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A quantity of gold plated wall lights, comprising thirty two, height 25.5cm, width 21.5cm and twenty five, height 24.5cm, width 13.75cm and a pair of wall lights, height 26cm, width 13.5cm and a large quantity of cream fabric light shades. Condition report: Age approximately 2000, brass, perfect bowls but cannot 100% guarantee, from a super-yacht refit.
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The Troika Sketchbook of Julian Greenwood-Penny, Troika artist 1977-83. A hardbound sketchbook (re-purposed from feint lined, alphabetical index book) 32 x 20cm.103 pages, well filled on both sides. Many pages of Troika designs and ideas in pencil and black crayon, sketches showing life in the pottery, written anecdotes, thoughts and musings, advice from Leslie (Ilsley). Several pages of pasted-in coloured original artworks by Greenwood-Penny. Also containing glazing instructions and a vase sketch in Leslie Isley's hand on the reverse of a page from an early Troika catalogue. Designs for, and photographs of finished vases commissioned by Widecombe Church which were destroyed by frost in 1980s. Greenwood-Penny joined Troika in 1977 when he was just 17 years old and was very much 'taken under the wing' of Leslie Ilsley. He remained working for Troika right up until it closed in 1983. He continues to write and be a practicing artist in multiple medias. This sketchbook covers the entire 1977-83 period and provides fascinating glimpses into the workings of the pottery. As well as being amusing, the handwritten anecdotes shed more light on the dynamics of Sirota and Ilsley's relationship. On one of the last pages of the book a very poignant passage written just after the closure of Troika begins with: "Troika closed. All decorators gone. Went to see Leslie. Very sad conversation in office. Pottery silent and stuck in a moment in time half finished pottery still on shelves never to be painted or fired." This passage continues for several more lines musing on the end of an important period of his life and ends: "I hope one day people will see what we did was good."This is a truly unique item documenting of the inner workings of one of Cornwall's most revered ceramics movements.
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A pair of silk lined curtains, 6 feet 2 inches wide (190 cm) with a drop of 9 feet (275 cm) and a matching pelmet, swags and quilt (qty) Condition report Report by GH Reasonable condition but with some fading, light stains, small tears and rips and general wear and tear. They appear to have a reasonable amount of life left in them.
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A GERMAN ZISCHÄGGE, MID 17TH CENTURY with hemispherical one-piece skull embossed with four radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a pierced finial and circular washer, and at its brow with a flat ogival peak, pierced at the rear with a rectangular hole to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar, secured at the brow by a rectangular staple and locking-screw, and struck at its point with an indistinct mark (the right end cracked, the centre pierced with a pair of later suspension-holes), at its nape with a broad ogival neck-guard of three upward-overlapping lames and its sides with pendant cheek-pieces (the left detached) of sub-triangular form each with a semi-circular notch at the top of its front edge, the main edges of the helmet decorated throughout with plain inward turns (the surface showing light patches of pitting and minor denting) 21.6 cm; 8 in high
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BLORE, Edward, The Monumental Remains of Noble and Eminent Persons, comprising Sepulchral Antiquities of Great Britain (1826), numerous plates, marbled boards, bound in quarter light brown leather with raised bands and gilt lettering, bookplate of Anthony de Reuck, 4to; GREENHILL, F.A., Incised Effigial Slabs: Volumes 1&2 (1976), two volumes, in its slipcase; VARIOUS AUTHORS, The Archaeological Journal: Alabaster Tombs of the Gothic Period, Volume LXXX (1923); CHEETHAM, Francis, English Medieval Alabsters (2005); HOLLIS, Thomas & George, The Monumental Effigies of Great Britain (2012); HUNT, John, Irish Medieval Figure Sculpture 1200-1600 (texts and plates) (1974), two volumes (8)
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A BRITISH INFANTRY OFFICER'S 1822 PATTERN LIGHT-WEIGHT SWORD, RETAILED BY I. LEVY, 2 HEMMING'S ROW, ST MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, CIRCA 1837-45 with pipe-backed blade etched with the crowned Royal cypher, foliage (worn) and 'I. Levy, 2 Hemming's Row, St Martin's Lane, London' at the forte, gilt-brass regulation hilt with openwork folding side-guard and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its gilt-brass-mounted leather scabbard 81.5 cm; 32 1/8 in blade The scabbard is of the type worn by officers below field rank.
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A FRENCH AN XI LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, DATED 1813 of regulation type, with curved fullered blade, the back-edge with Klingenthal Imperial Arsenal inscription and the date, stamped with inspector's marks of J. G. Bick and F. L. Lobstein at the forte, regulation brass triple-bar hilt with further marks, banded grip retained by a rivet with oval brass head, in its iron scabbard 89.0 cm; 35 in blade
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A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN CUIRASS FOR LIGHT FIELD USE, NUREMBERG, LATE 16TH CENTURY comprising breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate projecting forward over the belly, boxed at each side, decorated at the edges of the gussets of its arm-openings and at its neck-opening with file-roped inward turns, fitted on the right shoulder with an iron buckle, and flanged outwards at its V-shaped lower edges to receive a fauld of a single lame (probably originally three) medially-ridged and boxed en suite with the breast, and associated backplate formed of a boxed main plate shaped to the scapulae, fitted with separate side-plates and waist-flange, with file-roped borders at the neck and arm-openings, and the breastplate and backplate each struck at the top with Nuremberg city control-mark (areas of pitting, the edges with minor chips) 37.5 cm; 14 3/4 in high (2) Provenance The Moser Collection
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THE BRITISH INFANTRY OFFICER'S 1845 PATTERN SWORD OF MAJOR WILLIAM HENRY KERR, BY WILKINSON & CO., NO 8590 FOR 1857 with regulation blade etched with 'VR' crowned and scrolls of foliage, gilt-brass regulation hilt with folding side-guard and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass scabbard 82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade William Henry Kerr (1825-1903) was born in Brittany. He was the son of Lieutenant Robert Kerr (1794-1857), whose military career had begun in the Royal Waggon Train at the Battle of Waterloo. William Henry Kerr purchased an ensigncy in the 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot in July 1846, almost immediately exchanging to the 13th Foot. He purchased promotion to lieutenant in 1851 and to captain in 1854 but did not serve with his regiment when it deployed to the Crimea for the last year of the war with Russia of 1854-56. He was with the 13th at the Cape of Good Hope when news of the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny arrived, late in 1857, and was with the left wing of his regiment when it landed and disembarked at Calcutta in January 1858. He served for the remainder of the Mutiny with the left wing of the 13th, generally under command of Major J.W. Cox but occasionally in command himself. Hart's Army List subsequently summarised his active service in 1858 thus: 'Served in the Indian Campaign and commanded the left wing of the 13th Light Infantry in a general action at Amorah on 17th April 1858, also at Amorah on 25th April, he commanded 150 men; on 29th April he went in command of 200 of the 13th and was present at the taking of the fort of Nuggur; on 9th June he commanded 2 companies at the attack on the Rebels' position at Amorah, and was in command at Hurriah when attacked by the Rebels on 29th August.' Kerr's service in the Indian Mutiny was rewarded by the award of the campaign medal and the brevet rank of major (20th July 1858) and recognised by a Mention in Dispatches in The London Gazette of 27th July 1858. Kerr continued to serve with the 13th Regiment of Foot until 1863, purchasing the regimental rank of major in 1860.
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A CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR IN THE LATE 15TH CENTURY GERMAN 'GOTHIC' STYLE, 19TH CENTURY comprising sallet with rounded one-piece crown rising to a broad hollowed medial keel, formed at its front with a single broad stepped vision-slit and extending backwards over the nape as a broad squared 'tail'; bevor formed of a main plate shaped to the chin and fitted at its flanged lower edge with a deep gorget-plate narrowing to its lower end; collar formed of three lames front and rear; medially-ridged breastplate formed of a main plate overlapped at its lower edge by a plackart with a chevron-shaped upper edge rising to a lobate finial, and a flanged lower edge bearing a fauld of three lames, the lowest of which is cut at its centre with a shallow arch fitted internally with a skirt of mail separating a pair of short integral tassets each of two lames; backplate formed in one piece with a flanged lower edge (its centre patched); spaudlers each of three lames, the first of the right stamped at its apex with the initials 'FD', and both fitted at their lower edges with gutter-shaped upper cannons connected by means of internal leathers through one-piece winged couters open at their rears, to tubular lower cannons opening at the front; circular besagues each connected by a strap and buckle to the front edge of its spaudler; gauntlets each formed of a long pointed cuff open at its inside, an outer wrist-plate shaped to the end of the ulna, a single long metacarpal-plate, shaped knuckle and finger-plates, and scaled thumb and finger-defences; cuisses of long gutter-shaped form each embossed with a simulated side-plate and three simulated upper extension-lames, and fitted at its lower edge with a winged poleyn of six lames overlapping outwards from the third, formed with a medial keel; tubular full-length greaves opening at their outsides; and sabatons each of eight lames with pointed toe-caps and separate hinged heel-plates; all parts of the armour except for the sallet, collar, greaves and sabatons decorated with sprays of 'Gothic' flutes, and their main edges formed at numerous points with plain inward turns (the whole showing a light to medium patina overall and some small patches of active rust); mounted on a wooden stand with a square base
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A BRITISH OTHER RANK'S LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, 15TH (THE KING'S) LIGHT DRAGOONS, CIRCA 1775-88 with single-edged blade formed with a clipped-back point, engraved 'King's Light Dragoons' on each face and 'Cullum' at the forte, iron stirrup hilt including a pair of short slender langets, the knuckle-guard engraved with troop designation 'E5', quillon, rounded back-strap and cap pommel, and fishskin-covered grip 91.0 cm; 35 7/8 in blade The 15th Light Dragoons was the first regiment of light dragoons to be formed in the British Army, being raised in 1759 by Colonel George Augustus Elliott, later Lord Heathfield KB (1717-90). The regiment's first swords, which were similar in form for both officers and men, had blades such as that in this example but more rudimentary hilts, with just a cross-guard and a globular pommel - the pommels of the officers' swords being cast and chased as lions' heads. These first swords seem to have been carried from circa 1759 until the mid-1770s. Cullum was at 12 Charing Cross and later, from 1788, at 9 Charing Cross (the firm existing from 1741 until 1795). A similar sword, with troop designation 'E4', is preserved in the National Army Museum, London (acc. No. 1970-05-16-1)
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A LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND A MILITARY STYLE SWORD FOR A BOY, 19TH CENTURY the first with regulation blade etched with foliage and a garland, iron stirrup hilt; the second with curved blade with rounded tip, brass stirrup hilt engraved 'HN25' on the knuckle-guard, in its brass scabbard 82.0 cm; 32¼ in blade (2)
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A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with colichemarde blade, etched and gilt with trophies and scrolls at the forte (light wear), silver hilt finely pierced, cast and chased in low relief, comprising double shell-guard decorated with ovals filled with bouquets flanked by garlands on a trellis of minute flowerheads, all bordered by scrolling foliage, globular quillon and a pair of arms each decorated with openwork flowerheads, quillon-block, knuckle-guard, pommel and solid grip all decorated en suite with the shell, in contemporary vellum-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts, iron suspension chain and pierced iron belt hook 77 cm; 30 3/8 in blade
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A BRITISH HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S FIELD SWORD, CIRCA 1750-70 with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, cut with two fullers along the greater part of its length, with traces of etched decoration (probably Gill, Warranted) at the forte, iron hilt formed of a half-basket-guard pierced with curved slots and a scallop design, knuckle-guard, quillon and inner-guard en suite, ovoid pommel chiselled with a scallop shell on each face, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip 90.4 cm; 35 5/8 in blade This sword would probably have been carried by a British cavalry officer on campaign, for service in the field as a fighting sword; its comparatively light weight and the delicate form of its hilt suggest that its original owner would have been an officer of Dragoon Guards or Dragoons, rather than one of Horse.
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A FINE AND RARE BRITISH HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, CIRCA 1750-70 with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a central fuller along the greater part of its length and another along the back-edge, iron basket-hilt of rounded bars including two horizontal bands, the upper formed as a colonnade and the lower bordered by a scalloped design, a large oval at the rear, heart-shaped vestigial quillon, bun-shaped pommel, retaining much black painted and gilt 'Japanned' finish (small losses), spirally-carved fishskin-covered grip bound with plaited wire between 'Turk's Heads', and retaining an early scarlet cloth and doeskin liner 79.0 cm; 31 12/8 in blade This sword would have been carried by a British cavalry officer on campaign, for service in the field as a fighting sword; the light weight and length of its blade suggests that its original owner would have been an officer of Dragoon Guards or Dragoons, rather than one of Horse - whose 'field' swords tended to be more massive and with longer blades. At the time when this sword would have been made, British military swords were unregulated and their design left to the whim of the colonels of individual regiments. This is an example of the application of that practice to an officer's sword. The remains of the original japanning (a form of black protective lacquering) and gilded decoration on this hilt suggest that it must have been commissioned by a very stylish officer. Swords with this form of basket hilt are known, from portraits, to have been popular with officers of Heavy Cavalry regiments in the third quarter of the 18th century. A sword with an undecorated hilt of this form is illustrated Southwick 1982, p. 146 no. 396.
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A GERMAN COMB-MORION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1580, WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION formed in one piece with a hemispherical crown rising to a high roped medial comb, and an integral brim turned down at each side, rising to an obtuse point at the front and rear (the front one slightly bruised), decorated around its edge with a file-roped inward turn, the front struck with the quality-control mark of the city of Nuremberg (the rear and sides each pierced with later wiring-holes), the base of the crown encircled by twelve round-headed lining-rivets with rosette-washers of iron (one washer missing), etched on each side of the crown with a circular cartouche enclosing, on the right, a representation of the Sacrifice of Isaac, and on the left, a mounted huntsman carrying a spear, in each case overlaying a pattern of alternating vertical bands respectively comprised of arabesque interlace and scrolling foliage inhabited by birds of prey, the latter design repeated on the comb and the brim and involving in the case of the former, oval cartouches enclosing, on the right, a soldier holding a banner, and on the left, a drummer, each in contemporary dress, the etching executed throughout on a blackened and stippled ground (light wear and patination overall 29.1 cm; 11 1/2 in high
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A DECORATED INDO-PERSIAN DHAL AND BAZU-BAND,19TH CENTURY the dhal fitted with four central bosses, decorated with silver koftgari calligraphy and chiselled over its surface with foliage inhabited by exotic beasts enriched with gold (losses, areas of wear) and a single bazu band of characteristic form (the inner lames loose), decorated en suite with the dhal and retaining some of its original lining (light wear) the dhal: 43.8 cm; 17 1/4 in diameter (2)
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A 1788 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD with regulation fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with the crowned Royal cypher, regulation iron basket-hilt (small crack) with ovoid pommel, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its iron-mounted tooled black leather scabbard 89.0 cm; 35 in blade This is an example of the first 'pattern' sword for officers of British Heavy Cavalry regiments (Dragoon Guards and Dragoons). This pattern of sword was introduced in 1788 and in service until it was superseded in 1796; the style of its hilt was based upon that in use by the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons in 1788. Prior to the standardisation of swords for British Heavy and Light Cavalry regiments in 1788, regiments had carried their own 'regimental-patterns' of sword.
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A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD AND A VICTORIAN 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY WILKINSON, NO. 21240 FOR 1877 of regulation type, including stirrup hilt with a rectangular loop above the langet, in its scabbard (pitted throughout); the second of regulation type, including etched blade decorated with the crowned Royal cypher 'VR', 'Royal Engineers', Regimental device and owner's initials 'HJWB', plated hilt, in its scabbard the first: 83.8 cm; 33 in blade (2) The second is recorded as finished in 1877 by Wilkinson but no purchaser is mentioned.
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A CASED 8MM PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1870 with sighted barrel engraved with a flourish over the breech, engraved frame and cylinder each decorated with foliage on a punched ground, the former fitted with loading-gate on the right and folding trigger, and finely chequered butt: in its tooled letter case lined in purple velvet (faded, areas of light wear) 9.0 cm; 3 1/2 in barrel
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A PLUG BAYONET, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with broad blade double-edged at the point and formed with a long slender fuller along the back-edge, iron hilt including a pair of short quillons, turned horn grip, small iron cap pommel, in its iron-mounted wooden scabbard with later green leather covering (iron parts with areas of light pitting) 13.0 cm; 5 1/8 cm blade
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ËœA BRITISH 1803 PATTERN LIGHT INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABRE BY OSBORN 82 PALL MALL, CIRCA 1803-15 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a shallow fuller over most of its length, etched and gilt on a blued panel with trophies, 'GR' crowned, and engraved 'Osborns warranted', gilt-brass hilt with chequered ivory grip (cracked), in its gilt-brass mounted black leather scabbard 76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in blade The blade-maker Henry Osborn (1756-1827) also made guns and operated, by himself and with partners, from premises in Birmingham and London from about 1785 until his death. His London premises were at 82 Pall Mall and he operated there alone from 1803 to about 1805 and again from 1814 until 1815.
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AN ENGLISH HUNTING SWORD BY JOHN PROSSER, CHARING CROSS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with broad fullered blade double-edged at the point, etched and gilt with elaborate trophies-of-arms, foliage, a wild boar and signed on each face at the forte (light wear), brass hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons with recurved terminals, down-turned shell-guard with moulded brim, cap pommel, and natural staghorn grip bound with plaited wire, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard with signed locket 51.5 cm; 20 1/4 in blade
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A BRITISH LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S 1796 PATTERN SWORD, CIRCA 1814 with curved regulation blade etched and gilt on a blued panel over the greater part of its length with Royal cypher, trophies, elaborate scrolls of foliage, a mounted dragoon and 'William Jones' on a scroll carried by a female figure at the forte, regulation iron stirrup hilt including faceted back-strap, and wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its iron scabbard with a pair of loops for suspension 84.0 cm; 33 in blade The owner of this sword was William Jones of the Carmarthenshire Yeomanry Cavalry. In 1798, Jones was commissioned cornet in that regiment, which had been raised by Lord Dynevor in 1794; he was promoted lieutenant in 1803 and captain in 1814. He was still serving in 1825 and may have continued to serve in the regiment until its disbandment in 1827. The Royal Arms shown are those in use from 1801 to 1816 and the light dragoon is depicted wearing a shako, which was adopted after 1811. It seems likely that Jones bought this sword in 1814, possibly to celebrate his attaining the rank of captain.
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A SMALL OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with russet iron barrel formed in two stages, encrusted with engraved silver foliage at the flared muzzle and on the octagonal breech, russet tang encrusted with silver en suite, flat bevelled lock fitted with cock each encrusted with stylised trophies-of-arms in encrusted silver, full stock profusely inlaid with silver flower-heads within a framework of trellis (small losses and replacements), the grip carved with a stag's head in the round enriched with silver wire scrolls, circles and pellets, silver mounts comprising side-plate and trigger-guard cast and chased with rudimentary trophies-of-arms, plain butt-plate inscribed 'From Elirs Issy (Syria) To Capt. A. Hume (England)', iron side-loop, and false ramrod 21.8 cm; 8 5/8 in barrel Literature Oliver Pinchot, Arms of the Paladins, The Richard R. Wagner Jr. Collection of Fine Eastern Weapons, 2014, p.98, fig.5-28 Lt. Col. John Angus Hume O.B.E. (1914-2005) was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry in 1941 and went to Syria the following year as a representative of the Army deployed to discourage any German advance through the Caucasus to the Middle East. Hume, an acting Captain, was based at Hannah in northern Syria working with the cereals procurement agency under the head of the British Mission to Syria and the Lebanon, Major-General Sir Edward Spears. Hume negotiated grain contracts in an area comprising 500 villages with local customs dating from the Ottoman era for the collection, storage and disposal of produce. Only by gradually winning the confidence of local mukhtars, and convincing them that they were receiving fair payment, was he able to ensure the quotas required to provide for the armies in the Middle East, as well as for the local population.
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A FINE FRENCH D.B. SINGLE TRIGGER PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY HENRI LEPAGE, DATED 1842, MADE FOR LOUIS PHILIPPE, KING OF FRANCE (1773-1850, REIGNED 1830-48) with sighted barrels of fine 'marbled twist' pattern, inscribed 'Ignem haec arma feruit, et lethum fulminis instar' (Ruinous as lightning, this arm brings fire), between sprays of chiselled vine fruit and foliage on the rib, struck with the barrelsmith's mark, LB crowned with a star beneath (similar to Neue Støckel 1233, probably for Leopold Bernard), case-hardened breech chiselled with vine fruit and foliage (the muzzle with very small areas of light pitting), chiselled case-hardened breech tang en suite with the breech and rib, flush-fitting chiselled case-hardened locks decorated with fluted borders and further vine fruit and foliage, each signed 'Francorum regis Lepages fabricator in armis' (Lepage, maker of arms for the King of France), chiselled angular cocks en suite with the locks, highly figured walnut half-stock carved with fluting and leafy fronds over the fore-end and the butt, the latter carved with fluting over the spine, twist pattern about the tang and with a vignette filled with the conjoined letters 'HLP' on the right, chiselled iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate decorated with vine fruit and foliage en suite with the locks, the former incorporating a lever safety-catch at the rear, the latter with the inscription 'Henricus e Lepagis Ioannis sanguine cretus Napoleo quem bella gerens ut cuderet arma iussit, Francorum regis nunc et faber ipse hoc sibi finrit opus, quod plumbum missile vibrat' (Henri, descended from the blood of Jean Lepage, whom Napoleon - the war-bearer - ordered to forge arms, and himself is now maker for the King of France, makes this work for him, which fires the lead bullet), rear ramrod-pipe decorated en suite, two barrel bolt escutcheons, two further chiselled ramrod-pipes on the barrel, silver-tipped ramrod, and in fine condition throughout 76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in barrels Henri Lepage is recorded in Paris circa 1822-42. He was the son of Jean Lepage who he succeeded in 1822 as gunmaker to Louis XVIII, Charles X, the ducs d'Orléans. He took part in the Paris exhibitions of 1823, 1827, 1834, and 1839 where he obtained a silver medal. In addition to gunmaking he was notable as one of the early European antique dealers specialising in the trade of antique arms and armour. He retired in 1852 and died in 1854. Leopold Bernhard was well known for his fine quality barrels.
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A 32 BORE FLINTLOCK COAT PISTOL BY SPENCER, LYNN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with octagonal twist sighted barrel inscribed 'Lynn' (rubbed) and stamped with proof marks beneath, platinum lined vent, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bevelled lock, fitted with rainproof pan, steel spring with roller and 'French cock' (the upper portion replaced), figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard (light pitting), vacant silver escutcheon, and silver barrel bolt escutcheons 12.7 cm; 5 in barrel Matthew S. Spencer is recorded in Lynn Regis (King's Lynn, Norfolk), circa 1804-1853.
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A small Chinese jade carving19th centuryOf a light celadon tone. In the shape of a petalled medallion. Carefully carved with a motif of lingzhi mushroom and two fishes on one side and a motif of deer and bat by a pine tree on the other side. On a damaged but skilfully carved wooden stand.D 7 cm CONDITION REPORT: Very good condition, no damage or cracks. To the top and bottom leaves the carving is holed for suspension. On a fitted stand which has losses to the top section, but mirrors the shape for the carving to sit into. 12cm height in stand
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Edward Robert Hughes, R.W.S. (British, 1851-1914): 'Jill, a study', coloured chalks on paper, signed lower left 'E R Hughes' & dated 1904, H 61 x W 47 cm, original handwritten artist's label verso inscribed 'No 2, Jill - a study, E R Hughes RWS, 9 Edith Villas, West Kensington.'Exhibited: The Royal Watercolour Society, Winter Exhibition, 1904. Note: The present picture represents an important addition to the oeuvre of Edward Robert Hughes. The nephew & pupil of renowned fairy painter Arthur Hughes (1832-1915), E R Hughes was absorbed into the Pre-Raphaelite circle & assisted William Holman-Hunt (helping to complete the St Paul's version of The Light of the World, as Hunt's eyesight weakened). Beginning his career among the Pre-Raphaelites, his earlier subjects were often based in Shakespearian or other literary themes which became increasingly Symbolist in nature under the influence of Edward Burne-Jones. However, Hughes also executed many portraits, predominantly, as in the present example, in coloured chalks. His use of red chalk in particular greatly impressed Burne-Jones, who, in a letter to Hughes in 1897 wrote: 'Your method of using (it) reads admirably, and since you have generously imparted it to me, I shall assuredly use it' (Georgiana Burne-Jones, Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones, London, 1904, vol. 2, p. 322.). Indeed, it has recently been noted that E R Hughes' 'critical reputation during his own lifetime was built on his portraits & finished studies in pencil, chalk or silverpoint' (Victoria Osbourne, E R Hughes: A British Symbolist In Pre-Raphaelite Circles, M.Phil thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009). 'Jill - a study' is one of the most significant examples of Hughes' portraiture to come to the market in recent years. The picture was exhibited at the R.W.S. Winter Exhibition in 1904, shortly after the artist had served as the Society's Vice President. The work has an unsentimental directness typical of Hughes & 'Jill', in her posture & gaze, seems slightly mysterious, displaying an almost otherworldly detachment reminiscent of the females in some of artist's Symbolist compositions. Whilst many of Hughes' portraits were formal commissions, he often undertook works as tokens of friendship & gave them as gifts - the intimate nature of the present portrait is indicative of the latter. The picture also suggests the influence of Old Master drawing which had sparked a renewed interest & admiration of draughtsmanship in the Victorian era. In the summer of 1913, Hughes & his wife, Emily Eliza, moved from London to Romeland Cottage, St Albans, which adjoined the Abbey close. Less than a year later he tragically died from appendicitis & was buried in Hatfield Road Cemetery. His funeral in St Albans Cathedral, a stone's throw from where he had lived, was the largest ever held there, attended by many friends, fellow artists, & pupils. A memorial exhibition was held at the RWS & critics judged Hughes' 'careful & masterly' drawings, not his elaborate watercolours, as his best work: 'It is when he applies his pre-Raphaelite precision to portrait drawings... that Hughes commands most admiration...These are things of lasting value, and no fluctuations in taste can affect their appreciation' (The Observer, November, 1914).
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A CONTINENTAL LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with trophies, a garland and foliage on a blued panel at the forte on each face, silvered stirrup hilt including a pair of foliate langets, down-curved quillon, knuckle-guard open at the top and joined to the lionhead pommel by a broad plate, and chequered hardwood grips, in its silvered scabbard engraved with neoclassical ornament 83.5 cm; 32 7/8 in blade
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Omega - a vintage gentleman's 18ct gold cased wristwatch, white enamelled dial, Arabic numerals, minute track, subsidiary seconds, blued hands, manual wind 15 jewel movement, serial No 7092109, 18ct gold Dennison cushion case, Birmingham 1930, serial No 503120, associated later black leather strap, 33.8g gross Condition Report: the case measures approx 30mm square. the watch is in good condition with light surface scratching to the back of the case. please see attached images Dial is unchipped , there is a hairline crack to bottom edge of glass , hands move easily and it runs there are no dents visible but case has light surface scratches typical for age . Back area not thin and knife opening area is normal for age
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A Victorian/Edwardian rock crystal/intaglio glass brooch, reverse pained with an owl resting on a leafy branch, backed in mother-of-pearl, claw set, within an Etruscan rope twist and pendant arched frame, unmarked (tests as 22ct gold), 38mm diam, 19.5g gross, c.1900 Condition Report: Light age wear
Los 371
A pair of natural pearl and diamond pendant earrings, each with a tapering bar, collet beaded droplet, terminating with a single creamy white natural teardrop pearl, yellow gold mounts and pillars, stamped to butterflies 750, George Praquall case, with certificate, 17mm drop, 2.4g gross Condition Report: Good condition / light wear , nice creamy pearl
Los 491
A set of four Royal Worcester The Historical Military Series figures, modelled by Frederick Gertner, each standing in military dress, Officer of the 17th Light Dragoon, 2677, Officer of the Coldsteam Guard, 2676, Officer of the Royal Artillery, 2658 and Officer of the Third Dragoon Guards, 2675, each 33cm high, printed crown and circle mark in black, c.1965 Condition Report: One pair repair to plume. Three with restoration to swords
Los 5
A large Sheffield plated three-light, two branch candelabrum, with detachable floral nozzles, campana shaped sconces, tapering cylindrical column, spreading circular base, 53cm high, c.1880; a Victorian shaped rectangular two-handled warming entree dish, the lobed feet with ivory pads, 36cm wide, c.1870 (2)
Los 510
A Royal Crown Derby flower boat, painted by William Mosley, signed, with bouquet of colourful summer flowers, within a beaded gilt cartouche, on an apple green ground, gilt scroll handles, leafy scrolls base, 35cm diam, printed mark, date code for 1909 Condition Report: Good Condition light wear to gilding in places
Los 613
A 19th century Dutch brass bound mahogany and marquetry oval gallery tray, the field inlaid with a spray of flowers and articles of tea equipage, outlined with boxwood stringing, scroll handles, 68cm wide, c.1830 Condition Report: Good , staves in good order with two repaired sections near handles, marquetry good, banding good, light scratches.
Los 617
A 19th century French porcelain mounted gilt and silvered brass rectangular dressing table casket, hinged cover set with an oval panel painted in the manner of Sevres with colourful summer flowers on a Blue Celeste ground, pierced and engraved throughout with scrolling foliage, carrying handles to sides, 18cm wide, c.1870 Condition Report: The porcelain mount in good order, the brass case with some light wear and scratches; no splits. The red velvet faded with losses, the interior fair
Los 771
A 19th century French rococo facet cut gold mounted pear shaped scent flask, the whole encased with flowering stems, C-scrolls and rock work, shell shaped stopper ,with safety chain, enamelled GAGE D'AMITE, (token of friendship), unmarked (tests as 18ct gold), 61mm high, 16.9g gross Condition Report: The glass is apparently good with signs of light wear and scratching. The cagework good with a few sharp edges wear and loss to stopper either crystal glass or rock crystal
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