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1A JAPANESE KATANA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

with curved single-edged blade, signed tang pierced with asingle hole, brass tsuba engraved with flowerheads, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip, in its lacquered saya

66cm; 26in blade

£200-300

2A JAPANESE W.W.II OFFICER’S KATANA

with curved single-edged blade, signed tang pierced with asingle hole, regulation cast brass tsuba, fabric-boundsharkskin-covered grip, in its regulation saya

69.5cm; 27G in blade

£250-350

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Eastern Arms and ArmourVARIOUS OWNERS

3A JAPANESE W.W.II N.C.O’S KATANA

of regulation type, with curved fullered single-edged blade,stamped with the serial number ‘97264’, iron tsuba,aluminium grip, in its steel saya

70cm; 27I in blade

£200-300

4A JAPANESE NAGINATA, 18TH CENTURY

with curved blade formed with a double-edged point, cutwith a pair of fullers of differing length each highlighted inred, plain tang pierced with a single hole, on a blacklacquered wooden haft with iron show and copper mounts,and a Malaysian spear,19th century, with steel leaf-shapedblade, and bamboo shaft bound with rattan over the upperportion

the first: 35.5cm; 14in blade

(2)‡ £200-300

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5A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEEL STIRRUPS (ABUMI BATTO),19TH CENTURY

with red lacquered treads (small cracks and minor losses),strongly curved at the front and rising to a signed piercedplate incorporating a loop buckle for suspension, the outersurface finely inlaid with silver scrolls, linear ornament andpellets (small losses, patinated), and the underside withtraces of trellis ornament

24.5cm; 9K in high

(2)£500-700


with red lacquered treads (cracks), strongly curved at thefront and rising to a pierced finial plate incorporating a loopbuckle for suspension, the outer surface overlaid over itsentire surface with polychromatic designs in shell, and witha bird-of-prey in brass wire at the front (one cracked) andwith brass wire scrolls throughout

28cm; 11in.

(2)£400-600

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with red lacquered treads (small cracks), strongly curved atthe front and rising to a signed pierced plate incorporatinga loop buckle for suspension, the outer surface profuselyinlaid with silver flowers and boldly scrolling foliage, andthe underside with further designs in brass (minor losses,patinated)

26cm; 10D in high

(2)£400-600


with red lacquered treads (losses), strongly curved at thefront and rising to a pierced plate incorporating a loopbuckle for suspension and applied at the front with a largebrass plaque chiselled with a scaly dragon

24cm; 9I in high

(2)£400-600

9A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEEL STIRRUPS (ABUMI BATTO),EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

with black lacquered treads, strongly curved at the frontand rising to a pierced plate incorporating a loop buckle forsuspension, the outer surface decorated with a single monlying against a tightly inlaid aogai ground, unsigned (smallcracks and losses)

27cm; 10K in high

(2)£300-500

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10TWO CHINESE SWORDS

comprising a pair of Chinese swords each with straightdouble-edged blade inlaid with copper pellets, brass hiltincluding cross-piece cast with a monstrous mask, in theirbrass-mounted sharkskin-covered scabbard; and a furthersword, with brass-mounted hilt including up-turned cross-piece decorated with a mask on each side, horn grip, in itsbrass-mounted sharkskin-covered scabbard

the first: 42.5cm; 16N in blades

(2)£250-300

11TWO CHINESE MACES, 19TH CENTURY

each with bronze head, one polyhedral the other spherical,steel hafts with a pair of faceted collars at the base, andone retaining an early rope binding

40cm; 15N in and 30cm; 11P in

(2)£250-350

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12SIX CHINESE BRONZE HORSE BITS, FIRST MILLENIUMBC

each composed of two interlocking bars with a circularfinial at each end, and in lightly patinated conditionthroughout

(6)£100-150

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13A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ-MOUNTED SADDLE ANDSTIRRUPS, 19TH CENTURY

the saddle with wooden frame (previously covered inleather), the principal borders faced with cloisonné brassdecorated with flowers and foliage in polychrome, the frontand the rear previously faced with shagreen (now paintedgreen), and decorated with pierced brass mounts en suitewith the borders (the cloisonné with small losses),matching stirrups of brass, the inside of the treadsdecorated with a strapwork design, the outer faces withcloisonné flowers and foliage in polychrome on a blueground; together with another pair of similar stirrups withrectangular treads and cloisonné flowers and foliate inpolychrome

the saddle: 24.7cm; 9.75in high

(5)£1000-1500

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14SIX PAIRS OF CHINESE STIRRUPS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the first of brass with near rectangular treads cast with atrellis pattern, a pair of arched side panels cast with foliageand exotic birds rising to a loop finial flanked bygrotesques; the second with oval treads formed with a pairof arched side panels surmounted by a pierced loopdecorated over much of the outer surface with soft metalwith linear patterns and characteristic motifs; the third ofsimilar form and decoration; the fourth of steel with hollowoval tread filed with fluting and foliage, a pair of slenderside panels decorated en suite, fitted at the top with a loopfor suspension; the fifth of brass decorated with a dragonmask on either side of the loop; and the sixth of russet iron

the first: 17cm; 6N in high

(12)£300-400

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15A TIBETAN SWORD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

with straight single-edged blade formed with a rounded tip,iron hilt comprising oval guard formed with a down-turnedfluted brim, shaped pommel filled with a chased silverpanel set with a large piece of coral at the front, the reversewith a loop, and integral grip bound with copper wirebetween two chased silver bands, and inset with a silverplaque decorated with a flowerhead, in its 19th Centuryleather-covered wooden scabbard with chased silvermounts set with red coral and a single turquoise

66.5cm; 26B in blade

For a discussion of this type of sword see D. J. LaRocca2006, pp. 157-172.

£400-500

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16TWO MORO KRIS, 19TH CENTURY

the first with wavy double-edged blade, applied with silverbands at the forte, notched ganja, the grip bound withbands of chased silver and twisted silver wire and figuredivory pommel formed with pronounced finials (age cracks),in its wooden scabbard with carved wrangka; the secondwith blade of similar form, and the grip bound with plaitedfabric and with faceted pear-shaped pommel set with a redshell

the first: 69cm; 27B in

(2)

£500-700

17A MASSIVE DHA, A SMALLER DHA AND A KLEWANG

the first with broad slightly curved blade, and rattan-boundwooden grip, in its scabbard; the second with curvedsingle-edged blade, polished white metal covered grip, inits scabbard; and the third of characteristic form (hiltchipped), in its scabbard

the first: 97.8cm; 38I in blade

(3)£200-300

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18A RARE SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, LATE 16TH/17THCENTURY

formed entirely of steel, with slender double-edged bladecut with three short fullers and blunted at the base (tipchipped), the hilt formed with a pair of long panelsextending over the lower portion of the blade, a pair ofrounded spatulate horizontally recurved quillons, integralgrip formed swelling towards the pommel and interruptedby a moulding at the base, and compressed sphericalpommel chiselled with fluting and petal mouldings(polished, areas of light pitting)

93cm; 36I in blade

Provenance

The Bikaner Armoury

A number of related swords are preserved in the JunagarhFort, Bikaner. See R. Elgood 2004, pp.88-89.

£3000-4000

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19AN INDIAN PATTISSA, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

with earlier blade of finely watered steel, broadeningtowards the tip, punched with a brief arsenal inscription oneach side at the forte, iron hilt of talwar form, fitted with apair of long shaped panels extending over the lowerportion of the blade on each side, and decorated overmuch of its surface with silver koftgari flowers and foliage(small losses), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard withsilver chape decorated with a lotus flower at the base (themouth of the scabbard with one small chip), and shapedslender locket fitted with a suspension chain

80.5cm; 31N in blade

£1000-1500

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20TWO SOUTH INDIAN SWORDS, PATISSA, LATE16TH/17TH CENTURIES

each with blunt blade swelling to a broad tip, iron hilt ofcharacteristic form extending over the lower portion of theblade, disc-shaped guard of v-section, integral grip, andcup-shaped pommel (rust patinated throughout)

74.5cm; 29G in and 67cm; 26D in blades

(2)The blunt edges are unusual and would suggest that thesemight have been intended for practice use.

£400-600

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21AN INDIAN SWORD, KHANDA, 17TH CENTURY ANDANOTHER, 18TH CENTURY

the first with broad blade of watered steel, double-edgedtowards the point, inlaid with a silver inscription on oneside (losses) and inset with a copper rondel, the lowerportion of the blade enclosed by a pierced reinforcingpanel extending over the back-edge, moulded steel hilt oftalwar form decorated with raised ribs and retaining somegold koftgari ornament, recurved knuckle-guard, and largedisc pommel fitted with a small silver loop; the second withdouble-edged blade of watered steel, formed with areinforcing panel enclosing the lower portion andextending along one edge (incomplete), steel hilt of talwarform (pommel bent upwards on one side), decorated overits full surface with gold koftgari flowers and scrollwork

the first: 69cm; 27D in blade

(2)The inscription on the first sword is in Urdu and relates tothe sword’s purchase by ‘Abbas Salih Muhammad KhanSahib from the armoury of Yar Muhammad Khan SahibBahadur. It is possible that this is the son of Mir Murad ‘Ali,the Talpur ruler of Hyderabad, Sind.

£1200-1500

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22AN INDIAN BROADSWORD, KHANDA, 18TH CENTURY

with broad blade of flattened-diamond section, double-edged for its last third, steel hilt of talwar form, including apair of quillons with large flattened butt-shaped terminals,recurved knuckle-guard rising to a lion mask pommel, largedisc-shaped pommel, and decorated around its borderswith gold koftgari (losses), in its leather-covered woodenscabbard (small losses), with pierced steel chape andapplied with a label at the top

76cm; 30in blade

The label on the scabbard reads

‘…….from Deccan. Purchased by A. H. from Prince ….. H.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad, Apparently 13th Century. Saidto be Headsman’s (Executioner’s) sword - exhibited………………Durbar in 1901.’

£500-600

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23TWO INDIAN BROADSWORDS, KHANDA, 18TH CENTURY

each with broad blade swelling towards the tip andreinforced with an additional plate enclosing the back-edge,hilt of characteristic form including figure-of-eight shapedguard, broad knuckle-guard, and cup-shaped pommel, thefirst with attenuated pommel formed with a sharply curvedbud-shaped finial, the grip bound with finely plaited cord,and complete with its leather-covered wooden scabbardwith brass chape (worn); and the second with silver-platedhilt and straight tapering pommel finial decorated with aspiralling pattern in silver, and later wire bound grip

84cm; 33in blade

(2)£800-1000

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24TWO INDIAN SWORDS, FIRANGI, 18TH CENTURY

each with fullered European blade double-edged towardsthe tip, the first with steel hilt comprising a pair ofpronounced langets with shaped terminals, figure-of-eightshaped guard, broad knuckle-guard, cup-shaped pommelwith attenuated tip with curved moulded finial, decoratedthroughout with a pattern of silver-encrusted stars (smalllosses), and leather-covered grip, in a leather-coveredwooden scabbard with contemporary copper mounts; thesecond with hilt of characteristic form, including a pair ofshaped panels extending over the lower portion of theblade, chiselled throughout with differing flowerheads andscrolling foliage enclosing cartouches filled with deities, andretaining its silk padded liner


(2)£600-800

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25AN INDIAN GAUNTLET SWORD, PATA, LATE 17TH CENTURY

with broad blade of flattened-hexagonal section, cut with alarge rectangular panel on each face filled with acalligraphic inscription, iron gauntlet hilt extending over thelower portion of the blade, embossed with a stylised maskat the base and an ellipse over the wrist, the bordersapplied with scalloped brass panels, and the insideretaining its iron grip par and fore-arm strap

86cm; 33P in blade

The inscription is taken from the qasida al-burda of al-Busiri.

£800-1200

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26TWO SOUTH INDIAN GAUNTLET SWORDS, PATA, LATE17TH/18TH CENTURY

the first with broad double-edged blade, steel hilt ofcharacteristic form incorporating a pair of engraved longsteel brackets extending over the lower portion of theblade, embossed over the hand and decorated with lightlychiseled ornament (early braized repairs), and the insidewith grip bar and arm support; and the second withfullered blade (probably shortened in its early life), steel hiltof characteristic form incorporating a pair of long steelbrackets extending over the lower portion of the blade,embossed over the hand and decorated with scaleornament, and the inside with grip bar and arm support

the first: 87cm; 34D in blade

(2)£500-600

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27AN INDIAN HEADSMAN’S SWORD, TEGHA, 18THCENTURY AND AN INDIAN TALWAR, 19TH CENTURY

the first with broad European blade double-edged towardsthe point, stamped with the bladesmith’s mark, a doubleeyelash, at the forte on one side, steel hilt of talwar formengraved with linear patterns and flowers on each side,large disc-shaped pommel formed with an up-turned brim,and drawn-out at the top to a strongly curved finial withfluted button (areas of pitting); the second with slightlycurved fullered blade, and steel hilt of characteristic form


(2)£500-600

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28AN INDIAN HEADSMAN’S SWORD, TEGHA, 18TH/19THCENTURY

with broad blade double-edged towards the point, retainingtraces of a crescent-shaped mark towards the forte, steelhilt of talwar form, decorated over almost its entire surfacewith gold flowers within oval frames on a ground of silverstars, large disc pommel decorated en suite on theunderside, and the top incorporating a lengthy inscriptionin silver and gold (small losses)

58.5cm; 23in blade

The inscriptions read, in translation:

‘Call upon ‘Ali who causes wonders You will find himhelpful in misfortune All anguish, all sorrows will disappearThrough your Prophethood, O Muhammad! Through yourFriendship [with God] Oh ‘Ali Oh ‘Ali There is no youth [asbrave as] ‘Ali No sword [as sharp as] dhu’l-faqar’

£600-800

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29AN INDIAN SWORD, TALWAR, 19TH CENTURY

with curved blade of kilig type, cut with a pair of fullers ofdiffering length (areas of rust, polished bright), earlier steelhilt of characteristic form chiselled with a pattern of raisedribs over the langets and the grip, including knuckle-guardrising to a recurved beak finial, disc pommel fitted with alarge pierced foliate washer, engraved over its surface withpatterns of scrolling foliage and with gold-plated finish, inits velvet-covered wooden scabbard (light wear)

70cm; 27I in blade

£600-800

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30AN INDIAN SWORD, TALWAR, FOR A BOY, 18THCENTURY, AND THREE INDIAN SWORDS, KHANDA, FORBOYS, 18TH CENTURY

the first with curved single-edged blade of watered steel,steel hilt of characteristic form, chiselled over its surfacewith scrolling foliage and flowers, and retaining some goldkoftgari, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard (worn); thesecond with slender double-edged blade (pitting, polished),steel hilt decorated with gold koftgari flowers within afoliate frame (losses) including slender attenuated pommel,and the grip bound with plaited silver wire; the third withEuropean blade stamped with the date, 1727, and cut witha running wolf mark on each side, and steel hilt ofcharacteristic type including pierced mouldings beneath theguard, and the fourth of polished steel, in a fabric-coveredwooden scabbard

the first: 50cm; 19N in blade

(4)£600-800

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31AN INDIAN SWORD, TALWAR, FIRST QUARTER OF THE19TH CENTURY

with curved blade of watered steel, cut with a broadshallow fuller over much of its length, inlaid in gold with acalligraphic cartouche, a magic square, and threecalligraphic panels on one side at the forte, the back-edgewith a further gold inscription (areas of pitting, the edgeground down), steel hilt of characteristic form, chiselledand encrusted with gold over much of its surface, includinga central cartouche filled with a lotus flower on each side ofthe quillon block and the grip, all surrounded by furtherflowers and foliage within a linear frame, and the pommeldecorated en suite, in a later scabbard

84cm; 33in blade

The inscriptions include

‘.... Mir Karam’ali Khan Talpur’, Qur’an, surah al-Saff LXI,parts of 13, Invocations to Imam ‘Ali and the later owner’sname Ahmad Khan

Mir Karam’ali Khan Talpur (d.1244/1828) was son of MirSobdar, and ruled Sind. He enjoyed a peaceful reign andwas a keen patron of the arts. During his reign a number ofswordsmiths, painters and calligraphers came to live inHyderabad. He contracted friendship with Fath ‘Ali ShahQajar, of Persia, and frequent exchanges of gifts were madebetween the two courts.

£2500-3500

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32AN INDIAN TABAR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

with wedge-shaped head formed with a curved leadingedge, square rear pean, short domed central finial, andtubular socket, on its wooden haft, the middle covered withrayskin (perhaps later), and pierced tubular grip, the steelparts decorated throughout with gold koftgari scrollwork,and the head enriched with flowers (losses, worn)

66.5cm; 26B in

£800-1000

33AN INDO-PERSIAN PESH-KABZ, LATE 18TH/19THCENTURY

with reinforced blade of finely watered steel, extending toform a shaped tang, the latter overlaid with gold, the gripfitted with a pair of shaped ivory grip-scales retained byfour rivets (age cracks), in its original velvet-coveredwooden scabbard with large gilt-copper locket and chapeeach formed with a pierced decorative finial, and theformer with a small loop for suspension

46cm; 18B in

£1800-2200

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34AN INDIAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY

with recurved double-edged blade formed with areinforced tip (one very small chip and lamination) and cutwith a pair of long fullers on each side, decorated at theforte with a narrow panel of gold koftgari along the edges,shaped steel hilt formed with a bird’s head pommel,decorated over its full surface with numerous expandedflowerheads within a trellis pattern of leaves, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard (worn)

35.5cm; 14in

£800-1000

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35AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY

with associated slightly curved blade of watered steelformed with a pair of shallow fullers on each side andswelling towards the tip, figured jade grip carved with twomouldings at the base and rising to a flattened globularpommel, inset on each side of the base, the pommel andalong the back-edge with flowers and leafy ornament in redand green pastes in raised gold settings

29cm; 11G in

£3000-4000

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with straight single-edged blade formed with a reinforcedback-edge, silver ferrule engraved with stylised foliage(refreshed), swelling faceted grip of grey-blue jade, and thepommel set with a red paste in a raised gold setting, in itsleather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locketand chape each repoussé with flowers, and shaped panelsfilled with stylised bouquets

35.5cm; 14in

£1500-2000

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with long recurved double-edged blade chiselled with aseries of cartouches on each side (pitted), slender hilt ofmottled jade fitted with a shaped iron ferrule at the base,and the top inset with a green paste, in its woodenscabbard with pierced gilt-brass chape and later fabriccovering

44.5cm; 17I in

£300-400

38TWO SOUTH INDIAN DAGGERS, BICHWA, 18TH/19THCENTURY

the first with recurved fullered blade, steel hilt of ovalsection formed with a pierced border, chiselled over theouter surface with a pattern of flowerheads, moulded innerbar, and fluted bud-shaped pommel (patinated); the secondsimilar, the hilt with notched border at the front and smallbud-shaped pommel (polished bright)

26cm; 10D in

(2)£200-300

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39A JADE HILTED KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

with single-edged blade of watered steel moulded at thebase, tapering jade grip flattened top and bottom, in itssilver-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard

24cm; 9D in

£500-700

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40AN INDIAN KATAR, 18TH CENTURY

with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip and a pairof broad converging fullers on each side, steel hilt ofcharacteristic form, including a pair of moulded grip barseach interrupted by a faceted central moulding, anddecorated over much of its surface with gold koftgariscrolling flowers and foliage, in its velvet-covered woodenscabbard with steel chape decorated en suite with the hilt(the velvet worn and with losses)

36.5cm; 14G in

£600-800

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41AN INDIAN KATAR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

with strongly tapering watered steel blade formed with amedial ridge and swelling slightly towards the tip, steel hiltof characteristic form with a pair of moulded grip bars, anddecorated with gold scrollwork and flowers around theborders (the blade edges and hilt polished bright, the goldwith losses), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard withan additional pocket on the reverse, and moulded silverchape, all contained in a red fabric bag

26.5cm; 10I in

Provenance

Robin Wigington, Poet’s Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon

£200-300

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42TWO SOUTH INDIAN DAGGERS, CHILANUM, 16TH/17THCENTURY, PROBABLY DECCAN

the first formed entirely of steel (rust patinated), withrecurved fullered blade, steel hilt formed with a pair ofshaped panels enclosing the lower portion of the blade, apair of curling horns forming the pommel, and the gripinterrupted by a spherical moulding; and the secondrecurved blade cut with a pair of short tapering fullersdivided by a medial ridge on each side, carved wooden hilt(cracked) fitted with a brass ferrule at the base, flattenedelliptical pommel, and the grip interrupted by a centralmoulding

the first: 30cm; 11N in

(2)For a discussion of this group and their dating see R.Elgood 2004, pp. 163-179.

£600-800

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43A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER, PESH-KABZ, 19TH CENTURY

with recruved blade formed with a double-edged point, thehilt formed with a moulded steel ferrule at the base andfitted with a pair of shaped hardwood grip-scales

27cm; 10N in

£100-150

44AN INDIAN DAGGER WITH PAINTED STONE HILT, ANARAB DAGGER AND AN INDIAN AXE (ZAGNAL), 19THCENTURY

the first with double-edged blade of watered steel(repaired), painted stone grip decorated with sprays offoliage within a gilt trellis frame (losses), and bird’s headpommel, the second with angular single-edged blade, andsilver grip with architectural pommel of Marib type; and thethird of characteristic form, the outer face decorated withlightly chiselled ornament and applied with silver and brasspanels (rubbed)

the first: 37.5cm; 14N in

(3)£250-300

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45AN INDIAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY

with curved double-edged blade of watered steel,reinforced at the tip and cut with a pair of broad fullers oneach side, decorated with gold koftgari flowers and foliageat the forte, steel hilt decorated en suite, formed of amoulded ferrule rising to a shaped pommel, and fitted witha pair of figured ivory grip-scales each retained by threenails, in a later fabric-covered wooden scabbard

31cm; 12B in

£500-700

46A PERSIAN KARD, LATE 18TH CENTURY

with tapering blade sparsely decorated with gold koftgariflowers at the forte, steel hilt decorated en suite with theforte (the gold extensively worn), and morse grip-scales, inits fishskin-covered wooden scabbard reinforced along theback-edge with a silver strip (losses) and with copper chape

33cm; 13in

£500-800

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47A PERSIAN KARD, 19TH CENTURY

with single-edged blade of watered steel, moulded steel hiltdecorated with scrolling flowers in gold koftagri, thepommel fitted with a small cartouche-shaped hinged finial,in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with largesilver chape with fluted bud-shaped finial

33.5cm; 13N in

£700-900

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48FIVE EASTERN DAGGERS INCLUDING A PERSIAN KARDAND A PERSIAN PESH-KABZ, 19TH CENTURY

the kard with tapering blade reinforced at the tip, steel hiltdecorated around the ferrule and back-strap with goldkoftgari flowers and foliage (worn, the top of the pommelmissing), and a pair of ivory grip-scales; the pesh kabz withtapering blade reinforced along the back-edge, the hiltencased with brass panels, and fitted with a pair of ivorygrips carved with deities on each side; a Caucasian dagger,19th century, with curved double-edged blade formed witha medial ridge and decorated at the forte with gold koftgari,morse grip carved at the top and bottom and incorporatinga near cylindrical grip (age cracks); an ivory-hilted dagger,with broad single-edged blade of watered steel, decoratedwith gold koftgari flowers at the forte, steel ferruledecorated en suite and carved ivory grip, in its silk-coveredwooden scabbard; and another dagger, with single-edgedblade and ivory hilt formed of a single tusk carved withnumerous rondels

the first: 33cm; 13in

(5)£400-600

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49A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY

with straight blade of watered steel, double-edged towardsthe point, silver ferrule repoussé with scrolls beadwork andfoliage extending over the forte, shaped ivory grip withstrongly bevelled edges, and set with three turquoises insilver settings on each side, in its silver scabbard repousséwith scrolls, beadwork and foliage and set with a band ofturquoises at the mouth

27cm; 10K in

£700-900

50A BALKAN YATAGHAN, MID-19TH CENTURY AND ACAUCASIAN KINDJAL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the first with slightly curved single-edged blade stampedwith a mark on one side, silver hilt extending over the forte,repoussé over its surface with scrolls enclosing flowers andtrophies-of-music (worn), the second with very large blade,applied in silver with a stylised temple on one side at theforte and with a sacred figure within an architecturalframework on the other, steel hilt of characteristic form withpointed pommel and retaining some of silver decoration, inits velvet-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts ensuite with the blade (worn)

the first: 65.5cm; 25N in blade

(2)£300-400

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51A BALKAN YATAGHAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

with slightly curved single-edged blade, decorated in goldkoftgari with a series of calligraphic panels and the date onone side (the date partly obscured by the hilt),characteristic hilt extending over the forte and rising to aneared pommel, decorated over much of its surface withbeadwork, filigree, flowerheads and enriched with coral inraised settings (one coral missing, rubbed), in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large locket and chapeeach repoussé with scrolling foliage, the chape with scalepattern and terminating in a marine monster

58cm; 22P in blade

£1500-2000

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52A TURKISH YATAGHAN, DATED � � � � CIRCA 1803/4

with straight single-edged blade, inlaid with a brief goldinscription including a tughra and the date on one side and afurther inscription in a cartouche on the other, gilt brass hiltchiselled with flowerheads and beadwork, formed of a pair ofpanels extending over the lower portion of the blade (onedetached), extending to form the back-strap, and a pair ofmorse grip-scales rising to a pronounced eared pommel (oneear extensively chipped), in its wooden scabbard entirelyencased in gilt brass decorated en suite with the hilt

59cm; 23D in blade

£500-700

The inscriptions read, in translation:“I put my trust in God”“Work of al-Haj Abdayhim . . . . owner Khusraw Khan 1218”

53A TURKISH KILIG, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

with curved blade formed with a reinforced back-edge anddouble-edged towards the tip, decorated with gold koftgariat the forte on each side, including two stylised calligraphicpanels, engraved brass vertically recurved crosspiece, horngrip rising to an angular pommel, inset over much of itssurface with brass and steel nails, in its original woodenscabbard with velvet covering, and fitted with a large brasslocket and chape repoussé with flowers and foliage (onesuspension band missing, worn)

63cm; 24N in blade

£2000-3000

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54A TURKISH SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

with slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a series oflong fullers on each side, white metal hilt comprising cross-piece engraved with foliage around the borders, engravedback-strap, and a pair of morse grip-scales rising to abulbous pommel fitted with a tear-shaped engraved whitemetal plaque on one side (the other missing, the gripcracked), in its original leather-covered wooden scabbardwith contemporary steel chape and white metal locket, thelatter applied with a star and crescent

77cm; 30G in blade

‡ £250-300

55A LARGE BALKAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLYALBANIAN

with broad straight double-edged blade cut with a centralfuller framed by a pair of slender grooves on each side, I-shaped morse hilt carved with a pronounced moulding topand bottom (small age cracks), in its velvet-coveredwooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape (smalldents), each chiselled with foliate borders, the former withassociated white metal band and ring for suspension, andthe latter with ball-shaped finial

69.2cm; 27D in

£800-1200

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56A GEORGIAN DAGGER, MID-19TH CENTURY

with broad curved blade formed with a medial ridge anddecorated with gold koftgari scrolling foliage on each sideat the forte, carved morse hilt incorporating a cylindricalgrip, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard withlarge iron mounts decorated with silver koftgari scrollworkand foliage

42cm; 16I in

A similar dagger is preserved in the State Hermitage, StPetersburg. See Y. Muller 1997, p. 75, no. 21.

£500-700

57A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY

with double-edged blade cut with a long off-set fuller oneach side and sharply tapering to a long point, carvedmorse grip of characteristic form (old cracks), retained by apair of iron rivets with domed attenuated caps decoratedwith gold koftgari flowers, in a wooden scabbard coveredwith fishskin, the chape with fluted silver finial anddecorated with plaited silver wire, and iron locketdecorated with silver koftgari

53cm; 20P in

£500-700

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58A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED KINDJAL, LATE19TH/20TH CENTURY

with double-edged blade sharply tapering towards the tip,cut with an off-set fuller on each side, silver hilt encased insilver chased with bouquets of flowers and beadwork andenriched with niello, in its original wooden scabbardencased in silver decorated en suite with the hilt, thereverse inscribed ‘No.709’

46.5cm; 18D in

£500-700

59A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED KINDJAL, 19THCENTURY

with sharply tapering blade of flattened-diamond sectionstamped with a bladesmith’s mark on each side at the forte,horn hilt encased with silver engraved with foliage againsta punched ground top and bottom, and slender horn grip,in its original silk covered wooden scabbard (worn) withengraved silver locket and chape en suite with the hilt

42.5cm; 16N in

£250-350

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60A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

with broad blade sharply tapering at the point, cut with along off-set central fuller on each side, decorated with goldkoftgari scrollwork at the forte (worn, areas of rustpatination), morse hilt of characteristic form, retained by apair of iron nails with domed nielloed silver heads, in itswooden scabbard covered with velvet (the blade a poor fit,velvet loose) and with large silver locket and chape eachengraved and nielloed with a symmetrical arrangement ofscrolling foliage and flowers

55cm; 21K in

£500-700

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61A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED KINDJAL, LATE19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

with double-edged fullered blade sharply tapering towardsthe point (pitted, polished), silver hilt of characteristic form,decorated with silver beadwork, niello, gilt filigree andplaited silver wire, the reverse decorated with nielloedflowers, in its silver scabbard decorated en suite with thehilt

43cm; 17in

£600-800

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62A NEPALESE SWORD, KORA, 19TH CENTURY AND FIVEGURKHA KUKRI KNIVES

with broad blade flaring towards the tip, cut with a pair offull-length shallow fullers, decorated along the back-edgeand engraved with an eye on each side, steel hilt formed ofan oval guard, tapering knuckle-guard and large discpommel, engraved throughout with scrolling foliage,integral black-painted grip; the kukris of characteristic form,two with horn hilts and three complete with their scabbards(one scabbard split along the seams)

the first: 45cm; 17N in blade

(6)£400-600

63TWO NEPALESE KUKRI KNIVES, 19TH CENTURY

the first with blade of characteristic form and carved ivoryhilt; the second with broad blade pierced with two slotsalong the back-edge, and steel hilt of talwar form withleather-covered grip; and an Icelandic bone-mounted knife,in its scabbard carved with a reindeer pulling a sleigh

the first: 46.5cm; 18D in

(3)£150-200

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64A SOUTH INDIAN SPEAR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

with broad blade formed with a medial ridge, reinforced atthe tip and widening at the base, original hardwood haftwith engraved brass ferrule at the top, steel basal finialdecorated with large fluted bun-shaped mouldings, and apair of suspension rings

56.5cm; 22D in head

Three similar spears are preserved in the GovernmentMuseum, Chennai, nos. 2248, 2247 and 2250. See R.Elgood 2004, p.192.

£300-400

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65A NORTH INDIAN SPEAR, 18TH CENTURY

with triangular head formed with a reinforced tip, mouldedat the base and continuing to a faceted socket, on anassociated wooden haft and complete with a contemporarysteel basal finial perhaps the original, with reinforced pointand interrupted by a spirally-fluted bun-shaped moulding(areas of rust)

18cm; 7in head

£200-300

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66AN INDIAN MAIL SHIRT, 19TH CENTURY

formed of small butted links arranged with layers ofchevron pattern in copper, open at the front, a pair of shortarms, and vented at the back (losses, some replacements)

£300-400

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67AN INDIAN MAIL AND PLATE PART ARMOUR, 17TH/18THCENTURY

formed of ten rectangular plates joined by strips of rivetedmail, the plates with reinforced borders, the outer mosteach with three loop fittings for closing at the front, andcomplete with its mail and plate straps for fitting over theshoulders (rust patinated throughout)

£200-300

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68AN INDO-PERSIAN KULAH KHUD, 19TH CENTURY

with tall domed skull fitted with central spike, sliding nasalretained by a thumb-screw, a pair of tapering plume-holders, and mail neck-defence of butted links, finelyetched over its full surface with ovals filled with scrollingfoliage and flowers, the base encircled by calligraphicpanels, and all enriched with gold and silver highlights(small losses, surface rust)

28cm; 11in high

‡ £800-1000

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69AN INDIAN TOP, LATE 18TH CENTURY AND A PAIR OFDECORATIVE KULAH KHUDS, 20TH CENTURY

the first with hemispherical skull formed with an additionalband around the base, fitted with central socket for a finial(missing), two plume-holders, sliding nasal bar with ashaped finial top and bottom (repaired), and retaining itsoriginal mail neck-defence of butted links; the second andthird each with brass skull chiselled with characteristicmotifs, central spike, sliding nasal, a pair of plume-holders,and mail neck-defence

the first: 9cm; 3I in

(3)£700-1000

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70FOUR INDIAN ARM GUARDS, DASTANA, 16TH TO 18THCENTURIES

each of characteristic form, with a single main plate and ahinged inner plate, the first embossed with a series ofradiating ribs each decorated with numerous flowerheads(patinated, small holes); the second and third reinforcedwith a cusped border, and chiselled with raised ribs andpatterns of foliage; and the fourth decorated with a borderof gold koftgari foliage within linear frames (small chips andlosses)

the first: 39cm; 15G in

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£600-800

71TWO INDIAN SHIELDS, DHAL, 19TH CENTURY

of characteristic form, the first of steel faced with piercedengraved brass, decorated with exotic animals amidstscrolling foliage, the inside retaining its original pad andfour rings for enarmes, the second of engraved brass,decorated with an applied crescent above four centralbosses

the first: 27cm; 10K in diameter

(2)£300-400

72AN INDIAN HIDE SHIELD, DHAL, AND ANOTHER, OFETCHED STEEL, 19TH CENTURY

the first of convex circular form, the outer face fitted withfour low domed brass bosses retained on the inside bylater bolts; the second of characteristic form, fitted withfour central bosses and a brass brim, and etched with abroad band of calligraphy around the border (worn)

the first: 54cm; 21D in diameter

(2)£250-350

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73A SMALL TURKISH SHIELD, 18TH CENTURY

of concave form, comprising a panel of coiled wickerwrapped with coloured thread (losses), fitted in the centrewith a wooden disc, the inside with four iron ring fittingsand a single leather enarme, and the outer face fitted with adomed steel central boss reinforced with five square-topped bolts, and a series of radiating steel bars joining theboss to a flat brim, and retaining a portion of its leatherborder (the steel parts pitted)

27.5cm; 10N in diameter

£500-700

74A NORTH INDIAN PAINTED HIDE SHIELD, DHAL, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN

of strongly convex form turned back at the edge, fitted atthe centre with four fluted bosses, the outer surfacepainted in gilt and polychrome against a black ground witha moustacheod mask, four antelope each set upon by atiger, and small bouquets of flowers, and the insideretaining its pad, enarmes and a pair of straps (minorcracks)

45cm; 17N in diameter

£400-600

75A FINE INDO-PERSIAN STEEL SHIELD, DHAL, SECONDHALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

of convex form, the outer face fitted with four low domedscalloped bosses, reinforced scalloped rim, decoratedthroughout in gold koftgari with a symmetrical arrangementof scrolling leafy tendrils enclosing further scrollwork andflowers, the inner face retaining four rings for enarmes, andan early green silk padded lining

35.5cm; 14in diameter

£800-1000

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76A RARE INDIAN ELEPHANT HIDE SHIELD, DHAL, 17THCENTURY

of shallow convex circular form, the outer face fitted withfour large domed steel bosses with chiselled basesdecorated with a scale pattern, inset with two neartriangular brass plaques of differing size top and bottom,and the inside retaining an early pad and four iron rings forenarmes


£300-400

77AN INDIAN HIDE SHIELD, DHAL, LATE 18TH/19THCENTURY

of circular deep convex form, fitted with four central steelbosses decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork and flowersand with a central crescent decorated en suite above, theinside retaining its original leather pad, and four steel ringswith leather enarmes

43cm; 17in diameter

£200-300

78AN INDIAN HIDE SHIELD, DHAL, LATE 18TH CENTURY

of convex circular form, the outer face fitted with four largelow domed copper bosses with pierced bases in the centre,and Celestial motifs above, and the inner face retaining itsoriginal pad and two rings for enarmes (two rings missing,small chips)


£300-500

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79A RARE PERSIAN BRONZE HORSE BIT, FIRST MILLENIUMBC

comprising a pair of pierced side panels formed as stylisedhorses, each fitted with a pair of loops at the top (one loopmissing), and with cylindrical mouth piece with re-curvedterminals, and in patinated condition throughout

23cm; 9in across

A similar example is recorded in the collection of David-Weill see A. Godard 1931, pl.XLVI, No. 176

£600-800

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80SIX PAIRS OF MOROCCAN STIRRUPS, 19TH CENTURY

each with broad tread, near triangular side panels rising toa rectangular loop for suspension, the first decorated onthe sides with designs of brass wire enriched with silverpellets and turquoise; the second with similar designs inbrass wire and silver pellets; the third similar, with brassand copper wire patterns; the fourth and fifth with piercedtreads and ribbed side panels; and the sixth of engravedwhite metal

the first 19cm; 7I in high

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£300-500

81A PAIR OF DECORATED MOROCCAN STIRRUPS, 19THCENTURY

with curved treads pierced with a circular arrangement ofholes, arched sides rising to a loop for suspension,chiselled over much of the surface with flowers, andretaining some silvered finish throughout

23.8cm; 93/5in high

£100-200

82FOUR PAIRS OF MEXICAN ROWEL SPURS, LASTQUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY

the first with U-shaped heel bands, pierced slottedterminals for attaching straps, overlaid over their surfacewith panels of brass, moulded necks extending to a pair ofpierced panels decorated en suite, and multi-spiked rowel;the second with U-shaped heel bands, pierced slottedterminals, moulded necks and large multi-spiked rowel; thethird with U-shaped heel band with pierced slottedterminal, moulded neck fitted with a small washer androbust multi-spiked rowel; and the fourth with slender U-shaped heel band with pierced slotted terminals, mouldedneck fitted with a small circular washer and multi-spikedrowel

the first 19cm; 7I in

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£300-500

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83A LARGE MEXICAN ROWEL SPUR AND THREE FURTHERPAIRS OF MEXICAN ROWEL SPURS, 19TH CENTURY

the first with U-shaped heel band, pierced slotted terminalfor attaching straps, pierced filed neck extending to a pairof long pierced rectangular panels, fitted with very largemulti-spiked rowel; the second with broad pierced U-shaped heel bands moulded necks fitted with a largepierced washer and rowel of eight spikes; the third with U-shaped heel bands, pierced slotted terminal for attachingstraps, moulded neck fitted with a small brass washer withscalloped edge extending to a pair of pierced panels andlarge multi-spiked rowels; and the fourth with slender heelbands with pierced terminals, moulded neck fitted with apierced washer star-shaped rowel of seven spikes

the first 32cm; 12I in

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£300-500

84FOUR PAIRS OF BRAZILIAN WHITE METAL ROWELSPURS, 19TH CENTURY

the first with broad heel bands decorated with borderornament and leaf-shaped finials, pierced necks decoratedwith flowers and foliage and large multi-spiked iron roweland each retaining its buckles (one missing); the secondwith broad wavy heel band, the neck cast with foliage andfitted with white metal multi-spiked rowel with a piercedfoliate washer on each side, complete with its chains; thethird with slender heel bands stamped with the maker’sdetails, iron multi-spiked rowel and a pair of chains; andthe fourth cast with foliage fitted with iron rowel and a pairof chains

the first 27cm; 10N in

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£200-300

85A PAIR OF MEXICAN STEEL SPURS AND A SINGLEMEXICAN SPUR, 19TH CENTURY

the first with narrow heel band fitted with buckles forattaching straps, short necks extending to a pair of broadpanels, and large rowel of six spikes; the second withbroad heel band with pierced slotted terminals, mouldedneck fitted with a large pierced washer, and fitted withrowel of eight spikes

the first: 23.5cm; 9D in

(2)£250-350

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86EIGHT BRAZILIAN HORSE BITS, 19TH CENTURY

six of russet iron, the first with U-shaped mouthpiece, apair of pierced flattened side bars fitted with a large circularfoliate washer; another of russet iron with U-shapedmouthpiece; two russet iron bits with mouthpiece formedof two bars; a 20th Century horse bit fitted with a roller inthe centre; and another horse bit with engraved whitemetal mounts

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£100-150

87FOUR PAIRS OF PERUVIAN BRASS AND WHITE METALSTIRRUPS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES

each of characteristic form, the first cast with shellornament (patinated); the second of white metal engravedover the forward portion; the third of brass engraved withpairs of lines; and the fourth similar

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£300-400

88A LARGE GROUP OF SOUTH AMERICAN STIRRUPS ANDSPURS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

including two pairs of Brazilian stirrups with bell-shapedbase, pierced tread, a pair of slender side panels cast withfoliage and a loop for suspension; a pair of Chilean clog-shaped stirrups, carved with bold designs of foliage and aflower at the front, bound with an iron strap incorporating aloop for suspension; two Chilean stirrups of clog shapedform, the front portion encased in a large pierced brasspanel; a pair of small Chilean leather clog-shaped stirrups;two further pairs of South American white metal stirrups; apair of Brazilian silver spurs, each with U-shaped heel bandnaturalistically modelled, moulded neck en suiteincorporating a grotesque mask, multi-spiked rowelcomplete with their straps; another pair of Brazilian whitemetal spurs, U-shaped heel bands cast with foliage andsteel rowel; and nine further South American spurs

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£300-400

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89A COMPOSITE BOW, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, INDIANOR PERSIAN

of horn bound with sinew, painted in polychrome overalmost its entire surface with flowers, and with linearframes top and bottom (small chips and losses)

96cm; 37N in high

£400-500

90THREE INDIAN BOWS, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

each formed entirely of steel, the first moulded for thehand, chiselled with flowers and foliage at the top andbottom at the front; the second moulded for the hand andfitted with a string; and the third with wooden grip carvedwith birds’ heads


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£400-600

91A RARE INDIAN BOLAS, 19TH CENTURY

formed of two near spherical balls joined by three flatdouble-edged blades, hinging on a pair of pivots on eachside of the central blade

79cm; 31in expanded

£600-800

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92A FINE MALAYSIAN BRONZE LANTAKA GUN,18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

with multi-stage barrel formed with a pronouncedmoulding incorporating the foresight at the muzzle, castwith raised mouldings and foliage behind the muzzle, at themedian and over the breech, the latter with provision for avent cover, cast with a pattern of foliage around the basering, characteristic hollow cascabel for a tiller, a pair offinely cast lifting handles formed as marine monsters, fittedwith its original bronze swivel mount and in greenpatinated condition throughout

146.5cm; 57N in barrel

£1800-2200

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93A 28 BORE INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHOCKMUSKET, 19TH CENTURY

with swamped octagonal etched twist barrel retained by sixslender silver bands (fore-sight removed), fitted at thebreech with standing back-sight, pan with later pivot-cover,angular serpentine, pierced iron trigger, hardwood full stock(cracked through and repaired behind the action), groovedfor sighting behind the breech and inlaid with two pieces ofbone, applied with finely embossed silver plaques beneaththe barrel bands, behind the breech, on the butt, and oneach side of the action, all decorated with bold scrollingflowers, the latter incorporating exotic birds, applied with afurther silver plaque with a brief inscription behind theaction, a pair of silver sling swivels, and iron ramrod

128cm; 50G in barrel

£1000-1200

94AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR) 19THCENTURY

with tapering sighted barrel divided into ten panels eachchiselled with foliage inhabited by differing exotic animalsand retained by three plain brass bands, standing back-sight, moulded pan fitted with pivot-cover, figuredhardwood full stock applied with a pair of large steelplaques en suite with the barrel, retaining some painteddecoration over the rear half of the stock, and associatedsteel ramrod

114.8cm; 45D in barrel

£700-900

9394

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95A 40 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN FOR A BOY, 19THCENTURY; A 28 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET,19TH CENTURY; AND A 14 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCKMUSKET, 19TH CENTURY

the first with tapering sighted barrel retaining traces of goldkoftgari decoration over the breech and incorporating astanding back-sight, shaped pan fitted with pivot-cover,pierced brass trigger, hardwood full stock with steelmounts retained by pierced silver rosettes on each side ofthe action, a pair of steel sling swivels and iron ramrod(fore-end cracked, butt-cap missing, iron parts pitted); thesecond with tapering barrel retained by four slender brassbands and a single steel band enclosing the back-sight atthe breech (fore-sight missing), the action enclosed oneach side by a shaped steel plaque etched with an orangepeel design, pierced serpentine, pierced shaped trigger,fitted on the right with a pricker chain (pricker missing),figured hardwood full stock fluted behind the breech andthe butt-cap formed of contrasting layers of bone and horn,and original steel ramrod; and the third with taperingsighted barrel formed with fluted vase-shaped muzzle,widening towards a strongly flared breech, fitted withstanding back-sight, iron pan with pivot-cover, fitted withshaped iron plates encasing the mechanism, carrying itsoriginal pricker on the right, plain serpentine, figuredhardwood full stock formed with a curved faceted butt(cracks, repairs), and original iron ramrod

The first: 67.5cm; 26I in barrel

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£600-800

95

96AN 18 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, EARLY 19THCENTURY

with swamped sighted barrel of ‘orange peel’ patternedtwist steel, formed with a long sighting flat and engravedwith an arsenal inscription, the breech with standing back-sight and moulded pan (pivot-cover missing), the lockenclosed by a flat shaped plate of matching steel engravedwith a band of border ornament on each side, fitted withmoulded serpentine, pierced engraved trigger, hardwoodfull stock, stained black and grooved for sighting behindthe breech, slender faceted butt of characteristic form, apair of brass sling swivels, and steel ramrod

102.5cm; 40G in barrel

Provenance

Robin Wigington, Poet’s Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon

For a gun with a barrel of similar pattern see L. S. Figiel1991, p. 137.

£150-200

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97A RARE MOROCCAN SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL DATED 1277(CIRCA 1860/1)

with tapering three-stage barrel retained by two chasedsilver bands (one replaced), lightly engraved flat lock fittedwith sliding pan-cover and engraved gravity stop, figuredhardwood full stock lightly carved about the barrel tang,and swelling at the butt, large elliptical silver pommel capchased with scrolls and a central medallion with the dateand a brief inscription on the respective sides, plain steeltrigger-guard, and steel ramrod

41.5cm; 16D in

£1500-2000

98TWO 18 BORE TURKISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS,19TH CENTURY

the first with tapering barrel retained by a single brass bandand engraved with a pseudo barrelsmith’s mark at thebreech, engraved rounded lock signed en suite, hardwoodfull stock impressed with a trellis pattern beneath thebreech, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard,spurred pommel and ramrod pipe, and white metalescutcheon (worn); the second with tapering three-stagebarrel chiselled with scrolls over the breech, chiselled lock,hardwood full stock carved with scrollwork in low relief,and steel mounts (worn)

47cm; 18I in

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99A PAIR OF RUSSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED STIRRUPS DATED1903, A PAIR OF CAUCASIAN STIRRUPS, A COSSACKSTIRRUP AND AN EAST EUROPEAN STIRRUP

the first of iron, with oval tread, a pair of slender sidepanels rising to a pierced loop for suspension, the outersurface encased in silver chased with a running pattern offoliage enclosing flowers against a punched ground,enriched with niello, both including the date on a panel atthe front and one with a further inscription; the second withcircular tread, fluted side panels rising to a robust pair ofloops; the third of brass with drum-shaped tread, a pair oftapering side panels and rectangular loop; and the fourth ofiron

the first 14cm; 5I in high

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£200-300

100

100A HUNGARIAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED BELT , LATE18TH/19TH CENTURY

of velvet, the front faced with a broad band of silver thread,applied with seven star-shaped bosses each rising to afaceted red paste in a tall conical setting surrounded bysilver beads at the base, the terminals each fitted with alarge chased silver gilt mount, each decorated with a broadpanel pierced with scrolling foliage and differing flowersagainst a gilt panel within a ropework frame, fitted at theend with a serpent head hook on one side and with a chainof plaited silver wire for closure on the other, and with thelater inscription ‘A. Maier, Salzburg’

86.5cm; 34in overall

A similar example is preserved in the Magyar NemzetiMuseum, Budapest, inv. no. 1899.13.15.

£1000-1500

99

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101AN AXE, 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY EAST EUROPEAN

with small crescentic blade stamped with a series of marks,two pellets within a triangular panel at the base, inlaid withthree panels of brass framed between a pair of lines oneach side, and faceted socket incised with further linearpatterns

13.5cm; 5G in head

£200-300

102A BRONZE HAMMER HEAD IN 14TH CENTURY STYLE,AND THREE BRONZE BLADES, PROBABLY LURISTAN 8THCENTURY B.C.

the first with polygonal head, strongly down-curved rearspike, and a hollow collar, engraved throughout withscrolls; the remaining pieces in excavated condition, twowith tapering blades cut with a series of converging fullers

the first: 11.8cm; 4K in

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‡ £60-100

103A RARE MAORI FIGHTING AXE, TOKI KAKAUROA

with European steel spatulate head formed with a bluntrear pean (pitted), long hardwood haft with characteristicscroll and beadwork carving at the top and towards thebase, the former set with a single haliotis shell eye (theeyes on the reverse and the lower carved panel missing),pointed basal terminal, and with old patina (minorscratching and bruising)

178cm; 70in

A smaller example of this type is illustrated in G. C. Stone1934, p. 619, fig.791, no.3.

£1500-2000

103

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104A MAORI STAFF, TIAHA

with finely carved tiki head finial decorated withcharacteristic scrolls and mouldings, haliotis shell eyes, andmuch old patina

170.5cm; 67in

£700-900

105A CARVED MAORI STAFF

tapering at the top, probably for fitting an axe head, carvedwith characteristic scrollwork and notched mouldings overthe upper half, a smaller wasted moulding towards thebase (slightly warped, one small crack), and some patina

180cm; 71in

£300-400

104 105 106

106A SOLOMON ISLANDS PADDLE CLUB

with flattened flaring head formed with a slender medialridge over the upper portion, retaining some rattan bindingover the base (losses, the lower portion with a closedcrack), and some patina

130cm; 51B in

£150-200

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European Edged Weapons107A RARE EAST EUROPEAN SWORD, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

in excavated condition, with long straight blade double-edged for the last 39cm, the forte enclosed by a shapedpanel extending over the edge of the blade on each side,iron hilt comprising a pair of short drooping quillons withglobular terminals, the tang retaining two rivets forattaching the grip, and tall compressed pear-shaped hollowbronze pommel


For a discussion of this group and its development see J. V.Kalmár 1935/6, pp. 150-155. The most famous sword fromthis distinctive group is the so-called sword ofCharlemagne preserved in the former ImperialSchatzkammer, Vienna, inv. no. WS XIII 5. Another ispreserved in the National Museum, Budapest.

£2500-3500

107

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108A RARE MEDIEVAL SWORD, LATE 15TH CENTURY,PROBABLY VENETIAN

in excavated condition, with broad flat blade cut with afuller on each side and retaining traces of a brass-linedbladesmith’s mark, in a roundel the cross of St Andrew,iron hilt comprising a pair of flat horizontally recurvedquillons with spatulate tips, and square pommel drawn-outto a central rondel on each side

98cm; 38K in blade

A number of swords of this type are preserved in thearmoury of the Palazzo Ducale, Venice and are referred toin early inventories as Spada Schiavonesca, See U. Franzoi1990. p.85 no. 144.

£3000-4000

109A RARE MEDIEVAL HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, LATE14TH/15TH CENTURY

in excavated condition, with broad flat blade tapering at thetip, straight cross-piece with slightly down-curved lower-edge and swelling towards the tips, and large wheel-shaped pommel

81.5cm; 32in blade

The hilt of this sword is related to those preserved in theMilitary Museum Istanbul and associated with the periodcirca 1392-1408 during which time there were numerousraids and skirmishes by the Mamluk forces against theChristian Kingdom of Lesser Armenia. See D. G. Alexander1985, pp. 81-119, nos. 32, 38, 39.

£3000-4000

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110A RARE FRENCH BEARING SWORD, LATE 17TH/EARLY18TH CENTURY

with broad flat double-edged blade tapering towards thepoint, retaining traces of engraving at the forte, and formedwith a blunt ricasso, gilt-brass hilt cast and chiselled in lowrelief with cabalistic motifs, including a pair of straightquillons chiselled with fruit-bearing vines and foliage withina framework of scrolls, decorated in the centre with furthermotifs against a punched ground, compressed sphericalpommel decorated with two pairs of clasped hands at thefront, a vacant scrollwork cartouche on the back, and a pairof inverted green man masks, original grip bound withplaited copper wire with a chased gilt-brass collar top andbottom, and retaining much original gilding throughout

97cm; 38D in blade

The clasped hands, or hands of alliance, motif signifiessworn faith and has been associated with Freemasonry andother secret societies since the renaissance. Theimportance of such societies amongst European noblemenand military leaders was considerable until relativelyrecently. A sword decorated in a similar manner and with apommel of near identical type is preserved in the Musée deL’ Armée, Paris. See J-P. Reverseau 1982, p.166.

£4000-6000

110

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111A RARE SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL SWORD, EARLY 15THCENTURY AND LATER

with double-edged blade cut with a short fuller on eachface and with traces of a running wolf mark incised on thefront, later cross-piece formed of a pair of straightdownward-slanted quillons with flattened spatulateterminals and pronounced écusson, and well formed wheelpommel drawn upwards at the top to form a stalk encasingthe tip of the tang (areas of pitting)

78cm; 30N in blade

The present sword is of the type illustrated on the tomb ofGilbert de Greenlau (d.1411) at Kinkell churchyard,Aberdeenshire. Another example is preserved in theGlasgow Art Gallery. For a discussion of this group see T.Willis, 1997, pp. 12-25.

£2500-3500

111

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112A GERMAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1600

with sharply tapering blade of diamond section, taperingricasso stamped with a mark, probably the letters STarranged vertically beneath a crown for Wolfgang Stantler(worn), steel hilt of flattened rounded bars, comprisingdown-curved forward-canted quillon with flattened globularpierced terminal (repairs), knuckle-guard with flattenedglobular terminal, bifurcated outer ring-guard joining thearms of the hilt at the base, lower ring-guard, trifurcatedinner guard, and flattened barrel-shaped pommel (the hiltcleaned and with areas of pitting), and later grip bound withplaited silver wire and ‘Turk’s heads’

91cm; 35P in blade

This sword belongs to the well known group of rapiersassociated with the Munich Town Guard. The presentexample varies in the use of an s-shaped as opposed tocurved bar joining the outer ring to the lower ring-guard.Others are preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, theMusée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire, Brussels,and the Wallace Collection. Another example from thisgroup was sold Sotheby’s Olympia, 29th June 2005, lot 34(£14,400, including premium). For a discussion of thisgroup see A.V.B. Norman 1980, pp.127-129.

£5000-7000

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113AN ETCHED RAPIER IN LATE 16TH CENTURY SAXONSTYLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stampedwith a circular mark on one side towards the forte,rectangular ricasso etched with a panel of scrolling leafytendrils and flowerheads on each side, iron hilt including apair of straight quillons of hollow-diamond section, outerring-guard swelling towards the centre, matching lowerring-guard fitted with a sprung-in plate, trifurcated inner-guard incorporating a thumb-loop, faceted ovoid pommel,and etched throughout en suite with the ricasso, and with agrip of twisted wire retained by a shaped etched iron collartop and bottom

85.5cm; 33P in blade

This sword is probably the work of the notorious forgerAnton Konrad of Dresden. It is almost certainly inspired thesilver-mounted rapier of Christian II, Elector of Saxonypreserved in the Germanisches National Museum, Berlin.

£800-1000

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114A GERMAN CUP-HILT RAPIER, LATE 17TH CENTURY

with slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section, cut witha short fuller stamped by the bladesmith ‘JACOB BRACHANNO 1662’ on one side and with a brief Latin inscriptionon the other, rectangular ricasso stamped with thebladesmith’s mark (rubbed), steel hilt comprising ellipticalcup-guard with moulded brim, engraved with scrollworkand linear patterns on the inside, a pair of straight quillonswith button-shaped terminals, knuckle-guard interrupted byan elliptical moulding, globular pommel moulded en suitewith the cup-guard and the grip bound with plaited wireand a moulded steel collar top and bottom


£1500-2000

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115AN ITALIAN CUP-HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1680

with blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with aninscription within a short fuller on each side (rubbed),rectangular forte stamped with a series of marks includinga crowned ‘M’, tapering ricasso, steel hilt comprising deepcup guard pierced with a series of horizontal panels filledwith swirling foliage (small chips and holes), a pair ofslender vertically recurved quillons, knuckle-guard, andearlier fluted ovoid pommel (pitted, the hilt loose), andspirally-carved wooden grip

113cm; 44I in blade

£600-800

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116A RARE RUSSIAN SMALL-SWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT,CIRCA 1770, ALMOST CERTAINLY TULA

with colichemarde blade etched with a panel of scrollworkincorporating a trophy-of-arms at the forte (rubbed, nowpolished bright), steel hilt including oval shell-guard finelypierced with numerous beads enclosed within a trellisframework, the border pierced with tightly scrolling foliage,a pair of straight quillons with flattened globular terminalsand knuckle-guard all pierced with scrolling foliage en suitewith the shell, quillon-block and pommel each pierced withbeads within a framework of trellis matching the shell, andoriginal grip bound with plaited silver wire, ribband and‘Turk’s heads’, in a later leather scabbard with silver locketand chape

80cm; 31I in blade

A small-sword with steel hilt pierced with an almostidentical pattern of scrolling foliage and inscribed Tula 1769is preserved in the Kremlin Armoury. See Kremlin 1998,no. 89.

£2000-3000

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117A RUSSIAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1790, PROBABLYTULA

with slender hollow-triangular blade etched with scrollworkat the forte, steel hilt set with numerous faceted studs andinlaid with twisted silver wire, comprising oval shell-guardpierced with a central panel of expanded flowerheadsseparated by leaves, a pair of slender arms, short scrollingquillon, knuckle-guard interrupted by a pierced moulding,urn-shaped pommel, and swelling grip decorated with aspiralling pattern of fluting, inset with studs and twistedwire en suite with the hilt (minor losses)

87cm; 34D in blade

The style of decoration with the use of studs and twistedsilver wire on burnished steel is characteristic of Tulaworkmanship of this period. For further examples see Tula1977, nos. 124 and 126.

£800-1000

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118A VERY RARE ENGLISH TRANSITIONAL RAPIER WITHBRASS HILT DECORATED WITH PORTRAIT BUSTS OFWILLIAM AND MARY, CIRCA 1690

with straight double-edged blade cut with a running wolfmark and stamped with the inscription ‘SAHAGVM’ withina short fuller on each side at the forte (pitting), brass hiltcomprising short down-curved quillon with flattenedglobular terminal, inner and outer ring-guards eachinterrupted by a central moulding and filled with a sprung-in plate, the plates each chiselled with a religious scene onthe outer face and a mounted figure inside, retaining tracesof gilding and black paint probably for funerary purposes,knuckle-guard interrupted by a foliate moulding and joinedto the rings by an additional bar front and back, andspherical pommel chiselled against a matted ground withthe crowned Royal monograms ‘WR’ and ‘MR’ on the frontand the back, each divided by the respective crownedportrait busts and contained within a beadwork frame, andthe grip retaining its original spiral binding of alternatingthicknesses of plaited brass wire

81.4cm; 32in blade

The decoration of the pommel is notably rare: it wouldappear that this sword is the only example of its typeextant. A sword with a hilt of similar form inscribed ‘Godsave King William and Queen Mary’ is preserved in theRoyal Armouries, Leeds. See A. R. Dufty 1974, p. 25 andpl. 50.

£5000-7000

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119A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770-80

with tapering hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt withscrollwork and trophies on a blued panel at the forte(oxidised, small losses), silver hilt cast and chased in lowrelief comprising shell-guard decorated with classicalfigures including Neptune accompanied by putti, shortglobular quillon struck with silver marks, perhaps Paris1768-74, a pair of writhen pas-d’âne, knuckle-guard formeden suite and interrupted by further putti, matching ovoidpommel, accompanied throughout with rococo scrolls andshell ornament against a punched ground, and the gripbound with plaited silver wire and ‘Turk’s heads’

85.5cm; 33K in blade

£1200-1800

120AN UNUSUAL SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LATE 17THCENTURY, ENGLISH OR DUTCH

with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, cutwith a full-length broad fuller on each face, silver hiltcomprising quillon with globular finial (repaired), stampedwith the maker's mark, FW, outer ring-guard and knuckle-guard each interrupted by a central moulding chiselled withfruit and foliage, the former fitted with a sprung-in platefinely pierced and engraved with a scrolling foliage,compressed ovoid pommel chiselled en suite, enrichedthroughout with panels of lightly engraved scrollwork, andthe grip bound with plaited silver wire and ‘Turk’s heads’


£1200-1800

121A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1760-70

with associated tapering hollow-triangular blade, silver hiltcast and chased with rococo ornament in low relief,including double shell-guard up-turned front and reardecorated with trophies-of-arms against a finely punchedground within foliate frames, globular quillon cast andchased with foliage, quillon block with trophies on eachside, knuckle-guard interrupted by a foliate moulding, andglobular pommel decorated with foliage and stylisedtrophies, retaining traces of gilding throughout, and thegrip bound with plaited silver wire and ‘Turk’s heads’

84.5cm; 33D in blade

£800-1200

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122A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770-80

with hollow-triangular blade, etched with scrolls, a spray ofhalberds, and a warrior on a blued panel at the forte(oxidised), signed ‘Liger Md Fourbisseur Rue Coquillere a laJustice a Paris’ on each side, steel hilt finely chiselled withrococo scrolls bouquets and garlands, including double-shell-guard decorated with four differing vignettes includingan allegory of architecture and a young boy with a gun,globular quillon, quillon block decorated with a pair of putti,knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel each en suite with theshell, all against a finely punched and gilt fish roe groundincorporating small panels of trellis, and the grip with alater binding of plaited silver wire, ribband and ‘Turk’sheads’


Pierre André Liger is recorded at 192 de la rue Coquillièrecirca 1768-1801.

£1200-1800

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123A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1760,PROBABLY DUTCH

with two-stage blade of flattened-hexagonal section,etched and gilt with a crowned trophy-of-arms carrying astar, and a scrollwork panel involving a fleur-de-lys on a giltpanel at the forte on each side, silver hilt, including doubleshell-guard with moulded brim, boldly chiselled withfoliage on each side of the blade, bulbous quillon chiselledwith foliage faceted quillon block chiselled with foliage ensuite with the shell, moulded knuckle-guard stamped withtwo maker’s marks including the letters ‘DH‘, facetedplummet-shaped pommel matching the quillon block andthe shell, and the grip bound with plaited silver wire with amoulded collar top and bottom

83.5cm; 32P in blade

£1000-1200

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124A RARE LONG KNIFE FROM A SAXON HUNTINGTROUSSE, CIRCA 1660-80

with tapering blade double-edged towards the point,retaining traces of engraved and gilt decoration at the forteon each side (pitted), shaped tang filed with characteristicnotched patterns, the hilt fitted with a pair of mouldedfaceted brass panels at the base incised with flowerheadsand pellets, and a pair of natural staghorn grip-scalesretained by four rivets with domed silver caps eachengraved with the crossed swords of the Archmarshalshipof the Empire and the arms of Saxony


A related hunting garniture comprising a sword and trousseis preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds. See H. L.Blackmore plate 10.

£1000-1500

125A BOWIE KNIFE BY J. RODGERS & SONS, NO. 6NORFOLK ST, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, LATE 19THCENTURY

with broad single-edged blade of polished steel, stampedwith the full maker’s details and ‘GR’ interrupted by acrown above on one side at the forte and with the star andMaltese cross mark on the other, German silver cross-piecewith globular quillons, engraved with the owner’s name ‘R.C. Macgeagh’, and polished horn grip-scales each retainedby five steel nails, in its original leather scabbard with beltloop embossed with the owner’s name, and complete withits sharpening steel

36cm; 14D in

£800-1000

126A SARDINIAN DAGGER, 18TH CENTURY AND TWOFURTHER DAGGERS

the first with tapering blade double-edged towards thepoint, inlaid with an engraved brass panel on each side ofthe forte, moulded hilt partly encased in pierced andengraved silvered plaques over horn, in its tooled leatherscabbard (now in two pieces, tip missing); and two NorthAfrican daggers, 20th Century, each in its scabbard

the first: 32.7cm; 12P in

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£120-180

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127A SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON SILVERHALLMARKS CIRCA 1770-80

with curved blade double-edged for its last third, cut with abroad full-length fuller and a shorter slender fuller on eachside, silver hilt comprising a pair of flattened recurvedquillons chiselled with scrolls and stars, and with anexpanded flowerhead in the centre on each side, thepommel formed as a finely modelled falcon’s head,associated silver knuckle-chain, and spirally-carved green-stained ivory grip, in its silver-mounted vellum scabbard(repaired), with locket chased en suite with the hilt

63cm; 24N in blade

£1600-2000

128A SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON SILVERHALLMARKS FOR 1777

with curved polished blade double-edged for its last third,cut with a broad full-length fuller and a shorter slenderfuller on each side, silver hilt comprising a pair of recurvedquillons with fluted flattened globular terminals, chiselled inthe centre with classical trophies-of-arms and stamped withthe maker’s mark ‘HI’, lion's head pommel, and spirally-carved green-stained ivory grip, in its original silver-mounted leather scabbard, the locket chased with trophies-of-arms in a framework of rococo scrolls, and the locketand middle band each with a ring for suspension


£1600-2000

129A SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON SILVERHALLMARKS FOR 1774

with curved blade double-edged for its last third, cut with along slender fuller along the back-edge on each side, silverhilt comprising a pair of recurved flattened quillons chasedin the centre with trophies-of-hunting and with globularterminals, lion’s head pommel, and retaining its originalspirally-carved green-stained ivory grip (one repaired agecrack) bound with silver ribband, in a tooled leatherscabbard with silver locket and chape

70cm; 27K in blade

£1400-1800

130A SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770-80

with curved blade double-edged for its last third, cut with afull length broad fuller and a shorter slender fuller on eachside (areas of pitting), silver hilt comprising a pair ofquillons formed as falcons’ heads, the quillon block chasedwith trophies-of-hunting carrying a bird-of-prey on one sideand a hound’s mask on the other, and spirally-carvedgreen-stained swelling ivory grip (one small repair), in itsoriginal silver-mounted leather scabbard, the locket chasedwith rococo scrolls enclosing a hound’s head, and thelocket and middle-band each with a ring for suspension

70cm; 27K in blade

£1400-1800

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131A RARE LATE GOTHIC POLE-AXE, GERMAN OR SWISS,FIRST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY

with central spike of diamond section continuing at thebase to form a pair of long straps, axe blade formed with astraight leading edge, flattened rear pean formed with apronounced chequer pattern of numerous raised nodules, apair of robust pyramidal transverse spikes, on an earlywooden haft

69cm; 27B in head

A very similar example, formerly in the Viktor MonettiCollection was sold Galerie Fischer 24th June 1974, lot 2.Another, decorated with the arms of the City of Venice, andformerly in the George F. Harding Collection is preserved inthe Art Institute of Chicago (inv. no. 1982.2814). Anotherpole-axe of related form is preserved in the armoury of theDoges Palace, Venice. See U. Franzoi 1990, no. 316.

£7000-9000

132A RARE ITALIAN CORSECA, MID-16TH CENTURY

with very long tapering central blade of flattened-diamondsection, stamped with a latten lined figure-of-eight shapedmark on each side (losses), and recessed at the base, a pairof strongly curved tapering basal lugs each of flattened-triangular section, tapering faceted socket, the base of theblade and the lugs each retaining traces of pointillé and a

pair of associated straps with shaped terminals (areas ofpitting), on a later wooden haft

95.5cm; 37I in head

Provenance

The Gothic Room of Mrs Alexander Rice, New York. Rice, asocialite and philanthropist, was the daughter of William L.Elkins, the pioneer of Industry Standard Oil. She marriedGeorge Widener who was drowned, together with theirson, on the Titanic and in whose memory she built the $2million Memorial Widener Library at Harvard.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, formerly the NationalMuseum of American Art (accession no. 1957.9.2).

John Waldman

Literature:

John Waldman, Hafted Weapons in Medieval andRenaissance Europe, 2005, p. 178, fig. 146

The traces of pointillé decoration were probably gilded andis similar to that of the hafted weapons associated with thereign of Henry VIII. A number of weapons were purchasedby the crown during this period from Florentine merchantssuch as Leonardo Frescobaldi. See G. M. Wilson 1985, pp.15-20.

£3000-5000

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133A RARE ETCHED GLAIVE FOR THE GUARD OF THEEMPEROR LEOPOLD I, DATED 1694

with broad knife-like blade, tapering socket of squaresection, and a pair of short straps, the head decorated oneach side with a large panel filled with a symmetricalarrangement of foliage against a stippled ground with thecrowned letter I for Imperator at the top, one side with thedevice of Leopold I, in a sunburst the eye of God above asword entwined with vine foliage, and his motto ‘Amore etTimore’ within a wreath, and the other with the crownedImperial Eagle enclosed by the collar of the Order of theGolden Fleece and the date (the etching worn and indistinctin places), on an early wooden haft (repaired)

68cm; 26N in head

Leopold I (1640-1705) was the second son of the emperorFerdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna, daughter ofPhilip III of Spain. Originally Leopold was intended for thechurch until the death of his elder brother the German KingFerdinand IV in July 1654. Following this he became King ofHungary in 1655 and of Bohemia the following year. He waselected Emperor at Frankfurt in 1658. Whilst he was a manof peace the Imperial army was at war for much of hisreign, most notably against France and the Turks. TheTurkish wars were successfully brought to a close duringhis reign following their defeat at Vienna in 1683.

Another glaive from this group is preserved in the ViennaZeughaus, see Vienna 1977, cat. No. 702, abb. 63.

£6000-8000

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134A RARE ETCHED HALBERD OF THE GUARD OF THEEMPEROR MATTHIAS, DATED 1612

with double-edged central spike of hollow-diamond sectionnotched at the base, large flat axe-blade formed withconcave leading edge, flat down-curved rear fluke, taperingsocket, and a pair of long straps, the head finely etchedover much of its surface with scrolling tendrils against astippled ground, the spike with the Imperial cypher beneathan Imperial crown, the head decorated on one side with alarge oval filled with the Imperial device, an eagle with orband sceptre before the Imperial crown and beneath asunburst, and on the other with the crowned Imperial armswithin the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, thefluke with the abbreviated Imperial motto ‘AVC’ (AmatVictoria Curam) on one side and the date on the other, thesocket decorated with the maker’s initials ‘BS’ on one sideand ‘WHB’ on the other, and with traces of gildingthroughout (one side with a large delamination), on awooden haft fitted with an additional pair of etched straps

64.5cm; 25G in head

Matthias (1557-1619) was the son of the EmperorMaximilian and Maria, daughter of the Emperor Charles V.The period leading up to his short reign was dominated bynumerous disputes with his brother, Rudolph II. The twobrothers fought each other in 1611, when Matthias wasinvited by the Bohemians whose land was being ravagedby Imperial troops. The following year Rudolph died andMathias was crowned Emperor. Troubles in Bohemiacontinued through his reign, with the Thirty Years Warstarting the year before his death in 1619.

Three other halberds from this group are preserved in theMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. nos. 12.141.6,14.25.387, and 461). Another is preserved in the KienbuschCollection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, no. 565.

£10000-12000

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135A FINE GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD, CIRCA 1570

with long central spike of diamond section, forward leaningaxe-blade pierced with three groups of holes, pierceddown-curved rear spike, and a pair of long straps (onecracked at the base), decorated on each side with anespagnolette mask on the head and a warrior incontemporary costume in the centre (one side with a smalllamination), all amidst scrolling leafy tendrils against agranulated ground extending up two-thirds of the length ofthe central spike, over the rear spike and the top of thestraps, the latter also incorporating an expandedflowerhead, on an early wooden haft fitted with anadditional pair of straps

79cm; 31in head

£4000-6000

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136A RARE NORTH ITALIAN DAMASCENED COMBINED GUNREST AND SPEAR, MID-17TH CENTURY

with steel head formed of a pair of flattened scrolling armseach terminating in a falcon’s head, decorated with golddamascened scrolls on each side (losses), fitted with ahinged cap at the base decorated en suite and covering aretractable long slender blade, moulded collarincorporating a release button for the blade eachdamascened with scrollwork, on a leather-covered haftcomplete with its original iron shoe and hook each withtraces of gold damascene (the decoration with losses, thesteel parts patinated throughout)

51cm; 20in head, with blade extended

£3500-5000

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138A PARTISAN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY

with tapering central blade of flattened-diamond sectionswelling towards the tip, a pair of flat basal lugs withfurther short lugs top and bottom, retaining traces ofengraving including addorsed cannon on each face,moulded faceted socket, and a pair of short straps, on anassociated wooden haft

56.2cm; 22B in head

£250-350

139TWO DECORATIVE TILTING LANCES, 19TH CENTURY

each fluted over the greater part of its forward portion,recessed grip encircled with rivets at each end, conical rearportion, one fitted with a diamond-shaped iron head withmoulded neck and painted red overall, the other appliedwith pierced iron plaques and painted gold

387cm; 152I in and 372cm; 146I in overall

(2)£200-300

140A GERMAN MACE, MID-16TH CENTURY

formed entirely of steel, with head of six pierced shapedflanges, each reinforced in the centre with a cruciform-shaped tip, moulded central finial, tapering cylindrical haftpierced for a thong, spirally-fluted grip, and hemisphericalbasal cap (heavily pitted throughout)

59cm; 23D in

£1500-2000

137SEVEN VARIOUS HAFTED WEAPONS, 18TH AND 19THCENTURIES

comprising a partisan, in excavated condition; a Spetum(repaired); a military spontoon (chipped, the cross-pieceincomplete); a brass spear; and three further spears, eachon a wooden haft (worn)

the first: 52cm; 20I in head

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£250-350

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141A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED SWORD BY HARVEY, DATED1762

with straight blade double-edged over the upper half, cutwith a long central fuller over its entire length and with afurther slender fuller along the back-edge on each side(areas of pitting), engraved with ‘GR’ crowned on each sideof the forte and maker’s name and date on one side, steelhilt comprising basket-guard of fluted bars carrying a seriesof narrow and near square panels pierced witharrangements of hearts and circles enriched with fluting,large oval loop for the reigns, scrolling quillon, fluted bun-shaped pommel, and wooden grip retaining its originalfishskin covering (small losses) and plaited brass wirebinding

91cm; 35N in blade

£2000-2500

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142A MILITIA SHORTSWORD, SECOND HALF OF THE 18THCENTURY

with curved blade double-edged towards the tip, cut with athree-quarter-length fuller along the back-edge on eachside (patinated, the forte with a braized repair), brass triple-bar hilt formed with a broad guard at the base engraved‘1st E S L M 25’ on the underside (probably EastStirlingshire Loyal Militia), down-turned globular quillon,globular pommel, and spirally-fluted grip

71.8cm; 28D in blade

£200-300

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143A 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD

with German blade inscribed ‘J. J. Runkel, Solingen’ on theback-edge, retaining much etched and gilt decorationincluding ‘GR’ crowned and the Royal Arms on therespective sides, regulation gilt-brass hilt, original gripbound with silver wire, in its scabbard impressed with twoFleur-de-lys, probably for the Third Dragoon Guards, andthe initials ‘J. C.’

82cm; 32D in blade

£500-700

144A 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD AND ABANDSMAN’S SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19THCENTURY

the first retaining some etched and gilt decorationincluding ‘GR’ crowned on the blade (worn), regulationbrass hilt with folding shell, in its regulation leatherscabbard with brass mounts (the brass painted with gold inparts); the second with straight blade (rusted) and brasshilt cast with foliage on the langets and with lion maskpommel (patinated)


(2)£400-500

145AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD

with regulation blade etched with ‘GR’ crowned, a Turk’sbust, and sprays of foliage, the crowned Royal Arms, brassregulation hilt (bent, one small crack), and chequered ivoryhilt, in its leather scabbard with brass mounts (locket studmissing, the brass painted gold throughout)

79cm; 31in blade

£300-400

146AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDRETAILED BY TATHAM, NO 37 CHARING CROSS, NEARTHE ADMIRALTY, LONDON

with German blade inscribed ‘J. J. Runkel, Solingen’ on theback-edge, retaining traces of etched and gilt decoration,regulation brass hilt (knuckle-guard repaired), in itsscabbard inscribed with the maker’s details on the locket


£250-350

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147A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’SSWORD AND A MASONIC SWORD

the first of regulation specifications, with etched fulleredblade, steel hilt retaining traces of nickel-plating, in itsscabbard (worn), the second with straight slender blade(tip chipped), brass hilt comprising a pair of ‘bow-tie’quillons and flattened ovoid pommel

the first: 82.5cm; 32I in blade

(2)£100-150

148A VICTORIAN 1827 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORDBY LINNEY, 23 REGENT STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1835-43

of regulation specifications, with 1846 pattern etched bladeincluding ‘VR’ crowned and the maker’s details on one sideof the forte (rubbed, partly obscured), brass hilt, sharkskin-covered grip, original sword knot, in its scabbard cast withthe retailer‘s details, ‘H. & W. Seagrove, The Hard, Portsea’

74.5cm; 29G in blade

£250-350

149AN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD BYJOHNSTON, JERMYN ST, ST JAMES’S, LONDON

of regulation specifications, with etched blade including‘VR’ crowned, the maker’s details and the owner’s, crestedarms and motto on the respective sides, brass hilt,fishskin-covered grip, in its brass scabbard (dents)

82.5cm; 32I in blade

The arms are those of O’ Carroll of Ardagh, Co. Galway,Ireland.

£150-200

150A MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD BY WILKINSON FOR THEMALAYSIAN MARKET, 20TH CENTURY

with curved etched blade including the full arms ofMalaysia on each side and the maker’s details at the forte,gilt metal cross-piece, composite white grip, in itsscabbard

78.8cm; 31in blade

£200-300

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151A SCOTTISH DIRK, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

with tapering fullered blade formed with a notched back-edge, carved grip decorated with basketweave designs,white metal ferrule decorated with a plaited pattern, thepommel set with a large faceted amber coloured paste, inits leather-covered wooden scabbard with white metalmounts cast with entwined serpents at the front, completewith its accompanying knife, fork and suspension strap

40.8cm; 16in

‡ £400-600

152A FRENCH MODEL 1816 INFANTRY BRIQUET AND TWOVICTORIAN PRISON OFFICER’S SWORDS

the first with curved blade engraved with Klingenthalarsenal inscription on the back-edge (pitted), and brass hilt,in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (worn, chapemissing); the second and third with curved blades double-edged at the points, brass stirrup hilts, one engraved ‘BLD’on the quillon, and banded fishskin-covered grips, in theirbrass-mounted leather scabbards

the first: 59.5cm; 23G in blade

(3)

£300-400

153A CONTINENTAL CAVALRY SWORD, 19TH CENTURY

with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the tip,stamped with ‘W’ crowned and ‘97’ on the back-edge atthe forte, steel stirrup hilt, in its steel scabbard with asingle ring for suspension (surface rust)

76cm; 30in blade

£250-300

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154TWO CONTINENTAL CAVALRY SWORDS, SECONDQUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY

each with curved blade double-edged at the tip and formedwith a long broad fuller on each side, stamped with a markat the forte, regulation brass triple-bar hilt (onecompressed), brass cap pommel, wire-bound leather-covered grip (one with minor losses), and each in its steelscabbard

90cm; 35I in blades

(2)

£400-500

155A PORTUGUESE SWORD, CIRCA 1830

with earlier Spanish blade of flattened-hexagonal section,stamped with the letters ‘L’, ‘R’ crowned, and ‘C IV‘ forCarlos IV on one side and with the date 1799 on the other,gilt-brass hilt based on the British pattern of 1822,incorporating an oval carrying the crowned Royal arms ofPortugal enclosed by laurel, folding inner-guard, the back-strap and pommel formed as a maned lion’s head, and gilt-brass banded grip, in an associated steel scabbard (now intwo pieces)

91.5cm; 36in blade

£1000-1500

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd gratefully acknowledges StephenWood for his assistance in the preparation of this section ofthe catalogue.

THE HART FAMILY COLLECTION OFNAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS AND CIVILIAN

COSTUME

Originally from the English counties of Devonshire, Kentand Suffolk, the Hart family dates its establishment in theUlster counties of Donegal and Londonderry to the Anglo-Irish wars of the late sixteenth century and to thesubsequent seventeenth century Plantation of Ulster. Thefirst Hart to settle in Ulster was Henry (circa 1568/72 - 1637)who went there as an officer in the army of Elizabeth I, waswounded at Carrickfergus in 1597 and became governor ofCulmore Fort and an alderman and mayor of Londonderry:he was granted extensive lands in the province andfounded the family’s fortunes in Ulster as well as settingthe tone for the lives and local influence of futuregenerations of his family. Henry’s descendants followedcareers typical of the Anglo-Irish landed gentry from theseventeenth to the twentieth century: they were sailors,soldiers, clergymen, colonial governors, magistrates, highsheriffs, deputy lieutenants and politicians - the verybackbone of the British Empire.

In the collection of family clothing offered here areuniforms and civilian costume that span the period frombefore the Capture of Seringapatam in 1799 to the end ofthe First World War in 1918. There are a few items that runinto the mid-twentieth century but the majority of thecollection - representing four generations of the family,from General George Vaughan Hart (born 1752) toLieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart (died 1946) -covers two centuries of naval and military experienceacross the globe, from India and Singapore to the WestIndies and Africa: one highly significant item, an officer’sjacket, or short-tailed coatee, was probably worn at thebattle that was pivotal for the fortunes of the Empire towhich the Hart family so significantly contributed for solong: Waterloo, 1815.

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THE NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORM

General George Vaughan Hart (1752-1832)

Ensign, 46th Foot, 1775; lieutenant, 1777; captain-lieutenant, 55th Foot, Mar. 1779; captain, Dec. 1779; major,75th Foot, 1787; lieutenant-colonel, 1795; colonel, 1798;brigadier-general, 1801; major general, 1805; lieutenant-general, 1811; general, 1825.

ADC to Maj.Gen. The Hon. John Vaughan in America 1776-77; ADC to Maj.Gen. James Grant in the West Indies, 1778-79; ADC and Military Secretary to Maj.Gen. WilliamMedows in proposed attacks on the Cape of Good Hopeand Buenos Aires 1781 and in India 1782; ADC and MilitarySecretary to Medows in Bombay and Deputy Paymaster-General, Bombay, 1788-90; Deputy Paymaster-General,Madras, 1790-95 and Deputy Paymaster-General, India,1792-95; Deputy Paymaster-General, Madras, 1798-99 andCommissary of Grain, Mysore, 1799; Officer Commandingin Canara, 1799-1800; Brigadier-General commanding NWDistrict, Ireland, 1801-05; Major General commanding NW& NE Districts, Ireland, 1805-11; Lieutenant-Generalcommanding West & Central Districts, Ireland, 1811-14 andNorthern District, Ireland, 1814-15; Governor ofLondonderry and Culmore Fort 1820-32. MP, Co. Donegal,1812-31.

Served in: American War of Independence (Cape Fear,Charleston, Flatbush, Brooklyn, Forts Washington and Leeand Philadelphia, 1776; New Jersey, Chesapeake Bay,Germantown, Brandywine, Monmouth Courthouse andraids into Connecticut, 1777-78; St Lucia and Grenada1779); 2nd Mysore War 1782; 3rd Mysore War 1790-92(siege of Seringapatam and capture of Pondicherry) and 4thMysore War (battle of Malvilly and capture ofSeringapatam) 1799.

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156A STAFF OFFICER’S UNDRESS FROCK, CIRCA 1792-99

of scarlet wool, with dark blue lapels and cuffs; twist loopsto the sleeves, lapels and skirts arranged in pairs; plain,white metal, half-domed, open-back buttons (one replacedand one missing); the tails made to hook back (two tailornaments missing); the body unlined but the breast andtails lined with white silk; provision for two epaulettes(moth damage and the lining largely shredded)

This was probably worn by Hart as Deputy Paymaster-General for Madras and India between circa 1792 and 1799.

£600-800

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157A STAFF OFFICER’S FROCK, CIRCA 1799-1801

of scarlet wool, with dark blue lapels and cuffs; loops ofplain gold lace to the cuffs, lapels and skirts arranged inpairs; flat, polished gilt metal buttons - by M. Murphy,Dublin - embossed with a crowned Royal Cypher GR;‘made-up’ tails with plain gold lace ornaments; the bodyunlined; provision for a single epaulette on the rightshoulder

This was probably worn by Hart as a Colonel on the Staff inIndia and Britain between 1799 and 1801, and is almostcertainly that shown in the illustration on p. 69.

£2000-3000

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158A STAFF OFFICER’S UNDRESS FROCK, CIRCA 1790s

of scarlet wool, single-breasted, with dark blue collar andcuffs; flat, polished, plain, silver-plated buttons - markedSHEFFIELD PLATED on their backs; the tails made to hookback but without tail ornaments; the body unlined;epaulettes to both shoulders, the silver lace straps edgedwith twisted silver wire, with crescents formed of sequinsand terminating in loose silver bullions, the straps eachbearing an embroidered badge of a crown on a scarletground within a blue strap-and-buckle bearing the titleGARRISON STAFF (some moth damage and staining)

This extremely rare example of a staff officer’s frock wasprobably worn by Hart as Deputy Paymaster-General forMadras and India between circa 1792 and 1799.

£2000-3000

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159A LIEUTENANT-GENERAL’S FULL DRESS COATEE, 1811-25

of scarlet wool, with dark blue lapels, cuffs and collarpatches; gold embroidered loops to the sleeves, lapels andskirts arranged in threes; with gilt-metal, half-domedgeneral officer’s buttons; the skirts sewn back and retainingboth tail ornaments (damage to rear right shoulder andsome moth damage); with detached gold round-cordepaulette and aiguillette (some moth to epaulette base)

This pattern of coatee was worn in Full Dress and Dress bylieutenant-generals 1811-28. Hart held that rank 1811-25 butthe style in which the tails are sewn back may indicate thatthis coatee was made early in the period that he wouldhave worn it.

£2000-3000

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160A LIEUTENANT-GENERAL’S UNDRESS COATEE, 1811-25

of scarlet wool, with dark blue lapels, cuffs and collarpatches; twist loops to the sleeves, lapels and skirtsarranged in threes (lacking all buttons); the tails made tohook back and retaining one tail ornament (some mothdamage, the lining shredded and some staining)

This pattern of coatee was worn in Undress by lieutenant-generals 1811-28. Hart held that rank 1811-25 but thearchaic style in which the tails are made to hook back mayindicate that this coatee was made very early in the periodthat he would have worn it.

£400-600

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161A LIEUTENANT-GENERAL’S UNDRESS COATEE, 1811-25

of scarlet wool, with dark blue lapels, cuffs and collarpatches; twist loops to the sleeves, lapels and skirtsarranged in threes; fully lined; with gilt-metal, half-domedgeneral officer’s buttons; external pocket in left breast; with‘made-up’ tails but no tail ornaments (slight moth damage)

This pattern of coatee was worn in Undress by lieutenant-generals 1811-28. Hart held that rank 1811-25 but the stylein which the tails are ‘made-up’ may indicate that thiscoatee was made quite late in the period that he wouldhave worn it.

£2000-3000

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162AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY

formed of rows of large riveted iron rings alternating withrows of butted rings, extending to above the knees, thechest area of robust closely meshed rings, and open at thefront, vented at the back and applied with five rows ofnarrow vertically overlapping cusped iron plates, the sideswith pairs of longitudinal plates, a pair of full-lengthsleeves, the front with four rectangular convex plates eachfitted with two shaped bars for straps or laces, andengraved on the outside (the mail with small holes andlosses, the plates patinated)

By tradition taken by General George Vaughan Hart atSeringapatam.

£500-700

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163A BRASS GONG, BY TRADITION FROM TIPU SULTAN'SPALACE

of characteristic circular form, pieced with a pair of holes atthe top for suspension, and the inner face painted with ashort Chinese inscription (perhaps later)


£400-600

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THE FOLLOWING TWO LOTS WERE TAKEN, BY TRADITION, AFTER THE CAPTURE OF SERINGAPATAM BY GENERAL GEORGE VAUGHAN HART

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164A BRITISH OFFICER’S WAIST SASH, CIRCA 1790-1810

of crimson netted and tatted silk, fastened at the tassels(some moth and damage)

The sash 54 inches in length (doubled), including tassels,almost certainly that shown in the portrait on p. 69.

£80-100

165A GENERAL’S EPAULETTES, CIRCA 1801-11

four pairs; scarlet wool straps applied with trains of goldwire Staff pattern embroidery and terminating in thinbullion fringe; two pairs with flat, gilt metal general officer’sbuttons; one pair lacking its fringe (some moth and otherdamage)

Prior to 1811, general officers wore epaulettes of this typeon their frocks and coatees; Hart attained the rank ofBrigadier-General in 1801 and so would have wornepaulettes of this type until the coatees of general officerschanged their style in 1811.

£400-500

166A GENERAL’S SWORD KNOT, 1820s

of plaited crimson silk and gold wire cord with a crimsonsilk and gold wire Turk’s Head slider and terminating in amassive gold-wire and bullion tassel, the tassel appliedwith two crimson velvet and gold wire medallions bearingthe general officer’s device of a crossed sword and batonin unused condition

This magnificent knot conforms to that specified for generalofficers in the Dress Regulations of 1822.

£300-400

167A STAFF AND GENERAL OFFICER’S EMBROIDEREDLOOPS AND BUTTONS, CIRCA 1795-1811

a quantity of embroidered loops, in gold and silver wireand upon scarlet and dark blue cloth backgrounds, withsome half-domed white metal Staff officer’s buttons and asingle tail ornament (variable condition)

These loops will have been worn on his frocks and coateesby Hart in his various Staff positions and as a generalofficer c.1795-1811. Whereas Staff officers, such as DeputyPaymaster-Generals, wore silver lace and embroidery ontheir coats, general officers wore equivalent in gold.

£150-200

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168A GENERAL’S COCKED HAT, PLUME AND HAT-TIN, 1820s

the hat of black felt (damaged), with a black silk rosette,gold wire embroidered star-loop, gilt metal, half-domedgeneral officer’s button and two crimson and gold bulliontassels; the plume of red and white swan’s feathers; thehat-tin of japanned tin

Although Hart would have worn a cocked hat in uniform formuch of the last thirty-five years of his life, this example isdated to the 1820s by reason of its conformity to thatspecified for general officers in the Dress Regulations of1822.

£800-1000

169A GENTLEMAN’S VEST, MILITARY OR CIVILIAN, CIRCA1790-1810

of white cotton, single-breasted, with ten cotton-coveredbuttons and three pockets, showing signs of enlargement(some staining)

Vests, or waistcoats, of this style were worn by gentlemenwith both military and civilian coats at the period indicated.From its date, this vest is most likely to have been worn byGeneral George Vaughan Hart, possibly with one of thefrocks in this collection. This is almost certainly that shownin the portrait on p. 69.

£50-80

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170A GENERAL’S FULL DRESS COATEE, EPAULETTE,WAISTBELT AND SLINGS, 1828-32

the coatee of scarlet wool, with dark blue collar and cuffs;the collar, cuffs and pocket flaps all applied with gold oak-leaf pattern embroidery; fully lined; with gilt-metal, half-domed general officer’s buttons equally placed on thedouble-breasted front; tail ornaments of general officer’spattern (some wear and staining); the single epaulette, forthe left shoulder, with a gold lace strap and a broad,twisted gold wire border, with a gilded metal crescent andheavy boxed bullion and applied with the general officer’sdevice of a crossed sword and baton embroidered in goldand silver wire; the waistbelt of brown leather, 1 ½ incheswide, with slings of 1 inch wide, belt and slings appliedwith triple trains of gold-wire embroidery and with gilt-metal fittings, the oblong clasp gilt, mounted in silver withthe crowned Royal cipher WR IV, flanked by oak-leaf spraysand above the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT (some wear)

This pattern of coatee was worn by generals from 1828 to1855; Hart held that rank from 1828 until his death in 1832.

£2000-3000

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171A GOVERNOR’S UNDRESS COATEE, CIRCA 1830

of scarlet wool with dark blue collar and cuffs; twist loopsto the sleeves and tails arranged in threes; fully lined; withgilt metal half-domed buttons bearing an embossed crownwithin a wreath upon a horizontally-hatched ground; with‘made-up’ tails and tail ornaments of Staff pattern (slightmoth damage)

The Dress Regulations for 1822 specify a coat similar to thisand with these buttons, for Full Dress and Dress wear bythe Governors of garrisons and forts but no coatee isspecified for Undress wear. The plain twist loops and lackof any epaulette-provision on this coatee suggest that it isan Undress coatee and would have been worn by Hart inhis role as Governor of Londonderry and Culmore Fort1820-32; its style implies that it is probably later rather thanearlier in the period.

£2000-3000

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Captain John Richard James Hart (1798-1838)

The eldest son of General George Vaughan Hart. RoyalMilitary Colleges, Marlow and Sandhurst, 1812-14; ensign,52nd Foot 1813; lieutenant 1814; lieutenant, 74th Foot,1816; half-pay 1817; lieutenant, 35th Foot, 1819; lieutenant,86th Foot, 1820; lieutenant, 4th Light Dragoons 1821;captain, half-pay, June 1825; captain, 10th Foot, July 1825;half-pay 1827.

Served in France and Flanders 1815-16 (battle of Waterloo1815); Ireland 1816-17; England and Ireland 1819-21; India1821-25.

Said to have been a Justice of the Peace, Co. Donegal, anAlderman of the City of Londonderry and also‘Commandant of the City of Derry Yeomanry’.

172A COMPANY OFFICER’S SHORT-TAILED COATEE ORJACKET, 52nd (THE OXFORDSHIRE) REGIMENT OF FOOT(LIGHT INFANTRY), 1814-16

of scarlet cloth, with light buff collar, lapels and cuffs; thebody lined with linen; white metal, half-domed buttonsbearing an embossed 52 within a laurel wreath, withOXFORDSHIRE beneath; (some wear, fading and slightmoth damage and lacking two buttons and its light infantrypattern ‘wing’ epaulettes). Broadly conforming to theofficer’s jacket of 1812 illustrated in Franklin 2008 (p. 223),this jacket lacks the triangle of lace in the small of the backand appears never to have had tail ornaments

Although John Hart received his commission as an ensignin the 52nd in 1813, his father was determined to keep himat the Royal Military College for ‘at least a year’ [letter G.V.Hart to his elder brother John: Public Record Office ofNorthern Ireland, D3077/B/8/31] and so it is unlikely that hewore this jacket before joining his regiment in 1814. Sincehe left the 52nd by exchange to the 74th Foot in July 1816,this suggests a period of, at most, 18 months during whichHart can have worn this jacket and in this period Hartserved with his regiment at the battle of Waterloo, in thesubsequent pursuit of the defeated French army and in theoccupation of France. The wear to the cloth of this jacket isconsistent with hard service use and this, together with itspreservation in the family, lends credence to the belief thatHart wore this jacket at Waterloo and in France andFlanders during 1815 and 1816.

The 52nd, comprising the hastily-amalgamated 1st and 2ndbattalions of the regiment, was one of the strongestinfantry regiments at Waterloo, going into battle ‘withupwards of a thousand bayonets’ [Moorsom 1860, p.259].Stationed initially in the second line and on the centre-rightof the Allied position, the regiment formed part of the 3rdBrigade within the 2nd Division of II Corps, being brigadedwith 71st Highlanders and two battalions of 95th Rifles. Asthe battle progressed, the brigade was moved further tothe right as reinforcements; the 52nd then moved forwardto engage the advancing Old Guard of the French Army. Bymoving swiftly to its front and then wheeling left, the 52ndwas able to pour immensely destructive fire into the leftflank of the Old Guard columns, a manoeuvre that causedthe columns eventually to break and retreat, whereuponthe 52nd formed part of the final advance south across thebattlefield to occupy the original French positions. Exposedto cannon-shot, grape and small-arms fire for much of thesecond part of the battle, the 52nd suffered 38 officers andmen killed and 168 wounded. John Hart wrote his father aletter after the battle in which he gave his own version ofthe events of the day [reproduced in Hart 1907, pp. 50-52].

£1500-2000

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173AN INFANTRY OFFICER’S ‘BELL-TOPPED’ SHAKO ANDPLUME, CIRCA 1829-35

of black felted material, decorated with black leather stripsand with a black leather crown, the headband of blackvelvet, lacking chinstrap and scales, plate and all fittingsand damaged, the diameter of the crown 11 inches, height7 inches; the plume of white feathers on a whalebone shaft

This shako is of the pattern worn 1829 to 1844; in 1835 theplume was replaced by a ball tuft, dating this examplebetween 1829 and 1835; it therefore seems most probablethat this shako was worn by JRJ Hart as an officer with theLondonderry Legion.

£100-150

174AN INFANTRY COMPANY OFFICER’S EPAULETTE ANDWAIST SASH, CIRCA 1816-21

the epaulette’s gold lace strap terminating in a crescent oftwisted gold wire and loose gold bullions over a yellowfringe; lacking its underneath reinforcing strap, somebullions detached; the sash of crimson netted silk with silktassels, 67 inches long and 7 inches wide (unstretched) or 3inches wide when folded

The styles of this epaulette and sash place them in thesecond decade of the nineteenth century and theirprovenance makes it likely that both were worn byLieutenant John Hart in one of the line infantry regiments inwhich he served from 1816 to 1821. Between 1810 and1829, company officers of line infantry regiments wore asingle epaulette on the right shoulder (although there weremany regimental and other exceptions to this rule): thus,this epaulette may have constituted Hart’s badge of rankonce he had left the 52nd and before he joined the 4thLight Dragoons. Of the line infantry regiments in which Hartserved 1816-21, the officers of both the 74th and 86th woregold lace on their coatees and thus wore gold laceepaulettes: this epaulette therefore seems most likely torelate to Hart’s service in one of those two regiments; theform of the sash makes it most likely to have been worn byHart in a line infantry regiment, rather than one of lightinfantry, whose sashes might be expected to have been ofspecific ‘light infantry’ form.

£100-150

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175A COMPANY OFFICER’S COATEE OF THE LONDONDERRYLEGION, CIRCA 1829-38

of scarlet cloth with dark blue collar and cuffs and goldlace; gilt metal half-domed buttons - by Charles Clancy ofDublin - bearing the embossed device of a castle within acirclet containing the words NO SURRENDER 1688; withprovision for an epaulette on both shoulders (some stainingand moth damage)

An Internet genealogical source states that John Hart was‘Commandant of the City of Derry Yeomanry’ but this isunsubstantiated. This coatee’s facing colours and buttondesign and colour are the same as those on a sergeant’sjacket in the National Museum of Ireland [AccessionNumber 1913/226], that jacket and its accompanying sashhaving been originally catalogued as being of the Co.Londonderry Militia. However, the facing colours of theLondonderry Militia until 1880 were primrose yellow andfrom 1830 onwards its lace colour would have been silver;its badges and buttons did not resemble the button designof this coatee, the invocation to ‘No Surrender’ on whichdefinitely associates the coatee with the city ofLondonderry, or Derry. The Commandant of theLondonderry Legion, a large volunteer infantry unit - knownin Ireland as ‘yeomanry’ - originally raised in 1796 andthought still to be in existence in the 1830s, was the Rt.Hon Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, baronet, (1763-1839), whowas associated with the Hart family through marriage, viathe Beresford family, and through owning neighbouringland in Co. Londonderry, including Culmore - of which FortGeneral G.V. Hart was governor 1820-32. It therefore seemsmost likely that this coatee was worn by John Hart,following his retirement from the regular Army in 1827, asan officer in the Londonderry Legion; the coatee is of thepattern worn by line infantry officers 1829-55.

(Thanks to F. Glenn Thompson, Dublin, for his help incataloguing this lot).

£600-800

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Commander George Vaughan Hart, RN, (1805-95)

Third son of General George Vaughan Hart. Royal NavalCollege, Portsmouth, 1818-20; Volunteer 1820-21;Midshipman 1820-25; passed for Lieutenant 1825;Lieutenant 1827; half-pay 1832; Commander 1864.

Served in HMSs ROCHFORT, DISPATCH, MEDINA andPRINCE REGENT 1820-25, as Mate in HMSs BRISK andCALLIOPE and HMYs ROYAL GEORGE and ROYALSOVEREIGN 1825-27 and as Lieutenant in HMSsGLOUCESTER, RAMILLIES, PRINCE REGENT and VICTOR1827-32.

A Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace, Co. Donegal,he was also High Sheriff for the county in 1848.

176AN OFFICER’S WAISTCOAT, UNDRESS COATEE,EPAULETTE AND LEVEE DRESS SWORD BELT, ROYALNAVY, CIRCA 1820-32

the waistcoat of white wool, lined with cotton and with alinen back, two pockets and ten gilt-metal buttons; thecoatee of dark blue wool, double-breasted, with a stand-upcollar and slashed ‘mariner’s’ cuffs, the tails lined in blackmaterial, no provision for epaulettes, retaining all gilt metalbuttons (some moth and other damage); the epaulette witha plain gold lace strap, loose gold bullions and a flat, giltmetal button; the sword belt, 1 ½ inches wide, with 1 inchwide slings, of Royal blue web silk with gilt metal fittings

The waistcoat and epaulette conform to the 1812Regulations for the dress of British naval officers -lieutenants wearing a single epaulette of this pattern on theright shoulder 1812-27 - and the sword belt conforms tothose of 1825. The coatee is less easy to categorise but itseems most probable that it was worn by Hart in undressin the rank of lieutenant.

£200-300

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177A LIEUTENANT’S FULL DRESS COATEE, SWORD BELT,EPAULETTE AND SCALE, ROYAL NAVY, 1830-32

the coatee of dark blue wool, with scarlet collar and‘mariner’s’ cuffs and the gold lace commensurate with thewearer’s rank, double-breasted, the tails lined white (somemoth damage); the sword belt of black Morocco leather, 1½ inches wide with two trains of gold wire embroidery,slings the same but 1 inch wide, gilt metal fittings; theepaulette with a gold lace strap, with a rolled edge oftwisted gold wire, a rolled crescent of twisted gold wireand ‘boxed’ bullions; the scale matching the epaulette butlacking the bullions, both items with a gilt metal button andcontained in a shaped tin

This coatee, epaulette and scale conform to those orderedto be worn by Lieutenants in the Royal Navy 1827-43, withthe difference that, between 1830 and 1843, the facings ofnaval officers’ full dress coatees were scarlet and not white.The sword belt is that ordered for naval officers in 1832,with the embroidery specified for lieutenants. These itemscan be ascribed to George Vaughan Hart during the lasttwo years of the period that he was a lieutenant on theRoyal Navy’s active list. An image of him, as a lieutenantdressed in the coatee worn 1827-30 and with an epauletteand scale of the type offered here, is included in Hart 1988.

£300-500

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The following three lots, because of their date-range, mayhave belonged to General George Vaughan Hart or eitherof his sons, John Richard James or George Vaughan, or allthree men.

178FOUR PAIRS OF GENTLEMAN’S PANTALOONS, CIRCA1790-1820

in varying weights of unlined white cotton, three pairs witha four-button waist and one pair with a two-button waist,three pairs with tie-flies and one with a button-fly, all withFrench bearers, with tie-tighteners at knees and centrebacks (varying conditions but all with staining and somedamage)

Pantaloons were fashionable wear for European gentlemenfrom the 1790s until circa 1820 and were worn in civilianclothes as well as in naval and military uniform, frequentlybeing made in stretch cotton kerseymere and generallyworn with pumps or soft knee-length boots of the typeknown as ‘hessians’. These pantaloons resemble whatwould now be known as ‘jodhpurs’, a type of legwearderived from the Indian pajama trousers, and this fact,together with their very light weight and manufacture fromthin cotton, may indicate that they were made in India forwear in the 1790s by General George Vaughan Hart.However, British naval officers also wore white pantaloons,with hessian boots, until the 1820s and so they may equallyhave been worn by Commander George Vaughan Hartduring his early days in the Royal Navy.

£400-600

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179THREE PAIRS OF GENTLEMAN’S TROUSERS, CIRCA 1820-40

in varying weights of unlined white linen or heavy cotton,each with a two-button waist and a buttoning trap fly andeach with two buttoning hip pockets and a deep watchpocket, the cuffs fitted with buttons for instep straps(varying conditions but all with staining and some damage)

£300-400

180FOUR PAIRS OF GENTLEMAN’S TROUSERS, CIRCA 1820-40

in varying weights of white linen or cotton, one pair linedwith wool, three pairs with a two-button waist and one pairwith a three-button waist, three pairs with trap flies and onewith a button fly and French bearer, all with two buttoninghip pockets and a deep watch pocket, the cuffs fitted withbuttons for instep straps (varying conditions but all withstaining and some damage)

Trousers gradually began to replace pantaloons asfashionable legwear for European gentlemen in the seconddecade of the nineteenth century and were worn, strappedover ankle or Wellington boots, by both civilians and navaland military officers. White trousers of the type in thepreceding two lots were allowed for wear by naval officersin the Royal Navy’s Dress Regulations of 1827. In theArmy’s Dress Regulations of 1831, such white trouserswere ordered to be worn by all general and staff officers aswell as by officers of Foot Guards and line infantry between1st May and 14th October; in 1832, the Royal Navyfollowed the example of the Army and specified trousers‘of white Russia duck’ for wear between the same dates(Jarrett, 1960, pp.80 & 82). In the collections of the NationalMaritime Museum is at least one pair of trousers ascribedto a Lieutenant H. James (accession number UNI0228)(illustrated in Miller 2007, p. 134), which appears verysimilar to some of the pairs of trousers in the precedingtwo lots. While it is, therefore, possible that some or all ofthe pairs of trousers in the preceding two lots could havebeen worn by General George Vaughan Hart, the strongestcandidate for their ownership is probably CommanderGeorge Vaughan Hart, R.N.

£400-600

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Lieutenant John Hume Hart (1847-72)

Second son of Commander George Vaughan Hart, R.N..Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 1866-69; lieutenant,Royal Artillery, 1869; died in Hong Kong.

181AN OFFICER’S BUSBY, PLUME, COVER AND TIN, ROYALARTILLERY, 1869-72

the busby body covered in brown sable skin, with a scarletcloth bag, gilt metal plume holder, white leather headbandand black patent leather chinstrap (lacking much of itsinterior silk lining and its badge); the plume of white goathair; the cover of white cotton; the tin bearing a label on itslid reading J.H. HART Esq.

£300-400

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182AN OFFICER’S FULL DRESS TUNIC AND UNDRESSOVERALLS, ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1869-72

the tunic of dark blue wool, with scarlet collar and goldlace, round-cord and gimp, the collar bearing a single rankcrown on either side, with gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons of the pattern worn 1855-73, a label insideinscribed J.H. Hart (some moth and staining); the overallsof blue wool with scarlet seam stripes, retaining all buttonsand with a label inscribed J.H. Hart

£200-300

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183AN OFFICER’S FULL DRESS TUNIC AND UNDRESSOVERALLS, ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1869-72

the tunic of dark blue wool, with scarlet collar and goldlace, round-cord and gimp, the collar bearing a single rankcrown on either side, with gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons of the pattern worn 1855-73 (some moth);the overalls of blue wool with scarlet seam stripes (lackingsome buttons, some moth and staining)

£150-200

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184AN OFFICER’S STABLE JACKET AND VEST, ROYALARTILLERY, 1869-72

the jacket of blue wool with scarlet collar and gold gimp,round-cord and Russia braid, lined in scarlet silk, gilt metal,regimental ball buttons of the pattern worn 1855-73 (somemoth); the vest of scarlet wool with a scarlet silk back andlined in white cotton, trimmed with gold gimp, hook-and-eye front fastening

£100-150

185A RARE PAIR OF OFFICER’S ‘BOOTED’ OVERALLS, ROYALARTILLERY, 1869-72

of blue wool serge with scarlet seam stripes, the legsreinforced, or ‘booted’, with black leather to above the kneeon the inside leg and above the ankle on the outside leg,with instep-straps, a label inside inscribed J.H. Hart (somemoth and staining)

According to Campbell 1971 (p. 52), Royal Artillery officerswere ordered to wear ‘booted’ overalls in review orderfrom 1864 but this order subsisted for only a short time,being cancelled in 1865. It is clear, though, from thesurvival of this provenanced pair, that some officerscontinued to own and wear ‘booted’ overalls after thecancellation of the order.

£50-80

186AN OFFICER’S STABLE JACKET AND UNDRESS POUCH,ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1869-72

the jacket of blue wool with scarlet collar and gold gimp,round-cord and Russia braid, lined in scarlet silk, gilt metal,regimental ball buttons of the pattern worn 1855-73 (somemoth); the pouch of black patent leather (damaged) andbearing the gilt metal badge of a field gun

£150-200

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187AN OFFICER’S UNOFFICIAL REEFER, FATIGUE ORBOATING JACKET, ROYAL ARTILLERY, 1869-72

the jacket of dark blue wool, double-breasted with tworows of four gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons ofthe pattern worn 1855-73, the collar made to turn down,with two flapped pockets on front skirts and two internalbreast pockets (some moth and staining)

Not mentioned in any Royal Artillery Dress Regulations orby Campbell 1971, this short coat must be assumed to bean unofficial, privately-commissioned garment for informalwear.

£100-150

Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart (1879-1946)

Grandson of Commander George Vaughan Hart, R.N.. RoyalMilitary College, Sandhurst, 1897-99; 2nd lieutenant, WestIndia Regiment, 1899; lieutenant, 1900; captain, 1911;major 1915; temp. lieutenant-colonel, 4th (S) Bn., BritishWest Indies Regiment 1916; retired as lieutenant-colonel1920.

Attached to West African Frontier Force 1905-07; employedin West Africa Regiment 1908-1911; employed in Anglo-Liberian Boundary Commission 1912 & 1913-14;commanded 4th (S) Bn., British West Indies Regiment 1916-19.

Served in 2nd South African War 1899-1902 (St Helena);Gambia Expedition 1901; Liberia, operations of the KissiField Force, 1905; Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916;France and Belgium 1916-18 and Italy Jan.-Apr. 1918.

Deputy Lieutenant, Co. Donegal, 1921. See portrait on p91.

188A LIEUTENANT’S FULL DRESS TUNIC, TWO WAISTSASHES, WEB WAISTBELT AND SWORD SLINGS, WESTINDIA REGIMENT, CIRCA 1902-1911

the tunic of scarlet wool with white facings and gold laceand gimp and with twisted shoulder-cords of gold round-cord, each bearing two embroidered rank stars, gilt metal,regimental half-domed buttons embossed with thecrowned cipher WIR within a laurel wreath, some moth,some signs of enlargement in the central rear skirt panel;the waist sashes of crimson silk with two tassels (somedamage); the waistbelt of blue web from which arependant two sword slings of scarlet morocco leather facedwith gold lace with a central scarlet train

From 1902, the rank badge of a lieutenant in the Britisharmy was two stars, having from 1880 to 1902 been asingle star; JGV Hart attained the rank of captain in 1911.

£300-400

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189A LIEUTENANT’S MESS JACKET AND HOT-WEATHERVEST, WEST INDIA REGIMENT, CIRCA 1902-11

the jacket of scarlet wool, with white cuffs and atawny/orange, corded-silk shawl collar, lined intawny/orange silk, two embroidered rank stars to eachshoulder strap, four gilt metal, regimental, half-domedbuttons mounted with the crowned, reversed andinterlaced cipher WIR; the vest of starched white Marcellacotton, single-breasted with provision for four buttons atfront, two pockets

£50-80

190AN OFFICER’S SCARLET FROCK OR PATROL JACKET ANDAN OTHER RANK’S VEST, WEST INDIA REGIMENT, 1899-1910

the frock of scarlet serge with white wool collar, cuffs andshoulder straps, with four flapped patch pockets and twoshallow rear vents, lined in tawny/orange cotton and with avariety of regimental buttons (some moth, staining anddamage); the vest of scarlet wool trimmed with yellowcotton lace and gimp and dated 1899 (some damage andstaining)

£50-80

191THREE OFFICER’S KHAKI DRILL TUNICS, WEST INDIAREGIMENT OR BRITISH WEST INDIES REGIMENT, CIRCA1908-20

of varying weights of khaki cotton drill, lacking mostinsignia (although one with a variety of brass regimentalbuttons) and each with four flapped patch pockets - thebreast pockets with box pleats, one with a tailor’s label ofGeo. C. Smellie, Hamilton, Bermuda (all with some wear,moth, staining and damage)

£250-350

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192TWO OFFICER’S SERVICE DRESS TUNICS, 4TH (SERVICE)BATTALION, BRITISH WEST INDIES REGIMENT, DATED1916 AND 1917

both by J.B. Johnstone Ltd., London and Dublin: the first,dated 28 March 1916, of standard weight khaki wool withbrown leather woven buttons and chamois leather elbowpatches, service stripes (four blue and one red) to the lowerright sleeve, with the medal ribbon of the Africa GeneralService Medal 1902-53 on left breast and the battalion flashof 4th(S) Bn., British West Indies Regiment (Cundall 1925,p.81) on both shoulders, lieutenant-colonel’s embroideredrank insignia to both cuffs - lacking both stars (some wear);the second, dated 13 July 1917, of unlined lightweight khakibarathea, lacking all buttons but with both (SD) collarbadges (of the West India Regiment), with the same servicestripes and medal ribbons as the first tunic and with a blackcrepe mourning band to the left arm, lieutenant-colonel’smetal rank insignia to both shoulder straps (some moth)

£300-400

193AN OFFICER’S SERVICE DRESS TUNIC, WEST INDIAREGIMENT, CIRCA 1916

of khaki wool, with gilt-metal, half-domed regimentalbuttons, lieutenant-colonel’s embroidered rank insignia toboth cuffs, service stripes (four blue and one red) to lowerright sleeve, retaining one SD collar badge (some damageto skirt)

£200-300

194SEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, WEST INDIA REGIMENTOR BRITISH WEST INDIES REGIMENT, c. 1910-20, ARMYSTAFF AND BRITISH LINE INFANTRY, CIRCA 1860-80

a lot, comprising: two shirt-sleeve-order shoulder straps,one with a metal rank crown and the other with the metalshoulder title WIR; the short section of a shoulder-bracefrom an officer’s Sam Browne belt; a pair of metal rankcrowns and a single SD button, West India Regiment; aninfantry officer’s crimson silk shoulder sash, with scarlettassels, of the pattern worn circa1860-80; the remnants(two pieces) of a general or staff officer’s aiguillette, incrimson and gold round-cord with one gilt-metal finial

£100-150

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Commander Charles Percyvall McNeill Hart (1912-96)

Nephew of Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart.Royal Naval College Dartmouth 1925; midshipman, c. 1930;sub-lieutenant, 1932; lieutenant, 1933; lieutenant-commander, 1941; commander, 1946; retired 1958;Distinguished Service Cross, c.1945.

‘He served in every class of ship from submarines toaircraft carriers…in the Mediterranean, South America andChina; between 1938 and 1946 he was almost continuouslyat sea in the North and South Atlantic, the Mediterraneanand Indian and Pacific Oceans…His principal war servicewas Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. ‘Maidstone’ and the FirstSubmarine Flotilla, Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. ‘Revenge’,and Staff Officer Operations and Squadron Gunnery Officerof the Fifth Cruiser Squadron’ - Hart 1988, p.57.

195A MIDSHIPMAN’S DIRK BELT AND SLINGS, CIRCA 1930

all of black Morocco leather, the belt 1 ½ inches wide, witha gilt metal clasp embossed with a crowned anchor withina laurel wreath, the name CP Hart written on the back ofthe clasp, the belt bearing in gilt lettering the supplier’sname of Gieves & Co. Ltd, the slings, 1 inch wide and ofequal length, attached to a slider and loops on the belt, thefront sling lacking its swivel and fitting

From 1879, midshipmen’s dirk scabbards were suspendedfrom the belt slings by rings placed either side of the toplocket, the dirk thus hanging vertically from the belt and theslider on the belt allowing the dirk to be adjusted while thewearer was seated.

£50-80

Francis Ellerker Hart (1928-2000)

Third son of Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart.According to an Internet genealogical source, he joined theIndian Army shortly before the Partition of India in 1947but, after Partition, transferred to 1st (The King’s) DragoonGuards before leaving the regular Army and joining theNorth Irish Horse (TA); in 1949 he went to live in SouthernRhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and joined the South AfricanPolice, returning to Ireland in the 1960s.

The ownership by F.E. Hart of the items in the following lotcannot be confirmed but is inferred because of theirregimental connections.

196AN OFFICER’S SERVICE DRESS TUNIC AND TROUSERS,1ST (THE KING’S) DRAGOON GUARDS, DATED 1931, ANDAN OTHER RANK’S BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE, NORTHIRISH HORSE, DATED 1946

the SD tunic and trousers of khaki wool lined with khakitwill, by Rogers & Co., London, dated 10th February 1931and with the original owner’s name (A.P.C. Crossley) in thetunic, with SD half-domed regimental buttons but lacking

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rank insignia and collar badges (some moth); the BDblouse of khaki wool with brown plastic buttons, theprinted label inside specifying 1940 pattern, size 10, madeby the Ulidia Clothing Co. Ltd., Belfast in 1946 and issuedFebruary 1946, shoulder badges of green wool with thewhite lettering NORTH IRISH HORSE (some moth)

Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Philip Clement Crossley (1907-88) commissioned KDG 1927; lieut. 1930; capt. 1934; major1944 (acting, temporary and war substantive major 1939-43); lieut.-col. 1944 (acting and war substantive lieut.-col.1943). Served Transjordan and Palestine 1932-35 and 1936-39 (ADC to GOC 1939; MiD and OBE 1939); severelywounded in command KDG, Italy, June 1944.

£50-70

THE CIVILIAN COSTUME

The date range of the garments in the following lotssuggests that they most probably belonged to CommanderGeorge Vaughan Hart, R.N. but, equally, they could havebelonged to any of his contemporary male relations.

197TWO GENTLEMAN’S COATEES, CIRCA 1830-40

both of black wool with roll collars (one of which is of blackvelvet), double-breasted with cloth-covered buttons and apocket in each tail (some moth and staining)

£150-250

198THREE GENTLEMAN’S FROCK COATS, CIRCA 1840-50

two of dark blue or black wool and one of dark blue wooltrimmed with black mohair braid, with broad shawl collars,double-breasted with cloth-covered buttons (some lacking),one with velvet-lined cuffs, pockets in the skirts and somewith internal pockets (varying condition with staining andsome moth)

£150-250

199TWO GENTLEMAN’S FROCK COATS AND AN EVENINGDRESS WAISTCOAT, CIRCA 1850, 1870-80, 1880-90RESPECTIVELY

the first of black wool, double-breasted with cloth-coveredbuttons, tailor’s label of A. McVicker of Londonderry (somemoth and staining); the second of heavy black wool withsilk-faced lapels, double-breasted with woven-silk-coveredbuttons (some moth); the third, the front of starched whiteMarcella cotton with a thin cotton back, single-breasted andwith provision for six buttons, four pockets

£80-100

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200Property from the Castle Howard Collections

THE UNIFORMS OF 2ND LIEUTENANT LESLIEMCCRACKEN, THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES),CIRCA 1946

including two sets of battle dress blouse and trousers, oneservice dress doublet with trews, one KD doublet, variousofficer’s regulation shirts, socks and other small uniformitems, regimental beret, Glengarry with silver badge(unmarked), regimental black double-brace Sam Browne,and all in generally fine condition

(qty)

£250-350

VARIOUS OWNERS

201A NAVY OFFICER’S FULL DRESS, COATEE FOR ANADMIRAL BASED ON THE 1747 PATTERN, LATE 19THCENTURY

probably for theatrical use or fancy dress, of blue wool,with white lapels and cuffs and gilt brass buttonsthroughout (areas of moth)

£200-300

202FOUR PAIRS OF FRENCH REGULATION STIRRUPS, 19THCENTURY

the first with near circular tread and a pair of slender sidepanels rising to a rectangular loop for suspension; thesecond with curved tapering tread rising to a looped finial;the third and fourth each with pierced tread and a pair ofslender side panels rising to looped finial

the first 16cm; 6G in high

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£100-150

203SIX REGIMENTAL HORSE BITS, 19TH AND 20THCENTURIES

of brass-mounted steel, the first for the Hyderabad Cavalry;the second for the Household Cavalry; the third for aGrenadier Regiment; and three further dress bits

(6)

£200-250

204A FRENCH THIRD REPUBLIC MODEL 1885 CUIRASS

comprising breastplate with medial ridge, outwardlyflanged at the base, fitted with a pair of studs for securingshoulder straps, backplate formed en suite, complete withits shoulder chains each secured to the back by a lion maskboss, with a small portion of their leather backing and brassterminals decorated with laurel and anthemion (worn)

42.5cm; 16N in high

(2)£300-400

205A CONTINENTAL CUIRASS, 19TH CENTURY

comprising breastplate with medial ridge, outwardlyflanged at the base, fitted with a pair of studs for securingshoulder straps, backplate formed en suite, complete withits shoulder chains each secured to the back by a lion maskboss, with a small portion of their leather backing and brassterminals formed as lion’s paws (worn)

43cm; 17in high

(2)£300-400

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206FIVE CAVALRY BREASTPLATES, TWO BACKPLATES ANDA PACK SADDLE, 19TH CENTURY

the first French, dated 1842, with medial ridge outwardlyflanged at the base, and fitted with a pair of studs forsecuring shoulder straps; the second and third similar; thefourth, with medial ridge, outwardly flanged at the base,struck with the proof mark of a bullet on the right of thechest and fitted with a pair of studs for securing shoulderstraps; the fifth with medial ridge, fitted with brass bordersand large domed brass rivets, the backplates Continental,each retaining a portion of a plain brass shoulder boss; thepack saddle with wooden tree and leather fittings, stamped‘34’ beneath a broad arrow on one side; and a breast platein 16th century style, modern, the outer face decoratedwith a series of very slender flutes radiating from the waistupwards (worn throughout)

the first: 40cm; 15N in high

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£600-900

207A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1867 INFANTRY OFFICER’SPICKELHAUBE

with black leather skull and brass fittings including helmet-plate, central spike, and chin-scales, black and silver rightcockade (the left missing), and retaining its leather lining

22cm; 8N in high

£400-600

208A SAXON PICKELHAUBE FOR A LINE INFANTRYVOLUNTEER, CIRCA 1910

with leather skull and brass fittings including star appliedwith the Saxon arms in white metal, central spike, red,white and black right cockade and green and white leftcockade, leather chin-strap, and retaining its silk lining

24.4cm; 9I in high

£300-500

209AN UNUSUAL STEEL HELMET, CIRCA 1900, PROBABLYTURKISH

based on a pickelhaube, with domed skull, fitted with asteel central spike and a pair of plume-holders eachdecorated with gold koftgari flowers, brass brim, and a pairof bosses each with fragments of its original chin strap

25.5cm; 10in high

£400-600

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comprising close helmet formed of a one-piece skull risingto a low roped comb, fitted with a neck-guard of one lame,bellows visor and bevor, the latter fitted at the left side witha spring-catch to engage the visor and secured to the skullat the right by a further spring catch, collar of four lamesfront and rear, globose breastplate fitted at the right of thechest with a folding lance-rest, gussets at the arm-openings, waist-lame, fauld of three lames, and tassetseach of four lames, matching backplate formed of a mainplate flanged outwards at the base to receive a culet of fourlames, large asymmetrical pauldrons fitted with haute-pieces, vambraces formed of tubular upper and lowercannons, bracelet couters, mitten gauntlets each formedwith a straight-ended cuff, and with hinged scaled thumb-defence, cuisses each formed of a gutter-shaped mainplate, boldly roped at the upper edge and fitted at its lowerwith a winged poleyn of four lames, a pair of tubular full-length greaves cut with an arch at the front toaccommodate a sabaton of nine lames, saddle faced withthree plates front and rear, the former rising to apronounced pommel, shaffron formed of two main plates,the lower formed with a boldly roped medial ridge andflaring out over the nose, fitted with a robust spike on ashield-shaped escutcheon, large cheek-defences, eardefences, and eye covers pierced with a trellis pattern,crinet of eleven articulated lames the last six extendingaround the neck to six further articulated lames above apeytral of three large fixed plates, the latter embossed witha domed moulding on each side, crupper of eleven fixedplates fitted with an embossed tail guard, decoratedthroughout with fluted patterns accompanied by incisedlines, the principle edges with boldly roped inward turnsaccompanied by recessed borders (small areas of veryminor pitting, some minor disarticulations): mounted on afabric-covered mannequin on a finely carved wooden horsecaparisoned in rich green fabric with gold brocade andtassels (areas of wear, losses), on a black painted woodenplinth

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211A COMPOSITE HALF-ARMOUR, EUROPEAN LATE 16THCENTURY AND LATER

comprising close helmet with low-combed one-piece skullflanged outwards at the nape to receive missing gorget-plates, and transversely-boxed bevor, prow-shaped upperbevor and stepped visor attached to it by common pivots(the left one loose), the bevor fitted at the right with aswivel-hook to secure the upper bevor and flangedoutwards at the neck to receive gorget-plates of which oneremains, the skull and bevor probably late 16th centurybut partly reshaped, collar of one plate front and rear, one-piece breastplate of peascod form with integral flange atthe waist, backplate of similar construction, largesymmetrical pauldrons each of five lames overlappingoutwards from the third (the right with two solderedrepairs and some cracks), and fully articulated 16thcentury vambraces each with a tubular turner and uppercannon, narrow winged bracelet couter of three lames andtulip-shaped lower cannon formed in two halves hinged atthe rear (mottled patination overall)

‡ £4000-6000

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212A FINE PAIR OF ITALIAN ETCHED AND GILT TASSETS,LATE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MILANESE

each of trapezoidal form, composed of thirteen upward-overlapping lames of which the first and the last aredeeper than the rest, the former fitted with two (originallythree) later suspension-buckles and the latter havingrounded lower corners and an inward-turned lower edge,the upper and lateral edges of each lame decorated withroped ribs bordered by narrow bands of etched and giltscrolling foliage, dolphins and fabulous beasts, repeated ina broad medial band issuing upwards from a pair ofaddorsed volutes at the top of the lowest lame, each ofwhich encloses a classical bust, the round heads of theconnecting-rivets and lining-rivets all capped with brass

22cm; 8N in high

A pair of tassets of similar design form part of an armourin the former George F. Harding Collection, now belongingto the Art Institute, Chicago. See W. Karcheski 1995, p. 47.Another pair are shown in a late 16th century portraitdepicting a Knight of the Order of St John of Malta inarmour. See G. F. Laking 1920-2, Vol. IV, fig. 1157.

£5000-6000

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213A PAIR OF GERMAN TASSETS FROM A BLACK-AND-WHITE INFANTRY HALF ARMOUR, CIRCA 1560-80

each formed of seven articulated lames, embossed with alow vertical central band, the top of each lame cut with acusped pattern, the lowest lame with a boldly roped turn(one with an early patched repair, the other with a smallcrack), each fitted with a buckle for suspension at the top,and retaining much early black painted finish (releathered)

32cm; 12I in high

(2)Provenance

The Property of a Nobleman, sold Christie’s, London, 19thMarch 1987, lot 80, as part of a half armour withNuremburg marks.

£600-800

214AN ENGLISH PIKEMAN’S POT, PROBABLY GREENWICH,CIRCA 1630

formed in two pieces with a hemispherical crown joinedmedially along a low comb and fitted at its nape with afragment of a plume-holder, and a broad integral brimturned down at each side, projecting to an obtuse pointfront and rear and decorated at its lower edge with a plaininward turn accompanied by a series of small stitch-holesand a double recessed border in each case occupied by aseries of brass-capped round-headed rivets of which thosein the lower border are fitted with square internal washers,the crown decorated at its base with a similar border andrivets and above that and beneath the comb at each sidewith paired stepped flutes interrupted in the case of theformer by a central chevron (heavily pitted and patinatedoverall, the crown and brim showing significant lossesespecially at the left side)

23cm; 9in high

Provenance

Robin Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon

Very similar helmets can be found in the collections of TheRoyal Armouries, Leeds and The Art Institute, Chicago.See A. R. Dufty & W. Reid 1968, pl. LXIV; and W. Karcheski1995, p. 36.

£700-1000

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215A FINE SOUTH GERMAN ETCHED COUTER FOR LIGHTFIELD USE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY,POSSIBLY AUGSBURG

for the left elbow, made in one piece, open at the rear,shaped to the point of the elbow, embossed at the frontwith a transverse medial ridge, and widening towards itsinner end where it is formed with a central pucker thatcurves in slightly over the inside of the elbow, the frontfitted with a pair of latten eyelets for arming-points, theupper and lower edges decorated with notched inwardturns accompanied by finely etched borders of interlinked,foliate-tailed dolphins on a stippled and blackened ground(lightly patinated overall, a short section of the turned loweredge missing at its inner end)

£1200-1800

216A RARE EUROPEAN ETCHED AND GILT VAMBRACE FORTHE TILT, MID-16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLEMISH

for the left arm, of heavy construction, formed of a one-piece upper cannon open at the inside rear and rising to aconvex upper edge, a couter of four lames, the central oneformed with a centrally-puckered oval wing that curves inover the inside of the elbow, and a transverse medial ridgeat the front where it is fitted with a sturdy bolt andoctagonal nut for the attachment of a pasguard, and atapering lower cannon formed in two pieces joined by apair of external hinges at the rear, the main edgesdecorated with inward turns roped with pairs of chiselledlines and accompanied by narrow bands of etched and giltsymmetrical running foliage, the subsidiary edgesdecorated with single incised lines (moderately pittedoverall, the gilding worn and some articulating rivetsreplaced)

Provenance

Dr John Waldman

A narrow-fronted pauldron of very similar design, thoughtto have come from the armoury of the Earls of Pembroke atWilton House, Wiltshire, is now in the Royal ArmouriesMuseum, Leeds. A closely related, deep-bellied cuirassshowing a number of characteristically Flemish featureswas formerly in a private collection in Brussels.

£3000-5000

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217A EUROPEAN BACKPLATE, POSSIBLY ENGLISH ORFLEMISH, CIRCA 1600

formed in one piece with plain inward turns at the neck andarm-openings and a scalloped flange at the waist (repairedat the left with a riveted internal patch), fitted in each lobeof the latter with a brass-capped round-headed lining-rivet,and at each shoulder and each side of the waist with a pairof similar rivets having brass rosette-washers beneath theirheads for the attachment of the shoulder-straps and waist-belt respectively (the former partially preserved but later),and decorated with three pairs of incised lines that radiatefrom the waist to the neck and the shoulders respectively(mottled pitting overall)

40cm; 15Nin high

Provenance


A similarly decorated breastplate from Warwick Castle wassold in these rooms 25 June 2008, lot 332. Another, withmatching backplate, from Brancepeth Castle, Co. Durham,is now in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. See F. H.Cripps-Day 1924, pp. 259-60, fig. 200.

£500-700

218A NORTH ITALIAN BACKPLATE OF SHOT-PROOF WEIGHTFROM A WAISTCOAT CUIRASS, CIRCA 1600

formed of three vertical plates joined to one another attheir lower ends by internal hinges and at their upper endsby a transverse internal leather, the outer plates cut witharm-openings and fitted just above the waist with piercedstaples, all three plates contributing to a high neck-openingand a waist-flange, the latter fitted at its left and right endsrespectively with a later turning-pin and mushroom-headedstud for the attachment of a culet, the main edges of thebackplate decorated with inward turns, later notched in thecase of those at the arm-openings and in all casesaccompanied by single incised lines (variably pitted andworn, the turns at the neck-opening removed at the top ofeach of the side-plates, the waist-flange repaired with ariveted internal patch at its left end and showing a shortcrack at the right of the central plate)

41.5cm; 16D in high

Provenance


Similarly constructed backplates can be recorded as partsof waistcoat cuirasses in the Wallace Collection, London,Cat. Nos A222-4, the Philadelphia Museum of Art,Kienbusch No.125 and the Collection of the PrincesOdescalchi, Rome, Cat. No.116. See J.G. Mann 1962, Vol. I,pp. 165-6, pl. 78; Kienbusch 1963, pp. 85-6, pl. LVIII; and DiCarpegna 1969, p. 23.

£500-700

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219A NORTH GERMAN BACKPLATE OF SIEGE WEIGHT, LATE16TH CENTURY

formed in one piece with a shallow neck-opening and deeparm-openings, each decorated at its edge with a file-ropedinward turn accompanied by a pair of incised lines formedas an ogee with a stylised leaf at its centre, and a flange atthe waist (repaired at the right with a riveted internalpatch), decorated at its edge with a single incised lineaccompanied by eight (formerly eleven) round-headedlining-rivets, and fitted at each shoulder and each side ofthe waist with pairs of similar rivets, the latter retainingfragments of a leather waist-belt, the former eachaccompanied by two pairs of vacant rivet-holesrepresenting the former attachment-sites for shoulder-straps (pitted overall with some cracking and delaminationof the metal)

37.5cm; 14Nin high

Provenance


A contemporary breastplate formerly in the possession ofthe Ranzau family and now in the library of SchlossBreitenbur, Holstein, has comparable decoration. A slightlyearlier breastplate formerly in the Munster Zeughaus andnow in the Landesmuseum für Kulturgeschichte zuMünster, Westphalia, is decorated at the centre of its neckwith a very similar stylised leaf. See K. Ullmann 1963, figs.7 & 8.

£400-600

220AN ENGLISH HARQUEBUSIER’S BREAST-PLATE, MID-17TH CENTURY

formed in one piece, with medial ridge, V-shaped waist-line, raised neck-opening and a outward-flanged loweredge, each side of the chest fitted with a stud for theattachment of a shoulder-strap, the left of the belly bearingthe proof-mark of a bullet and the centre of the neck-opening struck with a maker’s mark (indistinct)

43cm; 17in high

£350-450

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221A GROUP OF THREE EUROPEAN SPURS, 14TH, 15TH AND17TH CENTURIES

the first in excavated condition, with arched slotted heelband with pierced figure-of-eight shaped terminals,tapering neck, and star-shaped rowel of six spikes; thesecond in excavated condition, with arched heel band withfigure-of-eight shaped terminals (one chipped), long neck,and star shaped rowel of eight spikes, the third of brass,with arched heel band retaining an original buckle on oneside, short neck, star-shaped rowel of five points, andchiselled throughout with scale ornament

the first: 13cm; 5B in

(3)£400-600

222A GROUP OF TWELVE VARIOUS IRON SPURS, ROMANAND MEDIEVAL

in excavated condition, the first, Roman, with short spike(incomplete); the second, 11th/12th Century, withpyramidal spike; the third to eighth, 13th/14th Century,each with strongly arched heel band, rounded neck andspiked rowel; and the remaining four, 15th Century (worn,losses)

(12)£200-300

223TWO HORSE PICKS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES

the first of brass fitted with near rectangular steel tip, andbrass grip formed with large pierced spherical terminals;and the second of iron, the finial formed of a foot with arobust iron pick beneath, and turned wooden handle

the first: 26cm; 10D in

(2)£200-300

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224A RARE PAINTED CIRCULAR SHIELD IN 15TH CENTURYSTYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

of canvas covered wood, the outer face painted with abroad black frame, charged, or an eagle displayed sable, itstalons and tongue highlighted gules, and the inside with apair of leather enarmes (one broken) and a leather pad

64cm; 25B in diameter

This is based on an identical shield preserved in the LuzernHistorisches Museum. The Luzern example was capturedas part of the booty following the Battle of Giornico in 1478,when the Swiss defeated a significantly larger army ofMilanese troops at Giornico, between Milan and Luzern.The present shield is almost certainly one of the fourincluded in J. Bossard Collection sale, Luzern , 4th July1910, no. 1821. See G. Cambin 1987, pp. 334-5 and 469.

£3000-5000

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225AN ITALIAN CIRCULAR STEEL PARADE SHIELD, IN LATE16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

of convex section with broad recessed border cast in reliefwith military trophies between strapwork cartouches filledwith Neptune, Diana the Huntress, Diana bathing, and amale soldier, turned cabled edge, four brass covered liningrivets for the later enarmes, and the moulded centreembossed with the arms of the Visconti family, a crownedfigure of a marine monster devouring a man

56.5cm; 22¼in diameter

Provenance

The William H. Riggs Collection, donated to theMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 1913

This lot is mentioned under no.870 in the ManuscriptCatalogue of the Riggs collection as ‘Bouclier repoussé auxbords des figures et throphéea, aux milieu le blazon etcouronne des Visconti.’ Acquired ‘chez la cordonnier’ [atthe shoemaker’s] in Genoa in August 1863 for 200 francs.

Literature

George Cameron Stone: A Glossary of the ConstructionDecoration and use of Arms and Armour, 1929, p. 554 no. 10.

£700-1000

226A PAINTED CIRCULAR STEEL SHIELD, LATE 18TH/19THCENTURY

of low convex form, with plain turned border studdedaround the edge with brass domed rivets and two pairs ofrivets in the centre for enarmes, the outer surface paintedin gilt highlighted with dark red pigment with a classicalwarrior profile within a circular framework of scrolls andwith the inscription ‘Aspasia’ (the mistress of Pericles), andthe inner surface retaining a portion of its leather lining(worn)

62.5cm; 24I in diameter

£1000-1500

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227A MUSEUM COPY OF THE BREASTPLATE FROM THEGARNITURE PRESENTED BY CARL EMANUEL I DUKE OFSAVOY TO CHRISTIAN I ELECTOR OF SAXONY IN 1588AND A MUSEUM COPY OF THE BURGONET OFMAXIMILLIAN II BY JÖRG SIGMAN OF AUGSBURG

each of cast iron, the first decorated over its surface withclassical figures including Diana the Huntress, putti, fruit,and knotted lace for the Order of the Annunciation ofSavoy, and painted black overall; and the second decoratedwith classical scenes including Mars and Venus andcomplete with hinged ear-defences (peak missing)

the first: 52cm; 20I in high

(2)For the first see Dresden Rüstkammer inv. no. M62 and thesecond Vienna Rüstkammer inv. nr. A558.

£700-900

228A MINIATURE FLUTED FULL FIELD ARMOUR IN THEGERMAN SO-CALLED MAXIMILLIAN STYLE OF CIRCA1520-30

comprising close helmet with fluted skull, fitted with visorand bevor each on common pivots, the former pierced witha pair of vision slits, gorget, breastplate with strongly ropedtop border, fitted with skirt of three lames carrying a pair oftassets of three lames, matching backplate, a pair of fullarm defences with mitten gauntlets, and a pair of full leg-defences with broad-toed sabatons, decorated throughoutwith slender raised flutes each framed with incised lines,and the principle edges with roped turns, on a stand

£1500-2000

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229A CLOSE HELMET IN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE,MODERN

with two-piece skull joined at a roped comb, fitted at thenape with a plume-holder and rear neck-guard of twolames, visor pierced with two vision slits, upper and lowerbevor, the former pierced with a circular arrangement ofbreathes on the right and a series of circular and slottedbreathes on the left, the latter shaped for the chin, drawn-out at the base to form a neck-guard of two lames, and thelower lame decorated with a roped inward turnaccompanied by a recessed border

31cm; 12D in high

‡ £800-1000

230A MODERN COPY OF A PIG-FACED BASCINET IN EARLY15TH CENTURY STYLE

with conical skull formed in two pieces, fitted with hingedvisor with a pair of vision slits and tapering conical snoutpierced with a series of breathes, the lower edge with plainturned border, and the base of the skull pierced with pairsof holes for a lining

25.5cm; 10in high

£500-600

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THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE ROBIN WIGINGTON (1933-2002)

I first met Robin Wigington some thirty years ago at his shop in Stratford-upon-Avon. Conveniently, in those days, I wasworking only a few doors away and thus lunchtimes were invariably spent admiring the ever-changing stock of arms andarmour. My salary was small and this restricted my ability to purchase, and when I did buy my first object, an Indianmatchlock gun, the price tag represented half a month’s pay. I recall asking Robin if he could possibly hold the gun for meuntil the month end when I got paid. Without a moment’s hesitation he agreed and then went on to discuss the weaponand pointed out some unusual features, which I had not picked up. I was immediately impressed with his knowledge andenthusiasm. I was further relieved that my financial embarrassment was so readily dismissed.

Over the coming years I found that the qualities I had identified in Robin during this first encounter were ever present, notonly in relation to his dealing with arms and armour, but in life generally. He had a boundless enthusiasm for life and wasalways happy to share this. Although he did not suffer fools gladly, status, financial or otherwise, mattered not to Robin –provided there was no false pretence. A perfect illustration of this arose when a tramp decided to spend a few nights in hisboathouse at the bottom of the garden. Robin’s response to this was not to chase the fellow away but to serve him withmorning tea presented in a silver teapot with fine bone china.

Robin’s shop was visited by customers from all over the world. Tucked away off Sheep Street in Stratford town centre, theshop was housed in a two-storey building built in the 1930s by Captain W. Jaggard to house his collection of antiquarianbooks. The building was aptly named Poet’s Arbour. The ground floor provided more than enough space to display largeamounts of arms and armour – several cannon could easily be accommodated. This amount of space provided the ideal‘stage set’ for an exhibition and in July 1978 Robin presented British India 1770-1870. A resounding success, the exhibitionillustrated the close links between Great Britain and India and the influences each country had on the other’s weapons.

Nearly four years later Robin fulfilled a life-long ambition by using the building to exhibit a family collection of arms andarmour. For a period, Poet’s Arbour became known as the Arms and Armour Museum of Stratford-upon-Avon. Themuseum enabled the public to see some fine and rare exhibits. Dominating the ground floor was a bronze howitzercaptured from the orderly battery of Ranjiit Singh during the Sutlej River Campaign, 1845-6. There were numerous polearms and suits of armour, including a splendid German tilt armour, circa 1590 of Augsburg workmanship.

Firearms of every age and description were on display including a German wheel-lock pistol bearing the date 1564 – theyear Shakespeare was born. The first floor displayed many other fine weapons and also a unique collection of artefactsproduced by an eighteenth century Stratford gunsmith and clock-maker called Thomas Sharp. Also shown on the first floorwas a superb collection of guns and pistols made for Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore.

Robin spent many years studying and collecting these fascinating firearms. Happily the enormous amount of knowledgehe amassed on these weapons was committed to writing when in 1992 Robin published The Firearms of Tipu Sultan. Thebook was beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated and is a permanent record of one man’s unique collection and study.

Although a serious collector, scholar and dealer, Robin was also a great family man with a tremendous sense of fun. Familyand friends will long remember the halcyon days at his riverside home – the practical jokes, the fun, and the laughter.Sadly it seems that all good things have to have an ending. After the sad death of his dear wife, Chris, in 1995, Robin’sown health started to deteriorate until he too died in April last year. Our lives are truly richer from his knowledge, hishumour and his kindness.

Reproduced from part of the original article by Jeremy Chaplin in the 20th Park Lane Arms Fair Catalogue, February 2003, bykind permission of D.A. Oliver.

Most of the books offered here have the late owner’s book plate pasted into the front.

All lots in this section are offered not subject to return.

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231“Tippoo Saib’s Two Sons deliver’d up to Lord Cornwallis asHostages, after he had so Gloriously Conquered that proudSultan at Seringapatam, the Capital of the Mysore Country,in the East Indies in 1792.” London: Laurie & Whittle, 1792.Hand-coloured engraving (torn without loss, somestaining), 367 x 248mm. Framed and glazed.

With Robin Wigington’s The Firearms of Tipu Sultan 1783-1799 ([Hatfield], 1992). (2)£200-300

232Notes relative to the late Transactions in the MarhattaEmpire. Fort William, December 15, 1803. London: JohnStockdale, 1804. Quarto (267 x 210mm). 6 hand-colouredfolding engraved plans. Contemporary polished calf gilt,spine gilt with red morocco lettering-pieces.

With another octavo edition of the same work (defective).(2)£200-400

231

233TIPU SULTAN - Narrative Sketches of the Conquest ofMysore, effected by the British Troops and their Allies, inthe Capture of Serigapatam, and the Death of TippooSultaun … The Third Edition. Edinburgh: J. Denovan, 1801.8vo. Wood-engraved frontispiece (a few spots and somelight staining). Contemporary wrappers (detached).

With 4 other books of related interest comprising a fourthedition of the above work, Edward Moor’s A Narrative ofthe Operations of Captain Little’s Detachment, and of theMahratta Army, commanded by Purseram Bhow, duringthe late confederacy in India, against the Newab TippooSultan Bahadur (London, 1794), M. Wood’s A Review of theOrigin, Progress, and Result of the late decisive War inMysore (London, 1800) and Alexander Beatson’s A View ofthe Origin and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun …and of the Siege of Seringapatam (London, 1800). (5)

£500-800

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234DIROM, Alexander (1757-1830). A Narrative of theCampaign in India which terminated the war with TippooSultan in 1792. With maps and plans illustrative of thesubject, and a view of Seringapatam London: W. Bulmer,1793. Quarto (260 x 205mm). Engraved frontispiece, plate,6 maps and plans, all but one folding, engraved plate ofTippoo Sultan’s Great Seal (frontispiece cropped,frontispiece and title browned and spotted, some spottingand browning throughout, some mainly marginal staining).19th-century green half calf gilt by Higginbotham & Co. ofMadras (rather worn, lower cover detached). Provenance:Palace Library, Mysore (stamp on front free endpaper);early signature erased from title with some thinning ofpaper; some pencil marginalia and annotation. FIRSTEDITION.

£400-600

235DIROM, Alexander (1757-1830). A Narrative of theCampaign in India, which terminated the war with TippooSultan, in 1792. With maps and plans illustrative of thesubject, and a view of Seringapatam London: W. Bulmer,1794. Quarto (270 x 215mm). Engraved frontispiece, plate,maps, most folding, folding table (some light spotting).Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt (joints split but holding,rubbed). Provenance: Christopher Cooke (armorialbookplate). Second edition.

£300-500

236GOLD, Charles. Oriental Drawings: sketched between theyears 1791 and 1798. London: Bunney and Co., 1806.Quarto (323 x 257mm). 50 hand-coloured aquatint plates byCharles Gold (frontispiece and title browned and spotted,some other light spotting, staining and offsetting).Contemporary half calf gilt (rebacked preserving old spine,rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: Almeric Hugh Paget, 1stBaron Queenborough (armorial bookplate). Abbey Travel428. Rare.

£2500-3500

237GOLD, Charles. Oriental Drawings: sketched between theyears 1791 and 1798. London: Bunney and Co., 1806.Quarto (323 x 257mm). 50 hand-coloured aquatint plates byCharles Gold (frontispiece and title browned and spotted,some other light spotting, staining and offsetting).Contemporary half calf gilt (rebacked preserving old spine,rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: Almeric Hugh Paget, 1stBaron Queenborough (armorial bookplate). Abbey Travel428. Rare.

£300-500

238INDIA - MARQUIS CURZON OF KEDLESTON. BritishGovernment in India. The Story of the Viceroys andGovernment Houses. London: Cassell, 1925. 2 volumes,quarto (317 x 270mm). Half titles, photogravure frontispieceportraits, half tone plates (some spotting and stainingthroughout). Original blue half morocco gilt, top edges gilt,others uncut (extremities rubbed). NUMBER 60 OF 500“EDITION DE LUXE” COPIES.

With 3 other works on India in 4 volumes including JamesGrant’s Cassell’s Illustrated History of India (London,[c.1880], 2 vols.) and The Historical Record of the ImperialVisit to India 1911 (London, John Murray, 1914, publisher’spresentation copy, blindstamped “With Mr Murray’sCompliments”). (6)

£300-500

239MUNRO, Innes (d.1827). A Narrative of the MilitaryOperations, on the Coromandel Coast, against thecombined forces of the French, Dutch, and Hyder AllyCawn. London: for the Author, 1789. Quarto (266 x212mm). Additional title with engraved vignette, foldingengraved plans (additional title detached and stained,some mainly marginal worming, spotting and staining,some offsetting). 19th-century half library calf (somestaining, a few wormholes).

£300-500

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240ROBSON, Francis. The Life of Hyder Ally: with an Accountof his Usurpation of the Kingdom of Mysore … To which isannexed, a Genuine Narrative of the Sufferings of theBritish Prisoners of War, taken by his Son, Tippoo SaibLondon: S. Hooper, 1786. 8vo. 3-page glossary at end(some light staining). Original wrappers (some loss to headand foot of backstrip). Provenance: A. Reece Esq (earlysignature on front free endpaper). SIGNED BY THEAUTHOR AT THE END OF THE PREFACE.

£400-600

241ASHDOWN, Charles Henry. British and Foreign Arms &Armour. 1909, 2-page autograph letter from the authorloosely-inserted; HEWITT, John. Ancient Armour andWeapons in Europe. 1855; ASHDOWN, C.H. Armour &Weapons in the Middle Ages 1925; DEMMIN, Auguste. AnIllustrated History of Arms and Armour. 1877; BOUTELL,Charles. Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the MiddleAges. 1874. (5)

£200-300

242A List of the Officers of His Majesty’s Marine Forces.[London:] Admiralty Office, 1795. 8vo. Finely-bound incontemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, gilt edges(extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: “John Ward. Thisbook belonged to my grand-aunt, Miss Sue Davis, House-keeper of Windsor Castle” (later inscription on front freeendpaper).

With 4 others similar including A List of the Officers of theSeveral District Corps of Ireland (Dublin, 1797). (5)

£200-300

243BARON DE COSSON (1846-1929). Le Cabinet d’ Armes deMaurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Duc de Dino. Paris:Edouard Rouveyre, 1901. Folio (450 x 312mm). Half title,title printed in red and black, 23 photogravure plates byPaul Dujardin, a few tinted (some light, mainly marginal,spotting and staining). Contemporary vellum-backed paperboards, uncut (rubbed and lightly stained). Provenance:Richard Williams (armorial bookplate); Dennis J. Ward (ex-libris sticker). NUMBER 25 OF 200 COPIES.

£300-500

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244BEARDMORE, John. A Catalogue with Illustrations of theCollection of Ancient Arms and Armour at Uplands, NearFareham, Hampshire. London: T. and W. Boone, 1844. Folio(396 x 265mm). Lithographed frontispiece and 16 plates byDay & Haghe after E. Fudge and J. Beardmore (somespotting and mainly marginal staining). Modern green halfmorocco gilt. With a presentation slip pasted onto the newfront pastedown reading “Christopher Richardson Esq,from John Beardmore, Sept 10, 1858.”

£100-200

245[BEAUFOY, Henry Benjamin]. Scloppetaria: orConsiderations on the Nature and Use of Rifled BarrelGuns, with reference to their forming the basis of apermanent system of National Defence, agreeable to thegenius of the country. By a Corporal of Riflemen. London:C. Roworth, 1808. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece and 12 plates(frontispiece soiled and stained, title stained and tornwithout loss, index torn and repaired with slight loss, a fewplates waterstained, occasional light spotting and staining).Contemporary half calf gilt. Provenance: “B.C.L.” (armorialbookplate with motto “Fonte Puro”). The first book inEnglish on target rifle shooting.

With 5 others of related interest including Hans Busk’s TheRifle: and How to Use It (London, 1858, third edition) andH. Bond’s Treatise on Military Small Arms and Ammunition(London, c.1884). (6)

£300-500

246BLACKMORE, Howard L. British Military Firearms 1650-1850. 1961; HASWELL MILLER, A.E. & N.P. DAWNAY.Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of HerMajesty the Queen … Volume One. Plates. 1970; MOLLO,John. Military Fashion. 1972; WOOD, Stephen. TheScottish Soldier. 1987, signed by the author. With 18 othersof related interest. (22)

£300-500

247BLACKMORE, H. L. The Armouries of the Tower of London.I. Ordnance. London: HMSO, 1976. Quarto. Colouredfrontispiece, half tone plates, one folding, illustrations.Original red buckram gilt, top edges gilt.

With 24 other books of related interest including CharlesFfoulkes’ The Gun-Founders of England (Cambridge, 1937),B. P. Hughes’ The Bengal Horse Artillery 1800-1861(Finchley, 1971, limited edition), J. G. D. Elvin’s BritishGunfounders 1700-1855 (photocopied typescript dated1983, inscribed by the author to Robin Wigington), A. N.Kennard’s Gunfounding and Gunfounders (Hampstead,1986) and Carel de Beer’s The Art of Gunfounding(Rotherfield, 1991). (25)

£300-500

248BLAIR, Claude. The James A. de Rothschild Collection atWaddesdon Manor. Arms, Armour and Base-Metalwork.1974; MANN, James. Wallace Collection Catalogue.European Arms and Armour. 1962, 2 vols; NORMAN, A.V.B.Wallace Collection Catalogues. European Arms and ArmourSupplement. 1986. With 8 others of related interest. (12)

£200-300

249BOCCIA, L.G. & E.T. COELHO. L’Arte dell’Armatura in Italia.1967, limited edition; BOCCIA, L.G. Le Armature di S.Mariadelle Grazie di Curtatone di Mantova e l’ArmaturaLombarda del ‘400. 1982, limited edition; PYHRR, Stuart W.& Jose-A. GODOY. Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance.Filippo Negroli and his Contemporaries. 1999. (3)

£200-300

250BOCCIA, Lionello. G. & Eduardo T. COELHO. Armi BiancheItaliane. 1975; STUBER, Karl & Hans WETTER. EdgedWeapons. 1982; OAKESHOTT, Ewart. Records of theMedieval Sword 1991, inscribed by the author; MAZZINI,Franco. L’Armeria Reale di Torino. 1982, limited edition. (4)

£200-300

251BRETT, Edwin J A Pictorial and Descriptive Record of theOrigin and Development of Arms and Armour. To whichare appended 133 plates specially drawn from the Author’sCollection at Oaklands, St. Peter’s, Thanet, and BurleighHouse, London. London: Sampson Low, Marston &Company, 1894, Quarto (357 x 270mm). Printed throughoutin red and black, plates. Contemporary full red morocco giltwith armorial motifs, top edges gilt (extremities lightlyrubbed). Provenance: Anne S. K. Brown (label); HenryArthur Johnstone (ex-libris stamp on suede liner andarmorial monogram stamped in gilt on upper cover).

With another volume containing works of related interest.(2)£300-500

252BUCHANAN, Francis Hamilton (1762-1829). Journey fromMadras through the Counties of Mysore, Canara, andMalabar London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. 3 volumes,quarto (281 x 232mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait,folding hand-coloured engraved map, plates, folding tables(some staining, browning and spotting). Contemporary halfcalf gilt (worn). Provenance: ex-library copy of The PalaceLibrary, Mysore, with its labels, stamps, shelf nos. etc.FIRST EDITION.

£300-500

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253BURTON, Richard F. The Book of the Sword. 1884;CASTLE, Egerton. Schools and Masters of Fence. 1893;HUTTON, Alfred. The Sword and the Centuries. 1901;CARRINGTON-PEIRCE, P. A Handbook of Court and HuntingSwords 1660-1820. 1937; AYLWARD, J.D. The Small-Swordin England. 1945; VALENTINE, Eric. Rapiers. 1968;WILKINSON, Frederick. Edged Weapons. 1970. (7)

£300-500

254CARTER, Thomas. Medals of the British Army, and howthey were won ... The Crimean Campaign … Egypt,Peninsula, Waterloo, and South Africa … India, China, EtcLondon: Groombridge, 1861. 3 volumes in one, 8vo. Halftitle, 17 hand-coloured plates of medals (first plate creased,one plate detaching). Contemporary red half calf gilt(extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: S. John Tombs(armorial bookplate).

£100-200

255Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of Scottish Art andAntiquities … by kind permission of Mr & Mrs RobertFleming. 1931; WHITELAW, Charles E. Scottish ArmsMakers. A Biographical Dictionary. 1977; WALLACE, John.Scottish Swords and Dirks 1970; CAMPBELL, Archibald.Scottish Swords from the Battlefield at Culloden. 1971; TheSword and the Sorrows … An Exhibition to Commemoratethe Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the Battle of Culloden 1746.1996. (5)

£200-300

256CESCINSKY, Herbert & Ernest R. GRIBBLE. Early EnglishFurniture & Woodwork. 1922, 2 vols; SYMONDS, R.W.Furniture Making in Seventeenth and Eighteenth CenturyEngland. 1955; GILBERT, Christopher. The Life and Work ofThomas Chippendale. 1978, 2 vols. (5)

£100-200

257COLT - HAVEN, Charles T. & Frank A. BELDEN. A History ofthe Colt Revolver. 1940; WILSON, R.L. Samuel ColtPresents a Loan Exhibition of Presentation Colt Firearms.1962; WILSON, R.L. (editor). Antique Arms Annual.Sponsored by the Texas Gun Collectors’ Association. 1971;ROSA, Joseph G. Colonel Colt London. The history of Colt’sLondon firearms, 1851-1857. 1976;WILSON, R.L. Colt. AnAmerican Legend. 1978.

£200-300

258CRONAU, Rudolf. Geschichte der Solinger Klingenindustrie.Stuttgart: Commissionsverlag von Gebrüder Kröner, 1885.Folio (365 x 275mm). Additional tinted pictorial title, titleprinted in red and black, plates. Original calf decorated in giltand blind, gilt edges (part of spine lacking, another sectiondetaching, extremities rubbed).

£100-200

259DEAN, Bashford. The Collection of Arms and Armor ofRutherford Stuyvesant 1843-1909. 1914. ONE OF 300COPIES; DEAN, B. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Catalogue of European Daggers. 1929; DEAN, B. TheMetropolitan Museum of Art. Catalogue of European CourtSwords and Hunting Swords. 1929; The Kretzschmar vonKienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms. 1963. (4)

£400-600

260DUFTY, Arthur. European Armour in the Tower of London.1968; DUFTY, A. European Swords and Daggers in the Towerof London. 1974; BLAIR, C. The Emperor Maximilian’s Gift ofArmour to King Henry VIII and the Silvered and EngravedArmour at the Tower of London. 1965; BORG, Alan. TwoStudies in the History of the Tower Armouries. 1976;WILLIAMS, Alan & Anthony de REUCK. The Royal Armoury atGreenwich 1515-1649. A History of its Technology. 1995;Exhibition of Armour made in the Royal Workshops atGreenwich. 1951; Treasures of the Tower. Armours of HenryVIII. 1977; VISCOUNT DILLON. Armour … An ElizabethanArmourer’s Album and Armour Notes. 1968. BORG, Alan(editor). Strange Stories from the Tower of London. 1976. (9)

£200-300

261[FAWCETT, William]. Rules and Regulations for the SwordExercise of the Cavalry. London: Printed for the War Office,1796. 8vo. Half title, 29 engraved plates, all but one folding(occasional light spotting and staining). Contemporary red halfmorocco gilt (extremities lightly rubbed, corners bumped).The author was killed in a cavalry charge at Salamanca.

With 4 other books of related interest (one severely worn)including The Sword-Exercise and Movements for Cavalry(Taunton, 1803) and Regulations and Instructions for theInfantry Sword Exercise (London, 1819). (5)

£300-500

262EXHIBITIONS - Kungl. Livrustkammaren. Bilder av MärkligareFöremål. Stockholm: 1927; The Metropolitan Museum of Art.The Art of Chivalry 1982; Allentown Art Museum. Arms andArmor. 1964; National Gallery of Art, Washington. RoyalTreasures of Sweden, 1550-1700. 1988; Royal Academy. Ageof Chivalry. 1987. And a quantity of others related. (qty)

£200-300

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263[FRENCH, George Russell (editor)]. A Catalogue of theAntiquities and Works of Art exhibited at the Ironmongers’Hall, London, in the Month of May, 1861. London:[Harrison and Sons], 1863. Quarto (370 x 265mm).Lithographed plates, a few coloured, some folding,facsimiles, wood-engraved illustrations (occasional spottingand staining). Modern dark blue half morocco gilt, spine giltin compartments.

£100-200

264FFOULKES, Charles J. Inventory and Survey of theArmouries of the Tower of London. London: HMSO,[c.1916]. 2 volumes, quarto (270 x 220mm). Colouredfrontispiece and 38 photogravure plates (some spotting).Original blue cloth-backed boards gilt, top edges gilt(extremities rubbed).

With A. V. B. Norman & G. M. Wilson’s Treasures from theTower of London (London, 1982). (3)

£100-200

265FORRER, R. Die Schwerter und Schweitknäufe derSammlung Carl von Schwerzenbach - Bregenz. Mit einerGeschichte von Schwert und Dolch. Leipzig: Verlag vonKarl W. Hiersemann, 1905. Folio (395 x 294mm). 60 plates,illustrations. Original tan cloth gilt (lower upper joints torn).Provenance: Harold L. Peterson 1922-1978 (bookplate).

With 3 other books of related interest including Waffen-Sammlung Kuppelmayr (Munich, c.1895) and C. A.Ossbahr’s Kongl. Lifrustkammaren (Stockholm, 1897). (4)

£200-400

266GAIER, Claude. Four Centuries of Liège Gunmaking. 1976;HOFF, Arne. Dutch Firearms. 1978. NederlandseVuurwapens uit de 17e en 18e eeuw. 1977; CollectionPierre Solvay. [n.d.]. Dutch Muskets and Pistols. 1974. And3 others. (8)

£100-200

267GARDNER, J. Starkie. Armour in England from the EarliestTimes to the Seventeenth Century. 1898; HEWITT, I. Chartof Ancient Armour. [n.d., but mid 19th-century], fold-out;SOMERSET, Lady Henry. Eastnor Castle. [n.d.]; BLAIR,Claude. European Armour. 1958; GYNGELL, Dudley S.Hawtrey. Armourers Marks. 1959; FFOULKES, Charles. TheArmourer and his Craft from the XIth to the XVIth Century.1967, reprint; Medieval Warfare. 1978; OAKESHOTT, Ewart.European Weapons and Armour. 1980, signed by theauthor; BLACKMORE, David. Arms & Armour of the EnglishCivil Wars. 1990. (9)

£300-500

268GEORGE, J.N. English Pistols and Revolvers. 1938;GEORGE, J.N. English Guns and Rifles 1947; ATKINSON,John A. Duelling Pistols. 1964; ATKINSON, John A. TheBritish Duelling Pistol. 1978; NEIL, W. Keith & D.H.L. BACK.British Gunmakers. Their Trade Cards, Cases & Equipment1760-1860. 1980; COOPER, John S. For Commonwealthand Crown. English Gunmakers of the SeventeenthCentury. 1993; DICKENS, Bernard. “M.B.” - The Gunmaker’sSilversmith. 1998. ONE OF 30 COPIES, FORPRESENTATION TO R. WIGINGTON, signed by the author.(7)

£300-500

269GREENER, W.W. The Breech-Loader and how to use it.1899; Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of MilitaryGoods for sale by Francis Bannerman Sons. 1938;Handbook of the Thompson Submachine Gun. Model of1928. 1940; The Service Revolver and How to Use it. [n.d.];DEXTER, F. Theodore. Half Century Scrapbook of Vari-TypeFirearms based on the Pictorial and Descriptive Catalogueof the Frank E. Bivens, Jnr. Inspirational Collection of Vari-Type Firearms and Accessories. 1960, ring-binder;TAYLERSON, A.W.F. Revolving Arms. 1967; DUNLAP, Jack.American British & Continental Pepperbox Firearms. 1964;CHAMBERLAIN, W.H.J. & A.W.F.TAYLERSON. Adams’Revolvers. 1976. With a small quantity of related books andpamphlets. (qty)

£300-500

270GRIMBLE, A. Highland Sport ... Illustrated by ArchibaldThorburn. 1894; MANNIX, Daniel P. A Sporting Chance.Unusual Methods of Hunting. 1967; BLACKMORE

£200-300

271GROSE, Francis. Military Antiquities respecting a Historyof the English Army from the Conquest to the PresentTime. London: T. Egerton, 1801. 2 volumes, quarto (284 x216mm). Engraved frontispieces and plates (some lightspotting and mainly marginal staining). Contemporary calfgilt (rebacked, inner hinges reinforced).

£500-800

272GUNMAKERS - NEAL, W. Keith & D.H.L. BACK. The Mantons:Gunmakers, 1967; with Supplement. 1978; [Ibid.]. Forsyth &Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1969; [Ibid.] Messrs Griffin & Towand W. Bailes 1740-1790. 1989; TAYLOR, Leslie B. A BriefHistory of the Westley Richards Firm 1812-1913. [1985],reprint of Shakespeare Head Press edition of 1913; BACK,D.H.L. Great Irish Gunmakers. Messrs Rigby 1760-1869. 1992;BACK, D.H.L. The Mantons 1782-1878. 1993. (7)

£200-300

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273HARDING, D. F. Smallarms of the East India Company 1600-1856. 1997-99, 4 vols; MAY, W.E. & P.G.W. ANNIS. NationalMaritime Museum. Swords for Sea Service. 1970, 2 vols. (6)

£200-300

274HAYWARD, J.F. The Earliest Forms of the Flint-Lock inEngland [published in the Journal of The Royal Armoury,Stockholm]. 1947; CAREY, A. Merwyn. English, Irish, andScottish Firearms Makers. 1954; Notes on the Proof ofShotguns and other Small Arms. 1960; BAILEY, De Witt &Douglas A. NIE. English Gunmakers. The Birmingham andProvincial Gun Trade in the 18th and 19th Century. 1978;The Church Pistols. Relics of the Burr-Hamilton Duel.Published by The Chase Manhattan Bank, [n.d.]; SEABY,W.A. The Paris Family of Warwick 1670-1750. [n.d.];GOODING, Joyce E. & Peter A. SCOTT-EDESON. TheLondon Gun Trade 1850-1920. A Checklist of Tradesmen.2001; DICKENS, B. A Pair of Transitional Duelling Pistols(1788/9) by Harvey Walklate Mortimer. 2001. (8)

£100-200

275HEER, Eugene. Der Neue Støckel. Internationales Lexikonder Buchsenmacher, Feuerwaffenfabrikanten undArmbrustmacher von 1400-1900. 1978-82, 3 vols; KatalogDesdener Buchsenmacher 16.-18.JH, 1975; Katalog SuhlerFeuerwaffen 17.-18.JH, 1978. (5)

£200-300

276HELD, Robert (editor). Art, Arms and Armour. AnInternational Anthology. Volume I: 1979-80. 1979; HELD, R.Arms and Armor Annual. Volume One. 1973; Waffen undKostumkunde … Heft 2. 1970; Armi Antichi. Numero unicodel 1960. 1960; Arms and Armour from the Scott Collection.Scottish Weapons. Arms and Armour. Scottish Art ReviewSpecial Numbers 1956/1963/1969; HOFFELD, J.M. The Art ofthe Medieval Blacksmith. 1969; GRANCSAY, S.V. LucioPiccinino. 1964. With a small quantity of others relatedincluding a few Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletins. (qty)

£100-200

277HELD, Robert. The Age of Firearms. 1957, inscribed toRobin Wigington by Nancy Jenkins (Held); BLACKMORE,Howard L. Guns and Rifles of the World. 1965; BLAIR,Claude. Pistols of the World. 1968; POPE, Dudley. Guns.1969; BOOTHROYD, Geoffrey. The Handgun. 1970; SMITH,W.H.B. Small Arms of the World … Tenth editioncompletely revised by Joseph E. Smith 1973; HAWKINS,Peter. The Price Guide to Antique Guns & Pistols. 1973,inscribed to Robin Wigington by the author. With 7 othersof related interest. (14)

£200-300

278

278HELM, Franz. Armamentarium Principale oderKriegsmunition und Artilleren Buch Frankfurt: JohannAmmon, 1625. Folio (302 x 195mm). Title within elaboratepictorial and figural border with bird’s-eye-view of Ambergin upper section, engraved armorial at head of dedication,head-pieces and initials, with the 4 rare engraved plates atthe end, 30 illustrations in the text, a few nearly full-page(inconspicuous repairs to title, some light browning andspotting). Contemporary vellum (a little bowed, lackingties). Provenance: faint early inscription on title; some faintannotation. FIRST EDITION. Cockle 690 (with no collation);Graesse I:222 (citing a copy lacking the 4 plates); Jahnsp.995; Rumpf 1106.

The numbering of the illustrations in this work is eccentric.The text illustrations are numbered 1 - 9, 11 - 12, 14 and 16- 33; the (often missing) plates at the end are numbered 32,33, 34 and 35. However, the pagination in the present copyis continuous and the catchwords consistent throughout:the work is, therefore, apparently complete.

£2000-3000

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279HILTL, Georg. Waffen-Sammlung Sr. Königlichen Hoheitdes Prinzen Carl von Preussen. Mittelalterliche Abtheilung.Berlin: W. Moeser Hofbuchhandlung, [1876]. Quarto (378 x290mm). 2 wood-engraved plates. Original red decoratedcloth gilt, gilt edges (worn at foot of spine, lightly rubbed).With a modern facsimile edition of the same work bound inblue cloth. (2)£70-100

280HOLMES, Richard R. Naval & Military Trophies & PersonalRelics of British Heroes. London: John C. Nimmo, 1896.Folio (398 x 300mm). Half title, title printed in red and black,36 chromolithographed plates by William Gibb. Original redpictorial cloth gilt, gilt edges (rebacked preserving originalspine).

£100-200

281JACKSON, Herbert J. European Hand Firearms of theSixteenth, Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries.1923.NUMBER 312 OF 550 COPIES; POLLARD, H. B. C. A Historyof Firearms. 1936; LENK, Torsten. The Flintlock. 1965;BAXTER, D. R. Blunderbusses. 1970; LINDSAY, Merrill.Miniature Arms. 1970. (5)

£150-200

282JOUBERT, Felix. Catalogue of the Collection of EuropeanArms & Armour Formed at Greenock by R. L. Scott.[Glasgow: David Robertson & Co.], 1924. 3 volumes, folio(460 x 323mm). Titles printed in red and black, 107 tintedphotogravure plates (a few light marginal stains). Originalhalf vellum gilt, uncut (inner hinges of vol. I splitting, coversscuffed). Provenance: Anne S. K. Brown (label). NUMBER76 OF 100 COPIES “PRODUCED FOR PRIVATECIRCULATION.” PRESENTATION COPY, the front freeendpaper of vol. I inscribed, “To A. A. Dunbar-Brandon,with all good wishes from R. L. Scott.”

£600-800

283JUBINAL, Michael Louis Achille (1810-75). La Armeria Real,ou Collection des Principales Pièces de la Galerie d’ ArmesAnciennes de Madrid. Paris: au bureau des anciennesTapisseries histories, [n.d., c.1839]. 3 volumes in 2including Supplement, folio (472 x 320mm) [Supplement530 x 340mm]. Half titles, titles in lithographed architecturalborders, 125 lithographed plates by Gaspard Sensi,including 44 in the Supplement, illustrations anddecorations (some spotting and staining, more pronouncedto the Supplement, Supplement with some marginal lossand browning). Contemporary red morocco gilt, spines giltin compartments (extremities rubbed, corners a littlebumped) Colas 1574; Lipperheide 2410. This work wasoriginally issued in parts and is difficult to find completewith Supplement.

£400-600

282

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284KOTTENKAMP, Franz. Der Rittersaal. Eine Geschichte desRitterthums, seines Entstehens und Fortgangs, seinerGebräuch und Sitten Stuttgart: Carl Hoffmann, 1842.Oblong quarto (228 x 286mm). 62 hand-coloured engravedplates by Friedrich Martin von Reibisch, many folding(section excised from corner of one leaf, some staining andspotting). Original brown cloth gilt (stain to lower cover,some rubbing).

With 3 others of related interest. (4)

£500-800

285LAKING, Guy Francis. A Record of European Armour andArms through Seven Centuries … with an Introduction bythe Baron de Cosson. London: G. Bell, 1920-22. 5 volumes,quarto. Photogravure frontispiece, titles printed in red andblack, half tone illustrations. Original buckram with redcloth gilt lettering-pieces (spines darkened).

With Francis Henry Cripps-Day’s A Record of Armour Sales1881-1924 (London, 1925), uniformly-bound. (6)

£500-800

286LAKING, Guy Francis. The Armoury of Windsor Castle.European Section. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Company,1904. Quarto (334 x 280mm). Half title, title printed in redand black, frontispiece and 39 photogravure plates on Indiapaper, mounted (preliminary leaves and half title spotted,some mainly marginal spotting and staining). Original nigermorocco-backed cloth boards gilt, top edges gilt, othersuncut (lightly stained and thumb-soiled). Provenance: AnneS. K. Brown (label).

£150-250

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287LE BLOND, Guillaume (1704-81). A Treatise of Artillery: or,of the Arms and Machines Used in War since the Inventionof Gunpowder. Being the First Part of Le Blond’s Elementsof War. London: E. Cave, 1746. Quarto (222 x 184mm) 15folding plates numbered I - XV (only, of about 50, lackingfrontispiece and all after R2 [ie. p.128]). Modern old-stylehalf calf gilt (new endpapers). Provenance: ?Pock (oldsignature on title).

With Ralph Willet’s The Bombardier, and Pocket Gunner(London, 1806), William Greener’s The Science of Gunnery(London, 1846, “New Edition, Greatly Enlarged”) and adefective work on artillery by Muller with folding plates(lacking title, etc). (4)

£300-500

288LOW, A.M. Musket to Machine-Gun. [c.1942]; A History ofBrowning Guns from 1831. [c.1946]; VAN RENSSELAER,Stephen. American Firearms. The Colt Supplement 1948,copy number 20 of a “special deluxe edition”, signed by theauthor; WILLIAMSON, Harold F. Winchester. The Gun thatWon the West. 1952; MCHENRY, Roy C & Walter F. ROPER.Smith & Wesson Hand Guns 1958; CHAPEL, CharlesEdward. The Gun Collector’s Handbook of Values. 1958;FULLER, Claud E. The Rifled Musket. 1958; ABELS, Robert.Bowie Knives [c.1950s]; WATROUS, George R. The Historyof Winchester Firearms 1866-1966. 1966, third edition;MOORE, Warren. Weapons of the American Revolution …and Accoutrements. 1967; WEEKS, John. InfantryWeapons. 1972; The Restorer’s Handbook. Published byNormans of Framlingham Ltd. [c.1972]; FROST, H. Gordon.Blades and Barrels: Six Centuries of CombinationWeapons. 1972; WASHER, Richard. The Sheffield Bowie &Pocket-knife makers 1825-1925. 1974; NEUMANN, GeorgeC. & Frank J. KRAVIC. Collector’s Illustrated Encyclopedia ofthe American Revolution. 1975; GUTHMAN, William H. U.S.Army Weapons - 1784-1791. 1975; SAYERS, Isabelle S.Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. 1981; EARL, J.Curtis. Brochure of Machine Guns and Submachine Guns.1983, reprint; TRAYWICK, Ben T. Tombstone OutlawAlbum. 1984; FORGETT, Valmore J. (and others). LeMat.The Man, The Gun. 1996, inscribed; WALTER, John D.Secret Firearms. 1997; CONSTANTINE, Nathan A History ofCannibalism. 2006. (21)

£200-300

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289MACQUOID, Percy. A History of English Furniture. London:Lawrence & Bullen, 1938. 4 volumes, folio (370 x 275mm).Half titles, titles printed in red and black, coloured plates byShirley Slocombe, half tone illustrations (a few tears andrepairs). Contemporary half vellum, spines gilt with greenmorocco lettering-pieces.

£200-300

290MCARTHUR, John. The Army and Navy Gentleman’sCompanion; or a New and Complete Treatise on the Theoryand Practice of Fencing. London: J. Murray, 1784. Quarto(267 x 220mm). Engraved allegorical frontispiece, engravedtitle and 19 engraved plates, all but one folding (plate 6 andthe following text leaves stained, some light staining, oldpen trials to margin of one plate). Modern red cloth gilt,new endpapers.

£300-500

291MEYRICK, Samuel Rush & Joseph SKELTON. EngravedIllustrations of Antient Arms and Armour, from theCollection of Llewelyn Meyrick … at Goodrich CourtLondon: J. Skelton, 1830. 2 volumes, folio (377 x 270mm).2 frontispieces, additional engraved titles, portrait and 150engraved plates (some spotting and staining). Finely-boundin 19th-century red half morocco gilt by Howell ofLiverpool, spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt,others uncut. Provenance: Bramley B. Kent (ex-libris stickerand signature on half title).

£200-400

292MEYRICK, Samuel Rush (1783-1848). A Critical Inquiry intoAntient Armour. London: Robert Jennings, 1824. 3volumes, folio (380 x 275mm). Half title, additional titleswith wood-engraved vignettes, 80 plates, most hand-coloured aquatints (occasional light spotting and staining).Finely-bound in 19th-century red morocco gilt by Howell ofLiverpool, spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt,others uncut (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance:Messenger (ex-libris sticker). FIRST EDITION.

£700-1000

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293NEAL, W. Keith & D. H. L. BLACK. Great British Gunmakers1540-1740. 1984; NUMBER 61 OF 750 COPIES; GreatBritish Gunmakers 1740-1790. 1975; BLACKMORE, HowardL. A Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350-1850. 1986;BLACKMORE, Howard L. English Pistols. 1985; EarlyFirearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection ofClay P. Bedford. 1971; DIXON, Norman. Georgian Pistols.1971, signed by the author. (6)

£150-200

294NEIL, W. Keith. Spanish Guns and Pistols. 1955; LAVIN,James D. A History of Spanish Firearms. 1965; GRANCSAY,Stephen V. (editor). Master French Gunsmiths’ Designs ofthe XVII-XIX Centuries Reproduced in Facsimile. 1970,limited edition; GUSLER, Wallace B. & James D. LAVIN.Decorated Firearms 1540-1870 from the Collection of ClayP. Bedford. 1977; DAEHNHARDT, Rainer. The BewitchedGun. 1994, inscribed by the author. (5)

£200-300

295NIOX & MARIAUX (editors). La Musée de l’ Armée. Armes& Armures Anciennes et Souvenirs Historiques les PlusPrécieux. Paris: Hôtel des Invalides, 1917-27. 2 volumes,quarto (365 x 275mm). Titles printed in red and black, 122tinted plates. Modern burgundy morocco gilt, uncut. ONEOF 400 COPIES.

£200-400

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296[NOLAN, Louis Edward (1818-1854)]. The Training ofCavalry Remount Horses. A New System. London: Parker,Furnivall & Parker, 1852. 8vo. Half title, wood-engravedfrontispiece, title with vignette [counted as a plate] and 18plates by Henry Alken (some mainly marginal staining andspotting to title and most plates). Original cloth lettered ingilt and decorated in blind (corners bumped). The author isbest known for his controversial role in launching the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle ofBalaclava. He was also its first casualty.

With 9 other miscellaneous books including The Exercise ofthe Foot; with the Evolutions, According to the Words ofCommand (London, 1690) and An Historical andDescriptive Account of the Royal Hospital, and the RoyalMilitary Asylum, at Chelsea (London, 1805). (10)

£300-500

297OWEN, C. H. & T. L. DAMES. Elementary Lectures onArtillery, Prepared for the Use of the Gentlemen Cadets ofthe Royal Military Academy Woolwich: Royal ArtilleryInstitution, 1860. Quarto (280 x 212mm). Plates, somefolding, some with hand-colouring, tables (several plateslacking). Contemporary half roan (rubbed). Provenance:Andrew Noble (armorial bookplate and pencil signature ontitle, “Capt. Noble”).

£70-100

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298PARK LANE ARMS FAIR - A set of 21 Park Lane Arms Faircatalogues from 1982 - 1999 and 2001 - 2003. (21)

£100-200

299PAYNE-GALLWEY, R. A Summary of the History,Construction and Effects in Warfare of the Projectile-Throwing Engines of the Ancients 1907; PAYNE-GALLWEY,R. The Crossbow. [n.d.]; RILING, Ray. The Powder FlaskBook. 1953. And another related. (4)

£100-200

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300Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of theCavalry Dublin: R. E. Mercier, 1797. 8vo. Half title, 29 plates,2 folding (some staining, slight wear to half title).Contemporary [?original] paper-backed boards, uncut(spine a little worn with slight loss, some light staining andink spotting). Provenance: Lord ?Dillon (early signature onupper cover).

£300-500

301SAINT REMY, Pierre Surirey de (1645-1716). Memoire d’Artillerie, où il est Traité des Mortiers, Petards, Arquebusesà Croc Mousquets, Fusils … Des Bombes, Carcasses,Grenades, &c Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1702. 2 volumes,quarto (232 x 175mm). Engraved frontispiece, titles printedin red and black, 162 engraved plates, many folding, 8folding tables (a few plates lightly browned in vol. II).Contemporary calf, later spines gilt in compartments withred and green morocco lettering-pieces (covers rubbed andscuffed, corners repaired and lightly bumped, laterendpapers). Provenance: George Cockburn (armorialbookplate); Wm Heywood (old signature on recto offrontispiece); “This book was given to me by my DearUncle Col. Heywood of Manchester Square London, G.?L.”(inscription on front pastedown of vol. I).

£1000-1500

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302SALE CATALOGUES - Bank House, Wellesbourne. 1940;Sheffield Park, 1971; The Green Collection. 1976 (2 copies);Europaische Schmiedekunst. Part III. 1981; The HeverCastle Collection … Volume One. Arms and Armour. 1983;Powerscourt, Eniskerry. 1984; A Cabinet of Curiosities: theProperty of The Lord McAlpine of West Green. 1994. WithWallis & Wallis Centenary. Some of the Best and MostInteresting. [n.d.]. (9)

£100-200

303SALE CATALOGUES - Catalogue of the Choice Collection ofWorks of Art … formed by that well known connoisseur,the late James Gurney, Esq. 1898; Catalogue of the HighlyImportant Collection of Armour and Arms and FrenchTapestry, the Property of Major the Hon. Thomas GeorgeBreadalbane Morgan-Granville-Gavin. 1917; Catalogue of aCollection of Arms and Armour, the Property of aGentleman. Christie’s, 1923. With 7 others, Christie’s,Sotheby’s and Wallis & Wallis. (10)

£100-200

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304SALE CATALOGUES - Catalogue of the Important Collectionof Armour and Arms … of Edwin J. Brett. Christie’s, 1895,priced with some buyer’s names; Catalogue of theCollection of Arms and Armour and Objects of Art formedby Sir Guy Francis Laking. Christie’s, 1920, priced withsome buyer’s names; Catalogue of the Very ChoiceCollection of Armour and Weapons. The Property of theLate Baron C.H.de Cosson. Sotheby’s, 1929, priced withmost buyer’s names. (3)

£300-500

305SALE CATALOGUES - Catalogue of the MagnificentCollection of Works of Art and Vertu, formed by Mr. DavidFalcke. Christie’s, 1858; Catalogue of the Collection ofArmour and Arms and hunting Equipments of Herr RichardZschille Christie’s, 1897, priced; Catalogue of the Collectionof Arms & Armour Formed early in the 19th Century by thelate John Beardmore. Christie’s, 1921. With sale cataloguesfor the collections of W.H. Spiller (1901) and SeymourLucas (1903), the latter inscribed by the collector. (5)

£200-300

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311

309SEITZ, Heribert. Ein Waffenhistorisches Handbuch.Blankwaffen I [II]. 1965-68. 2 vols; OAKESHOTT, R. Ewart.The Sword in the Age of Chivalry. 1964; OAKESHOTT, R.Ewart. The Archaeology of Weapons 1960; NORMAN,A.V.B. The Rapier and Small-Sword 1460-1820. 1980. (5)

£200-300

310SPAIN - Catálogo Histórico-Descriptivo de la Real Armeríade Madrid Madrid: Fototipias de Hauser Y Menet, 1898.Quarto (290 x 212mm). Half tone plates and illustrations(lightly spotted). Contemporary half vellum gilt, top edgesgilt, others uncut (lightly stained). Provenance:(unidentifiable) armorial bookplate partly excised. Limitededition.

With 4 others of Spanish interest including Museo-Armeríade D. José Estruch y Cumella. Reproducción Fototípica(Barcelona,1976, facsimile of 1896 edition) and El Museodel Ejercito Español ([n.p.], 1983). (5)

£200-400

306SALE CATALOGUES - European Arms and Armor, mainlyXV, XVI & XVII Centuries including Artistic and RareSpecimens from High Provenience [sic]. New York, 1928,priced; Collectors’ Arms & Armor … from the JohnWigington Collection. New York, 1951, priced; Arms andArmor XVI-XIX Century … from the Collections of WilliamRandolph Hearst. New York, 1957, priced. With salecatalogues from the collections of Mrs Roy S. Ritchey(1966), Historic American Swords (1989) and W. Keith Neal(2000,2001). (7)

£200-300

307SCHOBEL, J. Princely Arms and Armour. 1975; THOMAS,B. (and others). Arms and Armour 1965; PETERSON, H.L.The Book of the Gun. 1962; TAVARD, Christian-H. Le Livredes Armes & Armures [n.d.]; REID, W. Arms through theAges. 1976; BLAIR, C. European & American Arms c.1100-1850. 196; BULL, S. An Historical Guide to Arms andArmour. 1991. With 6 others of related interest. (13)

£200-300

308SCOTT, Mary Monica Maxwell. Abbotsford. The PersonalRelics and Antiquarian Treasures of Sir Walter Scott.London: Adam and Charles Black, 1893. Quarto (306 x260mm). Mounted chromolithographed frontispiece, titleprinted in red and black, 25 chromolithographed plates.Original cloth-backed boards gilt, top edges gilt.

£70-100

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313The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society. 136 issues fromMarch, 1956. Vol. II, nos. I - March 2002, vol. XVII, no. 3.Original pictorial wrappers (some issues lacking). And a fewothers, related. (qty)

£200-300

314The Sportsman’s Dictionary: or, the Country Gentleman’sCompanion in all Rural Recreations London: J. Osborn,1744. 2 volumes bound in one, 8vo. Engraved frontispieceand 24 plates, most folding, table (table torn withsubstantial loss, some plates repaired, occasional spottingand staining). Contemporary panelled calf (rebacked,corners rubbed and bumped). Provenance: J. Stephens &John Carr (early signatures); later (c.1912) inscription onrecto of frontispiece relating to the book’s provenance(“John Carr is in all probability my Grandfather, born 1764,died 1817”).

With William Barker Daniel’s Rural Sports (London, 1812. 3vols. [without the Supplement]) and 2 copies of P. Hawker’sInstructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Gunsand Shooting (London, 1826, fifth edition and sixth edition).(6)

£400-600

311SPITZER, Frederic (?1815-90), and others. La CollectionSpitzer. Catalogue des Objets d’ Art et de Haute CuriositeAntiques, du Moyen Age & de la Renaissance Composant l’importante et précieuse Collection Spitzer. Paris: MaisonQuantin, Librairie Centrale, 1890-92 [1893]. 7 volumesincluding Sale Catalogue, folio (495 x 345mm) [Catalogue387 x 284mm]. Half titles, titles printed in red and black,341 photogravure plates, many tinted or coloured, wood-engraved illustrations (occasional light spotting or staining).Finely-bound in uniform early 20th-century dark bluecrushed morocco gilt by Birdsall & Son of Northampton,covers with gilt ruled, tooled and blind borders, spines giltin compartments, dentelles, gilt edges (a few scuff marks,mainly to joints, corners lightly bumped). NUMBER 32 OF600 COPIES “SUR PAPIER VELIN.” Volume VI of thismonumental work is devoted to arms and armour.

£3000-5000

312STONE, George Cameron. A Glossary of the Construction,Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countriesand in all Times. 1934; YAMAGAMI, Hatiro. Japan’s AncientArmour. 1940; ROBINSON, H. Russell. Oriental Armour.1967; RAWSON, P.S. The Indian Sword. 1968; LATHAM,J.D. & W.F. PATTERSON. Saracen Archery. 1970; OLDMAN,W.O. Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens.1976, limited edition. (6)

£200-300

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315THOMAS, B. The Shooter’s Guide; or CompleteSportsman’s Companion. 1823; [Anon]. Something AboutGuns and Shooting. By “Purple Heather.” 1891, inscribed“To the editor of Land and Water with the Author’sCompliments”; SLATER, J. Herbert. Illustrated SportingBooks. 1899; GATLIFF, James. Stations, Gentlemen! 1938;RILING, Ray. Guns and Shooting. 1951, limited edition;LOGAN, Herschel C. The Pictorial History of theUnderhammer Gun. 1960; BLACKMORE, Howard L. RoyalSporting Guns at Windsor. 1968; AKEHURST, Richard.Sporting Guns. 1968; AKEHURST, Richard. Game Guns andRifles. Percussion to Hammerless Ejector in Britain. 1969;CRUDGINGTON, I.M. The British Shotgun. Volume One1850-1870. 1979; HAWKER, Peter. The Sportsman’s PocketCompanion. 1980, limited edition; KING, Peter. TheShooting Field. One hundred and fifty years with Holland &Holland. 1985.

£200-300

316THORDEMAN, Bengt (and others). Armour from the Battleof Wisby 1361. 1939, 2 vols; Stadtmuseum Landshut.Landshuter Plattnerkunst. Ein Uberblick. 1975; MULLER,Heinrich. Europaische Helme aus der Sammlung desMuseums fur Deutsche Geschichte. 1984; PYHRR, StuartW. European Helmets, 1450-1650. Treasures from theReserve Collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2000. (5)

£200-300

317TRAPP, Oswald Graf. The Armoury of the Castle ofChurburg … Translated, with a Preface, by James GowMann London: Methuen, 1929. Quarto. Half tone plates,errata slip (some light spotting). Original red buckram gilt,top edges gilt. NUMBER 104 OF 400 COPIES.

With 18 others relating to collections of armour includingCatalogue de la Collection d’ Armes Anciennes Européeneset Orientales de Charles Buttin (Rumilly, 1933), Otto Smith’sDet Kongelige Partikulaere Rustkammer. I. Udgivet afTøjhusmuseet (Copenhagen, 1938) and 3 miscellaneousvolumes of Il Museo Stibbert a Firenze (Milan, c.1975). (19)

£300-500

318UNTERMYER, Irwin. Bronzes, other Metalwork andSculpture in the Irwin Untermyer Collection. 1962;D’ALLEMAGNE, Henry Rene. Decorative Antique Ironwork.1968; PLUMB, J.H. (and others). The Horizon Book of theRenaissance 1961; LINDSAY, J. Seymour. Iron and BrassImplements of the English House. 1964; SCHIFFER,Herbert, Peter & Nancy. Antique Iron. 1979. [Ibid] The BrassBook. 1978; MICHEL, Henri. Scientific Instruments in Artand History. 1966. With 4 others of related interest. (12)

£300-500

319WALPOLE, Horace. A Catalogue of the Classic Contents ofStrawberry Hill, Collected by Horace Walpole. [London:Smith and Robins], 1842. Quarto (246 x 205mm).Substantially priced with buyer’s names throughout in acontemporary hand. Modern marbled boards, originalpictorial wrapper bound in. The collection of armour wasincluded in the nineteenth day’s sale.

With 7 other sale catalogues by Bruton, Knowles & Co.,Buckland and Sons, Knight, Frank & Rutley, William DoyleGalleries and Walter Collins & Son including the HoningtonHall and Rockfield House sales. (8)

£400-600

320WARING, J.B. Masterpieces of Industrial Art & Sculpture atthe International Exhibition, 1862 … Chromo-Lithographedby and under the Direction of W. R. Tymms, A. Warren, andG. Macculloch, from photographs supplied by the LondonPhotographic and Stereoscopic Company, taken exclusivelyfor this work by Stephen Thompson. London: Day & Son,1863. Volumes I - II only (of 3). Folio (422 x 290mm).Additional chromolithographed titles, chromolithographedand tinted plates. Original reverse calf elaboratelydecorated in gilt, gilt edges (rubbed).

With J.B. Waring’s Art Treasures of the United Kingdomfrom the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester … chromolithographed by F. Bedford … with essays by Owen Jones,Digby Wyatt [etc] (London, 1858), The Art Journal.Illustrated Catalogue. The Industry of All Nations 1851(London, [1852]) and Tallis’s History and Description of theCrystal Palace, and the Exhibition of the World’s Industry in1851 (London, [n.d.], vols. I and III only).

£400-600

321WILLIAMSON, Thomas. Oriental Field Sports. [Diss:Antony Atha Publishers Ltd, 1984]. Oblong quarto.Additional coloured title and 40 coloured plates by SamuelHowett. Original red half morocco gilt, red cloth box.NUMBER 51 OF 350 COPIES. Facsimile edition.

With Kurt G. Blüchel’s Game and Hunting (Cologne, 2000).(2)£150-200

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322WINANT, Lewis. Firearms Curiosa. 1956, limited edition;PETERSON, Harold (editor). Encyclopaedia of Firearms.1964; BAXTER, D.R. Superimposed Load Firearms 1360-1860 1966, limited edition; HAYWARD, J.F. The Art of theGunmaker. 1500-[1830]. 1962-63, 2 vols; BLAIR, Claude(editor). Pollard’s History of Firearms, 1983, inscribed bythe editor.

£150-250

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323A HAWK RESTING, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY,GERMAN OR NETHERLANDISH

oil on canvas (relined), probably a fragment, the hawkresting on a buff leather gloved hand, the talons with bells,in a wooded landscape with its hood top right, framed

59.5 by 42cm; 23I in by 16I in

£1500-2500

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324A NOBLE HUNTING SCENE IN EARLY 16TH CENTURYSTYLE, BY P. SOYER, DATED 1880

depicting a mounted nobleman and woman, the formerholding a hawk, with four attendants and hounds within awooded landscape, all in polychrome enamel on copper,signed and dated bottom left (one small repair), in acontemporary frame, perhaps the original

16 by 28cm; 6D by 11in

£1500-2000

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325AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF GUNMAKER’S LABELS,18TH, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES

including: Isaac Barber, I. Blissett, Blisset & Son, Cogswell &Harrison, Thomas Conway, George H. Daw, William Drury,Durs Egg, George Forrest, Forsyth & Co., George Gibbs,Alexander Henry, Holland & Holland, Charles Lancaster,John Lofley, Edward London, Joseph Manton, ThomasElsworth Mortimer, J. D. Needham, Henry Nock, SamuelNock, Parker, Field & Sons, James Purdey, Reilly, William &John Rigby, Samuel & Charles Smith, Tatham & Egg,Trulock & Son, Westley Richards, Wilkinson, Witton & Daw,James Woodward, (some facsimiles), together with a smallquantity of mid-19th Century game licenses, all containedwithin an album with tooled and gilt leather-covered boards

£1200-2000

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MiscellaneaVARIOUS OWNERS

326OLDMAN, W. O.: A COLLECTION OF EARLYCATALOGUES, CIRCA 1905-28

comprising Vol. VIII: nos. 92, 102, 103; Vol. IX: nos. 104,105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115; Vol.X: nos. 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 127, 128, allcomplete with illustrations, in a contemporary binder

William Ockelford Oldman exerted some considerableinfluence on his contemporaries in both the artistic andethnographic fields. He is considered the most successfuldealer and collector in this area. See H. Waterfield and J.C. H. King 2006, pp. 65-77.

£300-400

327CHRISTIE’S ARMS AND ARMOUR, MILITARIA ANDSPORTING GUN AUCTION CATALOGUES

including sales in London, Rome, Geneva, Glasgow, Dallas,New York, Melbourne and Sydney during the period 1966-2006, including the collections of McDonald-Peattie, J. F. R.Winsbury (two parts), Canon Charles Travers, Harold L.Peterson, Red Hackle Whiskey, A. C. C. Parker, Powerscourt,Howard Curtis, J. C. L. Knapton, The Armoury of TheirSerene Highnesses the Princes zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck(two parts), Eugene Nielson, Wilfred Ward, Rothschild andR. T. Gwynn

A full listing is available on request

(qty)£400-600

328SOTHEBY’S ARMS AND ARMOUR, MILITARIA ANDSPORTING GUN AUCTION CATALOGUES

including sales in London, Florence, Los Angeles,Johannesburg, Monte Carlo, Zurich, Sussex, Glasgow andNew York during the period 1970-2005, including thecollections of William Goodwin Renwick (parts I-IV & VII-X),John A. Williams, A. L. Jackson, John F. Hayward, Visser(two parts), and Alexander Davison

A full listing is available on request

(qty)£400-600

329A MINIATURE BRASS CANNON AND LIMBER, 20THCENTURY

with tapering brass barrel cast with raised mouldings andpunched with sprays of foliage, fitted with a pair of plaintrunnions and with globose cascabel: on its steel-mountedwooden carriage with spoked wheels (one broken), andcomplete with a limber en suite

37.5cm; 14N in overall

£250-350

330A CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION MODEL CANNON, LATE19TH CENTURY

with four-stage moulded brass barrel, fitted with percussionnipple at the vent, on its wooden carriage fitted with a pairof large steel-clad trucks, height-adjusting mechanism, andhand-operated ignition hammer, and complete with itscombination spanner, nipple wrench and turnscrew

20.5cm; 8in barrel

1cm; G in bore

£200-300

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331AN INDIAN BRONZE BARREL, A HELMET IN 15THCENTURY STYLE, TWO DAGGERS AND TWO SWORDS,19TH CENTURY AND LATER

the first of tapering form, swelling at the muzzle andformed with a bead sight, cast with a stylised candelabra, araised band ahead of the breech, raised back-sight andintegral pan; the second of conical form, brazed at the rear,formed with a turned lower edge and encircled with brassdomed rivets at the base; a Matador’s sword, 19th Century(incomplete); a North African sword, with broad bladeinlaid with brass at the forte; a small African dagger, in itsscabbard, and another small dagger with staghorn grip

the first: 20.5cm; 8in

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£150-200

332AN UNUSUAL POWDER-FLASK, 19TH CENTURY

formed of wood, of tapering oval section, the outer surfaceencased in sharkskin (losses), and the borders encased inbrass, with two rings for suspension, and complete with itswooden stopper

36.5cm;14G in

£350-450

333A VENETIAN GONDOLIER’S STAFF FINIAL, 18TH/19THCENTURY

of turned wood, covered with silk thread, profuselystudded over its surface with numerous brass coins with acentral gilt brass medallion decorated with two figures andthe top fitted with moulded brass finial (losses)

91cm; 35¾in

‡ £400-600

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334A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW AND WINDLASS, MID-18TH CENTURY

with robust steel bow stamped with a mark ‘N.D.’ on theinside, fitted with an early string of twisted cord andretained by a pair of irons, figured walnut tiller applied witha large pierced iron plaque on each side of the nut cavity(the nut missing), the underside with rest of characteristicform fitted with steel stirrup, folding back-sight and trigger,moulded brass trigger-guard and butt-cap with foldingsupport, and complete with its steel windlass formed of apair of wheels with hooks for attaching to the string, nearrectangular cover pierced with tracery to fit over the tiller,dated on a panel above, and a pair of writhen steel armswith turned wooden handles for winding

89.5cm; 35D in tiller

(2)‡ £2000-3000

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European Military Firearms335A RARE PAIR OF .650 CALIBRE HANOVERIAN MODEL1818/43 RIFLED PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOLS, NO.449

with rebrowned tapering sighted 11Din barrels rifled witheight grooves, breech tangs numbered ‘5’ and ‘6’respectively and incorporating the back-sights, steppedbevelled locks fitted with bolt safety-catches passingthrough from the opposite side and acting on the neck ofthe hammer, figured walnut full stocks (one fore-endrepaired), the spines of the butts each with a piercednumbered plate for the shoulder stock, regulation brassmounts comprising flush-fitted side-plates stamped ‘K.G.7’,trigger-guards, butt-caps, and fore-end caps, with noprovision for a ramrod, complete with numbereddetachable shoulder stock impressed ‘K.G.7’, with itssaddle bar with two rings, stamped throughout with thenumbers ‘5’ and ‘6’ respectively and the arsenal marking‘TS’ conjoined, and remaining in good conditionthroughout

43.8cm; 17D in pistol without butt

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Provenance

The Konigsgendarmerie of 1866

Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden, inv. nos. 1467, 1468

Schloss Marienburg

See U. Volmer 1978, p. 83, no. 22.

£3000-4000

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336A .700 CALIBRE RUSSIAN FLINTLOCK REGULATIONHOLSTER PISTOL, TULA, DATED 1813

with tapering sighted barrel retained by a single brass bandat the muzzle, stamped with a series of marks includingTula military proof at the breech, stepped bevelled lockinscribed with the date and Tula arsenal inscription,regulation hardwood full stock (cracked through at the grip,fore-end chipped), regulation brass mounts includingspurred pommel and escutcheon, the latter engraved withthe Imperial cypher of Alexander I, and with no provisionfor a ramrod

42.5cm; 16N in

‡ £1000-1500

337A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL AN XIII PERCUSSIONPISTOL, DATED 1807

a regulation conversion from flintlock, with 7Nin barrel, thelock with imperial arsenal marking of St Etienne, regulationstock, brass mounts stamped with the inspector’s mark ‘C’beneath a star, and associated steel ramrod

34.5cm; 13K in

‡ £300-400

338A FRENCH .700 CALIBRE MODEL 1822 PERCUSSIONPISTOL AND A 10 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL OFREGULATION TYPE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS,CIRCA 1820

the first of regulation specifications, the lock with StEtienne arsenal inscription (the steel parts pitted, belt hookmissing); the second rebuilt from flintlock, with taperingbarrel, border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock,regulation brass mounts and steel ramrod (fore-end split)


(2)‡ £100-200

339A .650 CALIBRE NEW LAND PATTERN FLINTLOCK PISTOL,EARLY 19TH CENTURY

of regulation specifications, with 9in barrel stamped withOrdnance marks at the breech, the tang stamped with acrown mark, flat lock engraved ‘Tower’ and with GR’crowned, walnut full stock, brass mounts and originalstirrup ramrod

38.5cm; 15B in

‡ £500-600

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340A .650 CALIBRE 1759 PATTERN LIGHT DRAGOONFLINTLOCK PISTOL BY DURS EGG

of regulation specifications, with signed 9in barrel stampedwith Ordnance marks at the breech (rubbed), signedrounded lock engraved with GR’ crowned and borderornament (light pitting), walnut full stock (the fore-end witha small crack), brass mounts and associated ramrod

38cm; 15in

‡ £450-500

341A .650 CALIBRE NEW LAND PATTERN FLINTLOCK PISTOL,EARLY 19TH CENTURY

of regulation specifications, with 9in barrel stamped withOrdnance marks at the breech (areas of very light pitting),the tang stamped with a crown mark, flat lock engraved‘Tower’ and with ‘GR’ crowned, walnut full stock impressedwith Ordnance mark, brass mounts and original stirrupramrod

38.5cm; 15B in

‡ £450-500

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342A .650 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK VOLUNTEER PISTOL,BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1820

with tapering barrel moulded at the breech, border-engraved stepped lock stamped with ‘GR’ crowned (cockcracked), figured walnut full stock (fore-end cracked),regulation brass mounts, and steel ramrod

39cm; 15G in

£400-500

343A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK REGULATION PISTOL OFEAST INDIA TYPE, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19THCENTURY AND A FLINTLOCK LIVERY PISTOL BY T.KETLAND & CO, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA1820

the first with tapering barrel, rounded lock stamped withthe letter ‘D’ and a crown, walnut full stock, brass mounts,the butt fitted with a steel ring for a lanyard, and with noprovision for a ramrod; the second with tapering barrelmoulded at the breech, signed border-engraved steppedlock, figured walnut full stock, brass mounts includingtrigger-guard engraved with pairs of lines and stars (therear portion cracked), side-plate, butt-cap and vacantescutcheon, and steel ramrod

the first: 38.5cm; 15B in

(2)‡ £350-450

344A .577 CALIBRE 1853 THREE BAND 1853 PATTERNSECOND MODEL PERCUSSION ENFIELD RIFLE, DATED1857

of regulation specifications, the barrel rifled with threegrooves and retained by two bands (the bore worn, muzzleband missing), folding back-sight graduated to 1000 yards,dated lock with ‘VR’ crowned, figured walnut full stockimpressed ‘59’ on the right of the butt, regulation brassmounts including butt-plate engraved ‘V RS 2 59’, andretaining its steel ramrod

99cm; 39in barrel

£300-500

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American Firearms345A .31 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1849 FIVE SHOTPERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 94338 FOR 1854

of standard production specifications, with 6in barrelstamped with two line New York address, the barrel,cylinder and frame retaining some original finish, thetrigger-guard and back-strap each with much original silver-plating, and with matching numbers throughout

27.5cm; 10P in

‡ £700-900

346A .36 CALIBRE U.S. MODEL 1851 SIX-SHOT PERCUSSIONNAVY REVOLVER, NO.167900 FOR 1863

of standard production specifications, with 7Iin barrel,retaining traces of original colour (largely oxidised), withmatching numbers throughout, and the back-strap alsostamped ‘5’ on the base

33cm; 13in

‡ £600-800

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347A .36 CALIBRE COLT LONDON MODEL 1851 SIX-SHOTPERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER FOR EXPORT TOCANADA, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO.33274 FOR 1855

of standard production specifications, with 7I in barrel,steel frame, cylinder trigger-guard and back-strap allretaining traces of original finish, with matching numbersthroughout, and the grip impressed ‘U.C.F. 30’

33cm; 13in

The inscription on the grip is for Upper Canada. For anaccount of the Canadian purchases from Colt’s Londonbusiness see J. G. Rosa 1974, pp. 193-4.

‡ £800-1000

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348A .36 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1862 FIVE-SHOTPERCUSSION POCKET NAVY REVOLVER, NO. 178 FOR1861 AND A .31 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1849 SIXSHOT PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 253788 FOR1864

each of standard production specifications, the first with 6Iin barrel stamped with single line New York address, withmatching numbers throughout (fore-sight worn, engravingrubbed); and the second with 6in barrel stamped withsingle line New York address, and with matching numbersthroughout (loading lever and grips restored, wornthroughout)

the first: 29.3cm; 11I in

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‡ £1000-1200

349A .31 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1849 FIVE SHOTPERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 112565 FOR 1856;A .36 CALIBRE U.S. COMPOSITE COLT FIVE SHOTPERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 126509, CIRCA 1860; ANDA .31 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1849 FIVE SHOTPERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 145121 FOR 1858

the first, of standard production specifications, with 4inbarrel stamped with two line New York address, steeltrigger-guard and back-strap, and with matching numbersthroughout (worn, the cylinder with small dents); thesecond with octagonal sighted barrel stamped with NewYork address, plain cylinder and frame, brass trigger-guardand back-strap and later wooden grips (the steel partspitted); and the third of standard production specifications,with 5in barrel stamped with two line New York address,associated loading lever numbered 5725, the trigger-guardand back-strap each with traces of original silver-plating,and with matching numbers throughout (cylinder worn,grips chipped)


(3)

‡ £700-1000

350A .36 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1871/72CARTRIDGE CONVERTED POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 4038

with 3Iin blued round barrel stamped ‘Colt’s Pt. F.A. MFG.Co. Hartford. CT USA’, engraved cylinder, case-hardenedframe stamped with patent details on the left, case-hardened trigger, polished walnut butt, with matchingnumbers and retaining much original finish throughout

See R. Q. Sutherland & R. L. Wilson 1971, p. 230.

21.5cm; 8I in

£800-1200

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351A .44 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1860 SIX SHOTPERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 155515 FOR 1865AND A .36 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1851 SIX-SHOTPERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER, NO. 115097 FOR 1861

each of standard production specifications, the first with 8inbarrel stamped with single line New York address, and withmatching numbers throughout (refinished overall); thesecond with barrel stamped with single line New Yorkaddress, fitted with later back-sight, and with matchingnumbers throughout (the barrel with small dents, wornthroughout)


(2)‡ £600-700

352TWO .31 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1849 SIX SHOTPERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVERS, NO. 245801 FOR 1863AND NO. 273423 FOR 1865

each of standard production specifications, the first with 6inbarrel stamped with single line New York address, and withmatching numbers throughout (small dents throughout);and the second with 6in barrel stamped with single lineNew York address (worn) and retaining some original bluedfinish, with matching numbers throughout (the loadinglever unnumbered, cylinder with small dents)

27.5cm; 10P in

(2)‡ £300-400

353TWO .36 CALIBRE U.S. MANHATTAN FIREARMSCOMPANY SERIES III FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSIONREVOLVERS, NOS. 21425 AND 22640, CIRCA 1865

each of standard production specifications, with 6Iinbarrel, and with matching numbers throughout (theengraving rubbed, worn, one lug screw missing)

30cm; 11N in

(2)‡ £400-600

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354TWO .44 CALIBRE U.S. REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMYSIX SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVERS, THE FIRST NO.110630, CIRCA 1863-75

each of standard production specifications, the first withbarrel stamped with the number beneath, the barrel, frame,loading lever and cylinder retaining some early blued finish(largely faded to brown), and stamped throughout withinspectors letters and a cartouche on each side of the grips(the grips with minor bruising); and the second with barrelstamped with the number beneath (obscured) and fittedwith later fore-sight (worn throughout, the grips extensivelychipped)

35cm; 13N in

(2)‡ £700-1000

355A .31 CALIBRE U.S. WHITNEY SECOND MODEL SECONDTYPE FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, NO.8147, CIRCA 1864-70 AND A .36 CALIBRE U.S. WHITNEYNAVY & EAGLE CO. SECOND MODEL SECOND TYPE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 7345, CIRCA 1860

each of standard production specifications, the first with 4inbarrel (cylinder pin nut missing); and the second with 7Kinbarrel


(2) ‡ £500-700

356A .31 CALIBRE U.S. J.M. COOPER SECOND MODEL FIVESHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 5092, CIRCA 1863-9AND A 31 CALIBRE U.S. BACON MFG CO. SECONDMODEL FIVE SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, CIRCA1858-67

each of standard production specifications, the first with 4inbarrel, retaining some early finish, and with matchingnumbers; the second with 4in barrel, and plain frame


(2)‡ £500-700

354

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356

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357A .36 CALIBRE U.S. SAVAGE REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS CO.NAVY MODEL SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, CIRCA1861-65

of standard production specifications, with 7B in barrel,and retaining some original finish throughout (faded, thebarrel with small dents)

36.5cm; 14G in

‡ £800-1000

358A .44 CALIBRE U.S. REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY SIXSHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 121188, CIRCA 1863-75

of standard production specifications, the barrel stampedwith the number beneath, the barrel, frame, loading leverand cylinder retaining much early blued finish (oxidised inplaces), and stamped throughout with inspectors lettersand a cartouche on each side of the grips

35cm; 13N in

‡ £600-700

357

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359A .28 CALIBRE U.S. JAMES WARNER POCKET SECONDMODEL SIX SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, CIRCA 1857-70 AND A .32 CALIBRE U.S. WHITNEYVILLESECOND MODEL SIX-SHOT RIM-FIRE REVOLVER, NO. 8378, CIRCA 1871-9

each of standard production specifications, the first with 3 N in barrel, and traces of early finish, and the second with3 I in barrel, and rosewood grips (the steel parts withareas of pitting)

the first: 20.5cm; 8in

(2)

‡ £500-700

360A .32 CALIBRE U.S. MOORE’S PATENT FIREARMSCOMPANY FRONT LOADING SIX SHOT TEAT FIREREVOLVER, CIRCA 1864-70 AND A .32 CALIBRE U.S.MOORE’S PATENT FIREARMS COMPANY SINGLE ACTIONSIX-SHOT RIM-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1861-3

each of standard production specifications, the first withmuch original finish and walnut grips; and the second with4in barrel and the frame retaining traces of silver-plating(clearing rod replaced)


(2)

‡ £550-650

361A .32 CALIBRE U.S. SMITH & WESSON MODEL NO.2 OLDMODEL SIX-SHOT RIM-FIRE REVOLVER, NO. 47417,CIRCA 1861-74; ANOTHER, NO. 49217, CIRCA 1861-74;AND A .32 CALIBRE U.S. SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1-IFIRST ISSUE FIVE-SHOT RIM-FIRE REVOLVER, NO. 15763,CIRCA 1865-68

each of standard production specifications, the first with 6inbarrel and retaining much original finish throughout; thesecond with 6in barrel (the steel parts pitted, worn); andthe third with 3Iin barrel and retaining some original finishthroughout (largely faded)

the first: 28cm; 11in

(3)

‡ £800-1000

359

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362A .32 CALIBRE U.S. ALLEN SIDEHAMMER THIRD MODELSIX-SHOT RIMFIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1861-2; A 120BORE ALLEN, THURBER & CO FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSIONPEPPERBOX REVOLVER, CIRCA 1845; AND A SIX-SHOTPERCUSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, CIRCA 1845,PROBABLY AMERICAN

the first of standard production specifications; the secondwith fluted barrel group stamped with the maker’s details,scroll-engraved rounded action with bar hammer, andwalnut grips; and the third with fluted barrel group,stamped ‘67’ on the muzzle, scroll-engraved roundedunder-hammer action, ring trigger, and rounded walnutgrips

the first:20.5cm; 8in

(3)

‡ £500-700

363A .54 CALIBRE U.S. MODEL 1842 PERCUSSION PISTOL BYHENRY ASTON, DATED 1847

of regulation specifications, the lock with Middletownarsenal inscription and some original finish, and the stockwith inspectors marks

35.5cm; 14in

‡ £400-600

364A .32 CALIBRE U.S. PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY, A .32 CALIBRE U.S. ALLEN & THURBERCENTRE HAMMER PERCUSSION PISTOL, NO. 324, CIRCA1840-50; A .32 CALIBRE U.S. D.B. SINGLE TRIGGERPISTOL OF ALLEN AND THURBER TYPE, STAMPEDBRUCE & DAVIS, DATED 1855; A .32 CALIBRE PISTOL BYMANHATTAN FIREARMS CO., CIRCA 1856-60; AND A U.S..32 CALIBRE LONG RIM-FIRE NEW MODEL POCKETRIFLE, NO. 46941, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the first with tapering barrel stamped ‘351’ beneath,rounded action, two-piece walnut grips, and steel trigger-guard; the remaining each of standard productionspecifications, and the fifth retaining much original nickel-plating


(5)

‡ £700-1000

362

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365A .36 CALIBRE U.S. PERCUSSION DERRINGER BY J. E.EVANS, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1850-60

with tapering rifled barrel signed on the flat, fitted withGerman silver fore-sight, scroll-engraved tang fitted withback-sight, scroll and border-engraved back action lock,figured walnut full stock moulded at the fore-end,chequered butt, inset with an engraved German silverplaque ahead of the lock, German silver mounts comprisingengraved flush-fitting side-plate, drop-shaped butt-cap, andscroll-engraved trigger-guard, and vacant shield-shapedescutcheon, and with no provision for a ramrod

13.5cm; 5G in

‡ £400-600

366A .40 CALIBRE U.S. PERCUSSION DERRINGER, MID-19THCENTURY

with tapering rifled sighted barrel, scroll-engraved breechand tang, the latter fitted with back-sight, scroll and border-engraved back-action lock, figured walnut full stock,chequered butt, inset with a German silver plaque ahead ofthe lock, German silver mounts of shaped outline,comprising side-plate, drop-shaped butt-cap, scroll-engraved trigger-guard, a pair of barrel bolt escutcheons,and vacant escutcheon, and with no provision for a ramrod

13.5cm; 5G in

‡ £300-400

366

365

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European Firearms367A D.B. 12 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION SPORTING GUNBY CUSSON A CLERMONT FERRAND, CIRCA 1840

with browned twist sighted barrels encrusted with the goldinscription ‘Canons de Leclerc’ on the rib, the breechdecorated with a gold bird, chiselled with slender ribsenriched with gold lines (small losses), stamped with thebarrelsmith’s marks of Jean Nicolas Leclerc (Neue Støckel187) and the serial number 4719 beneath, finely engravedbreech tang decorated with scrolls and a central medalliondecorated with a hound and her puppy in two colours ofgold, signed flush-fitting shaped locks finely engraved withdiffering landscapes enriched with hounds, game birds andthe signature in two colours of gold, engraved shapedhammers matching the locks, highly figured walnut half-stocks, engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate,scrollwork trigger-guard, rear ramrod-pipe and barrel boltescutcheons each decorated en suite with the locks, twofurther ramrod-pipes and a pair of sling swivels, vacantsilver escutcheon, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod(incomplete)

78.5cm; 30P in barrels

Cusson is recorded in Clermont-Ferrand circa 1825-45.

‡ £1200-1500

367

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368A FINE AND RARE 32 BORE D.B. RUSSIAN FLINTLOCKSPORTING GUN BY IVAN PUSHKIN, TULA, CIRCA 1790

with individually forged two-stage barrels faceted over theforward portion, retained by a shaped silver bandincorporating the fore-sight towards the muzzle, formedwith a broad flat at the breech, inlaid in silver and twocolours of gold with elaborate panels of scrollworkenclosing the maker’s inscription in Roman and Cyrilliccharacters, a pair of birds-of-prey above a cornucopia andall framed by slender panels of martial trophies, silver linedvents, the breech tang fitted with a moulded back-sight anddamascened in silver and two colours of gold with scrollingfoliage (the barrels very slightly shortened and the back-sight added in the gun's early working life), steppedbevelled locks inlaid with trophies-of-war beneath the pansand bouquets on the tails, the cocks and top-jawsdecorated en suite, figured walnut half stock inlaid withdelicate patterns of silver wire scrollwork behind the rearramrod-pipe, ahead of the trigger-guard, and about thetang (the fore-end with minor repairs), the latterincorporating trophies-of-arms, chequered grip, the buttwith carved raised cheek-piece on the left, inlaid withfurther trophies-of-arms and scrolls in silver wire on eachside, the spine and behind the trigger-guard, inlaid with anengraved gilt copper plaque decorated with a cupid maskon the left and right hand sides, a garland incorporating atrophy-of-hunting beneath, the cheek-piece applied with afurther gilt-copper plaque decorated with a pair of birdsabove a bouquet of flowers and garlands formed as aninverted Imperial Crown, engraved steel mountsdamascened in silver and two colours of gold, comprisingbutt-plate decorated with a pair of game birds entwined bya garland supporting a cornucopia, trigger-guard withshaped terminal matching the butt-plate and with a trophy-of-war incorporating a fasces on the bow, rear ramrod-pipedecorated with a trophy and a pair of fronds, vacant giltcopper escutcheon, and engraved bone fore-end cap, andcomplete with its steel-tipped ramrod (the decoration withlight wear and minor losses)

77.5cm; 30I in barrels

Signed Tula firearms are notably rare and few by this makerare recorded. Another is preserved in the Moscow Kremlinand another, formerly in the Clay P. Bedford collection, isillustrated in W. B. Gusler and J. D. Lavin, 1977, p. 226-227.The Bedford gun and the present example both share anumber of features that are characteristic of high qualityTula gunmaking of this period. Namely, the use of silverand two colours of gold on the steel mounts, fine silverwire on the stock, and inlaid gilt copper plaques. The styleand use of damascene about the tang of the Bedford gun isidentical to that of the present gun’s butt-plate and trigger-guard. Both guns share the use of the inverted Imperialcrown on the cheek-piece, all of which are indicative of thismaker’s work. See J.F. Hayward, 1963, p. 268 and ill. 79C.

‡ £10000-15000

368

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369A 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN FORBELTED BALL BY THOMAS KENNEDY, KILMARNOCK,GUNMAKER TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT,NO. 267, CIRCA 1842-50

with browned twist sighted barrels cut with a pair ofgrooves for belted ball, fitted with blued folding leaf back-sight calibrated to 300 yards, engraved case-hardenedbreech decorated with a stag’s head and fitted withplatinum plug, engraved case-hardened tang decoratedwith a reclining stag and scrolling foliage, signed border-engraved case-hardened locks decorated with differinghunting scenes, chequered forward trigger, figured walnuthalf-stock, chequered grip, steel mounts comprising bluedtrigger-guard decorated with scrollwork and with stylisedpineapple finial, engraved blued butt-plate, three ramrod-pipes, and engraved case-hardened fore-end cap, andoriginal brass-tipped wooden ramrod (one sling swivelmissing)

76cm; 30in barrels

Thomas Kennedy is recorded in Kilmarnock circa 1834-62.He was appointed Gunmaker to Prince Albert in 1842.

£1400-1800

369370

370A 12 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BYTHEOPHILUS RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS,CIRCA 1830

with rebrowned twist two-stage sighted barrel, engravedbreech inlaid with a platinum line and numbered 438beneath, pierced platinum plug, signed stepped foliate-engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock with chequeredgrip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard withpineapple finial, vacant escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, andoriginal brass-tipped ramrod (the steel parts pittedthroughout)

77cm; 30D in barrel

£150-200

147

372A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED HAMPTON,LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820

with brass barrel belled at the muzzle, fitted above with aspring bayonet secured by a stud, the former stamped witha mark, ‘DL’ crowned at the base, engraved breech tangfitted with bayonet release catch, signed stepped bevelledlock engraved with foliage and fitted with roller, figuredwalnut full stock cut with a trellis pattern of chequering atthe grip, engraved brass mounts comprising small ovalside-plate decorated with a rococo shell, trigger-guard witha bouquet on the bow and acorn finial, butt-plate withfurther designs of foliage, vacant shield-shapedescutcheon, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and originalbrass-tipped ramrod with steel worm

72cm; 28G in

Probably by Thomas Hampton, recorded in Birminghamcirca 1807-24 and known to have marked his guns London.

£1000-1500

371372

371A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY COOK, CIRCA 1800

with earlier brass barrel formed in three stages and flaringtowards the muzzle, signed ‘Castle’ over the breech,stamped with London view and proof marks, thebarrelsmith’s stamp, the letters ‘EC’ beneath a Castle, andengraved with flowers and foliage (rubbed), steel tang,signed stepped lock fitted with roller, figured walnut fullstock cut with a pattern of pineapple chequering over thegrip (small chips about the tang and at the fore-end, minorbruising), engraved brass mounts including stepped solidside-plate decorated with a trophy-of-arms, butt-plate andtrigger-guard decorated en suite, the latter with acorn finial,a pair of moulded brass ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm

76cm; 29P in

The barrelsmith’s mark appears to be unrecorded and isprobably that of Edmund Castle who apprenticed to PeterBolton in 1687. He was made Free of the GunmakersCompany in 1700, was a contractor to the Ordnance 1703-9and is last recorded in 1747. See H. L. Blackmore 1986, p. 68.

£1200-1500

148

373A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED KETLAND,LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA1800

with brass barrel formed in three stages, inscribed ‘London’over the breech and stamped with the barrelsmith’s mark,‘TK’, engraved steel tang, signed border-engraved steppedlock (the upper portion of the cock replaced), figuredwalnut full stock (cleaned, fore-end cracked), brass mountsincluding stepped solid side-plate engraved with shell andborder ornament, butt-plate, and trigger-guard decoratedwith a flowerhead on the bow and with finial of late acornform (later ramrod)

76.8cm; 30D in

£900-1200

373374

374A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY BRANDER, CIRCA 1780

with steel barrel formed in two stages and flaring towardsthe muzzle, signed border-engraved rounded lock, figuredwalnut full stock (fore-end repaired), brass mountsincluding stepped solid side-plate, trigger-guard engravedwith a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, andassociated horn-tipped ramrod (the steel parts pittedthroughout)

81.5cm; 32in

£700-1000

149

375A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY J. GRAY, CIRCA 1790

with brass barrel formed in three stages, strongly belled atthe muzzle, inscribed ‘Dublin’, struck ‘ME3367’ for MeathCounty registration and twice with Birmingham proof markat the breech, iron tang, signed strongly bevelled steppedlock (pitted), figured walnut full stock (cracks and repairs),and brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with finial ofshaped outline, butt-plate and long ramrod-pipe (laterramrod)

77cm; 30D in

John Gray is recorded in Dublin circa 1782-1824. See R. J.Garrett 2008, p.28.

£700-900

375376

376A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS WITH EARLIER BARREL BYTAYLOR, CIRCA 1680

with three-stage brass barrel swelling towards the muzzle,engraved with foliage, struck with the barrelsmith’s markand signed over the breech and formed with a raisedmoulding, rounded lock, hardwood full stock, brass mountsof livery type, and with no provision for a ramrod

81.5cm; 32in

Godfrey Taylor (or Tailor) apprenticed to John Silke in 1658,was made free of the Gunmakers Company 1666 andbecame Master in 1690. He was a contractor to theOrdnance, The East India Company and the Royal AfricanCompany, he died in 1700. See H. L. Blackmore 1999,pp.108-9.

£500-700

150

377A 20 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK TRAVELLINGPISTOL, 19TH CENTURY

with shortened tapering barrel inlaid with silver scrollwork,stamped with a barrelsmith’s mark at the breech, the tangoverlaid with a small piece of chased silver (incomplete),steel lock of characteristic form, hardwood full stock inlaidwith silver wire scrolls and pellets, and pieces of bone, andwith no provision for a ramrod (worn, the steel partspatinated throughout)

23cm; 9in

‡ £250-350

378A 40 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL,LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1840

with turn-off barrel, stamped ‘2529’ beneath the breech,foliate-engraved box-lock action, folding trigger, flutedebonised butt, and engraved steel butt-cap

14.5cm; 5N in

£120-180

379A 40 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, STETIENNE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A 28 BOREBELGIAN POCKET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19THCENTURY

the first with octagonal etched twist barrel, box-lock actionengraved with a flower on each side, folding trigger, androunded walnut butt; the second with octagonal barrel,box-lock action, walnut butt and steel trigger-guard

the first:

16.5cm; 6I in

(2)‡ £250-350

380TWO D.B. PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS AND AD.B. PIN-FIRE TRAVELLING PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY

the first with Liège proof marks, engraved box-lock actionstamped ‘1814’ on the right, and chequered grip (repaired)fitted with German silver butt-cap with scalloped trap; thesecond with box-lock action and bag-shaped butt(patinated); and the third with tip-down barrels released bya catch on the left, engraved box-lock action and fluted butt


(3)

‡ £150-250

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381A CASED PAIR OF 80 BORE FRENCH PIN-FIRE TARGETPISTOLS BY F. CLAUDIN A PARIS, CIRCA 1860

each with signed reblued octagonal sighted barrels rifledwith twelve grooves and engraved with foliage at thebreech, engraved breech tang fitted with back-sight andextending over the spine of the butt, engraved roundedunderlever action, engraved flush-fitting back-action locksigned ‘F. P. Fd. Claudin a Paris’, fluted walnut butt carvedwith panels of scrolling foliage on the spine and each side,and engraved steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guard and butt-cap: in their original fitted case veneered inebonised wood (small chips), inlaid with brass lines andapplied with an escutcheon engraved with the owner’s fullcoat-of-arms and motto beneath the coronet of a marquison the lid, the inside lined with red velvet (extensivelyfaded, small areas of wear), impressed with the maker’sname on the lid, and complete with accessories includingbullet mould, mallet and cleaning rod

39.5cm; 15I in

Ferdinand Claudin exhibited at the Paris IndustrialExhibitions of 1835, 1839 and 1844.

‡ £3500-5000

381

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382A PAIR OF GERMAN PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLSSIGNED A. SCHULER A SUHL, MID-19TH CENTURY

with octagonal twist sighted barrels signed in gold (losses),engraved breeches and tangs, the latter fitted withadjustable back-sights, flush-fitting scroll-engraved lockssigned in gold, fitted with gravity stops (one missing),figured walnut half-stocks carved with a monster mask atthe fore-end, fluted butts, and German silver mountsincluding pommels engraved ‘23’ and and spurred trigger-guards, and with no provision for a ramrod (wornthroughout)

35cm; 13N in

(2)‡ £1000-1500

382

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383A RARE CASED 60 BORE FOUR-SHOT SELF-COCKINGPERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY JAMESBEATTIE, 223 REGENT STREET, NO. 226, CIRCA 1841-46

with fluted barrel group engraved with a band of foliagearound the muzzles and retaining some early colour,engraved case-hardened bar hammer decorated withpatterns of tightly scrolling foliage, engraved roundedGerman silver action decorated en suite with the hammer,incorporating nipple-shield and fitted with engraved case-hardened sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, finelychequered figured walnut butt carved with fluting aroundthe base, engraved steel butt-cap with folding trap (onesmall area of pitting), engraved steel trigger-guard, vacantsilver escutcheon: in an early fitted mahogany case lined inplum velvet (areas of wear, the lid repaired), complete withsome early accessories including powder-flask, bulletmould and rammer

22.5cm; 8P in

James Beattie is recorded at this address circa 1841-46.

£2000-3000

383

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384A CASED 54 BORE SIX-SHOT SELF-COCKINGPERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY S. NOCK,REGENT CIRCUS, LONDON, CIRCA 1845-52

with blued fluted barrel group engraved with a band offoliage around the muzzles (areas of rust pitting), engravedcase-hardened bar hammer decorated with patterns oftightly scrolling foliage, engraved case-hardened roundedaction decorated en suite with the hammer, incorporatingnipple-shield (light pitting) and fitted with blued slidingthumb-piece safety-catch, finely chequered figured walnutbutt, engraved case-hardened steel butt-cap with foldingtrap, engraved steel trigger-guard, vacant silverescutcheon: in an associated fitted mahogany case lined ingreen baize, the lid with facsimile trade label, and completewith some accessories

23.5cm; 9D in

£1200-1800

384

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385A CASED 80 BORE WITTON DAW & CO. IMPROVEDPERCUSSION SINGLE ACTION GAS-SEAL LANG-TYPEREVOLVER, NO. 1181, CIRCA 1850-55

with signed octagonal polygroove rifled sighted barrel,retained by a wedge and fitted with cylinder retractingspring, fluted cylinder fitted with vertical nipples, scroll-engraved action, off-set long spur hammer, chequeredfigured walnut butt, case-hardened butt-trap with engravedhinged cover, engraved trigger-guard, vacant silverescutcheon, and stamped with matching serial numbersthroughout: in fitted mahogany case lined in green baize,the lid applied with facsimile trade label, and retainingsome accessories including brass bullet mould

26.5cm; 10G in

The Lang revolver was retailed by at least seven gunmakersincluding Witton, Daw & Co., many of which have beenstamped with serial numbers. See A. W. F. Taylerson, R. A.N. Andrews and J. Frith 1968, p. 223.

£1000-1500

385

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386A .32 CALIBRE TRANTER 1862 PATENT SEVEN-SHOTRIMFIRE SHEATH TRIGGER REVOLVER RETAILED BY J.GRAINGER & SON, TORONTO, NO.3450, BIRMINGHAMPROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1862-68

with blued octagonal sighted barrel of near ‘hog’s back’form, signed by the retailer on top, border-engraved framestamped with the patent number on the left, and groovedfor sighting on the top, and with some original blued finish

21cm; 8D in

Tranter patented his new frame construction for the so-called sheath trigger revolver in 1863 under patent number1862. See W. Berk 2008, pp.17-19. John Grainger & Sonare recorded in Toronto circa 1854-68.

‡ £450-550

387A 54 BORE TRANTERS PATENT SELF-COCKING FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOFMARKS, NO. 18124T, CIRCA 1865 AND A 120 BORE SIX-SHOT BAR HAMMER PERCUSSION PEPPERBOXREVOLVER SIGNED MANTON LONDON, BIRMINGHAMPROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1845

with octagonal rifled sighted barrel engraved withscrollwork, scroll-engraved frame fitted with patent loadinglever on the left, plain cylinder, blued spurred trigger,chequered grip fitted with engraved steel cap, and the steelparts with later nickel plated finish throughout; the secondwith fluted barrel group engraved with foliage around themuzzles, case-hardened bar hammer, engraved roundedaction signed on the left, engraved back-strap, figuredwalnut grips, and engraved steel butt-cap

the first: 31cm; 12D in

(2)£1000-1200

386

387

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388A PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS BYMUSGROVE, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1840

with browned twist sighted barrels inscribed ‘Glasgow’,recessed breeches inlaid with platinum lines andincorporating the back-sight, scroll-engraved case-hardened tangs, scroll-engraved signed case-hardenedlocks fitted with bolt safety-catches, set triggers, figuredwalnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved trigger-guards and butt-caps, vacant silver escutcheons, silverbarrel bolt escutcheons, steel fore-end caps, and with noprovision for a ramrod (the steel parts refinished)

40cm; 15N in

(2)Benjamin Musgrove is recorded at 46 Trongate, Glasgowcirca 1836-49. The influence of James Purdey is evident inthe form of the butts and the trigger-guards of thesepistols.

£2500-3000

388

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389AN 80 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION POCKETPISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY, A 54 BOREPERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED W. CHANCE & CO,LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840,AND A PERCUSSION PISTOL SIGNED W. DAROT,LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840

the first with scroll-engraved box-lock action (hammer spurchipped), and ivory butt (age cracks), in a later case; thesecond with fluted twist turn-off barrel, brass box-lockaction engraved with scrolls, signed on the left andinscribed ‘London’ on the right (worn), folding trigger,chequered walnut butt, and vacant silver escutcheon; thethird with octagonal barrel inscribed ‘London Live TwistedWire’, signed scroll-engraved German silver side-hammeraction, folding trigger, chequered figured walnut butt,engraved German silver butt-cap with steel trap, and stirrupramrod


(3)‡ £450-550

390A 40 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION TRAVELLINGPISTOL, AND ANOTHER 50 BORE PISTOL, EARLY 19THCENTURY

both converted from flintlock, the first with tapering barrelmoulded at the muzzle, border-engraved lock, figuredwalnut full stock, chequered butt, and steel mounts (laterramrod, worn); the second with short two-stage barrel,stepped lock, walnut full stock brass mounts, and noprovision for a ramrod (worn)


(2)‡ £200-300

391A 40 BORE IRISH D.B. PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLBY MCDERMOT, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800

converted from flintlock, with tapering sighted barrelsinscribed ‘Dublin’ on the rib, engraved grooved tang,signed stepped locks previously fitted with bolt safetycatches, figured walnut half-stock, engraved steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, the butt inset with a silver tear-shaped cap, and vacant silver escutcheon (ramrod missing)

26.5cm; 10I in

‡ £300-400

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390

391

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392A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLEDOFFICER’S PISTOLS SIGNED MOORE, BIRMINGHAMPROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY

with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels inscribed‘London’ and rifled with three grooves, engraved breechesinlaid with three platinum lines, platinum plugs, engravedbreech tangs fitted with standing back-sights, signedengraved case-hardened back-action locks decorated withfoliage and border ornament, sliding bolt safety-catches,set triggers, highly figured walnut half-stocks inlaid with apiece of white metal beneath the percussion bolsters,chequered butts, engraved spurred steel trigger-guardswith pineapple finials, a pair of ramrod-pipes, vacant whitemetal escutcheons, barrel bolt escutcheons and fore-endcaps, and each with original brass-tipped wooden ramrodwith steel worm: in a later brass bound fitted case lined inred baize, and with some accessories

38cm; 15in

£3000-5000

392

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393A .25 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE WOODWARD’S PATENT TURN-OVER PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1863-5

with case-hardened sighted barrels stamped ‘151’, border-engraved silver-plated action signed ‘ Woodward’s Regd.Feby. 4th 1863 no. 151’ in an oval on the left, blued trigger,blued sliding safety-catch, chequered walnut grips andsilver-plated back-strap (small losses, breech loose)

12.5cm; 4P in

£400-600

394A 54 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION TURN-OFFPISTOL BY KETLAND, LONDON PROOF MARKS,BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1776 AND A 100BORE OVER-AND-UNDER FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTIONPOCKET PISTOL SIGNED JOHNSON & COLLINS,BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820

the first, converted from flintlock, with cannon barrel, box-lock action signed on a scroll on the left and engraved withrococo ornament on the right, swelling figured walnut buttinlaid with silver wire scrolls (losses), grotesque silver maskcap, and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with aflower on the bow; the second with turn-off barrels cut fora key, box-lock action fitted with tap-lever and signed onthe left, engraved with scrolls on the right and fitted withthumb-piece safety-catch, chequered walnut butt, steeltrigger-guard engraved with a star, and vacant Germansilver escutcheon (the steel parts reblued)


(2)‡ £400-600

395A CASED 32 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BYROBT DUGARD, BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1830-39

with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel, engraved case-hardened breech inlaid with two platinum lines and withplatinum plug engraved with a tiger mask, engraved breechtang incorporating the back-sight, signed lock engravedwith scrolls and border ornament, figured walnut full stock,chequered butt, engraved reblued steel trigger-guard andramrod-pipe, vacant silver escutcheon, inlaid with anadditional silver escutcheon opposite the lock engraved‘M.Walford, Headborough of Birmingham 1833 & 34’, silverbarrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod,perhaps the original, in a later fitted mahogany case linedin green baize, with later accessories including bulletmould, powder-flask and oil bottle

25.5cm; 10in barrel

Headborough was the official in charge of local ParishConstables at this date. Robert Dugard is recorded makingguns at Whittall Street, Birmingham, circa 1827-39. Hisbusiness was succeeded to at this address by WilliamTranter.

£700-900

393

394

395

161

396A CASED PAIR OF 38 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLINGPISTOLS BY SAMUEL NOCK, LONDON, NO.7354, CIRCA1833

with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels signed insmall block capitals on the flat, border-engraved case-hardened breeches fitted with pierced platinum plugs,engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating theback-sight, engraved case-hardened flush-fitting steppedback-action locks signed ‘Samuel Nock Invenit’ anddecorated with characteristic scrolling serpents and foliage,fitted with engraved case-hardened hammers decorated ensuite (spurs replaced), and blued bolt safety-catches,figured walnut half-stocks with slender chequered butts,engraved steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guardsdecorated with serpents and foliage and a pair of ramrod-pipes (light pitting), vacant silver escutcheons and silverbarrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, and originalramrods each stamped with matching serial number: intheir original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize(areas of wear and minor scratching), the lid with brassflush-fitting carrying handle, the interior with trade label,with some accessories including three-way flask covered inred leather

40cm; 15N in

A pair of near identical pistols, formerly in the W. Keith NealCollection, were sold Christie’s 9th November 2000, lot 165.A note accompanying the Neal pistols attributes the form ofthe stocks to the whim of a Scottish Laird for whom thepistols were apparently made, in the style of the earlierScottish pistol with fish-tailed butt.

£6000-8000

396

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397A CASED PAIR OF 22 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION BELTPISTOLS BY PARKER FIELD & SONS, 223 HIGH HOLBORN,LONDON, NO. 9477, CIRCA 1841-50

with browned twist sighted barrels signed on the rib, fittedwith blued stirrup ramrods beneath, engraved case-hardened breeches decorated with scallop shells, screw-inplugs, engraved cased-hardened side-hammer actionsfitted with bolt safety-catches and decorated with scrollingfoliage and anthemion on top, blued triggers, finelychequered walnut butts, one impressed with the serialnumber inside, engraved case-hardened steel butt-capswith traps, engraved blued trigger-guards, blued belthooks, vacant silver escutcheons, and retaining muchoriginal finish throughout: in their original fitted mahoganycase lined in green felt, the lid with flush-fitting carryinghandle and the inside with trade label for 233 High Holborn,and complete with some accessories including bulletmould, turn screw, oil bottle by James Dixon and Sons, andcopper powder-flask

28.5cm 11D in

Parker Field & Son succeeded William Parker at 233Holborn following his death in 1841. The different streetnumber on the barrels and the trade label is apparentlyunrecorded, and might point to an additional premises. Thecompany is known to have worked from three or morelocations.

£4000-5000

397

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398A FINE CASED PAIR OF 50 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLEDDUELLING PISTOLS BY CHARLES MOORE, 77 ST JAMESSTREET, LONDON, NO. 1821, COMPLETE WITH BILL OFSALE FOR 1835

each with scratch rifled browned twist octagonal sightedbarrel signed in script (minor scratches, colour faded),blued standing back-sight, engraved case-hardened breechinlaid with a platinum line, platinum plug, scroll-engravedcase-hardened breech tang, signed engraved case-hardened flush-fitting lock decorated with scrolling foliageand border ornament, fitted with case-hardened hammeren suite and blued bolt safety-catch, blued steel set trigger,highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt withscalloped pommel in the continental taste, the latter insetwith an oval silver plaque engraved with a lion mask,engraved blued steel spurred trigger-guard with pineapplefinial, blued fore-end cap, vacant shield-shaped silverescutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, with noprovision for a ramrod, and remaining in almost unusedcondition throughout: in original fitted rosewood case withflush-fitting carrying handle, lined in blue velvet (case lidwarped, lock inoperative), with its accessories comprisingmallet, brass three-way flask, wad cutter, nipple wrench,turnscrew, two brushes, powder-measure, and two bags ofpercussion caps, together with the original bill of sale fromCharles Moore to Mr Wood

39.5cm; 15I in

The bill of sale lists the price of the pistols in French Francs,at 785.70, approximately £34 at this date. The sale of thepistols in Paris might explain the Continental appearance ofthe butts and also the exotic casing. Charles Moore isrecorded at Place Vendôme, circa 1835-38.

£8000-10000

398

detail

166

399A PAIR OF 25 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BYJOHN TWIGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1766-70

each with lightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel (verylight pitting), signed with second form of signature,stamped with the barrelsmith’s mark, IT crowned andLondon proof marks beneath, fitted with standing back-sights and engraved with a band of beadwork at thebreech, platinum-lined vent (relined), engraved breech tangdecorated with an expanded flowerhead, stepped bevelledlock with signature en suite with the barrel, figured walnutfull stock (minor bruising and small cracks), carved with ashell in relief behind the breech tang, flat-sided butt (onecracked), engraved iron trigger-guard decorated with aflowerhead matching the tang, second pattern acorn finial,a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tippedramrods with iron worms

38.8cm; 15D in

(2)

Provenance

A. J. P. Penrose

W. Keith Neal

Literature

W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, Great British Gunmakers1740-90, p.135.

£5000-7000

399

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400A PAIR OF 18 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BYJOVER, LONDON, CIRCA 1805-10

with lightly swamped octagonal sighted barrels signed‘Jover London’ over the breeches, inlaid with gold lines andstamped with the barrelsmith’s mark of Edward Batebeneath, gold vents, engraved breech tangs fitted withstanding back-sights, signed stepped bevelled locksengraved with flowers, fitted with detents and rollers, gold-lined semi rainproof pans (the comb, top-jaw and screw ofone cock missing), figured walnut half-stocks, finelychequered strongly formed butts (one fore-end with a smallchip), engraved blued steel spurred trigger-guards withpineapple finials, large silver shield-shaped escutcheons,silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end capsengraved with flowers and border ornament, originalramrods with steel and bone tips respectively (one terminaldetached), and remaining in untouched conditionthroughout

38.5cm; 15B in

(2)The Jovers are recorded in partnership with Edward Batecirca 1805-10. They made fine silver-mounted airguns.See H. L. Blackmore 1986, p.124.

£6000-8000

400

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401A CASED PAIR OF 54 BORE SILVER-MOUNTEDFLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY JOYNER, LONDON,BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1779

with turn-off cannon barrels, stamped with London andprivate proof marks beneath the breeches, box-lock actionsengraved with scrollwork, signed on a rococo scroll on theleft and inscribed ‘London’ on a further scroll on the right,figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire rococo scrollsenriched with pellets, silver grotesque mask butt-caps, andengraved steel trigger-guards decorated with a rococoflower on the bows: in a mid-19th Century refittedmahogany case lined in green baize, with some accessoriesincluding brass flask

23.5cm; 9D in

(2)£2000-2500

401

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402A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY JOSEPHMANTON LONDON, NO. 5107 FOR 1810

with browned scratch rifled twist octagonal barrel fittedwith silver fore-sight (areas of pitting), recessed patentbreech inlaid with a platinum line, platinum-lined maker’sstamp, and vent, engraved case-hardened breech tangdecorated with a trophy-of-arms and with standing back-sight, signed engraved detented lock stamped ‘JB’, forJoseph Brazier of Wolverhampton, inside, fitted with boltsafety-catch, rainproof pan and roller, signed patent steelnumbered ‘4141’, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt,engraved steel mounts (pitted) comprising butt-cap, bluedspurred trigger with pineapple finial, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initial‘M’ beneath a Baron’s crown, silver barrel bolt escutcheons,horn fore-end cap, and associated horn-tipped woodenramrod

36.5cm; 14G in

£2000-3000

403

402

403A PAIR OF .700 CALIBRE IRISH FLINTLOCK YEOMANRYPISTOLS BY POWELL, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1750

with 11in barrels stamped with a proof mark (areas ofpitting), in a heart the letter ‘P’ at the breech, one stampedwith another mark, probably Dublin (Neue Støckel 8550),tapering barrel tangs engraved ‘E’ and ‘N33’, rounded lockssigned on the tails, engraved en suite with the tangs (oneindistinct), inscribed ‘Dublin’ beneath the pans andengraved with pairs of lines (one cock repaired), regulationfull stocks carved with an apron moulding about the tangs(one fore-end repaired), brass mounts of regulation typecomprising moulded side-plates, spurred pommelsengraved with an expanded flowerhead, trigger-guardswith moulded finials, vacant oval escutcheons, a pair oframrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrods

45.5cm; 17P in

(2)LiteratureRichard J. Garrett, Irish Gunmakers, 2008, p.41.

£2500-3500

170

405AN 80 BORE IRISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY M. BYRNE,CIRCA 1770, WITH EARLY SCOTTISH BARREL DATED 1612

with slender tapering brass barrel formed with five raisedmouldings, engraved over its length with strapwork andflowers (rubbed), stamped with the date and incorporatinga raised back-sight at the breech, iron tang, signed border-engraved rounded lock (cock missing), figured walnutthree-quarter stock (cut-down, the fore-end repaired), brassmounts including pierced foliate side-plate, spurredpommel with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard decoratedwith a spray of foliage on the bow and with foliate terminal(small dents, worn), and vacant escutcheon (ramrodmissing)

41.5cm; 16G in

A pair of snaphaunce pistols by James Low of Dundee,dated 1624, formed entirely of brass with barrels decoratedin a very similar manner are preserved in the GlasgowMuseums and Art Gallery, Kelvingrove. See M. Kelvin1996, p. 109. The present barrel is of notably early date,other early examples being preserved in the formerelectoral collection, Dresden and the Tøjhusmuseum,Copenhagen, dated 1598 and 1602 respectively. See C.Blair and R. Woosman-Savage1995, p.24.

£1200-1800

404405

404A 20 BORE EAST SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOLFORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, CIRCA 1700

with tapering multi-stage barrel faceted at the breech,decorated with raised bands covered with engraved silver,the breech and the median each inlaid with a broad centralbrass panel engraved with stars and framed by a wavybrass line on each side, rounded lock engraved with foliageand retaining traces of a signature at the base (cockcracked, top-jaw and steel missing), three-quarter steelstock engraved with pairs of lines, heart-shaped pommelapplied with an engraved silver collar en suite with thebarrel mouldings, engraved belt hook with pierced rings,and moulded button trigger (ramrod missing, areas ofpitting, the inlays rubbed and with losses)

39cm; 15G in

For an account of this distinctive group of pistols with heartshaped pommels see W. Reid 1963, pp. 26-30. Anotherpistol of this type with a barrel decorated in a similarmanner was sold Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 26th June 2007, lot531.

£3000-4000

171

406A CASED PAIR OF 25 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLINGPISTOLS BY H. W. MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TOHIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1785-90

with swamped rebrowned octagonal sighted barrels signed‘H. W. Mortimer Gunmaker to His Majesty’, engraved with aband over the breeches, gold-lined vents, engraved case-hardened tangs fitted with standing back-sight, signedstepped bevelled locks with engraved tails, fitted with boltsafeties, detents, rollers, and set triggers, figured walnut fullstocks (the fore-ends with minor repairs), finely chequeredbutts carved with an expanded flowerhead over thepommels, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guards with pineapple finials and trophies on the bows, apair of ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods(one replaced): in their original fitted mahogany case linedin green baize (the lid with a small crack and bruising), thelid with flush-fitting carrying handle retained by screws onthe outside and with trade label for 1783-99 inside (smalltears, the lining worn), and retaining some accessoriesincluding brass powder-flask, turnscrew and latermainspring clamp

39.5cm; 15I in

Harvey Walklate Mortimer was made Gunmaker in Ordinaryto George III in 1783.

£8000-10000

406

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407A FINE CASED PAIR OF 38 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLINGPISTOLS BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET,LONDON, NO. 10129 FOR 1827

with heavy rebrowned octagonal barrels cut withpolygroove rifling, signed in full on the top flats, stampedwith Galway census numbers ‘3575’ and ‘3576’, and thebarrelsmith’s mark ‘WF’ for William Fullerd beneath, silverfore-sights, engraved case-hardened breeches decoratedwith scrolls of foliage and inlaid with a pair of platinumlines, platinum vents, engraved case-hardened breechtangs decorated en suite and fitted with standing back-sight, signed engraved case-hardened patent locks, eachwith blued sliding safety-catch, blued steel spring withroller, ‘French’ cock and v-shaped pan, the inside withdetent and stamped with the maker’s initials ‘IL’, figuredwalnut half-stocks (minor scratches and bruising),chequered butts, engraved blued steel mounts comprisingtrigger-guards with pineapple finials and the number in anoval on the tails, pear-shaped butt-caps, vacant silverescutcheons, horn fore-end caps, original brass-tippedramrods, and retaining much original finish: in their originalfitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with

407

flush-fitted carrying handle, the inside with trade label for 6Dover Street (cracked around the lock, escutcheonmissing), and retaining some accessories includingcomprising a pair of turnscrews, three-way brass flaskcovered with red leather, and oil bottle

38cm; 15in

Provenance

Clay P. Bedford Collection, no. 802

Christie’s South Kensington, 20th September 1989, lot 184

Literature

W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, The Mantons 1966, p. 107

P. A. Scott-Edeson, Dating the Firearms of John Mantonand John Manton & Son: 1789-1834, 2000, p.128.

£14000-18000

END OF SALE

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Sale Results for 10th December 2008The following lots were sold at the prices stated

1 £4802 £3004 £3006 £3,0007 £7509 £60010 £50011 £65012 £65013 £1,00014 £20015 £55016 £1,50017 £1,50018 £1,30019 £2,80020 £2,30021 £1,40022 £2,40024 £1,20025 £15026 £10027 £1,30028 £13029 £1,10031 £50032 £50033 £1,50034 £50037 £8,50039 £1,40040 £1,70042 £52043 £30044 £20045 £30046 £50047 £38049 £30050 £75051 £20052 £1,30053 £55054 £60057 £65058 £40059 £6,00061 £80062 £3,00063 £80064 £25065 £16066 £2,80067 £1,00068 £65069 £50070 £42071 £1,50072 £750

73 £50074 £48076 £30077 £25078 £15079 £50080 £22081 £65082 £32083 £26084 £32085 £18086 £38087 £35088 £1,00089 £18090 £65091 £27092 £18093 £30094 £25095 £28096 £32097 £3,20098 £1,000100 £1,100103 £1,100104 £250105 £450106 £1,300107 £5,500108 £10,000109 £14,000110 £1,300111 £2,600112 £3,800113 £7,000114 £1,400115 £1,600116 £6,000118 £2,000119 £2,000120 £7,000121 £7,500122 £10,000123 £8,000124 £3,000125 £5,200126 £3,600127 £2,000128 £1,000129 £1,300130 £750131 £1,000132 £100133 £1,050134 £1,000135 £800136 £800

137 £1,300138 £1,100139 £650140 £320141 £760142 £1,400143 £850144 £900145 £1,600146 £550147 £1,200148 £1,500149 £1,500150 £1,200151 £700152 £280153 £400154 £900155 £5,000156 £1,800157 £380158 £280159 £1,100160 £1,500161 £1,800168 £8,000169 £3,000170 £2,000171 £10,000172 £4,000173 £2,400174 £7,000176 £700177 £1,100178 £320179 £3,800180 £4,000182 £750183 £1,700184 £2,500185 £2,600186 £500188 £6,000191 £2,000193 £620194 £700196 £300197 £200198 £19,000199 £1,600200 £850201 £800202 £1,100203 £600204 £5,500205 £1,050206 £130207 £950208 £350

210 £450211 £180212 £400213 £900214 £1,000215 £800216 £1,200217 £3,500218 £2,800219 £3,200220 £750221 £450222 £1,100223 £750224 £1,100225 £850226 £320227 £500229 £800230 £1,400231 £200232 £2,200233 £70,000234 £28,000235 £25,000236 £12,000237 £8,000238 £2,200239 £5,000240 £19,000241 £3,500242 £3,500243 £6,000244 £2,000245 £2,000248 £800250 £500251 £1,700252 £650255 £5,000257 £2,500258 £3,000259 £320260 £280261 £320262 £180263 £300264 £1,700265 £320266 £1,300267 £1,300269 £2,800270 £3,000271 £1,800272 £1,200273 £300275 £320276 £300277 £550

280 £1,500281 £350282 £2,200284 £70285 £110286 £400287 £140288 £400289 £400290 £1,800291 £380293 £5,000294 £1,500295 £1,300296 £700297 £800299 £800300 £400301 £220302 £550303 £450304 £350305 £800306 £3,000307 £3,000309 £500312 £3,000313 £7,500314 £5,000315 £5,500316 £1,500317 £1,000319 £700320 £2,500325 £250328 £2,000329 £2,000330 £1,900331 £2,000332 £1,900333 £1,800334 £1,100336 £3,000337 £1,600338 £550340 £700341 £600342 £310343 £750344 £1,500348 £2,600349 £500350 £9,000351 £250352 £350353 £380354 £500355 £3,800356 £1,400

357 £750358 £320359 £280360 £1,000361 £650363 £600364 £60365 £4,000366 £1,500367 £1,800368 £3,500369 £2,800373 £800374 £2,000375 £3,000376 £3,000377 £5,000378 £4,000379 £4,000380 £2,800381 £420382 £4,600383 £3,000384 £19,000385 £390386 £750387 £80388 £4,000389 £950391 £3,800393 £1,400394 £750395 £350396 £350

Prices are thehammer price and donot include thebuyer’s premium, lotnumbers which areomitted werewithdrawn or did notsell. We are notresponsible for typographical errorsor omissions .

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days of the auction. Purchased lots are at the Buyer's risk fromthe earlier of (i) collection or (ii) 10 working days after theauction. Until risk passes, TDM will compensate the Buyer forany loss or damage to the lot up to a maximum of thePurchase Price actually paid by the Buyer. TDM’s assumptionof risk is subject to the exclusions detailed in Condition 5(d) ofthe Conditions of Business for Sellers.

(e) All packing and handling of lots is at the Buyer's risk. TDM willnot be liable for any acts or omissions of third party packers orshippers.

9. Remedies for non-paymentWithout prejudice to any rights that the Seller may have, if theBuyer without prior agreement fails to make payment for thelot within 5 working days of the auction, TDM may in its solediscretion exercise 1 or more of the following remedies:-

(a) store the lot at its premises or elsewhere at the Buyer’s solerisk and expense;

(b) cancel the sale of the lot;(c) set off any amounts owed to the Buyer by TDM against any

amounts owed to TDM by the Buyer for the lot; (d) reject future bids from the Buyer; (e) charge interest at 4% per annum above HSBC Bank plc Base

Rate from the Payment Date to the date that the PurchasePrice is received in cleared funds;

(f) re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reservesat TDM’s discretion, in which case the Buyer will be liable for anyshortfall between the original Purchase Price and the amountachieved on re-sale, including all costs incurred in such re-sale;

(g) Exercise a lien over any Buyer’s Property in TDM’s possession,applying the sale proceeds to any amounts owed by the Buyerto TDM. TDM shall give the Buyer 14 days written noticebefore exercising such lien;

h) commence legal proceedings to recover the Purchase Price forthe lot, plus interest and legal costs;

(i) disclose the Buyer’s details to the Seller to enable the Seller tocommence legal proceedings

10. Failure to collect purchases(a) If the Buyer pays the Purchase Price but does not collect the

lot within 20 working days of the auction, the lot will be storedat the Buyer's expense and risk at TDM’s premises or inindependent storage

(b) If a lot is paid for but uncollected within 6 months of theauction, following 60 days written notice to the Buyer, TDM willre-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates andreserves at TDM’s discretion. The sale proceeds, less all TDM’scosts, will be forfeited unless collected by the Buyer within 2years of the original auction.

11. Data Protection(a) TDM will use information supplied by Bidders or otherwise

obtained lawfully by TDM for the provision of auction relatedservices, client administration, marketing and as otherwiserequired by law.

(b) By agreeing to these Conditions of Business, the Bidder agrees tothe processing of their personal information and to the disclosureof such information to third parties world-wide for the purposesoutlined in Condition 11(a) and to Sellers as per Condition 9(i).

12. Miscellaneous(a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other

materials produced by TDM are the copyright of TDM. (b) These Conditions of Business are not assignable by any Buyer

without TDM’s prior written consent, but are binding onBidders' successors, assigns and representatives.

(c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set out the entireagreement between the parties.

(d) If any part of these Conditions of Business be heldunenforceable, the remaining parts shall remain in full forceand effect.

(e) These Conditions of Business shall be interpreted in accordancewith English Law, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the EnglishCourts, in favour of TDM.

If Thomas Del Mar Ltd. sells an item of Property which is latershown to be a “Counterfeit”, subject to the terms below ThomasDel Mar Ltd. will rescind the sale and refund the Buyer the totalamount paid by the Buyer to Thomas Del Mar Ltd. for thatProperty, up to a maximum of the Purchase Price.

The Guarantee lasts for one (1) year after the date of the relevantauction, is for the benefit of the Buyer only and is non-transferable.

“Counterfeit” means an item of Property that in Thomas Del MarLtd.’s reasonable opinion is an imitation created with the intent todeceive over the authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture orsource, where the correct description of such matters is notincluded in the catalogue description for the Property.

Property shall not be considered Counterfeit solely because of anydamage and/or restoration and/or modification work (including, butnot 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 thesale, or the catalogue description indicated that there was aconflict of such opinions; or

(ii) the only method of establishing at the date of the sale that theitem was a Counterfeit would have been by means ofprocesses not then generally available or accepted,unreasonably expensive or impractical; or likely to havecaused damage to or loss in value to the Property (in ThomasDel Mar Ltd.’s reasonable opinion); or

(iii) there has been no material loss in value of the Property fromits value had it accorded with its catalogue description.

To claim under this Guarantee, the Buyer must:-(i) notify Thomas Del Mar Ltd. in writing within one (1) month of

receiving any informationthat causes the Buyer to question theauthenticity or attribution of the Property, specifying the lotnumber, date of the auction at which it was purchased and thereasons why it is believed to be Counterfeit; and

(ii) return the Property to Thomas Del Mar Ltd. in the samecondition as at the date of sale and be able to transfer goodtitle in the Property, free from any third party claims arisingafter the date of the sale.

Thomas Del Mar Ltd. has discretion to waive any of the aboverequirements. Thomas Del Mar Ltd. may require the Buyer toobtain at the Buyer's cost the reports of two independent andrecognised experts in the relevant field and acceptable to ThomasDel Mar Ltd. Thomas Del Mar Ltd. shall not be bound by anyreports produced by the Buyer, and reserves the right to seekadditional expert advice at its own expense. In the event ThomasDel Mar Ltd. decides to rescind the sale under this Guarantee, itmay refund to the Buyer the reasonable costs of up to twomutually approved independent expert reports, provided alwaysthat the costs of such reports have been approved in advance andin writing by Thomas Del Mar Ltd.

Thomas Del Mar Ltd.‘s Authenticity Guarantee

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Sale Title:Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

Date:24th June 2009

Code: PANG

Please mail or fax to:Thomas Del Mar25 Blythe RoadLondonW14 0PDFax +44 (0) 207 602 5973

ImportantPlease bid on my behalf at the above sale for thefollowing Lot(s) up to the hammer price(s)mentioned below. These bids are to be executedas cheaply as is permitted by other bids orreserves and in an amount up to but notexceeding the specified amount. The auctioneermay open the bidding on any lot by placing abid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer mayfurther bid on behalf of the seller up to theamount of the reserve by placing responsive orconsecutive bids for a lot.

I agree to be bound by Thomas Del Mar Ltd’sConditions of Business. If any bid issuccessful, I agree to pay a buyer’s premiumon the hammer price at the rate stated in thefront of the catalogue and any VAT, oramounts in lieu of VAT, which may be due onthe buyer’s premium and the hammer price.

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Gavin Gardiner Limited

In association with Sotheby�s

Sporting Guns at the

Gleneagles HotelAuctionMonday 24th August 2009

Entries Invited

DDavid McKay Brown."The Crocodile Gun" by Malcolm Appleby A magnificent 12-bore round action ejector gun engraved by Scotland's leading Goldsmith and Gun Engraver, a unique piece.To be sold at Gleneagles.

For over forty years Record Prices for Sporting Guns have been achieved at the Gleneagles sale. Held two weeks into the Grouse shooting season, the unique location and atmosphere of The Gleneagles Hotel has seen this sale achieve a status like no other.

The quality of the entry is always exceptional and to achieve the very best price for your gun in the market-place there is only one true Internationally renowned sale.

Entries for this years auction close on the 5th July.

We travel extensively to view suitable items and are attending valuation days around the country during June. For further information and for a free valuation with a view to sale contact Gavin Gardiner or visit our website:

Tel 01798 875300 or 07831 645551

www. gavingardiner.com

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