A FINE PAIR OF 36-BORE VIENNESE FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLES MADE FOR A PRINCE OF THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN, BY CASPAR ZELNER, CIRCA 1725 each with swamped octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed in gold within a gold linear panel, this in turn extending from a pattern of interlaced scrollwork inlaid in gold over the breech, gilt-brass fore-sight fitted within a matching gold scrollwork pattern, gilt-brass back-sight with one folding leaf and finely chiselled with a small scrollwork design framing a bust portrait medallion, that of a Prinz and a Prinzessin respectively, and one barrel retaining most of its original blued finish, the barrel tangs cut with scrolls and numbered 1&2 in stylised scrollwork numerals, each with bevelled lock signed in miniscules behind the cock, inscribed "In Wienn" between the arms of the steel-spring, the respective locks decorated with differing two-part deer-hunting scenes finely chiselled in low relief on a matted ground, the cock en suite and the steel and the top-jaw of the cock each chiselled with scrolls, figured walnut full stock carved with a series of decorative mouldings in low relief, the butt with raised cheek-piece and finely carved on both sides with delicate relief designs of interlaced C-scrolls, inset with gilt-brass relief scrollwork plaques about the barrel tang and at the base of the cheek-piece, each inhabited by hares and hounds, a further scrollwork plaque inset on the underside of the butt, involving a bust portrait, that of a Prinz and Prinzessin respectively, the respective patch-box covers encased in gilt-brass decorated with differing stag-hunting scenes en suite with the locks, with elaborate full gilt-brass mounts finely cast in low relief, also en suite with the locks and the inset series of plaques, the respective butt-plates and trigger-guards with complemental differences, one butt-plate involving the engraved seated figure of a Prinzessin and a doe, the figures of Diana and Cupid in low relief within the upper tang, the other engraved with a Prinz and a stag, the figure of Acteon in relief above, the respective trigger-guards each with a corresponding portrait figure cast in low relief on the bow and a bust portrait medallion at the finial, each with solid side-plate decorated with a deer-hunting scene involving a female figure in contemporary hunting costume, engraved faceted ramrod-pipes, the respective rearward pipes also cast with male and female portrait medallions, gilt-brass fore-end caps with further deer-hunting scenes cast in relief, again different, each with double set trigger on an engraved iron plate, and gilt-brass escutcheon cast with the quartered arms of Hohenzollern on an crowned eagle, suspending the Danish Order of the Elephant, with pierced Wildman supporters and the crown of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (one steel chipped, one top-jaw, jaw screw and both ramrods missing) 74.5 cm; 29¼ in barrels (2)
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A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHASQA), DATED 1287 AH (CIRCA 1870/1) with broad fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with portrait rondels at the forte (worn), nielloed silver hilt of characteristic form, decorated with scrolls of foliage within beadwork frames, eared pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with four silver mounts, the outer faces decorated en suite with the hilt, the inner faces with further designs including a tughra, the date, a serpent and a fowl 80 cm; 31 1/2 in blade
A RARE GERMAN TOWN SWORD WITH AGATE AND ENAMEL HILT, AND ITS SCABBARD, CIRCA 1650-60 with slender tapering hollow-ground blade finely etched and gilt on a blued panel over its lower portion on both sides, the etched designs centring on the principal commanding figures from the Thirty Years` War and differing over the respective sides, decorated with birds perched on vine branches above the motto "Soli.Deo.Glo.Ria", one side with the bust portrait of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and that of Bernhard, Duke of Saxe(-Weimar), Jülich and Cleves each within an oval frame bearing their respective abbreviated Latinised titles, the motto "Fiede St: D Cui Fiede" between, the reverse side decorated with two mounted figures, one (Kurfürst) Maximilian (I) Count Palatine, the other not captioned, with variegated agate hilt, the lower portion constructed in two halves joined at the sides, bound with four narrow bands of gilt-brass enamelled with an alternating blue and white cabled pattern, and including mushroom-shaped pommel (quillons removed), in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with provision for a by-knife, the outer face tooled with five crowns towards the top, and fitted with gilt-brass chape decorated on both sides with a pierced raised design of polychrome cold-enamelled scrolling flowers and leaves 84.8 cm; 33 3/8 in blade
A RARE EAST EUROPEAN SWORD, HUNGARIAN OR POLISH, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with broad flat double-edged blade with rebated tip, the lower half etched on both sides with an heraldic crest surmounting a classical portrait bust and a Latin inscription differing over the respective sides, with iron crosspiece formed with button tips and upper and lower langets, flat beak-shaped cap-pommel canted downwards at its front, original grip bound with leather over cords, and the blade tang secured by a lateral rivet on iron rosette washers 83 cm; 32 ½ in blade The classical portraits are named respectively "Hannibal Canagus" and "Hyppimedon"(sic). The flat and rebated form of the blade and the moralistic tone of the inscriptions would suggest that it was intended for use mounted as either a bearing sword or a sword of justice.
A GERMAN CROSS-HILTED HUNTING-SWORD WITH EXTREMELY RARE ETCHED CALENDAR BLADE, THE BLADE CIRCA 1620-30, THE HILT AND THE SCABBARD EACH 16TH CENTURY with long broad flat blade double-edged and coming to a very short point, etched in fine detail over almost the entire length of each face with a Gregorian calendar in linear tabulated form, one side bearing the months "IANIARIVS" to "IVNIVS", the other "IVLIVS" to "DECEMBER", giving the days of the week abbreviated to their first letters, each day of the month numbered and with its saints` day or day of religious observance identified, the named months additionally identified by their respective German seasonal names together with the monthly total number of days, the monthly tables punctuated by cartouches filled with the twelve Zodiacal signs together with a cabalistic Greek miniscule letter, the final cartouche inscribed "Mon Esperence En Dieu" ("My Hope in God"), and decorated with rollwerk panels on both sides at the base, fitted with earlier rounded iron crosspiece with button terminals, stopper-shaped pommel, and wooden grip retaining a pair of "Turks` heads" and a portion of the original binding all of patterned brass wire: in an earlier leather-covered wooden scabbard, decorated with tooled moulded bands about the top, with provision for extra-pieces and fitted with pierced U-shaped iron chape (the blade coarsely filed along the edges and over the surface of the base on one side, the scabbard suspension hook and the extra-pieces each missing) 87 cm; 34¼ in blade This blade would appear to be hitherto unrecorded. A sword mounted with a calendar blade tabulated and inscribed in a near identical manner, almost certainly by the same hand, is in the von Kienbusch Collection, in the Philadelphia Museum of Art: see von Kienbusch 1963, cat. no. 439, pl.CII. The von Kienbusch blade is etched additionally with portrait medallions, including that of Maximilian, Count Palatine of the Rhine, the title with which he was invested in 1623. Another closely comparable blade signed by the Solingen bladesmith Clemens Tache was formerly in the armoury of the Grand-Dukes of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in the Wartburg: see Diener-Schönberg 1912 (W.-G.-I. Nr. 4456), cat. no. 401, p.110, pl.60. The Gregorian or Christian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. For a general account of extant German and English hunting weapons with calendar blades see Blackmore 1971, pp.17-18. Also see Seiler 1940-42, pp. 11-19, for a detailed survey of the calendar blades of Ambrosius Gemlich of Munich (active circa 1527-42), whose work was most likely the source of inspiration for the present 17th century blade. The scabbard is of the type found on German and Swiss Landesknecht swords in the early 16th century and as such is very rare in its own right. A closely comparable example with sword and extra-pieces, circa 1520, is in the collection of the late Sir James Mann: see Dufty, 1974, pl. 16a.
Five Royal Commemorative nickel thimbles, comprising; ""Victoria Jubilee"" divided by crown, ""The Queen`s Record Thimble - The Best of All"", ""Silver Jubilee King George V Queen Mary 1910-1935"" with crown, another with double portrait replacing crown, and ""Queen Elizabeth II, Coronation June 1953"", with crown. (5)
Five silver thimbles, comprising; an inscribed frieze example ""From a Friend"", a raised script example ""Crown Bazzar"", with three legged symbol for the Isle of Man, Henry Griffiths & Son, Birmingham, 1924, a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee example, with portrait bust, another engraved with a crown, 1986, and A.S., and a Charles and Diana example, 1991. (5)
A rare Charles II commemorative silver thimble, with two oval panels, one depicting a wedding bust portrait of Charles II and letters ""C.R."", the other Catherine of Braganza and ""Q.K."", the frieze engraved with the initials ""A.K."" and clearly struck marker`s mark ""G"" in a shield. *This thimble is illustrated in Taunton (N.): Antique Needlework Tools, Page 18, colour plate 6. As well as describing the thimble it states ?this thimble was found by an excavator during November 1991 near Brandon Parva, Norfolk, is in excellent condition and has been well authenticated?.The thimble records the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza, who landed at Portsmouth in May 1662. The marriage took place on 23rd April 1662, by proxy, in Lisbon. Catherine was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1662 to 1685.A very similar thimble is illustrated and described in Holmes? ?Thimbles?, page 15, plate 6, 6th right. Stating that a similar thimble is in the British Museum Collection, which in turn is illustrated on page 27, plate 15, bottom row (c).Taunton makes reference to the British Museum version, another in the Museum of London, and at least three (of which this is one) in private collections, noting that there are variations in the design and maker?s marks.Acquired by the vendor from Sonia Cordell.
Five Royal Commemorative nickel thimbles, comprising; ""Victoria Jubilee"" divided by crown, ""The Queen`s Record Thimble - The Best of All"", ""Silver Jubilee King George V Queen Mary 1910-1935"" with crown, another with double portrait replacing crown, and ""Queen Elizabeth II, Coronation June 1953"", with crown. (5)
Five silver thimbles, comprising; an inscribed frieze example ""From a Friend"", a raised script example ""Crown Bazzar"", with three legged symbol for the Isle of Man, Henry Griffiths & Son, Birmingham, 1924, a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee example, with portrait bust, another engraved with a crown, 1986, and A.S., and a Charles and Diana example, 1991. (5)
`David Lloyd George` a Barratt & Co tile designed by George Cartlidge, from a photograph by Ernest Mills, in shades of green, `Little Boy Blue` a tile designed by Walter Crane, a large Minton Godwit tile and three other tiles impressed marks, Lloyd George tile 22.5 x 15.5cm Literature Tony Johnson The Morrisware, Tiles and Art of George Cartlidge, private press, page 80 plate 213 for a J H Barratt & Co portrait tile of David Lloyd George. Provenance Stephen Wilcock Collection
A rare pair of Raphael and Dante portrait plaques by Lewis F Day, dated 1876, painted incised a border of laurel monogrammed and dated in blue to reverse one in half and re-stuck 29cm. diam. Literature The Magazine of Art, 1878, page 179 these plaques mentioned in an article on painting on china Exhibited Howell & James, Regent Street 1878 Provenance private collection
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Edmund - Northeastern Mint / Nother - Portrait Penny939-946 AD, BMC type vi. Obv: profile bust with +EADMVND REX legend with reverse-barred N. Rev: small cross with +NOÐERMONETAIIC.A. legend with first N reverse-barred and A inverted, for the moneyer Nother at an uncertain north-eastern mint. S. 1106 variant; N. 697 variant; see Blunt, Christopher, BNJ 40, pp.17-18, coin number 2 (for the moneyer); see Blunt, Lyon & Stewart, Coinage in Tenth Century England, 1989, p.197, number 268 (for the moneyer); see EMC 2014.0253 (this coin). Early Medieval Corpus, Cambridge, reference EMC 2014.0253. 1.20 grams. Found near Carlisle, UK, 2009. Coins of this type for a moneyer Nother are sometimes attributed to a mint at Bedford(?) with a `mint abbreviation` of BA (see references cited above for discussion) but this coin has an ending of IIC.A. (possibly for NCA?), with a pellet set high each side of the letter A; Bedford is a possible place of minting, along with Northampton, Huntingdon or Cambridge (although the legend is not a garbled mint signature for the latter); a further coin recorded of this moneyer, sharing the same obverse die, has a reverse reading that possibly ends IIIP (P inverted); the moneyer name also recorded for a few coins of Aethelstan and Eadred. Good very fine; edge slightly ragged, toned. Extremely rare; new reverse die.
Norman Coins - William I - Sandwich / Aelfget - Two Sceptres Penny1072-1074 AD, BMC type iv. Obv: facing bust with cross patteé headed sceptre left and cross botonné headed right and PILLEM REX IING legend. Rev: cross fleury with annulet centre over saltire botonné and +IELFGETONSIINI legend for the moneyer Aelfget at Sandwich mint. S. 1253; N. 844; Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference KENT-428297. 1.29 grams. Found near Ashford, Kent, UK, 2013; Extremely fine; about as struck. Rare thus; superb portrait and details.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, open crown. Obv: facing bust within tressure with HENRICVS DEI GRA REX ANGLIE legend. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends for Dublin mint. S. 6453; D&F 193. 1.54 grams. Near very fine; flan slightly short/clipped as usual. Scarce.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, arched crown. Obv: facing bust within tressure with HEN[ ] legend. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI [ ]EM MEV and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends for Dublin mint. S. 6455; D&F 194. 1.85 grams. Near very fine for issue; legend part flat struck and irregular flan.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, arched crown. Obv: facing bust with tressure with HENRI[ ]LIE legend. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI DEVM [ ] and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends for Dublin mint. S. 6455; D&F 194. 1.74 grams. Good fine for issue; good bust.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, arched crown. Obv: facing bust within tressure with HENRIC DEI GRA REX ANGLI Z FR legend with reversed D for C in HENRIC. Rev: long cross and pellets with PROVI EBO IVTORIIVM and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends with reversed E in DVBLINIE for Dublin mint. S. 6456; D&F 194. 1.69 grams. Good very fine for issue. Rare.
World Banknotes - China - Central Bank of China - 1936 Issue - Misprint `No Signatures & Seals` and Normal 5 Yuan Group [2]1936 `W&S` Issue, serial number F/T 953395V. Obv: portrait left, green on multicolour; omitting the red seals. Rev: palace of China in Peking, green on multicolour; omitting the two signatures; with a normal note (serial number B/J 417472 V) for comparison. Cf. Pick 217(for type)/Pick 217a. 156 x 78mm. [2, No Reserve]Near uncirculated; slightly ragged paper edge.
Roman Silver Ring with Gold Portrait of Emperor Trajan3rd century AD. A flat-section hoop with volute scrolls to the shoulders, discoid plaque with ropework border, inset a 19th century gold appliqué of Emperor Trajan. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 206. 7.53 grams, 25mm overall, 20.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.99, Japan 23) (1"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition.
Roman Carnelian Intaglio of a Nobleman1st century AD. A discoid plaque with finely-cut intaglio bust of a first century Imperial nobleman portrait (Gaius or Lucius?), clean-shaven and with short hair, wearing a mantle clasped at the throat with a disc brooch; still set into the corroded remains of a contemporary finger ring. Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, type 34. 9.85 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Extremely fine condition.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Gallo-Belgic - Aedui - Silver Portrait Denarius1st century BC. Obv: profile helmetted bust left, `cross pommeé` symbol behind. Rev: horse left with pellet-in-annulet above and below and inverted `anchor` symbol below. DLT 5138; 5252; BN 5103-5252; ABT 242; BMC II, 333-337; S. 299-309. 1.16 grams. Found near Orsett, Essex, UK, in 2005. This type imitates the obverses of Roman Republican denarii of the helmetted Roma type, with `X` behind bust. [No Reserve]Very fine; chipped. Very rarely found in UK.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Atrebates and Regni - Commius - Portrait Silver Minim1st century BC. Obv: profile bust with three annulet symbols before. Rev: horse left, pellet-in-annulet below and winged pellet-in-annulet above. S. 70: BMC 759-760; ABC 1043. 0.37 grams. Extremely fine. Rare thus.
Ancient Roman Provincial Coins - Septimius Severus and Julia Domna - Cilicia - Alexandreia Katisson - Double Portrait Bronze193-194 AD, dated Pompeian-Cilician Era 261. Obv: AYT KAI LOY CE CEOYHROC legend with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: IOVLIA DOMNA CEB ALEX KAT legend with draped bust of Julia Domna right, date AXC to right (both letters X engraved as retrograde Z). Burstein 942; otherwise unpublished (unknown to Levante, von Aulock, SNG Cop, Mionnet, BMC, Isegrim, Paris etc.); the Marcel Burstein specimen (for which also see Wildwinds.com) was sold by Dr. Peus in 2000, thence to the Garth R. Drewry Collection and later sold by CNG in June 2005. See Wildwinds.com (this coin); 27.14 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with ticket. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. [No Reserve]Good very fine, better for issue. Extremely rare; possibly only the second known.
N. GLEW; Oil on canvas, a Venetian scene, 60 x 44cm , framed, signed lower left bearing the date 1905, also unattributed a 19th century oil on canvas, a portrait of a Victorian lady, 51 x 41cm, unframed, also S. BUCKLEY; Watercolour on board, a churchyard scene, 53 x 36cm, framed and glazed (3).
A Bow porcelain model of a hussar, probably David Garrick in the role of... A Bow porcelain model of a hussar , probably David Garrick in the role of Tancred, circa 1756, modelled standing on a flower-encrusted plinth base, 15.5cm high Cf. The portrait of David Garrick by James Thomson in the role of Tancred from James Thomson`s play Tancred and Sigismunda painted in 1752.
A rectangular hinge lidded snuff box, probably Dutch 19th century, two further boxes, a pair of mother of pearl folding lorgnettes, a silver bladed mother of pearl folding fruit knife, Birmingham 1846, a silver handled button hook, London 1909, a rectangular photograph frame, a circular base metal dish, decorated with the Art Nouveau portrait of a lady and five further items.
A gold mounted oval shell cameo brooch, carved as the portrait of a lady, the mount set with four half pearls at intervals, detailed 9 CT, a gold mounted oval shell cameo brooch, carved as the portrait of a lady, detailed 9 CT, a curved rectangular clasp, glazed with an interwoven hair locket compartment and an oval mourning brooch, the border decorated with leaves and flowerhead motifs, glazed with a hair locket compartment at the back.
A 9ct gold ring, mounted with a cushion shaped citrine, a 9ct gold and oval shell cameo ring, carved as the portrait of a lady, a gold ring, mounted with a row of four cultured pearls, detailed 9 CT, a 9ct gold, amethyst and diamond set ring and a 9ct gold ring, mounted with an oval opal doublet.
A Victorian silver wide oval hinged bangle, the front with two colour gilt floral decoration, Birmingham 1883, a silver mounted oval shell cameo brooch, designed as the portrait of a lady, three further brooches, a silver and cultured pearl pendant, with a neckchain, a pair of marcasite set earclips, a silver oval link bracelet, a pair of Russian treated amber earrings, the backs with screw fittings and four further items.
A vary coloured gemstone set bracelet, probably Ceylonese, an operculum link bracelet, on a snap clasp, a two piece costume buckle, five brooches, two Siamese niello decorated pendants, a neckchain, a pair of 9ct gold mounted oval shell cameo earring drops, a gem set stick pin, designed as a fly, a small pendant scent bottle, decorated with a bunch of grapes, an oval ceramic pendant, designed as the portrait of a girl and three further items.
LISLE (E.) Observations in Husbandry. First Edition. engraved portrait frontis., contents/errata leaves at end; old gilt-ruled calf, rebacked with panelled spine (retaining old label), 4to. 1757. * the author was 'late of Crux-Easton, in Hampshire', & there is a 6pp. introduction by a kinsman, Thomas Lisle
REPTON (H.) The Landscape Gardening and Landscape Architecture of the Late Humphry Repton, Esq. . . . a new edition . . . by J.C. Loudon . . . engraved portrait frontis. & many hand-coloured (one with overlay, & some plain) text engravings, half title, 4pp. adverts (for author) & 32pp. Longman (Feb. 1844) catalogue; publisher's blind-decorated cloth. printed for the editor, and sold by Longman & Co. . . . 1840; with other related titles (17)
RAY (J.) Select Remains of the Learned John Ray . . . with his Life, by the late William Derham . . . First Edition. portrait frontis., few text engravings, uncut in original boards, later spine with paper label. 1760; RAY (J.) The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation . . . 8th edition, corrected. part ii title, 3pp. adverts.; contemp. panelled calf. 1722
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