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Thomas Del Mar Ltd ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN AND VARIOUS OWNERS

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

PUBLIC EXHIBITION Sunday 7th July 12 noon to 4pm Monday 8th July 10am to 7pm Tuesday 9th July 10am to 5pm

DAY OF SALE

Wednesday 10th July 2019 at 12 noon, precisely

This auction is conducted by Thomas Del Mar Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the back of this catalogue. All questions and comments relating to the operation of this sale or to its contents should be addressed to Thomas Del Mar Ltd and NOT to Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

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Important Information for Buyers Definition “Auctioneers” Thomas Del Mar Ltd. All lots are offered subject to the Conditions of Business reproduced on the website www.OlympiaAuctions.com, and printed at the end of the auction catalogue. A Buyer’s Premium of 25% is applicable to all lots. The Buyer’s Premium is subject to VAT at the standard rate (currently 20%). Unless otherwise indicated lots are offered for sale under the auctioneer’s margin scheme and VAT on the Buyer’s Premium is payable by all Buyers. Unless otherwise stated all lots are subject to a reserve set at the low estimate or below. Estimates are published as a guide only and are subject to review. The actual Hammer Price of a lot may well be higher or lower than the range of figures given and there are no fixed “starting prices”. The Auctioneers will be pleased to execute bids on behalf of those clients unable to attend the sale in person, subject to our Conditions of Business. 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Cataloguing Practice PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE AND THAT ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE. Firearms Please note that all bore sizes are approximate. Display Accessories Please note that armour stands and many of the display mounts used in the catalogue(s) and the sale exhibition(s) may be made available to the successful Buyer of the relevant lot(s). Please contact us for prices and further details. Condition is not normally recorded and all lots are sold as viewed. Condition reports can be requested prior to sale. Whilst the Auctioneers are pleased to provide a general report of condition, the Auctioneers are not professional conservators or restorers and any statements made are merely subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective Buyers should satisfy themselves in person wherever possible as to the condition of a lot, or ask an agent to inspect it for them. Payment Payment is due in sterling at the conclusion of the sale and before purchases can be released. Please note that we require seven days to clear sterling cheques unless special arrangements have been made in advance of the sale. We are pleased to accept UK debit cards. Cash and UK registered debit card payments above £6,000 and “card holder not present” payments above £2,000 cannot be accepted. Electronic transfers may be sent directly to our bank account: HSBC Bank Plc 38 High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1DG

IBAN Number: GB18HBUK40190481632140 BIC: HBUKGB4B Sort Code: 40-19-04 Account No: 81632140 Account Name: Thomas Del Mar Ltd

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

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Select Bibliography Ariès 1967

Ariès 4, fascicule VI,1967

Ariès 1969

Ariès 3, fascicule XIII,1969

Alexander 1992

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Alexander, Kwiatowski & Pyhrr 2015

David G Alexander, Will Kwiatowksi & Stuart Pyhrr, Islamic Arms and Armour in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2015

Andersen 2014

Niels Arthur Andersen, Gold and Coral: Presentation Arms from Algiers and Tunis, Odense 2014

Back 1992

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

Back 1993

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

Baxter 1966

Captain D.R. Baxter, Super Imposed Load Firearms 1360 to 1860, Hong Kong 1966

Blackmore 1961

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Blackmore 1986

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

Bodur 1987

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Boudriot 1961

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del Campo 2006

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Elgood 1995

Robert Elgood, Firearms of the Islamic world in the Tareq Rajab museum, Kuwait, London 1995

Elgood 2009

Robert Elgood, The arms of Greece and her Balkan neighbours in the Ottoman period, London 2009

Elgood 2017

Robert Elgood, Rajput Arms and Armour: The Rathores and their Armoury at Jodhpur Court, New Delhi 2017

Garett 2008

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Godwin 2018

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Hales 2013

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Hayward 1962

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Kirpicnikov 1986

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Laking 1920

Sir Guy Francis Laking, A Record of European Armour and Arms through Seven Centuries, London 1920

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LaRocca 2006

Donald J. LaRocca, Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms

and Armor of Tibet, New York 2006 Lavin 1965

James D. Lavin, A History of Spanish Firearms, 1965

May & Annis 1973

Commander W. E. May, R. N. & P. G. W. Annis, Swords for Sea

Service, Portsmouth 1973 McQuail 1997

Lisa McQuail, Treasures of Two Nations: Thai Royal Gifts to the United

States of America, Washington, D.C. 1997 Messenger 2003

Charles Messenger, Unbroken Service: The History of the Lloyd’s

Patriotic Fund 1803-2003, London 2003 Neal & Back 1966

William Keith Neal and David H. L. Back, The Mantons Gunmakers, London 1966

Neal & Back 1969

William Keith Neal and David H. L. Back, Forsyth & Company: Patent

Gunmakers, London 1969 Neal & Back 1984

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1540-1740, Norwich 1984 Oakeshot 1991

R. Ewart Oakeshott, Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge 1991

Peterson 1962 Reyes 2019

Harold L. Peterson, The Book of the Gun, London 1962 Raquel A. G. Reyes, Art, Trade, and Cultural Mediation in Asia, 1600–1950, Basingstoke 2019

Ricketts & Missilier 1988

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Riling 1953

Ray Riling, The Powder-flask book, New York 1953

Roads 1964

Christopher Herbert Roads, The British Soldier’s Firearm, London 1964

Schalkhauser 1988

Erwin Schalkhauser, Handfeuerwaffen Jagdgewehre

Schneibenbüchsen Pistolen, Munich 1988 Scott-Edeson 2011

Scott-Edeson, ‘Dating the Firearms of John Manton and John Manton & Son: 1789–1834’ in The 87th London Antique Arms Fair guide, Autumn 2011

Vuillemin 1997

Henri Vuillemin, ‘Du Silex au piston La grande aventure des fusils réglementaires français 1717-1865’ in Tradition Magazine, No. 2, 1997

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ARMS & ARMOUR FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 1 A LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ SWORD (TACHI), MEIJI PERIOD the elaborate multi-coloured design covering the entire saya and tsuka, illustrates green dragons, with golden details and red mouths, amongst purple clouded skies, interspersed with Aoimon in various colours. All metal mounts, including the ashi, kabuto-gane and tsuba are in brass, as is the mokko-gata tsuba. The overall assembled length of the koshirae is 105 cm The slender blade is shinogi-zukuri with ko-kissaki and a shallow tori-zori. There is muji-hada and the hamon is ko-midare in nioi, with many gunome-ashi. The indistinct boshi appears to be komaru. The ubu nakago has two mekugi-ana, suji-jikai yasuri and ha-agari kuri-jiri. It is mumei and is probably shinshinto. Nagasa: 64.5 cm Moto-haba: 3.0 cm Saki-haba: 2.0 cm ‡ £2500-3000 2 A LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ SWORD (TACHI), MEIJI PERIOD elaborately decorated with multi-coloured kiku of various designs on both saya and tsuka. On the tsuka the design includes two large dragons. All metal mounts on both saya and tsuka, as well as the mokko-gata tsuba are in brass. The blade is shinogi-zukuri with tori-zori and chu-kissaki. The notare-midare hamon is in nioi and the boshi is o-maru. The hamon ends near the machi with yakidashi. The nakago has yoko-yasuri and kata-yamagata jiri, a single mekugi-ana and is mumei, probably shin-shinto. Nagasa: 68.0 cm Moto-haba: 2.9 cm Saki-haba: 2.0cm ‡ £2500-3000

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3 A JAPANESE SWORD (EFU-NO-TACHI) in a gold lacquered saya (some damage) which has gilded fitting and mythological creatures in groups of three. All mounts, including the shitogi-tsuba are in brass. The tsuka was covered in black samé, now somewhat faded and there is some damage. The slender shinogi-zukuri blade has a deep tori-zori and ko-kissaki. The indistinct hamon appears to be a wide suguha but no details are discernible. The jihada may be predominantly masame but is also indistinct. The nakago has yoko-yasuri with kuri-jiri and two mekugi-ana, mumei. 57.5 cm; 22 5⁄8 in blade ‡ £2000-2500

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4 A JAPANESE DAGGER (TANTO) completely made of silver and deeply embossed and intricately chased with various scenes from Japanese legends and history. The hira-zukuri blade shows no true characteristics of a tanto and may be simply a metal tsunagi, details from the nakago are unavailable. 40.0 cm overall ‡ £400-500 5 A FINE HIMALAYAN DAGGER, BHUTAN, NEPAL OR TIBET, 19TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade, characteristic hilt encased in gilt metal chased with traditional scrollwork, openwork pommel decorated with scrollwork enriched with hardstone beads, in its wooden scabbard incorporating a large gilt-brass and silver openwork panel at the front, two further panels at each side and a broad locket at the top, all pierced with scrolls inhabited by mythical beasts and a demon mask and enriched with further coloured hardstones 27.8 cm; 11 in blade ‡ £1200-1500

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6 TWO MALAYSIAN DAGGERS (BADE BADE), 19TH CENTURY the first with pattern welded blade, carved grip encased in chased silver, in its carved hardwood scabbard encased in chased silver; the second with carved horn hilt decorated with traditional scrollwork (silver ferrule missing), in its carved hardwood scabbard reinforced with silver bands, and with chased silver mounts top and bottom the first: 22.0 cm; 8 ¾ in blade (2) Provenance Wallis & Wallis, 8-9th July 1980, lot 916, the second ‡ £300-400 7 A FINE GOLD-AND SILVER-MOUNTED GARNETENCRUSTED SHORT SWORD (KASTANE), SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY with short curved single-edged blade, elaborate silver gilt hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of langets decorated with foliage, a pair of arms formed with Simha head terminals, quillon and knuckle guard formed en suite, knuckle-guard issuant from the latter and with matching terminal, pronounced pommel formed as a large Simha head, enriched throughout with garnets and rock crystal, in its silver gilt scabbard decorated en suite and with four loops for suspension, in a 20th century Asprey & Co presentation case 29.5 cm; 11 5⁄8 in blade For related examples see Hales 2013, pp. 180-1, nos. 427-432. ‡ £1000-1500

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8 AN INDIAN SWORD WITH ENAMELLED SILVER MOUNTS (SHAMSHIR), MID-19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY LUCKNOW with curved blade of finely watered steel, silver hilt cast in low relief, comprising a pair of langets with pierced terminals, quillons with monsterhead terminals, integral grip and pommel en suite with the quillon terminals, decorated throughout in polychrome enamels with an elaborate framework enclosing foliage inhabited by exotic birds, in its red velvet-covered wooden scabbard (rubbed) with large silver chape and two suspension bands each decorated in polychrome enamel en suite with the hilt 81.5 cm; 32 1⁄8 in blade By the late 18th Century Lucknow had become famous for its basse taille enamel, a tradition that was revived in the mid-19th century when a number of arms decorated in this manner were included in the Great Exhibition in London. See Missillier and Ricketts 1988, p. 132 ‡ £5000-7000

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9 AN INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with straight blade of watered steel, swelling towards a rounded tip, reinforced over the back-edge and at the base with pierced decorative iron panels enriched with gold koftgari, chiselled iron hilt of characteristic form, including figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad knuckle-guard and attenuated pommel, decorated throughout with gold koftgari panels of flowers and border ornament, and the hilt retaining its original padded fabric liner 75.0 cm; 29 ½ in blade Provenance Sotheby’s, 29 July 1980, lot 336 ‡ £1500-1800 10 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY with acutely curved blade formed with a reinforced notched back edge and a sharpened inner edge, iron hilt of characteristic form, including a pair of quillons swelling towards the terminals, knuckle-guard and large disc pommel, decorated with silver koftgari flowers and beaded borders, and integral grip 65.0 cm; 25 5⁄8 in blade Provenance Sotheby’s, 29 July 1980, lot 324 ‡ £500-1000

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11 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR) WITH ENAMELLED SILVER MOUNTS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with slightly recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip and a pair of converging fullers, the forte chiselled and gilt with elephants in combat with a tiger and a further beast, silver hilt of characteristic form profusely decorated in polychrome enamels with flowers and foliage within a delicate linear framework, in its silver scabbard decorated en suite (small losses), with bud-shaped finial and a single small suspension loop 23.8 cm; 9 3⁄8 in blade ‡ £5000-7000

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12 A FINE INDIAN GEM-SET JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved double-edged blade, figured grey hilt carved with a pair of ram’s heads on each side and a tiger’s head on each face forming the langets, all set with red stone eyes in raised gold settings, slender grip decorated with garnets and turquoise in raised gold settings, the top decorated en suite and carved in imitation of ram’s wool, parcel gilt ram’s head pommel with garnet set eyes and a small loop in its mouth 23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in blade Provenance Christie’s, 29th October 1980, lot 38 ‡ £5000-7000

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13 A FINE INDIAN GEM-SET JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with slightly curved double-edged blade with a brief Devanagri inscription on one face at the forte, blue-grey jade hilt carved in low relief with large lotus flowers and foliage, all enriched with rubies, diamonds and emeralds in raised gold settings 25.5 cm; 10 in blade Provenance Christie’s, 29th October 1980, lot 37 ‡ £4000-6000

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14 AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY with straight blade formed with a central fuller, wavy edges, decorated with gold koftgari at the tip and the ricasso on each face, the latter incorporating a brief Kufic inscription, pale green stone hilt (small chips) applied with a decorative silver band studded with red pastes, in its original scabbard encased in silver chased with scrolls and decorated en suite at the mouth 28.2 cm; 11 1⁄8 in blade ‡ £3000-3500 15 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved double-edged blade of watered steel, decorated with a panel of gold koftgari on each side of the forte, glass hilt of characteristic form, decorated with lotus flowers and foliage in low relief (cracked at the base), in its wooden scabbard covered with blue velvet, fitted with silver gilt locket and chape each decorated with openwork designs of flowers and foliage, the former with a small suspension loop 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in blade ‡ £700-1000

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16 AN OTTOMAN DECORATED SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with a double-edged hatchet point, decorated with three gold calligraphic panels (illegible), gilt hilt repoussé with foliage and flowers and set with coloured stones, comprising a pair of langets and quillons, the latter with bud-shaped terminals, and integral grip rising to a rounded pommel, in its scabbard encased in white metal enriched with stones en suite with the hilt, and with two loops for suspension 78.5 cm; 31 in blade ‡ £6000-8000

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17 AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad curved blade formed with a long fuller and a double-edged point (areas of light pitting), with traces of a cartouche on one side, silvered hilt engraved with foliage around the borders, including a pair of langets and quillons with faceted bud-shaped terminals, polished horn grip scales rising to a rounded pommel, in its original leather-covered scabbard with large silver mounts chased with foliage, and with two loops for suspension 72.0 cm; 28 3⁄8 in blade ‡ £3000-4000 18 AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad curved blade with an etched and gilt cartouche on one side, silvered metal hilt cast with a pattern of flowers in low relief around the border, comprising a pair of langets, quillons with faceted bud-shaped finials, polished ebonized grip-scales, in its original leather-covered scabbard with large silvered mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, with suspension cords 68.5 cm; 27 in blade Provenance Admiral Collingwood, as stated in the owner’s catalogue and on an attached label. ‡ £3000-4000

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19 A FINE TURKISH SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 18TH CENTURY with heavy curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, inlaid with a gold cartouche on one face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief and enriched with gilt borders, comprising a pair of langets with engraved foliate borders continuing around the quillons, the latter with moulded budshaped finials, engraved back-strap, and carved horn grips retained by three rivets, in its leathercovered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts cast and chased with foliate borders and enriched with gilding en suite with the hilt, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter with a long hinged catch engaging the bottom of the hilt, two rings for suspensions, and struck throughout with silver marks 88.0 cm; 34 ¾ in blade The inscriptions read, in the teardrop roundel, in Persian, banda-yi shah-I vilayet ‘abbas (“Slave of the King of Trusteeship (i.e. ‘Ali), ‘Abbas”), in the oblong cartouche, amal-i asad allah (“Work of Asad Allah”). ‡ £2500-3500 20 AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, silver hilt struck with marks including a tughra, cast and engraved with stylised foliage around the border, including a pair of quillons with moulded bud-shaped terminals, carved horn grips rising to a fluted bulbous pommel, and in original leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and two suspension bands with rings all marked en suite with the hilt, and iron chape decorated with gold koftgari around the border (an early association) 76.5 cm; 30 1⁄8 in blade ‡ £1500-2000

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21 AN OTTOMAN CORAL-AND TURQUOISEMOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), NORTH AFRICA, MID-19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with two slender central fullers and decorated with gold koftgari foliage and brief inscriptions on the forte on each face, silver hilt chased with flowers and foliage on the inner face and profusely encrusted with corals and turquoises in raised setting on the outer, in its scabbard decorated en suite, with scaly bud-shaped chape (small losses) 24.7 cm; 9 ¾ in blade The inscriptions give three of the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus as well as that of their dog Qitmir. Provenance Sotheby’s, 16 April May 1987, lot 149 £1000-1500 22 AN OTTOMAN SMALL SILVER-MOUNTED YATAGHAN DAGGER, TURKEY, MID-19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade, silver hilt embossed and chased with traditional scrollwork, flowers and foliage, in its matching scabbard decorated en suite, the locket with a single flowerhead on a trellis and the chape formed as a scaly monsterhead 13.5 cm; 5 ¼ in blade ‡ £150-250

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23 A FINE OTTOMAN DAGGER WITH PASTE-SET HARDSTONE HILT, TURKEY, MID-19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade of finely watered steel, carved mottled green hardstone hilt decorated with coloured pastes in raised gilt settings at the top and the bottom, in its fabriccovered wooden scabbard with large gilt-copper locket and chape decorated in polychrome enamels with designs of foliage and scrollwork, the former incorporating a small loop at the front 24.5 cm; 9 5⁄8 in blade ‡ £3000-4000 24 AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade of finely watered steel, decorated on each face with gold koftgari scrollwork and with a lengthy central inscription and two calligraphic cartouches on the front, carved marine ivory hilt (age cracks) decorated with faceted pastes in raised settings on the front, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver chased with scrolling tendrils, flowers and foliage against a finely punched and matted ground, the front applied with an additional openwork panel at the forte encrusted with pastes, and the reverse with a small pierced loop for suspension 30.4 cm; 12 in blade The long inscription are Turkish verses (not all deciphered) on the subject of a dagger. In the cartouches above and below this: ameli (sic) ‘izzet (“Work of ‘Izzet”). Provenance Sotheby’s, 16th April 1987, lot 144 ~ £1200-1800

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25 AN OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN), TURKEY, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade formed with a reinforced back-edge, decorated with small gold koftgari panels, incorporating a brief inscription on one side, silvered copper hilt cast with traditional ornament in low relief including trophies-ofarms and exotic birds, in associated silver scabbard embossed with scrolls and flowers inhabited by mythical beasts 58.8 cm; 22 7⁄8 in blade The inscription appears to be “Dhu’l-Fiqar”, the name of Imam ‘Ali’s sword. ‡ £1500-2000 26 AN UNUSUAL INDIAN JAVELIN, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY formed entirely of steel in four collapsible parts, decorated with gold koftgari chevron designs, the lance-head of hollow-triangular form, and with threaded terminals throughout 47.5 cm; 18 ¾ in, expanded ‡ £1500-2000 27 A HIGHLY DECORATED WAR HAMMER AND AXE IN TURKISH LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY the axe-head with curved blade, moulded terminal and rear pean each formed with a round flat face, the head decorated with a fanshaped arrangement of engraved silver and brass panels and cut with an inscription over each of the back edges; the hammer head with chisel-shaped leading edge, and long rear fluke with tapering rectangular point, decorated en suite with the axe, and incorporating an inlaid inscription, ‘amal al-mu’allim sa ‘id bitatwan ‘am 1290’ (“Work of the teacher Sa’id in Tetouan, year 1290 (1873-4)) and each on a decorated wooden haft 61.0 cm; 24 in and 63.5 cm; 25 in overall (2) Provenance Sotheby’s, 10th October 1991, lot 284 ‡ £3000-4000

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28 A RARE SET OF THREE OTTOMAN SHORT SILVER-MOUNTED JAVELINS, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY each with tapering iron head of hollow-cruciform section, moulded base and conical socket (one fitted with an early iron reinforcing collar), wooden haft and chased silver finial, the scabbard with two large chased silver mounts, the upper incorporating two rings for suspension, and later fabric cover 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in overall (3) A similar set of silver-mounted javelins are preserved in the Wallace Collection, London (inv. No. 2357). ‡ £2500-3000 29 AN INDIAN IRON MACE (GURZ), 17TH CENTURY with bulbous head formed of six slender shaped flanges, slender faceted haft moulded at the base, iron hilt of khanda form, comprising figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad knuckle-bow, disc pommel with attenuated button, decorated throughout with gold koftgari panels of flowers and border ornament, and the hilt retaining an early padded fabric and leather lining 80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in overall Provenance Sotheby’s, 29 July 1980, lot 333 ‡ £3500-4000

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30 AN ARAB LARGE DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 20TH CENTURY with curved medially ridged double-edged blade, with silverstudded horn hilt inset with gold sovereigns, in a modern scabbard with belt 23.0 cm; 9 1⁄8 in blade ‡ £800-1000 31 AN ARAB GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, gilt hilt decorated with filigree and pastes in raised settings, in its gold-mounted scabbard en suite with the hilt, with two rings for suspension 14.7 cm; 5 in blade ‡ £600-800 32 AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved medially ridged double-edged blade, the hilt entirely encased in parcel-gilt silver panels enriched with silver filigree bands and rosettes, the scabbard en suite, the central portion of the outer face decorated with a pierced scale pattern 18.8 cm; 7 3⁄8 in blade ‡ £500-700

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33 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a low medial ridge, silver-studded rhinoceros horn hilt applied with brass plaques in the manner of coins and the bass with a brass panel cast with a brief Arabic inscription, in its original scabbard with large pierced silver mount, together with matching belt 23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in blade The inscription reads ‘la ilah illa allah al-razzaq dhu’l-quwwa al-matin’ (There is no god but God, the Sustainer, the Possesor of Power, the Steadfast.). ‡ ~ £500-700 34 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved medially ridged double-edged blade, with silverstudded horn hilt applied with gold plaques in the manner of coins, and in its original scabbard with parcel-gilt mounts and complete with matching belt 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in blade ‡ £450-500 35 AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved medially-ridged double-edged blade, horn hilt mounted with silver and gilt metal, in its original scabbard mounted en suite and complete with fabric belt 17.0 cm; 6 ¾ in ‡ £300-500

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36 AN ARAB SWORD (KATTARA), OMAN, 19TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blade formed with a full-length fuller (tip shortened), leather-covered hilt with silvered iron cappommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts comprising locket and chape each chased with flowers, foliage and fruit against a finely punched ground, and a pair of suspension bands with rings 81.0 cm; 31 7⁄8 blade For a closely related example illustrated with a Zanzibar trader born in 1837 see Hales 2013, p. 243‡ . ‡ £500-600 37 TWO AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL BOOMERANGS, 20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, each carved with traditional designs 58.4 cm; 233 in 71.7 cm; 28 ¼ in (2) ‡ £100-150

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38 A PERSIAN DECORATED ARMOUR, QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURY comprising helmet (kulah-khud), shield (dhal) and arm defence (bazu-band), each decorated over the greater part of its outer surface with a complex pattern of interlaced ribbon-like cartouches, with gold koftgari flowering tendrils on a ground of flowering bouquets, the kulah-khud and dhal each with calligraphic cartouches around the base and border and with early padded linings, the kulah khud fitted with characteristic central spike, plume-holders, nasal bar, and mail neck defence, the dhal with four bosses corresponding to enarmes and the bazu band retaining its two wrist-plates joined by mail 30.5 cm; 12 in high, the kulah khud 45.0 cm; 17 ¾ in diameter, the dhal 35.0 cm; 13 ¾ in, the bazu band (3) The inscriptions include names of heroes from the Shahnama (Dara, Iskandar, Rustam, Bahram). Provenance Sotheby’s, 12th October 1981, lot 177 ‡ £4000-4500

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39 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD) AND ARM DEFENCE (BAZU BAND), QAJAR, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with hemispherical skull formed as a devil’s mask, the front embossed with a nose with an engraved bushy moustache, a pair of eyes highlighted in gold koftgari and fitted with a pair of decorated horns at the top, the apex fitted with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, on each side at the front with a pair of tubular plume-holders with a staple between, the latter retaining a sliding nasalbar secured by a thumb-screw, the base of the skull encircled with a series of inscriptions in gold koftgari frames, and mail neck-defence of butted iron and brass links; and the second of gutter-shaped form, pointed at the elbow, retaining its wrist-plates joined by mail of butted links, engraved and with gold koftgari en suite 34.0 cm; 13 3⁄8 in high, the kulah khud 38.0 cm; 15 in the bazu band (2) The cartouches on the helmet contain Persian verses mentioning heroes from the Shahnama (including Dara, Iskandar, Rustam, Bahram). A number of similarly decorated helmets are preserved in the Royal Collection and the Royal Armouries, Leeds. ‡ £3000-3500

39 40 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD) AND SHIELD (DHAL), QAJAR, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY of burnished iron, the first with hemispherical skull formed as a devil’s mask, the front embossed with a nose with an engraved bushy moustache, a pair of eyes highlighted in gold koftgari and fitted with a pair of decorated horns at the top, the apex fitted with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, on each side at the front with a pair of tubular plume-holders with a staple between, the latter retaining a sliding nasal-bar secured by a thumb-screw, the base of the skull encircled with a series of engraved panels filled with exotic beasts within a gold koftgari framework, early padded lining, and mail neck-defence of butted iron and brass links; and the second of low convex form, decorated with an elephant and an antelope in the centre and with further cartouche-shaped panels filled with exotic beasts and huntsman all within a gold koftgari framework, the border decorated with calligraphic panels of Persian verses en suite, with an early padded lining 31.8 cm; 12 ½ in high, the kulah khud 45.0 cm; 17 ¾ in diameter, the dhal (2) ‡ £3000-3500

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41 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD) AND SHIELD (DHAL), QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURY the kulah khud with hemispherical skull, fitted at its apex with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, at the front with a pair of tubular plume-holders with a staple between, the latter retaining a sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw, and mail neck-defence of butted iron and brass links, decorated over the greater surface of the skull in encrusted silver with courtly hunting scenes including mounted figures in pursuit of variety of large game, the base encircled with calligraphic cartouches bordered by an elaborate gold koftgari framework, the dhal of low convex form and comprising a central panel riveted to a broad border, fitted with four bosses corresponding with enarmes on the inside, the outer surface decorated en suite with the kulah khud and with a gold calligraphic cartouche in the centre 33.9 cm; 13 3⁄8 in high, the kulah khud 43. cm; 17in diameter, the dhal (2) The inscriptions include names of heroes from the Shahnama (Dara, Iskandar, Rustam, Bahram). Provenance Sotheby’s, 29th July 1980, lot 265 ‡ £4000-4500

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42 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD), QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull, chiselled over its entire outer surface with scrolling flowers and foliage carrying a series of cartouches enriched with gold koftgari, the base with a band of calligraphic cartouches enriched with gold koftgari en suite, fitted at the skull’s apex with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, at the front with a pair of tubular plume-holders with a staple between, the latter retaining a sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw, and mail neck-defence of butted iron and brass links 29.5 cm; 11 5⁄8 in high

43 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD), QAJAR, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull fitted at its apex with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, at the front with a pair of tubular plumeholders with a staple between, the latter retaining a sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw, decorated with a band of courtly hunting scenes around the base, the mounts enriched with gold koftgari, early padded lining, and mail neck-defence of butted iron links 32.5 cm; 12 ¾ in high

The inscriptions include names of heroes from the Shahnama (Dara, Iskandar, Rustam, Bahram). ‡ £2000-3000

‡ £1500-2000

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44 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD), QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull fitted at its apex with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, at the front with a pair of tubular plumeholders with a staple between, the latter retaining a later sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw (detached), decorated over the surface of the skull with cartouches filled with mounted hunters within gold koftgari frames surrounded by silver flowers and foliage, the base with calligraphic panels framed by gold koftgari en suite, early lining, and mail neck-defence of iron and brass butted rings 26.5 cm; 10 ½ in high

45 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD), QAJAR, LATE 19TH CENTURY with etched hemispherical skull decorated with cartouches, calligraphy and foliage, fitted at its apex with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, at the front with a pair of tubular plumeholders with a staple between, the latter retaining a sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw, and mail neck defence of butted iron rings (small losses) 32.5 cm; 12 ¾ in high

‡ £1500-2000

Provenance Sotheby’s, 29th July 1980, lot 260 ‡ £1000-1500

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46 AN INDIAN SMALL SHIELD (DHAL), SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY of shallow convex russet iron, fitted with four domed bosses corresponding to enarmes on the inside, the outer face finely decorated with a delicate arrangement of scrollwork, tendrils and geometric designs, with a portion of an early lining 31.1 cm; 12 ¼ in diameter ‡ £2500-3000

47 AN INDO-PERSIAN SHIELD (DHAL), MID-19TH CENTURY of shallow convex form, fitted with four domed bosses corresponding to enarmes on the inside, the outer faces each decorated with gold koftgari birds, the central portion of the outer face left plain, and the border decorated with a concentric arrangement of panels filled with gold koftgari flowers, leaves and calligraphy, plain turned edge, and an early lining 36.5 cm; 14 3⁄8 in diameter The inscriptions include unidentified Persian verses and ‘amal-i ‘abbas (“Work of ‘Abbas”). ‡ £1000-1500 48 A PERSIAN SHIELD (DHAL), QAJAR,19TH CENTURY of shallow convex russet iron, fitted with four domed bosses corresponding to enarmes on the inside, the outer surface chiselled over its surface with cartouches of courtly figures highlighted in gold enclosed by running bands of foliage and flowers, scalloped border and plain turned edge 44.3 cm; 17 ½ in diameter ‡ £1000-1500

49 TWO SMALL INDIAN SHIELDS (DHAL) IN 19TH-CENTURY STYLE, 20TH-CENTURY of characteristic form, decorated with traditional designs in polychrome 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in diameter (2) Provenance R. D. Moore Esq., sold Sotheby’s, 29th July 1980, lot 258 ‡ £200-250

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50 A FINE GREEK DECORATED SILVER-GILT HOLSTER FOR A PAIR OF KUBUR PISTOLS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the outer face covered with red velvet faced with a pierced and chased silver-gilt panel decorated with a symmetrical design of scrolling tendrils, flowers and foliage enclosing a central architectural panel 30.5 cm; 12 in Openwork designs of this type were popular on domestic items made in the Ionian Islands and are also encountered on firearms such as blunderbusses. See Elgood 2009, p. 174, no. 212. ‡ £2000-2500

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51 A TURKOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED PARADE HAT, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY of red felt embroidered with coloured thread, the outer surface encrusted with numerous embossed shaped silver plaques including a fringe of diamond-shaped panels at the front beneath a band incorporating five carnelians in raised settings, the top with a domed central boss with red velvet tassel, complete with black thread tassels suspended on six long cords of twisted green and red thread and retaining numerous bells throughout 22.0 cm; 8 3⁄4 in high Provenance Christie’s, 12th June 1984, lot 442. ‡ £800-1200 52 A SET OF POWDER FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY, CAUCASIAN OR NORTH AFRICAN with the leather case fitted with a pair of silver rings for suspension on the reverse, retaining nine engraved bone cases, each with separate turned lid retained by red cord fixed to the body by a silver ring en suite with the rear 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in ‡ £300-500

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53 53 A LARGE COPPER, SILVER AND GILT POWDER-FLASK, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PERHAPS CAUCASIAN with near rectangular body, decorated with engraved, nielloed, and enamelled panels and inset with two red pastes in the centre, fitted with moulded nozzle decorated en suite, with spring cut-off, cap retained by chains, and two loops for suspension 25.5 cm; 10 in high ‡ £400-500 54 A RUSSIAN SMALL ENAMELLED BRASS POWDER-FLASK, 17TH/18TH CENTURY of circular form, enamelled on each face with polychrome geometric designs including palmettes and arabesques, fitted with moulded nozzle with bird-shaped spring-catch (small repairs) 8.0 cm; 3 1⁄8 in high

55 A RUSSIAN SMALL ENAMELLED BRASS POWDER-FLASK, 17TH/18TH CENTURY of circular form, enamelled on each face with polychrome designs formed around a central flowerhead, fitted with moulded nozzle with bird-shaped spring-catch, and a pair of suspension loops 7.0 cm; 2 3⁄4 in high An almost identical flask is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no. 1227-1888) ‡ £500-600

A closely related flask was sold Sotheby’s, 7th December 2001, lot 75 ‡ £700-800

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56 A TORTOISESHELL FLASK, 19TH CENTURY formed of an entire shell, fitted with brass nozzle, inset with four turquoise stones around the upper edge, and with plaited suspension chain 19.5 cm; 7 ¾ in long ‡ ~ £400-500 57 AN AFRICAN WOOD AND LEATHER FLASK, PROBABLY EAST AFRICA, 19TH CENTURY formed in four pieces, the central section decorated with punched ornament enclosing a raised triangular moulding, stitched leather nozzle, with long leather cord 33.0 cm; 13 in ‡ £50-60

58 A LARGE AFRICAN POWDER-FLASK, 19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, with hide body the body decorated with foliate, geometric and calligraphic designs, fitted with faceted iron nozzle, suspension loop, and with plaited leather straps 30.0 cm; 11 ¾ in The inscriptions are Persian and read: sal fal hal mal asl nasl takht (u) bakht bashadt bar shahriyari [va] bar qarar bar da[avam] (“May your year, omen, money, family, lineage, throne and good fortune be august, steadfast and perpetual.”) ‡ £60-80

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59 A 40 BORE NORTH INDIAN (SCINDE) SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK RIFLE, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with fine etched twist barrel of ‘hog’s back’ form, chiselled bulbous muzzle, decorated with gold-encrusted girdles at the breech and muzzle, the former with a gold-lined maker’s cartouche, and retained by four silver bands, East India Company lock of regulation type dated 1811, slender wooden full stock with characteristic large acutely curved ‘fishtail’ butt with silver mounts top and bottom, silver trigger-guard and sling-swivels, and iron ramrod 117.0 cm; 46 in barrel ‡ £2500-3000

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60 AN 18 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with sighted barrel chiselled in low relief over its entire surface with flowers and foliage, the breech and muzzle each enriched with gold koftgari, and incorporating an inscription, perhaps Telegu or Kannada, on a panel behind the latter, slender wooden full stock with a large iron panel on each side of the action chiselled en suite with the barrel, slender butt decorated with punched border ornament, chiselled and gilt trigger, a pair of gilt brass sling-swivels, and iron ramrod 119.5 cm; 47 in barrel ‡ £2200-3000 61 A 25 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), RAJASTHAN, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with finely chiselled sighted barrel decorated in low relief with scenes from Hindu mythology including elephants, deities, princes, and scenes from the chase over its entire length, the muzzle issuant from a monster’s mouth, highly figured wooden full stock, the sides overlaid with a pair of large chiselled iron plates with shaped pierced borders and bird’s head finials, studded with brass rosettes, the underside overlaid with a brass panel, with further brass panels encasing the area behind the breech and over the rear of the butt, the latter further enriched with shaped bone plaques and flowers, chiselled iron trigger, bone butt-plate, sling swivels and iron ramrod (pricker missing) 108.0 cm; 42 ½ in barrel ‡ £1500-2000

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62 A 28 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK RIFLE (TORADOR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with etched twist rifled barrel lightly damascened with gold koftgari scrollwork at the breech and muzzle, formed with a slender central rib over much of its surface, rifled with seven grooves, and retained by four chased silver bands, large silver plates encasing the action and the median, each with shaped border and decorated with punched ornament at the edges, pierced iron trigger, wooden full stock, slender faceted butt decorated with slender scalloped silver plates at the border, and iron ramrod 78.1 cm; 30 ¾ in barrel ‡ £1500-2000 63 A 32 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slender barrel encrusted with gold scrollwork and flowers at the breech and muzzle and retained by five silver bands (areas of rust), the rearmost incorporating the back-sight, slender wooden stock fitted with large silver plates enclosing the action, complete with early pricker and chain, a pair of sling swivels and silver mounts including moulded butt-cap 120.5 cm; 47 ½ in barrel ‡ £1200-1500

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64 A 32 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), LATE 18TH CENTURY with sighted barrel decorated over its entire length with close set goldencrusted flowers, the breech incorporating gold-encrusted pan with pivot-cover en suite, slender wooden stock fitted with a pair of large iron side-plates enclosing the action, each cut with stylised birds’ head finials and encrusted with a silver chevron pattern, fitted with gold-encrusted iron trigger, a pair of sling swivels, and the butt inscribed ‘Veneti’ on the underside 93.2 cm; 36 ¾ in barrel ‡ £1200-1600

65 A 13 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), 18TH CENTURY with strongly swamped barrel formed with a vase-shaped muzzle and robust breech incorporating the back-sight and integral pan with pivot-cover, decorated over its entire length with goldencrusted patterns of flowers and flower-heads, and retained by seven rattan bands, robust breech fitted with pan with pivot-cover all en suite with the barrel, wooden full stock carved with foliage immediately ahead of the breech area, decorated with copper mounts including pierced rosettes, iron trigger also encrusted in gold, with an early pricker and chain 122.7 cm; 48 3⁄8 in barrel ‡ £1200-1800

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66 detail 66 A 20 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), 19TH CENTURY with sighted barrel retained by four slender silver barrel bands, damascened with a panel of gold flowers around the muzzle and over the breech, the latter with integral pan with pivot cover, full stock, large silver mounts enclosing the action, pierced trigger, and complete with its pricker and chain, two sling swivels and iron ramrod decorated with gold chevrons 127.2 cm; 50 in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 15 February 1978, lot 73 ‡ £1200-1500

67 A 28 BORE INDIAN SMALL MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with twist barrel retained by three shaped brass bands and with traces of koftgari scrollwork at the breech and muzzle, wooden full stock with large brass plates encasing the action and along the underside, each pricked and engraved with rows of scrolling foliage, profusely inlaid with bone quatrefoils about the barrel tang and over the butt within segmental lines, pierced iron trigger, sling swivels and iron ramrod 70.7 cm; 27 ¾ in barrel ‡ £1000-1500 68 AN 18 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with swamped sighted iron barrel retained by bands of wire, the stock decorated over its entire surface in polychrome paint on a yellow-bordered red ground with segmented designs of leaves and expanded flower-heads, the rear section involving huntsmen in pursuit of tigers and gazelles, with its ramrod 145.5 cm; 57 ¼ in barrel

Provenance Sotheby’s, 13 April 1988, lot 210 (two in the lot) ‡ £400-500

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69 A FINE 12 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET IN THE EUROPEAN TASTE, DATED 1236 A.H. (CIRCA 1821 AD), PROBABLY TURKEY with English barrel of ‘Spanish’ form encrusted with gold scrollwork, inscribed ‘London’, struck with Birmingham private proof marks over the breech, and retained by four parcel-gilt and chased niello silver bands, grooved tang, iron lock of Eibar type, incorporating the date inlaid on a scroll and with maker’s cartouche, the cock formed as a lion chiselled in the round and plated in silver, the bridle also chiselled and silvered and formed as a trophy-of-arms, wooden full stock profusely inlaid with engraved plaques of silver, brass and two colours of gold over the rear, involving elaborate trophies-of-arms and music over the butt, with a brief Turkish inscription on the underside behind the trigger and fitted with a large trap engraved with a trophy-of-arms on the heel, and with its ramrod 91.2 cm; 35 7⁄8 in barrel The inscription reads, “Þerif-zade Þýrrý (Piri?) Shaykh … year 1236 (1820-1821) (?)” Provenance Wallis & Wallis, Golden Jubilee sale, 23rd October 1978, lot 49 ‡ £10000-15000

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70 A 25 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal etched twist barrel encrusted with silver scrolling foliage at the breech and muzzle and retained by four engraved brass bands, iron lock encrusted with silver scrollwork, full stock decorated with small arrangements of inlaid close-set brass discs enriched with minute brass nails, overlaid with panels of chased silver about the tang, and faceted butt decorated with an elaborate close-set trellis of inlaid discs and nails contrasting with alternating fillets and bands of silver and inlaid horn, with its ramrod 100.7 cm; 39 5⁄8 in barrel

71 A 32 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with late 17th-century etched twist sighted barrel retained by five silver bands, rifled with seven grooves, cut with raised cartoucheshaped panels at the breech and muzzle, the former with brass-lined maker’s stamp, tall standing back-sight pierced with a vertical arrangement of seven apertures, iron lock decorated with silver flowers, wooden full stock profusely inlaid with pierced and engraved silver plaques decorated with flowers and scrolls, and faceted butt impressed with a silver-lined mark on the spine, with a brass-tipped wooden ramrod 83.5 cm; 32 7⁄8 in barrel

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72 A 20 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK SMOOTH-BORE CARBINE, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel retained by four chased silver bands, the breech grooved for sighting and struck with a brass-lined barrelsmith’s mark, iron lock partially faced with panels of chased silver, three-quarter stock, the central portion inlaid with patterns of mother-of-pearl plaques, partly framed in a trellis of brass wire, all enriched with inlaid brass discs and heightened with red dye, faceted butt partly covered in red fabric and the remaining surface encased in silver chased with foliage against a punched ground, the fore-end encased in further chased silver panels, and retaining an early decorative tassel and sling, with its ramrod 68.3 cm; 27 in barrel ‡ £3000-4000 73 A 14 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLE (SHISHANA), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with heavy etched twist barrel formed in three stages rifled with eight grooves, chiselled girdle at the median, silver bands at the breech and muzzle, and the three points each decorated with chiselled scrolling foliage enriched with gold koftgari, European style lock decorated with gold koftgari and fitted with pierced cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, mahogany half-stock, chequered grip, and iron mounts decorated with gold koftgari scrolls en suite with the lock, with its iron ramrod 87.0 cm; 34 ¼ in barrel ‡ £3000-4000

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74 A 28 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLED CARBINE, TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel retained by four shaped silver bands, encrusted with gold foliage at the breech and muzzle, standing back-sight and iron tang each encrusted with gold foliage, iron lock encrusted with gold foliage en suite, goldencrusted button-trigger, full stock inlaid with differing patterns of segmented brass discs and minute nails inlaid with contrasting strips of white and green-stained horn about the barrel tang, faceted butt inlaid with segmental strips of horn enriched with a trellis pattern of minute brass nails (a portion of the butt detached, the butt-plate missing), and later iron ramrod 81.6 cm; 32 1⁄8 in barrel ‡ £2000-3000 75 AN OTTOMAN TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK CARBINE, TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY with European barrel fitted with a sweated-on flared moulding at the muzzle, the breech with two raised silver bands, iron lock faced with engraved brass panels, figured full stock inlaid with clustered designs of segmental brass discs and brass nails over its length, faceted butt inlaid with segmental strips of contrasting bone and horn enriched with domed brass nails, and with inlaid wooden trap beneath, and associated horn-tipped ramrod 60.5 cm; 23 7⁄8 in barrel ‡ £2000-2500

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76 A 15 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED CARBINE, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with earlier octagonal sighted barrel retaining traces of etched twist pattern, silver koftgari ornament and rifled with eight grooves, earlier lock also with traces of koftgari, full stock profusely inlaid with brass wire scrolling tendrils and leafy pellets, iron mounts, and later ramrod 33.0 cm; 13 in barrel ‡ £1500-2000

77 A 25 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE (ARNAUTKA), ALBANIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with twist barrel decorated with panels of gold koftgari foliage at the breech and muzzle, standing back-sight, and retained by three chased brass bands, iron lock lightly decorated with gold koftgari, slender full stock almost entirely formed of iron, the rear half inset with brass stellate discs, and characteristic slender wooden fishtail butt 104.0 cm; 41 in barrel See Elgood 2009, p. 163 ‡ £400-600

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78 A RARE OTTOMAN OVER-AND-UNDER FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL COMBINED WITH A DAGGER, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering two-stage barrels decorated with gold koftgari trophies, scrolls, foliage and the spurious inscription ‘London’ over the breeches, iron lock signed and decorated in gold koftgari en suite, incorporating sliding upper pan, engraved white metal butt forming the dagger hilt, and with concealed blade decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork at the base 47.5 cm; 18 ¾ in Another dagger of this form was given by Ali Pasha to Elmas Aga Metsio Bono. Elmas Bey took part in a shooting competition with Byron in Albania in 1809. In 1821 he commanded one thousand five hundred Albanian troops besieged by the Greeks in Tripolitsa and negotiated their escape when the town fell. A related example is preserved in the Museum Narodowego, Cracow. See Elgood 2009, p. 224 and p. 329 no. 283 and the same author 1995, p.49. Provenance The property of a religious institution, sold Sotheby’s, 18th December 1979, lot 316 ‡ £5000-6000

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79 AN OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, BALKANS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slender iron barrel belled towards the muzzle, the breech and muzzle chiselled with panels of scrollwork against a punched ground retaining traces of gilding, engraved tang, chiselled iron lock cut with a brief inscription, wooden full stock profusely inlaid with white metal wire, the butt overlaid with pierced embossed silver-gilt plaques about the barrel tang and on both sides of the butt, the mounts en suite, including scrolling sideplate, trigger-guard with foliate terminal and butt-plate with openwork tang, and iron ramrod 52.4 cm; 28 5⁄8 in barrel ‡ £2500-3000

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80 A PAIR OF 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED BALKAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOLS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PRIZREN with tapering barrels inscribed ‘Siioi’ on the breeches and inlaid with brass scrolls, the muzzles encased in silver filigree scrollwork incorporating the fore-sight above and false ramrods below, plain rounded locks, full stocks entirely encased in panels of silver filigree enriched with small beadwork designs, the butts decorated en suite, set with three corals and fitted with spurred pommels, and chased gilt metal trigger-guards 32.0 cm; 12 5⁄8 in barrels (2) ‡ £3000-3500

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81 A PAIR OF 16 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PRIZREN with tapering Italian barrels inscribed ‘L. Lazarino’ on the left, struck with a Balkan copper-lined stamps, engraved with scrolls and inlaid in brass at the breeches, the muzzles retained by broad silver filigree sheaths incorporating the fore-sight above and false ramrods below, engraved locks, full stocks entirely overlaid with further panels of silver filigree enriched with beadwork and rosettes, and with chased silver trigger-guards 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in barrels (2) ‡ £3000-4000

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82 A PAIR OF 22 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOLS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrels retained by gilt metal muzzle sheaths chased with trophies-of-arms, rounded locks, full stocks (one fore-end replaced) profusely inlaid in white metal wire with scrolls and engraved white metal flowerhead plaques, the tangs enclosed by white metal openwork plaques, iron mounts comprising triggerguards with foliate terminals, spurred pommels enriched with white metal and false ramrods 28.0 cm; 11 in barrels (2) Provenance Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 270 ‡ £2000-2500

83 A FINE PAIR OF 20 BORE GREEK FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOLS, BOKA KOTORSKA, DATED 1829 with tapering barrels inlaid with silver scrollwork over the moulded breeches, one signed, each retained by chased gilt-brass muzzle bands decorated with foliage in relief against a punched ground, including an exotic bird feeding on a flower’s nectar, all enriched with a niello framework and incorporating the foresights, the tangs overlaid with silver gilt plaques and incorporating the back-sights, dated beveled locks engraved with foliage, full silver gilt metal stocks cast and chased with flowers, foliage fruit and trophies-of-arms en suite with the muzzle bands, slender butts enriched with spiraling bands, trigger-guards en suite, and simulated ramrods, together with a matching iron ramrod with characteristic silver gilt and niello terminal en suite with the pistols, the iron portion acting as a sheath for a pair of long tweezers, and in very good condition throughout: in a modern padded blue case with trade label for Asprey & Co 27.0 cm; 10 5⁄8 in barrels (2) A strikingly similar pair of pistols, preserved in the Benaki Museum, Athens, are attributed to the ownership of Petros Mauromichales (1765-1848), better known as Petrobey and chief of tribes in the Mani mountains in Southern Greece. See Elgood 2009, p. 99, nos. 103-4 and p. 244. ‡ £4000-5000

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84 A 32 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL, BALKANS, 19TH CENTURY with strongly swamped barrel decorated with silver koftgari, tang decorated en suite and incorporating the back-sight, engraved lock (cock incomplete), half-stock, and brass mounts including near conical pommel with flowerhead cap (trigger-guard missing), and brass simulated ramrod 29.5 cm; 11 5⁄8 in barrel ‡ £300-400

85 A 14 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, BALKANS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by a broad engraved brass muzzle band, engraved iron lock of characteristic form, fitted with filed bridle, full stock almost entirely encased in engraved brass decorated with scrolls and foliage, the butt with openwork panels of brass, pommel of ‘rat’s tail’ form, brass trigger-guard, and brass-tipped iron ramrod 31.5 cm; 12 3⁄8 in barrel ‡ £250-350

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86 A 15 BORE OTTOMAN LONG FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, BALKANS, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PERHAPS PRIZREN OR PEC with Italian early 18th-century barrel, chiselled and gilt at the breech with flowers and foliage and struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks, the muzzle sheathed in gilt copper chased with traditional scrollwork and incorporating the fore-sight, bevelled lock encrusted with gold scrollwork, the lower edge with a brief gold inlaid Turkish inscription, full stock encased in silver gilt decorated en suite with the muzzle sheath, silver spurred pommel, trigger-guard and false ramrod 38.2 cm; 15 in barrel The lock inscription reads, ‘amel-i ahmed sahib isma’il a ğ a’ (“Work of Ahmed, the owner Isma’il Agha”).

In the first half of the 19th century large quantities of pistols were manufactured in Prizren (now a Kosovan city and district) for export to Turkey, Egypt, Asia Minor, Persia, Arabia and India. It is believed that they were exchanged for leather and gold, in some instance the weight of a pistol was set against the weight of gold paid. See Elgood 2009, p. 190, nos. 242, 243. ‡ £2500-3000

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87 A FINE PAIR OF 32 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, DAGHESTAN, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with chiselled barrels encrusted with silver scrollwork and with a gold band at the breeches, three silver barrel bands chased with panels of flowers heightened with niello, silver-encrusted locks, the mainsprings each with two calligraphic cartouches, the stocks entirely encased in silver decorated with chased and nielloed patterns of flowers and scrollwork, the pommels en suite, button triggers also encrusted in silver and with no provision for a ramrod, in their exotic hardwood case lined in padded blue velvet (lid partly detached, cracks and small chips), the lid with brass carrying handle and with an early letter of provenance 31.0 cm; 12 ¼ in barrels The letter, and accompanying translation, read: ‘ La Canée le 2 Avril 1877, Cher Monsieur Mickshe, Mon Aide de Camp Ahmed Bey a été chargé de vous remettre une paire de pistolets anciens Turque produit de l’industrie de Daghistan. Je vous prie de vouloir bien faire parvenir ces armes à votre fils Monsieur Arthur en le priant de daigner accepter ce modique présent comme un souvenir de l’amitié sincère que je nourris envers lui. Avec l’espoir que ma prière sera favorablement accueillie. Monsieur Mickshe, Consul d’Autriche Hongrie, La Canée. Veuillez agréer, cher Monsieur Micksche, les meilleurs sentiments de votre très dévoué Samih. [To Monsieur Mickshe, Austro-Hungarian Consul at La Canée, My Aide de Camp, Ahmed Bey, is charged to deliver to you a pair of ancient Turkish pistols made in Daghestan. I beg you will leave these arms for your son Mr Arthur and that he will deign to accept this modest present as a reminder of the sincere regard I have for you. From [General] Samih. Provenance Christie’s, 29th October 1980, lot 201 ‡ £7000-10000

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88 A SPANISH FOLDING KNIFE (NAVAJA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad folding blade stamped ‘navajas de Toledo’ on one side, iron hilt faced with shaped white metal plaques at both ends and the central portions faced with engraved bone plaques studded with brass nails 26.2 cm; 10 3⁄8 in blade ‡ £250-300 89 A SPANISH SMALL FOLDING KNIFE (NAVAJA), LATE 19TH CENTURY the blade stamped ‘Toledo’, and the hilt overlaid with panels of brass, stained bone and horn 19.7 cm; 7 ¾ in, closed ‡ £100-150

90 AN ITALIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SOCKET BAYONET FOR A SPORTING GUN, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade decorated with foliage, short ricasso inscribed ‘Oton’ on one face and decorated with further foliage, moulded neck with silver base chiselled as a grotesque mask and with a retaining screw for the blade, faceted silver socket decorated with engraved bands of foliage, in a leather scabbard with white metal mounts 20.5 cm; 8 in blade ‡ £600-800 91 A SMALL SCANDINAVIAN TRIBAL KNIFE, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with robust blade formed with a sharp point, brass ferrule, hardwood hilt inlaid with brass panels and pellets, in its hardwood scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, including large fish-shaped plaquettes 10.2 cm; 4 in blade ‡ £300-500

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92 A FINE SPANISH BROADSWORD IN MOORISH 15TH-CENTURY STYLE, BASED ON THAT OF BOABDIL (MUHAMMAD XII), LAST NASRID RULER OF GRANADA, TOLEDO, DATED 1891 with polished double-edged blade decorated with blued panels of etched and gilt moorish interlace heightened with red over the lower half on each face, and with the inscription ‘Arta Faba de Toledo 1891’ within a short fuller on one face, iron hilt encrusted with gold moorish patterns, including flat strongly down-turned quillons with pierced terminals, attenuated pear-shaped pommel, and integral grip with horizontal panels with brief inscriptions, in its original fabric-covered scabbard with blued iron mounts en suite with the hilt (the chape with areas of rust) 87.0 cm; 34 ¼ in blade The sword on which this is based was originally in the collection of the Dowager Marquise de Viana, Madrid and is now preserved in the Museo del Ejército, Toledo. See Laking 1920, vol. 2, p. 282, fig. 661. Provenance Wallis & Wallis, 23rd October 1978, lot 18 ‡ £2500-3000

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93 AN ENGLISH 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SABRE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, the blade etched and gilt with scrolls and trophies-of-arms on a blued panel over two thirds of its length on each face, gilt-brass hilt, the guard pierced with the royal cypher ‘GR’ crowned, lion’s head pommel, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its original leather scabbard with gilt brass chape, middle-band and locket, the latter signed ‘Bicknells & Moore, Old Bond Street’, and complete with original knot 73.5 cm; 29 in blade ‡ £2000-2500 94 A BRITISH NAVAL ENSIGN’S SABRE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged for the last third, etched and gilt with crowned ‘GR’ cypher, scrolls, foliage and trophies-of-arms on a blued panel over the lower two thirds, gilt-brass stirrup hilt, engraved langets decorated with a fouled anchor, lion mask pommel, in its leather scabbard with finely engraved mounts decorated with trophies-of-arms and foliage, comprising locket, chape and middle band, the locket signed ‘Salter, Cutler to H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex, 35 Strand’ and with two loops for suspension 60.5 cm; 23 ¾ in blade ‡ £1000-1500

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95 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S SILVER-MOUNTED DRESS DIRK OF THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, EDINBURGH, 1885 with tapering blade formed with a notched back-edge, etched with scrollwork, the regimental device and signed by the retailer ‘Johns and Pegg, Clifford Street, London’, carved rootwood grip decorated with basket-weave designs enriched with silver nails, pommel inset with a large citrine, in its original scabbard with chased silver mounts decorated with interlaced monsters and the regimental device and with its extra pieces en suite (the knife incomplete) 29.5 cm; 11 5⁄8 in blade Provenance Sotheby’s, 23 May 1978, lot 228 ‡ £2000-2500 96 A VICTORIAN OFFICER’S DRESS DIRK OF THE 74TH REGIMENT OF FOOT, CIRCA 1870 with etched fullered blade decorated with the crowned Royal cypher, regimental devices, battle honours and signed by the retailer, ‘Hamburger & Rogers & Co., Kings Street, Covent Garden, London’, gilt-brass hilt cast with thistle foliage in low relief and the regimental device, the pommel set with a citrine, carved rootwood grip decorated with basket-weave designs enriched with gilt-brass nails, in its original leather-covered scabbard with large gilt-copper mounts en suite, and with its extra pieces en suite 29.8 cm; 11 ¾ in blade ‡ £2000-2500

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Eastern Arms and Armour VARIOUS OWNERS 97 A JAPANESE SHINSHINTO SWORD (KATANA) Sugata: Shinogi-zukuri with a shallow tori-zori, a wide mi-haba, iori-mune and 0-kissaki; hamon: Gunome-midare with some togari-ba, in ko-nie, with ashi and sunagaeshi, a midare-komi boshi, with some kaen and a short kaeri, the jihada is a prominent itame-gokoro appearing as mokume in places, with some ji-nie. Nakago: The ubu nakago has a single mekugi-ana, kuri-jiri and sujikai yasuri. It is signed on the omote ‘TAIRA NOBUHIDE’ and dated on the ura ‘GENJI SHO NEN YON GATSU NICHI’ (circa 1864), all kanji are carved but have been coloured red; koshirae: in a dull red cha-ishime lacquered saya and an iron koi-guchi and ko-jiri. The fine late Edo period iron sukashi tsuba is formed of interlocking rings (watchigae) and is signed ‘Edo? ju Masatoshi’ (late Edo period), tsuka has green ito over white samé and menuki are formed as gilded crabs; fuchi kashira are in shakudonanako and show warriors in gold highlights on the kashira and a floral design on the fuchi, both in Mino-Goto style. Nagasa: 68.6 cm Saki-haba: 2.5 cm Noto-haba: 3.2 cm £10000-15000

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98 A JAPANESE KOTO PERIOD HIRA-ZUKURI SOSHU DAGGER (TANTO) with a su-ken horimono on the omote and a koshi-hi on the ura; . The nie-deki hamon is a wide notare-midare and the boshi is yakitsume on the omote but is deeper on the ura and with kaeri. The jihada is itame-gokoro becoming mokume in places with ji-nie. The tanago-bara nakago is ubu and signed ‘Jakushu ju Fuyuhiro’ on the omote and dated ‘Hachi Nen Kichi Nichi’ on the ura. The koshirae has silver mounts overall, depicting turbulent waters and is a hamadashi tanto but in a han-dachi style. There is a ko-gatana in silver continuing the waves theme and the saya is cha ishime with large kiri mon in makie Nagasa : 23.9 cm Saki-haba: 2.3 cm Provenance This blade has NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon dated 31st August Heisei 16. £4000-6000

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99 AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CARVED IVORY-MOUNTED SWORD (O-DACHI), EDO PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY with shinogi-zukuri blade (stained, not dismantled from hilt), finely carved hilt and saya formed of numerous interlocking sections, with detailed carving of various warrior scenes and mythological creatures including dragons, flowers and foliage 160.0 cm overall ~ £4000-6000 100 A LARGE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY SWORD (O-DACHI), EDO PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY with shinogi-zukuri blade with gunome-midare hamon (nakago not examined), finely carved ivory hilt and saya formed of numerous interlocking sections, deeply carved depicting mainly rural scenes 117.0 cm overall ~ £3000-5000

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101 A JAPANESE SWORD (TACHI), KOTO PERIOD the blade shinogi-zukuri, tori-zori, iori-mune and ko-kissaki, itame-mokume hada, some tate-wari on both sides in the monouichi area, choji-midare hamon with shinogi in some areas and with tobi-yaki, sunagashi and kinsuji throughout, boshi with sunagaeshi, hakikake and a short kaeri and ubu nakago with single mekugi-ana, kuri-jiri and sujikai-yasuri and signed Soshu Ju Akihiro on the omote and Oan 7 (1374) on the ura Nagasa: 65.5 cm Moto-haba: 2.9 cm Saki-haba: 1.8 cm The style of dating is an idiosyncrasy of Akihiro, omitting the characters for both year and month. This sword is accompanied by a detailed appraisal from the Token Society of Great Britain. ~ £400-500 102 A RARE GROUP OF JAPANESE HORSE ACCOUTREMENTS comprising, aori, a pair of saddle flaps, in thick red leather with kabuto kuwagata depicted on each side with separate blue padding; another aori, with a pair of saddle flaps of black leather with gold colours také (bamboo) decoration, a shaffron decorated en suite; and mungai (breast strap)and shirigae (girth strap), each with heavily and richly embossed gold dragons in the clouds £800-1200 103 TWO JAPANESE UKIYOE PRINTS one showing a fully armoured samurai in an aggressive pose, brandishing a yari, the other of a mounted samurai wielding a large sword, framed and glazed (2) £50-100

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104 A JAPANESE IRON HELMET (TSUINARI KABUTO), EDO PERIOD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY with acorn-shaped russet iron skull formed of four plates joined by four vertical external ribbed panels rising to a flower-shaped finial, fitted at the base with a single plate at the rear pierced with pairs of holes for a lining, a further plate at the front and an additional peak plate, the latter applied in the centre with a flower-shaped mon, a pair of up-turned pegs for a maedate, and applied with a plaited silver thread border (small losses) 27.5 cm; 10 3â &#x201E;4 in high A helmet of related form is preserved in the Higgins Armory Collection in the Worcester Art Museum (acc. no. 1871). ÂŁ4000-6000

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105 A COMPLETE JAPANESE FULL ARMOUR (TOSEI GUSOKU), MID-EDO PERIOD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY of copper-brown lacquered russet iron, the sanmai kabuto has a black lacquered mabezashi on which a gold coloured maedate displays a black lacquered mokko-mon . This mon is repeated on the black leather covered wicker storage box. The medium sized fukigaeshi are both bordered with small star-like studs. The ko-sode are in blue sugake - odoshi as are all kusazuri whilst the three section yodarekake on the hanbo, is in kebiki- odoshi. The lower part of the haidate displays iron discs in the same colour as all other metal defences.The kote are in mail whilst the tekko are of the predominating copper coloured russet iron and the suneate are similarly dressed. There is a fitment to accommodate the sashimono (which is present) on the back of the do. In good, expertly restored condition The mokko-mon is associated with the Horita, Kuroda and Niwa clans. Literature Trevor Absolon, Samurai Armour, The Japanese Cuirass, 2016, p.321 ÂŁ2500-3500

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106 106 A FINE JAPANESE SADDLE (KURA), MID-EDO PERIOD comprising pommel and cantel decorated with leafy branches in gold makei , the seat section and inner surfaces lacquered in nashiji style; the underside inscribed (partly legible) in ink with the date inscription, perhaps ‘Enpo ? Go Nen Roku Gatsu Kichi Nichi’ (Enpo 5th year, 6th month, a lucky day (1748), and with the maker’s Kao £1200-1800

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107 A CHINESE DAGGER, FIRST MILLENIUM B.C. AND TWO BRONZE SPIKES in excavated condition, the first with tapering leaf-shaped blade formed with a medial ridge and short tang; the third of tapering conical form, decorated with low raised bosses at the based and pierced for attachment to a haft; and another spike the first: 24.5 cm; 9 3⁄4 in overall (3) £100-150 108 TWO BURMESE DHA DAGGERS, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND TWO CEREMONIAL DAGGERS the first with curved blade decorated with silver scrolling foliage within a fuller over the greater part of its length, silver ferrule and carved ivory grip (pommel replaced); the second with plain blade, silver ferrule and ivory grip; the third a carved ivory phurba type dagger, decorated with mythical beasts and deities, and the fourth of similar form, of wood, fitted with a conical iron spike the first: 20.3 cm; 8 in blade (4) ~ £120-180 109 A NORTH CHINESE OR TIBETAN SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY with heavy single-edged blade iron hilt including lobated pommel and wire-bound grip 59.0 cm; 23 1⁄4 in blade £150-300

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110 TWO CHINESE EATING SETS, QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with single-edged fullered blade, horn grip and silver pommel set with turquoise and coral in raised settings, (losses), in its shagreen scabbard with mounts en suite with the pommel and complete with a single chop stick (the other missing); the second with slender knife, polychrome grip, in its matching scabbard complete with chopsticks the first: 18.0 cm;7 1⁄8 in overall (2) £100-150 111 A CHINESE HELMET (ZHOU) AND ARMOURED SHIRT (MIAN JIA), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY the helmet with bowl-shaped skull formed in two halves, rising to a low wasted drum retained by three trefoil-shaped projections rivetted into the skull and with tall plume-holder, the latter fitted with red horse hair plume, broad brim retained by six matching projections, shaped peak with down-turned edge, and later studded velvet neck-defence; the shirt of blue silk-covered white fabric trimmed with yellow piping, open at the front, closed by four loops and three buttons (one button missing), profusely studded over the front, back and the lower arms with brass studs (worn, small losses) the helmet 28.5 cm; 11 1⁄4 in high (2) £2000-3000

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112 A FINE AND RARE DECORATED TIBETAN SADDLE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY formed of a wooden tree joined by later leather thongs, fitted with iron cantle, bow and end board plates all decorated with openwork designs of scrolling foliage and billowing clouds inhabited by dragons, the cantle and bow each with central flaming jewels guarded by a pair of dragons, all encrusted with silver and highlighted with gilding (small losses), and with pairs of iron rings front and rear for attachment 10 3â &#x201E;4 in; 27.5 cm high A similar saddle decorated with a related scheme in the same technique is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 1999.318). See Larocca 2006, 224-226. ÂŁ7000-9000

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115 113 113 A SIAMESE (THAI) SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (DHAB), 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade widening towards the tip and formed with a V-shaped back-edge, silver hilt chased with traditional foliage in horizontal bands divided by beadwork frames, the central panel filled with a pair of dragons, and conical pommel decorated with a gadrooned pattern at the base and conventional foliage, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver decorated en suite with the hilt and complete with its red carrying cord 54.0 cm; 21 1⁄4 in blade A similarly decorated sword belonging to General Worakarn Bancha is preserved in the National Museum, Bangkok. £300-400 114 A SIAMESE (THAI) SWORD (DHAB), 18TH/19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade formed with a V-shaped back-edge, the hilt encased in chased Sawossa (gold and copper alloy), chased with traditional scrollwork and foliage within a series of horizontal bands divided by ropework, and near conical pommel decorated en suite, in its wooden scabbard entirely encased in Sawossa (the tip missing) with a slender moulding top and bottom (small dents) 57.0 cm; 22 1⁄2 in blade £300-400

114 115 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN IVORY AND SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD, BURMA OR THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with a V-shaped back-edge for threequarters of its length and with a full-length fuller on each face, ivory hilt (pommel missing), fitted with a large silver collar decorated with niello scrollwork and a chequerboard design, in its wooden scabbard with six chased silver mounts (chape missing) 48.5 cm; 19 in blade ~ £100-150 116 A SIAMESE (THAI) SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (KRICH), 19TH CENTURY with broad single-edged blade, chased silver hilt decorated with horizontal bands of foliage and scrollwork, and tapering hardwood pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver 17.0 cm; 6 3⁄4 in blade £60-80 117 A NEPALESE KUKRI KNIFE, 20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, with broad curved single-edged blade, in its scabbard complete with two accompanying daggers 30.0 cm; 11 3⁄4 in blade £50-80

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118 A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) GOLD-MOUNTED SWORD (DHAB) IN THE JAPANESE TASTE, FOR PRESENTATION TO A WESTERN DIGNITARY, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved pattern-welded blade fitted with silver habaki style collar at its base, circular sword guard formed in imitation of a tsuba on a soft metal core encased with gold chased with a pair of birds inhabiting a garland of flowers and foliage, wooden grip encased in sheet gold punched in imitation of sharkskin, bound with ribbon of woven blued thread enriched with silver and gold, a pair of menuki style charms, fitted at the top and bottom with chased gold mounts (previously enriched with stones), the hilt peg and top of the pommel mount missing), in its redlacquered wooden scabbard fitted with a chased gold mount top and bottom, each set with numerous red pastes (losses), two further mounts including a soritsuno style hook decorated en suite, complete with its accompanying knife with matching grip, in its silk-lined case, perhaps the original 52.7 cm; 20 ¾ in blade A very similar sword was presented on 9th March 1859 by King Mongkut of Siam (also called Phrachomklao, posthumous name Rama IV, 180468) to James Buchanan, President of the United States (president 1857-61) and is preserved in the Smithsonian Museum, Washington (Acc. No. 266032). King Mongkut was a free-thinking scholar and scientist having been a monk for twenty-seven years prior to his accession to the throne. His familiarity with Western ideas was of importance in strengthening his country’s relationship with the West and a number of new treaties were signed during the early years of his reign. For a related sword and accounts of other Thai Royal Gifts to the United States, see McQuail 1997, p.84. A further Siamese sword of presentation quality was sold in these rooms 5th December 2018, lot 39. £1000-1500

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119 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SWORD, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PERHAPS RATANAKOSIN, LATE AYUTTHAYA KINGDOM with slightly curved single-edged iron blade widening towards the point, brass hilt including vestigial quillon joining the knuckle-guard, cast with foliage on its underside, spirally moulded grip, and the pommel formed as a gaping monster head 48.8 cm; 19 1⁄4 in blade A Rantokosin short dagger with ivory hilt carved in the same style is preserved in the National Museum, Bangkok. £200-300 120 A SIAMESE (THAI) ELEPHANT GOAD (ANKUS), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with iron head incorporating a robust hook, moulded brass terminal, silver ferrule, long hardwood haft fitted with two silver collars and conical iron shoe 107.5 cm; 42 3⁄8 in overall £150-200 121 A SIAMESE (THAI) ELEPHANT GOAD (ANKUS), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with moulded iron hook, long hardwood haft tapering to an iron terminal spike, fitted with brass openwork collars beneath the hook, two brass collars and iron shoe 117.5 cm; 46 1⁄4 in overall £150-200 122 A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) SWORD (DHAB) WITH LACQUERED HILT, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged fullered blade (the last quarter missing), finely carved red and gold lacquered hilt comprising crossguard decorated with scrolling foliage front and back, robust grip with foliage at the base, rising to a lion mask pommel set with a pair of ivory eyes, with traces of fine gilt scrolls, and the grip retaining its ivory on each edge 61.5 cm; 24 1⁄4 in blade Lacquered wares are recorded in Siam from an early date and were prized by European collectors who included them, on occasion, in their Kunstkammer. See Reyes 2019, pp. 32-33. ~ £300-400

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123 AN INDO-PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, characteristic hilt encased in sheet silver embossed with flowerheads within beaded frames and bound with silver wire, including a pair of langets, straight quillons with fluted bud-shaped finials, and angular pommel covered with an engraved silver cap decorated with foliage, in its silver-mounted leathercovered wooden scabbard with red carrying cords 79.5 cm; 31 3⁄8 in blade £800-1000 124 AN INDO-PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 19TH CENTURY with curved heavy blade double-edged towards the point, characteristic hilt encased in sheet silver bound with gilt wire, including a pair of langets, straight quillons with fluted bud-shaped finials, silver-covered grip, and angular pommel covered with an engraved gold cap, complete with its knuckle-chain, in its silvermounted leather-covered wooden scabbard with red carrying cords 82.5 cm; 32 1⁄2 in blade £1000-1500 125 A MALAYSIAN SWORD (PARANG NABUR), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, with curved fullered blade widening to a double-edged sharpened point, brass hilt with pierced moulded down-turned quillon, knuckle-guard and horn grip, in a fabric-bound scabbard 59.0 cm; 23 1⁄4 in blade £100-150 126 A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (KRIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, A SILVER SCABBARD FOR A BALKAN DAGGER (BICHAQ), 19TH CENTURY AND A DECORATED FIBULA the first with double-edged blade of pattern welded iron, and faceted grip with two carved panels of scrollwork; the second chased with scrolls, bouquets, a stylised cityscape, the terminal formed as a monsterhead, and complete with its suspension chain; and the third of iron, of characteristic form, decorated with gold scrollwork the first: 35.5 cm; 14 in blade (3) ‡ £150-200

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127 127 AN INDIAN SWORD (FIRANGI), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade of watered steel, formed with a long broad fuller on each face, iron hilt of characteristic form decorated throughout with gold koftgari foliage, comprising a pair of shaped langets enclosing the forte, a pair of up-turned quillons with fluted bud-shaped finials (one pierced), broad knuckle-guard, and disc pommel extending to an attenuated button fitted with a pierced loop at the base, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard (light wear) 71.0 cm; 28 in blade £500-600 128 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, iron hilt of characteristic form comprising a pair of swelling qillons, disc pommel and integral grip, decorated over its entire surface with gold koftgari flowers and foliage (small losses), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (the lower portion with later binding), fitted with iron chape decorated with gold koftgari flowers and foliage 79.0 cm; 31 1⁄8 in blade £200-250

128 129 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved heavy blade of flattened-triangular section, silverplated iron hilt of characteristic form, decorated with a pair of expanded flowerheads on each side, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (small losses, chape missing) 71.5 cm; 28 1⁄8 in blade ‡ £100-150 130 A SMALL INDIAN AXE, LATE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR MATCH CUTTING with brass wedge-shaped head decorated with an incised crisscross pattern and slightly recurved short iron haft 22.5 cm; 8 1⁄2 in £80-100

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131 AN ARAB SWORD (NIMCHA), 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered European blade double-edged at the point, struck with a mark on one side of the forte, iron hilt including strongly down-curved quillon with fluted bud-shaped finial, knuckle-guard en suite, and a pair of arms drawn-out at the front to an outer loop with a central moulding, carved hardwood pistol grip decorated with foliage on each face and with an inscription on the back-edge, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass mounts chased with foliage 78.3 cm; 30 7⁄8 in blade £600-800 132 AN INDIAN IRON JAVELIN, 18TH CENTURY with tapering triangular head formed with a reinforced point and chiselled with a flower on each side at the base (rivet replaced), slender haft formed with a moulded collar at the top and a large fluted bulbous moulding towards the spiked base (pitted) 125.2 cm; 49 3⁄8 in overall £250-300 133 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) FOR A BOY, 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade with a brief punched inscription at the forte, iron hilt of characteristic form, in its scabbard 57.0 cm; 22 1⁄2 in blade £40-60 134 EIGHT INDIAN CHETTIAH PALM LEAF SCRIBES KNIVES, TAMIL NADU, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY each with folding scribe’s spike, and folding blade, three with brief inscriptions, seven with moulded ivory bodies, and the eighth of wood the largest: 8.5 cm; 3 3⁄8 in overall (8) ~ £320-400 135 AN INDIAN IRON ‘TIGER-CLAW’ (BAGH NAKH), 19TH CENTURY formed of four characteristic hook-shaped blades, a rectangular cross-bar and four finger rings 13.2 cm; 5 1⁄4 in £160-200 136 AN INDIAN IRON ‘TIGER-CLAW’ (BAGH NAKH), 19TH CENTURY of ‘hora’ form, formed of a single piece of iron, with five spikes, four apertures for fingers and the back-edge incorporating a pair of scrolls 10.5 cm; 4 1⁄8 in

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137 A CAUCASIAN SWORD (SHASHQA), DATED 1315 AH (CIRCA 1897/8) with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with two narrow and a broad near full length fuller and with a lengthy calligraphic inscription on each face, struck with the bladesmith’s mark on one face at the forte, silver hilt chased and traditional foliage against a punched ground enriched with niello, including characteristic eared pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, comprising locket with a tughra on the front (illegible) and signed ‘amal-i khachir urfa 1315’ (Work of Khachir, Urfa 1315, 1897-8 AD),and dated in a cartouche on the reverse, middle band, chape decorated with scrolling foliage issuant from a vase and two rings for suspension 81.5 cm; 32 1⁄8 in blade The inscriptions on the blade are from Qur’an 48:1 and the phrase: madad ya haydar-karar. “Help O Haydar Karar (i.e. ‘Ali)” and: la ilah illa allah wahdahu la sharik lahu muhammad rasul allah “There is no god but God alone, He has no partner. Muhammad is the Messenger of God” It is likely that the maker, Khachir, is of Armenian origin. £3000-4000

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138 A FINE INDIAN SILVER-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), 18TH CENTURY with slightly recurved blade of watered steel, formed with a reinforced back-edge of T-section (areas of pitting), silver hilt chased in low relief with a running pattern of flowers and foliage against a punched ground within a foliate frame, pommel formed as a bridled horse horsehead in the round set with red paste eyes, in its wooden scabbard with copper gilt mounts comprising locket with suspension ring and chape with recurved serpentine terminal with red paste set eyes 24.5 cm; 9 3⁄4 in blade ‡ £2000-2500

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139 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KARD), LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade struck with two marks, the forte overlaid with gold and extending to a faceted moulding, and tapering octagonal hardstone grip rising to a faceted pommel 24.3 cm; 9 5⁄8 in blade The square mark reads ‘surapur 1206’ (“Surapur (Shorapur?) 1206 (1791-2 AD)”). The Devanagiri teardrop mark reads ‘shri gopala’, the infant form of the god Krishna. £400-600 140 AN INDIAN MOPLAH KNIFE, 19TH CENTURY with broad hatchet blade engraved along the back-edge and at the forte on each face, the latter formed with a pair of basal scrolls, deeply engraved brass hilt including petal-shaped guard rising to a broad recurved knuckle-guard with bud-shaped finial, hardwood grip enclosed by a large decorated brass ferrule at the base and rising to an elliptical pommel 37.5 cm; 14 3⁄4 in blade £300-400 141 A SMALL NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (PESH KABZ), LATE 19TH CENTURY with recurved watered steel blade of T-section,and a pair of mother-of-pearl grips (one chipped) retained by five brass rivets, in its scabbard 20.5 cm; 8 in blade £280-350 142 AN INDIAN ELEPHANT GOAD (ANKUS), 19TH CENTURY with iron head formed of a strongly curved hook with moulded basal terminal, tapering faceted spike, tapering moulded socket, on its painted wooden haft with turned finial 55.5 cm; 21 7⁄8 in overall Provenance Sir Stuart Mitford Fraser, KCSI, CIE (1864-1963)

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144 A PERSIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), DATED (12)57 AH, CIRCA 1842 the first with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, marine ivory hilt carved with figures in traditional dress within an architectural framework and with the date (rubbed, age cracks), in a green fabric-covered scabbard; the second with recurved blade and green stone hilt carved with a horse’s head, in its scabbard, the third with wavy blade, in its engraved brass scabbard; and five further daggers the first: 26.4 cm; 10 3⁄8 in blade (8)

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145 145 A PERSIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY with double-edged blade of watered steel, formed with a medial ridge and decorated with gold foliage within an ornamental framework on each side of the forte, and engraved iron hilt decorated with flowers and calligraphic cartouches within gilt frames 30.2 cm; 12 in blade £250-300

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146 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip and a medial ridge dividing two broad watered grooves on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of side bars and strongly moulded grip-bars, decorated throughout in gold with a running pattern of gold flowers and foliage 24.5 cm; 9 3⁄4 in blade £850-1000 147 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip and a slender medial ridge dividing a pair of recessed panels on each face, iron hilt comprising curved guard and a pair of side bars each with pierced beaded edges (repaired), a pair of grip bars with foliate terminals, joined in the centre by an openwork panel, decorated throughout with a running pattern of gold koftgari flowers and foliage (small losses) 24.4 cm; 9 5⁄8 in blade £700-900

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148 AN INDIAN DAGGAR (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY with strongly tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip, a pair of converging fullers divided by slender ridge-lines and decorated with a central panel of delicate foliage on a watered ground, iron hilt formed of a recurved guard applied with a gold-encrusted inscription on each face, a pair of side bars each set with a pair of cabochon rubies and an emerald at the top and bottom on the outer face, baluster-shaped grip-bars joined by a pair of exotic birds, decorated throughout with gold-encrusted scrolling foliage and flowers (small losses) 22.5 cm; 8 7⁄8 in blade £850-1000

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149 A FINE INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY, RAJASTHAN OR PUNJAB with triangular blade of watered steel, formed with a reinforced point and a broad shallow fuller chiselled with an antelope attacked by a lion on one face and a dragon attacked by a lion on the other, gilt iron hilt chiselled with foliage on the guard, formed with a pair of side bars engraved on each face with a running pattern of foliage and flowers against a punched ground, a pair of swelling faceted grip bars joined by an openwork foliate panel, in its green fabric-covered wooden scabbard with shaped gilt chape 21.0 cm; 8 1⁄4 in blade Another katar of this type, formerly in the Stanley Victor Durrant collection, was sold in these rooms 7th December 2016, lot 57. For a discussion of this group see Elgood 2017, pp. 700-703.

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150 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip, three pairs of converging fullers and a panel chiselled with differing scenes involving exotic animals on each side of the forte, iron hilt decorated with later engraved, punched and gilt designs of flowers and foliage, comprising a pair of side bars and punched designs of foliage and flowers, a pair of grip bars cast with designs of flowers and foliage in low relief and joined by a matching openwork panel, in its green-fabric-covered wooden scabbard 22.5 cm; 8 7⁄8 in blade £1200-1800

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151 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip (restored) and a central rib, etched with a pattern in imitation of watering on each face, iron hilt with later gilt finish, comprising a pair of near rectangular side bars and a pair of faceted grip-bars, in a fabriccovered wooden scabbard 22.8 cm; 9 in blade £600-800 152 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with tapering blade swelling slightly towards the point, etched in imitation of watered pattern within a pair of broad shallow converging fullers on each face, gilt-iron hilt comprising a pair of fluted side bars and a pair of moulded grip-bars, in its leathercovered wooden scabbard (small losses) 17.4 cm; 6 7⁄8 in blade £450-550

153 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY with strongly tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip, a pair of broad fullers divided by a chiselled panel of conventional foliage rising to a flower at the forte, chiselled iron hilt comprising a pair of side-bars decorated en suite with the blade on each face, a pair of grip-bars decorated with matching flowers and joined by scrolling bars, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard 23.0 cm; 9 1⁄8 in blade Provenance Sir Stuart Mitford Fraser, KCSI, CIE (1864-1963) £400-600 154 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), RAJASTHAN, MID-19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and two pairs of fullers divided by a central rib issuant from an elephant mask at the forte on each face, bronzed iron hilt formed of a pair of writhen side-bars of circular section and a pair of moulded grip-bars each swelling towards the centre and joined by an openwork panels of flowers and foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard 14.0 cm; 5 1⁄2 in blade A very closely related katar, purchased at the Great Exhibition of 1851, is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (acc. no. XXVID.84). £250-350

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155 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR) WITH DECORATED BLADE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip, chiselled with scrolling lotus flowers and foliage within a broad central panel and etched in imitation of a watered pattern on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of tapering side bars and moulded faceted gripbars each with pierced terminals 19.5 cm; 7 3⁄4 in blade £250-350 156 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 17TH CENTURY with fullered blade tapering towards the point, iron hilt extending over the forte and chiselled with flowers and foliage, the side panels finely pierced and chiselled with trellis pattern and flowers and a pair of moulded grip-bars (lightly pitted throughout) 31.8 cm; 12 1⁄2 in blade

157 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PUNJAB with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip and a series of converging fullers, decorated with silver koftgari scrolls and foliage in a panel at the forte on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of slender iron side bars, three slender grip bars each tapering from the centre and terminating in a low conical finial on the outermost face of the side bars, decorated throughout in plated silver (rubbed) with a running pattern of foliage 20.3 cm; 8 in blade A katar with a related hilt is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (acc. no. XXVID.52). £250-300

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158 AN INDIAN KATAR (DAGGER), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with triangular blade formed with a medial ridge and a reinforced point, integral gilt-iron hilt formed of a pair of side-bars, decorated on the inner face with a running pattern of foliage and inscriptions on the outer, and a pair of engraved grip bars each swelling in the centre 16.5 cm; 6 1⁄2 in blade

160 A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY with European fullered blade, iron hilt extending to a pair of shaped panels enclosing each side of the forte, a pair of moulded side bars of elliptical section, and a pair of baluster grip-bars joined by two globular mouldings (pitted) 31.5 cm; 12 3⁄8 in blade £180-220

‡ £200-250 159 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of converging fullers over its lower half on each face, iron hilt with curved guard, a pair of side bars curling slightly at the terminals, and a pair of grip bars moulded in the centre, decorated throughout with small silver flowerheads (losses, rubbed) within a trellis frame, in an early fabric-covered wooden scabbard with white metal chape 20.3 cm; 8 in blade £200-250

161 A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY TANJORE with tapering, probably European, blade retained by a pair of shaped panels chiselled with foliage over the base of the forte, finely pierced and chiselled iron hilt comprising a pair of tapering side bars decorated with a framed rising lotus flower and a pair of grip bars each swelling in the centre and decorated with foliage and a chequered design 27.5 cm; 10 7⁄8 in blade £180-220

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162 AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED OFFICER’S SWORD, TURKEY, LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered regulation blade double-edged towards the point, etched with foliage on each face, white metal hilt including a pair of short scrolling quillons, foliate langets, and horn gripscales with bulbous pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with white metal locket and middle-band, the former decorated with a star and crescent in low relief, and associated iron chape decorated with silver koftgari (rubbed) 82.0 cm; 32 1⁄4 in blade ‡ £250-350 163 TWO MORO SWORDS (KLEWANG), LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with single-edged blade with a triangular point, finely carved angular wooden grip, in its carved wooden scabbard; the second with pattern welded single-edged blade, carved wooden hilt (the pommel with a small chip), in its carved scabbard bound with rattan the first: 52.0 cm; 20 1⁄2 in blade (2) £180-240

164 164 AN INDIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull formed in one piece, embossed with sixteen radiating ribs rising to a central bud-shaped finial, the latter fitted with a tapering plume-holder, decorated over the greater part of its surface in silver koftgari with scrolls and foliage within linear frames and enriched with panel of gold scrollwork, the rim with four panels of calligraphy, fitted at the front with sliding nasal-bar with shaped terminal, a pair of plume-holders, mail neck-defence of butted links and an early liner, probably the original (surface rust, one area of pitting) 25.0 cm; 9 3⁄4 in high The inscriptions include: ‘Aziz al-Din Haji Shah Ilyas’ and Persian verses that mention Kashmir and possibly Lahore. £500-700 165 AN INDO-PERSIAN ARM-DEFENCE (BAZU BAND), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY formed of a gutter-shaped main plate pointed at the elbow, etched on its outer face with a calligraphic border and a central warrior cartouche, with traces of gold koftgari, fitted with padded mail hand-defence, and complete with two pierced wrist plates (small losses, light rust) 45.5 cm; 18 in overall £300-400

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166 A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull embossed with a demonic mask on the front, etched over its surface with traditional foliage enriched with gold (losses), fitted at its apex with a horned demon head finial rising to a central spike, a pair of additional horns either side, and nasal bar enriched with gold koftgari (nasal retaining screw and mail neck-defence missing) 37.0 cm; 14 ½ in high ‡ £350-450 167 A RARE PAIR OF INDIAN MAIL LEG DEFENCES, 18TH/19TH CENTURY each formed of an alternating arrangement of solid rings of flattened section and butted rings of circular section, the top of each fitted with a fabric band, and the bases vented 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in (2) ‡ £200-250 168 AN INDIAN STEEL THROWING QUOIT (CHAKRAM), 19TH CENTURY of characteristic disc form, with sharpened outer edge and angled slightly upwards towards the centre 23.8 cm; 9 3⁄8 in diameter

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171 AN INDIAN LACQUERED HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY of low convex form, the inside painted red and decorated with a gilt border, fitted with two pairs of iron rings for enarmes, the outer surface painted in polychrome with a central rondel filled with flowers and foliage within a gilt border, a broad band left natural, and the perimeter en suite with the centre, fitted with four corresponding brass bosses 64.5 cm; 25 1⁄2 in diameter £250-300 172 AN INDIAN LACQUERED HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY of low convex form, the inside painted red and decorated with a gilt border, fitted with two pairs of iron rings for enarmes, the outer surface painted in polychrome with a central rondel filled with flowers and foliage within a gilt border, a broad band of green scrollwork, and the perimeter en suite with the centre (small losses), fitted with four corresponding brass bosses 63.0 cm; 24 3⁄4 in diameter £250-300

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173 AN INDIAN LACQUERED HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY of low convex form, the inside painted red and decorated with gilt stylised flowers and foliage, fitted with two pairs of iron rings for enarmes, the outer surface painted in polychrome with a central rondel filled with flowers and foliage within a matching border, a broad band of scrolling folliage (small losses), and the perimeter en suite with the centre, fitted with four corresponding brass bosses (one loose) 62.0 cm; 24 3⁄8 in diameter £200-300 174 AN INDIAN SMALL LACQUERED HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY of low convex form, the inside painted red and decorated with a gilt flowers within a gilt border, fitted with two pairs of iron rings for enarmes, the outer surface painted in polychrome with a central rondel filled with flowers and foliage within a gilt border, a broad band of green foliage, and the perimeter en suite with the centre, fitted with four corresponding brass bosses 32.3 cm; 12 3⁄4 in diameter £150-200

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175 AN UNUSUAL FAKIR’S CRUTCH, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, PERHAPS BALKAN of carved hardwood, with fluted shaft and characteristic finial with foliate terminals, inlaid in white metal over its surface with flowers, foliage, scrolls and pellets 58.7 cm; 23 1⁄8 in overall

180 AN UNUSUAL SCEPTRE, LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR A SUDANESE CHIEFTAIN with finely formed European iron head, probably reused from a chandelier or oil lamp, decorated with six fire breathing horned monsters in low relief, and short haft wrapped in lizard skin 44.5 cm; 17 1⁄2 in

£80-100

£150-200

176 AN INDO-PERSIAN STEEL BOW, 19TH CENTURY formed in two halves and joined by a central thread within the moulded grip, strongly curved at the top and bottom and with robust grooved terminals 99.5 cm; 39 1⁄4 in overall

181 A SUDANESE SWORD (KASKARA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade cut with an inscription within a long fuller on each face iron hilt comprising a pair of faceted quillons, short langets, leather pommel and crocodile skincovered grip, in its tooled leather scabbard 85.7 cm; 33 3⁄4 in blade

£250-300

The inscription reads ‘al-ghina fi’l-qana’a wa’l-nasr ...’ (“Richness is in contentment and victory is ...”).

177 A SILVER-MOUNTED INDO-ARAB POWDER-FLASK AND TWO FURTHER INDIAN FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first with tightly curled metal body, the outer face encased in silver, with tapering nozzle, pivoting iron cut-off and a small suspension loop; the second of similar form, with leather-covered wooden body and turned wooden nozzle with stopper, and the third of leather-covered wood, with circular body formed with a convex outer face, studded with numerous decorative iron nails, and an iron suspension loop the first: 24.5 cm; 9 3⁄4 in high (3)

182 TWO ARAB DAGGERS (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY each with broad curved blade formed with a medial ridge on each face, the first with horn grip applied with chased brass, in a scabbard and the second with horn grip fitted with a chased silver band at the base the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in overall (2)

£100-150

£200-250

178 THREE INDIAN FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first of anatomical form, incised with exotic birds on the outer face; the second formed of two parallel horn bodies joined at the top by a leather collar feeding a horn nozzle; and the third formed as a flattened serpent and inlaid with minute brass discs the first: 21.5 cm; 8 1⁄2 in overall (3)

183 A SOUTH AMERICAN MACHETE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point and faceted grip formed of an alternating arrangement of brass, copper and other alloy discs 60.5 cm; 23 7⁄8 in blade

£150-200

184 A SWORDFISH SWORD CLUB AND AN ABORIGINAL CLUB, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first of characteristic form, pierced and bound with coarse cord at the base and with a shaped copper top collar; the second of chip-carved hardwood, with bulbous head the first: 80.0 cm; 31 1⁄2 in (2)

179 AN INDIAN ELEPHANT GOAD (ANCUS); A BRIDLE; A JAMBIYA AND FURTHER SMALL DAGGERS, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER the first formed entirely of iron, with slender faceted haft tapering to a sharp terminal spike, and formed with a characteristic hook at the front; the second of stiffened fabric embroidered with silver thread, fitted with an iron bit; the third North African, for the tourist market, in its scabbard; a small Indian dagger formed entirely of iron, with recurved knuckle-guard terminating in a budshaped finial; four further small daggers; and a box of dress studs the first: 51.7 cm; 20 3⁄8 in overall (9) £100-150

£160-200

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185 AN OTTOMAN DECORATED HOLSTER FOR A PAIR OF KUBUR PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY of leather, the inner face tooled and fitted with a loop for suspension, the outer tooled en suite and embroidered with yellow thread (previously wrapped with silver wire) about the border and with an expanded flower head beneath a crescent in the centre 28.2 cm; 11 1⁄8 in ‡ £150-200

186 A RARE 42 BORE INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal etched twist sighted barrel, inlaid with two gold lines around the muzzle and a single line around the breech, engraved with an arsenal on the left, engraved box-lock action applied with a gilt inscription panel on the right and fitted with silver belt hook and ring on the left, folding trigger, sliding thumbpiece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with a large engraved panel decorated with scrolling foliage on each side, inlaid with foliage on the spine and fitted with engraved silver cap, silver ramrod channel and iron swivel ramrod 16.4 cm; 6 1⁄2 in barrel £1600-2000

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187 AN OTTOMAN SHAFFRON WITH PUNCHED AND ENGRAVED ORNAMENT, TURKEY, EARLY 16TH CENTURY formed of a sub-rectangular brow-plate fitted over each of its outward-flanged upper corners with a medially-ridged gutter-shaped ear-defence (restored) and joined at its lower end by a short connecting-plate, added in early working life, to a face-plate that tapers to near its lower end where it then flares out again over the nostrils, the lower end of the brow-plate and the upper end of the connecting-plate cut at their junctions at each side with a semi-circular eye-opening, the sides of the shaffron decorated between a pairs of incised lines with a shallow grooves that curve inward between the eye-openings and the nostril, and the whole decorated overall with punched and engraved interlacing foliate scrolls on a stippled ground, the brow-plate fitted at its centre with a modern stud for the attachment of a roundel, and each lateral edge of the brow-plate and upper end of the face-plate pierced with series of small holes that serve to attach strips of mail formed of riveted links of round-section wire (the upper right of the brow-plate and the lower left end of the face- plate repaired with riveted internal patches, and the external surfaces of the shaffron lightly pitted and worn overall) 58.8 cm; 28 in high The shaffron is closely related in form and decoration to another preserved in the Askeri Müze (Military Museum), Istanbul (acc. no. 9419). Another related example is preserved in the Nasser D. Khali Collection (Acc. No. MTW 896). See Alexander 1992, cat no. 41, pp. 89-90. Provenance A former monastery, originally part of the outbuildings of the Château de Colombes and later the home of the French literary historian and critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804 - 1869). Stated by the vendor to have been found in the attic in the mid-20th century, probably part of the 19th century decoration. £8000-12000

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European and American Edged Weapons THE PROPERY OF A GENTLEMAN 188 A EUROPEAN BASTARD SWORD, CIRCA 1500 with straight two-edged blade tapering uniformly to an obtuse point (reshaped) and formed with a pronounced medial ridge except in its proximal fifth, and iron hilt comprising straight quillons of circular section issuing from a cusped central block and tapering to baluster terminals, and rounded wheel-pommel formed peripherally with a raised centrally-divided belt, and tapering wooden grip helically bound with leather (replaced), the surface bearing a mottled light to medium patina overall 89.0 cm; 35 in blade 110.5 cm; 43½ in overall Provenance Harold Peterson, Arlington, Virginia 5th July 1978

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Literature R. Ewart Oakeshott, Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991, p. 93 Harold L. Peterson, The Book of the Gun, London 1962, p. 25, illustrated. £5000-7000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 189 A GERMAN MILITARY BROADSWORD, THE BLADE LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, 19TH CENTURY with double-edged fullered blade of flattened-hexagonal section, cut with a brass-lined cross-and-orb mark on one face (small losses), iron hilt of rounded bars, comprising straight quillons with swollen terminals, outer ring-guards formed en suite, trifurcated inner-guard, thumb-rest, and pear-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with plaited wire between ‘Turk’s heads’ 96.2 cm; 37 7⁄8 in blade ‡ £2000-3000

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190 AN ARAB SWORD, 19TH CENTURY WITH EARLIER ITALIAN BLADE, CIRCA 1540-60 with broad slightly curved blade double-edged for its last third, formed with a long slender fuller over most of its length and engraved with scrolling foliage, rectangular ricasso with an additional fuller framing the bladesmith’s mark, probably a double eagle beneath a mullet enclosed by the inscription ‘Jesus’ on each face, and characteristic horn grip with an engraved silver collar at the base 65.5 cm; 25 3⁄4 in blade ‡£180-220 191 TWO SPANISH CUP-HILT RAPIERS, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURIES the first with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with a bladesmith’s mark within a short fuller on each face (indistinct), iron hilt comprising cup-guard with roped brim, a pair of straight quillons with moulded button-shaped terminals, knuckle-guard en suite, compressed bun-shaped pommel, and cord-bound grip (rusted throughout); the second with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, with traces of a bladesmiths signature within a short fuller on each face, iron hilt comprising cup-guard engraved with a panel of scrollwork beneath a panel of openwork scrolling foliage, roped brim, embossed guardapolvo, a single straight quillon with button-terminal (the other missing), knuckle-guard en suite, and engraved bun-shaped pommel the first: 100.0 cm; 39 3⁄8 in blade (2)

192 A GERMAN ARMING SWORD, DATED 1703; A CONTINENTAL SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780 AND A FRENCH MODEL 1817 EPÉE FOR AN OFFICER OF THE ROYAL GUARD the first with straight blade double-edged towards the point (rusted), struck with the bladesmith’s mark, the crowned letters ‘OW’ above the date, iron hilt including a pair of straight quillons, outer ring-guard previously fitted with a sprung-in plate (now missing), thumb-loop, and natural staghorn grips; the second with hollow-triangular blade, iron hilt pierced with openwork designs (incomplete, rusted), and spirally carved grip; the third with hollow-triangular blade (rusted), brass hilt of regulation type (quillon missing) and wooden grip (binding missing) the first: 67.4 cm; 26 ½ in blade (3) £300-500 193 TWO CONTINENTAL SWORDS, 20TH CENTURY the first East German, circa 1950-60, with fullered blade, stirrup hilt with compass and hammer symbol, in its scabbard, the second with etched blade, brass stirrup hilt, in its scabbard (pitted) the first: 84.2 cm; 33 1⁄8 in blade (2) £250-350

£500-700

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194 194 A FINE CASED GERMAN SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-GILT HILT AND PAINTED PORCELAIN GRIP, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched and gilt with trophies of arms and scrolls on a blued panel over the forte on each face, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief against a finely punched and gilt ground (slightly loose, very small losses), comprising outer ring-guard decorated with a bouquet of flowers within a rococo frame, short quillon with globular terminal and knuckle-guard each decorated with scrolls and shells, ovoid pommel decorated with flowers en suite with the guard, porcelain grip painted with differing military scenes top and bottom, the former involving a cavalry engagement and the latter an artillery encampment, a writhen silver collar top and bottom, in its silver-mounted wooden scabbard encased in green velvet, with silver lock (belt-hook and middle-band missing) and chape each decorated en suite with the hilt, in its original leather-covered case, the interior lined in green and white silk (small areas of wear) and the outside covered in leather, tooled and gilt with a coat-of-arms and secured by two hook and eye catches 72.8 cm; 28 Âž in blade A sword with a gilt-brass hilt of related form and porcelain grip is preserved in the Cleveland Museum of Art (acc. No. 1916.1501). ÂŁ2500-3500

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195 A RARE FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780 with slender hollow-triangular blade with traces of a signature at the forte including ‘Fourbisseur du Roy’, silver hilt cast, pierced and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard decorated with bouquets and a trellis arrangement of beadwork carrying two ovals decorated with later (perhaps spurious) coats-of-arms on the outer face, the inner fitted with a pair of hinged frames, probably fitted with portrait plaques previously, quillon and knuckle-guard each decorated with conventional foliage, pommel with trophies-of-arms and the side with trellis en suite with the shell, and later grip of plaited wire and ribband between ‘Turk’s Heads’, in associated leather scabbard with silver mounts 82 cm; 32 1⁄4 in blade £500-700 196 A CONTINENTAL SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1790 with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with scrolls, trophies, traces of gilt and the bladesmith’s initials ‘I.S.B.’, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising double shell-guard (loose) decorated with openwork trellis within a fine scrollwork frame, quillon and knuckle-guard decorated with faceted beadwork and ropework, ovoid pommel and integral grip decorated en suite, in tooled leather scabbard (restored) with locket and middle band decorated en suite with the hilt 84.7 cm; 33 3⁄8 in blade £400-500

197 A CONTINENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED SMALL TROUSSE, LATE 18TH CENTURY comprising knife struck with a mark on the blade, moulded silver ferrule, faceted grip of smoky agate, iron awl, in its shagreen covered silver-mounted wooden scabbard 12.0 cm; 4 3⁄4 in knife blade £350-450 198 A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1720 with colichemarde blade, etched with scrolls and a warrior rondel carried on a trophy-of-arms on each face, silver hilt, comprising double shell-guard with moulded brim, a pair of arms (marked, rubbed), forward-canted quillon, knuckle-guard, pommel, and the grip with a later wire binding between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 83.3 cm; 32 7⁄8 in blade £300-500 199 A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, gilt-brass hilt cast, pierced and chiselled with openwork designs of foliage within writhen frames, including double shell-guard, knuckleguard (detached), short quillon with globular terminal, and ovoid pommel, and the grip retaining a portion of its binding and ‘Turk’s Heads’, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts en suite with the hilt 74.2 cm; 29 ¼ in blade ‡ £250-350

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203 A SMALL-SWORD, PROBABLY FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY with earlier hollow-triangular blade etched with scrolls (pitted), silver-coloured metal hilt, including double shell-guard, straight quillon, knuckle-guard and pommel with gadrooned base and the grip cast in imitation of wire binding and ribband 83.8 cm; 33 in blade

200 A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, PARIS 1809 with hollow-triangular blade etched with trophies and scrolls, silver hilt including double shell-guard decorated with geometric designs on the outer face, quillon, knuckle-guard, ovoid pommel and integral grip all cast and chased with beadwork in imitation of brilliants 83.3 cm; 32 7⁄8 in blade

£300-400

£250-350 201 A TRANSITIONAL SWORD, MID-18TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed in two stages, iron hilt formed of a pair of straight moulded quillons, outer shell-guard, faceted ovoid pommel, and the grip bound with plaited wire, riband and ‘Turk’s Heads’ 72.7 cm; 28 5⁄8 in blade

204 A SMALL-SWORD FOR A BOY WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED HILT, CIRCA 1730, ENGLISH OR GERMAN with hollow-triangular blade, iron hilt decorated with encrusted silver designs of scrolling foliage with fruit and flowers (rubbed), including asymmetrical shell-guard with moulded brim and the grip with a later binding of plaited wire between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 63.6 cm; 25 in blade

£200-300

£100-150

202 A CONTINENTAL SMALL-SWORD WITH GILT-BRASS HILT, CIRCA 1770 with associated blade of flattened-hexagonal section over the lower portion and with traces of etched decoration, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief with rococo shell ornament, anthemion and scrolls, including boatshell guard, a pair of quillons with reversed globular terminals, knuckle-guard, pommel and integral grip 85.5 cm; 33 3⁄4 in blade

205 A SMALL-SWORD FOR A BOY, CIRCA 1760 with hollow-triangular blade, iron hilt decorated with rococo scrolls, trellis and foliage, and the grip bound with plaited wire and ribband between ‘Turk’s Heads’ 51.2 cm; 20 1⁄4 in blade £80-120

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206 A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD IN THE HUNGARIAN MANNER FOR A BOY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered kilig style blade struck with two marks on each face, silver stirrup hilt (marks indistinct) including writhen knuckle-guard interrupted by an oval moulding chased with the letter ‘M’, trefoil-shaped pommel, and the grips faced with horn panels retained by three rivets with silver flowerhead caps 48.8 cm; 19 1⁄4 in blade £400-600 207 A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1760 with straight blade double-edged towards the point, silver hilt comprising moulded crosspiece (marks rubbed), cap pommel chased with scrollwork, spirally carved ivory grip bound with plaited wire (losses), in its silver-mounted leather scabbard 61.0 cm; 24 in blade ~ £250-350 208 A FRENCH HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1780 with broad curved fullered blade, slotted iron hilt of military type, bone grip (cracked) retained by three rivets, in its iron-mounted leather scabbard (split) 61.0 cm; 24 in blade £200-300 209 A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1760 with broad fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrollwork, a wild boar and an exotic bird and with traces of gilding at the forte, silver cross-piece chased with trophies and foliage, ferrule decorated with a flower, and carved ivory ‘pistol’ grip, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard (small losses, repaired) with silver mounts chased with scrolls and flowers en suite 55.0 cm; 21 5⁄8 in blade ~ £200-300

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210 A FRENCH HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1760 with associated broad blade formed with a long low medial ridge, gilt-brass hilt cast in relief, including down-turned shell-guard formed as a scallop shell, quillon and cap pommel all formed en suite with the shell, and natural staghorn grip 60.8 cm; 24 in blade £150-200

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THE PROPERY OF A GENTLEMAN 211 A FINE SAXON LEFT-HAND DAGGER, LATE 16TH CENTURY with broad tapering blade of flattened lozenge section and heavy iron hilt comprising outwardcanted, sharply down-turned quillons of oval section with spatulate terminals each decorated beyond a pair of transverse incised lines with four longitudinal lines, and fitted at their junction with a sturdy sidering formed with moulded decoration at its centre and fitted with a flat shell-guard possessing quatrefoil piercings, eight-sided mushroom-shaped pommel with moulded neck and baluster tangbutton, and wooden grip retaining its original binding of alternating twisted and plain iron wire between “turk’s heads (lightly patinated overall) 36.0 cm; 14 in blade 52.2 cm; 19¾ in overall Provenance The Luthner Collection The Property of a Gentleman, sold Christie, Manson & Woods, 17th April 1923, lot 14 William Randolph Hearst, sold Hammer Galleries, New York, 25th March 1941, lot 184 £7000-9000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 215 A SARDINIAN COMBINED HUNTING KNIFE AND STILETTO, 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade double-edged at the point, engraved backedge, pierced with a slot at the forte to accommodate the stiletto spike, the latter threaded at the top to engage with the threaded chiselled ferrule, silver hilt engraved with flowers and trellis panels around the back-strap, and fitted with a pair of horn grips retained by rivets with four silver flowerhead washers 20.0 cm; 7 7⁄8 in blade

212 A RONDEL DAGGER IN FIRST HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point, iron hilt of characteristic form including engraved circular disc-pommel, the grip formed in imitation of twigs, in its iron-mounted leathercovered scabbard including locket with button for a belt 26.7 cm; 10 5⁄8 in blade £400-600

£200-300

213 AN ITALIAN GUNNER’S STILETTO, THE BLADE FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with tapering graduated blade of triangular section, moulded forte, later iron hilt comprising turned moulded quillons, grip and large disc pommel 31.2 cm; 12 1⁄4 in blade

216 A SARDINIAN COMBINED HUNTING KNIFE AND STILETTO, 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade double-edged at the point, pierced with a slot at the forte to accommodate the stiletto spike, the latter threaded at the top to engage with the threaded chiselled ferrule, silver hilt comprising ferrule and cap pommel, the former with an iron thumb-rest, and fluted horn grip 18.0 cm; 7 1⁄8 in blade

£400-600 214 A DUTCH DAGGER, LATE 17TH CENTURY with tapering blade double-edged at the point, formed with a near full-length fuller on each face and struck with a mark, a crowned star, at the forte, and ivory grip over brass fillets, the grip formed as a demi-figure carved in the round (age cracks) 32.5 cm; 12 3⁄4 in blade

£200-300

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218 217 217 A DECORATED SPONTOON, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ITALIAN with slender terminal blade of flattened-diamond section and wavy over the upper portion, the lower rectangular and formed with two pairs of vestigial lugs, a pair of basal lugs, threaded base, moulded straight cross-piece, faceted socket, and a pair of straps (two additional straps missing)decorated throughout with inlaid panels of silver and brass engraved with foliage and lines of silver and brass over the upper portion (small losses) 44.5 cm; 17 1⁄2 in overall £300-500 218 A BRONZE MACE HEAD, 11TH/13TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ENGLISH with cylindrical head encircled by three rows each of four low pyramidal spikes, open at the top, and short faceted neck pierced with a hole for attachment to a haft (one small chip), in green patinated condition 5.8 cm; 2 ¼ in high

219 219 A SCOTTISH REGIMENTAL DRESS DIRK OF THE RENFREW HIGHLANDERS BY MARSHALL AND AITKEN, 27 NORTH BRIDGE EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1910-18 with etched blade formed with a pair of three-quarter length fullers and a notched back-edge (areas of pitting), etched with the Regimental title, Prince of Wales’ feathers, crowned ‘GR’ cypher, thistle foliage, and maker’s details, carved basket-weave grip enriched with silver nails, decorated with a pair of crossed swords centring on a bonnet on each face, white metal ferrule and pommel each chased with thistle foliage, the latter set with a foilbacked paste in imitation of citrine, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with chased white metal mounts including locket with Prince of Wales feathers and motto, and complete with its accompanying pieces, in its wooden case lined in blue velvet 30.7 cm; 12 1⁄8 in blade £700-900

Mace heads of this form have been found distributed over a broad are of West, Central and Eastern Europe. For a discussion of related examples see Kirpicnikov, 1986, pp. 92-99. Provenance Found on the current owner’s land in Saffron Walden in the last decade of the 20th century. £250-300

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220 THE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD OF E.L.C.FEILDEN BY WILKINSON, NO. 30648 FOR 1891 of regulation type, with etched fullered blade decorated with thistle foliage, regimental details, crowned Royal cypher, maker’s details and the owner’s crested motto and name, regulation hilt (areas of pitting), fishskin-covered grip (losses), in its scabbard 83.5 cm; 32 7⁄8 in blade The Wilkinson records state that sword no. 30648, a highland claymore, was proved 3rd February 1891 and sold to E.L.C. Feilden. £500-600 221 AN EDWARD VII SCOTTISH OFFICER’S SWORD FOR THE 1ST DUMBARTONSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS, BY MOORE TAGGART & CO, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1901-10 of regulation type, with etched fullered blade decorated with thistle foliage, regimental details, crowned Royal cypher, and the maker’s details, regulation chrome-plated hilt decorated with thistle foliage, fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard 84.3 cm; 33 1⁄4 in blade

222 AN 1831 PATTERN GENERAL OFFICER’S SWORD of regulation type, with curved fullered blade, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, ivory grip-scales (chipped), in its brass scabbard 79.3 cm; 31 1⁄4 in blade ~ £150-200 223 AN 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD, SIX BAYONETS, A FRENCH MODEL 1816 INFANTRY SHORTSWORD AND A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (KRIS) the first with etched regulation blade decorated with scrolling foliage, VR crowned, signed ‘Knight, Cornhill, London’ and with the owner’s monogram, regulation hilt, in its plated scabbard, complete with its cover and field service scabbard; the bayonets comprising three socket bayonets with hollow-ground triangularsection blades, three further bayonets, the ‘coupe choux’ dated 1836 and with Châtellerault arsenal inscription and the kris with long double-edged blade and later grip, and a leather holster the first: 81.0 cm; 31 7⁄8 in blade (10) £120-180

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

225 THE FULL DRESS SWORD OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER THOMAS LIVINGSTONE GILROY, 11TH HUSSARS BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 25808 FOR 1884 of regulation type, with curved blade with a spear point, etched with the crowned Royal cypher, battle honours for Salamanca, Peninsula, Waterloo, Bhurtpore, Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, and Sevastopol, crowned Regimental number and device, the sphinx, the owner’s crest and maker’s details, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, applied with the regimental sphinx and battle honour ‘Egypt’ in white metal on each face, ivory gripscales, in its scabbard retaining some plated finish and with gilt-brass mounts (one locket screw missing) and two rings for suspension 81.0 cm; 32 in blade Alexander Thomas Livingstone “Alistair” Gilroy was born 4th October 1865 in Monifeith, Angus, Scotland. He is recorded as Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars 1884 and Captain in 1890. ~ £1000-1500

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226 A RARE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD DRAGOON TROOPER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1785 with tapering single-edged blade formed with a pair of full-length fullers on each face, struck with inspector’s marks at the forte, brass hilt formed of a recurved outer-guard with three scrolling terminals, the upper two joining the knuckle-guard and with a further bar at the base formed as fasces surmounted by a Phrygian cap, cusped quillon, cap pommel, the guard inscribed ‘729’ on the inside and stamped ‘1835’ on the underside, leathercovered grip (binding missing), early leather thumb loop (torn), in its original leather scabbard with iron locket and middle-band each with a ring for suspension and chape with shaped drag 97.0 cm; 38 1⁄4 in blade

228 A RARE FRENCH CHARLES X PEER’S EPÉE, CIRCA 1824-30 with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, etched and gilt with scrolls and foliage on a blued panel over the forte (faded) and signed ‘S & K’ for Schitzler and Kirschbaum of Solingen, giltbrass hilt cast in low relief, comprising down-turned shell-guard decorated with the crowned arms of France enclosed by cornucopia, straight quillon with anthemion terminal, quillonblock with the royal letter ‘C’ within a wreath front and back, lionhead pommel, and mother-of-pearl grip applied with a neoclassical panel on each face 81.7 cm; 32 ¼ in blade

See Ariès 4 fascicule VI,1967, fig. 1.

229 A RUSSIAN MODEL1826 CUIRASSIER PALLASCH of regulation type, with fullered blade formed with a spear point, brass four-bar hilt, wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its iron scabbard with two suspension rings 96.0 cm; 37 3⁄4 in blade

£1000-1500 227 A FRENCH ANXI LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD with curved blade double-edged towards the tip and formed with a long fuller, etched and gilt with trophies, garlands and foliage on a blued panel at the forte and signed ‘S & K’ for Schitzler and Kirschbaum of Solingen, brass triple-bar hilt with down-curved globular quillon, a pair of elliptical langets, and original leathercovered wooden grip with plaited brass wire binding (worn) 84.5 cm; 33 1⁄4 in blade See Ariès 3 fascicule XIII,1969, fig. 1. Provenance Dr Raymond Wargnier, sold, Sotheby’s Monaco, 23 April 1990, lot 731.

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£1000-1500 230 A FRENCH CHASSEPOT BAYONET, DATED 1871 AND TWO GRAS BAYONETS the first with Châtellerault arsenal inscription, in its scabbard; the second and third dated 1878, and each in its scabbard the first: 57.5 cm; 22 3⁄4 in blade (3) £70-90

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Miscellanea and Armour 231 A RARE BELT BUCKLE FOR A LLOYDS PATRIOTIC FUND SWORD, CIRCA 1806 formed of two pieces of gilt-brass cast and chased in low relief, each with rectangular loop with foliate border, the outer decorated with Hercules slaying the Lernean Hydra and holding a Union shield, the lower portion inscribed ‘Patriotic Fund 1803’ 8.5 cm; 3 3⁄8 in The accompanying £100 sword, to Captain Peter Rainer for his gallant conduct in the attack and capture of the Dutch National Frigate Maria of 36 guns and 270 men in Batavia Roads, was sold in these rooms, 14th December 2005, lot 75. Provenance The Descendant Family of Captain Peter Rainier. Literature Commander W.E.May, R. N. & P.G.W. Annis, Swords for Sea Service, Portsmouth 1973, p.71. Charles Messenger, Unbroken Service, The History of the Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund 1803-2003, London 2003, p. 119. £500-700 232 A CONTINENTAL SMALL SILVER-MOUNTED TROUSSE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY comprising three-pronged fork and knife, each with silver hilt engraved with a small flowerhead, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape 8.4 cm; 3 1⁄4 in blade £200-300

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233 A RARE CAVALRY PRACTICE DUMMY, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY comprising red jacket, originally a guardsman’s pre-Crimean coatee of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and a pair of buckskin breeches, both stuffed with straw over a wooden frame (losses, wear) 180.0 cm; 70 7⁄8 in high Provenance From collection of 3rd Earl Somers, thence by descent £300-500 234 A WELL MADE COPY OF A SAXON GARDE CUIRASSIER OFFICER’S PARADE HELMET OF CIRCA 1907-18, MODERN with copper skull fitted with leather head band, white metal Saxon rampant lion crest, white metal Garde star with the crowned Saxon arms, and leather-backed chin-scales 36.8 cm; 14 1⁄2 in high £500-700 235 A WELL MADE COPY OF A PRUSSIAN GARDE DU CORPS OFFICER’S HELMET OF CIRCA 1914-18, MODERN with copper skull fitted with leather head band, white metal Prussian eagle crest, white metal Garde star with enamelled centre, and leather-backed chin-scales 34.0 cm; 13 3⁄8 in high £500-700

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236 A GERMAN ZISCHÄGGE, MID-17TH CENTURY with hemispherical one-piece skull embossed with six radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a transversely-pierced finial and circular washer, at the brow with a flat ogival peak struck at the front with an unidentified maker’s mark and the letter “L” and pierced at the rear with a rectangular hole to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar struck at its leaf-shaped upper end with the letters “h” over “h”, and secured at the brow by a rectangular staple and locking-screw, fitted at the nape with a slightly flaring, obtusely-pointed neck-guard of four upward-overlapping lames, and at each side with a pendent scutiform cheek-piece pierced at its centre with seven circular auditory holes in rosette-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and the surface showing the remains of a black-from-the-hammer finish now cleaned bright and lightly patinated overall 26.5 cm; 10 ½ in high

237 A NORTH ITALIAN COLLAR, CIRCA 1600 formed of a front and rear section connected to one another at the right side by an internal hinge and closed at the left by a stud and hole, each section comprised of four plates, the first of which has a plain outward turn at its upper edge, and the lowest of which is deeper than the rest and fitted over each shoulder in the case of the rear one (associated) with a later trapezoidal loop for the suspension of a pauldron, and pierced around its edges in the case of the front one with pairs of stitch-holes for attaching a lining (lightly patinated overall) 11.5 cm; 4 ½ in high

Provenance A former convent, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, later the home of the French literary historian and critic Charles Augustin SainteBeuve (1804 - 1869). According to the vendor this was found in the attic in the mid-20th century, probably part of a 19th century decoration.

238 A SOUTH GERMAN CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1570 with rounded medially-ridged one-piece skull fitted at its flanged lower edge with single rounded rear gorget-plate (restored), at its nape with a tapering plume-tube and at its front with an obtuselypointed peak, a buffe (restored) and a bevor (associated) all attached by common pivots with radially-fluted heads (restored), the buffe cut at its upper edge with semi-circular apertures for the eyes and pierced bellow them with three rows of horizontal ventilation-slots, and the flanged lower edge of the bevor fitted with a single obtusely-pointed front gorget-plate, the bevor secured to the skull, and the buffe secured to the bevor at the right side in each instance with a spring-catch having a pushbutton release, and the main edges of the peak and gorget-plates formed with file-roped outward turns accompanied by recessed borders (tarnished and lightly patinated overall) 31.5 cm; 12 in

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241 TWO GEORGIAN TRUNCHEONS OR SHORT STAVES, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE FIRST ALDERBURGH AND THE SECOND ESSEX, each of turned hardwood and painted in polychrome with gilt details, the first inscribed ‘Alderburgh’, the second with coat-of-arms and ‘56’ (small losses) 49.0 cm; 19 1⁄4 in and 37.0 cm; 14 1⁄2 in (2) £200-300

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242 TWO VICTORIAN TRUNCHEONS, THE FIRST GLOUCESTER AND THE SECOND MILITARY STORE DEPARTMENT each of turned hardwood and painted in polychrome, the first with the county arms ‘G.B.’, ‘No. 1’ and the second with ‘M.S.D. and the date ‘1868’ in a gilt cartouche (small losses) 47.5 cm; 18 3⁄4 in and 44.5 cm; 18 in (2)

239 A PAIR OF SOUTH GERMAN SPAUDLERS, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY each formed of five medially-ridged lames that overlap outwards from the second which is wider than the rest and, like the first, formed with a neatly file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border, and the apex of the first pierced with two holes set one above the other to accommodate a stud projecting upwards from an underlying collar (each very lightly patinated overall) 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in high (2)

243 TWO VICTORIAN RAILWAY TRUNCHEONS, THE FIRST FOR THE GREAT WEST RAILWAY AND THE SECOND FOR THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY each of turned hardwood and painted in polychrome with gilt details, the first inscribed ‘GWR’, the second with the two city coats-of-arms, ‘75’ and stamped ‘Parker Holborn’ on the base (small losses) 44.0 cm; 17 3⁄8 in and 46.0 cm; 18 1⁄8 in (2)

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244 A WILLIAM IV TRUNCHEON AND ANOTHER, LATER, THE FIRST DATED 1832, AND A VICTORIAN TIPSTAFF each of turned hardwood and painted in polychrome with gilt details, the first inscribed ‘J. Purchas. Mayor’, dated , with the crowned Royal arms, and the arms of Cambridge and the second painted with ‘WR’ crowned (small losses)and the third with brass crown finial 43.0 cm; 17 in 53.5 cm; 21 1⁄8 in and 24.8 cm; 9 3⁄4 in (3) £250-300 245 A RARE WILLIAM IV TRUNCHEON COMMEMORATING THE SWING RIOTS, DATED 1830 of turned hardwood, painted in polychrome with gilt details including a commemorative inscription, the crowned Royal arms and ‘B.P’ small losses) 46.5 cm; 18 3⁄8 in

240 240 A ZISCHÄGGE IN MID-17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY formed of a one-piece hemispherical skull decorated with a pattern of radiating raised ribs, fitted at its brow with a flat obtusely-pointed peak with sliding nasal-bar secured by a thumb-screw, at its nape with a neckguard of four lames, at each side with a pendent cheek-piece, and in aged condition throughout 26.5 cm; 10 1⁄2 in high £500-700

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In 1830 the growing opposition to mechanised agriculture, along with the land enclosures that had started in the previous century, over spilled into violence. By December of that year nearly two thousand people were awaiting trial having been involved in the Swing riots. Soon after nineteen were executed and over five hundred transported. £200-300 246 TWO TRUNCHEONS, THE FIRST WILLIAM IV, LIVERPOOL AND THE SECOND VICTORIAN, STAFFORDSHIRE each of turned hardwood and painted in polychrome with gilt details, the first with the crowned Royal cypher, ‘Liverpool’ and crest, a cormorant, and the second with the crowned Stafford knot 41.0 cm; 16 1⁄4 in and 39.5 cm; 15 1⁄2 in (2) £250-300

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247 SACKEN (E. FREIHERR von) Die Vorz glichsten Rüstungen und Waffen der K. K. AmbraserSammlung Original-Photographien, two volumes bound as one, 72 photographic plates in volume 1 and 56 photographic plates in volume 2, embossed and gilt leather-covered boards with large tooled gilt central titled shield to the front, spine with gilt lettering (some spotting and staining, spine with small tears and light wear), 4o, Wilhelm Braumüller, K.K. Hofbuchhündler, Wien, 1859 £1500-2000 248 MATTENHEIMER, A, Die Rückladungs-Gewehre. Fragmente ihrer Entstehungs- und Entwickelungs-Geschichte, vignette on title, 30 lithographed plates, mostly hand-coloured, small oblong folio, Nürnberg, 1867 (cover with small tears and folds) £80-100

249 249 KIENBUSCH (C. OTTO Von) The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms Plates, green cloth, gilt coat-of-arms on cover, gilt lettering on spine, slip-case, Princeton, New Jersey, 4to, 1963, very good clean condition

251 TWO PAIRS OF CALIPERS, 17TH AND LATE18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR ARTILLERY of blackened iron, the first formed of a pair of straight folding arms, one fitted with a curved sliding bar passing through the other (thumb-screw missing, pitted), and with delicate filed ornament; and the second formed of a pair of curved arms of flattened section, narrowing towards the tips the first: 56.0 cm; 22 in overall (2)

£600-800 250 A PAIR OF LEG IRONS AND A PAIR OF CUFFS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first 26.3 cm; 10 1⁄4 in (2)

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252 A DETECTOR LOCK, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with iron body enclosing the action, the latter incorporating a sliding bolt, a sprung latch bolt and two further bolts operated by a key, the front with moulded frame with moulded brass lip on the right, fitted with blued iron ‘detector’ hand corresponding to an engraved dial with Roman numerals to twelve, the dial carried on a large brass panel pierced and engraved with rococo ornament including scrolling foliage inhabited by a bird, trellis and drapery (restorations) 20.2 cm; 8 in wide ‡ £4000-5000

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253 A SMALL IRON STRONG BOX, 19TH CENTURY with arch-shaped iron body incorporating a hinged lid, the inside fitted with a single shooting bolt operated by a key, the outside decorated with neogothic Venetian tracery panels above a reclining lion on a pedestal, complete with its key with openwork tracery bow 14.5 cm; 5 3⁄4 in £3000-4000

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254 A FINE PUZZLE PADLOCK OF EXHIBITION QUALITY, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VIENNA formed entirely of steel, with robust pivoting hasp, the inner and outer faces each decorated with an architectural framework, complete with its key 20.5 cm; 8 in high (2) Padlocks with puzzles first appeared around 1800. The combination of discrete slides, flaps and bolts served to delay unwanted access. At the same time industrial mass production took over the industry with Jeremiah Chubb in England and Linus Yale in America creating designs which continue as the basis for many locks today. In the middle of the century Franz Wertheim began making fireproof safes in Vienna, with elaborate publicity stunts including setting fire to his products to demonstrate their resilience. The 20,000th Wertheim cash till was manufactured in 1869 and was celebrated by Josef Strauss’s Feuerfest [fire-proof] polka. A series of related but less elaborate examples are illustrated in Thomas Hˆlzel’s treatise, Abbildungen von Schlosserwaaren im neuesten Wiener, Pariser und Londner Geschmack, Teil 1, 1827.

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255 A FINE PUZZLE PADLOCK OF EXHIBITION QUALITY, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VIENNA formed entirely of steel, with robust pivoting hasp, the outer face decorated with an architectural framework incorporating a clock face with brass inlaid roman numerals, a pair of pierced blockshaped basal mouldings, complete with its key 18.0 cm; 7 1⁄8 in high (2) The padlock is opened by the following procedure: set the time to a quarter past eleven o’ clock, slide the diamond-shaped pointer beneath the clock up, slide the smaller rectangular plate beneath to the left, open the clock face, pull the ball next to the triangular block on the left down, pull the corresponding ball on the right down and simultaneously pull the central triangular block down, insert and turn the key, on the reverse of the lock slide the middle plate up, push the bottom bar left and release the shackle. Literature The Antique Lock Collector, vol. 36, No. 1, 2014, pp. 16-22. ‡ £4000-6000

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256 A CHISELLED IRON SWORD BELT HOOK AND BRASS CARRYING CHAIN, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY the hook of characteristic form, chiselled with rococo scrolls enclosing a bouquet in the centre and openwork panels of trellis on each side (repaired), and the chain of round-section links, complete with a clip at one terminal the belt hook: 9.0 cm; 3 ½ in high

260 A CONTINENTAL POWDER-FLASK, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRENCH of pear-shaped cow horn, formed in two halves, the inner flat and the outer rounded, fitted with removable threaded brass nozzle with spring cut-off, four brass loops for suspension, and with an early cord 18.5 cm; 7 1⁄4 in

‡ £80-120

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257 A SPANISH COWHORN POWDER-FLASK, LATE 18TH CENTURY with curved body formed with a flat inner face to fit against the body, fitted with iron basal cap, iron belt hook with pierced shaped bracket, and brass nozzle with iron spring cut-off and base 26.5 cm; 10 1⁄2 in overall

261 A SCOTTISH DRESS POWDER HORN, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER the first with cow horn body, hinged white metal basal cap decorated with thistle foliage and composition cabochon and a pair of rings for suspension; the second with cow horn body and white metal mounts including threaded stopper set with amber resin the first: 32.0 cm; 12 1⁄4 in (2)

Provenance Dr James D. Lavin ‡ £80-100 258 A RUSSIAN POWDER HORN, MID-19TH CENTURY of polished cow horn, fitted with brass nozzle struck with an arsenal mark including an anchor on the inside, spring cut-off, shaped brass basal cap fitted with wooden stopper, and two brass rings for suspension 38.0 cm; 15 in £120-180

£120-180 262 A POWDER-FLASK, 19TH CENTURY with cowhorn body, turned wooden basal cap fitted with a threaded stopper, turned wooden nozzle, and sprung brass catch incorporating a suspension loop 22.0 cm; 8 3⁄4 in ‡ £100-150

259 A NORTH EUROPEAN POWDER HORN, DATED 1773, PROBABLY SCANDINAVIAN of flattened cow horn, the outer face lightly incised with the date, fitted with moulded brass closure with iron spring, wooden basal cap, and the inner-face with a small square hinged brass loop for suspension 18.0 cm; 7 1⁄8 in £100-150

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267 263 A MINIATURE ARMSTRONG MUZZLE-LOADING GUN AND A MINIATURE FIELD GUN IN LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY the first formed in four stepped stages, with slender trunnions, and rounded cascable drawn-out to a button; on a stepped wooden carriage; the second with multi-stage barrel divided by turned bands, on its wooden carriage with trail and two spoked wheels the first: 29.5 cm; 11 5⁄8 in barrel 1.5 cm; 5⁄8 in bore (2) £100-150 264 A LARGE PATENT POWDER-FLASK FOR A GUN OR RIFLE BY G. & J.W. HAWKSLEY, MID-19TH CENTURY with leather-covered flattened pear-shaped body, fitted with signed German silver nozzle with spring cut-off, patent charger with two scales of capacity in grains and drams respectively, and in fine condition throughout 24.0 cm; 9 1⁄2 in See Riling 1953, p. 222, no. 72, the same type illustrated. £200-300 265 AN EMBOSSED COPPER POWDER-FLASK BY JAMES DIXON AND ANOTHER, MID-19TH CENTURY the first decorated with a trophy-of-game and signed beneath in raised letters on the outer face, fitted with moulded nozzle with spring cut-off; the second with copper body decorated with an embossed design within a beadwork frame, with brass nozzle with spring cut-off 20.3 cm; 8 in

268 266 A CONTINENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED HORN PILL OR COSMETIC POWDER-FLASK, 19TH CENTURY with stained body formed with nine recesses, fitted with double hinged cover and a further pivoting cover, the latter studded with foliate washers and with a crowned vacant escutcheon supported by a lion and a unicorn, with a single ring for suspension 17.5 cm; 6 7⁄8 in £150-200 267 A FINE FRENCH EMBROIDERED HOLSTER COVER, EARLY 18TH CENTURY of green velvet lined with hessian, embroidered in bullion thread with symmetrical arrangements of issuant scrolls, a central canopy, flowers and scrollwork (small losses and fading), the edge with a bullion fringe and the inside with a leather cover for the holster 38.5 cm; 15 1⁄4 in high £1000-1400 268 A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL HOLSTERS FOR PISTOLS, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRENCH of stitched brown leather, fitted with engraved brass basal terminals and matching collars, and one retaining its buff leathercovered flap applied with a brass crescent 35.0 cm; 13 3⁄4 in £150-200

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270 A RARE .550 CALIBRE D.B. JACOB’S PATENT PERCUSSION RIFLE AND BAYONET, BY SWINBURN & SON, BIRMINGHAM, NO. 381, DATED 1861 with rebrowned barrels each rifled with four deep grooves, fitted with folding leaf back-sight of three leaves and adjustable longrange sight (restored), numbered breeches, long slender tang, signed and dated back-action locks stamped ‘Patent’ (worn), figured walnut half-stock stamped ‘548’ on the left of the butt, case-hardened iron mounts comprising butt-plate, trigger-guard with chequered spur, and hinged circular patch-box cover engraved ‘Jacob’s Rifles’, a single barrel band fitted with sling swivel, rear sling loop on the trigger-guard, and original ramrod (the iron parts refinished), the sword bayonet with fullered blade (areas of pitting), regulation hilt pierced with scrollwork on the front and with an aperture for the muzzles on the reverse, pommel stamped ‘541’ and with a spring-catch, and chequered leather grips 60.7 cm; 24 in barrels (2) Major John Jacob, Commander of the Scinde Irregular Horse, invented his rifle following a series of extensive trials on a specially designed range in Jacobabad. Prior to this he and his fellow officers had achieved some spectacular results with explosive shells blowing up ammunition carts at long ranges. See Blackmore 1961, pp. 202-204, pl. 67; and Roads 1964, p. 43, pls. 45-47. £3500-4000

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271 A .750 CALIBRE INDIAN PATTERN FLINTLOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with tapering barrel, struck with ordnance marks, the letters ‘GP’ and moulded at the breech (pitted), lock with ‘GR’ crowned, ‘Tower’ and Ordnance mark (inoperative, worn, cleaned), full stock (cleaned), brass mounts and iron ramrod 99.2 cm; 39 1⁄8 in barrel £300-400 272 A RARE .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1763/66 FLINTLOCK DRAGOON MUSKET of regulation type, the barrel retained by three brass bands, stamped ‘B73’ at the breech, tang engraved with the model designation ‘M1763’, regulation lock with Charleville arsenal inscription and ‘N’, full stock impressed ‘Bouchl’ in capital letters opposite the lock and ‘MA1072’ on the right of the butt, regulation brass mounts struck ‘N’, iron saddle bar with ring, a pair of iron sling swivels, iron ramrod, and in good, clean condition throughout 78.7 cm; 31 in barrel

273 A RARE .700 CALIBRE FRENCH CIVILIAN MADE MODEL 1777 FLINTLOCK CAVALRY MUSKET of regulation type, with tapering barrel retained by two brass bands, the forward band with no evidence of a fore-sight, fitted with bayonet lug beneath the muzzle ahead of the fore-end, regulation lock signed ‘Lesmoniers Pere et Fs A’, three-quarter stock, stamped ‘M.A.1076’ on the right of the butt and with further stamps in the cheek hollow on the left (wormed), full brass mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate each stamped ‘L.M.’, the latter with further stamps en suite with the lock, iron sling swivels, with its iron ramrod 78.7 cm; 31 in barrel Les Monniers are recorded at Vitré, Northwest France, circa 1780. For this model see Boudriot 1961, cr. 5, pl. 4. £600-800

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274 A .44 CALIBRE U.S. REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK RIFLE, NO. 12596, CIRCA 1867-88 of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, fitted with calibrated folding ladder back-sight, the action tang with inscription on the tang and struck ‘8585’ on the left and ‘1867’ on the right, figured walnut full stock, steel mounts (clearing rod missing) and bayonet 91.5 cm; 36 in barrel

277 A .700 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK PISTOL FOR INDIAN USE, LIÈGE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with tapering barrel, rounded lock struck with a mark (one side nail missing), full stock (repairs, losses), brass mounts, iron swivel ramrod, and iron lanyard ring (areas of wear) 23.2 cm; 9 1⁄8 in barrel

£400-600

278 AN 11MM FRENCH MODEL 1873 SIX-SHOT DOUBLE ACTION SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. H40434, DATED 1881 of regulation type, the barrel with the model designation, serial number and date, frame with St Etienne arsenal inscription on the right, and chequered walnut butt (ejector rod spring and lanyard ring missing) 11.5 cm; 4 ½ in barrel

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275 A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN TWO BAND PERCUSSION RIFLE, DATED 1861 of regulation type, the barrel rifled with three grooves (pitted, back-sight removed)), dated border-engraved lock with ‘Tower’, full stock and brass mounts including trigger-guard pierced at the front for a sling swivel (now missing), and iron ramrod 73.7 cm; 29 in barrel

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279 A 34 BORE D.B. FRENCH PERCUSSION SHOTGUN, ST ETIENNE PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with sighted barrels (pitted), back-action locks engraved with vine foliage, engraved brass mounts, and brass-tipped ramrod with iron worm 80.5 cm; 31 3⁄4 in barrels

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

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280 A 20 BORE AUSTRIAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted rifled barrel, grooved tang, engraved flat lock with internal wheel, fitted with sliding pan-cover, dog and flash-guard, moulded full stock inlaid with engraved staghorn plaques, brass mounts including trigger-guard with engraved strapwork terminal (the iron parts rusted, stock chipped and worn), and a portion of its ramrod 83.8 cm; 33 in barrel £1600-2000 281 AN 18 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH SPIRKENBICHLER, CIRCA 1740 with two-stage barrel in the ‘Spanish’ taste and retaining some early blued finish, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, chiselled girdle, stamped with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks (Neue Støckel 8280 and 8281) and a series of decorative marks, straight grooved bore, tang engraved ‘1’, signed bevelled lock with faceted pan, figured walnut half-stock carved with scrolls about the rear ramrod-pipe and about the barrel tang, fluted but with carved raised cheek-piece decorated with a scroll of foliage on the left, brass mounts including two-piece vestigial side-plate, triggerguard (the rear portion removed) , and butt-plate with tang of

shaped outline, horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (rear sling swivel removed) 86.5 cm; 34 in barrel Joseph Spirkenbichler is recorded at Schwechat, Lower Austria, circa 1750. The town is perhaps best known as the meeting place of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and the Polish King Jan III Sobieski on 15th September 1683 after the relief of Vienna. It is now the site of Vienna International airport. £450-550 282 A WESTPHALIAN .400 CALIBRE PERCUSSION RIFLE BY G.CAMPHAUSEN IN CREFELD, NO. 351, MID-19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel rifled with four grooves, fitted with folding back-sight (fore-sight removed), signed scroll-engraved stepped flush-fitting lock, double set trigger, full stock (fore-end replaced), chequered grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left and engraved iron trap-cover on the right (worn), engraved German silver mounts comprising small scrolling side-plate and triggerguard, the latter decorated with a bird-of-prey and with iron terminal, butt-plate, and two ramrod-pipes and horn-tipped ramrod 70.0 cm; 27 1⁄2 in barrel £200-300

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283 A 16 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY CLAUDE BERTON-BOURLIER, FOR PRESENTATION TO AN EASTERN POTENTATE, CIRCA 1830 with exceptionally long tapering barrel decorated with a gilt band around the muzzle and formed with a full-length slender groove for sighting, fitted with gold fore-sight on a gilt arrow, four gold lines at the breech, St Etienne proof mark on the left and stamped ‘Merlez Duon’ beneath, platinum vent, engraved grooved tang, engraved flush-fitting lock signed on a gold-lined oval (rubbed), fitted with ‘French’ cock, rain proof pan and roller, figured walnut half-stock profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls, flowers and baskets of fruit, carved with a panel of basket weave at the fore-end and the grip, the latter continuing back to a finely chequered panel and a scroll in the round on the underside of the butt, raised cheek-piece, full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising solid side-plate decorated with trophies-of-arms, garlands and scrolls, trigger-guard with palmette terminal and a trophy-of-arms on the bow, struck with marks on the rear, butt-plate stamped en suite and with further designs of foliage, rear ramrod-pipe matching the butt-plate tang and five further ramrod-pipes each decorated with foliage and flowers, and original ivory-tipped ramrod with iron worm 171.5 cm; 67 1⁄2 in barrel Claude Berton-Bourlier specialised in making high quality weapons for export to the east and is recorded in St Etienne circa 1753-1831. ~ £1500-2000

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284 A 24 BORE D.B. FRENCH FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY BOUTET DIRECTEUR ARTISTE MANUFACTURE À VERSAILLES, CIRCA 1800-05 with sighted barrels formed in three stages, inlaid with a pair of gold lines at the muzzle, fitted with silver foresight on a gilt bed, decorated in gold with conventional foliage and pellets over the median, signed in script on the rib over the breeches, enriched with gilt trophies-of-arms, diamond-shaped panels, key ornament and all set within beadwork frames, struck with two marks, the letter ‘B’ in an octagon twice and the letters ‘LC’ in an oval three times (rubbed, indistinct), characteristic oval gold-lined vents (losses), stamped ‘Manu’ and ‘Vlles’ beneath the breeches, engraved grooved breech tang, burnished stepped locks with bevelled borders, signed ‘Boutet Directeur Artiste’ on the right and ‘Manufre a Versailles’ on the left, fitted with engraved burnished cocks and steels each decorated with conventional foliage, semi-rainproof pans (previously gold-lined) and steel springs fitted with rollers, figured walnut half-stock (cracked through and repaired at the grip), inlaid with silver wire scrolls, and flowers, chequered fore-end and grip, inlaid with engraved silver behind the rear ramrod-pipe, ahead of the trigger-guard and on the spine of the butt, the latter with raised cheek-piece on the left and fitted with an ebony butt-cap carved with a flower enclosed by a band of foliage, ebony trigger-guard inset with a silver plaque, the rear portion reinforced by a finely carved scroll enriched with neoclassical foliage and inlaid with finely engraved silver plaques, three faceted burnished iron ramrod-pipes, two sling swivels, vacant silver shield-shaped escutcheon, and brass-tipped baleen ramrod 85.7 cm; 33 3⁄4 in barrels

It is likely that this gun was repaired in its early working life following the damage to the grip when the trigger-guard, buttplate and silver inlay were added. This early restoration probably included the addition or refreshment of the chequering and the other elements. The style of the restoration suggests a German, perhaps Bavarian, workshop. Nicolas-Noël Boutet (1761-1833) the distinguished maker of armes de luxe inherited the position of gunmaker to Louis XIV from his father-in-law, Pierre de Sainte (active 1747-88). In 1792 he became technical Director at the new Versailles Manufactory and in 1800 rose to Directeur Artiste with overall control. He held this position until the closure of the manufactory in 1818. Boutet died fifteen years later in poverty, his career having survived six French Political regimes. £5000-7000

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285 A 15 BORE ANDALUSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MIQUELET-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY FRA. CATAN, RONDA, LATE 18TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel retained by a single engraved silver band decorated with flowers and foliage, fitted with silver ‘spider’ foresight enriched with gold foliage, chiselled and gilt girdle, stamped with a series of gold-lined decorative marks and the punzónes of Bustindui at the breech (Neue Støckel 124 and 130), inlaid with a slender gold line, gold-lined vent, engraved grooved tang, engraved patilla lock stamped with the gold-lined punzón of Fracatan on the main plate and the outer face of the steel, the former inscribed ‘Ronda’ on the inside, the principle elements chiselled and engraved with scrolls and retaining some gilding, figured half-stock (the fore-end cracked on one side), ‘Catalan’ style butt, engraved silver mounts comprising flush-fitting openwork side-plate decorated with foliage, moulded ramrodpipe on a foliate bed, fore-end cap and barrel band release, the latter applied with an engraved marine monster panel behind, engraved scrolling iron trigger-guard with a further punzón, and later horn-tipped ramrod 84.0 cm; 33 in barrel Provenance Dr James D. Lavin ‡ £1000-1500 286 A 15 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY GUISASOLA, PROBABLY ANTONIO, 1770 with two-stage barrel retained by a single slender pierced iron band, fitted with gold ‘spider’ fore-sight enclosed by gold scrolls, chiselled girdle decorated with foliage and gilt scrolls, octagonal breech stamped with a series of gold-lined decorative marks and the gold-lined punzón of Domingo de Clabe and a further punzón including a dog and a hound (unclear), inlaid with a gold line and with gold-lined vent, the breech fitted with moulded silver backsight on a saddle, engraved tang decorated with scrolling foliage, scroll-engraved bevelled miquelet-lock stamped with the goldlined punzón of ‘Guisola’ and with engraved lock and bridle, figured half-stock (reduced from full stock), carved with scrolling foliage about the ramrod aperture and the tang, ‘Catalan’ style butt, engraved iron mounts comprising openwork side-plate decorated with foliage, trigger-guard with punzón en suite with the lock, and butt-plate with foliate terminal, and horn-tipped ramrod 95.5 cm; 37 5⁄8 in barrel

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287 AN 18 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY MIGUEL DE ZEGARRA, CIRCA 1780 with two-stage barrel retained by two slender pierced iron bands, fitted with gold ‘spider’ fore-sight, chiselled with foliage at the girdle, octagonal breech stamped with decorative marks, the punzón of Joaquin de Zelaya and a further mark, in a rectangle an eagle displayed, fitted with small silver back-sight on a slender saddle, engraved tang, signed lock with maker’s punzón, engraved with border ornament and foliage on the tail, full stock carved with delicate mouldings ahead of the lock and about the tang, fluted butt, engraved iron mounts comprising solid sideplate, trigger-guard with engraved bud-shaped terminal and gold-lined punzón of Carlos Montargis (Neue Støckel 7922) within an engraved garland, and butt-plate with small scalloped tang (ramrod missing) 94.2 cm; 39 1⁄8 in barrel Miguel de Segarra was a disciple of Gabriel de Algora in Madrid. He received his honorary appointment to Carlos III on 11th April 1768 and replaced AgustÌn Oritiz as regular on the latter’s death on 11 July 1771. Both Joaquin de Zelaya and Carlos Montargis were apprenticed to Salvador Cenarro. See Lavin, op. cit. Provenance Dr James D. Lavin Literature James D. Lavin, A History of Spanish Firearms, 1965, p. 268 and 277. ‡ £600-800

Antonio Guisasola is recorded in Eibar as a barrelmaker. His name is on a fowling piece made in 1796 that was presented to Carlos IV, now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 16.135). See Lavin 1965, p. 262.

288 A 15 BORE SPANISH PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY VICTOR ESTEBAN, DATED 1838 with octagonal sighted barrel punched and blued over its entire surface, retained by a pair of slender iron bands each incorporating a ramrod-pipe beneath, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight on a bed of gold scrolls, further gold scrolls over the breech and about the gold-lined punzónes of Bustindui at the breech (Neue Støckel 124 and 130, the latter unclear), finely engraved tang decorated with scrolling foliage on a matted ground, dated at the rear and with the maker’s gold-lined punzón behind the breech, finely chiselled lock decorated with a pair of hounds in pursuit of a stag, marked en suite with the breech and with a waterfowl on the tail, chiselled hammer, figured full stock carved over the fore-end and with a low bud-shaped moulding about the tang, iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with foliate terminal and the bow struck with gold-lined punzón of Miguel de Zegarra, engraved flush-fitting foliate side-plate, engraved buttplate, a pair of sling swivels, and horn-tipped ramrod 89.0 cm; 35 in barrel

Provenance Dr James D. Lavin

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289 A PAIR OF 14 BORE LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOLS BY PONCIN A LIÈGE, CIRCA 1720 with swamped sighted barrels signed on the flat, chiselled with a low moulding terminating with foliage over the breeches, grooved tangs engraved ‘GVB’, slightly curved, stepped bevelled brass locks fitted with bevelled iron cocks (one replaced), figured walnut full stocks, moulded over the foreends (one fore-end partly replaced, the other repaired), brass mounts comprising openwork side-plates involving grotesque masks and monsterhead scrolls, trigger-guards with foliate terminals, spurred pommels with caps formed as expanded flowerheads, crowned escutcheons filled with portrait warrior profiles, a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods 35.5 cm; 14 in barrels £2500-3500

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290 A CASED PAIR OF 36 BORE SAXON PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY F. GERBIG, ZELLA ST BLASIN, CIRCA 1830 with etched twist swamped barrels inscribed ‘Zella St Blassin’ in silver over the breeches on a long flat and fitted with German silver foresights, engraved breech tangs, engraved stepped locks signed in silver and decorated with wolf masks on the tails, engraved percussion hammers, set triggers, figured walnut full stocks cut with a panel of chequering within a foliate frame on each side of the butts and enriched with minute silver nails, engraved German silver mounts including twopiece side-plates incorporating a winged monster mask, trigger-guards decorated with trophies-of-arms, butt-caps with the owner’s initials ‘Lv.P’, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end caps, and horn tipped ramrods (one replaced): in a lined and fitted case, complete with some accessories including bullet mould and brass powder-flask 38.7cm; 15 1⁄4in This maker appears to be unrecorded. £2500-3500

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291 A 22 BORE D.B. BOHEMIAN PERCUSSION PISTOL BY KEHLNER IN PRAG, CIRCA 1840 with browned twist barrels fitted with silver bead fore-sight and signed in silver on the rib (small losses), engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with platinum lines, scroll-engraved tang numbered ‘2’, scroll-engraved locks signed on the right and inscribed ‘in Prag’ on the left, figured walnut half-stock moulded about the fore-end (small chip), chequered butt, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and pommel cap, and no provision for a ramrod 15.2 cm; 6 in barrels

293 A 40 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY JALABERT LAMOTTE, ST ETIENNE, CIRCA 1840 with etched twist sighted rifled barrel, engraved action signed on the left, decorated with foliage, fitted with engraved hammer chiselled with a lionhead and engraved folding trigger, figured hardwood butt, and the pommel fitted with silvered trap cover decorated with a classical mask 6.5 cm; 2 1⁄2 in barrel £200-300

‡ £350-450 292 A RARE 22 BORE GERMAN NEEDLE-FIRE DREYSE PATENT PISTOL, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel with traces of silver maker’s inscription and foliage (areas of pitting), chiselled tang incorporating the back-sight, fitted with loading lever lug on the right (lever missing, action incomplete), figured walnut full stock, carved with a hounds head in the round at the fore-end, no provision for a cleaning rod, chiselled iron trigger-guard decorated with a putto (patinated), and carved butt decorated with foliage 21.5 cm; 8 1⁄2 in ‡ £150-200

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 294 A 120 BORE SILESIAN WHEEL-LOCK BIRDING GUN (TSCHINKE), MID-17TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with eight slender grooves, engraved with gilt scrolls and foliage at the muzzle, median and over the breech, fitted with moulded tunnel backsight, long tang decorated en suite, engraved and gilt lock decorated en suite with the barrel, fitted with external mainspring partly covered by an engraved steel panel, engraved sliding pancover (button release missing), flash-guard and engraved dog decorated with foliage, fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid over its entire surface with engraved staghorn scrolling tendrils, strapwork terminating in monster heads and with mythical beasts and birds, all enriched with pellets, carved cheek-piece with an oval escutcheon supported by scrolling herms, on the left and patchbox with associated sliding cover on the right, the whole enriched with shell ball flowers and further animal plaquettes including a squirrel and a rabbit, steel trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, engraved staghorn ramrod-pipe and butt-plate the latter decorated with an hermaphrodite figure, two faceted iron ramrod-pipes, and horn fire-end cap (small repairs), and horn tipped ramrod, perhaps the original 96.4 cm; 38 in barrel â&#x20AC;Ą ÂŁ7000-9000

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295 A 14 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING GUN, MID-17TH CENTURY with later smooth-bored sighted barrel (areas of rust), engraved lock retained by two side nails, engraved with a reclining warrior on a cannon, double set trigger, fruitwood full stock, the butt inlaid with small engraved horn plaques (rubbed, patchbox cover missing), engraved horn ramrod pipes, and later ramrod 79.0 cm; 31 1⁄8 in barrel Provenance Sotheby’s, 23rd May 1978, lot 217 ‡ £2000-2500

296 A 14 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1600, POSSIBLY SAXON with octagonal swamped sighted barrel, rifled with eight grooves, chiselled with a band of beadwork and grooved for sighting at the breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel with gilt-brass cover chiselled with scrolls- sliding pancover with button release, the latter formed as a lion, pierced dog decorated with scrolls and a slender serpent, double set trigger (the iron parts with areas of rust), fruitwood full stock with water drain beneath the lock and carved ahead with a gaping monster forming the base of the ramrod channel, the stock profusely inlaid with engraved staghorn plaques over its length (small losses, minor restorations), including game animals, bouquets of fruit and scrolling tendrils within segmental lines, the butt with the figure of Mars in his chariot over the cheek-piece on the left, an elephant beneath and with patchbox with sliding cover veneered in staghorn engraved with Diana bathing and Acteon, as part stag, being attacked by hounds, signed on a small rondel behind the tang ‘MT’, iron trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, engraved staghorn ramrod-pipe, engraved staghorn fore-end cap, and original ramrod with engraved staghorn tip 86.5 cm; 34 1/16 in barrel Provenance Sotheby’s, 23rd May 1978, lot 218 ‡ £5000-7000

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297 A 25 BORE SOUTH GERMAN D.B. FLINTLOCK SHOTGUN BY C. KÖRBER, INGELFINGEN, DATED 1826 with blued barrels inlaid with an elaborate design of silver foliage framing the silver inscription ‘Im August meinem treuen lindenmeyer aus inniger danckbarkeit. 1826’, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, blued tang, engraved locks signed in gold and fitted with rollers (one cock broken through), highly figured polished walnut half-stock inlaid with characteristic pierced brass panels of scrolling tendrils enriched with small silver sprays of oak foliage in low relief, brass mounts of shaped outline, including trigger-guard with horn rear section and two spiralling openwork ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon, and horntipped ramrod 73.4 cm; 28 7⁄8 in barrel Two makers of this name are recorded in Ingelfingen, Württemberg, one of whom was Hofbüchsenmacher to the Princes zu Hohenlohe and the Dukes of Württemberg. ‡ £3500-4500

298 A 16 BORE AUSTRIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE WITH SPANISH BARREL, SIGNED ‘BARZINA EN MADRID’ DATED 1749, THE LOCK SIGNED ‘F. HEITZENBERGER’, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with swamped barrel polygonal over the forward portion and octagonal over the breech, retained by a single chiselled iron barrel band decorated with scrolls and flowerheads against a gilt ground, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight enclosed by gilt scrolls, chiselled girdle, signed and dated in gold over the breech and struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks (Neue Støckel 7061 and 7062), chiselled and gilt tang, signed rounded lock chiselled with scrolls and trophies-of-arms against a gilt ground, figured walnut half-stock carved in low relief with scrolling foliage over the fore-end, about the tang and over the butt, the latter with carved raised cheek-piece fitted with an additional chiselled iron plaque en suite with the lock, chiselled and gilt iron mounts decorated en suite, comprising solid side-plate, butt-plate with shaped tang, vacant escutcheon, ramrod-pipes, fore-end cap and wooden trigger-guard with matching chiselled iron reinforce and terminal, and original wooden ramrod with chiselled and gilt iron tip 107.0 cm; 42 1⁄8 in barrel Freiderich Heitzenberger is recorded in Wiener Neustadt in the 18th century. Ignacio Barzina is recorded in Madrid circa 1736-49 working for the Duchess of Medina Sidonia. ‡ £3500-4500

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299 A FINE FRENCH D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY PIRMET À PARIS, PARIS SILVER MARKS, 1798-1809 AND 1809-1819 with tapering barrels decorated with gold around the muzzles, fitted with silver fore-sight on a large gilt sunburst bed, signed in gold letters over the breech, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark of Albert Renette (Neue Støckel 8127, worn), and decorated with gilt flowers and gilt panels over the breeches (refreshed), platinum lined vents, engraved grooved tang, signed rounded locks engraved with griffins and foliage, fitted with rollers and goldlined pans, cocks engraved en suite (one replaced), highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end, fish-scale chequered grip carved as a marine monster in the round behind, full silver mounts cast and chased in high relief, comprising trigger-guard decorated with the head of a sea-god with crossed trumpets beneath on the bow and with a finial formed of a bouquet carried by addorsed marine monsters, struck on the inside with the mark of François Alexis Carron, butt-plate decorated with a further bouquet on the tang, rear ramrod-pipe with a boar’s head, two further ramrod-pipes and retaining a portion of a silver-tipped ramrod 81.7 cm; 32 ¼ in barrels Provenance Christie’s, 25 February 1981, lot 108A ‡ £7000-9000

300 A FINE 18 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION FUSIL DE CHASSE ROYALE BY PREVOST FILS, ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI, VERSAILLES, DATED 1816, FRENCH PROVINCIAL SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1809-1819, MAKER’S MARK J.M. BENEATH A MULLET converted from flintlock, with browned barrel, small areas of surface rust) formed with a long flat, fitted with silver bead foresight and large silver back-sight chased with rococo scrolls and fitting round the barrel, engraved with the royal cypher, a fleur-delys and numbered ‘21’, engraved blued breech and tang, the former struck with the mark of Albert Renette beneath (Neue Støckel 8127), signed engraved case-hardened lock dated and numbered on the inside, figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls, and a swag of fruit behind the rear ramrod-pipe, chequered grip and fore-end, padded cheek-piece (leather covering largely missing), engraved full silver mounts including side-plate decorated with a swag and numbered trigger-guard with urn finial, silver escutcheon engraved with the crowned Royal Arms, original steel-tipped ramrod, and some early finish 97.4 cm; 38 3⁄8 in barrel This gun belongs to a Royal group of essentially similar firearms made by De Sainte, Lepage and Prevost. All are numbered on the mounts and some on the locks and barrels. Another example, by De Sainte, is preserved in the Bayersiches National Museum, Munich. See Schalkhauser 1988, p. 281. Provenance Christie’s, 29 October 1980, lot 109 ‡ £3500-5000

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301 A 54 BORE SARDINIAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, 18TH CENTURY with slender barrel (areas of rust) retained by a single band at the breech, chiselled iron lock with filed details, wooden three-quarter stock, the fore-end partly encased in large panels of chiselled iron decorated with flowers and foliage, butt of characteristic form overlaid with pierced and engraved iron plaques decorated with foliage, iron trigger-guard overlaid with engraved brass flowers, and iron ramrod 116.5 cm; 45 7⁄8 in barrel ‡ £3000-4000

302 A 54 BORE DUTCH PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE BY I. G. ZELLER A ARNHEM, CIRCA 1860 with heavy octagonal sighted barrel inlaid with silver scrollwork over the breech, engraved tang with provision for a standing backsight, signed stepped flush-fitting lock engraved with a stag, carved walnut half-stock, double set trigger, walnut half-stock carved with scrollwork in low relief, chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with carved cheek-piece decorated with a stag behind on the left and with patchbox with hinged iron cover engraved with a stag on the right, engraved iron mounts including spurred triggerguard decorated with a bird of prey, butt-plate with a pronounced spur top and bottom engraved iron fore-end cap, turned horn rest, and original brass-tipped ramrod 80.8 cm; 31 ¾ in barrel ‡ £1200-1800

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303 A FINE SPANISH CASED GARNITURE OF A PAIR OF 18 BORE D.B PERCUSSION PISTOLS AND A 16 BORE D.B PERCUSSION SHOTGUN, DATED 1854 the pistols with browned barrels inscribed in gold ‘Old English’ letters ‘De Sintas por Jose Domingo Arano Eibar Ano 1854’, chiselled breeches decorated with flowers on the rib and bolsters and inlaid with two slender gold lines, chiselled tangs decorated with a scroll on a punched gilt ground, chiselled locks decorated with scrolls on the left and a bird and a hound respectively, all on a finely punched and gilt ground en suite with the tangs, fitted with hammers formed as characteristic lions each standing on a dragon, blued triggers, highly figured walnut stocks, fluted butts, and full iron mounts en suite with the tangs and locks, including trigger-guards decorated with birdsof-prey on the bows and pommels with rings, one retaining its original German silver tipped ramrod and with three original tampions (the fourth missing); the gun en suite, the stock carved with scrollwork in relief on both sides of the butt and enclosing an oval trap with hinged chiselled and gilt-iron cover, the grip and fore-end studded with a pattern of white metal lozenges (small losses, cracked through and repaired at the wrist), in original lined and fitted mahogany case, retaining most of its original accessories, including bullet moulds, cleaning rods, wad cutter and combination tool 14.5 cm; 5 ¾ in barrels, pistols 30.5 cm, the pistols 83.0 cm; 32 ¾ in barrel, the gun Jose Domingo Arano is recorded making pistols in Eibar in 1858. ‡ £9000-13000

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

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304 AN UNUSUAL 15 BORE CONTINENTAL D.B PERCUSSION SHOTGUN REBUILT FROM A PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY with etched twist sighted barrels signed in gold letters on the rib ‘F. Stender Hofbüchsenmacher in Aachen’, engraved long breech tang, engraved back-action locks (one seized and now detached), walnut stock with chequered pistol grip extending to a pistol pommel, shoulder stock carved with basketweave at the wrist and with bold designs of foliage behind the raised cheek-piece, engraved iron mounts and ramrod 43.5 cm; 17 1⁄8 in barrel

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306 A CASED 14 BORE FRENCH D.B PIN-FIRE BALL AND SHOTGUN BY DEVISME, 36 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS, À PARIS, NO 1541, DATED 1858 with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed on the rib, rotary underlever action chiselled with strapwork designs involving monsters and a demon mask in low relief on a matted ground, the action tang and locks decorated en suite, the latter signed, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, fore-end numbered on the inside, iron mounts decorated en suite, comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate: in original fitted brass-bound mahogany case lined in blue baize, the lid impressed with the maker’s signature in gilt letters on the inside, complete with accessories including turned boxwood ammunition tools, turns screw and bullet mould 71.8 cm; 28 ¼ in barrels F. P. Devisme is recorded at this address circa 1850. He was awarded silver medals at the Paris Industrial Exhibitions of 1839 and 1841. Provenance Christie’s, 19th March 1980, lot 95 ‡ £2000-2500

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307 A FRENCH MINIATURE MODEL 1874 GRAS BOLT-ACTION SERVICE RIFLE AND BAYONET, LATE 19TH CENTURY finely constructed with fully moveable parts, complete with its bayonet and scabbard, in a case 12.8 cm; 5 in barrel ‡ £500-800 308 A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MINIATURE RUSSIAN MOISIN NAGANT MODEL 1895 BOLT-ACTION RIFLE AND BAYONET, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of regulation type, the iron parts retaining much finish and in fine condition throughout, complete with its blued steel bayonet: in its padded wooden case 30.5 cm; 12 in barrel ‡ £600-800

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309 A GROUP OF EIGHT MINIATURE FIREARMS, 20TH CENTURY Including two percussion pocket pistols with blued barrels and engraved brass butts, a percussion revolver with engraved gilt-brass butt, a pin-fire revolver, two further revolvers and two percussion pocket pistols the first: 1.5 cm; 5⁄8 in barrel (8) ‡ £1500-2000

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310 310 A CASED FINELY CONSTRUCTED MINIATURE WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1580, 20TH CENTURY with blued barrel formed in two stages, burnished lock with gilt and blued fittings including openwork wheel-cover, dog and springs, engraved gilt-brass stock, and iron ramrod with engraved gilt-brass tip: in its hardwood case lined in blue baize, complete with engraved gilt-brass circular powder-flask and combination turn-screw and wheel-lock spanner 8.5 cm; 3 3⁄8 in, the pistol overall

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‡ £700-1000 311 A MINIATURE D.B OVER-AND-UNDER TAPACTION PERCUSSION PISTOL with blued barrels, engraved brass box-lock action with tap-lever on the left, carved wooden butt: in its padded wooden case 1.8 cm; 3⁄4 in barrels ‡ £300-400 312 A CASED MINIATURE FLINTLOCK FOUR-SHOT DUCK’S-FOOT PISTOL, 20TH CENTURY with blued barrels, engraved brass tang with numbers corresponding to each barrel, engraved brass box-lock action, flat-sided walnut butt: in its lined and fitted mahogany case (lid repaired) with accessories including bullet mould and powder-flask 3.0 cm; 1 1⁄8 in barrels ‡ £400-600

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313 A PAIR OF 80 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS, CIRCA 1845-1850 with etched twist polygroove rifled barrels, deeply scroll-engraved actions and tangs, engraved folding triggers, and ebony butts each with scalloped German silver trap 3.2 cm; 1 ¼ in (2) ‡ £500-700

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314 A RARE 50 BORE FRENCH TWO-SHOT SUPERIMPOSED- LOAD PERCUSSION PISTOL BY LEPAGE, ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI, NO. 3469, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal twist barrel etched with scrolls at the breech and muzzle, etched with four panels including the maker’s name in gothic script (rubbed), patent breech etched en suite with the barrel, pierced platinum plugs, etched tang, signed etched backaction locks, single trigger, finely chequered walnut butt and etched iron mounts 12.0 cm; 4 ¾ in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 12 April 1978, lot 45 ‡ £1800-2500

315 A RARE 16 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION TWO-SHOT SUPERIMPOSED-LOAD PISTOL BY LEPAGE MOUTIER, ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI, PARIS, NO. 361, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal swamped browned twist barrel etched with broad bands of flowers and foliage at the breech and muzzle, signed in gold-encrusted gothic script on a matted ground on the top and with the inscription ‘Bis in idem’ beneath, fitted with gold foresight and rifled with fourteen grooves, patent breech etched en suite with the breech and muzzle and fitted with platinum plugs, etched tang decorated with matching flowers and foliage inhabited by a dragon, signed etched back-action locks numbered on the inside, each decorated with a dragon, single trigger incorporated within the back of the trigger-guard, Grenoble walnut butt and etched iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate 19.5 cm; 7 ¾ in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 8 July 1980, lot 123 For a discussion of this system and a near identical pair by this maker, with the same inscription beneath the barrels, see Baxter 1966 pp. 280-286, pl. 154. ‡ £2000-2500

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316 A CASED PAIR OF 20 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY DEVISME À PARIS, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal sighted rifled barrels etched with panels of scrolling foliage on a matted ground, signed on the flats, etched numbered breeches and tangs decorated en suite, the latter incorporating the back-sight, flush-fitting stepped locks decorated en suite, ebony half stocks (one very small chip opposite the lock), carved with foliage over the fore-ends, the butts carved with a large panel of elaborate foliage, fruit and flowers in low relief, etched iron trigger-guards, engraved and chiselled gilt-brass pommels decorated with scrolls, and brass ramrods, perhaps original: in fitted case, the exterior veneered in rosewood and inlaid on the lid with contrasting foliage and palmette, the interior lined in plum velvet and with accessories including embossed brass flask decorated with a classical warrior profile and marked ‘B.A Paris’, turn-screw, and bullet mould 20.5 cm; 8 in barrels ‡ £7000-9000

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317 A FINE PAIR OF 40 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS OF PRESENTATION QUALITY BY DEVISME À PARIS, NO 1215, DATED 1853 with octagonal swamped sighted multi-groove rifled barrels profusely encrusted in gold with scrolling vine foliage and tendrils within segmental lines over almost their entire surfaces, signed in gold-encrusted block capitals on the top and with the serial numbers in gold beneath, case-hardened breeches signed, dated and numbered beneath, gold-encrusted tangs numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ respectively, finely carved ebony half-stocks decorated with scrolling vine fruit and foliage over the fore-ends, fluted butts carved en suite, iron mounts encrusted with gold including spurred trigger-guards, side-plates and pommels, vacant German silver escutcheons, engraved German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, no provision for ramrods and preserved in fine condition: in a modern fitted dark-stained wooden case 26.0 cm; 10 ¼ in barrels (2) F. P. Devisme was the pupil and successor of the Parisian inventor Deboubert (1843-1870). He exhibited at the exhibitions of 1834, 1839 and 1841, receiving silver medals at the latter two. ‡ £12000-18000

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318 A FINE CASED PAIR OF 54 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY VERNEY JNE SUCC. DE GOBERT À LYON, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal blued sighted barrels cut with a series of narrow flutes over the greater part of their length, engraved case-hardened numbered breeches, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, signed engraved case-hardened stepped flushfitting locks signed in full, carved figured walnut half-stocks decorated with flowers at the fore-ends and the butts, the latter with a panel of fine chequering on each side, engraved case-hardened mounts comprising spurred trigger-guards and pommels each en suite with the locks: in their original lined and fitted case, the outside veneered in rosewood, the lid inlaid with a brass frame and a central pierced foliate panel enclosing the owners initials ‘T.B’, the interior lined in green velvet, signed by the maker in gilt letters inside the lid, retaining a full compliment of accessories and in very good, perhaps unfired condition 25.5 cm; 10 in barrels Provenance Christie’s, 8th July 1980, lot 135 ‡ £4000-5000

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319 A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS SIGNED ‘FNI PAR BAUCHERON PIRMET’, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1850 refinished throughout, with octagonal browned twist sighted barrels, engraved case-hardened breeches and tangs, signed engraved case-hardened stepped flush-fitting locks, set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks carved with foliage against a matted ground at the foreends, fluted butts, engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guards and pommels, and no provision for ramrods: in original lined and fitted case (small cracks and chips to veneer) with some accessories including embossed brass flask decorated with a classical warrior profile and marked ‘B.A Paris’ and bullet mould (turn-screw missing) 23.8 cm; 9 3⁄8 in barrels Provenance Sotheby’s, 18 December 1979, lot 310 ‡ £3500-4500

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320 A CASED PAIR OF 25 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK RIFLED DUELLING PISTOLS BY PIRMET À PARIS, DATED 1820 with octagonal swamped sighted polygroove rifled barrels of strongly contrasting brown and white twist pattern (small areas of pitting), signed in gold capitals and numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ respectively, case-hardened breeches inlaid with gold lines, struck with platinum-lined barrelsmiths stamps, platinum-lined vents, and struck with a further mark beneath, in an oval ‘K.L’ above crossed fronds, engraved casehardened breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, engraved case-hardened locks signed in gold capitals with fronds at each end within oval frames, dated on the inside, fitted with engraved case-hardened cocks, semi-rainproof platinum-lined pans, and set triggers, highly figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved case-hardened steel mounts including spurred trigger-guards with urn finials, and ‘bat-wing’ side-plates, no provision for ramrods, and much finish, perhaps early, throughout: in rosewood veneered fitted case, probably original (lid cracked and repaired), the interior lined in red baize and with accessories including bullet mould, powder-flask and turn-screw 22.0 cm; 8 ¾ in barrel Pirmet is recorded in Paris circa 1779-1818, as maker to Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, the Duc d’Angoulême and Louis XVIII. He was one of the signatories of the Parisian gunmakers against the Manufactory at Versailles. Provenance Christie’s, 8th July 1980, lot 135 ‡ £6000-8000

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321 A FINE PAIR OF 40 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK RIFLED COAT PISTOLS BY LE PAGE À PARIS, CIRCA 1805 with octagonal swamped sighted polygroove rifled twist barrels signed on the flats, engraved with a slender band of foliage about the muzzles, with neoclassical military trophies, fasces, thunder clouds and flowers over the breeches, engraved tangs, engraved burnished rounded locks decorated with foliage and, respectively, a cockerel and an owl, fitted with engraved rounded cocks and steels en suite with the breeches, gold-lined pans, and engraved folding triggers with small sliding safety-catches behind, highly figured walnut butts cut with a panel of fine chequering on each side and with a band of stylized egg and dart around the pommels, the latter fitted with silver grotesque mask caps each cast and chased with a Minerva mask cap in low relief, and engraved silver side plates incorporating a pair of addorsed swan busts, in a modern case 16.0 cm; 6 3⁄8 in barrels ‡ £5000-8000

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322 A PAIR OF 20 BORE LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, SIGNED DEVILLERS, MID-18TH CENTURY with tapering barrels with long flats fitted with silver bead fore-sights, chiselled with classical figures and an issuant grotesque mask over the breeches (lightly rubbed), engraved tangs, signed bevelled locks chiselled with grotesques on the tails, chiselled cocks decorated en suite (one replaced), carved moulded walnut full stocks, stained in imitation of rootwood, chiselled iron mounts decorated en suite with the barrels, including pierced side-plates and spurred pommels, and brass-capped wooden ramrods 24.0 cm; 9 ½ in barrels (2) Provenance Baron Armand van Zuylen, sold Sotheby’s, 1st April 1980, lot 64 ‡ £2800-3500

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323 A 120 BORE FLEMISH FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER POCKET PISTOL BY CLAUDE NIQUET À LIÈGE, MID-18TH CENTURY with turn-off cannon barrels, engraved octagonal breeches, engraved separate tang, signed engraved locks with sliding safety-catches on the tails, engraved gilt-brass rounded butt, and no provision for a trigger-guard 4.0 cm; 1 ½ in barrels

324 AN 80 BORE FRENCH FOUR-SHOT FLINTLOCK TURN-OVER PISTOL BY MICHEL BERLEUR, LATE 18TH CENTURY with short turn-off barrels, hand-rotated breech released by the sliding trigger-guard, signed border-engraved action fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls (small losses), and engraved iron trigger-guard 4.2 cm; 1 5⁄8 in barrels

Provenance Baron Armand van Zuylen, sold Sotheby’s, 1st April 1980, lot 62

Provenance The Property of a Collector, sold Sotheby’s, 14 March 1978, lot 109

‡ £1600-2000

‡ £1200-1800

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325 A PAIR OF 40 BORE LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrels, struck with proof marks on the left and the barrelsmith’s mark (Neue Støckel 1244) on the right, engraved actions fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, slightly swelling butts cut with a panel of fine chequering on each face, and iron trigger-guards 8.0 cm; 3 1⁄8 in barrels (2)

327 A 54 BORE CENTRAL ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY with swamped two-stage barrel, border-engraved rounded lock with small chiselled details (the upper half of the cock missing), carved walnut stock and full-brass mounts cast in low relief (escutcheon incomplete, ramrod missing), comprising openwork side-plate decorated with a profile medallion, spurred pommel and trigger-guard decorated with a profile bust on the bow 12.4 cm; 4 7⁄8 in barrel

Provenance Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 108

Provenance Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 274

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326 A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOLS, FRENCH OR FLEMISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY with iron barrels flaring to elliptical muzzles, etched over their surface with foliage, garlands, bouquets and chain designs, engraved box-lock actions, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, walnut butts, engraved iron trigger-guards and later lead butt-caps 8.5 cm; 3 3⁄8 in barrel (2) Provenance Christie’s, 29th October 1980, lot 140 ‡ £700-1000

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328 A 12 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE, SIGNED BLEIBERG, LATE 17TH CENTURY reconverted from percussion, with sighted barrel formed in two stages divided by a moulded girdle, chiselled with strapwork and foliage over the breech, struck with London proof marks and with traces of the maker’s signature ‘Bleiberg, Londini’ (areas of rust), signed banana-shaped lock engraved with scrolling tendrils, foliage and a cherubic mask, figured root walnut full stock, moulded about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang, inlaid with silver wire scrolls around the rear ramrod-pipe, trigger-guard terminal and the comb, chiselled iron mounts comprising pierced openwork side-plate decorated with foliage, trigger-guard decorated with strawberry foliage, butt-plate incorporating a serpent on the tang, escutcheon with the later initials ‘JR’, and later ramrod 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel Isaac Bleiberg, a French Protestant, came to London ‘upon ye favour of ye late Majesties proclamation’. He is recorded working at Haymarket in 1686, became free of the Gunmakers Company by redemption and was granted his mark the following year. In 1715 he is recorded in the same area ‘at the sign of the gun’. See Blackmore 1986, p. 56. Provenance Sotheby’s 14th March 1978, lot 198 ‡ £4500-6000

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329 A 16 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, BY JOSEPH GRIFFIN, LONDON, DATED 1772 reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned two-stage barrel fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, gold-filled maker’s stamps, platinum vent, engraved bolted lock with roller (top-jaw and screw missing), figured walnut half-stock lightly carved with foliage and finely inlaid with silver-wire scrolls and engraved flower-heads, steel mounts finely engraved and chiselled with flowers and foliage, including butt-plate and pierced side-plate, dated escutcheon engraved with the owner’s name ‘Thos Alston Esqr’ with chiselled scallop shell above, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 92.6 cm; 36 ½ in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 25th February 1981, lot 108 ‡ £5000-7000

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330 A 20 BORE D.B FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY HENRY NOCK, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON, NO. 4522, CIRCA 1790 with re-browned twist sighted barrels signed on the rib and numbered beneath, engraved patent numbered breeches inlaid with gold lines, one vent lined in gold and the other in platinum, signed stepped bevelled locks fitted with rollers, rainproof pans, and cocks en suite, figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and brass-tipped ramrod 81.4 cm; 32 1⁄8 in barrels Provenance Christie’s, 26 March 1980, lot 83 ‡ £4000-6000

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331 A 22 BORE D.B FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO.5468, FOR 1811 with re-browned twist barrels signed ‘Joseph Manton’s Patent Elevation’ on the rib and struck with numbers beneath, patent breeches, stamped with platinum-lined maker’s stamps, inlaid with platinum lines, platinum vents and struck with numbers en suite with the barrels, engraved breech tang decorated with trophies-of-arms and foliage, signed stepped border-engraved locks with engraved tails en suite with the tang, fitted with engraved cocks, rollers and rainproof pans, signed engraved patent steels, one numbered 4420 (the other tip repaired), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved blued steel mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, associated brass-tipped ramrod, and some original finish 75.8 cm; 29 7⁄8 in barrels Peter Scott Edeson 2011, Dating the Firearms of John Manton and John Manton & Son: 1789-1834, in, The Antique Arms Fair Guide September 2011, pp. 37-42. Literature David H. L. Back,Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons, Norwich 1993, p. 99. ‡ £5000-7000

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332 AN 18 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO 1180, FOR 1800 with browned twist sighted barrels numbered beneath, casehardened patent breeches with gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks, gold lines, gold-lined vent and numbered en suite with the barrels, engraved grooved tang, signed stepped locks engraved with border ornament and on the tails, fitted with rollers, rainproof pans and cocks en suite, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip (rubbed), engraved steel mounts including triggerguard with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon engraved with owner’s initials ‘WG’, and associated steel-tipped ramrod 80.8 cm; 31 ¾ in barrel William Gresley (1801-1876), a Church of England clergyman and author, was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1825 and priest the following year. Gresley’s first publication was Ecclesiastes Anglicanus (1835), a treatise on the art of preaching in epistolary form. He came to much wider public notice, however, with the appearance of his first work of fiction, Portrait of an English Churchman, in 1838. The Portrait virtually founded the canon of religious and social tales by which Gresley and his fellow Tractarian and friend F. E. Paget endeavoured to popularize high-church principles. Its assertion of the catholicity of the Church of England firmly aligned him with the Tractarian movement, and it ran through numerous editions. A belligerent controversialist, Gresley published numerous books and pamphlets in defence of Tractarianism and hostile to evangelicalism. He was considered a pugnacious champion of the Tractarian movement, but never belonged to its extreme wing. He died in 1876 at Boyne Hill near Maidenhead and is buried in the churchyard there. Abridged from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed April 2018. Provenance Reverend William Gresley, Netherscale, Leicestershire W. W. Dowding Literature William Keith Neal and David H. L. Back, The Mantons Gunmakers, London 1966, p.228 Peter Scott Edeson 2011, Dating the Firearms of John Manton and John Manton & Son: 1789-1834, in The Antique Arms Fair Guide September 2011, pp. 37-42 ‡ £5500-6000

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333 A 26 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE SIGNED PRITCHETT & SON, 7 POULTRY, LONDON, NO. 1056, CIRCA 1860 with browned twist barrels signed on the top flat and rifled with three grooves (areas of rust), fitted with folding back-sight calibrated to 700 yards, engraved case-hardened breech with platinum plug, flush-fitting signed lock finely engraved with scrollwork, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore- end, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and circular patch-box cover en suite with the lock, horn fore-end cap, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (areas of rust) 76.2 cm; 30 in barrel ‡ £2000-3000

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334 A RARE 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SMOOTH-BORED CARBINE, SIGNED ‘G & J DEANE’, MID-19TH CENTURY with sighted barrels (areas of rust) fitted with spring bayonet above and with traces of the maker’s details on the rib, engraved breech with two platinum lines, platinum plugs, engraved breech tang fitted with a catch for the bayonet, signed scroll-engraved flush-fitting locks (rubbed), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts and brass-tipped ramrod 45.8 cm; 18 in barrels Provenance Christie’s, 15th February 1988, lot 88 ‡ £1000-1500

335 A 22 BORE ADAM’S PATENT FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION SELFCOCKING RIFLED CARBINE RETAILED BY B.COGSWELL, NO. 224 STRAND, LONDON, NO.15354R, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal rifled barrel sighted to 300 yards (areas of rust), engraved action signed by the retailer (hammer safety-catch incomplete), fitted with sliding safety on the right, numbered cylinder engraved with a band at the front, walnut butt, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with square front, and iron rammer 62.0 cm; 24 3⁄8 in barrel Provenance Christie’s, 15th February 1978, lot 83 ‡ £3000-4000

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336 A PAIR OF 60 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED HILL, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1815 with blued turn-off barrels, engraved brass actions numbered ‘2’ and ‘3’ respectively, signed within trophies-of-arms on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, folding triggers, sliding thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, chequered walnut butts and vacant silver escutcheons 6.0 cm; 2 3⁄8 in barrels (2)

337 A PAIR OF 25 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK TURN-OFF PISTOLS BY BUNNEY, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with brass cannon barrels, engraved brass actions decorated with scrolls and foliage, signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right, flat-sided walnut butts profusely inlaid with delicate silver wire scrolls and rococo shell ornament (one butt repaired and restored on the left hand side), sliding trigger-guard safetycatches, and vacant silver escutcheons 13.7 cm; 5 3⁄8 in barrels (2)

Provenance The property of a collector, sold, Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 107

Provenance Sotheby’s, 14th March 1978, lot 110

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338 A PAIR OF 54 BORE D.B SINGLE TRIGGER SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK RIFLED CARRIAGE PISTOLS BY BARBAR, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS, 1776 with turn-off rifled cannon barrels numbered 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 respectively, box-lock actions boldly chiselled with scrolling rococo flowers and foliage, signed on a scroll on the right, fitted with cocks and steels chiselled en suite, and with sliding cut-off on the left each corresponding to an engraved sliding pan-cover, walnut butts profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls and flowerheads (small losses), silver butt-caps cast and chased with foliage in low relief, and silver escutcheons engraved with owner’s crest, a double eagle displayed on a coronet enclosed by the motto ‘Festina Lente’ 9.8 cm; 3 ¾ in barrels (2) Provenance Sotheby’s, 29th July 1980, lot 557 ‡ £5000-7000

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339 A PAIR OF 40 BORE D.B. SINGLE TRIGGER FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOLS BY MORTIMER, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS, 1780, MAKER’S MARK CF with turn-off cannon barrels numbered 1 to 4, box-lock actions chiselled with foliage against a gilt ground in low relief, signed on the right, the cocks and steel decorated en suite, fitted with sliding ut-off on the right, the latter corresponding to an engraved and gilt sliding cover decorated with a flowerhead, swelling figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork inhabited by cherubs, silver butt-caps cast and chased in low relief with a lion issuant from a ruined tower, and sliding trigger-guard safety-catches decorated with a central gilt panel: in a 20th century Asprey & Co presentation case 11.5 cm; 4 ½ in barrels (2) ‡ £5500-8000

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340 A FINE PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY JAMES WILKINSON & SON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO 4168, FOR 1828 with signed browned twist octagonal sighted barrels numbered beneath, engraved numbered case-hardened breeches with platinum plugs, engraved breech tangs incorporating the backsights, signed engraved bolted locks, figured walnut half-stocks, finely chequered fishtail butts each with engraved silver cap and small trap for spare nipples, engraved blued steel spurred triggerguards, silver escutcheons engraved with the owner’s crest and motto, silver fore-end caps, and original ramrods 25.3 cm; 10 in barrels (2) The crest and motto is that of John Walmesley of Lucknam Park, Wiltshire. Provenance Christie’s, 8th July 1980, lot 126 ‡ £8000-10000

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341 A FINE CASED PAIR OF ROYAL 20 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION RIFLED HOWDAH PISTOLS, MADE FOR TAKHAT SINGH, MAHARAJA OF JODHPUR (1843-73) AND INSCRIBED TO HIS SON, KANWAR SHRI JASWANT SINGH II, BY CHARLES LANCASTER, 151 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, NOS. 3637/8, CIRCA 1862 with signed browned twist sighted barrels rifled with seven grooves, proofed, numbered and with the barrelsmith’s initials ‘CL’ beneath the breeches, the ribs with gold inlaid Devenagri inscription to Kanwar Shri Jaswant Singh II, fitted with blued blade fore-sights, engraved and gilt breeches with fences and pierced platinum plugs, engraved gilt breech tangs incorporating the backsights, signed engraved gilt locks numbered on the inside, fitted with blued bolt safety-catches and detents, wooden stocks encased in sheet silver, decorated with chevrons behind the locks, the pommels and fore-ends each with hinged silver trap, engraved gilt iron trigger-guards with pineapple finials and numbered tails, blued belt-hooks, original iron ramrods and much original finish: in original fitted oak case lined in blue velvet (one compartment divider damaged, small areas of wear), the lid with trade label (extensive tears), and with some contemporary accessories including pigskin powder-flask, wad cutter, bullet mould and leather pouch with spare nipples and lock retaining screws 16.5 cm; 6 ½ in barrels

Double Portrait of Jaswant Singhji and Takhat Singh

The Lancaster records state that these pistols (nos. 3637 and 3638) were made in 1862 for the Maharaja of Jodhpur. During this and the preceding year the Maharaja bought no less than fourteen firearms from Lancaster. The inscription on the barrels records their ownership by his son, and successor as Maharaja, Kanwar Shri Jaswant Singh II (1838-95). Jaswant Singh II was born in 1837 and succeeded to the gadi in February 1873. He was a reformist ruler, bringing prosperity to Jodhpur through the introduction of railways, canals, lakes and telegraphs. He was made a Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India on New Year’s Day 1876 in Calcutta by the Prince of Wales. The Prince was later presented by the Maharaja with the gold, silver and ruby-mounted perfume holder that is now in the Royal Collection (RCIN 28692). ‡ £25000-30000

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342 A FINE PAIR OF 12 BORE IRISH SILVER-MOUNTED D.B PERCUSSION CARRIAGE PISTOLS BY WILLIAM AND JOHN RIGBY, DUBLIN, NOS. 10959 AND 10960 FOR AUGUST 1859 with etched twist sighted barrels signed on the rib and numbered beneath, case-hardened numbered breeches inlaid with platinum lines, pierced platinum plugs, engraved breech tangs, signed engraved case-hardened locks with blued sliding safety-catches, figured walnut half-stocks, finely chequered fishtail butts, full silver mounts engraved with characteristic scrollwork comprising trigger-guards with pineapple finials, pommels, ramrod-pipes en suite with the trigger-guards, vacant silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and stirrup ramrods, and in very good, perhaps unfired, condition throughout 16.3 cm; 6 ½ in barrels (2) Provenance Rigby & Co., sold Christie’s 7th July 1964, lot 224 Christie’s, 8 July 1980, lot 134 Literature David H. L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers, Messrs Rigby, Norwich 1992, p. 145: ‘10959-60 Pair of double pistols Silver Furniture swivel rods, St George’ ‡ £12000-15000

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343 343 A CASED PAIR OF 14 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS BY DOOLEY, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with blued barrels engraved around the muzzles, signed scrollengraved German silver actions, fitted with folding triggers and sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, finely chequered butts with carved fluted pommels, vacant silver escutcheons: in original lined and fitted leather-covered case (lid detached) with some accessories including barrel-wrench, bullet mould and powderflask 3.5 cm; 1 3⁄8 in barrels

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

Provenance Christie’s, 26 March 1980, lot 182

Provenance Christie’s, 26 March 1980, lot 143

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345 A PAIR OF 50 BORE PERCUSSION HIGHLAND DRESS BELT PISTOLS BY TIPPING & LAWDEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 with engraved blued barrels formed in three stages, engraved medians, the breeches and muzzles inlaid with silver scrollwork, signed engraved case-hardened locks decorated with border ornament and scrollwork, silver-plated stocks profusely decorated with traditional scrollwork, interlace bouquets and foliage on a hatched ground, ‘ram’s horn’ butts each with pricker, ball-triggers, blued iron belt hooks, and original blued iron ramrods 16.2 cm; 6 3⁄8 in barrels (2) ‡ £4000-6000

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346 A PAIR OF 54 BORE PERCUSSION HIGHLAND DRESS BELT PISTOLS, SIGNED MOSSMAN, CIRCA 1850 with engraved barrels formed in three stages, faceted breeches and muzzles, signed engraved locks decorated with scrolling foliage, engraved German silver stocks, the butts each decorated with thistle foliage, a thistle cartouche on the right and with ‘ram’s horn’ terminals fitted with prickers, ball-triggers, blued steel belt hooks, and original iron ramrods 13.0 cm; 5 1⁄8 in barrels (2) ‡ £2500-3000

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347 A FINE CASED 64 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY H. TATHAM, 37 CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1845 with case-hardened fluted barrel group engraved around the muzzles, signed engraved German silver action, fitted with engraved case-hardened bar hammer, blued trigger, blued sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, and blued belt hook, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved blued trigger-guard, engraved casehardened butt-cap with trap, vacant silver escutcheon and much original finish throughout: in original fitted mahogany case lined in blue velvet, the lid with vacant brass escutcheon on the outside and with trade label for no. 37 Charing Cross on the inside (one small stain), complete with accessories including bullet mould, rammer and copper power-flask 11.5 cm; 4½ in barrels Henry (2) Tatham succeeded his father, of the same name, at 37 Charing Cross after his death in 1834. Provenance Christie’s, 25th February 1981, lot 215 ‡ £3000-3500

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348 A FINE CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE 6-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVERS BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 each with case-hardened fluted barrel group engraved around the muzzles, engraved case-hardened rounded action signed on the left and inscribed ‘improved revolving pistol’ on the right, fitted with engraved case-hardened bar hammer, blued sliding thumb-piece safetycatch, finely chequered figured walnut butt with engraved case-hardened trap, engraved blued trigger-guard, vacant escutcheon, and each retaining much original finish throughout: in original fitted oak case, the lid with flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle on the outside, the interior lined in green baize, with trade label for 170 New Bond Street (one small tear), and with some accessories including three-way flask and rammer 14.0 cm; 5 ½ in barrels Provenance Christie’s, 29th October 1980, lot 153 ‡ £12000-15000

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

350 A 54 BORE INDIAN DECORATED ADAM’S PATENT FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 39210, CIRCA 1860 of standard production specifications, the barrel, frame and action profusely decorated with panels of gold and silver koftgari flowers and foliage, the trigger-guard and butt-cap en suite, and fitted with chequered Indian hardwood grip 15.0 cm; 6 in barrel

‡ £2300-2800

Provenance Christie’s, 3rd April 1978, lot 93 ‡ £2000-2500

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VARIOUS OWNERS 351 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY T. RICHARDS, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with three-stage brass barrel belled at the muzzle, struck with the barrelsmith’s mark, the letters ‘TR’ on the left of the breech and formed with a moulding, spring bayonet operated by a catch on the tang, the latter engraved with foliage, signed stepped bolted lock fitted with roller, figured walnut full stock (small repairs), engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with acorn finial, solid side-plate decorated with a bird, butt-plate decorated with a trophy-of-arms, two ramrod-pipes, and vacant brass escutcheon, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 36.5 cm; 14 3⁄8 in barrel £1500-1800

352 AN IRISH FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY HUTCHINSON, DUBLIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY with multi-stage brass barrel formed with a belled moulded muzzle, inscribed ‘Dublin’ and with Dublin city census marks ‘DC-4673’ over the breech, engraved iron tang, bevelled lock signed within a scrollwork frame and with a spray of foliage on the tail (cock replaced), full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising solid side-plate decorated with a trophy-of-arms trigger-guard signed ‘Fras Hutchinson’ on the tang and decorated with a rococo flower on the bow, butt-cap with a trophy on the tang, two ramrod-pipes, and a pair of sling swivels, and associated ramrod 39.5 cm; 15 1⁄2 in barrel Michael Hutchinson, son-in-law of Francis Lord, is recorded at 8 Dame Street, Dublin in 1796 and 1806. See Garrett 2008, p. 30. £1500-1800

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353 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY WILLIAM 2 NICHOLSON, NO. 45 CORNHILL, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel formed in five stages divided by raised mouldings, belled at the muzzle, signed over the breech and sparsely engraved at each end of the latter, engraved iron tang, signed stepped lock fitted with large roller, full stock (cracked), inlaid with silver scrolls around the tang (small losses), engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, solid side-plate, buttplate with a rococo shell on the tang, vacant escutcheon, two ramrod-pipes (one dented), and iron ramrod, probably the original 36.0 cm; 14 in barrel William 2 Nicholson is recorded at this address circa 1786-94. £1000-1500

354 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, CIRCA 1760 with brass barrel formed in four stages, belled at the muzzle and moulded over the breech, iron tang (proof marks erased), borderengraved lock of regulation type (top-jaw missing, markings erased), full stock (small cracks and chips, brass mounts of regulation type including trigger-guard with bulbous finial, solid side-plate, and butt-cap (ramrod missing) 41.8 cm; 16 1⁄2 in barrel £700-900 355 A FLINTLOCK MUSKETOON, CIRCA 1790 with 56.5 cm; 22 1⁄4 in steel barrel flared at the muzzle, the tang struck ‘9’ beneath a crown (rubbed), regulation lock with ‘GR’ crowned and ‘Tower’, full stock (small repairs, the fore-end cracked), butt with flat-topped comb, brass mounts of regulation type comprising trigger-guard, side-plate, butt-plate and ramrodpipe, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 97.0 cm; 38 1⁄4 in overall £1800-2400

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 356 AN 18 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY HAUGH, DUMFRIES, CIRCA 1820 with browned twist barrels fitted with silver bead fore-sight, stamped with London proof marks beneath, case-hardened recessed breeches, stamped with the gold-lined barrelsmithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marks, inlaid with pairs of gold lines and with gold vents, engraved grooved breech tang, stepped locks with moulded borders, signed within gold-lined oval recesses, fitted with rainproof pans expertly relined in gold, humped steel springs, rollers and pierced cocks (one top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, engraved blued-steel mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finial, butt-plate and three ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and later horn-tipped ramrod 78.7cm; 31in barrels This maker is recorded in Dumfries, circa 1800-20. ÂŁ3500-4500

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VARIOUS OWNERS 357 A RARE 0.75 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK RIFLE BY FRANCIS INNES, EDINBURGH, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with signed swamped barrel rifled with ten deep grooves, fitted with screw-in breech-plug operated by a lever incorporating the trigger-guard, the latter engraved with a trophy-of-arms (restored, the threaded plug replaced), stepped lock signed within a scrollwork frame (refreshed, mainspring replaced), expertly restocked with raised mouldings about the tang and opposite the lock, and engraved brass butt-plate decorated with a trophy-ofarms 103.2 cm; 40 5⁄8 in barrel Francis Innes is recorded at Cowgate, Edinburgh circa 1772-90. £2000-3000

358 A 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY WALLIS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with rebrowned twist barrel of so-called Spanish form, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight the vent relined in gold (barrelsmith’s mark previously gold-lined, worn), signed stepped lock, walnut half stock (extensively wormed and filled), engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard in the French taste, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials ‘’RCR’ opposite the lock, horn fore-end cap, and later brass-tipped wooden ramrod 96.8 cm; 38 1⁄8 in barrel £400-600 359 A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY OAKES, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 with tapering swamped brass barrel signed in a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, struck with London view and proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark, grooved iron tang, stepped lock (the iron parts pitted), walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with foliate terminal and a bouquet on the bow and butt-plate with a small trophy-of-arms on the tang, horn fore-end cap and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod 76.5 cm; 30 1⁄8 in barrel £350-450

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360 A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY LEMMON, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages, fitted with silver bead fore-sight and engraved with a linear panel over the breech (refreshed), signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, iron trigger-guard brass butt-plate, horn fore-end cap and three brass ramrod-pipes (the fourth missing), and wooden ramrod 151.8 cm; 59 3⁄4 in barrel

361 A CASED .750 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE FOR BELTED BALL BY JOSEPH EGG & SON, NO. 3222, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel fitted with restored folding leaf back-sight (signature re-engraved over the breech), engraved breech with pierced platinum plug, engraved breech tang, signed engraved lock (largely obscured), figured walnut halfstock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts (refreshed) including numbered trigger-guard and butt-plate decorated with a stag, vacant silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap and brass-tipped wooden ramrod: in associated leather-covered fitted case lined in green baize, with facsimile trade label, with pigskin-covered powder-flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley and bullet mould 76.5 cm; 30 1⁄8 in barrel

£300-400

Joseph Egg & Son are recorded at 1 Piccadilly circa 1835-41 and later became Charles & Henry Egg. £600-800

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362 A .700 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY JOSEPH MATTHEWS, KENDAL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel rifled with two grooves for belted ball, fitted with back-sight of two folding leaves, engraved recessed breech decorated with a game bird, engraved tang decorated with scrolling foliage, signed lock engraved with pheasants, flowers and scrolls, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip (the cheek-piece removed, patchbox removed and filled with wood, probably in its working life), and engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate (worn), vacant German silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 76.5 cm; 30 1⁄8 in barrel

364 A 10 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY BLANKS, ROCHFORD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned twist sighted barrel struck with proof marks beneath the breech, scroll-engraved breech tang, signed backaction lock engraved en suite with the tang, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts (worn, vacant white metal escutcheon, and barrel bolt escutcheons, white metal fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original 86.4 cm; 34 in barrel

Joseph Matthews is recorded at Strickland Gate, Kendal, Westmoreland 1847-69.

365 AN 11 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 converted from flintlock, with sighted barrel formed in three stages, the breech octagonal then polygonal, signed ‘London’ in gold script (losses), and inlaid with a hound putting up birds in a woodland, engraved tang, engraved stepped bevelled lock, figured walnut half-stock chequered over the grip, plain iron mounts, white metal fore-end cap, vacant escutcheon, and brasstipped ramrod 76.8 cm; 30 1⁄4 in barrel

£400-500 363 A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY W. H. EDWARDS, MID-19TH CENTURY with rebrowned twist sighted barrel, engraved with a linear border and foliage about a groove at the breech, scroll-engraved breech tang, signed scroll-engraved lock (worn), figured walnut butt, chequered fore-end and grip (cracked and repaired), engraved iron mounts (rubbed), vacant white metal escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap 85.5 cm; 33 3⁄4 in barrel William Henry Edwards is recorded in Birmingham during the second half of the 19th century. £350-450

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366 A 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN SIGNED MANTON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A 10 BORE SPORTING GUN FOR EXPORT, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with twist sighted barrels inscribed ‘London twist’ on the rib (loose, repaired), engraved breech inlaid with two platinum lines and struck with proof marks beneath, signed scroll-and border-engraved locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip (rubbed), engraved iron mounts (worn), vacant German silver escutcheon and engraved fore-end cap, and brass-tipped ramrod; the second with browned twist sighted barrel, scroll-engraved breech, tang and lock, figured walnut half-stock engraved iron mounts, German silver fore-end cap and ramrod (worn, ramrodpipe missing) the first: 84.2 cm; 33 1⁄4 in barrels (2) £200-300

367 A .750 CALIBRE PERCUSSION LARGE GAME RIFLE BY GEORGE FULLER, MAKER TO H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT, 30 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, LONDON, NO. 511, CIRCA 1846-55 with signed browned twist octagonal sighted barrel rifled with four shallow grooves, fitted with back-sight of three folding leaves calibrated to 250 yards, engraved case-hardened breech inlaid with a platinum line, platinum plug, scroll-engraved tang, signed border-and scroll-engraved lock fitted with bolt safety-catch, highly figured walnut half-stock (small dents and light scratches), chequered grip and butt, the latter with carved raised cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with engraved case-hardened iron cover decorated with a tiger, scroll-engraved trigger-guard decorated en suite, engraved blued butt-cap decorated with a stag on the tang, horn fore-end cap, engraved iron rear ramrod-pipe, two browned iron ramrod-pipes, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod with horn knob terminal 81.0 cm; 31 7⁄8 in barrel £2000-2500

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368 A RARE 12-BORE D.B. NEEDHAM PATENT NEEDLE-FIRE SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH NEEDHAM & CO, 26 PICCADILLY LONDON, NO 1051, CIRCA 1854-60 with rebrowned twist barrels signed in block capitals on the rib, signed scroll-engraved breech bolts each fitted with safety-catch and numbered inside and out, figured walnut half-stock (minor bruising), chequered grip and fore-end, finely engraved iron mounts including numbered trigger-guard decorated with a large hound on the bow, butt-cap with a pair of game birds on the tang, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initial, ‘WD’, horn fore-end cap, and the butt previously fitted with a pad on the left 83.9 cm; 33 in barrels Joseph and William Needham traded as Joseph Needham & Co circa 1854-70. The present gun incorporates patent number 184 of 1852. £1000-1500

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 369 A VERY RARE 30 BORE ENGLISH BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY T. HADLEY, HALESOWEN, CIRCA 1660 with tapering turn-off smooth-bored barrel formed in two stages, with a pronounced ring at the muzzle and chiselled with a band of foliage ahead of the rear section, octagonal then polygonal breech engraved with a female mask on the left (two further masks no longer visible), long rectangular tang decorated with scrolling foliage and flowers on a hatched ground, rounded lock retained by two side nails, engraved with a symmetrical bouquet on the tail, signed ‘T Hadley De Halesowen’ (indistinct), fitted with separate pan, chiselled lock and steel each decorated with scrolls, figured walnut full stock moulded about the lock, tang and side-plate (bruises, repaired beneath the lock, chipped behind the tail, later fore-stock), engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-plate decorated with geometric designs, triggerguard chiselled with a Roman warrior mask, spurred oval pommel decorated with scrolling foliage, and differing expanded flowerheads, and the side-plate formed of a brass panel pierced and engraved with flowers, foliage and a pair of addorsed female figures (the iron parts with areas of pitting) 27.5 cm; 10 7⁄8 in barrel The barrel is locked by a retracting bolt, operated by the trigger, emerging from an iron plate ahead of the lock acting on a further iron plate on the rear of the fore-stock. This system is employed by other gunmakers of the period such as Harman Barne and Jonadab Holloway. See Hayward 1962, p. 294, ill 52c and Neal 1984, p. 109 and p. 130. It has been suggested that the barrel was original rifled though there is no evidence to support this. Halestown lies between Kidderminster and Stourbridge, south of Dudley. Gunmaking, including barrel and lock production, is recorded in this area during the English Civil Wars of 1642-51. See Godwin, op. cit. Very few pistols of this type remain extant. Provenance William Goodwin Renwick, sold Sotheby’s12th November 1973, lot 69 Christie’s 16th December 2003, lot 196 Literature Brian Godwin, An early and rare English breech-loading Pistol from the Midlands by Thomas Hadley, pp. 289-303, in The Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, volume XXII, No. 6, September 2018. £3000-4000

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VARIOUS OWNERS 370 A PAIR OF 18 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY OAKES, CIRCA 1780 with rebrowned barrels signed over the breeches, engraved with a band of beadwork, stamped with the London Gunmakers’ Company view and proof marks and the barrelsmith’s mark, engraved grooved tangs, signed stepped engraved locks fitted with bolt safety-catches (restorations), figured walnut full stocks (one butt cracked through and repaired) engraved blued iron trigger-guards with acorn finials, silver butt-caps cast and chased with the winged figure of victory seated on trophies-of-arms, oval silver escutcheons engraved with the owner’s initials ‘TC’ and horn-tipped wooden ramrods (extensively refinished throughout) 23 cm ; 9 1⁄8 in barrels (2) £2000-3000

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371 A CASED PAIR OF 30 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY HARVEY WALKLATE MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790 with signed rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels inlaid with a pair of gold lines at the breeches, gold-lined vents, engraved tangs decorated with flowers and foliage and incorporating standing back-sights, stepped bolted locks signed within an oval frame, engraved with trophies-of-arms on the tails, fitted with detents, bevelled cocks, gold-lined pans, and engraved steels with rollers, set triggers, highly figured polished walnut full stocks, chequered butts finely carved as a clam in the round at the pommels (the last third of one fore-end restored), engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guards with elaborate trophies-of-arms on the bows and terminals formed as urns surmounted by large flowers and pineapples, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes with some blued finish, and each with iron-tipped wooden ramrod: in fitted, perhaps original, oak case lined in green baize (light wear, one compartment lid cracked), the lid with Chippendale handle and the interior with trade label for 89 Fleet Street, complete with brass three-way flask and iron bullet mould 26.5 cm; 10 1â &#x201E;2 in barrels

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372 A PAIR OF 15 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOHN JONES & CO, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with octagonal barrels fitted with silver fore-sights, stamped beneath with Birmingham proof marks, ‘Stubs twisted’, and the barrelsmiths mark, the number ‘2’ above a lion passant, the breeches stamped ‘London’ crowned in a gold-lined recess, inlaid with a gold line and with platinum vents, engraved breech tangs decorated with trophies-of-arms and incorporating the back-sights, signed stepped bevelled locks fitted with waterproof pans, ‘French’ cocks (both incomplete), bolt safety catch (the other missing), rollers, and set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks with saw-handled chequered grips (small chips), engraved iron trigger-guards with pineapple finials, engraved silver fore-end caps decorated with sunbursts, vacant silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and iron ramrod-pipe (one missing, ramrods missing, areas of wear) 23.4 cm; 9 ¼ in barrels (2) John Jones & Co. had a factory in Birmingham 1814-35 and are recorded at 12 Bells Buildings, Salisbury Square, London, 1828-30. ‡ £1500-2000

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373 A PAIR OF 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF BELT PISTOLS BY WILLIAM (1) TURVEY, LONDINI, CIRCA 1720 with cannon barrels moulded at the muzzles, engraved separate tangs, signed rounded actions struck beneath the trigger-guards with London view and proof marks and the barrelsmith’s marks, figured walnut butts carved with a raised foliate moulding about the tangs, cast and chased silver pommels each formed as a lionhead with long foliate mane, foliate escutcheons engraved with the owner’s crest (rubbed, probably a baton clasped by an outstretched forearm), and moulded iron trigger-guards, each with red painted inventory number ‘380’ 12.0 cm; 4 3⁄4 in barrels (2) Provenance The John A. Williams Collection of English Pistols, sold Sotheby’s, 22nd May 1979, lot 69 £2000-3000

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374 A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 with Spanish barrel formed in two stages, fitted with silver ‘Spider’ fore-sight, decorated with gold stars and the barrelsmith’s marks over the breech (worn), engraved and chiselled tang with traces of gilding, rounded lock with traces of the makers signature in script, including the initial ‘J’ (worn), figured walnut full stock carved with a scalloped moulding about the tang and swelling over the butt, iron trigger-guard with acorn finial of early form, silver side-plate pierced and chased with strapwork and rococo flowers (butt-cap missing), silver escutcheon engraved with a crest, and contemporary horn-tipped wooden ramrod 29.0 cm; 11 1⁄2 in barrel ‡ £300-400 375 A 32 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER’S PISTOL BY SAMUEL & CHARLES SMITH, PRINCES STREET, LONDON, NO. 3633, CIRCA 1825 with heavy etched twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in italics on the top flat, struck with the serial number, proof mark and ‘2’ beneath, engraved recessed breech with pierced platinum plug, scroll-engraved tang, signed scroll-engraved flush-fitting bolted lock (areas of pitting, bolt chipped, hammer spur replaced), set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts including numbered trigger-guard with foliate terminal, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and silver fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 25.5 cm; 10 in barrel ‡ £600-800

376 A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED REA, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with brass turn-off barrel fitted with spring bayonet beneath released by the trigger-guard, brass box-lock action signed on the left and inscribed ‘London’ on the right (tang screw missing, cock replaced), flat-sided walnut butt, vacant silver escutcheon, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a bouquet 8.5 cm; 3 1⁄4 in barrel ‡ £250-300 377 A 54 BORE BOX-LOCK PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY; A 60 BORE CONTINENTAL D.B. PIN-FIRE PISTOL, CIRCA 1870 AND A 120 BORE CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860 the first with blued turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action and flat-sided walnut butt (trigger-guard missing); the second with octagonal barrels, folding triggers and carved butt (worn) and the third with scroll-engraved fluted barrel group, frame with loadinggate on the right, folding trigger and slender blackened butt the first: 7.2 cm; 2 7⁄8 in barrel (3) £150-250 378 A 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY W. BOND, LOMBARD STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with turn-off barrel (seized), scroll-engraved box-lock action signed on the left, rounded figured walnut butt, engraved triggerguard and vacant nickel escutcheon William Thomas 1 Bond worked at 59 Lombard Street, 1803-36. £120-180

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379 A PAIR OF 120 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS BY W. HORTON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal barrels engraved with foliage around the muzzles and numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ respectively, foliate-engraved rounded brass actions signed on the left , fitted with folding triggers retaining some early blued finish, engraved hammers and engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, figured walnut butts, and vacant silver escutcheons. 5.0 cm; 2 in barrels

380 A 120-BORE BEAUMONT ADAMS PATENT FIVE-SHOT DOUBLEACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY GEORGE GIBBS GUNMAKER, BRISTOL, NO. 34382R AND B18,655, CIRCA 1855 with blued octagonal sighted barrel, signed blued top-strap, blued numbered cylinder, blued border-engraved frame, signed and numbered on the right, the left with hinged rammer, chequered walnut grip, blued trigger-guard and butt-cap 11.5 cm; 4 1/2 in barrel £400-600

Two William Hortons are recorded active at this date working in Birmingham and Shrewsbury respectively. £300-400

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381 381 A FINE CASED PAIR OF 30 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED PELLET-LOCK PISTOLS BY CHARLES MOORE, LONDON, NO. 948, LONDON HALLMARKS, 1824, MAKER’S MARK E.B. with browned twist octagonal swamped barrels fitted with silver bead foresights on a gilt sunburst, inlaid with a gold panel of elaborate symmetrical foliage towards the breeches, struck with the serial number beneath, ‘CM’ and with no proof marks, case-hardened breeches inlaid with two gold lines, struck with gold-lined maker’s patent stamp, serial number and with platinum plugs, engraved case-hardened breech tangs decorated with symmetrical foliage and border ornament, signed engraved case-hardened locks numbered on the inside, fitted with bolt safety-catches, engraved sprung gravity stops released by a spur on the base of the hammers and with rollers and platinum rondels, engraved spurred hammers with blued springs retaining the strikers, figured walnut full stocks, finely chequered butts, full silver mounts comprising numbered trigger-guards with pineapple finials (silver marks rubbed), oval pommel caps, moulded ramrod-pipes, vacant escutcheons, and barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, and horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm enclosed in a threaded brass terminal, and remaining in very good condition throughout: in an early Continental exotic hardwood case inlaid with a brass foliate panel on the outside of the lid (small cracks and losses), the interior with an early, probably original, green velvet lining, and complete with accessories comprising rare copper pellet dispenser by C. Moore, numbered 795, of flattened form with circular ratchet cover and blued spring, two-piece moulded iron nipple wrench, turnscrew by Colquhoun & Cadman, brass three-way flask by Sykes, oil bottle, rammer and bullet mould, and each pistol with brass inventory tag numbered ‘94’ 10 cm; 4 in barrels The present pistols are adapted from the design patented by Westley Richards in 1821. Another pair of pistols built on the same system by this maker are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Acc. No. 19.53.108). The absence of proof marks may suggest a continental or Royal commission. ‡ £14000-18000

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382 A RARE CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE FORSYTH PATENT SECOND MODEL SLIDING MAGAZINE-PRIMED DUELLING PISTOLS BY FORSYTH & CO. PATENT GUNMAKER’S, LONDON, NOS. 3471 AND 3472, CIRCA 1828 with heavy browned twist octagonal sighted barrels, signed ‘Forsyth & Co. Patent Gunmakers, London’ in block capitals on the flats, struck with proof marks and the serial numbers beneath, case-hardened breeches numbered en suite, inlaid with platinum lines, fitted with slider beds formed with a scroll at the front and with engraved platinum plugs, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, flush-fitting flat locks signed ‘Forsyth & Co.’ in block capitals, engraved with sprays of foliage and border ornament and numbered on the inside, fitted with detents, blued bolt safety-catches, engraved hammers en suite, case-hardened links, and engraved case-hardened sliding magazines, polished highly figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved blued steel mounts decorated en suite with the locks, comprising trigger-guards, pear-shaped butt-caps, ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end caps and original horn-tipped ramrods with brass terminals: in a fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (small areas of wear, adapted to fit the pistols), fitted with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on the outside (small crack, key escutcheon missing), the interior with Lang trade label for No. 7 Haymarket (circa 1821-52), complete with two oil bottles, three-way flask, rammer, and pricker 25.5 cm; 10 in barrels Alexander John Forsyth (1768-1843), a Scottish clergyman with an interest in sport, mechanics and chemistry patented his device for igniting a gun from fulminate of mercury in 1807. Soon after his company was established with workmen under the master gunmaker James Purdey. For a full account see Neal and Back 1969. ‡ £14000-18000

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383 A CASED .31 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 999 FOR 1853 with blued octagonal sighted 6in barrel (small losses) with two line London address and struck with London proof marks on the left (feint), engraved cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene and some blued finish, frame stamped ‘Colt’s patent’ on the left and with traces of case-hardened finish, silver-plated brass back-strap and trigger-guard, select quality figured walnut grips, matching numbers, and much original finish: in its fitted oak case lined in blue velvet, with accessories including Colt’s patent powder-flask embossed with an eagle, Colt’s patent iron bullet mould, combined wrench and turnscrew and nickel oil bottle by James Dixons and Sons 29.4 cm; 11 5⁄8 in £2500-3000

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Sale Results for 5th December 2018 The following prices are the hammer prices GBP/£. Unsold lots are not shown. Thomas Del Mar Ltd is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions

£1000

£240

130

£280

181

£240

238

£300

294

£2600

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£750

131

£3400

183

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239

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295

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£1000

132

£2400

184

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240

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300

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£4000

£700

133

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185

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241

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301

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£900

134

£250

186

£500

243

£80

302

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£700

135

£160

187

£550

244

£750

304

£1500

£2800

£290

136

£240

188

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245

£300

305

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£1200

£220

137

£240

189

£150

247

£1000

306

£1000

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138

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190

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248

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307

£750

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£360

139

£220

192

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249

£500

308

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140

£250

193

£30

250

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309

£450

£1600

£160

141

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194

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251

£240

311

£9000

£500

£240

143

£550

195

£2200

256

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312

£240

£4000

£700

144

£100

196

£750

257

£1250

313

£240

£4000

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145

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197

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258

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314

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£1200

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146

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198

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259

£3000

315

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147

£2500

199

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260

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316

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148

£500

200

£1000

261

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317

£280

£42000

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149

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201

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262

£1150

318

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150

£3200

202

£450

263

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319

£250

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£45

151

£1700

203

£300

264

£350

320

£240

£900

101

£150

152

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204

£50

265

£460

322

£2000

£1200

102

£180

153

£1200

205

£100

266

£400

323

£450

£280

103

£220

154

£420

206

£30

267

£460

324

£460

£3800

104

£100

155

£200

207

£380

268

£150

325

£260

£4200

107

£480

156

£700

209

£85

269

£550

326

£950

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108

£1600

157

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210

£40

270

£550

329

£240

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109

£100

158

£100

211

£65

271

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330

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£110

110

£600

159

£60

212

£80

272

£500

331

£2800

£400

111

£750

160

£100

213

£90

273

£500

332

£2700

£600

112

£190

161

£520

215

£200

274

£500

333

£1200

£9000

113

£700

162

£500

216

£120

275

£230

334

£600

£500

114

£100

166

£1700

217

£130

277

£160

335

£2600

£280

115

£80

167

£700

222

£3200

278

£480

336

£4500

£600

117

£100

168

£700

223

£320

279

£420

337

£4500

£400

118

£100

169

£700

224

£240

280

£600

338

£2400

£800

119

£50

170

£40

227

£900

283

£300

339

£400

£4200

120

£480

172

£250

229

£220

284

£700

340

£9000

£1100

122

£600

173

£190

230

£100

285

£1100

341

£3000

£1500

123

£550

174

£260

231

£350

287

£1000

342

£550

£450

124

£600

175

£180

232

£100

288

£250

343

£3000

£600

125

£3600

176

£450

233

£150

289

£1800

344

£1200

£100

126

£950

177

£120

234

£150

290

£850

345

£750

£700

127

£420

178

£580

235

£200

291

£200

346

£6000

£110

128

£120

179

£950

236

£320

292

£100

348

£4000

£200

129

£300

180

£360

237

£170

293

£90

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Conditions of Business for Buyers 1.

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

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

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

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

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

(b) As Auctioneers, the Ltd Company hosting the auction acts as agent for the Seller. Occasionally, the Auctioneers may own or have a financial interest in a lot. 2.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) When available, written and telephone bidding is offered as a free service at the Bidder’s risk and subject to the Auctioneers other commitments; the Auctioneers is therefore not liable for failure to execute such bids. Telephone bidding may be recorded. 6.

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

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

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

(a) The Auctioneers knowledge of lots is partly dependent on information provided by the Seller and the Auctioneers are unable to exercise exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Each lot is available for examination before sale. Bidders are responsible for carrying out examinations and research before sale to satisfy themselves over the condition of lots and accuracy of descriptions. (b) All oral and/or written information provided to Bidders relating to lots, including descriptions in the catalogue, condition reports or elsewhere are statements of the Auctioneers opinion and not representations of fact. Estimates may not be relied on as a prediction of the selling price or value of the lot and may be revised from time to time at the Auctioneers absolute discretion. 4.

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

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

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

Bidding at Auction

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

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

(d) Any post-auction sale of lots shall incorporate these Conditions of Business.

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

Payment and Collection

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

(a) Unless otherwise agreed in advance, payment of the Purchase Price is due in pounds sterling immediately after the auction (the "Payment Date"). (b) Title in a lot will not pass to the Buyer until the Auctioneers has received the Purchase Price in cleared funds. The Auctioneers will generally not release a lot to a Buyer before payment. Earlier release shall not affect passing of title or the Buyer's obligation to pay the Purchase Price, as above. (c) The refusal of any licence or permit required by law, as outlined in Condition 6, shall not affect the Buyer’s obligation to pay for the lot, as per Condition 8(a). (d) The Buyer must arrange collection of lots within 10 working days of the auction. Purchased lots are at the Buyer's risk from the earlier of (i) collection or (ii) 10 working days after the auction. Until risk passes, the Auctioneers will compensate the Buyer for any loss or damage to the lot up to a maximum of the Purchase Price actually paid by the Buyer. The Auctioneers assumption of risk is subject to the exclusions detailed in Condition 5(d) of the Conditions of Business for Sellers. (e) All packing and handling of lots is at the Buyer's risk. The Auctioneers will not be liable for any acts or omissions of third party packers or shippers. 9.

11. Data Protection

Remedies for non-payment Without prejudice to any rights that the Seller may have, if the Buyer without prior agreement fails to make payment for the lot within 5 working days of the auction, the Auctioneers may in its sole discretion exercise 1 or more of the following remedies:(a) store the lot at its premises or elsewhere at the Buyer’s sole risk and expense; (b) cancel the sale of the lot; (c) set off any amounts owed to the Buyer by the Auctioneers against any amounts owed to the Auctioneersby the Buyer for the lot; (d) reject future bids from the Buyer; (e) charge interest at 4% per annum above HSBC Bank plc Base Rate from the Payment Date to the date that the Purchase Price is received in cleared funds; (f) re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reserves at the Auctioneers discretion, in which case the Buyer will be liable for any shortfall between the original Purchase Price and the amount achieved on re-sale, including all costs incurred in such re-sale; (g) Exercise a lien over any Buyer’s Property in the Auctioneers possession, applying the sale proceeds to any amounts owed by the Buyer to the Auctioneers. The Auctioneers shall give the Buyer 14 days' written notice before exercising such lien; (h) commence legal proceedings to recover the Purchase Price for the lot, plus interest and legal costs; (i) disclose the Buyer’s details to the Seller to enable the Seller to commence legal proceedings

10. Failure to collect purchases (a) If the Buyer pays the Purchase Price but does not collect the lot within 10 working days of the auction, the lot will be stored at the Buyer's expense and risk at the Auctioneers premises or in independent storage (b) If a lot is paid for but uncollected within 6 months of the auction, following 60 days written notice to the Buyer, the Auctioneers will re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reserves at the Auctioneers discretion. The sale proceeds, less all the Auctioneers costs, will be forfeited unless funds or the unsold items collected by the Buyer within 2 years of the original auction.

On other occasions, the Auctioneers processes your data when the Auctioneers need to do this to fulfil a contract with you (e.g., for billing purposes) or where the Auctioneers are required to do this by law (e.g., where we have to fulfil anti-money laundering requirements). If it is mandatory for you to provide data for these purposes, the Auctioneers will make this clear at the time and will also explain what will happen if you do not provide the data (e.g., that the Auctioneers will not be able to process a bid at auction). The Auctioneers also processes your data when it is the Auctioneers legitimate interests to do this and when these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights. For example, the Auctioneers has a legitimate interest in ensuring the security and integrity of the auctions, in learning about the interests and preferences of current and prospective clients, in developing new business opportunities, in maintaining accurate business and provenance records, and in ensuring that the Auctioneers websites and apps operate effectively. When the Auctioneers process personal information to meet the Auctioneers legitimate interests, the Auctioneers put in place robust safeguards to ensure that your privacy is protected and to ensure that the Auctioneers legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. (b) Who gets to see your personal data? The Auctioneers and other auctioneer’s at Olympia Auctions, such as Charles Miller Ltd. The Ltd company that initially receives your data will process it. Your data may also be transferred to and processed by other companies within the group of Auctioneers. The Auctioneers uses EU Commission approved standard contractual clauses to regulate the transfer and processing of data between the Auctioneers. The Auctioneers do not transfer your personal data to organisations who wish to use it for their own marketing promotions or other purposes. The Auctioneers only transfer your personal data to other organisations where it Is necessary to enable the Auctioneers to provide you with the services you have requested (for example: the Auctioneers may transfer your data to the Auctioneers bank, payment card acquirers, shippers, warehouses, insurers, experts who help the Auctioneers authenticate or value property, event venues, caterers, catalogue and direct marketing fulfilment and distribution). Where the Auctioneers do it will be on the basis that these organisations are required to keep the information confidential and secure, and they will only use the information to carry out the instructed services. Some of these organisations may be located outside the EEA. The Auctioneers may also need to retain and disclose certain information about you to appropriate agencies to conduct antimoney laundering and trade sanction checks and to assist with fraud and crime prevention and detection. When the Auctioneers receive a request for information from a government or law enforcement agency the Auctioneers will disclose information which is the subject matter of that request, if the Auctioneers are satisfied that the government or law enforcement agency has the right to seek disclosure and the correct procedure has been followed. In all other circumstances such information will only be disclosed if the Auctioneers are ordered to do so by a court of law. (c) How long will the Auctioneers keep your personal data? The Auctioneers will retain your personal data for as long as is necessary to provide the relevant services, maintain business records to satisfy tax, legal and other regulatory requirements, and protect and defend against potential legal claims.

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records to satisfy tax, legal and other regulatory requirements, and protect and defend against potential legal claims. In the context of our research and records on ownership of art objects to assist with checks on authenticity provenance and title, we will keep this data for as long as the record is relevant to our legitimate business interest and the public interest. What steps do the Auctioneers take to keep your personal data secure? The Auctioneers will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the security and integrity of all personal information provided via our website, or by any other means electronic or otherwise. The Auctioneers use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal details from unauthorised physical and electronic access. As effective as modern security practices are, we cannot guarantee the complete security of personal data held in our systems, nor that information you supply through the internet or any computer related network is entirely safe from unauthorised intrusion, access or manipulation during transmission. Any transmission is at your own risk. We will not be liable for any resulting misuse of your personal data.

How can I access the information you hold about me? You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information then please write to the Auctioneers or email the Auctioneers. The Auctioneers have an obligation to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. Please write to the Auctioneers or email the Auctioneers to correct or remove any information that you think is incorrect. (f) Complaints If you have any queries or complaints in relation to the Auctioneers processing your personal data please contact the Auctioneers. (i) The Auctioneers will use information supplied by Bidders or otherwise obtained lawfully by the Auctioneers for the provision of auction related services, client administration, marketing and as otherwise required by law. (ii) By agreeing to these Conditions of Business, the Bidder agrees to the processing of their personal information and to the disclosure of such information to third parties world-wide for the purposes outlined in Condition 11(a) and to Sellers as per Condition 10(a).

(d) Third party websites

12. Miscellaneous

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

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

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

(b) These Conditions of Business are not assignable by any Buyer or Seller without the Auctioneers prior written consent, but are binding on Bidders' successors, assigns and representatives. (c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set out the entire agreement between the parties. (d) If any part of these Conditions of Business be held unenforceable, the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect. (e) These Conditions of Business shall be interpreted in accordance with English Law, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, in favour of the Auctioneers.

Thomas Del Mar Ltd’s Authenticity Guarantee If the Auctioneers sell an item of Property which is later shown to be a “Counterfeit”, subject to the terms below the Auctioneers will rescind the sale and refund the Buyer the total amount paid by the Buyer to the Auctioneers for that Property, up to a maximum of the Purchase Price. The Guarantee lasts for one (1) year after the date of the relevant auction, is for the benefit of the Buyer only and is non-transferable. “Counterfeit” means an item of Property that in the Auctioneers reasonable opinion is an imitation created with the intent to deceive over the authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source, where the correct description of such matters is not included in the catalogue description for the Property. Property shall not be considered Counterfeit solely because of any damage and/or restoration and/or modification work (including, but not limited to, recolouring, tooling or repatinating). Please note that this Guarantee does not apply if either:(i) the catalogue description was in accordance with the generally accepted opinions of scholars and experts at the date of the sale, or the catalogue description indicated that there was a conflict of such opinions; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of the sale that the item was a Counterfeit would have been by means of processes not then generally available or accepted, unreasonably expensive or impractical; or likely to have caused damage to or loss in value to the Property (in the Auctioneers reasonable opinion); or

(iii) there has been no material loss in value of the Property from its value had it accorded with its catalogue description. To claim under this Guarantee, the Buyer must:(i) notify the Auctioneers in writing within one (1) month of receiving any information that causes the Buyer to question the authenticity or attribution of the Property, specifying the lot number, date of the auction at which it was purchased and the reasons why it is believed to be Counterfeit; and (ii) return the Property to the Auctioneers in the same condition as at the date of sale and be able to transfer good title in the Property, free from any third party claims arising after the date of the sale. The Auctioneers have discretion to waive any of the above requirements. The Auctioneers may require the Buyer to obtain at the Buyer’s cost the reports of two independent and recognised experts in the relevant field and that are acceptable to the Auctioneers. The Auctioneers shall not be bound by any reports produced by the Buyer, and reserves the right to seek additional expert advice at its own expense. In the event the Auctioneers decides to rescind the sale under this Guarantee, it may refund to the Buyer the reasonable costs of up to two mutually approved independent expert reports, provided always that the costs of such reports have been approved in advance and in writing by the Auctioneers.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd Catalogue Subscription Form In order to avoid missing a sale why not subscribe and receive the catalogue directly from the printer’s mailing house. Subscribers receive at least two catalogues per annum and are kept up-to-date to sale-related events at Thomas Del Mar Ltd. Name [Block Capitals].............................................................................................................................................................. Address .................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................................................ Post/Zip Code ..................................................................... Telephone Number ............................................................. Signature ............................................................................ Date .................................................................................... E-mail .................................................................................. SUBSCRIPTION COSTS FOR TWO CATALOGUES AND POSTAGE UK

£36

Europe

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Please make cheques payable to THOMAS DEL MAR LTD and send to Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD, United Kingdom, or alternatively fax your details to us on +44 (0) 207 6025973 Credit/Debit Card Information Mastercard Visa Debit/Switch Card Number ...................................................................... Expiry Date ......................................................................... 3-Digit Security Code .......................................................... Please debit my card for the amount shown above SIGNED .............................................................................. 192

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