Thomas Del Mar Ltd

Thomas Del Mar Ltd Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria London Wednesday 8th December 2021

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA THE MCEWEN COLLECTION OF ARCHERY AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS, PART II THE ANTHONY DOVE COLLECTION PROPERTY FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION THE DAVID JEFFCOAT COLLECTION, PART II

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT

25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD

PUBLIC EXHIBITION Sunday 5th December 12 noon to 4pm Monday 6th December 10am to 7pm Tuesday 7th December 10am to 5pm

DAY OF SALE

Wednesday 8th December 2021 at 11am, precisely This auction is conducted by Thomas Del Mar Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the back of this catalogue.

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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FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE The 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 2021 auctions and that they are not identified with specific lots.

Lady Ashburton Andrew Bentley Mr & Mrs Caukill Alessandro Cesati Mr J Coke Mr Luca D’Avanzo Peter Dekker Mrs Sue Elton Mrs Rosemary Ferguson Michael German Mr and Mrs Charles Grace Mr Scott Greenhalgh Mrs Rachael Hannyngton Hatford Antiques Jools Holland, OBE John Hudson

The Estate of David Jeffcoat Mr Bernard Kelly Hew Kennedy Koopman Rare Art Mrs Teresa Love Andrew Lumley Magazin Royal The Hon. David McAlpine Nicholas McCullough Patrick and Ondine Mestdagh Moore-Gwyn Fine Art Dave Murphy Mr Arthur Byng Nelson Nonesuch Gallery Mrs C Palmer Peter Finer Ltd

A Private European Collector Tony and Etta Pullinger 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 Tony Willis 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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Important Information for Buyers Definition “Auctioneers” Thomas Del Mar Ltd. All lots are offered subject to the Conditions of Business reproduced on the website www.OlympiaAuctions.com, and printed at the end of the auction catalogue.

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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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Eastern Arms and Armour VARIOUS OWNERS 1 A FINE LONG KATANA WITH A BLACK LACQUER SAYA Nakago (tang): signed Higo (no) Kami Akamatsu Taro Kaneteru Saku and dated on the reverse Heisei 4 Nen Shishihun Nagasa (length): 72.4 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 2.2 cm, machi-haba (width at the bottom of the blade) 3.3 cm Koshirae: saya (scabbard) with a small shakudo (black alloy) kojiri (bottom of the scabbard) with a gold floral inlay, tsuka (handle) leather wrapped with iron fuchi-kashira (hilt ornaments) and gold highlights, floral menuki, iron square-shaped samé sukashi tsuba (pierced hand guard) of birds over waves design, together with a further black lacquer saya (scabbard) with iron kojiri (bottom of the scabbard) (2) £3000-4000 2 A KATANA IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA Sugata (configuration): shallow shinogi-zukuri (with a raised ridge), tori-zori (even curve) Kitae (forging pattern): details obscured by rubbing Hamon (tempering pattern): details obscured by rubbing Nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with a copper rim and a profuse floral decoration, with a faint illegible inscription under the single mekugi-ana (peg hole), kengyo-jiri (pointed tip) Nagasa (length): 70.2 cm Koshirae: saya (scabbard) with gold lacquered cherry blossom decoration, tsuka (handle) with silver fuchi-kashira (decorations at top and bottom of the handle) and black ito (thread) over white samé (ray skin), round tsuba (hand guard) with a copper rim and a profuse but subdued floral decoration £2500-3000

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3 A KATANA IN BLACK RIBBED LACQUERED SAYA Sugata (configuration): shallow tori-zori (even curvature) Hamon (tempering pattern): faint, but gunome (small rounded), with slight rust damage Nakago (tang): ubu mumei (unaltered and unsigned) with katatte-sagari yasurie (sloping file marks), iriyama-gata (rising end) Nagasa (length): 54.7 cm, saki-haba (width at the point) 1.7 cm with 3.0 cm at the motohaba (width at the bottom of the blade) Koshirae: tsuka (handle) of black ito (thread) over white samé (ray skin) and gilt menuki (hilt grip ornaments) of a floral design, fuchikashira (top and bottom of the handle fixtures) are shakudo (alloy) representing a bamboo leaves design, with an iron mokkogata tsuba (lobed hand guard) with a peony design £2000-2500 4 A KO-GATANA Sugata (configuration): ubu (unaltered) koshi-zori (low centre of curvature), chukissaki (medium point) Hamon (tempering pattern): narrow suguha (straight line) Nakago (tang): mumei ubu (unsigned, unaltered) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole) and an exaggerated iri-yama gata nakago jiri (base of the tang) Nagasa (length): 53.5 cm, moto-haba (width at the bottom of the blade) 2.7 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 1.8 cm Koshirae: black lacquered saya (scabbard) with a horn kojiri (bottom end), including a copper kodzuka (small knife), tsuka (handle) with blue ito (thread) over white samé (ray skin), horn kashira (top of the handle) with copper menuki (hilt ornaments) and a shakudo-nanako (black alloy with multiple small raised dots) with a fir design, round tsuba (hand guard) depicting kiku (chrysanthemum) and crashing waves, all mumei (unsigned) £1600-2200

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5 A CHISA-KATANA, PROBABLY MUROMACHI PERIOD Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukri (raised ridge line), habaki (collar on the blade) is copper with a breaking waves design Hamon (tempering pattern): ko-gunome (small rounded) with many ashi (legs) in nioi (small grains) Nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole) and kengyo yasuri (slanting file marks), signed Annonji Masayuki Zo Nagasa (length): 54.3 cm, moto-haba (width at the base) 3.0 cm and saki-haba (width at the point) 2.0 cm Koshirae: mokko-gata tsuba (lobed hand guard) is copper with bamboo leaves and river design, saya (scabbard) is nashiji lacquer (dense grained), tsuka (handle) with black ito (thread wrapping), fuchi-kashira (hilt ornaments) are shakudo (black alloy) with a breaking waves design £1500-2000 6 A JAPANESE SHIN-GUNTO Sugata (configuration): shinogi-tsukuri (raised ridge) with shallow tori-zori (even curve) Hamon (tempering pattern): gunome midare (small repeated irregular semi-circles) becoming sanbon-tsugi (three cedar tree pattern) in places Boshi (tip): iri-yama-gata (one side rises above the other) Nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), signed on the omote (front side) Noshu Ju Hirosuke saku Nagasa (length): 66.3 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 2.0 cm, moto-haba (width at the bottom of the blade) 3.0 cm Koshirae: with full officer’s leather covered mounts, including leather foul weather tsuka (handle) cover £1500-2000

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7 A KATANA IN A DARK LACQUERED SAYA Sugata (configuration): o-suriage (greatly shortened), with bo-hi (double grooves) which are continued into the nakago (tang) Hamon (tempering pattern): narrow suguha (straight) but all further details are obscured by rubbing Nagasa (length): 63.3 cm, 2.0 cm at the yokote (tip) Koshirae: tsuka (handle) with copper fuchikashira (top and bottom handle fixtures) and with raised figures, including a dragon, menuki (grip ornaments) depicting boats at sea, large round iron tsuba (hand guard) with traces of gold inlay £1500-2000 8 A KATANA ADAPTED FOR MILITARY USE Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (raised ridge) with koshi-zori (low curvature) Hamon (tempering pattern): appears to be gunome (repeated round semi-circles, worn, surface rubbing) Nagasa (length): 62.1 cm, saki-haba (width at the point) 1.8 cm, moto-haba (width at the base of the blade) 2.6 cm Koshirae: leather covered foul weather saya (scabbard), round iron tsuba (hand guard) with a sukashi (openwork) leaf design and a faint and illegible signature £1500-2000

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9 A KO-KATANA IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA Sugata (configuration): tori-zori (evenly curved) Hamon (tempering pattern): irregular and appears to be mostly gunome (small rounded), but details are unclear due to poor condition Nakago (tang): ubu mumei (unaltered and unsigned) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), riyama-gata (unevenly pointed rising on one side), with some red rust Nagasa (length): 51.4 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 1.8 cm and moto-haba (width at the bottom) 2.5 cm Koshirae: unwrapped tsuka (handle), shakudo (alloy) fuchi-kashira (fixtures at either end of the handle) with a gold floral design, multi-lobed mumei (unsigned) iron tsuba (hand guard) £1500-1800 10 A KATANA, SHINTO PERIOD Sugata (configuration): with a shallow torizori (even curve) and bo-hi (groove) Hamon (tempering pattern): irregular midare (wavey) in coarse nie (grains) Boshi (tip): ko-maru (small circle tip) Nagasa (length): 60.7 cm Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) Koshirae: with a faded black lacquered saya (scabbard), plain iron fuchi-kashira (hilt ornaments) with a faded brown ito (thread) wrapped tsuka (handle), the tsuba (hand guard) with a corroded surface patination £1200-1800 11 A KATANA IN A BLACK LACQUER SAYA Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (raised ridge line) with chu-kissaki (medium sized point) and shallow tori-zori (even curve) Hamon (tempering pattern): sanbon-tsuji (three cedar shaped) Nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) and iriyamagata (unevenly pointed end) with sujikai yasuri (sloping file marks), signed Okada Kanesada saku, there is a Seki Kokuin (stamp) at the top Nagasa (length): 64.2 cm, width at the machi (end of the blade) 2.0 cm and at the kissaki (point) 1.0 cm Koshirae: black lacquer saya (scabbard) and gunto tsuba (army style hand guard), tsuka (handle) black ito (thread) wrapped over white samé (ray skin) with gilt menuki (hilt ornaments) of a floral design

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12 A SHIN GUNTO, SHOWA PERIOD Hamon (tempering pattern): shallow sanbontsuji (three cedar shaped) Nakago (tang): two mekugi-ana (peg holes) and a Seki stamp, signed on the omote (front side) Masanobu Saku and dated on the ura (back side) Showa Ju-shi Nen (1939) Nagasa (length): 63.7 cm, the saki-haba (width at the point) is 2.0 cm and the moto-haba (width at the base of the blade) is 2.9 cm Koshirae: with a red wooden saya (scabbard) £500-700 13 A SHIN-GUNTO, SHOWA PERIOD Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (ridge line) Hamon (tempering pattern): unclear because of condition Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole), ha-agari kurijiri (pointed tip raised on one side) Koshirae: with a pierced gunto (army) tsuba £400-500 14 AN ITO-MAKI-TACHI Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (with a ridge), tori-zori (evenly curved) Hamon (tempering pattern): regular sabontsugi (three cedar design) Nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with sakataka no ha yasuri (slanting file marks) and signed on the omote (front side) Noshu Seki ju Kaneyoshi Saku Nagasa (length): 67 cm Koshirae: with brass mounts including tsuba (hand guard) and tsuka (handle) dragon menuki (handle ornaments) £1000-1500 15 A SHORT IVORY TACHI Sugata (configuration): hira-zukuri (no ridge line) Hamon (tempering pattern): no details available due to condition Koshirae: with carvings of samurai, Aoi-mon, Kiku (heraldic badges) on some copper added mounts, ivory tsuka (handle) with copper kojiri (mount at the bottom of the scabbard) with Aoi-mon (heraldic badge) seriously damaged

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17 A WAKIZASHI WITH A MUZORI BLADE Sugata (configuration): muzori (no curvature) Kitae (forging pattern): condition prevents full appraisal of the jihada (forging) Hamon (tempering pattern): narrow suguha (straight) Boshi (tip): kiri-jiri (straight) Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) with two mekugi-ana (peg holes), sujikai yasuri (sloping file marks) Nagasa (length): 33.6 cm, moto-haba (width at the base of the blade) 2.3 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 1.9 cm Koshirae: lobed iron tsuba (hand guard), tsuka (handle) is blue ito (thread) over white samé (ray skin), fuchi-kashira (hilt ornaments) are shakudonanako (black alloy with small protrusions) and have a raised dragon design, black lacquered saya (scabbard) with scattered gold flakes £1500-2000 18 A SHOBU-ZUKURI WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): shobu-zukuri (simple ridge line), copper habaki (collar) with a breaking wave design Hamon (tempering pattern): appears to be ko-midare (small irregular) but details are obscured by condition Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole) and ha-agari kurijiri (slanting end) Nagasa (length): 32.1 cm, moto-haba (width at the base of the blade) 2.6 cm, saki-haba (width at the point) 1.7 cm Koshirae: black lacquered saya (scabbard) with an iron kojiri (end) with a gold floral inlay and two copper kodzuka (small knives), mumei (unsigned) round iron tsuba (hand guard), tsuka (handle) with black ito (thread) over white samé (ray skin), the menuki (hilt ornaments) are a gilt floral design and the fuchi-kashira (ornaments at each end of the handle) are shakudonanako (black alloy with small dotted surface) and with pine over water design £700-1000 19 A SLIM WAKIZASHI IN SHIRA-SAYA Hamon (tempering pattern): appears to be ko-mokume (small wood grain like pattern), but all other details of the forging are obscured by poor condition Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) and suriage (shortened) with faint yokoyasuri (horizontal file marks) and a single mekugi-ana (peg hole) Nagasa (length): 37.2 cm, moto-haba (width at the base) 2cm, saki-haba (width at the point) 1.7 cm Koshirae: shira-saya (wooden storage scabbard) with short bo-hi (groove)

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£300-500 20 A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRA-SAYA Sugata (configuration): of shobu-zukuri (with no vertical line - yokote) form Hamon (tempering pattern): faint traces visible in the overall rubbed condition Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) and with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), o-suriage (shortened) Nagasa (length): 30.3 cm, moto-haba (width at the bottom of the blade) 3.8 cm £250-350 21 A WAKIZASHI Hamon (tempering pattern): details obscured by corrosion Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) with sujikai yasuri (sloping file marks) Koshirae: with unwrapped samé tsuka (ray-skin handle), copper fuchi and horn kashira (hilt ornaments), mumei (unsigned) mokko-gata (lobed) iron tsuba (hand guard), with a brass kodzuka (small knife) with an intricate Buddhist design £200-300

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22 A JAPANESE ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SWORD, SHOWA PERIOD of European naval design with a blade with bo-hi (groove) and an artificially pointed hamon (temper pattern), in a black painted saya (scabbard) and with D-shaped handle £300-500 23 A HIRA-ZUKURI TANTO, PROBABLY MUROMACHI PERIOD Hamon (tempering pattern): obscured by rubbing but may be choji-gunome (clove pattern) Nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole) and kiri-jiri (straight base), indistinctly signed on the omote (front side) Bizen Osafune and dated on the ura (reverse) Eiroku Ni Nen Yon Gatsu Nichi (1561) Nagasa (length): 26.3 cm, saki-haba (width at the point) 2 cm, moto-haba (width at the lower end of the blade) 2.5 cm Koshirae: black lacquered saya (scabbard) with white ito (thread) over samé (ray skin), silver menuki (hilt ornaments) and floral fuchi / kashira (ornaments at top and bottom of the handle), Nambam style oval tsuba (hand guard) £1500-2000 24 A BONE MOUNTED WAKIZASHI, PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (with a ridge line) Hamon (tempering pattern): no details available (rubbed) Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) Nagasa (length): 37.9 cm Koshirae: with extensive carvings of oriental figures, some damage £200-250

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25 SIX JAPANESE TSUBA of various designs and ages, including mumei (unsigned) copper wakizashi with dragon design; mokko-gata (lobed) shakudonanako (black alloy) with floral design; round iron Nambam style with marine creatures; round iron example with golden crane flying over a field; mumei (unsigned) round iron example with a boat on a river with mountains in the background; and iron mokko-gata (lobed) with gold inlaid kiri-mon (heraldic badge) (6) £700-900 26 A JAPANESE SILVER TSUBA, POSSIBLY EARLY EDO PERIOD round silver tsuba (hand guard) depicting several armoured samurai on both horseback and on foot in the Soten style, but mumei, also belt strap with silver kiri-mon (badge), 2 copper habaki (blade sleeves), and a small brass oval tsuba (hand guard) £100-150

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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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THE MCEWEN COLLECTION OF ARCHERY AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS, PART II 27 A JAPANESE LACQUERED QUIVER (UTSUBO) AND FIVE ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY the first of characteristic form, lacquered black, the outer surface decorated with a gilt Tokugowa mon and red lacquered vine fruit and foliage (losses), the lid decorated en suite, with a gilt leather band for closure and the interior painted with inventory numbers ‘L.2609.68-38’ and ‘3562’; the arrows of yori doshi type, with iron heads (one missing, blackened shafts, and feather flights (losses) 96.0 cm; 37 ¾ in (6) £700-1000 28 THIRTY THREE JAPANESE EDO STYLE ARROWS, 20TH CENTURY each with two-stage iron tip, bamboo shafts fitted with three feather flights (minor losses) on a gold ground with a gilt orange band above and below 82.8 cm; 32 ⅝ in, average (33) £300-400

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29 A JAPANESE QUIVER (YADZUTSU) AND FOUR ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with hardened leather body carved with a spiralling design divided by a series of broad bands, retaining its matching cap, and complete with its suspension cord with tassels; the arrows with bamboo shafts, three with short iron two-stage tips and feather flights and one with bullet-shaped tip (flight missing), painted with inventory numbers 3570 and 3571 the first: 95.5 cm; 37 ⅝ in (5) £350-450 30 A JAPANESE BOW (YUMI), EDO PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY with black lacquered body with bands of densely wrapped rattan over its surface (small losses) 216.5 cm; 85 ¼ in £200-300

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31 A RARE CHINESE QUIVER (JEBELE), QING DYNASTY, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with hinged body of leather covered with red cloth (faded), the borders reinforced with stitched black leather, the front with a pair of criss-crossed panels, with pierced and chased gilt copper-alloy mounts decorated with characters including symbols of longevity and enriched with small rondels, and the inner portion with three folded pockets 28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in high Quivers of this type were worn with cermonial armours. The colour red is associated with auspicious ceremonies such as those at the Temple of Heaven. £800-1200 32 A CHINESE COMMANDER’S ARROW AND CASE, QING DYNASTY with flat spatulate iron head, wooden haft, long feather flight (losses), fitted with a contemporary pennant painted with a brief inscription, in its painted case decorated with a pair of dragons, crossed flags and traditional motifs the first: 101.0 cm; 39 ¾ in (2)

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The characters include the regimental number and the name of the soldier. Such arrows were worn by officers as an indication of authority. £350-450 33 A CROSSBOW IN THE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY STYLE OF 206-220 B.C., AND THREE FURTHER BOWS, 20TH CENTURY the first probably by Edward McEwen with black-painted composite bow retained by blackened strings tied to hooks on the tiller, string of twisted cord, green-painted tiller with horn enclosing the brass locking action, the latter with integral trigger; the second similar, incomplete (mechanism missing); the third in Flemish 17th century style, with slender steel bow, hardwood tiller with brass-lined bolt channel, and iron mounts; the fourth by Henry Drake, dated 1977, fitted with tubular arrow aperture and an additional later hand-rest the first: 78.7 cm; 31 in tiller (4) £200-300

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34 A CHINESE COMPOSITE BOW, QING DYNASTY, MID-19TH CENTURY with reflexed limbs faced with horn at the front, fishskin-covered wooden ears stained green and decorated with flowers at the tips, bone string bridges, green-stained fishskin collars decorated with flowers, characters and symbols above and below the later fabric-covered grip (the inner face with losses) 90.5 cm; 35 ⅝ in £350-450 35 A CHINESE LIGHT COMPOSITE BOW (HAOGONG), QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with broad reflexed limbs faced with horn at the front, cork-covered wooden ears and grip, wooden string bridges, the outer face with a red panel filled with two characters indicating its strength at the top and the bottom, and the inner applied with birch bark (losses) 110.0 cm; 43 ⅜ in £300-400

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36 A CHINESE MANCHU STYLE COMPOSITE BOW, QING DYNASTY, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with reflexed limbs faced with horn at the front, fishskin-covered wooden ears decorated with a panel of flowers at the tips, bone string bridges, green-stained fishskin collars on each side of the cork grip, and the inner face applied with birch bark (losses) 106.0 cm; 41 ¾ in £300-400 37 A CHINESE COMPOSITE BOW, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY; AND A CHINESE BOW BY YANG FUXI OF JU YUAN HAO the first with reflexed limbs faced with horn at the front, fishskin-covered wooden ears, the top painted with a brief inscription, bone string bridge (the lower missing), later grip, and the inner face applied with birch bark (losses); the second with reflexed limbs of wood faced with horn with sinew core and birch bark inner facing (damaged), wooden ears covered with snakeskin and painted with traditional characters and painted string bridges; and a wooden core from a bow by Edward McEwen the first: 105.0 cm; 41 ⅜ in (3)

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38 A FINE OTTOMAN COMPOSITE BOW, DATED 1212 A.H. (CIRCA 1797-98) with reflexed limbs swelling at the grip, the front faced with horn, the inner surface painted with gilt polychrome flowers and foliage on a red ground within a gilt frame 71.5 cm; 28 ⅛ in £400-600 39 AN INDO-PERSIAN COMPOSITE BOW, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with reflexed limbs wrapped in birch bark, wooden ears, the front and back decorated with linear panels with red and white borders and four bands of foliage 106.0 cm; 41 ¾ in £250-350 40 FIVE INDIAN AND PERSIAN COMPOSITE BOWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with Persian, reflexed limbs painted over its surface with courtly hunting scenes and flowers and foliage inhabited by exotic birds and beasts, all on a red ground (cracks, losses, painting faded); the second a North Indian ‘kaman’ type bow, decorated with gilt flowers and foliage on a red lacquered ground (losses); the third, of similar size, decorated with green foliage on a yellow lacquered ground (losses); the fourth and fifth decorated with further designs of foliage (losses and cracks) the first: 73.5 cm; 29 in overall (5) £400-600

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41 EIGHTEEN NORTH INDIAN ARROWS, RAJASTHAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with bamboo shafts, including a whistling arrow, with painted bulbous head; three for game, with blackened shafts decorated with a criss-cross design and iron heads comprising one u-shaped for ham-stringing, another, with blunt head for stunning, and another with knife-shaped head, five arrows with pierced decorative iron heads (one shaft incomplete), and nine further arrows the first: 70.0 cm; 27 ⅝ in (18)

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42 A CASED SET OF EIGHTEEN NORTH INDIAN 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

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43 AN ENGLISH WOODEN QUIVER, MID- 19TH CENTURY, TWELVE ARROWS AND A CASED SET OF TEN ARROWS, 19TH CENTURY the first of tapering rectangular section, the interior with provision for twenty one arrows, and the outer face sparsely inlaid with foliage (lid missing); the arrows with minor differences, one signed ‘Aldred’ each with short pointed bone tip, wooden haft swelling in the centre, feather flights (one missing, losses) and bone nocks; the second with short blunt iron heads, slender tapering wooden shafts, small bone nocks, and white feather flights, in a fitted wooden case inscribed ‘W. Longman’ on the lid £150-200 44 A LONGBOW BY EDWARD MCEWEN AND FOUR FURTHER BOWS, 20TH CENTURY the first of laminated layers of wood, signed ‘McEwen, Wanstead’ above the grip and inscribed ‘38lbs at 28 inches’, carved horn tips; the second similar, probably by the same maker; the third of dark hardwood with iron tips, and two further bows the first: 184.5 cm; 72 ¾ in (5) £250-350 45 EIGHT COMPOSITE BOWS BY EDWARD MCEWEN incomplete, comprising two in Chinese Manchu style, each with reflexed limbs faced with horn and wrapped with sinew and six in Indo-Persian style, each with reflexed limbs faced with horn and wrapped with sinew the first: 112.0 cm; 44 in (8) £250-350 46 TWO TRIBAL BOWS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first probably Oceania, formed of a long section of bamboo tapering to a slender terminal top and bottom, bound with rattan at each end for the string; the second of similar construction, with black stained terminals, and another, perhaps by Edward McEwen 203.5 cm; 80 ⅛ in (3) £150-250

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THE ANTHONY DOVE COLLECTION ANTHONY DOVE, FSA (1938-2021) Anthony (Tony) Dove was a gentle figure whose quiet modesty belied great knowledge and an insatiable curiosity about objects and the people who made and used them. His interests were broad, including arms and armour, jewellery, Chinese ceramics, portable weighing scales, printed almanacks, and topics such as the innocence of Richard III. He started collecting arms and armour in his teenage years and one of his early purchases, a 15th century mail aventail for a turban helmet, was later presented by him to the Royal Armouries (XXVIA.146). By the 1970s he had acquired a serious interest in silver and was a regular visitor to Portobello Road market in search of both his interests. Tony's name became synonymous with the study of British hallmarks on gold and silver (especially the duty marks used between 1784 and 1890). He was the first person to look at this in detail and to include the hallmarks on jewellery which had usually been ignored by silver scholars. In the course of this research, he helped with the holdings of jewellery at the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, where much of his work is available on their respective online databases. In 2018 he provided much of the clarification for the section on duty marks in the revised Bradbury's Book of Hallmarks. Tony was a stalwart member of the Arms and Armour Society, the Meyrick Society, the Society of Jewellery Historians, the Silver Spoon Club of Great Britain and the Silver Society. A version of this first appeared in Jewellery Today, published Spring 2021.

47 FOUR CHINESE BRONZE SWORDS (JIAN), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES (1050-221 BC) each in excavated condition, cast in one piece, with broad doubleedged blade of flattened-diamond section, moulded guard formed with a low triangular downward point on each face, integral grip with a pair of raised bands and shallow concave pommel 56.5 cm; 22 ¼ in to 46.0 cm; 18 ⅛ in overall (4) £600-900

48 FOUR CHINESE BRONZE SWORDS (JIAN), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES (1050-221 BC) each in excavated condition, cast in one piece, the first three with broad double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, moulded guard formed with a low triangular downward point on each face, integral grip with a pair of raised bands and shallow concave pommel; the fourth similar, the grip with one raised band 55.4 cm; 66.0 cm overall (4) £600-900

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49 THREE CHINESE BRONZE HALBERDS AND THREE DAGGER-AXES (GE), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES in excavated condition, cast in one piece, the first with slightly curved terminal blade of flattened-diamond section, pierced along a basal flange with four slots on each face, and the tang pierced with a further slot; the second similar, pierced with three slots at the base; the third probably later; the fourth with broad blade cast with characters on the base of one face and pierced with a single slot; the fifth similar, unmarked, and the sixth similar (unmarked, in two pieces) the first: 28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in (6) £250-350

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50 A WEST EUROPEAN BRONZE SPEARHEAD, 3000-1500 B.C. AND TEN FURTHER BRONZE WEAPONS in excavated condition, the first with leaf-shaped head formed with a conical central ridge extending to form the socket, pierced on each side with a large oval aperture for fixing to a haft; the second of tapering diamond-section, oval socket formed with a pair of raised ribs and pierced for a shaft; the third with flat leafshaped blade pierced at the base with a pair of slots, and tapering socket; four further spearheads and four daggers the first: 18.2 cm; 7 ¼ in (11) £400-600

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51 A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 17TH CENTURY with double-edged blade swelling to a ‘Cobra’s head’ tip, steel hilt formed with a pair of engraved and chiselled langets extending over almost a third of the blade’s length on each side, the portion at the forte widening, curved with blade-catching lugs and engraved with flowers on each face, dish-guard formed of a pair of strongly curved D-shaped panels, the outer face forming a pair of bladecatching lugs en suite and engraved with border ornament, up-turned cup-shaped pommel and solid grip each engraved (the reverse pierced with a hole, probably for display) 86.5 cm; 33 ¾ in blade See Elgood 2004 pp. 82-83. £400-600 52 AN INDIAN SHORTSWORD (SOSUN PATAH), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, formed with a reinforced back-edge of T-section (one small crack at the forte), one face with a brief inscription in a gold koftgari panel, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of quillons with bulbous terminals, knuckle-guard with stylised serpent head finial, large disc pommel and integral grip, decorated throughout with gold border ornament (small losses) 57.0 cm; 22 ½ in blade £400-600 53 AN INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 18TH CENTURY with European broad curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of long slender fullers on each face, iron hilt extending over the forte with a pair of chiselled langets decorated with foliage, pierced figure-ofeight shaped guard with beadwork border, characteristic broad knuckle-guard and cup-shaped pommel, the latter with attenuated button and integral grip (areas of rust) 78.0 cm; 30 ¾ in blade £250-350

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54 A COORG KNIFE (AYDA KATTI), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AN NEPALESE RAM DAO AND A GLAIVE, 19TH CENTURY the first with broad hatchet-shaped blade formed with a sharp curved inner edge, widening at the forte and inlaid with a slender panel of engraved brass scrollwork, recessed rectangular ricasso inlaid with a pair of matching slender panels, horn hilt of characteristic form with a stepped brass moulding at the base, with semicircular panels retaining a single brass crescentic inlay (the other three missing), and pear-shaped pommel with a large decorative brass washer top and bottom; the second with curved blade formed with a single edge on the inner face, inlaid with brass wrigglework and an eye on each face, and hardwood grip; and the third with tall curved blade formed with a curled tip, engraved on each face with a stylised dragon, and the back-edge formed with a short spur the first: 29.2 cm; 11½ in blade (3) £250-350 55 TWO INDIAN SHORTSWORDS, 19TH CENTURY each with broad blade of ayda katti type, the first with chiseled khanda-style hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade, figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad knuckle-guard and attenuated pommel; the second with talwar style hilt including recurved knuckle-guard, and disc-shaped pommel with drawn-out button with an angular bud-shaped terminal (pitted) the first: 42.0 cm; 16 ½ in blade (2)

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£250-300 56 TWO INDIAN CRUTCH SWORDS (ZAFAR TAKIEH) FORMED ENTIRELY OF IRON, 19TH CENTURY the first with blade of tapering square-section, threaded at the top, strongly recurved rest formed with a stylised serpent head finial, and steel scabbard decorated with faceted ends and a central spirally-moulded section; the second similar, with traces of silver-plated finish, and the hilt and scabbard each decorated with a moulded design the first 59.0 cm; 23 ¼ in (2) £150-250

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57 AN INDIAN THROWING RING (CHAKRAM), A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SPEARHEAD, A MALAYSIAN SHORTSWORD (KRIS) AND TWO INDIAN DAGGERS, 19TH CENTURY the first of flattened-triangular section, stamped ‘1030/1347’, the second with wavy double-edged blade of pattern-welded iron, and long tang, the third with stout blade of diamond section, decorated with silver on each face, and faceted iron hilt decorated with silver flowers and foliage; the fourth with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point, and faceted hilt overlaid with sheet silver (incomplete); the fifth with pattern-welded blade, carved wooden hilt, in its painted scabbard; and four further daggers the first: 28.7 cm; 11 ¼ in diameter (9) £400-450

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58 AN ARAB SWORD (NIMCHA), AN INDIAN AXE, A DETACHED SWORD BLADE, A SCABBARD FOR A TALWAR AND TWO LANCE SHOES, 19TH CENTURY the first with curved blade, characteristic iron hilt (loose), and carved horn grip; the second with iron axe-head formed with a series of grooves along the back-edge on each face, silvered bracket decorated with foliage, on its brass-mounted wooden haft; the third curved, double-edged towards the point, with a brief inscription on one face at the forte; the fourth for a talwar, of leather-covered wood, with white metal mounts; the fifth each with slender conical spike, globular moulding, tapering socket and a pair of short straps the first: 75.4 cm; 29 ¾ in blade (5) £200-300

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60 59 AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY AND THREE FURTHER OTTOMAN SHORTSWORDS (YATAGHAN), TURKEY AND NORTH AFRICA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with broad single-edged blade formed with a shallow fuller over the greater part of its length on each face, with traces of an inscription and a stylised sword motif (areas of rust), engraved silver hilt including slender down-curved quillon with foliate terminal (the other quillon missing), and a pair of ivory gripscales (one chipped) formed with a slender eared pommel and set with hardwood rondels and minute brass nails; the second with early curved blade widening at each end (pitted) and marine ivory grip-scales with eared pommel; the third with curved broad single-edged blade (pitted), with traces of an inscription on one face, horn grip-scales (incomplete), in a brass-mounted leather-covered scabbard; and the fourth with curved fullered blade formed with a scalloped back-edge towards the tip, and spirally fluted horn grip-scales 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in blade (4) ~ £250-350

61 60 A RARE OTTOMAN LEG DEFENCE, TURKEY, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY formed of a shaped main plate embossed with a slender rib and stamped with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene (one small internally patched repair), decorated in the centre in silver koftgari with a calligraphic panel within a frame of incised lines, further panels decorated with silver around the edges (losses), retaining two slender engraved side-plates each joined by links of riveted mail (small losses) 38.2 cm; 15 in

62 THE CENTRAL PORTION OF AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY formed of rows of large riveted iron rings alternating with rows of solid rings, retaining four plates for the left and right of the chest, seven fitted with loops for straps or laces (the eight missing), engraved with a brief inscription on the inside of one plate, the back formed of three rows of narrow vertically overlapping rectangular iron plates, and the sides with pairs of longitudinal plates (losses, pitting) 24.5 cm; 9 ¾ in high

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61 A RARE OTTOMAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR ARM DEFENCE, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY formed of slightly curved rectangular panels arranged in three tapering vertical groups, the lowest lame embossed with a pear-shaped moulding, each with pierced border, previously encrusted with silver, all joined by mail of alternating solid and riveted rings, the latter of circular-section wire (losses, areas of pitting), one plate struck with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene 49.5 cm; 19 ½ in

63 THE CENTRAL PORTION OF AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY formed of rows of riveted iron rings alternating with rows of butted rings, retaining three rows of narrow vertically overlapping rectangular iron plates, the central panel with scalloped edge (losses, pitting) 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in high

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67 A SOUTH INDIAN DECORATED ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate with pointed terminal, embossed with a small ellipse over the wrist and chiselled around the border and in the centre with a running pattern of foliage, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, decorated over almost its entire surface in encrusted silver with a stars and foliage (losses, with pierced edges for a lining and a mail hand-defence 35.0 cm; 13¾ in £250-300 68 A SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY of broad construction, formed of a faceted tapering gutter-shaped main plate chiselled with a scale design over the upper portion with foliage behind, embossed with a small ellipse enclosed by foliage over the wrist, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, with pierced edges for a lining and a mail hand-defence 34.0 cm; 13 ⅜ in

A related example attributed to Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu is illustrated Elvis 2020, p. 42.

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69 A SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate embossed with an ellipse over the wrist, reinforced scalloped border, and hinged inner plate embossed en suite, pierced around the wrist for a mail hand-defence (worn, losses) 36.0 cm; 14 ¼ in £200-300

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73 A SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), 1TH CENTURY formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate rising to a pointed finial, chiselled with three elaborate symmetrical panels of foliage joined by a slender rib, all framed by a cusped border, reinforced border chiselled with foliage, inner plate chiselled with a pair of panels en suite, each plate incorporating a raised band formed as a serpent front and back, and pierced beneath for a mail handdefence (patinated, areas of pitting) 31.3 cm; 12 ⅜ in £400-600

£250-350 71 A SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate embossed with a series of slender ribs, engraved reinforced border pierced for a lining, and hinged inner plate en suite 30.0 cm; 11 ⅞ in £200-300 72 TWO SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCES (DASTANA), 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY of similar designs and size, each formed of a tapering guttershaped main plate embossed with an ellipse over the wrist and reinforced with a scalloped border, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, one pierced for a mail hand-defence and the other fitted with a file-roped reinforced border 30.5 cm; 12 in (2)

74 TWO SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCES (DASTANA), 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY almost forming a pair, each formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate embossed with a series of narrow rectangular panels divided by slender ribs with foliate terminals, an ellipse over the wrist, and a further arrangement of panels beneath, the border reinforced with a scalloped frieze, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, and the second embossed with an ellipse (areas of pitting, losses) 34.5 cm; 13 ⅝ in (2) £350-450

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VARIOUS OWNERS 75 A CHINESE SWORD (DAO); A PAIR OF CHINESE SWORDS AND A SCABBARD FOR A DAO, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of slender fullers, brass hilt cast in low relief comprising dish-guard decorated with traditional scrollwork, ferrule and oval pommel en suite, and horn grip (pierced at the top for display); the second each with near straight single-edged blade, iron stirrup hilt and reeded wooden grip with flattened inner face, and the fourth of tortoiseshell-covered wood, with decorated brass mounts the first: 57.8 cm; 22 ¾ in blade (4) ~ £200-300 76 A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with heavy single-edged blade formed with a pair of long grooves on each face and a series of notches along the edge, copper alloy guard cast with foliage in low relief, pommel en suite and two piece horn grip, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with copper alloy mounts cast en suite with the hilt 70.5 cm; 27 ¾ in blade £300-400

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All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 77 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; 19 ¼ 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.

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78 A BURMESE SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY AND A SOCKET BAYONET, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade, decorated with a panel of silver scrollwork and a brief inscription at the forte, brass hilt formed of two decorated collars and with a central hardwood grip, in its wooden scabbard encased in brass with decorative copper bands, inscribed at the top ‘Usoetin’; the second of regulation type (patinated) the first: 64.5 cm; 25 ⅜ in blade (2) £150-250 79 A NEPALESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (KUKRI), EARLY 20TH CENTURY with characteristic curved blade, horn grip inlaid with silver bands, heart-shaped plaques and bone pellets, chased silver pommel, in its wooden scabbard covered with blue velvet, with large silver mounts chased with elaborate scrolling foliage in high relief, comprising chape and openwork locket, complete with its two accompanying daggers bound by a plaited silver strap 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in blade Provenance General Sir Douglas Baird KCB, CMG, CIE, DSO (1877-1963), thence by descent £100-150 80 A HIMALAYAN DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY, BHUTAN OR TIBET with tapering single-edged blade formed with a series of grooves 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 and gilt with chevron bands filled with traditional scrollwork 25.2 cm; 10 in blade

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Provenance General Sir Douglas Baird KCB, CMG, CIE, DSO (1877-1963), thence by descent £200-300 81 A HIMALAYAN SHORTSWORD, BHUTAN OR TIBET, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad single-edged blade formed with a pair of slender fullers along the back-edge on each face, white metal hilt (button restored) chased with foliage inhabited by exotic beasts, decorated integral grip, in its wooden scabbard with a central band of sharkskin, large white metal chape and locket, the latter with a loop for suspension, each decorated on the inner surface with scrolling foliage and the outer chased with dragons and foliage en suite 39.5 cm; 15 ½ in blade £300-400

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82 A FINE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DAGGER (KRIS), BALI, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with fine wavy blade of pattern-welded blued steel widening towards the forte, chiselled on each face along the central rib with a Naga with gaping head at the base, the forte enriched with gold foliage and beasts (small patches of rust), silver selut set with red pastes, and finely carved ivory grip formed of the seated figure of Nawasari on his tumpal throne, clasping a Naga in one hand and with the Nagapushpa on his shoulder 37.3 cm; 14 ¾ in blade The Nagapushpa is the flower of Nagasari, the tree symbol of Shiva and Uma. It is also called the flower of the Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. ~ £2000-3000

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83 THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SWORDS (DHA), BURMESE OR THAI, A BURMESE DHA DAGGER, AND TWO CONTINENTAL EPÉES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade, chased silver ferrule and ivory grip (cracked); in its wooden scabbard encased in sheet silver; the second with curved single-edged blade decorated with a slender panel of silver scrollwork at the forte on each face, chased white metal ferule and conical pommel and ivory grip, in its wooden scabbard; the third decorated with silver scrollwork along the greater part of its length on each face, the hilt comprising a white metal ferrule decorated with beadwork and chased conical pommel and the grip formed of sheet copper alloy inlaid with scrollwork and petals; the fourth with short singleedged blade, silver ferrule, ivory grip, in its silver-encased scabbard; the fifth and sixth of characteristic type, each struck with a mark at the forte, figure-of-eight brass hilts ovoid pommels and fishskin-covered grips the first: 26.5 cm; 10 ½ in blade (6) ~ £350-450 84 TWO SOUTHEAST ASIAN DECORATED PARTISANS, 20TH CENTURY of copper alloy, each with sharply tapering terminal blade cast with flowers at the base and supported by a pair of addorsed openwork birds, and tapering socket with raised chiselled collars 45.5 cm; 17 ⅞ in overall £80-100 85 A SOUTH EAST ASIAN SMALL CANNON (LANTAKA), 19TH CENTURY with bronze barrel flaring towards the muzzle and formed with a raised moulding behind, decorated with triangular panels filled with traditional foliage, a pair of trunnions fitted with a swivel mount, and tubular cascabel for a tiller, on a wooden base 67.5 cm; 26 ⅝ in barrel 3.2 cm; 1 ⅛ in bore £250-300

All proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection 86 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; 35 ¾ in blade £400-600

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88 A NORTH INDIAN OR AFGHAN DAGGER (PESH KABZ), LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with finely watered steel blade, sharply tapering and of T-section, the back-edge formed with a slender rib over its length and chiselled and gilt towards the base, iron hilt fitted with a pair of carved bone grip-scales retained by five brass rivets, in a leather scabbard 36.2 cm; 14 ¼ in blade £600-800 89 A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (JAMADHAR KATAR), 16TH/17TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with broad flat blade formed with a sharp ‘Cobra’ head tip, iron hilt comprising curved elliptical guard, pommel formed en suite, with pronounced faceted button, integral grip, and retaining some early gold plated finish 24.5 cm; 9 ⅝ in blade For a dagger with a related hilt see Elvis 2020, p. 292, fig. 241. £300-500

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92 AN INDIAN STAFF WEAPON (BHUJ), LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, decorated in silver with a panel of expanded flowerheads within foliate frames on a punched ground at the base on each face, the lower portion enclosed by a gilt elephant’s head set with a green paste at the back (two further pastes and the eyes missing), iron haft decorated over its surface with silver en suite with the blade, and threaded basal cap incorporating a concealed stiletto 63.0 cm; 24 ¾ in overall ‡ £400-600 93 AN INDO-PERSIAN SPIKED MACE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with near spherical head decorated with foliage and wavy designs in soft metal, studded with numerous robust spikes of tapering square-section, long terminal spike, and tubular haft with a globular moulding at the top and bottom of the grip 80.0 cm; 31 ½ in overall £300-400 94 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade, engraved gilt hilt decorated with traditional scrollwork, the arms of the House of Saud on each face, in its wooden scabbard encased in gilt metal, decorated on each face with the arms in polychrome enamel and inscribed in English and French with the compliments of the informations ministry and with a further inscription above 19.5 cm; 7 ¾ in blade £300-500

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95 A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade tapering to a sharp point and formed with a pair of long broad fullers divided by a pair of slender grooves on each face, the fullers etched in imitation of fine watering, grooved forte struck with the bladesmith’s mark and with a lengthy gold inscription on each face, integral hilt decorated with gold wriggle-work, with a nielloed silver ferrule decorated with scrolling foliage and with fine beadwork at the base, and fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales (small cracks) retained by three rivets with large shaped nielloed silver bosses on the front, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts en suite with the hilt, comprising locket, middleband struck with a mark and with a loop for suspension and chape with characteristic spherical terminal, and with provision for an accompanying knife (now missing) 46.5 cm; 18 ¼ in blade The inscription is Armenian and an abbreviation of The Lord’s Prayer. £600-800

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96 A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade tapering to a sharp point, formed with a pair of long broad fullers etched in imitation of fine watering and enriched with gold scrollwork along the edges at the forte and towards the tip on each face, integral hilt decorated with scrolling gold foliage (small losses), fitted with a pair of dark horn gripscales (the inner with light worm damage), retained by three iron rivets with gilt heads, encased at the base and over the outer face in nielloed silver with a delicate beadwork border, in its leathercovered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts en suite with the hilt, comprising locket and chape each decorated on the outer face with geometric designs, the former with an iron band fitted with a silver ring for suspension (chape missing its finial) and with provision for an accompanying knife (now missing) 50.7 cm; 20 in blade £500-700

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The following collection of North African weapons and associated pieces, traditionally described as Arab, was purchased by a continental princely family from the celebrated French mathematician Gaspard Monge (1746 -1818), and subsequently added to by members of the family. Monge invented descriptive geometry, the study of the mathematical principles of representing three-dimensional objects in a two-dimensional plan. He was a prominent figure during the French Revolution, accompanied Napoleon on the Egyptian campaign of 1798 and helped establish the metric system and the École Polytechnique. He was made a count in 1808 by Napoleon I.

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97 AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHAMSHIR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ALGERIA with earlier strongly curved single-edged Persian blade of finely watered steel, encrusted with a lengthy gold inscription along the back-edge, a further gold-encrusted cartouche and a goldencrusted linear frame over the forte on one face, engraved silver hilt comprising cross-piece with bud-shaped quillon terminals, back-strap decorated with panels of trellis, and a pair of horn gripscales inlaid with flower-and petal-shaped panels of silver, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver chape, locket and two bands all decorated en suite with the hilt (small dents, the locket with a small hole), and the latter two each with a ring for suspension 71.7 cm; 28 ¼ in blade The inscriptions on the blade appear to be a pious invocation. £1000-1200

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98 AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), DATED 1215 AH (CIRCA 1800) with curved single-edged blade inlaid with the bladesmith’s name, ‘Sagh Sah’ and with the date on one face, the hilt encased in silver chased with scrolls (small losses) and fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales secured by four rivets, rising to a large eared pommel (small chips), in its wooden scabbard encased in chased silver decorated with flowers, foliage and trophies-of-arms within a framework of elaborate scrolls, and the locket with a small loop fitted with an early chain with three faceted coral beads 62.0 cm; 24 ½ in blade ~ £400-600 99 TWO OTTOMAN SHORTSWORDS (YATAGHAN), THE FIRST DATED 1236 AH (CIRCA 1820/1), PROBABLY ALGERIA the first with slightly curved single-edged blade of watered steel, silver-encased hilt extending over the forte and the back-edge, the former formed of a pair of scalloped panels and the latter with a brief inscription, a single grip-scale rising to a small eared pommel (the other missing), decorated throughout with foliage and palmettes in brass and niello all within a niello framework, in its wooden scabbard encased in chased silver decorated with trophies-of-arms, mosques and a ship within a framework of elaborate scrolls and with the date at the top, with a small loop for a tassel; the second with slightly curved single-edged blade struck with an onion shaped mark enclosed by two decorative panels on one face and a further decorative panel on the other (rubbed), silver hilt formed of a pair of grip-scales rising to an eared pommel (back-strap missing, losses), decorated over its surface with nielloed rondels including a six-point star, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with two iron mounts bound with leather near the throat the first: 62.5 cm; 24 ¾ in blade (2) The silver hilt on the first example is unusual and apparently unrecorded elsewhere. The form of the hilt and the plain leather scabbards of this group are characteristic of Algerian manufacture. £600-800

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100 TWO OTTOMAN SHORTSWORDS (YATAGHAN), EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade struck with an onion-shaped mark on one face, silver hilt enclosing the forte in a scalloped design and extending over the backedge, the latter with a brief niello inscription, a pair of grips rising to a small eared pommel (one pommel inner plate missing, grips secured by wire), decorated over its surface with a design of scrolling foliage in niello, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with leather-covered iron ring bound by leather and complete with its belt; the second with broad curved single-edged blade engraved with a kilig on one face an a square on the other, silver hilt extending over the forte and the back-edge, the latter engraved with a running pattern of foliage continuing around the back-strap, and a pair of horn grip-scales (small chips) the first : 63.2 cm; 24 ⅞ in blade (2) The onion-shaped mark is associated with the bladesmiths of Sarajevo. £600-800 101 AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), DATED 1206 AH (CIRCA 1791/2) with slightly curved single-edged blade, inlaid in brass with the date and an inscription on one face and a stylised fish on the other, rudimentary iron hilt, and a pair of horn gr[pscales retained by three rivets, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard bound with leather at the top (suspension rings missing) 75.0 cm; 29 ½ in blade The blade’s inscription reads Sakk Muhammad £150-250

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103 TWO OTTOMAN SHORTSWORDS (YATAGHAN), THE FIRST DATED 1231 AH (CIRCA 1815/16), POSSIBLY ALGERIA the first with slightly curved single-edged blade struck with an onion-shaped mark on one face enclosed by an engraved ewer issuant with flowers, silver hilt enclosing forte in a scalloped design and extending over the backedge, the latter with a brief niello inscription, a pair of grips rising to a small eared pommel (the inner plates of the pommel missing, grips secured by wire), decorated over its surface with a design of scrolling foliage in niello, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape chased with trophies-of-arms, architectural designs and flowers on a bed of scrollwork, and the locket with a small loop for a tassel; the second with curved single-edged blade, silver hilt enclosing the forte, and a pair of horn grip-scales rising to an eared pommel (small chips and losses), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with a single leather-bound iron mount for suspension near the throat the first: 36.2 cm; 14 ¼ in blade (2) £150-200 104 TWO OTTOMAN SHORTSWORDS (YATAGHAN), EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade struck with an onion-shaped mark, brass hilt of rudimentary construction extending over the forte (losses), a pair of horn grip-scales (secured by wire), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard fitted with a leather-bound iron ring near the throat at the top; the second with broad slightly curved single-edged blade formed with reinforced backedge, silver-plated hilt (the back-strap with losses) and a pair of ivory grip-scales rising to a small faceted pommel the first: 60.0 cm; 23 ⅝ in blade (2)

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107 A RARE NORTH AFRICAN SWORD (FLYSSA), KABYLE, NORTH ALGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with long straight heavy blade double-edged towards a sharp point, engraved with differing geometric designs enriched with brass on each face at the forte; integral iron hilt comprising faceted ferrule, and a pair of hardwood grips (pommel chipped), in its wooden scabbard encased in sheet brass decorated with geometric designs and with a single ring for suspension (the other ring missing, losses) 90.0 cm; 35 ½ in blade £200-300 108 A NORTH AFRICAN SHORTSWORD (FLYSSA), EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN) AND ANOTHER SHORTSWORD, 19TH CENTURY the first with straight heavy blade double-edged towards the point and chiselled with a running pattern of scrollwork on the back-edge on each face, integral hilt, and a pair of wooden grips; the second with curved single-edged blade struck with an onion-shaped mark on one face, brass hilt, and a pair of horn grip-scales (small chips); the third with curved, probably European, blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a three-quarter length fuller, slender iron cross-piece and rudimentary wooden grip (chipped, worm damage), in associated leather-covered North African scabbard the first: 66.6 cm; 26 in blade (3) £120-180

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111 AN OTTOMAN SADDLE AXE (TABARZIN), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with wedge-shaped head formed with a curved forwardleaning edge, flat rear pean and tubular iron socket, decorated over its surface with silver koftgari scrollwork, wooden haft covered with blue velvet (areas of wear) and long tubular socket, decorated with silver en suite with the socket (the koftgari with losses) 62.3 cm; 24 ½ in £500-700

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112 AN OTTOMAN MACE (GORZ), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with bulbous iron head formed of six shaped iron flanges with a domed iron finial decorated with silver koftgari, faceted socket decorated with silver koftgari scrollwork, wooden haft covered with blue velvet (areas of wear) and long faceted tubular socket, decorated with silver en suite with the socket (the koftgari with losses) 64.5 cm; 25 ⅜ in £500-700 113 AN OTTOMAN MACE (GORZ), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with bulbous iron head formed of eleven rounded flanges of wedge-shaped section (one missing), small button-shaped finial and tubular socket, on an early turned wooden haft decorated with linear bands 62.7 cm; 24 ⅝ in £350-450 114 A SCABBARD FOR AN ALGERIAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN) AND ANOTHER SCABBARD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first of leather-covered wood, with a leather-bound brass ring for suspension towards the throat; the second perhaps for a Mameluke officer, of red leather-covered wood (areas of worm), bound with a large iron frame on each face with a series of iron bands, and open for the greater part of its length on one edge the first: 56.5 cm; 22 ¼ in overall (2) £50-80

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115 A RARE NORTH AFRICAN DECORATED EQUESTRIAN SADDLE AND HARNESS, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY the saddle formed of a wooden tree covered with stitched hide, with characteristic tall narrow pommel at the front and tall broad cantle at the rear, with its finely embroidered tooled leather cover, the interior with an early pasted inventory tag ‘No. 2’, the exterior decorated with a running pattern of scrolling foliage in silver wire thread, the front and rear coverings on a red velvet ground enriched with sequins and blue and gold thread (areas of wear and fading); a pair of iron stirrups, each with arched tread pierced with a stellate arrangement of slipped circles, triangular side-bars rising to a loop for suspension, with its crimson cords; a pair of prick spurs, each with long slightly curved spike, moulded base with a rectangular loop above, deep heel band with slotted rectangular terminals decorated throughout with a running pattern of boteh in engraved silver, and with their broad velvet and leather straps; silvermounted bridle decorated with silver and coloured thread en suite with the saddle covering and with pierced silver-covered mounts decorated with foliage at the top and bottom, the latter carrying and iron curb bit; further straps and an leather holster for a pair of kubur pistols, the outer surface decorated with scrolling foliage in silver thread, and a hide whip the saddle 41.0 cm; 16 ¼ in high (qty)

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118 THREE PAIRS OF NORTH AFRICAN LEATHER BOOTS, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY the first open at the sides, decorated over much of their surface with traditional designs in silver thread, with red silk tassels; the second similar, decorated with tooled designs and the third closed, with tooled horizontal bands the first: 25.0 cm; 9 ⅞ in high (3) £150-250 119 A LARGE NORTH AFRICAN LEATHER SADDLE POUCH AND TWO SMALLER POUCHES, 19TH CENTURY, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO the first including four decorated flaps, each decorated with traditional flowers, scrollwork and foliage in silver and polychrome silk thread; the second and third rectangular, decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage on the flaps the first: 41.5 cm; 16 ¼ in high (3) £150-250 120 A PAIR OF NORTH AFRICAN SPURS, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY with long tapering spikes moulded at the base and fitted with a loop for straps above, deep heel band with slotted rectangular terminals, complete with their broad leather straps and another, similar 27.0 cm; 10 ⅝ in (3) £50-80 121 TWO NORTH AFRICAN AMMUNITION POUCHES, A HOLSTER FOR A CARBINE AND FURTHER STRAPS AND POUCHES, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY the first with provision for nine charges the second with provision for six, each with embroidered flap, the third weighted at the base and with large traditional leather tassels, the fourth and fifth probably for ball, each with decorative leather tassel, a further pouch and a quantity of leatherwork (qty) £150-250

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122 THREE OSTRICH EGGS WITH NORTH AFRICAN DECORATED MOUNTS, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY of slightly differing size, each enclosed by a red trellis cord, with an embroidered cover top and bottom, each decorated with stylised palmettes in red and green fabric on a silver thread ground, with decorative tassels and red cords for suspension 18.0 cm; 7 in high, the tallest (3) £100-150 123 A NORTH AFRICAN FLASK, A CHARGE FLASK AND A POWDER MEASURE, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY the first circular, of stitched leather, the inner face with a loop for suspension and the outer decorated with a six-point star, with red suspension cord; the second with curved horn body brass basal cap (stopper missing), brass nozzle and spring cut-off, with a lop for suspension and with its cords, the third with faceted tubular body sliding measure, wit suspension loop the first: 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in high (3) £100-150

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124 A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, THE LOCK DATED 1173 AH (CIRCA 1759/6 AD), ALGERIA, CIRCA 1820-30 with octagonal swamped barrel fitted with silver fore-sight and standing back-sight, inlaid with two brass lines at the breech, retained by five chased silver bands each pierced with a pair of rectangular panels on the left and right, the tang overlaid with sheet silver, chiselled iron lock of characteristic form, the main plate inscribed with the date and the maker’s signature, ‘Work of Mustafa’, on the underside and overlaid with sheet brass, the principle elements overlaid with sheet silver chased with scrollwork and, on the steel, a crescent, figured hardwood three-quarter stock profusely inlaid over its full length with numerous silver plaques pierced with openwork designs of scrolling foliage, faceted butt inlaid en suite, silver butt cap, retaining fabric thumb-defence embroidered with a palmette in silver thread, and original silvertipped wooden ramrod 135.7 cm; 53 ½ in barrel £1000-1400

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125 A 10 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA, THE LOCK DATED 1234 AH (CIRCA 1827/8) with very long octagonal swamped sighted barrel retained by five pierced silver bands, fitted with standing back-sight overlaid with brass at the breech, breech tang overlaid with sheet brass, chiselled iron lock of characteristic form, the main plate inscribed with the date and the maker’s signature, ‘Work of Hassan’, on the underside and overlaid with sheet silver, the principle elements overlaid with sheet silver chased with scrollwork and, on the steel, a crescent, figured hardwood three-quarter stock profusely inlaid over its full length with silver plaques pierced with openwork designs of scrolling foliage, faceted butt inlaid en suite, engraved brass butt cap, two silver ramrod-pipes, retaining its fabric thumbdefence embroidered with a wire thread and sequins, and original silver-tipped wooden ramrod 175.5 cm; 69 ⅛ in barrel £1000-1500

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126 A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped barrel in the Spanish taste fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight and retained by six chased silver bands decorated with scrolling foliage, the breech struck with the barrelsmith’s marks and a series of decorative marks (rubbed), fitted with raised back-sight overlaid in brass, the tang overlaid with engraved brass, chiselled iron lock of characteristic form, the main plate overlaid with sheet brass, the principle elements overlaid with brass chased with scrolls, figured hardwood threequarter stock (cracked opposite the lock) inlaid with silver plaques decorated with scrolls, flowers and foliage, faceted butt, engraved bone trigger-plate, bone butt-cap, and embroidered fabric thumbdefence (areas of wear), and original ramrod 135.0 cm; 53 ⅛ in barrel £800-1000

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127 A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel retained by six chased silver bands decorated with scrolling foliage and a further plain band at the muzzle, the breech fitted with brass back-sight incorporating an additional moulding behind, the tang overlaid with brass, chiselled iron lock of characteristic form, the safetycatch and bridles overlaid with chased brass, figured hardwood three-quarter stock inlaid with silver plaques decorated with scrolls, flowers and foliage, faceted butt, brass butt-cap, brass trigger-plate, and embroidered fabric thumb-defence (associated ramrod) 122.0 cm; 48 in barrel £700-1000

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128 A 20 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped barrel formed in two stages (fore-sight missing) and retained by five iron bands, the breech fitted with brass back-sight incorporating an additional moulding behind, the tang overlaid with engraved brass (chipped), chiselled iron lock of characteristic form fitted with external mainspring, figured hardwood three-quarter stock inlaid about the tang with six mother-of-pearl plaques enriched with coral (small losses), slender faceted butt, bone butt cap, mother-of-pearl trigger-plate set with a coral bead (one small chip) and wooden ramrod, probably the original 127.5 cm; 50 ¼ in barrel This gun is a typical example of those carried by Algerian troops, in distinct contrast to the elaborately decorated examples made for diplomatic presentation. ~ £300-500

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VARIOUS OWNERS 129 A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, decorated in gold on one face with a magic square and the bladesmith’s signature (losses), iron hilt of watered steel, comprising a pair of langets, quillons with button-shaped finials, cap pommel, and a pair of ivory grip-scales (probably an early association) 76/0 cm; 30 in blade The inscription reads ‘amal-i zaman isfahani’ (Work of Zaman Isfahani) ~ £500-700 130 A PERSIAN TWO-PRONGED SPEAR, QAJAR, LATE 19TH CENTURY with wavy blades of watered steel each formed with a reinforced tip, chiselled with a figure in traditional dress within a gilt cartouche at the base on each side, and tapering socket decorated with silver scrollwork 56.7 cm; 22 ⅜ in overall £450-550

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131 A RARE OTTOMAN SHAFFRON WITH ENGRAVED DECORATION, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, TURKISH OR IRANIAN formed of a single plate extending from the horse’s brow to its nose and narrowing slightly to the latter, its upper corners and sides cut with semi-circular apertures for the ears and eyes respectively, in each case flanged outward at their edges, the apertures for the ears each bordered by a pair of flutes, repeated around the upper ends of those for the eyes and converging at their lower ends to descend medially to just above the level of the nose; the edges of the plate pierced throughout with widely-spaced holes for the attachment of a lining or mail, the area between the eyes incised with the Tanĝa or ownership-mark of the Ottoman arsenal in the Church of St Irene, Istanbul, the centre of the brow engraved with an elaborate lozenge-shaped cartouche enclosing the inscription “The Sultan” in thuluth between scrolling foliage, and the area beneath the mark, at each cheek and at the tip of the nose engraved with similar foliage in smaller cartouches of the same form; the whole showing moderate pitting and wear overall, with some patches of delamination of the metal, and a loss to the left edge just above the level of the eye Provenance The Ottoman Arsenal, Istanbul A very similar shaffron, formerly in the collections of Sir Guy Francis Laking and George Cameron Stone, is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Acc. No. 36.25.510 (See Alexander 2015, pp. 128-9). Others are in the Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, Vaduz (See Mohamed 2007, nos 326-7, pp. 340-1); and the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, (See Alexander 1992, nos 41 & 44-5, pp.88-9 & 93-4) £8000-12000

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132 A PERSIAN SHIELD (DHAL), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY of shallow convex form, the interior lined in red fabric and with four rings for enarmes (now missing), the outer surface fitted with four low domed bosses, and brass brim, decorated over the greater part of its surface with a broad panel filled with a gilt framework enclosing flowerheads of increasing size from the centre, the central rondel with a calligraphic cartouche, and the border with further calligraphic cartouches alternating with exotic beasts 40.3 cm; 15 ⅞ in diameter £1000-1500 133 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) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945-2020)

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134 A PERSIAN DECORATED ARMOUR, QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURY comprising helmet (kulah-khud), with hemi-spherical skull reinforced on the inside by thin plates retained by rivets with decorative round heads, rising in the centre to a robust central spike with moulded base, fitted at the front with a sliding nasal bar secured by a thumbscrew, a pair of slender plume-holders, and mail neck-defence of small butted rings of circular-section wire, the skull decorated with a complex pattern of pierced interlaced ribbon-like cartouches, enriched on the outer face with gold koftgari, and the base encircled by chiselled calligraphic cartouches enriched with silver koftgari, with its padded lining; shield (dhal) of low convex form, reinforced in a similar manner to the helmet, with brass brim and the outer surface decorated en suite (three rivets for enarmes and all four bosses missing); arm defence (bazu band) of gutter-shaped form, retaining its wrist plates, buckles and lining and decorated en suite (the mail with small losses) 26.7 cm; 10 ½ in high, the kulah khud 45.5 cm; 18 in diameter, the dhal 35.5 cm; 14 in, the bazu band (3) The inscriptions are unusual in the inclusion of an Armenian maker’s name: ‘amal-i baghdasiyan(?), probably for ‘Work of Baghdasiyan(?)”. £3500-4500

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135 A NORTH INDIAN DECORATED SHIELD (DHAL), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY of convex form, the inner surface painted black, fitted with a purple padded liner fitted with four rings for enarmes corresponding to low domed stellate iron bosses, the outer surface painted in gold with four differing scenes involving tigers and a central deity within a central mask-in-splendour (cracks and small losses) 50.5 cm; 19 ⅞ in diameter £500-700

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136 AN INDIAN SHIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY of shallow convex form, the interior lined in painted fabric decorated with flowers (worn), and fitted with leather enarmes, the outer surface fitted with four low domed bosses each with four crab-like finials at the base, painted in gilt polychrome with courtly hunting scenes against a black ground over the greater part of its surface (small losses), and gilt brim 46.2 cm; 18 ¼ in diameter £400-700 137 A NORTH AFRICAN MAIL SHIRT, 17TH/18TH CENTURY formed entirely of riveted rings of flattened-section wire, with low neck-opening centrally divided at its front, short sleeves replaced during working life, and long skirt centrally divided at both its front and rear (moderate patination overall and some holing) 94.5 cm; 37 ¼ in long £200-300

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138 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; 29 ½ in wide, 25 cm; 10 in long the sleeves: 60.5 cm; 23 ¾ in long (3) Provenance The Dukes of Argyll, Inverary Castle, sold following a fire in 1975. £350-450

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139 AN OTTOMAN MAIL SHIRT, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY formed of alternate rows of solid and riveted rings of flattened-section wire, with short upstanding neck-opening added during its working life in North Africa, stiffened with leather thongs and divided at the front, a pair of short sleeves, and a medium length skirt centrally divided at both its front and rear 107 cm; 42 in long £2500-3000

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140 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; 13 ¼ 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 ‡ £600-800 141 TWO PAIRS OF SOUTH AMERICAN ROWEL SPURS AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH/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 ; 6 ½ in (5) £50-80 142 A LARGE NORTH INDIAN POWDER HORN, 18TH CENTURY of tapering ovoid section, the outer surface faceted and the inner contoured, fitted with four chased brass bands decorated with traditional foliage (stopper missing), with two rings for suspension and a leather belt 56.0 cm; 22 Iong £150-200 143 A LARGE CARVED OTTOMAN FLASK, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with heart-shaped body fitted on the inside with an iron ring, the inner face decorated with a pattern of concentric lines, and the outer carved with elaborate scrollwork and panels of chevron, with engraved gilt collar, and turned wooden stopper 26.0 cm; 10 ¼ in ‡ £200-300

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148 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; 8 ½ in high (39) £250-300 149 AN EMBROIDERED REVOLVER HOLSTER, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY OTTOMAN of leather, stitched with green and gilt metal thread, with matching flap, the inner surface left plain and with two loops for a belt (broken), with an associated belt 23.5 cm 9 ¼ in £150-200

147 A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED BELT, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY formed of sixteen links, the inner faces marked and fitted with loops for suspension, the outer face decorated with scrolls on a beadwork ground all enriched with niello, the upper edge with a running openwork design, and with hook and eye closure at the terminals 83.5 cm; 33 in overall £300-400

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150 A DETACHED CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY of russet iron, with external action, the outer surface decorated with gold scrollwork over much of its surface, the front of the steel inhabited by a stylised fox (small losses), and with provision for two side nails 8.5 cm; 3 ⅜ in ‡ £200-250

151 A 20 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLED CARBINE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped etched twist sighted barrel chiselled with a low moulding at the breech and muzzle, rifled with nine grooves and retained by two engraved brass bands, the breech with standing back-sight, flat lock decorated with gold scrollwork and fitted with a fluted coral bead at the base of the cock, full stock inlaid with green-stained horn panels (small chips), applied with engraved brass foliate plaques behind the lock and behind the breech tang, faceted butt decorated en suite and with brass patchbox with cover beneath (the terminal segmented sections missing), bud-shaped iron trigger, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 53.0 cm; 20 ⅞ in barrel ~ £700-900

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152 A 28 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with swamped sighted etched twist barrel rifled with seven grooves and retained by six chased silver bands, four decorated with scrolling foliage carrying a central flower and set with fluted coral beads on each side, decorated with gold koftgari scrolls and foliage over the breech and at the muzzle, standing back-sight decorated with gold koftgari scrolls, flat lock dated 1210 AH (circa 1795/6) in gilt numerals beneath the mainspring, the bridle decorated with gold koftgari flowers and set with fluted coral beads, full stock, the fore-end encased in white metal, the area enclosing the lock and the tang encased in silver chased with scrolls encrusted with fluted coral beads in raised settings, faceted butt inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques, fluted coral beads and enriched with minute brass nails (the coral with small losses), iron trigger, a single iron loop for suspension, and associated ramrod 86.7 cm; 34 ⅛ in barrel ~ £1500-2000

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155 A 14 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel stamped with a brief inscription on the flat and chiselled over the breech (pitted), chiselled lock (cock retaining screw replaced), full stock carved over the fore-end and about the tang, the butt inlaid with silver wire and a silver beadwork panel inset with two corals, brass spurred pommel (cap missing), silver-encrusted iron trigger-guard and imitation ramrod 31.5 cm; 12 ⅜ in barrel

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156 A 22 BORE BALKAN FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOL, ALBANIA, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel with traces of an inscription on the flat, retained by a broad silver muzzle band chiselled with flowers and foliage against a punched ground and enriched with niello (rubbed), stepped lock (one side nail missing), full stock encased with nielloed silver against a punched ground decorated with a running pattern of flowers and foliage over the fore-end and the butt, the latter with integral pommel, matching trigger-guard, and simulated ramrod (rubbed) 28.7 cm; 11 ¼ in barrel

154 A 15 BORE OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering etched twist barrel decorated with a pair of long slender raised ribs over the greater part of its length, struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s mark at the breech and chiselled with a raised panel encrusted with gold foliage, gold-lined vent, engraved grooved barrel tang, stepped bevelled lock engraved with trophies-of-arms and foliage and a short inscription beneath the pan (refreshed), fitted with semi-rainproof gold-lined pan and roller, figured walnut full stock, full silver mounts cast and chased with flowers and foliage in low relief against a punched ground, comprising solid side-plate, spurred pommel, trigger-guard, a pair of ramrod-pipes vacant escutcheon and a further oval vacant escutcheon (ramrod missing) 28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in barrel £400-700

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157 A FINE GREEK SILVER GILT-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL (ZLATKA), BOKA KOTORSKA, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel, probably of European manufacture, formed in three stages, inscribed with a faux European signature and stamped with imitation proof marks on the left of the breech, the muzzle retained by a broad band cast and chased with a strapwork frame involving foliage and flowers against a finely punched ground, lightly engraved stepped bevelled lock fitted with cock decorated en suite, full silver gilt stock decorated en suite with the muzzle band and with a trophy-of-arms beneath the breech, a vase beneath the lock (one small crack on the left of the breech), and the butt with integral spirally fluted pommel decorated with garlands, broad silver gilt trigger-guard decorated with a bird of prey, and imitation ramrod 28.8 cm; 11 ⅜ in barrel A pair of similarly decorated pistols were owned by the distinguished Greek General, Politician and leader Petros Mavromichalis (Petrobey) (c. 1765-1848). For a discussion of these, and other Boka Kotorska firearms see Elgood 2009, pp. 92-100. £1500-2000

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159 A 16 BORE GREEK FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY BOKA KOTORSKA with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech engraved in imitation of a signature and the muzzle retained by a chased gilt muzzle band decorated with flowers against a punched and gilt ground within a framework of scrolls enriched with niello and incorporating the fore-sight, grooved gilt metal tang, engraved bevelled lock decorated with trophies-of-arms, gilt metal full stock cast and chased with flowers, foliage, fruit, scrolls and panels of trellis en suite with the muzzle band, slender butt, trigger-guard en suite, and simulated ramrod 28.3 cm; 11 ⅛ in barrel

This pistol is probably Central Albanian and derived from those made in Boka Kotorska in the Greek Romantic Revival style. See Elgood 1995, pp. 97.

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160 A RARE 18 BORE NORTH AFRICAN DECORATED SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL, MOROCCO, 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages and retained by three chased silver bands, decorated with silver scrolls over the breech and at the muzzle (losses, small areas of pitting), tang decorated en suite and incorporating the back-sight, flat lock retained by a pair of screws on the lock side, struck with the maker’s mark beneath the pan and decorated with panels of engraved silver, (top-jaw expertly repaired), full stock profusely inlaid with delicate silver wire scrollwork over the rear portion and ahead of the lock, octagonal butt decorated with further silver wire scrolls and set with a nail with engraved domed silver head iron trigger-guard decorated with silver scrolls and a flowerhead, and iron ramrod with matching finial 35.4 cm; 14 in barrel ‡ £500-700

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European and American Edged Weapons 161 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; 29 ¾ in blade Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £500-700

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162 AN AUSTRIAN MILITARY RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad sharply tapering blade inscribed ‘DEL REY EM ALLEMANHA’ and ‘AL RICH COL ESPADEIRO’ between a star and a cross-and-orb mark on the respective faces, rectangular ricasso. struck with a Spanish style mark, perhaps ‘B’ crowned, iron hilt of flattened bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons with fishtail terminals (one repaired), arms linked at the tips by a small side-ring on the outside, a pair of additional up-turned outer bars with matching fishtail terminals, outer ring-guard, trifurcated inner-guard, flat fishtail pommel pierced on one side at the top for a tassel, and the grip with an early binding of plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 89.0 cm; 35 in blade

163 AN ENGLISH RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped ‘Andrea Ferara Me Fecit’ within a short fuller and with a decorative mark ahead on each face (rubbed, the tip slightly shortened), tapering ricasso, iron hilt, comprising pierced cup-guard formed as an expanded flowerhead and with openwork brim (small chips), a pair of straight quillons with tightly scrolling terminals, slender knuckle-guard incorporating an additional scrolling bar front and back, fluted ovoid pommel (areas of pitting throughout), and later grip bound with plaited copper wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 83.7 cm; 33 in blade £1200-1800

A number of rapiers of this type are preserved at Schloss Ambras and others, formerly in the Vienna Zeughaus, are preserved in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna (inv. nos. 161.887-892).

See Gamber et al 1977, p. 155. £2500-3000

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164 A DUTCH CAVALRY SWORD OF THE TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMSTERDAM TOWN GUARD, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with double-edged blade stamped ‘SAHAGAM’ within a short fuller and cut with a running wolf mark on each side (the tip with a small chip), stamped with the bladesmith’s mark, ‘P’ crowned and Amsterdam Town mark at the forte, steel hilt of characteristic form, including inner and outer ring-guard each fitted with a sprung-in plate pierced with a series of stars and circles, scrolling quillon stamped with a clover leaf mark on the reverse, knuckleguard, thumb-loop, and compressed plummet-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with twisted wire and ‘Turks’ heads’ 89.4 cm; 35 ¼ in blade

165 A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with double-edged blade formed with a long pair of fullers on each face, iron basket-guard of flattened rounded bars carrying an alternating arrangement of slender rectangular and square panels each pierced with arrangements of heart-shaped apertures, the latter centring around a quartrefoil, scrolling quillon (small cracks and chips, the rear portion with losses), and fluted bun-shaped pommel, and spirally carved fishskin-covered grip bound with plaited wire, in its iron-mounted leather scabbard 80.6 cm; 31 ¾ in blade £700-900

For a discussion of this group see Puype 1996, pp. 144-157. £1000-1500

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166 A FINE SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-GILT HILT BY R. JOHNSTON, LATE BLAND AND FOSTER, SWORD CUTLER AND BELT MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, 68 ST JAMES’S STREET LONDON, 1801 with tapering burnished steel blade of hollow-triangular section, silver-gilt hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising oval shellguard pierced with a concentric design of foliage within a beadwork frame, forward-canted quillon with flattened globular terminal, a pair of slender arms decorated with beadwork and joined at the top by faceted beads to the quillons and knuckleguard, the latter decorated with foliage against a punched ground, matching tall ovoid pommel, the grip with an early binding of finely plaited copper wire with ‘Turk’s heads’, in its blackened shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with silver-gilt mounts comprising chape, locket and middle-band, each decorated with lines arranged in groups of three, the locket signed in full by the maker within a delicate oval frame, and two rings for suspension, and the hilt and scabbard mounts retaining much early gilding throughout 88.0 cm; 34 ¾ in blade Richard Johnston (1766-1838), a prominent sword cutler, belt maker, supplier of army accoutrements and gunmaker is recorded at this address 1798-1859. He succeeded Robert Foster, formerly Bland and Foster in 1798 and it appears that he continued the Royal warrant from that time. Though this is not recorded in the Lord Chamberlain’s warrant books a military small-sword purchased from him by George III is now preserved at Windsor Castle, (RCIN 67163). He died of an ‘affection to his head’ in 1838 and was succeeded by his brother in the business. See Southwick 2001, pp. 153-154. £3000-5000

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167 AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON SILVER MARKS, MAKER’S MARK JK, RETAILED BY CULLUM, CIRCA 1770 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of fullers of differing length on each face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of quillons struck with silver marks (rubbed) and with eagle-head terminals, quillon-block decorated with a stag and a hound on the respective faces, finely modelled eagle’s head pommel, silver knuckle-chain, probably the original, moulded collar to cover the top of the locket, and spirally-carved dark horn grip bound with plaited silver wire and ribband with a collar chased en rocaille at the base, in its tooled leather scabbard with silver mounts comprising chape, middleband and locket, all decorated with foliage, two rings for suspension, the locket decorated with a rococo woodland scene involving a stag, and pricked by the retailer on the inner face ‘Cullum, Charing Cross’ 62.8 cm; 24 ¾ in blade For an account of this prominent family of royal sword cutlers and belt makers who worked near the Admiralty see Southwick, pp.

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168 AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON 1745 with straight blade double-edged towards the point and formed with two long fullers on each face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief against a finely matted ground, comprising down-curved shell-guard formed as a greenman mask within a frame of rococo scrolls, flattened globular quillon and knuckle-guard each decorated en rocaille, quillon-block and back-strap decorated en suite with the shell-guard, the latter rising to form the pommel, and original fluted horn grip with an engraved silver collar at its base 63.8 cm; 25 ⅛ in blade £1500-2000

169 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, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of quillons with hound’s head terminals, quillon-block decorated with openwork scrolls involving a hound, hound’s head pommel, knuckle-chain, probably the original, of copper and silver ropework links, moulded collar to cover the top of the locket, and spirally-carved green-stained ivory grip studded with minute silver nails over foliate washers, in blackened shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts comprising chape, locket and middle band, the latter two each with a ring for suspension 63.0 cm; 24 ¾ in blade ~ £1500-2000

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170 AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, WILLIAM KINMAN, LONDON, 1773 with straight blade etched over the greater part of its surface with scenes from the chase, celestial motifs, foliage and portrait medallions carried by trophies-of-arms on each face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of quillons with globular terminals decorated en rocaille, quillon-block decorated with trophies-of-arms all’ antica, lion head pommel and double knuckle-chain, probably the original, and spirally-carved green-stained ivory grip 56.4 cm; 22 ¼ in blade William Kinman, a prominent London silver hilt maker and a leading member of the Founders’ Company of London, is recorded circa 1728-1808. See Southwick 2001, pp. 159-160. ~ £1500-2000 171 AN ENGLISH GILT-BRASS-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, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, comprising a pair of quillons with fluted flattened-ovoid terminals, openwork quillon-block decorated in imitation of faceted beads, cap pommel decorated with rococo scrolls, brass knuckle-chain, perhaps the original, and spirally-carved green-stained ivory grip (small chips), in its blackened shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with gilt-brass mounts decorated en suite with the hilt comprising locket, middle-band and associated chape 63.8 cm; 25 ⅛ in blade ~ £1000-1200

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172 A GERMAN DRESS HUNTING-SWORD AND COMPANION BALDRICK (GALABANDELIER), EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER comprising a well made copy of a hunting sword, with blade etched and gilt against a blued panel with scenes from the chase and foliage, silver-coloured hilt including quillons with gilt hound’s head terminals, and down-turned shell with reclining deer, and ebony grip applied with a crowned coat-of-arms, in its scabbard with mounts en suite, including locket bearing signature ‘Stroblberger in München’, together with early dress baldrick, of leather threaded with silver wire lace, with elaborate full German silver mounts in the manner of the German rococo revival, including a large stag’s head boss cast in the round, and with a later coat-of-arms 57.7 cm; 22 ¾ in blade (2) ~ £1200-1800 173 A VICTORIAN COURTSWORD, BY MEYER AND MORTIMER CONDUIT STREET, LONDON of standard pattern, with etched blade gilt-brass hilt cast with the crowned Royal cypher in low relief, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, complete with its sword knot and leather case 81.0 cm; 31 ⅞ in blade £200-300 174 TWO AMERICAN SOCIETY SWORDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with etched blade decorated with scrollwork and the federal eagle, brass hilt cast in low relief, including cross-piece decorated with foliage, the pommel formed as an eagle, wirebound leather-covered grip, and retaining its knuckle-chain, in its engraved brass scabbard decorated with foliage, trophies-of-arms and a mounted knight; the second with plain blade, brass hilt including pommel formed as a plumed close helmet and reeded bone grip the first: 71.2 cm; 28 ⅛ in blade (2) £150-250 175 A BELGIAN DOLNE PATENT COMBINED DAGGER AND KNUCKLEDUSTER, CIRCA 1875 with pivoting blade retained by a spring-catch and stamped ‘Dolne Brevete’ on on face at the forte, and German silver knuckleduster grip, with an additional integral bar 17.0 cm; 6 ¾ in opened £200-300

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176 A SPANISH DECORATED LEFT-HAND DAGGER IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad straight double-edged bladed of hollow-diamond 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 fabric-covered wooden scabbard with chiselled iron mounts decorated en suite with the hilt 18.8 cm; 7 ⅜ in blade £2000-2500

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177 A FINE PRESENTATION BOWIE KNIFE TO MR HENRY SHIELD BY THE LADY STALLKEEPERS OF THE GATESHEAD VOLUNTEER RIFLE BAZAAR, BY IBBOTSON BROTHERS & CO., DATED 5TH OCTOBER 1861 with robust blade formed with a long pronounced clipped-back point, engraved on one face with three mounted riflemen and five pairs of hounds in pursuit of a buffalo along the blade and the inscriptions ‘Sheffield Made Hunting Knife’ beneath an eagle displayed and ‘American Hunting Knife’ on the same face beneath the backedge (the engraving partly obscured, small areas of light pitting), the ricasso stamped by the maker ‘Ibbotson Brothers & Co.’ and ‘Celebrated Cast Steel’ on one face, slightly off-set hilt for balance, German silver crossguard, and a pair of figured ivory grip-scales retained by four brass rivets, hollowed on one side towards the pommel for grip, and one face with the presentation inscription, in its original stiffened green leather scabbard with gold tooled edge and a central foliate motif (the leather with areas of wear, one portion of the seam holed), with German silver mounts comprising locket with a button for suspension and chape (the chape an early working replacement), sold together with a research file from the vendor 29.0 cm; 11 ⅜ in blade In May 1859 Jonathan Peel, the Secretary of State for War, issued a circular letter to the Lord Lieutenants of England, Scotland and Wales authorising the formation of volunteer rifle and artillery corps for the defence of coastal towns. The corps were only to be formed on the recommendation of the Lord Lieutenant and they were to provide their own arms and equipment.

Consequently a number of events were held by many of the Volunteer Corps to raise funds, such as that held in October 1861 in the Hall of the Gateshead Mechanic’s Institute for the Gateshead (8th Durham) Volunteer Corp. A contemporary report states that the event raised around £21 17s 10d from stalls including refreshments, a band, an Aunt Sally and other fashionable amusements. In the evening there was a humorous wax work exhibition by Mr Henry Shield showing curious models of celebrities of the present day. ~ £2000-3000

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178 A HIGHLY DECORATED TROUSSE IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY the scabbard with wooden core encased in iron, the inner face etched with scrolling leafy foliage carrying a central trophy-ofarms, fitted at the top with a loop for suspension, the outer surface decorated in high relief with an armoured knight slaying a dragon accompanied by a squirrel and a bird-of-prey, a green man mask above, and a romantic couple beneath, fitted with a contemporary knife with single-edged blade formed with three pierced slots along the back-edge, and the hilt cast with pious figures on each face, a further knife and fork, each with an armoured figure forming the grip 39.8 cm; 15 ⅝ in high £400-500 179 A MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, PROBABLY CENTRAL EUROPEAN LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY with bulbous head formed of eight shaped flanges of slender wedge-section, tubular haft with brazed seam formed in three stages, polygonal three-quarters and octagonal grip at the base 48.2 cm; 19 in overall A similar mace from a Hungarian collection, is illustrated Kovács 2016, pp. 71, no. 24. Another, formerly preserved in the Turkish Chamber, Dresden, is illustrated Schuckelt 2010, cat. No 70 (Inv. Nr. T17). £700-1000

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180 A VERY RARE WELSH BILL, LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY of russet iron, with tall scythe-shaped blade of flattenedtriangular section, formed with a strongly curved tip and sharp inner edge, a right-angular spur on the back-edge towards the base and a sharply up-turned stout spike of tapering-diamond section, moulded base, and tapering socket with characteristic broad open panel on one face and two holes for fixing to a haft 41.5 cm; 16 ⅜ in The Welsh bill, Welsh glaive, forest bill and Welsh hook are commonly encountered in English sources from the later Middle Ages but very rarely seen on the open market. The weapon is mentioned in Marlowe’s Edward II (IV, vi) of circa 1593 and by Shakespeare some three years later when Falstaff tells Prince Henry of the rising of Percy and Owen Glendower. Amongst other things the latter ‘… ..swore the devil his true liegeman upon the cross of a Welsh hook…..’ (Henry IV, Part I (II, iv)). There are records of orders for two thousand such weapons by Richard III in 1483 and they clearly remained in use during the following two centuries. It would appear that less than twenty examples remain extant. For a full account see Blair 1999, pp. 71-85. £700-1000

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181 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; 15 ⅜ 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. ‡ £500-800 182 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; 21 ¼ in head £40-60

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183 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; 33 ½ 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 ‡ £1200-1800 184 AN OFFICER’S SWORD OF THE 3RD MADRAS LIGHT CAVALRY, CIRCA 1840 AND AN OFFICER’S SWORD OF THE 3RD BENGAL OR BOMBAY CAVALRY, RETAILED BY J.R.GAUNT AND SON, LATE THURKLE, DENMARK STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1901-10 the first with pipe-backed blade double-edged towards the point, etched with foliage, the regimental details, the retailer’s name and battle honours including Seringapatam and Mahidpoor (rubbed), iron triple-bar hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip (losses); the second with etched blade including the crowned Imperial cypher ‘ER’, foliage, the retailers details and ‘3BC’, iron triple-bar hilt, wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its iron scabbard with two suspension rings, complete with its sword knot the first: 89.5 cm; 35 ¼ in blade (2) £250-350 185 AN 1847 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY G. W. HENDY, 161 QUEENS STREET, PORTSEA, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade including Royal arms, crowned fouled anchor, foliage and the maker’s details, brass hilt with folding side-guard, wire-bound grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard 79.8 cm; 31 ⅜ in blade £200-250

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186 AN 1857 PATTERN ROYAL ENGINEERS’ SWORD BY HERBERT & CO, LONDON AND AN 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD BY HAWKES & CO. LONDON both of regulation type, the first with etched blade including the Regimental insignia and name, scrolling foliage and ‘VR’ crowned, gilt-brass hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass scabbard; the second with etched blade, nickel-plated hilt, in its leather field service scabbard the first: 81.7 cm; 32 ¼ in blade (2) £250-350 187 THE 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL PATTERSON BY WILKINSON, NO. 11717 FOR 1862 of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, scrolling foliage and the maker's details, brass hilt, wirebound fishskin-covered grip (losses), in its iron scabbard with two loops for suspension 82.3 cm; 32 ½ in blade The Wilkinson records state that this sword was made for one C. Paterson, January 1862 Charles Doyle Patterson was born 12th April 1822 and is recorded as an ensign in 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot. He later transferred to the 10th (North Lincolnshire) and saw action in the first Sikh War (1845-46) where he was awarded a medal for his part in the battle of Sobraon. In the second Sikh War (1848-9) he led the storming party that captured one of the gates during the siege of Mooltan and he was awarded a further medal with two clasps. Having retired on full pay he began service in the Queens Bodyguard, the Yeoman of the Guard, at the rank of Exon in February 1862. Sold together with a file of research. £300-400

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188 AN INDIAN ARMY OFFICER’S SWORD WITH MAMELUKE HILT, RETAILED BY RANKIN & CO, CALCUTTA & LONDON with curved polished blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the retailer’s details (areas of wear), giltbrass hilt cast in low relief, ivorine grip, in its brass scabbard with brass foliate mounts, two rings for suspension, and early knot 84.0 cm; 33 in blade £200-300 189 AN OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1900/10, PROBABLY FOR THE INDIAN CAVALRY OR AN EAST INDIA OFFICER with straight blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of long fullers on each face, three-quarter basket sheet iron guard with vestigial quillon, fishskin-covered pistol grip, an additional iron thumb-loop, with its iron scabbard with two suspension rings 89.7 cm; 35 ⅜ in blade £150-200 190 SEVENTEEN MILITARY BAYONETS, LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY including a socket bayonet, in its brass-mounted scabbard; a British 1856 pattern; a British 1886 pattern, in its scabbard; another (scabbard missing); a British 1888 pattern, in its scabbard; a British 1907 pattern, in its scabbard; a French Chassepot bayonet, dated 1872, in its scabbard; a French Gras bayonet, dated 1875, in its scabbard; three spike bayonets and six further bayonets the first: 55.0 cm; 21 ⅝ in blade (17) £350-400

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Militaria 191 A GEORGIAN OFFICER’S COATEE OF THE 6TH INNISKILLING DRAGOONS the single-breasted scarlet coat with nine regimental buttons to front, scarlet collar the ends edged with twin silver Vellum lace loops on yellow ground, yellow cloth cuffs, three chevron loops of ¾ inch silver lace to sleeves, with buttons bearing the Castle above numeral VI, yellow turnbacks to skirts, edged with half-inch lace, small circular skirt-ornaments embroidered with regimental title, VI and WATERLOO (epaulettes absent) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine The absence of loops to the front, and the presence of silver lace, dates this item to the period 1828-30 £1200-1800 192 VICTORIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S BRAIDED PATROL JACKETS A good example of the Line Infantry pattern discontinued soon after 1994. Blue cloth, jacket, edged with black mohair braid, with four pairs of gimp loops to fronts, forming eyes and drops.

Austrian knots on sleeves and backseam ornaments of the same material. Bronze rank-badges and frayed ribbons of the Indian Mutiny, India General Service, and Egypt 1882-9 Medals, and the Khedive’s Star.

Together with an older (pre-1881) jacket of the same pattern, with Captain’s embroidered badges to collar.

Lacking one olivet (2) £60-90 193 INDIAN ARMY OFFICER’S SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A Captain’s khaki drill tunic, with buttons and shoulder-titles of the VII Rajputs, and collar-badges in the form of a katar. Together with a pair of Khaki Bedford cord riding breeches by Hawkes (never worn) (2) £60-80 194 AN ASSORTMENT OF TROPICAL WHITE DRILL UNIFORM AND OTHER CLOTHING, EARLY 20TH CENTURY An Indian Cavalry officer’s white drill Hot Weather mess jacket of “strangle pattern” upright collar style, with maroon piping to jacket, collar, cuffs and backseams. Together with a pair of white cotton trousers, a pair of polo breeches, and a white Marcella waistcoat by Anderson & Sheppard, named to Lt Col E.A.H. Fell (4)

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196 AN OFFICER’S MESS DRESS OF THE 4TH BENGAL CAVALRY, CIRCA 1900-1922 A good scarlet jacket by Hamburger Rogers, with collar and cuffs and piping of blue velvet. The jacket edged all round with one-inch gold lancer lace and with gilt studs to left front and plaited gold shoulder-cords. The same lace on the pointed cuffs. Sleeve buttons bearing crowned BL and crossed lances. Companion waistcoat of blue cloth, also with studs to front, edged with lace as on jacket, traced on the inner edge with gold Russia braid eyes.

Pocket openings also edged with Russia. Tailor’s label named to Captain R Johnston (date of year illegible). Slight fading and minor moth damage (2) Captain Johnston appears as a squadron commander in the 4th Bengal Cavalry in the 1914 Army List £100-150 197 AN OFFICER’S MESS DRESS OF THE 11TH PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR’S OWN CAVALRY, 1938 A good blue jacket with scarlet collar and cuffs. Rankin tailor’s label inscribed to C.L.E. Du Vivier and dated 23/8/38. The jacket edged all round with one-inch gold Vandyke lace, forming dummies at the back, and the same lace on the pointed cuffs. Gilt studs to left front and plaited gold chain gimp shoulder-cords, bearing Captain’s rank badges. Plain gilt buttons to sleeves.

Companion waistcoat of scarlet cloth, also with studs to front, edged with lace of same pattern as on jacket, traced on the inner edge with gold Russia braid eyes. Ornate pocket openings, also edged with Russia. Lace slightly dulled (2) £100-150

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198 AN OFFICER’S MESS DRESS OF THE 17TH POONA HORSE, 1933 A blue jacket by Hawkes & Co, named to A.D. Drew Esq and dated 16/12/33, with light blue collar and cuffs. The jacket and cuffs edged with one-inch gold Vandyke lace. Gilt studs to left front, plaited gold chain gimp shoulder-cords, and gold Russia braid ornaments to backseams. Plain gilt buttons to sleeves. Companion waistcoat of light blue cloth, also with studs to front, edged with lace as on jacket, traced on the inner edge with plain gold Russia braid.

Pocket openings also edged with Russia. Severe moth damage to left sleeve of jacket, minor damage to waistcoat (2) £80-120

195 A VICTORIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S UNIFORM OF THE HEIC ARMY A fine double-breasted scarlet coatee with black facings. Two gold lace loops to each end of the collar, four loops on each cuff-slash and two pairs on the skirt-slashes. Ten extremely fine gilt buttons in each row to front. White turnbacks to skirts, bearing a sequin star ornament with 26 embroidered on the scarlet centre. A good grey quilted lining. Epaulettes and skirt-slashes absent, some minor moth, notably to the skirt-lining £600-900

199 INFANTRY OFFICERS’ MESS DRESS UNIFORMS OF THE INDIAN ARMY, 1936 A scarlet jacket, bearing tailor’s label of John Jones & Co, inscribed to Major T.S. Emery and dated 24/3/36. Buff roll collar, fitted with badges of a crown above an interlocked white metal quoit and gilt circle. Buff shoulder-straps and pointed cuffs. Scarlet waistcoat fastened by four gilt buttons mounted with 15 in silver, and a pair of blue overalls with scarlet welt in seams; a Lieutenant Colonel’s scarlet jacket with yellow facings and white piping, the roll collar fitted with silver badges in the form of a katar below a small cypher, a white Marcella waistcoat with four brass buttons mounted with silver device of the VIIth Rajput Regiment, and blue overalls; and another scarlet mess jacket, with green facings and white piping, Rankin label inscribed 2Lt N.R. Kaiser (?) 3/10/30, lacking collar-badges but otherwise very good condition (qty) £60-80

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200 A HIGHLY INTRIGUING AND UNIQUE OFFICER’S MITRE CAP, MID-18TH CENTURY the stiffened front of crimson velvet bearing a lion statant guardant embroidered in silver and gold thread with silk over stump work and incorporating glass bead eyes, above it a crown in metal thread embroidery, silk and sequins, the edge bound in silver lace and embroidered back and front with foliate decoration, the front particularly bearing the National Flowers of the Rose and Thistle, small flap in black velvet (pile rubbed off) with the padded stump of a flaming grenade (silver wire missing) with cannon barrels at either side and cannon balls piled three and one, the border embroidered in silver wire with decorative curlicues and ‘LIBERTY’ in gilded wire, the edge bound in silver lace, the rear band in black velvet decorated with swords, spontoons, halberds and red colours with, centrally, a silver wire flaming grenade within a scroll bearing ‘MANCHESTER’, the edge embroidered with laurel leaves and bound in silver lace, the falling bag in buff velvet terminating in an elaborate gold and silver thread tassel with sequins, the unstiffened ribs, two on the inner face and three on the outer face, embroidered with laurel leaves on either side of silver laces forming the spines, the canvas lining bearing traces of a red wax seal, partially detached to allow conservation, particularly the reinforcement of the falling bag 28 cm; 11 in high Provenance The Hon David McAlpine The cap cannot be associated with any particular regiment of the Regular Army, but almost certainly dates from the 1740s. It is possible that it was made for an officer of one of the loyal Volunteer Corps that were raised during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46 or, given the reference to Manchester in its decoration, that it was made for an officer of the Jacobite regiment raised in that town. £7000-9000

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201 A VERY RARE CHILD’S GRENADIER MITRE CAP OF THE ‘COMPANY’ RAISED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF CUMBERLAND FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE ROYAL COURT, 1726 the front of stiffened red woollen cloth embroidered in silver thread with a star above a coronet reserved to the grandchild of the Sovereign surmounting GR in monogram addorsed between foliate decoration and edging, the red false front flap embroidered directly onto the frontal enclosing the White Horse of Hanover within a scalloped edge, the cap in blue woollen fabric, which also lines the reverse of the frontal, bearing two lines of silver lace stiffened internally with split cane ribs tacked in position, the rear band in red wool with, centrally, a yellow flaming grenade within foliate decoration in silver wire and yellow thread, the whole edged in silver lace, at the apex a tuft of mixed white and red hair bound in linen thread, several areas of modern conservation to infill moth damage and with no lining 25.5 cm; 10 in high Provenance Bonhams, Oxford, 21st April 2010, lot 426.

The Hon David McAlpine The cap, having an internal diameter of approximately 6 inches, can only have been made for wear by a child. Though its appearance conforms generally to that of a soldier’s cap, its construction and materials indicate that it was made for a special purpose.

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“When but five years old he raised a company of young boys, much about his own age, whom he marshalled and trained up according to the method which ... appeared to him most convenient and satisfactory; and being a daily spectator of the manoeuvres and evolutions of the different corps in the regiment of guards, he, to the astonishment of all who saw him, drew up his little battalion in so regular and orderly a manner, that the King his grandfather was delighted therewith ...”

Andrew Henderson, The Life of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, London, 1766 An identical cap, now in the Museum of London (Accession No. A6456) was sold in the Ernest Crofts sale by Christie, Manson & Woods on 19th December 1911. £7000-9000

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202 AN OFFICER’S CHAPKA OF THE 19TH LANCERS a superb example of the headdress worn by the regiment from their conversion to Lancers in 1817 until disbandment in 1821, the skull and peaks edged with rows of gold French braid, waist with a wide and a narrow row of gold lace, fluted upper part of pale yellow cloth, edged at the corners with gold cord which crosses the black leather top, gold bullion rosette bearing GR cypher in gold embroidery, rayed plate of white metal mounted with gilt Royal Arms and Elephant, and scrolls inscribed ‘ASSAYE’, ‘SERINGAPATAM’ and ‘NIAGARA’, lining of drab cotton, tapering gilt chin-scales secured by a small lion’s head boss, plaited cap-cords with acorn finials (plume absent) Provenance The Royal United Services Institute Roy Belmont-Maitland, Tradition London, circa 1970s The Hon David McAlpine £7000-10000

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203 A GEORGIAN OFFICER’S HELMET OF THE 4TH OR QUEEN’S OWN DRAGOONS A rare and important example of the 1812 Pattern dragoon helmet, with massive black leather skull, edged with a wide band of gilt-brass scales, rayed plate struck with the Prince of Wales’s plumes and a scroll inscribed PENINSULA above and to the right, ornate brass crest, originally fitted with a black horsehair mane and “shaving brush” finial, triangular front plate with foliate edging and reversed GR cypher mounted with a small oval plaque with the regimental title, brass edging to the leather peak, lining of black silk or cotton, chinscales now largely deficient, gilt elements rubbed, horsehair mane missing Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £3000-5000

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204 AN AFGHAN ARTILLERY HELMET A brass helmet of British 1847 Trooper’s Dragoon pattern, identified as modified for Afghan Artillery, the original front now replaced by a crude foliate-edged metal plate, mounted with an oval plaque struck with two guns and an inscription below a lion’s head. White drooping horsehair plume in a “candlestick” socket.

Lining of helmet absent £400-600 205 AN OFFICER’S SHOULDER BELT ORNAMENTS OF COKE’S RIFLES, CIRCA 1930 The chain boss, in HM silver, incised with the regimental title and mounted with a Maltese Cross, the centre bearing the number 55 within a bugle horn. The white metal triple chain is connected to a whistle, also in silver, in its sheath; a similar but larger Maltese Cross plate. Two white metal scrolls, each inscribed ‘DELHI/AFGHANISTAN’; a pair of blackened 13 FFR shoulder-titles, and two pairs of red cloth gorget tabs, the larger one having gilt buttons mounted with what appears to be a regimental device in white metal (qty) £250-350 206 FRONTIER FORCE CAVALRY OFFICERS’ ACCOUTREMENTS, CIRCA 1901-3 A tin containing a crimson leather sword belt of the 1st Punjab Cavalry (later Prince Albert Victor’s Own), faced with 1½-inch Vandyke pattern gold lace, oblong seeded gilt plate, now mounted with a white metal device of King’s crown above the regimental title, within laurel sprays, above three scrolls inscribed with battle honours from the Indian Mutiny and Second Afghan War (belt lace partly detached), together with its slings; and two pairs of plaited chain gimp shoulder-cords bearing KC Lieutenant Colonel’s rankbadges £120-180

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207 A PAIR OF OFFICER’S RIDING BOOTS A pair of butcher boots by Bartley & Son, 493 Oxford Street, as worn by mounted officers in Full Dress post 1902, but lacking spur-rests (2) £30-40 208 MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTED ITEMS OF MILITARY INTEREST A copper bugle with brass mounts, inscribed ‘MAHAJAN DOGRAS BUGLE WHICH RAISED THE 3RD Bn QVO GUIDES INFANTRY 1917. S ROSE & CO BOMBAY’, complete with its tasselled cords in royal colours; together with a massive oblong metal shoulder belt plate mounted with a strap inscribed ‘JIAJEERAO MEHARAN’ between sprays of laurel leaves, on an ornate brass scroll above ‘CAMP KHASS’ and ‘ARKARSINDHAY’, and on a scroll below ‘ALLIJAHBHAHADOOR’ (lower left-hand corner of plate detached but present); and a pair of skirtornaments for a coatee, in the form of a lion in gold embroidery on a blue ground (3)

209 AN INDIAN ARMY CARVED CIGAR BOX A good cedarwood box, the sides and top intricately carved with dragons and a King’s crown above ‘XX1’ and ‘PUNJABIS’, retaining two keys £50-80

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213 210 AN ASSORTMENT OF ITEMS OF MILITARY INTEREST A large pewter beer mug engraved with devices of the 6th (Royal Warwickshire) Regiment, named to Major C Harding MC,TD and inscribed ‘JUBILEE PARADE MAY 5TH 1935’, together with two small white metal teapots; a blue cloth stitched with braid to resemble a miniature sabretache; a larger cloth, embroidered with a quoit and scroll inscribed ‘THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY’ (5) £40-60 211 A MILITARY SCRAPBOOK AND OTHER ITEMS A fabric-covered scrapbook containing cuttings from magazines and newspapers relating to the Boer War and the later stages of WW1; a copy of The Times account of the Battle of Balaclava; a miniature Bible and a set of 4 small books entitled ‘Modern Traveller India’; together with a naive watercolour inscribed ‘Simmons 1820’, depicting a military officer the scrapbook: 25 ½ cm x 38 cm; 10 in x 15 in (8) £70-90

212 A RARE GEORGIAN SCOTTISH YEOMANRY OFFICER’S SABRETACHE Maxton Boog & Co., 20 North St, Edinburgh with brown leather pocket, the flap faced with crimson and edged all round with silver lace, bearing a crown above an ornate GR cypher in silver embroidery, complete with three short leather straps fitted with buckles for attachment to slings and an associated foul-weather cover (2) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £1400-2000 213 A GEORGIAN OFFICER’S SABRETACHE OF THE 8TH KING’S ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS red leather pocket and unusually small flap faced with scarlet cloth and edged with narrow silver “Shamrock” lace, the flap embroidered with the Guelphic crown above the Royal Crest mounted on a reversed GR cypher, the Maid of Erin harp between shamrock sprays and scrolls inscribed ‘PENINSULA’ and ‘WATERLOO’, complete with its slings, faced with narrow shamrock lace and ornate gilt lion’s head billet-buckles (lace dull, embroidery frayed and tarnished) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £600-900

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214 A GEORGIAN SABRETACHE OF THE 15TH HUSSARS

by Hawkes Moseley & Co., Piccadilly, with red leather pocket and large flap faced with scarlet cloth and edged with 2º inch gold “Austrian” pattern lace and Russia braid, bearing an embroidered GR cypher, reversed and intertwined, and scrolls inscribed ‘EMSDORF, PENINSULA, VILLERS EN COUCHE’ and ‘WATERLOO’, complete with its foul-weather cover (lace and embroidery dull); together with an associated Light Cavalry officer’s sword belt, possibly of the 7th Hussars, with two sword slings, complete with snake clasp (losses), and another (4) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £2000-3000

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215 A GEORGIAN GUIDON OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS the obverse side of a blue silk guidon, edged with gold fringe, the central device of a massive St Edward’s crown in gold and silver embroidery, above a circle inscribed ‘NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT’, within the circle, a Thistle in gold embroidery on crimson silk and a scroll inscribed ‘SECUNDUM NULLIS’, crimson silk cartouches in the corners, two with ‘II D’ and edged with Union sprays, the other two with the Hanoverian Horse and acanthus edging, mounted in a glazed gilt frame Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £4000-6000

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216 A GEORGIAN GUIDON OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS the obverse side of a crimson silk guidon, with gold fringe edging, the centre with St Edward’s crown in gold and silver embroidery, above a Union spray and three-part scroll inscribed ‘DIEU ET/MON/DROIT’, acanthus-edged cartouches in the corners, two of the Hanoverian Horse on a crimson ground, the other two inscribed ‘IID’ on blue silk, in a glazed frame matching that of the previous lot Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £3500-4500

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217 A GEORGIAN STANDARD OF THE 6TH DRAGOON GUARDS The obverse side of a crimson silk standard, edged with gold fringe, with a large St Edward’s crown in embroidery above a post-1801 Union spray of oak, thistle and shamrock, and a three-part scroll inscribed ‘DIEU ET MON DROIT’, cartouches of cream silk with narrow gold embroidered border, two inscribed ‘VI DG’ and the other two with the Horse of Hanover, in a gilt frame Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £3500-5000

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218 A GUIDON OF THE N:X:D REGIMENT The obverse side of a yellow silk guidon, with black and gold fringe edging, crimson centre edged with an embroidered wreath of oak and thistle, and inscribed ‘N:X:D/REGIMENT’ above a three-part scroll bearing the motto ‘SUSCIPERE ET FINERE’, four crimson silk cartouches, edged with plait embroidery, two with the Hanoverian Horse and two with Union sprays, in a silvered wooden frame; together with (presumably) the reverse side of the previous item, with similar devices but without the fringe edging, in a matching silvered frame (2) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine £1800-2500

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219 219 HORSE FURNITURE OF GENERAL JOHN MOSTYN, CIRCA 1760 velvet housing and holster covers lavishly decorated in silver embroidery, lace and fringe conserved and mounted within a glazed frame the frame: 165 x 139.5 cm; 65 x 55 in Provenance The Hon David McAlpine The set comprises a pair of pistol holster covers and a housing intended to be attached round the edge of the saddle. The appearance of ‘golden-khaki’ - rather than scarlet or dark blue - as the colour for officers’ horse furniture is unexpected, but is attested by portraits of the period. Sir Philip Honywood is shown using it in a naive portrait by ‘follower of David Morier’ after Bartholomew Dandridge (Christie’s British Paintings, 23 February 1989, Lot 128) and a similarly coloured set also appears in the portrait of Colonel, the Marquess of Lothian, 24th Foot, by David Morier (Sotheby’s Old Masters and British Paintings, 8 December 2016, Lot 106).

John Mostyn (1709-1779) was commissioned into Handasyde’s 16th Foot in 1732 but ten years later he had become a captain-lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel in the 2nd (Coldstream) Foot Guards. He fought at Dettingen and Fontenoy during the War of the Austrian Succession, was made a Groom of the Bedchamber by George II and became colonel of the 7th Foot (The Royal Fusiliers) in 1751.

Thereafter he held the colonelcies of the 13th Dragoons (1754), 5th Dragoons (1758), 7th Dragoons (1760) and the 1st Dragoon Guards (1763). He served with great distinction alongside the Marquess of Granby in Germany during the Seven Years War. £2000-3000

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Armour PROPERTY FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION 220 PROPERTY FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION A FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE NORTH GERMAN PARADE CUIRASS WITH EMBOSSED AND CHASED DECORATION, LATE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK formed of steel borders overlain with gilt brass, its breastplate, of “peascod” fashion, constructed of two plates joined medially by a riveted overlap (the left plate patched at its outer edge), and fitted within its later-cut lower edge with a moderately deep waist-flange added during early working life, its backplate, connected to the breastplate by shoulder-straps (the left lost and the right incomplete) and a waist-belt covered with crimson velvet, constructed like the latter of two medially-overlapped plates and fitted within its later-cut lower edge with a short culet added, like the fauld, during early working life; both elements formed at their main edges with file-roped inward turns and embossed overall in low relief and chased between vertical bands of stylised scallops, with panels of classical ornament, involving the allegorical figures of the Cardinal virtues comprising Prudence, Justice, Fortitude as the figure of Hercules with the pillars of Samson, Temperance, and David facing Goliath, various warriors, female figures, trophies-of-arms and masks amid scrolling foliage, all on a stippled ground, the overlays of the fauld and culet in each case engraved with running asymmetrical foliage occupied by stippling; both elements fitted internally with linings of tow quilted between layers of canvas and crimson velvet in lozenge-shaped panels, and decorated around their scalloped edges (partly detached at the lower right edge of the breastplate) with braided cord of silver-gilt wire 44.0 cm; 17 ⅜ in high

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Provenance Sotheby’s New York, 25th November 1986, lot 505 The use of brass in the manufacture of arms and armour in Brunswick and nearby Wolfenbűttel is well documented in the reign of Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbűttel (15281568-1590) (See von Rohr 1989, parts 1 & 2, pp. 110-16).

Among the one hundred or so items of brass listed as being sold from the ducal manufactory at Wolfenbűttel around 1580-90 was “a short brass armour for use on horseback and foot, with shaffron and crinet” (Rohr 1989, p. 110). In 1577 the Duke had ordered Landsknecht armours of brass for mounted use with shaffrons and crinets, from the Brunswick armourer Wulf Gabriel, then serving, in the period 1572 to 1581, as “Ducal body-armour-maker” in the arsenal at Wolfenbűttel (ibid., p. 110 ). Earlier, in 1572, the Brunswick armourer Peter Philipp had received from the Duke an order for fifty-five brass armours equipped with matching burgonets and morions (ibid., p. 110). A brass burgonet of the period is preserved in the Städtishes Museum, Brunswick, Cma No. 3 (ibid., p. 111, fig. 1). Mention is to be found, moreover, in the series of records cited above, of a purchase from the Helmstedt goldsmith Witte of seventy embossed brass burgonets (ibid., p. 110). A coin of 1576 shows Duke Julius wearing a burgonet with just such decoration (ibid., p. 113-14, fig. 5).

Of particular significance in the present context is a circular shield or target in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, Inv. No. V. 53, bearing the date 1579, which like the cuirass under discussion is formed of two pieces of steel joined medially, overlain with brass and decorated with embossing and chasing on a stippled ground (Rohr 1989, p. 113, fig. 4; and Stadt im Wandel, Landesmuseum (Vieweghaus), Brunswick, Vol. 2, 1985, p. 769, cat. no. 681). The decoration of the two pieces is strikingly similar both in regard to design and execution, with the labours of Hercules and his pillars featuring in both.

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References to armour of brass or copper occur with some frequency in Brunswick records of the 1580s and ‘90s (ibid., p, 112). They were still to be found in inventories of the ducal armoury at Wolfenbűttel in the following decades. One of 1667 mentions a brass armour extending to the knees, a fore- and hind-piece with arms of copper, and “88 yellow burgonets with embossed work” (ibid., p. 113). A later inventory of 1732 refers to a complete armour of brass of Duke Julius mounted on a black horse of wood; mentioned again in a sale-catalogue of 1789 (ibid., p. 113).

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The inventory of 1732 notes that there were then also to be found in the Julius Cabinet of the armoury, “6 German flat guns, their barrels etched, with full brass stocks, the figures on the stocks finely embossed.” (ibid., p. 113).

Several guns and pistols of about 1575-85, bearing the monograms and devices of Duke Julius, have their stocks of sheet-brass embossed with decoration of the same character as that found on the cuirass under discussion (Rohr 1989, pp. 11-12, figs, 2 -3; Stadt im Wandel, 1985, Vol. 2, pp. 760-1, cat. nos. 671-3; and Wolfgang Glage, Das Kunstwerk der Bűchsenmacher in Land Landesmuseum, Brunswick, 1987, pp. 47-57). Their embossing shows the same very distinctive stippled ground as that of the cuirass under discussion.

Pistols of the group can be recorded in the Landesmusmuseum, Brunswick, the Kestner Museum, Hanover (WMI. 227), the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor Castle, (RCIN 61967), and the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, Inv. No. XII.1076; while the much rarer guns of the group can be recorded in Herzog Anton-Ulrich Museum, Brunswick (Inv. No. Waf.1), and the Tøjhusmuseet Copenhagen (Inv. Nos B70 and B71).

Similar embossed ornament is to be seen on Brunswick patrons and powder-flasks of the same period. A powder flask can be recorded in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Acc. No. 2014.214); while patrons can be recorded in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (Inv. No. XIII.37), and the former Hanoverian Royal Collection, sold Sotheby’s, Hildesheim, 5 October 2005, lots 335-342. A further example was sold in this room 8th December 2010, lot 360. ‡ £20000-30000

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221 VARIOUS OWNERS 221 A COMPOSITE EUROPEAN CLOSE HELMET, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY AND LATER comprising a one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, originally forming part of a burgonet, fitted at the nape with a tubular plume holder, and at each side with modern extensionplates and pivots having radially-fluted heads that retain a sparrows-beak visor, a prow-shaped upper bevor riveted within the lower edge of the former, fitted with a modern lifting-peg and pierced with ventilation-holes, the flanged lower edges of the later and the skull respectively fitted with one-piece gorget-plates, (the whole bruised at some points and bearing a mottled patination) 30.5 cm; 12 in high

224 A GERMAN RIGHT MITTEN GAUNTLET, LATE 16TH CENTURY formed of a moderately long flaring cuff, rising to a rounded and an obtusely pointed upper end, fitted at the inside with a short separate plate accommodating within its lower end a short extension-plate projecting a short way over the base of the thumb; three metacarpal-plates having attached by a hinge within the inner end of the last of them a thumb-defence of three scales, and four finger-plates, the last of which possesses an obtuselypointed distal end; the main edges formed with inward turn, and retaining a black-from-the-hammer overall finish 36 cm; 14 ¼ in £800-1200

£2000-2500 222 THE LOWER PART OF A NORTH EUROPEAN COLLAR, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK, LATE 16TH CENTURY of large size, comprising its lowest front and rear lames connected to one another at the left by a modern screw (replacing an original rivet), and fastened at the right by a mushroomshaped stud and keyhole-slot, the front lame deeper than the right one and descending at its centre to a rounded obtuse point, both lames decorated at their upper ends with pairs of incised lines, and at their lower ends with trios of incised lines formed as a series of cusps enclosed within a file-roped edge (bearing a light mottled patina and tarnishing overall) 13.5 cm; 5 ⅜ in high ‡ £400-600

223 A GERMAN LEFT MITTEN GAUNTLET, LATE 16TH CENTURY formed of a moderately long flaring cuff, rising to a rounded and an obtusely pointed upper end, fitted at the inside with a short separate plate accommodating within its lower end a short extension-plate projecting a short way over the base of the thumb; three metacarpal-plates having attached by a hinge within the inner end of the last of them a thumb-defence of three scales, and four finger-plates, the last of which possesses an obtuselypointed distal end; the main edges formed with inward turn, embellished with file-roping, and retaining a black-from-thehammer overall finish 35 cm; 13 ⅞ in

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225 A FINELY CONSTRUCTED CAP-A-PIE FLUTED FIELD ARMOUR, IN THE GERMAN 'MAXIMILIAN' STYLE OF THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising close helmet with broad rounded one-piece skull, fitted at its front with a 'monkey-faced' visor and bevor attached by common pivots with flower-shaped heads, the visor stepped and with centrally-divided vision-slit, pierced at either side of the face with eight vertical ventilation-slots, the bevor strongly shaped to the wearer's chin, the visor and bevor each secured at the right by a spring-catch with push-button release, and the lower edge of the skull and bevor each formed with a boldlyroped internally-hollowed rim that locks over and rotates on the turned upper edge of the collar which is formed of four lames front and rear; breastplate formed of a rounded main plate fitted at each of its arm-openings with a moveable gusset, at its right with a folding lance-rest decorated with incised lines in pairs and secured by two screws, and within its lower edge with a waistlame flanged outwards to receive a fauld of three lames cut at its lower edge with a shallow arch separating a pair of pendent tassets each of four lames; backplate formed of a main plate fitted within its lower edge with a waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a culet of two lames; large asymmetrical pauldrons formed in each case of seven lames fitted at the front of the third and largest of them with an upstanding haute-piece and connected at the lower end of the lowest of them to the flanged upper edge of a five-piece vambrace formed in each case of a tubular upper and lower cannon with a large intervening winged bracelet couter and a smaller outer plate above and below; mitten-gauntlets each formed of a short slightly flared and rounded cuff fitted with a short separate hinged inner plate, five metacarpal-plates, a transversely-roped knuckle-plate, five fingerplates and a laterally-hinged thumb-defence (the right detached at the knuckle-plate); cuisses each formed of a tall gutter-shaped main plate fitted at it upper edge with an additional plate and at its lower edge with a winged poleyn of five lames; and full-length tubular greaves each terminating in a broad-toed sabaton of ten lames: on a padded wooden frame; with a well made modern copy of a two hand sword in German early 16th century style, with broad double-edged blade formed with three slender fullers of differing length, rectangular ricasso with a pair of basal lugs, iron hilt of writhen bars comprising a pair of straight quillons with knop-shaped terminals, inner and outer ring-guards, pear-shaped pommel and leather-covered grip 190 cm; 74 ¾ in high £15000-20000

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228 A SALLET IN THE NORTH ITALIAN STYLE OF THE MID-15TH CENTURY, 20TH CENTURY with a rounded crown formed in two halves joined medially by welding, extending downwards at the sides to just above the level of the shoulders, rearwards over the nape as a short integral “tail” and cut at the front with a broad face-opening, its lower edge formed with a plain inward turn bordered by lining-rivets (a few missing), and fitted internally with a quilted lining of crimson velvet over canvas (its outer surface showing overall tarnishing, a lightly mottled patina and some bruising) 21 cm; 8 ¼ in high ‡ £300-400 229 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; 9 ¾ in high £80-120 230 A COLLAR IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1600, 19TH/20TH CENTURY formed of a front and rear plate joined to one another by a rivet at the right shoulder, the front one descending to rounded lower edge and the rear one to a straight lower edge, in each case finished with a file-roped inward turn, the upper edges of both plates flanged upwards slightly to accommodate a tall later neckdefence formed of a front and rear section in each case finished at is upper edge with a plain inward turn; the whole oxidised overall 16.5 cm; 6 ½ in high

226 226 A MINIATURE ETCHED FULL ARMOUR IN EARLY 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY of articulated steel, comprising visored helmet, medially-ridged breastplate carrying a pair of tassets, backplate with culet, a pair of full arm defences including asymmetrical pauldrons, winged cowters and mitten gauntlets, a pair of full leg defences with winged poleyns and broad toed sabatons, on a wooden stand (light surface rust) 40.5 cm; 16 in high

‡ £100-200 231 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) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £50-70

£150-200 227 A CLOSE HELMET IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN STYLE OF THE 16TH CENTURY, 19TH CENTURY with a rounded, one-piece skull having attached to it by common pivots at each side, a peak, a rounded upper bevor pierced at the front with ventilation-slots between divergent vertical ridges, and a lower bevor; the lower edges of the latter and the skull each fitted with a rounded one-piece gorget-plate having a file-roped inward turn at its lower edge; the whole decorated with panels of scrolling foliage 28 cm; 11 in high

232 A TARGE IN 18TH CENTURY STYLE, MODERN the inner face with two vestigial tabs for enarmes, the outer face covered with leather (areas of crazing, small losses) and profusely studded with a circular arrangement of domed brass nails enclosing a Maltese cross 43.0 cm; 17 in diameter £150-200

It is possible that this represents a very late example of an English funerary helmet. ‡ £300-400

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Miscellanea 233 A SOUTH GERMAN PURSE CLASP, NUREMBURG, MID-16TH CENTURY formed of two concentric pairs of arched brackets, each locked by sprung catches, the inner most with two rectangular loops for suspension and the outermost struck with the maker’s mark, the letters HK divided by a cross and orb, and Nuremburg town mark 14.5 cm; 5 ¾ in wide For a related example see Trömner 2005, pp. 20-23 £500-700

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234 A VERY RARE ENGLISH ENAMELLED AND GILT COPPER-ALLOY CIRCULAR PLAQUE, LONDON, CIRCA 1660-70, WORKSHOP OF STEPHEN PILCHERD, PROBABLY FOR THE ROYAL COACH OF CHARLES II cast in one piece, the outer face decorated in high relief with the royal initials ‘CIIR’, the full crested mantled Royal arms enclosed by the Most Noble Order of the Garter with supporters and motto, on a ground of scrolling foliage with a pair of flowers at the base and a frame of conventional foliage and fruit, all enriched with blue and white enamel and the arms with further red enamel, pierced with a pair of stitch-holes on each side at the top, for attaching a lining-strap, fitted with original hinged bracket, its lower half integral to the casting, and the outer surface with much early bright gilding 15.5 cm; 6 in diameter The high quality styling and finish of the relief ornament are distinctive within the recorded examples which comprise this school of work. Augmented by the particularly bright tones of both the gilding and of the predominant enamels, this armorial plaque compares very closely with a pair of massive firedogs in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. 868 & 868A-1901). See Blair and Patterson, 2005, p.3, fig.2 and 2006, p.14.

Shortly after the Restoration of The Monarchy in 1660, the Royal Wardrobe accounts on 25th March 1661, relating to works on the refurbishment of the royal coaches, record a payment to the royalist brasier Stephen Pilcherd (d.1670) for ‘.....making enamelling and gilding our Armes in foure large and eight smaller pieces of brasse.....’. It has been suggested that the smaller plaques include those preserved in the Royal Collection (RCIN 62105), the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. 4920-1901) and two further examples illustrated

by Sir James Mann in Country Life 1943 now made into a flask. The smaller plaques are around three quarters the size of the present example. The decoration is strikingly similar, thus presenting a very strong case for it being the only extant larger plaque from the commission. See Blair and Patterson, Ibid., pp. 2-9 and 2006, 10-21. £3000-5000

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235 A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW, LATE 18TH CENTURY with robust steel bow retained by a pair of pierced robust irons with iron stirrup (string missing), figured hardwood tiller with brass-lined bolt channel on the top and characteristic rest beneath (light worm damage), iron string release, a pair of robust lugs for a windlass, iron back-sight, set trigger, and iron trigger-guard 80.0 cm; 31 ½ in tiller £300-400

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236 A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with steel bow retained by a pair of pierced irons (string missing), figured hardwood tiller with characteristic rest, carved with neo rococo scrolls, flowers and with a raised border over much of its surface, the top with carved bolt channel with a horn section at the rear, built-in iron gafffle with back-sight, a pair of pillars for a fore-sight (shortened), an iron scrollwork panel on each side at the base of the tiller, and iron tiller cap 87.0 cm; 34 ¼ in tiller £300-400 237 A LARGE CROSSBOW, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLEMISH with robust steel bow (string missing), long figured walnut tiller of gun-stock form with carved bolt channel, fitted with a pair of long iron plaques on each side over three-quarters of its length, a further plaque enclosing the nut, fitted with steel spike, brass nut, a pair of iron lugs for a windlass, iron trigger, iron trigger-plate, iron butt-cap and vacant white metal escutcheon 87.0 cm; 34 ¼ in tiller £300-400

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238 A RARE CROSSBOW, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR SPANISH with robust steel bow retained by a pair of moulded irons, fitted with an early string of twisted cord, hardwood tiller with bone bolt channel, fitted with an iron plaque on each side of the nut aperture (the nut missing, worm damage), incised with a medial line along the top towards the rear, and the underside with a short pierced belt hook and trigger rest (trigger missing) 70.0 cm; 27 ½ in tiller £300-400 239 A SMALL GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, MID-18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow retained by early twisted cords with two green pom-poms (string missing), hardwood tiller (small cracks) with carved ivory bolt channel, cheek-piece inlaid with a star in contrasting colours of horn and carved with scrolling foliage in low relief at each end, iron release catch, iron stirrup, sprung iron trigger and iron trigger-guard 66.7 cm; 26 ¼ in tiller

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~ £300-400 240 AN ITALIAN STONEBOW, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow retained by a pair of irons and fitted with a later string, carved hardwood tiller of characteristic form, decorated with slender panels of ropework, the rear portion incorporating an openwork scroll (the rear half including the knop restored), fitted with moulded steel trigger operating the string release, arched steel back-sight, and fixed two prong fore-sight 99.0 cm; 39 in tiller £250-300

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241 A TARGET SHOOTING CROSSBOW, 19TH CENTURY with robust steel bow fitted with string of twisted cord, hardwood tiller with raised cheek-piece, steel cord release and bolt clip, double set trigger, low fore-sight and mounting brackets for two back-sights, small ring-shaped steel stirrup, and steel trigger-guard 73.5 cm; 29 in tiller £250-300

242 AN ENGLISH STONEBOW, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow, figured walnut tiller incorporating steel gaffle, fitted with folding fore-sight, a pair of iron flushfitting scrolling side-plates, folding back-sight with sighting holes (now filled), moulded lever button, and trigger-guard with pineapple finial (the tiller with extensive worm damage, the iron parts pitted) 79.0 cm; 31 ⅛ in tiller £200-250

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243 AN ENGLISH STONEBOW, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow, figured walnut tiller incorporating steel gaffle, fitted with folding fore-sight (incomplete), a pair of iron flush-fitting scrolling side-plates, folding back-sight with four sighting apertures, moulded lever button, and engraved trigger-guard (the iron parts pitted) 81.0 cm; 32 in tiller £200-250

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244 A GERMAN ENGRAVED STAGHORN POWDER-FLASK, LATE 16TH CENTURY of bifurcated form, the inner face decorated with a vertical band of scrolling foliage, the outer with the robed standing figured of Justice holding her sword and scales beneath a canopy of foliage and standing on a meadow ground, iron mounts comprising two etched basal caps, one with pivot cover for ball and the other with spring cut-off for charging, belt hook, suspension ring, and nozzle with spring cut-off (areas of pitting), with a later green cord 25.5 cm; 10 in

246 A GERMAN ENGRAVED COW HORN POWDER-FLASK, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with curved flattened body, the inner face engraved with a pattern of concentric circles, the outer face decorated with a centrally divided woodland scene, the left showing a warrior in contemporary dress and the right with a similar figure, holding a hound at bay and reclining against a demon mask, iron mounts including long belt hook, nozzle with pivot closure and two suspension rings 37.0 cm; 14 ½ in

£600-800

£400-600

245 A GERMAN CIRCULAR INLAID POWDER-FLASK, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with turned fruitwood body of doughnut form, fitted with a pierced bone plug in the centre, profusely inlaid over its entire surface with circular arrangements of horn rondels with central brass pellets, all enclosed within staghorn frames on a ground sown with further pellets of differing size (small repairs), and iron nozzle with spring cut-off 14.5 cm; 5 ¾ in

247 A LARGE SOUTH GERMAN POWDER-FLASK, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with carved staghorn body, the inner face left natural and the outer decorated with an extensive cameo woodland hunting scene involving a mounted hunter and a stag set upon by hounds, fitted with brass pivot nozzle with cut-off closed by a blued steel spring and four brass suspension rings, and later multi-coloured cord 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in

£500-700

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248 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; 6 ¾ in high

250 A NORTH ITALIAN CUIR BOUILLI POWDER-FLASK, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with bulbous body formed with a series of vertical ribs at the base and a horizontal panel of foliage above, iron nozzle with moulded lever for a cut-off (incomplete, the leather with areas of wear and crazing) 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in

£600-800

£350-450

249 A SOUTH GERMAN FLASK, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with carved staghorn body decorated with a woodland scene enclosing cameo panels of three stag on the outer face and three doe on the inner, fitted with two natural staghorn basal caps, threaded bone nozzle, and four silver mounts with acorn leaves and rings for suspension, and later green cord 18.0 cm; 7 in high

251 A THREE-WAY FLASK, CIRCA 1820 with copper body, brass basal cap with circular threaded cover, brass nozzle with spring cut-off, and ball compartment with brass cover 10.0 cm; 4 in

£450-550

‡ £200-300 252 A THREE-WAY POWDER-FLASK, A SMALL POWDER-FLASK, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND A FRENCH PISTOL FLASK, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with embossed copper body decorated with a scrollwork frame and foliage on each face, brass basal cap with two swivelling circular covers, and brass nozzle with spring cut-off; the second with embossed brass body and threaded brass top with graduated nozzle and spring cut-off; the third with brass-bound horn body, and moulded brass nozzle (cap missing) the first: 12.0 cm; 4 ¾ in (3) ‡ £200-250

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253 A VICTORIAN SALUTING CANNON, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with iron barrel formed in four tapering stages with raised astragal bands, strongly moulded at the muzzle, formed with a raised panel incorporating the vent with a small loop behind, swelling at the cascable, drawn-out to a pronounced button, and with a pair of plain trunnions: on its brass mounted mahogany field carriage with iron-clad spoked cambered wheels including rain-covers over the axles, and the trail applied with the full crowned royal arms on each side in brass (cap-squares missing) 58.4 cm; 23 in barrel 1 ⅜ in; 3.5 cm bore

254 AN IRON SIGNAL MORTAR, 19TH CENTURY with heavy moulded base (vent chipped), slightly angled, and formed in three stages (vent and muzzle chipped) 14 cm; 5 ½ in high £200-300

~ £1500-2000

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255 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; 11 ⅛ in barrel 1.6 cm; ⅝ in bore

257 A LEATHER-COVERED OAK CASE FOR A PAIR OF TARGET PISTOLS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY the lid with the letters ‘C.A’ in black on the outside, the interior with provision for a pair of pistols approximately 43.0 cm; 17 in long, lined in green baize, (areas of wear) with leather carrying handle 49.5 cm; 19 ½ in x 28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in

Hällefors, west of Stockholm, was an important iron founding centre from the 17th century.

‡ £200-300

Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945-2020)

258 A GERMAN SILVER PERCUSSION CAP DISPENSER, 19TH CENTURY with hinged lid retained by a swivelling hook engraved ‘No. 3’, and the lid with a bee mark, with a loop for suspension 10.0 cm; 4 in

£150-200 256 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; 16 ⅜ in (2) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £600-800

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‡ £100-200 259 A GERMAN-SILVER MOUNTED CASE FOR A PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1880 with buff leather body and purse closure 20.3 cm; 8 in ‡ £40-60

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European and American Firearms PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 260 AN IMPORTANT 20 BORE D.B. FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR PRESENTATION BY BOUTET, DIRECTEUR ARTISTE MANUFRE A VERSAILLES, NO. 66, PARIS, 1798-1809, MAKER’S MARK JM with tapering blued barrels retaining almost all their bright colour, fitted with silver fore-sight, chiselled and gilt against a blackened ground with a trellis framework filled with foliage at the muzzle, foliage and bouquets enclosing the fore-sight, empire designs comprising a pair of sphinxes supporting a vertical arrangement of elaborate empire foliage over the breeches, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark of Jean LeClerc of Paris (Neue Støckel 179) and with gold-lined vents, inscribed ‘Boutet Directeur Artiste *66’ on the right and ‘Manufre a Versailles’ on the left, engraved burnished tang decorated with a slender band of flowerheads, an all-seeing eye within the groove, and a goose within an oval behind, engraved locks with fluted borders, signed respectively en suite with the breeches, each decorated with a landscape with a gaggle of geese on the right and a snarling hound on the left, fitted with cocks engraved with cornucopia and with fluted borders, top-jaws chiselled with batwings and engraved with scrolls, gold-lined rainproof pans, and steels engraved with scrolling foliage and with rollers acting on humped springs, highly figured walnut half-stock carved with foliage in low relief about the rear ramrod-pipe, trigger-guards, locks and tang, finely chequered fore-end and grip, the latter framed by delicate beadwork, full silver mounts cast and chased with neo-classical designs in low relief, comprising triggerguard involving an owl mask, a pair of addorsed wolf heads and a batwing on the bow and finial with a cornucopia crowning a horned demonic mask between spread wings, butt-plate decorated with a pair of dragons feeding from a shallow bowl on each side and tang decorated with a merman, rear ramrod-pipe formed as an eagle displayed in splendour crowned by a fivepoint star, forward ramrod pipe chiselled with a fluted design, engraved iron trigger-plate, the trigger-guard with an additional reinforce in ivory at the rear, carved with a scrolling design of foliage incorporating a garland and a basal festoon, original whale-bone ramrod with iron worm and silver tip (loose), and remaining in fine condition throughout: in a 19th century brass-mounted fitted case lined in blue velvet (the interior worn) 71.0 cm; 28 in barrels Provenance Christie’s, Highly Important Firearms, London, 14th December 1976, lot 6 (£22,000, including buyer’s premium) Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich, 25th November 1980, lot 122 (SFr.130,000, including buyer’s premium, £34,211) The silver marks comprise the départment assay mark (poinçon de titre), excise mark (poinçon de garantie) used in the Seine-Inférieure and the maker’s mark, JM separated by a pellet a five point star above. The excise mark suggest that there was a workshop in or near Rouen, the centre of the department, which was a centre of export arms prior to the revolution. The same series of marks occur on a number of elaborate garnitures by Boutet, including the celebrated garniture preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 1970.179.1).

A very similar double gun by this maker, numbered 613, was presented by the Duc de Berry to Lieutenant-George Don, lieutenant-governor of Jersey in 1814, now preserved in the National War Museum, Edinburgh (no.

M.1997.36.1). Another, believed to have been presented by Napoleon I to General Count Henri-Gratien Bertrand (1773-1844), was sold Christie’s 9th December 1998, lot 150. A double rifle by this maker, later owned by Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, with a buttplate decorated in the same manner is preserved in the Wallace Collection (inv. no. A1126) and two further related guns are preserved in the Hermitage Collection, St. Petersburg. See Pyhrr 1975, pp.266-274 and Tarassuk 1971, nos. 450 and 461. ‡ £30000-40000

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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

261 All proceeds to go to Westminster Abbey 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

262 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; 36 ¼ in barrel

Benoit Penel (1724-1812) is recorded as an armourer and master cutler in St Etienne, Loire. See Besse 2005, p. 257. £400-600

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VARIOUS OWNERS 263 A 13 BORE DANISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR THE BRUNSWICK COURT HUNT,

BY F. OSTERMAN, COPENHAGEN, CIRCA 1720 with tapering grooved barrel formed with a long sighting flat, chiselled with foliage over the breech and fitted with silver fore-sight, rounded lock signed in a panel beneath the pan and chiselled with foliage over the tail, the cock and steel each decorated en suite (the steel parts burnished), figured walnut full stock, moulded over the fore-end, carved with scrolls and foliage in low relief about the rear ramrod-pipe and with rococo ornament about the tang, raised cheek-piece, silver mounts comprising scrolling side-plate decorated with foliage, butt-plate with acanthus tang finial, matching trigger-guard, three ramrod-pipes and oval escutcheon engraved with the crowned rampant Brunswick lion (sling swivels missing), horn fore-end cap and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 95cm; 37 ½ in barrel Provenance Schloss Marienburg, Pattensen, North Germany Literature Dr. J. Fastenau, Die Waffensammlung, 1910, no. 209.

The Brunswick court enjoyed hunting and the numerous elaborate variations that were so popular from the 17th century in the German speaking lands. In 1723 Ludwig Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg in Blankenbuirg and Wolfebüttel (1671-1735) held a Wasserjagd in front of Closter Michaelstein, near Blankenburg.

Guns such as the present example, with a straight grooved bore, would have been employed for this.

Friederich Ostermann is recorded circa 1694-1717 and worked mainly for the Danish Court. A large number of firearms by him are preserved in the Tøjhusmuseet and Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen. His most celebrated work are the pair of pistols made for carousel riding for Christian V which have pommels thickly encrusted with semi-precious stones.

See Hayward 1963, pp. 171.

A number of firearms by leading Danish gunmakers are recorded in the gewehrkammer of the Dukes of Brunswick at this time. £1500-2000

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264 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 side-plate 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 buttplate (the steel parts chemically cleaned) and original wooden ramrod 153.2cm; 60 ⅜ 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 SaxeLauenburg (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. ‡ £2000-3000

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265 AN 18 BORE VIENNESE FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY IOHANN WAASS IN WIEN, CIRCA 1720 with swamped barrel of “Spanish” form, fitted with silver “spider” fore-sight, and stamped with the barrel smith¥s mark (Neue Støckel 8386 and 8503), and a series of decorative marks all lined in gold over the breech, gold-lined vent (areas of light pitting), engraved barrel tang, signed lock engraved with scrolling foliage and a rabbit pursued by a mounted hunter taking aim, figured walnut half-stock carved with an elaborate arrangement of scrolls about the barrel tang and over the butt, gilt-brass mounts chiselled and engraved in low relief with rococo scrolls and foliage, including side-plate pierced with an arrangement of scrolling foliage inhabited by three putti and serpent heads, trigger-guard, butt-plate and crowned vacant escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, horn-tipped wooden ramrod 111.0 cm; 43 ¼ in barrel Provenance The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby’s Marienburg, 6th October 2005, lot 857 The Hanoverian Royal Gunroom, Königliche Waffen 1895 inv. nr.

569, one of a pair A pair of guns signed Joh: Waas in Wien with gilded mounts and damascus barrels are recorded in The Hanoverian Royal Rüstkammer 1751, inv. nrs. 38 & 39. ‡ £3000-4000

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See Blackmore 1961, pp. 202-204 and Roads 1964, p. 43, pls. 45-47.

267 A 20 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY G.H. DAW, CIRCA 1860, A D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A MARTINI HENRY RIFLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with tapering barrel (shortened), signed border-engraved flush-fitting lock, half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, iron mounts, horn fore-end cap and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the iron parts pitted); the second with tapering sighted barrels (screwed through th rib into the fore-end), scroll-engraved locks, and iron mounts (worn); and the third with polished iron barrel, action and mounts and cleaned stock 70.3 cm; 27 ¾ in barrel (3)

£1200-1800

£350-450

266 A RARE 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SMOOTH BORE CARBINE FOR SCINDE IRREGULAR HORSE, BY SWINBURN & SON, BIRMINGHAM, NO. 381, DATED 1853 with rebrowned barrels with a brief punched, probably arsenal, inscription on the left of the breech, long slender tang, signed and dated back-action locks (worn), figured walnut half-stock stamped ‘10/52’ on the left of the butt (restocked in Indian service), casehardened iron mounts comprising butt-plate stamped ‘Scinde’s Irregular Horse’ on the tang, trigger-guard with spur, and hinged circular patch-box, swivel ramrod 53.2 cm; 21 in barrels

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268 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY GEORGE FISHER, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with brass barrel formed in three stages, strongly belled at the muzzle and formed with a pronounced molding behind, struck with proof marks and the maker’s mark, the initials ‘GF’ beneath a crown at the breech, signed stepped lock, figured walnut full stock formed with a scalloped moulding about the tang and carved with pineapple chequering at the grip, engraved brass mounts comprising pierced strapwork side-plate, trigger-guard with scallop finial, butt-plate with border-engraved tang, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes and vacant escutcheon, and associated brass-tipped ramrod 45.5 cm; 18 in barrel ‡ £2000-2200

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270 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY EDWARD (1) NORTH, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 with brass barrel formed in two stages, inscribed ‘London’ in block capitals over the breech, engraved with a scroll of foliage, struck with proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark ahead of a raised moulding on the left, engraved iron tang decorated with foliage and border ornament, signed border-engraved rounded lock (associated cock), figured walnut full stock carved with a scallop moulding about the tang and raised mouldings behind the lock and side-plate, full brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flowerhead on the bow and with acorn finial of early form, openwork trophy-of-arms sideplate, butt-plate decorated with a trophy-of-hunting and rococo shell ornament on the tang, vacant escutcheon with a demon mask beneath and a rococo shell above, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and associated horn-tipped ramrod 40.9 cm; 16 in barrel Edward (1) North apprenticed to George Halfhide in 1722, became free of the Gunmakers Company 1729, was elected Assistant 1749 and Master in 1753 and 1758. He is recorded as gunmaker behind the Royal Exchange, Threadneedle Street from 1733. North was a furbisher of arms to bankers John Martin & Co., and Martin, Stevens & Blackwell 1748-60. ‡ £1800-2000

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271 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY ROBERT (1) SILK, LONDON, CIRCA 1690 with brass barrel formed in three stages and swelling towards the muzzle, octagonal breech struck with proof marks and the maker’s mark on the left, formed with a raised moulding behind and cut for sighting, iron tang, rounded lock retained by three side nails and engraved with strawberry foliage (patinated), walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding about the tang (minor bruising, the fore-end with expert repairs), mounts comprising iron triggerguard, brass butt-plate with slender tang, two iron sling mounts, and moulded brass ramrod-pipe 41.3 cm; 16 ¼ in barrel Provenance Christie’s 29th March 1995, lot 181 Robert (1) Silk apprenticed to his father John (4) in 1659. He became free of the Gunmakers Company in 1666 and Master 1689, 1696 and 1700. He was contractor to Ordnance 1667-1701, the Royal African Company 1683-1701 and appointed Chief Gunmaker, Tower of London, 1689. Following his death in 1701 his wife, Mary, continued the business. See Blackmore 1986, p. 179 and Cooper 1993. ‡ £1800-2000

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272 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY W. PARKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with strongly swamped brass barrel flaring over the forward section and engraved with a band of stars over the breech, fitted with steel spring bayonet secured by a catch on the barrel tang, the latter with engraved linear border, signed stepped bevelled bolted lock fitted with roller, figured walnut full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-cap with a Brittania trophy-ofarms on the tang, a pair of ramrod-pipes and shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials ‘H.S.’ and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 35.0 cm 13 ¾ in barrel ‡ £1800-2000

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273 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY NEWTON, GRANTHAM, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1760 with brass barrel formed in five stages, belled and moulded at the muzzle, octagonal then polygonal over the breech, the latter engraved with border ornament, inscribed ‘Grantham’ and with a band of beadwork ahead of a pronounced moulding, engraved grooved iron tang, signed stepped bolted lock (the iron parts with areas of pitting), figured walnut full stock, carved with a raised scalloped moulding about the tang, full brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, pierced strapwork side-plate, butt-plate decorated with rococo scrolls on the tang, a pair of ramrod-pipes and vacant oval escutcheon, and associated iron ramrod 39.5 cm; 15 ½ in barrel Probably by the celebrated gunmaker Edward Newton, recorded in Grantham circa 1718-64. ‡ £1600-1800

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274 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED A. & E. WESTON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with brass barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech stamped with proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark, including a fleur-delys in a shaped recess, top-mounted bayonet retained by a sliding catch on the engraved tang, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with roller (the bayonet and lock with expert restorations), full stock, finely chequered grip, brass mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a rococo bouquet on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-plate with a trophy-of-archery on the tang, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 35.5 cm; 14 in barrel ‡ £1500-1800

275 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED JNO. JONES & CO, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with brass barrel formed in two stages and belled at the muzzle, inscribed ‘London’ within a linear frame over the breech, engraved tang decorated with conventional foliage and scrolls, signed stepped lock engraved on the tail, full stock, chequered grip, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial buttplate with a Brittania trophy on the tang, vacant shield-shaped escutheon, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 30.2 cm; 11 ⅞ in barrel John Jones and Company are recorded in Birmingham, circa 1814-35. ‡ £1400-1800

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 276 A FINE SILESIAN COMBINED FLINTLOCK PISTOL AND AXE (FOKOS), LATE 17TH CENTURY with iron barrel retaining some early blued finish, chiselled and punched with scrolls over the breech, slender tang decorated en suite, engraved bevelled lock decorated with a characteristic flowerhead (rubbed), iron trigger and trigger-plate, iron axe-head fitted over the muzzle, formed with a rectangular pean engraved with an expanded flowerhead, slender blade formed with a forward-leaning edge and engraved with bird-of-prey on one face, with aperture for the ramrod at the top (ramrod replaced), fruitwood haft inlaid in staghorn and ivory in the Teschen manner with scrolls and ball flowers inhabited by hounds, hares, foxes, and mythical beasts enriched with large engraved ball flowers and fruit in mother-of-pearl (small losses and minor repairs), and engraved staghorn pommel 74.7 cm; 29 ⅜ in overall Provenance The collection of a Maréchal de France, formed in the course of his service as Governor in Germany during the Napoleonic Wars.

Sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich, 25th November 1980, lot 92.

A related example is preserved in the Severoèeske Museum, Liberec, Czech Republic (inv. No. Z.561). See Kruczek 2001, p. 86, illus. 84. ‡ £2500-3000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 277 A 40 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal blued sighted rifled barrel inscribed ‘Acier Fondu’ in gold-encrusted gothic letters, engraved breech decorated with scrollwork and with the number ‘2’ in gold, struck beneath with proof mark and the number ‘1636/21’, engraved breech tang numbered and decorated en suite and with the initials ‘LF’, above a cockerel within a small shield, scroll-engraved flush-fitting lock, blackened halfstock carved with scrolling leafy foliage over the fore-end and the butt, scroll-engraved iron mounts comprising spurred trigger-guard and butt-cap (the iron parts with areas of pitting, the stock cracked in two places), and no provision for a ramrod 24.3 cm; 9 ⅝ in barrel ‡ £450-550

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 278 A PAIR OF 22 BORE FLEMISH FLINTLOCK RIFLED OFFICER’S PISTOLS SIGNED LE PAGE ET FILS, BRUXELLES, CIRCA 1820 with browned twist swamped polygroove rifled barrels fitted with silver fore-sights, the flats bordered by a slender silver line and struck with Liège proof mark and the gold-lined barrelsmith’s mark at the breeches (Neue Støckel 182 or 187, rubbed), border-engraved tangs decorated with a conventional flower, signed blued bevelled locks fitted with cocks decorated en suite with the tangs, semi-rainproof pans, steel springs with rollers and detents, set triggers, full stocks carved in low relief with foliage about the tangs and mounts, fitted with finely punched gilt-brass beadwork slender plaques bordering the fore-ends (one missing), locks, tangs, over the butts and in place of side-plates, chequered grips, gilt-brass mounts cast with a matching design of fine beadwork, comprising trigger-guards formed of a series of rondels, set with a central blued steel panel chiselled in imitation of brilliants, cup-shaped pommel caps set with a further chiselled steel rondel, openwork ramrods, and original steel ramrod with gilt-brass tips 23.0 cm; 9 in Provenance Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich, 25th November 1980, lot 125 ‡ £2500-3000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 279 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 side-plates 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; 19 ¾ 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 10thOctober 31st 1952, nrs.179 & 180. ‡ £5000-8000

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280 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 bag-shaped 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; 1 ¾ in barrel (4) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945-2020) £250-300 281 A 22 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY REILLY, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 AND A 32 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY BOURNE, CIRCA 1840 the first with octagonal twist barrel signed on the flat and fitted with silver bead fore-sight, (percussion nipple removed), engraved tang, signed border-engraved lock (hammer missing), walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved iron trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and vacant silver escutcheon (ramrod missing); the second with octagonal sighted barrel, signed scroll-engraved back-action lock, full stock, iron mounts and vacant nickel escutcheon (ramrod missing) the first: 17.5 cm; 6 ⅞ in barrel (2) £200-250

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 282 A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY BOWER, LONDINI, LATE 17TH CENTURY with multi-stage cannon barrel with octagonal then polygonal breech signed in capital letters beneath the pan (cock missing), engraved separate tang, highly figured burrwood butt carved in low relief with foliage about the tang and moulded behind the lock, and moulded iron trigger-guard with acanthus finial (areas of pitting) 5.3 cm; 2 ⅛ in barrel Probably by George 2 Bower or his son Richard. The former apprenticed to Matthew Hardman, turned over to William Sharp in 1679, free of the Gunmakers Company 1689 and is recorded working for Ordnance 1703-6. Richard apprenticed to his father in 1706 and was free of the company in 1720. £1000-1500

VARIOUS OWNERS 283 A RARE 24 BORE SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL BY ALEXANDER MURDOCH, CIRCA 1780 with brass barrel formed in three stages and engraved with traditional Celtic scrolls and foliage, flared at the muzzle, signed ‘Alexandr Murdoch’ in capitals within a series of flutes at the breech and incorporating the back-sight behind, etched iron lock decorated with thistle flowers and foliage, full brass stock decorated en suite with the barrel, inlaid with a pair of engraved silver panels beneath the lock, lobe shaped butt decorated en suite, silver-capped brass trigger, iron belt hook and associated iron ramrod 18.5 cm; 7 ¼ in barrel This appears to be the second extant pistol by this maker, the other, formed of steel, is preserved in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (Museum reference H.LH 5). See Kelvin 1996, p. 99 and Whitelaw 1923, p. 105. The lock appears to have been decorated and updated in the mid-19th century for dress purposes.

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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 284 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY SHARP AND KEENE, LONDON, CIRCA 1800, A 28 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL, CIRCA 1820 AND A 50 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 the first with turn-off barrel, signed box-lock action with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel (top-jaw and trigger missing), flat-sided walnut butt, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials; the second with turn-off barrel, engraved box-lock action decorated with flowers and foliage, and bag-shaped walnut butt cut with a panel of fine chequering on each side and with foliage over the spine; and the third with turnoff barrel, box-lock action and chequered walnut butt (areas of wear throughout) the first: 6.0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrel (3) £250-350

285 A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY KNUBLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with turn-off brass barrel (spring bayonet now missing), box-lock action engraved with swags, signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a rococo flower 7.0 cm; 2 ¾ in barrel £300-400 286 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off cannon barrel, box-lock action engraved with rococo scrolls and trophies and with the letters ‘WW’ on the left, flatsided walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a pattern of concentric ovals on the bow (areas of pitting) 6,0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrel £250-350

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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, PART II 287 A GERMAN MILITARY SPONTOON, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with broad leaf-shaped blade of flattened-diamond section recessed at the base, etched and gilt on each face with the crowned initials ‘JA’, moulded socket, on an early haft bound with leather at the top 43.2 cm; 17 in head

288 A MILITARY SPONTOON, MID-18TH CENTURY of regulation type, with diamond-shaped blade, later etched with a coat-of-arms and motto on one face (light pitting) straight crosspiece with conical finials, tapering socket, and a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft 48.5 cm; 19 in head £200-300

The initials are perhaps those of Prince Johann August, Prince of Saxe-Coburg Gotha in Altenburg (1697-1767). £350-450

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289 A TROOPER’S SWORD OF THE EARL OF OXFORD’S REGIMENT OF HORSE, LATER THE ROYAL HORSEGUARDS (THE BLUES), LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with single-edged blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of narrow fullers along the back-edge (extensive rust), brass hilt comprising double shell-guard cast in relief on each side with the crest of Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford enclosed by the most Noble Order of the Garter beneath a coronet, and linked to the knuckle-guard by a scrolling bar front and back, short quillon, globular pommel decorated front and back en suite with the shell-guard, and original wooden grip (cracked) with a moulded collar at the top 73.5 cm; 29 in blade

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Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford (1627-1703) claimed to have led a ‘regiment of scholars’ from Oxford for the king in the first Civil War, though there is limited evidence of this. Shortly after his marriage to Anne Bayning in 1647 he embarked upon his career as a royalist conspirator, being considered for the post of general of the royalist forces in 1665. He was one of the so-called ‘new lords’ who took his seat in the house on 27 April 1660 and was made a knight of the garter the following month. The king also appointed him lord lieutenant of Essex and gave him command of the King’s regiment of horse, or, as it was commonly known while he was its colonel, the Oxford Blues. The regiment enjoyed the King’s favour and was entrusted with special duties attaching it to the sovereign.

He is recorded living riotously on the Piazza at Covent Garden in the 1660s, where on one occasion a brawl erupted among his guests which was only quelled after the arrival of troops dispatched by the duke of Albemarle. Samuel Pepys recorded in 1665 that he visited Oxford’s house on business, and wrote ‘his lordship was in bed at past ten o’clock: and Lord help us, so rude a dirty family I never saw in my life’.

Another sword from this group is preserved in the Museum of London (inv. no. A12992) and another is illustrated Brooker 2016, pp. 57. £400-600

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290 AN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SPADROON AND AN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1780 the first with straight double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, etched with the crowned Royal arms, trophies, foliage and ‘For my Country and King’ (worn, pitting), iron hilt comprising scrolling quillon, side-ring, later knuckle-guard and faceted vaseshaped pommel, and reeded ivory grip, complete with a contemporary gilt-brass chape, perhaps its original, engraved with trophies-of-war; the second with straight blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a near full length fuller and engraved ‘GR’ crowned (rubbed) on each face at the forte, giltbrass hilt comprising scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard with ‘five-ball’ moulding, cushion-shaped pommel, and bone grip the first: 72.7 cm; 28 ⅝ in blade (2)

292 A 1796 PATTERN ROYAL IRISH DRAGOON GUARDS OFFICER’S DRESS SWORD, CIRCA 1820 of regulation type, with straight double-edge blade formed with a short fuller on each face, etched over the greater part of its surface with trophies-of-arms, the crowned Harp of Erin, regimental motto, ‘4th Or’, ‘RID’, an allegorical figure, ‘Osborn and Gunby Warranted’ and scrolling foliage on one face, and trophies-ofmusic, allegorical figures, further trophies and the crowned Royal Arms on the other, gilt-brass hilt with boatshell-guard incorporating a heart-shaped aperture on one side, a pair of straight quillons, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel, and the grip bound with sheet silver in imitation of silver wire (losses), in its iron scabbard with two rings for suspension, with red and silver bullion sword knot 84.0 cm; 33 in blade

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291 TWO 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS each of regulation type, the first with traces of etched and gilt decoration on the blade (worn, areas of pitting), brass hilt, banded grip (binding missing), complete with a portion of its scabbard and locket; the second with traces of etched ‘GR’ cypher (worn, pitting), gilt-brass hilt (grip missing) the first: 81.7 cm; 32 ¼ in blade (2)

293 A 1796 PATTERN HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY OFFICER’S DRESS SWORD, CIRCA 1820 of regulation type, with straight double-edge blade formed with a full length fuller on each face, gilt-brass hilt with boatshell-guard incorporating a heart-shaped aperture on one side, a pair of straight quillons, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel, and the grip bound with plaited silver wire, in its iron scabbard with two rings for suspension 82.0 cm; 32 ¼ in blade

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294 A RARE 1788 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD WITH FOLDING GUARD with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with a Turkish bust, a sun-in-splendour and foliage at the forte, iron hilt comprising a pair of obtusely pointed langets, quillon, slender knuckle-guard incorporating an additional frontal guard secured by a catch at the base, faceted back-strap and wirebound leather-covered grip (light surface rust and areas of pitting), in steel-mounted tooled leather scabbard (probably the original, shrinkage), the locket inscribed’ Knubley, Charing Cross, London’, and two rings for suspension 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in blade

295 A 1788 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point (the tip shortened by approximately two inches), etched with Turk’s head, a crescent, trophies of arms, foliage and an exotic bird and retaining traces of blue at the forte, iron hilt comprising a pair of fluted langets with file-hatched borders, quillon, slender knuckleguard, faceted back-strap and banded wooden grip with plaited wire (chipped at the tip), in its steel-mounted leather scabbard (shrinkage, seam split in places), the locket with the retailer’s details (rubbed), and with two rings for suspension 70.5 cm; 27 ¾ in blade £300-400

John Knubley, a royal sword cutler, gunmaker and supplier to the Ordnance, is recorded 1750-95. After his death his widow continued the business until 1797. £500-700

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296 A 1788 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with classical figures, trophies-of-arms, a bust portrait, the crowned Royal arms and cypher and foliage over almost its entire length, iron hilt including a pair of slender rounded langets, knuckle-guard and faceted back-strap, banded wooden grip (half missing), in a 1796 light cavalry trooper’s scabbard with two rings for suspension (chemically cleaned, painted silver throughout) 84.8 cm; 33 ⅜ in blade £200-300

297 A 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with straight fullered blade formed with a hatchet point, iron hilt with langets extending over the base of the blade only, leather-covered wooden grip, in its iron scabbard with two rings for suspension 88.0 cm; 34 ⅝ in blade £800-1000 298 A HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with 1796 pattern straight fullered blade formed with a hatchet point and stamped ‘Gill’ on the back edge, copper alloy basket hilt pierced with a series of geometric shapes, and leather-covered banded grip 89.2 cm; 35 ¼ in blade For a sword with a hilt of this type see Dellar 2013, p. 182 £300-400

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299 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD with curved blade formed with a spear point and two threequarter-length fullers of differing width, etched and gilt with the crowned Royal Arms, elaborate trophies, the inscription ‘Osborn, Gunby, Warranted’ on a scroll enclosing the torso of an eagle on one face and with further designs including the crowned Royal Cypher and a mounted cavalryman on the other, each on a blued panel with scrolling foliage, iron hilt including faceted knuckleguard and back-strap (the rear langet chipped and largely missing), wire-bound horn grip, in its iron scabbard with two rings for suspension, with red, yellow and silver bullion knot 85.5 cm; 33 ¾ in blade

301 A CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long fuller on each face, etched and gilt with trophies, dragons, celestial motifs and a hussar bust on a blued panel (faded, areas of light pitting), finely engraved iron stirrup hilt comprising langets decorated with a trophy-of-arms centring on a Britannia shield, faceted quillon, knuckle-guard, chequered back-strap and cap pommel, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its leather scabbard (torn), with iron locket, chape and middle band engraved en suite with the hilt 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in blade £350-450

£700-900 300 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged and widening towards the tip, etched with the crowned Royal cypher, a cavalryman, Britannia, trophies-of-arms and foliage at the forte (worn), iron hilt including faceted knuckle-guard and back-strap, wire-bound leather-covered wooden grip (light worm), in its iron scabbard with two rings for suspension 84.2 cm; 33 ⅛ in blade £500-700

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302 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged and widening towards the tip, signed ‘Osborn’ on the back-edge at the forte, iron hilt including faceted knuckle-guard and back-strap, leather-covered wooden grip (binding missing), in its iron scabbard (dents) with rings mounts for suspension 83.4 cm; 32 ¾ in blade

304 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged and widening towards the tip, signed ‘Woolley & Co. London’ on the back-edge at the forte, iron hilt, wooden grip retaining a portion of its leather covering, in iron scabbard (dents) marked ‘12RLH48’ with two rings for suspension 83.4 cm; 32 ¾ in blade

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303 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged and widening towards the tip, iron hilt, leather-covered wooden grip (worn, binding missing), in iron scabbard signed ‘Woolley & Co., London’ (areas of rust throughout, scabbard holed) with two rings for suspension 81.5 cm; 32 ⅛ in blade

305 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged and widening towards the tip, signed ‘Osborn’ on the back-edge at the forte, iron hilt with wooden grip (painted gold), in iron scabbard (painted black) with two rings for suspension 81.2 cm; 32 in blade £150-200

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306 AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fuller blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt over three-quarters of its length with scrolls, foliage, trophies-of-arms, the crowned Royal arms and the crowned Royal cypher (areas of light wear), gilt-brass hilt with ‘GR’ crowned on the knuckle-guard and fitted with a strung bugle, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its original leather scabbard with brass mounts (now seized, in two pieces, the chape and lower portion missing), in its leather scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, and complete with its sword knot 73.0 cm; 28 ¾ in blade

308 AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point and retaining some etched decoration, giltbrass hilt with ‘GR’ crowned on the knuckle-guard, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its original leather scabbard with brass mounts (now seized, in two pieces, the chape and lower portion missing), with sword knot 73.0 cm; 28 ¾ in blade £200-300

£800-1000 307 TWO 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, the first with some etched and gilt decoration on the blade including trophies, the Royal arms and cypher (areas of pitting), gilt-brass hilt with solid ‘GR’ crowned surmounted by a strung bugle on the knuckle-guard and wire-bound fishskincovered grip; the second with plain blade, gilt-brass hilt with openwork ‘GR’ crowned on the knuckle-guard and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, and a portion of its knot the first: 74.0 cm; 29 ¼ in blade £300-400

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309 AN OFFICER’S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY A SPANISH INFANTRY GRENADIER’S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with curved fullered blade single-edged towards the point, brass stirrup hilt with lionhead langets cast in low relief, pommel en suite, and wire-bound grip, in a contemporary brassmounted leather scabbard, the second with straight fullered German regulation blade, brass gothic hilt cast with scrolling foliage, and banded horn grip; with broad fullered blade, etched with a patriotic inscription on each face, brass basket hilt and later grip the first: 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in blade (3) £350-450 310 TWO CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORDS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND AN OFFICER’S SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade of 1796 light cavalry type, etched with a long rectangular vacant foliate panel on each face, iron stirrup hilt formed of rounded bras, including open guard with spherical quillon, and beaked pommel, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip; the second of 1796 light cavalry type, with etched blade (worn), stirrup hilt, and fishskin-covered grip; and the third with slightly curved pipe-backed blade, and brass stirrup hilt the first: 75.5 cm; 29 ¾ in blade (3)

311 AN EAST INDIA COMPANY OFFICER’S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with straight fullered blade with traces of etched decoration, giltbrass stirrup hilt including langets cast with the East India rampant lion, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip 82.2 cm; 32 ⅜ in blade £150-200 312 A DETACHED BLADE FROM AN OFFICER’S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, curved and double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with scrolls, foliage, trophies-of-arms and the crowned Royal cypher and arms on a blued panel over threequarters of its length (losses, areas of pitting), and the tang struck with the bladesmith’s marks including the letters ‘CS’ 77.5 cm; 30 ½ in blade £100-150

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313 A FINE GOLD-MOUNTED PRESENTATION SWORD TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL WATSON OF THE 14TH (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE) REGIMENT OF FOOT, DECEMBER 1813 with earlier curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, encrusted with a gold cartouche on one face with a stylised rendition of the renowned bladesmith ‘Asad Allah Isfahani’, gold hilt chiselled in low relief, comprising a pair of recurved quillons decorated with conventional foliage, a pair of acanthus leaf langets, fluted back-strap and lionhead pommel formed in the round, original knuckle-chain, and spirally-carved ivory grip, in its goldmounted wooden scabbard covered with crimson velvet (areas of wear), the mounts chiselled with scrolling foliage on a punched ground around the borders, comprising chape and middle-band each decorated with a large central flower, locket with an elaborate trophy-of-arms front and back, the latter carrying a plaque engraved with the presentation inscription, the scabbard edges reinforced by four strips chased en suite with the mounts, and with two rings for suspension 81.5 cm; 32 ⅛ in blade The inscription reads: Presented to Lieutenant General Watson of H.M. 14th Regiment, by the Officers who had the honour to serve under him whilst he commanded the Samerang Division in the island of Java as a testimony of their esteem, December 1813.

General Sir James Watson, K.C.B. was the son of Major John Watson, of the Royal Invalids. He was born at Chilton, Buckinghamshire, in 1772, entered the army as an ensign, 24th June 1783, and became lieutenant, 18th April 1792. He served with the 14th Regiment on the continent, under the Duke of York, in 1793 and 1794; became captain, 11th March 1795; and was engaged at the reduction of the Islands of St. Lucia and Trinidad, in 1796 and 1797. He became major, 3rd December 1802, and lieutenant-colonel, 15th May 1806.

He commanded the 14th Regt. At the capture of the Isles of France and Java, including the assault and capture of Djocjocarta; commanded the expedition that captured the piratical State of Sambas in Borneo, in 1813; was at the capture of the fort of Hattras, and in the Pindaree and Mahratta wars, and actively assisted at the reduction of the fortress of Dhomone Mundela, at which latter place he led the storming party; he was also at Gurra Kotah and Asseerghur. He became colonel 4th June 1814; and majorgeneral, 19th July 1821. He returned to England in 1827, and in 1830 proceeded again to the East Indies as a general officer on the staff; and, during the temporary absence of Lord William Bentinck, acted as commander-in-chief at Bengal, and returned to Europe in 1837, after a service of nearly 27 years in the East Indies. He became lieutenantgeneral 10th January 1837; colonel of the 14th Regiment, 24th May 1837, and general, 11th November 1851. He received a medal for Java, and was created a K.C.B. in 1839.

The hilt and mounts incorporate a notable weight of gold which, along with their style and execution, suggest a place of manufacture in India or South East Asia. ~ £12000-18000

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314 AN 1822 PATTERN IX LANCERS OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved blade formed with a spear point, etched with the maker’s details ‘Vernon, No. 4 Charing Cross’ on the back-edge (indistinct), giltbrass mameluke hilt cast and chased in low relief, fitted with a pair of ivory gripscales, in its wooden scabbard (later red velvet covering) with gilt-brass mounts en suite with the hilt, including large chape, and a pair of rings for suspension, and red and gold bullion sword knot 78.0 cm; 30 ¾ in blade W. H. Vernon & Co are recorded as Army Clothiers at 4 Charing Cross in 1835 and John Vernon at the same address in 1840. ~ £700-900 315 A CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD WITH MAMELUKE HILT, CIRCA 1820-30 with curved blade formed with a hatchet point, etched with the crowned ‘GR’ cypher and the Royal arms within an octagonal frame and with further linear patterns on each face at the forte, iron hilt including a pair of straight quillons with moulded terminals, ivory grip-scales retained by a pair of copper rivets over brass foliate washers, in its steel scabbard with two rings for suspension, the locket engraved with traces of the retailer’s details 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in blade £400-600

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316 A LANCER OFFICER’S SWORD WITH MAMELUKE HILT, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade with clipped-back point, etched over much of its surface with foliage and trophies-of-arms, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief with scrolls and flowerheads, iron grip-scales retained by a pair of rivets each with gilt-brass flowerhead washers, in its steel scabbard with brass drag, bands and suspension rings 81.5 cm; 32 in blade

317 A VICTORIAN CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD WITH MAMELUKE HILT, MID-19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with the crowned Royal cypher and scrolling foliage on each face at the forte, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, including a pair of quillons decorated with the Royal cypher, ivorine grip-scales (one cracked), in its steel scabbard with brass mounts cast with foliage in low relief 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade

£400-600

£300-400 318 AN OFFICER’S SWORD WITH MAMELUKE HILT, MID-19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, iron cross-guard, carved ivory grips carved with a design of chevrons, in its steel scabbard 74.7 cm; 29 ½ in blade £200-300

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319 A WILLIAM IV 1821 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER’S UNDRESS SWORD of regulation type, with pipe-backed blade formed with a spear point, etched with the crowned Royal Cypher enclosed by foliage on a panel on each face of the forte, iron ‘honeysuckle’ hilt, wirebound fishskin-covered grip, in iron scabbard with a single ring for suspension (the other ring missing) 92.5 cm; 36 ⅜ in blade

321 AN 1822 PATTERN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS OFFICER’S SWORD with pipe-backed blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass ‘gothic’ hilt applied in silver with the Prince of Wales feather above the motto ‘Ich Dien’ in an oval, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard 90.0 cm; 35 ½ in blade £400-600

£300-400 320 A VICTORIAN 1821 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S UNDRESS SWORD of regulation type, with pipe-backed blade formed with a spear point, etched with the crowned Royal Cypher, foliage and maker’s details ‘Prosser, to the Royal Family, 9 Charing Cross, London’ on each face, iron triple-bar hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip 90.2 cm; 35 ½ in blade £200-300

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322 A WILLIAM IV 1822 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD AND TWO VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, the first with pipe-backed blade (shortened) and gilt-brass hilt (bent in places) and wire-bound fishskincovered grip; the second with etched blade including the maker’s details ‘Philips & Son, 13 Hanover Square, London’ at the forte and the owner’s initial, and brass hilt with solid side-guard and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip; the third with etched blade including ‘2nd Derby Regt.’ (worn, and brass hilt with fixed sideguard (grip painted silver) the first: 60.5 cm; 23 ¾ in blade (3)

324 AN 1822 PATTERN STAFF OR GENERAL GRENADIER OFFICER’S SWORD BY JOHNSTON, SWORD CUTLER, NO. 68 ST JAMES’S ST, LONDON, CIRCA 1820-30 with pipe-backed blade double-edged towards the point, etched with foliage, crossed sword and baton, crowned flaming grenade, Royal cypher and the maker’s details on each face of the forte, gilt-brass ‘gothic’ hilt, including a crowned crossed baton and sabre partly enclosed with laurel fronds, wire-bound fishskincovered grip, with its sword knot (frayed) 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade

£400-600

325 TWO VICTORIAN 1822 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, with pipe-backed blades double-edged towards the point, the first etched with the crowned Royal cypher, foliage and maker’s details ‘Prosser, maker to the Queen and Royal Family, Charing Cross, London’ at the forte, gilt-brass hilt with folding side-guard and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip; the second with some etched decoration on the blade including the owner’s crest (rubbed) plated hilt with fixed side-guard and wirebound fishskin-covered grip the first: 82.7 cm; 32 ⅝ in blade (2)

323 AN 1822 PATTERN STAFF OR GENERAL OFFICER’S SWORD with pipe-backed blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass ‘gothic’ hilt, including a crowned crossed baton and sabre partly enclosed with laurel fronds, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip (binding loose), in its brass scabbard, with sword knot 86.5 cm; 34 in blade £400-500

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326 A LANCER OFFICER’S SWORD BY PROSSER, CIRCA 1835-7 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with elaborate scrolling foliage, the maker’s details ‘Prosser maker to the King and Royal Family, London’, the owner’s crest, coat-ofarms and motto on one face, and with further foliage, including a lancer trophy-of-arms on the other, gilt-brass continental style hilt comprising scrolling bars, quillon and back-strap rising to the pommel and banded ivory grip (small chips) bound with plaited wire, with an early knot, in its steel scabbard with two rings for suspension 78.2 cm; 30 ¾ in blade The arms are those of Taylor of Bifrons, Kent. The absence of the Royal arms on the blade and the style of the hilt suggest that this may have been carried by an officer of the British Legion that fought in Spain during the first Carlist war (1835-7). The legion was a force of 10,000 men raised with royal permission to fight in support of Queen Christina and commanded by De Lacy Evans who was granted the rank of lieutenant-general in the Spanish army. Evans and the Legion were severely criticised in the Tory press but his services were rewarded on his return to England with promotion to full colonel (June 1837) and a KCB (1838). ~ £500-700

£250-300 329 A VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 11414 FOR 1861 of regulation type, with etched blade, decorated with scrolls, the crowned Royal cypher, the owner’s initials ‘WSJCJ’ at the forte and the maker’s details, brass hilt with fixed side-guard (knuckleguard bent), wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, with its sword knot 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in blade The Wilkinson Sword Ltd records state that this Infantry Pattern sword was sold to W. S. Jolliffe, Esq. (no rank given), July 1861. £200-300

327 A VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD BY ROBERT MOLE & SONS, BIRMINGHAM AND AN 1822 PATTERN STAFF OR GENERAL OFFICER’S SWORD the first of regulation type, with etched blade, decorated with scrolls, the crowned Royal cypher and the maker’s details, brass hilt with fixed side-guard, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its black-painted scabbard, with its sword knot; the second with pipebacked blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass ‘gothic’ hilt, including a crowned crossed baton and sabre partly enclosed with laurel fronds, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip (binding loose), in its brass scabbard, with sword knot the first: 82.4 cm; 32 ½ in blade (2) £350-450

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330 A HIGHLAND OFFICER’S BROADSWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, NO. 2602, MID-19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with broad fullered blade signed and numbered at the forte, nickel-plated basket hilt involving rectangular and square panels pierced with hearts and circles, fluted pommel, early red doeskin liner, in its brown leather field service scabbard, complete with its silk tassels and associated dress hilt comprising cross-guard with pointed quillon terminals, fluted pommel and fishskin-covered grip 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade £300-350 331 A HIGHLAND OFFICER’S BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND A HIGHLAND BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, 20TH CENTURY the first with straight double-edged blade formed with a short central fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso struck with ‘3’ with ‘B’ crowned above, iron hilt of regulation type formed of rounded bars carrying alternating rectangular and square panels decorated with cusped borders and pierced with hearts, short vestigial quillon, a pair of loops, fluted pommel and spirally-carved wirebound fishskin-covered grip, in its iron mounted leather scabbard (now in two pieces); the second with broad fullered polished blade, brass basket-hilt of traditional design, red liner, in its brassmounted scabbard the first: 82.7 cm; 32 ⅝ in blade (2)

332 AN 1853 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point and struck with a mark on each face at the forte, iron hilt, the grip with a later leather covering, in its iron scabbard, with buff leather sword knot 89.5 cm; 35 ¼ in blade £150-200 333 AN 1854 SCOTS GUARD PATTERN OFFICER’S SWORD, BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO.28215 FOR 1887 of regulation type, with etched piquet-weight blade including the crowned Royal ‘GR’ cypher, Regimental device and battle honours, nickel-plated gothic hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade The Wilkinson Sword Ltd records state that this Scots Guards Pattern sword was sold to Malcolm Esq. (no rank given), July 1887 £200-300

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334 AN 1854 PATTERN 3RD REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS (SCOTS FUSILIERS) OFFICER’S SWORD, BY FIRMIN AND SONS, 153 STRAND, LONDON, POST 1902 of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal ‘GR’ cypher, Regimental device and battle honours, nickel-plated gothic hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip 83.8 cm; 33 in blade

336 AN 1882 PATTERN CAVARY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with slightly curved fullered blade doubleedged towards the point, stamped ‘⅞4’ and with Ordnance marks at the forte, iron hilt, chequered leather grips and buff leather sword knot 87.5 cm; 34 ½ in blade £150-200

£200-250 335 A ROYAL ARTILLERY STAFF PATTERN SWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON, NO. 12599 FOR 1863 AND A ROYAL ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, the first with etched blade including the regimental device, motto and the owner’s crest, iron triple-bar hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard, with knot; the second with etched blade including the regimental device, signed at the forte ‘Morgan & Co., Albemarle Street’, iron triplebar hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard the first: 88.4 cm; 34 ¾ in blade (2) The Wilkinson Sword Ltd records state that this Staff Pattern sword was sold to Bates Esq, July 1863.

337 AN EDWARD VII 1887 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD BY WILKINSON, NO. 39354 FOR 1902 of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage the crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal Arms and the owner’s initials ‘WY’ iron ‘honeysuckle’ hilt, wire-bound fishskincovered grip, in its iron scabbard with two rings for suspension, and leather sword knot 89.5 cm; 35 ¼ in blade The Wilkinson Sword Ltd records state that this Cavalry Pattern sword was sold to Captain W. Younger, Sherwood Rangers, April 1902. £450-550

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338 TWO BANDSMANS SWORDS AND A VICTORIAN NAVAL DIRK the first of the Honourable Artillery Company, circa 1890, with brass hilt including lionhead pommel in its brass scabbard; the second for an Infantryman, late 20th century, in its scabbard and the third retailed by J. Gieve & Sons, with etched blade including crowned Victorian cypher, gilt-brass hilt (one quillon missing), in its scabbard the first: 53.4 cm; 21 in blade (3) £200-300 339 AN 1892 PATTERN MARK I HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with fullered blade stamped with Ordnance marks at the forte, iron ‘honeysuckle’ hilt with hollow quillon and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip 87.0 cm; 34 ¼ in blade

340 TWO VICTORIAN 1895 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS BY WILKINSON, NO. 29357 FOR 1889 AND NO. 22523 FOR 1878 each of regulation type, the first with etched blade decorated with the crowned Royal cypher, owner’s crested arms, initials crossed sword and baton and foliage (now faint), steel hilt with crowned Royal cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard; the second with etched blade decorated with the corned Royal cypher, owner’s crest, crossed sword and baton and foliage (now faint), steel hilt with crowned Royal cypher, wirebound fishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard, with its knot the first: 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in blade (2) The Wilkinson Sword Ltd records state that No. 29357 went to Forster & Son (presumably an Outfitters), January 1889, and that No. 22523 was sold June 1878, recipients name indistinct. £300-500

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343 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY, ANOTHER AND TWO ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, the first with etched blade including the crowned Imperial cypher, iron triple-bar hilt, in its scabbard; the second with plain blade, nickel-plated hilt, in its scabbard; the third with traces of etching (pitted), iron triple-bar hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its iron-mounted leather scabbard; the fourth similar, with leather-covered grip and associated buff leather knot the first: 80.7 cm; 31 ¾ in blade (4)

346 TWO 1908 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORDS AND A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, the first with straight fullered blade struck with a series of marks including ‘’16’ at the forte, sheet steel guard with moulded brim, chequered plastic grip, in leather-covered field service scabbard; the second similar, in its black painted iron scabbard, the third with etched blade, plated hilt, in its leather field service scabbard the first: 89.0 cm 35 in blade (3) £250-300

£250-350 343 TWO RIFLE REGIMENT OFFICER’S SWORDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, the first with fullered blade etched with foliage, the crowned Royal cypher and a strung bugle, regulation hilt incorporating crowned strung bugle on the guard, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard; the second similar, in its leather scabbard, with knot the first: 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in blade (2) £200-300 345 A 1908 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD, A 1912 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD AND A 1912 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD BY THE ARMY AND NAVY COOPERATIVE SOCIETY, 105 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, NO. 13397 each of regulation type, the first with straight fullered blade etched with ‘South Africa’, crowned arms and foliage on each face, sheet steel guard, chequered plastic grip, in its steel scabbard with two rings for suspension (scabbard and hilt painted brown); the second with nickel-plated steel hilt (losses) decorated with foliage on the outer face; the third with etched blade, sheet steel hilt decorated with foliage on the outer face, wire-bound fishskincovered grip, in its field service scabbard (repaired) with frog the first: 88.7 cm; 34 ⅞ in blade (3) £350-400

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347 A GEORGE V IMPERIAL 1912 PATTERN CAVARY OFFICER’S SWORD BY WILKINSON, NO. 59740 FOR 1923 of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Imperial cypher and the owner’s initials, nickel-plated iron hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its field service scabbard 89.0 cm; 35 in blade The Wilkinson Sword Ltd records state that this Cavalry Pattern sword was sold to Messrs Flights (Outfitters) 31st July 1923. A further entry for 17th September 1923 states that it was sold to Capt. H.S. Chapman, 38th C. I. Horse. Additional notes state that it was returned to stock. £200-300 348 TWO ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, the first etched with scrolling foliage and the regimental device on each face, triple-bar hilt, in its scabbard, nickel-plated throughout; the second with traces of etching on the blade (light pitting throughout) the first: 82.2 cm; 32 ⅜ in blade (2) £200-250

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349 TWO NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORDS, CIRCA 1805 the first with straight lightweight blade of flattened-diamond section retaining some etching over the lower portion, gilt-brass stirrup hilt including langets cast with a fouled anchor and backstrap and pommel formed as a maned lionshead, and banded ivory grip bound with plaited wire, with a portion of a knot; second with straight blade of flattened-hexagonal section, inscribed ‘For my Country and King’ on each face towards the forte, gilt-brass stirrup hilt (knuckle-guard cracked through) including back-strap and pommel formed as a maned lionshead, banded ivory grip bound with plaited wire, in associated brassmounted leather scabbard, with its knot the first: 71.5 cm; 28 ⅛ in blade the second: 73.5 cm; 29 in blade (2)

351 A NAVAL SWORD FOR A PURSER, CIRCA 1825-32 AND A NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1825 the first with straight blade of hollow-triangular section retaining some etched decoration (worn), gilt-brass hilt including oval folding shell-guard, knuckle-guard and spirally-carved wooden grip bound with wire and applied on the front with a badge engraved with fouled anchors; the second with straight fullered blade retaining some etched and gilt decoration over the lower half (chipped), gilt-brass stirrup hilt including langets cast with a fouled anchor and back-strap and pommel formed as a maned lionshead, and banded ivory grip bound with plaited wire the first: 81.5 cm; 32 ¼ in blade (2)

£200-250

352 AN 1845 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD, POST 1902 of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolls, the crowned Royal arms and crowned fouled anchor on the respective faces, gilt-brass regulation half-basket hilt with folding side-guard inscribed ‘J. Herbert’, lionhead pommel, wire-bound fishskincovered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, with its knot 79.5 cm; 31 ¼ in blade

£350-450

350 A NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1810 with straight slender double-edged blade formed with a short fuller and etched with foliage and trophies over the lower half, gilt-brass hilt decorated in low relief, comprising quillon, knuckleguard and langet decorated with foliage, the latter with a fouled anchor (inner langet removed), the back-strap and pommel formed as a maned lion, and chequered ivory grip bound with plaited wire, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard decorated en suite, the locket inscribed by the maker ‘Moore, late Bicknell & Moore, Old Bond Street, London’ 73.0 cm; 28 ¾ in blade

£200-250

For another example, by this maker preserved in the National Maritime Museum, see May & Annis 1970, no. 46, plate 35. £200-250

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353 AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD with pipe-backed blade formed with spear-point, gilt-brass regulation half-basket hilt with folding side-guard (hinge damaged), lionhead pommel, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (chape detached), with its knot 79.0 cm; 31 ⅛ in blade £350-400 354 AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD with pipe-backed blade formed with spear-point (areas of rust), gilt-brass regulation half-basket hilt with folding side-guard, lionhead pommel, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brassmounted leather scabbard (chape missing) 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in blade £300-400 355 AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD with pipe-backed blade formed with spear-point, etched with the maker’s details ‘Johnston, 6 St James St., London’ at the forte on each face, gilt-brass regulation half-basket hilt with folding sideguard, lionhead pommel, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, with a portion of its knot 71.2 cm; 28 in blade £200-250

356 AN 1845 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolls, the crowned Royal arms and crowned fouled anchor on the respective faces, the forte inscribed by the retailer ‘E. Murch, 33 Fore Street, Devonport’, gilt-brass regulation half-basket hilt with folding sideguard, lionhead pommel, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, with its knot 74.7 cm; 29 ⅜ in blade £250-300 357 A GEORGE VI 1897 PATTERN ROYAL MARINE OFFICER’S SWORD, NO. 17337 AND AN 1899 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, the first with etched blade including ‘Royal Marines’ and signed ‘J. Jones, 33 St James Square, London’, nickel-plated hilt, in its leather field service scabbard; the second struck with Ordnance marks and further marks including ‘00’ at the forte, iron hilt, leather grips, in its iron scabbard with two rings for suspension 83.0 cm; 32 ¾ in blade (2) £200-300 358 AN EAST INDIA COMPANY OFFICER’S SWORD BY PROSSER, MAKER TO THE KING, LONDON, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY based on the Infantry model of 1822, with pipe-backed blade, etched ‘Prosser, manufacturer to the King, Charing Cross, London and with a trophy-of-arms centring on the East India rampant lion on each face, gilt-brass ‘gothic’ hilt with folding side-guard, the oval filled with the Royal cypher ‘GR’ carrying the East Indian rampant lion, wire-bound fishskin-covered, in its brass scabbard, with a portion of its knot 82.3 cm; 32 ½ in blade £250-350

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359 A NAVAL MIDSHIPMAN’S DIRK, EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND A VICTORIAN MIDSHIPMAN’S DIRK the first with curved single-edged blade etched and gilt with scrolls of foliage and trophies on a blued panel over three-quarters of its length on each face, gilt-brass hilt comprising recurved quillons and back-strap and pommel formed as a maned lionshead, chequered ivory grip, associated knuckle-chain, in its leather scabbard (losses) with gilt-brass mounts; the second with etched blade, the forte signed ‘J.Gieve & Sons, Birmingham’ regulation hilt (quillon missing), in its scabbard inscribed ‘H.S.W.B.’ on the locket the first: 37.0 cm; 14 ½ in blade (2) £400-600

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362 A CASED HIGHLAND DIRK AND SKEAN DHU, BY R. & H.B. KIRKWOOD, THISTLE STREET, EDINBURGH LATE 19TH CENTURY the dirk with tapering blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a notched back-edge, gilt-brass hilt cast with thistle foliage in low relief, the pommel set with a foil-backed paste, carved rootwood grip decorated with basket-weave designs, thistle foliage, and a bonnet and enriched with brass nails, in its original leather-covered scabbard with large gilt mounts en suite, the locket with the retailers details and maker’s initials ‘R H-B’ and with its matching extra pieces, the skean dhu formed en suite and applied with the cross of St Andrew on the grip, in its scabbard with matching owner’s initials: both in a fitted case lined in blue velvet the dirk: 29.2 cm; 11 ½ in blade £800-1000 363 A PIPERS DRESS DIRK AND SKEAN DHU, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with tapering blade formed with a notched back-edge, hardwood grip carved with basket weave designs and enriched with white metal nails, white metal cap pommel and ferrule, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with white metal mounts and matching extra pieces; the second of characteristic form, basketweave grip with German silver mounts, in its scabbard the first: 28.2 cm; 11 ⅛ in blade (2) £200-300

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362 360 AN ELIZABETH II ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICER’S SWORD AND A MIDDLE-EASTERN POLICE SWORD, 20TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade including vacant scrolls, the crowned insignia and Royal arms, gilt-brass hilt, in its scabbard; the second of regulation type, with etched blade including a series of calligraphic inscriptions including ‘Police Academy’, gilt-brass hilt of British type (back-strap and pommel missing), in its scabbard the first: 82.5cm; 32 ½in blade (2) £400-600 361 ELEMENTS OF BRITISH MILITARY SWORDS AND SCABBARDS, LATE 18TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURIES including the principle elements of a 1796 pattern heavy cavalry sword hilt; two 1796 light cavalry sword hilts, a portion of an 1822 pattern infantry sword hilt; a cross-bar, grip and pommel for a highland offer’s sword, circa 1885; and a large quantity of further elements including scabbard mounts (qty) £300-400

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364 364 TEN SOCKET BAYONETS, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY comprising three long socket bayonets for a Brown Bess; another, short socket; two 1876 pattern Martini socket bayonets in their brass-mounted scabbards and five further socket bayonets the first: 54.7 cm; 21 ½ in blade (10) £350-450 365 AN 1841 PATTERN SAPPERS AND MINERS BAYONET, A US MODEL 1873 TROWEL BAYONET, AND THREE FURTHER BAYONETS the first with fullered blade and integral hilt incorporating a knuckle-guard; the second, of regulation type, with some blued finish, in its scabbard; and three 1888 pattern bayonets, dated 1895, 1898 and 1899, two in their scabbards the first: 56.0 cm ; 22 in blade (5)

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£400-600 366 THREE 1858 PATTERN CUTLASS BAYONETS with sheet steel guards, the first in its scabbard with frog (areas of rust) the first 68.8 cm; 26 ¾ in blade (3) £300-400 367 A RARE 1870 PATTERN ELCHO BAYONET with saw-backed fullered blade, iron hilt, in its iron-mounted scabbard 49.7 cm; 19 ½ in blade £400-600

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368 368 SEVEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN BAYONETS comprising an 1855 pattern Lancaster bayonet, for the artillery carbine; an 1856 pattern Enfield bayonet, in its scabbard; four 1907 pattern bayonets, each in its scabbard; a U.S. 1917 pattern bayonet the first 61.0 cm; 24 in blade (7) £200-250

369 370 SEVEN GERMAN BAYONETS comprising three model 1898/1905 Seitengewehr ‘butcher knife’ bayonets for the Mauser rifle, the first in its scabbard (the third in excavated condition); a model 1898 bayonet, with slender blade, in its scabbard; three model 1898 Mauser bayonets, each in its scabbard; and two further bayonets the first: 36.5 cm; 14 ⅜ in blade (9) £300-400

369 SEVEN FRENCH BAYONETS AND SIX SOCKET BAYONETS comprising a French model 1866 Chassepot bayonet, in its scabbard; four model 1874 Gras bayonets, three dated 1876, 1877 and 1878 respectively and in their scabbard (the fourth heavily rusted); and two model 1886 Lebel bayonets, one in its scabbard; and six socket bayonets, adapted for a candelabrum; five retaining the iron trigger-guards for mounting the first 57.7 cm; 22 ¾ in blade (13)

371 ELEVEN CONTINENTAL BAYONETS comprising two Portuguese model 1886 Guedes bayonets, each in its scabbard; a Swiss model 1931 Schmidt Rubin bayonet, in its scabbard; two Spanish model 1893 bayonets, each of Spanish make, dated 1898 and 1901 respectively, in scabbards; two Turkish 1890 pattern bayonets; and four further bayonets the first 47.0 cm; 18 ½ in blade (11)

£200-300

£200-300 372 THE HILT OF AN 1858 PATTERN CUTLASS BAYONET AND NINE SPIKE BAYONETS of regulation type, the spike bayonets each with scabbard (10) £80-120

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373 A RARE CONSTABLES STAFF DATED 1711 with bulbous brass head engraved ‘Constabularus Burgi de Westbury Anno Dom.’ enclosing the date on the top, moulded socket with engraved foliate terminal, associated rosewood haft, and brass shoe en suite with the head 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in head £250-350

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374 THREE PAINTED TRUNCHEONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY of turned wood, the first painted in gilt polychrome including ‘Bucks Constable’ in a cartouche beneath the crowned Royal cypher, and the base stamped ‘Field, 50 Le Mans St’; the second painted in gilt polychrome, including ‘Rochdale Special Constabulary’ and applied with a silver label engraved ‘S.C.Stott’ and with Chester marks; the third painted in gilt polychrome with the Royal arms and ‘Sculcoats’ (losses) and a modern composite truncheon the first: 37.2 cm; 14 ¾ in (4) £250-350 375 THREE PAINTED TRUNCHEONS, 19TH CENTURY the first for the Dockyard Police, painted in gilt polychrome (losses); the second painted in gilt polychrome with the Royal cypher ‘VR’ crowned and with a star and crescent; the third painted in gilt polychrome with the crowned royal cypher ‘WIV’ and ‘special constable’, and a plain wooden truncheon, wood stamped ‘CP’ the first: 43.0 cm; 17 in (4) £250-350 376 AN 1840 PATTERN LANCE, A NAVAL BOARDING PIKE, AND THREE FURTHER LANCES, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, the first with iron head, a pair of long straps, on a portion of its wooden haft, with an associated red and white pennant; the second with iron head struck with a mark, a pair of long straps, on its ash haft with iron shoe; the third, fourth and fifth with long hafts and leather grips (one head incomplete, one head and two shoes missing); the rear half of an 1868 pattern lance, with its iron shoe, seven iron shoes of 1868 type and a further iron shoe for a lance the first 59.0 cm; 23 ¼ in head (13)

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377 TWO PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, with fullered blades (areas of rust), hilts with folding side-guards, wire-bound grips applied with the Imperial cypher, each in its scabbard with a single suspension ring the first: 78.0 cm; 30 ¾ in blade (2) £200-300 378 THREE PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, with fullered blades by W. K. & C, the first with brass hilt cast with foliage in low relief, fixed side-guard, banded horn grip with applied Imperial cypher, in its black painted scabbard with two suspension rings; the second with brass hilt with folding side-guard, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip with applied Imperial cypher, in its plated scabbard with two suspension rings; the third with brass hilt with fixed side-guard, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip applied with brass Imperial cypher, in its blackened scabbard with two bands, one with a suspension ring (the other ground down), with its knot the first: 84.2 cm; 33 ¼ in blade (3)

380 A PRUSSIAN CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD AND TWO CONTINENTAL REGULATION SWORDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, the first with fullered blade (chemically cleaned), gilt-brass hilt including langet with enamelled star for the Order of the Black Eagle, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip; the second probably French, with curved fullered blade, sheet steel hilt including cap pommel, in its scabbard (the iron parts painted black); and the third with fullered blade, nickelplated triple bar hilt of flattened bars, in its scabbard the first: 74.8 cm; 29 ½ in blade (3) £200-300 381 A RUSSIAN MODEL 1881 DRAGOON SHASQUA of regulation type, with fullered blade (the tip shortened), brass hilt, spirally carved wooden grip, in its regulation scabbard complete with bayonet 76.8 cm; 30 ¼ in blade £200-300

£300-400 379 A SAXON MODEL 1840 ARTILLERY SHORTSWORD AND THREE FURTHER CONTINENTAL SHORTSWORDS of regulation type, the first stamped ‘PDL’ within a beaded oval at the forte and with brass hilt; the second for a pioneer, with broad saw-backed blade and brass hilt; the third with slightly curved blade and sheet steel basket-guard, and the fourth with a brief inscription on the blade, brass stirrup hilt, in its scabbard 48.0 cm; 19 in blade (4) £250-350

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382 TWO SOVIET NAVAL DIRKS of regulation type, the first etched ‘57’ at the forte and the second ‘1977’, each with brass mounts, celluloid grip, in its scabbard 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in blades (2) £250-350 383 TWO U.S. COLLINS MACHETES AND TWO FIGHTING KNIVES the first two dated 1940, with the maker’s details at the forte, each in its scabbard; the third and fourth copies of the f.s. fighting knife, each in its scabbard the first: 37.0 cm; 14 ½ in blade (4) £150-200

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384 A MACE IN THE FRENCH FIRST EMPIRE MAMELUKE GUARD STYLE OF CIRCA 1804-15, 20TH CENTURY with bulbous iron head of six shaped flanges, tubular iron socket, and fluted copper alloy haft with domed basal cap pierced for a ring (now missing) 61.0 cm; 24 in overall

387 THREE FRENCH MODEL 1831 INFANTRY SHORTSWORDS (COUPE CHOUX) of regulation type, the first dated 1832 at the forte, in its scabbard, the second and third signed Talabot Fs the first: 49.0 cm; 19 ¼ in blade (3)

See Ariés fascicule 1, 1971

See Ariés fascicule 1, 1966

£400-600

£100-150

385 A FRENCH MODEL ANXI CAVALRY SWORD AND ANOTHER FRENCH REGULATION SWORD, DATED 1830 of regulation type, the first struck with inspectors marks at the forte, arsenal inscription on the back-edge (indistinct, grip replaced), in its scabbard (rusted); the second, a French regulation sword, dated 1830, with pipe-backed blade with Klingenthal arsenal inscription and the date on the back-edge, brass triple bar hilt (quillon bent, grip binding loose), in its scabbard (rusted) the first: 96.2 cm; 37 ⅞ in blade (2)

388 A FRENCH MODEL 1822 CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD DATED 1863, A FRENCH MODEL 1896 CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD, DATED 1908 AND ANOTHER SWORD of regulation type, the first with Châtellerault arsenal inscription, the date and model designation on the back-edge, brass hilt cast with foliage (grip damaged), in its scabbard (rusted); the second with national arms manufactory inscription, the date and model designation on the back-edge, and brass hilt cast with foliage in low relief, and the third in the French style, with curved fullered blade, brass triple-bar hilt (grip binding missing), in its iron scabbard the first: 92.2 cm; 36 ¼ in blade (3)

For the first see Ariès 2nd fasciule, 1966. £300-400 386 A FRENCH 1816 INFANTRY SHORTSWORD (BRIQUET) AND TWO FURTHER SHORTSWORDS the first of regulation type, the hilt bent by a lead ball, perhaps contemporary; the second and third based on the same model, each with curved blade and brass stirrup hilt, in its scabbard the first: 68.2 cm; 26 ⅞ in blade (3)

For the first see Ariès 1st fascicule, 1967 and second ibid, 1st fascicule, 1966. £250-350

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Militaria 389 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S CHAPSKA OF THE 17TH LANCERS, CIRCA 1837-43 a rare example by Cater, 56 Pall Mall. The skull, front and back peaks all decorated with wide and narrow stripes of gold embroidery.

White cloth top 8 ½ inches square, with gold cord on the angles and across the top, bearing a gold bullion rosette with VR cypher on blue velvet. Gold lace band with blue central stripe around the waist. A magnificent gilt rayed plate, mounted with fine white metal Royal Arms above a Death’s head. The skull lined with roan leather and crimson silk. Top mothed and slightly defective, gold embroidery tarnished, upper element of lining absent £2500-3500

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390 AN 1834 PATTERN OFFICER’S HELMET OF THE INNISKILLING DRAGOONS with gilt brass skull with rayed front plate mounted with post-1837 Royal Arms above a “Waterloo” scroll, and side-ornaments of acanthus leaf pattern. A metal band above the peak, bearing regimental title. A metal comb with embossed oakleaf decoration to sides, and a massive finial at the front in the form of a lion’s forepart. Fine tapered chin-scales formed of four-point plates.

Lining to skull missing, chinscales slightly defective, applique ornaments detached but present

391 A TROOPER’S HELMET OF DRAGOON GUARDS OR HEAVY DRAGOONS, CIRCA 1818-34 a “Roman” pattern helmet, with massive blackened steel skull and brass fittings. Rayed front plate bearing the Royal Arms with Hanoverian escutcheon. Sprays of oak and laurel leaves to sides and brass chin-scales. A tall metal “comb”, with attachments for a bearskin crest. Replacement lining to skull, chin-scales incomplete, refinished £600-800

£2000-3000

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392 TWO CHAPSKAS OF THE 12TH LANCERS, VICTORIAN AND LATER the first a cap of officers’ pattern, the peak and skull decorated with broad and narrow bands of gold French braid, the upper part, now faded to dark crimson, edged with gold cord and bearing a corded rosette with GR cypher embroidered on velvet, fine gilt rayed plate mounted with battle honour scrolls in gilt and Royal Arms, Sphinx and Prince of Wales’s plumes in silver, black leather headband, scarlet feather plume, lacking socket; the second a good Trooper’s example with QVC plate, worsted trim, original lining, all features present including scarlet plume in socket

393 A VICTORIAN NCO’S CHAPKA OF THE 17TH LANCERS as for Trooper’s caps, but with gold cord edging to corners of upper part, corded rosette and gold lace waist-band blue stripe, plain front and back peaks, plate of officer’s pattern but struck in brass. white horsehair plume, lacking socket A label states that this cap was possibly worn at Balaclava £400-600

Certain features of the first cap, notably the corded rosette, nonregulation gold lace to the waist, and the black leather lining, suggest that it may have been modified at some stage, probably for use by a warrant officer

394 A VICTORIAN TROOPER’S CHAPKA OF THE 17TH LANCERS with white American cloth top, yellow worsted waist-band with blue stripe, and a blue and yellow worsted rosette with regimental button, yellow cord edging to corners of the upper part, brass plate and black horsehair plume

£800-1200

£400-600

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395 A MILITIA OFFICER’S SHAKO the cylindrical shako of Albert style, with black leather top and peaks, and black cloth sides, with a gilt Albert star plate mounted with a fine white metal curled bugle horn with a shield in the curl, bearing a portcullis and three seaxes, narrow chin chain, stitching faults to peaks and now with lining of Hawkes & Co, 1 Savile Row £500-700

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396 A SHAKO OF BELL TOP STYLE, CIRCA 1832-9, AND ANOTHER SHAKO the first of black beaver, the top possibly of American cloth, bearing a brass plate of the Royal Artillery 1832 - 39 pattern, brass tapering chinscales with lion’s head bosses (partly defective) and an incorrect pom-pom; the second of black beaver and similar to an Albert shako, with struck brass plate, and a fine red pom-pom in an ornate socket (2) £400-600

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397 AN 1847 PATTERN OFFICER’S HELMET OF THE INNISKILLING DRAGOONS with white metal skull with gilt fittings, part of gilt decoration to peak absent, chin-chain absent, incorrect (white over red) plume, crimson leather headband £500-700 398 AN 1871 PATTERN DRAGOON HELMET the good Trooper’s white metal helmet, with brass fittings and a white metal star, black-over-red horsehair plume and black leather headband, incorrectly-fitting rosettes for chin-chain £400-600 399 A HELMET OF THE MONTGOMERYSHIRE YEOMANRY, CIRCA 1882-1914 a Trooper’s helmet, the skull and fittings all of white metal, the star mounted with regimental title and Dragon, spike and base present but plume missing, replacement head-band of pale leather. minor dents to skull, star of poor quality

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£350-500

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400 AN 1871 PATTERN TROOPER’S DRAGOON HELMET, AND ANOTHER probably for the Inniskilling Dragoons, white metal skull, brass fittings and white plume, severe damage to the brass star plate, now fitted with replacement numeral 6, and to back of skull, leather head-band worn and perished; together with an 1871 pattern Trooper’s helmet, probably of the 1st King’s Dragoon Guards, badge incorrectly fitted with ‘2’, scarlet plume, leather lining, chinchain present but defective (2) £300-400

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401 A HUSSAR TROOPER’S BUSBY, CIRCA 1914, THREE FURTHER BUSBYS AND A CAP the first a sealskin cap, with triple yellow body cord, scarlet bag traced with yellow braid and with corded boss, black leather internal headband with Hobson’s label dated 1914, chin-chain, plume and plume socket absent; the second a gunner’s busby of the Royal Horse Artillery, the sealskin cap by Hobson’s, with triple yellow square cord body line, plain scarlet bag and leather chinstrap, with a white plume; the third A Victorian Yeomanry Hussar officer’s busby with brown fur (largely defective), plain scarlet bag, triple gold body cord and corded chin-chain, roan leather headband with crimson silk lining bearing Hawkes label, plume of white horsehair over red vulture feathers, cockade absent; the fourth a Trooper’s busby of a Life Hussar’s regiment, black sealskin (somewhat bare-patched), with black/silver cockade, white metal scroll reading ‘Mit.Gott.Für.König.und.Vaterland’, above a large white metal death’s head; the fifth a Fusilier’s black cap with leather lining with label inscribed RHQ/RRF/No 4/City of London, fittings for plume, but plume and grenade absent (5)

402 A TROOPER’S HUSSAR STYLE BUSBY AND TWO OTHER CAPS the first now fitted in modern times for use as an officer’s item, with silver body-cords and boss, the scarlet bag traced with silver Russia braid, retaining original Trooper’s quality headband and lining; the second a guardsman’s bearskin with black fur on a basket framework, lacking plume and chin-chain; the third a busby style cap, probably theatrical, with black fur and a plain red bag, small corded boss to front but no provision for a plume, protective helmet lining (3)

£400-500

£350-450 403 A ROYAL SIGNALS OFFICER’S BUSBY, CIRCA 1920-39 of black fur, with black cloth bag on right hand side, complete with gilt ball plume socket, mounted with Mercury and scroll inscribed CERTA CITO, lacking its leather chinstrap and plume, and with slightly defective lining, in a tin named to an officer of the West Somerset Yeomanry £80-120

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404 AN OFFICER’S HELMET OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY, CIRCA 1902-14 a good example by Hawkes, complete with ball ornament and base, rosettes, chin-chain and KC gilt plate, good roan leather headband and crimson silk lining, in a carrying tin £250-300 405 A LIGHT INFANTRY OFFICER’S HELMET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY a good example, of green cloth, gilt spike, spike base, rosettes and chin-chain, now incorrectly fitted with a bronze plate of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, in a carrying-tin £200-300 406 AN OFFICER’S HELMET OF THE PRINCE OF WALES’S VOLUNTEERS, CIRCA 1902-14

by Flight, complete with spike and base, rosettes and chin-chain, KC plate with Sphinx to centre and title scroll, fittings slightly dull, in a carrying tin £200-300 407 A BRITISH OFFICER’S CLOTH HELMET, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of blue cloth, with white metal fittings, spike and base, and now with a corded chin-chain and ORs’ white metal plate of the 1st Berkshire Rifle Volunteers, in a carrying tin £150-200 408 A SHAKO OF THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, CIRCA 1902-14 An ORs’ example of unusually high quality, with white metal KC plate, black plaited cap-cords and corded boss, diced red, white and black band £100-150 409 OFFICERS’ CAPS, CIRCA 1902 AND LATER Three officers’ caps of the Royal Army Medical Corps including a blue forage cap with maroon band and welt, with KC badge, a field officer’s example with gold peak edging and QEC bi-metal badge, and a maroon side cap with blue flaps with a KC bi-metal badge and good QEC buttons; a blue forage cap of the Royal Marines with KC badge, cover absent and chinstrap broken; a green beret with good 2-part badge in gilt metal; four Royal Artillery caps including one with KC buttons and embroidered grenade badge (slightly stained), two similar caps (one with slight moth damage), and an OR’s forage cap with anodised QEC badge; a Royal Navy Captain or Commander’s cap with a single row of oakleaf embroidery to peak, black mohair band and embroidered badge; a blue cap of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment with a buff welt to the edging of the crown, brass buttons and white metal badge; a green cap of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, with small white metal bugle-horn badge on a red boss; a khaki cap of the Royal Engineers with KC bronze badge; a similar cap of the Royal Fusiliers with bronze grenade badge; a sapper’s blue side cap with QEC buttons; and an assortment of berets including examples of RAMC, AAC, RMP, Para, HAC, RA, UN, etc (qty) £200-300

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410 TROPICAL HELMETS AND OTHER ITEMS, CIRCA 1901-39 including an officer’s khaki Colonial pattern helmet, with buff binding to peaks, cotton pagri and roan leather lining, slightly stained, otherwise in good condition; an officer’s good khaki Wolseley of the Royal Engineers by Hawkes, Savile Row, with drab cotton pagri bearing RE patch on left side and leather binding to brim; an officer’s white Wolseley by Townsends, London, with 8-fold white cotton pagri, white buff binding to brim, roan leather headband and crimson lining, moth damage to green brim lining, top button absent; an OR’s khaki Wolseley, stained; a khaki slouch hat with Australian Army badge and seven-fold pagri of pale cotton; a similar slouch hat, of the Prince of Wales’s Light Horse, by Mountcastle & Sons, Brisbane; three other slouch hats, in poor condition, and various other items (qty) £200-300 411 OFFICER’S SERVICE DRESS CAPS, MID-20TH CENTURY OR LATER the first of the Royal Engineers with good QEC badge, minimal moth damage; the second a fine Royal Leicestershire example, of khaki whipcord, with bronze badge; the third of the Royal Army Medical Corps, with bronze badge; the rest of the Royal Artillery, two with bronze QEC badges and anodised chinstrap buttons, one with bronze buttons but lacking badge (6) £120-150 412 BRITISH WORLD WAR TWO STEEL HELMETS painted khaki, all but one complete with leather linings, together with three civilian officials' grey helmets with linings attached by external laces (qty) £100-150 413 FORAGE CAPS OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY the first a fine example for an officer of the HAC Infantry Battalion

by Hobsons, as for Grenadier Guards, but with silver embroidery to peak, with black mohair braid band and embroidered grenade badge, mounted with gilt HAC monogram; the second a good example for an officer of the Battery, by Herbert Johnson, as for Royal Artillery, but with a blue central stripe to the scarlet band, with a grenade badge mounted with gilt HAC monogram; the third similar, with a field officer’s gold embroidered edging to peak, lacking badge; and the fourth an OR’s cap, with brass badge and peak-binding (4) £120-180

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414 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S PEAKED PILLBOX FORAGE CAP OF THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS with stiff blue cloth sides and band of black oakleaf lace, top with a black corded button and black braid figure, roan leather headband and red silk lining with name of L Silberson, 2 Regent’s Place, three-quarter inch gold passing (now blackened) to edge of peak, badge of Welsh Dragon in silver on a black velvet ground within a well-detailed crowned gilt bayleaf wreath

417 OFFICERS’ CAPS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, POST 1902 including an Air Officer’s peaked cap, with gold embroidery to peak and black mohair band with embroidered KC badge; three officers’ peaked caps, with KC badges; an officer’s side cap, with KC buttons and bronze badge; a modern side cap with QEC buttons; and an OR’s side cap, with blackened KC badge. Some moth damage (7)

£200-300

£60-80

415 A WORLD WAR ONE OTHER RANK’S CAP AND OTHER ITEMS the first a soft khaki service cap, by Rees & Bonn, dated 1918, with narrow chin-strap and brass badge of the RAOC; the second an officer’s khaki side cap of the Royal Fusiliers, with bronze grenade badge; the third an OR’s blue Glengarry of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, with diced band and KC gilding metal grenade badge on black rosette, together with another Glengarry (4)

418 TWO SAXON PICKELHAUBES the first an OR’s helmet with black leather skull and peak, bi-metal plate, brass spike and base, back-strap and peak-binding, green/white state cockade to left-hand rosette, 8-tongued leather headband and worn leather chinstrap, national cockade absent; the second a Saxon artilleryman’s pickelhaube, with grey-painted skull of felt or fibre, with a brass ball ornament and rayed star mounted with a white metal Maltese Cross bearing the crown and Arms of Saxony, cockades incorrect/missing, the interior stamped with date 1916 (2)

£100-150 416 A KHAKI SERVICE DRESS CAP OF AN OFFICER OF THE 16TH LANCERS, CIRCA 1903-14

by F.A. Stone, with stiffened crown and regimental buttons to narrow chinstrap, with moth damage to peak, and badge removed

£300-400

£60-90

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419 TWO PRUSSIAN PICKELHAUBES the first an OR artilleryman’s helmet with black leather skull and peak, brass peak-binding and fittings, including ball ornament and plate, leather head-band, state cockade only; the second an infantryman’s helmet with leather skull and peaks, grey-painted metal spike and spike-base, and Eagle plate, leather chin-strap with National cockade only, and 8-tongue leather headband (2) £300-400 420 EUROPEAN HEADDRESS comprising a German officer’s pickelhaube, with black leather or fibre skull and brass peak-binding, now with a poorly-fitting brass spike-base, secured by white metal star screws, fluted brass spike, a fine and massive white metal Guard star, possibly from a Garde Cuirassier helmet, to front, white metal chin-scales secured by National and Imperial cockades, roan leather headband and blue silk lining; a Bavarian officer’s helmet, with black fibre skull and peak with square corners, National and Imperial cockades, the Arms and motto of Bavaria in gilt metal, cruciform spike-base of white metal, with gilt star bolt-heads, fine leather headband but silk element of lining absent and spike defective; a Bavarian officer’s picklehaube, gilt metal fittings and cruciform-spike base, brass spike bearing black horsehair lume, Bavarian arms to front, brass edging to square peak, brass chin-scales with State and National cockades, roan leather headband and silk lining; a German Hussar’s busby of the Life Hussar Regiment with large Death’s Head badge in white metal, brass chin-scales, black and silver boss, scarlet bag and black leather lining; a Russian officer’s peaked cap with wide black crown black braid band and white piping, patent leather peak and gold chain gimp chinstrap, double badge, the upper one the double-headed Eagle and shield of St George, the lower one the Soviet star in red enamel about an anchor within a bayleaf wreath; an East German grey cap, dated 1967, with pink welts to crown-seam and edges of band, cockade above crossed swords on oakleaf sprays in white metal; three Imperial German officers’ peaked caps, various colours; a blue cap with black braid band edged with gilt metal sprays and badge in gilt and red enamel; a French officer’s pale blue kepi, the red top with gold Russia braid ornament, narrow gold lace to sides (mothed and slightly crumpled); another kepi; and a red cloth fez with black tassel (qty) £600-900 421 A PRUSSIAN INFANTRYMAN’S PICKELHAUBE An OR’s helmet of glazed black leather or fibre, with brass peakedging, backstrap, spike, spike-base and good Eagle plate, National cockade only £250-400

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422 FOUR GERMAN HELMETS comprising a green-painted WW1 steel helmet, complete with lugs for fitting an additional armoured vizor, but without lining; a similar helmet, painted white, complete with padded leather lining and leather chinstrap, various stamped markings to brim; a Prussian infantryman's pickelhaube of glazed black leather or fibre, with brass peak-edging, backstrap, spike and spike-base, low quality brass Eagle plate, chinstrap and cockades absent; and another Prussian infantryman's pickelhaube, with green-painted steel skull, dark metal spike and spike-base, and good darkened metal Eagle, leather chin-strap with National and Imperial cockades, and 8-tongue leather headband (4) £250-350

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423 FOUR EUROPEAN HELMETS comprising an Austrian officer’s chapka of the 6th Uhlans., black leather skull edged round the top with wide gold lace, crimson cloth upper part, 4 inches square, the sides trimmed with narrow gold cord crossing at the top, the waist encircled by a narrow gilt chain, gilt double-headed Eagle plate, the central shield mounted with a black enamelled 6, gilt tapering chinscales with foliate plates and lions’ head rosettes, black horsehair drooping plume with gilt finial, roan leather headband and cream silk lining inscribed with owner’s name, skull split at the back; a Swedish dragoon helmet with plated skull, brass spike and peakbindings, the royal arms of Sweden to the front, and brass cockade to the left side, lining absent, one bolt missing from spike base; a khaki-painted French Adrien helmet (shell only - no lining or chinstrap); and a relic condition French cuirassier’s helmet, with brass skull and black fur band, plain leather peak, and crest with embossed decoration to edges, lacking its mane (4)

425 A LATE VICTORIAN STAFF OFFICER’S FULL DRESS TUNIC an example of the uniform worn by Staff Officers until circa 1895, scarlet tunic, edged all round and trimmed with gold cord, four loops of cord each side in front forming double eyes and drops, cord ornament to backseams, lace edging to collar and cuffs, trimmed with Russia braid figuring, olivets missing, minor moth damage, together with a pair of blue overalls with wide scarlet cloth stripes

£300-400

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424 AN OFFICER’S UNIFORM OF THE 15TH HUSSARS, VICTORIAN a magnificent and largely complete uniform with a fine blue tunic trimmed with gilt chain gimp, the collar and sleeves braided for a Captain, a pair of levee pantaloons with a row of gold lace edged with Russia, gold cord cap-lines with acorn finials, a gold-laced shoulder-belt and embroidered pouch of regimental pattern, a Full Dress sabretache in its foul weather cover, with gold-laced swordbelt and slings, a scarlet Torin cap with regimental badge, a gold-laced scarlet pill-box forage cap, and a cloth of red silk, edged with gold “Austrian” lace and bearing the goldembroidered ornaments from the forecorners and hindcorners of a 15th Hussars shabracque; together with a leather case, named to M Allfrey and containing a blue glass bottle inscribed POISON, all contained in a contemporary metal case (qty)

426 UNIFORMS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY a late Victorian blue Full Dress tunic of Artillery Volunteers, with silver lace and cord decoration to collar and sleeves, QVC white metal Gun buttons and embroidered crown to shoulder-cords. heavily tarnished; together with a Gunner’s Full Dress jacket of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, the front bearing 13 loops of yellow worsted cord, now with anodised buttons, and a pair of overalls with scarlet stripes (3)

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428 A UNIFORM OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY LIGHT CAVALRY, MODERN the senior NCO’s blue Full Dress tunic with scarlet facings, trimmed as for hussars with silver gimp edging, six loops each side in front, Austrian knots to sleeves and ornaments to backseams, badges of rank to right sleeve, and gold grenades to collar (all olivets now removed); together with a pair of overalls with double scarlet stripes, and a blue frock, also of the Light Cavalry, cut as for No.1 Dress but with scarlet collar and cuffs, and chain mail to shoulders; plus six pillbox caps trimmed with silver lace of various widths, three stable belts, a scarlet busby bag with silver braid trim, and a quantity of white over red busby plumes (qty) £100-150 429 AN OFFICER’S FROCK COAT OF THE FOOT GUARDS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY a good example, with black braid loops and other ornamentation, with Major’s rank-badges £70-100 430 UNIFORM OF THE COUNTY OF LONDON YEOMANRY (SHARPSHOOTERS), MODERN comprising a Trooper’s No.1 Dress Jacket, with shoulder-chains, anodised buttons, collar-badges, and Parachute wings on right shoulder (severe moth damage); a pair of green No.1 Dress trousers with double yellow stripes; a No.2 Dress khaki tunic and trousers of the Sharpshooters; another pair of No1 Dress trousers with double yellow stripes; a pair of pantaloons with double-stripes of gold “Bias and Stand” lace; a pair of trousers with silver Thistle lace stripes; an officer’s side cap with scarlet body and flaps, and yellow cloth top, with anodised buttons and embroidered badge; and a Trooper’s scarlet forage cap with a QEC badge (8)

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427 A GEORGIAN UNIFORM OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF An officer’s scarlet single-breasted coatee with four pairs of silver embroidered frog-drop loops with gilt buttons each side in front, fastening with hooks and eyes, tall black velvet collar with a frogdrop at each end, black velvet cuffs, also with a buttoned frog-drop, and two further loops on sleeves, similar decoration and white turnbacks to back-skirts and white cotton lining; together with a single epaulette, the blue strap and crescent with silver embroidery and bullions £800-1200

£60-80 431 AN OFFICER’S UNIVERSAL PATTERN FROCK COAT, CIRCA 1902-14 a good example, of the Queen’s Bays, with gilt badges and buttons, Captain’s embroidered badges of rank, and ribbon of the Queen’s South Africa Medal £50-70 432 INDIAN ARMY OFFICER’S MESS DRESS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first a drab cloth jacket of Rifles style, with drab braid edging, loops and braided olivets to front (some missing, others frayed), scarlet collar and cuffs; the second another drab cloth mess jacket, probably of the same regiment, but of later style, with scarlet roll collar, cuffs and shoulder-straps; the third a pair of drab overalls with scarlet welts in outer seams; the fourth a scarlet mess jacket with pale green roll collar, bearing badges of the 3rd Madras Regiment, cuffs and shoulder-straps (4) £40-60

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433 A RIFLES OFFICER’S MESS JACKET AND WAISTCOAT, PRE-1902 a black cloth jacket of the pre-1902 King’s Royal Rifle Corps pattern, with black mohair braid edging and black cord loops and olivets to front, scarlet collar and cuffs, both ornamented with black braid, KC rank-badges to the shoulder-cords, companion black waistcoat, edged with a double row of black braid showing Russia braid eyes and a scarlet stripe between, and a pair of black barathea overalls by John Burton, Secunderabad, with wide black mohair stripes; together with a green serge frock with scarlet piping to collar-seam and crossed katar collar-badges (significant moth damage) (4) £40-60 434 AN OFFICER’S BUSH JACKET OF THE KING’S AFRICAN RIFLES, MID-20TH CENTURY A khaki drill tunic, with 5 black regimental buttons to the placket front, black 2nd Lieutenant’s star and KAR shoulder-title on scarlet backing £30-40

435 A LATE VICTORIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S RED FROCK scarlet tunic of an auxiliary battalion, with external pockets, white collar, cuffs and shoulder-straps, silvered buttons and Sphinx collar-badges £30-40 436 A SABRETACHE OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY an officer’s embroidered sabretache, complete with its foulweather cover £160-240 437 AN OFFICER’S SABRETACHE OF THE HAC LIGHT CAVALRY, MODERN a well-made example, with red leather pocket and scarlet cloth flap edged with silver “Herringbone” lace with crimson train, guelphic crown in gold and coloured embroidery, above a blue cloth strap bearing the regimental title encircling the LC monogram in silver embroidery, above laurel sprays, also in silver embroidery, complete with its three silver-laced slings and a foulweather case £250-400

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438 A COLLECTION OF MILITARY BOOTS including a pair of brown Field Boots, with their trees; a pair of Polo boots, with spurs; a pair of officer’s brown half-boots, with laced insteps and double buckles; two pairs of Wellington boots, one of them with swan-necked box spurs; and another pair, possibly for a naval officer, with short uppers (qty) £60-100

439 AN ASSORTMENT OF OFFICER’S UNIFORM ITEMS, LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN including a pouch belt of the 15th Hussars, complete with buckle, tip and slide; a set of cap-lines, plaited as for 11th Hussars; an infantry officer’s Victorian levee belt and slings; and a set of goldlaced sabretache slings (qty) £60-80

441 THREE WORLD WAR TWO PERIOD OFFICERS’ BATTLEDRESS BLOUSES the first a blouse dated 1943, with Captain’s stars, stand-and-fall collar and fly front, ribbons of 1939-45 Star, Africa and Italy Stars, in very good condition; a Captain’s blouse and trousers, the blouse with Royal Artillery shoulder-flashes and WW2 medal ribbons, button-holes cut through; and an officer’s blouse of the King’s Regiment, complete with collar-badges, along with a pair of trousers, with webbing belt (5) £70-100

442 A WORLD WAR TWO HOME GUARD OFFICER’S BATTLEDRESS the Khaki serge blouse with stand-and-fall collar and button-holes cut through, lieutenant’s worsted rank-badges and shoulderflashes of the Home Guard above SX and 2; together with a Lieutenant Colonel’s khaki greatcoat (some moth damage) (2) £60-80

440 AN OFFICER’S HOUSING OF THE HAC LIGHT CAVALRY TROOP, MODERN A blue saddle cloth, edged with a double row of silver “Bias & Stand” lace, separated by a row of red silk, the hind corners bearing a Guelphic crown above a blue strap embroidered with ‘HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY’, with the LC monogram in silver in the centre, in mint condition; together with a Horse Blanket of the National Lancers, the dark blue woollen blanket with mauve underside, edged with narrow yellow braid and a badge to front corners, dated 1836 £200-300

443 A WORLD WAR TWO PERIOD ROYAL ENGINEER OFFICER’S BATTLEDRESS AND OTHER UNIFORM comprising a Khaki serge blouse with shirt-style collar, fly front and Corps shoulder-flashes, unidentified formation-sign to right sleeve, rank badges removed, with trousers, khaki Service Dress cap with bi-metal badge, and webbing drawing case, some moth damage; together with a Lieutenant Colonel’s No.1 Dress Jacket with good gilt collar and rank badges, anodised buttons and WW2 medal-ribbons, and a pair of trousers with red stripe (qty) £40-60

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444 A WORLD WAR TWO PERIOD SERVICE DRESS TUNIC OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS in whipcord khaki, with bronze collar grenades, bronze Lietenant-Colonel’s badges of rank, KC badges and buttons; together with a pair of khaki trousers and a Trooper’s crimson trousers of the 11th Hussars (minor moth damage) (3) £40-60 445 OFFICERS’ SERVICE DRESS TUNICS, WORLD WAR TWO PERIOD OR LATER the first a good example, in khaki whipcord, named to Bamford-Smith, mixed buttons and medal ribbons of OBE, WW1, Defence Medal, 39-45 War Medal and Jubilee medals; the second a post-1953 khaki tunic of the Royal Military Police with white metal collar-badges and anodised buttons, together with a forage cap and SD cap also of the RMP (4) £40-60 446 A GERMAN BREASTPLATE (SAPPENPANZER), CIRCA 1917 of regulation type, formed of a main plate with up-turned rim at the neck, pierced in the centre, perhaps in action, fitted with a pair of broad curved plates for the shoulders and the inside with a pair of slotted mounts for attaching the three plates (now missing) 37.0 cm; 14 ½ in high

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452 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S SHOULDER BELT PLATE OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS the frosted gilt plate mounted with a grenade bearing the Royal Cypher reversed and intertwined (ball of the grenade rubbed); together with a white buff leather belt of the Grenadier Guards with its gilt clasp, the grenade bearing reversed VR cypher (2)

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453 AN OFFICER’S SHOULDER BELT PLATE OF THE ROYAL MARINES a fine example, of burnished gilt mounted with the Royal Crest and scrolls inscribed ‘GIBRALTAR’ and ‘PER MARE PER TERRAM’

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449 AN OFFICER’S SHOULDER BELT PLATE AND WAIST PLATE OF THE 8TH (KING’S) REGIMENT the first of gilt brass, mounted with the Crown, Garter, Horse and ‘VIII’ (two small holes below); the second of frosted gilt, mounted with the Horse in silver and ‘VIII’ within a Garter, with scroll inscribed ‘KINGS’ below; together with three officers’ waist belt plates of the same regiment, one mounted with the Royal cypher of King William IV, one similarly mounted with that of Queen Victoria, another bearing the Horse in fine white metal (gilt rubbed) (5) £600-900 450 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S HELMET PLATE OF THE ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT in gilt-brass, the centre mounted with the Stag in silver on a maroon velvet ground £180-250 451 AN OFFICER’S BELL-TOP SHAKO PLATE OF THE 8TH (KING’S) REGIMENT a gilt rayed plate, the Horse in silver and numeral VIII in gilt on a red velvet ground, complete with its fixings £600-900

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454 AN OFFICER’S SABRETACHE OF THE 6TH DRAGOON GUARDS, CIRCA 1860-1902 of black patent leather, mounted with gilt metal crown above an oval strap inscribed ‘THE CARABINIERS’ on crossed carbines above scrolls for ‘SEBASTOPOL’ and ‘DELHI’ £160-240 455 AN OFFICER’S SABRETACHE OF THE DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY, LATE 19TH CENTURY of black patent leather, mounted with gilt metal crown above a Rose within a threepart scroll bearing regimental title, complete with its three gold-laced slings £150-220 456 AN IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S WAISTSASH of Prussian belt silver with two black stripes, massive tassels with worked heads and long fringe; together with four German OR’s pickelhaube plates, including two in brass, one probably for an Erzatz helmet and one for a Garde eagle; a star plate bearing a brass Napoleonic eagle in an oak and bayleaf wreath, and a brass Russian shako-plate with double-headed eagle above numeral ‘38’ (7) £150-200

457 A VICTORIAN LIFE GUARDS OFFICER’S POUCH BADGE AND OTHER ITEMS a QVC badge, mounted with the Garter Star in white metal and enamel, and ‘PENINSULA’ and ‘WATERLOO’ scrolls (gilt elements dull); together with an OR’s helmet-star of the 3rd Dragoon Guards; a brass QVC helmet-plate with the Royal Cypher in the centre, bearing a label stating it to be a proposed item for a white helmet; an OR’s glengarry badge for the 15th Regiment (Yorks East Riding); and a Royal Marines OR’s valise badge (5) £150-200 458 INFANTRY OFFICERS’ HEADDRESS PLATES AND BELT-PLATES a gilt star Universal Pattern helmet plate with Queen Victoria crown, lacking its mounts; a similar plate, with King’s Crown; a white metal shoulder-belt plate (never mounted in fittings) and two gilt waist-belt plates, all lacking mounts (5) £200-300 459 A GROUP OF OR’S CHAPKA-PLATES AND OTHER ITEMS KC and QVC plates for the 9th Lancers, a QVC plate of the 17th Lancers, and KC for the 5th Lancers; together with part of an 1847 pattern OR’s helmet of the 6th Dragoon Guards, and an OR’s helmetplate of an 1834 or 1843 Dragoon helmet (6) £400-600 460 FIVE BRASS BED PLATES one of each Foot Guards regiment, stamped or mounted with its regimental device (5) £70-100 461 AN OFFICER’S POUCH OF THE 2ND BENGAL CAVALRY (GARDNER’S HORSE) an important late Victorian or early Edwardian example of blue leather, the flap faced with mid-blue cloth and edged with Russia braid, in the centre an Imperial crown in gold embroidery above ‘2’ and ‘BENGAL CAVALRY’, flanked by embroidered scrolls inscribed ‘ARRACAN, PUNJAB, TEL EL KEBIR, SOBRAON’ and ‘EGYPT 1882’ £300-500

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462 AN OFFICER’S POUCH OF THE CENTRAL INDIA HORSE red leather pouch, the hallmarked silver flap with foliate engraving to edges and mounted with KC, crossed lances GRI cypher and regimental title £200-300 463 TWO OFFICERS’ POUCHES OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY the first, a fine blue leather pouch, with blue cloth flap bearing a gilt metal Gun, and regimental motto on crimson velvet scroll, complete with its foul-weather cover; the second, a pouch of similar design, also with foul-weather cover (lace dull) (2) £300-400 464 A POUCH AND BELT OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS the first with silver lace and white metal fittings; the second, with silver lace on blue leather, and white metal buckle, tip and slide (lace dull) (2) £200-300 465 AN OFFICER’S POUCH OF THE ESSEX ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS a fine blue leather example, with blue cloth flap edged with silver lace and embroidered with the Royal Arms between sprays of oak and bay leaves, and the regimental title below, in silver embroidery on crimson velvet scrolls

466 TWO RIFLES OFFICER’S POUCH BELTS the first of black leather, bearing an HM silver whistle and chainboss, and two scrolls, one inscribed ‘EGYPT 1882 - TEL EL KEBIR’, the other ‘KANDAHAR 1880 AFGHANISTAN 1878-80’, the central plate absent, with companion pouch bearing a bugle horn; the second an Officer’s pouch belt of the Robin Hood Rifles in black patent leather, bearing a white metal whistle and chain-boss, QVC Maltese Cross central plate of the ‘1ST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE RV CORPS’, with ‘RHR’ monogram, ornate buckle, tip and slide, with companion pouch, the flap mounted with a crown and bugle-horn (2) £200-300 467 OFFICERS’ POUCH BELTS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS the first with gold “Broken Bias” lace on blue leather, with ornate buckle, tip and slide, together with a small patent leather pouch, the flap bearing a large Gun in gilt metal (lace re-stitched and dull, gilt metal items rubbed); the second a black leather belt of the RAMC, bearing three rows of gold “passing” embroidery and gilt buckle, tip and slide (embroidery dull), together with a black leather folding pouch, the flap with VR cypher and edged with three rows of gold embroidery (2) £180-250

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468 AN ASSORTMENT OF OFFICER’S UNIFORM ITEMS including an officer’s pouch belt of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, with gold “Irish Wave” lace on tan leather, and ornate gilt buckle, tip and slide, all bearing small white metal Prince of Wales’s feathers at the corners; a set of gold cord cap-lines, plaited as for 11th Hussars; a Lancer officer’s gold gimp and orris cap-lines, and a Royal Artillery officer’s cap lines; an infantry officer’s Victorian levee belt and slings; and a set of gold-laced sabretache slings (qty) £150-200 469 A FIELD DRESS BOW CASE OF THE ROYAL COMPANY OF ARCHERS the green cloth belt, edged with black braid and crimson velvet, bearing a gilt metal badge of crossed arrows on the front, and the star of St Andrew (patent leather backing partly detatched) £40-60 470 A BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY CASE FOR A PRESENTATION SWORD TO FIELD MARSHALL SIR JOHN FOX BURGOYNE BT., G.C.B., CIRCA 1868 with glazed, fitted interior lined in plum velvet, the exterior with brass escutcheon enclosed in a brass frame, the former engraved with crossed field marshall's batons within a pair of fronds and the latter with the owner's name 39.0 cm; 15 ⅜ in x 102.5 cm; 40 ⅜ in x 11.8 cm; 46 ½ in Sir John Fox Burgoyne (1782-1871) was a distinguished solider, described by Napoleon III as ' the Moltke of England' in 1870, following his own defeat by the Prussians. He received a gold cross with one clasp for Badajoz, Salamanca, Vitoria, San Sebastian, and the Nive, and a silver medal with three clasps for Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, and the Nivelle. He became a knight of the Portuguese order of the Tower and Sword. For his services in the Crimea he gained the Mejidiye (first class) and the decoration of grand officer of the Légion d'honneur. Burgoyne was the eldest of four illegitimate children of Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne (1723-1792) and the singer Susan Caulfield. He was baptized at St Anne's, Soho, 15 August 1782, and named after his father and his sponsor, Charles James Fox. He advanced to the rank of field marshal on 1st January 1868, aged 86, with 'a special and exceptional' allowance of £1500 per year to mark 'the value of his services'. ~ £1000-1200 471 AN ASSEMBLAGE OF NAVAL, MILITARY AND AVIATION MATERIAL including a collection of flags, including an ensign of the Imperial German Navy, and a camp flag of a Foot Guards company (XVII Elizabeth I) on crimson silk; two musicstand banners; a pair of epaulettes, by Larcorn & Veysey, of Portsea, together with three Undress black leather sword-belts with KC clasps (some slings missing); a Captain’s KC shoulder-board for tropical uniform; cap-tallies for HMCS Saguenay, HMCS Bras D’or, and HMS Bilderston; a pair of bandsman’s blue Wings, edged and trimmed with lace; a massive leather saddle-holster for an early 20th Century Martini-Henry or Lee Enfield rifle; a 1903 pattern ammunition belt, bearing a label stating ‘used in Great War by Royal Horse Guards’; fourteen canes and swaggersticks of various units; a collection of military pouches including a brown leather pouch, the flap edged with a double row of embroidery and bearing a gilt metal VRI cypher; a tan leather pouch, edged with narrow embroidery and fitted with a small VR cypher; another brown leather pouch, with plain flap; a plain black patent leather pouch, lacking one suspension loop but attached to part of a white leather pouch-belt retaining its wavy buckle and slide; a modern black patent leather pouch, mounted with a bugle-horn, and a similar pouch, lacking badge; two tins issued to soldiers in the South African War in 1900 as a Christmas present from Queen Victoria (one containing fragments of biscuit), and two presented by Queen Mary for Christmas 1914; three military folding knives; four military bugles; a group of aviation memorabilia, including two enamelled plaques of the RAF Bomber Command, and two wooden photograph frames with a painted Iron Cross, in the form of an aircraft wing-tip; and a collection of fittings, mainly for post-Crimean British headdress (qty) £300-400

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472 AN ENAMELLED BOER WAR RECRUITING POSTER AND TWO BAKELITE WAR SAVINGS AWARDS, 1943 AND 1944 the first bearing the slogan ‘Recruits Are Now Wanted For All Branches Of His Majesty’s Army. God Save The King. Apply To Any Recruiter or to the Nearest Post Office’, with ‘E R’ and Edward VII arms above (damaged, areas of wear), with fixing holes; the second presented by the Air Ministry in recognition of successful achievement in Victory Week, May 1943, bearing the motto of the Royal Air Force, PER ARDUA AD ASTRA, above a winged figure fighting a three-headed serpent, with a pattern based on the Morse code for the letter V, representing Victory, below; the third presented by the War Office in recognition of successful achievement in Salute the Soldier Week, 1944, bearing the motto FOR FREEDOM above a soldier marching through the countryside the first: 66 cm x 81.5 cm; 26 in x 32 in (3) £150-200 473 OFFICER’S HEADDRESS PLATES a board of mainly officer’s headdress plates, including a “Stove Pipe Shako” Plate, a “Waterloo” Shako plate, an officer’s shako plate of the 3rd Light Dragoons circa 1860, an 1869 Shako plate of the 64th Regiment, a bronze plate of the 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers, an 1878-81 helmet plate of the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment and three helmet plates of the 1881-1901 period (one lacking its centre), three KC helmet plates (one for an auxiliary battalion), together with two plaidbrooches (14) £1000-1500 474 ROYAL MARINES INSIGNIA a board bearing approximately 35 items of insignia of the Royal Marines, including an officer’s fine cap badge in metal and gold embroidery, and ORs’ QVC helmet-plates of the Royal Marines Light Infantry and the Royal Marine Artillery, a valise badge and some buttons (qty) £180-250 475 BADGES AND BUTTONS, CIRCA 1902-14 a board with badges and some 61 buttons of KC period, mainly of officer quality in gilt/white metal, plus some 19 Officer’s Service Dress (OSD) badges in bronze; and another board, with approximately 70 KC vintage cap badges of county regiments (qty) £400-600

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476 GLENGARRY BADGES, PRE-1881 a board of metal Glengarry badges of numbered infantry regiments, including two of officers (34) £400-600

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477 AUXILIARY BATTALION INSIGNIA a board bearing approximately 94 officers’ and ORs’ cap badges, mainly of auxiliary battalions of regular infantry regiments but including 2nd Surrey RV, East Surrey Cyclists and Eton College VRC, together with badges of the Reserve Regiments of Dragoons, Hussars and Lancers, an OSD bronze of the Machine Gun Corps and items of the Imperial Camel Corps (qty) £250-350 478 BUTTONS AND BADGES a group of seven boards containing approximately 200 buttons and badges including an ORs’ pre-1881 helmetplate, a plastic WO2’s rank-badge, OSD bronzes of the KRRC and East Kent Mounted Rifles, some fine items of the Sharpshooters, the Machine Gun Corps, two good bimetal pairs of officers’ collar-badges of the Queen’s Regiment, and two Scots Guards officers’ rank stars in gold and coloured embroidery (qty) £400-600

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479 ARMOURED REGIMENT AND OTHER INSIGNIA a group of four boards, including items of the Royal Armoured Corps and RTR, an OSD bronze Tank Corps with a brass Tank arm-badge, and three of the Reconnaissance Corps, a Field Marshal’s embroidered cap badge, General Officers’ insignia, including embroidered and bronze cap-badges; and some 60 buttons of which 17 are mounted gilt items, including those of the Royal Household, Equerries and Aides de Camp, Gentlemen at Arms, and Royal Company of Archers (qty) £350-400

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480 CAVALRY AND INFANTRY INSIGNIA, CIRCA 1952 AND LATER two boards, one containing mainly anodised badges and buttons of QEC cavalry and infantry regiments, including a large grenade of the RRF, and another with anodised badges of the HAC, Household Cavalry and Foot Guards regiments, together with boards bearing Parachute Regiment insignia, including cloth wings and Pegasus in blue on a maroon cotton square, KC badges of the Army Air Corps, a set of cap badges of the Gurkha infantry regiments and other units, metal badges of the Foot Guards, including a fine one of the Grenadiers bearing QVC cypher, and two of the Guards Machine Gun Regiment; also with a small wooden form containing a gilt metal grenade mounted with devices of the RRF in white metal (qty) £250-350

481 OFFICERS’ INSIGNIA a board displaying 19 items, including many of officers, sabretache-badges, headdress plates, waistbelt clasps, and a gilt Glengarry badge of the 40th (2nd Somerset) Regiment (19) £200-300 482 AMERICAN NAVAL AND MILITARY INSIGNIA a board bearing some 70 US naval and military badges and buttons, together with 2 waistplates and some European insignia (qty) £150-250 483 INDIAN AND CEYLONESE INSIGNIA a board displaying 16 badges and shoulder-titles, and some 41 mainly QVC officers’ buttons of Indian and Ceylonese units, together with a waist plate of the XXII Regiment bearing battle honours DELHI and CARNATIC; together with another board, containing some 51 metal badges of Indian cavalry and infantry regiments and corps, including some post1947 items (qty) £200-300 484 CAVALRY INSIGNIA, CIRCA 1922-59 a board bearing approximately 150 items including badges, shoulder-titles and buttons of cavalry regiments circa 1922-59, together with some of infantry regiments (qty) £200-250 485 ARMY CORPS INSIGNIA a board displaying some 47 buttons and a similar number of badges of British Army corps including Royal Signals, Chaplains, Army Service Corps, RAMC, RAOC, REME, RAPC, AVC, RAEC, RADC, R Pioneer Corps, RMP and ACC (qty) £180-250

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489 ROYAL ARTILLERY AND OTHER INSIGNIA, CIRCA 1902-14 AND LATER a board mounted with 25 mainly KC buttons and other items of the Royal Artillery, including 14 Gun badges in various materials (a few of officers), 11 cap-badges of the Royal Engineers (gilt, bronze and bimetal) and a fine QVC white metal Royal Arms plate of the 1st Cheshire Engineer Volunteers and a cap badge bearing the cypher of Edward VIII (qty) £160-180

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486 ROYAL NAVY INSIGNIA a board displaying some 58 buttons and some 20 badges of the Royal Navy, including officers’ embroidered cap badges and pilot’s wings; a fine white metal badge inscribed ON THEE WE DEPEND, and insignia including Naval pilots’ wings, Petty Officers’ cap-badges, a badge of the Admiralty Constabulary and a silver-embroidered anchor; together with a board showing sixteen cap-tallies of RN warships (qty) £180-240 487 SOUTH AFRICAN INSIGNIA a board with some 37 items, mainly ORs’ badges of South African regiments and corps, including the Prince Alfred’s Guards, Pretoria Highlanders, the President Steyn Regiment, a good KC Natal Mounted Rifles, Cape Peninsula Rifles, and South African Police (37) £80-120 488 LONDON REGIMENT BATTALIONS INSIGNIA, MOSTLY CIRCA 1902-14 a board with mainly KC vintage badges, and a few buttons, of battalions of the London Regiment, including the Artists Rifles, London Scottish, Cyclists, XIX St Pancras (very fine), and Inns of Court, mainly officer’s items, with a good shakoplate and later helmet-plate of the London Rifle Brigade (qty) £120-180

490 VICTORIAN HELMET PLATE CENTRES AND OTHER INSIGNIA a board displaying HPCs for eight infantry regiments, each with a QVC above, including one of the XXIV Regiment (2nd Warwickshire) and an OR’s QVC blank gilding metal helmet-plate; together with a board with badges and buttons of various regular and auxiliary units, including good examples of KSLI, Seaforth Highlanders etc, and a busby-boss of the Rifle Brigade £200-300 491 COMMONWEALTH BADGES AND BUTTONS a board with 46 badges (mainly capbadges in gilding metal) and 12 buttons, of colonial units including the East Africa Protectorate, Rhodesia, Bermuda (QEC), West Indies (bronze), the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1st New Zealand Infantry, Australian Commonwealth Military Forces (KC bronze), the Royal Australian Regiment, a Glengarry badge of the Toronto Scottish, and other Canadian units including the Royal Canadian Hussars, Engineers, Signals, Transport, Ordnance and Machine Gun Corps and Mounted Rifles (qty) £150-200 492 AERONAUTICAL INSIGNIA, CIRCA 1912 AND LATER including officers’ cap-badges of the Royal Flying Corps (2) and RAF (8), two pilots’ metal Wings of the RFC (one gilt, one bronze) and five pilot’s cloth Wings, of the RFC and RAF, 7 cloth employment badges and some naval items; together with 19 buttons, including 4 of the RFC, and a CANADA shoulder-flash (qty) £120-180

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493 BUTTONS approximately 75 assorted British and foreign buttons, including heraldic, club and nautical examples, mainly gilt or white metal (qty) £150-250 494 CAVALRY REGIMENT CAP BADGES, PRE1922 a board displaying some 75 cap badges of officers and ORs of cavalry regiments pre1922, Royal Engineers (QVC), Foot Guards, Royal Fusiliers, the West India Regiment and the RMC Sandhurst (qty) £250-350 495 YEOMANRY REGIMENT CAP BADGES a board bearing approximately 67 officers’ and ORs’ cap-badges of Yeomanry regiments, including some units formed post-1900 and the King’s Colonials; together with a board showing officers’ and ORs’ cap-badges and buttons of the Household Cavalry, Dragoon Guards and Dragoons, Hussar and Lancer regiments, including those formed during WW2 (qty) £250-350 496 MILITARY CLOTH BADGES a board mounted with approximately 100 cloth badges, formation signs, shoulderflashes, qualification and employment badges (qty) £150-200 497 TWO GUNNER’S FLASKS AND TWO DECORATIVE FLASKS, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first and second each of polished horn, impressed with government ownership broad arrow and ‘WD’, fitted with wooden basal cap with threaded stopper, and brass nozzle with spring cut-off and two rings for suspension; the third of similar size, painted red at the terminals and the nozzle carved in imitation of a thistle (chipped); the fourth small, chip-carved over the lower half and with turned nozzle the first: 37.5 cm; 14 ¾ in (4) £250-350

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498 A .577 CALIBRE AUSTRIAN BREECH-LOADING MILITARY RIFLE CONVERTED TO FALLING-BLOCK ACTION, THE LOCK DATED 1849 of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, hooked lever-action breech, dated lock, full stock and iron mounts 86.2 cm; 34 in barrel £250-300

500 FIVE .450 CALIBRE BELGIAN MODEL 1867 BREECH-LOADING ALBINI-BRÄNDLIN RIFLES, THE FIRST DATED 1867 of regulation type, the first with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands (areas of pitting, clearing rod missing); the second similar (losses and wear); the third, fourth and fifth with shortened barrels, probably an arsenal conversion (losses and wear) the first: 88.0 cm; 34 ¾ in barrel (5)

499 FOUR .550 CALIBRE AUSTRIAN MODEL 1854/67 BREECHLOADING WÄNZL SYSTEM RIFLES, THE FIRST DATED 1860 of regulation type (the first with chipped fore-end and missing its clearing rod); the second worn, missing its breech-block and sights; the third and fourth worn, each missing its lock and clearing rod the first: 88.0 cm; 34 ⅝ in barrel (4)

£250-350

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501 FOUR .450 CALIBRE BELGIAN MODEL 1867 BREECH-LOADING ALBINI-BRÄNDLIN RIFLES the second and third with shortened barrels, probably an arsenal conversion (losses and wear) the first: 88.0 cm; 34 ⅝ in barrel (4)

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502 A .450 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1866 NEEDLE-FIRE CHASSEPOT RIFLE AND A .450 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1866 NEEDLE-FIRE CHASSEPOT CARBINE of regulation type, with sighted barrels each retained by two iron bands, folding ladder back-sights, numbered actions and full stocks (the iron parts pitted) the first: 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in barrel (2)

504 THREE 8MM PORTUGUESE MODEL 1885 FALLING-BLOCK GUEDES RIFLES, THE FIRST STEYR, NO. 1217, DATED 1886 of regulation type, the first with blued barrel, action and mounts (clearing rod missing); the second similar (patinated, clearing rod missing); the third similar (stock shortened) the first: 82.0 cm; 32 ¼ in barrel (3) £300-400

£200-300 505 THREE 8MM PORTUGUESE MODEL 1885 FALLING-BLOCK GUEDES RIFLES (the first patinated, clearing rod missing, the second similar, the third similar, with shortened stock) the first: 82.0 cm; 32 ¼ in barrel (3)

503 TWO .50 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1866 NEEDLE-FIRE CHASSEPOT CARBINES NOS. 31849 AND 47679 the first with sighted barrel retained by two brass bands, ladder back-sight, numbered action and bolt, and full stock; the second with blackened barrel, ladder back-sight, numbered action and bolt (shortened stock) and iron mounts the first: 52.0 cm; 20 ½ in barrel

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506 A .650 CALIBRE RUSSIAN KRNKA CONVERSION MILITARY RIFLE, THE LOCK DATED 1860, AND TWO FURTHER KRNKA CONVERTED RIFLES, CENTRAL EUROPEAN OR RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1870 the first of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, brass breech-block numbered ‘2815’, dated back action lock, full stock carved with a flowerhead on the right of the butt and regulation mounts; the second with sighted barrel retained by two iron bands, brass breech-block decorated with a naïve hunting scene, scroll-engraved lock, and full stock; the third similar (losses and wear throughout) the first: 90.0 cm; 35 ½ in barrel (3) £200-250

508 A SWISS .400 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE VETTERLI BOLT-ACTION RIFLE, NO. 100938, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND A .700 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL BREECH-LOADING THREE BAND MILITARY RIFLE, CIRCA 1870 of military type, the first with sighted barrel retained by three barrel bands, action numbered on the left, full stock with chequered fore-end, the fore-end and butt each numbered 1755, iron mounts including spurred trigger-guard, and iron clearing rod; the second with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, Snider style breech (cut in two places), back-action lock, full stock and iron mounts (the iron parts reblued) the first: 84.0 cm; 33 ⅛ in barrel (2) £300-400

507 THREE .450 CALIBRE SWISS MODEL 1866/67 BREECH-LOADING AMSLER RIFLES of regulation type, the first with traces of an inscription at the breech and on the lock (pitting, muzzle band and clearing rod missing); the second similar (pitting, clearing rod missing); the third similar (pitting, clearing rod missing) the first: 87.0 cm; 34 ¼ in barrel (3) £300-500

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509 A .50 CALIBRE U.S. MODEL 1871 REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK ARMY RIFLE AND A .50 CALIBRE U.S. CAVALRY CARBINE of regulation type, (the first patinated); the second with saddle ring the first: 60.0 cm; 23 ⅝ in barrel (2)

511 A .451 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION MONKEY-TAIL CAVALRY CARBINE, NO. 790, DATED 1861 AND A CONTINENTAL .550 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING WÄNZL SYSTEM GUN WITH BRITISH LOCK DATED 1865 of regulation type, the first with dated lock (extensive pitting); the second with sighted barrel, the tang inscribed ‘Tilebesia Zeilinger’, coarsely engraved lock with ‘VR’ crowned and ‘Tower’, full stock and iron mounts the first: 51.1 cm; 20 ⅛ in barrel (2)

£300-500 510 A .450 CALIBRE U.S. MODEL 1871 REMINGTON ROLLING-BLOCK ARMY RIFLE AND TWO FURTHER REMINGTON ROLLING-BLOCK RIFLES of regulation type (the second worn, the third worn and missing the butt, trigger-guard and elements of the action) the first: 89.2 cm; 35 ⅛ in barrel (3)

£200-300

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512 A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING SNIDER-ENFIELD RIFLE BY THOMAS TURNER, FISHER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves and retained by three bands, breech struck with ordnance mark, signed flush-fitting lock, full stock stamped by the maker on the right of the butt and brass mounts (ramrod and rear sling mount missing) 93.0 cm; 36 ⅝ in barrel

514 A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING SNIDER-ENFIELD MILITARY RIFLE, DATED 1857 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves and retained by three bands, struck with Ordnance marks, the breech marked ‘Snider’s Patent’ at the breech, dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned and ‘Enfield’, retaining an early nipple protector, full stock with ordnance mark on the right of the butt, brass mounts, steel ramrod, and in clean condition throughout 93.0 cm; 36 ⅝ in barrel

£500-550

£350-400

513 A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING SNIDER-ENFIELD RIFLE BY B.S.A CO., DATED 1866 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with five grooves and retained by two bands, signed flush-fitting lock, full stock, iron mounts (rear sling mount missing), with its ramrod 77.5 cm; 30 ½ in barrel £300-350

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515 A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING SNIDER-ENFIELD MILITARY RIFLE, DATED 1855 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves and retained by three bands (the forward band replaced in brass), struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned and ‘Tower’, full stock with ordnance mark on the right of the butt, and brass mounts (ramrod missing) 93.0 cm; 36 ⅝ in barrel £300-350 516 A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING SNIDER-ENFIELD RIFLE BY CHARLES INGRAM, GLASGOW, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1870 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves and retained by three bands, breech struck ‘B.S.A. Co.’ and ‘Snider’s Patent’, signed flush-fitting lock, full stock and brass mounts (ramrod and rear sling mount missing) 94.0 cm; 37 in barrel £300-400

517 A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION SNIDERENFIELD RIFLE, DATED 1885 AND A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION SNIDER-ENFIELD CARBINE of regulation type, the first with Ordnance marks at the breech, ladder back-sight to 800 yards, dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned and ‘Tower’, full stock and regulation mounts (sling mounts and ramrod missing); the second of contract type (the iron parts with areas of pitting, the stock with a small chip, losses) the first: 93.0 cm; 36 ⅝ in barrel (2) £400-500 518 FOUR .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION SNIDERENFIELD CARBINES, THE FIRST DATED 1871 of regulation type, the first with sighted barrel rifled with five grooves and struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, dated lock with ‘Enfield’ and ‘VR’ crowned, half-stock with War Department stamp on the right of the butt, regulation mounts, and saddle-ring behind the trigger-guard; the second with BSA lock, dated 1876 (barrel losses, areas of wear, losses, the third and fourth with areas of rust, wear and losses) the first: 48.8 cm; 19 ¼ in barrel (4) £350-450

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519 A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION ENFIELD RIFLED CARBINE BY WILLIAMS AND POWELL, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1860, A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION 1853 PATTERN THIRD MODEL ENFIELD RIFLE AND A DRILL RIFLE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, the first with folding back-sight, signed lock with nipple protector, brass mounts (butt-cap missing, pitting) and iron ramrod; the second impressed on the right of the butt (losses, worn); the third with iron barrel cut with a long slit down from the muzzle, retained by two bands, and full stock (losses, worn) the first: 61.5 cm; 24 ¼ in barrel (3)

520 A .577 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING SECOND MODEL SOPER PATENT MILITARY RIFLE, CIRCA 1870 AND A .450 CALIBRE PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING TARGET RIFLE, CIRCA 1870 the first with sighted barrel retained by a single iron band at the muzzle incorporating a bayonet lug, traces of patent inscription at the breech, folding back-sight, patent action, full stock and iron mounts (worn, stock cracked); the second with sighted barrel fitted at the breech with a sprung tip-up section operated by a pivoting lever (lock missing, areas of rust), full stock, chequered fore-end and grip and iron mounts 81.2 cm; 32 in barrel (2) The Soper rifle had a reputation for speed and accuracy, established by the outstanding shooting of John Warrick, William Soper’s assistant. At the Basingstoke exhibition in 1870 he achieved a remarkable sixty shots in as many seconds.

£400-600

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521 A .577 CALIBRE 1853 PATTERN SECOND MODEL ENFIELD THREE BAND RIFLED MUSKET, DATED 1856 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, struck with ordnance marks and Liège proof mark at the breech, border-engraved dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned on the tail, stock with ordnance mark enclosing the date on the right of the butt, and regulation mounts, with its ramrod (rear sling mount missing) 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel £400-450

522 A .577 CALIBRE 1853 PATTERN SECOND MODEL ENFIELD THREE BAND RIFLED MUSKET, DATED 1860 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, struck with ordnance marks at the breech (areas of pitting), border-engraved dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned on the tail and ‘Tower’ beneath the bolster, stock with ordnance mark enclosing the date on the right of the butt, and regulation mounts (barrel bands, sling mounts and ramrod missing) 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel £300-400

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523 A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK 1760 LIGHT INFANTRY PATTERN MUSKET, THE LOCK BY VERNON, DATED 1759 of regulation type, with sighted barrel struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, signed and dated border-engraved lock, full stock (chips and repairs), the ramrod channel with three marks (indistinct), brass mounts, two iron sling mounts, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 106.7 cm; 42in barrel

524 A .650 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK SHORT LIGHT CAVALRY PAGET CARBINE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 of regulation type, with sighted barrel moulded at the breech, tang with back-sight, lock stamped ‘Warranted’, (bolt safety-catch missing, areas of rust and light pitting) full stock (chipped above the lock), brass mounts of regulation type, iron saddle bar with two rings, and iron swivel ramrod 40.5 cm; 16 in barrel

£1000-1200

£400-450

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525

526

525 A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK INDIA PATTERN MUSKET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; A .650 CALIBRE CADET CARBINE, DATED 1855, AND A .750 CALIBRE EAST INDIA COMPANY PERCUSSION CARBINE of regulation type, the first with ‘GR’ crowned and ‘Tower’ on the lock (losses, worn); the second struck with ordnance marks at the breech, border-engraved dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned, and full stock struck with ordnance mark on the right of the butt; the third stamped ‘Jobat State’ on the right of the breech, and the lock with East India rampant lion (worn, losses) the first: 101.4 cm 39 ½ in barrel (3) £350-450

180

526 A FRENCH .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK MODEL 1774 MUSKET AND A FRENCH .700 CALIBRE PERCUSSION MODEL 1842 INFANTRY MUSKET of regulation type, the first with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, lock with iron pan, full stock recessed for the cheek on the left of the butt, iron mounts and iron ramrod (areas of pitting); the second with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, backaction lock, and full stock with iron mounts and iron ramrod (areas of pitting) the first: 108.0 cm; 42 ½ in barrel (2) £300-400

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527 A 54 BORE BELGIAN LEFAUCHEUX PATENT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1870 AND TWO CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE REVOLVERS the first with rifled sighted barrel formed with a long raised flat, engraved top-strap incorporating the back-sight, engraved cylinder struck with Liège proof, folding trigger, engraved frame with loading gate on the right, ivory butt, engraved iron triggerguard and engraved iron butt-cap; the second with octagonal sighted barrel, engraved cylinder and frame, and carved butt (rusted); and the third plain (areas of pitting) the first: 15.2 cm; 6 in barrel (3)

528 FOUR CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVERS, CIRCA 1870 the first with round sighted barrel, the frame with loading-gate on the right, cylinder struck with Liège proof, folding trigger and walnut butt; the second with octagonal rifled sighted barrel; the fourth with round rifled barrel and chequered butt (the fourth rusted) the first: 8.5 cm; 3 ⅜ in barrel (4) £200-300

~ £400-600

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529

530

529 TWO .670 CALIBRE PERCUSSION MODEL 1839 PATTERN COAST GUARD PISTOLS of regulation type, the first with Tower proof marks at the breech, stepped bolted lock with ‘GR’ crowned. ‘Tower’ and Ordnance mark, full stock, brass mounts and associated swivel ramrod; the second similar, with stepped lock with ‘WR’ crowned, ‘Enfield’ and Ordnance mark (lock retaining screw head missing) 5.2 cm; 6 in barrels (2) £400-600

530 A .670 CALIBRE PERCUSSION MODEL 1839 SEA SERVICE PISTOL, DATED 1840 AND A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION 1842 PATTERN SEA SERVICE PISTOL, DATED 1849 of regulation type, the first with Tower proof and Ordnance marks at the breech, stepped dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned, and ‘Tower’, full stock, brass mounts, and iron belt hook; the second with proof and Ordnance marks at the breech, border-engraved dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned and Tower, full stock (repairs), regulation brass mounts and iron stirrup ramrod the first: 15.0 cm; 6 in barrel (2) £400-600

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532

531 A .56 CALIBRE 1801 PATTERN LONG SEA SERVICE PISTOL of regulation type, with tapering barrel struck with Ordnance view and proof mark at the breech, border-engraved lock with ‘GR’ crowned, crowned broad arrow and ‘Tower’ (sear inoperative), regulation stock with ordnance marks (small chips), regulation brass mounts including side-plate pricked ‘13 MD’ and triggerguard pricked ‘13’, iron belt hook and brass-tipped ramrod 30.7 cm; 12 ⅛ in barrel £800-1200

532 A .577 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK WILLIAM IV 1824 PATTERN SEA SERVICE PISTOL AND A .650 CALIBRE NEW LAND PATTERN FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1800 of regulation type, the first with blackened barrel struck with a mark on the left of the breech, blackened tang (barrel and tang black with losses) border-engraved bevelled lock with ‘WR’ crowned and Ordnance mark, full stock (small chips) with Ordnance mark on the right of the butt and inspector’s mark opposite the lock, regulation brass mounts, belt hook and stirrup ramrod; the second struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, the lock with Ordnance mark and ‘WR’ crowned (cock missing), full stock with Ordnance mark on the right of the butt and regulation brass mounts (stirrup ramrod missing) the first: 22.8 cm; 9 in barrel (2) For the first see De Witt Bailey 2013, pp. 11-15. £1000-1200

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533 TWO 18 BORE FLINTLOCK MAIL COACH PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, NOS. 95 & 112, CIRCA 1810 AND AN 18 BORE FLINTLOCK LIVERY PISTOL BY KETLAND, WALKER & CO., CIRCA 1820 the first and second each with swamped brass barrel signed ‘H. W. Mortimer & Son, Gunmakers to His Majesty’ and numbered on the flat (rubbed, indistinct), iron tang, signed stepped bevelled lock (rubbed, one legible the other with only traces, cocks and steel springs missing), fitted with bolt safety-catch, figured full stock (one fore-end chipped) and brass mounts of regulation type; and the third with tapering barrel struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, signed lock (cock, steel and spring missing), full stock and brass mounts of regulation type the first: 23.4 cm; 9 ¼ in barrel (3)

533

For further information and details of the earliest payments made to Mortimer for the supply of these pistols (the first and second) see Wilkinson 2002, p. 120. £700-1000 534 A .67 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK DUBLIN CASTLE LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOL AND A .67 CALIBRE LIGHT DRAGOON FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1770 of regulation type, the first stamped ‘C-Town’ on the breech, bevelled lock with ‘Dublin Castle’ on the tail, and ‘GR’ crowned, full stock and regulation brass mounts (worn, cock missing); the second with tapering barrel (pitted, vent filled), regulation lock with ‘GR’ crowned and ‘Tower’ and full stock the first: 23.2 cm; 9 ¼ in barrel (2)

534

£450-550 535 A .650 CALIBRE LIGHT DRAGOON FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1820 AND A .650 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL AN9 FLINTLOCK PISTOL, DATED 1811 of regulation type, the first with tapering barrel moulded at the breech and struck with Ordnance marks, border-engraved regulation lock with ‘GR’ crowned and ‘Tower’ (top-jaw missing, losses), regulation walnut full stock stamped with Ordnance marks and regulation brass mounts (ramrod missing); the second with St Etienne inscription on the lock (areas of rust, ramrod associated) the first: 22.2 cm; 8 ¾ in barrel (2)

535

£400-600 536 TWO FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FOR THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE BARREL STOCK AND MOUNTS OF A CONSTABULARY PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY the first .650 calibre, with tapering barrel, rounded lock, full stock, brass mounts of regulation type, and butt with an iron ring for suspension and no provision for a ramrod; the second similar, of .700 calibre; and the third with sighted barrel, full stock (chipped) and brass mounts the first: 23 cm; 9 ⅛ in barrel (3) £300-400

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Sale Results for 30th June 2021 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

£800

55

£600

110

£380

163

£750

219

£3,200

290

£140

353

£1,000

2

£280

56

£350

111

£380

165

£14,000

220

£32,000

291

£170

355

£2,200

3

£260

57

£260

112

£420

166

£9,000

221

£3,000

292

£190

356

£2,600

4

£200

58

£300

113

£260

167

£4,800

222

£22,000

293

£480

357

£550

5

£400

59

£160

114

£280

168

£1,300

223

£90

294

£1,500

359

£140

6

£260

60

£420

115

£1,800

169

£3,500

224

£60

295

£300

361

£3,000

7

£425

61

£600

116

£300

170

£1,100

225

£80

296

£1,400

363

£480

8

£320

62

£260

117

£520

171

£400

226

£950

298

£1,300

364

£450

9

£1,500

63

£380

118

£70

172

£900

227

£900

300

£750

365

£350

10

£1,100

64

£220

119

£170

173

£600

228

£650

301

£600

366

£90

11

£700

65

£480

120

£700

174

£450

231

£280

302

£370

367

£100

12

£1,900

66

£300

121

£500

175

£320

232

£400

304

£950

368

£80

13

£350

67

£420

122

£500

176

£1,200

236

£550

307

£1,200

369

£600

14

£320

68

£200

123

£150

177

£950

238

£400

309

£1,600

371

£3,200

15

£450

69

£200

124

£1,900

178

£220

240

£420

310

£110

372

£70

16

£400

70

£350

125

£350

179

£600

241

£1,200

311

£130

373

£19,000

17

£280

71

£1,700

126

£200

180

£450

242

£800

312

£130

375

£200

18

£1,600

72

£3,000

127

£650

181

£550

243

£2,000

313

£220

376

£120

19

£320

73

£1,200

128

£600

182

£1,800

246

£1,100

315

£1,000

377

£60

21

£180

74

£650

129

£550

183

£420

247

£700

316

£150

378

£300

22

£190

75

£850

130

£280

184

£3,200

248

£1,700

317

£420

379

£320

23

£320

76

£650

131

£38,000

185

£3,800

249

£130

318

£28,000

382

£55

24

£700

77

£4,200

132

£700

186

£1,300

250

£1,100

319

£2,400

383

£1,600

25

£700

78

£600

133

£800

187

£240

251

£200

320

£1,200

384

£700

26

£200

79

£650

134

£900

188

£1,400

252

£500

321

£480

385

£1,400

27

£110

80

£350

135

£1,250

189

£210

253

£380

322

£480

386

£300

28

£1,300

81

£400

136

£1,000

190

£450

255

£350

323

£240

387

£3,200

29

£1,400

82

£800

137

£350

191

£650

256

£50

324

£80

388

£9,500

31

£6,800

83

£160

138

£3,200

192

£100

258

£1,700

325

£40

389

£3,500

32

£1,600

84

£110

139

£3,800

193

£1,400

259

£350

326

£1,400

393

£8,500

33

£2,000

86

£1,300

140

£2,200

194

£1,100

260

£850

327

£1,400

397

£3,000

34

£1,700

87

£500

141

£2,200

195

£600

262

£650

328

£1,500

399

£800

35

£5,800

88

£1,300

142

£500

196

£850

263

£600

329

£180

400

£95

36

£1,400

89

£90

143

£550

197

£5,000

265

£650

330

£100

401

£2,200

37

£2,000

91

£300

144

£250

199

£350

267

£260

331

£100

403

£2,000

38

£380

92

£140

145

£300

200

£800

268

£350

332

£96,000

404

£10,000

39

£700

93

£350

146

£360

201

£750

269

£550

333

£7,000

406

£9,500

40

£95

94

£380

147

£650

202

£2,200

270

£400

335

£2,800

408

£9,500

41

£380

95

£95

148

£520

203

£420

271

£850

336

£2,600

409

£400

42

£200

97

£280

149

£350

204

£3,000

272

£220

337

£400

410

£650

43

£300

98

£100

150

£400

205

£900

273

£4,000

338

£150

413

£6,500

44

£700

99

£300

151

£240

206

£420

275

£200

339

£100

414

£1,200

45

£200

100

£260

152

£500

207

£200

276

£130

341

£1,200

415

£450

46

£900

101

£380

153

£1,300

208

£480

278

£95

342

£5,000

416

£450

47

£550

102

£65

154

£300

209

£550

279

£29,000

343

£4,000

417

£400

48

£700

103

£240

155

£60

210

£450

280

£1,200

344

£2,000

418

£500

49

£550

104

£300

156

£850

212

£180

283

£650

346

£1,800

419

£150

50

£350

105

£400

157

£250

213

£400

284

£160

348

£1,300

420

£900

51

£400

106

£420

158

£420

215

£500

285

£95

349

£2,000

421

£900

52

£400

107

£240

159

£320

216

£75

287

£1,000

350

£2,000

422

£350

53

£1,400

108

£350

160

£260

217

£400

288

£5,000

351

£300

423

£2,000

54

£950

109

£380

162

£380

218

£900

289

£1,200

352

£450

424

£23,000

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Conditions of Business for Buyers 1.

Introduction

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.

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

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

5.

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

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

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

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

6.

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

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

Examination of Lots

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

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

4.

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

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

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

3.

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

7.

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

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

8.

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

Payment and Collection

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

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

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

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

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Privacy Policy

(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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Thomas Del Mar Ltd Catalogue Subscription Form In order to avoid missing a sale why not subscribe and receive the catalogue directly from the printer’s mailing house.

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