbox-cover, barrel bolt escutcheons and fore-end-cap, vacant gilt shield-shaped escutcheon, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod, and much original finish throughout 71.2 cm; 28 in barrels See Dallas 2017, p. 250 and 258. £2000-2500

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140 A FINE 11 BORE D.B. TUBE-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY WILLIAM MOORE, 18 EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON, NO. 451, CIRCA 1820 with browned twist sighted barrels signed on the rib, numbered and struck with proof marks beneath, recessed patent breeches engraved with a sunburst, signed in platinum-lined rectangular recesses, inlaid with platinum lines, platinum vents and numbered en suite, scroll-engraved tang grooved for sighting, signed engraved flush-fitting locks each decorated with delicate scrollwork and border ornament, fitted with patent hammer and sprung tube-retainer engraved en suite, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, engraved steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guard decorated with a hound on the bow, numbered ‘451’ and ‘1’ at the rear, trigger-plate with delicate pineapple finial, butt-plate decorated with a brace of game birds, fore-end cap, vacant silver escutcheon, engraved silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and ramrod with white metal tip 78.5 cm; 31 in barrels The locks are built on Joseph Manton’s patent no. 4285 of 3rd August 1818. William 3 Moore was Gunmaker-in-ordinary to William IV and described as ‘a very ingenious workman and excellent shot’. See Blackmore 1986, p. 145. £1200-1800

141 A 14 BORE D.B. TUBE-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY CHARLES LANCASTER, 151 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, NO. 737, CIRCA 1835 with browned twist sighted barrels signed ‘Charles Lancaster Patent 151 New Bond Street, London’ on the rib and numbered ‘1’, struck with the serial numbers, barrelsmith’s initials ‘CL’ and with proof marks beneath, recessed patent breeches engraved with a rococo shell, signed in platinum-lined rectangular recesses, inlaid with platinum lines, platinum vents and numbered en suite, engraved tang grooved for sighting and decorated with a game bird, signed engraved flush-fitting locks decorated with scrolls, border ornament and differing game vignettes, fitted with engraved hammers and contoured bolsters incorporating the tube-holders, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guard with squared front and decorated with a hound on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, butt-plate decorated with a hound putting up a pheasant, scroll-engraved fore-end cap, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 72.0 cm; 28⅜ in barrels This type of lock was strongly commended by the celebrated writer and shot, Colonel Peter Hawker. See Winant 1959, p. 78. £1200-1800

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142 A 20 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, FORSYTH & CO PATENT GUNMAKERS, LONDON, NO. 367 & 368, CIRCA 1810 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full on the rib, engraved with a sunburst, inlaid with gold lines and fitted with engraved percussion drums at the breeches, numbered beneath and struck with proof marks, finely engraved tang decorated with a sunburst in the sighting groove, signed stepped engraved bevelled locks, squared-off at the front and rear, decorated with border ornament and scrollwork and the tails with game birds in flight, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with a game vignette on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and silver barrel bolt escutcheons and later brass-tipped wooden ramrod 80.7 cm; 31¾ in barrels

143 A 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY T. MOORE, WEDNESBURY, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with rebrowned sighted barrels signed on the rib, engraved breech decorated with a game bird vignette and inlaid with a pair of gold lines, platinum plugs, signed flush-fitting locks profusely engraved with scrollwork enclosing differing game scenes, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with a pair of hounds and vacant silver shield-shaped escutcheon 76.8 cm; 30¼ in barrels £450-550

Literature W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, Forsyth & Co., Patent Gunmakers, 1969, p. 36. £500-800

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145 A 16 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, NO. 4872 FOR 1809 rebuilt from flintlock, with twist sighted barrels signed on the rib (pitted) and numbered beneath, pierced platinum plugs, engraved tang, signed stepped locks engraved with scrollwork and trophies on the tails, scroll-engraved hammers, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, engraved steel mounts (pitted) including trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant white metal escutcheon and brass-tipped ramrod 76.2 cm; 30 in barrels

144 A 22 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN FOR A LADY OR AN ADOLESCENT, BY NEWTON, GRANTHAM, CIRCA 1760 AND A 14 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY GRAYSON, KENDAL, CIRCA 1830 the first converted from flintlock, with tapering barrel formed in two-stages, fitted with silver fore-sight and signed in capitals over the breech, engraved tang grooved for sighting, half-stock, and iron mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial of early form, solid side-plate and vacant rococo escutcheon and later brass-tipped wooden ramrod; the second converted from flintlock, with two-stage barrel, case-hardened breech signed in miniscules between two gold lines, engraved grooved tang decorated with foliage, stepped lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron trigger-guard, vacant silver escutcheon and silver fore-end cap (ramrod missing) the first: 69.0 cm; 27⅛ in barrel (2)

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146 A 20 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, LONDON, NO.6484 FOR 1816 with browned twist sighted barrels signed ‘John Manton & Son Gunmakers to his Majesty, Dover Street, London’ on the ribs, pierced platinum plugs, scroll-engraved tang, signed scroll-engraved stepped locks, scroll-engraved hammers (one spur chipped), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts comprising numbered trigger-guard, buttplate and three ramrod-pipes (areas of pitting), silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 76.2 cm; 30 in barrel £400-600

147 A 12 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN

BY E. BOND, CIRCA 1820, WITH EARLIER SPANISH BARREL; AND TWO 16 BORE PERCUSSION GUNS, 19TH CENTURY the first with two-stage barrel fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, chiselled girdle, the rear section stamped with gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks, further decorative marks and inlaid with silver foliage, engraved breech with pierced platinum plug, signed engraved lock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts, vacant silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and brasstipped wooden ramrod; the second with browned twist sighted barrel formed with a full length groove, scroll-engraved lock (hammer missing), figured walnut halfstock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts and vacant German silver escutcheon (losses); the third with sighted barrel, flush-fitting back-action lock, halfstock with chequered pistol grip, and iron mounts, and no provision for a ramrod the first: 87.0 cm; 34¼ in barrel (3) £400-600

148 AN 8 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY MOORE AND HARRIS, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 2181, CIRCA 1850; AND THE BARREL, STOCK AND MOUNTS FROM A 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1800 the first with rebrowned twist sighted barrel, case-hardened breech engraved with the Royal arms on the top, and platinum plug, tang of shaped outline, signed borderengraved flush-fitting lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate, horn fore-end cap and vacant silver escutcheon and brass-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with two-stage sighted barrel (pitted, lock missing), full stock with chequered grip and brass mounts including butt-plate engraved with foliage (trigger-guard missing and tang missing, barrel loose) the first: 92.0 cm; 32¼ in barrel (2) William Moore and William Harris are recorded as gunmakers at the Great Western Gunworks, Birmingham circa 184061. On 1st October 1852 they registered joint patent no. 69 for a percussion revolver which saw only limited production. See Gibbs-Murray 2019, p. 196. £400-600

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149 A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY BENTLEY AND PLAYFAIR AND THE BARREL AND STOCK FROM A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with heavy octagonal sighted barrel inscribed ‘Birmingham’ over the breech, signed border-engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock (cracked through and repaired at the grip), iron mounts, white metal vacant escutcheon and fore-end cap, and brass ramrod; the second with sighted barrel formed in two stages, slender tang, and half-stock with robust paddleshaped butt with carved raised cheek-piece previously inlaid with scrolls the first: 79.0 cm ; 31⅛ in barrel (2) £400-600 150 A 20 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN SIGNED GRIFFITHS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 AND A 10 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY MONK, CHESTER, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with rebrowned sighted barrels inscribed ‘London’ on the rib, engraved breech decorated with a sunburst and inlaid with a gold line, tang engraved en suite, signed border and scrollengraved locks, figured walnut half stock, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate (the iron parts refinished throughout), German silver rear ramrod-pipe and brass-tipped ramrod; the second with rebrowned twist sighted barrels, traces of signature on the rib, engraved tang, engraved flush-fitting locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, iron mounts, vacant silver escutcheon and wooden ramrod the first: 72.5 cm; 28½ in barrels (2) £350-450

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151 A 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JAMES ROWNTREE, CIRCA 1840; A 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY MARTIN; THE BARREL AND LOCK FOR A D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN AND A DETACHED PAIR OF DOUBLE BARRELS FOR A PERCUSSION GUN the first with tapering barrels (shortened) signed on the rib, scrollengraved slender tang, scroll-engraved signed back-action locks with matching hammers, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with slender baluster finial and fitted at the rear with safety catch and brass-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with sighted barrels inlaid with gold lines at the breech, signed scroll-engraved backaction locks (one hammer missing), half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts and brass-tipped ramrod; the third with sighted barrels and half-stock recessed for the cheek (worn); and the fourth struck with Liège proof marks the first: 66.8 cm; 26¼ in barrels (4) £300-350 152 AN AMERICAN .450 CALIBRE PERCUSSION DOUBLE RIFLE BY GEORGE T. ABBEY, CHICAGO, CIRCA 1860 with heavy barrels signed in block capitals on the rib, engraved case-hardened breech, engraved case-hardened tang, scrollengraved stepped flush-fitting locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a stag and trigger-plate with terminal of shaped outline, vacant silver escutcheon, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 72.0 cm; 28¼ in barrels George Abbey is recorded in Chicago circa 1858-74. £700-900

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153 A 12 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY HARRISON, LONDON, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS, 1773, MARK OF JOHN KING with two-stage barrel in the Spanish taste, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, chiselled and enriched with silver at the median, signed on silver scrolls issuant with foliage over the breech, struck with gold-lined private proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark at the breech, gold-lined vent (refinished), engraved tang decorated with foliage and grooved for sighting, stepped bolted lock signed within a rococo cartouche, fitted with bevelled cock, gold-lined pan and roller, figured walnut half-stock, cut with a panel of pineapple chequering over the fore-end and the grip, inlaid with a silver plaque in place of a sideplate opposite the lock, decorated with a rabbit and a bird-of-prey feeding from a basket of fruit, full silver-mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a hunter in a woodland, trigger-guard decorated with a night scene on the bow, the trigger-plate with a further woodland scene and a hunter on the terminal, rear ramrod-pipe, a pair of forward ramrod-pipes bedded on a silver rib running over the forward portion of the barrel, and early horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm 86.3 cm; 34 in barrel

154 A 9 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY W. PARKER, CIRCA 1800 AND A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY BRASHER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 the first, with associated tapering sighted barrel engraved with a triangular panel terminating in a sunburst over the breech and struck with the barrelsmith’s mark, signed lock fitted with rainproof pan, half-stock with chequered grip, and iron triggerguard butt-plate and a ramrod-pipes missing; the second with tapering barrel formed in two stages, signed stepped lock (cock and steel missing), half-stock with chequered grip, and engraved brass butt-plate (the iron parts pitted, worn, trigger-guard missing) the first: 78.2 cm; 30¾ in barrel (2) £400-600

John 2 Harrison is recorded as a gunmaker at Swan Court 1759 and at Swan Street, Minories, circa 1774-79. He was a contractor to the Ordnance 1777-78 and died the following year. The business was continued by his wife, Penelope and son-in-law James Thompson £1200-1800

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157 AN 11 BORE SOUTH AFRICAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN SIGNED J.S.F. BOTHA, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with tapering sighted barrel formed in three stages (light pitting), the back-sight seated on a raised rib in the continental taste, struck with Birmingham proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark over the breech, signed stepped lock fitted with associated ‘French’ cock (inoperative), double set trigger, full stock, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, engraved German silver mounts including engraved trigger-guard with pineapple finial and butt-plate with slender tang 83.5 cm; 32⅞ in barrel

155 A FLINTLOCK TRADE GUN AND TWO THEATRICAL GUNS IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE the first with tapering sighted barrel, lock engraved with the EIC rampant ion, full stock and brass mounts (worn, the iron parts rusted); the second with sighted barrel, full stock, fishtail butt overlaid with canvas (worn) and iron trigger-guard; the third with imitation wheel-lock (barrel missing) and fishtail butt the first: 99.5 cm; 39¼ in barrel (3) £150-200

Johan Samuel Frederik Botha is recorded as an importer and dealer in firearms in Cape Town circa 1840-1917.

156 AN UNUSUAL 13 BORE GERMAN BACK-STRIKING MATCHLOCK GUN, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages, flat lockplate retained by two side nails, the outer face later etched with scrolling foliage on a stippled ground, full stock (extensively wormed, chips), moulded over the fore-end, carved with a grotesque mask beneath the lock and leafy tendrils about the tang and over the butt, the latter recessed for the cheek on the left and with scenes from the chase on the right, fitted with patchbox with later sliding cover en suite, and iron trigger-guard shaped for the fingers 99.7 cm; 39¼ in barrel

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158 A 100 BORE AIR CANE, CIRCA 1860 the barrel-section sleeved in brass, with loading aperture and button trigger, the top-section incorporating the reservoir, blackpainted body (losses, action inoperative), and turned ivory top; together with three air pumps the first: 97.1 cm; 38¼ in (4) ~ £200-250 159 A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY MANTON & SON AND ANOTHER, 60 BORE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 the first with octagonal barrel, box-lock action engraved with trophies-of-arms carrying a signed oval on the left, blued folding trigger, thumb-piece safety-catch, finely chequered walnut butt with engraved silver pommel, and vacant silver escutcheon; the second with turn-off barrel, engraved German silver action, folding trigger, finely chequered walnut butt with engraved German silver pommel and vacant escutcheon the first: 4.2 cm; 1¾ in barrel (2)

160 A 15 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY MOORE AND WOODWARD, 64 ST JAMES’S STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 AND A 16 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL SIGNED MANTON, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with octagonal sighted barrel, engraved recessed breech, engraved tang, signed engraved back-action lock, polished figured walnut stock, chequered butt, scroll-engraved steel trigger-guard, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with octagonal barrel (loose, lug missing), signed engraved backaction lock, figured walnut full stock (chipped beneath the lock), engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and strip ramrod (links missing) the first: 14.0 cm; 5½ in barrel (2) £400-600

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161 A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED EGG, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND THREE FURTHER PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS the first with turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed on the right, and bagshaped walnut butt (loose, worn); the second with octagonal barrel inscribed ‘London’, inlaid with a gold line at the breech, side-hammer action and chequered walnut butt (worn, losses); the third with Birmingham proof marks and chequered walnut butt and the fourth with flat-sided walnut butt (worn throughout) the first: 4.5 cm; 1¾ in barrel (4) £250-300

162 A 16 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY H. TATHAM, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 AND ANOTHER, 14 BORE the first with signed octagonal sighted barrel previously fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath (missing), side-hammer action (hammer repaired, spur incomplete, belt hook missing), finely-chequered figured walnut butt, engraved steel pommel with trap and vacant German silver escutcheon; the second with signed octagonal sighted barrel fitted with spring bayonet on the left, side-hammer action with bolt safetycatch (hammer replaced), finely chequered walnut butt, engraved steel pommel with trap and stirrup ramrod the first: 13.0 cm; 5⅛ in barrel (2) £200-300

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163 A PAIR OF BELGIAN PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, LIÈGE, MID-19TH CENTURY each with etched turn-off rifled barrels formed with a series of slender panels over its length, struck ‘AF’ crowned for Auguste Francotte beneath the breeches, etched and gilt-washed actions decorated with foliage and differing hounds, fitted with hammers and folding triggers en suite, curved ebony butts carved with foliage and a panel of fine chequering on each side, and the butts with iron caps en suite with the locks 7.2 cm; 2¾ in barrels (2) ~ £300-500

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164 A RARE PAIR OF FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOLS BY DUST, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with brass barrels formed in three stages, the breech sections octagonal, fitted beneath with spring bayonets released by the triggerguards and ramrods on the left, integral box-lock actions engraved with elaborate trophies-of-arms carrying ovals, signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, engraved tangs, pierced cocks, engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, highly figured walnut butts fitted with engraved trigger-guards decorated with Britannia trophies, and brass-tipped ramrods, probably the original 19.0 cm; 7½ in barrel (2) John Dust, a pupil from Christ’s Hospital apprenticed to John (1) Richards in 1779. He is recorded as a gunmaker at 14 Queen Street, Westminster, 1802-5, at 33 and 125 Strand 1805-20 and at Charles St, Stepney in 1841, aged 75. £2000-3000

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165 A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO.6090 FOR 1813 with heavy octagonal scratch rifled barrels fitted with silver fore-sights, stamped with the barrelsmith’s initials ‘WF’ for William Fullerd and numbered beneath, case-hardened patent numbered breeches stamped with the platinum-lined maker’s stamp and inlaid with a platinum line, platinum vents, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating standing back-sights and decorated with conventional foliage, signed locks engraved with border ornament, bouquets on the tails and sunbursts behind the pans, fitted with bolt safetycatches, rainproof pans, rollers and detents, patent steels numbered 5889 and 5890 (partly obscured), figured walnut half-stocks numbered ‘689’ in ink beneath the breeches, chequered butts, engraved blued steel mounts including trigger-guards decorated with Britannia trophies-of-arms carrying the serial numbers on the bows and pineapple finials, pear-shaped butt-caps, blued moulded rear ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end caps, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver escutcheons engraved with the owner’s crest, a squirrel holding a shield, and the initials ‘HS’, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods, perhaps the original: in their original fitted mahogany case with ivory key escutcheon (small scratches, dents, one filled repair), the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and central escutcheon engraved with crest and initials en suite, the interior lined in green baize, with trade label (two small tears, the lining with small areas of wear, compartment lids repaired, one missing its knob), and complete with accessories including Brittania metal three-way flask by Dixon and Sons, Sheffield, the front engraved with the initial ‘H; within a garter, bullet mould, mallet, and brass and wooden loading rods 25.6 cm; 10 in barrels Literature David H. L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons, 1782-1878, Norwich 1993, p. 104.

William Keith Neal and David H. L. Back, The Manton Supplement, Tisbury 1978, p. 239.

Peter Scott-Edeson, Dating the Firearms of Joseph Manton 1792-1825, in, The Canadian Society of Arms Collecting, vol. 38, no. 3, August 2000, p. 78. ~ £12000-16000

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166 A RARE 18 BORE OVER-AND-UNDER FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL WITH SHOULDER STOCK BY TATHAM AND EGG, NO. 1009, CIRCA 1810, INSCRIBED TO BRIGADIER SIR DENIS PACK, K.C.B. (1772-1823) with browned twist octagonal barrels, the upper rifled with eight grooves, (fore-sight missing), fitted on the right with sliding bayonet and on the left with iron ramrod with pineapple chequered finial, the breeches with platinum lines and platinum-lined barrelsmith’s stamp, the lower breech rounded, engraved breech tang decorated with border ornament and a Brittania trophy, signed stepped locks engraved with bouquets on the tails, fitted with ‘French’ cocks, semi-rainproof pans and bolt safeties (mechanisms worn), the left steel spring with roller and the right humped, chequered angular butt with shoulder stock escutcheon, the pommel encircled by an engraved iron band, inlaid with a central oval inscribed ‘Tatham & Egg Improvement 1009’, engraved spurred trigger-guard, and silver escutcheon engraved ‘Denis Pack’ (the iron parts with areas of pitting), complete with skeleton shoulder stock engraved ‘Tatham & Egg, London’ on the top and with spring catch operated by a lever beneath: in mahogany case, perhaps the original, relined in green baize, the lid with brass escutcheon on the outside engraved ‘Brigadier Denis Pack’, and complete with bullet mould and powder-flask 20.0 cm; 7⅞ in barrels Sir Denis Pack (c. 1772-1823) was appointed cornet in the 14th light dragoons on 30 November 1791 and served with a squadron that formed the advance guard of Lord Moira’s force in Flanders in 1794. Pack volunteered to carry an important dispatch into Nieuwpoort and had much difficulty in escaping when the French invested it. Later he was engaged at Boxtel and in the winter retreat to Bremen.

Following that retreat the 14th squadron was transferred to the 8th light dragoons after being attached to it. When Pack came home he obtained his lieutenancy in the 14th on 12 March 1795. He commanded a small party of dragoons in the Quiberon expedition, and in this period did duty for some months as a field-officer on Isle Dieu. He received his troop in the 5th dragoon guards on 27 February 1796, and while serving with them in Ireland in 1798 he led a patrol near Prosperous against a party of rebels, who lost twenty men and eight horses.

Pack commanded the escort which conducted General Humbert and other French officers to Dublin after their surrender at Ballinamuck.

On 25 August 1798 he was promoted major in the 4th Royal Irish dragoon guards and on 6 December 1800 he was appointed lieutenantcolonel in the 71st highlanders. He commanded the 71st at the recapture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806, where he was wounded at the landing in Lospard’s Bay. During the ill-fated operation in South America in 1806-7 he was taken prisoner, but he managed to escape.

He then commanded the light troops of the army in two successful actions against the enemy and in Whitelocke’s disastrous attack on Buenos Aires, in which he received three wounds.

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In 1808 the 71st was ordered to Portugal, and he commanded it at the battles of Roliça and Vimeiro. He marched with Sir John Moore’s army into Spain and in the retreat to Corunna. After returning to England he took part in the Walcheren expedition in 1809, in which he bravely stormed one of the enemy’s batteries during the siege of Flushing. He became aide-de-camp to the king with the rank of colonel on 25 July 1810. He was then appointed with local rank to a Portuguese brigade under Marshal Beresford and commanded it at Busaco in 1810, and in front of Almeida in May 1811. When the French garrison escaped Pack pursued them to Barba del Puerco, and upon orders of Sir Brent Spencer blew up the defences of Almeida. At the capture of Ciudad Rodrigo, Pack, who had been appointed a British brigadiergeneral, led his Portuguese brigade to make a feint attack on the outwork of the Santiago gate, which was converted into a real attack.

Pack distinguished himself at the battle of Salamanca and was honourably mentioned for his services in the operations against Burgos.

He became a major-general on 4 June 1813 and was present with his brigade at Vitoria. Wellington placed him in temporary command of the 6th division in the Pyrenées, and he was wounded again at Soraven. He commanded a division at the battles of Nivelle, the Nive, Orthez, and Toulouse, where he received yet another wound and was honourably mentioned. For his Peninsular services, in which he was eight times wounded, he received the Peninsular gold cross and seven clasps. He was offered a brigade in the expedition to America but instead was appointed to command at Ramsgate. He was made KCB on 2 January 1815.

In June 1815 Pack commanded a brigade of Picton’s division at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo, where he was again wounded. That was his last foreign service. He married, on 10 July 1816, Lady Elizabeth Louisa Beresford (d. Jan 1856), fourth daughter of the second earl of Waterford, and sister of the first marquess. Pack held the orders of the Tower and Sword in Portugal, Maria Theresa in Austria, and St Vladimir in Russia. He was appointed colonel of the York chasseurs in 1816, lieutenant-governor of Plymouth on 12 August 1819, and colonel of the 84th foot on 9 September 1822. Pack died at Lord Beresford’s house in Upper Wimpole Street, London, on 24 July 1823. In 1828 his widow erected a monument to him, surmounted by a marble bust by Chantrey, in the cathedral church of St Canice, Kilkenny, of which his father had been dean. (Taken from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed 29th March 2021).

Joseph Egg and Henry Tatham were in partnership circa 1801-14. £3500-4500

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168 A 22 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY J. PROBIN, MAKER TO HIS R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, CIRCA 1780 with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed on the rib (areas of light pitting), inlaid with gold lines at the breech (one incomplete), gold-lined vents, engraved tang grooved for sighting, signed stepped bevelled locks fitted with engraved cocks with figure-ofeight shaped bellies, semi-rainproof pans and rollers on the steel springs, figured walnut half-stock, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, pear-shaped pommel decorated with a sunburst and an expanded flowerhead, vacant silver escutcheon (lifting) and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 25.7 cm; 10⅛ in barrels

167 A RARE 22 BORE EAST SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, LATE 17TH CENTURY with tapering multi-stage barrel faceted at the breech and incorporating a raised back-sight, formed with raised bands, inlaid with silver panels, rondels and a heart (rubbed, losses), bevelled lock with traces of a maker’s signature, perhaps the initials ‘TB’, three-quarter steel stock with a pair of fluted lines beneath the lock, heart-shaped pommel applied with a silver collar, long slender belt hook, button trigger (pricker missing), and associated iron ramrod (areas of pitting and patination throughout) 25.0 cm; 9⅞ in barrel For an account of this distinctive group of pistols with heart shaped pommels see Reid 1963, pp. 26-30. For other pistols of this group sold in these rooms see lots 531, 26th June 2007; 404, 24th June 2009; 238, 4th December 2013 and 421, 7th December 2016.

John Probin and his nephew of the same name were Gunmakers to the Prince of Wales circa 1770.

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169 A FINE PAIR OF 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1825 with turn-off barrels each fitted with a sprung lever beneath and engraved with a band of foliage around the breech, one numbered ‘1’, struck with Birmingham proof mark and a further mark, engraved rounded actions decorated with trophies-of-arms carrying an elaborate scroll inscribed with the address on the right and, on the left, with a smaller panel decorated en suite and signed by the maker on a scroll, fitted with raised pans with engraved borders, steels with rollers, engraved cocks decorated with sunbursts and sliding thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding trigger enclosed by a framework of conventional foliage, finely chequered walnut butts (rubbed) fitted with engraved silver caps decorated with a concentric design of foliage and vacant silver escutcheons 4.7 cm; 1⅞ in barrels (2) A pair of similar pocket pistols by this maker originating from the Ashburnham Place and later in the Keith Neal Collection were sold Christie’s, 25th October 2001, lot 199. £1500-2000

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171 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; 8¾ in barrel

170 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; 9½ in barrel

Provenance Sold in this room, 4th December 2019, lot 540.

Provenance Sold in this room, 4th December 2019, lot 452.

See footnote to lot 170.

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.

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172 A 54 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY T. STATON, LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with turn-off cannon barrels, box-lock action engraved with rococo flowers foliage and scrolls, signed on the right, inscribed ‘London’ and with sliding pan-cover bolt on the left, swelling figured walnut butt with some silver wire inlay (repaired, losses), silver butt-cap chased with foliage around a central flowerhead, Birmingham mark, and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flowerhead in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow 10.8 cm; 4½ in barrels

173 A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY BUNNEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with two-stage barrel fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, signed over the breech, engraved with a band and struck with private proof marks, signed stepped bolted border-engraved lock (cock and bolt replaced), figured walnut full stock (cracked behind the lock), flat-sided butt, engraved steel mounts including triggerguard with neo-classical finial, vacant escutcheon and associated ramrod 22.5 cm; 8⅞ in barrel

Thomas Staton apprenticed to Daniel Moore in 1756, was free of the Gunmakers Company 1768 and is recorded at various addresses until 1782 when he became bankrupt.

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175 A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY J. & W. RICHARDS, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 AND ANOTHER 50 BORE, SIGNED H. SMITH, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1830 the first with turn-off barrel with spring bayonet (chipped) beneath, signed box-lock action with thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt and iron trigger-guard (worn); the second with turn-off barrel, box-lock action engraved with trophies-ofarms carrying ovals, signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, flat-sided walnut butt and iron trigger-guard the first: 6.2 cm; 2½ in barrel (2)

174 A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK ‘MAN-STOPPER’ HOLSTER PISTOL SIGNED T. R. EVANS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 AND A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY JACKSON, CIRCA 1810 with octagonal barrel inscribed ‘London’, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bolted lock fitted with bolt-safety, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut full stock, engraved iron trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and vacant escutcheon (fore-end cracked, later ramrod); the second with octagonal sighted barrel, signed stepped bevelled lock with semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut full stock, and engraved iron trigger-guard with pineapple finial (worn) the first: 22.8 cm; 9 in barrel (2)

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BY BARBAR, CIRCA 1770 with swamped barrel formed in two stages, stamped with London proof marks and Foreigner’s mark on the left of the breech, plain tang, signed rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with an apron moulding about the tang (small chips), brass mounts of regulation type including openwork side-plate decorated with foliage, spurred pommel, triggerguard with early acorn finial, escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest, a crab, and ‘No. 2’, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod with steel worm 20.5 cm; 8 in barrel The crest is that of Banester, Bridger, Danby, Lowyn or M’Kaile. £600-800

177 A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL

BY GANDON, LONDON, CIRCA 1720 with two-stage sighted barrel moulded over the breech (pitted), engraved tang (repaired), engraved bevelled lock, signed in a cartouche beneath the pan and inscribed ‘London’ on the tail, the border and principle elements engraved with wrigglework borders, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage and raised mouldings behind the rear ramrod-pipe and about the tang, silver openwork sideplate decorated with scrolling foliage terminating in a monsterhead, iron mounts including trigger-guard with engraved faceted bow and foliate terminal, spurred pommel engraved en suite with the lock, and vacant silver escutcheon, and early steel ramrod with integral worm, probably the original 28.2 cm; 11 in barrel

178 THE BARREL, STOCK AND MOUNTS OF A 32 BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY I. CHRISTOPH KUCHENREUTER, CIRCA 1740 with etched twist barrel fitted with silver ‘Spanish’ fore-sight, signed in full over the flat within a linear frame and enriched with silver scrolls, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark (Neue Støckel 640) over the breech, gold-lined vent, tang with folding back-sight (tang screw and lock missing), figured walnut full stock carved over the fore-end about the lock and mounts, steel mounts of shaped outline (ramrod-pipes and ramrod missing) and horn fore-end cap 25.8 cm; 10¼ in barrel £250-300

Peter (1) Gandon was granted naturalisation 1710, became free of the Gunmakers Company by redemption 1720 and was a contractor to Ordnance 1743. £500-700

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179 AN 80 BORE FLINTLOCK MUFF PISTOL BY D. EGG, CIRCA 1790 with turn-off barrel, rounded breech signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, engraved box-lock action decorated with differing trophies-of-arms, folding trigger, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel (small areas of surface rust and pitting), and flat-sided figured walnut butt 3.8 cm; 1½ in barrel £600-800 180 A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY BARBER LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 AND ANOTHER, SILVERMOUNTED, BY KETLAND & CO, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, DATED 1778, MARK OF CHARLES FREETH the first with turn-off cannon barrel, engraved box-lock action signed on a scroll (worn), flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with silver (chipped behind the action, inlay with small losses), and iron trigger-guard; the second with turn-off barrel, engraved action signed on the left (cock replaced), bulbous walnut butt inlaid with silver wire (losses), and silver grotesque mask butt cap inscribed ‘St. Glo. England’ and dated 1778 the first: 5.5 cm; 2⅛ in barrel (2) £700-900

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181 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL SIGNED SEGALAS, LONDON, CIRCA 1750 with turn-off barrel, signed on the right of the breech and inscribed ‘London’ on the left (worn, areas of light pitting), engraved box-lock action decorated with foliage and trophies-ofhunting, engraved rounded butt decorated with linear ornament on each side and over the spine, and trigger-guard engraved with a star 8.2 cm; 3¼ in barrel £600-800

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EDWARD MCEWEN (16 MAY 1934 – 21 APRIL 2020)

Born in Becontree, Essex, Edward’s interest in archery began at the age of nine when his father gave him a book about Robin Hood. He also had some inkling of Ghengis Kahn and his Mongol warriors, and he was pulled towards the study of oriental archery. He became recognized as an authority in this field with a particular interest in Turkish flight and war bows. He visited Turkey to see the oriental archery material in the Topkapi museum, including a bow said to have belonged to the prophet Mohammed and enjoyed an exploration of Istanbul to record some of the stone pillars which marked where flight arrows had come to earth, having been shot hundreds of yards.

He began studying oriental languages to enable him to translate the old Islamic archery texts, which led to enrolment on courses at SOAS and others where he gained a working knowledge of mediaeval Persian and Turkish. This led to important contributions to the academic journals Islamic Quarterly and Islamic Arms and Armour. He also collaborated with Dr. Joseph Needham at Cambridge University on the archery aspects of the monumental ‘Science and Civilization in China’ series.

In 1976 following a symposium on religion and the arts in Islam, the Manchester University Egyptian and Oriental Society arranged a demonstration of the stringing and shooting of composite bows and access to items from the Simon Archery Collection. During a demonstration, he overdrew a Mogul armour-piercing arrow which pierced the web between thumb and forefinger. He quietly withdrew it, with the spectators mostly unaware of the accident, but subsequently went to the local hospital for treatment. Commander W. F. Paterson, Chairman of the Archer Antiquaries, stepped in to finish the display with a replica of a Saracen bow.

Edward always wanted to build, test and try bows in an authentic manner and he learned how to ride in order to experience horse archery at first hand, shooting a variety of Chinese, Tartar, Turkish and Persian bows at a gallop. He also concluded that ‘any talk of the English longbow being too long to shoot from horseback is all nonsense’, and at full gallop shot with a Japanese bow measuring a mighty 8ft 9in, with a draw of 40 in. The group of photographs used as the cover of the 1984 journal were taken by his wife Sheila who, as he said himself, ‘took her life in her hands as I galloped along towards her shooting arrows in all directions.’

He featured in a film made for the Department of the Environment at the Tower of London entitled ‘Art of the Longbowman’ using two yew bows, one of 80lbs and the other 110lb draw, aiming at a dummy figure wearing riveted mail and a musket proof breast plate .The second bow was taken up when the first broke, having been held at full draw (34 in) for too long while a camera-man adjusted his equipment. This occasion resulted in a trip to Agincourt which featured in the Sunday Telegraph magazine.

All this was while he pursued his ‘day job’ as Managing Printer of the Daily Express and Sunday Express, employment from which he was glad to escape, at a time when Fleet Street was plagued by endless disputes between management and unions.

He was a member of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries from 1960 and contributed a number of articles including ‘Inscriptions on Islamic Composite Bows’ (1970), and ‘Chinese crossbow locks’ (2012). In 1992 he gave a talk on ‘Parthian and Sasanian Archery’ at the Archaeological Institute in London where he met Professor Hudiakov who encouraged Edward to join an UNESCO expedition to follow the ‘Nomads route’ of the old Silk Road. He witnessed local archers in action and also shot there with a Mongol bowyer. A full account was published in the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, vol.36, 1993. Edward was editor of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries’s journal for a quarter of a century and made a huge contribution to its development, including its enlarged A4 format and colour illustrations. Edward was a big man, friendly and enthusiastic, who inspired others. Through him the subject was brought to the notice of academia and he made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of oriental archery.

From the obituary by Arthur G. Credland, first printed in the journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, 2020.

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Eastern Arms and Armour THE MCEWEN COLLECTION OF ARCHERY AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS 182 A COLLECTION OF TWENTY FOUR ASIAN ARROWS, MOSTLY CHINESE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY comprising one round whistling arrow; an arrow with turned horn head; eight Pi arrows; seven ceremonial arrows, six further arrows and a haft 105.0 cm; 41⅜ in, the longest (24) Similar examples are preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing.

See Xian 2008, nos 116, 117, 122. £200-300 183 A JAPANESE SHORT BOW (SHIGETO NO YUMI) FOR A CHILD, ARROWS AND LACQUERED QUIVER (NURI UTSUBO), EDO PERIOD the bow lacquered and bound with rattan, the arrows with iron heads, bamboo shafts and three flights and the quiver decorated in imitation of bark, complete with its cords the first: 104.0 cm; 41 in overall £200-300

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184 184 A RARE CHINESE BOW CASE (DASÛWAN), QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FOR THE IMPERIAL GUARD to accommodate the lower half of the bow, with cloth-covered leather holster, applied on each face with black leather cut and pierced to reveal red velvet beneath, the front applied with pierced and engraved gilt copper-alloy mounts, including a slender scrolling bracket, two bosses decorated with characters and a lion mask boss incorporating a ring, the central boss enclosed by seven mother-of-pearl foliate plaques, and with eight further mother-of-pearl plaques engraved with differing designs around the perimeter (worn, the stitching incomplete), together with a modern belt in Qing style 66.0 cm; 26 in high £700-900

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186 A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with a pair of slender fullers along the back-edge, brass hilt comprising circular guard and flattened spherical pommel, cord-bound grip with tassel, in its shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts (chape missing) 67.5 cm; 26⅝ in blade £300-400 187 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY with triangular blade formed with a reinforced tip, medial ridge and a pair of converging fullers, iron hilt comprising a pair of slender gutter-shaped side-bars and moulded grip bars each decorated with gold flowers and foliage (losses) 25.5 cm; 10 in blade £300-400 188 THREE INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR), 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first with curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, iron hilt of characteristic form comprising shaped langets, a pair of quillons with bulbous terminals, integral grip, knuckle-guard and disc-shaped pommel, decorated with gilt flowers and foliage within raised borders; the second and third with curved single-edged blades and characteristic iron hilts (rusted), one with its scabbard the first: 81.0 cm; 31⅞ in blade (3) £400-600 189 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR) AND A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER, 20TH CENTURY the first with slightly recurved double-edged blade etched in imitation of wootz steel and decorated with a gold koftgari panel on each side at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of scrolling quillons and integral grip rising to a maned horse’s head, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard; the second probably North African, with engraved curved blade, and carved, inlaid wooden hilt of nimcha form, in its scabbard en suite with the hilt the first: 24.0 cm; 9½ in blade (2)

190 A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY AND AN INDIAN AXE (ZAGNAL), 20TH CENTURY the first with curved single-edged blade, iron hilt including cross-guard with straight quillons with button-shaped terminals, wooden grip inlaid with engraved mother-of-pearl panels, and iron cap pommel, in its wooden scabbard with large iron mounts (areas of rust); the second with reinforced blade applied with three animals including an elephant at the rear, central spike and iron haft 74.5 cm; 29⅜ in blade (2) £150-200 191 AN INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD) AND A PAIR OF TURKISH STIRRUPS, 19TH CENTURY the first with hemispherical skull, fitted at the front with sliding nasal secured by a staple (thumb-screw missing) and a pair of plumeholders, and central spike, decorated over its outer surface with etched calligraphic panels and foliage, and associated mail neck-defence; the second each with slightly curved rectangular iron treads, triangular side panels decorated at the base with pairs of incised lines, and a rectangular loop for suspension the first: 29.0 cm; 11⅜ in high (3) £300-400 192 A PAIR OF NORTH AFRICAN STIRRUPS, AND TWO SIMILAR STIRRUPS, MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY each with slightly curved rectangular iron treads with reinforced corners, triangular side panels inlaid with copper and studded with silver (losses), and a rectangular loop for suspension the first: 16.5; 6½ in (4)

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193 A FINE INDIAN REFLEX BOW, 19TH CENTURY with wood, horn and sinew body, carved nocks (one incomplete), with a brief inscription on each face, decorated over its entire surface with boteh on a yellow and red ground highlighted with gilt foliage (small chips and losses) 97.0 cm; 38¼ in overall £400-600 194 AN INDIAN REFLEX BOW, 19TH CENTURY with wood, horn and sinew body, carved nocks, decorated over its surface with gilt flowers on a green ground, further gilt designs on a red ground at each end and around the grip (small chips and losses) 84.0 cm; 33 in overall £300-400 195 AN INDIAN REFLEX BOW, 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER REFLEX BOW with wood, horn and sinew body, carved nocks, and some early red painted decoration; the second in Indian 18th/19th century style, by Edward McEwan, dated 1989 (in Indian numerals), and decorated in red and green with gilt borders the first: 81.0 cm; 31⅞ in (2) £150-200

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198 A CASED SET OF EIGHTEEN OTTOMAN ARROWS, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY each with conical iron tip, bamboo shaft painted with polychrome bands of flowers and foliage, three small flights, and painted nock, in a modern fitted case with individual provision for each arrow 76.3 cm; 30 in £250-350 199 A CRANEQUIN FOR A CROSSBOW IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with plain ratchet bar formed with a claw mount, rounded gear box with a mark on the underside and a loop for suspension, curved faceted winding bar and turned wooden grip 41.5 cm; 16⅜ in £150-250 200 A YEW LONGBOW BY EDWARD MCEWAN, LONDON AND A CASED SET OF SIX ARROWS BY THOMAS ALDRED, ARCHERY AND FISHING TACKLE MANUFACTURER, 110 EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON, 19TH CENTURY the first stamped with the maker’s name, ‘80’ and ‘32”‘ on the belly, fitted with green velvet grip, carved horn nocks, and with its string; the second each with pointed steel tip, spliced nocks, and three feather flights, in their fitted case with trade label on the inside of the lid the first: 202.0 cm; 79½ in overall (2) £150-250

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VARIOUS OWNERS 201 A MINO SHINSHINTO KATANA, LATE EDO PERIOD Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri, wide mi-haba, shallow tori-zori and o-kissaki Kitae (forging pattern): Muji-hada Hamon (tempering pattern): Togari-ba, approaching sanbon-tsuji in ko-nie Boshi (tip): O-maru Nakago (tang): One mekugi-ana, kuri-jiri and mumei Nagasa (length): 64 cm Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 2.4 cm Moto-haba (width at the machi): 3.2 cm Koshirae: A black lacquered saya (some damage), the tsuka has black ito over white samé. The fuchi-kashira, ko-jiri and the tsuba are all of rough iron £750-1250

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202 A JAPANESE 28 BORE SNAP MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TANEGASHIMA TEPPO), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY with octagonal russet barrel formed with a series of very slender ribs dividing each face, vase-shaped muzzle encrusted with raised silver ribs, silver fore-sight and a soft metal band of plaited design behind, block-shaped back-sight, inlaid in soft metal over the breech with carp, insects and foliage and signed beneath, the breech enclosed by a single brass band engraved with a kabuto on the top, integral pan with brass pivot-cover, brass serpentine (now fitted with iron head) and action, brass trigger, full cherrywood stock (now a crackled lacquer-like finish), with characteristic butt inlaid with a differing flowerhead in brass on each side and pierced, inlaid in engraved brass with bamboo branches and foliage beneath the action, and fiery clouds inhabited by a mythical beast over the spine of the butt, and engraved brass mounts including match-holder washers and barrel bolt escutcheons (ramrod missing) 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel

The signature reads Sesshu ju Tsutaya Kihachiro saku (made by Tsutaya Kihachiro, Sesshu area) £1500-2000

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203 A CHINESE BRONZE SWORD (JIAN), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES (1050-221 BC) in excavated condition, cast in one piece, with broad double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, moulded guard, and the grip with a single raised band and shallow concave pommel 44.7 cm; 17⅝ in blade £300-400 204 A CHINESE DECORATED SWORD (DAO), 20TH CENTURY with curved blade decorated with a series of grooves on each face, brass hilt comprising circular guard with a down-turned brim, ferrule and pommel, all decorated with openwork traditional designs of scrollwork involving stylised dragons, wooden grip bound with cord, in its green shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts en suite with the hilt 69.7 cm; 27½ in blade £150-200

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208 A PAIR OF CHINESE HORN AND BRASS-MOUNTED SWORDS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY; A SIMILAR SWORD AND A FURTHER PAIR OF SWORDS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY the first with broad double-edged blades tapering sharply at the point, brass hilts comprising crosspiece cast and chased with a monstrous mask in low relief, shaped pommels decorated with scrollwork involving a dragon, a pair of carved horn gripscales, in shagreen covered wooden scabbard with five brass mounts cast in low relief; the second similar (the second sword of the pair missing), with brass hilt engraved with traditional motifs, in its tortoise-shell-mounted wooden scabbard with brass mounts en suite with the hilt; and the third with curved single-edged blades, brass hilts (one missing its cross-guard) and brass pommels, in its brassmounted black painted wooden scabbard the first: 43.2 cm; 17 in blade (3) ~ £250-300 209 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRASS-MOUNTED SWORDS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY each with broad double-edged blade tapering sharply at the point, etched with a landscape on one side of the forte and three characters on the other, brass hilt comprising shaped cross-piece cast and pommel, fishskin-covered grip, in brass-mounted lacquered wooden scabbard with two loops for suspension 54.5 cm; 21½ in blades £150-200 210 A PAIR OF CHINESE HORN AND BRASS-MOUNTED SWORDS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blades inlaid with seven brass rondels and tapering sharply at the point, brass hilts comprising cross-piece cast and chased with a monstrous mask in low relief, shaped pommels decorated with scrollwork involving a dragon, a pair of carved horn grip-scales, in shagreen covered wooden scabbard with five brass mounts cast in low relief, painted inventory number “5-23d” 42.5 cm; 16¾ in blades £300-400

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All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 211 A RARE PADDED HAT, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY YI PEOPLE with padded wicker body, the exterior covered with yellow-brown fabric applied with two concentric black friezes of triangular panels, complete with its ear defences 22.5 cm; 8⅞ in diameter £200-300

All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 212 A SOUTH-WEST CHINESE ARM-GUARD, YI OR NUOSU PEOPLE (LOLO), 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of tapering tubular lacquered hide, formed with a moulded brim for the wrist and a shaped moulded brim at the elbow, the exterior painted with a series of yellow dots within a black border on a red ground (small losses) 29.0 cm; 11⅜ in

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All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 213 A RARE SOUTH-WEST CHINESE SADDLE, YI OR NUOSU PEOPLE (LOLO), 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of lacquered hide over wood, pierced with a pair of slots on each side for straps, decorated over much of its surface with traditional designs in red and yellow against a black ground 43.2 cm; 17 in long Provenance Acher Eskanazy, 2003 See footnote to lot 214. £400-600

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All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 214 A RARE SOUTH-WEST CHINESE CUIRASS (PIXIONGJIA), YI OR NUOSU PEOPLE (LOLO), 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of lacquered hide, formed of a broad top plate front and back, each with two smaller plates beneath carrying a skirt of rectangular plates arranged in six alternating red and yellow rows, the larger plates decorated with yellow lacquer on a red ground (small chips and losses), all retained by raw hide laces and straps and with a decorative tassel front and back 49.0 cm; 19¼ in high Provenance Acher Eskanazy, 2003 A related example is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 20.142) and another in the British Museum (no. As1921,1029.1).

Yi armour is traditionally made from Southern Yellow cattle hide, an indigenous breed in Southern China and Vietnam. It has been suggested that the Southern Clans of Nuoso society decorated their armour with black and yellow motifs. See Bussière 2003. £2500-3000

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215 A BURMESE SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade decorated in silver with figures in traditional dress, brief inscriptions and scrollwork in a long crosshatched panel on each face, characteristic hilt encased in sheet silver chased with scrolling foliage and geometric designs, pointed pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver chased en suite 54.0 cm; 21¼ in blade £300-400 216 A BURMESE IVORY PAPER KNIFE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY formed entirely of ivory, with curved single-edged blade, finely pierced openwork hilt decorated with transitional patterns of scrolling foliage 28.5 cm; 11¼ in blade ~ £50-80 217 A CEYLONESE DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA), 18TH CENTURY AND A PERSIAN DAGGER, QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY the first with iron blade of flattened-triangular section formed with a fuller along the back-edge and inlaid with a running pattern of silver flowers and foliage towards the tip, the lower portion of the blade chiselled with flowers, foliage and scrollwork and enclosed by silver-plated brass decorated with traditional foliage and flowers extending from a brass ferrule en suite, carved hardwood grip retained by three rivets over silver washers, and silver pommel cap decorated en suite; the second with recurved singleedged blade, and iron grip chiselled with foliage, flowers enclosing a gilt framework filled with a portrait bust on each face, in its leather scabbard the first: 32.5 cm; 12¾ in overall (2) £300-400

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218 A FINE HIMALAYAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY TIBET with tapering single-edged blade formed with a groove along the back-edge, characteristic silver hilt highlighted with gold, including openwork pommel decorated with traditional scrollwork and flowers on the outer face and a trellis design on the inner, the grip bound with plaited wire, in its silver scabbard with wooden core, the outer face with a loop for suspension and a broad band chiselled with a gilt dragon on a fiery cloud between two gilt bands and the inner face decorated with a trellis design of flowerheads 22.2 cm; 8¾ in blade £700-1000 219 A PAIR OF DECORATED TIBETAN STIRRUPS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY each with broad tread, the outer surface damascened in silver, pierced and engraved with geometric designs on the base including interlocking King’s earing motif and a gold fire-breathing dragon on each side, the latter continuing to form the side-bars and rising to a pierced loop flanked by a pair of characteristic dragon heads (the silver and gold with small losses, areas of light pitting) 16.5 cm; 6½ in high (2) £1000-1400

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THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH NOBLE FAMILY 220 A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) NIELLO AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED SWORD (DHAB), 19TH CENTURY, ALMOST CERTAINLY MADE FOR PRESENTATION TO A FOREIGN DIGNITARY with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a full length fuller and a narrow groove along the back-edge on each face, silver-gilt and niello hilt of traditional form, chased with a band of foliage at the base, pointed pommel chased with flowers and foliage on a punched ground, integral grip of lai dok phuttan pattern, in its original silver-gilt and niello scabbard with wooden core, the chape and locket decorated with expanded flowerheads on a punched ground and the remaining surface decorated with a further design of lai dok phuttan 66.5 cm; 26¼ in blade A Badae knife of similar traditional form and decorated in the same manner is preserved in the ancient Buddhist temple, Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. For a discussion of Thai Royal Gifts and other presentation weapons see McQuail 1997, p.84. Another Siamese sword of presentation quality was sold in these rooms 5th December 2018, lot 39. £8000-12000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 221 A LARGE INDIAN HEADSMAN’S SWORD (TEGHA), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADHYA PRADESH with broad blade double-edged for its upper third, the tip of flattened-diamond section, chiselled beneath with a large panel filled with a headsman in traditional dress, a central panel of seven slender fullers, a broad panel beneath extending to the forte, chiselled with deities including Ganesha and Hanuman, figures in traditional dress, beasts, foliage and a pair of tigers all enriched with gold (small losses), the reverse decorated en suite with minor differences, chiselled iron hilt of talwar form decorated with foliage inhabited by beasts (rubbed), including a pair of quillons with button-shaped terminals, large disc pommel drawnout to a spiked button and integral grip 101.5 cm; 40 in blade A related but less elaborate example, formerly in the Holstein Collection, was sold in this room, 25th June 2008, lot 14. £3000-4000

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THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH NOBLE FAMILY 222 A VERY FINE AND RARE NORTH INDIAN SWORD WITH GEM-SET JADE HILT AND GEM-SET GOLD MOUNTS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved singe-edged blade, green jade hilt of khanjar form, with small scrolling vestigial quillons at the base and lobed pommel, decorated in foil-backed emeralds, rubies and Polki cut diamonds in raised gold settings (one diamond missing), comprising foliage and a lotus flower on each side at the base, further sprays of foliage and flowers over the back edge, a large flower on the front and back of the pommel issuant from smaller designs over the top, in its red velvet-covered wooden scabbard (the velvet worn), with engraved gold mounts decorated with elaborate designs of flowers and foliage, comprising chape with gold drag, middle band with suspension ring, the outer face with the initials ‘JSJB’ in round and rectangular cut emeralds, irregular round-cut rubies and sapphires, and round cut diamonds enclosed by four dragons, the upper suspension band with a cypher carried by a spray of foliage encrusted with round-cut diamonds and with a further ring for suspension, the locket with a coat-of-arms flanked by a pair of flags encrusted with round-cut rubies and diamond-encrusted foliage centring on the owner’s cypher 78.5 cm; 31 in blade The inscription on the locket is taken from the Manusmriti, or Laws of Manu, line 8.17, ‘Dharma is the real friend that accompanies us even after death. Rest dies out with the body.’ £15000-20000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 223 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), IN KUTCH 19TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, brass hilt of characteristic form decorated with foliage and expanded flowerheads, and fluted integral grip, in its brass-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard 82.8 cm; 32⅝ in blade £150-200 224 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD AND TWO AFRICAN DAGGERS, 20TH CENTURY the first with curved single-edged blade, hardwood grip, in its open-faced wooden scabbard with copper ribband; the second a jambiya, with strongly curved doubled-edged blade, and carved horn hilt with arrowshaped pommel, in its scabbard; the third with engraved straight slender double-edged blade, carved wooden grip, in its tooled leather scabbard the first: 40.5 cm; 16 in blade (3) £100-150 225 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD (KRIS), 20TH CENTURY with pattern-welded doubled-edged blade, carved hardwood grip, in its painted wooden scabbard, the wrangka decorated with addorsed dragons on a chequerboard ground 36.0 cm; 14¼ in blade £60-80

All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 226 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN with curved polished blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt of characteristic form, including a pair of langets, short quillons with button-shaped terminals, large disc pommel with pointed button and a silver loop and integral grip, decorated throughout in encrusted silver with a trellis design of minute flowerheads, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with chased silver locket and chape 78.5 cm; 30⅞ in blade £600-800

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228 AN INDIAN SWORD (PATA) WITH COPPER ALLOY HILT, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged, probably earlier European, blade formed with a near full-length fuller on each face, brass hilt of characteristic form extending over the forte in two cusped triangular-shaped panels, the gauntlet embossed with shaped panels (two dents), flaring towards the elbow and formed with a tall moulded brim, fitted on the inside with an iron grip-bar and a further copper alloy bar, retaining much of its early red fabric liner, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with pierced copper alloy chape, the top extending into a triangular flap and with two pairs of raised bands beneath 88.5 cm; 34⅞ in blade For decorated copper alloy hilts attributed to manufacture in Mysore or Travancore see Elgood 2004, p. 99. £800-1000

All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 229 AN INDIAN SWORD (FIRANGI), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with straight fullered blade formed with a long fuller and doubleedged towards the point, the back-edge with a brief inscription, a punched mark and further characteristic Bikaneer arsenal punched marks at the forte, iron hilt comprising a pair of long shaped langets enclosing the forte, figure-of-eight shaped guard extending to a broad moulded knuckle-guard, cup-shaped pommel, attenuated button, integral grip and much early silvergilt decoration 90.7 cm; 35¾ in blade £400-600

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All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 233 A RARE DETACHED INDIAN CARVED IVORY HILT FOR A TALWAR, 19TH CENTURY of separate pieces, comprising langets, a pair of quillons with bulbous terminals, integral grip, large disc pommel with domed button with small pierced finial (repaired cracks, rubbed), finely carved over its entire surface with symmetrical designs of flowers and foliage 17.2 cm; 6¾ in overall ~ £500-700

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235 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; 12½ in blade £200-300

235 236 EIGHT INDIAN DAGGERS (KATAR), 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with sharply tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a medial ridge, iron hilt comprising a pair of tapering hollowed side-bars and a pair of grip-bars swelling towards the centre; the second with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip and iron hilt including three faceted grip-bars; and six further katars, of characteristic form (cleaned, areas of pitting) the first 28.3 cm; 11⅛ in blade (8) £350-450

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237 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 18TH CENTURY with recurved doubled-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip (areas of pitting), iron hit formed of a moulded collar and pommel with up-turned brim, and carved hardwood grip 22.2 cm; 8¾ in blade

240 AN INDIAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with broad curved medially-ridged double-edged blade, gilt-brass hilt engraved with flowers and foliage, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with large pierced gilt-brass mounts comprising locket and chape 21.0 cm; 8¼ in blade

£200-300

£300-400

238 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR) IN 18TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with flat double-edged blade of faux wootz steel, gilt metal hilt formed as a maned horse’s head in the round, including a pair of scrolling quillons decorated with a lotus flower on each face, and the horse’s head bridled, with its mane swept to the front, in its green fabric-covered wooden scabbard 27.8 cm; 11 in blade £300-400

241 TWO INDIAN DAGGERS (PESH KABZ), 19TH CENTURY the first with recurved blade of watered steel, the tip reinforced and the lower half of T-section and decorated with gold, iron hilt decorated with gold (losses) and a pair of shaped ivory grip-scales retained by five rivets, in a leather-covered wooden scabbard with large pierced silver chape; the second with recurved blade of Tsection decorated with a panel filled with gold crosses at the forte, and iron hilt decorated en suite, in a velvet-covered wooden scabbard with small silver chape the first: 24.2 cm; 9½ in blade (2)

239 A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR COAST with curved blade formed with a moulded terminal, the inneredge sharpened, engraved with linear designs and a flower at the forte, iron disc-guard, carved hardwood grip with a copper collar at the base and chiselled iron pommel formed of three scalloped plates with scrolling terminals (pitting, areas of wear) 42.5 cm; 16¾ in blade

~ £400-600

See Elvis 2020, p. 334, fig 271 and 341, fig. 278.

£250-350

£200-300

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243 A RARE COORG KNIFE (AYDA KATTI), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad hatchet-shaped blade formed with a sharp curved inner edge, struck on one face with a mark, the forte widening and filed with a stepped moulding along the back-edge, recessed ricasso with elaborate stepped mouldings punched with dentil, red lacquered wooden hilt of characteristic form including thick pear-shaped pommel and grip bound with gilt ribband and wire complete with early, probably original, red silk tassel 38.5 cm; 15⅛ in blade Provenance Lord Rolls Collection A private UK Collection A detached label (present when last exhibited) states that this was in the Lord Rolls Collection, sold for £3 in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1962, almost certainly at the gallery and museum of Robin Wigington.

The mark on the blade is for the reign of Dodda Vira Rajendra (1780-1809), Raja of Coorg. A related example with a gold hilt, dated for 1808/10 and inscribed to Ling Rajender Wadeer, Raja of Coorg (Dodda’s successor) was sold in this room 5th December 2018, lot 57. Two further examples are preserved in the Clive Collection at Powis Castle. See Archer, Rowell and Skelton 1987, pp. 55-56. £2000-3000

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244 AN IRON SHORTSWORD, PROBABLY SARMATIAN, 5TH CENTURY B.C./4TH CENTURY A.D.; A BRONZE DAGGER, PROBABLY LURISTAN 3RD CENTURY B.C.; ANOTHER, PROBABLY LURISTAN 1000 B.C.; AND A BRONZE SPEARHEAD PROBABLY LURISTAN 1000 B.C. in stable excavated condition, the first with broad tapering double-edged blade formed with a broad shallow fuller over two thirds of its length, the forte cut with a pair of deep notches on each side, tapering tang, and the outer face in rich red patinated condition; the second with leaf-shaped blade of flattened-diamond section, separate hilt comprising slightly up-curved cross-guard and integral grip decorated with a beaded design; the third with tapering blade, characteristic hilt extending over the forte in a heart-shape on each face, and hollowed tang pierced for a grip; and the fourth with tapering leaf-shaped head formed with a medial ridge, and tapering tubular socket the first: 38.5 cm; 15⅛ in overall (4) For related examples to the second and third preserved in the National Museum of Iran, Tehran, see Khorasani 2006, p. 375 and p. 380, cat. nos. 1 and 12. £800-1000

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245 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; 7⅜ in blade The decoration of the blade is notably unusual and perhaps Persian. ~ £2000-3000

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246 TWO OTTOMAN BALKAN SHORTSWORDS (YATAGHAN), THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved blade decorated on each side in silver with a calligraphic panel enclosed by scrollwork, the base of the blade enclosed by a pair of gilt-brass panels decorated with expanded flowerheads and extending to form the back-strap, and the hilt fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales rising to a large eared pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass mounts; the second with slightly curved blade cut with the date (1222 AH) on one face, the forte enclosed by a pair of shaped nielloed silver panels extending to form the back-strap, and a pair of small horn grip-scales the first: 61.4 cm; 24¼ in blade (2) £800-1000

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247 AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SAIF), 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade engraved with a lengthy calligraphic inscription on one face and a running pattern of foliage on the other, hilt of characteristic form encased in silver, including a pair of quillons with short bud-shaped finials, angular pommel and knuckle-chain, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts decorated en suite with the hilt and with two small mounts for suspension rings 70.5 cm; 27⅜ in blade £450-550

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248 A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of watered steel (light pitting), formed with a long fuller framed by incised lines on each face, the forte with a goldinlaid calligraphic panel and a further panel chiselled with a stylised lion and enriched with gold (losses), hilt with horn grip retained by four iron rivets with brass washers (cross-guard missing), inlaid with copper nails and brass rondels, and angular pommel with iron cap 87.3 cm; 34⅜ in blade

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£350-450 249 A SYRIAN PRESENTATION SABRE, 20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade etched with an inscription on one face, white metal hilt cast in imitation of filigree, including a pair of quillons, angular pommel and complete with knuckle-chain, in its scabbard decorated en suite, with a pair of bosses on each side set with blue pastes, and two rings for suspension, in its padded case with presentation inscription 80.3 cm; 31⅝ in blade £200-300

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250 A PERSIAN DAGGER (KARD), 18TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade of finely watered steel, chiselled with scrolling foliage enriched with gold in a shaped panel at the forte on each face, the back-edge chiselled with a slender rib and decorated en suite at the base (areas of wear), steel hilt comprising back-strap and ferrule decorated en suite with the blade, and a pair of marine ivory grip-scales 23.2 cm; 9⅜ in blade ~ £600-700 251 AN AFGHAN DAGGER (PESH KABZ), LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with sharply tapering blade of T-section, the back-edge formed with a slender rib over its length, iron hilt fitted with a pair of carved hardwood grip-scales 27.0 cm; 10⅝ in blade £80-100 252 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silver-encased hilt decorated with beadwork and filigree, in its silver-mounted fabric-covered wooden scabbard with four rings, complete with its silver thread embroidered belt (incomplete) 20.5 cm; 8 in blade ‡ £300-400

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253 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, eliptical pommel, in its scabbard, the outer surface with silver panels en suite with the hilt, and with seven rings and elaborate domed bosses 18.7 cm; 7⅜ in blade £400-600 254 A KURDISH DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with a medial ridge on each face, horn hilt of characteristic form retained by a pair of rivets with large domed beadwork bosses on the front and engraved domed bosses on the reverse, in its silver-encased wooden scabbard chased with bands of beadwork and with a small loop for suspension at the front 25.7 cm; 10⅛ in blade £350-450

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255 AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved medially-ridged blade of finely watered steel, fluted hardwood hilt of characteristic form, the pommel encased by a shaped silver band engraved with foliage, in its silver-encased wooden scabbard with a small loop for suspension, chased with scrolling foliage on a finely punched ground on the reverse, and with further designs at the front including a cartouche-shaped panel 23.0 cm; 9⅛ in blade £300-400 256 A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER AND A SILVER-MOUNTED HORN the first with tapering double-edged blade (seized in its scabbard) and carved wooden grip; the second carved with fish and a naive figure and the mounts chased with traditional knots, foliage and a goat the first: 15.5 cm; 6⅛ in blade (2) ‡ £80-100

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257 THREE AFRICAN SPEARS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first two for Masai elders, with medially-ridged leaf-shaped head, one with hide-bound edges, long slender neck and tapering socket, on a wooden haft fitted with a long spiked shoe; the third with leafshaped head, tubular socket, and wooden haft the first: 79.5 cm; 31¼ in head (3) £150-250 258 A LARGE ASIAN DECORATED QUIVER, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY KOREAN of tapering tubular form, with fabric-covered wooden core, the outer surface decorated with a spiralling fire-breathing gold dragon, fitted with hinged lid, and iron mounts including two rings for suspension 87.0 cm; 34¼ in Provenance Stephen Selby, Hong Kong £400-600 259 AN ASIAN QUIVER AND ARROWS, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY THAI of lacquered woven cylindrical raffia, the outer surface lacquered red, decorated with traditional designs in gold, with associated cord and leather strap for suspension, and complete with eight arrows comprising five with conical iron heads, two with leaf-shaped heads, and one with long triangular head the quiver: 47.0 cm; 18½ in high £350-450

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260 A PAIR OF OTTOMAN PERSIAN DECORATED SCISSORS, QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY of russet iron, formed of a pair of slender shallow gutter-shaped blades decorated over their outer surface with a central band filed with gold koftgari foliage becoming more dense at the pivot joint, and a pair of shaped gilt loops for the fingers 28.3 cm; 11⅛ in £800-1200

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261 AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED HOLSTER FOR A PAIR OF KUBUR PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY AND A QUANTITY OF COURT SWORD SCABBARD ELEMENTS the first covered with green velvet, embroidered with an elaborate panel of scrollwork involving three flowerheads at the front, and retaining its suspension belt; the second comprising seven lockets and six steel chapes from small-swords with cut steel hilts and twenty five further elements in brass, comprising locket, middleband and chape from three swords, each engraved with differing designs of scrolling foliage; and eleven further lockets and chapes the first: 21.5 cm; 8½ in high (39) £250-300 262 AN INDIAN BREASTPLATE FROM A CHA’AINA, 18TH CENTURY formed of hammer-welded plates incorporating a central panel of finely watered steel, chiselled and gilt over its surface with a symmetrical arrangement of flowers and scrolling foliage, the border chiselled and gilt with further scrolling foliage and flowers, and fitted with six buckles (areas of wear) 31.0 cm; 12¼ in A complete Indian armour decorated in a similar manner is illustrated Missillier & Ricketts 1988, p.110, no.185. £700-1000

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263 All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection AN INDIAN MAIL AND PLATE HELMET (TÔP), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DECCAN of rivetted and butted wire links carrying a broad panel of shaped overlapping plates with further long rectangular plates beneath and with a pierced domed central finial at the top (losses and repairs, some panels replaced, rusted) 34.0 cm; 13⅜ in high £400-600

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Alfred Hutton (1839-1910)

264 A FINE INDO-PERSIAN ARM DEFENCE (BAZU BAND), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, THE GOLD DECORATION 19TH CENTURY WITH INSCRIPTION TO THE DISTINGUISHED SWORDSMAN, ALFRED HUTTON formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate embossed with a wavy design over four long panels, applied towards the tip with a cartouche-shaped plaque decorated with flowers, foliage and a brief inscription in gold koftgari, the border reinforced with a broad panel with scalloped edges, decorated over its surface with a running pattern of flowers and foliage in gold koftgari, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, retaining an early padded lining (expertly conserved with fabric mesh), and complete with its lined hand defence of patterned iron and brass butted mail links 49.5 cm; 19½ in overall The inscription is in Urdu and reads alfrid hatan “Alfred Hutton”.

Alfred Hutton (1839 - 1910) was born in Beverly, Yorkshire, and became one of England’s finest swordsmen. He was taught by the fencing master Angelo, later becoming one of his most proficient pupils at his Salle d’Armes on St James’s Street. He revitalized the sport by organising numerous fencing lectures, exhibitions and displays and was instrumental in organizing Britain’s Amateur Fencing Association (1895), serving as its president until his death. Hutton did much to modernize sabre technique in England. As a captain in the King’s Dragoon Guards, he tried, without success, to reinstate the sword as a military weapon in the British army. He was much praised in his promotion of bayonet fighting and was a strong proponent of the cane as a weapon of self-defense. His publications include Cold Steel (1889), The Swordsman (1891), Sword Play (1892), and The Sword and the Centuries (1901).

A similar pair of bazu bands are preserved in the Stibbert Museum, Florence (inv. no. 6013). See Robinson 1973, p. 204, cat. no. 101, plate 91 c & d. £2500-3000

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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

VARIOUS OWNERS

265 A MUGHAL INDIAN ARMING DOUBLET FROM A PARADE ARMOUR, 19TH CENTURY formed of cotton faced at its shoulders and lower end with turquoise silk embroidered wih gold foliage and flowers within gold brocade borders, and fitted over the upper arms and its lower end with vandyked mail of alternating rows of solid and butted rings respectively of round-section and flat-section wire (the fabric showing some wear and discolouration, and the mail lightly oxidised overall) 71 cm; 28 in long

267 AN INDIAN SMALL LACQUERED HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY of low convex form, the inside painted red and decorated with gilt flowers within a gilt border, fitted with two pairs of iron rings for enarmes, the outer surface painted in polychrome with a central rondel filled with flowers and foliage within a gilt border, a broad band of green foliage, and the perimeter en suite with the centre, fitted with four corresponding brass bosses 32.3 cm; 12¾ in diameter

Provenance The Dukes of Argyll, Inverary Castle, sold following a fire in 1975. £700-1000 266 TWO MUGHAL INDIAN WRIST-LENGTH SLEEVES AND A SHORT SKIRT OF MAIL FROM A PARADE ARMOUR, 19TH CENTURY each formed of alternating rows of solid and butted rings, respectively of flat and round wire, their distal ends vandyked, and their proximal ends sewn into cotton edging (the fabric discoloured; and the mail lightly oxidised in patches) the skirt: 75 cm; 29½ in wide, 25 cm; 10 in long the sleeves: 60.5 cm; 23¾ in long

£150-200 268 A SMALL INDIAN SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, 20TH CENTURY the first of low convex form, the inner face retaining its red fabric padded lining and four iron rings with enarmes (one broken), the outer face with four low domed bosses, reinforced brim, and the majority of its surface decorated with gilt flowers on a ground of silver koftgari scrollwork; the second of similar form, of brass, the outer face decorated with flowers and foliage against a background highlighted with silver the first: 23.0 cm; 9⅛ in diameter (2) £100-150

Provenance The Dukes of Argyll, Inverary Castle, sold following a fire in 1975. £700-1000

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269 A RARE OTTOMAN NECK-DEFENCE, TURKEY, 16TH CENTURY comprising main-plate flanged upwards at the neck and embossed with a V-shaped panel beneath (small chips and laminations), retaining a pair of shield-shaped shoulder defences attached by rivetted mail links (losses), and the principle border pierced for attachment and a lining 57.0 cm; 22½ in

All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 270 AN OTTOMAN BALKAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED BELT, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY of thick leather faced with numerous slender scrolling panels decorated with traditional scrollwork, the terminals with a large hasp and interlocking catch decorated with further scrollwork and an inscription including the date 1804 25.5 cm; 10 in diameter

£600-800

£400-600

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271 A TURKOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED PARADE HAT, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of red felt embroidered with coloured thread, the outer surface encrusted with numerous embossed shaped silver plaques including a fringe of diamond-shaped panels at the front beneath a band incorporating five carnelians in raised settings, the top with a domed central boss with red velvet tassel, complete with black thread tassels suspended on six long cords of twisted green and red thread and retaining numerous bells throughout 22.0 cm; 8¾ in high Provenance Christie’s, 12th June 1984, lot 442. £800-1200 272 AN INDIAN LEATHER SHAFFRON, 19TH CENTURY with stitched border, the outer surface decorated with geometrical designs in white metal thread (worn, losses) 38.8 cm; 15⅜ in £200-300

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273 A FINE ETHIOPIAN SILVER-MOUNTED BUFFALO HIDE CIRCULAR SHIELD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, ALMOST CERTAINLY MADE FOR A ROYAL PRESENTATION of convex form rising to a central pronounced finial, the inner face with a small portion of hide for the enarmes (the other missing), the outer surface tooled with concentric circles and profusely studded with finely worked silver plaques, comprising slender rectangular plaques around the border, the circumference decorated with large rectangular plaques embossed with star and drop-shaped borders joined by semi-circular panels over addorsed E-shaped plaques with foliate and low domed bosses, an inner circle of low domed bosses, two large rectangular plaques chased with nine rectangular panels in groups of three and three large domed bosses corresponding to the enarmes (the fourth missing, small losses and areas of wear) 64.0 cm; 25¼ in

273 A closely related shield attributed to the ownership of Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, (circa 1818-1868, reigned 1855-68) is preserved in the British Museum (Af1939,09.1). It was collected by Captain Tristram C. Speedy in Abyssinia during the British Expedition of 1867-68.

Notably it is of similar shape and tooling with related mounts, though they are less prolific and less elaborate than the present example.

Highly embellished shields of tooled hide were indications both of an individual’s valour on the battle field as well as their place within society. Shields were presented by the Emperor to the Rases (governors) of particular provinces, who in turn presented shields to favoured chiefs. The latter were usually embellished with silver. Such shields were held behind chiefs by young boys when negotiations and other discussions of importance were taking place. The shield continued to be an important accessory and was used by the armies of Johannes IV (reigned 1872-89) and Menelik (reigned 1889-1913). See Spring 1993, pp. 99-101. £3000-4000

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274 A RARE POLYNESIAN HARDWOOD CLUB, 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LOYALTY ISLAND, SAMOA with fluted bulbous head transversely pierced perhaps for an axeblade and short haft, on a display stand 33.5 cm; 13¼ in overall Provenance Lord Warwick, Warwick Castle, by tradition Lord Alistair McAlpine of West Green, Erasmus & Co, at Cork Street, London.

Maurice Braham, 25th June 1990 ‡ £1200-1800 275 A ROOTWOOD CLUB, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AUSTRALIAN with knurled head, the haft decorated with punched designs and carved with the initials “J.B.” in block capitals (split) 54.8 cm; 21⅝ in overall £200-300 276 TWO PAIRS OF SOUTH AMERICAN ROWEL SPURS, 19TH CENTURY the first pair each with star-shaped rowel of eight points, broad necks and heel-bands chiselled with scrolling foliage and punched ornament, traces of silver, and tabs for buckles; the second pair each with multi-spike rowel, pierced neck, and arched heel-band with slotted terminals for straps the first: 15.5 cm ; 6⅛ in (4) £100-120 277 TWO PAIRS OF SOUTH AMERICAN ROWEL SPURS AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH CENTURY/20TH CENTURY the first pair each with star-shaped rowel, down-curved neck, and arched heel band, decorated throughout with notched borders and retaining their straps and chains; the second each with associated star-shaped rowel, short necks decorated with scrolls and retaining their buckles; and the third with six-point rowel, short neck and arched heel band retaining some silver decoration the first: 16.5 cm ; 6½ in (5) £100-120

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278 A PAIR OF ARAB PRICK SPURS, 19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, each with long slender spike with slight upturned terminal, arched heel band pierced with a pair of rectangular slots at the terminals and a further slotted mount at the heel for straps, decorated throughout with silver scrollwork (rubbed, small losses) 32.5 cm; 12¾ in overall £70-100

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279 A RARE PAIR OF MEXICAN SO-CALLED ‘CONQUISTADOR’ STIRRUPS (ESTRIBOS DE CRUZ), LATE 17TH CENTURY/18TH CENTURY of characteristic T-shaped form, chiselled over their entire outer surface with scrolling foliage enclosing pairs of addorsed mythical beasts, the top panels also involving demi-figures and masks, the lower borders raised outwards and decorated with a pattern of waves, chiselled in imitation of rivets and washers at the top and bottom, the corners of the top panels with small spherical terminals (two missing, one corner chipped), and integral loops for suspension, painted with red inventory numbers L.1608.2 and L.1608.3 39.5 cm; 15 ½ in high Provenance Acquired by Edgar K. Smoot in Mexico, circa 1910 Exhibited Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 1916, on loan (nos. L.1608.2 and L.1608.3) Stirrups of related form may have been in use significantly earlier, and were perhaps worn at the Battle of Otumba (7th July 1520). Carlos de Bustamante wrote of this battle, in his introduction of 1826 to the History of the conquest of Mexico by Francisco Lopez de Gomára: “[Cortés charged the Mexicans]…..with such impetuosity that those of the enemy he did not kill with the lance he threw to the ground with stirrups [called mitral, but rather resembling a cross of no little weight], which must have been large and of iron, such as were lately in use” A pair of similar stirrups, from the John Woodman Higgins Armory, were sold in this room, 20th March 2013, lot 366. Another pair are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 08.56.11. See Grancsay 1986, pp. 207-209. ‡ £5000-8000

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280 A RARE MEXICAN SO-CALLED ‘CONQUISTADOR’ STIRRUP (ESTRIBOS DE CRUZ), LATE 17TH CENTURY/18TH CENTURY of characteristic T-shaped form, chiselled with a double eagle displayed on the left and right of each wing and at the base of the tread on each face, hatched borders, the corners of the wings with small spherical terminals (two missing, the base with a small crack at the top, extensively patinated and worn), and integral loop for suspension, painted with red inventory number L.1608.1 44.4 cm; 17½ in high Provenance Acquired by Edgar K. Smoot in Mexico, circa 1910 Exhibited Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 1916, on loan (no. L.1608.1) See footnote to previous lot. ‡ £600-800 281 AN INDIAN BRONZE SALUTING CANNON, 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in five stages divided by raised astragal bands and swelling at the muzzle, cast with an expanded flowerhead between a pair of fronds on the first reinforce, the vent enclosed by a scrolling moulding, globose cascable drawn-out to a button, a pair of plain trunnions, and in green patinated condition throughout 75.5 cm; 29¾ in barrel 3.7 cm; 1⅜ in bore £2000-3000

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282 A 22 BORE INDO-ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHLOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MALABAR with tapering octagonal barrel encased over much of its length with numerous slender silver bands and a broad band engraved with scrollwork at each end, the breech with standing back-sight and integral pan with pivot-cover, action encased in a large silver panel chased with beadwork around the border and set with chased beadwork bosses, engraved iron serpentine, pierced iron trigger, wooden stock applied with shaped chased silver panels en suite with the barrel bands and the action over the butt and fitted with a shoulder pad, iron ring for suspension, and wooden ramrod (seized) 116.5 cm; 45⅞ in barrel A related example, from the armoury of the Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III, Nizam of Hyderabad (1803-29) was sold in this room, 7th December 2011, lot 104. Another is illustrated Elgood 1995, p. 181. £1500-2000

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All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 283 AN INDIAN 20 BORE MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR), 19TH CENTURY with strongly swamped pattern-welded sighted barrel retained by five woven bands, formed with a series of slender ribs behind the muzzle, two slender flutes over the median, punched with Jaipur arsenal inscription on the right, breech of hog’s back form, with standing back-sight and integral pan with pivot-cover, the action enclosed by a pair of delicately shaped plates sharply tapering over the fore-end, full stock (cracks and repairs) applied with engraved iron plaques en suite with the action beneath the foreend, the action and on the butt, the latter faceted, inlaid with engraved bone and ivory plaques including a duck and an expanded flowerhead, a pair of iron sling mounts, and iron ramrod 105.2 cm; 41⅜ in barrel ~ £600-800

284 A 14 BORE FLINTLOCK MUSKET, NORTH INDIAN OR AFGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by four engraved brass bands, chiselled with a pair of beaded bands at the breech and with raised back-sight, East Indian company lock (the iron parts polished bright, areas of pitting), full stock (repairs) encased with brass over the fore-end, and large brass side-plate 136.0 cm; 53½ in barrel £100-150 285 A 14 BORE FLINTLOCK MUSKET, NORTH INDIAN OR AFGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by four engraved brass bands, chiselled with a pair of bands at the breech, one with some of its silver overlay, and with raised back-sight, East Indian company lock (the iron parts polished bright, areas of pitting), full stock (repairs) encased with brass over the fore-end, and large brass side-plate 133.2 cm; 52½ in barrel

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European Edged Weapons 286 A TWO-HAND SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISS in excavated condition, with broad straight double-edged blade (the last 32.5 cm restored), formed with a short fuller on each face, iron hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons with button-shaped terminals, outer ring-guard (the inner removed, perhaps in its early life), spirally-fluted plummet-shaped pommel with large foliate washer beneath the button, decorated throughout with pairs of incised lines, and in black patinated condition overall (now lacquered) 126.5 cm; 49⅞ in blade A sword of related type is preserved in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zurich. See Schneider 1980 p. 88, no. 114. £2500-3000

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287 A TWO-HAND PROCESSIONAL SWORD IN GERMAN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with broad flat double-edged blade formed with a sharp point, recessed ricasso incorporating a pair of crescentic lugs and covered with tooled leather, iron hilt of flattened bars comprising a pair of drooping quillons with curled terminals, inner and outer ring-guards each filled with a fleur-de-lys, faceted barrel-shaped pommel and spirally carved leather-covered grip 114.3 cm; 45 in blade Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006) Thence by descent ‡ £1200-1800

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288 A GERMAN EXECUTIONER’S SWORD, LATE 17TH CENTURY with broad flat double-edged blade of characteristic form, rounded at the tip and inlaid with three latten rondels, each face with a short fuller, one with a latten-lined wheel mark (losses) and the other with traces of a further latten-lined mark (areas of light pitting), blued iron hilt comprising a pair of straight faceted quillons, quillon-block decorated with pairs of lines, and faceted pear-shaped pommel, and early grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 85.2 cm; 33⅝ in blade £5000-7000

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289 A RAPIER IN SOUTH GERMAN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with broad tapering double-edged blade formed with a pair of long fullers, inlaid with a series of medieval style latten-inlaid marks on each face at the forte, rectangular ricasso, iron hilt of flattened and rounded bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons with flattened rounded terminals, a pair of outer ring-guards, the upper joined to the knuckle-guard by a diagonal bar, knuckle-guard en suite with the quillons, trifurcated inner-guard, tall faceted ovoid pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s heads’ 95.5 cm; 37⅝ in blade

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Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006) Thence by descent ‡ £500-800 290 A DETACHED POMMEL FROM AN ENGLISH SILVER-ENCRUSTED RAPIER, CIRCA 1620 of compressed spherical openwork, the outer surface formed of four vertical panels encrusted with silver fruit, foliage and an espagnolette mask (rubbed, losses) 5.2 cm; 6 in high

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291 A DETACHED POMMEL FROM A RAPIER, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN plummet-shaped, chiselled around the base with a panel of scrollwork, the remaining surface chiselled with slender flutes divided by a framework of chains and triangular panels of foliage around the top 5.7 cm; 2¼ in high £150-200 292 A DETACHED POMMEL FROM A RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY formed in the round as an African head, with tied hair and large earings (areas of pitting) 6.0 cm; 2⅜ in high A sword with a similar pommel is preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (A1029). A detached example is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. For a discussion of this group see Blackmore 1998, pp. 67-76. £120-180 293 A SABRE IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a slender central fuller on each face, iron hilt comprising a pair of long slender faceted quillons, langets en suite extending at the top into the grip, thumb-ring, cap pommel, and banded grip 77.2 cm; 30⅜ in blade £500-700

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294 A FINE DUTCH SILVER HILTED SMALL-SWORD, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1755-60 with tapering blade formed in two sections, the upper portion of flattened-hexagonal section and etched with a panel of gilt scrollwork on each face, the forte of flattened-hexagonal section, etched and gilt over its surface, decorated with scrollwork enclosing a panel filled with a lion and with a brief inscription on each face, silver hilt cast and chased with scrolls and gadrooned designs in low relief, comprising boatshell guard, a pair of quillons with globular terminals, a pair of slender arms, knuckleguard, ovoid pommel and integral grip, struck with Amsterdam mark, a further mark (rubbed), in its vellum-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape, the former with a single ring for suspension 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in blade

295 A NORTH EUROPEAN SILVER-HILTED SMALLSWORD, LATE 17TH CENTURY with slender blade of hollow-triangular section, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief with scrolls on a finely punched ground, including double shell-guard, quillon, quillon-block and pommel (knuckle-guard expertly replaced), and the grip bound with plaited wire between silver collars 80.0 cm; 31½ in blade £350-450

Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. no. HV-1107 Thence by descent Swords with solid grips were favoured by North European cutlers during the third quarter of the 18th century. ‡ £700-900

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296 AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of fullers of differing length on each face, etched with a hunting scene enclosed by scrolls and foliage on each face at the forte and with traces of gilding, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of quillons with scrolling terminals, quillonblock chased with rococo flowers, hound’s head pommel formed in the round, greenstained ivory grip bound with silver ribband and plaited copper wite between silver collars, and silver knuckle-chain, in its silver-mounted tooled vellum scabbard 56.7 cm; 22¼ in blade

297 A FRENCH HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1820 with straight double-edged blade formed with a pair of full-length fullers on each face, etched and gilt with trophies-ofhunting against a blued ground over the lower half (faded, small losses, areas of pitting), signed Coulaux Frères at the forte, finely carved ivory hilt (age cracks, one quillon cracked on one side, comprising a pair of quillons formed as addorsed boar’s heads, fluted grip with band of acanthus top and bottom, and pommel carved en suite 58.0 cm; 22⅝ in blade

298 A COMPOSITE COMBINED HUNTING SWORD AND 100 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade engraved with foliage (areas of light wear), the outer face fitted with two-stage barrel at the forte, the muzzle retained by a faceted ring, and the action covered by a plate studded with faceted beads, burnished iron hilt with recurved quillons with pierced rounded foliate terminals, spirally carved ivory grip, and faceted cap pommel with button en suite 38.0 cm; 15 in blade ~ £800-1000

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299 A SPANISH DECORATED LEFT-HAND DAGGER IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad straight double-edged bladed of hollowdiamond section, engraved with a symmetrical panel of foliage on a punched ground on each face, iron hilt comprising a pair of drooping quillons, side-ring and ovoid pommel, decorated throughout in gold damascene with flower-shaped panels filled with scrollwork, and the grip bound with plaited wire between “Turk’s Heads”, in its original fabriccovered wooden scabbard with chiselled iron mounts decorated en suite with the hilt 18.8 cm; 7⅜ in blade £2000-2500 300 A FRENCH IVORY-AND SILVER-MOUNTED COMBINED HUNTING KNIFE AND PLUG BAYONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with scrolls on a blued panel at the forte (small losses), slender tang threaded at the base for the reversible plug-grip, moulded silver hilt comprising cross-piece with scrolling terminals (marks rubbed, probably Paris small charge mark for 1768-74), engraved pommel, and carved ivory plug-grip spirally bound with plaited silver wire, and with an engraved ferrule at the base, in a contemporary silver-mounted leather scabbard (small dents, locket button missing) 32.3 cm; 12¾ in blade A similar example with ebony grip was sold in this room, 28th June 2017, lot 259. ~ £500-700

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301 A LARGE AXE, DATED 1597 with large head formed with a deep slightly curved cutting edge, stamped ‘FM’ within a rectangle on one face and with the date, and blunt back-edge formed with a rectangular face, and faceted rectangular socket, on a wooden haft 124.5 cm; 49 in overall

303 A SMALL AXE HEAD, 18TH CENTURY, PROBABALY CENTRAL EUROPEAN with curved axe-blade, tapering faceted rear pean formed with a flat hammer head, and a rectangular socket in the centre for a haft 12.0 cm; 4¾ in £150-200

£500-700 302 AN AXE, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with large head formed with a slightly curved cutting edge, the underside with a short lug, stamped ‘IFL’ within a rectangle on one face, and long tapering rectangular socket, on a faceted wooden haft with lather grip 107.0 cm; 42⅛ in overall Provenance Tiverton Castle, sold Sotheby’s Sussex, 7th December 1998, lot 3005. £400-600

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304 A FINE SWISS HALBERD OF SO-CALLED SEMPACH TYPE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ZURICH with reinforced terminal spike, long slightly curved axe-blade (one small chip at the top), triangular rear fluke stamped with a mark on one side, and a pair of long straps, on an early wooden haft with the brass inventory tag ‘137’ 91.5 cm; 36 in head Provenance The Zurich town Arsenal The mark is that of Lamprecht or Lambert Koller. A number of similar halberds by this maker are preserved in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zurich. See Meier 1982 nos. 16 and 17. Another example was sold in this room, 2nd December 2020, lot 123.

305 A GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD, CIRCA 1580-90, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK with broad leaf-shaped central blade formed with a reinforced point, small crescentic axe-blade, slender rear fluke struck with a mark on one side, faceted socket and a pair of plain straps, decorated throughout with etched patterns of scrolling foliage involving a male and female figure in contemporary dress on each side of the blade and a warrior rondel on one side (etching worn extensively on one side, chemically cleaned), on a carved wooden haft 39.0 cm; 15⅜ in head Provenance The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 260.

An etched halberd struck with the same mark was sold Sotheby’s Olympia, 4th December 2003, lot 104.

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306 A HALBERD, MID-16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISS with reinforced terminal spike of tapering square section, broad axe-blade with forward leaning slightly curved blade with cusped back-edges, struck with a cross-and-orb mark beneath the spike on one side, triangular rear fluke notched at the base, and a pair of long straps (areas of pitting), on a later wooden haft 93.0 cm; 36⅜ in head ‡ £700-1000

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307 A RARE FRENCH HALBERD FOR AN OFFICER OF THE NAVARRE REGIMENT, 17TH CENTURY with spear-shaped terminal blade formed with a medial ridge, the front- and rear-blades each finely pierced with the arms of France and Navarre, small axe-blade at the front (slightly reduced) and a delicate down-curved lug at the rear, tapering socket interrupted with a moulding (areas of pitting), and fitted with later up-turned spike, on an early wooden haft 41.3 cm; 16 ¼ in head Another halberd of this type, of slightly heavier construction, is preserved in the Musée de l’Armée, Paris (inv. no. 83 PO).

Provenance Arbour Antiques, July 2000 ‡ £500-700 308 A HALBERD IN NORTH EUROPEAN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with straight terminal spike, pierced axe-blade, long rear fluke, and flat solid socket, on a long wooden haft 54.0 cm; 21¼ in head £40-60

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309 A BRITISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD FOR A CAVALRY OFFICER, DATED 1756 with tapering blade formed with a pair of long fullers of differing width on each face (the last portion removed), etched with GR crowned, on each face and signed by the bladesmith ‘Harvey’ and with the date at the forte, finely constructed Glasgow type basket-guard of fluted rectangular-section bars carrying an alternating arrangement of rectangular and square panels each pierced with a symmetrical arrangement of hearts and circles, the panels with cusped borders and all enriched with wriggle-work, fluted bun-shaped pommel, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip between ‘Turk’s Heads’ (areas of wear, quillon removed) A sword with a blade by Harvey, dated 1755 and with a similar Glasgow type hilt is illustrated Darling 1969, p. 93. £1800-2200 310 A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD with plain blade from a Cavalry sword, possibly a war time issue, nickel-plated hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its field service scabbard (losses) 82.2 cm; 32⅜ in blade £150-200 311 A VICTORIAN SWORD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR A CUSTOMS OFFICER with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, brass triple-bar hilt with down-curved quillon, cap pommel with fluted base, and banded wooden grip (incomplete, covering missing, worn) 60.5 cm; 23¾ in blade £120-180

THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH NOBLE FAMILY 312 A WILLIAM IV 1822 PATTERN SWORD BY PROSSER, MAKER TO THE KING AND ROYAL FAMILY, CHARING CROSS, LONDON with pipe-backed blade (shortened), etched with the crowned Royal cypher and maker’s details at the forte on each face, regulation gilt-brass hilt with folding sideguard and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip 46.5 cm; 18¼ in blade £100-150

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VARIOUS OWNERS 313 AN 1853 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, the blade stamped ‘WD’, with Government ownership broad arrow on one face and ‘3/92’ on the other at the forte, nickel-plated hilt (losses) and leather grips 90.0 cm; 35⅜ in blade £80-100 314 A GILT AUSTRIAN MODEL 1869 CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1870 plain curved single-edged fullered blade, regulation pattern hilt in gilt copper, black leather scabbard with gilt mounts and single suspension hook 85.0 cm; 33½ in blade Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Collections, inv. nos. 178 & 179 The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 3860 ‡ £2000-3000 315 AN AUSTRIAN CAVALRY OFFICER’S MODEL 1861 PATTERN SABRE, WORN BY WILHELM, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL K.G. CIRCA 1865 with curved single fullered damascened blade with blued and gilt decoration incorporating the Duke of Brunswick’s arms to either side, steel hilt of regulation pattern with copper twist wire, black leather scabbard 85.0 cm; 33½ in blade

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Provenance The Hanoverian Royal Gunroom, Königliche Waffen 1895 (inv. nos. 613) The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 3858 ‡ £1000-1500 316 A FRENCH MODEL 1882 LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, DATED 1884 of regulation type, the blade the date and model designation on the back-edge, brass hilt (grip covering missing), in its iron scabbard (pitted) 87.0 cm; 34¼ in blade £200-300

THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY 317 A GERMAN (HESSE) DRESS DEGEN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering hollow-triangular blade, etched and gilt with foliage and trophies-of-arms on a blued panel at the forte and with the bladesmith’s initials ‘S&K’ giltbrass hilt cast in low relief (quillon missing), including shell-guard with the cypher ‘FJC’, chequered grip (front plaque missing), in its scabbard (locket missing), the hilt with an early leather label embossed and gilt ‘Degen d.Hess.Gen.Maj.Frey (d.187-) aus den Jahren 1829-33’ 86.3 cm; 34 in blade £300-400

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Emil Karl Adolf, Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Manuel Antonio, 11th Marquis of Bedmar

318 A FINE RUSSIAN SWORD FOR BRAVERY, PRESENTED TO EMIL KARL ADOLF, PRINZ ZU SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-BERLEBURG (1824-78) BY MANUEL ANTONIO, 11TH MARQUIS OF BEDMAR (1821-1883), DATED 1857 with Spanish slightly curved polished blade double-edged for its last third, the lower portion with rounded edges, pierced with two elaborate scrollwork panels, the surface etched, gilt and blued with further scrolls and the inscriptions ‘Au Prince Emile De Sayn / Wittgenstein Berlembourg’ and ‘Le Marquis de Bedmar’, etched and gilt forte inscribed ‘Faba de Toledo’, dated on one face and with the crowned Spanish Royal arms on the other, gilt-brass triple-bar hilt with drooping quillon, the outer two guards each with inscription ‘For Bravery’, chased with a band of scrolling foliage around the pommel and integral grip cast and chased in imitation of plaited wire, in its iron scabbard with gilt-brass locket decorated en suite with the pommel and with two bands for suspension (areas of light wear and surface rust) 89.0 cm; 35 in blade Emil Karl Adolf, Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was born in Darmstadt, 21st April 1824. He was the eldest son of Franziska Allesina von Schweitzer and General August Ludwig Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg who distinguished himself in the battles of Aspern-Essling, fought alongside Napoleon as commander of the First Battalion of the Life Guards Brigade in the war with Russia (1812-1813).

Prinz Emil was educated at the Gymnasium in Darmstadt before joining the großherzoglichen Garde-Chevaulegersregimente as second Lieutenant in 1841. After he attended the campaign against Denmark in 1848 he was retired because of his conservative views and so looked to Russia where he had already fought in the Caucasus three years earlier in 1845. He returned there, fighting in the Caucasus until 1852, and later proved himself an able officer in the Russian campaign in Central Asia following the Crimean War. In 1865 he married Princess Cantacuzeno with whom he lived in Italy until he was called to fight the Polish uprising of 1865. He later joined the Tsar’s entourage and fought with him on the Danube against the Turkish uprising but was forced to return to Germany due to ill health and died in Egern, Tegernsee on 16th September 1878.

Manuel Antonio, 11th Marquis of Bedmar (1821-1883), was a Spanish diplomat and politician for Gerona in the Moderate Party for which he became deputy. During the revolution he was loyal to the crown and later supported the restoration. He was ambassador to Russia during the reign of Alfonso XII.

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319 A RUSSIAN ALEXANDER III MODEL 1881 SHASKA FOR BRAVERY, CIRCA 1881-94 with slightly curved regulation blade formed with a long fuller over the greater part of its length on each face (one face with areas of rust), the forte etched with elaborate trophies-of-arms, scrolling foliage and the Imperial arms on one face and with further trophies-of-arms, foliage and stamped with the bladesmith’s name ‘Alex. Coppel, Solingen’ on the other, the back-edge etched with foliage and “M. J. Skossjreff”, regulation brass stirrup hilt with bravery inscription on each face, the pommel stamped with the Order of St Anne and with traces of red enamel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with regulation brass mounts 80.7 cm; 31¾ in blade £1500-2000 320 A RUSSIAN MODEL 1841 SHASKA with slightly curved regulation blade doubleedged towards the point, formed with a long fuller the greater part of its length on each face, etched with foliage enclosing a cyrillic inscription on one face and the crowned Imperial cypher on the other, stamped by the bladesmith “Heinr.Roedder, Solingen” at the forte, regulation brass stirrup cast with foliage in low relief, wire-bound fishskincovered grip, in its regulation brass-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard, the locket with provision for a bayonet, and complete with its bullion sword knot 77.5 cm; 30½ in The inscription reads "CЪ HЯЩИ БОГZ ", a Slavic dialect, perhaps provincial Russian or Bulgarian, which translates to "with our God" £700-1000

VARIOUS OWNERS 321 A BRITISH 1908 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD, A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD, A SAXON MODEL 1867 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD, AN ENFIELD 1856 PATTERN BAYONET, AN INDIAN TALWAR AND A FURTHER SWORD the first of regulation type in its steel scabbard; the second of regulation type, with polished fullered blade, brass hilt with folding sideguard, in its scabbard; the third of regulation type, with fullered blade engraved at the forte including the crowned Royal cypher, regulation brass hilt, in its scabbard; the fourth stamped ‘CHAVASSE’ at the forte, in its scabbard; the fifth with traces of silver-plating on its hilt (the first, fifth and sixth rusted) the first: 88.0cm; 34⅝ in (6) £250-350 322 A MILITARY HALBERD, MID-18TH CENTURY with leaf-shaped terminal blade, curved axehead, flat rear spike, moulded socket, and a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft 43.7 cm; 17¼ in head £100-150 323 A GROUP OF SEVEN SOCKET BAYONETS AND AN IRON RAMROD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY comprising two with flanged sockets, four with iron locking rings and one with brass locking ring, and the ramrod in one piece, tapering towards the terminal (8) £200-300

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324 A FRENCH CHASSEPOT BAYONET, CIRCA 1870 together with a French Gras bayonet and two further bayonets (rust, pitting) 57.0 cm; 22⅜ in blade (4) £80-120 325 AN AUSTRIAN MODEL 1854 SOCKET BAYONET of regulation type, with its locking ring and complete with scabbard 46.5 cm; 18⅜ in blade £40-60

Militaria 326 All proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey A GUIDON OF THE FIFE FENCIBLE CAVALRY A single side of a late 18th Century guidon, completed by the addition of part of similar guidon, bearing painted decoration in gold and proper colours. The central device of a Rose and Thistle, linked by a scroll inscribed ‘DIEU ET MON DROIT’, and surmounted by a crown. Cartouches in the corners, two with a gold border and containing the Horse of Hanover, the other two edged with rose and thistle wreath, one containing the title ‘FIFE FC’, the other one lacking its centre. The gold fringe edging largely missing. Mounted on a hessian border in a glazed frame.

Provenance The Hon. David McAlpine. £1400-1800

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All proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey 327 A GUIDON OF THE STONE AND ECCLESHALL VOLUNTEER CAVALRY A double-sided pale silk guidon of a Staffordshire unit. The obverse bearing an appliqué crown in embroidery above a rose in proper colours and scroll inscribed ‘PRO REGE ET PATRIA’.

Cartouches in the corners, two with a wavy border of sequins and containing a scroll inscribed with the regimental title, and two with foliate edging and floral centre. Matching reverse side, and edging of gold fringe. In a double-sided glazed frame.

Provenance The Hon. David McAlpine. £1800-2500

All proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey 328 A GUIDON OF THE LONG/LOWER ASHTON LIGHT DRAGOONS A double-sided green silk guidon of a Devon or Somerset unit, bearing painted decoration in gold and proper colours. The obverse with the crown above an image of Britannia within a circlet inscribed ‘KING AND COUNTRY’ in gold letters on a red ground. Between the circlet and the hoist, a small armorial with the crest of a lion rampant, the shield with a lion rampant impaled with St Patrick’s Cross and the Red Hand of Ulster, and a scroll inscribed ‘EN DIEU EST MON ESPERANCE’. Gold-edged cartouches, two bearing the Horse of Hanover, the other two with title ‘L ASHTON LD’. The reverse similar, but with central device of a ‘GR’ cypher in gold within a wreath of rose and thistle. Edged with gold or silver fringe, in a double-sided glazed frame.

Provenance The Hon. David McAlpine.

The only places listed in the atlas for Great Britain or Ireland which could be ‘L ASHTON’ are Long Ashton in North Somerset and Lower Ashton in Devon. The only families listed in Fairbairn’s Crests with the motto ‘EN DIEU EST MON ESPERANCE’ are Gerard and Walmesley, both of Lancashire. The Gerard crest is a lion rampant, but other details do not match, and the St Patrick’s cross and Red Hand on the armorial have no obvious connection with either of the Ashton villages. £1800-2500 329 A VICTORIAN HELMET PLATE FOR AN OFFICER OF THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT AND A LANCE HEAD, IN ITS LEATHER CASE of regulation type, with the silver arms of Guildford in the centre and ‘The East Surrey Regt.’ beneath on a universal scroll; the second of tapering conical strapless form, hollowed for the greater part of one side, in its leather case with a strap for suspension the first: 12.7 cm; 5 in high (2) £200-250

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330 TWO PAIRS OF CAVALRY SHOULDER-SCALES Polished brass straps, each formed of six plates with foliate edges, riveted to a metal backing. Crescents with struck decoration (bay leaves and a Trophy of Arms). The button apparently with “logger heads” device suggesting Shropshire Yeomanry. Two attachment loops to top end of the strap, those at the lower end now absent. No lining. The second pair with polished brass straps, each formed of seven plain plates with trilobe edges. Plain white metal button. Plain crescents, bearing the initials NSY in white metal. Two pairs of copper attachment loops to strap. No lining; the points of the crescents now distorted (4) £100-150 331 PATRIOTIC MEMENTOS OF WORLD WAR I A blue single-sided cotton banner, approximately 19 in. square, on paper backing. The top inscribed ‘VICTORY FOR THE ALLIES’ in white cotton embroidery above an appliqué crown. In the centre, a lifebelt in low relief, in pale silk, above foliate sprays in proper colours. On the left, appliqué flags of the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Russian Navy and France; on the right, the flags of Italy, Serbia, Japan and a Red Ensign (or possibly that of Canada); a similar banner, of black cotton with the same heading above a shaped pink silk cartouche with voided centre, superimposed on the staves of Allied flags: those on the left of the UK, Russian Navy, Japan and Italy; on the right, France, Serbia, the White Ensign, and one other (unidentifiable) nation. Together with a third banner, 16 in. x 19 in., headed by a scroll outlined by narrow cord and inscribed ‘DIEU ET MON DROIT’ in yellow silk embroidery. In the centre a lifebelt in pale silk, between appliqué images of the White Ensign, Union Flag, Red and Blue Ensigns.

(3) The heading on the first two items suggest that they were produced, rather optimistically, during rather than after the war, since a post-war banner would presumably have included the US flag and omitted the Russian ensign. £100-150

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Its distinctive ornament identifies it as part of a group of at least five very closely related designs including that occurring on an armour made for Don Garcia de Toledo, Marqués de Villafranca and Viceroy of Sicily, by Anton Peffenhauser and decorated by Jörg Sorg. The design on the present helmet closely matches it with the added embellishment of tulip-like flowerheads emerging from its borders. The inclusion of tulips is possibly a reference to the Ottoman empire, the flowers having been documented, apparently for the first time, in the spring of 1555 by the Imperial ambassador at the court of Suleyman the Magnificent. The decorative scheme is also comparable to that of the celebrated ‘Flower pattern’ and ‘Burgundy Cross’ armours of Philip II made in 1550 and 1551 respectively (inv. nos. A217, A 219 and A263).

See Don Juan 1898, pp. 74-75 and pp. 86-89.

Armour 332 AN IMPORTANT SOUTH GERMAN ETCHED, GILT AND EMBOSSED CLOSED BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1555-60, THE ETCHING ATTRIBUTED TO JÖRG SORG THE YOUNGER formed of a rounded one-piece skull rising to a high notched medial comb, pierced at the nape with five small rivet-holes for the attachment of a missing plume-holder and to either side of it with four lace-holes, peak, face-guard and bevor attached by common pivots with domed foliate heads, the broad peak of ogival form, the face-guard pierced with four large trapezoidal apertures and secured at the right by a spring-catch, the bevor pierced at each side with a circular arrangement of seven holes, shaped to the chin and secured to the right of the skull by a hook acting on a pierced spring-catch with push-button release, fitted with falling buffe of three lames, each secured by a spring-catch on the right, the bevor flanged outwards at the base to receive a single front lame (the lowest missing), the nape fitted at the rear with two neck-lames, the principle edges notched en suite with the skull, decorated throughout with embossed, etched and gilt designs comprising on each side of the comb, the skull, the peak and the gorget-plates broad bands filled with large expanded flowerheads and foliage on a blackened and stippled ground within a framework of interlace, the latter issuant with tulipshaped flowerheads, the face-guard decorated with cherubic masks, foliage and trophies-of-music on the vertical bars, the bevor with a rosette on each side, the secondary borders decorated with matching interlace (areas of pitting and patination) 34.5 cm; 13 in high Provenance A private European Collection This previously unrecorded helmet belongs to an elaborate garniture including a close helmet, gauntlet for the left hand, breast and backplate, now preserved in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (acc. no. 1977.167.109a-n), a front skirt lame preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 04.3.278), a vamplate preserved in the Musée de l’ Armée, Paris (K.Po.2341), and a saddle sold Christie’s London, 18th April 1985, lot 40.

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Jorg Sorg, the son of a painter of the same name, was born in Augsburg around 1522. His mother was the daughter of the celebrated armourer Kolman Helmschmied. It is likely that he learnt his trade in his father’s studio and was received into the Augsburg Painters Guild as a master in 1548. In 1564 he is recorded living next door to the armourer Wilhelm Seusenhofer and in 1575 he became guardian of the motherless son of the armourer Matthäus Fraunpreiss II. His importance as a decorator of armour is documented by an album of his designs dating to 1548-63 in which a number of armourers and patrons for which he worked are recorded. The latter includes a number of prominent members of the Hapsburg courts in both Austria and Spain. Don Garcia de Toledo is represented by a garniture of three armours dated 1551 in the manuscript.

The armour garniture reached its greatest and most elaborate extent around the middle of the 16th century. The “Eagle” garniture made for Ferdinand II, Archduke of Tyrol, in 1547 comprised eighty-seven interchangeable pieces that could produce twelve different armours for different forms of combat.

Though clearly functional such armours had become increasingly powerful status symbols.

See Becher, Gamber and Irtenkauf 1980, pp. 64-7, fol. 19-20; Del Campo 2009, pp. 228-92 cat. nos. 46-7 and pp. 239-243, cat. no. 50; Kienbusch 1963, pp. 37-38, no. 23; Norman 1986, pp. 83-86; and Tavares 2014, p. 118. Laking, Vol. 3, pp. 310-17. £40000-60000

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333 A FINELY CONSTRUCTED COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN BLACK-AND-WHITE THREE-QUARTER ARMOUR (HARNASCH), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY comprising extensively restored close helmet with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a moderately high medial comb, and fitted with a broad, obtusely-pointed peak and a bevor attached to the skull by common pivots, the bevor fitted over a U-shaped face-opening with a falling buffe of two downward-overlapping lames pierced at each side with ventilation-slots, the lower edges of the skull and bevor each formed with an internally-hollowed rim to fit over and rotate on the upper edge of the collar; collar of four lames front and rear, the lowest in each case deeper than the rest (originally of "Almain" form, but with its integral spaulders subsequently removed); breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate with a near-straight upper edge struck at its centre with a makers (?) mark, projecting forward over the belly, fitted at each arm-opening with a moveable gusset, and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a pair of tassets each of fifteen upward-overlapping lames terminating in a winged poleyn of four lames; one piece backplate with a near-straight upper edge, flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a deep culet of one lame; a pair of asymmetrical pauldrons each of six lames overlapping outwards from the second which in each case bears an upstanding haute-piece, the lowest four lames of the right pauldron cut away at the armpit to accommodate a lance, and fitted there with a large circular besague rising to a central point, and the lowest lame of each pauldron attached to the turner of a fully-articulated vambrace formed in each case of tubular upper and lower cannons linked to one another by a winged bracelet couter, the lower cannon opening at its rear; a pair of fingered gauntlets each formed of a long flared and obtusely-pointed cuff with a fixed separate inner plate, five metacarpal-plates, a transversely-roped knuckle-plate, and scaled fingerand thumb-defences; the main edges of the armour formed with roped inward turns, and its surface decorated with bright borders and bands on a blackened ground incorporating at the front of the left pauldron and its besague a star-shaped device; all on a wooden stand and rectangular base 202.0 cm; 79 ½ in high Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. nos. C91, C92 Thence by descent ‡ £7000-9000

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334 A COMPOSITE CENTRAL OR EASTERN EUROPEAN LIGHT FIELD ARMOUR, EARLY 17TH CENTURY of notable weight, comprising one-piece pot with medially-ridged one-piece skull projecting forwards to an obtusely pointed peak pierced at its centre rear with a sliding nasal-bar having a fretted spadeshaped upper terminal, and secured by a staple and locking screw, and fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed neck-defence of four upwardoverlapping lames, and at each side with a pendent U-shaped cheek-piece pierced top centre in each case with four ventilation-holes in cross-formation; a collar (originally of “Almain” construction) formed of a single plate with upstanding neck-opening front and rear, the front one descending to an obtuse central point, and each plate later fitted each side with a short extension-plate and a brass buckle to attach a spaulder; a pair of earlier spaulders each formed of eight lames overlapping outwards from the third and cut away at the inside of the elbow of the long lowest one; medially ridged breastplate of late peascod fashion, formed of a main plate with a boxed inward turn at its neck-opening, moveable gussets at its arm-openings and three upward overlapping waist-lames at its lower end, the lowest of them formed with a short projecting flange; a one-piece backplate with near-straight upper edge and outward-flanged lower edge; and a pair of gauntlets each with a long, obtusely pointed cuff fitted with a short, riveted inner plate, five upwardoverlapping metacarpal-plates, a knuckle-plate, a short finger-plate and a thumb-defence of five downward overlapping scales attached by a hinge to the inner end of the second metacarpal plate; the whole lightly patinated overall 85 cm; 33½ in high (stand not included) ‡ £14000-18000

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335 A FULL ARMOUR OF BRIGHT STEEL IN LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY comprising burgonet with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb, fitted at the brow with a pointed pivoted peak, flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a neck-guard of one lame, and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece, falling buffe of three overlapping plates, pierced on the right hand side with two rows of slipped circles for ventilation, the lowest plate shaped to the point of the chin and flanged outwards, each supported at its right side by a projecting spring-catch; gorget formed of a deep plate front and rear; breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate with flanged lower edge, fauld of one lame cut at its centre with a shallow arch separating a pair of long tassets each of nine lames and fitted at its lower end with a winged poleyn of four plates; one-piece backplate flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a deep culet of one lame; a pair of large pauldrons; vambraces with tubular upper and lower cannons; winged couters; a pair of fingered gauntlets; a pair of tubular greaves and articulated sabatons; on a wooden stand 188.0 cm; 74 in high £3500-5000

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336 A COMPOSITE CLOSE HELMET FOR FIELD USE, LATE 16TH CENTURY with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high, roped medial comb, visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it at each side by common low-domed fluted pivots (restored), the visor pierced with a centrally-divided vision-slit and fitted at the right with a lifting-peg that fits into a shaped notch cut into the upper edge of the prow-shaped upper bevor, the latter pierced at its right side five holes in a dice arrangement (the upper and lower bevor restored, the former extended with an additional panel on each side), lower bevor fitted with a hook catch engaging an eye on the skull, and with traces of linear decoration comprising pairs of lines at the principle borders and three panels radiating outwards from the pivots (the skull previously pierced for a funerary spike, areas of pitting, cleaned bright, the interior painted black throughout) 25.5 cm; 10 in high ‡ £3000-4000

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341 337 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 £150-200 338 A ‘BLACK AND WHITE’ COMB MORION IN GERMAN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE , 20TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high medial comb, integral brim turned down at each side and projecting to an obtuse point front and rear, and each side decorated with a burnished crescentic band rising to a point, against a blackened background (refreshed with paint) 28.0 cm; 11 in high £200-300

339 A PIKEMAN’S POT HELMET IN THE ENGLISH STYLE OF CIRCA 1630, 20TH CENTURY with hemispherical crown formed in two pieces joined medially along a low comb, encircled around the base with domed rivets, integral brim turned down at each side and projecting to an obtuse point front and rear (one small hole), and with a pair of cheek-pieces 22.5 cm; 8 ¾ in high £200-300 340 A BRASS-MOUNTED IRON HELMET, 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR THEATRICAL USE of loose classical design, with pear-shaped skull formed in two pieces, applied with a brass rondel filled with a flowerhead on each face, a brass wavy comb over the read and a brass-ridged anthemion over the brow 24.8 cm; 9¾ in high £150-200 341 A BRONZE HELMET IN 9TH CENTURY B.C. VILLANOVAN STYLE, 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY VENETIAN with tall rounded skull, embossed at the front with a grotesque mask and with entwined serpents and all-seeing eyes on the reverse, the lower edge turned-in and roped, fitted at each side with three slender tapering pyramidal bronze spike and at the top with a large triangular panel forming a crest, the latter decorated en suite with the skull, and in rich green patinated condition throughout 38.0 cm; 15 in high ‡ £1200-1800

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342 342 A COMPOSITE GERMAN GOTHIC BREASTPLATE, LATE 15TH CENTURY formed of a main plate with low medial ridge, plain angular outward turns at its neck and arm-openings, and an associated plackart of one medially-ridged plate rising to a pierced cusp and flanged outwards at its base, the main plate decorated at the borders of the armopenings and the upper edge the plackart with ripple-like flutes, and the two plates joined by an early threaded bolt with a slotted domed head (areas of pitting, minor laminations, the lower flange with two small cracks) 42.0 cm; 16½ in high Provenance H. Wendel, Munich, 1926 Stephen V. Grancsay, by 1933 Howard M. Curtis, sold Christie's London, 31st October 1984, lot 273 A private French Collection Exhibited Brooklyn Museum, 1933, no. 16 Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1935 Allentown Art Museum, 1964, no. 64 £5000-6000

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343 AN INFANTRY BREASTPLATE, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLEMISH formed in one piece with a strong medial ridge and bold angular inward turn at its neck, flanged outwards at the base, pierced with a pair of holes at each side for the attachment of a skirt (one cracked), and fitted with a pair of gussets at the arm-openings, each flanged en suite with the neck-opening 41.7 cm; 16⅜ in high Provenance A North American private Collection £4000-5000

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344 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 344 A EUROPEAN MAIL SHIRT, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY formed entirely of small riveted iron rings of circular-section wire except in later panels at its lower end where flat solid rings alternate with riveted ones, with the remains of a crimson velvet-covered leather border for the neck opening (detached), short sleeves, a short skirt and a full-length medial opening at its front (minor holing and patches of light oxidation) 55 cm; 21¾ in long Provenance A private American collection £1200-1800

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345 VARIOUS OWNERS 345 A NEAR OR MIDDLE EASTERN MAIL SHIRT, 17TH/18TH CENTURY formed entirely of small riveted iron rings of circular-section-wire, with fragments of a fabric edging at its neck opening, short sleeves extending to the elbow, a short skirt extending to just below the hips, a full-length medial opening at its front, and a short medial opening at the lower end of its rear (minor holing and dark patina overall) 54 cm; 21¼ in long ‡ £1200-1800

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346 A NEAR OR MIDDLE EASTERN MAIL SHIRT, 17TH/18TH CENTURY formed entirely of small riveted iron rings of oval-section wire, with an upstanding collar, short sleeves, and a short skirt extending to just below the hips; the front with a short medial opening at the neck, and the front and rear each with short medial openings at their lower edges (some very minor holing and light oxidation overall) 77.5 cm; 30½ in long £800-1000

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347 A PAIR OF GAUNTLETS IN THE LATE 15TH CENTURY GERMAN ‘GOTHIC’ STYLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, ONE INCORPORATING SOME ORIGINAL LATE 15TH CENTURY ELEMENTS each consisting of a medially-ridged cuff, open at the inside of the wrist (one patched), three metacarpal-plates, that nearest the cuff embossed for the ulna, a shaped knuckle-plate, two finger-plates, and a thumb-defence attached by a lateral hinge to the inner edge of the third metacarpal-plate, one thumb-defence with three further scales (the other missing it’s upper scales) the whole decorated with sprays of flutes in the “Gothic” fashion (the surface showing a variable light patina) 30.0 cm; 11¾ in (2) Provenance Arbour Antiques, July 2004 The right gauntlet appears to incorporate the cuff, wrist-plate and one metacarpal-plate of the late 15th century. ‡ £2000-2500

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PROPERTY SOLD BY THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, FROM THE GEORGE F. HARDING COLLECTION TO BENEFIT THE HARDING COLLECTION OF ARMS AND ARMOUR 348 A PAIR OF SABATONS IN THE GERMAN ‘GOTHIC’ STYLE OF THE LATE 15TH CENTURY, LATE 19TH CENTURY each formed of a front and a rear section joined to one another by a hinge at the inside and fastened by a stud and hole at the outside, the two elements cut away at their junction at each side to clear the undersides of the ankle-bones, and the front section formed of a main plate fitted at its front with ten backward-overlapping lames shaped to the top of the foot, terminating in a pointed toe-cap fitted with a turning pin for attaching an acutely pointed extension toe-cap, each curling slightly towards its terminal, the heels fitted with long spurs having six-pointed star-shaped rowels, and in aged condition throughout 68.5 cm; 27 in long (2) Provenance Sixth Count of Asalto, Guadamur Castle, near Toledo, circa 1887 Ambrose Monell, Tuxedo Park, New York, before 1911 Henry Furmage, London George F. Harding Jr, Chicago, purchased 1927 Transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982, Acc. Nos. 2406 ‡ £800-1200

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349 A GERMAN SABATON, CIRCA 1540, PERHAPS LOW SAXON of broad-toed fashion and formed of seven lames overlapping inwards to the fifth, its upper surface decorated medially with three panels of overlapping scale ornament, and the toe-cap decorated en suite 19.0 cm; 7½ in

350 A GERMAN SABATON, CIRCA 1540, PERHAPS LOW SAXON of broad-toed fashion and formed of seven lames overlapping inwards to the fifth, its upper surface decorated with a medial panel of overlapping scale ornament, and the toe-cap decorated en suite 18.5 cm; 7¼ in

The decoration is similar to that on an armour formerly in the armoury of the Princes Radziwill at Niescwicz Castle, Poland, and now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.

No. 29.155.1). Similar scaled decoration is also to be found on a further armour formerly in the Radziwill armoury, now in the von Kienbusch collection, forming part of the collections of the Phildelphia Museum of Art (von Kienbusch 1963, no. 9, p. 22, pl.

IX). It also occurs on the so-called ‘Giant Armour’ made in Brunswick about 1540 and now in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, inv. no. II. 22 (Dufty & Reid, 1964, pl. XXIV). A further armour with scaled border is preserved in the Wallace Collection, London (Mann 1962, Vol. I, cat. no. A33, pp. 38-39, pl.

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351 A GORGET IN GERMAN EARLY 16TH CENTURY “MAXIMILLIAN” STYLE, 20TH CENTURY formed of a single plate front and rear, hinged on the left and secured by a swivelling pin in a keyhole slot on the left, decorated with a central spray of six flutes with a spray of three flutes on each side at the front and back, with recessed borders and turned roped edges 12.7 cm; 5 in high £300-400

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352 A SKIRT IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN LATE 15TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY formed of four upward-lapping medially-ridged lames of old metal, each rising to a cusp at its centre and at each side, the lowest lame drawnout to a short pucker, articulated with small flower-headed domed brass rivets, fitted with four leather straps retained by fluted copper washers for suspending a pair of tassets and a further small strap at each side for the culet 16.5 cm; 6½ in high Provenance Bashford Dean, New York French & Co., Inc. £400-600

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353 A PAIR OF TASSETS IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN LATE 15TH CENTURY STYLE each formed of a single pendant scutiform plate, embossed with a large M-shaped design incorporating a medial ridge, cut away in a gentle curve at the inner edge and fitted with a pair of buckles for suspension 26.8 cm; 10½ in high (2) Provenance Bashford Dean, New York French & Co., Inc. £250-300

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354 354 A FINE MODEL ARMOUR FOR MAN AND HORSE IN LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY STYLE, RETAILED BY C. ROBERSON & CO, 99 LONG ACRE & 155 & 156 PICCADILY LONDON, CIRCA 1907 the armour for man comprising ‘frog-mouthed helm’ with fluted skull, pierced at the front with a cross-shaped aperture on the left and a circular arrangement of seven holes on the right, fitted with a carved wooden crest, a rampant lion, issuant from a coronet with redfabric tassels, medially-ridged breastplate fitted with skirt of two lames and tassets each of four lames, backplate, culet, skirt of mail, large asymmetrical pauldrons each of four lames connected to articulated vambraces with winged bracelet couters each of three lames, mitten gauntlets, full leg defences with long cuisses articulated by winged poleyns of three lames to greaves fitted with toed sabatons of three lames, the main edges with recessed borders accompanied by plain turns, and mounted on a fabric-covered articulated figure, together with turned lance, fitted with three-pronged coronel and vamplate, the latter en suite with the armour, the armour for horse comprising shaffron formed of a medially-ridged main-plate, fitted with a pair of ear-defences with scalloped borders, cupped eyedefences, and large side-plates and plume-holder, crinet of nine lames with mail neck-defence beneath, peytral of single plate, flanchards each of one plate, and deep crupper of two large plates each embossed with a large cross over its full surface, separate tail piece, the edges with roped turns, together with a saddle with scalloped bow plate and plain cantle, covered with buff leather, fitted with a pair of steel stirrups, mounted on a finely carved wooden horse, and red fabric reins (the red fabric expertly restored), on its wooden stand, the base carved with a frieze of egg and dart, applied at the rear with a label inscribed “C. Roberson & Co, 99 Long Acre & 155 & 156 Piccadilly, London” 48.0 cm; 18⅞ in high Charles Roberson was a significant supplier of canvasses and other artists materials to a number of leading artists from 1819 until the late 20th century. He traded as Charles Roberson & Co from 1855 and Charles Roberson & Co Ltd from 1908 until 1987. They are recorded at 155-156 Piccadilly 1907-40. £4000-6000

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355 FOUR FINELY MODELLED MINIATURE ARMOURS IN 14TH AND 15TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY each of partially articulated plates, on a finely modelled kid-covered dummy with well modelled face, on a wooden stand, the first modelled on the effigy of Sir John Foxley (d.1378), complete with bascinet and additional crested great helm; the second modelled on that of Giovanni Cose (d. 1418, Churburg nos. 18 & 22); the third based on that of Count Galeazzo of Arco (circa 1450, Churburrg no. 21) and the last on that in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (circa 1400-50 and later, acc. No. 29.154.3.) each approximately 33.5 cm; 13¼ high (4) Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006) Thence by descent ‡ £1200-1800

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BOOKS, SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN 356 RÜXNER, GEORG (D.1550). THURNIER BUCH, VON ANFANG, URSACHEN, URSPRUNG, UND HERKOMMEN DER THURNIER IM HEYLIGEN ROMISCHEN REICH TEUTSCHER NATION. FRANKFURT: GEORG RABEN FOR SIGMUND FEYRABEND AND SIMON HUTER, 1566.

Rüxner’s popular tournament book, with woodcuts by Jost Amman, enlarged with additional material. Three parts in one volume, folio 32.2 cm x 21.5 cm Title printed in red and black. Large title vignette, numerous woodcut illustrations of tournaments, including one double-page (some repeated with different accompanying text in second part), some signed IA for Jost Amman, numerous woodcut coats-of-arms coloured by a contemporary hand, woodcut initials, some spotting, light wear, early tooled vellum covered boards decorated with foliage and saints, dated 1568 and with the owner’s initial “HEVM” (small losses and light wear) Part one contains the description of 36 tournaments, some actual others probably fictional, which had taken place in German and Swiss towns from the 10th to the 15th century. Part two consists of an account of the tournaments and festivities which took place at Vienna from 2nd May to June 1563, with the names and coats of arms of all persons taking part. Part three is concerned with the tournaments held in celebration of the ceremonial entrance of Emperor Charles V into Bintz on 22nd August 1549. This third edition is the first to be illustrated with wood cuts by Jost Amman and Hans Bocksberger. £1500-2000

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357 AN INVENTORY OF WORKS OF ART & ARMOUR AT HERTFORD HOUSE, MANCHESTER SQUARE. BEQUEATHED TO THE NATION

BY LADY WALLACE, PHILLIPS, SON & NEALE, 73 NEW BOND STREET 33.0 cm; x 22.0 cm.

Typed inventory manuscript, 110 pages, marbled endpapers, tooled leather covers, gold lettered title on front and old lines on spine (light wear).

Impressed stamp “Library of Richard B. Allen”. Pasted typed note “By direction of Miss Mary K. T. Scott, removed from Eccleston Street.”

Together with three letters dated 20th January, 4th and 10th February 1943 from Sir James Mann to the owner of this volume, Mr Burton Jones, discussing its content and also touching upon other subjects including Boutet.

Provenance Mary K. T. Scott, 30th July 1942 Mary Scott was the sister of Sir John Murray Scott, secretary to Sir Richard Wallace.

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358 HAENEL, ERICH, KOSTBARE WAFFEN AUS DER DRESDENER RÜSTKAMMER, KARL W. HIERSEMANN, 1923 with 82 illustrated pages, colour frontispiece, some scuffing on the edges, staining on boards, title on spine torn 35.5 cm x 26.6 cm £150-250 359 CATÁLOGO HISTÓRICO-DESCRIPTIVO DE LA REAL ARMERÍA DE MADRID. MADRID: FOTOTIPIAS DE HAUSER Y MENET, 1898.

Half tone plates and illustrations (lightly spotted). Contemporary three-quarter red morocco with gilt spine (scuffing, small tears) 29.0 cm x 21.2 cm

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VARIOUS OWNERS 360 A VERY FINE NORTH GERMAN PIERCED AND EMBOSSED BRASS FACING PLAQUE FOR A PAIR OF BELLOWS, DECORATED WITH THE CROWNED DUCAL ARMS AND MOTTO OF JULIUS, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND LÜNEBURG IN WOLFENBÜTTEL, DATED 1588 of tongue-shaped outline, the outer border bearing the framed Ducal motto incorporated within the inscription ‘...IT HENRICOPOLI ALIIS INSERVIVIENDO CONSUMOR ANNO 1583 HI PRINCEPS IULIUS DUX BRUNSWIGENSIS ET LUNEBURCHGENSIS MEF...’ the inner portion finely pierced and chiselled with the crowned, crested mantled Ducal arms and a pair of putti heads, and retaining a small portion of its fluted frame (the top with a small chip, one helm cracked, the bottom portion missing), with a finely constructed display stand 22.5cm; 8⅞ in high Provenance The Welfen Museum, Hanover, circa 1910, inv. no. W.M. IV. 49 The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s, Schloss Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 324.

Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1528-1589) inherited the title following the death of his two older brothers in battle. He was a keen supporter of the Reformation and introduced it into the Duchy of Wolfenbüttel. In a letter of 1571 he described himself as a ‘rough old Brunswick Saxon after the old German fashion’. However, he was a ruler of considerable practical ability and energy and a highly talented administrator. In this capacity he provided strong support to industries such as mining and metalworking and consequently brought considerable wealth into the Duchy. It is likely that this lot, and the following, were made as presentation pieces to the Duke, perhaps from one of the Brunswick guilds. £6000-8000

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361 A TURNED WOODEN BOX, THE LID FITTED WITH A GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCENED IRON PLAQUE INCORPORATING THE DUCAL MONOGRAM AND MOTTO OF JULIUS, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND LÜNEBURG IN WOLFENBÜTTEL, (1528-89), BRUNSWICK, DATED 1574 of turned stained beech, the lid fitted with an iron plaque formed with a hemispherical central boss, decorated around the outer border with a pair of ducal coronets and further ornament, the centre decorated with a sun in splendour and a moon mask enclosed by a pair of dragons in combat, surrounded by the ducal monogram and date, all in a contrasting pattern of damascened gold and silver (the lid with one small repair, the iron with small losses and areas of wear) 14.8 cm; 5¾ in high Provenance The Welfen Museum, Hanover, circa 1910, inv. no. W.M. IV. 50 The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s, Schloss Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 325.

See footnote to lot 360. £3000-4000

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362 A FINELY DECORATED IRON PLAQUE FROM A DROP-FRONT CABINET, DECORATED WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL SCENE IN GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCENE, PROBABLY MILAN CIRCA 1560-70 rectangular, the upper edge with two recesses for the cabinet hinges, decorated over its entire surface with incised, hatched and cross hatched designs applied with differing colours of gold and silver damascene with, in the centre, a classical figure in armour ahead of a sailing scene within an extensive architectural landscape, the foreground with a hound in pursuit of a rabbit, the borders featuring four central architectural ovals joined by garlands of fruit and flowers and, in the corners, circular geometric panels (areas of light wear and small losses), the reverse with applied paper provenance label dated “1893”, on an expertly mounted presentation stand and base 35.1 cm; 17⅞ in x 49.3 cm; 19⅜ in Provenance Frédéric Spitzer, sold 1893, lot 2535 Georges Moreau de la Tour (1848-1901), history painter and illustrator, his most famous works include Les fascinés de la Charité, service du Dr. Luys and a portrait of Paul Cézanne.

The Rullier Collection, Poitiers, sold Fraysse & Associés, Paris, 10th March 2010, lot 67 Literature La Collection Spitzer, 1890, Volume III, no. 6 (see illustration) Paolo Cordera, La Fabbrica del Rinascimento, Frédéric Spitzer mercante d’arte e collezione nell’Europa delle nuove Nazioni, Bologna, 2014, p. 317.

A detached plaque, previously mounted on a similarly mounted but associated chest, is preserved in the Wallace Collection. Another cabinet with a closely related plaque was exhibited at the Internazionale dell’ Antiquariato, Milano, 1992. The Wallace Collection chest was formerly in the Comte de Nieuwerkerke collection, where it was photographed in 1865. See Hughes 1996, pp. 123-126. For a discussion of related ironwork of this period see Leydi 2016, pp. 121-137. ‡ £22000-28000

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363 A VICTORIAN WALKING STICK BLOW TUBE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with cane body sleeved in brass (small cracks), turned mouthpiece, brass tip with threaded cover, turned wooden knob with brass sleeve to fit inside the tube, complete with a well-constructed modern dart 89.8 cm; 35⅜ in overall An advertisement of 1867 by E. Lang describes a “walking stick blow tube” of this type, for which he has “received some valuable hints…..from an elaborate description of this weapon (as used by the Macoushie Indians) by that celebrated traveller Mr. Waterton…..and can now offer a very powerful and accurate weapon for destroying vermin, shooting birds…..[and]…..one of the best indoor amusements for ladies and gentlemen. Tube 10s. 6d. and upwards; darts, 4s. per dozen, balls, 1s. per 100; moulds, 2s. 6d.; targets, 2s.” See Dike 1983, p. 42 and 165. £400-600 364 A .32 CALIBRE AIR CANE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with rifled barrel sleeved in brass, brass ramrod incorporating the cap, (button trigger missing), screwin air reservoir section threaded at the top and fitted with horn knob, the outer surface painted black, complete with a pump; another (brass sleeve and ramrod missing), the top fitted with angular horn grip, the outer surface painted black, complete with pump the first: 100.4 cm; 39½ in overall (4) £200-300 365 A PERCUSSION WALKING CANE, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND A BLOW-PIPE CANE, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with brown painted body, brass cap (seized), breech section en suite, with brass sleeve at the top which draws back to breech revealing a concealed folding trigger, and horn grip; the second with brass sleeved bamboo body, opening two-thirds towards the top, fitted with a hook incorporated within the terminal, reverse threaded white metal mouthpiece with cover forming the knob, complete with a later white metal dart (small cracks) the first: 102.0 cm; 40⅛ in (2)

366 A BRASS-MOUNTED LEATHER DOG COLLAR AND PADLOCK, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with broad stitched leather collar, the outer face applied with brass links fitted at the terminal with an adjustable tab secured by a padlock (key missing), and a brass loop for a leash 24.0 cm; 9½ in diameter £100-150 367 A COCK FIGHTING SPUR, LATE 19TH CENTURY with U-shaped prongs, secured to the ankle by a slender ring, and formed with an additional slightly curved slender single-edged upward pointing blade, in its leather scabbard with silver locket incorporating a hook 8.5 cm; 3⅜ in blade £100-150 368 A DECORATED HUNTING BAG, LATE 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY GERMAN with leather body lined in velvet, the flap decorated with embroidered polychrome flowers (faded), with brass mounts and leather strap (areas of wear) 22.8 cm; 9 in high £100-150 369 A PAIR OF ROWEL SPURS, FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with chiselled heel bands hinged on each side, chiselled neck fitted with eight-pointed star-shaped rowel, and retaining their original fittings, painted gold throughout 14.0 cm; 5½ in (2) £500-800

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370 A VERY RARE PAIR OF ENGLISH ENAMELLED COPPER-ALLOY STIRRUPS, LONDON, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY, WORKSHOP OF STEPHEN PILCHERD OR ANTHONY HATCH with open oval treads filled with two bars, a pair of tapering arched side-bars fitted at their apex with a swivel loop for attaching a strap, the outer face of the sides cast and chased with scrolling vine fruits and foliage on a yellow ground (small losses, light wear), painted with inventory number “E346” 18.8 cm; 7¾ in high (2) Provenance A private Belgian Collection, inv. no. E346 This distinctive style of Stuart enamelling, previously called Surrey Enamels, is encountered on candlesticks, firedogs, sword hilts and stirrups. Originally attributed to Esher, Surrey by Charles Beard in 1931, there is now a strong case to reattribute them to Stephen Pilcherd and Anthony Hatch. The former is recorded in the Royal Wardrobe accounts on 25th March 1661 for “.....making enamelling and gilding our Armes in foure large and eight smaller pieces of brasse.....” A pair of almost identical stirrups are preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum (M. 285 & 285A-1922) and another pair of the same design are preserved in the Wallace Collection (A446-7). Some objects in the group, such as candlesticks and firedogs, show a repeated use of design, suggesting identical moulds and a common workshop. For the most recent research on this group see Blair and Patterson, 2005, pp. 2-9 and 2006, 10-21. ‡ £5000-8000

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371 A BRONZE SALUTING CANNON, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DUTCH with tapering multi-stage barrel divided by raised astragal mouldings, swelling at the muzzle, cast with a crowned shield enclosed by foliage (rubbed, the arms no longer legible), raised vent cast as an expanded flowerhead, globose cascable drawnout to a button, a pair of dolphin lifting handles, plain trunnions, and in green patinated condition throughout 77.0 cm; 30¼ in barrel 3.0 cm; 1 318 in bore £3500-4500 372 TWO IRON CANNON BALLS, 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY the first for a two pounder gun and the second, in excavated condition, for a six pounder gun (losses) (2) the first: 5.8 cm; 2¼ diameter Provenance The first, Robin Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon and the second found in the Cotswolds by the present owner. £40-60

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373 373 A FINE PAIR OF DUTCH BRONZE CANNON, DATED 1646 each with tapering multi-stage barrel, moulded muzzle chiselled in low relief with a band of scrolling foliage and flowers centring on an issuant mask behind, a band of acanthus foliage at each end of the chase, second reinforce decorated with a further band involving mythical beasts centring on a bouquet, the first reinforce with the crested mantled arms, the date and the inscription ‘I. Vervooren’, cascabel and button chiselled with acanthus foliage, the latter enclosing a mulberry fruit, vent field fitted with hinged cover, a pair of plain trunnions and well modelled foliate dolphin lifting handles, in rich brown patinated condition throughout: each on iron-mounted wooden field carriage with iron-shod spoked cambered wheels (painted black), complete with cap-squares 67.0 cm; 26⅜ barrels 3.5 cm; 1⅝ in bores (2) Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. nos. C91, C92 Thence by descent Literature Rudi Roth, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume II, Ordnance, Zwolle, 1996, pp. 222-223, cat. no. 648 It would appear that guns of this type were presented to Naval commanders and those involved in the armament of naval fleets during the mid-17th to mid-18th century. They were intended for saluting and firing on festive occasions. See Roth, op. cit.

The crest is that of the Vervoorn family of Gorinchem. ‡ £15000-20000

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374 374 A POWDER-FLASK, PROBABLY GERMAN LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY formed entirely of steel, of bifurcated form in imitation of antler, the base with two moulded terminals, the top fitted with moulded tubular nozzle and cut-off with turned knob and filed spring, with no evidence of a belt hook (chemically cleaned) 17.0 cm; 6¾ in high £600-800 375 A HIGHLAND DRESS POWDER HORN, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with cowhorn body, engraved silver coloured metal mounts decorated with traditional designs comprising basal cap set with a large foil-backed paste and threaded nozzle terminal formed as a thistle flower set with a pink foil backed paste, with its suspension chain 34.0 cm; 13⅜ in overall £150-200 376 FIVE GUNPOWDER-FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first Bartram & Co. patent, with burnished steel body (split, small dents), and graduated brass nozzle with spring cut-off; the second with graduated brass nozzle with spring cut-off signed Brazier, and body with later leather covering; the third with embossed copper body decorated with basket weave designs; the fourth with pigskin-covered body and graduated brass nozzle with spring cut-off; and the last of pistol size, embossed with foliage on each face, and with spring cut-off the first: 20.5 cm; 8⅛ in (5) £100-150 377 SIX GUNPOWDER-AND SHOT-FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first James Dixon & Sons improved patent, with copper and graduated white metal nozzle with spring cut-off; the second with copper body embossed with a trellis design on each face and graduated nozzle with spring cut-off; the third probably French, with copper body embossed with game shooting vignettes (nozzle missing); the fourth a horn flask, and two leather shot-flasks the first: 20.5 cm; 8⅛ in (6) £70-90

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378 A DETACHED CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK, CIRCA 1860-80 of iron, with external action, decorated throughout with dense patterns of gold scrollwork and flowers 7.2 cm; 2⅞ in £250-350 379 AN ITALIAN DETACHED WHEEL-LOCK, CIRCA 1620 with flat lock-plate formed with a shaped terminal, fitted with external wheel retained by a slender shaped bracket, moulded dog with lightly engraved details, filed dog-spring and sliding pan-cover 18.0 cm; 7⅛ in wide £350-400 380 A MAHOGANY CASE FOR A D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the lid exterior fitted with brass flush-fitting carrying handle, vacant escutcheon and the number 3, ‘Manton’ style drop-shaped key escutcheon, and the interior lined in green baize (areas of wear, handle bent) 86.5 cm; 34 in x 23.0 cm; 9⅛ in £400-600 381 A MAHOGANY CASE FOR A D.B. MUZZLE-LOADING SPORTING GUN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the lid exterior fitted with brass flush-fitting carrying handle and vacant escutcheon (the interior stripped) 84.0 cm; 33 in x 22.0 cm; 8⅝ in £300-500 382 A FRENCH HORSE BIT FOR AN ARTILLERY OFFICER AND ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY the first with S-shaped side bars, solid bit, and with a brass boss cast with crossed cannon and a flaming grenade on each side, with its chain; the second of blued steel, complete with its chain the first: 19.0 cm; 7½ in (2) £60-80

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European and American Firearms 383 A .750 CALIBRE FRENCH FLINTLOCK MUSKET, CIRCA 1740 with tapering barrel formed in two stages and fitted with brass fore-sight, inscribed “No. 814” over the breech and struck with a mark (indistinct), bevelled lock fitted with bevelled cock (retaining screw missing), faceted pan and faceted steel, full stock, impressed “Charleville” on the right of the butt, brass mounts of regulation type, including faceted side-plate, trigger-guard with moulded terminal, and four faceted ramrod-pipes, steel ramrod, and one steel sling mount (the rear mount missing) 115.8 cm; 45⅝ in barrel £600-700

384 A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1777 FLINTLOCK MUSKET of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands (one replaced), rounded lock of regulation type engraved with the letter “B”, full stock impressed with “MA967” on the butt (wormed), iron mounts, and iron ramrod 113.5 cm; 44¾ in barrel Provenance The Museum of Artillery, Woolwich, inv. no. 967 £400-600 385 A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1777 FLINTLOCK MUSKET, DATED AN 11 (1803) of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three bands, dated breech, tang with model designation, lock with Charleville National arsenal inscription, full stock impressed “RF” on the right of the butt and hollowed for the cheek on the left, iron mounts, and iron ramrod 113.5 cm; 44¾ in barrel £700-900

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387 A .750 CALIBRE VICTORIAN FLINTLOCK INDIA PATTERN MUSKET, CIRCA 1835-40 of regulation type, the barrel struck with Ordnance and proof marks at the breech and the barrelsmith’s initials ‘TP’, borderengraved rounded lock with ‘VR’ crowned, ‘Tower’ and Ordnance mark, full stock struck with Ordnance mark on the right of the butt, brass mounts, steel ramrod, with its bayonet 99.6 cm; 39¼ in barrel

386 A .700 CALIBRE PRUSSIAN MODEL 1839 PERCUSSION MUSKET Of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, struck with ordnance marks at the breech, flush-fitting lock

by S & C of Suhl, full stock, the butt hollowed for the cheek on the left, regulation iron mounts including butt-plate inscribed ‘4tGGC, No. 117’, two sling mounts, and iron ramrod (areas of pitting) 104.5 cm; 41⅛ in barrel £400-500

Thomas Potts was elected Master of the Gunmakers’ Company in 1819. He was in partnership with Martin Brander and worked for the Ordnance. He supplied Infantry Rifles to the Shah of Persia in 1836, 1838 and 1839, was the largest supplier of 16 in cavalry carbines to the Queen of Spain and is recorded boring, rifling, sighting, smoothing and browning infantry rifle barrels in 1838.

See Bailey 1999, p. 60. £1000-1200

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388 AN 80 BORE SILESIAN WHEEL-LOCK BIRDING RIFLE (TSCHINKE), SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with slender octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled six narrow grooves, and engraved with concentric circles on the muzzle face, flat lock with characteristic external mechanism faced in large brass plaques engraved with scrolling foliage, fitted with wheel retained by an arch-shaped bracket faced with engraved brass, flash-guard, engraved sliding pan-cover, dog and dog-spring bracket each faced with engraved brass decorated with scrolls and monster heads, fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid over its entire length with engraved brass and plain and engraved mother-ofpearl plaques (small restorations and minor replacements, the fore-end with one small repair), the latter comprising an alternating arrangement of square and round plaques over the fore-end, angular butt inlaid with further designs including a brass portrait profile of a Turk on the left and with quatrefoils, hearts and further rondels in mother-of-pearl on each side, patch-box with cover faced in engraved brass decorated en suite, iron triggerguard shaped for the fingers, brass ramrod-pipes, brass fore-end cap, and one iron sling swivel (later ramrod) 86.0 cm; 33⅞ in barrel A Tschinke decorated in a similar manner is preserved in the Polish Army Museum, Warsaw (inv. no. 33643X), see Zygulski 1982, pI. 65. £6000-8000

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389 A FINE 14 BORE FLINTLOCK SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE FOR PRESENTATION TO A POTENTATE BY HENRY TATHAM, GUNMAKER TO THE KING, 37 CHARING CROSS LONDON, 1824 with long round tapering barrel fitted with silver bead fore-sight on a sunburst, signed in full in script within a linear frame over the breech and all retaining traces of early gilding, platinum-lined vent, finely engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, decorated with scrolls and foliage, stepped bevelled lock signed in block capitals, engraved with trophies-of-artillery, conventional foliage and a starburst, fitted with engraved cock en suite, rainproof pan and roller, highly figured full stock profusely inlaid with finely engraved silver plaques and silver wire including cornucopia, elaborate trophies-of-arms, flowerheads, leafy tendrils and foliage, a pair of cornucopia issuant with conventional foliage enriched with pellets about the tang, further trophies-of-arms, war and music on each side of the butt (rubbed, minor losses), chequered grip enriched with minute silver nails (cracked through and expertly repaired), full silver mounts cast and chased with trophies-of-arms in low relief and enriched with gilding, comprising solid side-plate, trigger-guard including a further mark (E. the other letter unclear), butt-plate, vacant escutcheon and three ramrod-pipes, horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm, perhaps the original, and two iron sling loops 117.5 cm; 46¼ in barrel Henry (1) Tatham was born at Frith Street Soho in 1770, became sword cutler and Beltmaker-in-Ordinary to George III in 1798. He was in partnership with Joseph Egg as Tatham and Egg circa 1801-14 and worked on his own at 37 Charing Cross 181534. He is recorded making a number of elaborate presentation firearms, including rifles for American Indian Chiefs, in 1816. See Blackmore 1999, p. 109. The maker’s mark is probably that of Elizabeth Barnett, widow of Michael Barnett, who registered her mark 11th February 1823.

See Dickens 1999, pp. 86117. £3500-4500

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390 A 14 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHN HARMAN LONDINI, WITH FINELY DECORATED STOCK AND MOUNTS, CIRCA 1730 with swamped barrel formed in three stages, fitted with silver fore-sight, raised silver bands at each end of the median and signed in block capital over the breech, engraved tang grooved for sighting (the iron parts with areas of pitting), engraved stepped lock (associated, probably fitted in the early 19th century, restorations), highly figured walnut half-stock carved with foliage behind the tang (cracked through and expertly repaired), profusely inlaid in silver with delicate scrollwork over the fore-end and about the tang, the butt decorated on each side with further scrollwork issuant from a bearded mask, perhaps Aeolus or a river god, flowerheads and a panel of trellis, full silver mounts finely cast and chased in low relief (rubbed), comprising side-plate decorated with an elaborate trophy-of-arms centring on an armour all’ antica, trigger-guard with moulded borders and rococo terminal, butt-plate with moulded foliate borders on the tang and extending over the spine of the butt, escutcheon with the owner’s crested coatof-arms (rubbed, the arms involving two bars wavy), fore-end cap en suite a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes and an additional plate applied on the underside of the muzzle to accommodate the ramrod, and original silver-tipped whalebone ramrod 76.2 cm; 30 in barrel

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John Harman apprenticed to Henry Anthonison and turned over to John Shaw in 1707. He became free of the Gunmakers Company in 1714 and Gunmaker to Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1729. In the Daily Journal of 7th November that year, he claimed that he had made shotguns with barrels only 30 in long which ‘out-shot other Guns from 6 to 12 inches longer’.

This was a notable assertion at a time when guides to shooting, such as that of George Edies, recommended a length from 36 to 42 inches. £3000-4000

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391 A FINE DUTCH FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE IN THE PARISIAN TASTE BY VAN WALSEN A MAASTRICHT, CIRCA 1700-1710 with tapering sighted barrel signed within a delicate scroll of engraved foliage along the sighting flat, chiselled with the allegorical figure of Innocence, a portrait profile, a pair of putto, all within an elaborate frame of scrollwork including monsterhead terminals and leafy tendrils issuant from a grotesque mask over the breech, struck with an unidentified mark, a pellet in a roundel, beneath, and a further mark, the letters ‘HR’ beneath a spray of foliage, engraved barrel tang incorporating the back-sight, signed rounded lock chiselled with delicate scrolling foliage including a serpent bordering the upper edge of the cock and a symmetrical arrangement of scrolling tendrils issuant from a grotesque mask on the steel, the inside stamped ‘P.D.’, figured walnut full stock moulded about the barrel, lock and mounts (the forward section repaired), finely chiselled steel mounts comprising pierced side-plate decorated with the temptation of Adam by Eve within a panel of scrolling tendrils involving a serpent and a reclining classical warrior, trigger-guard chiselled with a mask and the terminal formed of a symmetrical arrangement of scrolling serpents, spurred butt-plate, pierced crowned escutcheon decorated with a female portrait bust, three ramrod-pipes, and a sling swivel (rear sling swivel missing), horn fore-end cap, horn-tipped wooden ramrod, and applied with a brass square inventory tag marked ‘No. 6’ 117.3 cm; 46⅛in barrel

Provenance A European Prince, sold Sotheby’s Olympia, 29th June 2005, lot 76 Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. no. 1253 Thence by descent Literature G. de Vries and B. J. Martens, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume I, part 4, Arnhem, 2007, pp. 238-239, cat. no. 776 (incorrectly illustrated).

The designs on the breech, lock and mounts are clearly inspired by French pattern books of the 17th Century. A number of stylistic elements appear to be related to Claude Simonin’s book of 1684. See Grancsay 1970, pp.72-82.

Two makers of this name are recorded, Jan, active from 16431693 and Paulus, 1668-1715. Both appear to be known through only a relatively small number of firearms. The present gun dates to the early 18th Century and is probably the work of Paulus. It is distinguished from other known pieces in the very high quality of steel chiselling on the barrel, lock and mounts. See Puype 1996, pp.210-211, cat. 69 and Hoff 1978, p. 143. The stock is probably an early working replacement. ‡ £4000-6000

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392 A 10 BORE GERMAN LONG FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE IN THE PARISIAN TASTE, BY PIERRE KLENKE A SELLE, CIRCA 1680 with sighted barrel formed in four stages and stamped `CvLvB’ in small letters on the breech, signed rounded lock with engraved borders, the cock and steel each lightly chiselled with scrolls in low relief (top-jaw and screw missing), walnut full stock carved with scrolling monsterhead tendrils about the barrel tang, further scrolling tendrils about the rear ramrod-pipe and tightly scrolling tendrils about the remaining three ramrod-pipes (extensive cracks, the fore-end with one break, light worm), large butt with strongly pronounced bulbous heel, engraved steel mounts, including sideplate formed as a pair of slender S-shaped scrolls of unequal size carrying a vacant rondel, pierced and chiselled vacant escutcheon issuant from a demon mask, engraved butt-plate (the steel parts chemically cleaned) and original wooden ramrod 153.2cm; 60⅜ in barrel

Provenance The Hanoverian Royal Gunroom, Königliche Waffen 1895 (inv. nos.

439 or 440, a pair listed).

The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 745 The gewehrkammer of Georg Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg in Calenburg, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1624-1705), records two pairs and two single guns by this maker received during the period 28th August 1684 to circa 1705. The Hanoverian Royal Rüstkammer inventory of 1751 records six pairs and nine single guns by this maker. ‡ £4000-6000

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393 A 54 BORE COMPOSITE MIQUELET-LOCK CARBINE WITH GERMAN BARREL, 16TH CENTURY AND BRESCIAN LOCK AND MOUNTS, CIRCA 1660, PROBABLY FOR EXPORT TO NAPLES with tapering sighted barrel chiselled in low relief with classical figures including the Virtues, engraved tang, flat lock retained by two side nails, the tail chiselled in high relief with a monsterhead and a crouching naked figure, the elements all finely chiselled with further figures and scrollwork, chiselled mainspring and steel spring, later figured walnut stock with curved butt, applied with pierced and engraved steel plaques about the barrel tang, chiselled steel mounts including openwork trigger-guard en suite with the lock, butt-cap decorated with an openwork design of fruit and foliage, two-piece side-plate and barrel bolt escutcheons all decorated with foliage, a pair of openwork ramrod pipes, and wooden ramrod decorated with a crouching figure on the terminal 59.7 cm; 23½ in barrel

Provenance The Lord Astor of Hever, sold Sotheby’s, London, 5th May 1983, lot 183.

The lock and mounts belong to a well documented group that were almost certainly manufactured in Brescia for export to a distinctive area, probably Naples and perhaps also Spain and Sicily. A highly decorated pistol from this group is preserved in the Wallace Collection, London (A1233). For a discussion of this Italo-Spanish group see Carpegna 1997, pp. 434-437. £7000-8000

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394 A .650 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK RIFLED MUSKET, CIRCA 1730, PROBABLY NUREMBURG with octagonal sighted multi-groove rifled barrel, rounded lock struck with a mark, “Phi R” crowned (Neue Støckel 4283), full stock (fore-end with cracks, small chips and bruising), carved with a moulding about the tang, near paddle-shaped butt, and plain iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with moulded terminal, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, and associated wooden ramrod 126.8 cm; 49⅞ in barrel

395 A 20 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1770 with heavy octagonal swamped sighted barrel (now smoothbored), stepped bevelled lock fitted with bevelled cock, faceted pan and moulded steel, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, about the lock and mounts (fore-end restored), the butt impressed “MA 1069”, brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising trigger-guard with acanthus finial, side-plate decorated with foliage carrying a vacant oval escutcheon, buttplate with tang en suite with the trigger-guard, and three faceted ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 83.5 cm; 32⅞ in barrel

£1000-1500

Provenance The Museum of Artillery, Woolwich, inv. no.1069 £600-800 396 A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK NORTH AMERICAN TRADE GUN, 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel retained by a pair of slender engraved brass bands, border-engraved lock with traces of a crown (the barrel and lock with areas of pitting), full stock painted black and red, brass mounts including trigger-guard and buttplate, and no provision for a ramrod 92.4 cm; 36¼ in barrel £300-400

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397 A FINE .600 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE MADE FOR CHARLES JOHN BRANDLING WITH FINE 18TH CENTURY OTTOMAN BARREL, THE LOCK, STOCK AND MOUNTS BY WILLIAM DAVISON, NEWCASTLE, CIRCA 1820 with browned swamped sighted barrel of ‘hog’s back’ form rifled with nine grooves, encrusted with gold foliage and scrolls at the muzzle and over the breech, the former formed as a stylised monsterhead, the latter octagonal, with folding leaf back-sight viewed through an earlier enlarged standing sight, engraved breech decorated with scrolls, inlaid with gold lines and signed by the barrelsmith in a gold-lined recess, engraved long slender tang inlaid with the owner’s crested initials in gold, signed engraved back-action lock engraved with a game vignette, scroll-engraved hammer, set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, scroll-engraved steel mounts comprising side-plate en suite with the tang, trigger-guard with scrolling rear terminal, triggerplate with stylised pineapple finial, butt-plate and rear ramrod-pipe, two further browned ramrod-pipes, silver fore-end cap, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and original iron ramrod 79.0 cm; 31⅛ in barrel The crest and initials are those of Charles John Brandling.

Brandling was educated at Newcomes, Hackney and St Johns, Cambridge; his education was completed about 1793, by spending time on the continent. He married Frances Elizabeth and had no children. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he served until 1812, the year in which he retired. A few years later he was elected to Parliament again as the MP for Northumberland (1820-1826).

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Charles John was an extensive land and coal-owner with collieries at Gosforth and Felling in the north-east and Middleton in Yorkshire.

He was patron of George Stephenson (the railway engineer), who after the disastrous explosion at Charles Felling Colliery in 1812 competed with Sir Humphrey Davy in the invention of a miner’s safety lamp. Charles John supported Stephenson’s claim to this invention (although Sir Humphrey has always received the credit) and helped to raise a subscription of £1000 which was presented to Stephenson.

He was a leading Tory and recognised leader of conservative thought in southern Northumberland. He founded the Northumberland Pitt Club and became its first president. In 1819 Brandling formed and commanded the Northumberland and Newcastle Cavalry (ridiculed by the local working class as the noodles) which was dedicated to preserving the middle classes from the riots brought about by the demands for parliamentary reform. He died on 1st February 1826, aged 57 years. Taken from www.fomp.co.uk accessed April 2021.

William Davison is recorded at 63 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1827-59. ‡ £2500-3500

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398 A 22 BORE D.B. FRENCH PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY BENOIT PENEL, CIRCA 1775 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned barrels formed in two stages, fitted with silver fore-sight on a gilt ground, engraved with flowers and foliage and inscribed “Canon Tordu” over the breech (gilding worn), border-engraved tang grooved for sighting, signed rounded locks, figured walnut half-stock carved with a rococo bouquet about the tang (rubbed, small cracks and chips), the butt with an early padded cheek-rest, iron mounts comprising triggerguard engraved with a fan of five leaves at the front of the bow, border-engraved butt-plate, and two sling mounts, and vacant silver escutcheon (later brass-tipped wooden ramrod) 86.2 cm; 34 in barrel Benoit Penel (1724-1812) is recorded as an armourer and master cutler in St Etienne, Loire. See Besse 2005, p. 257. £600-800

399 A 24 BORE GERMAN D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY RIEGER, MUNICH, CIRCA 1830 with earlier barrels inscribed in gold block capitals “Leclere a Paris Canon Ruban”, decorated with gold trophies-of-arms incorporating silver drums and with a further gold panel over the breeches, engraved tang decorated with a starburst and foliage and grooved for sighting, flush-fitting flat locks signed on the tail on the right and inscribed “München” on the left, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece carved with a garland behind on the left, silver mounts of shaped outline, including a panel reinforcing the wooden trigger-guard with openwork terminal, butt-plate, rear ramrod-pipe and vacant shield-shaped escutcheon, two iron ramrod-pipes and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 75.0 cm; 29½ in barrels A number of firearms were made by members of the Rieger family for the Dukes of Bavaria, including a pair sold in this room, lot 458, 30th June 2010. £800-1000 400 A 12 BORE D.B.PIN-FIRE SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1870 with twist barrels (light surface rust, fore-sight missing), slender tang, rotary underlever action, back-action locks, walnut halfstock, steel trigger-guard (the rear portion detached) and butt-cap, and a single loop for a sling swivel 76.0 cm; 29⅞ in barrels £50-100

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401 A 32-40 CALIBRE U.S. WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 REPEATING CARBINE, NO. 231704 of standard production specifications, with blued barrel with the manufacturer’s inscription, blued magazine, case-hardened action numbered beneath, the tang with model designation, polished figured walnut butt, and case-hardened iron mounts, and much early finish throughout 50.8 cm; 20 in barrel £600-800

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402 A RARE PAIR OF 54-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK BELT PISTOLS OF EXCEPTIONAL LENGTH FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1570-80 with swamped barrels formed in three stages, engraved with a band around the muzzles and struck with the barrelsmith’s mark ‘PB’ (Neue Støckel 4228) divided by the Nuremburg town mark at the breeches, flat locks struck with maker’s mark, a spur (perhaps Neue Støckel 1057), fitted with external wheel retained by a pierced and engraved bracket, engraved dog, moulded safety-catch and pan-cover with button-release (minor expert restorations), hollow full stocks (one with small dents and a copper brazed repair), the butts bound with fabric (probably added in their working life), spherical pommels formed in two hinged pieces, the covers released by pressing a sprung stud on the top, moulded iron trigger-guards and belt hooks, and later iron-tipped ramrods (one seized, the iron parts with small areas of light pitting) 56.0 cm; 22 in (2) Provenance Christie’s, 19th July, 2001, lot 153 Literature Theodore Dexter 1960, Half Century Scrapbook of Vari-type Firearms, pp. 34, no. 413, plate 12 (one of the pair).

A very similar Nuremburg marked belt pistol is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. M.631-1927); a single long over-andunder wheel-lock pistol of similar design, struck with the same mark on the lock, is in the armoury of the Doge’s Palace, Venice (inv. no.

B84); and a further pair, with fishtail pommels, are in the Tøjhusmuseet, Copenhagen (inv. no. B 286-287. See Hayward 1955, p. 33, no. 3, Franzoi 1990, p. 128, no. 415 and Askgaard, p. 134, no. 196.

The locksmith’s mark is probably for a member of the Stopler family recorded in Nuremburg circa 1547-92. The barrelsmith's mark is perhaps Paul Buchner, recorded in Nuremburg and Dresden working for the Elector of Saxony circa 1559-95. A profusely decorated pistol of similar form to the present pair and attributed to this maker is preserved in the Wallace Collection (A1167). £35000-40000

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403 A 28 BORE NORTH EUROPEAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, MID-17TH CENTURY, NORTH GERMAN OR DANISH with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech stamped “AEMZP” (rubbed), bevelled lock retained by three side nails, the border filed with a delicate fluted pattern (expert restorations), fitted with external wheel retained by a moulded bracket, sliding pan-cover, dog, dog-spring and bridle all filed en suite with the lock, moulded blackened hardwood full stock (expert repairs), slender butt with fishtail terminal, oval pommel with iron bound ivory cap (restored), iron mounts comprising trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and associated irontipped wooden ramrod 51.7 cm; 20⅜ in barrel The decoration on the lock is reminiscent of a gun in the Danish Royal Collection, now preserved in the Tøjhusmuseet, Copenhagen (Inv. no. B418). See Smith 1938, p.180 ~ £4000-6000

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404 A FINE AND RARE 48-BORE EARLY FLINTLOCK TURN-OVER HOLSTER PISTOL BY MATHEIS NUTTEN IN AACHEN, CIRCA 1640 with tapering barrels released by a baluster catch ahead of the trigger-guard, octagonal breeches signed in full ‘Matheis Nutten in Ach’ in stamped letters and struck with the barrelsmith’s mark, a stag’s head (Neue Støckel 851), and engraved with triangular panels of foliage behind, breech plate engraved en suite and with a brass washer behind, long slender tang retained by two screws from beneath, bevelled back-action lock chiselled in high relief with a monster-head on the tail and engraved in front with hatched scrolls and a running dog, fitted with pierced cock of rectangular section engraved with a hare and retained from the inside by a bolt with rosette-shaped head, the forward portion of the lock fitted with faceted pan, moulded steel and engraved with hatched scrolls and a flower-head, ebony full stock (some age cracks, sections replaced), stamped with early inventory number ‘12’ opposite the lock, oval pommel bound with an engraved silver band (later), iron trigger-guard engraved with a design of overlapping scales, three short ramrod-pipes (two replaced), and later steel-tipped ramrod 51.5 cm; 20 ¼ in barrels Provenance W. Keith Neal, sold Christie’s, 10th November 2005, lot 107 Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. no. 1446 Thence by descent

Literature G. de Vries and B. J. Martens, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume I, part 4, Arnhem, 2007, pp. 584-585, cat. no. 938 Firearms signed by this maker include a flintlock gun at Skokloster Castle, Sweden (inv. no. 6056), a pair of wheel-lock pistols at the same castle (inv. nos. 5882/3) and further pieces, all wheel-locks, in the Livrustkammaren, Stockholm, the Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, the Bayerisches National Museum, Munich, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The chiselling on the tail of the lock is closely related to that on a pair of turnover pistols by Jan Kitzen of Maastrich, close to Aachen, preserved in the armoury of Carl Gustav Wrangel at Skokloster and another pair by the same maker in Vienna. See Meyerson and Rangström 1984, p. 305. ‡ ~ £10000-15000

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405 A FINE AND RARE 28 BORE FLEMISH THREE-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK GARNITURE BY PHILIPPE DE SELIER, LIÈGE, CIRCA 1720 comprising a fowling-piece and a pair of holster pistols, each with three tapering hand-rotated barrels arranged in a clover-leaf formation and retained by a bevelled iron band towards the muzzle, signed in full over the breeches and struck three times with the brass-lined barrelsmith’s mark (Neue Støckel 4372) revolving within an engraved iron sleeve at the breech and released by an iron lever within the front of the trigger-guards, long slender breech tang engraved with scrolling foliage, engraved bevelled locks signed on a panel enclosed by scrolling foliage terminating in a monsterhead, stepped behind the pan and fitted with engraved bevelled cock and steel, each decorated with foliage and border ornament, highly figured walnut butt carved with a raised moulding about the tang, stamped with gewehrkammer number and a painted inventory number, full brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising openwork foliate side-plates, trigger-guards with foliate terminals, butt-plate decorated with a portrait profile surmounted by a crowned double eagle within an elaborate framework of foliage, spurred pommels with portrait busts and grotesque mask caps, escutcheon with further crowned portrait rondels, and wooden ramrod (two ramrods replaced, one pistol butt with expertly repaired worm damage, one side nail replaced) 107.5 cm; 42 ¼ in barrels, the gun 31.2 cm; 12 ¼ in barrels, the pistols (3) Provenance The Armoury of Their Serene Highnesses the Princes zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, inv. Nos. S24, S29, S30, sold Christie’s, London, 15th April 1992, lot 255, £29,700 (including premium, the second highest price in the sale) Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. nos. 1096, 1097, 1160 Thence by descent Literature Max von Ehrenthal, Die Waffensammlung des Fürsten Salm-Reifferscheidt zu Schloss Dyck, Lepizig, 1906, p. 163 cat. No. 556 G. de Vries and B. J. Martens, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume I, part 4, Arnhem, 2007, pp. 596-599, cat. nos. 944, 945.

Philippe Desellier was a gunmaker and firearms dealer active in Liège circa 1676-1740. ‡ £20000-30000

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406 A FINE PAIR OF 16 BORE DUTCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY BAREND PENTERMAN A UTRECHT, CIRCA 1720 with tapering barrels formed in three stages, brass fore-sights enclosed by an engraved frame, the median borders with a pair of raised bands framing a gilt panel top and bottom, the former with an additional band of silver dentil and with a central band of silver pellets, the breeches chiselled with scrolls on a gilt fishroe ground and signed on a silver band above, the undersides faceted and struck with a small crowned heart mark, engraved tangs decorated with classical profiles and border ornament, stepped bevelled locks, chiselled and engraved with foliage beneath the pans, signed on the tails and encrusted with brass festoons, fitted with faceted pans, engraved steels and chiselled cocks, the latter encrusted with brass scrolls issuant with profile masks, highly figured full stocks (the fore-ends repaired ahead of the forward ramrod-pipe, small filled repairs), carved with elaborate foliage and monsterhead scrolls about the rear ramrodpipes and about the tangs, steel mounts chiselled with foliage and enriched with encrusted brass, comprising openwork side-plates involving issuant masks and a central brass portrait profiles, spurred pommels encircled with brass foliage and fitted with demon mask caps, trigger-guards with acanthus terminals and with brass masks on the bows, a pair of ramrod-pips, and vacant silver escutcheons, and wooden ramrods, one perhaps the original (the steel parts with small areas of light pitting) 30.5 cm; 12 in barrels (2) Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. nos. HV1044, 1045 Thence by descent Literature G. de Vries and B. J. Martens, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume I, part 4, Arnhem, 2007, pp. 446-7, cat. no.

875 Barend Penterman became a citizen in Utrecht in 1679/80, and is recorded as a locksmith and later a firelock-maker. In 1714 he was Dean of the Utrecht Blacksmiths guild and died on 19th January 1723, after which his widow continued the business. His work is recorded in a number of dynastic collections outside the Netherlands, reflecting the international renown he must have enjoyed. See Haartman 2006, pp. 69-71.

The crowned heart mark is encountered beneath the breeches of a number of Utrecht made firearms of this period. ‡ £12000-18000

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407 A FINE PAIR OF 16 BORE VIENNESE LONG FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS MADE FOR A MEMBER OF THE BRUNSWICK AND LÜNEBURG FAMILY BY PLONER IN WIENN, CIRCA 1720 each with swamped etched twist barrel in the Turkish taste, signed in gold and set with silver bead fore-sight on a long flat, decorated with a panel of slender gold strapwork and moulded over the breech, engraved barrel tang fitted with chiselled gilt-brass back-sight, brass-lined vent, signed gilt-brass locks decorated with a stag and a doe within a wooded landscape and a pair of hunters, figured walnut full-stock carved with rococo scrolls and foliage about the barrel tang and rear ramrod-pipe, gilt-brass mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled with scrolling foliage involving a gaping serpent head, trigger-guard with rococo scrollwork terminal, spurred pommel chiselled and engraved en suite and with a stylised city vignette on each side, a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, crowned gilt-brass escutcheons engraved with an addorsed monogram, carved horn fore-end caps and original horn-tipped wooden ramrods 40.0 cm; 15 ¾ in barrels Provenance The Hanoverian Royal Gunroom, Königliche Waffen 1895 (inv. nos. 164 & 165).

The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 875 Exhibited Exhibition of Arms, Armour and Militaria lent by H.R.H. The Duke of Brunswick at the Tower of London, April 10th-October 31st 1952, nrs.183 & 184. ‡ £20000-30000

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408 A FINE PAIR OF 28 BORE DANISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY VALENTIN MARR, COPENHAGEN, CIRCA 1740-50 with tapering swamped barrels each formed with a long flat, silver fore-sights, finely chiselled with rococo scrolls, shell ornament and an architectural feature involving an urn against a finely matted gilt ground over the breech sections and with a raised moulding cut for sighting behind, engraved tangs decorated with further scrolls and foliage, rounded locks with moulded borders, chiselled en rocaille on the tails, signed on a scroll beneath the pans and ‘A Copenhagen’ beneath the steel springs, fitted with rounded cocks and steels each chiselled en suite, moulded full stocks carved in relief with scrolling foliage and a rococo flowerhead behind the rear ramrod-pipes and further designs including a rococo shell about the tangs, slender butts of characteristic form (one repaired), silver mounts cast and chased with rococo designs in low relief against a finely matted ground, comprising trigger-guards with bows en suite with the breeches and foliate terminals, solid side-plates with scrolls, shell ornament and foliage, spurred pommels, escutcheons with the owner’s crested coat-of-arms, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end caps (one cracked), and horn ramrods (one replaced, the steel parts with small areas of very light pitting, the stocks with some very small dents) 28.0 cm; 11in barrels (2) Provenance The property of a Lady, sold Bonhams, 30th April 2014, lot 343 The arms are perhaps those of the Swedish noble family Björnefelt, see Rietstap 1967, pl. CCXXI. Valentin Marr (1696-1786) is considered Denmark’s leading gunmaker of the mid-18th century. Born in Zella, Thuringia he apparently apprenticed in Germany before working as a journeyman in Stockholm with David Bars 1727-29. He returned briefly to Zella before settling in Copenhagen in 1732 where he remained for the rest of his life. The following year he presented a pair of pistols mounted with mother-of-pearl to Christian VI. The use of this material for gun mounts appears to have been a novel one and impressed the king who promised the gunmaker 100 Rix-dollars, as well as winning him patronage at court for the rest of his life. A number of firearms by him remain in the Royal collections Rosenborg Castle and the Tøjhusmuseet. The decoration on the present pistols, as with a number of his other works, follow the style of the Stockmar workshop at Heidersbach near Suhl in Thuringia.

A similar silver-mounted pistol by this maker, formerly in the collections of Stephen Grancsay and Clay Bedford, was sold Christie’s South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 15 July 1998, lot 249. A sporting rifle by Marr was sold in this room, 27th June 2012, lot 467.

See Askgaard 1988, p. 13, 17 and 320, Hayward 1963, pp. 171-172, Hoff, Schepelern and Boesen 1955, pp. 165-6, 168-171, 174-180, 182 and 210. £10000-12000

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410 A 40 BORE CENTRAL ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE BELT PISTOL, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages, rounded lock chiselled with a grotesque on the tail and engraved with a scroll beneath the pan, chiselled cock and battery, full stock moulded over the fore-end, about the tang, lock and the mounts, chiselled iron mounts including openwork side-plate decorated with foliage (belt hook removed, its base present), spurred pommel with chiselled grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard decorated with a mask on the bow, and escutcheon en suite with the side-plate, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm, perhaps the original 16.8 cm; 6⅝ in barrel

409 A 54 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY DUVAL A NANTES, CIRCA 1780 with tapering barrel formed in two stages and struck with London proof marks on the right of the breech, signed rounded lock, moulded figured walnut full stock, iron mounts including spurred pommel, trigger-guard with baluster finial, and side-plate engraved with scrolls, and vacant silver escutcheon, and horntipped wooden ramrod 8.0 cm; 3⅛ in barrel Julien Duval is recorded as a gunmaker and Militia officer in Nantes circa 1787-89. £400-600

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411 A PAIR OF 14 BORE NORTH EUROPEAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, CIRCA 1700-1710, NORTH GERMAN OR LOW COUNTRIES with tapering sighted barrels chiselled with foliage over the breeches, stepped bevelled locks, figured walnut full stocks carved with a raised moulding about the barrel tangs, locks and mounts, steel mounts chiselled in low relief, comprising sideplates formed of a pair of scrolling panels interrupted by a grotesque mask and with foliate terminals, spurred faceted pommels fitted with grotesque mask caps framed by foliage, faceted trigger-guards with foliate terminals, vacant escutcheons surmounted by a demon mask, a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, and each with original steel-tipped wooden ramrod 50 cm; 19¾ in barrels (2) Provenance The Hanoverian Royal Gunroom, Königliche Waffen 1895 (inv. nos. 184 & 185).

The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 769 Exhibited Exhibition of Arms, Armour and Militaria lent by H.R.H. The Duke of Brunswick at the Tower of London, April 10th-October 31st 1952, nrs.179 & 180. ‡ £8000-10000

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412 A RARE PAIR OF 16 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS FOR PRESENTATION TO AN EASTERN POTENTATE SIGNED SMITH, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820, WITH SILVER-PLATED BARRELS AND MOUNTS with swamped sighted silver-plated barrels formed in three stages, engraved with foliage over the forward sections, elaborate trophiesof-arms over the medians and foliage and the inscription ‘London’ on a scroll over the breeches, engraved iron tangs decorated with foliage and Britannia trophies, signed stepped locks engraved with foliage on the tails, fitted with engraved cocks, blued bolt safetycatches and steel springs with rollers, figured walnut full stocks inlaid with silver wire scrolls (minor restorations), silver-plated copper mounts (small areas of wear and very small losses) comprising engraved spurred pommels decorated with trophies-of-arms caps, shield-shaped escutcheons en suite with the pommels, trophy-of-arms side-plates, silver-plated iron trigger-guards and a pair of ramrodpipes, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods, probably the original, one with iron worm 27.3 cm; 10¾ in barrels (2) £2500-3500

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413 A RARE 18 BORE FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER DOUBLE TRIGGER HOLSTER PISTOL WITH PROVISION FOR A SHOULDER STOCK BY GRIFFIN, BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1750 with swamped barrels formed in two stages, engraved with a rococo scroll, struck with London proof marks and with “Foreigners” mark over the breeches, the upper barrel sighted, signed on a rococo scroll on the left hand side at the breeches and inscribed “Bond Street, London” on the other, engraved breech tang decorated with border ornament and scrolling foliage, border-engraved rounded locks flattened to fit and en suite with the breeches, fitted with border-engraved cocks with in-stepped bellies to engage external mainsprings (the right hand cock replaced, sear wanting), highly figured walnut half-stock carved with shell ornament about the tang, the butt with iron escutcheon for a shoulder stock, border-engraved iron mounts comprising spurred pommel, trigger-guard en suite with the locks, vacant rococo escutcheon, and a single ramrod-pipe on the right, and later iron ramrod (the engraving rubbed) 25.5 cm; 10 in barrels A similar pistol, attributed to Benjamin Griffin, is illustrated Griffin 1993, p. 184. £2000-3000

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415 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION PISTOL BY J. & W. RICHARDS, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1810 with turn-off barrels, border-engraved box-lock action signed within a rectangular panel on the left and inscribed ‘London’ within an oval on the right (steel cracked), fitted with tap-lever on the left and thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, flat sided walnut butt, and vacant silver escutcheon 7.4 cm; 2⅞ in barrels

414 A .650 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK PISTOL OF DRAGOON TYPE, BY H NOCK, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath and moulded at the breech, signed bevelled border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock, flat-sided butt, and brass mounts of regulation type including side-plate numbered ‘568’ 23.2 cm; 9⅛ in barrel £800-1200

Joseph and William Richardson are recorded gunmakers at 16 Staining Lane, 1808-10. They had a factory in Birmingham where Joseph worked alone from 1815-30. £400-600

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416 A 32 BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED T & I REA, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed on an oval carried by a rococo trophy-of-arms on the left and with a further trophy on the right, folding trigger, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, fruit and foliage 4.0 cm; 1⅝ in barrel

418 AN 18 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOL BY COOPER, STOCKTON, CIRCA 1830 with browned sighted barrel inscribed ‘Stockton’, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, and blued iron trigger-guard with pineapple finial, vacant German silver escutcheon and German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 20.5 cm; 8½ in barrel

£400-600

George Cooper is recorded at Castle Gate, Stockton circa 1826.

417 A 25 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL SIGNED W. OGDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with browned sighted barrel inscribed ‘London’ at the breech and inlaid with a gold line, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with semi-rainproof pan and roller, full stock, engraved iron mounts including trigger-plate with pineapple finial and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials (areas of wear, stock bruised) 10.0 cm; 4 in barrel £300-400

£300-350 419 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, scroll-engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, scroll-engraved box-lock action (hammer missing), finely chequered figured walnut butt, scroll-engraved iron trigger-guard and vacant German silver escutcheon 12.5 cm; 5 in barrel £80-100

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THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY

VARIOUS OWNERS

420 PAIR OF 25 BORE GERMAN (HESSE) PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY C. DELP A DARMSTADT, CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned sighted barrels formed in two stages, engraved tangs decorated with foliage and the letter “A” crowned, flush-fitting flat locks decorated with sprays of foliage, signed “C. Delp” and inscribed “Darmstadt” respectively, figured walnut full stocks, brass mounts cast in low relief, including trigger-guards and pear-shaped pommel caps each decorated with grotesque mask caps, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods 24.0 cm; 9½ in barrels (2)

421 A RARE .28 CALIBRE MASSACHUSETTS ARMS COMPANY HAND-ROTATED MAYNARD PRIMED SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 557, CIRCA 1851-60 with blued barrel signed on the top-strap, etched blued cylinder decorated with foliage, scroll-engraved case-hardened action with primer on the right with pivotcover, ivory butt, and silver trigger-guard (recoloured in parts) 7.7 cm; 3 in barrel

422 A CASED 4MM CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE REVOLVER AND ANOTHER 6MM PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1870 the first with round barrel (fore-sight removed), plain cylinder, folding trigger, ivory butt, in its padded leather walletstyle cheroot case complete with an additional compartment (worn); the second with octagonal sighted barrel, fitted with ejector rod on the left, plain cylinder, folding trigger, and figured walnut butt the first: 5.0 cm; 2 in barrel (2)

~ £600-800

~ £150-200

£800-1000

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423 A RARE CASED PAIR OF 11MM CENTRE-FIRE BREECH-LOADING RIFLED PISTOLS FOR COMPETITIVE DUELLING WITH WAX BULLETS BY LEOPOLD ANCION MARX, RETAILED BY WILLIAM EVANS, LIÈGE PROOF, NO. 274, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with blued tapering octagonal barrels rifled with twelve grooves, fitted with blued fore-sights and back-sights, stamped beneath with proof marks, the maker's mark LAM in a triangle, and numbered 1/274 and 2/274 respectively, released by a blued lever on the right of the actions and with spring ejector, case-hardened box-lock action fitted with blued centre hammer, finely chequered walnut butt and fore-end, the latter numbered en suite with the barrel and fitted with knurled release lever, case-hardened steel mounts comprising butt-caps and spurred trigger-guards fitted at the front with a knurled screw for fixing the hand shield, and in good to fine condition throughout: in their original hardwood case, the interior lined in green baize and with trade label of William Evans, late with J. Purdey & Sons, 63, Pall Mall, London, complete with accessories including wax bullets in original cardboard case by Piot-Lepage and reloadable cartridges 27.5 cm; 10⅞ in barrels Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006) Thence by descent The present pistols are built on the French patent no.312320 of 1901 by Dr. Paul Devillers, a doctor, target shooter and keen 'duellist'. The wax balls are made from tallow and baryta sulphate and are designed to mark the target without injury. Devillers founded the 'Societie L'Assaut au Pistolet' in 1904, with rules drawn up for this novel sport. One year later the society had over a hundred members including the French ex-President Casimir Perier, Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and the great Anglo-American pistol shot and marksman, Walter Winans.

Popularity continued and the sport was demonstrated in London in 1908, where it gained the mythology of its part in the Olympics held in White City. In fact, a number of the world's finest revolver and pistol shots were persuaded by Winans to come to London and participate in a demonstration at the Franco-British Exhibition. The fashion continued and soon after the Carnegie Sword and Pistol Club in New York and the New York Athletic Club sponsored competitions. ‡ £1500-2000

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424 AN EXCEPTIONAL CASED SET OF 38 BORE, 54 BORE AND 120 BORE ADAMS PATENT 1851 MODEL SELF-COCKING FIVE-SHOT REVOLVERS OF EXHIBITION QUALITY BY DEANE ADAMS & DEANE, MAKER’S TO H.R.H PRINCE ALBERT, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NOS.12812R, 11789R, AND 11758R, PRESENTED BY KING WILLIAM III OF HOLLAND (1817-99) TO MR. VAN HOYTENA, WINNER OF THE STUDENT SHOOTING MATCH HELD IN UTRECHT, 13TH NOVEMBER 1868 each with blued barrel signed ‘Deane, Adams & Deane, Maker’s to H.R.H Prince Albert, No. 30 King William Street, London Bridge’ within a scrollwork frame over its length and the top-strap, engraved with a band around the muzzle, fitted with blued fore-sight and back-sight, engraved blued frame signed and numbered on a scroll on the right and decorated with a dense pattern of fine scrollwork, scrollengraved numbered case-hardened cylinder, blued safety-catch, blued arbour and blued arbour-spring latch, finely chequered butt, scroll-engraved steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guard, trigger-plate and tang, gold shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with the crowned Royal initial ‘W’, the larger revolvers with case-hardened butt-caps with traps and the smaller with engraved silver butt-cap, and all in fine probably unfired condition throughout: in original two-tier brass bound mahogany case, the lid exterior with brass flush-fitting carrying handle and rondel engraved with the crowned Royal initial ‘W’ (the lid with one small crack), fitted with brass lock by Bramah, London, the interior lined in tooled leather including the crowned Royal arms, the mace, sword, and cap of the Common Cryer and Serjeant at Arms of the City of London all on a ground of neo rocaille scrolls and foliage, complete with an additional scroll-engraved case-hardened cylinder numbered en suite with the respective revolvers, and accessories comprising nickel cap dispensers with blued steel springs by Dixon & Sons, patent gilt-brass powder-flasks with graduated nozzle and spring cut-off by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, turned ivory box with spare nipples, ebony ramrod with brass cleaning jag, brass bullet moulds with conical and spherical cavities and blued steel spru-cutters, nipple-wrench, turnscrew, cylinder cleaning jags, wad-cutters and two spare mainsprings 19.7 cm; 7 ¾ in; 16.8 cm; 6 ½ in and 10.4 cm; 4¼ in barrels Provenance Henk Visser (1923-2006), inv. no. 1296 Thence by descent Literature G. de Vries and B. J. Martens, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H. L. Visser, volume I, part 4, Arnhem, 2007, pp. 510-511, cat. no. 905.

B. J. Martens, Een koninklije prijs, in, SAM Wapenmagazine 109, 2001, pp. 34-36 Presented as the Royal prize by William III, King of the Netherlands (1817-1899) to Mr Van Hoytema, winner of the student shooting match held in Utrecht, 13th November 1868.

John Deane, Robert Adams and John Deane Junr., are recorded at 30 King William Street 1851-6 with their factory at 1 Maze, Tooley Street 1852-3 and Weston Street 1853-6. They exhibited, and were awarded a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, a bronze medal at the New York Exhibition of 1853 and a further medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1855.

A similar set of revolvers, described as unique and less elaborately decorated and presented, were offered for sale, Bonhams, Knightsbridge 2nd July 1997. ‡ ~ £30000-40000

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Sale Results for 2nd December 2020 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

1

£1,100

45

£1,000

86

£2,400

130

£1,400

174

2

£1,100

46

£3,500

87

£1,900

131

£1,900

3

£900

47

£220

88

£750

132

£850

4

£1,600

48

£1,300

89

£46,000

133

5

£1,000

49

£1,100

90

£6,500

6

£1,600

50

£700

91

8

£750

51

£300

9

£1,050

52

10

£320

11 12

£6,500

218

£2,000

175

£4,800

219

£1,800

176

£100

220

£400

£1,000

177

£4,800

222

£1,300

134

£800

178

£950

223

£2,000

£1,500

135

£850

179

£1,600

224

£900

92

£7,500

136

£600

180

£1,200

228

£400

£9,000

93

£1,900

137

£400

181

£500

229

£80

53

£10,000

94

£700

138

£450

182

£1,100

230

£1,200

£90

54

£5,000

95

£1,900

139

£480

183

£350

231

£18,000

£40

55

£1,800

96

£400

140

£480

184

£280 232

£10,000

233

£22,000

234

£8,000

235

£4,000 £2,600

13

£400

56

£1,800

97

£1,700

141

£420

185

£170

14

£200

57

£900

98

£1,050

143

£500

186

£1,200

15

£950

58

£800

99

£1,100

144

£300

187

£300

16

£10,000

59

£550

100

£350

145

£80

188

£320

17

£1,500

60

£320

102

£1,600

147

£90

189

£220

236

18

£2,800

61

£450

103

£5,500

148

£70

190

£120

237

£8,500

19

£29,000

62

£320

104

£2,000

149

£220

191

£60

238

£2,600

20

£700

63

£320

105

£1,200

150

£240

192

£1,400

239

£5,000

21

£5,000

64

£1,700

106

£4,000

151

£200

193

£240

241

£420

22

£220

65

£650

107

£2,000

152

£260

194

£4,800

242

£200

23

£280

66

£550

108

£190

153

£260

195

£4,000

243

£1,800

24

£4,500

67

£1,100

109

£260

154

£300

196

£900

244

£2,200

25

£600

68

£800

110

£220

156

£20

197

£650

245

£2,400

26

£1,000

69

£2,200

111

£900

157

£130

198

£400

246

£1,500

27

£350

70

£5,200

113

£160

158

£95

199

£160

247

£1,600

28

£420

71

£1,400

114

£400

159

£60

200

£300

248

£1,500

29

£300

72

£1,100

115

£750

160

£170

202

£45

249

£600

30

£1,300

73

£1,600

116

£260

161

£1,200

203

£200

250

£2,600

31

£200

74

£3,800

117

£1,200

162

£350

204

£300

251

£19,000

32

£550

75

£800

118

£850

163

£500

205

£3,700 252

£12,000

253

£13,000

254

£6,000

255

£5,000 £2,800

33

£270

76

£750

119

£400

164

£6,500

206

£8,000

34

£300

77

£1,200

120

£800

165

£14,000

207

£7,800

36

£100

78

£2,600

122

£550

166

£4,000

208

£16,000

38

£480

79

£700

123

£2,000

167

£1,600

209

£950

39

£18,000

80

£550

124

£1,700

168

£15,000

210

£1,100

256

40

£2,800

81

£900

125

£110

169

£3,000

211

£3,000

257

£5,500 £480

41

£480

82

£3,000

126

£5,500

170

£500

212

£5,000

258

42

£110

83

£2,400

127

£8,000

171

£1,600

213

£4,200

259

£1,900 £580 £480

43

£120

84

£160

128

£750

172

£1,300

216

£3,000

260

44

£600

85

£150

129

£350

173

£1,900

217

£1,900

261

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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 Auctioneers by 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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