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ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA THE EDWARD MCEWEN COLLECTION OF ARCHERY AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS, PART III THE ANTHONY DOVE COLLECTION, PART II PROPERTY TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITION FUND OF THE ARMS AND ARMOR DEPARTMENT, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK THE EDWARD RADCLIFFE COLLECTION PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION PROPERTY REMOVED FROM GREAT MEADOW, CASTLEDOWN, ISLE OF MAN

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT Olympia Auctions 25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD

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Select Bibliography Allan & Gilmour 2000

James W. Allan & Brian J. J. Gilmour, Persian Steel: The Tanavoli Collection, Oxford 2000

Ariès 1985

Christian Ariès, Armes Blanches Militaires Francaises, various volumes, Nantes, 1966-90

Aylward 1945

J. D. Aylward, The Small-sword in England, London 1945

Blackmore 1976

Howard L. Blackmore, The Armouries of the Tower of London, London, 1976

Blackmore 1986

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

Blackmore 1998

Howard L. Blackmore, ‘The Blackamoor Swords’ in Royal Armouries Yearbook 1998

Blackmore 1999

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

Blackmore 2000

Howard L. Blackmore, Hunting Weapons: From the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century, 2000

Boccia & Coelho 1975

Lionello G. Boccia & Eduard T. Coelho, Armi Bianche Italiane, Milan, 1975

Brooker 2016

Robert Brooker, British Military Pistols and Associated Edged Weapons, Hong Kong 2016

Culme 1987

John Culme, The directory of gold and silversmiths jewellers and allied traders 1838-1914 : from the London assay office registers, 1987

di Carpegna 1969

Nolfo di Carpegna, Antiche Armi Dal Sec. IX Al XVIII, già Collezione Odescalchi, Rome, 1969

Eaves 2002

Ian Eaves, Catalogue of European Armour at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 2002

Edgcumbe 1913

Richard Edgcumbe (ed.), The Diary of Frances Lady Shelley, Vol. II, London 1913

Elgood 1979

Robert Elgood (ed.), Islamic Arms and Armour, London 1979

Elgood 2004

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

Griffin 1993

Eric Griffin, Griffin of Bond Street, 1993

Hayward 1951

John F. Hayward, Swords and Daggers, London 1951

Hayward 1963

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

Karcheski 1995

Walter J. Karcheski Jr, Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago 1995

Khorasani 2006

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

Mandarin Mansion

https://www.mandarinmansion.com (accessed March 2022)

McEwen 1979

Edward McEwen, “The Chahar Kham or ‘four curved’ bow of India” in Robert Elgood (ed.) Islamic Arms and Armour, London 1979

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Melikian-Chirvani 2018 Neal & Back 1984

Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani (ed.), The World of the Fatimids, 2018 William Keith Neal and David H. L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, Norwich 1984

Norman 1980

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

Perot 1993

Jacques Perot, Manufacture d’armes de Versailles et Nicolas Noël Boutet, Paris 1993

Petrasch & Sänger 1991

Ernst Petrasch & Reinhardt Sänger, Die Karlsruher Türkenbeute, Munich 1991

Pyhrr 1973

Stuart W. Pyhrr, “Hidden Marks on Boutet Firearms.” in The Arms and Armor Annual, 1973

Rawson 1968

P. S. Rawson, The Indian Sword, Reading 1967

Robinson 1973

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

Robson 1996

Brian Robson, Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns, 1788 to 1914, London 1996

Royal Collection Catalogue

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/5/collection/62964/sword (accessed 9th March 2022)

Selin 2019

Shannon Selin, The Duke of Wellington’s Shooting Adventures, March 22, 2019, on https://shannonselin.com/blog/ (accessed May 2022)

Southwick 2001

Southwick, Leslie, London Silver-Hilted Swords: Their Makers, Suppliers and Allied Traders, with Directory, Leeds 2001

Støckel 1978-1982

Heer, Eugene, Der Neue Støckel, 1978-1982

Troso 1988

Troso, Mario, Le Armi in Asta. Delle Fanterie Europee (1000-1500), Novara (Italy), 1988

von Kienbusch 1963

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

Williams 2001

Beryl Williams, More about the Armoury Mills at Lewisham, https://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.com/2019/11/armoury-mill.html (accessed May 2022)

Wing 1994

Donald Goddard Wing, Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700, 2nd Edition, New York 1994

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THE EDWARD MCEWEN COLLECTION OF ARCHERY AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS, PART III

1 A JAPANESE SWORD IN PLAIN WOODEN SAYA (SCABBARD), CIRCA 1890-1910 the blade mounted in a plain wooden saya (scabbard) with an unusual shaped tsuka (hilt) with two mekugi-ana (holes for wooden pegs) in the nakago (tang), perhaps indicating that the blade has been remounted for martial arts practice. The nakago with coarse file marks and the blade with a gilt copper-alloy habaki (collar) and plain polished steel tsuba (sword guard).

Forging and tempering details of the blade are obscured by rubbing 64 cm; 25 ¼ in blade £150-200 2 A JAPANESE BOW (YUMI), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY, ANOTHER AND A QUIVER (YADZUTSU), 20TH CENTURY the first with black lacquered body bound with densely-wrapped rattan over its surface (cracked, small losses); the second of bamboo, retaining some rattan binding; the third of characteristic form, complete with its cover, lacquered black throughout, with a modern stand the first: 217.8 cm; 85 ¾ in (4) £200-300

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3 TWO JAPANESE BOW-STRING REELS, 20TH CENTURY each of woven rattan and complete with its turned horn two-piece rosin case the larger: 14.0 cm; 5 ½ in diameter (2) £80-120

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4 A JAPANESE QUIVER (YADZUTSU) AND SIX ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY of lacquered rattan, the top and bottom each cross woven for additional strength, decorated with three cross-woven decorative panels front and back, with four loops for suspension, with its green cord and two tassels, the arrows with two-stage iron tips and bamboo shafts 106.5 cm; 42 in overall £200-300

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5 A JAPANESE SMALL QUIVER (YADZUTSU) AND TEN ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY the first of lacquered leather and of characteristic form, decorated with a gilt flowerhead mon, with its lid decorated en suite, fitted with leather straps with gilt borders for closure, and complete with its silk suspension cord and tassels, on its matching wooden stand; the arrows, each with blunt iron head, and slender shaft decorated with gilt lacquer around the flights, and another arrow of similar type the first: 32.5 cm; 12 ¾ in (13) £150-200 6 A JAPANESE ARROW, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY with broad leaf-shaped blade formed with acutely sharpened edges and recessed at the base, on its lacquered haft decorated with a pair of gilt dragonflies (cracked), bone nock, complete with its tassel 50.3 cm; 19 ¾ in overall £80-120 7 TWO JAPANESE ARROWS AND AN ARROW HEAD, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY the first with leaf-shaped head pierced with a blossom mon beneath a peach, and black and gold lacquered shaft; the second similar, pierced with a pair of joined blossom mon, on its shaft; the third larger, and of similar design, signed the first: 103.5 cm; 40 ¾ in (3) £300-500

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8 THIRTEEN JAPANESE MILITARY ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY of closely related type, with leaf-shaped iron heads, and black-lacquered shafts enriched with gold around the flights 88.5 cm; 34 ⅞ in (13) £200-300

10 TWENTY-ONE JAPANESE MILITARY ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY five with iron heads of diamond-section, on their bamboo shafts; twelve with iron heads recessed at the base, each on its black-lacquered shaft; and four further similar arrows 95.2 cm; 37 ½ in average (21) £200-300

9 A JAPANESE ARROW WITH FORKED HEAD AND SIX FURTHER ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY the first with forked iron head, on its lacquered shaft; the remaining five of stiff-diamond-section, probably for armour piercing, and each on its lacquered shaft the first: 89.2 cm; 35 ⅛ in (7) £200-300

11 TWENTY-EIGHT JAPANESE TARGET ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES sixteen with two-stage iron heads and bamboo shafts; six with conical heads and bamboo shafts four similar, with part-lacquered red shafts (one broken), two further arrows and eight Asian style arrows, probably by Edward McEwen, with iron heads and reed hafts decorated with gold and black 93.0 cm; 36 ⅝ in average (36) £200-300

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12 ELEVEN BOWS AND ELEMENTS OF CROSSBOWS IN CHINESE HAN DYNASTY STYLE BY EDWARD MCEWEN the first three in Asian style, of composite construction with rounded terminals; the second three with ‘bird’s head’ terminals and five further bows (unfinished); the crossbows comprising a composite bow, green painted tiller and copper mechanism, and two further tillers the first: 137.0 cm; 54 in (14) £200-300 13 A CHINESE COMPOSITE TARGET BOW, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with reflexed limbs, the back veneered in birch, green ears (one chipped), fitted with a horn string bridges (losses) 157.0 cm; 61 ¾ in £800-1000 14 A CHINESE COMPOSITE FOLDING BOW, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with reflexed limbs, the belly veneered in birch and painted with stylised longevity symbols top and bottom, and fitted at its centre with an iron hinge (losses), together with its later bill of sale 126.5 cm; 46 ¾ in Provenance E. Fairclough, London, 27th January 1969, £18.00 £500-700

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15 A CHINESE MILITARY STRENGTH-TESTING COMPOSITE BOW, QING DYNASTY, 19TH/20TH CENTURY of robust construction, with reflexed limbs fitted with a single string bridge (the other missing), the belly painted with traditional motifs, flowers and “taiji” symbols enclosed by the Eight Trigrams of the I-Ching, and cork-covered grip (losses, minor repairs) 113 cm; 44 ½ in

16 A MONGOLIAN COMPOSITE TARGET BOW FOR ‘SUR’ SHOOTING, 20TH CENTURY with reflexed limbs, the belly painted with a chevron design (losses, extensively reinforced with nylon) 119.0 cm; 46 ⅞ in £600-800

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17 NINE CHINESE ARROWS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY comprising four with medially-ridged broad leaf-shaped heads, three with similar, more elongated, heads, and three further arrows (one head missing), each with wooden shaft, together with a Chinese style quiver, probably by Edward McEwen the first: 95.5 cm; 37 ⅝ in (10) £250-350 18 THREE KOREAN-TYPE COMPOSITE BOWS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY each with reflexed limbs with wooden ears, one inscribed with characters, and bound grips the first: 39.4 cm; 15 ½ in (3) £200-300 19 A CENTRAL ASIAN COMPOSITE BOW, 19TH CENTURY AND FOUR COMPOSITE CENTRAL ASIAN STYLE BOWS BY EDWARD MCEWEN the first of slender construction, of wood covered with birch bark on the inside (broken through and extensively worn, shoulder pads missing); the second covered with green leather on the inner face, decorated with gold scrolls on a dark red ground, dated 1388 AH (1968) and signed in gold; the fourth and fifth with wooden cores, unfinished the first: 106.0 cm; 41 ¾ in (5) £200-300

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20 A CENTRAL ASIAN COMPOSITE BOW, 19TH CENTURY AND FIVE CENTRAL ASIAN STYLE COMPOSITE BOWS BY EDWARD MCEWEN the first probably reconditioned by Edward McEwen; the second dated 1388 AH (1968) and signed in gold on a red ground, each terminal with bone shoulder pad; the third lined in green leather on the inside; and the remaining three in various states of construction the first: 70.0 cm; 27 ½ in (6) £200-300 21 NINE ASIAN STYLE BOWS AND A TARGET BOW BY EDWARD MCEWEN each of traditional construction, some complete with strings of twisted cord, together with a bow by Roy King the first: 133.0 cm; 52 ½ in (10) £200-300 22 SEVEN ASIAN STYLE COMPOSITE BOWS BY EDWARD MCEWEN, 20TH CENTURY each with reflexed limbs with wooden tips (unfinished) 47.0 cm; 18 ½ in to 86.5 cm; 34 in (7) £150-200

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23 A CENTRAL ASIAN COMPOSITE REFLEX BOW, 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY UZBEKISTAN decorated with flowers, foliage and linear designs in yellow paint on a red ground, the grip bound with leather, probably added by Edward McEwen, and wooden ears (cracks, small losses) 160.0 cm; 63 in £400-600 24 AN ASIAN SADDLE, 19TH CENTURY, CHINESE OR MONGOLIAN with wooden tree, low arched bow and cantle, the principle borders applied with engraved brass plaques, with some harness including a portion of the breastplate and straps, of fabric-backed leather, applied with iron plaques inlaid with brass scrollwork, dragons and characters the saddle: 23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in high £350-450

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25 A NORTH INDIAN (SIND) COMPOSITE FOUR CURVE BOW (CHAHÂR-KHAM), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY AND A PERSIAN COMPOSITE RECURVE BOW, 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with wooden core, the belly and back veneered with birch, decorated with a slender polychrome panel, the grip and ears decorated with gilt flowers on a red ground (faded, losses), and the latter with brief inscriptions on each face one chipped; the second decorated with slender panels of gilt foliage on a green ground (extensive losses) the first: 102.8 cm; 40 ⅜ in (2) £500-700 26 A NORTH INDIAN (SIND) COMPOSITE FOUR CURVE BOW (CHAHÂR-KHAM), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with wooden core, the belly and back veneered with birch, decorated with two slender polychrome panels on the back, the grip and ears decorated with gilt flowers on a red ground, and the latter with brief inscriptions on each face (one chipped) 100.5 cm; 39 ¾ in Chahâr-Kham are reminiscent of Scythian bows. Their use was probably widespread across the Indian subcontinent but continued longest in Sind. See McEwen 1979, pp. 89-96 and Mandarin Mansion (accessed March 2022). £500-700

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27 A NORTH INDIAN QUIVER, 19TH CENTURY of two stitched leather panels widening towards the top, the outer face densely embroidered in brass thread sown with sequins (stitching loose, some restorations) 56.0 cm; 22 ⅛ in overall £400-600 28 THREE NORTH INDIAN BOWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first and second with reflexed limbs swelling at the grip, wooden ears, painted over its surface in gilt polychrome with flowers and foliage (small losses); and the third similar (extensive losses) the first: 85.0 cm; 33 ½ in (3) £600-800 29 NINE NORTH INDIAN DECORATED BOWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY each with reflexed limbs, shaped grips and wooden ears, the first painted in gilt polychrome and with a brief inscription on one ear (losses, the front portion lifting); the second decorated with rudimentary foliage and flowers on a red ground (the remaining bows with extensive losses, one cracked through on the inside) the first: 46.3 cm; 18 ¾ in (9) £500-700 30 A NORTH INDIAN BOW AND A CENTRAL ASIAN OR PERSIAN BOW, 18TH/19TH CENTURY each with recurved limbs, the first painted in gilt polychrome with flowers and foliage (cracked through above the grip) and reinforced with rattan binding; the second painted with dark borders and scrollwork (losses) the first: 112 cm; 44 in (2) £300-500 31 THREE NORTH INDIAN BOWS AND SIX NORTH INDIAN STYLE COMPOSITE BOWS BY EDWARD MCEWEN the first three with traces of painted finish, one with a brief inscription worn, extensive losses); the remaining bows of traditional construction, one painted with courtly hunting scenes and exotic animals the first: 97.0 cm; 38 ¼ in (9) £120-180 32 AN INDO-PERSIAN BOW FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL the limbs each threaded and joined at the grip, the latter moulded and decorated over the surface of the limbs with a traditional pattern of silver foliage with gold flowerheads 97.0 cm; 38 ¼ in

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33 THIRTY-TWO NORTH INDIAN ARROWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURIES four with ‘katar’ shaped heads and blackened shafts; six with long iron heads swelling towards conical points; seven with spatulate heads; and fifteen further arrows, all on their wooden shafts 78.7 cm; 31 in average (32) £350-450

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34 NINETEEN NORTH INDIAN ARROWS AND TWENTY SEVEN INDIAN ARROWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURIES the first with crescentic iron head, probably for ham-stringing game and moulded tubular socket; the second with two-stage blunt square iron head for stunning game; the third with long slender pyramidal iron head of square-section; the fourth with two-stage iron head rotated through right-angles; the fifth with spatulate iron head; eight with small pointed two-stage iron heads; three with conical iron heads and thirty further Indian arrows, with iron heads of differing form, on painted wood and bamboo hafts, some painted and restored by Edward McEwen the first: 73.5 cm; 29 in overall (46) £250-350

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35 SEVENTY INDIAN ARROWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY comprising forty-seven with pyramidal and faceted conical heads, each on its painted bamboo shaft and twenty three with small heads of similar form, on their painted bamboo shafts, all in a later wooden case with hinged lid 76.0 cm; 30 in, average £200-300

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36 A FINELY PAINTED PERSIAN COMPOSITE REFLEX BOW, QAJAR, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with broad limbs swelling at the grip, slender ears fitted with a rest top and bottom (chipped) of characteristic form, painted with foliage and flowers on a panel at the top and bottom of the belly, the remaining surface of the belly and the back painted with detailed Courtly hunting scenes including hawking, hounds and mounted hunters armed with bows and swords in pursuit of a variety of differing game (areas of fading, small losses) 54 cm; 21 ¼ in Another bow from this distinct group is preserved in the Military Museum, Tehran (inv. no. 30), see Khorasani, 2006, p. 733, cat. 439.

Another is preserved in the Stibbert Museum, Florence, (inv. nr. 67) and another was sold in this room 14th December 2005, lot 30. £2000-3000

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37 FIVE OTTOMAN ARROWS, TURKEY, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY each with small reinforced triangular iron head with moulded base, wooden shaft decorated with gilt squares on a blue ground and further bands of red (losses, worn); together with seven fragments of the same the first: 72.7 cm; 28 ⅝ in overall (12) For related examples taken see Petrasch and Sänger 1991, 235238, cat. Nos 181-187.

38 TWELVE MIDDLE EASTERN ARROWS WITH BLUNT HEADS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PERSIAN AND SIXTEEN ARROWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, INDIAN OR PERSIAN the first for stunning game, eight with iron cylindrical heads, and partially painted hafts, one inscribed and one labelled ‘Tox’; the second comprising four with conical heads and twelve with faceted conical heads, on their wooden shafts 73.7 cm; 29 in average (28) £280-420

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39 TWENTY-FOUR OTTOMAN TARGET ARROWS, TURKEY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY; AN OTTOMAN STYLE QUIVER AND TWO OTTOMAN STYLE ARROW STANDS the first: thirteen with short conical ivory tips and six with horn tips, all with wooden shafts; the second of tapering rectangular section, with hinged lid, the exterior painted black, the interior painted red and with provision for twenty-one arrows 68.5 cm; 27 in, the arrows, average (27) ~ £300-500

40 AN OTTOMAN SADDLE, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER SADDLE, PROBABLY CENTRAL ASIAN, 19TH CENTURY the first with wooden tree, tall bow and cantle, the former covered with iron plaques, retaining some later leather covering, complete with a pair of tooled leather flaps, an iron curb bit and some harness straps; the second with wooden tree, bone pommel and broad cantle, partially covered with birch, and the principle borders covered with small engraved bone plaques (worn, losses) the first saddle: 33.0 cm; 13 in high (2)

41 A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR); A GURKHA KUKRI KNIFE; AN AFRICAN SPEAR AND A PIKE, 19TH CENTURY the first with curved single-edged blade, iron cross-piece and later leather-covered grip; the second with long curved blade, and two-stage hardwood grip carved with a band of foliage, in its scabbard; the fourth African, with small leaf-shaped head, slender socket, on its wooden haft and the third a naval boarding pike, on a portion of its wooden haft the first: 70.7 cm; 27 ¾ in blade (4) £100-150

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42 A LARGE QUANTITY OF AFRICAN, AMERICAN AND OCEANIC, ARROWS, 19TH CENTURY including approximately thirty long arrows of numerous different forms, contained in a mahogany case; nine smaller arrows, probably Somali, with iron heads and each on its wooden haft, in a wooden case by Thomas Aldred; a further quantity of African and South East Asian arrows including Chin and Ibo tribes; and twenty five further arrows, probably by Edward McEwen, of African, Asian and Oceanic type; and a large mahogany gun case, adapted for arrows the first case: 162.0 cm; 64 in, long (qty) ~ £300-400 43 A LARGE QUANTITY OF TRIBAL AFRICAN, INDIAN AND OTHER ARROWS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY including seven with large barbed iron heads; seven with small slender barbed iron heads; a three-pronged barbed iron head; another with two prongs; twenty-five further arrows with iron heads, contained in a green-painted Canterbury Archer’s case 91.4 cm; 36 in average (qty) £200-300 44 FOUR AFRICAN BOWS, A FURTHER BOW, AN AFRICAN QUIVER AND THREE ARROWS the first three each formed of a single tapering wooden bow; the fourth covered with leather and with further decorative bands, the fifth en suite, with three iron tipped barbed arrows; and the last of composite construction the first: 104.0 cm; 41 in (6) £100-150 45 THIRTEEN ARROWS BY EDWARD MCEWEN, 20TH CENTURY AND A LARGE QUANTITY OF TARGET SHOOTING ARROWS with iron tips, wooden hafts formed in two stages, with dark wood forward portions, painted red and gold around the rear, signed nocks and red and white flights; three ‘Apollo, patent applied for’ arrows by Accles and Pollock Ltd; six arrows by Jaques, London, nos. 49-50, with copper alloy tips, and signed wooden shafts, in a leather quiver; two arrows signed Aldred and eight arrow shafts in a Thomas Aldred case; and forty further target arrows, in a tubular tinned arrow case with lid the first: 76.2 cm; 30 in (qty) £250-350

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46 A LARGE QUANTITY OF TARGET SHOOTING ARROWS, 20TH CENTURY including a number by F. H. Ayers Ltd, three named to ‘H. Talbot’, three to ‘D.M.E.’, two to ‘M Millard’, one to ‘Peggy Heath’, one to ‘Nettleton’, one to ‘M. H. James’, seven to ‘C.B.E.’, and one to ‘H.A.C.E’., forty further target arrows, in a tubular tinned arrow case with lid, and a quiver for the Ascham Bowmen 76.2 cm; 30, average (qty) £200-300 47 THREE WHISTLING ARROW HEADS, FIVE HORN NOCKS FROM BOWS, A QUANTITY OF BOW STRINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS ARCHERY ACCESSORIES, 19TH CENTURY each of dark horn, pierced with five, four and three apertures respectively around the central point; together with an unusual arrow head, perhaps for incendiary use, now mounted with an iron spike at its base; three modern whistling arrowheads; a carved dagger hilt, probably by Edward McEwen; five horn nocks for bows, each carved with a string notch; fourteen various bow strings (frayed); a pair of silk gloves, and a pair of Ottoman slippers, 19th/20th century, North Africa or Turkey, of black leather lined in red, embroidered with traditional designs the first: 4.3 cm; 1 ¾ in (qty) £200-300 48 A LARGE COLLECTION OF ARROWHEADS, 18TH/19TH CENTURIES AND LATER including two Chinese Qing dynasty iron arrowheads, of broad leaf-shaped form; twenty eight African small barbed iron arrowheads; a four-pronged iron arrow-head with tubular socket; three large European medieval style arrowheads; six similar, of smaller size; twelve copper alloy arrowheads; and a three-piece copper-mounted hardwood pocket bow; and a glazed display of four modern crossbow bolts (qty) £150-200

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49 AN ENGLISH STONEBOW, CIRCA 1770 with robust steel bow fitted with a later string of twisted cord with wooden spacers, retained by a pair of irons extending over the fore-end and terminating in a moulded tip, folding fore-sight (bent), figured tiller of gunstock form (cracked) with built-in gaffle, the latter incorporating the back-sight (restored), and iron mounts including trigger-guard engraved with a flower and butt-plate numbered ‘126’; together with an early stonebow string, perhaps its original, and a later string the first: 72.3 cm; 28 ½ in tiller (3) £350-450 50 TWELVE ARCHERY MEDALS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY comprising Great Malvern 1885, Associated Clubs Most Golds; Cheltenham 1883, best gold at 50 yards; Cheltenham 1884, greatest number of hits at sixty yards; Edgbaston 1900, associated best gold clubs; a pair of crossed arrows with two awards for 1893 and 1894; three golds Beeston 1900; three golds Beeston 1901; E.L.A.C. Butts Hdgr., with awards dated 1931-36 including nine arrows, F&D AC 1891, with highest scores in 1892,1893, 1895, 1896, 1897; F&D AC 1898, with highest scores in 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905; F&D AC 1907, with highest scores in 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913; CNAM Jubilee York 1893; with accompanying notes recording the awards to Mrs Hales: Cheltenham 1894, Edgbaston 1900, Beeston 1900 and 1901, York and Miss B. Bagnall Oakley, Cheltenham 1883 £200-300

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THE ANTHONY DOVE COLLECTION, PART II 51 TWO CHINESE BRONZE SWORDS (JIAN), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES (1050-221 BC) AND TWO FURTHER SWORDS IN ZHOU DYNASTY STYLE the first two in excavated condition, cast in one piece, 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 third and fourth similar, in aged condition the first: 55.3 cm; 21 ¾ in overall (4) £400-600 52 A CHINESE BRONZE SWORD (JIAN), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES (1050-221 BC); AND THREE FURTHER SWORDS IN ZHOU DYNASTY STYLE the first in excavated condition, cast in one piece, 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 second and third similar, and the fourth with decorated cross-guard, all in aged condition the first: 48.0 cm; 18 ⅞ in overall (4) £300-400

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53 THREE CHINESE BRONZE HALBERDS, 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 two slots, and the tang pierced with a further slot; the second similar, pierced with three slots at the base; the third probably later the first: 24.7 cm; 9 ¾ in (3) £150-200

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54 A BRONZE DAGGER, PROBABALY LURISTAN 3RD CENTURY B.C., NINE FURTHER BRONZE DAGGER BLADES AND A SPEARHEAD the first formed in one piece, with tapering double-edged blade, tang of characteristic form with a hollow on each face for a grip; the second with tapering blade formed with a crescentic moulding at the base; the third with broad sharply tapering blade and short spatulate tang; six further blades, an iron dagger blade and a large bronze spearhead (the tip detached) the first: 33.7 cm; 13 ¼ in (11) £200-300 55 AN INDIAN AXE HEAD, 18TH CENTURY AND TWO FURTHER AXE HEADS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first of triangular section, formed with a curved bearded edge, flat rear face, and decorated over three quarters of its surface with engraved flowerheads enriched with silver; the second possible Eastern European, with iron axe head formed with a stout rear spike, and copper-alloy tubular socket; the third with slightly curved edge, faceted socket and decorated with simple linear designs the first: 12.7 cm; 5 in (3) £150-200 56 A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade, pierced iron hilt extending over the forte, including a pair of side bars chiselled with flowers and a pair of grip-bars (rusted); together with a South Indian katar hilt, late 17th century, with finely pierced side-bars and the gripbars chiselled with foliage; and an Indo-Persian dagger (khanjar), with double-edged blade (the upper three-quarters missing), chiselled with a figure at the forte, and engraved iron hilt with a hinged compartment in the pommel the first: 31.7 cm; 12 ½ in blade (3)

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£100-150 57 FOUR EAST EUROPEAN WAR HAMMER HEADS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first a Nadziak, in 17th century style, of characteristic form; the second an iron Obuch, with curved rear spike and small hammer face; the third copper alloy, with stout rear spike and fluted head; and the fourth of copper alloy, with sparsely engraved head, the third and fourth perhaps for ceremonial purposes 24.7 cm; 9 ¾ in (4) £100-150

58 TWO INDO-PERSIAN HELMETS (KHULAH KHUD), 19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, each with hemi-spherical skull, the first decorated with pairs of lines rising to the central boss (spike missing), fitted at the front with sliding nasal-bar and a pair of plume-holders and retaining a portion of its mail neck-defence; the second etched over its surface with foliage and calligraphic cartouches (worn, holed); together with a small dhal, of shallow convex form, the border reinforced with scalloped brass, and fitted with four brass bosses the first: 15.8 cm; 6 ¼ in high (3) £150-200

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59 TWO INDIAN ARM DEFENCES (DASTANA), 17TH CENTURY the first formed of a tapering guttershaped main plate slightly recurved at the terminal, embossed with a small ellipse over the wrist, hinged inner plate, with reinforced scalloped borders and with pierced edges for a mail hand-defence; the second formed of a gutter-shaped main plate fitted with a pair of hasps on one side and with pierced border for a lining, separate inner plate with matching hasps, studded throughout with copper rivets the first: 31.7 cm; 12 ½ in (2) Provenance The second, Evan Perry, sold 29th September 1997, lot 162 £300-400

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60 TWO SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCES (DASTANA), 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY almost forming a pair, each formed of a tapering medially-ridged gutter-shaped main plate with pointed terminal, embossed with a small ellipse over the wrist, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, with reinforced scalloped borders throughout the first: 37.2 cm; 14 ⅝ in (2) £300-400

61 A SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate with slightly recurved terminal, embossed with a small ellipse over the wrist and applied with cartouche-shaped panels in the middle, at the base and at the top, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, the principle borders reinforced with scalloped iron and brass, and retaining its padded lining 46.5 cm; 18 ⅜ in £250-350

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62 TWO INDIAN ARM DEFENCES (DASTANA), 17TH CENTURY the first of heavy construction, each formed of a faceted guttershaped main plate, embossed with a small ellipse over the wrist, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, pierced for a mail handdefence the first: 32.5 cm; 12 ¾ in (2) £200-300

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64 TWO SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCES (DASTANA), 18TH CENTURY the first formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate embossed with a small ellipse over the wrist, hinged inner plate, decorated with flowers around the borders and with pierced edges for a mail hand-defence; the second formed of a single gutter-shaped plate with reinforced border the first: 32.0 cm; 12 ⅝ in (2) £300-400

63 A SOUTH INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY formed of a tapering faceted gutter-shaped main plate with pointed terminal fitted with a recurved bud-shaped finial, embossed with a small ellipse over the wrist, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, with reinforced scalloped borders throughout 39.8 cm; 15 ⅜ in

65 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

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66 AN INDO-PERSIAN SPLINTED ARM DEFENCE, 19TH CENTURY of five hinged rectangular plates of curved profile, decorated with gold-framed cartouches filled with foliage, birds and exotic beasts 18.8 cm; 7 ⅜ in £100-150

67 AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR FRAGMENT, 17TH CENTURY the first probably for the lower leg, comprising eight rectangular plates for the shin, closed by three pairs of rings (one missing), a series of smaller overlapping scalloped plates beneath, and a portion of mail formed of rows of alternating rivetted and theta-shaped links to cover the foot (losses) 32.0 cm; 12 ⅝ in x 29.3 cm; 11 ½ in £150-200

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68 TWO PERSIAN ARM DEFENCES (BAZU BAND), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY each of a single gutter-shaped plate, the first chiselled with a vertical arrangement of mounted warriors within a foliate frame; the second etched with a courtly hunting scene the first: 34.2 cm; 13 ½ in (2) £200-300

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69 A CENTRAL EUROPEAN OR OTTOMAN ARM DEFENCE, 17TH CENTURY formed of a gutter-shaped main plate fitted on one side with a pair of shaped hinges carrying two further plates joined by further shaped hinges, with a pair of loops and buckles for closure at the base and a further loop and hinge base at the top (one buckle and the hinge base replaced in brass) the main plate decorated with engraved cartouches over its surface and a simple running pattern of flowers at the border, and pierced for a lining (pitting) 32.5 cm; 12 ¾ in

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70 A RARE OTTOMAN ARM DEFENCE, TURKEY, 15TH CENTURY formed of a single gutter-shaped plate with slightly flared cuff, engraved with calligraphy around the border and flowerheads in the centre, stamped with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene, punched with holes at the border for attaching mail and a lining (the edge chipped, one small hole 35.7 cm; 14 in The inscription includes Qur’an 2:255 (Ayat al-Kursi). £400-600

71 TWO PORTIONS OF OTTOMAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR ARMOUR, 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY the first formed of a panel of mail and three columns of rectangular plates joined by mail, comprising ten plates on each side and eleven in the centre, the latter of shallow v-section, and the mail of alternating large rivetted and large solid links; and the second formed of ten rectangular plates joined by riveted links of mail the first: 36.5 cm; 14 ⅜ in x 24.5 cm; 9 ⅝ in (2) £200-300

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Eastern Arms and Armour VARIOUS OWNERS 72 A KATANA SIGNED MASAMUNE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow koshi-zori (‘waist’ curve, near the nakago); hamon (tempering pattern): deep notare midareba (undulating with wilder accents) which extends as far as the shinogi with fine nie and nioi crystals Nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), signed on the omote (front side) Masamune; in a black lacquered saya with red lacquer inscription Masamune 67 cm; 26 ⅜ in blade Provenance Sir Frank Bowden, Bt. Gorō Nyūdō Masamune (c.1264-1343) is generally regarded as the greatest swordsmith in the history of the Japanese sword. He worked in the style of the Sôshû school which flourished in Sagami Province where the Kamakura Bakufu (feudal military government from 11851333) had their headquarters. His blades were strong and beautiful and could cut extremely efficiently. He devised ways of improving forging techniques and the jihada (surface grain of the steel blade) of his weapons reflects the complicated combination of different steels used in their production.

Around 1800 Japan experienced a revival of nationalistic spirit resulting in the production of excellent swords which attempted to recreate blades in the style of Kamakura and Nambokuchô period swords. These copies, or utsushi (an emulation of a masterpiece) were, for the most part, taken from early blades which had been cut down and remounted. Swords made from around this time are known as ShinShintô - literally ‘new, new swords’ - or ‘new revival swords’.

This elegant blade shows many of the characteristics found on original blades by Masamune. £1500-2000

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73 A KATANA, SHŌWA PERIOD (1926-1945), SIGNED CHOUNSAI EMURA SAKU, CIRCA 1940-44 sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve); hamon (tempering pattern): gunome midare (‘horse-tooth’ undulating); nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), signed on the omote (front side) Chounsai Emura saku; koshirae (mounting): tsuka (hilt of wood covered with white same (rayskin) with leather binding; plain iron mokko tsuba (quatrefoil sword guard), plain iron fittings on a mottled black and dull gold lacquered saya (scabbard); leather sageo (retaining cord) 65.5 cm; 25 ¾ in blade Chounsai Emura (Emura Shigetato), was the director of Okayama prison where he supervised a sword making facility in the grounds of the prison. He made sword blades himself but also trained prisoners in the production of swords in support of the Japanese war effort. The style of Emura signatures on blades produced at this facility vary considerably and it is unusual to find swords of this period in non-military mounts. £1000-1500 74 A JAPANESE KATANA (LONG SWORD) MOUNTED IN AN UNASSOCIATED METAL SCABBARD, CIRCA 1660 the blade heavily rubbed, with no tempering or ground patterns visible. The nakago (tang) with three mekugi-ana (peg holes) signed on the omote (outer facing side of the blade) Yamato Daijō Fujiwara Sadayuki 65 cm; 25 ½ in blade Sadayuki worked in Bungo Province in the second half of the seventeenth century ‡ £600-700

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75 A JAPANESE SHIN-GUNTŌ: SHŌWA PERIOD (1926-1945) sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve); hamon (tempering pattern): gunome midare (‘horse-tooth’ pattern of 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) Nōshū Ju Kaneaki saku, koshirae (mounting): tsuka (handle) with brown silk ito (braiding) over white same (ray skin), standard copper alloy military fittings, parts gilded, with full officer’s leather covered mounts, including leather foul weather tsuka (handle) cover 66 cm; 26 in blade The blade was made by Kuriyama Kaneaki (1888 - 1966) who worked as a military swordsmith having studied under Watanabe Kanenaga. £600-800 76 A JAPANESE SHIN-GUNTŌ: SHŌWA PERIOD (1926-1945) sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve), details of the blade are mostly obscured by rubbing but faint masame hada (parallel longitudinal grain) is visible; hamon (tempering pattern): possibly suguha, but details obscured by rubbing Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) of metal covered wood with standard brass military fittings decorated with sakura (cherry blossom), wooden tsuka (hilt) covered with same (rayskin) and heavily rubbed brown silk braiding over gilt copper alloy menuki (hilt fittings) in the form of chrysanthemums, kabuto-gane (hilt pommel) with a long khaki silk tassel of the type found on swords carried by more senior officers 67 cm; 26 ⅜ in blade £500-700

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77 A WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORD) MOUNTED IN MAGNOLIA WOOD SHIRASAYA, ICHI HIZEN DEWA NO KAMI YUKIHIRO, CIRCA 1650-1700 the blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line); strong notare gunome (gently and abruptly undulating tempering pattern), mokume itame hada (mixed wood grain ground); fitted with a copper habaki (collar); nakago (tang) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole) and signed on the omote (outer facing side of the blade) Ichi Hizen Dewa no Kami Yukihiro 52 cm; 20 ½ in blade £1500-2000 78 AN O-WAKIZASHI (LONGER SHORT SWORD) MOUNTED IN MAGNOLIA WOOD SHIRASAYA, UNSIGNED, 16TH CENTURY the blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line); broad notare midare hamon (undulating tempered edge) with some utsuri (‘reflected’ tempering above the hamon), mokume hada (burl grain ground) and fitted with a copper alloy habaki (collar); o-suriage nakago (much shortened tang, probably originally a katana - long sword) with three mekugi-ana (peg holes); unsigned 56.5 cm; 22 ¼ in blade £1500-2000 79 A WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORD) MOUNTED IN A BLACK LACQUERED SAYA, UNSIGNED, 18TH CENTURY the blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line); forging and tempering details obscured by rubbing; fitted with an iron tsuba (sword guard) decorated with a bridge in copper and gold relief, a copper-alloy habaki (collar). Tsuka (hilt) covered with same (rayskin) and wrapped in black silk braid; copper alloy menuki (hilt fittings) in the form of hawks, fuchi-kashira (collar and pommel) decorated with raised gilt hawks on a shakudō nanako (patinated copper alloy with multiple hammered dots) ground, nakago (tang) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole); unsigned 35.5 cm; 14 in blade £600-800

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80 A WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORD) MOUNTED IN MAGNOLIA WOOD SHIRASAYA, SIGNED KUNIHIRO; PROBABLY HORIKAWA KUNIHIRO, CIRCA 1596-1615 the blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line); hamon (tempering pattern) suguha (straight line) with masame and mokume hada (longitudinal and burl-grain ground); omote (outer side of blade) with a short single hi (groove), ura (inner side of blade) with a bonji (Sanskrit Buddhist symbol) and much-polished narrow double hi; fitted with a silver foil covered habaki (collar). Nakago (tang) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole) and signed Kunihiro; probably Horikawa Kunihiro 40 cm; 15 ¾ in blade £2500-3500 81 A WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORD) MOUNTED IN A BLACK LACQUERED SAYA (SCABBARD), KIKU ICHI KAWACHI (NO) KAMI SUKESADA, CIRCA 1650-1700 the blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line); forging and tempering details obscured by rubbing; fitted with an iron tsuba (sword guard) decorated with a temple and geese in gold and copper relief, a two-piece copper habaki (collar). Tsuka (hilt) covered with same (rayskin) and wrapped in black silk braid; menuki (hilt fittings) in copper alloy, fuchi (collar) decorated with cherry bloom and birds, nakago (tang) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole) and signed on the omote (outer facing side when worn) Kiku Ichi Kawachi (no) kami Sukesada, on the ura (inner facing side of the blade) Bizen Kuni Osafune ju 44 cm; 17 ¼ in blade £400-600 82 AN AIGUCHI TANTŌ IN THE FORM OF A FOLDED FAN the blade with indistinct forging details and securely fitted into the tsuka (hilt) with a gilt copper habaki (collar), scabbard and hilt of lacquered wood in the form of a closed folding fan, together with a Japanese fan, 19th Century, with paper leaf, stained bamboo ribs and metal guards 15 cm; 6 in blade It has been suggested that this form of dagger mounting was perhaps used by women and retired samurai as well as by doctors, monks and others who were not permitted to carry a sword. Daggers in the form of folded fans were also widely produced in the late nineteenth century as tourist items. £200-300

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83 A JAPANESE NAGINATA (HALBERD), 1750-1850 with broad curved blade mounted on a wooden black lacquered pole, the upper section decorated with raden (mother of pearl) flakes; silver foil covered iron fittings; wooden black lacquered saya (scabbard) with an unidentified gold mon (family crest). The blade has on both sides the traditional two grooves - one long and thin, the other short, broad and infilled with red lacquer - above the shinogi (longitudinal ridge line) in the area next to the habaki (collar); the habaki is of copper alloy covered with silver foil. Forging and tempering details of the blade are obscured by rubbing and the nakago (tang)is firmly attached to the pole, so a maker’s signature has not been identified 36 cm; 14 ⅛ in blade The unsuccessful invasions of Japan by the Mongols in 1274 and 1281 had several consequences; one was an increase in the production of naginata. These polearms were particularly popular with members of the militant Buddhist clergy, the Sôhei and became one of the principal weapons of the ashigaru (footsoldier).

Elegantly mounted naginata, as offered here, were used in the later Edo period for the regular Sankin Kôtai processions to and from Edo. £400-600 84 Ⓜ A JAPANESE NAGINATA BY MIZUTA KUNIMITSU, MID-17TH CENTURY in new shirasaya (resting scabbard); with a black lacquered handle and scabbard decorated with finely sprinkled aogai (mother of pearl); nakago (tang) signed 備中國水田住大月安左衛門尉國光作 Bitchū Kuni (Bitchū Province) Mizuta jū (resident of Mizuta) Ōtsuki Yasuzaemon (no) Jō Kunimitsu saku (made by Kunimitsu, Honorary Guardian of Ōtsuki); the blade deeply curved with shinogi (longitudinal ridge line) and a broad notare (undulating) hamon (tempering pattern); one broad and one narrow hi (groove) filled with red lacquer; fitted with a copper habaki (collar) Kunimitsu was the third son of the fourth generation Bitchu-Mizuta Kunishige. He worked in Osaka around 1645 but later moved to Edo where he was employed as a swordsmith by the Abe clan.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £1000-1500 85 A RUSSET IRON JITTE (PARRYING BATON), CIRCA 1800-1850 the hilt wrapped in same (rayskin) and a brown silk retaining cord and tassel The jitte was carried by law-enforcement officers in the Edo period. £100-200

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86 A JAPANESE SHIKOMIZUE (SWORD STICK); BLADE CIRCA 1750-1800, MOUNTED 19TH CENTURY the straight shinogi zukuri blade mounted in a heavy bark covered wooden saya (scabbard), forging and tempering details mostly obscured by rubbing, but a faint notare (wavy) tempering pattern is just visible; nakago (tang) firmly attached in the tsuka (hilt) so any dating or signature cannot be identified 61 cm; 24 in blade Blades from the Kanbun period (1661-1673) and later tended to have very little curvature as can be found on this sword.

The sword stick was a popular item for Victorian or Edwardian gentleman to carry, and after 1876 when the samurai as a class were abolished and the carrying of swords was prohibited many older blades were remounted. New poorer quality blades were also made specifically for sword sticks but this example shows details of true forging and was probably remounted as a sword stick for a western visitor to Japan in the late nineteenth century. £350-450 87 AN UNUSUAL AND RARE JAPANESE DRESS SWORD IN MIXED WESTERN AND JAPANESE STYLE MOUNTS, LATER MEIJI PERIOD, 1875-1912 the Japanese blade mounted in tachi (slung) style in a black lacquered wooden saya (scabbard) with copper gilt western style fittings decorated with raised sakura (cherry blossom) on a woodgrain effect ground. Sword guard in the form of a leaf with an inner folding plate for easier wear. The hilt wrapped with same (rayskin). The Japanese blade in shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line) with broad suguha hamon (straight tempering pattern); long copper-gilt habaki (collar) unsigned short nakago (tang) with two holes, one filled 41.5 cm; 16 ⅜ in blade ‡ £500-600 88 A JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER’S COURT SWORD IN BLACK LEATHER SCABBARD, LATER MEIJI PERIOD, 1875-1912 with copper gilt fittings with decoration of sakura (cherry blossom) and scrolling leaves on a nanako ground (‘fish roe’ pattern of small dots beaten out with an indented chisel); pommel decorated with raised dragonflies; sword guard with Rising Sun motif on a nanako ground and with an inner folding plate for easier wear; ribbed black wood grip; gilt wire wrapped cord and tassel. Western blade with central longitudinal ridge 52.5 cm; 20 ⅝ in blade ‡ £120-150

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89 A JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER’S COURT SWORD IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA (SCABBARD), LATER MEIJI PERIOD, 1875-1912 with copper gilt fittings with decoration of karakusa (Chinese grasses) on a nanako ground (‘fish roe’ pattern of small dots beaten out with an indented chisel); hilt wrapped in gilded copper alloy wire; guard of pieced clam-shell form decorated with a kiri (paulownia) crest, a motif used in various forms by the imperial court and by important samurai families, and with an inner folding plate for easier wear; the knucklebow has a ho-o head (phoenix) quillon - the ho-o is an imperial symbol; the hilt wrapped in gilded copper wire (chape and hilt pommel missing) 56 cm; 22 in blade The blade is possibly western which has then been decorated in Japan with etched details of stylised flowers and the kiri (paulownia) crest. ‡ £120-150

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90 A FOUR PLATE YOKOHAGI-DŌMARU JAPANESE ARMOUR the heavy 62-plate suji kabuto (ridged plate helmet) of black lacquered iron with a faint unreadable maker’s signature on the gilded interior and probably dated (the first two characters are unclear) Eiroku san nen san gatsu kichi jitsu - ‘a lucky day in the third month of the third year of the Eiroku period’ (equivalent to 1560); the top of the helmet with a large tehen no kanamono (fitting around the aperture at the crown of the helmet) in the form of six wild ginger leaves (futaba aoi). This motif is often incorrectly referred to as ‘hollyhock leaf’: the wild ginger leaf is the mon (family crest) of the Tokugawa family whose shôgunate ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868. The helmet with four lames for the flexible shikoro (neck protector) and two fukigaeshi (turnbacks) which also carry the aoi mon; smaller versions of this crest appear on other areas of the helmet. There is an iron mabezashi (peak) above which is a copper alloy holder for a maedate (crest), absent from this helmet. The hanpô (half-face protector) fitted with a painted wooden Nô mask which is not original to the amour. The front of the dô (cuirass) consisting of four heavy black lacquered iron plates with the iron munaita (upper chest protector) covered in stencilled doeskin. The kanamono (decorative fittings) probably of shakudô (black copper/gold alloy) and carrying the aoi mon.

The back also of black lacquered iron plates, the upper areas again covered with stencilled doeskin and shakudô fukurin (decorative metal edging), with attached padded shoulder plates. The back with further kanamono which carry the aoi mon; the interior of the armour painted gold; the kusazuri (skirt) suspended from the bottom of the dô and consisting of black lacquered rawhide lames, the bottom edges decorated with knotted silks in the style known as kikkô (turtle shell); all components of the armour and kusazuri are held together with faded purple silk cords. The haidate (thigh protectors) of faded sumptuous silk brocade with hemp lining and hon-kozane (individual small scales) of black lacquered rawhide. The armour is accompanied by a single sode (shoulder guard) and a tate-eri (padded armoured collar that sits on the shoulders). The armoured kote (sleeves) of similar textile construction to the haidate with the addition of superb iron mail and solid plates which provide additional protection. The upper area of the sleeves and the back of the hands carry the Tokugawa aoi mon.

Provenance De Weledg. Heer P. Lamaison Van Heenvliet (1857-1941) The armour was possibly reassembled around 1700-1750 using earlier components such as the helmet and iron cuirass. Armour at that time was purely decorative and used for parades and Sankin Kôtai, a system under which all provincial daimyô (regional rulers) had to travel from their domains to attend the Shôgun’s court in Edo (modern day Tokyo). The size and splendour of the daimyô’s procession were an indication of his status and were frequently grand and dazzling affairs.

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91 91 A JAPANESE SHINGEN JINGASA (WAR HAT), 1750-1850 the wood with alternating vertical panels of black and mottled dark grey lacquer giving the appearance of a suji kabuto (ridged helmet) with an applied tehen kanamono (covering at the top of the helmet) and rear ring for an agemaki (decorative bow); the front with a gold mon (family crest) of the Tachibana family in the form of a citrus tachibana flower. The interior lacquered in red with gold flakes and with padded silk ties The Tachibana family were one of the most powerful kuge (court nobility) families in early periods of Japan’s history.

The jingasa is a lighter form of headgear worn by lower-ranking samurai retainers and the ashigaru (foot-soldiers). They were also increasingly worn for ceremonial parades and for the sankin-kōtai processions from regional domains to the shogun’s court in Edo (Tokyo). The name of this style of jingasa is believed to trace back to the samurai warlord Takeda Shingen (1521-1573), who is said to have favoured this shape. £400-600

93 92 A JAPANESE SHINGEN JINGASA (WAR HAT), 1750-1850 the black lacquered wood with decoration of dragons in red and gold; the interior lacquered in red £300-400 93 A JAPANESE SHINGEN JINGASA (WAR HAT), 1750-1850 the black lacquered wood with gold rim and mon (family crest) in the shape of three stylised kiri (paulownia) leaves; the interior lacquered in red and with padded silk ties £200-300 94 A JAPANESE JINGASA (WAR HAT), 1750-1850 the wood covered with black lacquer with a gold lacquer rim and decorated with butterflies, summer flowers and grasses in gold lacquer; at the front a mon (family crest) of a single sakura (cherry-blossom) flower within a circle in gold; the interior lacquered in black £200-300

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95 A JAPANESE JINGASA (WAR HAT), 1750-1850 the wood covered with black lacquer with a gold lacquer rim and with decoration of a crane, summer flowers and grasses in gold lacquer; the front mon (family crest) of two hiiragi (holly) leaves in gold, a motif used by several samurai families; the interior lacquered in black

97 A JAPANESE JINGASA (WAR HAT), 1750-1850 the wood decorated all over in black lacquer with a small bird and flowering magnolia tree in gold; the front bearing a mon (family crest) in bright gold of five stylised kiri (paulownia) leaves, a motif used in various forms by several important samurai families £200-300

£200-300 98 A JINGASA (WAR HAT) OF LIGHT WOOD COVERED WITH BLACK LACQUER, CIRCA 1750-1850 bearing a gold lacquered mon (family crest) of a kiri (paulownia) leaf, a motif used in various forms by several important samurai families. The interior lacquered in black with cotton pads and loops for tying the headgear

96 A JAPANESE JINGASA (WAR HAT), 1750-1850 the wood decorated all over in black lacquer with two gold circles of different thicknesses, the front bearing the mon (family crest) of the Hosokawa family - a central large roundel surrounded by eight smaller roundels; the interior lacquered in red

£80-100

The Hosokawa clan have a long and important lineage and in the Edo period (1615-1868) they were one of the largest land-owning daimyō families in Japan. £200-300

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100 100 A PAIR OF JAPANESE ABUMI (STIRRUPS), EDO PERIOD, 17001800 of iron inlaid with silver scrolling botan (peony) flowers and leaves and waves; the inner platform with a layer of dark red lacquer. Faint illegible inlaid silver signature on the leading edge of the right-hand stirrup (2)

99 A JAPANESE HOSHI SUJI KABUTO (STAR RIDGED HELMET) IN EXCAVATED CONDITION, CIRCA 1400-1600 with a low domed skull formed of twenty overlapping iron plates, each joined by a vertical arrangement of rivets with robust conical heads and retaining a portion of the mabezashi (peak). There are traces of lacquer on the surface of the plates Japanese helmets were formed of iron plates riveted vertically with the ends protruding to form a hoshi kabuto (star helmet). As well as being decorative, these rivet ends provided extra protection against a sword cut. The top of the helmet originally had a decorated hole which created some ventilation for the head during battle.

Provenance Jay Weinstein, New York The Japanese open-sided stirrup changed little from its origins in the Heian period (794-1185) but saw its apotheosis in the late twelfth century under the ascendant samurai class.

This style of helmet developed during the Kamakura period (11851333) but continued to be produced in successive centuries.

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101 A LONG JAPANESE MATCHLOCK, ALSO KNOWN AS TANEGASHIMA, TEPPO OR HINAWAJU, CIRCA 1700-1800 with octagonal steel barrel inlaid with silver mon (family crest) of the Tachibana family in the form of a citrus tachibana flower; applied brass and silver decoration of ho-o (phoenix), kiri (paulownia), kiku (chrysanthemum) and shishi (lion dog). Pierced block rear-sight, fore-sight with silver inlay; brass lock (working condition) with stamped maker’s mark 105.5 cm; 41 ½ in barrel £600-1000

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102 A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with curved broad blade double-edged towards the point, brass hilt comprising circular guard with four kidney-shaped apertures and with moulded brim, lower ferrule and flattened ovoid pommel each decorated with a band of beadwork and with luck motifs front and back, fabric-bound grip with a brass lined aperture for a tassel, in its exotic two-piece hardwood scabbard with large brass mounts of characteristic type comprising locket, chape and two bands joined by a brass panel, all decorated with good luck motifs en suite with the hilt 55.0 cm; 21 ⅝ in blade £500-700 103 Ⓜ TWO CHINESE SHORTSWORDS (DUANJIAN), QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY, A CHINESE SHORTSWORD (HUDIEDAO), QING DYNASTY ANOTHER CHINESE SHORTSWORD; A CHINESE MILITARY KNIFE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND TWO CHINESE FLAILS the first with broad blade, brass hilt engraved with traditional ornament, reeded hardwood grip, in its wooden scabbard with brass mounts decorated en suite including a central band decorated with a dragon; the second similar, with up-turned brass guard decorated with a dragon mask, in its scabbard (later covering), with brass mounts decorated with traditional ornament; the third of the type used in conjunction with a wicker shield, with heavy single-edged blade, brass hilt including short guard, and cap pommel, the latter pierced with a flowerhead, and fabric-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass mounted lacquered scabbard (chape missing); the fourth with tapering blade of flattened-triangular section (pitted), brass stirrup hilt, and chequered wooden grip (cracked); the fifth with single-edged blade, integral tang with ring pommel, and cord-bound grip, in its hide scabbard’; and the sixth and seventh each formed of two batons joined by a robust iron chain the first: 39.5 cm; 15 ⅝ in (7)

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104 104 Ⓜ A RARE CHINESE SWALLOW TAIL CANE SHIELD (YAN WEI PAI), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY of cane wrapped with slender bands of rattan, the inner face with characteristic robust wooden grip, the outer painted with a stylised tiger mask in black, white and red pigment and with the stylized character wang between the eyes (faded, small losses) 61.0 cm; 24 in high A warrior carrying two similar shields is illustrated in a Chinese Qing dynasty drawing in the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach collection, preserved in the New York Public Library (ref. b13986156).

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £1500-2000

105 Ⓜ A CHINESE BRONZE SPEARHEAD, ZHOU DYNASTY (1046-256 B.C.) with tapering head of diamond-section, formed with a central rib dividing a pair of recesses on each face, waisted at the base with a moulding beneath, and long tapering socket of oval-section 27.2 cm; 10 ⅝ in Provenance Arthur M. Sackler (acquired prior to 1978), sold Christie’s South Kensington, 1st October 2009, lot 233.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £250-350 106 Ⓜ A MONGOLIAN QUIVER, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR TARGET USE of tooled leather, the inner face black, the outer with a central red panel, with gilt copper alloy fittings including symbols of longevity, fastened at the top with two threaded bolts, 22.3 cm; 8 ¾ in Provenance Stephen Selby, author of Chinese Archery, 2000.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £600-800

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107 Ⓜ A RARE BOW CASE, 16TH/18TH CENTURY, TIBETAN OR MONGOLIAN formed of two panels of leather joined by eight iron rivets on one side and a thick sewn seam on the other, the inner left natural, the outer decorated in shellac and gold and black pigments with a central rondel sown with minute flowerheads within octagonal frames, a further matching tear-shaped panel beneath, and the border with a thick band of matching diamonds (the base with a small tear, the outer surface missing a corresponding area of decoration, crazing) 67.3 cm; 26 ½ in A bow case of similar form and construction with related decoration is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no.

2003.344). See Larocca, 2006, pp. 192194, no. 95.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £2000-3000

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108 Ⓜ A RARE TIBETAN OR MONGOLIAN LEATHER QUIVER (BSE DONG), 15TH/17TH CENTURY with flat back panel and convex front panel each widening at the base and fitted with an elliptical panel, a further small band on the outside at the top (the upper hood missing), the inner face plain, the remaining surface decorated in gold, black pigment and shellac with traditional ornament including Buddhist ‘wheels of joy’, scale design and two large shaped central panels (the decoration with losses) 52.0 cm; 20 ½ in high Another quiver of this type, decorated in the same style, is preserved in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.

No. 2001.37) and another, with its hood, is preserved in the Royal Armouries Leeds (object number XXVIB.141). See Bennett 2018, p. 47 and Larocca 2006, p. 190-191.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £1200-1800 109 Ⓜ A RARE IRON-MOUNTED LACQUERED LEATHER FOREARM DEFENCE, PROBABLY TIBET 15TH-16TH CENTURY formed of an L-shaped leather panel curling around to enclose the left fore-arm, the borders reinforced with scalloped iron panels and the outer surface fitted with three slender vertical ribs carrying pierced panels 25.7 cm; 10 ⅛ in Another example is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (acc. No. 2001.36) and another was sold Christie’s, London, 18th July 2002, lot 287.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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£200-300 110 Ⓜ A PAIR OF ASIAN TRADITIONAL SHOES, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, PERHAPS YI OR NUOSU PEOPLE each formed of woven cord and with a pair of long laces, together with a pair of woolen boots with open based to cover the shoes 27.7 cm; 10 ⅞ in (4) Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £80-120 111 Ⓜ A PAIR OF LEATHER TROUSERS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, INDIAN OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN of fabric lined leather, open at the front and the waist with loops for a belt 86.5 cm; 34 in Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £50-80

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112 Ⓜ A RARE TIBETAN NECK-DEFENCE FOR A HORSE (CRINET), 15TH/17TH CENTURY formed of layers of fin-shaped leather panels joined by copperalloy stitches in a pattern of four concentric bands, pierced with six holes for laces (one broken through) and further small holes for a lining, the outer surface decorated in shellac with gold clouds on an alternating ground of red and black pigment (small losses, crazing) 66.3 cm; 26 ⅛ in A crinet of related type and a further horse armour decorated in the same manner are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. Nos. 1997.242 and 1999.36). See Larocca 2006 pp. 105-109.

113 Ⓜ A RARE TIBETAN FLANCHARD FOR A HORSE (SGA’I AM COG), 15TH/17TH CENTURY of kidney-shaped form, the inner face with two iron washers each pierced with a pair of holes for attachment, and both faces finished with dark shellac (losses, crazing) 56.0 cm; 22 in Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £200-300

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £500-700

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114 Ⓜ TWO SOUTHEAST ASIAN IRON MOUNTS FOR EQUESTRIAN HARNESS, TIBET, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first T-shaped, for the junction of the head stall, pierced with traditional scrollwork inhabited by a large unicorn and a horse, and with traces of copper (previously gilded); the second square, decorated with scrollwork inhabited by an exotic bird, on a perspex display stand the first: 15.0 cm; 6 in (2) Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £200-300

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115 Ⓜ A TIBETAN BUTTER CHURN WITH DECORATED IRON MOUNTS, 17TH-19TH CENTURY with cylindrical lacquered wooden body carved in imitation of bamboo (probably renewed in its working life), fitted with five iron mounts pierced and chased with traditional scrollwork inhabited by dragons and highlighted with gold, the top incorporating a wooden plunger paddle and fitted with a further iron band (the top band chipped, the gold with losses, areas of patination) 88.8 cm; 34 ⅝ in high Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £250-350 116 Ⓜ AN ASIAN SHORT DAGGER, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY KOREAN with single-edged blade (loose, ground), silver-encased grip with a chased silver collar at the base and matching cap pommel 11.5 cm; 4 ½ in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £50-70 117 Ⓜ A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LAOS with curved single-edged blade broadening towards the tip and decorated with three grooves and dots, scalloped oval copper guard, and the grip encased with silver chased with bands of foliage between plaited borders (pommel missing), in its rattanbound wooden scabbard with silver locket (chape missing) 43.6 cm; 17 ¼ in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £80-120 118 A MALAYSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (BADE BADE), 19TH CENTURY with pattern-welded slightly curved single-edged blade (the tip with a small chip), segmental grip formed of an alternating arrangement of dark and white bone fillets, shaped horn pommel (chipped), in its wooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape chased with scrolling foliage, the former with a carved horn finial en suite 26.5 cm; 10 ½ in blade £150-200

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119 Ⓜ A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD WITH DECORATED COPPER ALLOY HILT, THE BLADE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY EUROPEAN, THE HILT POSSIBLY DECCAN 17TH CENTURY with broad straight double-edged blade cut with a pair of short slender fullers, engraved ‘No me saques sin razon’ and ‘ni me envaines sin honor’ on the respective faces, copper alloy hilt cast and chased in high relief, comprising a pair of langets each with a devotional figure, oval beaded guard extending to a downcurved quillon formed as a bird’s head, knuckle-guard en suite with recurved terminal formed as a makara head, tapering grip rising to a large fan-shaped pommel with the figures of Hanuman and Garuda on the respective faces, and budshaped button 92.4 cm; 36 ⅜ in blade A khanda with a hilt of related form is preserved in the Armoury at Jodhpur Fort, see Elgood 2017, pp. 198-99. For a discussion of this group see Elgood 2004, pp.

174-180.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £1200-1800

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120 Ⓜ A SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COPPER-ALLOY PROCESSIONAL STANDARAD (BABAO), VIETNAM, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with pierced tapering terminal spike formed with an ogee finial with two lugs beneath, large head formed of a pair of engraved solid drums with protruding drum sticks, a pair of fans, and flames, extending at the base to a short stem issuant from a gaping dragon head, on a portion of a red haft, on black steel display stand 46.5 cm; 18 ¼ in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

121 Ⓜ A SOUTH EAST ASIAN GLAIVE, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BURMESE with curved single-edged blade broadening towards the tip, engraved with a stylised wave pattern and with a slender central groove on each face, fitted at its base with a stout down-curved spike, fitted at the top with a long tapering copper alloy collar decorated with flowers and beadwork on a blackened ground, on a wooden haft 49.3 cm; 19 ⅜ in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £400-600

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THE EDWARD RADCLIFFE COLLECTION Edward Radcliffe was born in 1898 at Derriford in Devon. He was educated at Eton and subsequently joined the 9th Lancers, breaking with family tradition rather fortuitously as a number of relatives in the family regiment, the Devonshires, were killed in action. Starting with the Lancers as a second lieutenant he took a Turkish shamshir with him as his personal sword, earning him the nickname ‘Turk’ from his brother officers, a name which stayed with him for the rest of his life. He saw action in the Great War, where his lungs were badly damaged in the trenches by mustard gas, and continued serving afterwards, first in Ireland in the Uprising of 1923 and later in India. During his time in the latter he started his collection of edged weapons and antiques. In 1936 he married Mona de la Rue, 2nd daughter of Sir Evelyn and Lady Mae de la Rue, returning to London where he ran two antique shops. His wife did not share his passion for antique weaponry and, following their marriage, all the edged weapons in his collection were loaned to the Birmingham Museum where they stayed until this year. With the arrival of the second world war in 1939 he rejoined his old regiment as a Major and served as a company commander with the British Expeditionary Force in France. He was wounded during the withdrawal at Dunkirk while holding the line at Calais. After a period of convalescence he was appointed as an instructor at Sandhurst where he served out the remainder of the war. After the war his plans for running the family estate at Deriford were frustrated as the house had been converted into a hospital; it continues to this day as one of the larger county hospitals in the southwest. Following an unsuccessful appeal to the House of Lords for ownership of the estate, Radcliffe emigrated to South Africa in 1948 where he enjoyed a quiet retirement until his death in 1967.

122 A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with broad single-edged blade of circle pattern wootz steel, struck with a bladesmith’s mark on one face at the forte, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of short langets, mushroom-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard with recurved budshaped finial, and large dish-shaped pommel with up-turned brim, and integral grip, decorated over its entire surface in gold with a dense pattern of flowers and foliage, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with copper chape (now in two pieces, worn) 82.0 cm; 32 ⅜ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-267 £2000-3000

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123 A FINE INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged heavy blade of wootz steel, russet iron hilt of characteristic form, including a pair of langets with shape terminals, short quillons, disc pommel and integral grip, decorated in gold over its entire surface with elaborate patterns of differing flowers and foliage within linear frames (small losses on one side), and the pommel button pierced for a tassel, in leather-covered wooden scabbard (chape missing) 85.0 cm; 33 ½ in blade £1400-1600 124 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with slightly curved broad blade of wootz steel, double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of long shallow fullers on each face, russet iron hilt of characteristic form decorated with with flowers and foliage (losses), integral grip, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard 82.3 cm; 32 ½ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 34-110. £600-800

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125 A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (SOSAN PATTAH), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN with curved single-edged blade of wootz steel, reinforced back-edge, decorated on one face with a series of short lines formed of punched pellets, some retaining their soft metal inlay, the other side incised with a representation of Dhu’l-Faqar, decorated on each side of the forte with a shaped panel of tightly scrolling gold foliage and further designs on the back-edge, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of short langets, mushroomshaped quillons, knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, and large dish-shaped pommel, decorated over its entire surface in two colours of gold with elaborate flowers and foliage on a hatched ground, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard 69.5 cm; 27 ⅜ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-256. £1500-2000

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126 A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (SOSAN PATTAH), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, with curved single-edged blade of wootz steel formed with a reinforced back-edge, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of pierced langets, mushroom-shaped quillons, knuckleguard with recurved bud-shaped finial, and pommel with up-turned brim, decorated over its surface with gold koftgari flowers and foliage within a linear frame, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with openwork silver chape 68.3 cm; 26 ⅞ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-272. £600-800 127 A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (SOSAN PATTAH), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN with curved single-edged blade of so-called ladder-pattern wootz steel, reinforced back-edge, chiselled with flowers and foliage in a shaped panel on each face at the forte, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of short langets, mushroom-shaped quillons, knuckleguard with recurved bud-shaped finial, and large dish-shaped pommel, decorated over its entire surface with a dense pattern of silver applied on a hatched ground,incised to create a series of flowerheads within a framework of scrolling foliage 71.5 cm; 28 ⅛ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 34-109.

A Sosan Pattah with a blade decorated in the same manner is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc. no. IS.228&A1964). See Rawson 1968, plate 1. £500-800

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128 AN INDIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 19TH CENTURY, THE BLADE PERSIAN, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with curved blade of finely watered wootz steel, with a gold-inlaid cartouche on one face (losses), iron hilt comprising cross-piece with faceted bud-shaped terminals, back-strap and cap pommel, the cross-piece decorated with gold koftgari foliage (rubbed), and a pair of walrus ivory grip-scales 90.0 cm; 35 ⅜ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-266.

The cartouche read ‘banda-yi shah vilayat ‘abbas’ (‘Slave of the King of Trusteeship (i.e.

‘Ali), ‘Abbas.’) and ‘amal-i asadullah 1[0]71(?)

(Work of Asadullah, 1[0]71(?) (1660-1)). ~ £600-800 129 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade formed of an alternating chevron arrangement of finely watered wootz steel and plain panels, wootz steel hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of quillons with large swollen terminals, disc pommel with pierced hinged finial, and integral grip, in its purple velvet covered wooden scabbard, and wootz steel chape 78.7 cm; 31 in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-270. £400-600

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130 AN INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 18TH CENTURY with straight, possibly European, blade doubleedged towards the point, formed with a pair of slender long fullers on each face, iron hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped chiselled langets decorated with flowers, finely pierced figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad knuckle-guard pierced en suite, cup-shaped pommel with attenuated button, and integral grip 98.0 cm; 38 ⅝ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-269. £300-400 131 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY, THE BLADE EARLIER, PROBABLY PERSIAN 17TH/18TH CENTURY with broad wootz steel blade of kilig form, struck with a mark at the forte on one face, iron hilt decorated with flowers and foliage in low relief and enriched with black, gold and copper-coloured pigments, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard 69.2 cm; 27 ¼ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-268. £200-300

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132 AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved slender blade of wootz steel, formed with a long fuller on each face and a pair of slender grooves along the back-edge at the point, chiselled with a scrollwork panel against a matted gilt ground at the latter and the base of the fuller on each face, the forte inlaid in gold with a calligraphic panel framed by gold scrollwork on one face and with a brief inscription enclosed by a pair of fronds on the other, wootz steel hilt including quillons with flowerhead terminals chiselled in the round, chiselled with foliage against a matted gilt ground, the front with a tughra and a spray of foliage, fitted with a pair of rhinoceros horn grip scales (insect damage), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with chape, locket and two middle-bands all of wootz steel, the latter two each with a loop for suspension, and all decorated en suite with the hilt 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-264.

The inscriptions on the blade read, in the large cartouche: ‘la fata illa ‘ali la sayf illa dhu’l-faqar’ (There is no hero but ‘Ali, no sword but Dhu’lFaqar); between the fronds ‘ma sha’a allah’ (Whatsover God wills). The Tughra on the guard does not read properly. ~ £3000-4000

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133 A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), THE BLADE DATED 1127 (CIRCA 1715-16) with curved single-edged blade of wootz steel, decorated with two gold-inlaid cartouches on one face (small losses), russet iron hilt comprising cross-piece with pointed faceted bud-shaped terminals, decorated with a further gold calligraphic cartouche on each face and enriched with gold flowers, and walrus ivory grip-scales (chipped, pommel missing), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with russet iron mounts decorated with further gold cartouches (chape missing) 81.5 cm; 32 in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-261.

The inscriptions read, in the cartouches on the blade, ‘banda-yi shah-i vilayat safi’ (Slave of the King of Trusteeship, Safi) and ‘amal-i kalb’ali isafahani 1127(?) (Work of Kalb ‘Ali Isfahani 1127(?) (1715-16)) and on the scabbard mounts part of the Nadi ‘Ali quatrain.

The date makes it unlikely that the blade is by Kalb ‘Ali Isfahani, the son of the celebrated smith Assadalah Isfahani. See Allan and Gilmour, 2000,pp. 102-105. ~ £1500-2000 134 AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG) BLADE, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY of finely watered wootz steel, curved and double-edged towards the point, formed with a long fuller, chiselled and gilt at the base of the back-edge and over the forte, the latter involving elaborate patterns of foliage against a finely punched and gilt ground, with a calligraphic rondel and the date on one face, a further calligraphic panel on the other and an inscription along the back-edge, mounted with a green velvet-covered wooden grip and matching scabbard 71.2 cm; 28 in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-263.

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135 AN OTTOMAN SWORD, TURKEY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with earlier style curved single-edged blade of wootz steel, formed with a series of recessed grooves and cross-shaped marks along the back-edge on each face, decorated on each face at the forte with three gold koftgari calligraphic cartouche, brass hilt comprising cross-piece with moulded terminals (cracked), a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by brass rivets, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with two iron mounts each decorated with calligraphy in gold koftagri 81.4 cm; 32 ⅛ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-257.

The inscriptions read, in the uppermost cartouche: ‘al-sultan nadir shah 981’ (The Sultan Nadir Shah, 981 (1573-4)); in the lower two cartouches: ‘[za] hush-i falatun/damash tiztar’ (Its tip is sharper than Plato’s wit). The latter is part of a poem frequently encountered on the carved bone handles of Qajar daggers. ~ £2500-3000

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136 AN OTTOMAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of wootz steel, encrusted with gold over the forte on each face with calligraphic cartouches and traditional designs, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief with vines and trophies-of-music in foliate frames all against a finely matted ground, a pair of rhinoceros horn grip-scales shaped for the fingers and rising to a bulbous pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locket, chape and two middle-bands, all cast and chased in low relief en suite with the hilt, and the two bands each with a ring for suspension 78.3 cm; 30 ⅞ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-264.

The inscriptions include, cartouches on the blade: ‘ma sha’a allah’ (Whatsoever God wills), and ‘tawakkaltu ‘ala allah’ (I put my trust in God), in the six-pointed star ‘ya fattah’ (O Conqueror!), in the large, teardrop cartouche ‘ma sha’a allah’ (‘Whatsover God wills), in the oblong cartouche ‘bismallah sunqur’ (In the Name of God. Sunqur). ~ £1500-2500 137 AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade of wootz steel, encrusted with a gold Turkish inscription at the forte on each face, silver hilt chased with foliage on the front and a scale pattern on the reverse, in its wooden scabbard encased in chased silver, with pronounced chape, complete with its belt 29.0 cm; 11 ⅜ in blade Provenance On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-262. £1200-1800

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VARIOUS OWNERS 138 A FINE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATISSA), 17TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade of finely watered wootz steel swelling to a ‘Cobra’s head’ tip, engraved steel hilt formed with a pair of engraved shaped langets extending over almost a third of the blade’s length on each side, the portion at the forte widening and down-curved with blade-catching lugs, decorated with flowers and with a small amount of red pigment on each face, dish-guard formed of a pair of D-shaped panels arranged in a vshape and with a pair of notches at the apex, the outer surface finely engraved with a broad border filed with expanded flowerheads, up-turned cup-shaped russet pommel and solid russet grip 87.2 cm; 34 ¼ in blade See Elgood 2004 pp. 82-83. Another example of this distinctive type was sold in this room, 8th December 2021, lot 51. £2500-3500

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142 TWO INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR) AND A CONTINENTAL ARTILLERY SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with heavy curved blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt with spatulate quillons and integral grip (pommel missing); the second with curved blade and iron hilt of characteristic form; the third with pipe-backed blade formed with a spear point, and sheet iron guard incorporating a lug beneath the quillon the first: 70.0 cm; 27 ⅝ in blade (3)

139 AN INDIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged broad blade double-edged toward the point, white metal hilt cast in two pieces, including quillons with ram’s head terminals and horsehead pommel 79.2 cm; 31 ¼ in blade ‡ £250-350 140 AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED SHORTSWORD, 19TH CENTURY with slender European single-edged blade formed with a long fuller, carved green jade grip with flattened back-edge, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with small gilt copper-alloy chape 67.8 cm; 6 ⅝ in blade

£150-200 143 TWO INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY; THREE FURTHER INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR); AN ASIAN SWORD; AN AFRICAN SWORD; A SPEAR AND A QUANTITY OF SCABBARDS the first with European curved fullered blade struck with a double eye-lash mark on one face, and iron hilt of characteristic form with much early silver plated finish; the second with curved fullered blade, and iron hilt decorated with silver koftgari flowers (rubbed); the third, fourth and fifth of characteristic form, each stamped with a European number; the sixth with heavy blade and brass guard; the seventh Sudanese, in its scabbard; the eight with long medially-ridged blade and tapering socket; and the scabbards of wood, some retaining leather covering (extensive wear) the first: 81.0 cm; 31 ⅞ in blade (qty)

Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £250-300 141 AN INDIAN SWORD FOR A BOY, 19TH CENTURY with curved polished single-edged blade, copper-alloy hilt chased with large flower heads within foliate frames, including a pair of short quillons. large dish-shaped pommel, and integral grip 60.5 cm; 23 ¾ in blade £200-300

Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £200-300

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144 Ⓜ AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KARD), 19TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade of watered wootz steel, brass ferrule inlaid with gold lotus flowers and border ornament, carved jade hilt formed with a flat back-edge and beaked pommel, inlaid in gold with sprays of stylised foliage, and the pommel with an integral small leaf-shaped button, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with large gilt copper alloy mounts comprising chape with bud-shaped finial and locket with a loop for suspension, each with shaped pierced border and engraved with elaborate punched designs of flowers and foliage 20.0 cm; 7 ⅞ in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £2000-2500

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145 Ⓜ AN OTTOMAN SHORT SWORD (YATAGHAN), 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ALGERIA with curved single-edged blade with a gold koftgari calligraphic inscription and cartouche on one face and a gold koftgari star on the other, silver hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade in a pair of shaped panels chased with sprays of foliage, flowers and scrolls, back-strap decorated en suite, a pair of horn grip-scales retained by four silver rivets with domed heads, and shaped eared pommel, in its silver-encased wooden scabbard, embossed over its surface with trophies-of-music, scrolls and foliage, the chape formed as a monsterhead and with a small loop for a tassel at the locket 67.0 cm; 26 ⅜ in blade The inscription reads ‘Al-Hajj Muhammad Sa’id”.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £600-900 146 Ⓜ AN UNUSUAL INDIAN OR NEPALESE SHORTSWORD, 19TH CENTURY with recurved s-shaped blade of wootz steel, formed with a bifurcated ‘Dhu’l-Faqar’ tip, and a kukri-like notch at the base, iron hilt of talwar form, chased with expanded flowerheads within an architectural framework, including a pair of short quillons, shallow cup-shaped pommel and integral grip 51.5 cm; 20 ¼ in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £200-300 147 Ⓜ A WEST INDIAN SHORT HATCHET (AYDA KATTI) WITH TALWAR HILT, 19TH CENTURY with broad hatchet-shaped blade formed with a sharp curved inner edge, struck on one face with a gold-lined mark, the letters ‘oC’, the forte widening and filed with a stepped moulding along the backedge, recessed ricasso, iron hilt of talwar form, with shaped langets, a pair of quillons, and knuckleguard with monsterhead terminal 38.5 cm; 15 ⅛ in blade

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Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £80-120 148 A NORTH INDIAN AXE, 19TH CENTURY with head of moustache form, curved leading edge with reinforced rear points, engraved at the base, separate socket on a later haft 79.8 cm; 31 ⅜ in overall £40-60

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149 AN OTTOMAN SWORD, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with curved blade of finely watered wootz steel, double-edged for its last third, the forte with a goldencrusted inscription and a gold-encrusted cartouche on one face, silver hilt comprising engraved crosspiece decorated with a flower, a pair of quillons with bulbous terminals, and rhinoceros horn grip retained by two iron rivets and rising to a globular pommel, in its wooden scabbard with large silver mounts comprising locket and chape, chased with trophies-of-arms and scrolling foliage, the latter with two rings for suspension, and the middle section of the scabbard with a later velvet covering 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in blade The inscription in the roundel is Qur’an 27:30, the long inscription is part of Qur’an 65:3. ~ £4000-6000

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150 AN ARAB GOLD-AND SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SAIF), LATE 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the tip, silver cross-piece with fluted conical terminals and applied with a chased gold plaque in the centre, the grip encased in chased gold rising to an angular pommel, all decorated with geometric designs, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with rings for suspension, all applied with chased gold plaques decorated en suite with the hilt 79.5 cm; 31 ⅜ in blade £3000-4000 151 A SYRIAN PRESENTATION SABRE, 20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade etched with an inscription on one face, white metal hilt cast in imitation of filigree, including a pair of quillons, angular pommel and complete with knuckle-chain, in its scabbard decorated en suite, with a pair of bosses on each side set with blue pastes, and two rings for suspension, in its padded case with presentation inscription 80.3 cm; 31 ⅝ in blade £100-150

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152 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silverencased hilt decorated with beadwork, pronounced pommel incorporating a pair of conical ears and four conical finials, in its silvermounted scabbard with tall chape, decorated en suite with the hilt, and complete with its belt 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in blade ‡ £300-400 153 Ⓜ AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), KUTCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved medially-ridged double-edged blade, copper alloy hilt of characteristic form, chased with panels of flowers and foliage against a punched ground, in its wooden scabbard encased in gilt copper alloy decorated en suite and with three pairs of loops for attaching to a belt 18.5 cm; 7 ¼ in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £400-600 154 Ⓜ AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), OMAN, FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged medially-ridged blade, large silver-encased hilt decorated with beadwork and filigree, including pommel drawn-out on each side to a filigree flowerhead, in its silver-encased wooden scabbard decorated en suite, with eight large silver rings and mounts for suspension 18.0 cm; 7 in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £300-400

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155 A FINE PERSIAN AGATE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY with double-edged blade of wootz steel, formed with a reinforced tip, a pair of long broad fullers, widening at the forte and chiselled on each face with exotic bird’s and beasts, and highly figured agate hilt of characteristic form with integral grip 23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in blade £2000-3000 156 A CAUCASIAN DAGGER (KINDJAL), 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade formed with an off-set fuller and etched with a lengthy inscription on one face (pitting), extending to a shaped tang, hilt of characteristic form fitted with marine ivory and dark horn grips on the respective faces (repairs), in is fabric-covered wooden scabbard with engraved white metal mounts 46.5 cm; 18 ¼ in blade ~ £300-400

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Alfred Hutton (1839-1910)

157 Ⓜ A FINE INDO-PERSIAN ARM DEFENCE (BAZU BAND), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, THE GOLD DECORATION 19TH CENTURY WITH INSCRIPTION TO THE DISTINGUISHED SWORDSMAN, ALFRED HUTTON formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate embossed with a wavy design over four long panels, applied towards the tip with a cartouche-shaped plaque decorated with flowers, foliage and a brief inscription in gold koftgari, the border reinforced with a broad panel with scalloped edges, decorated over its surface with a running pattern of flowers and foliage in gold koftgari, hinged inner plate en suite with the outer, retaining an early padded lining (expertly conserved with fabric mesh), and complete with its lined hand defence of patterned iron and brass butted mail links 49.5 cm; 19 ½ in overall The inscription is in Urdu and reads alfrid hatan “Alfred Hutton”.

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

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

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £2000-3000

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158 AN INDIAN SHIELD (DHAL), 18TH/19TH CENTURY of low circular convex form, in two pieces, the central panel of wootz steel, fitted with four low domed bosses on pierced foliate bases corresponding with ring for enarmes on the inside (the bosses pitted), with turned brim and decorated around the outer border with a thick band of silver foliage and scrollwork (losses, areas of pitting) 36.0 cm; 14 ¼ in diameter £300-400 159 Ⓜ AN INDIAN DECORATED ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA), EARLY 20TH CENTURY formed of a tapering gutter-shaped main plate and hinged inner plate, each with reinforced scalloped border, decorated over its entire outer surface in silver Bidri work with panels of flowerheads and foliage within flowerhead frames, and the interior lined in padded green fabric printed with polychrome designs 30.5 cm; 12 in Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ‡ £200-300

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162 162 AN INDIAN RHINOCEROS HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY of low convex form, fitted with four gilt-copper alloy bosses each chased with flowers and foliage against a punched ground and set with a central blue paste, corresponding on the inside to four iron rings with enarmes (one broken), a further chased gilt-copper alloy crescent at the top, the outer surface painted with a band of flowers and foliage around the border and a central flowerhead (losses), the interior painted with a band of gold conventional foliage around the rim (losses), with a green silk covered pad and painted with early inventory number 19837.Or.3027 54.5 cm; 21 ½ in diameter Shields of this type were often made for ceremonial or courtly purposes. A more richly decorated example was presented to King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-76 by Vibhaji II Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. See Royal Collection (RCIN 11458). ~ £1200-1500

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163 A RARE PERSIAN BRONZE CIRCULAR BUCKLER, MID-13TH CENTURY with broad brim enclosing a raised circular panel with a pierced domed central finial, decorated throughout with rondels dividing calligraphic panels (areas of wear, patinated) 22.2 cm; 8 ¾ in diameter

164 A RARE PERSIAN BRONZE CIRCULAR BUCKLER, MID-13TH CENTURY with broad brim enclosing a raised circular panel with a pierced domed central finial, decorated throughout with rondels dividing calligraphic panels (areas of wear, patinated) 22.2 cm; 8 ¾ in diameter

Provenance Tony Bingham.

Provenance Tony Bingham.

The inscriptions in the cartouches around the border are Arabic benedictions, in the outer band: al-birr wa’l …, ‘Piety and …’; In the middle band, repetitions of: al-ta’yid, ‘(God’s) support’; In the band around the boss, repetitions of: al-birr wa’l …, ‘Piety and …’

The inscriptions in the cartouches around the border are Arabic benedictions, in the outer band, repetitions of : al-birr wa’l …, ‘Piety and …’; In the middle band, repetitions of: al-ta’yid, ‘(God’s) support’; In the band around the boss, repetitions of: al-birr wa’l …, ‘Piety and …’

For a discussion of this group see Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 98-111. £700-900

For a discussion of this group see Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 98-111. £700-900

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165 A RARE PERSIAN BRONZE CIRCULAR BUCKLER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 13TH CENTURY with broad brim enclosing a raised circular panel with a pierced domed central finial, decorated with rondels and panels of scrollwork around the outside and calligraphic panels enclosing the central finial (areas of wear, patinated) 17.5 cm; 6 ⅞ in diameter

166 A RARE PERSIAN BRONZE CIRCULAR BUCKLER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 13TH CENTURY with broad brim enclosing a raised circular panel with a pierced domed central finial, decorated with rondels and panels of scrollwork around the outside and calligraphic panels enclosing the central finial (areas of wear, patinated) 17.3 cm; 6 ¾ in diameter

Provenance Tony Bingham.

Provenance Tony Bingham.

The inscriptions in the cartouches around the border are Arabic benedictions: al-izz wa’/l-iqbal /[wa’]l-dawla(?) /wa’l-salama, ‘Glory and prosperity and wealth(?) and well-being’ Three related examples are preserved in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. For a discussion of this group see Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 98-111.

The inscriptions in the cartouches around the border are Arabic benedictions: al-izz wa’/l-iqbal wa’l-d/awala wa’/l-sa’ad[a](?), ‘Glory and prosperity and turn of good fortune and happiness(?)’

Three related examples are preserved in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. For a discussion of this group see Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 98111.

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167 AN EAST AFRICAN IRON CIRCULAR SHIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY of convex form rising to a central circular boss on a recessed ground, the inner face with a later enarme on a pair of iron brackets corresponding to four domed brass bosses, the outer surface applied with a radiating design of alternating rectangular and triangular brass panels each chased with scrolling foliage and flowerheads, the four bosses en suite and the rim reinforced with further brass plaques (small losses) 48.0 cm; 18 ⅞ in diameter £300-500 168 THREE EAST AFRICAN HIDE CIRCULAR SHIELDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY each of flat form with a raised rim, the outer face tooled with concentric bands and the interior fitted with a robust enarme 32.0 cm; 12 ⅝ in diameter, the largest (3) £200-300

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169 A NORTH AFRICAN BLACKENED HIDE CIRCULAR SHIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY of pronounced form, the outer face tooled with concentric circles and hatched designs, and the interior fitted with a robust enarme 39.5 cm; 15 ⅜ in diameter £150-250 170 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 the first: 203.5 cm; 80 ⅛ in (3) Provenance The Edward McEwen Collection. £50-80

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171 FIVE AFRICAN CLUBS (KNOBKERRY), 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, the first with bulbous head involving a contrasting light panel, and integral tapering haft; the second and third with large heads and integral hafts and the fourth and fifth similar (worn) the first: 68.2 cm; 26 ⅞ in (5) £300-500 172 SEVEN AFRICAN SPEARS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with leaf-shaped blade and tapering tubular socket, on its cane-bound wooden haft; the second to sixth of related type, each on its wooden haft; together with five walking sticks and three canes the first: 34.5 cm; 14 in head (15) £200-300 173 FOUR AFRICAN SPEARS, A SADDLE BAG, AND TWO SWORDS FOR THE TOURIST MARKET, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY the first with leaf-shaped head, writhen shaft, and short socket, on its carved wooden haft (incomplete), the second similar, with a later haft and with its basal spike, the third and fourth comprising shafts only, their bases wrapped in iron, and a basal spike; the fifth of stitched hide; the sixth probably Indian, with brass hilt and the last with bone-mounted hilt and scabbard the first 66.8 cm; 26 ⅜ in head (qty) £200-300 174 AN OTTOMAN BALKAN BRASS CARTRIDGE BOX (PALASKAS), 19TH CENTURY the outer face cast and chased with traditional scrolls and foliage inhabited by two stylised birds, the inner face with a loop for suspension, hinged lid decorated en suite, and retaining some early silvered finish 14.0 cm; 5 ½ in high £60-80 175 A 32 BORE INDIAN DECORATED MATCHLOCK MUSKET, 20TH CENTURY AND A 14 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR), 19TH CENTURY the first with sighted breech retained by three slender chased white metal bands, the breech with integral pan and standing back-sight, enclosed action, and painted wooden full stock decorated with exotic animals; the second with sighted barrel retained by six slender iron bands, the breech with integral pan and standing back-sight, action enclosed by a shaped iron plate on either side, and wooden full stock the first: 116.2 cm; 45 ¾ in barrel (2)

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178 AN OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages and with a faux European inscription over the breech, retained by a large chased white metal muzzle-band incorporating the fore-sight and a further band chased en suite, engraved rounded lock, full stock, white metal mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising openwork side-plate decorated with scrolling foliage, triggerguard with foliate terminal and spurred pommel, and the spine of the butt bound with plaited silver wire (worn) 38.0 cm; 15 in barrel

176 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 ~ £200-300 177 AN 18 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOL, ALBANIA, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in three stages (muzzle band missing), struck with three imitation proof marks on the left of the breech, engraved and gilt tang incorporating the back-sight, engraved stepped lock, full metal stock cast and chased in low relief with a framework involving trophies-of-arms, flowers, foliage and a nude figure beneath the lock, trigger-guard en suite, and imitation ramrod 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in barrel

Provenance Laurence Bradshaw, sculptor (1899-1978). £300-400 179 A 18 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOL, ALBANIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel enclosed by a brass muzzle band cast with foliage in relief, rudimentary iron lock, full brass stock decorated en suite with the muzzle band, spirally moulded integral pommel, separate trigger-guard, and imitation ramrod 30.7 cm; 12 ⅛ in barrel

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European Edged Weapons 180 A SWORD IN VIKING 10TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with broad tapering fullered blade, iron hilt comprising robust cross-piece and two-piece pommel, and in aged condition throughout 79.4 cm; 31 ¼ in blade £400-600 181 A COMPOSITE SHORTSWORD, THE BLADE POSSIBLY 15TH CENTURY with straight single-edged blade tapering to a sharp point, the tang with two rivets for fixing a grip (now missing), fitted with a Maltese cross-shaped side-guard and arched pommel cap, and in artificially aged condition throughout 44.5 cm; 17 ½ in A large knife dagger of this form was found during excavations at Finsbury Circus, London and is preserved in the London Museum, A4955. £600-800

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182 Ⓜ A GERMAN ESTOC, 16TH CENTURY AND LATER with early long blade of stout-diamond section, black-painted iron hilt comprising a pair of later horizontally recurved quillons with globular terminals, early spirally moulded globular pommel, and fishskin-covered grip bound with iron bands between shaped collars 108.0 cm; 42 ½ in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £3000-4000

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183 A FINE AND RARE IRISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with earlier straight single-edged blade formed with a pair of long fullers each stamped ‘ANDRIA .:. FARARA’ towards the forte, iron basket-guard of D-section bars, including short moulded quillon, a large oval ring for the reins, three panels each rooted on a fleurde-lys surmounted by a pair of addorsed swords piercing a heart at the top and bottom, characteristic three-stage stepped bunshaped pommel, and decorated throughout with a finely punched design of scale ornament, spirally moulded fishskin-covered grip (binding missing), and with an early black leather liner 82.0 cm; 32 ¼ in blade The six pairs of swords, each piercing a heart, along with the sword itself, reference the seven sorrows of Mary. The seven swords piercing the immaculate Virgin’s heart is a common theme in Catholic devotion originating from the life of Saint Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373). £4000-6000

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184 A RARE SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, LATE 17TH CENTURY with broad tapering double-edged blade, the forward portion of hollowdiamond section and the forte of hollow-hexagonal section, the central flat inlaid in latten with the inscription ‘Vive Le Roy’ (small losses) at the forte on each face, iron hilt of flattened-oval section bars, comprising five Sshaped bars with monsterhead terminals, each engorged on a stave forming an additional vertical bar, a loop for the reins, a pair of frontal loops beneath the knuckle-guard, and plain bun-shaped pommel, and spirally carved fishskin-covered grip (binding missing, the iron parts with areas of pitting) 92.4 cm; 36 ⅜ in blade Provenance Wallis and Wallis, 29th April 1998, lot 64.

A ribbon-hilted sword with a blade of similar form, also inscribed ‘Vive le Roy’, was exhibited Culloden, The Swords and the Sorrows, 16th April 20th September 1996, no. 1.45. See Norman et al 1995, p. 45. £5000-7000

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185 A VENETIAN BROADSWORD (SCHIAVONA), 18TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a long fuller on each face, iron basket-guard formed of a trellis arrangement of bars, including quillon, thumb-loop and later brass shieldshaped pommel, and leather-covered spirally carved grip 80.8 cm; 31 ⅞ in blade £800-1000

186 A NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blade, stamped ‘x1414x’ and with a running wolf mark on a flattened section over the lower third on each face, asymmetrical iron hilt of rounded bars, including inner and outer ring-guards each filled with a pierced sprung-in plate, quillon with globular terminal, outer-guard, knuckle-guard and inner-guard each interrupted by a simple moulding, thumb-ring, and globular pommel, and the grip bound with plaited brass wire with a moulded brass collar at the base and silver ‘Turk’s head’ at the top 77.0 cm; 30 ⅜ in blade

187 A RAPIER IN THE ENGLISH STYLE OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, 19TH CENTURY with tapering slender fullered blade, iron hilt including a pair of quillons with tightly scrolling terminals, dish-guard formed as a flower-head joined to the ring-guard by four s-shaped bars and fluted pommel 101.4 cm; 40 in blade £600-800

A number of swords with blades marked ‘1441’ are recorded. In the absence of any other explanation, it has been suggested that this may be talismanic. For a discussion of this group see Royal Collection inv. no. 62964. £350-450

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION 188 AN ENGLISH RAPIER WITH BACKSWORD BLADE, CIRCA 1630 with straight blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of long fullers extending over the length of the back-edge and just short of the point respectively, stamped ‘Me Fecit’ and ‘Hounsloe’ between a series of decorative marks on each face at the forte (rubbed, areas of pitting), iron hilt formed of a symmetrical arrangement of flattened bars, comprising vertically recurved quillons with small bud-shaped terminals, lower guard pierced with a design of strapwork, upper and lower ring-guards all joined by a series of short bars, knuckle-guard with a pair of basal scrolling bars, faceted ovoid pommel, decorated throughout with scrollwork, foliage and pellets with traces of original silver encrustation (rubbed, areas of pitting), and later grip 87.2 cm; 34 ¼ in blade A hilt of the same type decorated in a very similar manner is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no.

M2770-1931. See Hayward 1951, pp. 6-7, cat. No. 19 (a). £2000-3000

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189 A NORTH EUROPEAN RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ENGLISH with tapering blade stamped ‘Me Fecit Hounslou’ between a series of decorative marks within a short fuller on each face, symmetrical iron hilt of rectangular-section bars comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons with flattened oval terminals, lower ring-guards each fitted with a sprung-in plate pierced with a diamond-shaped panel filled with an alternating arrangement of mullets and quatrefoils, upper ring-guard joined to the lower by a central moulded bar, knuckle-guard with a central moulding and terminal en suite with the quillons and joined to the latter by a long slender bar, large faceted plummet-shaped pommel formed, and the grip with a later binding of plaited wire between steel collars 90.5 cm; 35 ¾ in blade An English rapier with a pommel of similar form is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, (object no. IX. 1329). £1800-2400

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190 AN ENGLISH DISH-HILTED RAPIER, CIRCA 1630-40 with straight slender blade stamped ‘Tomas Seaia’ within a deep fuller on the respective faces, iron hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons with tightly scrolling terminals, cup-guard pierced with foliage and decorated with a mask front and back (one small crack, rubbed), knuckle-guard interrupted by a central moulding and joined to the cup-guard by a pair of slender scrolling bars, globular pommel decorated with foliage and naïve masks (rubbed) and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turks’ heads’ 88.7 cm; 34 ⅞ in blade £1200-1800

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191 AN ENGLISH DISH-HILTED RAPIER, CIRCA 1650 with slender blade of hollow-diamond section, signed ‘Hermanus Keisser’ on the respective faces within a deep fuller running over the lower fifth, symmetrical iron hilt finely pierced and chiselled in low relief, comprising shallow dish-guard decorated with four male and female portrait busts divided by grotesques issuant with scrolls around a central scrollwork rondel, straight quillons with flattened near circular terminals decorated with hound’s heads, a pair of ring-guards each interrupted by a portrait rondel, knuckle-guard with a central portrait moulding joined to the ringguards by a scrolling bar with a basal monsterhead front and back, globular pommel decorated en suite, and later grip bound with plaited wire between iron collars 101.0 cm; 43 ⅜ in blade A number of blades by Hermanus Keisser are recorded. An English dish-hilt with a blade by the same maker is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (object no. IX 952). £1400-1800

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192 AN ENGLISH ‘MORTUARY’ HILTED BACKSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with broad blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a full length central fuller stamped ‘Ceiles Herder’ (indistinct) and ‘Me fecit Hounsloe’ on the respective faces, and a further slender fuller along the back-edge, symmetrical iron hilt comprising a pair of langets, vestigial quillon, basketguard chiselled at the base with scrolling foliage carrying mulberry fruit within shaped frames, knuckle-guard joined to the front and rear guard by a pair of diagonal bars each interrupted by a moulding, and a further scrolling bar front and back, ovoid pommel chiselled with foliage, spirally carved wooden grip with an early binding of plaited copper wire between ‘Turk’s heads’, and remaining in fine condition throughout 76.7 cm; 30 ¼ in blade Ceile Herder immigrated from Solingen to Hounslow in 1649 where he worked during the period of Parliamentary control. He later changed his name to Cecil Furber. £2000-2500

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193 AN ENGLISH ‘MORTUARY’ HILTED BACKSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with broad blade double-edged towards the point, stamped ‘Me Fecit Hounsloe’ in a pair of long fullers on each face (areas of pitting), iron hilt comprising langets (restored), vestigial quillon, basket-guard pierced and chiselled at the base with four portrait masks divided by scrolling monsterhead tendrils all within a scaley frame, a further portrait bust at the base of the knuckle-guard, the front and rear guards each bifurcated at the base and joined to the knuckle-guard by a pair of bars, ovoid pommel chiselled with foliage, and spirally moulded fishskin-covered grip 78.8 cm; 31 in blade £1600-2000

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194 AN ENGLISH ‘MORTUARY’ HILTED BROADSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade, each stamped ‘Johannes Meigen’ divided by a running wolf within a short fuller framed by a pair of slender grooves and with a further running wolf ahead, iron hilt comprising short langets, vestigial quillon, basket-guard chiselled with trellis and scale designs, knuckle-guard en suite, the front and rear guards each bifurcated at the base and joined to the knuckle-guard by a pair of scrolling bars, chiselled ovoid pommel decorated with further scale ornament, and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s heads’ (areas of pitting) 86.0 cm; 33 ⅞ in blade Johannes and Clemens Meigen immigrated from Solingen to Hounslow in 1629 where they operated a sword blade mill. When Parliamentary forces took over Hounslow in 1642 he followed King Charles I to Oxford. £1500-2000

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195 AN ENGLISH ‘MORTUARY’ HILTED BACKSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with broad blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long slender fuller along the back-edge, stamped with a running wolf, a cross and orb, a double eyelash mark and a series of letters and decorative marks on each face at the forte, iron hilt of slender bars, comprising langets, vestigial quillon, guard formed of a pair of large kidney-shaped panels pierced with diamond and heart-shaped apertures within a scrollwork frame, knuckle-guard with a matching panel at the base, front and rear guards each bifurcated at the base, joined to the knuckle-guard by a pair of scrolling bars and a further scrolling bar at the front and back, small faceted globular pommel, and later wire-bound grip between coronet-shaped iron collars 87.5 cm; 34 ½ in blade £1500-2000 196 AN ENGLISH ‘MORTUARY’ HILTED BACKSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with straight German blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long slender fuller along the back edge and struck with a running wolf mark on each face, blackened iron basket-hilt of rudimentary construction comprising vestigial quillon, guard incised with petals and slender knuckle-guard, frontal-guard and rear-guard each joined by slender bars, ovoid pommel incised with a flowerhead, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip between iron collars 86.2 cm; 34 in blade £800-1000

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197 A 1796 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with broad blade struck with Ordnance marks and signed ‘I. Gill’ on the back-edge (shortened), iron hilt with arsenal-reduced guard on the inside, inscribed ‘OYC C 6’ on the knuckle-guard, and leather-covered wooden grip, in scabbard marked H/15 and with two split rings 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade

199 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade stamped ‘Dawes Birmingham’ on the back-edge, iron stirrup hilt, and leathercovered wooden grip (losses) 84.0 cm; 33 in blade

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200 AN 1821 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with slightly curved blade struck with Ordnance marks, GR crowned and ‘Enfield’ on the back-edge, iron guard with engraved linear border, leather-covered wooden grip, in its iron scabbard struck ‘Enfield’, ‘D68’ and the date ‘183?’ at the throat, with buff leather knot 92.0 cm; 36 ¼ in blade

198 A 1796 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with broad blade struck with Ordnance marks and signed ‘Osborn’ (rubbed) on the back-edge, iron hilt with a pair of langets, inscribed ‘H6’ on the knuckle-guard, and wooden grip (covering missing) 87.7 cm; 34 ½ in blade

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201 AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with etched and gilt blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal Arms, Britannia, trophies-of-arms, ‘ J. Archer & Son’ and ‘Warranted’ on a blued panel over three-quarters of its length, gilt-brass hilt, ivory grip bound with plaited wire, in its brassmounted leather scabbard and complete with its sword knot 76.7 cm; 30 ¼ in blade ~ £1500-2000

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202 AN 1821 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with slightly curved blade, triple-bar hilt, wirebound wooden grip 88.7 cm; 34 ⅞ in blade £200-300

207 AN 1885 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD, DATED 1890 of regulation type, blade with Ordnance marks and the date, hilt with Mole patent stop, and grips retained by five iron rivets, in scabbard stamped ‘DLO’ and dated 1895, with buff leather knot 85.0 cm; 33 ½ in blade £150-200

203 AN 1853 ‘UNIVERSAL’ CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD OF THE QUEENS DRAGOON GUARDS of regulation type, with slightly curved fullered blade, triple-bar hilt stamped ‘QDG F1’, leather grips retained by five iron rivets, in its scabbard struck ‘QDG F56’ 89.2 cm; 35 in blade £300-400

208 AN 1899 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, the blade with Ordnance marks including broad arrow and ‘EFD’, iron hilt, in its iron scabbard stamped ‘Mole Patent’ at the throat and with two fixed rings stamped en suite on one side, with buff leather knot 85.4 cm; 33 ⅝ in blade £200-300

204 AN 1864 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with slightly curved fullered blade stamped ‘Mole & Sons, Birmingham’, iron hilt, chequered grips retained by five rivets, in its iron scabbard, with buff leather knot 90.0 cm; 35 ½ in blade £150-200

209 A 1904 EXPERIMENTAL PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with tapering blade of T-section double-edged at the point and struck with Ordnance markings at the forte, iron guard, chequered ‘pistol’ grip, and buff leather knot 88.5 cm; 34 ⅞ in blade £400-500

205 AN 1882 PATTERN LONG CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with slightly curved fullered blade (slightly shortened), iron hilt, and grips retained by five iron rivets, in its scabbard, with buff leather knot 87.7 cm; 34 ½ in blade £120-180

210 A 1908 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with blade of T-section struck with Ordnance marks including broad arrow above ‘ENF’, iron hilt, in its scabbard, with leather knot 89.0 cm; 35 in blade £150-200

206 AN 1885 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD of regulation type, with German blade by Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co., Solingen, iron hilt with Mole patent stop, and grips retained by five iron rivets, with associated scabbard, with buff leather knot 87.2 cm; 34 ⅜ in blade £150-200

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211 A GERMAN HALBERD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with robust terminal spike of stiff-diamond section, flattened towards the base and struck with a mark, a cross crosslet in a square, on one face, forward-leaning axeblade pierced with a cross-shaped mark, rear spike pierced with a slipped trefoil, a pair of long straps, on a later wooden haft 109.0 cm; 43 in head A similar halberd struck with the same mark was sold in this room, 26th June 2007, lot 206. £400-600

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212 A NORTH EUROPEAN HALBERD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with long terminal spike of taperingsquare section formed with a globular moulding at the base, curved axe-blade pierced with a series of decorative apertures and with a pair of short lugs behind, pierced rear spike, a pair of short straps, on a later studded leather-covered wooden haft 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in head

213 A NORTH EUROPEAN PIKE, MID-17TH CENTURY with leaf-shaped head of flatteneddiamond section, tapering socket with globular moulding, a pair of straps, on its ash haft with later paint 58.3 cm; 23 in head 346.0 cm; 136 ¼ in overall £400-600

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VARIOUS OWNERS 214 Ⓜ A SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1600, PROBABLY ITALIAN with blade of flattened-diamond section, cut with a short fuller and stamped with a cross-mark on each side, rectangular ricasso incised with a line around the border and stamped with two further cross-marks on each side, steel hilt of slender faceted bars, comprising a pair of straight quillons with delicately moulded bases and fluted bud-shaped terminals with a slender moulded collar behind, knuckle-guard with terminal en suite with the quillons, outer ring-guard joined to the knuckle-guard by an additional bar, two lower ring-guards, a pair of arms, fluted écusson, inner-guard of four very slender bars joined to the knuckle-guard by a single bar, the principal bars interrupted by fluted mouldings en suite with the quillons, and fluted ovoid pommel (associated), and with an early grip, of alternating bands of plaited copper and silver wire retained by a helical pattern of brass wire and with Turk’s heads 107.0 cm; 42⅛ in blade A rapier with a hilt of similar form and closely related decoration is preserved in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, inv. no.

M.104-1929. See Hayward 1963 no. 15 and Boccia & Coelho 1975, no. 561.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £4000-6000

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215 Ⓜ A FINE FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALLSWORD, PARIS CHARGE MARK FOR 1768-1774 with hollow-ground triangular blade, silver hilt cast, pierced and chased with rococo ornament in low relief, comprising double-shell-guard decorated on the outer face with differing trophies-of-arms and, on the inner face, with differing trophiesof-music, each within oval garland frames and against an elaborate trellis background enclosed by a festooned border, a pair of arms each decorated with laurel, one struck with silver marks including the maker’s mark, quillon-block decorated with further trophies on each side, quillon and knuckle-guard en suite with the shell, pierced ovoid pommel decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the front and a garland on the rear, and original grip bound with plaited wire and riband (loose) 83.8 cm; 33 in blade Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

216 A FINE FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALLSWORD, PARIS, 1753 with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched and gilt with foliage, strapwork, a trophy-of-arms, a female allegory of France on a blued panel at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief against a finely matted ground with a series of spiralling panels filled with foliage, flowers and mulberry fruit, comprising shell-guard struck with Paris Maison Commune mark on the inside and a further mark, quillon with globular terminal, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard, globular pommel and solid grip decorated en suite 82.2 cm; 32 ⅜ in blade

217 A CONTINENTAL SILVER-HILTED SMALLSWORD, CIRCA 1760 with tapering slender blade of diamond section, stamped ‘X SEBASTEANO X ERNANDEZ XXX EN X TOLEDO XXX’ within the fuller on the respective faces and with the bladesmith’s mark, a stylised cross of St James, silver hilt cast and chased with rococo scrolls and shells in low relief against a punched ground, including boatshell guard, a pair of straight quillons with globular terminals, knuckle-guard with the marks, including the maker’s initials, perhaps DN (rubbed), compressed spherical pommel and solid grip decorated en suite 69.7 cm; 27 ½ in blade

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218 AN UNUSUAL BRASS-HILTED SMALLSWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ITALIAN with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, inlaid with a panel of geometric designs at the forte, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising double shell-guard decorated with a foliage at the front and back and with a celestial mask on each side, a pair of arms decorated with foliage and each incorporating an additional foliate bar linking them to the quillons, the latter horizontally recurved and with flattened globular foliate terminals, ovoid pommel decorated with a stylised espagnolette on each face, and wooden grip with a ‘Turk’s head’ top and bottom, and the hilt retaining traces of early gilding 81.8 cm; 32 ¼ in blade £500-650 219 A SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED IRON HILT, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BRESCIA with two-stage blade of flattened-diamond section over the forward portion and rounded at the forte, the latter etched with strapwork and a herm beneath a canopy on each face, finely chiselled iron hilt comprising asymmetrical double shell-guard decorated on each face with a central putto mask surrounded by scrolling foliage bearing fruit and flowers, moulded brim interrupted by a foliate moulding front and back, large pas d’anes, down-curved flattened globular quillon, quillon-block decorated en suite with the shell, knuckle-guard interrupted by a further foliate moulding matching the shell, globular pommel with foliage and putti en suite, and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s heads’ 79.0 cm; 31 ⅛ in blade £500-650

220 A FINE AND RARE ENGLISH SMALLSWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT, CIRCA 1775-1785, PROBABLY WOODSTOCK with slender tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, etched with scrolls over the forte, burnished steel hilt comprising pierced petalshaped shell-guard centring round a star, a pair of slender pas d’ âne, knurled quillon, waisted quillon-block, slender knuckle-guard with a pierced central moulding, and tall ovoid pommel chiselled with a flowerhead front and back, the entire hilt enriched with a profusion of faceted beads in imitation of brilliants and retaining its original grip of plaited copper wire and ribband, the latter decorated en suite with the hilt (the beads with very small losses), and retaining much of its original bright polish throughout, in its white vellum-covered wooden scabbard with burnished steel mounts comprising locket, chape and middle-band, the former two each fitted with a ring for suspension 83.0 cm; 32 ⅝ in blade The design of the present sword is perhaps inspired by those of Matthew Boulton and James Watt. The former went on to develop mechanised production techniques, including steam powered polishing wheels, that would see the decline of the Woodstock Manufactory. The production of steel goods near Woodstock can be traced back to 1643 with the establishment of a sword mill at nearby Wolvercott. The following century the area became well known for the high quality of its work, Count Frederick Kielmansegge wrote in his diary of 1761-2 that ‘.....the best steel goods in London come from Woodstock and there is hardly a steelworker who does not employ several workmen’. For an account of Woodstock hilts see Norman 1980, pp 409 - 410. £600-900 221 AN ENGLISH SILVER GILT-HILTED SMALLSWORD, BIRMINGHAM 1779, MARKED CF FOR CHARLES FREETH with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, engraved with a panel of scrollwork at the forte (light wear), silver gilt hilt comprising oval guard, a pair of slender arms, quillon with flattened globular terminal, knuckle-guard swelling in the centre, tall ovoid pommel, and the grip bound with plaited silver wire and ribband 77.5 cm; 30 ½ in blade £400-600

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222 AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE HILT MARKED FOR THOMAS VICARIDGE with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with two fullers, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising flat circular quillon pierced with a mask issuant with scrolls, knuckle-guard interrupted by a foliate moulding and struck with the maker’s mark, ‘TV’ crowned (rubbed), ferrule with cusped upper border, cap pommel with lower border en suite with the ferrule, the button formed as a finely chiselled moor’s head playing a trumpet, the latter engaging the top of the knuckleguard, and natural staghorn grip (one small chip) 51.0 cm; 20 ⅛ in blade

223 A CENTRAL EUROPEAN SILVER-HILTED HUNTING HANGER, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN with curved blade formed with a long slender and a long broad fuller on each face, etched with a stag, a boar, a pheasant, celestial masks, scrolls and strapwork over the forte, silver hilt cast and chased with scrolls and shell ornament in low relief, comprising shell-guard with scrolling borders, quillon, knuckle-guard and integral grip also forming the pommel, and remaining in fine condition throughout 59.8 cm; 23 ⅝ in blade £600-800

Literature Howard L. Blackmore, The Blackamoor Swords, in Royal Armouries Yearbook 1998, pp. 73-5, illustrated.

Provenance Anthony North (1942-2012), sold in this room 30th June 2010, lot 123.

Thomas Vicaridge (recorded 1680-1715) was a leading silver hilt maker and sword cutler. He became a liveryman of the Cutler’s company in 1696 and acted as steward for the Lord Mayor’s Day celebration held at the Cutlers’ Hall. He married Ann Osborn in 1703 and the following year their son, Thomas, was born. The entry for his christening records Thomas (1) as a ‘silver hilt maker’.

Sadly his son died the following year. See Southwick 2001, pp.

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224 AN IRON AXE-HEAD DATED 157? in excavated condition, with slightly curved axe-head formed with a series of cusps behind, decorated on one face with a crown (partly obscured) and with the date ‘MDLXX_’ on the other, hollow ring-shaped rear pean (now crushed on one side), a bulb-shaped terminal, a pair of straps, retaining a portion of its early haft and fitted with a further pair of straps 30.5 cm; 12 in Provenance Claes Museum, Antwerp Pauliac Collection, Paris Mlle M.L. Dress de Lebioles Sold Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, Zurich, 7 May 1980, Lot 45. £700-900 225 AN IRON AXE-HEAD, PROBABLY FLEMISH, 14TH/15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with curved blade pierced at the base with three brass-lined circles and a slipped trefoil above, faceted socket and faceted hammerhead at the back, the head inlaid with four panels of engraved brass (one incomplete) on one face and a maker’s mark on the other, in a shield two pellets above a hatched panel, and retaining a fragment of its wooden haft inside the socket 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in wide

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Provenance Mlle M.L. Dress de Lebioles Sold Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, Zurich, 3 April 1981, Lot 406. £500-700 226 AN IRON AXE-HEAD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY of wedge-section with long curved blade, incised with a cross mark on one face and robust tubular socket (pitted, polished bright) 26.5 cm; 10 ½ in head Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020). £80-100

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227 A CONTINENTAL DAGGER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRENCH with sharply tapering blade double-edged at the point and etched with scrollwork over the back-edge at the forte, iron tang decorated en suite, and figured green composition grips retained by three iron rivets over etched washers; and an Afghan dagger (pesh-kabz), 19th century, of characteristic type, with tapering blade of T-section, and horn hilt studded with minute nails the first: 15.2 cm; 6 in blade (2) £500-700

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228 Ⓜ A RARE LUGGED SPEAR, LATE 15TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ITALIAN with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, short recessed neck, a pair of triangular basal lugs, each pierced with three holes and struck with an ‘M’ mark on one side, faceted socket, a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft 64 cm; 25¼ in head A similar spear is illustrated in Troso 1988, p. 106, no. 9.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £600-800

229 Ⓜ A NORTH GERMAN BOAR SPEAR FROM THE COURT HUNT OF ERNST AUGUST, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND LÜNEBURG, ELECTOR OF HANOVER, PRINCE BISHOP OF OSNABRÜCK (1629-1698), LATE 17TH CENTURY with heavy leaf-shaped blade of hollow-diamond section (minor delaminations), socket of hexagonal section engraved with the ducal monogram at the base, on an early oak haft bound with a pattern of leather trellis (toggle missing) 33.0 cm; 13 in head Provenance Schloss Marienburg, Nordstemmen, Germany.

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230 Ⓜ A RARE AUSTRIAN ETCHED PARTISAN FOR THE GUARD OF FERDINAND IV, ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA, AS KING OF THE ROMANS, DATED 1653 with tapering double-edged terminal blade formed with a medial ridge, inscribed ‘ELECTIONE ROMANORUM REGS FERDINANDI QUARTI UNCT OFF CAPITANEI ATHIAS ROCHA GAILENBACH...ENPMIS DONATUR CASPREMBO...DUUMVIRIES...MUIRE...MILLITI...ISAC...PAFECT ANNO MDCLIII’ above a seated female figure within a wreath on one face and an eagle within a wreath on the other, a pair of elaborate basal lugs, faceted moulded socket, and a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft 64.5 cm; 25 ⅜ in head Provenance Robert Charles, sold Tajan, Paris, 9 December 1993, lot 317.

Ferdinand IV (1633-1654) King of Bohemia (from 1646) and of Hungary (from 1647) and King of the Romans (from 1653) was the eldest son of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Maria Anna, daughter of Philip III of Spain. He was destined for the imperial crown, was elected king of the Romans at Augsburg on May 31, 1653, and crowned at Regensburg on June 18. However, he died prematurely the following year aged 21.

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231 Ⓜ AN AUSTRIAN ETCHED PARTISAN FOR THE GUARD OF EMPEROR CHARLES VI, DATED 1732 with broad central blade of flattened-diamond section formed with two basal lugs, etched ‘CAROLUS’ above the crowned Imperial double eagle, a trophy-of arms enclosing the inscription ‘CONSTANTIA ET FORTITUDINE’ on one face and with the inscription ‘WO LIEB UND TRUE IN EINEN LAND BENIMBIDE FEIND DIE OBER HAND’, and a trophy-of-arms with a central panel filled by fortress on the other, moulded tapering socket, a pair of straps, on a wooden haft 33.5 cm; 13 ¼ in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £800-1200

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232 Ⓜ A FRENCH ETCHED PARTISAN, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a fulllength medial ridge, etched on each face at the base with a strapwork panel filled with bouquets, foliage and a pair of espagnolette masks, one side with a portrait profile surmounted by fronds enclosing a rampant unicorn over three flowers and the French Royal arms, and the other with a further crowned portrait profile and a rampant lion beneath fronds enclosing a double eagle displayed, tapering faceted socket (laminations, the head rusted), later faceted wooden haft and tassel 60.5 cm; 23 ⅞ in head It has been suggested that the portrait profiles are those of Henri II (1519, 154759) and Maximillian II of Austria (1527, 1562-76).

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

233 Ⓜ A FRENCH ETCHED PARTISAN, 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR THE ROYAL GUARD with tapering blade formed with a fulllength medial ridge, etched on one face with the crowned Royal arms of France and Navarre enclosed by the Order of St Michel beneath a panel of foliage and with trophies-of-arms on either side, all on a hatched ground retaining some gilding, the reverse with trophies and foliage en suite, a shield charged with a cairn surmounted by a cross, the initials ‘VG’ and the repeated cross motif above framed by cornucopia, etched tapering socket fitted with a transverse bolt incorporating an up-turned spike (the head with areas of wear), a pair of straps, on a later wooden haft 63.5 cm; 25 in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £800-1200

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234 Ⓜ A FRENCH PARTISAN FOR THE ROYAL GUARD OF KING LOUIS XIII (1601, 1614-43) with tapering flat head formed with a medial ridge, a pair of up-turned and a pair of downturned basal lugs, stamped ‘C. Gounod’ on one face and with another name, probably ‘Laine’ (unclear) on the other, tapering faceted socket moulded at the top, stamped ‘10’ on the reverse and with traces of an inscription including ‘Trent double’ on each face (rubbed), impaled by a transverse bolt with a characteristic up-turned hook finial on one side, the head etched with crowned Royal arms enclosed by the Order of St Michel and St Esprit above the letters ‘LL’ on one face and with the crowned arms of Navarre on the other enclosed by the same orders, on a wooden haft with iron shoe 60.0 cm; 23 ⅝ in head Provenance George R. Hann, Treetops, Pennsylvania, sold Christie’s, 19 May 1980, lot 62.

The maker Gounod is believed to have worked in Geneva. Another partisan of this type, formerly in the Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection, is preserved in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. See von Kienbusch 1963, no. 601.

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235 Ⓜ A FRENCH PARTISAN FOR THE ROYAL GUARD OF LOUIS XIV AS DAUPHIN (1638, 1643-1715), CIRCA 1638-43 with tapering flat head formed with a medial ridge, a pair of up-turned and a pair of down-turned basal lugs, stamped ‘C. Gounod’ on one face and ‘Laine’ on the other, tapering faceted socket moulded at the top, impaled by a transverse bolt with a characteristic up-turned hook finial on one side, the head etched with crowned Dauphin’s arms on each face, on an early wooden haft with iron shoe 52.0 cm; 20 ½ in head Provenance George R. Hann, Treetops, Pennsylvania, sold Christie’s, 19 May 1980, lot 62.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £800-1200

236 Ⓜ A FRENCH DECORATED PARTISAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad tapering central blade of hollow-diamond section, formed with a pair of up-turned lugs, etched and gilt on each side over the lower portion with scrolling tendrils terminating in winged grotesques, scrollwork and a classical trophy-of-arms all centring on a rondel filled by a mounted figure, perhaps Marcus Curtius, tapering socket formed with a moulding at the top, fitted with a pair of robust up-turned spikes at the base, retaining some early gilding throughout (the head with areas of pitting and wear), on a wooden haft with iron shoe, covered with red fabric at the top and with a silver bullion tassel 64 cm; 25 ¼ in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £800-1000

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237 Ⓜ A FRENCH ETCHED PARTISAN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with very broad blade of flatteneddiamond section tapering to a narrow point, formed with a pair of slender upturned lugs at the base, the head etched on each side with differing classical warrior profile medallions, flowerheads and scrolling foliage all enriched with pointilée scrollwork on a finely matted ground and enclosed within a framework of pellets (the head slightly curved in profile), moulded collar, conical socket decorated en suite, and a pair of long straps, one stamped ‘C. Gounod’, on a wooden haft 60 cm; 23 ⅝ in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £1000-1500

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238 Ⓜ A RARE ETCHED HALBERD FOR THE GUARD OF THE PRINCE ELECTORS OF SAXE-WEIMAR EISENACH, MID-16TH CENTURY with broad central leaf-shaped blade of hollow-diamond section, notched at the base, small crescentic axe-blade, bifurcated rear fluke incorporating an up-turned lug, finely etched over much of its surface on each side with scrolling foliage on a stippled ground, with the full crested arms highlighted in gold on the central blade, and an exotic bird on each side at the base (light wear), a pair of straps, on a later wooden haft 60.2 cm; 23 ¾ in head Provenance Sold in this room, 10th December 2008, lot 174.

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239 Ⓜ A GERMAN HALBERD FOR THE GUARD OF JOHANN WILHELM, DUKE OF SAXE-WEIMAR (1530-73), MID-16TH CENTURY with leaf-shaped terminal blade, small axe-blade, bifurcated rear pean incorporating an up-turned lug, finely etched on each face with scrolling leafy tendrils, the crested Ducal arms enriched with gold (losses) and a figure in traditional dress all on a stippled ground, a pair of straps, on a wooden haft 33.0 cm; 13 in head Johann Wilhelm (1530-1573) married Dorothy Susanna of Simmern in 1560 and succeeded his brother in Gotha and Weimar 1554. His field and tournament armour, attributed to Anton Peffenhauser and decorated by Jorg Sorg, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 29.155.2).

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £2000-3000 240 Ⓜ A GERMAN HALBERD, MID-16TH CENTURY with terminal spike formed in two stages, the upper of diamondsection and the lower flattened and stamped with a mark, in a square a cross crosslet, on one side, forward leaning straight axe-blade pierced with a quatrefoil, cut with a single notch top and bottom at the rear, rear spike formed en suite with the blade, tapering socket, and a pair of long straps (pitted overall), on a later wooden haft 52.0 cm; 20½ in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £400-600

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241 Ⓜ A GERMAN ETCHED SPONTOON FOR A GUARD OF THE REPUBLIC OF NUREMBURG, 18TH CENTURY with leaf-shaped head etched with an elaborate trophy-of-arms on one face and ‘R.P.NORMBERG’ above the town arms on a trophyof-arms on the other, moulded cross-piece, moulded socket, a pair of short straps, on its studded wooden haft with iron shoe 35.5 cm; 14 in head Nuremburg was at the height of its economic and cultural development in the 16th and early 17th century. The devastations in the thirty years war, along with the shift of world trade routes from land to the sea, led to its decline and loss of free imperial status, becoming part of the Bavarian Kingdom in 1806.

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

242 Ⓜ AN ENGLISH PARTISAN FOR THE GUARD OF KING GEORGE VI (1895, 1936-1952) with tapering central blade of flattened-diamond section, the base of broad crescentic form incorporating two pairs of very short straight ribbon-like lugs, threaded base, moulded socket, large pierced brass collar, the head etched with the Royal arms on each face in blue and gold above the Royal cypher ‘GviR’, retaining some early blued and gilt finish, on its original wooden haft with iron shoe, and tassel 46 cm; 18 ⅛ in head Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £300-500

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243 A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER’S EPÉE, CIRCA 1815-30 with tapering hollow-triangular blade etched with the crowned Royal arms, trophies, foliage and the maker’s initials ‘I.C.B.’ for Johann and Clemens Boegel, silver hilt cast an chased in low relief, including down-turned shell-guard decorated with the crowned Royal arms between fronds of entwined oak and olive foliage, struck with fineness mark from 1809 on the top and the maker’s mark ‘EF’, knuckle-guard interrupted by a lion mask, and angular pommel decorated with neoclassical foliage, and chequered hardwood grips 85.8 cm; 33 ¾ in blade See Ariès 1985, fascicule XXIX. ‡ £700-900 244 A FRENCH MODEL 1816 SHORTSWORD (COUPE CHOUX), THREE SHORTSWORDS AND SEVEN SWORDS IN 19TH CENTURY MILITARY STYLE the first of regulation type, with broad blade and brass hilt with banded grip; the second after the French model 1831 artillery type; the third after the French model 1771 artillery shortsword; the fourth after the Swiss sharpshooters with saw-backed blade and brass cross-piece; the fifth with curved blade etched with a scale pattern, and brass hilt with horsehead pommel; a British Indian style shortsword; an RAF style officer’s sword; two French regulation style swords; and two katana, all in their scabbards the first: 45.5 cm; 18 in blade (11) £150-200 245 A FRENCH MODEL 1831 INFANTRY SHORTSWORD (COUPE CHOUX); A RIFLE COMPANY OFFICER’S SWORD; AND A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA) the first of regulation type, with traces of the maker’s details and arsenal stamps at the forte, brass hilt with banded grip, in its scabbard (chape detached); the second with etched blade and painted hilt (extensive wear); the third for the tourist market, with curved blade, in its scabbard the first: 48.5 cm; 19 in blade (3) £150-200 246 SIX FRENCH BAYONETS, 19TH CENTURY comprising four model 1866 Chassepot bayonets, variously dated 1873, 1868, 1871 (one inscription no longer visible, three with scabbards; a model 1874 Gras bayonet dated 1875, in its scabbard; and an 1886 Lebel bayonet, in its scabbard the first: 57.5 cm; 22 ⅝ in blade (6) £150-200

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247 A RARE ENGLISH BRASS HILTED MILITARY HANGER BY THOMAS HOLLIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged and swelling toward the tip, formed with a broad fuller over much of its surface, deeply stamped ‘T Hollier’ on one face at the forte (areas of light pitting), brass hilt comprising heart-shaped guard with reinforced borders, flattened globular quillon, knuckle-guard joined at the front and back by an additional scrolling bar, ovoid pommel, and banded integral grip 69.0 cm; 27 ⅛ in blade Thomas Hollier was contractor for the Board of Ordnance and worked as their tenant armourer at Armoury Mills, Lewisham, London circa 1715-50. Further swords with blades by this maker are preserved in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. See Blackmore 2000, p. 28 and Williams 2001. £400-600 248 A VICTORIAN MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER’S SWORD AND AN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD RETAILED BY ANDREWS, PALL MALL of regulation type, the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Royal cypher ‘VR’ crowned, gilt-brass cross-piece cast with foliage and the crowned Royal cypher, and ivory grips; the second with etched blade including scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, the owner’s crest, a bull, and the maker’s details at the forte, brass hilt with folding side-guard in its scabbard the first: 80.3 cm; 31 ⅝ in blade (2) ~ £200-300 249 A VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD AND A COURTSWORD FOR CIVIL SERVICE INCLUDING THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS RETAILED BY MORGAN & CO., ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON the first of regulation type, with etched blade (areas of rust), brass hilt with folding side-guard and the Royal cypher, in its brassmounted leather scabbard with some silver-plated finish; the second with etched blade decorated with foliage, crossed lances and the retailer’s details, brass hilt cast with beadwork in low relief including down-turned shell-guard applied with a crown and pommel decorated with a crescentic beadwork frame, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (now in two pieces, chape missing), with a portion of its knot and in its chamois lined cover the first: 73.5 cm; 29 in blade (2) £300-400

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250 AN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SPADROON, CIRCA 1788-96 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long broad fuller and a further slender fuller on each face, etched with trophies-of-war, a standing female figure, celestial masks, a Turk's head, dragons and foliage over the forte, iron hilt formed of a guard pierced with two pairs of slots front and back, knuckleguard pierced with a design of a flamboyant sword piercing a heart, frontal guard formed of two scrolling bars and cushionshaped pommel, and reeded ivory grip 74.0 cm; 29 ⅛ in blade

253 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)

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251 AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with foliage, the crowned Royal arms, trophies-of-arms and the crowned Royal cypher on a blued panel (worn, losses), gilt-brass hilt with a flaming grenade above the Royal cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brassmounted leather scabbard, with bullion sword knot 72.0 cm; 28 1/3 in blade

254 AN 1897 PATTERN NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIER’S OFFICER’S SWORD BY WILKINSON NO. 69692 FOR 1951 AND A 22ND MIDDLESEX RIFLE VOLUNTEERS SWORD of regulation type, the first with etched blade including the battle honours, flaming grenade above the regimental motto and device, the letter V, a crowned rose, the maker’s details and the crowned Royal arms, regulation hilt applied with a silvered flaming grenade charged with the regimental device, in its field service scabbard; the second with etched blade including the regimental designation and device, scrolling foliage, the owner’s initials ‘FHW’, and the crowned Royal cypher, triple-bar hilt with crowned strung bugle the first: 83.0 cm; 32 ¾ in blade (2)

‡ £600-800 252 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)

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255 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S SWORD AND ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY of regulation type the first with etched blade including scrolling foliage and the royal cypher ‘VR’ crowned (worn), triple-bar iron hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its iron scabbard (pitted); the second with curved blade with traces of etching, iron triple-bar hilt (grip with losses) the first: 90.0 cm; 35 ½ in blade (2) £150-200 256 A 1912 PATTERN INDIAN ARMY CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD OF THE PATIALA LANCERS of regulation type, with tapering blade, nickel-plated iron hilt decorated with bold scrolls, centring on a coat-of-arms with the motto 'Heavens Light Our Guide' and chequered grip 88.8 cm; 35 in blade The Patiala Lancers, originally a State Forces regiment, appears to have had connections with the 61st Cavalry, India's only remaining mounted regiment apart from the President's Bodyguard. £200-250 257 A GEORGE V RIFLE REGIMENT SWORD of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolls and the crowned Royal cypher, gothic hilt with strung bugle, and wirebound fishkin-covered grip, in its field service scabbard; together with an Indian decorative sword with curved blade etched with scrollwork and ‘made in India’, brass hilt, in its scabbard the first: 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade (2) £100-150 258 A NAVAL OFFICER’S DIRK, LATE 18TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blade formed with a full length fuller on each face, gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of straight faceted quillons, cap pommel (cracked), and a gilt collar for the grip (the latter missing), in its leather scabbard with gilt-brass mounts 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in blade £150-200 259 AN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY WILKINSON, GUN AND SWORD MAKER, PALL MALL, LONDON with heavy straight blade double-edged towards the point, encrusted with a gold calligraphic cartouche and foliage on each face over the lower third, regulation gilt-brass hilt with folding sideguard, in its scabbard with brass mounts including locket signed by the retailer, with bullion sword knot 84.7 cm; 33 ⅜ in The inscription includes ‘amal-i ustad husayn / dar jaba-kha[na]-yi(?) mubaraka … tahra’ (‘The work of Ustad Husayn in the blessed armoury(?) … Tehran).

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261 A GEORGE V 1891 PATTERN MID-SHIPMAN’S DIRK BY GIEVES of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolls, crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal arms, crowned fouled anchor and the retailer’s name at the forte, brass hilt, complete with sword knot, in its scabbard, the locket engraved ‘R. L. Davies’ with belt 45.7 cm; 18 in blade £300-400 262 AN ELIZABETH II ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY GIEVES, 20TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, crowned fouled anchor, foliage and the retailer’s details, brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard and complete with its knot 79.5 cm; 31 in blade £200-250 263 A ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY J. FRIEDEBERG, PORTSEA, 20TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade included the crowned Royal Arms, crowned fouled anchor, foliage and the retailer’s details (areas of light surface rust, light wear), brass hilt with folding sideguard, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard and complete with its knot 80.0 cm; 31 ½ in blade £200-250 264 A ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY J. FRIEDEBERG, PORTSEA, 20TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade included the crowned Royal Arms, crowned fouled anchor, foliage and the retailer’s details (areas of light surface rust, light wear), brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard and complete with its knot 80.0 cm; 31 ½ in blade £200-250 265 A ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD, 20TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade included the crowned Royal Arms, crowned fouled anchor, foliage and the owner’s initials ‘WHP’, brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard and complete with its knot 79.5 cm; 31 ⅜ in blade £200-250 266 AN AUSTRIAN MERCHANT NAVY (LLOYD-AUSTRIACO) SWORD, CIRCA 1860 with plain fullered blade, gilt-brass hilt including down-turned shell-guard with fouled anchor, knuckle-guard with oak foliage, lion head pommel and ivorine grip-scales with a collar decorated with the Imperial cypher ‘FJI’ for Framz Joseph I, in its scabbard (worn), with brass mounts and fixed rings for suspension 82.5 cm;32 ½ in blade £150-200

261 267 AN 1803 PATERN INFANTRY SWORD SCABBARD RETAILED BY SALTER, SWORD CUTLER, 35 STRAND; A SCABBARD FOR AN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD TOGETHER WITH A LARGE QUANTITY OF SWORD SCABBARDS AND DETACHED BLADES of regulation type, the first missing its chape; an etched and gilt sword blade, decorated with the crowned Royal arms and cypher GR crowned (worn), four further blades; nine steel scabbards and four leather field service scabbards for 1897 pattern swords (worn, losses) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £200-300 268 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) £350-400 269 FOUR SOCKET BAYONETS, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER, AND THIRTEEN OTHER BAYONETS the first three with tapering blades of hollow-triangular section, and muzzle ring with iron collar; the fourth in 18th century style, complete with its scabbard; the fifth a British 1907 pattern bayonet, in its scabbard; the sixth a British 1888 pattern bayonet, in its scabbard; the seventh a British 1907 India pattern; the eighth and ninth German model 1898/05 ‘butcher’ bayonets, each in its scabbard; the tenth another, shorter, in its scabbard; together with three Spanish model 1896 Mauser bayonets, each in its scabbard; and four further bayonets, each in its scabbard the first three: 44.0 cm; 17 ⅜ in blade (17) £300-500

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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 270 AN AUSTRIAN MODEL 1837 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD WITH 1848 REVOLUTION INSCRIPTIONS of regulation type, with curved fullered blade etched with scrolling foliage, trophies, the owner’s name ‘J. Mittler’ and the commemorative dates ‘13, 14, 15 Marz’ and ‘15, 26 May 1848’, polished iron hilt (areas of patination), in its scabbard with two moulded rings for suspension 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in blade £250-300 271 AN AUSTRIAN STATE OFFICIALS SWORD, CIRCA 1848-89 with etched fullered blade decorated with scrolls of foliage, giltbrass hilt cast in low relief, including down-turned shell-guard with the Imperial arms (grips loose), in its brass-mounted leather scabbard 74.3 cm; 29 ¼ in blade £80-100 272 THREE AUSTRIAN MODEL 1861 INFANTRY SABRES of regulation type, each with polished slightly curved fullered blade, plated stirrup hilt with slotted guard, wire-bound fishskincovered grip, and plated scabbard with a single ring and a slot for suspension, and one retaining its bullion knot the first: 81.0 cm; 31 ⅞ in blade (3) £200-300

273 TWO AUSTRIAN MODEL 1904 CAVALRY SWORDS of regulation type, the first with pipe-backed blade, pierced and engraved hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard; the second with slightly curved fullered blade (areas of pitting), plated hilt (quillon bent), in its scabbard and complete with its knot the first: 73.7 cm; 29 in blade (2) £200-300 274 A DUTCH MODEL 1876 CAVALRY SWORD AND A DUTCH MODEL 1912 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, the first with curved fullered blade etched ‘Yzerhouwer’ and ‘Frans Pauwels, Gravenhage’ on the respective faces, plated regulation hilt, in its plated scabbard; the second with fullered blade etched ‘Yzerhouwer’ and ‘Gebr. van Leer, Utrecht’ on the respective faces, iron stirrup hilt with lionhead pommel, in its scabbard, with its knot the first: 86.6 cm; 34 ⅛ in blade (2) £250-350 275 A FRENCH CAVALRY SWORD, DATED 1833 AND TWO COPIES OF FRENCH ANXI CAVALRY SWORDS of regulation type, the first with arsenal inscription and the date on the back edge, brass hilt, in its scabbard, the second with the spurious date 1813 and in its scabbard and the third with the spurious date 1815, in its scabbard the first: 98.0 cm; 38 ⅝ in blade (3) £200-300

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276 A SAXON MODEL 1892 CAVALRY SABRE AND A GERMAN NAVAL SWORD of regulation type, the first with pipe-backed blade, iron hilt involving a roundel, and composition ‘pistol’ grip (pitted); the second with pipe-backed blade by W.K. & C, gilt-brass hilt with folding guard, and composition grips, in its scabbard the first: 81.2 cm; 32 in blade (2) £150-250 277 A GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND A CONTINENTAL CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD, PROBABLY FRENCH of regulation type, the first with slightly curved slender blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass stirrup hilt, in its scabbard; the second with slightly curved fullered blade doubleedged towards the point, sheet steel hilt, cap pommel, and wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its steel scabbard the first: 71.2 cm; 28 in blade (2) £200-300 278 A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 PRESENTATION SENIOR INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with fullered blade etched with scrolling foliage, the crowned Regimental designation, the dates ‘1892-98’ and presentation inscription ‘Seinem scheidenden Kameraden Herrn Oberstlieutenant Bickel das Offizier Corps des 8 Rheimischen Infanterie Regiments No. 70’, the back-edge etched ‘Waarenhaus fur armee und marine in Berlin’ and signed ‘Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co.’ at the forte, gilt-brass hilt cast with oak foliage on the inside, further foliage on the outside, guard with the imperial cypher, two bars with a scale design, and the pommel with an eagle carried on a trophy-of-arms, wirebound horn grip (binding loose) applied with the crowned Imperial cypher, in its plated scabbard with two loops for suspension 86.5 cm; 34 in blade £600-800

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279 TWO PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDS of regulation type, each with fullered blade, brass hilt with folding side-guard, the first with banded grip applied with the Imperial cypher, and the second with fishskin-covered grip (cypher missing), and the first with its scabbard the first: 79.7 cm; 31 ⅜ in blade (2) £200-300 280 AN ITALIAN MODEL 1888 CAVALRY SWORD, A TURKISH SWORD AND A CONTINENTAL ARTILLERY SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, the first with etched blade, plated hilt with triple-bar guard, in its scabbard; the second with pipe-backed blade, steel stirrup hilt pierced with a star and crescent on the guard, in its steel scabbard; the third with brass stirrup hilt including a pair of crossed cannon on the langet and lionhead pommel (areas of wear throughout) the first: 81.2 cm; 32 in blade (3) £200-300

281 A SPANISH MODEL 1862 ARTILLERY SWORD AND A ROMANIAN OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1866-1914 of regulation type, the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass hilt decorated with crowned crossed cannon, French style pommel, in its plated scabbard; the second with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal arms and motto, and signed on the back by the retailer ‘Carl Kaiser & Co., Solingen’, brass hilt cast in low relief, including the Royal arms and cypher on the respective langets, and eagle-head pommel, in its scabbard 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in blade (2) £200-300 282 A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1680 AND A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with tapering blade stamped with an inscription (rubbed) in a short fuller on each face, brass hilt cast in low relief with figures on a vertically hatched ground, including asymmetrical shell-guard, globular quillon (knuckle-guard missing) and pommel, and the grip with its original plaited brass wire binding between collars; the second with hollow-triangular blade etched with a brief inscription at the forte (rubbed), iron hilt chiselled with faceted designs, and wire-bound grip the first: 74.2 cm; 29 ¼ in blade (2) £300-500

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283 A FINE GEORGIAN LANCER OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1820-30 with curved pipe-backed blade, etched over threequarters of its length with delicate scrolling foliage, a sunburst centring on a watchful eye, key ornament, a pair of crossed lances carrying a shield charged with the royal cypher ‘GR’ crowned, a crossed baton, fasces and a lance, the crowned Royal Arms and royal motto all against a contrasting frosted ground, gilt-brass mameluke hilt cast with foliage in low relief, comprising a pair of quillons with swollen bud-shaped finials, langets with a central flowerhead, back-strap with a design of conventional foliage, and a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by two pairs of rivets and a pommel washer (two small pieces cracked and loose), in its burnished steel scabbard with scrolling drag and two mounts with rings for suspension (the upper mount loose and incomplete) 76.8 cm; 30 ¼ in blade ~ £1200-1800 284 AN 1822 PATTERN XVII LANCERS OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY MOORE, LATE BICKNELL, BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1822-28 of regulation type, with pipe-backed blade formed with a spear point, finely etched over three-quarters of its length with foliage, trophies-of-arms, crossed lances, the crowned regimental device, motto and designation and with the retailer’s details (small areas of light patination, the tip with a small area of pitting), gilt-brass mameluke hilt cast and chased in low relief, fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales, in its wooden scabbard retaining a small portion of its blue silk covering (losses) with gilt-brass mounts en suite with the hilt, comprising large chape, two bands with rings for suspension, and locket 77.8 cm; 30 ⅝ in blade Another example, also retailed by Moore, late Bicknell, is illustrated Dellar 2013, p. 112. ~ £1200-1800

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285 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S MAMELUKE-HILTED LEVÉE SWORD, MID-19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FOR THE LANCASHIRE HUSSARS of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Royal cypher on each face, brass hilt cast with scrolls in low relief, applied with a silver rose head on each face in the centre, ivory grips, in its black-painted iron scabbard with brass mounts comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension 78.3 cm; 30 ⅞ in blade The Lancashire Hussars frequently used the rose device in white metal though it is not mentioned specifically in connection with their levée swords. ~ £700-1000 286 A VICTORIAN LANCER OFFICER’S FULL DRESS OR LEVEE SWORD RETAILED BY CUFF, 18 COCKSPUR STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1860-70 of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half on each face with foliage, the crowned Royal cypher and crossed lances and with the retailer’s details at the forte on one face, gilt-brass mameluke hilt, ivory grips (one small chip), in its iron scabbard with brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each decorated with a rosette and with a ring for suspension, complete with its chamois lined cover 78.2 cm; 30 ¾ in blade Robert Cuff is recorded at this address circa 1852-75, see Southwick 2001, p. 84. ~ £600-800

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287 AN EDWARD VII 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT’S OWN) HUSSARS OFFICER’S LEVÉE SWORD RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY, LONDON of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half with foliage, battle honours to Sevastopol, regimental designation, crest and motto on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher and retailer’s details on the other, gilt-brass mameluke hilt applied with silver Sphinx and ‘Egypt’ on the front, ivory grips, in its nickel-plated scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension 84.5 cm; 33 ¼ in blade ~ £900-1200 288 AN EDWARD VII 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT’S OWN) HUSSARS OFFICER’S LEVÉE SWORD RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY LONDON of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half with foliage, battle honours to Sevastopol, regimental designation, crest and motto on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher and retailer’s details on the other, gilt-brass mameluke hilt (insignia missing), ivory grips, in its nickel-plated scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middleband and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension 83.0 cm; 32 ¾ in blade ~ £800-1000

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289 AN 1853 PATTERN CAVALRY SWORD FOR THE 11TH HUSSARS of regulation type, with curved fullered blade formed with a spear point, struck with a crown, ‘L’ and ‘8’ arranged vertically at the forte, iron triple-bar hilt including scrolling quillon, stamped ‘72/11H/322’ at the base of the knuckle-guard, chequered hard leather grips, in its iron scabbard with two loops for suspension 89.8 cm; 35 ⅜ in blade The 11th Hussars and the 2nd Dragoons were partially, if not wholly, armed with the 1853 pattern cavalry sword at the celebrated charges of the Heavy and Light Brigades at Balaclava on 25th October 1854. See Robson 1996, pp. 28-32. £250-350 290 THE GEORGE V 1874 PATTERN SWORD OF R. F. SUTTON, FIRST LIFE GUARDS, RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 42762 FOR 1910 of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal Arms, crowned Royal cypher, regimental details, the owner’s crest and motto and the retailer’s details, plated hilt with brass fittings, in its brass-mounted plaited scabbard with two rings for suspension 94.0 cm; 37 in blade

291 A SCOTTISH INFANTRY FIELD OFFICER’S SWORD, RETAILED BY THURKLE, SOHO, LONDON, CIRCA 1880 of regulation type, with broad straight double-edged blade formed with a pair of long fullers on each face, etched with the retailer’s details and scrollwork at the forte, nickel-plated hilt pierced with foliage, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its plated scabbard 83.5 cm; 33 in blade £300-400 292 A VICTORIAN HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY JOSEPH STARKEY, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the regimental device, crest and the retailer’s details, gothic hilt, in its plated dress scabbard and complete with its field service scabbard 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in blade £200-300

The Wilkinson Sword records state that sword no. 42762 was sold to R. F. Sutton, 1st Life Guards, 24th November 1910. The crest and motto are of the Sutton family of Scawby Hall, Lincolnshire. £900-1200

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295 AN EDWARD VII ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS SWORD RETAILED BY HOLT & SON, 20 SACKVILLE STREET, LONDON, NO. 1767 with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal arms, and the owners initials ‘A. N. R. Mc. N.’, regulation brass hilt including the crowned Royal cypher, in its plated dress scabbard complete with a field service scabbard 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade

293 AN EDWARD VII 1887 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY LEHMANN, ALDERSHOT of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal arms, crowned Royal cypher, owner’s initials ‘W.M.’ and the retailer’s details, plated honeysuckle hilt, wire-bound fishskin covered grip, in its plated scabbard 91.3 cm; 36 in blade £250-300 294 AN EDWARD VII 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD AND AN OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, the first with etched blade, decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal arms, and the owner’s initials ‘W.V.S.’, plated hilt, in its plated scabbard and complete with bullion knot, the second of regulation type, with broad fullered blade double-edged towards the point, stamped with a broad arrow, ‘WD’ and ‘E.12’ surmounted by a crown, iron triple-bar hilt, in its iron-mounted leather scabbard the first: 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade (2)

The Royal Army Medical Corps retained the sword that had been abandoned by the Infantry regiments some years earlier. £200-300 296 AN EDWARD VII ARMY SERVICE CORPS OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY SAMUEL BROTHERS LTD, 65 & 67 LUDGATE HILL, LONDON of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal arms, regimental and the retailers details, triple-bar hilt, in its field service scabbard and with its knot 89.0 cm; 35 in blade

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297 AN UNUSUAL GEORGE V EXPERIMENTAL CAVALRY SWORD, THE BLADE DATED 1899 with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, stamped with ‘’99’, ‘30’ crowned and ‘E’ on the back edged and with broad arrow ‘WD’ and ‘BO’ at the forte on one face, pierced hilt with traces of plated finish, honeysuckle type scrolls a stylised Maltese cross and the Royal cypher ‘GRV’, chequered brass backstrap and fluted pommel, in its plated scabbard 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade

299 A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN SILVER-MOUNTED INFANTRY SWORD BLADE, LONDON 1913 with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher and Royal arms, the forte enclosed by a silver collar, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, and chequered silver back-strap and pommel (the guard missing), in its plated scabbard (areas of wear) with two rings for suspension 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade £150-200

£200-300 298 A GERMAN SILVER-MOUNTED PRESENTATION SWORD SCABBARD TO JOHN CHARLES HUXTABLE, CHIEF CONSTABLE OF CLITHEROE BY THE OFFICER’S AND MEN OF THE CLITHEROE SPECIAL POLICE FORCE, AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM, MARCH 27TH 1919 of nickel-plated iron, with German silver mouth and chape, two German silver bands each with a ring for suspension, and a German silver plaque engraved with foliage enclosing the presentation inscription 91.7 cm; 36 ⅛ in £60-80

300 THE 1912 PATTERN SWORD OF J. S. WALLACE, 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS, RETAILED BY WILKINSON SWORD LTD, NO. 80703 FOR 1959 of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the regimental details, the crowned Royal cypher ‘EIIR’, the owner’s initials and the retailer’s details, nickel-plated triplebar hilt, wire-bound fishskin covered ‘pistol’ grip, in its plated dress scabbard, complete with its sword knot, field service scabbard, chamois cover and weatherproof cover, and remaining in fine condition throughout 89.5 cm; 35 ¼ in blade The Wilkinson Sword records state that sword no. 80703 was sold to J.S. Wallace, 10th Royal Hussars, 28th January 1959.

This triple-bar hilt is unique to the 10th Royal Hussars.

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301 THE 1912 PATTERN SWORD OF R.G. FOX, KINGS 1ST DRAGOON GUARDS, RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 44663 FOR 1914 of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the regimental details, the crowned Royal cypher ‘GRV’, and the retailer’s details, engraved nickel-plated hilt, wire-bound fishskin covered grip, in its plated dress scabbard 89.5 cm; 35 ¼ in blade The Wilkinson Sword records state that sword no. 44663 was sold to R.G. Fox, King’s Dragoon Guards (no rank given), 8th June 1914. £250-350

303 A GILT-BRASS MOUNTED PRESENTATION SWORD RETAILED BY JOSEPH H. REDDELL, SWORD AND GUN MANUFACTURER TO HIS MAJESTY’S BOARD OF ORDNANCE, CIRCA 1830 with pipe-backed blade retaining traces of etched decoration and the presentation inscription, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief with foliage, comprising scrolling quillon, langets with addorsed scrolls, knuckle-guard with a large trophy-of-arms and lionhead pommel, wire-bound chequered ivory grip, in its scabbard with finely engraved gilt-brass middle-band and locket (chape and the lower portion of the scabbard missing), each with a ring for suspension and the latter with the retailer’s details 81.5 cm; 32 ⅛ in blade ~ £400-600

302 A NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved broad fullered blade double-edged towards the hilt, etched and gilt with the crowned Royal arms, scrollwork and a naval officer on a blued panel (now oxidised, areas of wear), giltbrass stirrup hilt including langets formed as a series of overlapping scales decorated with alternating bright and finely matted grounds to contrast, lionhead pommel, and chequered ivory two-stage grip (small chips) 77.5 cm; 30 ½ in blade ~ £300-500

304 AN INDIAN MADE REPRODUCTION OF AN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage and the crowned Imperial cypher, brass hilt, in its brass scabbard 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in blade £150-200 305 AN 1845 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICERS SWORD RETAILED BY J. FIRMIN AND SONS, 353 STRAND AND 75 CONDUIT STREET, LONDON of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, fouled anchor and the retailer’s details (worn), brass hilt with folding side-guard, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip 77.0 cm; 30 ⅜ in blade £70-90

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306 A GROUP OF SEVEN IRON SCABBARDS FOR BRITISH REGULATION SWORDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY of various types, including two with some nickel-plated finish, one for a mameluke-hilted sword, and four further scabbards £150-200 307 A GROUP OF SIX LEATHER FIELD SERVICE SCABBARDS FOR BRITISH SWORDS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY together with six leather sword covers and fragments of scabbards £120-180 Olympia Auctions is grateful to Philip Lankester for his assistance in the preparation of the following catalogue entries 308 A WILLIAM IV COURTSWORD OF THE TYPE ADOPTED BY DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS, CIRCA 1830-37 with straight blade of flattened-diamond section, etched with the crowned Royal Cypher above a pair of fronds in a panel on each face (areas of light rust), gilt-brass hilt, including down-turned shell-guard with the crowned Royal cypher and a pair of fronds, solid crown pommel, in its leather scabbard (areas of wear) with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog, complete with its bullion sword knot 79.0 cm; 31 ⅛ in blade

309 A WILLIAM IV COURTSWORD OF THE TYPE ADOPTED BY DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS, RETAILED BY C. HERBERT, LONDON, CIRCA 183037 with straight blade of flattened-diamond section, etched with scrolling foliage and the retailer’s details, gilt-brass hilt, including down-turned shell-guard with the crowned Royal cypher and a pair of fronds, solid crown pommel, in its leather scabbard (the lower portion and chape missing) with brass locket with a stud for a frog, complete with its bullion sword knot 78.8 cm; 31 in blade £100-150 310 A VICTORIAN COURTSWORD FOR A DEPUTY LIEUTENANT OF A SCOTTISH COUNTY RETAILED BY SIMONS KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON with etched blade decorated with foliage, trophies-of-arms and the retailers details, brass hilt including down-turned shell applied with the crowned Royal cypher and thistle fronds, solid crown pommel, in its leather scabbard (shrunk) with brass mounts comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in blade £100-150

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311 A VICTORIAN COURTSWORD FOR AN ENGLISH COUNTY DEPUTY LIEUTENANT RETAILED BY E. THURKLE, SOHO, LONDON, CIRCA 1877-1900 with etched blade decorated with foliage and the retailer’s details, gilt-brass hilt including down-turned shell-guard decorated with the crowned Royal cypher and oak foliage, solid crown pommel, in its leather-covered-wooden scabbard with three gilt-brass mounts comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension, complete with its fine bullion sword knot and chamois lined cover 80.0 cm; 31 ½ in blade

313 A COURTSWORD FOR AN IRISH COUNTY DEPUTY LIEUTENANT, EDWARD VII OR GEORGE V, POST 1902 with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage and trophies-ofarms, gilt-brass hilt including down-turned shell-guard applied with a silver crown and shamrock foliage, openwork crown pommel, in its leather-covered-wooden scabbard (cracked) with gilt-brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog, complete with its bullion sword knot (small fraying) and chamois cover 80.0 cm; 31 ½ in blade

EdwardThurkle is recorded at 5 Denmark Street, Soho, circa 1877-1900.

314 A COURTSWORD FOR A DEPUTY LIEUTENANT OF A WELSH COUNTY RETAILED BY J. DANIELS & CO., ARTILLERY PLACE, WOOLWICH & 34 BURY STREET, ST JAMES, POST 1902 with etched blade decorated with foliage, trophies-of-arms and the retailers details, brass hilt including down-turned shell applied with white metal Prince-of-Wales feathers and a spray of olive and bay foliage, openwork crown pommel, in its leather scabbard with brass chape and locket with a stud for a frog, complete with bullion sword knot and chamois lined cover 79.4 cm; 31 ¼ in blade

In 1902 County Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenants once again adopted the tunic in place of the coatee in their full dress uniform.

For County Lieutenants mameluke-hilted swords were retained but not for the Deputy Lieutenants. Thereafter swords were carried in frogs thus requiring a single stud on the locket and no rings on the scabbard. £200-300 312 AN EDWARD VII COURTSWORD FOR A DEPUTY LIEUTENANT OF AN ENGLISH COUNTY RETAILED BY MEYER AND MORTIMER, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON with etched blade (tip shortened) decorated with rose foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, and the retailers details, brass hilt including down-turned shell applied with the white metal crowned Royal cypher, olive and laurel foliage, solid crown pommel, in its leather scabbard with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog 66.5 cm; 26 ¼ in blade £80-100

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BY COOK & CO, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1910-52 with etched blade decorated with foliage, crowned GR cypher, and the retailers details, brass hilt cast with beadwork in low relief including pommel decorated with a crescentic beadwork frame, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog, complete with its bullion knot and with its chamois lined cover 81.5 cm; 32 in blade £100-150

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316 AN ELIZABETH II COURTSWORD FOR CIVIL SERVICE INCLUDING THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS, SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY with etched German blade decorated with foliage, crowned Royal cypher, and a trophy-of-arms, brass hilt cast with beadwork in low relief including pommel decorated with a crescentic beadwork frame, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog, complete with bullion knot and in its chamois lined cover 79.0 cm; 31 ⅛ in blade

317 A COURTSWORD FOR CIVIL SERVICE INCLUDING THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS, 20TH CENTURY with etched blade decorated with foliage and a trophy-of-arms, brass hilt cast with beadwork in low relief including pommel decorated with a crescentic beadwork frame, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog 81.0 cm; 32 in blade £60-80

£100-150

318 AN EDWARD VII MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD RETAILED BY CATER & CO, 56 PALL MALL, LONDON, PROBABLY FOR AN EQUERRY OR A. D. C. TO THE KING with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched in the centre on each face with a long panel filled with scrolling foliage, the Prince of Wales’ feathers and motto ‘Ich Dien’ and with further foliage at the base and the retailer’s details, giltbrass mameluke hilt with the royal cypher ‘ER’ on each face, ivory grips (one foliate washer missing), in its regulation brass scabbard (mouth missing), with two rings for suspension 77.8 cm; 30 ⅝ in blade Cater & Co. are recorded at this address circa 1880-1917. ~ £500-700

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319 A VICTORIAN MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD BEARING THE IMPERIAL CYPHER, RETAILED BY RANKEN & CO, CALCUTTA of regulation type, with curved slender blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Imperial cypher on each face and with the retailer’s details at the forte, brass hilt decorated with the crowned Imperial cypher on each face, ivory grips (age cracks, one small chip), in its silver-plated scabbard with brass mounts comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each cast with a rosette and with a ring for suspension 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in blade ~ £400-500 320 AN EDWARDIAN MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD BEARING THE IMPERIAL CYPHER, RETAILED BY ROBINSON & GREEN, PRINCE’S STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage, the crowned Imperial cypher and the retailer’s details on one face and with a crowned crossed sword and baton on the other, brass hilt decorated with the crowned Imperial cypher on each face, ivory grips (age cracks) in its brass scabbard with two rings for suspension, and complete with its sword knot 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in blade ~ £400-500

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321 AN EDWARD VII MAMELUKE-HILTED POLICE OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY, LONDON with curved slender blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Royal cypher on each face and with the crowned Royal arms and the retailer’s details at the forte, silvered hilt, black composition grips, in its silvered scabbard with two rings for suspension 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in blade The 1921 edition of Dress Worn At Court lists a number of swords for Police Officers but only two with Mameluke hilts, namely the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and the City Police. £350-450

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322 AN EDWARD VII MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD FOR AN EQUERRY OR A. D. C. TO THE KING, RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY, LONDON of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Royal cypher on each face and with the retailer’s details at the forte, brass hilt decorated with the crowned Royal cypher on each face, ivory grips in its iron scabbard with brass mounts cast with foliage in low relief, comprising open chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each cast with a rosette and with a ring for suspension 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in blade

323 A MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD FOR A LORD LIEUTENANT, POST 1902 with curved blade double-edged towards the point with traces of etching on each face at the forte, gilt-brass mameluke hilt including langets decorated with a crossed sword and baton, ivory grips (one cracked), in its leather scabbard (stitching worn, lower section open) with brass mounts comprising chape decorated with a chevron pattern, middle-band and locket each cast with a band of acorns and oak foliage, and the latter two each with a ring for suspension 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in blade ~ £200-300

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VARIOUS OWNERS 326 SIX MASONIC SWORDS, 20TH CENTURY each with broad double-edged blade etched with scrollwork, a crucifix and the Masonic compass, gilt-brass hilt formed of a cross-guard, integral grip and crown pommel all decorated with further symbols including the lamb, dove and cockerel, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard 73.0 cm; 28 ¾ in blades (6)

325 A VICTORIAN COURTSWORD FOR CONSULAR SERVICE, RETAILED BY GILLOT & HASELL, 36 STRAND, LONDON, 19TH CENTURY with etched blade decorated with foliage, crowned Royal cypher, crossed flags and the retailer’s details, brass hilt cast with beadwork in low relief including quillons with bud-shaped terminals, shell-guard with a pair of phoenixes rising from the flames, and plumed helmet pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog, retaining much original gilding, and complete with its bullion knot 79.5 cm; 31 ⅜ in blade

324 A VICTORIAN COURTSWORD FOR CIVIL SERVICE INCLUDING THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS, RETAILED BY W. P. MUMMERY, DOVER, 19TH CENTURY with etched blade decorated with foliage, crowned Royal cypher, crossed flags and the retailer’s details, brass hilt cast with beadwork in low relief including a pair of quillons, down-turned shell-guard engraved with foliage within a beadwork frame, and pommel decorated with a crescentic beadwork frame, in its leathercovered wooden scabbard with brass chape and locket, the latter with a stud for a frog, and retaining much original polish and gilding 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in blade

Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £200-300

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Militaria PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 327 AN OFFICER’S JACKET OF THE MADRAS HORSE ARTILLERY, CIRCA 1845 an extremely rare and exceptionally fine example of a Full Dress uniform: blue jacket with scarlet collar and cuffs, edged all round with gold Russia braid; approximately 40 loops of Russia (not made to fasten) to fronts, interspersed with loops of narrower braid, and continuing on the back of the jacket below the collar; a row of gilt ball buttons to front, bearing three guns and three balls, and a row of half-ball buttons, with similar device, to outer ends of the loops; wide and narrow Russia decoration to pockets, sleeves and backseams; the collar edged with a double row of Russia, the inner one forming trefoils at the front, and decorated with narrow braid figuring; quilted lining of crimson material; no moth damage £3000-3500

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328 A SENIOR NCO’S JACKET OF THE BENGAL HORSE ARTILLERY an interesting example of their last Full Dress uniform, evidently worn from before the transfer of Indian artillery units to the Royal Artillery (circa 1861-62): blue jacket with scarlet collar, edged all round with gold cord and trimmed with the same cord, forming twelve loops each side in front, Austrian knots to the sleeves, loops on the shoulders and ornaments to the backseams; the fronts with hooks and eyes, and the loops fastened by ball buttons bearing three guns within a Garter inscribed ‘Horse Artillery’; half-ball buttons, bearing the same inscription, and some inscribed ‘Bengal Artillery’ to the outer ends of front loops and to cuffs; both sleeves bearing the Victorian Crown and Gun in gold embroidery, over an inverted four-bar chevron of narrow gold ‘Vellum’ lace above the Austrian knot; quilted drab cotton lining; minimal moth damage; gold cord and insignia remain bright £500-800

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329 AN OFFICER’S JACKET OF THE 1ST WEST YORKSHIRE YEOMANRY, CIRCA 1840-60 a rare and important example of the Full Dress uniform: blue jacket, edged all round with silver Russia braid; twenty-eight loops of Russia (not made to fasten) to fronts; a row of white metal ball buttons to front, bearing a Rose within the regimental title, and a row of half-ball buttons, with similar device, to outer edges of the loops; Russia decoration to pockets, forming an Austrian knot on the sleeves, and to backseams; the collar edged with a double row of Russia, the inner one forming eyes at the front; quilted cotton lining; minimal moth damage, stitching faults to braid on right sleeve, and wear to interior £500-800

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331 A FRENCH MODEL 1848 GORGET FOR AN OFFICER OF THE INFANTRY OR NATIONAL GUARD, SECOND REPUBLIC of gilt copper, the interior lined with leather, the outer face applied with white metal cockerel and insignia, remaining in good to fine condition 13.0 cm; 5 ⅛ in £100-150 332 A UNIFORM OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY comprising an officer’s forage cap of the HAC Battalion, by Herbert Johnson, with scarlet/blue/scarlet cloth band and fine gilt regimental badge; together with a No.1 Dress tunic of the HAC Light Cavalry, with steel shoulder-chains; companion blue overalls with 1¾ -inch scarlet stripes; a pair of Wellingtons; two stablebelts and a set of yellow worsted cap-lines (qty) £100-150 333 A LARGE QUANTITY OF UNIFORM OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY LIGHT CAVALRY TROOP comprising six black patent leather or plastic sabretaches (five complete with white metal badges, and two with white slings); three black leather or plastic pouches (one with white metal badge, another with fine gilt HAC Gun badge and motto); a set of buff sword-slings on a webbing belt; a set of officers’ silver busbycords and cap-lines; a set of silver-laced sword-slings; a white metal sabretache- badge and a large bag containing white metal pouch-badges; and a large number of LC Troop white metal buttons (qty) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020).

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VARIOUS OWNERS 330 A FRENCH CAVALRY HELMET AND HELMET FITTINGS comprising an early 20th Century steel helmet with brass laurelleaf front plate bearing a grenade, brass binding to edges and a plume-socket on the left hand side. Seven-tongue leather lining.

Now lacking its decorative brass comb and chinscales. Together with a brass Medusa-face helmet-comb of similar pattern, and anothe comb with dragon decoration to sides; a rayed brass frontal plate (now flattened), probably for a bearskin cap; a lion’s head finial for a British 1834 Pattern dragoon helmet; and a pair of chin scales for a German officer’s pickelhaube (6) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020). £80-120

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£80-120 334 A GEORGIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S JACKET a uniform of the Waterloo period, the scarlet coat with buff lapels turned back with plain brass buttons in pairs, with round cuffs each with two pairs of buttons, and short (10in) skirts with buff turnbacks and lining, and scarlet slashes edged with buff piping; a loop for an epaulette on the right shoulder; together with a single epaulette of the appropriate pattern but of silver lace (2) £300-400

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335 335 A GEORGIAN OFFICER’S COATEE OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY A fine double-breasted blue coatee of the 1828 Pattern, with scarlet collar, cuffs, piping, skirt lining and turnbacks, the collar, cuff-slashes and skirt-slashes all bearing massive gold oakleaf and acorn embroidery. The skirt-ornaments of a crown above three guns in a bayleaf wreath in gold embroidery. Epaulettes present, with gilt metal crescents and scarlet leather lining, but without badges to the gold lace straps. Minimal moth damage, stitching faults to collar and minor defects to the gold embroidery. Together with sword-slings attached to a white buff baldric fitted with an oblong plate in frosted gilt, mounted with St George’s Cross within a crowned Garter above a massive Thunderbolt Two embroidered coatees were worn by officers of the Royal Artillery: the first from 1828-1831, the second from 1838-1855. The absence of a grenade on the collar of this item, and the style of its skirt-ornaments, strongly suggest that it is of the earlier pattern. £1200-1800

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336 336 AN OFFICER’S BUSBY a modern example, probably of the HAC Light Cavalry, of black fur. Triple silver cord round cap and an oval corded silver boss to front. Scarlet bag with silver Russia braid decoration and a worked silver button. Roan leather headband and red silk lining.

White metal chin-chain lined with black leather, and a white horsehair over red vulture plume

338 AN HEIC VICTORIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER’S BELLTOP SHAKO PLATE the richly gilt rayed plate, surmounted by the crown, mounted with a gilt laurel wreath, within the wreath, three guns in white metal

Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020).

339 FITTINGS FOR A VICTORIAN ROYAL ARTILLERY OFFICER’S BELLTOP SHAKO comprising a pair of chinscales, each of 22 plates lined with black velvet and attached by bosses mounted with a grenade bearing gilt flames and silver ball (fastening strap sheared but retaining its gilt buckle); a gilt grenade plume-socket bearing the VR cypher; and a later socket, possibly for a busby; a gold wire finial with woven head and bullions; and a plaited festoon of narrow gold cord (qty)

£300-400 337 AN OFFICER’S PILLBOX FORAGE CAP OF AN INDIAN LANCER REGIMENT the scarlet cap with a band of 1¾ in. gold “Bias and Stand” lace and Russia braid across the top under a gold purl button. A narrow patent leather chinstrap. Quilted crimson silk lining with gold-tooled label of Ranken & Co, Calcutta, and roan leather headband inscribed in manuscript ‘W.G. Paul Young’ (minor moth damage) Although pillbox caps of most regiments were blue, those of the 8th Bengal Lancers were noted as scarlet. £160-240

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A shako with fittings of this description appears in Mansion and Eschauzier’s print of an officer of the Horse Brigade, circa 1833-39. £120-180

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340 A QUANTITY OF HEADDRESS comprising a Victorian black silk bicorn hat of the Army Pay Department (lining and headband partly detached); a Victorian bicorn of the Royal Navy by Larcom & Veysey, Portsea (tassels detached but present); a Continental naval officer’s cap with white cover; a massive black straw hat, possibly Australian, with yellow cords and gilt badge; five ORs’ continental side-caps, mainly German; a Rifleman or NCO’s black cap of the 8th Gurkha Rifles by Hobson & Sons; a black feather plume, probably for a Lancer officer; a black horsehair plume for a trooper; a gold-embroidered chapka-peak for a Lancer officer; and a plain peak for a trooper (qty) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020). £90-120 341 A VICTORIAN STAFF OFFICER’S BICORN HAT an early example by Cater’s, 56 Pall Mall. The fan 8 in high, black silk rosette and gold lace loop fastened by a Staff pattern button (tassels and lining detached but present) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020). £30-40 342 A STAFF OFFICER’S COCKED HAT PLUME with drooping white over red feathers 20.5 cm; 8 in long £40-60

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343 A VICTORIAN ROYAL ARTILLERY OFFICER’S UNDRESS SHOULDER SCALES a pair of scales worn with a frock coat or shell jacket. Richly gilt metal crescents, mounted with silver QVC above a circlet inscribed ‘UBIQUE’ enclosing three guns. Straps formed of eleven plates, with small buttons bearing VR cypher, and lined with blue cloth. The lining of the left hand scale bearing a small label inscribed ‘RAMSEY’ (2) £250-400 344 A VICTORIAN YEOMANRY OFFICER’S SABRETACHE AND SLINGS with red leather pocket and large flap, the latter edged all round with 1½ -inch gold “Denmark” lace. In the centre, a gilt QVC above silver Prince of Wales’s plume within a gilt bayleaf wreath. With plain red leather slings attached to a narrow red leather sword belt with plain gilt wire fittings Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020). £200-300 345 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S WAIST BELT CLASP OF THE 47TH SIKH INFANTRY a good example, with matching numbers to the parts. Ornate gilt loops and silver outer circlet bearing laurel sprays, the inner element of frosted gilt mounted with a silver crowned quoit engraved ‘SIKHS’ and bearing numerals ‘XLVII’ in the centre (some rubbing to loops) £120-180

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351 350 346 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S WAIST BELT OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY the white buff belt, named to F.F. McKenzie No.6 Co, with a fine clasp in gilt and white metal, with acanthus pattern loops. The silvered outer circlet inscribed ‘HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY’, the domed inner part of frosted gilt bearing a grenade in white metal, mounted with reversed cypher in gilt Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020). £80-120 347 AN OFFICER’S UNDRESS POUCH OF THE 8TH BENGAL CAVALRY the black patent leather pouch, with flap (now detached) mounted with the Imperial crown and ‘BC’ monogram above the figure ‘VIII’ and a scroll inscribed ‘BENGAL CAVALRY’ The 8th Bengal Cavalry were converted to Lancers in 1900. It is therefore possible that this item belonged to the same officer as the owner lot 337. £70-100 348 MILITARY AND OTHER BOOTS comprising a pair of Wellington boots, an unusual pair of black knee boots, and a pair of tall black leather boots with coloured welts and woollen linings (qty) £40-60

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349 AN ASSORTMENT OF MILITARIA including a Sam Browne belt, brace and sword frog, bayonet frogs, sword-slings and knots, an OR’s 1902 webbing belt, a buff pouch belt rifle-slings, spurs, buttons etc, together with a large khaki canvas map-case and a green tin containing a Foot Guards RSM’s unissued rank badge in gold and silver embroidery, and a Sergeant’s gold-lace chevron, both on scarlet cloth, and approximately 15 brass and 3 white metal chin chains for Full Dress headdress (qty)

351 A GRENADIER GUARDS COMPANY FLAG AND OTHER ITEMS the double-sided crimson silk flag embroidered in yellow with ‘ELIZABETH I’ ‘XVII’ and in colours proper the Crown and a hawk standing on a tree-stump with a sceptre in its claw. Together with a black velvet music-stand banner of the Royal Signals and a black cloth banner of the Royal Artillery, and bright blue flag on a brass finial, each side bearing a lion in yellow silk, holding a sword and anchor in silver embroidery (qty)

Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020).

Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020).

£70-90

Flags of this type are variously known as Camp or Company Flags or Colours. The Grenadier Guards have 30 such flags each with a different symbol of royal significance. In this case the Falcon was a badge used by Queen Elizabeth I. The symbols on the flags appear in turn on the Queen’s Colours of the Foot Guards regiments. The flags themselves are most often to be seen at the Queen’s Birthday Parade, where they are carried by the markers.

350 A PAIR OF VICTORIAN HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY TRUMPET BANNERS two separate faces, each now mounted on a wooden frame, in crimson silk, edged all round with gold embroidery; in the centre, a flattened crown flanked by letters V and R, above the Royal Arms within a Garter with supporters, each with a cherub above, and the motto scroll below, all in gold and silver embroidery; the outer edging of gold fringe (the embroidery dull and crimson silk worn) (2) £600-900

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352 A MILITARY CIGARETTE BOX OF THE 5TH ROYAL INNISKILLING DRAGOON GUARDS the bronze box with cedar wood lining, the top mounted with a King’s Crown above the regimental VDG monogram in white metal, now containing a small collection of modern British postage stamps Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020). £30-50 353 A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINE AND ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY BADGES AND OTHER ITEMS including an RM officer’s gilt gorget; an OR’s 1839-55 shako plate (slightly defective), an officer’s fine gilt pre-1855 shoulder belt plate, and fittings for a similar SBP (lacking plate and upper scroll); an RMA officer’s 1874 -1921 forage cap badge and waist belt clasp; an oblong gilt waist plate mounted with VR cypher in white metal; an officer’s cloak-chain; officers’ and ORs’ 1879-1905 helmet-plates; SNCOs’ and ORs’ valise badges and pouch badges, shoulder-titles and many grenade cap and collar badges (approximately 45 items) £2500-4000 354 A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINES LIGHT INFANTRY HEADDRESS PLATES, CAP AND COLLAR BADGES including an officer’s extremely fine and rare 1866-pattern shakoplate; an OR’s good shako-plate of the same period; Victorian helmet-plates for officers and ORs; an officer’s Glengarry badge, forage cap badge, collar-badges and an oblong waist belt plate; officers’, SNCOs’ and ORs’ waist belt clasps; shoulder-titles and a mounted officer’s gilt metal sabretache-badge (approximately 38 items)

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355 A GROUP OF PRE-1952 ROYAL MARINES BADGES AND OTHER ITEMS including a General Officer’s forage cap badge, officers’ and ORs’ KC helmet-plates, ORs’ and SNCOs’ waist belt clasps, shouldertitles, cap and collar badges in bronze, gilt/silver and bakelite; a Fleet Royal Marine Officer’s scarlet brassard, three GviR cyphers of equerries or ADCs; Economy Issue plastic badges; a copy of the badge of the RM Labour Corps, white metal badges of the Royal Marine Police, and the small grenade of an officer’s extremely rare bronze SD cap-badge of the Royal Marine Engineers (approximately 80 items) £800-1200

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356 A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINE BANDSMEN’S ITEMS including helmet plates, pre-1905 and later, two of them mounted with the white metal cypher of King George V and the intertwined cypher of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip; forage cap badges, collar-badges and shoulder-titles of the Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham Bands, and the Royal Marine School of Music; together with an RMLI officer’s helmet plate and three-part cap badge of the Chatham Band, and officers’ fine gilt lyre collar-badges (approximately 48 items) £700-1100 357 A COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION INSIGNIA including an inscribed cap ribbon or tally; three pairs of RND shoulder-titles, eight single STs, one for each battalion (Drake, Nelson, Hawke, Howe, Hood, Benbow, Collingwood and Anson), and six gilt or brass cap-badges (one for each battalion except Collingwood and Benbow), plus a pair of collar-badges for Hood.

Two cap-badges (gilt and bronze) for the Machine Gun battalion; an ST of the RND Engineers and an armoured car badge of the RNAS; together with two unidentified KC badges, one very well made in gilt, with a crowned anchor within a wreath, the other in grey metal, an anchor in a corded circle beneath the crown (approximately 24 items) £650-900

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358 A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINES AND OTHER CLOTH BADGES with World War Two and later insignia, including Combined Operations and Commando Brigade formation badges; assorted Marine Commando shoulder-flashes, notably of No.46 Cdo; Arm of Service strips of 37 Signal Company RM and RM artillery units of MNBDO II; together with a Colour Sergeant’s KC Full Dress arm-badge in gold, silver and silk embroidery on blue cloth above gold chevrons on scarlet backing (approximately 58 items) £600-900 359 A COLLECTION OF BUTTONS FROM ROYAL MARINE UNIFORM twelve rows, the top two of RM and RM Artillery Companies coatees from the early 19th Century; Rows 3-6 for RMA 1859 1902; Rows 7 and 8: RMLI tunic buttons; Row 9: chinstrap and shoulder-cord buttons; Rows 10 and 11: Post-1922 tunic buttons including RM Police in white metal; Row 12: Buttons of General and Staff officers of all reigns from Victoria to present day, the earlier ones mounted, later ones (George VI onwards) struck (approximately 134 items) £600-800

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360 A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINES BADGES AND OTHER ITEMS including two Generals’ and three Colonels’ cap-badges; officers’, NCOs’ and ORs’ QEC helmet-plates, cap and collar-badges in gilt, anodised metal and bronze for various orders of dress, including mess jacket collars; shoulder-titles and two ORs’ belt-clasps; lanyards of No.40 and No.45 Commandos, a UN beret-badge, a single aiguillette finial, mounted with EiiR cypher, and two pairs of badges stated to have been made by RM personnel in a Prisoner of War camp (approximately 80 items) £500-800

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361 A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINES RANK AND OTHER BADGES including two groups of War Service chevrons, two Colour Sergeants’ rank badges of the RMLI (one QVC, the other KC), on dark red cloth; a pair of blue cloth shoulder-straps, probably from a Staff Sergeant’s Full Dress tunic, edged with gold cord and bearing the Globe and wreath in gold embroidery; chevrons for various ranks; a WW1 gilt eagle sleeve-badge of a Royal Marines officer flying with the RNAS; formation signs of Sea Horse (104 Trg Gp) and Trident; a cloth badge of the Royal Marine Engineers; seven assorted gold-embroidered Q and E badges; and three red grenades on khaki cloth of the RM Seige Regiment 1940 - 45 (approximately 29 items) £350-500

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362 ROYAL MARINES RANK, QUALIFICATION AND EMPLOYMENT BADGES World War Two and later, including two Royal Marines pilots’ breast badges in gold embroidery; badges of rank for Warrant Officers and NCOs in various materials, a good KC Colour Sergeant’s rank badge on blue cloth above gold lace chevrons, shoulder-titles, two ROYAL MARINES UNIT cap ribbons for attached RN personnel, and Qualification/Employment badges for Clerks, Landing Craft Operators, Marksmen and PT Instructors, in white or drab embroidery on khaki; yellow sock-tabs of 41 Cdo, shoulder-flashes for wear with tropical shirts, and a white lanyard of 42 Cdo (approximately 40 items) £250-400 363 A GROUP OF ROYAL YACHT AND ROYAL MARINE MUSICIANS INTEREST including five Royal Yacht shoulder-titles, with three embroidered in gold on blue or green cloth; four drummer’s arm-badges, including two in gold; a Drum Major’s 4-bar chevron; a Staff Bandmaster’s fine badge of appointment in gold embroidery; an assortment of musicians’ lyre badges, a shoulder-title of the Royal Marine Band Service; and a drummer’s side-arm bearing VR cypher on the crosspiece and etched Anchor and RMA title on the blade, complete with scabbard (approximately 22 items) £180-220

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364 AN ASSORTMENT OF QUALIFICATION/EMPLOYMENT BADGES AND OTHER ITEMS OF COMBAT INSIGNIA including seventeen specialist qualification and trade badges for No.1 Dress, in gold embroidery on dark green cloth, for roles including Landing Craft Ratings, Marksmen, Signallers, Swimmer Canoeists, Mountain Leaders, Assault Engineers and Heavy Weapons Operators; together with a flying suit badge of 3 Commando Brigade RM Air Squadron; two pairs of General’s shoulder-rank sleeves, one embroidered in worsted, the other stabrite, and two Colonel’s rank-sleeves, one on DPM, the other on olive-green; WO2, SSgt and Sgt’s rank-sleeves for a Lovat raincoat, and other badges embroidered in red on blue for No.2 Dress (approximately 45 items) £100-150 365 A COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMY BADGES AND SHOULDERTITLES comprising a card mounted with metal items including eleven shoulder titles, two good copper badges of HH Nizam’s Infantry Regiment, mounted with fine white metal numerals, and seven other Hyderabad military badges; a card, mounted with 45 metal shoulder titles, mainly of Corps but including the Mahratta Light Infantry, 17th Dogras and 11th Sikhs; a number of officers’ buttons of UK manufacture, of Indian regiments; an oval metal plaque engraved with the name of Capt HE Winthop 14th KCO Sikhs; a British officer’s white metal cap-badge of the 15th Sikhs, and a number of minor items £160-240 366 COATEE BUTTONS OF PRE-MUTINY HEIC UNITS a card bearing four gilt and three white metal buttons of various units, including the Sattara Local Infantry and the East India Regiment

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£60-90 367 A VICTORIAN BADGE OF THE 32ND PUNJAB PIONEERS with Crown above crossed axes, a strap inscribed with regimental title, scrolls for Delhi and other battle honours £40-60

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Armour PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION 368 Ⓜ A COMPOSITE GERMAN FULL ARMOUR, CIRCA 1500/10 comprising close helmet formed of a rounded one-piece skull rising to a boldly cabled medial comb decorated with pairs of incised lines and cut away at the nape to receive a neck-guard of two lames (later), fitted with brow-reinforce en suite with the skull, visor of ‘sparrow’s beak’ form, pierced with a single stepped vision-slit and a series of circular and slotted ventilation-apertures, fitted at the right with a later lifting-peg, later bevor shaped for the chin and secured to the skull at the right of the neck by a swivelhook and pierced stud (the skull with an early patched repair), the reinforce, visor and bevor all attached by common pivots; collar of three lames front and rear (the lowest front lame trimmed, pitted, small cracks and chips) the top lames lightly roped, the remainder bordered by single incised lines; strongly formed globose breastplate with a bold inward turn at the neck, fitted with later lancerest at the right of the chest, movable gussets at the arm-openings (the left restored) en suite with the neck (an early internal patch repair), associated waist-lame, and fauld of three lames with pendant tassets each of four lames (the upper three restored using old plates); backplate formed of a main plate drawn-in at the waist, fitted with waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a short culet of three lames each formed at its upper edge with three cusps, the lowest with a recessed border of low triangular section; a pair of spaudlers each of five lames (the top right restored, small repairs); articulated vambraces formed of tubular upper and lower cannons, the former fitted at its upper end with a turner, and a couter of three lames, the central lame projected inwards at the front as a wing decorated with recessed border; circular besagews (the left restored), each rising to a small central boss and decorated at its edge with roping and a recessed border, gauntlets each formed of a short straightended cuff with fixed inner plate, four metacarpal-plates, knuckle-plate (the left restored), shaped finger-plate, hinged thumb-defenses terminating in a pair of scales (the finger-defences restored), and later buff-leather lining gloves; cuisses each formed of a gutter-shaped main plate (the right with a riveted patch) decorated at its upper edge with a bold inward turn and incised lines, and fitted at its lower edge with a winged poleyn of five lames, the wing fluted, and a pair of tubular full-length greaves (both with trimmed edges, the front right plate patched) fitted at the front with a mail sabaton terminating with later steel caps (areas of pitting throughout): on a wooden stand with moulded base Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £20000-30000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 369 A COMPOSITE EUROPEAN FIELD ARMOUR, 16TH CENTURY comprising close helmet formed of a one-piece skull rising to a high roped comb (its crest damaged, the lower left corner of the face-opening patched) and fitted at the nape with a plume-holder, earlier visor and bevor attached by common pivots (replaced), the former of rounded ‘sparrow’s-beak’ form having a stepped centrally-divided vision-slit and numerous small circular ventilation-holes at each side (the right edge patched, the beak pierced with two large rustholes), and two gorget-plates front and rear (the lower front one restored, the lower rear one patched at its left end); early 17th century collar formed of a single deep plate front and rear; breastplate of late ‘peascod’ form (patched at the left side and centre of waist) with moveable gussets at each arm-opening, fauld of three lames, the lowest cut with a shallow arch over the crotch and bearing a pair of detachable tassets each of nine lames, extending to just above the knees; one-piece backplate shaped to the shoulders and flanged outwards at its lower edge (patch at left of flange) to receive a culet of one lame (patched at either end); small symmetrical pauldrons each of six lames (the top three of the left and the top one of the right patched at their front ends) connected by turners to vambraces (not a pair) each formed of a tubular upper and lower cannon articulated to one another by a winged couter of three lames, the wing of the left one formed as a separate plate; mitten gauntlets (not an exact pair), each formed of a long pointed tubular cuff, five metacarpal-plates, a knuckle-plate with boldly roped transverse rib, and four finger plates (thumb-defences lacking); and a pair of 19th century greaves of tubular construction each articulated four times at the ankle, pierced with an aperture to accommodate a spur and fitted with an integral broad-toed sabaton of seven lames; the main edges of the armour turned inwards and decorated, except on the collar, with file-roping, the collar decorated with incised bands and borders enclosed by volutes, chevrons and punched beads, the breastplate, backplate, pauldrons and upper cannons of the vambraces etched in line with symmetrical sprays of stylised acanthus foliage issuing, in the case of the breastplate, from a grotesque mask at the centre of the neck-opening, the couters, upper cannons of the vambraces, gauntlets and tassets later etched on a blackened ground with quatrefoils framed in part by repeated lozenges and engrailed bands (showing significant pitting and wear with some cracking, bruising, perforation and disarticulation throughout), stand not included Provenance Warwick Castle (inv. no. A086), sold in this room, 26 June 2007, lot 259.

The etched decoration of the breastplate, backplate, pauldrons and upper cannons of the vambraces identifies them as part of a series of armours made for the use of the Swiss Papal Guard. Other armours of the series can be recorded in the Museo Civico L. Marzoli, Brescia, Inv. Nos 860, 927-8, 941 & 947, see F. Rossi & N. di Carpegna 1969, Cat. Nos 22-5 & 44, pp. 22-3 & 30); the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Acc. No. Hen. M.1.2A-c-1933, see Eaves 2002, pp. 123-5, ill.; and the Art Institute, Chicago, see Karcheski 1995, p. 68, ill.. The decoration - originally gilt on a blued ground - has in all cases been applied about 1700 to elements of late 16th and early 17th century North Italian make. ‡ £15,000-20,000

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370 A CAP-A-PIE ARMOUR FOR FOOT COMBAT IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1520 comprising close helmet in the Innsbruck court style, with rounded skull rising to a comb, pierced on each side with a flower-shaped series of holes and with large conical plume-holder on the left of the nape, fitted with stepped visor with vision slot pierced and embossed in imitation of eyes, bevor pierced in imitation of a mouth and fitted with an elaborate moustache, and lower bevor shaped to the chin, all attached by common pivots, the skull and lower bevor formed with internally hollowed roped rim to lock over and rotate on the turned upper edge of the collar, the latter formed of four lames front and rear; breastplate formed of single rounded main plate with a shallow neck-opening, flanged outwards at its base to carry a tonlet of seven lames, backplate en suite with the breastplate; two large symmetrical pauldrons each formed of embossed in imitation of three lames; spaudlers of three lames, articulated tubular vambraces each surmounted by a turner and furnished with a winged bracelet cowter of three lames, the central one in each case of bracelet construction; a pair of mitten gauntlets; a pair of gutter-shaped cuisses each fitted with a winged poleyn of six lames; a pair of greaves each of full-length tubular form arched at the front and with an integral sabaton of four lames and of pronounced 'bear's paw' form, decorated throughout with embossed ornament, comprising three vertical panels on the breastplate with a central classical armoured figure above Diana the Huntress, the side panels with grotesque masks and foliage, the pauldrons with armoured mermen, Green man masks and foliage, cowters with bold scrolls of foliage, poleyns en suite with the cowters, the gauntles embossed 'E' and 'S' respectively and the tonlet with the same initial conjoined in the centre: on a wooden stand with base ‡ £8000-12000

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371 A CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR IN LATE 15TH CENTURY GERMAN 'GOTHIC' STYLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising sallet with medially-ridged one-piece crown extending at the rear to a tail, fitted at its front with a pivoted visor, bevor formed of a main plate shaped to the chin and fitted at its flanged lower edge with a deep gorget-plate; two-piece breastplate, the plackart embossed with a series of ribs at the top and rising to a pierced finial, flanged outward at its lower edge to receive a fauld of two lames, a pair of pendent two-piece scutiform tassets; backplate formed of five plates embossed en suite with the breastplate, flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a culet of four lames; pauldrons each of four lames carrying spaudlers each of four lames; large winged couters open at the rear; small hexagonal besagues each suspended by a strap; gauntlets each formed of a flared and pointed tubular cuff, five metacarpal-plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, and scaled thumb and fingerdefences; four-piece cuisses of gutter-shaped form each fitted at their lower ends with large winged poleyns of three lames; tubular ankle-length greaves opening at their outsides and connected by two lames to sabatons each of six lames with long pointed toecaps, decorated throughout with sprays of 'Gothic' flutes, and the subsidiary edges extensively cusped (areas of light surface rust patination): on a wooden stand with bas £5000-7000

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372 A PAIR OF LARGE TASSETS IN ITALIAN LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY each formed in one piece, fitted at the top with two buckles for suspension, the borders studded with iron rivets for a lining, embossed in the centre with a tall slightly tapering roped vertical panel, and inner edge with a boldly roped inward turn 36.0 cm; 14 1⁄8 in (2) Provenance Sotheby's London, 23 April 1985, lot 53. £600-800 373 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) £30-50

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374 AN ENGLISH ELECTROTYPE COPY, CIRCA 1880, OF THE INTERIOR OF AN ITALIAN MID-16TH CENTURY PAINTED SHIELD of flat circular form with plain turned border and fitted at its centre with a thumb-screw, the inner face plain and the outer decorated in high relief with Mucius Scaevola plunging his hand into the flames at the top and Marcus Curtius jumping into the abyss at the bottom, with a central rectangular panel framed by a running pattern of grapes and vine foliage, the whole surface enclosed within a matching border enclosed by scale and eggand-dart 54.5 cm; 21 ½ in diameter This electrotype was probably taken from a silver copy of the celebrated shield in the collection of the Duke of Norfolk at Arundel Castle. A likely candidate for this work is Giovanni Franchi, the celebrated copyist in plaster and electrotype who sold his business to Elkington & Co. in 1874. See Culme 1987, p. 164. £250-350

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375 AN ITALIAN MORION IN THE 'SPANISH' FASHION, CIRCA 1580 formed in one piece with an almondshaped crown rising to a short 'stalk' and a flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear (the former pierced with a later wiring-hole), its edge formed with a plain inward turn accompanied by a narrow recessed border, the base of the crown encircled by fourteen holes for lining-rivets, and its surface retaining a black from the hammer finish overall 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in high Probably from the group described by a workman as "stacked like flowerpots" in the basement of a store in Oxford Street, London in the 1960s. The shop concerned had been owned by the distinguished arms and armour dealer Fenton and Sons who had reportedly acquired a large number of these morions from Ireland between the wars. They were offered for sale at £2, 12s 6d a piece. It is fair to speculate that they are relics of the Elizabethan wars in Ireland, though this cannot be claimed with absolute certainty.

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376 AN ITALIAN MORION IN THE 'SPANISH' FASHION, CIRCA 1580 formed in one piece with an almondshaped crown rising to a short 'stalk' and a flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear (the former pierced with a later wiring-hole), its edge formed with a plain inward turn accompanied by a narrow recessed border, the base of the crown encircled by fourteen round-headed lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers, and its surface retaining a black from the hammer finish overall 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in high See footnote to previous lot.

377 A CONTINENTAL MILITARY BACK-PLATE FROM A CUIRASS, 19TH CENTURY; A PIKEMANS POT HELMET IN MID-17TH CENTURY STYLE; A PAIR OF TASSETS IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE AND THE SKULL OF A CLOSE HELMET, 20TH CENTURY the first with medial ridge, painted black; the second with padded skull; the third and fourth each of six lames and the fifth with medially ridged skull 41.5 cm; 16 3⁄8 in high, the first Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £100-150

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378 A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN CUIRASSIER’S ARMOUR, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, PREDOMINANTLY DUTCH comprising heavy close helmet with rounded skull formed in two halves joined along the crest of a moderately high roped medial comb, fitted at its rear with a tapering tubular plume-holder and at its front with a peak and bevor attached by common pivots having slightly domed radially incised heads (replaced), the obtusely pointed peak fitted on its underside with a U-shaped face-defence cut with seven bars each formed with a medial ridge, the lower edge of the face-guard secured to the bevor at the right of the chin by a swivel-hook and transversely pierced stud, the skull secured at the right of the neck by a similar swivel-hook and stud, and the flanged lower edges of the skull and bevor in each case fitted with a one-piece gorget-plate; slightly later heavy one-piece breastplate of vestigial peascod fashion with an upstanding inward-turned neck-opening, fitted at each of its shoulders with a later hinged buckle replacing a lower fastening now represented only by a vacant hole, and formed at its lower edge with a flange fitted at either end with a large mushroom-shaped stud for the attachment of a tasset; the right of the breast struck with the helmeted “A” mark used by the Armourers’ Company of London between 1650 and 1660, and the left of the breast struck with a cross paté; onepiece backplate with upstanding neck-opening and outward flanged lower edge fitted at its right and left ends respectively with a mushroom-shaped stud and a transversely-pierced stud for the attachment of an associated, detachable deep culet of four upward-overlapping lames; large symmetrical pauldrons, not an exact pair but in each case each forming part of the same series, the left and right of nine and ten lames respectively, in each case overlapping outwards from the fifth (the first lame of the left and the first four of the right associated), both pauldrons connected by a turner to a fully articulated vambrace formed of a tubular upper and lower cannon with an intervening bracelet couter of three lames (the right couter and lower cannon of the left vambrace associated); long tassets not an exact pair but in each case forming part of the same series, the left and right respectively of twelve and thirteen lames, and terminating in a winged poleyns of five, the latter laterally hinged to the last metacarpal lame; the main edges of the armour formed with inward turns; fingered gauntlets each formed of a long flared and pointed cuff fitted with a short separate inner plate, a wrist-plate, six metacarpal-plates, a knuckle-plate, scaled finger and thumb-defences ard turns, in some cases roped, and accompanied by incised lines, and the subsidiary edges bordered by similar lines; the surfaces of the armour cleaned bright with a light partly mottled patina; and accompanied by a pair of modern leather boots formed of sewn panels white fabric lining bordered at its upper edge with lace; the whole mounted on a mannequin with a steel base £8000-12000

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379 A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN HARQUEBUSIER’S ARMOUR, PREDOMINANTLY ENGLISH (LONDON), MID17TH CENTURY comprising associated German Zischägge with hemispherical one-piece skull embossed with four radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a transversely pierced finial and circular washer, at its brow with a flat obtuselypointed peak pierced at its rear with a rectangular hole to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar secured at the brow by a rectangular staple and wing-headed locking screw, and struck at its point with an indistinct maker’s mark and the arsenal mark “F”; at its nape with a broad obtusely-pointed neck-guard of four upward-overlapping lames and at its sides with pendent scutiform cheek-pieces, each pierced with seven circular auditory-holes in rosette formation; one-piece breastplate of vestigial peascod fashion, with a slightly upturned neck-opening and a flanged lower edge, fitted within each arm-opening with a mushroom-headed stud to receive the shoulder-strap of a backplate and struck at the neck with the unidentified London maker’s mark “RK under a fleur de lis; one-piece backplate with flanged lower edge, fitted at the waist with a two-piece waist-belt and at each of its upper corners with a scaled shoulder-strap to engage the projecting mushroom-headed stud of the breastplate, and struck at the neck with the maker’s mark “BK” of the partnership of the London armourers Rafe Boulter and Sylvester Keene (their combined mark initially rejected in 1637, recognised by 1638/9, but replaced by separate marks in 1648); the pot, breastplate and backplate formed at their main edges with plain inward turns accompanied in places by borders of incised lines, and their surfaces lightly patinated generally but strongly on the pot; buff coat (restored) having deep skirt divided once at the centre front and once at each side of the rear, and equipped with long sleeves lined with white fabric having lace-fringed cuffs; buff leather sword-belt and carbine sling (both restored but with two original iron fittings incorporated in the latter); all mounted on a mannequin having a wooden base, bound around the waist with a red cummerband terminating at each end in a gold fringe, and fitted with a naturalistically modelled, wigged head £2000-3000

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380 A COMPOSITE ENGLISH PIKEMAN’S ARMOUR, LONDON, MID-17TH CENTURY comprising pot with rounded crown formed in two halves joined by a turn along the crest of its low medial comb, and extending at its base to an integral brim turned down slightly at each side and projecting to an obtuse point front and rear (its edge showing some small cracks, dents, perforations and patches); collar formed of a single deep plate front and rear, in the former case flanged upwards at the neck-opening; onepiece breastplate of vestigial peascod fashion fitted at each side of its upper end with a pierced stud and accompanying swivel-hook (the left hook restored) to secure the free ends of the shoulder-straps of a backplate, the neck-opening struck with the mark “IW” of its maker, probably identifiable as John Wright (made free 1626, presented mark 1637, and the crowned IR government ownership mark of the time of King James II (1685-8), and formed with a deep flange at its lower edge supporting on a pair of hinges (the outer right one restored and the inner left one fractured at one side) a deep one-piece tasset embossed to simulate six lames; the main edges of all elements formed with plain inward turns accompanied at various points by recessed borders and incised lines, and the whole cleaned to a lightly patinated finish, and mounted on a fabric-covered mannequin with a wooden stand £1500-2500

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381 A COMPOSITE ENGLISH HARQUEBUSIER’S CUIRASS, LONDON, MID-17TH CENTURY comprising heavy shot-proof breastplate of vestigial peascod fashion, formed with an upstanding neck-opening and an outward-flanged lower edge, fitted within each arm-opening with a mushroom-shaped stud to receive the shoulder-strap of a backplate, pierced at each shoulder with three holes for the subsequent attachment of a modern shoulder-strap, struck at the neck with a maker’s mark consisting of an indistinct crowned initial above the crowned IR government ownership mark of the time of King James II (1685-8), and at the right of the abdomen with the proof mark of a pistol; and one-piece backplate formed with a slightly upstanding neck-opening and an outward-flanged lower edge, each shoulder fitted over three holes corresponding to those found at the shoulder of the breastplate, with a restored scaled shoulder-strap terminating in a hasp pieced with two keyhole-slots in line with one another to accommodate the mushroom-headed stud projecting from each side of the breastplate, fitted at each side of the waist with a restored twopiece waist-belt, struck at the neck with a maker’s mark possibly identifiable as the initials “RB” of the London armourer Rafe Boulter recorded working 1648-55, and at the neck with an escutcheon bearing the cross of St George, serving as the government ownership mark of the time of the Commonwealth (1650-60); both elements formed with plain inward-tuned main edges, and cleaned to a bright lightly patinated surface £1500-2000 382 A WELL-MADE BUFF COAT IN MID-17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY of four panels with a broad, flaring vented skirt, the front with lace holes, standing collar, and full-length sleeves 89.0 cm; 35 in high

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£500-800 383 A WELL-MADE BUFF COAT IN MID-17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY of seven panels, sleeveless, the upper portion lined, with a broad, flaring vented skirt, the front closed by hooks and eyes and with purples laces with brass points, and standing collar; together with a buff leather sword belt 85.5 cm; 33 3⁄4 in (2) £500-800

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385 AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR PAMPHLET, 1647 ‘His Majefties Meffage to Both Houfes of Parliament, from the Isle of Wight, Novemb. 17, 1647. Defiring a Perfonall Treaty at London with the two Houfes of Parliament. Declaring his Refolution concerning Religion, Church-Government, the Militia, the Arreares of the Army, the Court of Wards and Liveries, and other things, in order to the fettlement of the Peace of the Kingdom. Read in the Houfe of Commons, Friday Novemb. 19. 1647’, with the Royal Coat of Arms beneath, printed in London by Robert Auftin, 1647, (some staining, crease damage to the unprinted edges) 6 pp, 4vo After escaping from Hampton Court, Charles I had been on the Isle of Wight since 13 November 1647. He expected the governor of Carisbrooke Castle, Colonel Hammond, to be sympathetic to his cause. In fact, Hammond wrote to Parliament as soon as Charles arrived and held him in the castle for more than a year. £250-350 386 AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR PAMPHLET, 1650 ‘An Act to Prohibit all Commerce and Traffique between England and Scotland, and Enjoyning the Departure of Scots Out of this Commonwealth’ [Wing E1061], published on the orders of Hen. Scobell, Cleric, Parliamenti and printed in London by Edward Husband and John Field, Printers to The Parliament of England, 1650, the title printed within a double-lined border 6 pp, folio This Act of Parliament was issued at the height of the Third English Civil War between Scottish Royalists and supporters of Charles II. Cromwell had just arrived in Edinburgh at the end of July in 1650 in support of the English Republic. On the third of September, the Scots were dealt a crushing blow by the New Model Army at the Battle of Dunbar.

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384 A GERMAN GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, EARLY 16TH CENTURY formed of a long tubular cuff shaped to the point of the elbow and fitted with a short inner plate rigidly attached to it by rivets, a wrist-plate, four metacarpal-plates, a shaped knuckleplate and scaled thumb and finger-defences, the former attached by a lateral hinge of leather; the whole retaining its black-from-the-hammer finish and its buff leather lining-glove Provenance Stated by the vendor to be from the armoury at Thoresby Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, sold Sotheby’s 1st June 1988 (part of lot 1065, 1070). £1000-1200

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387 AN ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH PAMPHLET, 1657 ‘An Act for Renouncing and Disanulling the Pretended Title of Charls Stuart &c. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th Day of September, Anno Domini 1656’ [Wing E1063], printed in London by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highnefs the Lord Protector, 1657, the title printed within a lined border 4pp, folio £300-400 388 AN ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH PAMPHLET, 1657 ‘An Act for Indempnifying of such Persons as have Acted for the Service of the Publique. At the Parliament begun at Weftminfter the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656’ [Wing E1042], published in London by Hen. Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highnefs the Lord Protector, 1657, the title printed within a decorative woodcut border 5 pp, folio £200-300 389 AN ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH PAMPHLET, 1657 ‘An Act for the Better Obfervation of the Lords-Day. At the Parliament begun at Weftminster the 17th day of September, An.Dom. 1656’ [Wing E1094], printed in London by Hen. Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highnef the Lord Protector, 1657, the title surrounded by a decorative border 17 pp, folio £200-300

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390 AN ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH PAMPHLET, 1657 ‘A Book of Values of Merchandize Imported, According to which, Excize is to be paid by the Firft Buyer’, printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highnefs, 1657, the title printed within a double-lined border 61 pp, folio £150-200 391 AN ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH PAMPHLET, 1657 ‘An Act for an Assessment upon England, at the Rate of Sixty thoufand Pounds by the Moneth, for Three Moneths; From the Twenty fifth day of March 1657. to the Twenty fourth day of June then next enfuing. At the Parliament begun at Weftminfter the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656’ [Wing 997], printed in London by Hen. Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highnefs the Lord Protector, 1657, with printed double-lined border around the title (slight staining, small tear to bottom right of title page) 73 pp, folio This Act was to raise capital to fund the war with Spain during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654-1660), during which England had formed an alliance with France in 1657. £120-180

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392 A SPELTER MODEL OF A MOUNTED CAVALIER on a wooden base 38.5 cm; 15 ⅛ in high, including base £80-120

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393 VARIOUS OWNERS 393 A LEAD ARMOURED BUST SIGNED DELAGRANGE, 19TH CENTURY well detailed, with open-faced close helmet, with pointed skull, raised visor with vertical breathes, and bevor ,gorget of a single lame front and back, well detailed leather fastening strap and buckle, extending to the upper chest, with spaudlers, besagews and mail details, signed on the left lower plate 53.5 cm; 21 in high

396 TWO GERMAN DOOR LOCKS, 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY the first with engraved shaped plate applied with a pierced and engraved copper-alloy plaque, the inside fitted with mechanism including three sprung bolts; the second smaller, with black painted shaped main plate, a single bolt, and embossed mechanism cover the first: 32.5 cm; 12 ¾ in (2) Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020)

Provenance 1st Earl Mountbatten, thence by descent

£80-100

Léon-Noël Delagrange ( 1872-1910) was a pupil of Barrias and Vital-Cornu, he was a member of the Sociétaire des Artistes Française and received a commendation in 1901. He was one of the first pioneer aviators and was tragically killed when his Blériot aeroplane, the first to be fitted with the 7-cylinder Gnome Rotary, crashed following a steep turn in January 1910.

397 A SWISS SILVER-GILT ARMORIAL SHIELD, 1584 of scroll-shaped outline, pierced with three holes for attachment and the reverse with a small portion of a lug, the outer face engraved with the arms of the von Bonstetten family, three lozenges within a border, incorporating the initials ‘m f’ and the date below, and the reverse previously with faintly visible inventory number ‘RK1252’ 5.0 cm; 2 in high

£400-500 394 TWO SILVER-ENCRUSTED SPURS, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY the first with arched heel band, short slightly curved neck, small five-point rowel, figure-of-eight shaped terminals, the outer surface decorated in silver with pellets and flowerheads within beadwork frames (rubbed); the second of similar form, the outer surface with later silver covering the first: 10.2 cm; 4 in (2)

Provenance Schuler auctions, Zurich, 29 June 1988, Lot 1845B. £350-450

£300-400 395 A PAIR OF LEATHER SADDLE PACKS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY of stitched tan leather, the inner faces with loops and buckles for attachment, each with rimmed cover and a pair of straps 42.5 cm; 16 ½ in high £150-200

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402 LUGS, Jaroslav, Firearms Past and Present, two volumes, cloth boards, in original slip case £30-50 403 ELEVEN VOLUMES RELATING TO EASTERN ARMS AND ARMOUR IBRAHIM, Mohammed Khalil, Islamic Arms and Armour: The (One Thousand One) Collection (2018), two hardback volumes, in original half-slip case; together with ELGOOD, Robert, Firearms of the Islamic World in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait (1995); MILLER, Yurij A., Caucasian Arms from the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (2000); NICOLLE, David (Ed.), Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour (2002); ORLOFF, Arne, Vaabenhistoriske aarbøger, volume XXXV (1989); STONE, George Cameron, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times (1999); YÜCEL, Ünsal, Islamic Swords and Swordsmiths (2001); Maharajahs & Mughal Magnificence auction catalogue, Christie's, New York, 19 June 20019; and two Hales & Barrett catalogues £200-300

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404 NINE VOLUMES RELATING TO EASTERN ARMS & ARMOUR comprising: ASKHABOV, Isa, Chechen Arms (2001); GHIRINGHELLI, Vanna & Mario, Kris the Invincible (1991); GHIRINGHELLI, Vanna, The Invincible Krises 2 (2007); HAIDER, Dr. Syed Zafar, Islamic Arms and Armour of Muslim India (1991); NICOLLE, David, Late Mamluk Military Equipment (2011); NORIS, Marco, Gods, Demons and Ancestors: Art of Indonesian keris hilts (2017); REDDY, Ravinder, Arms & Armour of India, Nepal & Sri Lanka: Types, Decoration and Symbolism (2018); RICHARDSON, Thom (Ed.), East Meets West: Diplomatic Gifts between Europe and Asia (2014); together with a further Russian volume

398 FOUR STAINED GLASS PANELS DECORATED WITH ARMOURED FIGURES IN 15TH/16TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the largest panel decorated with a mounted jousting figure at rest in a landscape with a castle in the background; the second smaller, with a crusader style figure, the third smaller, with an archer and the fourth of similar size, with an armoured figure with a sling and holding a hand pavise, all with red borders (the first with small cracks) the first: 31.2 cm;12 ¼ in x 26.0 cm; 10 ¼ in (4)

£100-200 405 A NORTH EUROPEAN WINDLASS WINDER FOR A CROSSBOW, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLEMISH comprising rectangular box pierced with two trefoils and a pair of slots on each side, fitted with a brass wheel either side, a pair of slightly curved iron arms and turned wooden handles 50.5 cm; 19 ⅞ in

£150-250 399 INDIAN CAVALRY DRILL INSTRUCTIONS comprising three volumes handsomely bound in red leather, entitled ‘Cavalry Drill’ and ‘URDU’, ‘HINDI’ and ‘GURMUKHI’, and printed in those languages respectively (3)

£200-300

£60-90 400 A PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF INDIAN ARMY INTEREST the small album containing nine pages, each with four small snapshots of WW2 vintage, showing Indian troops, British officers, vehicles, warships etc. Together with 19 photographs of British officers and soldiers in India, RMC cadets, and a corporal and private of the Ceylon Regiment, dated 1899 (qty) £30-40 401 A SCRAP BOOK OF NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS the fabric-covered scrap book of approximately 70 pages, containing hundreds of newspaper clippings, mostly of entertaining anecdotes from the first 30 years of the 19th Century, many of legal interest (covers now detached) £20-30

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406 A CROSSBOW IN ENGLISH EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 2OTH CENTURY with slender steel bow retained by a pair of irons (string missing), slender hardwood tiller with bolt groove on top, inlaid with a pair of engraved bone plaques decorated with grotesques, and long iron trigger-guard and mechanism 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in tiller £300-400

407 AN ENGLISH STONEBOW BY CONWAY, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1810 with slender steel bow fitted with an early string of twisted cord with bone spacers and pouch, retained by a pair of irons terminating in a separate moulded finial at the front and fitted with folding fore-sight behind, figured walnut tiller (cracked) with chequered grip and built-in gaffle, the latter incorporating signed engraved folding back-sight decorated with border ornament and a hound, a pair of iron sidepanels, and iron butt cap incorporating the gaffle-catch 76.5 cm; 30 ⅛ in tiller

408 AN ENGLISH STONEBOW, CIRCA 1780 with steel bow retained by a pair of engraved shaped irons and fitted with and early string of twisted cord with bone spacers and a central pocket, figured walnut tiller, chequered grip, engraved iron gaffle with button release and folding back-sight, engraved iron mounts comprising side-plate and butt-cap (areas of pitting) 69.5 cm; 27 ⅜ in tiller £350-400

Thomas Conway is recorded in Manchester circa 1803-69. £500-700

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409 AN ITALIAN STONEBOW, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow retained by a pair of irons (string missing), carved hardwood tiller of characteristic form incorporating an openwork scroll towards the rear and with turned knop-shaped finial (repaired), fitted with moulded steel trigger, arched steel back-sight, engraved steel mechanism, and moulded fore-sight (one prong missing) 98.4 cm; 38 ¾ in tiller £200-300

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410 A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with robust iron bow (irons removed, now secured by wood), figured tiller with brasslined bolt channel on the top and characteristic rest beneath, fitted with a pair of shaped brass plaques on each side of the nut recess (nut missing), double set trigger, a pair of iron lugs for a windlass, brass cap, folding back-sight, iron mount for a foresight, and engraved ivory escutcheon 89.0 cm; 35 ⅛ in tiller ~ £300-350

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411 A NORTH EUROPEAN CROSSBOW, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLEMISH with robust steel bow (string missing), figured walnut tiller of gun-stock form with carved bolt channel, fitted with a pair of long iron plaques on each side over threequarters of its length enclosing the nut, fitted with steel spike, iron nut, a pair of iron lugs for a windlass, iron trigger, iron trigger-plate, and iron butt-cap (iron parts pitted, butt repaired) 87.5 cm; 34 ½ in tiller £250-300

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412 A NORTH EUROPEAN CROSSBOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY with robust steel bow fitted with a string of twisted cords, shaped wooden tiller of gun-stock form with grooved bolt channel on top, chequered grip, iron mechanism, double set trigger, iron fore-sight, ringmount, and folding back-sight and iron butt cap with a pronounced terminal top and bottom 84.5 cm; 33 ¼ in tiller £220-250 413 A LARGE NORTH EUROPEAN CROSSBOW, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLEMISH with robust steel bow fitted with a string of twisted cord, 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 enclosing the bow and the nut, fitted with steel spike, brass nut, a pair of iron lugs for a windlass, iron trigger with moulded terminal, iron trigger-plate, and the butt with a working life extension (iron parts pitted, areas of worm) 94.5 cm; 37 ¼ in tiller £200-250

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414 EIGHT GUN FLASKS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first an embossed copper flask by James Dixon & Sons, decorated with a game vignette on the outer face, and with patent brass nozzle with cut-off; the second by G. & J. W. Hawksley, decorated with a hunter, hound and horse beneath a brace of pheasant, with brass nozzle with cut-off; the third with copper body embossed with a fluted design, by James Dixon & Sons; the fourth by G. & J. W. Hawksley, decorated with oak foliage; the fifth ad sixth by the same, decorated with a scallop design, the seventh unsigned, decorated with a hound and a small gun flask the first: 21.0 cm; 8 ¼ in high (8) £200-300 415 A COPPER POWDER-FLASK WITH PATENT SWIVEL NOZZLE BY JAMES DIXON & SONS, CIRCA 1860 with copper body embossed with a detailed game vignette on the front and signed in capitals beneath, signed threaded Britannia metal top with sprung cutoff, blued spring and patent graduated pivot nozzle 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in ‡ £150-200 416 FOURTEEN POWDER FLASKS FOR GUNS, IN 19TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY including four decorated with trophies-of-arms involving a field gun; two with a framed design of a brace of pheasant above a hound; one decorated with a basketweave design; and one with a stag’s head above a scrolling woven foliage (14)

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417 A LEATHER POWDER FLASK BY G & J. W. HAWKSLEY, SHEFFIELD; A LEATHER SHOT FLASK WITH BATTIE PATENT NOZZLE, A TOOLED LEATHER SHOT FLASK 19TH CENTURY AND THREE LATER COPPER FLASKS the first with black leather body with a German silver shieldshaped vacant escutcheon on one face, and German silver graduated nozzle with blued spring and cut-off; the second with brown leather body and patent nozzle with removable measure; the third embossed with a game vignette; the fourth and fifth embossed with a trophy-of-war; and the sixth embossed with a brace of pheasant and a hound the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in (6) £80-100 418 A COPPER GUN FLASK BY G. & J. W. HAWKSLEY, SHEFFIELD, ANOTHER WITH BARTRAM & CO PATENT NOZZLE, AND A SHOT FLASK, 19TH CENTURY the first embossed with a bold design of fluting, fitted with graduated nozzle with spring cut-off; the second with brass body, fitted with patent nozzle with spring cut-off; the third with leather body with spring cut-off (incomplete) and a modern pistol flask embossed with foliage the first: 20.3 cm; 8 in (4) £60-80

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419 A MOUNTED ARTILLERY FRAGMENT MADE FOR THE LOMBARDIA, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY of triangular form, retained by a pair of large silver hoops brackets, the front applied with a silver rondel decorated with an artilleryman attending a cannon captioned ‘The Lombardia’ and a plaque beneath with the inscription ‘Fragment of a cannon ball about 12 inches diameter & weight 200 lbs, made for firing from the gun “Lombardia” mounted by the Turks under Youssuf Aga for the defence of the Acropolis Athens when besieged by the Greeks in 1823. The Turks has planned to cannonade a nearby church on Demetrius day the 29th of October when the Greeks would have been attending Mass there. But during the preceeding night the magazine was blown up by lightning, the explosion destroying the gun and killing Youssuf Aga and the whole of his family.

Attributing the explosion to a miracle, the Greeks renamed the church “St. Demitrius the Lombardian.” The fragment was found embedded in a wall at the east end of the Erechtheum Temple on the Acropolis by Lieut. Colonel G. Ewart Morgans, O.B.E. R.E, (Ret.) on the 10th June 1930’ 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in high £300-400

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420 A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MODEL OF A 68 PDR. DUNDAS 1846 PATTERN SHELL GUN OF 95CWT, MADE AT THE ROYAL GUN FACTORY, WOOLWICH, NO.4, DATED 1863 with heavy bronze barreL formed in five moulded stages and swelling towards the muzzle, the first reinforce stamped with Government ownership broad arrow, the weight ‘2.3.2’ and the year of manufacture, raised vent field (plugged, probably in the workshops at the end of its working life), rounded cascable with ring-shaped button, and a pair of plain trunnions stamped R.G.F. for Royal Gun Factory and engraved with horizontal axis bisected and stamped ‘No. 4.’: on its bronze-mounted mahogany sliding stepped carriage with small bronze trucks and elevating device, on its bronze-mounted dwarf traversing platform, the underside stamped W.D. R, all with bronze fittings throughout 57.5 cm; 22 ⅝ in barrel 81.3 cm; 32 in the platform The weight ‘2.3.2’ is expressed cwt., qrs., and lbs.

The present gun is modelled on the iron 68 pdr. Dundas design of 1846. Colonel W. B. Dundas was Inspector of Artillery and of the Royal Brass Foundry 1839-52. His 68 pdr. was introduced around 1840 and was described by Sir Howard Douglas as ‘one of the most valuable guns in service’ in his Naval Gunnery of 1851.

The subsequent gun of this pattern, numbered 5, is preserved at the Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson (object no. XIX.190). See Blackmore 1976, pp. 178-179, plate 75. ~ £3000-5000

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421 421 A MODEL FIELD GUN AND CARRIAGE, 19TH CENTURY with iron barrel formed in four stepped stages, pierced cascable and a pair of plain trunnions, on its wooden field carriage with iron-clad spoked wheels, the trail with an elevating device (incomplete) and an eye for towing 16.7 cm; 6 ⅝ in barrel 0.4 cm; ⅛in bore £250-300 422 A BRASS MOULD FOR HOLLOW-BASED CONICAL BULLETS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with iron spru-cutter 24.7 cm; 9 ¾ in ‡ £100-120 423 A TABLE LIGHTER BASED ON AN 18TH CENTURY TINDER LIGHTER BY DUNHILL, 20TH CENTURY inscribed ‘Dunhill Tinder Pistol made in England prov. pat.

19273/34’ and ‘regd. no. 794093’, on the underside of the tinder box, with provision for liquid fuel, and flat-sided wooden butt 14.5 cm; 5 ¾ in £60-80 424 THE BARREL, ACTION AND STOCK OF A .451 MILITARY ‘MONKEY TAIL’ RIFLE BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, CIRCA 1860 of military type, with sighted barrel (areas of rust), stock with one sliding barrel bolt and provision for two barrel bands (lock and mounts missing) 64.0 cm; 25 ¼ in barrel Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £150-200

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425 A LARGE COLLECTION OF MILITARY HOLSTERS, AND A LARGE COLLECTION OF SAM BROWNE BELTS Provenance David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020) £200-300 426 A MAHOGANY CASE FOR A D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the lid exterior fitted with brass flush-fitting carrying handle, vacant escutcheon and the number 3, ‘Manton’ style drop-shaped key escutcheon, and the interior lined in green baize (areas of wear, handle bent) 86.5 cm; 34 in x 23.0 cm; 9 ⅛ in ~ £300-400 427 A MAHOGANY CASE FOR A D.B. MUZZLE-LOADING SPORTING GUN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the lid exterior fitted with brass flush-fitting carrying handle and vacant escutcheon (the interior stripped) 84.0 cm; 33 in x 22.0 cm; 8 ⅝ in ~ £250-350

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428 A BRONZE MINIATURE NEOPOLITAN LONG HOWITZER, LATE 18TH CENTURY formed in four stages divided by raised mouldings, inscribed with its name ‘Il Salvatore’ on a scroll on the chase, and with the crowned Royal monogram ‘F’ for Ferdinand surrounded by three fleur-de-lys, recessed breech, the cascable drawn-out to a globose button, a pair of faceted lifting handles and plain trunnions, on its stepped painted wooden carriage with four wooden trucks and brass cap-squares 33.8 cm; 13 ¼ in barrel 3.0 cm; 1 ⅛ in bore Provenance Francis E. Fowker museum, Los Angeles sold Sotheby’s New York, 15 February 1985, Lot 780 £1200-1800

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PROPERTY REMOVED FROM GREAT MEADOW, CASTLEDOWN, ISLE OF MAN

432 AN OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1780, PROBABLY IRISH; AN OFFICER’S SPADROON, CIRCA 1780 AND A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point, engraved white metal hilt including openwork guard and knuckle-guard the latter interrupted by a rondel enclosing a cross, and cap-shaped pommel decorated with foliage around its base, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip; the second with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass hilt including side-guard pierced with a central diamond-shaped panel (bent), and cushion-shaped pommel and fluted ivory grip; and the third with curved fullered blade etched with the crowned Royal cypher and a dragon, iron stirrup hilt (back-strap missing) and wire-bound leather-covered grip (rusted throughout) the first: 82.0 cm; 32 ¼ in blade (3) ~ £300-400

429 TWO DECORATIVE IRON SWORDS, A HALBERD HEAD AND AN AXE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, AN ARMING SWORD, 17TH CENTURY AND A NAVAL DIRK, EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND TWO STIRRUPS, 19TH CENTURY the first with broad tapering blade formed with a short fuller, iron cruciform hilt, twostage pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire (rusted throughout); the second similar, the hilt including a pair of quillons each with a curling lug beneath; the third with tapering double-edged blade, curved axe-blade, and tapering socket; the fourth of composite metal, cast with a stylised coat of arms (incomplete, chipped); the fifth in excavated condition, with straight single-edged blade, retaining a portion of its hilt comprising part of its guard and spherical pommel; and the sixth with curved blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass cross-piece, and chequered bone grip the first: 101.7 cm; 40 in blade (6) £300-400

430 A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with straight single-edged blade formed with a long fuller and a further fuller on each face along the back-edge iron basketguard of square-section bars (loose, extensively chipped) including two square panels and a knuckle-guard all pierced with hearts and circles, bun-shaped pommel and wooden grip (rusted) 80.7 cm; 31 ¾ in blade £400-600 431 A RIFLE COMPANY OFFICER’S SWORD; AN 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON, NO 33963 FOR 1896, A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD; AND AN EPÉE of regulation type, the first struck with a proof mark on the forte, hilt with strung bugle, in its steel scabbard; the second with traces of etching on the blade, in its field service scabbard, with its knot; the third with etched blade, in its field service scabbard, with its knot; and the fourth with tapering blade and figure-of-eight shaped guard the first: 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in blade (4) £300-400

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433 A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD; AN 1875 PATTERN ARTILLERY CARBINE BAYONET, AN 1856 PATTERN ENFIELD SWORD BAYONET; A FRENCH MODEL 1866 CHASSEPOT BAYONET AND TWO SOCKET BAYONETS the first of regulation type, with curved blade (shortened) and iron stirrup hilt (one langet missing); the second with saw-back blade, stirrup hilt and chequered leather grips; the third with broad blade swelling towards the tip; the fourth and fifth complete with scabbards; two further Chassepot scabbards; two socket bayonets; three sword scabbards and a further bayonet (rusted throughout) the first: 63.0 cm; 24 ¾ in blade (13) £200-300

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434 A CAVALRY SWORD OF EXCEPTIONAL SIZE, CIRCA 1780, GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN with broad blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long fuller and a further slender fuller on each face, iron stirrup hilt including a pair of shaped langets, scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard and back-strap rising to a cap pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large iron chape and locket, the former with a pair of rings for suspension, each with pierced border and joined by a pair of reinforcing bars each pierced en suite 96.5 cm; 38 in blade £300-400 435 A NAVAL SWORD, 18TH CENTURY; A FOOT ARTILLERY SWORD FOR A PRIVATE, CIRCA 1820; A COMPOSITE STIRRUP-HILT SWORD; AND A COMPOSITE EASTERN SWORD, 19TH CENTURY the first with broad fullered blade, iron hilt with two-disc guard and fluted iron grip (pitted); the second of regulation type, with single-edged blade struck with the Royal cypher on one face, and brass stirrup hilt; the third with slightly curved blade, stirrup hilt (loose) and wooden grip (rusted), in an iron scabbard with brass chape; and the third with curved single-edged blade, brass hilt and later grip the first 71.7 cm; 28 ¼ in blade (4) £200-300 436 SIX SHORTSWORDS FOR CUSTOMS OR POLICE OFFICERS, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with curved fullered blade, brass stirrup hilt, fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard with iron mounts; the second similar, in its scabbard; the third similar; the fourth similar, with iron stirrup hilt, in its scabbard; the fifth similar, in a brass-mounted leather scabbard, and the sixth similar the first: 57.5 cm; 22 ⅝ in (6) £250-350

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437 A VICTORIAN 11TH HUSSARS MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, NO. 33514 FOR 1895 of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half with foliage, battle honours to Sevastopol, regimental designation, crest and motto on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher and retailer’s details on the other, gilt-brass mameluke hilt with silver insignia on each face, ivory grips, in its nickel-plated scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension, with its knot 81.0 cm; 32 in blade The Wilkinson Sword records state that sword no. 33514, an 11th Hussars pattern, was sold to H. Barnard Byles, 11th Hussars, on 17th October 1895. Harold Vernon Barnard Byles is recorded as a captain in the 11th Hussars, circa 1900.

440 A GERMAN BURGONET, MID-16TH CENTURY AND AN ELECTROTYPE COPY OF THE HERMITAGE MILANESE BURGONET EMBOSSED WITH SCENES OF JUDITH AND HOLOFERNES OF CIRCA 1560, 19TH CENTURY the first with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, fitted with later peak (now in two pieces), associated onepiece neck-guard (internally patched repair), and fitted at each side with a later hinged cheek-piece (extensive rust throughout); the second with low comb, each face with a differing scene surrounded by classical figures and trophies (a small portion detached) the first: 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in high (2) The second is copied from that preserved in the State Hermitage, Saint Petersburg (inv. no. 3.0.6155). £400-700

~ £2000-3000 438 THE TILLER OF AN ENGLISH CROSSBOW, LATE 17TH CENTURY AND A WOODEN BOW the first of wood, with moulded iron terminal incorporating a pair of long side panels, integral gaffle incorporating folding backsight, and moulded compressed spherical pommel (the iron parts patinated, tiller repaired) and the second of carved wood the first: 78.0 cm; 30 ¾ in tiller (2)

441 A MINIATURE BRONZE NAVAL CANNON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in five stages divided by raised astragal mouldings, struck with proof marks on the underside of the vent field, cascable with globose button, and a pair of plain trunnions: on its stepped wooden carriage with wooden trucks (one missing), with a bronze cap-square (the other missing) 25.8 cm; 10 ⅛ in barrel 1.4 cm; ⅝ in bore

£80-100

£300-400

439 ELEMENTS OF A JAPANESE ARMOUR, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY including dô (cuirass) of lacquered leather plates; haidate (thigh protectors) of black-lacquered square iron plates joined by mail; a single sode (shoulder guard); armoured kote (sleeves) of iron plates joined by mail extending to a pair of iron plates shaped for the hands; suneate of iron plates joined by mail (extensive losses, the fabric largely perished) £300-500

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442 A BRONZE STIRRUP IN MANNERIST STYLE AND ANOTHER STIRRUP, 19TH CENTURY the first formed of two triangular side panels decorated with an openwork design of foliage, rectangular tread, and a swivelling rectangular loop for suspension; the second formed of a cage of rounded and square section iron bars, the tread with a triangular panel front and back, fitted to the top with a single loop for suspension the first: 17.5 cm; 6 ¾ in (2) £150-200 443 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S SABRETACHE OF THE 11TH HUSSARS the crimson flap edged along the sides and bottom with gold regimental lace, centre embroidered in gold with a Guelphic crown and title above the Saxon triple crown and motto superimposed on the reversed VR, a white metal Sphinx surrounded by bayleaf sprays and eight battle honours on blue velvet scrolls This sabretache, mounted on white card inscribed WARD & KRUGER REGIMENTAL TAILORS TO 11TH HUSSARS (PAO), has not been removed from its glazed gilt wood frame, but appears to be complete with its pocket. £1000-1500

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444 AN 18 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, A 22 BORE NORTH INDIAN PERCUSSION JEZAIL, A CHINESE SHORTSWORD, AN ARAB JAMBIYA, A TURKISH YATAGHAN, TWO GURKHA KUKRI KNIVES, AND A HUNTING KNIFE, 19TH CENTURY the first with swamped sighted barrel formed with a slender medial ridge, the breech incorporating integral pan (cover missing) and standing back-sight, enclosed action, pierced trigger, full stock (the forward half of the fore-end missing), carved with foliage beneath the breech, a single sling mount and iron ramrod; the second with sighted barrel retained by an alternating arrangement of shaped and plain brass bands, flat lock, full stock with pronounced hooked butt, brass trigger-guard and iron ramrod (extensive wear); the third with broad tapering blade and brass stirrup hilt and carved grip; the fourth with curved doubleedged blade and grip decorated with numerous metal studs; the fifth with single-edged blade decorated with a vase on one face and a brief inscription and the bladesmith’s mark on the other, nielloed silver hilt (incomplete) and wooden grips; the sixth and seventh of characteristic form, with carved grip, each in its scabbard and the eighth with grooved blade and staghorn grip (extensive wear throughout) the first: 139.5 cm; 54 ⅞ in barrel (8) £180-250

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445 A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK RIFLE SIGNED B. DANELL, CIRCA 1840, FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET with signed sighted barrel formed with a full length flat and rifled with seven grooves, signed engraved stepped lock with pierced cock and double set trigger, full stock with large paddle-shaped butt, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, engraved German silver trigger-guard and butt-plate, and iron ramrod (iron parts pitted) 108.0 cm; 42 ½ in barrel £600-800 446 A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK RIFLE, THE LOCK SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS, CIRCA 1840, FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET with tapering barrel formed in three stages and rifled with seven grooves, signed stepped lock engraved with foliage, fitted with semi-rainproof pan and double set trigger, full stock with large paddle-shaped butt, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, engraved white metal mounts comprising trigger-guard with acorn finial, side-plate of shaped outline, and engraved butt-plate, three moulded ramrod-pipes, and iron ramrod (iron parts pitted) 107.0 cm; 42 ⅛ in barrel £400-600

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447 AN 11 BORE BENTLEY & STOCKER PATENT ENCLOSED LOCK PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1840 with three-stage sighted barrel, signed patent breech (indistinct), walnut half-stock (cracked and chipped), and iron mounts (iron parts pitted) 94.0 cm; 37 in barrel George Stocker and Joseph Bentley registered patent no. 8024 for ‘guns, pistols and other denominations of firearms (breeches for small arms)’ 9th April 1839. £250-350 448 AN 11 BORE FLINTLOCK TRADE GUN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1816 FLINTLOCK MUSKET AND A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK MUSKET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with sighted barrel, moulded breech, lock stamped ‘Warranted’ on the tail and with an elephant beneath the pan (defective), full stock (wormed), brass mounts and iron ramrod (iron parts pitted); the second of regulation type, with tapering barrel retained by three bands, tang with traces of model designation, rounded lock (seized, top-jaw missing), full stock (cracked through), with its iron ramrod; and the third with tapering sighted barrel, rounded lock (seized) full stock and brass mounts (iron parts pitted); together with a powder-flask nozzle the first: 101.7 cm; 40 in barrel (3) £200-300

449 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY WILLIAM BUCKMASTER, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1730 with brass barrel formed in five stages, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark and proof marks at the breech, iron tang, rounded iron lock, wooden stock (incomplete, wormed) and brass side-plate (worn, the remaining mounts and ramrod missing) 47.0 cm; 18 ½ in barrel £300-400 450 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY JOYNER, CIRCA 1770 with brass barrel formed in four stages, inscribed ‘London’ over the breech and engraved with foliage at each end, iron tang, signed rounded lock engraved with foliage on the tail (worn, patinated), walnut full stock (cracked and chipped), engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-plate, solid sideplate and vacant escutcheon (ramrod and barrel pins missing) 35.5 cm; 14 in barrel £600-800 451 AN 18 BORE COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; PARTS OF A 140 BORE PERCUSSION BAR-HAMMER PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A NORTH AFRICAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL FOR THE TOURIST MARKET, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with tapering barrel, rounded lock, full stock and brass mounts of regulation type; the second with moulded barrel group, engraved rounded action, a single wooden grip (the other missing, losses), and iron trigger-guard; the third with sighted barrel retained by three chased white metal bands, and decorated stock (each extensively worn) the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in barrel (3) £100-150

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452 A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY HEARDER, PLYMOUTH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF, CIRCA 1850 AND A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING SIGNED STEVENS, CIRCA 1830 the first with octagonal sighted barrel inscribed ‘Plymouth’ on the flat, struck with the barrelsmith’s and proof marks on the left at the breech engraved tang, signed stepped lock engraved on the tail, full stock, and engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with a garland on the bow and pineapple finial, and horntipped wooden ramrod with iron worm; the second with octagonal sighted barrel inlaid with a gold line at the breech (rust), stepped bolted lock with roller (cock missing bolt incomplete) walnut full stock, chequered butt, and engraved iron mounts the first: 15.2 cm; 6 in barrel (2)

453 A 54 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED WATERS, BIRMINGHAM, 1779; A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED MARSTON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND A 60 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL, CIRCA 1820 the first with turn-off cannon barrel, engraved box-lock action with D-shaped recess for the butt, signed on a scroll on the left (steel missing, worn), walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, iron triggerguard, and silver butt-cap chased with a grotesque mask, the second with turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed on a scroll on the left, flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, iron trigger-guard and vacant silver escutcheon (patinated throughout); the third with short barrel, flat-sided walnut butt (extensive pitting) the first: 6.0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrel (3)

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454 A PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY GEORGE BLAKE, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 converted from flintlock, with swamped sighted barrels signed on the flats (rusted, part filed), engraved tangs, signed stepped locks fitted with bolt safetycatches, figured walnut full stocks, flat-sided butts cut with pineapple chequering, iron mounts comprising trigger-guards engraved with a flowerhead oval on the bows and with pineapple finials, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, one with iron ramrod and the other horntipped, probably the original (both seized, the iron parts rusted) 25.2 cm; 9 ⅞ in barrels (2) George Blake was free of the Gunmakers Company by redemption 1789, is recorded at 168 Fenchurch Street 1784-91 and bankrupt in 1791. He restarted his business at 104 Gun Dock, Wapping in 1793 where he worked until 1804, after which he was succeeded by Ann Blake.

See Blackmore 1986, p. 54. £1000-1500

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455 TWO 12 BORE PERCUSSION SERVICE PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY of regulation type, each with tapering barrel, border-engraved flush-fitting lock with crown and ‘Tower’ on the tail, full stock, brass mounts including flush-fitting side-plate, trigger-guard, buttcap, two ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, and one with its iron ramrod (the iron parts extensively patinated) 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in barrels (2) £350-450 456 A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK FIRST TYPE DUBLIN CASTLE LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOL, CIRCA 1760-70 with tapering barrel with traces of marks at the breech borderengraved lock with 'GR' crowned and 'Dublin Castle' on the tail, full stock, and regulation brass mounts (extensively patinated, ramrod missing) 23.0 cm; 9 in barrel See Brooker 2016, p. 124. £600-800

457 A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK FIRST TYPE DUBLIN CASTLE LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOL, CIRCA 1760-70 with tapering barrel with traces of marks at the breech, borderengraved lock with ‘GR’ crowned and ‘Dublin Castle’ on the tail, full stock, and regulation brass mounts and retaining a portion of its wooden ramrod (extensively patinated) 23.0 cm; 9 in barrel See Brooker 2016, p. 124. £600-800 458 A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY IRISH with tapering barrel with traces of a mark at the breech, borderengraved lock with 'GR' crowned and 'Tower' on the tail (cock an old replacement), full stock and regulation brass mounts (extensive wear, iron parts patinated, losses, ramrod missing) 23.4 cm; 9 ¼ in barrel Probably part of a group of 2000 pairs of light Dragoon pistols ordered in 1801. See Brooker 2016, p. 140. £300-500

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VARIOUS OWNERS 459 AN 8MM DUTCH MODEL 1871 BEAUMONT RIFLE, NO. 633, DATED 1874 of regulation type, with numbered breech and bolt, and the butt with Delft arsenal stamp on the right 84.0 cm; 33 in barrel £150-200 460 A .450 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1866 NEEDLE-FIRE CHASSEPOT RIFLE, NO. 3050 of regulation type, the breech and bolt with Chassepot imperial inscription, the bolt and action numbered 896, full stock, with its clearing rod 83.0 cm; 32 ¾ in barrel £250-300 461 AN 8MM PORTUGUESE KROPATSCHEK MODEL 1886 STEYR INFANTRY RIFLE of standard production specifications, the breech, action and butt numbered RR540, the bolt numbered RR200, with it clearing rod 83.0 cm; 32 ¾ in barrel £300-400

462 A 10 x 42 MM SWISS MODEL 1881 VETTERLI BOLT-ACTION MILITARY RIFLE, NO 212442 of regulation type, with numbered breech and action, the latter numbed and stamped ‘Waffenfabrik / Bern / M.81’, walnut full stock, iron mounts, and some blued finish throughout 84.3 cm; 33 ¼ in barrel £100-150 463 A 10 x 42 MM SWISS MODEL 1881 VETTERLI BOLT-ACTION MILITARY RIFLE, NO. 94367 of regulation type, with numbered breech and action (one screw missing), walnut full stock and iron mounts (pitting, clearing rod missing) 84.0 cm; 33 ⅛ in barrel £100-150 464 A .56 CALIBRE U.S. MODEL 1868 BREECH-LOADING ‘TRAPDOOR’ SPRINGFIELD RIFLE AND A .46 CALIBRE AUSTRIAN MODEL 1867 WERNDL SYSTEM RIFLE, LOCK DATED 1871 of regulation type, the first with sighted barrel retained by two bands and dated 1870, Springfield arsenal lock dated 1863, full stock and iron mounts , with its iron clearing rod; the second with sighted barrel stamped with Ordnance marks and the date, 1880, at the breech, dated lock (hammer missing) and iron mounts, with its iron clearing rod the first: 82.5 cm; 32 ½in barrel the second 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in barrel (2) £300-400

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The Duke of Wellington by William Essex.

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465 THE D.B. 16 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (17691852) BY JOSEPH LANG, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with sighted barrels, platinum plugs, engraved tang, signed scroll-engraved locks (defective), figured walnut half-stock, chequered foreend and grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with lever safety behind, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest beneath a Ducal coronet (rubbed) and brass-tipped ramrod (worn throughout) 73.2 cm; 28 ⅞ in barrels The Duke of Wellington’s success on the battlefield was apparently not matched by his ability as a sportsman. Lady Frances Shelley recalled a shooting party at Maresfield Park, Sussex in October 1819 where ‘…..the Duke shot far better than he had done in the morning.

Bad was the best, however; for he had contrived to empty two powder horns and a half, with very little to show for it. If truth be told, the hero of Waterloo was a very wild shot. After wounding a retriever early in the day, and, later on, peppering the keeper’s gaiters, he inadvertently sprinkled the bare arms of an old woman who chanced to be washing clothes at her cottage window! I was attracted by her screams, and the fearful ejaculations caused by pain and fear. I took in the situation at a glance, and went to the cottage door. ‘I’m wounded, Milady!’ she cried. ‘My good woman!’ said I, ‘this ought to be the proudest moment of your life. You have had the distinction of being shot by the great Duke of Wellington!’ ‘Oh! La!’ exclaimed the old woman, as she glanced towards the Duke with eyes full of tears, not knowing whether to be proud or angry. Then suddenly her face was wreathed in smiles, as the contrite Duke slipped a golden coin into her trembling hand! This incident was apparently not an isolated one, four years later in January 1823 at Wherstead Park in Suffolk, The Morning Post recorded ‘…..the Duke of Wellington was so intent on his game, that he lost sight of the party, and in firing his double-barrelled gun, his Grace unfortunately lodged a part of the contents in the face of his Noble Host; seven swan shot entered the cheeks, and one the nose. His Grace, hearing an exclamation of ‘I am shot,’ threw down his piece and hurried to the spot, where he found his friend leaning against a tree, the face streaming with blood. One of the party galloped off to Ipswich for medical aid, whilst the others carried the wounded Nobleman to the lodge. A surgeon in less than an hour attended, extracted the shot, and pronounced the Noble patient to be not in any danger…..’ Edgcumbe 1913, pp. 73-74 and Selin 2019.

All proceeds to be donated to the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal. £1500-2000

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466 A 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY SAMUEL NOCK, CIRCA 1835 with rebrowned twist sighted barrels numbered beneath (indistinct), engraved breech inlaid with a pair of platinum lines and platinum plugs, engraved flush-fitting locks signed in script, decorated with scrolling foliage, game birds and border ornament (one hammer associated), fitted with bar safety-catch behind the trigger-guard, figured walnut half-stock chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard en suite with the locks, buttplate and ramrod pipe, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 78.7 cm; 31 in barrels £500-700 467 A 10 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH LANG, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 with heavy twist barrels signed on the rib and fitted with silver bead fore-sight, struck beneath with London proof marks and the bore number ‘11’, engraved breech decorated with a palmette and fitted with pierced platinum plugs, scroll-engraved tang, signed scroll-engraved flush-fitting locks decorated with differing game vignettes, fitted with patent bar safety-catch behind the triggerguard signed ‘Hast Improved Patent’, figured walnut half-stock stamped ‘P.C. Hast’ in the barrel channels, chequered fore-end and grip (the butt repaired where previously covered with a pad), iron mounts including trigger-guard with stylised pineapple finial, buttplate and ramrod-pipes (the iron parts with areas of pitting), vacant silver escutcheon, and silver barrel bolt escutcheons 81.0 cm; 31 ⅞ in barrels

468 A .700 CALIBRE VICTORIAN ENFIELD CAVALRY CARBINE, DATED 1864 probably for Indian service, of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by two iron bands, dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned and ‘Enfield’, full stock, and brass mounts (worn, fore-end cap replaced), iron saddle bar, and iron ramrod 54.0 cm; 21 ¼ in barrel £250-350 469 A .600 CALIBRE VICTORIAN ENFIELD PERCUSSION MUSKET DATED 1861; A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION MILITARY RIFLED CARBINE, DATED 1859; AND A .750 COMPOSITE PERCUSSION CARBINE FOR INDIAN USE of regulation type, the first with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned, the date and ‘Enfield’, regulation full stock, brass mounts, with its clearing rod; the second with sighted barrel retained by two iron bands, folding back-sight, dated lock, iron mounts (associated ramrod); the third with sighted barrel crudely incised ‘RAY436’ on the right of the breech, lock with traces of date and Enfield arsenal inscription, full stock, brass mounts and stirrup ramrod the first: 102.0 cm; 40 ¼ in barrel (3) £250-350

Philip Cockerell Hast is recorded at High Street, Colchester, Essex circa 1850-74.

470 A .577/.450 MARTINI HENRY TWO BAND RIFLE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with blued barrel retained by two bands, action numbered 5066 on the left, full stock and iron mounts (refinished, worn) 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in barrel

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471 A .650 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK RIFLED MUSKET, CIRCA 1730, PROBABLY NUREMBURG with octagonal sighted multi-groove rifled barrel, rounded lock struck with a mark, “Phi R” crowned (Neue Støckel 4283), full stock (fore-end with cracks, small chips and bruising), carved with a moulding about the tang, near paddle-shaped butt, and plain iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with moulded terminal, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, and associated wooden ramrod 126.8 cm; 49 ⅞ in barrel

473 A .750 CALIBRE 1793 PATTERN (INDIA PATTERN TYPE 1) FLINTLOCK MUSKET of regulation type, with tapering sighted barrel struck with Ordnance marks at the breech, border-engraved rounded lock with ‘GR’ crowned stamp ‘Tower’ and Ordnance marks, full stock (foreend cracked, areas of worm, and regulation brass mounts including side-plate, trigger-guard and butt-plate stamped ‘G2829’, and steel ramrod, with a contemporary bayonet 99.4 cm; 39 ⅛ in barrel

£600-800

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472 A 20 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1770 with heavy octagonal swamped sighted barrel (now smoothbored), stepped bevelled lock fitted with bevelled cock, faceted pan and moulded steel, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, about the lock and mounts (fore-end restored), the butt impressed “MA 1069”, brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising trigger-guard with acanthus finial, side-plate decorated with foliage carrying a vacant oval escutcheon, buttplate with tang en suite with the trigger-guard, and three faceted ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 83.5 cm; 32 ⅞ in barrel

474 AN 8 BORE WHEEL-LOCK CARBINE IN MID-17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with three-stage barrel with no provision for a vent, flat lock with raised wheel, full stock, rounded butt and iron mounts including saddle ring 70.5 cm; 27 ¾ in £80-100

Provenance The Museum of Artillery, Woolwich, inv. no.1069 £300-400

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475 A FINE 20 BORE D. B. FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SHOTGUN FOR PRESENTATION BY BOUTET, DIRECTEUR MANUFRE A VERSAILLES, PARIS, 1798-1809, MAKER’S MARK JM with tapering barrels formed in three stages, engraved and gilt around the muzzles, silver fore-sight on an engraved gilt ‘batwing’ bed, polygonal median decorated with diamond-shaped panels and expanded flowerheads, octagonal breech signed in gold, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark (Neue Støckel 97) and engraved with further panels and flowerheads (the engraving worn, gilding with losses), the underside struck ‘Manu’ and ‘a Ver’ on the respective breeches, stamped ‘BLY no. 1’ on the right hand barrel with a further inscription ahead (now illegible, probably ‘pour Brouilly’), engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, stepped fluted locks signed ‘Boutet’ on the right and inscribed ‘a Versailles’ on the left, the tails chiselled with stylised batwings, fitted with semi-rainproof pans, engraved cocks and steels, highly figured walnut half-stock carved with egg and dart over the foreend and about the tang, the latter framed by a festoon of foliage on each side, finely chequered fore-end and grip, the butt carved with a rosette scroll on the left and with an ebony reinforce formed of an elaborate scroll of neoclassical foliage involving a ram’s head beneath (the butt with cracks and expert repairs), full silver mounts cast and chased with neo-classical designs in low relief, comprising trigger-guard decorated with a river-god surmounted by an eagle, framed by lightning bolts issuant from a pair of crossed trumpets, an additional plate ahead decorated with a ram’s head issuant with a cornucopia all enclosed by a pair of winged hooves, butt-plate decorated with an oak garland pierced by an arrow beneath and a pair of addorsed griffins on the tang, the latter carrying a separate cornucopia plate above, rear ramrod-pipe decorated with Mercury’s head carried by his Caduceus and framed by oak and laurel foliage, and forward ramrod-pipe chased with foliage, vacant shield-shaped escutcheon and barrel bolt escutcheons, engraved iron triggerplate, and iron-tipped ramrod with worm 83.4 cm; 32 ¾ in barrels The same silver mounts occur on another flintlock gun by Boutet preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (acc. No. 36.58), described as the most restrained but sophisticated example of his work. A further example from this group is preserved in the State Historical Museum, Moscow, (no. 68257 / Op 14670) and another gun, apparently from this group, was presented by the City of Paris to the Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, Vicomte de Barras (1755 - 1829), one of the most powerful members of the Directory during the French Revolution. The latter is preserved in the Musée National du Château de Versailles.

The trigger-guard, rear ramrod-pipe are inscribed ‘Brouilly’, and the same inscription appears to be on the right of the right hand barrel ahead of the stamped mark ‘BLY no. 1’. A flintlock carbine by this maker struck with these marks is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no. 32.75.107). The marks are perhaps for Denis Brouilly (1752-1814), recorded as first class controller at Versailles from 23rd September 1800, Roanne from 13th November 1805 and Turin from 1809. See Pyhrr 1973, pp. 266-274 and Perot 1993, pp.100-101 and p. 189 no. 107.

The escutcheons appear to have been replaced in the guns early working life, perhaps in Germany. ~ £10000-15000

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476 A 14 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHN HARMAN LONDINI, WITH FINELY DECORATED STOCK AND MOUNTS, CIRCA 1730 with swamped barrel formed in three stages, fitted with silver fore-sight, raised silver bands at each end of the median and signed in block capitals over the breech, engraved tang grooved for sighting (the iron parts with areas of pitting), engraved stepped lock (associated, probably fitted in the early 19th century, restorations), highly figured walnut half-stock carved with foliage behind the tang (cracked through and expertly repaired), profusely inlaid in silver with delicate scrollwork over the fore-end and about the tang, the butt decorated on each side with further scrollwork issuant from a bearded mask, perhaps Aeolus or a river god, flowerheads and a panel of trellis, full silver mounts finely cast and chased in low relief (rubbed), comprising side-plate decorated with an elaborate trophy-of-arms centring on an armour all’ antica, trigger-guard with moulded borders and rococo terminal, butt-plate with moulded foliate borders on the tang and extending over the spine of the butt, escutcheon with the owner’s crested coat-of-arms (rubbed, the arms involving two bars wavy), fore-end cap en suite a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes and an additional plate applied on the underside of the muzzle to accommodate the ramrod, and original silver-tipped whalebone ramrod 76.2 cm; 30 in barrel John Harman apprenticed to Henry Anthonison and turned over to John Shaw in 1707. He became free of the Gunmakers Company in 1714 and Gunmaker to Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1729. In the Daily Journal of 7th November that year, he claimed that he had made shotguns with barrels only 30 in long which ‘out-shot other Guns from 6 to 12 inches longer’. This was a notable assertion at a time when guides to shooting, such as that of George Edies, recommended a length from 36 to 42 inches. ~ £2000-3000

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477 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY KETLAND & CO., LONDON PROOF MARKS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with brass barrel formed in three stages, with pronounced mouldings and belled at the muzzle, struck with proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark ‘TK’ for Thomas Ketland at the breech, iron tang, signed rounded lock, full stock (small bruises, fore-end repaired), brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with moulded terminal, flush-fitting side-plate, butt-plate with short rounded tang, and a single ramrod-pipe (later brass-tipped ramrod) 41.0 cm; 16 ¼ in barrel

478 AN IRISH FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY MULEY, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel formed in three stages and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech inscribed ‘Dublin’, iron tang, signed flat bevelled lock, full stock (fore-end repaired, light bruising), brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with small bud-shaped finial (the rear portion repaired, butt-plate with tang of shaped outline and two ramrod-pipes and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm 37.5 cm; 14 ¾ in barrel

Provenance Christie’s, South Kensington, 17th December 2013, lot 107.

Two makers of this name are recorded in Dublin, Daniel (active 1787-1824) and Walter (active 1782).

£1200-1500

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479 A FINE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY REA, LONDON, LATE 18TH CENTURY with brass barrel flaring towards the muzzle, signed on a flat enclosed by a liner frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech and engraved with a band of beadwork, struck with proof marks on the left, fitted on top with a spring bayonet (locking catch missing), border-engraved tang fitted with bayonet-catch, engraved stepped bevelled lock signed in script beneath the pan, decorated with border ornament, foliage and a flowerhead, bevelled cock decorated en suite, figured full stock (light bruising), engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, solid side-plate decorated with border ornament and a trophy-of-arms, butt-plate decorated en suite, vacant escutcheon with wrigglework border, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm 31.5 cm; 12 ⅜ in barrel

480 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY WILLIAM 2 NICHOLSON, NO. 45 CORNHILL, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel formed in five stages divided by raised mouldings, belled at the muzzle, signed over the breech and sparsely engraved at each end of the latter, engraved iron tang, signed stepped lock fitted with large roller (light rust patination), full stock (fore-end cracked, light bruising), inlaid with silver wire scrolls around the tang (small losses), engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, solid side-plate, butt-plate with a rococo shell and foliage on the tang, vacant escutcheon, two ramrod-pipes (one dented), and iron ramrod 36.0 cm; 14 in barrel

Almost certainly by John 1 Rea, elected Master of the Gunmakers’ Company in 1796 and 1805. He worked at 122 Minories 1777-78, and 91 Minories between 1779 and 1797. The present blunderbuss was probably made during the latter period. In 1778 he traded as John Rea & Sons and was contractor to the East India Company until 1804.

481 A COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, 19TH CENTURY with iron barrel swelling towards the muzzle, rounded lock with traces of East India rampant lion, full stock, brass mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate, iron sling mount, and iron ramrod 35.3 cm; 14 in barrel

£1200-1500

William 2 Nicholson is recorded at this address circa 1786-94. £1000-1200

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482 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED RYDING, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with swamped barrel inscribed ‘Warranted’, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark and Dublin police registration number ‘DU4192’, signed border-engraved rounded lock decorated with foliage on the tail, full stock and engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial (repaired), and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 35.5 cm; 14 in barrel £800-1000 483 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, CIRCA 1800 with brass barrel formed in four stages, formed with a moulding and belled at the muzzle, tapering iron tang, border-engraved rounded lock (top-jaw and screw replaced), full stock (bruising, repairs), brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with bulbous finial, flush-fitting side-plate, butt-plate with short tang with rounded terminal, and moulded ramrod-pipe (later ramrod) 41.8 cm; 16 ½ in barrel £600-800

484 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE LOCK SIGNED R. JENNINGS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with brass barrel flaring towards the muzzle, inscribed ‘London’ on the flat within a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, engraved tang decorated with foliage and border ornament, signed stepped engraved bevelled lock decorated with foliage and border ornament, fitted with bevelled lock decorated en suite, rainproof pan and roller (the lock added to a let-in panel of wood in the blunderbuss’s early working life), figured full stock (light bruising), pineapple chequered grip, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flowerhead on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-plate with tang en suite, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm 29.0 cm; 11 ½ in barrel A Richard Jennings is recorded at Broad Street, Hereford 1821-30, Little Berrington Street 1834-44 and Broad Street 1849. £600-800

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485 A .44 CALIBRE REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 92178, CIRCA 1865-73 of standard production specifications, with blued octagonal sighted blued barrel with three line maker’s details, stamped ‘W’ on the left and right of the breech, blued frame stamped ‘P’ on the left, blued cylinder, walnut grips, brass trigger-guard and some early finish throughout 20.3 cm; 8 in barrel

486 A .44 CALIBRE REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 22211, CIRCA 1863-73 of standard production specifications, with blued octagonal sighted blued barrel with two line maker’s details, blued frame, blued cylinder, highly figured walnut grips (perhaps a working replacement) and brass trigger-guard (refinished throughout) 20.2 cm; 8 in barrel

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487 A .36 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER, NO. 129613S FOR 1862 of standard production specifications, the 7 ½ in blued barrel with single line New York address, blued cylinder and frame, the latter stamped ‘Colt’s Patent’ on the left, silver-plated back-strap and triggerguard, and walnut grips (refinished throughout) 35.0 cm; 13 ¾ in overall £600-800

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488 A .44 CALIBRE STARR ARMS COMPANY MODEL 1858 DOUBLE ACTION SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 6710, CIRCA 1860 of standard production specifications, the frame with patent details on each side, numbered cylinder, and walnut grips stamped ‘Jack Earney 120 Ridgt’ on the left and ‘Austin Texas’ and with inspectors stamp on the right (polished bright, areas of wear) 15.2 cm; 6 in barrel £500-700

489 A .36 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE WHITNEY NAVY & EAGLE CO. SECOND MODEL SIX-SHOT SINGLE ACTION PECUSSION REVOLVER, CIRCA 1855-65 of standard production specifications, with octagonal sighted 19.7 cm; 7 ¾ in barrel with traces of maker’s inscription and anchor on the top and stamped ‘50’ (indistinct) beneath, grooved top-strap, cylinder stamped ‘Hk’ and ‘P’, walnut grips (chipped), and silver-plated brass triggerguard 35.5 cm; 14 in overall £500-700

490 A .36 CALIBRE SAVAGE REVOLVING FIREARMS CO. NAVY MODEL SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, CIRCA 1861-65 of standard production specifications, with 7 ⅛in barrel, with traces of early finish (faded, small dents), and walnut grips 36.5 cm; 14 ⅜ in £600-800

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491 A .44 CALIBRE STARR ARMS COMPANY MODEL 1863 DOUBLE ACTION SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 26492, CIRCA 1863-5 of standard production specifications, the frame with patent details on each side, numbered cylinder, walnut grips and iron trigger-guard (polished bright, areas of wear) 20.5 cm; 8 in barrel £400-600

492 A .31 CALIBRE SEVEN-SHOT RIMFIRE SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, PROBABLY AMERICAN CIRCA 1860 with blued octagonal tapering sighted barrel fitted with ramrod beneath secured by a spring stud beneath the lug, open brass frame fitted with knurled steel lever release for the cylinder on the right, brass back-straps and trigger-guard, blued trigger, and polished walnut grips 29.3 cm; 11 ½ in overall £400-600

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493 A .32 CALIBRE FIVE-SHOT RIM-FIRE SLOCUM PATENT REVOLVER BY BROOKLYN ARMS CO., CIRCA 1863-4 of standard production specifications, with 3 in sighted barrel, grooved top-strap, scroll-engraved frame, hardwood grips, and much early silver-plated finish throughout 19.7 cm; 7 ¾ in overall £300-400

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494 A .30 CALIBRE FOUR-SHOT SHARP’S PATENT MODEL 1A PISTOL, NO. 11094, CIRCA 1859-74 of standard production specifications, with 3 in barrels, chequered gutta-percha grips 16.5 cm; 6 ½ in overall £250-300 495 A .41 CALIBRE NATIONAL ARMS CO. SINGLE SHOT NO. 2 DERINGER, NO. 704, CIRCA 1865-70 of standard production specifications, the barrel stamped National Arms Co. Brooklyn NY’, engraved brass frame, knurled trigger and chequered butt 6.3 cm; 2 ½ in barrel

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£300-400 496 A .41 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE REMINGTON OVER-AND-UNDER DOUBLE DERINGER, NO. 190, CIRCA 1870-80 of standard production specifications, with blued 3in barrel stamped ‘Remington Arms Co. Illion NY’ on the top, fitted with chequered hard rubber grips, and some early finish 13.5 cm; 5 ¼ in overall £300-400 497 A .50 CALIBRE CENTRE-FIRE REMINGTON MODEL 1871 ARMY ROLLING-BLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1872-88 of standard production specifications, with 8 in barrel and action with maker’s inscription on the left (worn, refinished throughout) 33 cm; 13 in overall £300-400

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498 A .41 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE COLT THIRD MODEL DERRINGER, CIRCA 1875 of standard production specifications, with 2 ½in barrel struck with proof marks beneath (now feint), brass frame, polished walnut grips, and the back-strap engraved ‘L.S. from his friend George 1871’ 12.5cm; 4 ⅞in overall £100-150

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499 A .41 CALIBRE COLT THIRD MODEL RIM-FIRE DERINGER, NO. 47806, CIRCA 1885-90 of standard production specifications, with 2 ½ in barrel, and retaining much nickel-plated finish 13.5 cm; 5 ⅜ in overall £200-300

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500 A .32 CALIBRE 7-SHOT RIM-FIRE CHICAGO FIREARMS COMPANY PALM PISTOL ‘THE PROTECTOR’ , NO. 7941, CIRCA 1895 with short two-stage 1 ⅝ in barrel, round frame with patent and maker’s details on the respective sides, chequered composite grips with knurled borders, and some nickel finish 13.8 cm; 5 ½ in £600-800 501 A 54 BORE SIX-SHOT BELGIAN PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, LIÈGE, CIRCA 1870, AND A 140 BORE SIX-SHOT CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1870 the first with octagonal barrel fitted with an additional fulllength rib incorporating the front and back-sights, plain action with loading gate and clearing rod on the right, chequered ebonised grips, and steel mounts retaining traces of a plated finish; the second with engraved octagonal sighted barrel, engraved cylinder and action and bone grips the first: 14.8 cm; 5 ¾ in barrel (2) £200-300

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502 A 140 BORE CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION MARIETTE-TYPE PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, MID-19TH CENTURY with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved rounded action with ring trigger, iron back-strap, and walnut butt retained by an iron screw over German silver washers 10.0 cm; 4 in barrels £250-350

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503 A 60 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED DERRINGER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND ANOTHER, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with tapering sighted barrel inscribed ‘London’, scroll and border-engraved back-action lock, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved German silver trigger-guard, German silver vacant escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod; the second with tapering barrel, scrollengraved back-action lock, figured walnut full stock and iron mounts (worn) the first: 10.8 cm; 4 ¼ in barrel (2) £250-350

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504 AN 84 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION BAR-HAMMER PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with fluted barrel group engraved with foliage around the muzzle, engraved rounded action, engraved bar hammer, walnut butt, and engraved mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-cap (areas of pitting) 8.0 cm; 3 ⅛ in barrels £250-300

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507 A 120 BORE TRANTER PATENT FIRST MODEL SELF-COCKING FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1855 with sighted barrel, border-engraved numbered action (indistinct, arbour pin replaced), fitted with patent rammer and patent trigger, smooth walnut butt (perhaps a working replacement), and iron trigger-guard (worn, polished bright) 9.5 cm; 3 ¾ in barrel £300-350

505 A 100 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved rounded self-cocking action, engraved bar-hammer, engraved trigger-guard, figured walnut butt, and engraved back-strap and pommel (areas of light pitting) 7.5 cm; 3 in barrels £180-200 506 AN 80 BORE TRANSITIONAL SIX-SHOT SELF-COCKING BAR HAMMER PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY AND AN 80 BORE DOUBLE-ACTION OPEN-FRAME PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 the first with blued sighted octagonal barrel engraved around the muzzle, scroll-engraved rounded action, engraved bar hammer, numbered cylinder engraved around the forward edge, engraved back-strap and butt-cap, finely chequered walnut butt, scrollengraved iron trigger-guard, and with traces of early finish; the second with octagonal sighted barrel inscribed ‘Improved Patent’, scroll-engraved open frame, blued trigger, chequered walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard, and sprung rammer (areas of pitting) the first: 11.7 cm; 4 ⅝ in barrel the second: 12.5 cm; 5 in barrel (2)

508 AN 8 MM SIX-SHOT PIN FIRE PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 AND TWO CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE REVOLVERS, LIÈGE, CIRCA 1860 the first with fluted barrel group, action stamped ‘BF’ divided by a pair of crossed swords, with loading gate on the right, folding trigger, and chequered butt; the second with engraved barrel, cylinder and action, folding trigger, and chequered butt and the third with plain barrel, cylinder and frame and chequered butt the first: 4.8 cm; 1 ¾ in barrels (3) £300-400 509 AN 80 BORE TRANSITIONAL SIX-SHOT SELF-COCKING BAR HAMMER PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY COGSWELL, 224 STRAND, LONDON, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel, plain cylinder, scroll-engraved rounded German silver action, butt-cap and signed back-strap, border-engraved bar-hammer, figured walnut butt, and iron trigger-guard 12.5 cm; 4 ⅞ in barrel £200-300

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510 A FINE PAIR OF .500 CALIBRE BOHEMIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY ANTON VINCENT LEBEDA, PRAGUE, CIRCA 1850 with octagonal blued barrels rifled with seven grooves, fitted with blued fore-sights, chamfered over the medians, signed ‘A. V. Lebeda à Prague’ in gold script, numbered ‘384’ and ‘4368’ beneath, finely engraved case-hardened breeches with percussion bolsters on the right and screws on the left, struck beneath with Liège proof mark (Neue Støckel 8625, the lower portion) and decorated with neo rococo scrolls, engraved case-hardened breech tangs decorated en suite, with grotesque mask escutcheons and numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ in gold respectively, fitted with adjustable back-sights, engraved flush-fitting locks enriched with gold, decorated with neo rococo scrolls inhabited respectively by a pair of bathing nymphs watched by a river god and Diana seated with her lyre accompanied by a putto and her dog, fitted with engraved hammers decorated en suite and with differing classical figures, numbered ‘384’ on the inside, highly figured walnut half-stocks profusely carved with rococo scrolls and flowers over the fore-end and the butts, the latter with a panel of chequering on each side, engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guards with the youthful and aged figure of Pan respectively, butt-caps with a quartered arrangement of scrollwork and trellis and blued steel baluster-shaped finials, engraved barrel bolt escutcheons, engraved steel trigger-plate finials, no provision for ramrods, and in very good to fine condition throughout: in their original brass-bound rosewood veneered case, the lid with a vacant central oval escutcheon, the interior lined in green baize, complete with accessories including copper powder-flask, cap dispenser by Boche a Paris, polished steel bullet mould with blued spru-cutter, horn funnel, patchbox and mallet, horn-mounted nipple-wrench, cleaning and loading rods, the compartment lids with expertly replaced turned bone knobs 23.7 cm; 9 ⅜ in barrels Anton Vincent Lebeda (1797-1857) was apprenticed in Prague and became a journeyman in 1813. He worked briefly with Franz or Johann Contriner before joining the workshop of Matthias Brandej where he became master in 1822. His last recorded work was for a series of firearms comprising twelve double shotguns, six double rifles, and three rifled carbines made for the Emperor Franz Josef I. He stopped working in 1854 and his son Anton took over the business. £10000-14000

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511 A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY with blued octagonal sighted barrels cut with fourteen grooves and struck with a mark beneath, recessed breeches, shaped breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, stepped flush-fitting locks, figured walnut half-stocks carved with scrolling foliage over the fore-ends, fluted butts, steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guards with terminals of shaped outline, and butt-caps with baluster finials, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and with no provision for a ramrod: in their original fitted case veneered with hardwood and lined in plum velvet (areas of wear), and retaining a full complement of accessories including bullet-mould, wrench and later powder-flask 26.0 cm; 10 ¼ in barrels Provenance: A Belgian private collection, sold in this room, 26th June 2007, lot 504. £2500-3000

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512 A PAIR OF .577 CALIBRE DUTCH RIFLED PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY DELINCÉE, AMSTERDAM, LIÈGE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 rebuilt from flintlock, with octagonal twist swamped sighted barrels cut with micro-groove rifling, struck beneath with proof marks and with a gold-lined mark on top (indistinct), borderengraved tangs incorporating the back-sights and decorated with a central flower and foliage, signed bevelled locks with engraved tails, fitted with scalloped percussion bolsters, blued set triggers, figured walnut full stocks, chequered butts, engraved blued steel mounts comprising two-piece side-plates formed as a trophy-ofarms and a boar’s head, spurred trigger-guards decorated with a hound on the bows, trigger-plates with neoclassical finials, butt caps decorated with hounds, baluster ramrod-pipes, the rear en suite with the trigger-plates, white metal barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant shield-shaped whtie metal escutcheons and horn-tipped ramrods 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in barrels (2)

513 A 16 BORE SPANISH PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL, EIBAR, CIRCA 1830-40 with tapering barrel moulded at the muzzle, decorated with a brass inlaid linear design over the flat and with foliage towards the muzzle, engraved breech and tang, engraved lock fitted with characteristic hammer formed as a dog, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts including numbered trigger-guard, side-plate, and pommel incorporating a plaque rising up to meet the tang (later ramrod) 8.5 cm; 3 ⅜ in barrel £300-350

Two makers of this name are recorded working in Amsterdam, having originated in Liège, in the early 19th century. £800-1000

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514 A 32 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, SUHL, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY WITH 19TH CENTURY DECORATION with two-stage barrel, octagonal breech struck with Suhl control marks on the left, bevelled lock of military type, fitted with external wheel retained by a slender bracket at the base, sliding pan-cover and angular dog, decorated throughout with engraved scrolls and a grotesque on the main plate, full stock profusely inlaid in engraved staghorn and bone including scrolling tendrils, ball flowers, game animals and scenes from the chase all within segmental frames including a mounted hunter and a bear opposite the lock, the butt decorated en suite, including an engraved bone collar, fluted pear-shaped pommel decorated with further designs of ball flowers, fruit and foliage, engraved iron trigger-guard, plain ramrod-pipe, and bone-tipped wooden ramrod 43.0 cm; 17 in barrel ~ £3000-5000

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515 A .700 FRENCH MODEL 1822 BIS PERCUSSION RIFLED CAVALRY PISTOL, NO. 526 of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by a brass band, dated tang stamped with model designation, lock with Saint Etienne imperial arsenal inscription, walnut stock numbered en suite, brass mounts and numbered iron ramrod with terminal incorporating a powder measure 20.2 cm; 8 in barrel £300-400 516 A 25 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION PISTOL BY COULAUX A HUNINGUE, CIRCA 1760 converted from flintlock, with sighted barrel formed in two-stages, signed flat bevelled lock engraved with scrolls on the tail, full stock carved with scrolls about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang, the latter enriched with silver wire scrolls, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with foliate terminal, solid side-plate, and spurred pommel (the iron parts with light pitting, worn) 19.6 cm; 7 ¾ in barrel A father and son of this name are recorded circa 1764-1838, first in Huningue, Alsace and later at Klingenthal where the family manufactured arms for over a century.

517 A PAIR OF 32 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS, CIRCA 1860 AND A 50 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1860 the first each with etched twist turn-off barrel respectively numbered ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’, scroll-engraved box-lock action, engraved folding triggers, highly figured fluted walnut butts, and engraved iron caps, the second with turn-off barrels, scrollengraved action and rounded walnut butt the first: 9.8 cm; 3 ⅞ in barrels (3) £500-600 518 A 20 BORE CONTINENTAL MILITARY PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 AND AN 80 BORE CONTINENTAL D.B. PIN-FIRE PISTOL, CIRCA 1860 the first of regulation type, with tapering barrel retained by a brass band, bevelled lock with rounded tail, three-quarter stock, and brass mounts (the iron parts patinated, later ramrod); the second with octagonal barrels fitted with a bayonet above, boxlock action engraved with a cross-hatch design, and fluted butt the first: 13.0 5 ⅛ in barrel (2) £250-350

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519 519 A CASED PAIR OF 16 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY W. BOND, 59 LOMBARD ST., LONDON, CIRCA 1835 with twist sighted barrels signed along the top flat, the undersides showing much early browned finish, engraved case-hardened breeches decorated with foliage and with threaded plugs, engraved case-hardened tangs incorporating the back-sights and decorated en suite, signed engraved flush-fitting case-hardened locks decorated with foliage and border ornament, fitted with engraved bolt safetycatches, and scroll-engraved hammers (one retaining screw replaced), varnished figured walnut full stocks, slender chequered butts, engraved mounts with some finish, comprising blued trigger-guards, trigger-plates with pineapple finials, case-hardened butt-caps with vestigial spurs, two ramrod-pipes and stirrup ramrods, vacant white metal escutcheons and white metal silver barrel bolt escutcheons: in a contemporary fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (the lid with an old repair, keyhole escutcheon missing), the lid exterior with circular folding brass carrying handle centring on a circular escutcheon engraved with owner’s initials ‘AR’, and brass plaque engraved ‘Lady Colebrooke, Pistols’ above, the interior with illustrated trade label of E. & W. Bond, with some accessories including nipple wrench and rammer; with an officer’s commission appointing Lt. General Sir William MacBean George Colebrooke, C.B., Colonel Commandant of a Brigade in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, dated 25 September 1859 24.2 cm; 9 ½ in barrels Provenance Bonhams, Knightsbridge 23rd July 2015, lot 459 William Thomas (1) Bond is recorded as a Gunmaker & Sword Cutler at 59 Lombard Street 1803-1836. Edward & William Bond were at 45 Cornhill 1826-1855.

Sir William Macbean George Colebrooke (1787-1870), was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, entered the Royal Artillery on 17th August 1803, served in India and South Asia 1805-1831 where he served through the Anglo-Maratha War of 1817-18, and accompanied the expedition to the Persian Gulf in 1818. He was appointed lieutenant-governor of the Bahamas in 1834, and governor to Barbados in 1848. In 1856 Colebrooke relinquished his office and returned to England. He was promoted lieutenant-general 16th January 1859, general on 26th December 1865, and colonel commanding the Royal Artillery from 25th September 1859 until his death. ~ £3000-4000

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520 A CASED 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION HOWDAH PISTOL BY T. HAMPTON & SON, CIRCA 1830 with tapering barrels fitted with silver fore-sight on the rib, engraved breech fitted with engraved percussion bolsters, engraved grooved tang, signed border-engraved locks decorated with foliage, fitted with bolt safety-catches, and hammers of early form (one safety chipped), highly figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved steel trigger-guard, the butt with vacant white metal escutcheon, white metal barrel bolt escutcheons, and with stirrup ramrod (ramrod detached, one trigger missing, the iron parts patinated and with areas of rust): in its brass-bound fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (lid cracked and loose, the interior worn), the lid exterior with rectangular brass flushfitting carrying handle, with a bullet mould 20.3 cm; 8 in barrel Probably by Thomas Hampton, recorded as a military firearms manufacturer in Birmingham, at Loveday Street 1807-17 and Legge Street 1818-24. £700-1000

521 A PAIR OF 42 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS BY SMITH, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 AND A 60 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY WILLIAM MCLAUCHLAN, EDINBURGH the first with turn-off barrels, engraved box-lock actions decorated with foliage and signed on scrolls, engraved tangs, figured walnut butts, iron trigger-guards decorated with stars, and vacant German silver escutcheons; the second with turn-off barrel, engraved action signed on the left and decorated with Brittania trophies on the right, thumb-piece safety-catch rounded walnut butt and iron trigger-guard the first: 5.0 cm; 2 in barrels (3) £300-400 522 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED CRICKMAN, PORTSMOUTH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with turn-off barrel, signed box-lock action (safety-catch missing), flat-sided walnut butt (loose) and iron trigger-guard (the iron part patinated) 4.5 cm; 1 ¾ in barrel £80-100

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523 A CASED PAIR OF 16 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY HAMBURGER & CO., LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with twist sighted barrels formed with a full length flat and with traces of ‘London’, engraved breeches with platinum plugs, engraved tangs incorporating the back-sights and decorated with foliage, signed engraved locks decorated with foliage and border ornament, fitted with bolt safety-catches and hammers en suite, figured full stocks (light bruising, one chipped beneath the lock), chequered rounded butts, engraved iron trigger-guards decorated with scrollwork on the bows and with pineapple finials, vacant silver escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, and stirrup ramrods (steel parts with areas of wear and patination): in a later mahogany case lined in green baize 20.5 cm; 8 in barrels Hamburger & Co., Sword Cutlers & Gunmakers, are recorded at 30 King’s Street, Covent Garden 1812-1826, became Hamburger, Harwood & Co. 1827-1839, and Hamburger, Roger & Co. 1840-1917. ~ £1000-1200

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524 A CASED PAIR 16 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY BECKWITH, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrels inscribed ‘London’ on the flats and struck with proof marks beneath, scroll-engraved breeches inlaid with platinum lines and with engraved bolsters, engraved tangs, signed engraved back-action lock decorated with scrollwork and border ornament, figured walnut full stocks, rounded chequered butts, blued engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guards with stylised pineapple finials, ramrod-pipes, and stirrup ramrods (one set of links replaced), vacant white metal escutcheons and white metal barrel bolt escutcheons: in a later brass bound case veneered in rosewood, the interior lined in green baize and with facsimile trade label for 1830-61, with some accessories including turnscrew, nipple wrench, oil bottle, continental style flask, and bullet mould 19.0 cm; 7 ½ in barrels ~ £1000-1500

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525 A PAIR OF 15 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY BLANCH, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with octagonal twist sighted barrels signed on the flat and fitted with stirrup ramrods beneath, engraved case-hardened breech tangs inlaid with a platinum line and fitted with engraved percussion bolster on the right, engraved tangs incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved flush-fitting locks decorated with sprays of foliage and border ornament (hammers replaced), full stocks, and engraved iron mounts including trigger-guards with pineapple finials, and vacant silver escutcheons 21.2 cm; 8 ⅜ in barrels (2) £600-800

526 A 22 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with twist barrels fitted with silver fore-sight and inscribed ‘London’ ahead of a scroll on the rib, engraved breech inlaid with a pair of platinum lines, engraved grooved tang, border and scroll-engraved back-action locks, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts, vacant German silver escutcheon and iron swivel ramrod 12.7 cm; 5 in barrels £400-500 527 AN 18 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL SIGNED HOLMES, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY LIVERPOOL with octagonal twist sighted barrel, engraved breech, engraved breech tang, signed, engraved back-action lock decorated with foliage and border ornament (hammer replaced), full stock, chequered rounded butt, engraved steel trigger-guard, vacant white metal escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod 20.5 cm; 8 ⅛ in barrel £300-500

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528 AN 18 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED BELT PISTOL SIGNED R. B. RODDA & CO, LONDON, AND A 54 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL SIGNED H. SMITH, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with signed barrel fitted with German silver fore-sight and stirrup ramrod beneath (restored), engraved lock with spurious signature, figured walnut full stock, and iron mounts including belt hook; the second with signed octagonal rebrowned sighted barrel, scroll-engraved German silver side-hammer action, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard and German silver shieldshaped escutcheon with the owner’s initials ‘TK’ the first: 16.8 cm; 6 ⅝ in barrel (2) £350-450

529 A 40 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL BY COGSWELL, 224 STRAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 AND A 50 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with blued octagonal sighted barrels signed on the rib and fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, scroll-engraved side-hammer action (the left hammer in two pieces), finely chequered walnut butt, and vacant German silver escutcheon; the second with turn-off barrels, scrollengraved action, chequered walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard and vacant German silver escutcheon the first: 11.0 cm; 4 ⅜ in barrels (2) £350-450

530 A 32 BORE OVER-AND-UNDER RIFLED PERCUSSION PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY, AND TWO COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY the first with octagonal sighted barrels fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, engraved back-action locks, chequered walnut butt and iron mounts (areas of wear, cleaned); the second with tapering barrel chiselled with cartouche-shaped mouldings and retained by a slender brass band, iron lock, full stock (repaired); and the third with two stage barrel struck with decorative marks and imitation proof marks, engraved stepped lock, full stock decorated with brass nails over the foreend, and brass mounts including spurred pommel the first: 17.7 cm; 7 in barrels (3) £250-350

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531 A 32 BORE LANG’S PATENT PERCUSSION TURNOVER PISTOL,

BY LANG, 7 HAYMARKET, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with turn-off barrels, the breech inscribed ‘Patent’ and ‘London’ within ovals on the respective sides, engraved tang fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, engraved box-lock action decorated with leafy foliage and signed on the left, folding trigger, chequered walnut butt, engraved silver butt-plate, and vacant silver escutcheon 5.8 cm; 2 ¼ in barrels

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£400-450 532 A 50 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY DYBALL, NORWICH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND A PAIR OF 40 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with blued octagonal turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved German silver action signed on the left and inscribed ‘Norwich’ on the right, blued folding trigger, engraved thumb-piece safetycatch, walnut butt and German silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials; the second with etched twist barrels scrollengraved box-lock actions with folding triggers (one incomplete) and fluted walnut butts with shaped iron pommels the first: 5.3 cm; 2 ⅛ in barrel (3) Edward Dyball, Gunmaker is recorded at 16 Richmond Place, in the Norwich Directory of 1842. £250-350 533 AN IRISH 32 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY M. & J. PATTISON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1840 with browned twist sighted barrel inscribed ‘Dublin’ on the flat, engraved breech inlaid with a gold-line, engraved tang, signed engraved back-action lock (hammer associated), figured walnut butt of characteristic slender form and cut with a panel of fine chequering on each side, engraved iron trigger-guard, engraved silver butt-cap,vacant silver escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod (restored, areas of wear) 6.0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrel Mark and John Pattison are recorded at 17 Crampton Court, Dublin, circa 1835-50.

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534 A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY W. HOLLIS, CHELTENHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND A 45 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL SIGNED SOUTHALL, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 the first with octagonal barrel engraved around the muzzle and signed on the flat, scroll-engraved sidehammer action, folding trigger, chequered butt and vacant silver escutcheon and the second with signed octagonal barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, inlaid with a gold line at the breech, scroll-engraved action fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, folding trigger, chequered butt, and vacant silver escutcheon the first: 9.0 cm; 3 ½ in barrel (2) £400-500

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535 A PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal sighted barrels engraved around the muzzles, engraved brass box-lock actions (one screw missing), chequered walnut butts, engraved steel triggerguards, and vacant German silver escutheons 10.5 cm; 4 ⅛ in barrels (2) £150-250 536 A 32 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL SIGNED GURNEY, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with signed rebrowned twist sighted barrel, engraved breech, scroll-engraved tang incorporating the back-sight and side-hammer action, highly figured chequered walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard, and stirrup ramrod 13.0 cm; 5 ⅛ in barrel £200-250

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537 A .750 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SERVICE PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, A .650 CALIBRE PERCUSSION PISTOL OF EAST INDIA COMPANY TYPE AND A .650 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SERVICE PISTOL of regulation type, the first with Birmingham proof marks, borderengraved lock with ‘Tower Proof’ crowned, walnut full stock and regulation brass mounts; the second with blued sighted barrel with stirrup ramrod, the lock bearing date 1869 and with crowned ‘EIC’ and ‘Birmingham’, full stock with EIC stamp opposite the lock, regulation brass mounts and the butt with an iron ring; the third similar, the lock bearing date 1861 and ‘Enfield’, full stock, brass mounts and iron ring the first: 21.7 cm; 8 ½ in barrel (3) £350-450 538 A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM, PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY AND FIVE FURTHER PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with turn-off barrel,scroll-engraved box-lock action, engraved tang, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved German silver butt-cap, engraved trigger-guard and vacant German silver escutcheon; the second with octagonal barrel with Birmingham proof marks, and scroll-engraved brass action; the third with turnoff barrel with Birmingham proof marks, German silver butt-cap and vacant escutcheon; the fourth and fifth with turn-off barrels with Birmingham proof marks and the sixth with barrels, fourth, fifth and sixth with Birmingham proof marks, box-lock actions and walnut butts the first: 7.2 cm; 2 ⅞ in barrel (6) £250-300

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539 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED D. EGG, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840; ANOTHER, 50 BORE, SIGNED SOUTHALL, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840; ANOTHER, 32 BORE, SIGNED SCUDMORE & CO., BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840; AND THREE FURTHER POCKET PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first three with turn-off barrels, engraved box-lock actions signed on the left, flat-sided walnut butts and engraved iron trigger-guards; the fourth with turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved boxlock action, folding trigger and walnut butt; the fifth and sixth with turn-off barrels, box-lock actions and flat-sided walnut butts the first: 4.7 cm; 1 ⅞ in barrel (6) £300-350 540 AN 80 BORE COMBINED D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL AND DAGGER, 20TH CENTURY with broad blade double-edged towards the point, fitted on each side of the forte with a barrel, engraved bar hammer, integral iron grip engraved with scrolls on each side and bearing the inscription’ Day’s Patent’ 6.5 cm; 2 ½ in barrels £100-150 541 A 60 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY KNUBLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1790; TWO CONTINENTAL BLUNDERBUSS PISTOLS; A 34 BORE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL; AND ANOTHER, 50 BORE, SIGNED RICHARDS, LONDON, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with turn-off brass barrel, signed box-lock action (rubbed, cock and steel early replacements), sliding thumb-piece safetycatch, flat-sided walnut butt and engraved iron trigger-guard; the second and third, with two-stage brass barrels flaring at the muzzles and formed with raised mouldings, engraved brass boxlock actions, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, walnut butts and engraved iron trigger-guards; the fourth with two-stage brass barrel, engraved brass action, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and iron trigger-guard; and the fifth with brass turn-off barrel, signed border-engraved brass action, sliding brass trigger-guard safety-catch, and flat-sided walnut butt the first: 6.5 cm; 2 ½ in barrel (5) £300-500

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542 A PAIR OF FRENCH 25 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY PENEL FRERES, MID-18TH CENTURY with two-stage russet iron cannon barrels with moulded muzzles fitted with silver fore-sights on a gilt sunburst behind, moulded girdles decorated with a gilt grenade in front, the breeches decorated with gilt trophies-of-arms ahead of a panel of gilt trellis within a linear frame, border-engraved tangs, signed rounded locks (one cock, both top-jaws and screws replaced), moulded figured full stocks (minor bruising and small cracks) each carved with a raised oak foliage and acorn flourish about the tangs and inlaid with a symmetrical pattern of silver wire scrolls behind, border-engraved steel mounts comprising moulded side-plates, spurred pommels decorated with a grenade on the cap, triggerguards each with flaming urn finial, and moulded ramrod-pipes (later horn-tipped ramrods, areas of patination) 19.2 cm; 7 ½ in barrels (2) The brothers François and Antoine Penel are recorded in St Etienne 1746-62. £1400-1800 543 A 16 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL SIGNED PIERRE GERARD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering swamped sighted barrel formed in two stages (pitted), signed stepped bevelled flat lock, half-stock (reduced from full stock, chipped), and brass mounts including triggerguard, side-plate and pommel (losses, extensive wear) 29.2 cm; 11 ½ in barrel

544 A RARE PAIR OF 16 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS FOR PRESENTATION TO AN EASTERN POTENTATE SIGNED SMITH, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820, WITH SILVER-PLATED BARRELS AND MOUNTS with swamped sighted silver-plated barrels formed in three stages, engraved with foliage over the forward sections, elaborate trophies-of-arms over the medians and foliage and the inscription ‘London’ on a scroll over the breeches, engraved iron tangs decorated with foliage and Britannia trophies, signed stepped locks engraved with foliage on the tails, fitted with engraved cocks, blued bolt safety-catches and steel springs with rollers, figured walnut full stocks inlaid with silver wire scrolls (minor restorations), silver-plated copper mounts (small areas of wear and very small losses) comprising engraved spurred pommels decorated with trophy-of-arms caps, shield-shaped escutcheons en suite with the pommels, trophy-of-arms side-plates, silverplated iron trigger-guards and a pair of ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods, probably the original, one with iron worm 27.3 cm; 10 ¾ in barrels (2) £1500-2000

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545 A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER DOUBLE TRIGGER HOLSTER PISTOLS MADE FOR ALEXANDER MONTGOMERIE, TENTH EARL OF EGLINTON (1723-1769) BY GRIFFIN, BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1750 with swamped barrels formed in two stages, struck with London proof and “Foreigners” mark within a linear frame with rococo ornament at each end of the breeches, signed on a rococo scroll on the left hand side at the breeches and inscribed “Bond Street, London” on the right, border-engraved breech tangs decorated with scrolling foliage, border-engraved rounded locks flattened to fit and en suite with the breeches, each signed on a rococo scroll on the tail and fitted with border-engraved cocks with in-stepped bellies to engage external mainsprings, highly figured walnut half-stocks carved with shell ornament about the tang, silver mounts cast in low relief, comprising spurred pommels with grotesque mask caps and escutcheons with the owner’s crest, iron trigger-guards engraved with rococo shell and scroll ornament, and each with wooden ramrod with long two-stage iron tip with threaded terminal 25.4 cm; 10 in barrels Provenance Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd, 23rd October 1974, lot 137 Literature Eric Griffin, Griffin of Bond Street, 1993, pp. 180-181 Alexander Montgomerie, tenth earl of Eglinton (1723-1769) was a politician, reformer and close friend of James Boswell who records his time with Doctor Johnson in his London Journal 1762-1767. Eglinton took considerable interest in national and local affairs, particularly in the welfare of his tenants, and was described as the reviver of agriculture in Ayrshire. In the family archives there is a letter to his brother stating that a duel took place between him and a Mr Bathurst with apparently no consequence of note. His life came to an untimely end when he was accidentally shot by Mungo Campbell, an excise officer on Ardrossan beach. Eglinton saw Campbell with a musket, having already warned him against carrying a weapon on his land. The earl rode up with some servants and challenged Campbell to hand over his piece, while chiding him for suspected poaching. Campbell refused and backed away from the earl, who continued to demand the weapon. The stand-off continued, Campbell stumbled and discharged his weapon as he fell. The ball struck the earl in the stomach, inflicting what he himself immediately recognized as a fatal wound, he died in the early hours of 25 October. Campbell was found guilty of murder at the high court of justiciary in Edinburgh on 27 February 1770, but escaped execution by hanging himself in his cell on the night of 1 March.

The 10th Earl of Eglinton was one of Griffin’s most important clients. A few pieces were sold from the armoury, 25th July 1922 but the whole contents were sold by Messrs Dowells of Edinburgh 1st to 5th December 1925. The sale included ten sporting guns and one pair of double barelled holster pistols by Griffin, the pistols, lot 853, are probably the present pair.

A single pistol of this type was sold in this room 30th June 2021, lot 413. A similar pistol, attributed to Benjamin Griffin, is illustrated Griffin 1993, p. 184. £20000-30000

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546 546 A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF 20 BORE FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOLS BY ROBERT HARVEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1710 with tapering barrels formed in two stages, fitted with silver fore-sights, signed ‘Robt Harvey’ on the breeches, engraved with scrolls of foliage and linear borders (rubbed, one signature no longer visible), struck with the barrelsmith’s, London view and proof marks on the left and with a moulding at the rear, engraved breech tangs decorated with scrolling foliage, rounded locks signed ‘Robt Harvey’ on the tails and engraved with pairs of lines around the borders, fitted with rounded cocks and moulded steels each engraved with border ornament and scrolling foliage, highly figured rootwood full stocks carved with pronounced swellings about the rear ramrod-pipes, and raised mouldings about the tangs and locks, iron mounts comprising side-plates with leafy monsterhead tendrils (one with small areas of light pitting), trigger-guards with moulded foliate terminals and engraved bows, spurred pommels engraved with foliage and border ornament en suite with the locks and fitted with grotesque mask caps, engraved trigger-plates, bud-shaped escutcheons chiselled with foliage top and bottom and with traces of an engraved design, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes and associated wooden ramrods 30.5 cm; 12 in barrels Robert Harvey was the son of a yeoman of the same name from South Mimms, Middlesex. He apprenticed to Henry Anthonison 29th September 1691, transferred to John Dafte, 7th July 1692 and became free of the Gunmakers Company 8th October 1702. He contracted to the Ordnance 1703-6 and became Master of the Gunmakers Company in 1725. He had 508 muskets, 336 pistols and 12 musketoons proved at the London Proof House during the period 1721-31, he died three years later in 1734. See Neal and Back 1984, pp. 355-357 and Blackmore 1999, p. 74.

Another pair of pistols by this maker, made around ten years later, are preserved in the collection at Chirk Castle, Wrexham, perhaps made for a member of the Myddelton family (inv. no NT1170507.2). £15000-20000

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547 A PAIR OF 22 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY JOHN (2) HARVEY, LONDON, MID-18TH CENTURY with brass engraved ‘London’ within a linear frame drawn-out to a loop on the breech flat, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark on the left of the breech, engraved iron tangs, signed rounded locks (light pitting) fitted with engraved bolt safety catch and pans with water drains, figured walnut full stocks (minor bruising) carved with a shell behind the tangs, brass mounts comprising side plates cast and chased with a trophy-of-arms, escutcheon engraved with owner’s monogram ‘JS’, grotesque mask butt-caps, and trigger-guards engraved with a framed rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, and moulded brass ramrod-pipes (later horn-tipped ramrods with iron worms) 18.0 cm; 7 ⅛ in barrels (2) John (2) Harvey is recorded as a silversmith, registering his silver mark at Goldsmiths Hall between 1737 and 1750 and as a bankrupt in 1761 £1500-2000

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548 A PAIR OF 18 BORE ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY JOHN EASTERBY, LONDON, CIRCA 1730 with cannon barrels moulded at the muzzles, engraved separate tangs, rounded actions signed beneath the pans (worn), figured walnut rounded butts inlaid with silver wire scrolls (repairs), silver mounts cast and chased in low relief comprising openwork foliate side-plates, grotesque mask butt-caps, and vacant rococo escutcheons, and moulded steel trigger-guards (rubbed) 13.5 cm; 5 ⅜in barrels (2) Provenance The Morton and Angela Stern Collection, sold in this room, 25th June 2014, lot 328.

John Easterby, a ‘Foreign’ gunmaker, is recorded in Charing Cross where he was allowed to prove guns by the Gunmaker’s Company 1724-31. £1500-2000

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550 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY RICHARD (1) WILSON, CIRCA 1750 with brass barrel inscribed ‘London’ within a linear frame over the breech, stamped with the proof marks and the barrelsmith’s marks on the left and engraved with a spray of foliage, grooved tang (pitted), associated lock, figured walnut full stock (repairs, foreend replaced ahead of the ramrod-pipe), brass mounts including strapwork sideplate, trigger-guard with foliate terminal (bow restored), and spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap, and escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest, motto and initials 25.7 cm; 10 ⅛ in barrel £450-550

549 A PAIR OF 20 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOLS SIGNED HARTSHORN, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1810 with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels, engraved breeches with gold-lined vents, engraved tangs, signed stepped bevelled locks fitted with bolt safety-catches, rainproof pans, and rollers, set triggers, full stocks with chequered butts (light bruising), iron mounts including trigger-guards decorated with a bouquet on the bow, trigger-plates with pineapple finials, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes (the iron parts with areas of light rust), and vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheon (later ramrods with iron worms) 20.2 cm; 8 in barrels (2) £1200-1500

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551 A .750 CALIBRE 1798 PATTERN HEAVY DRAGOON FLINTOCK PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with sighted barrel struck with ordnance marks at the breech, stepped bevelled lock by Dawes with ‘GR’ crowned, full stock, brass mounts and iron ramrod 22.8 cm; 9 in barrel £400-600 552 A .650 CALIBRE LIGHT DRAGOON FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1800 of regulation type, the barrel struck with Ordnance marks and government ownership mark, border-engraved lock with ‘GR’ crowned, broad arrow and ‘Tower’ on the tail, full stock, regulation brass mounts including trigger-guard marked ‘WYC/G’ probably for West Yorkshire Cavalry, and iron stirrup ramrod 23.0 cm; 9 ⅛ in barrel

553 A 22 BORE IRISH FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL BY P. WHITNEY, CIRCA 1790 with octagonal sighted barrel struck with Dublin proof marks on the left of the breech, border-engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed stepped lock with engraved tail, fitted with roller and bevelled cock, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, and engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finial, stirrup ramrod, and ramrod-pipe 20.2 cm; 8 in barrel £300-400

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554 A CASED PAIR OF 22-BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY INO. RICHARDS, STRAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 with re-browned twist octagonal barrels fitted with silver fore-sights and engraved ‘Strand London’ on the top flat, the breeches struck with London proof marks on the left, engraved with a band and with gold-lined vents, engraved tangs incorporating the back-sight, signed border-engraved stepped locks decorated with a sun burst on the tail, fitted with engraved cocks (replaced), semi-rainproof pans, rollers and bolt safety-catches, figured walnut full stocks (bruising) with chequered butts, the pommels incised with a geometric flowerhead, steel mounts comprising trigger-guards engraved with a bouquet on the bow and with large pineapple finial, and moulded ramrod-pipes (later ramrods, one with brass tip): in later fitted mahogany lined in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle and vacant circular escutcheon (keyhole escutcheon missing), with some accessories including brass-mounted pistol flask (cut-off spring incomplete), the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and circular brass escutcheon, 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in barrels Provenance Sold Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 28th July 2010, lot 580 ~ £1500-2000

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555 A PAIR OF 20 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY KETLAND & CO, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with brass barrels formed in two stages, inscribed ‘London’ on the flat at the breeches and struck with proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark, above a lion passant the number ‘2’, on the left, engraved iron tangs, signed engraved stepped locks, fitted with rollers and bevelled cocks, full stocks (light bruising), flat-sided butts, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guards decorated with a flower on the bow and with pineapple finial, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and vacant brass shield-shaped escutcheons (later brass-tipped wooden ramrods with brass-capped iron worms 20.6 cm; 8 ⅛ in barrels (2) £1500-2000

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556 A PAIR OF 25 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY KETLAND & CO, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with brass barrels inscribed ‘London’ on the flat at the breeches, struck with proof marks on the left and the barrelsmith’s mark, above a lion passant the numbers ‘2’ and ‘3’ respectively, engraved iron tangs, signed engraved stepped locks, full stocks, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guards decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and vacant brass escutcheons (later horntipped wooden ramrods with iron worms) 22.8 cm; 8 in barrels (2)

557 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL SIGNED JOVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with brass barrel formed in three stages, belled at the muzzle, inscribed ‘London’ and struck with proof marks and a barrelsmith’s mark at the breech, fitted with spring bayonet operated by a thumb-piece catch on the tang, signed stepped bolted lock (the cock and steel associated), figured walnut full stock (restored), and brass mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flower and with acorn terminal (associated ramrod) 15.0 cm; 6 in barrel £500-700

£1200-1500 558 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL SIGNED CLARK, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with rebrowned barrel struck with proof marks beneath and inscribed ‘London’ on the flat at the breech, the latter inlaid with a platinum line and with platinum-lined vent, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with bolt safety-catch, roller and semi-rainproof pan, decorated with star bursts beneath the pan and on the tail, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts comprising triggerguard decorated with foliage and trigger-plate with pineapple finial, stirrup ramrod (links replaced), and horn fore-end cap 23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in barrel £400-600

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560 A PAIR OF 54 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK PISTOLS, BY KETLAND, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1775 with turn-off cannon barrels, struck with proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark, ‘T.K.’ crowned, beneath the breeches, borderengraved actions engraved with rococo scrolls signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, fitted with ring-neck cocks, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a rococo flower-head on the bow, figured walnut butts (one with a small repair behind the action on one side), inlaid with silver wire scrolls en rocaille, and silver butt-caps each decorated with a grotesque mask beneath a scallop shell 9.5 cm; 3 ¾ in barrel (2)

559 A PAIR OF 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED ARCHER, LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1760 with turn-off cannon barrels engraved with a band at the breeches, one numbered ‘1’ on the left, box-lock actions signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, each with engraved borders en suite with the breeches, engraved tangs, flat-sided walnut butts, and engraved steel sliding trigger-guard safetycatches 6.3 cm; 2 ½ in barrels (2) Provenance The Morton and Angela Stern Collection, sold in this room, 25th June 2014, lot 402. £500-700

£700-900

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561 561 A 50-BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY J. HARRIS, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, AND ANOTHER, 50 BORE

BY HALL, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY the first with turn-off cannon barrel, engraved action signed beneath a rococo trophy on the right and with foliage on the left (the cock and tang screw replaced), sliding trigger-guard safetycatch engraved with a decorative oval on the bow, and flat-sided figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls on each side and the spine; and the second with turn-off cannon barrel, action signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, and flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls (small losses, areas of light pitting) the first: 5.8 cm; 2 ¼ in barrel (2) £700-900 562 A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY T. HENSHAW CIRCA 1750 AND A 54 BORE PERCUSSION TURN-OFF PISTOL BY TURVEY, CIRCA 1730 the first with cannon barrel, border-engraved box-lock action signed on the right and inscribed ‘London’ on the left, flat-sided brass butt engraved with rococo scrolls, foliage and shell ornament on each side and over the spine, and iron trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flower; the second converted from flintlock, with turn-off barrel, struck with London proof marks and Foreigner’s mark, boxlock action signed on a rococo scroll on the left, flat-sided walnut butt profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls (small losses), and iron trigger-guard (the iron parts with areas of pitting) the first: 6.7 cm; 2 ⅝ in barrel (2) £450-550 563 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED WILLIAMS, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off cannon barrel, engraved box-lock action signed on a rococo scroll on the left and decorated en rocaille on the right, engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, and flat-sided figured butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls on the spine (bruised, the iron parts chemically cleaned) 6.0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrel £100-200

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564 A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED WIGGIN, BRIMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off cannon barrel, engraved box-lock action signed on a rococo scroll on the left and decorated en rocaille on the right, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flowerhead (cock replaced, areas of light pitting), flat-sided figured butt inlaid with silver wire rococo ornament, and chequered over the spine 5.7 cm; 2 ¼ in barrel £200-300 565 A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with associated brass turn-off cannon barrel, engraved box-lock action inscribed ‘London’ on a rococo scroll on the right (top-jaw and screw replaced), rounded walnut butt inlaid with silver wire rococo scrolls, silver pommel cast and chased with a grotesque in low relief and iron trigger-guard 7.0 cm; 2 ¾ in barrel £200-300 566 A 42 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED BUTLERS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840; ANOTHER, 42 BORE, SIGNED ARCHER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND ANOTHER, 54 BORE, SIGNED WHITEHOUSE, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1810 each with turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed on the left, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, and flat-sided walnut butt the first: 3.7 cm; 1 ½ in barrel (3) £250-350

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568 A 25 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET SIGNED T. ATWOOD, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with octagonal sighted brass barrel inscribed ‘London’ on the top flat, struck with proof marks on the left of the breech and the barrelsmith’s marks ‘E.B.’ beneath, engraved iron tang incorporating the back-sight, signed bevelled engraved lock with roller and engraved cock (retaining screw replaced), figured halfstock, rounded butt cut with a trellis pattern of triple line chequering, inset with a German silver oval engraved with a star on the pommel, engraved iron trigger-guard decorated with foliage on the bow and with pineapple finial, vacant shield-shaped German silver escutcheon, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, steel under-rib and ramrod-pipes (the forward pipe detached), and brass-mounted ramrod, perhaps the original 21.8 cm; 8 ⅝ in barrel

567 A PAIR OF 80 BORE FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION PISTOLS BY GILL, WORCESTER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1830 with blued turn-off barrels, finely engraved box-lock actions, signed on ovals carried by trophies-of-arms and fitted with taplevers on the left, decorated with further trophies and inscribed ‘Worcester’ on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safetycatches also locking the steels, flat-sided figured walnut butts, iron trigger-guards each engraved with a star on the bow, and vacant silver escutcheons 3.8 cm; 1 ½ in barrels (2) John Gill is recorded at 13 New Street, Worcester in 1827. £800-1000

Provenance A New Jersey Collection, sold Sotheby’s, New York, 15th January 1991, lot 617. £700-900

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569 A PAIR OF 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY CLOUGH, BATH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrels, box-lock actions engraved with trophies-of-arms carrying ovals, signed and inscribed ‘Bath’ on the respective sides, folding triggers, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, and flat-sided walnut butts 6.0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrels (2) George Clough is recorded at Old Bridge Street, Bath circa 1815-22.

570

570 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION PISTOL SIGNED KINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrels, box-lock action engraved with a Britannia trophy-of-arms on the right and signed on an oval carried by a trophy-of-arms on the left, fitted with engraved cock, steel and tap-lever (restored), sliding thumb-piece safetycatch also locking the steel and flat-sided walnut butt 6.2 cm; 2 ½ £350-450

£300-400

571 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED BARBER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 AND A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 the first with brass turn-off barrel, brass box-lock action engraved with trophies-ofarms carrying inscribed ovals, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a star; the second with turn-off barrel (seized), box-lock action with some engraved decoration (worn) sliding thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, and flat-sided walnut butt the first: 6.2 cm; 2 ½ in barrel (2) £350-450

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573 572 A 120 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL SIGNED W. JONES, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with octagonal barrel fitted with spring bayonet on the right released by a sliding catch on the action, engraved ‘1’ at the breech, border-engraved action decorated with a trophy-of-arms carrying a signed oval on the left and with foliage on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, blued folding trigger (light surface rust), finely chequered rounded walnut butt, German silver butt-cap engraved with a starburst, and vacant silver escutcheon 10.0 cm; 4 in barrel

573 A CASED PAIR OF 60 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED TWIGG, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1840 with octagonal turn-off barrels, engraved actions decorated with trophies-of-arms carrying signed ovals, fitted with ring-neck cocks and sliding thumb-piece safetycatches also locking the steels (restorations), folding triggers, rounded figured butts cut with a fine pattern of chequering, and vacant white metal escutcheons: in a later case lined in green baize with later powder-flask 6.0 cm; 2 ⅜ in barrels (2) £500-700

£600-800

574 A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY JOHN JACKSON, CRANBROOK, CIRCA 1770 with brass swamped barrel inscribed ‘Cranbrook’ in a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech and struck with London proof marks and Foreigner’s mark on the left, engraved breech, signed flat border-engraved lock (cock missing), full stock, rounded swelling butt, brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising trophy-of-arms side-plate, trigger-guard with foliate terminal, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant escutcheon and a pair of ramrod-pipes (the brass parts rubbed, ramrod missing) 18.0 cm; 7 ⅛ in barrel A maker of this name is recorded in Cranbrook, Kent at the later dates of 1792 and 1823-6 . £300-400

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576 A PAIR OF 50 BORE ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED PERRY, LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER MARKS FOR 1781 with turn-off cannon barrels, rounded breeches, box-lock actions chiselled with trophies-of-arms carrying ovals signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, chiselled tangs decorated with flowers, walnut butts finely inlaid with silver wire tendrils, pellets and flowerheads (small losses, some lifting), fitted with grotesque mask butt-caps decorated with rococo shells, and sliding iron trigger-guards chiselled with flowers en suite with the tangs 6.2 cm; 2 ½ in barrels (2)

575 A PAIR OF 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED RICHARDS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1830 with octagonal turn-off barrels, border-engraved octagonal breeches struck with Birmingham view mark and a further mark, box-lock actions signed on ovals on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on a further oval on the right, each carried by a trophyof-arms, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, rollers, and folding triggers, finely chequered walnut butts, and vacant silver escutcheons 5.7 cm; 2 ¼ in barrels (2) Provenance The Morton and Angela Stern Collection, sold in this room, 25th June 2014, lot 398

Provenance The Morton and Angela Stern Collection, sold in this room, 25th June 2014, lot 394.

£600-800

£1400-1800

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Sale Results for 8th December 2021 The following prices are the hammer prices GBP/£. Unsold lots are not shown.

Olympia Auctions is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76

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£500 £500 £450 £750 £200 £320 £500 £220 £160 £220 £1,100 £200 £1,000 £70 £1,600 £280 £280 £300 £2,200 £3,200 £160 £2,800 £1,000 £1,500 £400 £7,500 £1,900 £2,800 £1,200 £550 £1,100 £280 £320 £120 £400 £700 £400 £280 £2,900 £1,600 £420 £480 £500 £580 £900 £450 £2,000 £1,100 £600 £220 £320 £80 £300 £750 £450 £180 £180 £200 £200 £2,200 £250 £280 £320

77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 96 97 98 99 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 141 142 143

£2,000 £120 £380 £340 £480 £3,500 £320 £50 £400 £600 £220 £750 £200 £400 £200 £750 £1,200 £4,800 £1,500 £10,000 £1,500 £2,000 £480 £650 £700 £500 £1,000 £100 £170 £280 £500 £380 £1,300 £1,000 £1,000 £120 £4,000 £4,000 £950 £700 £1,300 £60 £240 £350 £85 £3,000 £800 £650 £800 £280 £1,300 £400 £950 £3,800 £3,500 £1,600 £1,100 £350 £220 £3,000 £80 £110 £170

145 146 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 168 170 172 173 174 175 176 178 179 180 181 182 184 187 188 189 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 220

£170 £400 £550 £220 £150 £1,700 £4,500 £450 £380 £600 £1,700 £550 £1,300 £480 £1,600 £2,400 £935 £1,300 £1,500 £1,500 £2,800 £170 £85 £650 £1,750 £550 £2,400 £1,000 £400 £30 £2,000 £500 £420 £260 £2,300 £170 £60 £110 £600 £160 £260 £150 £90 £8,500 £6,500 £11,000 £11,000 £400 £600 £320 £15 £360 £65 £50 £70 £2,600 £800 £3,400 £18,000 £7,000 £6,000 £4,000 £86,000

221 222 225 226 229 232 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 274 276 277 278 280 281 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296

£1,800 £380 £15,000 £100 £48 £140 £7,500 £260 £220 £300 £1,300 £240 £300 £220 £240 £240 £480 £1,000 £1,200 £650 £550 £380 £420 £300 £220 £2,200 £150 £140 £600 £50 £60 £65 £30,000 £260 £100 £1,500 £1,000 £500 £2,000 £2,000 £1,800 £1,800 £2,400 £1,600 £2,600 £300 £2,400 £200 £170 £3,800 £200 £260 £200 £1,200 £240 £1,300 £280 £220 £550 £300 £1,100 £480 £200

298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361

£900 £1,100 £500 £900 £400 £280 £400 £200 £1,100 £550 £380 £500 £400 £260 £420 £13,000 £1,700 £800 £950 £420 £800 £480 £280 £750 £200 £380 £320 £380 £750 £380 £160 £240 £600 £220 £240 £260 £350 £200 £420 £240 £200 £400 £320 £320 £500 £320 £400 £480 £220 £190 £550 £650 £500 £130 £280 £240 £380 £260 £300 £480 £1,400 £300 £300

362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424

£2,400 £300 £600 £500 £400 £1,500 £420 £420 £600 £400 £110 £750 £420 £1,200 £320 £260 £500 £300 £130 £400 £170 £380 £4,800 £240 £240 £170 £300 £11,000 £2,000 £1,400 £1,400 £2,200 £650 £500 £500 £800 £500 £320 £650 £750 £320 £120 £320 £420 £280 £260 £420 £450 £1,700 £100 £300 £130 £450 £300 £120 £1,150 £950 £600 £1,600 £320 £1,500 £4,000 £3,000

425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487

£320 £130 £9,500 £170 £400 £85 £120 £240 £120 £15 £70 £280 £320 £30 £420 £140 £480 £170 £70 £80 £30 £600 £400 £280 £1,700 £200 £950 £420 £700 £160 £280 £240 £140 £100 £200 £60 £1,300 £450 £280 £150 £250 £350 £160 £260 £480 £650 £1,800 £550 £5,000 £700 £800 £2,600 £5,500 £1,700 £700 £750 £1,100 £650 £1,300 £300 £350 £480 £140

488

£450

489

£300

490

£1,700

491

£400

492

£1,500

493

£70

494

£1,600

495

£3,500

496

£1,500

497

£220

498

£240

499

£480

500

£550

501

£400

502

£400

503

£420

504

£650

505

£600

506

£480

507

£600

508

£450

509

£650

510

£850

511

£500

512

£400

513

£420

514

£480

515

£450

516

£400

517

£500

518

£650

519

£550

520

£450

521

£380

522

£240

523

£4,200

524

£750

525

£350

526

£450

527

£350

528

£190

529

£450

530

£450

531

£750

532

£950

533

£800

534

£1,000

535

£500

536

£480

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4.

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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.

9.

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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11. Data Protection Privacy Policy (a) What is the legal basis on which the Auctioneers relies to process your data?

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).

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. (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 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.

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(c) How long will the Auctioneers keep your personal data?

How can I access the information you hold about me?

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.

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.

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.

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

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. (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.

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. (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) and to Sellers as per Condition 10(a).

12. Miscellaneous (a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other materials produced by the Auctioneers are the copyright of the Auctioneers. (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. (c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set out the entire agreement between the parties.

(e) Your data

(d) If any part of these Conditions of Business be held unenforceable, the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect.

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.

(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.

Olympia Auctions 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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