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Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria Thursday 3rd May 2018

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Thereafter, collection will be from our new MEDALS & COINS, ARMS & MILITARIA DEPARTMENT OFFICES Unit 1B Castle Gate Business Park, Old Sarum, Salisbury SP4 6QX. Our Castle Gate address details and map are at the back of this catalogue.

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Payment is still made at Castle Street.

ABBREVIATIONS AND REFERENCES BBM: Haywood, Birch & Bishop, British Battles and Medals.

Hale: Robert Hale, ‘Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, A Lifetime’s Passion’.

S: Spink, ‘Coins of England and the United Kingdom’.

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MEDALS

1001.

A collection of of insignia and medals, comprising: a Knight Batchelor’s badge, silver gilt and enamel, maker’s mark ‘R.J.’, London 1935, damage and loss to enamel, otherwise good very fine or better; the Order of the Bath, miniature badge (civil), with ribbon and buckle brooch, extremely fine; a Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, George V (WILLIAM MARTINEAU), extremely fine; University College London, a silver 3rd prize medal to G. Martineau for Chemistry 1852-3, nearly extremely fine; two 20th Century shooting prizes; a British War Medal 1939-45; and a K.R.R.C. cap badge. [8] £180-220 Nb. The association of the named items is with the Martineaus of Kincraig, Scotland.

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A collection of British awards, comprising: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, officer’s breast badge (O.B.E.), cased, some loss to gilding; Imperial Service Medal to Richard Langmaid, 1st type, Edward VII, star (RICHARD H. LANGMAID), cased, loss to silver plating and very minor damage to enamel; Imperial Service Medal to William Short, George V, 2nd type (WILLIAM HENRY SHORT), cased, extremely fine; Naval General Service Medal 1909-62 to Able Seaman N.R. Marsh, R.N., Elizabeth II, clasp, Near East (P/SSX. 911375 N.R. MARSH. A.B. R.N.), some pitting to bust, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned. [4] £200-300

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The C.B.E. group of eleven medals to Captain (later Rear Admiral) James F. Figgins, Royal Navy: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander’s neck badge (military), 2nd type, cased, extremely fine; Naval General Service 1909-62, clasp: Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (MATE. J. FIGGINS, R.N. H.M.S. SWIFTSURE); 191415 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal (LIEUT. J. FIGGINS. R.N.); 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence, British War 1939-45, Jubilee 1935, Coronation 1937, the last ten mounted for wearing, good very fine; with two sets of dress miniatures, one including the C.B.E. and WWII Awards, the other earlier; together with an Admiralty pin badge, an H.M.S. Firedrake tug-of-war prize fob (Harwich Forces 1916), and a quantity of associated ephemera. £500-700 C.B.E. New Year Honours 1942 The first officer to be promoted Captain via the Rank of Mate (ref. www.dreadnoughtproject.org).

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The unique M.B.E. group of ten medals to Acting Warrant Armourer F.J. Carter, R.N.: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member’s 1st type breast badge, military, hallmarked London 1919; British War Medal 1914-20 (W.T. ARM. F.J. CARTER. R.N.); Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Edward VII (147655 F.J. CARTER, CH. ARMOURER, H.M.S. VIVID.); Khedive’s Sudan Medal, no clasp (F.J. CARTER. H.M.S. MELITA. 1896.), engraved in plan capitals; Greece, Royal Order of the Redeemer, 5th class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; Greece, Royal Order of George I, 5th class breast badge, silver and enamel; Greece, Medal of Military Merit, 1916, 4th Class; Greco-Turkish War Medal 1912-13, no clasp; Greco-Bulgarian War Medal 1913, no clasp; Greece, Victory Medal 1918, official type; accompanied by an associated set of dress miniatures (lacking the order of St George and including the British issue Victory Medal rather than the Greek). Some damage to the enamel of the Order of the Redeemer, otherwise good very fine. Offered with research. £3,400-3,600 The recipient saw action in the Dongola Expedition of 1896, before being pensioned ashore. He was next permitted to transfer to the Royal Hellenic Navy as a Sub. Lieutenant, and saw action in H.H.M.S. Averof in various battles of the wars with Turkey and Bulgaria, following which he was employed at the Salonika dockyard. Exempted from mobilization on the outbreak of war in 1914, he remained employed in Greece, and formed part of the British Naval Mission to Greece.

M.B.E. L.G.: 17/07/19 ‘For valuable services with the British Naval Mission to Greece.’

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The Sea Gallantry Medal group of three to Chief Boatman (later Honorary Lieutenant R.N.) James Forrester Figgins, H.M. Coastguard, for services during the stranding of the 'Confido': Sea Gallantry Medal, EVIIR, first type small issue in bronze (JAMES F. FIGGINS STRANDING OF THE "CONFIDO" ON THE 16TH MARCH 1903); Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, VR, (J.F. FIGGINS, CHF. BTMN, H.M. COASTGUARD.); British War Medal 1914-20 (LIEUT. J. FIGGINS. R.N.). The first two good very fine, the last about extremely fine. £400-600 The Confido was a ketch of 70 tons, stranded 16th March 1903 in Dublin bay with a cargo of iron and scrap. Six bronze medals were awarded for the arduous rescue work in heavy seas. The navy list indicates that this man was an honourary Lieutenant during the great war, and the Naval roll shows a Lt. J.F. Figgins entitled to the British War Medal only.

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A Great War M.C. group of four medals to Captain Peter Young Lyle, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: M.C., George V; 191415 Star (2. LIEUT. P.Y. LYLE. A.&S. HIGHRS); British War and Victory Medals (CAPT. P.Y. LYLE.). Good very fine. £1,100-1,300 Commissioned 2nd Lt. 21/08/14; confirmed in the rank 08/04/15; M.C. L.G. 01/01/18

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The Great War M.M. group to Private Stanley Harrop, East Lancashire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, comprising: Military Medal, George V (153557 PTE S. HARROP. 37/M.G.C.); British War Medal and Victory Medal (38721 PTE. S. HARROP. E. LAN. R.), mounted for wearing (ribbons in the correct order, medals ordered: M.M., VM, BWM); with a ribbon bar bearing a second award rosette for the M.M.; a Divisional Gallantry Card, 2nd Division, congratulating the recipient (at this point in 2 Bn.) on ‘his bravery and skill in carrying out a daring reconnaissance for machine gun positions near Behagnies August 25th, 1918’; together with a presentation wristwatch, the 9 carat gold case inscribed ‘Presented to Stanley Harrop by St Andrews Church and School in Commemoration of his winning the Military Medal, European War 1914-1918. M.M. with official correction to regimental number, otherwise all good very fine, watch not running and lacks strap. £300-500 Military Medal L.G. 24/01/1919 (Amended 17/06/1919) Second award not verifiable.

The unit diary for the 25th August 1918 does not name this man, but describes the advance in this area and note that “the advance of the machine gun section was most ably carried out..........the conduct of all ranks during the operation was beyond praise”

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The Kaisar-I-Hind medal to Arthur Frederick Cox, C.S.I., Indian Civil Service: Kaisar-I-Hind, VR, 1st class in gold, hallmarked 1901, with suspension brooch and in Garrard case. £1,500-2,000 A.F. Cox 1848-1925. Childhood spent in India; educated Ealing Great Schools and King's College; intended for a career in medicine but put off by a visit to a dissection room; passed Indian Civil Service Exam, winning a total of £120 in prize money for his proficiency in the Tamil and Tegu languages; posted to India 1871; wrote North Arcot District Manual while in the Revenue Department there; concerned in numerous interesting cases, including one in which British officials were extorting money from Indians, and a native assistant used a form of oath involving holding burning camphor to induce the victims to testify, Cox being in effect accused by the perpetrators of having used torture (the case reached Parliament, where all suggestion of wrongdoing was rejected); Judge in Madras 1887-89; Accountant General Bombay 1889-94; Comptroller and Auditor General Calcutta 1894-1906; critical of Indian Government fiscal policy - his views ultimately supported in London; Kaisar-I-Hind 1st Class 1901; retired 1906.

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By order of the recipient: the remarkable and historically significant Operation Mikado/ Plum Duff pair of medals to Captain Andrew Legg, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment and Royal Hampshire Regiment, offered together with his Beret and associated memorabilia: Medals: General Service 1962-2007, clasp: Northern Ireland (LT A LEGG R HAMPS), mounted individually for wearing, uneven toning but otherwise extremely fine; South Atlantic, with three loose rosettes (CAPT A LEGG R HAMPS (SAS)), in original card box stamped ‘WITH ROSETTE’, extremely fine. [3] £10,000-20,000 Together with: the recipient’s beret, with OR’s fabric badge as commonly worn by S.A.S. officers; the map which he carried on his mission into South America, showing, in small scale and without grid-lines or significant details, Tierra del Fuego and adjacent areas; his dress miniature GSM, his S.A.S. stable belt, blue fabric with metal buckle bearing the Regiment’s winged dagger badge; an S.A.S. blue winged parachute badge, and a gold-on-red mess dress parachute badge; four S.A.S. Captain’s rank slides; an S.A.S. wall plaque; and a copy of ‘Ultimate Acceptance’, the book written by the recipient about Operation Plum Duff, under the pseudonym William Barnes.

Graduated from the University of Reading with a MSc in Applied Mathematics in 1976. joined the Royal Hampshire regiment in Northern Ireland in March 1977 via Sandurst Direct Entry Course No 9. Passed S.A.S. selection test and the subsequent officer’s week in August 1978, but obliged to remain with his Regiment for another tour in Northern Ireland, and then required to take the selection test again, owing to a change of training personnel. Passed S.A.S. selection for a second time in August 1980, and joined B Squadron as a Troop Commander in January 1981. Served with the S.A.S. in Oman, Northern Ireland, and as part of the UK Anti-Terrorist team.

Operation Mikado was a plan conceived at senior government level to deploy elements of the S.A.S. to Argentina to destroy the Exocet missiles that threatened the Falklands Taskforce, together with the pilots and aircraft based at Rio Grande. Operation Plum Duff was the code-name for an initial reconnaissance patrol to be led by Captain Legg which, during planning, mutated into a dual reconnaissance and/or opportunistic assault role. One consequence of this was that the eight man team carried explosives, and were obliged to reduce their allocation of rations to provide capacity for them. Legg, described as ‘an unconventional officer who was popular with his men’ flew via Ascension Island to a location over the frigid waters of the South Atlantic, where he and his team parachuted out of a specially converted C130 ‘Hercules’, plunging with their equipment into the ice cold and turbulent ocean to await recovery by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Transferred by stages to the Aircraft Carrier H.M.S. Invincible, they set off on the last 450 miles of their journey in a stripped down Sea King helicopter, with a crew that specialised in difficult insertions and had trained to fly using night vision goggles. Planning had been conducted without any meaningful information about the military situation that they would face upon arrival, and unusually, the team themselves had been largely excluded from the deliberations.

This had forced Legg to adopt a short term, reactive mindset. Upon approaching the primary drop off point, and believing that it might have been compromised, he ordered the crew to continue to a secondary location. They had been detected by Argentine radar, and the necessity of deploying countermeasures, together with foul weather, prevented this. Eventually they put down on the Chilean side of the border, and Legg set out to lead his men east into Argentina. Presently the inadequacy of their rations forced them to request a resupply using their increasingly erratic radio. By this stage their superiors in Hereford knew that the Argentines were aware of their presence, and had assumed that the men had already been captured. Upon making contact with their support team they were withdrawn by stages, always expecting to be re-deployed, until the order came for them to return to England, where a Board of Enquiry conceded that no blame could be assigned to Legg or the other personnel directly involved in the mission.

Andrew Legg left the armed forces in 1983, oppressed by feelings of guilt at having been unable to destroy the Argentine’s Exocet capability.

But to us his medal group presents a very different aspect. Not only does it tell the story of a seminal operation in the history of the S.A.S., of a pioneering and death defying feat of long range infiltration, and give us a first rate example of the mysterious proceedings of the British Special Forces; it also stands as testament to a man who’s outstanding qualities as an officer spared his men from the inevitable fate of being captured and killed that would have fallen to their lot had he allowed his instinct for circumspection to be overridden by a personal desire for glory. The truth is that there was never any real possibility of he and his seven men destroying the exocets. The military objective which Legg felt guilt at not attaining was not a real one. What was real was the absence of intelligence about their objective, as exemplified by his map.

They didn’t know the exact location of any of their targets, such as the missile stores or pilot’s mess, and as we now know the Argentines had taken the elementary precaution or relocating these assets anyway. Also real were the 3,000 well armed soldiers who would have opposed them had they somehow contrived to walk to Rio Grande with only a small supply of explosives to eat. A contemporary nickname for Mikado was ‘Operation Certain Death’.

Another officer might have failed to avoid that certainty, led his men into the trap that awaited them, left the nation lamenting a military catastrophe and eight families lamenting a personal one, and left the Argentines celebrating a propaganda coup of titanic proportions. But Captain Legg trod carefully, balancing the massive weight of his superiors’ expectations with the immediate and unfolding situation on the ground, and at no stage giving up, or relinquishing the desire to continue with his mission. Thus the only casualty was his promising career. On the occasion of the sale of his medals, it is fitting to observe that to an objective mind the outcome of his efforts was the only form of success that was ever a possibility.

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The interesting composite Peninsular and Waterloo group of three medals to Lieutenant George Frederick Paschal, 2nd Line Battalion King’s German Legion: Waterloo (LIEUT. G.F. PASCHAL, 2ND LINE BATT. K.G.L.), officially impressed but with engraved regimental number (possibly corrected), contact marks, very fine or better; Military General Service, glazed specimen, fitted with straight suspension and continental type vertical pin, 2 tailor’s copy clasps: Nive, Nivelle, the frame engraved ‘LIEUT FREDERICK PASCHAL, 2ND LINE BATT. K.G.L.’, extremely fine; Hanover: Medal for Volunteers in the King’s German Legion 1803-15, gilt bronze, unnamed as issued, good very fine or better; together with dress miniatures for the first and last; also offered with a collection of correspondence providing many interesting details of this man’s career. £1,500-2,500 Entitlement to the two British Medals is confirmed on the roll, and though the third cannot be confirmed it might be assumed to be correct. It would appear that at one time the recipient or his family held the three original medals and a duplicate set comprised of privately named specimens, which have at some point been incorrectly combined. An internet search will reveal a similar group in private hands, also attributed to this man, in which the Waterloo and the Hanoverian medals are glazed, leading to the supposition that not only the Waterloo, but also the Hanoverian medal in this group is the original.

Later Lieut-Colonel 70th Foot. Also served command of auxiliary police for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and during the unrest that followed the passing of the Common Lodging Houses Act of 1851.

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Four medals to William Tozer, Gunner’s Mate, Royal Navy: Crimea, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (H.M.S. DIAMOND W. Tozer), privately engraved - the name in cursive script and the ship in capitals with small serifs, very fine; Second China War, 2 clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860 (H.M.S. BANTERER W.J.TOZER), privately engraved in capitals in the manner of the last, good very fine; Turkish Crimea, British issue, fitted with a straight suspension bar (H.M.S. DIAMOND. W.J. TOZER) privately engraved in the manner of the last, good very fine or better; Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct, Victoria, wide suspender (W.J.TOZER. GUNRS MATE H.M.S. ROYAL ADELAIDE 20 Yrs), engraved, good very fine or better; later mounted. Offered with a quantity of research including copy service records and medal rolls. £1,400-1,600

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Two medal to Captain Henry Francis, 64th Foot: India General Service 1849-95, clasp: Persia (CAPT. H. FRANCIS, 64TH FOOT), impressed in serif capitals, contact marks, otherwise good very fine; Indian Mutiny, clasp: Relief of Lucknow (CAPTN. HY. FRANCIS, 64TH REGT)*, light contact marks, good very fine; each with original ribbon and buckle brooch; together with corresponding dress miniatures. £800-1,200

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A Second China War Medal, clasp: Canton 1857, unnamed as issued. Suspension claw has lost its grip on the planchet, otherwise about extremely fine. £130-170

* BBM notes 183 clasps to the regiment.

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Three medals to Lance Corporal F.W. Rooke, 1st (Royal) Dragoons: Queen’s South Africa, 1st reverse, 5 clasps: Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Cape Colony (3866, Corpl. F. ROOKE. 1/Rl Drgns.), engraved, edge bruising and possible correction to regimental number, otherwise very fine and with clear ghost dates; King’s South Africa, 2 date clasps (3866 CORPL: F. ROOKE. RL. DRAGOONS), very fine; Army Long Service and Good Conduct, Edward VII (3866 L. CORPL: F.W. ROOKE. 1ST DRAGOONS), near very fine; mounted for wearing; together with a gilt and enamelled Royal Dragoons Comrades badge, and other items. Nb. clasp for Cape Colony could not be confirmed. £250-350

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A Tibet Medal 190304 to Sub-Conductor T.W. James, Supply and Transport Corps, no clasp (Sub Condr T.W. James S. & T. Corps). Good very fine or better. £300-400

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A Great war trio to John George Parker Wilson, County of London Yeomanry, Devon Regiment (attached) and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: 1914-15 Star (2408 PTE. J. WILSON, 2ND. CO. OF. LOND. Y.), British War and Victory Medals (LIEUT. J. G. P. WILSON.). £80-120 Entered theatre of war (Egypt) 02/01/15, commissioned 17/01/16.

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A Great War pair to 5595. 1 A.M. J.W.A. DELANEY, R.F.C.; a 1914-15 Star to 4385 PTE. P. LEWIS, R. DUR. FUS.; three Victory Medals (5348 PTE. M. LEWIS. R. D. FUS.; 80551 DVR. T. LEWIS. R.A.; L-2330 PTE. J KINSELLA 5-LRS); a Coronation Medal 1911, with dress miniature;a National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, silver, with 20 Year clasp, (4518 CHARLES H. C. WATERS); and a small assortment of commemorative medals, masonic badges, and similar items. [qty] £100-200

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A Great War trio to Able Seaman Charles H. Boyce, R.N.: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (J. 5691. C.H. BOYCE. A.B. R.N.), mounted for wearing, about very fine; together with two post-war football prize fobs to the same man; and a portrait photograph and the football team of H.M.S. Emperor of India, Mediterranean Fleet, 1921-22, showing this man and his team mates in shirts emblazoned with fylfots. £200-300

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A Memorial Plaque, commemorating John Chatfield Russell*, in card case but lacking envelope; together with a British issue Lusitania Medal, boxed with explanatory note. [2] £100-150 A soldier of this name is recorded as having been killed in action 22/10/1917, while serving with the 14th (Service) Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, in France and Flanders. not to scale 1019.

Eight Memorial Plaques: Austin Henry Floyd, 83135, Private, 49th Bn Machine Gun Corps, died 28/04/18; Frederick Westbrook (four possible recipients); Gordon Jandron Le Seelleur, Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R., Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division, died 11/08/17; Alfred James Matthews (four possible recipients); Charles Orchard (two possible recipients); David George Phillips, 4666, Private, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died 16/05/15; John Stanbury (two possible recipients); Frederick George Stanbury, 860893, Rifleman, 33rd Bn London Regiment; grades vary, very fine or better, the first mounted in an oak stand. [8] £250-350 nb. All casualty information obtained from the Commonwealth War Graves online database.

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A collection of twenty-nine British War Medals 1914-20, various units and recipients, full details available separately upon request. [29] £300-400 1021 not to scale

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A General Service Medal 1918-62 to Private D. Beech, Parachute Regiment, Elizabeth II, clasp: Cyprus (23237501 PTE. D. BEECH. PARA.). Very fine £70-100 1023.

A collection of Second World War campaign medals, comprising: 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Air Crew Europe Star, 8th Army bar, Pacific Star, Burma Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal (2), British War Medal 1939-45. Very fine or a little better.

[11] £200-250

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1024.

By Order of the Recipient: The Indonesia operations group of three medals to Sergeant M.D. Watkins, South Wales Borderers and Scots Guards, who formed part of the regular army contingent which supported S.A.S. operations across the Indonesian border during the Borneo Confrontation of 1963-66: General Service 1962-2007, with Mention in Despatches Emblem, three clasps: Borneo, South Arabia, Northern Ireland (23980302 PTE. M.D. WATKINS. SWB.); United Nations Forces in Cyprus, unnamed as issued; Regular Army Long Service and Good Conduct, Elizabeth II (23980302 SGT. M.D. WATKINS.); mounted for wearing and accompanied by dress miniatures for the first two, and a small quantity of photographs. Good very fine or better. £800-1,200 The recipient joined the Welsh Brigade in Brecon in 1963, and following training he was posted to the South Wales Borderers, joining the regiment in Hong Kong, where he spent six months, before being selected for a six week jungle training course at Kota Tinggi in Johor. Before he could return to Hong Kong his regiment was required to provide men to join the military presence in Borneo, where the British were fighting to contain armed incursions from across the Indonesian border. Private Watkins and his companions were the obvious choice for this role, and H.M.S. Albion took them to a point from which they flew in helicopters to join men of the Scots Guards at a jungle camp 5,000 yards from the border. Forbidden to cross the border they spent two weeks defending it, until the arrival of elements of the S.A.S. who’s brief was to take the fight into Indonesia. From this point Pte Watkins began crossing the border as part of fire teams giving support to the special forces, and on occasion, extracting them from difficult situations. He recalls one incident in which his patrol found two troopers who had been captured, had their hands cut off, been covered in tar and left to die in the jungle. In constant danger and coming under fire both in camp and while on patrol, they had to move in total silence during the day, often living off the land owing to the impossibility of carrying sufficient rations for extended operations. Following a brief return to the UK, the recipient next served in Aden, patrolling the border, searching houses for arms in Radfan, and, once again, providing support for the S.A.S., at times extracting men who had infiltrated enemy forces posing as Arabs. He recollects coming under more fire here than he had even in Borneo. Peacekeeping duties in Turkey and Cyprus and a spell in South Africa were followed by an advanced firearms training course in Warminster, from where he was posted to the Devon and Dorset regiment in Osnabruck, his regiment by then having been amalgamated to form the Royal Regiment of Wales. He passed a gruelling course in resisting interrogation, before being posted to Belfast, where he performed in an undercover role at the Old Bakery in Snugville Street. Following the capture of a senior I.R.A. man in the Falls Area his identity became known and beside a subsequent spell in Armagh, his time in Northern Ireland was at an end. He saw further service in Malta, where the riots following independence called for police work. His final role included giving instruction at various weapons training facilities, and the demanding job of testing security at government building in the UK. Posing as a hostile he would allow himself to be captured and interrogated to judge the capabilities of the security personnel.

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An Imperial Yeomanry Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant W. Felton, Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry (I R Q. M. SJT: W. FELTON. SHROPS: I.Y.), nearly extremely fine; a corresponding dress miniature, extremely fine; and a Royal Military Tournament silver prize medal for 1886, for the Winner, Sword Vs Sword, Mounted, N.C.O.s and Men, Auxilliaries (SERGT. W. FELTON. SHROPSHIRE YEOMANRY), cased and extremely fine. [3] £350-450 1026.

A Territorial Decoration, EVIIR, in Garrard case, hallmark for 1910. About extremely fine. £150-200 1025

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Department of Science and Arts, Queen’s Medal 1856, gold, 55mm, Local Prize, edge impressed ‘THOMAS P. WAITE. CHELTENHAM. STAGE. 10A. 1857.’, in original case with impressed and gilt title. Some scratches to bust and obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine. £800-1,200

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Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee 1977, commemorative medal, The Queen enthroned with sceptre, rev. Tudor Rose, ‘ VIVAT REGINA 1952 1977’, AV, 57 mm (E 2135), in Royal Mint case, about as struck. £1,000-1,500

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Products of New South Wales exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, an Australian silver medal, obverse with the seated figure of France giving an audience to Britain and Australia with a Kangaroo to the right; reverse with a broad border of agricultural scenes and a central legend, designed by L.C. Wyon, 72mm. Some light scratching, nearly extremely fine, rare. £300-400 1030.

Royal Naval Exhibition 1891: a commemorative pendant badge: circular frame enclosing a piece of oak, openwork foul anchor and ‘ROYAL NAVAL EXHIBITION 1891’, reverse inscribed ‘TIMBER FROM THE “VICTORY” 1805’ and stamped ‘18ct’, edge inscribed ‘REAR ADMIRAL J.E.M. WILSON’; together with a Russian medal: Cathedral of the Don Cossacks’ Army in Novocherkassk, conjoined busts of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, rev. a Russian Orthodox Cathedral, silver, 77 mm, cased, almost as struck; and a memorial medal, Souvenir of Alexander Kirkwood Senior, inscribed to W.H. Wills Esq., bronze, 68 mm, edge bruising, very fine. [3] £200-300 1031.

Commemorative medals, and similar items: a quantity including: Jubilee 1897 (4), silver, 26mm (E 1817b), grades vary from very fine to nearly extremely fine; Coronation 1902, silver, 31 mm (E 1871b), good fine; Bronze, 56mm, in original case (E 1871a), a little speckling, otherwise about as struck; Sinking of R.M.S. Lusitania, the British issue of the Goetz medal, with box and leaflet (E1941Ac); other commemorative and souvenir medals; and I.S.M.; a Royal Life Saving Society proficiency medal; a bronze openwork National Rifle Association medal; and other items. [qty]. £150-250

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A small quantity of commemorative and prize medals, including: Standish Prendergast Viscount Gort, (4th), bust in profile, rev. female figure and railway arch, bronze 111mm; various white metal strikings including the Battle of Jutland 1916, the Opening of Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Opening of Crystal Palace and three others; Coronation 1902, bronze 56mm (E 1871); Calcutta International Exhibition 1883-84, a silver prize medal, unissued; another in bronze; and other items. [qty] £100-150

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COINS & BANKNOTES

1033.

George VI, gold specimen set, 1937, four coins, five pounds to half sovereign, plain edged proofs (PS15), in red leather case of issue.

Very light surface abrasion, otherwise about as struck. [4] £4,000-6,000

1034. fine.

Columbia, cob coinage, gold 8 escudos, ND, 26.92g. Good £3,000-3,500

1035.

India: Moghul Empire, gold mohur, square, 12.21g, pierced at one corner, otherwise very fine; Princely States, gold mohur, round, 5.5g, good very fine. [2] £450-550

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A modern set of ten commemorative South African stamp dies, in 18 carat gold, presentation cased; together with two modern commemorative medals, George I and Victoria, the latter cased and with certificate identifying the metal as 18 carat gold; approximate total weight 197 grams. £3,000-4,000

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1037.

Victoria, maundy set, 1900, silver fourpence to penny, in original case (S 3943).

Extremely fine. £80-120

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A collection of British silver coins, including: Charles II, threepence, 1679 (S 3386), near fine; James II, fourpence, 1686 (S 3414), and twopence, 1687 (S 3416), both about very fine; William III, sixpence, 1697, small crowns, Exeter (S3544), fine; Victoria, crown, 1844, cinquefoil stops (S 3882), about very fine; crowns, 1887, 1889 (2), 1890 (2) (S 3921), fine to near very fine; double florin, 1887, Roman I (S 3923), good very fine; shillings (6), 1887, small head (S 3926), very fine; Edward VII, florin, 1902 (S 3981), very fine; and many others. [qty] £500-600

1039.

Victoria, a cased set of seven silver coins, 1887, crown to threepence (combination corresponds to S PS6 but in later fitted case and with some variation in toning). Small edge bruises to crown, otherwise all extremely fine or a little better. £250-350

1040.

Great Britain: a quantity of silver coins, including: Victoria, crown, 1847 (S 3882), near very fine; Edward VII, crown, 1902 (S 3978), about fine; Victoria, double florins (4), 1887-1890 (S 3923), very fine of nearly so; halfcrowns (7), florins (3), shillings (6), various dates, fine to fair; George II, sixpence, 1758, plain angles (S 3711), very fine; Victoria, sixpences (3), 1887 (S3928), good very fine or better; threepence (approx. 69), various dates from Victoria to George V; Victoria, twopence (2), 1838 (S 3914E), 1839 (S 3919), very fine of nearly so; and other items [qty] £500-600

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Ireland, Charles I, the Great Rebellion, siege money, sixpence, 1643, crown over CR, rev. value VI below D (S. 6549), fine; George II, Farthing, fair; with a gilt and brooched Dublin penny of Edward I, fine (3) £140-180 1042.

Elizabeth II, a collection of British silver proof coins, comprising: piedfort two pounds (2), 1989, Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights, cased set (PSS01); piedfort pounds (7), 1983-89, the range from 1984-87 in Royal Mint ensemble case and with original vacant cases, the others individually cased (S 4221-4335); pounds (2), 1983 and 1988 (S 4221 and 4334); piedfort twenty pence, 1982 (S 4230); piedfort ten pence, 1992 (S 4367); piedfort five pence, 1990 (S 4372), all as struck and officially cased; together with a silver one pound proof set ‘The Jersey Shipbuilding Series 1991-1994’ (7 coins); and various other proof coins and sets from British islands and dependencies. £550-650

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1043.

A collection of British coins, mainly copper and bronze, including: Victoria copper penny, 1854, 4 over 3 (S 3948), good very fine or better; copper halfpenny, 1858, 8 over 7 (S 3949), extremely fine or a little better; copper farthing, 1841 (S 3950), good very fine; various Victorian bronze issues, varying grades from fine to very fine; George V, pennies (2), 1918 and 1919, King’s Norton mint (S 4053), very fine or nearly so; and other base metal issues, various reigns, grades from fine to extremely fine. [qty] £150-200 part

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Great Britain: a quantity of copper and bronze coins, including: George III, two pence, 1797, 2nd issue (S 3776), fine; penny, 1797, 2nd issue (S 3777), very fine; half penny, 1799, 3rd issue, ship with five incuse gun ports (S 3778), very fine; Victoria, half farthing, 1856 (S 3951), very fine; seven late 19th/ early 20th Century Guernsey issues in high grades; and other items. [qty] £100-200

1045.

India, five coins: Vijayanagara, Krishnaraya Deva (1509-29), gold pagoda, 3.37g, very fine; Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan (1628-58), silver rupee, 11.37g, good fine; Bahadur Shah I (1707-12), silver rupee, 11.44g, very fine; Agra, silver rupee, 10.63g, near very fine; Johdpur, princely state, silver rupee, 11.36g, near very fine, identified in envelopes. [5] £250-350

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Coins of India, a small collection of 18th and 19th Century silver and copper, including: Mughal rupees; Bombay Presidency, rupee, Murshidabad mint; smaller silver denominations, and various copper issues. [qty] £100-150

1047.

Coins of India, a collection of silver and copper, including: Vijayanagara, Tanvacore, Mauryan Empire, Shivaganga and others; various denomination, identified in envelopes. Mainly about very fine. [qty] £180-220

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A collection of the coins of India and other nations, including: Mysore, Kingdom, Tipu Sultan (1782-99), copper paisa, half paisa (2) and quarter paisa, fine; Mysore, Princely State, various rulers and denominations; other Indian issues including a British East India Company silver rupee in the name of Mughal Emperor Alamgir II; South India, an 18th Century gold fanam, 0.386g, very fine; Hellenistic and middle eaterns issues; a small quantity of Chinese issues; restrike Austrian Thalers (2); and others, many identified in envelopes. £300-400

1049.

A quantity of the coins of various nations, including: Netherlands, Zeeland, silver ducat, 1760, good fine; Cyprus, 45 Piastres, 1878-1928 (KM#19), very fine; coins of British India, German East Africa, the South African Republic, the U.S.A., and many others, some proof and commemorative issues, grades vary. [qty] £300-400

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1050.

Ancient Rome: a collection of silver coins, comprising: denarii (23), including Mark Anthony (standards of Legion VII, rev. galley), Augustus, Tiberius, Trajan, Lucius Verus, Commodus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Maximinius, and other; and Antoninianii (7), including Gordian III, Volusian, Trajan Decius, and others; most identified in holders. Grades vary, mostly fine and better. [30] £400-600

1051.

Ancient Rome: a collection of bronze coins, including as, sestertii, dupondii and other coins, most identified in holders. Grades vary, mostly fine and better. [39] £300-400

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Coins of the ancient world, mainly Indo-Greek and the Kingdoms of Asia Minor, including: Kushan Empire, Kipanada, stater, 7.3g, very fine; Indo-Greek, Kabul, silver 3.35g; Indo-Bactrian, Azes I, silver, mounted king, 2.23g; Azes I, square bronze coin, mounted king, rev. bull, 11.45g; Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochus VII, tetradrachm, rev.

Athena standing, 16.3g; Sassanian Empire, Shapur II, drachm, his bust with globe above, rev. fire altar with bust of Ahura Mazda, 4.16g, very fine; Bactrian Kingdom, Menanda, drachm, rev. Athena, 2.37g; Danubian Celts, silver coin approximating a drachm of Alexander the Great, stylised head of Heracles, rev. seated Zeus, 3.45g; and others, mainly identified in envelopes, fine to very fine, some a little better. [qty]; together with: India, Mughal Empire, silver rupee, 11.3g. Near very fine. £300-400

1053.

Coins of the Ancient World, Greece and Rome; including Roman Republic, silver denarius, Pietas, rev. a Catanean Brother running carrying his father; Constantine I, bronze commemorative coin, head of Roma, rev. head of Roma incuse (brokage); Rome, Severus AAlexander, bronze sestertius, rev. Mars; Olbia, ‘dolphin money’ coins (3) and an arrow head coin; Thessaly Larissa, silver drachm, youth running while holding a bull, rev. a galloping horse; Achean League, silver half drachm, head of Zeus, rev. a large AX monogram; and others, most identified in envelopes. mainly fine, some better. [qty] £150-250

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Ancient Rome: a small collection of coins, including denarii, antoninianii, and others; together with a variety of Chinese coins, and others. [qty] £150-250

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George III, a silver club token, 1794, bust of the king after Miller with garter robe worn off-shoulder, rev. Royal Arms, edge ‘MAY HH EVER REIGN IN THE HEARTS OF HIS PEOPLE’, 32mm die cracks, nearly extremely fine; Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897 commemorative medal, 26mm (E 1817b), extremely fine in Royal Mint envelope; a small collection of coins, grades vary but mainly worn; and a maundy purse. £60-80

1056.

A collection of British coins, debased silver and base metal, including: James II, ‘gunmoney’ shilling, large, Jan (S 6581), fair; Victoria, halfpennys (2), 1851 and 1859 (S 3949), good very fine; farthing, 1847 (S 3950), good very fine; penny, 1893 (S 3954), good very fine; George V, crowns (2), 1935, very fine; George VI, crowns (2), 1837, good fine and good very fine; George VI, nine various coins, halfcrown to sixpence, in very high grades; and others. [qty] £150-250

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A small collection of silver coins, including: Anne, halfcrown, 1707, roses and plumes, edge SEXTO (S 3582), very fine or nearly so; Victoria, threepence (2), 1891 and 1893 (S3931), very fine and good fine; and others, mainly British, 19th and 20th Centuries, approximately 10 ozt, a few very fine but most from poor to fair. £150-200

1058.

A small collection of British coins, including: silver: George III, threepence, 1762 (S 3753), near very fine; Victorian, crown, 1889 (S 3921), good fine; Crowns (2), 1893 (S 3937), very fine and good very fine; halfcrown, 1893 (S 3938), good very fine or better; others, various issue, mainly worn; copper: various issues including George III, twopence (2), 1797; and other items. [qty] £200-250

1059.

Silver coins: George II, shilling, 1758, plain angles (S 3704), pierced, fair; George III, crown, 1919 (S 3787), fine; George IV, crown, 1821, edge SECUNDO (S 3805), good very fine; Victoria, crown, 1845, young head, cinquefoil stops (S 3882), near very fine; double florin, 1887, jubilee head (S 3923), good very fine; crown, 1898, veiled head (S 3937), good fine; Edward VII, crown, 1902 (S 3978), very fine; together with: George V, crown, 1935, jubilee issue (S 4048), near extremely fine; and Elizabeth II, proof set, 1990, eight coins, pound to penny (S PS45), in Royal Mint case. £350-450

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1060.

A collection of the coins of various nations, including: George II, halfpenny, 1733 (S 3717), good fine; George III, twopence (2), 1797 2nd issue, soho mint (S 3776), one very fine, the other fine; other Georgian copper; Victorian and later silver coins, mainly worn; assorted 20th Century American issues; and others. [qty] £150-250

1061.

A large international collection of coins, including many British late pre-decimal issues in good grades, as well as various foreign issues. [qty] £200-300

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A quantity of the coins and medals of various nations, including: a British silver crown, 1887, good very fine; other British silver including crowns, halfcrowns, threepence, and the centre clipped from a shilling of James I; four Tibetan Tangka; an Argentinian agricultural prize medal, edge ‘ARGENT’; and other items. [qty] £100-150

1063.

Five 19th Century British silver tokens, all 1811: Portsmouth, I Dudleys, shilling, star and crescent, rev. value within a wreath, very fine; Flintshire, sixpence bank token, nearly extremely fine; Bristol, Sheppard, shilling, arms, rev. value within a wreath, good very fine or better; Birmingham, shilling, workhouse, very fine; Chichester, T. Dally, sixpence, fine. [5] £180-220

1064.

Four British 18th Century copper tokens: Warwickshire Yeomanry, Thomas Welch 2nd Troop, promissory penny, 1799, yeoman at the gallop with raised sword, exurge ‘ENROLLED JUNE 23 1794’, edge ‘ARMED TO PROTECT etc.’, two scratches to reverse left of date, otherwise good very fine or better and attractively toned, scarce; London, Corresponding Society, halfpenny 1795, fable of the bundle of sticks, rev. dove, about very fine; Middlesex, halfpenny, kneeling slave ‘AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER’, rev. ‘MAY SLAVERY AND OPPRESSION etc.’, edge ‘DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH’, very fine; Ireland , penny, 1797, ‘PROVISIONS (ONLY) AT 168 JAMES’S-GATE etc.’, rev. ‘TO PREVENT THE ABUSE OF CHARITY etc.’, very fine. [4] £250-350

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A small quantity of British token coinage, including a Cronebane halfpenny, 1789, Bishop countermarked ‘A A’, fair or better; Yarmouth halfpenny, 1799, countermarked with rose; near very fine; halfpenny, kneeling slave, rev. clasped hands, fine; a masonic token, ‘SON OF MAN MARK WELL’, good very fine; and other items. [qty] £40-60 1066.

A group of British 18th and 19th Century copper tokens, comprising: Inverness, halfpenny, 1797, ‘’CONCORDIA ET FIDELITAS’, cornucopia, rev. thistles, edge MACKINTOSH INGLIS & WILSON’S, good very fine or better with lustre; Bilston, S. Fereday, penny, 1811, Priestfield Furnaces, good very fine or better with some lustre; Walsall, Joseph Parker, penny, 1811, druid, very fine or better; Irish Mines, Cronebane halfpenny, 1789, good very fine; London, Francis Shackleton, halfpenny 1794, Royal arms, rev. candle mould, edge ‘SUFFOLK STREET HAY MARKET’, very fine or better; Portsmouth, promissory halfpenny, 1796, St George and Dragon, rev. ship with salmon below, edge ‘PAYABLE AT S, SALMON etc’, good very fine; another similar, edge ‘S SALMON etc’, near very fine; Bath, Botanic Gardens, halfpenny 1794, garden entrance, rev. tree and ruined wall, edge plain, very fine or better with some lustre; Portsea, halfpenny 1794, good very fine; halfpenny, 1794, PRO BONO PUBLICO, ship, rev. shield with hedgehog ‘INDUSTRY HAS ITS SURE REWARDS’, very fine; T. Hardy, TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON, halfpenny, 1794, rev. ACQUITTED BY HIS JURY’, slightly mis-struck, good fine. [11] £200-300

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A small collection of coins and tokens, comprising: coins: Charles II, copper farthing, 1679 (S 3394), good fine or a little better; Ireland, James II, small size Halfcrown, May 1690, ‘gunmoney’ issue (S 6580B), fair; Tokens: Peterborough, octagonal halfpenny, 1670, near fair; Anglesey, penny, 1787, Druid’s head, rev. PMCo cypher; halfpenny, Dr Samuel Johnson, fine; Manchester, Fieldings, halfpenny, 1793, rev. E.I.C. bale mark; halfpenny 1793, ‘Peace and Plenty’; Nottingham, Fellows, penny, 1813; and five others, Very fine or nearly so unless otherwise stated. [13] £140-160 1068.

A collection of British 18th Century copper halfpenny tokens, including: Chichester, 1794, Queen Elizabeth; Norwich, Dinmore, Bottle, rev. Hope with anchor; and many others. Grades vary from fine to very fine or better. [37] £150-250

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1069.

A small collection of British 17th Century tokens and other numismia, including: Bristol Farthing, 1660, CB, near very fine; Portsmouth, halfpenny, 1667, William English, paschal lamb, very fine; three other Portsmouth halfpennies; and a quantity of 19th Century tokens, official coinage, jetons and other items. [qty] £100-150 1070.

A collection of British token coinage, including: Portsmouth, John Patten, farthing, 1667, goof fine; Henry Jenner, farthing, 1656, fine; Lancaster, halfpenny, 1794, John of Gaunt, rev.

Arms, edge ‘LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL’, very fine; Emsworth, halfpenny, Lord Howe, rev. King and Constitution, good very fine or better; MIddlesex, halfpenny, Foundling Fields, lamb, nearly extremely fine; Map of France, halfpenny, edge milled, very fine; and approximately 50 others, fine to very fine. [qty]. £250-350

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British bank notes: 1934 issue, ten pounds (2), London, consecutive (KM 336), extremely fine or better; 1944-47 issue, five pounds, 1945, thick paper (KM 342), extremely fine; 1949 issue, five pounds (2), consecutive (KM 344), extremely fine or better; 1955 issue, five pounds (KM 345), extremely fine or better. [6] £800-1,200 1072.

British bank notes: 1940/41 issue, ten shillings, Peppiatt (4), three consecutive (KM 366); one pound, Peppiatt (5), consecutive (KM 367); 1948 issue, one pound, Peppiatt (10), consecutive (KM 369); 1957/61 issue, five pounds, O’Brien (2), lion (KM 371); 1960/64 issue, one pound, Page (10), consecutive (KM 374); ten shillings, Fforde (10), consecutive; ten pounds; fifty pounds, Somerset (2 consecutive), Gill (5 consecutive); all extremely fine if not better. [49] £450-550

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A quantity of British banknotes, comprising: 1914/15 Treasury issue, ten shillings, Bradbury (KM 348), near extremely fine; 1919 issue, ten shillings (2), Warren Fisher (KM 356), very fine; one pound (6), Warren Fisher (KM 357), good very fine; Elizabeth II, five pounds, extremely fine; five pounds, Somerset (11 in two consecutive groups) and Gill (12 consecutive), extremely fine; ten pounds (10), Gill, consecutive, about uncirculated; fifty pounds, Somerset, about uncirculated. [44] £400-500 1073 not to scale

1074.

A small collection of numismatic books, including: John and Paul Knapton (pub.), ‘The Metallick History of the Reigns of King William III and Queen Mary, Queen Anne, and King George I.’ London, 1747, rebound; John Pinkerton, ‘An Essay on Medals’, Volume II, London 1789; The Rev. Rogers Ruding, ‘Annals of the Coinage of Britain and its Dependencies’, Volume VI (containing the plates), London 1819; and four others. [7] £250-350 1074 not to scale

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A collection of numismatic catalogues, periodicals and reference books. [two boxes] £30-50

1076.

A collection of numismatic catalogues, periodicals and reference books. [two boxes] £30-50

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A collection of Glendining and Co coin catalogues, dating from the 1960s, ex Russell-Coates museum. [approx. 59] £50-60

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A fine matched pair of Japanese swords (daisho), mounted en suite in handachi koshirae: The long sword (daito): koto, blade 28 in., shinogo-zukuri, torii-zori, iori-mune, having bo-bie with soe-bi, irregular hamon, ubu nakago with kurijiri, signed Noshu Seku Ju Kanemoto.

The short sword (shoto): shinto, blade 18.5 in., structure conforming to that of the daito, irregular hamon and boshi, nakago signed Inoue Izumi (no) Kami Fujiwara Kunisada.

The mountings (daisho-soroimona): silvered copper habaki with nekogaki; lobed tsuba of shakudo finely perforated in a geometric sayagata pattern, gold lined ryo-hitsu; the fuchi, kabuto-gane, koiguchi, kurigata, kashiwaba and ishidzuki all of shakudo with a scrolling arrangement of chrysanthemums in raised kin-zogan to a nanako ground, saya lacquered with bands of crushed mother-of-pearl.

Offered with: two silk sword bags and a stand. ÂŁ3,500-4,500 The smiths: Noshu Seku Ju Kanemono, Mino province, Eisho era (1504-21), active 1514-21 (Hawley ref. KAN1572); Inoue Izumi (no) Kami Fujiwara Kunisada, Settsu province, probably either 1st generation (Oya Kunisada 1624-44) or his son (Shinkai Kunisada 1673-81).

Provenance: by descent from Major-General Arthur Godolphin Yeatman-Biggs, C.B. (1843-98), who recieved his first commission at only 17, and served in the 2nd Opium War, being present at the capture of the Taku-Forts in 1860. Here he fell ill, and according to the eulogy given by the Bishop of Southwark at his funeral many years later, he was taken by a senior officer to Japan to recuperate.

References: Willis Meeker Hawley, 'Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths'; Markus Sesko, 'Swordsmiths of Japan'

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1080.

A good early 19th Century eastern sword (shamshir), apparently of European manufacture, curved blade 27.5 in., etched, blued and gilt decoration involving a series of crescents within a panel to a striped ground, and foliate sprays; copper-gilt hilt with bud-terminal langets, ball end quillons, star and crescent in white metal to the ecousson, scrolling knucklebow and faceted pistol grip, partial scabbard with gilt copper edges. £300-500 1080.

A Persian sword (shamshir), curved blade of finely watered steel 29.5 in.; steel hilt with button terminal quillons, narrow langets and faceted pistol grip. £500-700 1081.

An interesting Indian sword, curved blade 29 in., brass hilt with faceted dome terminal quillons, the pommel in the shape of a monstrous head - possibly that of a tiger or crocodile. £200-400

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1082.

A good Indian sword (tulwar), unusually heavy flat-backed blade 32 in., with 9 in. false back edge, two narrow fullers to each side flanking a broader one, the forte engraved with a domed mosque and Arabic characters; hilt retaining some silver plating, pierced langets, knop quillons, angular grip swell and disc pommel. £300-500 1083.

An Indian Sword (tulwar), curving shamshir type blade 30 in., of good quality (possibly wootz) and with panels of silver koftgari at the base; hilt of Indo-Muslim form with short quillons and disc pommel, decorated all over with botanical motifs in silver koftgari. £150-250 1084.

An Indian sword (tulwar), curved blade 33 in., slight straightening of the back towards the point, engraved markings ‘S.L.K. 254’; hilt with narrow square ended langets, button terminal quillons, angular grip swell and large disc pommel, the whole decorated with foliage in silver koftgari. £150-250 1085.

An Indian sword (sosun pata), single edged blade 29 in., with slight forward curve, fullers accentuated by borders of punched dots, etched with a botanical motif to a cartouch; steel hilt with silver koftgari decoration, flaring quillons, disc pommel with dome terminal. £200-300 1086.

An Indian sword (khanda), straight tapering blade 32.5 in., with fretted re-enforcing rib to the back; steel Indo-Muslim hilt with ropetwist knucklebow £250-350

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A Indian sword (tulwar), curved blade 29 in., narrow back fullers and traces of incised decoration; Indo-Muslim hilt with rope twist knucklebow. £70-100 1088.

An interesting Indian sword (tulwar), slightly curved blade 32.5 in., reinforced by a central rib to either side extending from flat plates fitted adjacent to the hilt, the ribs having scalloped edges and all these elements being decorated with silver koftgari, Indo-Muslim hilt with relief decoration and retaining traces of silvering. £150-250 1089.

An Indian sword (tulwar), curved blade 29 in., Indo-Muslim hilt with flaring quillons, swollen grip, knuckle bow terminating in a zoomorphic form, concave disc pommel with domed centre, all decorated in silver koftgari. £100-200 1090.

Two Indian swords (tulwar): the first with shallow fullered blade 28.5 in, with small punched marks, iron hilt with silver koftgari decoration combining geometric and naturalistic elements; the second with flat blade 32 in., narrow fullers and punched decoration, iron hilt retaining much silver koftgari, large disc pommel with domed finial to a radiate base, knucklebow terminating in a monstrous head. [2] £150-250

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1091.

Two Indian swords (tulwar), the first with flat sided blade 28 in., iron hilt with gold koftgari decoration, short quillons, slender langets, swollen grip, disc pommel, knucklebow turning back at the pommel and with bud finial; the second with heavy blade 31 in., shallow central fuller, iron hilt of characteristic form with traces of gold koftgari decoration. [2] £200-300

1092.

Four Indian swords (tulwar), each of characteristic form with curved blade and Indo-Muslim hilt: the first retaining silver koftgari decoration to the hilt, comparatively slender quillons, angled swell to the grip, large disk pommel, knucklebow terminating in a bestial head, leather covered scabbard; the next with blade double edged towards the point and with a laquered pattern of chevrons simulating pattern welding; the third with silver plated hilt and straight firangi type blade; the last with attenuated quillons and a leather covered scabbard. [4] £250-350

1093.

Three Indian swords (tulwar), of characteristic form with heavy curved blades, Indo-Muslim hilts, two having knucklebows and the third retaining traces of engraved decoration and a silver wash.

[3] £150-250

1094.

Three Pashtun swords (pulwar), each with curved blade, iron hilt with drooping quillons having zoomorphic terminals, hemispherical pommels: the first with blade terminating in a yelman, unusual hinged front quillon, vertically reeded grip and pommel; the next with similar blade, hilt retaining much silver plating; the last with Arabic characters engraved on the blade in a tear drop shaped panel. [3] £400-600

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1095.

A Banochie tribal axes (lohar), Khyber area, pick shaped folding head accommodated in a brass frame with steel locking latch, the handle of choora type with bone grips and flaring ears, also folding to cover the back of the blade. £70-100

1095

1097

1096.

An Indian elephant goad (ancus), heavy all steel construction, haft 18 in. with faceted top spike, square section at the junction with the hook and here having decorative punched borders, stepped down to the round section grip, domed butt; slightly re-curving diamond-section hook with small inner spur terminating in a rudimentary beast’s head, tang passing through the haft and hammered over into a rectangle, probably pre-19th Century. £200-300

1096

1097.

A Banochie tribal axe (lohar), pick shaped blade at right angles to the haft, blade and steel haft decorated with brass and copper inlay, brass mounted wooden grip. £70-100 1098.

A Nepalese sacrificial sword (ram dao); heavy blade 15 in., flat backed and with an abrupt forward curve to the point, incised to each side with an elaborate back fuller extending close to the point, a further short fuller, and an eye with a serpentine brow, all highlighted with red pigment; straight iron framed two-handed grip with wooden scales, cup shaped pommel. £300-500 1099.

A Chinese double short sword (jian), the paired weapons with flat backs nesting together in a single scabbard, straight double-edged blades 9.5 in.; brass cross pieces with up-turned ends and embossed with masks of dragons or lions, relief decorated brass collar and pommels, reeded wooden grips; shagreen covered scabbard with brass mounts comprising pierced locket and chape, and two bands formed as stepped oval plaques. £150-250

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A Persian dagger (peshkabz), straight T-section blade 9.5 in., double edged for the last 2 in., of finely watered steel pattern welded in a series of chevrons; steel hilt with borders of gold koftgari decoration incorporating floral motifs, beads and chevrons; red velvet covered scabbard with gilt openwork locket formed of a series of arches, delicate iron chape with flowers in gold koftgari. £600-800

1100

λ 1101. A Persian dagger (kard), watered steel blade 8 in., the back moulded with a narrow central ridge, border of gold koftgari at the junction with the hilt; hilt frame with scrolling design in gold koftgari, ivory grips; gilt metal mounted fabric covered scabbard. £300-500

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1102. A good Burmese dagger (dha hmyaung), stout blade 7.25 in, single edged with a slight forward curve; plain hilt of polished ivory with white metal collar; silver mounted wooden scabbard, 19th Century. £60-80

1103.

A Middle Eastern dagger (jambiya), cuved blade 9.5 in. with fine medial ridge; hilt and scabbard clad en suite in nielloed and engraved white medal and set all over with yellow metal plaques engraved with mosques, camels and other decorative devices, probably 20th Century. £150-200

1104.

An Indian dagger (katar), triangular blade 9 in with medial ridge, hilt with side bars and twin transverse grips decorated in gold koftgari, steel scabbard similarly adorned and with pierced decoration and wooden liner £100-150

1105.

An Indian dagger (katar), broad triangular blade 8 inches with medial ridge, steel hilt with side bars bearing geometric decoration in low relief, transverse grip formed of two baluster shaped bars, 17th/18th Century. £100-150

1106.

A Southern Indian dagger (katar), triangular blade 11 inches with broad fullers and swollen point, steel hilt with allover chased and pierced decoration involving flower heads and leaves, shaped flanges fixed with rivets to the base of the blade, flaring side bars of curved section and with stepped terminals, reeded twin side bars with swollen hexagonal centres. £300-400

1107.

An Indian dagger (katar), triangular blade 8 in. with swollen point and medial ridge, steel hilt with transverse grip; another Indian dagger, curved double edged blade 6.5 in., with depressed panels either side of a medial ridge and light engraved decoration, bone hilt with trifid terminal, fabric covered scabbard; and an all-steel jambiya, blade 5.5 in., oval-section waisted hilt, steel scabbard, silver koftgari decoration to each part. [3] £150-200

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1108.

A Nepalese presentation knife (kothimora kukri), blade 9.25in, brass mounted horn grip; the scabbard largely covered by the richly decorated white metal mounts, locket incorporating a gilt image of a Gandharan Buddha and with small pendant escutcheon, shield-shaped badge depicting a horse hair plumed crown surmounted by an eagle and supported by crossed flagstaffs, crossed kukri emblem to the blue cloth ground, chape embossed with a peacock, horn hilted by-knives. £150-250

1111.

An Indo-Persian dagger (peshkabz), recurving T-section blade 13 in., with relief decoration and gilding to the forte; white metal hilt with rams head pommel and embossed with flower heads, late 19th or early 20th Century. £200-300

1109.

An Indonesian dagger (kris), flamboyant blade 13.5 in., carved wooden garuda type hilt, the wooden scabbard with a label: “This Dagger or Malayan Crese, was among the curiosities in the Armoury at Stowe House, and was purchased at the sale there in Augt. 1847 [sic]. Caution:- it is probably poisoned.” £250-350 The auction of objects from the collection at Stowe House actually took place over two months in 1848, and was conducted by Christie and Manson. The catalogue contains only one lot that might correspond with this kris: lot 264 on the 22nd day of the sale (the 13th September), which consisted of “A yataghan; two creses; a dagger; and an iron flute.” The lot was bought for £4/4s. by Mr Harrison of Buckingham, who was apparently not deterred by the thought of poison.

1112.

A Javanese short sword (pedang lurus), pattern welded blade 20.5 in., white metal covered hilt with swollen and stepped grip set asymmetrically to the cross piece, richly embossed with foliage inhabited by a dragon and a bird; wooden scabbard with similarly embossed white metal mounts comprising locket, band and chape. £250-350

1110.

An unusual and impressive North Indian or Afghan dagger, flamboyant blade 14.5 in., flat-sided but with a circular-section tip, the back partly ridged and partly incised with a geometric design, the edge with a distinct step or hook 3.5 in. from the point, engraved along its length with panels of scrolling foliage inhabited by wolves and deer; steel hilt with similar decoration, short horn grip scales. £250-350

1113.

A Moro kris, heavy flamboyant blade 20 in., white metal collar with engraved decoration, wooden hilt with swollen terminal and white metal top strap. £80-120

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1115

1116

1117

1114.

Four Asian knives, Sumatra (tumbok lada, or sewar), slender forward curving blade 9.5 in., horn hilt, wooden scabbard with carved projection to the horn top; another, smaller, wooden hilt; Ceylon (piha-kaetta), blade 8 in., scrolling brass collar, carved horn grip scales; Malaya (kris), flamboyant blade 9 in., wooden garuda type hilt; the last three lacking scabbards. [4] £150-250 1115.

Two kindjal, the first with double edged blade 12 in., eccentric fullers, wooden hilt fixed to the tang with domed steel rivets, leather covered scabbard; the second with plain blade 7 in., ornate white metal clad hilt and scabbard set with three semi-precious stone cabochons.

[2] £100-200 1116.

A small collection of African and Near Eastern knives and daggers, including a Moroccan jambiya, curved blade 10 in., hilt with fan shaped pommel, brass scabbard with incised decoration; a Sudanese arm dagger, with short triangular blade and waisted wooden hilt, hide scabbard with two arm loops (knife housed in later scabbard owing to shrinkage of original); another Sudanese knife with forward curving blade; a short double edged dagger with carved wood mountings; and three others. [7] £200-300 1117.

Two Khyber knives, the first with heavy 20 in. blade, steel hilt with wooden scales and brass frame, brass mounted leather covered wooden scabbard; the second similar with 19 in. blade; together with an Afghan dagger (choora), tapering T-section blade 9.75 in., steel and wood hilt with hooked terminal, hide covered scabbard. [3] £150-200

1118

1119

1120

1118.

Five Middle Eastern daggers (jambiya), the first being a Marsh Arab example, double edged blade 9.5 in. with pronounced curve, horn hilt of oval cross-section, narrow grip interrupted by a carved band, fan shaped terminal, hide covered scabbard; the next Kurdish, blade 10.5 in. with pronounced medial ridge, oval-section horn hilt with narrow grip, riveted with four metal domes, leather covered scabbard; the third also Kurdish, smaller but of similar form, blade 7 in., embossed brass covered scabbard; the fourth Yemeni, large blade 19.5 in., incised collar, waisted horn hilt set with white metal bosses, leather covered scabbard with two round iron buckles; the last of typical Arab type with broad blade 8 in., waisted horn grip set with copies of Turkish coins, polychrome fabric banded scabbard and belt. [5] £250-350 1119.

A jambiya, curved blade 7.5 in., two deep fullers and a 3 in. ‘false’ back edge, hilt with waised grip and square terminal, hilt and scabbard of wood, richly inlaid with white metal wire, mother-o’-pearl, and green stained horn; together with a copy of a British army Scottish dress dirk. [2] £200-300 1120.

A Chinese Kuomintang air force officer’s dress dagger, double edged blade 9.5 in., cast brass hilt, eagle with outspread in relief to the cross piece, back strap and pommel formed as an eagle with red glass eyes, simulated ivory grip; brass mounted steel scabbard; together with a miniature Chinese sword (jian), straight double edged blade 7 in., brass hilt of characteristic form with bone grips, brass mounted wooden scabbard; both souvenirs acquired by the vendor’s father, who served in the Burma theatre of WWII. [2] £200-300

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1121.

Six Nepalese knives (kukri): a large example with 16.5 in. blade, studded horn hilt, brown leather scabbard with moulded decoration; three military type examples with brass mounted horn hilts and black leather covered scabbards, one bearing a brass plate engraved ‘TIGER TOPS NEPAL’; and two further similar examples, with bone hilts; three (including the first) having by-knives. [6] £200-300

1122

1122.

Five North African daggers: a koummya, curved blade 9 in., brass mounted hilt with fan-shaped pommel, brass scabbard with two large rings; two other similar weapons; a curved dagger mounted in the manner of a nimcha, the wooden hilt with large hooked square terminal inlaid with brass wire and red stones, wooden scabbard decorated en suite to the hilt; and a similar dagger, curved blade with Arabic inscription, hilt with horn mounts curving toward one another, bone grip, brass covered scabbard. [5] £150-250

1123.

An Indian sword hilt, tulwar type, copper-gilt and chased all-over with flower heads and scrolling foliage, characteristic slender langets and short quillons, swollen grip, the pommel in the form of a tiger’s head biting the feet of the hare that forms the knuckle bow, Rajasthan, 17th Century. £100-150

1123

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1124.

A collection of Indian and Eastern weapons, comprising: a fighting axe (bulova), Chota Nagpur, broad blade forming a concave cutting edge, transverse ridge to the back of the socket, wooden haft 28 in.; a tulwar, curved blade 29 in., Indo-Muslim hilt with unusual bifurcated knucklebow; a Sri-Lankan sword (kastane), curved single edged blade 20 in., iron guard with two curved spurs framing the ricasso and a knucklebow tihe dragon terminal, horn hilt carved with bestial head terminal; and a Malaysian knife (golok), broad single edged blade 11 in., wooden hilt and scabbard with carved projections in the Sumatran manner, scabbard engraved ‘ALOR GAJAH’. [4] £150-250

1124

1125

1125.

A good kukri, heavy blade 15 in., horn hilt with white metal collar, leather covered scabbard with modest stitched decoration; together with an Indian all steel axe, head with crescent shaped edge set to a block with spikes to the opposite face and top, slender haft 19 in.; and a Moroccan dagger (koummya), fan shaped pommel, scabbard decorated in light relief. [3] £150-200

1126.

A group of four weapons, comprising: a Khyber knife, heavy T-section blade 20.5 in., partial hilt with horn grips, brass and fabric covered scabbard; two tulwar, with partial hilts, one with scabbard; and a dha, blade 185 in., brass and rattan bound hilt, no scabbard. [4] £150-350

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Two Sudanese swords (kaskara), the first with double edged blade 34 in., three narrow fullers at the forte, punched with crescent moon devices, diamond-section iron cross piece with short langets, grip bound in vegetable fibre; the second with flat double edged blade 24 in., with etched decoration involving Arabic script in panels, brass guard, hide bound hilt and in a hide scabbard. [2] £100-150

1128.

Three Sudanese swords (kaskara), the first with double edge blade 34 in., three narrow fullers and with opposed crescent moon device, iron cross piece with short langets (one deficient), wood and leather grip; the second with 36 in. blade having a short shallow fuller, engraved with a geometric device, iron cross piece, partial grip; the third similar, lacking a hilt. [3] £100-150

1129.

A Sudanese sword (kaskara), broad double edged blade 3 in., narrow fullers and stamped with two crescent moons to each side, iron cross guard, crocodile hide covered grip; together with an Omani sword, blade 3 in., with rounded point and three narrow fullers, tapering guardless hilt, hilt and scabbard with embossed white metal mounts. [2] £200-300

1130.

Two Omani swords: one with blade of traditional spatulate form 31 in., the other having a single edged fullered blade 32.5 in., both with tapering guard-less hilts terminating in oblong iron pommels, each with an associated scabbard (ill fitting - possibly owing to shrinkage, possible non original); together with an African or Asian sword with slim curved blade 24 in., pierced rectangular guard with upturned edge, wooden grip and pommel. [3] £100-200

1130 1129

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1131.

A good Tuareg all metal lance, leaf shaped point with pronounced medial ridge, steel shaft decorated with bands of brass arranged in discreet phases, brass thumb stop, flattened and flaring butt, length 191 cm (75 in.) £70-100

1132.

A collection of four Asian bone mounted weapons, comprising: a Japanese wakizashi, blade 19 in., hilt and scabbard carved with figures including warriors;. another wakizashi, blade 12.5 in., similarly mounted; a tanto, blade 6.25 in; and an Indo-Persian jambiya, flexible blade 12.5 in. and etched in imitation of watering, hilt and scabbard carved with beasts and turbaned figures. [4] £300-400

1132

1131

1133.

A near pair of Indian made steel walking canes, the handle of each unscrewing to reveal a slender dagger, hexagonal shafts, curved handles terminating in one case in a tiger’s head with gaping mouth, and in the other in a horse’s head, each profusely decorated with silver koftgari. [2] £150-250

1134.

A Sudanese sword (kaskara), broad double edged blade 33.5 in., engraved with a sun, a moon and a star; iron cross guard of diamond cross-section and with flaring langets; wooden grip; a Siamese sword (dha), slightly curved blade 24.5 in., white metal clad hilt with a faceted section adjacent to the blade and further stages with decorative wire binding, wooden scabbard with large white metal mounts having decorative openwork sections; and a Tuareg sword, double edged blade 32 in., rectangular cross guard with leather covering, large disk shaped pommel. [3] £150-250

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An Indian shield (dhal), all-steel, the outer surface with gold koftgari work in an arrangement of discrete lozenges and roundels, applied decoration of a knot design in steel and foliage in brass, domed bosses covering the fitting of four rings to the inside, velvet lining, diameter 36 cm (14 in.); together with another dhal, brass with enamel decoration, three bosses, fixed brass grip, diameter 30 cm (12 in.); and another, black lacquered body with four flat steel bosses, diameter 33 cm (13 in.). [3] ÂŁ200-300

1136.

An East African parrying shield, of moulded rhinoceros hide, with convex centre and turned out rim, button-shaped central boss, concentric bands of incised decoration, large U-shaped grip to the reverse, diameter 53 cm (21 in.); together with an Indian shield (dhal), brass with engraved foliate decoration picked out in black, four dome-shaped bosses, diameter 37 cm (14.5 in.). [2] ÂŁ200-300

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1137.

A good 18th Century Scottish basket hilted sword, having putative Jacobite provenance: single edged blade 34.25 in. and approximately 1.1 in. at the shoulder, off-set narrow fullers extending for about half its length; the iron basket formed of bars with scalloped edges, hearts and scrolls to either side, the front with a four narrow pierced panels alternating with serpentine bars in a vertical arrangement, further hearts towards the pommel, two further bars to each side uniting above the wrist with a flared and scrolling arm guard, two fore guards; conical pommel cut with four vertical grooves, the intervening spaces intersected by further angled grooves with ridges to the centres; original wire bound shagreen grip. £3,000-5,000 Accompanied by a letter subscribed K.F. Mackenzie (Colonel Kenneth Francis Mackenzie (c. 1800-1856), 64th Bengal Infantry: "Received from Uncle Hugh Mackenzie at Stirling Augst 1829 - a Highland Sword which belonged to Stewart of Ardashield [sic] …preserved and received from Miss Lilly Wilson of Murray's Hall Stirlingshire...who was a near relation of Stewart … and a staunch Jacobite to the last.

The sword is deposited at Kincraig Ross-shire".

The attribution in this letter appears to be to Charles Stewart, 5th Clan Chief of the Stewarts of Ardsheal, who led the Appin Stewarts during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, fighting at the battles of Prestonpans, Falkirk Muir, and Culloden. In apparent contradiction of this the 'Dewar Manuscripts' records Charles Stewart as having a personal sword, named 'The Turk' which he retained for at least the initial phase of his exile (post Culloden) in Flanders. The same document, however, also recounts the distribution of a great many of his valued possessions among humble adherants in the immediate aftermath of the Jacobite defeat, as being preferable to seeing them in the hands of the Hanoverians, which is consistent with the notion of 'Lilly Wilson'. It must also be remembered that this account is a transcript of oral history made a century after the events, and may not be totally dependable where small details are concerned. Certainly the sword appears to have been preserved in prominent Scottish families who believed that it had a connection to Stewart of Ardshiel, and it seems more than credible that, being of the correct type and period, it is a Jacobite sword, if not Charles Stewart’s own (principal or secondary) weapon.

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1138.

An 18th Century British basket hilted cavalry backsword, broad single edged blade 32 in., two narrow back fullers funning most of the length of the blade and struck with the conventional name ‘ANDREIA FARARA’; basket guard formed of flattened-oval bars, the front and each side incorporating a cross and arrow motif, the front quarters occupied by horizontal serpentine bars those on the inside relieved by a large oval aperture, two further vertical bars to the back on each side, flattened spherical pommel; the wooden grip with original wire bound covering retaining approximately 70% of the shagreen. £1,200-1,800

1139.

A mid-18th Century basket hilted broadsword, double edged blade 28.5 in., shallow fuller to the forte marked ‘ME FECIT’ and ‘SOLINGEN’ to either side, the ricasso formed of a separate flattened collar; iron Highland type basket of possible English manufacture, formed of flat bars and pierced panels and with fore guards, heavy ovoid pommel, original wire bound grip. £600-900

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1141

1142

1140.

The 1846 pattern Royal Naval Officer’s sword worn by Captain (later Rear Admiral) James Figgins R.N., levee weight, etched blade 31.25 in., retailed by Gieves; regulation gilt hilt with fouled anchor surmounted by Tudor crown, lion head pommel with mane extending along the back strap, hinged inner part engraved ‘J. Figgins. R.N.’, blue and gold sword knot; gilt brass mounted leather scabbard; in sword bag and offered together with his Captain’s sword belt, with gilt buckle. See also lot 1003. £200-300 1141.

A Royal Naval warrant officer’s sword, blade 31.5 in., etched decoration involving fouled anchor beneath Tudor crown; gilt brass hilt with fouled anchor to the cartouch and folding inner section, black shagreen grip, plain stepped pommel and back strap with vertical flute, blue and gold sword knot; gilt brass mounted leather scabbard, with a brown leather sword bag with initials ‘J.F.’ (James Figgins) to the cover; together with His Warrant Officer’s plain black sword belt with gilt buckle. See also lot 1003. £200-300 1142.

A Victorian Naval presentation sword, blade 31 in., etched with panels of foliate scrolls enclosing: a fouled anchor beneath Queen’s crown, the Royal Arms, a crest of a stag’s head, and the dedication ‘PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN R. CARTER AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT FROM THE SEAMEN OF H.M.S. EMERALD 1863’; gilt brass hilt of standard solid ‘gothic’ type but with each of the raised bars formed of acorns and oak leaves, lion head pommel with mane running the length of the back strap, wire bound fish skin grip; brass mounted leather scabbard, the fittings of regulation type but with additional acanthus detail embossed to the locket and chape. £300-400

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1144

1145

1146

1143.

A British 1803 pattern flank infantry officer’s sword, curved blade 32 in. and by Runkel of Solingen, blue and gilt decoration to the forte including winged mythical beasts, gilt brass hilt with openwork knucklebow incorporating crowned GR cypher, lion head pommel and faceted back strap, wire bound fish skin grip; gilt brass mounted leather scabbard, the locket, band and chape all pierced with decorative ovals, with two loose rings and a frog stud, locket engraved for the retailer ‘PROSSER / Charing Cross / LONDON’. £800-1,200 1144.

An 18th Century steel hilted sword, possibly for an officer, narrow ‘spadroon’ type blade 31.5 in., single edged with fuller extending almost to the point; openwork steel guard pierced with foliate scrolls and fan-like details, extending to form a tapering knuckle bow with wavy edges, fluted pommel, silver wire bound grip. £150-200 1145.

A scarce mid-18th Century infantry hanger of the Swiss Regiment de Hallwyll, curved single edged blade 27.75 in., with narrow back fuller, engraved in large capitals ‘REGT. SUISSE DE HALLWYL’; iron hilt, the boat shell guard with extension on the inside forming a thumb ring terminating in a loop through which passes the tang, side bar and knuckle bow united by a serpentine bar, globular pommel, grip bound with brained brass wire. £450-550 This mercenary regiment existed in French service, and was under the leadership of the Colonel-proprietor Franz Joseph von Hallwyl from 1752 until its disbanding in 1763.

1146.

A British officer’s sword, c. 1803, curved blade 28 in., with broad fuller, flat back and traces of gilding; gilt brass stirrup hilt with acorns and oak leaves in relief to the langets, bell husks to the back strap, original grip. £80-120

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1148

1149

1147.

A French model AN XI cuirassier’s sword, heavy bi-fullered blade 37.25 in., marked for Klingenthal 1813, modified spear point; regulation brass hilt marked for Versailles, wire bound leather covered grip; iron scabbard. £500-700 1148.

A good French Consulate or early Napoleonic era officer’s sword, slender curved blade 32 in., double edged for the last 9 in., two deep fullers to each side, the forte with blue and gilt decoration incorporating the manufacturing details ‘M:fture Nationale du Klingenthal’ and ‘Coulaux Freres’; steel hilt with navette shaped langets, angular knucklebow incorporating an openwork lyre device at the junction with the stepped flat pommel, diagonally reeded horn grips; steel scabbard; 1801-1806 £300-500 The Coulaux brothers attained the position of Entrepreneurs at the Klingenthal factory in 1801. In 1806, following the establishment of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Empire in 1804 the word ‘Nationale’ was replaced with ‘Imperial’ in state arsenal markings, and in 1810 the name of the Entrepreneurs was omitted; allowing us to date this sword to the period prior to Waterloo.

1149.

Cambridge University Rifle Volunteers: an officer’s 1854 pattern sword, fullered blade 32.25 in., etched decoration including the volunteer battalion title and a stringed bugle, the name ‘J.B. BROADMEAD’ to a banner, and with the percussion point marked to the back; steel ‘gothic’ hilt with crowned stringed bugle, sword knot; steel scabbard. £150-200

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1150.

Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers: an attributable officer’s 1854 pattern sword, blade 32.5 in, etched with crowned royal cypher and stringed bugle, named to ‘Rob Rowell 2nd Herts Rifle Volunteers 1861’ and with coat of arms and the motto ‘Vigilans et Audax’; steel ‘gothic’ hilt; steel scabbard. £150-200 1151.

A British 1821 pattern light cavalry officer’s sword, pipe backed blade 35.5 in., steel three-bar hilt with reeded bars.

£70-100

1152.

An unusual British army sword, curved blade 30.5in by Runkel of Solingen, with broad fuller and 9in. ‘false’ back edge, etched decoration including stars and a crescent; brass ‘gothic’ hilt with George IV cypher to the cartouche but with fixed inner curve (no hinge); with an associated steel scabbard of elaborate form, two openwork suspension bands each formed of two navettes flanking a diamond and a lower band formed as a scrolling cartouche overlaid with a navette shaped panel, all engraved with scales and stars, the heavy shoe bordered with leaves or husks, the body engraved with a border of darts and with a sunburst at the tip. £150-250 1153.

A British 1897 pattern sword, NCO’s type, GVR, plain blade 32.5 in., regulation hilt with leather covered grip, sword knot, leather covered scabbard. £80-120 1154.

A British 1895 pattern infantry officer’s sword, of piquet weight, narrow blade 32.5 in, decorative etching and retailer’s name of J.A & N.S. Regent Street London; regulation hilt with pierced scrollwork and VR cypher, lacking the turned down inner edge of the version introduced in 1897, chequered backstrap; steel scabbard. £130-150

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1156

1157

1158

1159

1155.

A 19th Century British Artillery Volunteer officer’s sword, blade 33 in., etched decoration incorporating the title ‘1ST CITY OF LONDON ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS’ with a flaming shell and a gun, monogram attributable to an officer named Hooper; steel three bar hilt with reeded bars; steel scabbard. £150-200 1156.

A 19th Century British constabulary pattern sidearm, curved blade 23.5 in., with broad fuller and double edged for the last 7.5 in.; brass hilt with knucklebow and scrolling back quillon; brass mounted leather scabbard. £150-200 1157.

A Ottoman Turkish naval officer’s sword, single edged blade with broad fuller and retaining traces of a (possibly French) maker’s name; cast hilt with crescent and star within a wreath to a turned down shell, scalloped knucklebow, lion head pommel, chequered horn grip. £130-150 1158.

An 18th Century German hunting sword, slightly curved blade 26 in., with narrow back fullers and engraved to each side with a running wolf mark; brass hilt with large scallop shell, drooping back quillon and slender knucklebow, staghorn grip. £250-350 1159.

A German hunting sword, straight blade 23.5 in., with broad fuller and spear point; steel hilt with small flat shell and a collar which engulfs the top of the scabbard, faceted knucklebow interrupted by a row of five beads, staghorn grip set with three oval plaques, leather scabbard with steel locket, single loose ring and fern-leaf frog stud, incorporating a pocket for a by-knife (vacant), lacking chape, probably 20th Century. £200-300

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1160

1161

1162

1163

1164

1160.

An 18th Century English small sword, substantial blade 29.5 in., of possible transitional form, the forte having three deep fullers each pierced with beaded slots; gilt copper hilt, the boat-shell guard with reeded edges and a scallop shell in relief to each end, the quillon block, quillons, knucklebow and fig-shaped pommel all with straight fluting; the swollen grip with spiral fluting, possibly for unmounted wear by an Army officer. £400-600 1161.

An early 18th Century English silver hilted small sword, hollow triangular-section blade 31 in., finely engraved at the forte with panels of scrolls; hilt with slightly eccentric twin shell guards, two finger rings rising from the quillon block, drop terminal rear quillon, slender knucklebow, fluted globular pommel, braided silver wire bound grip finished with Turk’s heads of finer wire at top and bottom, the whole decorated in high relief with classical busts within panels of scrolling foliage, the main parts having reeded edges, indistinct mark to the knuckle bow. £300-500 1162.

A mid-18th Century small sword, hollow triangular-section blade 32.5 in., silver plated hilt comprising an oval plate with beaded border, finger rings, small back quillon and slender knucklebow, small ovoid pommel and wire bound grip, leather scabbard with locket, collar and chape all having scalloped borders. £250-350 1163.

An 18th Century steel side ring hilted sword, blade 33 in., conforming subtly to the colichmarde form, with engraved decoration to the forte; cut steel hilt with small triangular plate interposed between quillon block and blade, the diamond-section knucklebow bifurcated at the junction with the quillon block and side ring and swollen at its centre, ovoid pommel, grip bound with braided copper wire alternating with a copper strip, side ring and pommel cut with diamond shaped facets, steel mounted vellum scabbard. £300-500 1164.

A mid-18th Century continental silver hilted small sword, blade 30.5 in., of flattened hexagonal section at the forte and with traces of engraved decoration including a well-realised running wolf within a panel to each side; cast hilt comprising boat-shell guard, finger rings and quillons, knuckle bow and globular pommel, all elaborately decorated with overlapping patterns of writhen fluting, waves and shells; later leather scabbard with engraved white metal fittings. £500-700

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1165.

Two British court swords, one with slender lenticularsection blade etched with foliage and the retailer’s name ‘Army and Navy Cooperative Society’, gilt brass hilt with Queen’s crown pommel and V.R. cypher applied to the shell; the other similar but retailed by L. E. Lamb, hilt with King’s crown and EVIIIR cypher applied in white metal; each with gilt brass mounted leather scabbard. [2] £200-300

1166.

A British 1854 pattern infantry officer’s sword, light model, blade named to ‘E. K. LOYD 28TH REGT’, regulation brass hilt, steel scabbard; an 1845 pattern sword, retailed by Ponder, Duke Street, London, regulation hilt, steel scabbard; and a Prussian officer’s sword or degen, straight bi-fullered blade 33in., guard incorporating the Prussian eagle, later improvised leather scabbard. [3] £200-300

1167.

Three swords: an 18th Century small sword, blade 29 in. and of ‘colichmarde’ type, brass hilt with twin shell guard, ovoid pommel and with a stamped mark to the slender knucklebow; a Victorian court sword with etched blade 31 in., retailed by Pulford & Co., gilt brass hilt with VR cypher to the shell and crown pommel, brass mounted leather scabbard; and a steel hilted court sword,hollow triangular-section blade 31.5 in., with etched decoration and retailed by Hill Brothers, hilt with shell, spirally fluted grip, urn pommel and knucklebow, all set with small faceted studs, steel mounted scabbard with frog stud. [3] £300-400

1168.

A British 1845 pattern naval cutlass, heavy single edged blade 28.75 in., plain steel guard, ribbed iron grip; together with a British 1796 pattern infantry officer’s sword, ‘spadroon’ type blade 32 in., brass hilt retaining traces of gilt. [2] £100-200

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1169.

A 19th Century British Royal Corps of Waggoners sidearm, flat single edged blade 22 in., stamped with a Solingen maker’s mark and a crowned ‘16’ inspection mark; brass hilt of ‘gladius’ type with ribbed grip. £150-200

1170.

A 19th Century French artillery other ranks sidearm, ‘gladius’ type, double edged blade 19 in., marked ‘JEAN’; brass hilt with roundels to the cross guard and ribbed grip. £120-160

1171.

An interesting 19th Century ‘gladius’ type sidearm, of slightly diminutive proportions and so possibly for a cadet, double edged blade 17 in., brass hilt of characteristic form with roundels to the cross piece and a ribbed grip, brass mounted leather scabbard. £100-150

1173

1172. An 18th Century continental hunting sword, double edged blade 19.5 in., struck twice with the mark of a turbaned head, silver mounted hilt, the quillons terminating in flattened drop points each face of which set with a female bust, plan collar, stag horn grip, large pommel with two further female busts to the top; together with another hunting sword with slender diamond-section blade, partial cross guard, ebonised grip; and a Georgian dirk of naval form, double edged blade 15 in., diamond-section quillons with rounded points, faceted ivory grip. [3] £150-250

1173.

A German duelling or ‘academic fencing’ sword (Schläger), slender blade 33.5 in., iron hilt with basket guard formed of a convex oval plate and a series of five bars, the rearmost on each side looping forward to unite the adjacent pair with the pommel; contoured wooden grip with thumb rest.

Associated with a type of fencing peculiar to Germany and Eastern Europe, in which the antagonists must stand at a set distance, and strike at one another’s faces; the aim being as much to endure as to defend oneself. £100-150 1172

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1174.

A Great War era push dagger

by Robbins of Dudley, 3.5 in. flattened hexagonal-section blade, aluminium hilt with two finger stalls and a palm piece stamped ‘ROBBINS DUDLEY’, brown leather scabbard with brass stud securing the retaining strap. £400-600

1175.

A British Lancaster pattern sword bayonet, pipe backed blade, brass hilt with later unit markings ‘5.D.V. / M.S.C.’, regulation scabbard; a French model 1896 bayonet, in scabbard; and two British socket bayonets. [4] £150-200

1174

1175 part

1176

1176.

A small collection of Southern European knives, including: a Corsican dagger, slender blade 6.5 in. and etched with ‘Vendetta Corsa’ and ‘Che la mia ferita sia mortale’ (may the wound be fatal), faceted hilt set with mother-o’-pearl panels, white metal mounted scabbard; another, the diamondsection blade 5.25 in. and etched with scrolls and a harp, steel crosspiece with ball terminals, mother-o’-pearl grip scales, scabbard; a miniature dagger and brass scabbard; a slender dagger or stiletto, lacking scabbard; three folding knives; another dagger; and a vacant scabbard. [9] £200-300 1177.

A bowie knife of impressive proportions, heavy clip backed blade 19 in., brass hilt with Scurve oval guard, stag horn grip, possibly and advertising item for a cutler. £200-300

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1178.

A highland dress dirk, blade 11.25 in. with narrow fuller and scalloped back; white metal mounted hilt carved in a basket weave pattern, the mounts with thistles in relief, the pommel set with a simulated cairngorm; white metal mounted scabbard with pockets for the by-knife and fork - each mounted en suite to the dirk and retained by a fine chain with a swivel clip, 20th Century. £700-900 1177

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1179.

A miniature hunting sword, double edged blade 12 in., cast brass hilt with horn grip, shell embossed with stags, dog head quillons, boar head pommel, brass mounted leather scabbard with boar head frog stud, 19th Century in the 17th/18th Century style; together with a replica of a plug bayonet, blade 7.75 in., steel hilt with barley-twist wooden grip, plain scabbard. [2] £150-200

1180.

A bowie knife by George Wostenholm & Son, heavy clip point blade 9.75 in. with I*XL trademark, nickel guard and staghorn grips, in original leather scabbard and with additional later scabbard; together with a U.S. 5 inch jet pilot’s knife, saw backed clip point blade 5 in., leather grip, hexagonal pommel, leather scabbard. [2] £80-120

part 1181.

A British 1903 pattern bayonet, in 1888 type scabbard, pommel marked ‘2 MX 322’ (perhaps 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment); together with a 3rd model Fairbairn-Sykes type fighting knife, copper plated allow hilt, re-blued blade, cross piece marked for Ibberson, leather scabbard with brass chape, possibly a composite. [2] £80-120

1182.

A Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, 2nd pattern, with lower part of original scabbard. £100-200

1183.

A Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, 3rd pattern, blade etched with Wilkinsons brand, ‘The F-S Fighting Knife’, and with a personal name ‘S/Ldr. Clive Castle’ to a banner, in scabbard; together with the major parts of a spring baton. [2] £150-250

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1184.

Three French yataghan type sword bayonets: a model 1842, a model 1866 with blade marked 'REEVES BIRMM', and another model 1866, each in steel scabbard. [3] £200-250

1186.

A collection of three 19th Century sword sticks, comprising: a heavy wooden cane with horn top, a straight pull revealing a 29 in. pipe backed blade; a bamboo cane concealing a fine 26.5 in. blued and gilt blade of spadroon type; and a slender bamboo cane with correspondingly slim blade. [3] £200-300

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1185.

A group of edged weapons, comprising: a sgian-dubh, by Nowill & Son Sheffield, white metal mounted hilt and scabbard, amber glass pommel; a 19th Century British yataghan sword bayonet, in steel mounted leather scabbard; a British 1907 pattern bayonet by Sanders, in scabbard; a Czekoslovakian VZ-24 bayonet, in scabbard and with leather frog; a French model 1874 bayonet; and a socket bayonet. [6] £100-150

1187.

A collection of miscellaneous edged weapons and associated items, including: a U.S. type band sword, two British 1888 pattern bayonet scabbards, other scabbards, vintage fencing foils, a decorative faux-mediaeval broadsword, and other items. [qty] £150-250

1188.

Five European swords: a William IV 1822 pattern Infantry officer’s sword, with pipe backed blade and gilt ‘gothic’ hilt; a Victorian officer’s blade of 1845 type, lacking hilt; a Continental officer’s sword with 35 in. curved and fullered blade, brass stirrup hilt with lion head pommel; a Siamese uniform sword in the European style, slender etched blade with Bangkok retailer’s name, lacking hilt, steel scabbard; and a faux-mediaeval sword, blade 23 in., elaborate drooping quillons and pommel. [5] £200-300

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1189.

A ‘lobster-tail’ helmet, skull formed in one piece with six ridges radiating from the top, tail formed of four plates joined by articulating rivets and leather straps, the lower plate with rolled edge; peak with rolled edge, and struck with marks: ‘M’ and ‘I’; sliding nasal bar with spade shaped terminal struck with ‘M’, fixed by a turn-screw with flattened head; cheek pieces with central perforations and fixed to leather suspension straps by domed rivets; the top with a small loop fixed through a large washer. 17th Century Hungarian type. £700-900

1189

1190.

A 17th Century English ‘lobstertail’ helmet, iron skull with medial ridge, one-piece neck guard with ridges imitating lames, articulated visor with three bar face guard, lacking cheek guards, all parts with turned over edges. £150-250

1190

1191.

Two helmets (cabasset), in the 17th Century Italian style, high skulls with diminutive ‘stalks’, the bases set with rivets and rosette washers, the narrow brims struck with indistinct armourer’s marks, probably 19th Century. £200-300

1191

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1192.

A Belgian 14 bore flintlock service carbine, barrel 28 in. with Liege proof marks, retained by two brass bands; iron lock with brass pan and ring-necked cock; stocked to within 6.5 in. of the barrel, brass furniture, later steel ramrod. £400-600

1193.

A British .577 1860 Pattern short rifle, 33 in. barrel, five-groove rifling, ladder back sight, bayonet bar fitted to the barrel, steel furniture, steel jag head ramrod. £300-500

1194.

An Austrian 14.5 X 33Rmm Wanzl conversion breech loading service rifle, barrel 34 in., full stock with iron furniture, with clearing rod, obsolete calibre - no licence required. £250-350

1195.

An unusual .577/.450 Martini-Henry short rifle, barrel 26.5 in., with carbine type back sight; receiver with markings as for the Mk II rifle, dated 1881; fore end with hook plate, artillery nose cap, obsolete caliber - no licence required. £200-400

1196.

A 12.17x44mmR Swedish Remington M1867 rolling block rifle, by Carl Gustav, converted from rimfire, barrel 37 in. with ladder back sight, bayonet bar brazed to the barrel, replacement fore stock with irregular arrangement of bands, serial number 20281 repeated on the action and the barrel. £200-300

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1194

1195

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A French 11 x 59Rmm Model 1874 Gras service rifle, barrel 32 in. with bayonet bar, receiver marked for St Etienne, knoxform dated 1876, walnut stocked to within 5.25 in. of the muzzle, two bands, with clearing rod, obsolete calibre - no licence required. £260-360

1197

1198.

A 8 x 60Rmm Kropatschek bolt action infantry rifle by Steyr, Portuguese model of 1886, 32 in. barrel, tube magazine with cut-off lever to the right of the receiver, full stock with clearing rod mounted to the left, obsolete calibre - no licence required. £250-350

1198

1199.

A flintlock blunderbuss by Ketland & Co., two-stage brass barrel 14 in., flared muzzle, the hexagonal rear section with ‘London’ engraved to the top flat together with a later mark: ‘K-K 1935’ (repeated on butt plate), retained to the stock by two iron keys; double bridle lock signed ‘KETLAND & Co’, flat ring necked cock; full stock with carved apron around the tang terminating in a shell, brass furniture including an openwork knot design side plate, trigger guard with acorn terminal, brass tipped wooden ramrod. £700-1,000

1199

1200.

A fine Turkish flintlock rifle, approximately 20 bore, swamped and fluted barrel 29.5 in., each flute inlaid with a fine line of gold dots, the intervening area of domed cross section, retained to the stock by four chased silver bands, tang and back sight decorated with gold and silver koftgari; double bridle lock of European type (possibly of French manufacture), with rain proof pan and swan necked cock, the whole profusely decorated with gold koftgari; stocked to within 3.5 in. of the muzzle, steel trigger guard with silver koftgari, the grip carved with scrolling foliage. £1,200-1,600

1201.

A 10 bore double percussion gun, barrels 35.5 in., Birmingham proof marks, hollow top rib, hooked breech, retained to the stock by two keys, engraved tang extending into a strap along the top of the wrist; back action locks with acanthus engraving and signed ‘MORTIMER’; the stock with white metal furniture including a well engraved trigger guard and a trap for percussion caps in the butt, brass tipped wooden ramrod. £800-1,000

1200

1201

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1202.

A left handed 16 bore percussion sporting gun, 34 inch. stub twisted barrel with London Company proof marks, lightly engraved lock, half stock with steel furniture and chequered at the wrist, brass tipped wooden ramrod. £100-150

1202

1203

1204.

An Arab matchlock musket, barrel 50 in. with slightly swollen muzzle, full stock with short curved butt and fine ridge carved across the wrist. £100-150

1205.

An early 19th Century Moroccan snaphaunce musket, sighted three stage barrel 54 in., a band of spiral fluting separating the round section from the octagonal breech, stamped marks to the top flat; lock of characteristic form with automatic sliding pan cover, lock maker’s mark below the cock; full stock with silver wire inlay, slender wrist and extravagantly flaring butt. £250-350

1203.

A Turkish flintlock blunderbuss, three-stage barrel 20.5 in., the muzzle section with moulded decoration and a medial ridge, behind this a spirally fluted section separated by brass half-bands, the breech section hexagonal with further brass inlay; English lock, the inside of the plate marked ‘WILKES’ and with a crowned inspection mark, the outer surfaces covered with foliate engraving; full stock with bone cap and tail pipe, profusely inlaid with mother-o’-pearl, bone and brass wire; characteristic attenuated butt with brass plate; steel trigger guard; wooden ramrod with brass tip and steel worm. £200-300

1204

1205

1206.

An 18th Century Continental 14 bore flintlock musket, probably French, barrel 36.5 in, with brass front sight and a sighting groove in the tang, hooked breech, steel lock with swan necked cock and grooved frizzen, full stock with carved apron and brass furniture, the butt plate engraved with a stand of arms, steel ramrod; together with a 14 bore miquelet lock musket, two stage barrel 37 in., lock with ornate cock and large external mainspring, full stock with heavy carved butt and integral carved trigger guard; and a 19th Century 18 bore percussion sporting gun, three-stage barrel 28 in., hooked breech, acanthus engraved lock and tang, chequered half stock, wooden ramrod. [3] £400-600 1206

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1207.

A fine 16 bore presentation flintlock pistol by Prosser, sighted twist browned barrel 9 in., of round form with a top flat giving way to a hexagonal section at the breech, Birmingham proof marks, hooked breech, acanthus engraved tang; lightly engraved lock signed ‘PROSSER’, swan necked cock, waterproof pan, safety bolt, secured by a single side nail; with a white metal lock plate-shaped presentation plaque in place of a side plate, engraved with a light cavalryman at the gallop with drawn sword and the legend ‘Presented by the Field Officers of the Surrey Yeomanry Cavalry to the best SHOT in the Regiment 1831’, all bordered by foliate scrolls; full stock with iron furniture and chequered butt, captive ramrod. £2,200-2,600

1208.

A pair of 18th Century English 20 bore flintlock pistols, by Edward North senior, swamped barrels 8 in., lightly engraved at the breeches and tangs and with ‘LONDON’ in a simple panel, London Company proof marks and ‘EN’ within a diamond; border engraved locks with ‘North’ in cursive script, swan necked cocks (one broken); full stocks with brass furniture carved with aprons around the tangs and drop points behind the lock and side plates; scrolling openwork side plates, vacant escutcheons with shell finials, grip caps formed as monstrous heads with gaping mouths, each with ribbed ramrod pipe and tail pipe retaining a plain (possibly later) wooden rod. £300-500 Edward North: free of Gunmaker’s company 1729, proof piece and mark 1733, died 1761 (ref. Blackmore)

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1209.

A 16 bore flintlock pistol by Sanders, of service type, barrel 8.5 in., lock signed ‘W. SANDERS’, ring necked cock, walnut full stock with brass fore end and butt caps, brass ramrod pipe, steel trigger guard with acorn finial, swivel ramrod. £500-600 1209 1210.

A British 22 bore flintlock sea service pistol, barrel 12 in., with Tower proof marks and also marked ‘I.G.’; single bridle lock, flat plate marked ‘TOWER’ and with crown over ‘G.R.’, ring necked cock, steel belt hook fixed through the brass side plate; full stock with brass furniture, replacement brass tipped ramrod. £700-1,000 1211.

A British 18 bore flintlock pistol, of service type, barrel 9 in. and struck with private Ordnance proof marks; the lock marked ‘TOWER 1760’ and with crown over ‘G.R.’; full stocked with brass furniture, brass tipped wooden ramrod. The date on the lock predates the period in which the Ordnance provided a proof service for private barrels, suggesting that this is a composite weapon. £200-400

1210

1212.

An 18th Century continental 26 bore pistol, converted to percussion, twostage barrel 9 in., lock engraved with a stand of arms, full stock with carved moulding around the trigger guard finial and tail pipe and with the remains of a horn cap, finely engraved brass furniture comprising: scrolling openwork side plate incorporating the bust of a man to a small oval, grip cap with long spurs and depictions of a hound and a stag, scrolling openwork escutcheon faceted ramrod and tail pipe - the latter with acanthus finial; later trigger guard. £150-250

1211

1213.

A near pair of 16 bore flintlock pistols, of East India Company service type, barrels 8 in., one bearing London Company proof marks, locks marked with the Company’s lion, brass mounted full stocks, ram rods missing but the swivels that held them remain. [2] £150-200

1212

1213

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1214.

A pair of fine .47 caliber German rifled percussion target pistols by Sauer, slightly swamped sighted hexagonal barrels 6.5 in., top flats with ‘I.G. SAUER IN SUHL’* inlaid in white metal, drift adjustable fore sights, engraved breeches and tangs; border and scroll engraved locks and hammers, external springs for nipple covers (lacking), detented tumblers and adjustable triggers; full stocks with engraved white metal furniture including ornate side nail cups, horn fore end caps, carved acanthus leaves encroaching on chequered grip panels, horn tipped wooden ramrods; each numbered ‘536’ to the butt caps and to the barrels. [2] £700-1,000 *Johann Gottlob Sauer, manager from 1815 to 1835

1215.

A percussion target pistol by Perry, sighted and rifled hexagonal barrel 8 in., top flat engraved ‘LONDON’, Birmingham view mark, hooked breech with engraved tang incorporating the back sight; back action lock, engraved with scrolls and ‘J. B. PERRY’; half stock with white metal fore end cap and chequered grip, brass tipped wooden ramrod with concealed worm. £300-400

1216.

A fine 28 bore percussion target pistol by Van Wart, heavy octagonal damascus barrel with German silver fore sight, silver bands to the breech, top flat engraved ‘LONDON’, hooked breech, Birmingham view and proof marks, numbered 248 and 742M, breech and tang with fine acanthus engraving and with back sight to the tang; engraved back action lock signed ‘VAN WART SON & CO’, safety bolt, detented tumbler, adjustable trigger; half stock of ‘saw handle’ type with hinged cover to a cap compartment in the square butt. £1,500-2,000

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1217.

A late 18th/early 19th Century French pistol from the Versailles factory, swamped octagonal barrel 9 in., sighted and with multi-groove rifling; lock engraved ‘Manufacture Versailles’, converted to percussion (lacking hammer), tumbler with detente, adjustable trigger; half-stock with steel furniture, trigger guard of characteristic French form and with finger spur, chequered grip. £150-250

1218.

A British 1842 pattern percussion cavalry pistol, .75 calibre (musket bore) barrel 9 in., with various crown inspection marks, the breech initialled ‘W.J’, ‘J.M.’ and ‘C.H.’; lock plated with line engraved border and signed ‘E. LONDON / LONDON’, replacement hammer; full stock with brass furniture, Lovell’s sidenail cups, captive steel ramrod. Blackmore records an Edward London, gunmaker, at 51 London Wall between 1828-66. £300-500

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1219.

A fine 32 bore percussion pistol by Sides of Oxford, sighted octagonal barrel 8.5 in., top flat engraved ‘SIDES MAKER ST ALDGATES OXFORD.’, hooked breech and engraved tang; foliate engraved lock signed ‘SIDES OXFORD’, hammer with large cavity in the nose and nipple well with (later) anvil having a central vent and a transverse groove (possibly a patch lock); detented tumbler; safety bolt; half stock with horn fore end cap; steel trigger guard with finger rest; adjustable trigger; brass tipped wooden ram rod with concealed worm. £700-1,000

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1220.

A 54 bore Adams patent five shot self-cocking revolver, made under licence by William Tranter and retailed by Blanch & Son, sighted hexagonal barrel 6.5 in, top of frame engraved ‘J. BLANCH & SON, GRACECHURCH STREET LONDON’ within a scrolling border, frame engraved with foliate scrolls and ‘ADAMS PATENT’, numbered 20190Y, with Tranter’s 2nd type ramming lever, arbor pin retained by a leaf spring, cylinder with a narrow band of engraving and having London Company proof marks, chequered wooden grip; in associated re-lined fitted case with Sykes powder flask, bullet mould, nipple key with pricker screwed into the handle, rammer, oiler, wad punch, bullet box; and offered with an alternative fitted case with William Powell trade label. £1,200-1,600

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1221.

A good 70 bore six shot gas-seal single-action revolver by Joseph Lang, sighted octagonal barrel 5 in., top flat engraved ‘J. LANG, 22 COCKSPUR ST. LONDON’, London Company view and proof marks; cylinder with numbered chambers and further view and proof marks, nipples inclined from the vertical and set within oval wells, reciprocating upon the arbor pin at the moment of firing to close the cylinder/barrel gap; steel action engraved with foliate scrolls, off centre hammer with long thumb spur; one-piece chequered wooden grip, engraved steel butt cap with a trap for percussion caps; presented in an associated fitted case with accessories including a fluted copper powder flask, a rammer with concealed worm, bullet moulds, an oiler, and other items; trade label for the Army and Navy Co-Operative Society. By way of this interesting design, in the words of John Deane “the orifice of the chambers is widened, so as to permit the posterior orifice of the barrel to set into them, and thereby prevent the escape of flash and gases” (quoted in Taylerson, Andrews and Frith, ‘The Revolver 1818-1865’) £700-1,000

1221

1222.

A French 68 bore four shot ‘pepperbox’ percussion revolver of ‘Mariette’ type, the 3 in. damascus turn-off barrels numbered 1 to 4, rotating block with partitioned horizontally aligned nipples, acanthus engraved steel action and frame, self-cocking lock with hammer acting against the lowest nipple, ring trigger, fluted ebony grips. £200-300

1222

1223

1224

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1223.

A 19th Century copy of the Patterson Colt .36 calibre five shot percussion revolver, octagonal barrel 9 in., cylinder engraved with stagecoach hold-up scene, folding trigger, flared grip, serial number 888 repeated on the major parts; the barrel has been re-bored or lapped out from either end, being smooth with ‘steps’ visible along its length, suggesting either an attempted remedy for pitting or a later replacement barrel. £1,000-1,500

1224.

A British five shot percussion revolver, .36 calibre, octagonal barrel 5 in., top flat marked ‘LONDON’, Birmingham proof marks, foliate engraved open topped frame, side mounted rammer, chequered wooden grip, of Webley type. £350-450

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1225.

An 18th Century continental flintlock pocket pistol, rifled barrel 2.5 in. with raised bands and the muzzle and breech; full stock with decorative moulding around the lock, sideplate, tang and trigger guards; steel furniture: the barrel, tang, lock, sideplate, trigger guard and butt cap each with martial motifs in relief retaining traces of gilding, birds head butt with cap extending towards the wrist, steel ram rod. £200-300

1226

1226.

An early 19th Century English tap-action double barreled flintlock pocket pistol, 1.5 in. superposed turn off barrels numbered ‘0’ and ‘1’, brass action with Birmingham view and proof marks and engraved ‘Busby & Fox’ and ‘London’, steel trigger guard, grip with later chequering. £150-250

1227

1227.

A 19th Century English box lock flintlock pocket pistol, turn off barrel 2.5 in. and with a sprung bayonet to the right side, lightly engraved action marked ‘CONWAY’ and ‘NEWCASTLE’, flat sided grip. £250-450

1228.

An early 19th Century box lock flintlock pocket pistol, turn-off barrel 2.5 in., action with ‘Wheeler’ and ‘London’ within engraved ovals, sliding safety bar and concealed trigger, the flat-sided butt with silver wire inlaid in a scrolling decoration. £250-350 1228

1229.

An Anglo-Irish 22 bore percussion conversion overcoat pistol, sighted hexagonal barrel 4.75 in., Birmingham proof marks, drum and nipple conversion; lightly engraved bolted lock signed ‘CURD FERMOY’; full stock with iron furniture and chequered grip. £150-200

1229

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1230.

A box lock percussion muff pistol by Robert Braggs, .34 calibre turn off barrel 2 in., London Company view and proof marks, action engraved with scrolls and marked ‘BRAGGS’ and ‘LONDON’, dolphin hammer, concealed trigger, tapering wooden grips; in an associated part fitted case, and offered with a fitted flatware box. £150-250

1231.

A percussion pocket pistol of diminutive proportions, two stage turn-off barrel 2 in., round action with scroll engraving, self cocking with bar hammer, chequered wooden grip, Birmingham view mark to action, barrel possibly associated. £150-200

1233

1232.

A collection of four 19th Century turn-off barrel percussion pocket pistols, comprising: a round action box lock example with acanthus engraving and concealed trigger, marked ‘SANDERS’ and ‘LOUGHBORO’ and with Birmingham view and proof marks; another with sighted octagonal barrel and side hammer; and two others. [4] £400-600

1233.

A .41 rimfire Remington model 95 double derringer, type III, superposed barrels 3 in., top rib marked ‘REMINGTON ARMS— U.M.C.CO.ILION, N.Y.’, barrels hinged at the top of the frame with unlocking lever to the right, manual extractors, staghorn grips, serial number L97022; held in a book box, two conjoined volumes with a concealed cavity. £350-450 1232

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1234

1234.

A .30 calibre American underhamer ‘boot’ pistol, probably by A. Ruggles, rifled two-stage barrel 7.5 in., top strap marked for the Agent E. Hutchings & Co and with an eagle, adjustable back sight set above the twopiece wooden grip. £300-400

1235.

A .35 calibre Belgian underhammer percussion ‘boot’ pistol, heavy octagonal sighted barrel 6.5 in., Liege control marks, well engraved action marked ‘J. TARATT’ and ‘LONDON’, later steel ramrod to a rib under the barrel, angled wooden grip. £250-350 1235

1236

1236.

A .57 calibre underhammer percussion ‘boot’ pistol, two stage smooth bored barrel 4 in., action with flat steel top stamped with French patent markings and set with a back sight at the rear of the sighting plane; underhammer action, wooden grip with steel butt plate. £200-300

1237

1237.

A 29 calibre American underhammer ‘boot’ pistol, rifled two-stage barrel 4.5 in., tang extending over the action to form a long sighting plane, wooden stock with upright bulbous grip. £200-300

1238

1238.

A 28 calibre American underhammer ‘boot’ pistol, sighted hexagonal barrel 3 in., tang extending over the top of the action to form a long sighting plane, brass action largely concealed within the wooden stock. £150-250

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1239.

A 32. calibre American percussion underhammer ‘boot’ pistol, by Bacon & Co, two stage rifled barrel 4 in., marked ‘’Bacon & Co Norwich C-T’ to the side of the breech; engraved steel frame, underhammer action, rounded butt. £200-300

1239

1240.

An early 19th Century 68 bore percussion conversion pistol, Continental or Russian, two stage barrel, round forward part with swollen muzzle, giving way via a turned band to the hexagonal breech; plain lock with flat hammer, drum and nipple conversion with radiate engraved drum; full stock with chequered grip tapering slightly towards the flat butt, brass furniture; together with a late 19th Century British percussion pocket pistol, hexagonal turn off barrel 3 in., Birmingham proof marks, engraved brass action, flat sided grip. [2] £250-350 1240

1241.

Two .177 air pistols and accessories, the first pistol by El Gamo, shrouded barrel 8.25 in., set above the cylinder and tipping forward to load, target grips and trigger, adjustable back sight; the second an FB Record ‘Jumbo’ by Fritz Barthelmes, barrel 6in. and co-axial with the main spring, cocking bow released by knurled head catch, adjustable back sight; together with a EMGE steel pellet trap, a quantity of targets, a cleaning kit, and other items. £150-250

1241

1242

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1242.

A 19th Century 22 bore flintlock pistol, barrel 8.5 in., plain lock with swan neck cock, the stock with carved decoration, cast brass furniture with relief decoration, later leather grip, probably French for the Eastern market. £100-200

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Ƒ 1243. Charles Lancaster A 12 bore spring cocked single trigger sidelock ejector, No 1 of a pair, damascus barrels 29.75 in., nitro re-proofed, top rib marked ‘CHARLES LANCASTER, 151 NEW BOND ST. LONDON. PATENT EJECTOR’, 2 1/2 in. chambers, automatic safety, Beesley spring cocked action with Boss patent single trigger (patent number 22984 and so marked on the floor plate), acanthus scroll engraving, action marked ‘CHARLES LANCASTER LONDON’ and ‘CHARLES LANCASTER PATENT’, semi-pistol grip stock, length of pull 14.5 in. including rubber recoil pad, serial number 7613; together with the re-stocked action of the No 2 gun, serial number 7614; in associated leather covered and brass reinforced case, the lid named ‘M.C. HALFORD. YORK AND LANCASTER REGT’. £600-800

1244.

William Evans A .297/250 side lever single loading rook rifle, octagonal barrel 26 in., top flat engraved ‘WILLIAM EVANS, FROM PURDEY’S, 63 PALL MALL, ST JAMES’S, LONDON’, bead front sight on large dovetail base, one standing and two folding leaf sights graduated for 50, 100 and 150 yards, top flat with matted sections behind the sights; side lever action retaining some case colouring, external rebounding hammer; chequered straight hand stock with extended butt, length of pull 15.5 in., serial number 6521; in a fitted canvas covered and brass bound case, with re-lined green baize interior, the lid marked ‘CAPT B.O. HUTCHISON / 7TH HUSSARS’ £600-800

Ƒ 1245. A pair of replica 17 bore flintlock cavalry holster pistols, barrels 12 in., border engraved locks with swan necked cocks, full stocks with brass furniture including butt caps with long spurs, brass tipped ram rods, of Indian manufacture in the 18th Century British style, black powder proof, serial numbers 1946 and 2066; each with a good quality reproduction holster in black leather with brass bottom mounts. [2] £250-350

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1247

1246.

A combination flask for a flintlock pistol, the brass top fitted with a measuring spout for powder and with swing out cover for the ball compartment; the base with a sliding cover for a flint compartment, red leather-clad body, late 18th/early 19th Century, height including spout 14 cm (5.5 in.). £300-500

1247.

A combination flask for a percussion pistol, the brass top fitted with a measuring spout for powder and with swing out cover for the ball compartment; the base with a screw-off cover for a percussion cap compartment, red leatherclad body, 19th Century, height including spout 12 cm (4.75 in.). £300-500

1249.

A small collection of powder flasks, comprising: a pistol flask by Dixon & Sons, embossed copper body, graduated spout; another, similar; a Sykes ‘Quick Loading Fireproof’ gun flask with steel body engraved ‘Earl of Craven’; and a Hawksley flask with leather clad body. [4] £100-150

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1248.

An early 19th Century brass mounted horn powder flask, brass spout with sprung shutter, collar with suspension loop, a further loop to the ring turned brass base, length 18 cm (7 in.) £100-150

1250.

A quantity of vintage shooting accessories, including: two brass measures by Hawksley, turned wooden handles, one marked for powder and one for shot; a pistol rammer, the brass tip unscrewing to reveal a worm; an assortment of powder and shot flasks; five bullet moulds; and other items. [qty] £150-250

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1251.

A quantity of vintage shooting accessories, including: powder measures, bullet moulds, cartridge loading tools, a nipple wrench, and other items. £50-70

part

1252.

A flint knapping hammer, steel, crescent shaped head with small hammer faces, faceted shaft terminating in a flared wedge or turnscrew, with a swivelling loop and acompanied by a small punch or spike with ring turned decoration, probably 17th/18th Century German. £150-200

part

1253.

Two mahogany pistol cases, one unfitted and one with a single partition; and five bullet moulds in various sizes. [7] £60-80

1254.

A small quantity of flintlock pistol parts, including a lock signed Ketland, with brass plate and D-scroll cock; a brass monstrous head butt cap; a heavy brass butt cap with long ears; and other items. [qty] £70-100

1255.

A Greek brass cartridge box, embossed with two lions supporting an urn, hinged lit with pierced finial, belt loop fixed to the back. £60-80

1256.

A small collection of books, including: Merrill Lindsay, ‘One Hundred Great Guns, an illustrated history of firearms’; Howard L. Blackmore, ‘The World’s Finest Sporting Guns’; Warren Moore, ‘Guns Told in Pictures’; and four other firearm related titles; together with a collection of 175 Wallis and Wallis catalogues, with results (printed and in annotations) £40-60

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“Quercus Ferro cedit”

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“Oak Yields to Iron” 1257.

American Civil War and Naval History interest: a piece of timber cut from the wreck of the Confederate Ironclad Ram 'Virginia', also known as 'Merrimack' and made into a fine presentation walking cane for the celebrated builder of Union Ironclads James Buchanan Eads; offered together with a small collection of associated memorabilia.

Oak cane 37.75 in. (960 mm) in length, gold knob with faceted sides finely engraved with tight foliate scrolls within panels, a slightly domed top bearing the inscription 'A PIECE OF THE MERRIMACK DESTROYED MAY 11TH 1862 / James B. Eads From Edward Bates. Quercus Ferro cedit'; shaft pierced for a lanyard, the hole being fitted with gold grommets, shod in brass. £3,000-5,000 At the outbreak of the American Civil war the Union States of the North possessed the advantage of almost all of North America's industrial capacity, and nearly two thirds of her population. The Confederate South with its agricultural slave economy was forced to import almost all of its warlike goods as well as a significant proportion of its food supplies, and thus a key element of Union strategy was a Naval blockade of the Southern ports. The Union had also retained its Navy, but the Confederates had gained possession of the Naval yard at Norfolk, Virginia, and with it the remains of the wooden hulled steam frigate Merrimack, partially burned by the Union Navy to deny her use to the Confederates. On the remains of her hull the 'Rebels' built a new vessel, armoured in iron and re-Christened Virginia (a name that is almost invariably disregarded in favour of the original 'Merrimack'). The Virginia sailed into the waters of Hampton Roads on March 8th 1862 to attack the blockading ships. She sank the Union sloop Cumberland with her ram (almost being dragged to the bottom herself in the process) and forced the frigate Congress to run aground before destroying her with gunfire. All the while the return fire of Union ships and shore batteries bounced off her armour. On the following day she was challenged by the Union's own ironclad the Monitor, a modern design with a rotating turret. After an inconclusive exchange of fire both ships withdrew, each claiming victory.

Two months later Union forces recaptured Norfolk, and the Virginia was scuttled by the retreating Confederates; but despite her short life her name resonates through the history of Naval Warfare as a participant in the battle that confirmed the primacy of armored warships and set the major powers of the world on a new course of ship construction. She is also remembered as a remarkable example of Confederate initiative and daring.

The diary of U.S. Secretary of State Edward Bates includes the following entry for May 13th 1862 (two days after the Merrimack was scuttled) "Saw the wrecks of the Cumberland the Congress, and the Merrimack.

Admiral Goldsborough gave me a stick of white oak, large enough to be turned into a heavy cane, sawn from a beam of the Merrimack".

James Buchanan Eads was a major figure in the history of American ironclads. As an engineer and salvage entrepreneur he was an expert in the navigation of the Mississippi river and its tributaries, and he had, at the outset of the war, volunteered his services to the North. He built numerous Ironclad gunboats (predating the Merrimack) which served with distinction in the vital river war. He was, also, a personal friend of Edward Bates's and these factors must have prompted Bates to bestow the gift of the cane upon him. The Latin phrase 'Quercus Ferro cedit' (Oak yields to Iron) neatly encapsulates both Eads's contribution to the war, and the portentous events of the celebrated Battle of Hampton Roads. This is a fine and substantial relic of a famous ship and a famous battle, and together with the fact that it was salvaged within days of the Merrimack's final destruction, while the Civil War still raged, this makes it a most impressive example of American Civil War memorabilia.

Offered with portrait miniatures of Eads and wife Eunice, their United States passport dated 1854, and two albums of press cuttings and other ephemera that provide interesting context for the cane, as well as testament to the friendship between Eads and Bates.

Provenance: by direct descent from Eads's son-in-law and colleague John Arnold Ubsdell, who worked under him on the Mississippi jetties, and who married his adopted daughter Genevieve (Eunice's child from her first marriage).

Reference: Koening & Mayer, 'Epic Sea Battles'

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Battle of Jutland: the shell fragment that killed Lieutenant Commander Arthur Gerald Onslow C.S.C., Royal Navy, during the night action at Jutland, 31st May/1st June 1916, while he was in command of the destroyer H.M.S. Onslaught. A four inch piece of jagged steel, weighing 18 oz, set on an oak display mounting incorporating a frame displaying a letter from Captain R.G. Arnot, who served as a midshipman under Onlow at Jutland and tended him as he lay dying, presentation plaque to the base engraved ‘PRESENTED

BY CAPTAIN R.G. ARNOT R.N. (RETD) / LARGS 23-7-48’; together with a round brass box, the finial formed by a part of a naval shell fuse and the base set with a white metal Battle of Jutland commemorative medal (E 951a); and a piece copper with apparent shrapnel damage stamped ‘H.M.S. COSSACK’ [3] £150-200 A.G. Onslow commanded the Onslaught at the Battle of Jutland, with a claim to having torpedoed S.M.S. Pommern (the only battleship on either side to be sunk during the battle) and participated in the fierce action of the following night; he had earlier been, as a Midshipman, one of only eight recipients of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross - the forerunner to the Distinguished Service Cross and one of the rarest of all decorations. He won this in 1904 fighting on land on the Somali Pirate Coast (he stormed a nest of snipers in a dramatic close-quarters action).

Provenance: Arnot present at Jutland, recovers fragment from Onslow, later presents it to C.O. of the successor vessel to the name Onslaught, later lodged in R.N. store in Portsmouth and then disposed of at auction to the current owner.

1259.

Great War Naval interest: a pair of African paddles painted with the ship’s name ‘H.M.S. ASTREA’, one having ‘CAMEROON 1915’ to a shield, the other ‘GERMAN EAST AND SOUTH WEST AFRICA’; each supporting the flags of the allied nations and set within a roundel, length 170 cm (67 in.).

H.M.S. Astrea was a 2nd class cruiser launched in 1893. She bombarded Dar-es-Salaam at the commencement of hostilities in 1914, and subsequently took part in the hunt for the German commerce raider S.M.S. Konigsberg in the Rufiji Deta £150-250

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1260.

A Russian artillery gunpowder flask, round wooden body with keel-like projections serving as feet, brass bound and mounted with a number of cast brass badges of the Russian double headed eagle radiating on each side from a central round plaque depicting St George slaying the dragon, the spout closed by a brass cap with a flame finial. £100-200

1261.

Two items of ‘trench art’: a brass and copper snuff box modelled as a British army cap with general service badge, and an inkwell formed from the nose cap of a German shell set on a turned oak base with silver plaque engraved ‘FRANCE 1916’ (hallmark for Chester 1917); together with the nose cap of a German shell, with timer graduations, [3] nb. shell types HZ 04 and HZ 05 £120-160

1262.

H.M.S. Dragon: a presentation silver salver, engraved to the centre ‘H.M.S. DRAGON / 1933’, and around this with the signatures of her officers, with gadrooned border and raised on four ball and claw feet, retailed by the Goldsmiths and Silversmith Company, marked for Sheffield 1933, 29.5 ozt, diameter 30.8 mm. £300-400

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1263.

A good model of a British QF 4.7 inch Naval gun on field carriage, the ordnance measuring 11.5 in. and with working interruptedscrew breech block, fitted with a sighting telescope, steel mounted wooden carriage with steel wheels conforming to the ‘Percy Scott’ type but incorporating a recoil buffer, overall length 42 cm (16.5 in.). £500-600 The most famous application of this type of gun was during the Siege of Ladysmith, South Africa, 1988-1900, when the Royal Navy assisted the Army by providing long range guns on improvised carriages (giving rise to the Royal Navy’s Field Gun Competition). The recoil buffer was a feature of later Woolwich type carriages.

1264.

A model cannon, brass barrel 11.5 in. including cascobel, mounted on a wooden carriage of naval type. £60-80

1265.

A detailed model of a Gatling gun, 8.5 in. long and set on a mount adjustable for elevation to an oak base, ten barrel configuration with working crank and removable annular magazine, breech marked ‘GATLING USA 1883’ to a plaque, base with a plaque marked ‘HARTFORD CONN’. £200-300

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1266.

14th Regiment of Foot: an officer’s shako, pattern of 186978, of dark blue cloth with patent leather peak, gilt plate with silver centre, gilt ball holder with VR cypher, red and white ball, quilted lining with taylor’s name ‘J. SKINNER & CO’; in its toleware box with brass plate to the lid engraved ‘S.C.de Trafford Esq. / 14th Regiment’ £500-700 A Sigismund C. de Trafford is recorded as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, 1872

1268.

A George III officer’s universal pattern gorget, copper gilt, engraved with crowned GR cypher flanked by laurel branches. £150-200

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1267.

The coronets of a British Earl and Countess, the Earl’s in gilt metal with eight ‘pearls’ (one detached) and shells in place of strawberry leaves, crimson velvet lining and gold tassel, ermine band; the Countess’s similar with eight strawberry leaves and eight ‘pearls’; velvet lined wooden box. £800-1,200 From the effects of the Peel family, and so assumed to be the coronets of the 2nd Earl and Countess Peel as worn at the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953.

1269.

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry: a Victorian Lieutenant’s tunic, blue cloth with scarlet collar and cuffs, single breasted with five loops of silver braid to each side joined by toggles, silver braid piping and knots to the cuffs, silver braid epaulettes each with single Bath Star and button with Prince of Wales feathers. £150-200

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1270.

The Royal Naval dress bicorn hat and epaulettes worn by Captain (later Rear Admiral) James Figgins, R.N. (see lot 1003), bullion epaulettes with crown, one star and fouled anchor; with a pair of Rear Admiral’s shoulder boards (crown, crossed baton and sword, single large star); all in a Gieves, Matthews & Seagrove Ltd. tin box, brass plate engraved ‘J. Figgins R.N.’ £100-200

1271.

A collection of militaria, comprising: 89th Regiment of Foot, an Other Ranks Albert Shako plate, retaining gilding to the reverse (possibly an NCO’s example); a British Officer’s dress shoulder belt pouch, silver cover with engraved border, set with gilt GRI cypher and Tudor crown; a George III universal pattern gorget, copper retaining some gilding, crowned GR cypher supported by laurel branches; a French gorget, silvered copper badge of three fleurs de lys surmounted by a crown; and a pair of Spanish officer’s epaulettes, bearing the crowned cypher of Alphonso III. [6] £300-500

1272.

Royal Indian Marine: a pair of officer’s epaulettes, each with a crown, and with a fouled anchor within a blue oval embroidered with ‘R.I.M.’; in a case with accommodation for a bicorn hat (lacking). £80-120

1273.

A brass fireman’s helmet, high comb with embossed dragon to each side, plate with crossed axes and torch superimposed on coiled fire hoses, chin strap suspended from rosettes, leather liner. £150-200

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1274.

42nd Highlanders (The Black Watch), an Other Ranks cast white metal plaid brooch, St Andrew and cross within a garter flanked by thistles and surmounted by a sphinx and ‘EGYPT’ battle honour, diameter 9 cm (3.5 in.) £100-200

1275.

58th Regiment of Foot: an other ranks shako badge, 1861-69, eight pointed star and garter surmounted by crown with voided numerals to the centre; together with a 58th Foot button. [2] £100-150

1276.

Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers: an other ranks belt clasp, oak leaves and acorns with battalion title to the circlet; a dress miniature Naval General Service Medal, clasp: Navarino, with ribbon and buckle type suspension brooch, nearly extremely fine; together with two souvenir royal commemorative medals and a small quantity of insignia. £100-150

1277.

A collection of fabric insignia, including: Border Regiment airborne glider badge with orange glider and lettering, Royal Marines Commando shoulder title, Mobile Defence Corps shoulder title, 14th Division badge, and six others. [10] £100-150

1278.

A collection of fabric insignia, including: Special VI Service shoulder title, Durham Light Infantry shoulder title, Eastern Command (UK) badge, and seven others.

[10] £100-150

1279.

A collection of fabric insignia, including: Glider Pilot Regiment shoulder title, No 6 Commando shoulder title, East Anglian Division Viking badge, 2nd Infantry division badge, and six others [10] £100-150

1280.

A collection of British Army insignia, including: a 14th Foot (Buckinghamshire) glengarry badge, gilt brass, central tiger over ‘14’, surmounted by the White Horse of Hanover in white metal; a West Yorkshire Regiment helmet plate centre; a Leeds Rifles cap badge, with a shoulder title and other insignia of this unit; various fleur de lys devices; buttons, medals ribbons, and other items. £80-120

1281.

Sweetheart jewellery, and similar items: a quantity including: H.M.S. Erin, a stick with 9 carat gold and enamel shamrock badge with ‘HMS ERIN GRAND FLEET 1915’ to a banner, together with a silver cigarette case set with a similar badge; Royal Scots: a 9 carat gold brooch in the form of the regimental badge over a Lee Enfield rifle with fixed bayonet, and a locket in the form of the regimental button holding photographs of two soldiers; two Royal Navy pendant brooches; an Old Contemptibles Association lapel badge; a Girl Guides and a Boy Scouts badge; and other items. [qty] £100-200

1282.

A quantity of gilt and enamelled lapel badges, round faces with red rose design, 23.75 mm, 47 with stud fitting and 5 pinback examples. (52) £50-70

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1283.

American Naval and Military interest: a collection of letters and ephemera, including: Battle of Manila Bay 1898, a letter from Captain (later Rear Admiral) Joseph Bullock Coghlan, who commanded the cruiser U.S.S. Raleigh during the battle, describing his impressions of Commodore Dewey, the course of the battle, and other matters (addressed to ‘Ubsdell’, being the family name of the successors to J.B. Eads - see lot 1257); other subscribed correspondence to and from Eads and his family, involving Gideon Welles (U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1861-69), George M. Robeson (who held the same post from 1869-77), Carl Shurz (German Revolutionary, Union Army General and U.S. Senator), and Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (U.S. Attorney General 1869-70); together with two Confederate States of America bonds: for $100 (number 31836) and for $1,000 (number 9877). £150-250

1285.

Four Second World War British fabric escape maps, double sided: 43 series sheets A/B ; 43 series sheets E/F; 43 series sheets G/H; and FGS series sheets A/E. [4] £120-160

1288.

The R.A.F. logbook of 1893448 Air Gunner G.E. Genower, October 1943 to March 1946, including duty as Mid Upper Gunner in Lancasters. £30-50

1283

1284

1284.

Great War Naval interest: a good photograph album, relating mainly to the vessels served in by Rear Admiral James F. Figgins during the early part of his career (see lot 1003), including: H.M.S. Swiftsure’s Marines and Naval Brigade parading in Bombay 1914; many views of the Suez Canal and Dardanelles campaigns of 1915, both at sea and ashore, such as: ‘Swiftsure Marines repelling Aeroplane Attack Cape Helles April 1915’, ‘A mine sweeper night of March 17th 1915’, and ‘W Beach Cape Helles 1915’; activities on the Atlantic Station; studies of capital ships including H.M.S. Hood firing on manoeuvres in the inter-war period; and some loose photographs including British submarines at Hong Kong. £200-300

1286.

After David Shepherd: ‘Action at Mirbat’, Dhofar 19th July 1972, limited edition print produced for and published by 22 Special Air Service Regiment, depicting the heroic manning of the 25 pounder gun before the walls of the fort, accompanied by original certificate, number 351 of 500, 49 x 74.5 cm (printed area). £200-300

1287.

M.A. Hayes: ‘72nd (Duke of Albany’s Own) Highlanders’, and ‘78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs)’, a pair of 19th Century watercolours of soldiers drilling, mounts named and titled and dated 1838, 21 x 31 cm; together with three 19th Century coloured prints of Highland regiments. [5] £100-150

1289.

A small collection of the Naval effects of Captain ad Rear Admiral James Figgins (See lot 1003), including: his officer of the watch telescope, by Heath & Co and with his name inscribed to the drawer; a whistle; his notebook containing the addresses of rating’s wives (H.M.S. Newcastle September 1939); a GVIR despatch case; and other items. £60-80

1290.

Kipling and King, ‘Head-Dress Badges of the British Army’, volume one, hardcover; Colin Churchill, ‘History of the British Army Infantry Collar Badge’, hardcover; and four other works of reference. [6] £80-120

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1291.Napoleon Bonaparte: an historic early plaster death mask, at one time known as the 'King' mask, and bearing an inscription by Sir Hudson Lowe, who was governor of Saint Helena during the time of Napoleon's captivity on the island. £10,000-15,000 The practice obtained, during the 18th and 19th Centuries, of making plaster casts of the heads or faces of important or wealthy individuals, either before or after death, so that a physical record of their appearance might be left to posterity. Napoleon Bonaparte declined to have a 'life cast' made, and when he died in exile at Longwood House on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena in 1821, the creation of a death mask was found to be fraught with difficulty. None of the individuals present had any experience in carrying out such delicate work, and it appears, moreover, to have taken some time for a supply of the gypsum necessary for the production of the plaster to be obtained. Yet here was a man of almost unparalleled historic stature and to his adoring attendants the imperative of preserving his likeness was irresistible. The matter was first referred to Napoleon's personal physician, Francesco Antommarchi, who recoiled from the responsibility (though he was later to claim the credit for the mask). The difficult task fell instead to the surgeon of the 66th Regiment of Foot, Francis Burton M.D., who was able to make a single 'negative' mould of the Emperor's head. The unique original 'positive' cast that he produced (unique because the front of the mould was destroyed during the removal of the cast) was the progenitor of all subsequent Napoleon death masks.

The process by which further copies were made is not well documented, but many were produced in Europe by Antommarchi, when, following Burton's death in 1828, the Italian capitalised on his pretended authorship of the original mask (to which he appears to have had access for the purpose of making copies, courtesy of the Count and Countess Bertrand, who stole it from Burton at Longwood). These were sold by subscription, and extant examples include an extension below the neck impressed with a seal mark. Various other copies were also made in Europe and elsewhere, but the most important subset comprises those that were made on the Island of Saint Helena itself.

In his 1915 work 'The Story of Napoleon's Death Mask', the eminent scholar George Leo De St M. Watson hypothesizes that the secondary mould made at Longwood was the work of the artist Joseph William Rubidge, who took advantage of a brief interval between Burton completing the first cast and Madame Bertrand arrogating it; and Watson further avers that only one cast, the so called 'Sankey Mask' was taken from this mould.

More recent scholarship recognises the existence of a greater number of locally made masks (the work either of Rubidge, Antommarchi or the two acting in concert), such as the 'Boys' mask - a kind of twin to the 'Sankey' mask (in that both were originally in the possession of the Reverend Richard Boys, chaplain to the H.E.I.C. in St Helena), and the two known as the 'Gilley' masks, which were presented to one Lieutenant Gilley by the erstwhile governor of Saint Helena Sir Hudson Lowe (a point of particular interest in considering the mask offered here, which bears his inscription).

Sir Hudson Lowe (1769-1844) arrived on Saint Helena April 14th 1816, having heard of his appointment as governor on August 1st 1815. He made only six official visits to Napoleon during the following five years. A stern disciplinarian, he was reviled by the French for the harsh and restrictive regime that he imposed on the former Emperor.

The so-called ‘King Mask’ (offered here) came to public notice in the late 1960s, at which time its owner, Miss Phyllis King, was considering its sale, and appears also to have included it in an exhibition devoted to Napoleon. The mask was the subject of correspondence in the national press, and of particular interest are the comments of two individuals: the recognised authority Baron Eugene de Veauce, author of 'Les Maques Mortuares de Napoleon'; and an antiquarian named Douglas Maher. Between them these men authenticated the handwriting of Sir Hudson Lowe, thus setting the keystone of this mask's provenance, which was established as follows: 1) Acquired by Sir Hudson Lowe at an unknown date and donated, with inscription to the English town of Stamford (with which he had a association), there to reside in the town museum.

2) Bought through the auctioneer Charles Eade following the closure of the museum in 1919, by a Mrs Atkinson of St Leonard Street, Stamford.

3) Given by her to Edmund Balding, Solicitor, of 60 Russell Square London, who dies with it in his possession.

4) Bought out of his effects by Miss Phyllis King.

5) Bought at auction by the current owner in 1978 The two aforementioned men differed on the question of whether the King mask originated on Saint Helena or in Europe; but even de Veauce (who favoured the latter conclusion) regarded it as a highly important member of the death mask 'family', which also includes many well-regarded examples without any Longwood provenance. De Veauce in fact went further, and assigned to it a unique and important distinction: that it emphatically quashed a then-current contention that the face represented by the Napoleon death masks was not that of the erstwhile Emperor at all. Since it has the endorsement of Sir Hudson Lowe, who had met Bonaparte, and who had nothing to gain by dissembling, the King Mask proves that all similar masks, from Burton's original downward, are the true likeness of the great man himself.

Maher on the other hand, as may be seen from the correspondence, felt convinced that the King Mask was made on St Helena, and there is much in the circumstantial evidence to encourage this belief (and circumstancial evidence, after all, forms an important part of the scaffolding supporting the authenticity of such masks, existing as they do in an atmosphere of scant or non-existent primary documentation). Lowe is directly associated with the Gilley Masks, which he took away from Saint Helena, it is thought, following a short visit on his way home from Ceylon 1830. Whether he obtained them then, or before he left for the first time in 1821, it is entirely feasible that he may have had a third copy for himself. The physical appearance of the mask accords with that of other examples that are acknowledged to have been made on Saint Helena, and lacks many of the attributes of the Antommarchi subscription copies, including the seal mark.

The King Mask is an object of great historic importance, irrespective of the conclusion that one draws from the available evidence. It clearly pre-dates 1844, when Sir Hudson Lowe died, and to de Veauce it is “not only important to Napoleonic iconography, but possessing the most direct bearing on the whole question of the death mask….a capital piece of evidence….it is of the highest interest to every student of Napoleon, let alone to every owner of a Napoleon mask..”

The final words shall be left to de Veauce’s collaborator Maher: “…since the inscription states that the effigy is the ‘Death Mask of Napoleon’, not a copy thereof, this could mean that it derives from…the secondary mould made at St. Helena……it would seem inconceivable that, knowing a mould was being made, Sir Hudson would not have secured a cast…”

Offered with a large collection of letters and other ephemera, including a verified sample of Sir Hudson Lowe’s handwriting, mainly dating from the late 1960s, when the King Mask was most recently help up to scrutiny.

References: G.L.de St. M. Watson, ‘The Story of Napoleon’s Death Mask’ Eugene de Veauce, ‘Les Masques Mortuaires de Napoleon’ Arnold Chaplin, ‘Napoleon’s Captivity on St Helena 1815-1821’

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ENGLISH & EUROPEAN CERAMICS & GLASS Wednesday 2nd May 2018

A Dutch-engraved East India Company baluster goblet, circa 1750, the reverse with the monogram 'VOC' beneath the letter A, the rim inscribed 'Het Wel Vaaren Van De Ost Indishe Compagnie', 17.5cm.

Estimate: £8,000 - £10,000

ENQUIRIES Clare Durham | Tel: +44 (0)1722 424507 | cd@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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TRIBAL ART & ANTIQUITIES

Wednesday 19th September 2018 Entries are now being accepted for this sale

A selection of North American moccasins from the Ian West Collection.

ENQUIRIES Will Hobbs | Tel: +44 (0)1722 339752 | wh@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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Auction Information OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays.

VIEWING All our auctions are on view at least two days prior to the sale and details will be found in the relevant catalogues.

BIDDING IN THE ROOM To bid at auction you will need a paddle number. This can be obtained from the office either during the view or on the day of the sale. We now provide permanent paddle numbers which can be used for any future sale, once registered.

REGISTERING WITH US All first time buyers need to register with us. Once registration is complete you will be provided with a permanent paddle number which can be used in all future sales.

To register, you will need to provide two forms of identification: 1. a passport or photographic driving licence 2. a utility bill or document showing your name and address

LIVE ONLINE BIDDING Live online bidding is now available for most of our auctions via the-saleroom.com, enabling you to take part in the bidding from anywhere in the world, live as it happens. To bid online you need to register at www.the-saleroom.com, subject to approval.

There is a 3% + VAT charge for this service.

In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd, you: 1. authorise Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd, if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via thesaleroom.com, and 2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd are entitled to permit the shipping of the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.

You can register in person or by contacting the office on 01722 424500 or emailing enquiries@woolleyandwallis.co.uk You will be asked to show your documents, or fax or email copies.

CONDITION REPORTS The relevant department will be pleased to give condition reports on any lot, where practical. All weights and measures given in the catalogue should be regarded as approximate.

PLEASE NOTE: Registering with the-saleroom.com or through our website does not automatically register you with us.

The colours printed in the catalogue are not necessarily true.

COMMISSION BIDDING If you are unable to attend the sale you can leave a commission bid. This will be executed on your behalf by the auctioneer who will purchase the lot as cheaply as possible bearing in mind any reserve price and other bids.

SALE RESULTS These will be posted on our website shortly after the sale.

PACKING AND SHIPPING Woolley & Wallis do not offer a packing and despatch service but the following are carriers in our area.

Alban Shipping

01582 493 099 info@albanshipping.co.uk www.albanshipping.co.uk

Mailboxes

01264 360 333 info@mbeandover.co.uk www.mbe.co.uk/andover

Pack & Send

0845 465 0564 sales@packsend.co.uk www.packsend.co.uk

TELEPHONE BIDDING It is usually possible to bid on the telephone by prior arrangement with the office.

BUYER’S PREMIUM The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT @20% (totalling 30% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT @20% (14.4% inclusive) thereafter.

Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to items once they are in the hands of a carrier.

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PAYMENT AND CLEARANCE Payment is due immediately after the auction in pounds sterling. If you are a first time buyer we will need your name, address and bank details and will require funds to be cleared before purchases can be released.

The following methods of payment may be made: Bankers draft, cashiers cheque, personal cheque, travellers cheques, debit and credit cards and cash up to a sterling equivalent of 10,000. We are no longer able to accept card payments of over £1,000 where the card-holder is not present.

Wire transfers should be sent to: Lloyds Bank plc, Blue Boar Row, Salisbury SP1 1DB. Account no. 00957707 Sort code 30-97-41 IBAN no. GB20LOYD30974100957707 BIC code LOYDGB21063 Credit cards: Visa or Mastercard Debit cards: Delta, Switch, Connect Where practical, payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction.

Storage charges will be levied on all lots in the furniture and works of art and clock sales not collected within 30 calendar days of the sale. This will include a handling fee of £20 (+ VAT) per consignment and a storage charge of £2 (+ VAT) per lot per day. No goods will be allowed to be collected until these charges have been paid.

LOT SYMBOLS VAT Lots marked with an dagger (†) are subject to VAT on the hammer price. Lots marked with an omega ( ) have been temporarily imported from outside the EU and are subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price and the buyer’s premium. In online catalogues, the Sales Tax % column indicates the rate of VAT on hammer price.

CITES REGULATIONS Please note that lots marked may be subject to CITES Regulations when exported.

The CITES Regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/ ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE Lots marked with a ‡ symbol are potentially subject to a levy.

Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death.

Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of 1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of 10,000.

Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency.

Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale.

Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: 4% Up to 50,000 3% 50,000.01 - 200,000 1% 200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% 350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% In excess of 500,000 Up to a maximum levy of 10,000 FIREARMS Lots marked Ƒ in the catalogue are subject to the UK firearms/shotgun licencing regime, and may only be viewed and/or purchased by individuals with appropriate licences. Such lots are offered on an auctioneer’s permit, and must be collected prior to the expiry thereof.

For further information, please contact Ned Cowell.

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SOCIETY OF FINE ART AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS and the ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 1. Introduction. The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers, particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All sales are conducted on our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection and normally accompany catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand.

2. Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed.

Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller.

3. Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot. The lower estimate may represent the reserve price and certainly will not be below it.

Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable).

Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are in no sense definitive.

4. The purchase price.

The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT @20% (totalling 30% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT @20% (14.4% inclusive) thereafter.

5. VAT. (†) indicates that VAT at the current standard rate is payable by the purchaser on the hammer price as well as being an element in the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20% on importation into the UK. The omega symbol ( ) indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union and the present position is that these lots are liable to a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on the gross lot price (i.e. both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium). Lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax.

6. We are, primarily, agents for the seller. We are dependent on information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. However, in so far as we have examined the goods and make a representation about their condition, we shall be liable for any defect which that examination ought to have revealed to the auctioneer but which would not have been revealed to the buyer had the buyer examined the goods. Additionally, in specified circumstances lots misdescribed because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a 3 week time limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale).

7. Electrical goods. These are sold as ‘antiques’ only and if bought for use must be checked over for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician first.

8. Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required for the goods to leave the U.K. and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing the goods in question into the destination country because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory.

Charges may be applicable for export licences. Ask us if you need help.

The denial of any permit or licence shall not justify cancellation or rescission of the sale contract or any delay in payment.

9. Bidding. Bidders will be required to register before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form.

Some form of identification will be required if you are unknown to us.

Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding.

10. Commission bidding. Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding buyers’ premium. They will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids by telephone or fax.

11. Methods of Payment. As a general rule any cheques tendered will need to be cleared before removal of the goods is permitted. Please discuss with our Office in advance of the sale if other methods of payment are envisaged (except cash).

12. Collection and storage. Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. Any delay may involve the buyer in paying storage charges.

TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS 1. Interpretation. In these Terms the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to the Seller and if the consignment of goods to us is made by an agent we assume that the Seller has authorised the consignment and that the consignor has the Seller’s authority to contract. Similarly the words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneers.

2. Commission is charged to sellers at the following rates: 15% + VAT on each lot sold for up to £999, 10% + VAT on each lot realising £1,000 and above.

3. Removal costs. Items for sale must be consigned to the sale room by any stated deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges is solely your responsibility.

4. Loss and damage waiver. We are not regulated by the FSA for the provision of insurance to clients. However, we for our own protection assume liability for property consigned to us at lower pre-sale estimate. To justify accepting liability, we make a charge of 1.5% of the hammer price plus VAT or, if unsold, our mid estimate of the hammer price. If the owner of goods consigned instructs us in writing not to take such action, they then remain at owner’s risk unless and until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or on behalf of the owner, and clause 4 is inapplicable.

5. Illustrations. The cost of any illustrations is borne by you. If we consider that the lot should be illustrated your permission will usually be asked first. The copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of us, the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue.

6. Minimum bids and our discretion. Goods may be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7.

7. We may sell lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds as you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. If you specifically give us ‘discretion’ we may accept a bid of up to 10% below the formal reserve. .

Reserves. (a) You are entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve (in which case goods carry the storage and insurance charges stipulated in these Terms of Consignment). (b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent. (c) Where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances bid personally.

8. Electrical items. These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls.

Where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. They must be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

9. Soft furnishings. The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request.

10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary. Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds.

The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery but we are or ought to have been aware of it.

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unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges may be incurred. We reserve the right to charge for storage in these circumstances at a reasonable daily rate.

12. Withdrawn and bought in items. These are liable to incur a charge of up to 10% plus VAT of the reserve or low estimate on being bought in or withdrawn after being catalogued.

13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold on our Conditions of Sale. In particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking.

14. Authority to deduct commission and expenses and retain premium and interest. (a) You authorise us to deduct commission at the stated rate and all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement. (b) You authorise us in our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than the close of business on the day of the sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these terms apply.

15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to make minimum warehousing charge of £2 per lot per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within three weeks we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal.

16. Settlement. Subject to our normal trading conditions, payment will be made by BACS or cheque 5 weeks after the sale unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

CONDITIONS OF SALE Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

1. DEFINITIONS In these Conditions: (a) ‘auctioneer’ means Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) ‘hammer price’ means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) ‘terms of consignment’ means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) ‘total amount due’ means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions; (f) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising. (g) ‘‘You’, ‘Your’, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2. (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

2. BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER (a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

3. INCREMENTS Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

4. THE PURCHASE PRICE The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT @20% (totalling 30% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT @20% (14.4% inclusive) thereafter.

5. VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with a † or . Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots. (Please refer to ‘Information for Buyers’ for a brief explanation of the VAT position).

6. PAYMENT (a) Immediately a lot is sold you will: (i) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and (ii) pay to us the total amount due in pounds sterling (b) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied.

7. TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES (a) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (b) You shall at your own risk and expense COLLECT any lots that you have purchased and paid for from our premises not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment (IF LATER) after which you shall be responsible for any COLLECTION, storage and insurance charges. (c) No purchase MAY be COLLECTED AND WE SHALL NOT RELEASE ANY LOT TO YOU OR YOUR AGENT until it has been paid for.

8. REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES (a) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (i) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (ii) to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you; (iii) to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (iv) to remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (v) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (vi) to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (vii) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (viii) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied. (b) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions 9. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements.

Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

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10. COMMISSION BIDS Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable.

Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made.

11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

12. AGENCY The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

13. TERMS OF SALE The seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot.

14. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (a) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 ‘information to buyers’. (b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.

15. FORGERIES Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS AND PRINTS In accordance with long standing practice in Fine Art Sale Rooms certain terms used in descriptions in the Catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them in the glossary below.

Glossary Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. The Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expect or authority considered by them to be reliable. (a) Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named. (b) Attributed to Edward Lear: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainly as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category. (c) Studio of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction. (d) Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil. (e) Style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil. (f) Manner of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date. (g) After Edward Lear: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist. (h) The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist. (i) The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand. (j) Dimensions are given height before width. (k) Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.

BOOK AUCTIONS If, on collation, any named item in this catalogue proves defective in text or illustration, the lot may be returned within 14 days of the sale with the defects stated in writing. This proviso shall not apply to defects stated in the catalogue or announced at the time of sale; nor to the absence of blanks, half titles, tissue guards or advertisements, damage in respect of bindings, stains, spotting, marginal tears or other defects not affecting completeness of text or illustration; nor to drawings, autographs, letters or manuscripts, signed photographs, music, atlases, maps or periodicals; nor to books not identified by title; nor to books sold not subject to return.

GENERAL 16. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

17. (a) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue.

20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE

21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

Lots marked with a ‡ symbol are potentially subject to the levy.

Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death.

Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of 1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of 10,000.

Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency by the auctioneer.

Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale.

Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: 4% Up to 50,000 3% 50,000.01 - 200,000 1% 200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% 350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% In excess of 500,000 Up to a maximum levy of 10,000

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Auction Calendar SILVER 24th & 25th April 2018 – Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu 17th & 18th July 2018 – Silver & Objects of Vertu Rupert Slingsby +44 (0) 1722 424501 • rs@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers +44 (0) 1722 424594 • lc@woolleyandwallis.co.uk JEWELLERY 26th April 2018 – Fine Jewellery & Watches 19th July 2018 – Jewellery & Watches Marielle Whiting +44 (0) 1722 424595 • mw@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jonathan Edwards (Consultant) +44 (0) 1722 424504 • je@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Charlotte Glyde +44 (0) 1722 424586 • cg@woolleyandwallis.co.uk ENGLISH & EUROPEAN CERAMICS & GLASS 2nd May 2018 – English & European Ceramics & Glass Clare Durham +44 (0) 1722 424507 • cd@woolleyandwallis.co.uk MEDALS & COINS, ARMS & ARMOUR 3rd May 2018 21st November 2018 Ned Cowell +44 (0) 1722 341469 • nc@woolleyandwallis.co.uk ASIAN ART, CHINESE PAINTINGS & JAPANESE WORKS OF ART 22nd & 23rd May 2018 John Axford +44 (0) 1722 424506 • jea@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Freya Yuan-Richards +44 (0)1722 424589 fyr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Alex Aguilar Doméracki +44 (0) 1722 424583 • aad@woolleyandwallis.co.uk PAINTINGS 6th June 2018 – Modern British & 20th Century Art Victor Fauvelle +44 (0) 1722 424503 • vf@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jo Butler +44 (0) 1722 424592 • jb@woolleyandwallis.co.uk 20TH CENTURY DESIGN 20th June 2018 – Arts & Crafts Michael Jeffery +44 (0) 1722 424505 • mj@woolleyandwallis.co.uk FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS 4th July 2018 Mark Yuan-Richards +44 (0) 1722 411854 • myr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk TRIBAL ART & ANTIQUITIES 19th September 2018 Will Hobbs +44 (0) 1722 339752 • wh@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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