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Sworders
Lot 232

Five assorted sterling silver hat pins, to include a rococo style example by Thomas Wall, Birmingham 1904, an aesthetic movement example, an Arts & Crafts hat pin with a blue ceramic cabochon, a double headed paste thistle hat pin and a contemporary example by W & S, London 1981. 22cm (5)

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Sworders
Lot 233

A sterling silver double headed amber paste thistle hat pin, by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1908, a pair of amber paste bright cut thistle hat pins and a pair of acorn examples, together with a hoop and blue paste example by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909. 28.5cm (6)

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Sworders
Lot 235

A sterling silver Art Nouveau hat pin, enamelled in shades of blue and green, by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909, and a swastika enamelled in blue, by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1908. 28cm (2)

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Sworders
Lot 236

A stainless steel Art Nouveau hat pin, Birmingham 1912, another with a turquoise ceramic boss centre by P & S, Birmingham 1907, and a sterling silver mauve thistle example, together with a pair of chain linked filigree cloak pins or hat pins, probably Indian. 24cm (5)

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Sworders
Lot 237

A large sterling silver hat pin, by R... & Coy, London 1911, set with mother of pearl, a thistle example, Birmingham 1908 or 1910, together with other sterling silver examples, including a contemporary hat pin, Birmingham 1976, bead end deficient. 31cm (8)

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Sworders
Lot 238

Three sterling silver swastika hat pins, by R... & Coy, Birmingham 1911, 1912 and 1915, a sterling silver engraved example inlaid with a Connemara marble shamrock, Birmingham 1912, and two bright cut examples. 22cm (6)

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Sworders
Lot 239

Assorted sterling silver hat pins, to include a thistle example by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1908, an Art Nouveau hat pin by William John Hutchinson, Birmingham 1907, a hunting horn with hardstone end, possibly by William Oliver Chapman, Birmingham 1907, a looped silver example, Chester 1910, a tapered example marked `Ferry Hall, Forest IL`, a shamrock, possibly by Henry Griffiths & Sons (damaged), an agate baton example and a pair of mauve thistles. 29cm (9)

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Sworders
Lot 240

Seven assorted hat pins, to include a marbled glass example by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1910, a Dutch clog, a shamrock, a Saturn and other examples 18.5cm (7)

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Sworders
Lot 243

A sterling silver lily hat pin, by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909, a mauve thistle by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1912, a shamrock by William Henry Leather, Chester 1912, with five other examples. 28cm (8)

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 109

A FINE MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN . with head formed of seven wedge-shaped flanges each incorporating a reinforced tip of cruciform section, moulded central finial, tapering tubular haft pierced for a thong, chiselled over the upper portion with a running pattern of foliage against a punched ground within four long rectangular frames, the grip chiselled with a trellis pattern against a punched ground, basal cap decorated with matching leafy ornament, and in fine condition throughout. 64.5cm; 25 3/8in . Provenance. Christie, Manson & Woods, 23rd May 1979, lot 29. The present mace belongs to a small group decorated in this manner of which other examples are preserved in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Berlin; the former Town Arsenal, Vienna;The Hermitage, St Petersburg;The Armoury of Konopištì Castle,The Czech Republic; and the Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Another, formerly in the Warwick Castle Collections was sold Thomas Del Mar Ltd in association with Sotheby`s 12th December 2007, lot 286 (£3,840 including premium). For a discussion of this group see W. Rose in ZHWK 1909-02, pp. 359-366.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 110

A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY . with broad blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a pair of long fullers and retaining traces of an inscription including `Andrea` and `Farara` on the respective faces (patinated, the edge with nicks, one very small hole), steel basket-hilt of flattened bars (one cracked), carrying an alternating arrangement of slender and square panels each pierced with hearts and rondels (quillon missing), ovoid pommel, perhaps the original, and later grip . 84.5cm; 33 1/4in blade . Provenance . The Marquiss of Tweeddale, Yester House, East Lothian, Christie, Manson & Woods , 8th December 1969, lot 181

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Lot 111

A BRITISH INFANTRY HANGER BY SAMUEL HARVEY, MID-18TH CENTURY. with curved blade double-edged towards the tip, cut with a slender fuller along the back edge and stamped with a running fox inscribed `Harvey` on each side (worn), stamped with the number `9` beneath a crown at the forte, brass hilt of regulation type, stamped `Gloster M-S-B` and `49`, and spirally moulded brass grip. 62.5cm; 24 5/8in blade. Provenance. Captain W. Korner, Sotheby & Co., London, 13th April 1970, lot 174. For a discussion of this type of hanger see A. D. Darling 1970 pp. 124-136.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 117

A VERY RARE MEDIEVAL SWORD WITH LATTEN POMMEL, LATE 13TH/FIRST HALF OF THE 14TH CENTURY. in excavated condition, with stiff narrow tapering blade cut with a broad three-quarter length fuller retaining traces of an inscription on each side, iron cross-piece of tapering section, well formed wheel pommel of latten, and the grip with a modern leather binding. 86cm; 33 7/8in blade. Provenance. Christie, Manson & Woods, 18th April 1985, lot 22. Swords with latten pommels rarely appear on the market. A detached latten pommel of related form is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds. See A. R. Dufty 1974, p. 18, plate 23a.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 119

A COMPOSITE MEDIEVAL GREAT SWORD, CIRCA 1270-1320. in excavated condition, with broad flat near parallel-edged blade tapering to a blunt point, formed with a pair of fullers over almost half of its length and cut with a latten-filled heart and cross mark on each side (the latten with losses), iron hilt comprising a pair of 16th century straight tapering quillons of circular section, and slightly compressed wheel pommel, and later fabric-bound grip. 98cm; 38 1/2in blade. Provenance. Christie, Manson & Woods, 20th July 1983, lot 27

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Lot 120

A HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD IN THE ITALIAN OR SWISS STYLE OF CIRCA 1520, 19TH CENTURY. with broad flat blade tapering towards the tip, rectangular ricasso with blunt edges, steel hilt including a pair of straight writhen quillons, and spirally-fluted plummet-shaped pommel en suite with the quillon terminals, and two-stage leather-covered wooden grip (minor worm damage). 89cm; 35in blade. Provenance. Stadrath Richard Zschille, no.229, sold Christie Manson & Woods, 25th January 1897.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 123

A NORTH GERMAN SWORD RAPIER, CIRCA 1560, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK. with long tapering slender blade of stiff-diamond section, stamped with the bladesmith`s mark on one side, steel hilt comprising a pair of straight flattened quillons with spatulate terminals, outer ring-guard swelling towards the centre, formed with a point top and bottom and filled with a solid plate, inner guard formed of a diagonal bar joining the quillon to a short lower arm and with a thumb loop, and square cushion-shaped pommel, and early grip of plaited wire and `Turk`s heads` (the upper Turk`s head replaced). 105.5cm; 41 1/2in blade. Provenance. The Property of a Gentleman, Sotheby & Co., 19th May 1970, lot 96. A number of military rapiers and estocs with hilts of this form are associated with the armoury of the Dukes of Brunswick, sold Sotheby`s Hanover October 2005, lot numbers 218, 220 and 221. The hilt conforms to Norman type 12.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 127

A RARE ITALIAN HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, PROBABLY VENETIAN, 17TH CENTURY. with sharply tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, cut with a short fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso formed with blunted edges for grip, cut with a fuller on each side continuing from the blade and incised with a decorative line along the borders, steel hilt comprising a pair of drooping quillons each terminating in a pair of volutes enclosing a bud-shaped finial, swollen quillon-block chiselled with further pairs of volutes, flattened pear-shaped pommel decorated on each side en suite with the guard and enriched with incised lines, and original moulded wooden grip retaining its tooled leather covering. 105cm; 41 1/4in blade. Provenance. Christie, Manson & Woods, 20th December 1978, lot 105. Literature. Leslie Southwick, The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons, 1982, p.22 no. 25. The hilt of this sword belongs to a distinctive group of which others are preserved in the armoury of the Palazzo Ducale, Venice (inv. no. A651) and The Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. IX763). Another, formerly in the Baron de Cosson sale was sold Sotheby & Co. 23 May 1946, lot 151. A sword with a pommel of similar form and decoration and related quillons is attributed to the ownership of Doge Alvise I Mocenigo (reigned 1570-77), and is now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 130

A RARE GERMAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER WITH CHISELLED STEEL HILT, CIRCA 1610. with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, signed `Hortuno Aguir en Toledo` between a series of pierced slots and circles within a pair of slender fullers on each face, tapering ricasso stamped with the bladesmith`s mark on each side (rubbed, the blade with areas of pitting) and cut with cross hatching on the edges, steel hilt of rounded bars comprising a pair of straight swelling quillons (the right quillon expertly replaced), écusson, outer ring-guard joined at the base to a pair of arms, lower ring-guard, knuckle-guard joined to the ring-guard by a diagonal bar, trifurcated inner-guard, and barrel-shaped pommel, the principal bars and the pommel chiselled with an arrangement of nude figures in differing attitudes amidst scrolling foliage (areas of pitting, rubbed), and the grip bound with plaited wire and `Turk`s heads`. 98.5cm; 38 7/8in blade. Provenance. Eric Valentine, sold Christie, Manson & Woods, 25th February 1981, lot 55.. Literature. Eric Valentine, Rapiers, Arms & Armour Press 1968, no. 15. Hortuno de Aguirre is recorded in Toledo in the early 17th Century. A sword with a blade and hilt of related form is preserved in the Wallace Collection (inv. no. A589). For a discussion of this group see A. V. B. Norman 1986 pp. 136-7. Another blade stamped with this mark is preserved in the Armeria Reale, Madrid (inv. no. G81).

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 131

A COMPOSITE RAPIER IN THE MANNER OF CLAUDE SEVIGNY OF TOURS, LATE 16TH CENTURY AND LATER. with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped `Sahagun` between a series of decorative marks within a short fuller on each side, tapering ricasso, finely pierced and chiselled steel hilt formed of flattened bars incorporating openwork panels filled with figures, including down-curved quillon, knuckle-guard, shaped quillon-block pierced with scrolls and a mask on each side, a pair of arms, outer ring-guard joining the knuckle-guard to one of the arms, lower ring-guard, later plain trifurcated inner-guard, the principal bars decorated on the upper and lower edges with a pierced chain pattern, solid pommel decorated with an oval filled with the figures of Venus and Mars on the front and back respectively, and the grip bound with plaited brass wire and `Turk`s heads`. 100cm; 39 3/8in blade. Provenance. Sotheby & Co. 9th October 1972, lot 371. R. Ewart Oakeshott. For a discussion of Claude Sevigny of Tours see G. F. Laking 1920, pp. 296-299.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 134

AN ITALIAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1630. with associated blade of diamond section, tapering ricasso signed `Marson` one side, symmetrical steel hilt of slender moulded bars, comprising vertically recurved quillons with globular terminals (one repaired), three outer ring-guards of diminishing size and each interrupted by a central moulding, fitted with a scalloped double shell-guard, knuckle-guard joined to the upper ring-guard by a diagonal bar, and associated tapering barrel-shaped pommel (the grip replaced). 119.5cm; 47in blade. Provenance. Sotheby & Co., London, 12th October 1970, lot 192.

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Lot 140

A FINE NORTH EUROPEAN DISH-HILT RAPIER, MID-17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ENGLISH. with tapering slender blade stamped with the bladesmith`s name ` Ortiz Tesche` and `IHN Solingen`, within a short fuller on the respective faces, symmetrical steel hilt chiselled in low relief, comprising shallow dish-guard decorated on the outside with a circular arrangement of branches issuant with mulberries on a ground of tightly scrolling foliage, the border divided into quarters by four grotesque masks, straight quillons with globular terminals, quillon-block chiselled with a broad acanthus leaf on each side, outer ring-guard interrupted by a central moulding, knuckle-guard interrupted by a globular central moulding en suite with the quillons, globular pommel chiselled throughout with elaborate patterns of foliage against a punched and striated ground, and spirally-fluted grip with later copper wire binding and `Turk`s heads`, and remaining in fine condition throughout. 109cm; 43in blade. Provenance. Henry Griffith Keasby, sold The American Art Association, inc. New York, 5-6th December 1924, lot 249.. Eric Valentine, sold Christie, Manson & Woods, 25th February 1981, lot 57.. The hilt of this rapier is of notably high quality compared to other English examples of this type. Another is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds. See A. R. Dufty 1974, p. 20, plate 30b. For a discussion of this group see C. Blair 1974, pp. 106-7.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 147

A FINE AND VERY RARE GARNITURE OF A CUP-HILT RAPIER AND LEFT-HAND DAGGER, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, SPANISH OR ITALIAN. the rapier with blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped `LHPHS` and `AGHAE` between a series of decorative marks within a short fuller on the respective sides, steel hilt comprising cup-guard pierced and chiselled with a symmetrical arrangement of tightly scrolling leafy tendrils bound together by ropework bands, strongly moulded rompepuntas chiselled with an alternating arrangement of plain and foliate panels, guardapolvo pierced and chiselled with further designs of scrolling leafy tendrils enclosing expanded flowerheads all framed by bands of pellets and acanthus, a pair of straight tapering writhen quillons en suite with the brim and chiselled with expanded flowerheads on the terminals, chiselled écusson, a pair of plain arms, knuckle-guard matching the quillons, spirally moulded bun-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with plaited copper wire with a steel collar top and bottom, perhaps the original, the dagger with very slender three-stage blade, the upper portion of stiff diamond section, the middle and lower each with blunt edges chiselled with blade catching ridges and stamped with decorative circles on each face, rectangular ricasso hollowed for the thumb, formed with a pair of rings at the top and two pairs of notches for blade catching at the base, stamped with the bladesmith`s mark, the letter `B` on one side and stamped with pellets, steel hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons, curved triangular guard with strongly moulded rompepuntas, and spirally-fluted pommel, all pierced and chiselled en suite with the rapier, and the grip with later binding of plaited copper wire with a steel collar top and bottom (the tang slightly shortened), and each remaining in fine condition throughout. the rapier: 99cm; 39in blade. the dagger: 59cm; 23 1/4in . (2). Provenance. Roy Cole, Ontario, sold Sotheby & Co., 12th October 1970, lot 264.

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Lot 148

A CUP HILT RAPIER, POSSIBLY ITALIAN CIRCA 1630. with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped `Tengo Lpo` within a short fuller on each side, steel hilt comprising deep cup-guard formed as a flower with six petals each formed of a sprung-in plate finely pierced with trellis (one replaced), a pair of vertically recurved quillons with flattened fluted bud-shaped finials, knuckle-guard with recurved finial en suite with the quillons, joined to the cup-guard by an additional arm, associated fluted ovoid pommel (acid cleaned throughout), and wooden grip reinforced with steel bands. 117.2cm; 46 1/8in blade. Provenance . Sotheby & Co. 16th April 1957, lot 186. Eric Valentine sold Christie, Manson & Woods 29th October 1986, lot 54. Robin Wigington, Poet`s Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon. Literature. Eric Valentine, Rapiers, Arms & Armour Press 1968, no. 25

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 153

AN ENGLISH HUNTING SWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY. with broad curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a long slender fuller along the serrated back-edge, etched on the front `Fide sed Cudunor` a portrait enclosed by the inscription `Gubernaiar Hibernia`, `Nomine` and `1-50` and a mounted cavalryman, the reverse with `In Deo Gloria` a portrait medallion of Thomas Fairfax, `Me Fecit Solingen` and a further cavalryman, stamped with the bladesmith`s mark at the forte, probably for Peter Henkels of Solingen, steel hilt formed of a pair of up-turned shell-guards of unequal size, down-curved scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard interrupted by a scallop moulding, fluted beak-shaped pommel cap and original fluted wooden grip (small chips and repairs) reinforced with an iron panel at the front. 61.5cm; 24 1/4in blade. Provenance. Christie, Manson & Woods, 23rd May 1979, lot 25. Literature. Leslie Southwick, The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons, Woodbridge, 1982, p. 153, no. 421.

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Lot 155

A NORTH EUROPEAN DAGGER, LATE 17TH CENTURY. from a cut-down small-sword, with tapering blade cut with a long fuller, pierced over the greater part of its length with a series of slots and circles, steel hilt including a pair of recurved quillons with globular terminals, and horn grip carved as an Eastern potentate (patinated, grip cracked). 37cm; 14 5/8in. Provenance. Weller & Dufty, 21st March 1973, lot 836

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Lot 158

A GERMAN OFFICER`S SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY. with slender blade of flattened-diamond section, engraved with the owner`s initials `GZ` with decorative marks above, perhaps including a pair of shears, on each side at the forte (rubbed), steel hilt comprising a pair of straight tapering quillons of flattened-oval section, boatshell-guard, ovoid pommel, knuckle-guard (pitting) and the grip retaining an early binding of plaited copper wire. 81.5cm; 32 1/8in blade. Provenance. The Counts von Giech, Schloss Thurnau, Franconia sold Sotheby & Co. 19th November 1974, lot 229.

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Lot 164

A RARE GERMAN HORSE MUZZLE, CIRCA 1560-70. formed of a series of slender riveted bars, fitted at the centre with a chiselled salamander engorged with a double-headed serpent, at the cheeks with a pierced and chiselled strapwork panel carrying stylised mulberries, at the top with a near rectangular panel surmounted by alpine clematis foliage, filled with a frieze of addorsed lions and a pair of griffins centring on a rondel filled with a double eagle, the base with a circular gothic tracery panel enclosed by further clematis foliage, and the inner face formed of a series of converging bars (four replaced in its early life, areas of pitting, minor chips), retaining a pair of buckles at the top, and with some early tinned finish throughout. 23.5cm; 9 1/4in high. Provenance. Baron Guy de Rothschild, Chateau de Ferrières, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, 12th October 1976, lot 292. Christie, Manson & Woods, 11th May 1983, lot 83. The decoration of this muzzle is related to another dated 1567 preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 14.25.1683). For a discussion of this and other muzzles see A. R. Chodyñski 1987, pp. 4-20.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 169

A CASED 140 BORE FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY J. BENTLEY & SON, 6 SOUTH CASTLE STREET, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860. with signed octagonal sighted barrel (small areas of pitting), border and foliate-engraved frame stamped `Patent No. 625` on the left, chequered walnut grips, and engraved steel trigger-guard: in its original fitted mahogany case, the lid applied with trade label, and retaining a number of accessories comprising copper powder-flask by C. & J. Hawksley, brass bullet mould, and oil bottle . 21.8cm; 8 5/8in

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Lot 185

A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED DIRK AND PLAID BROOCH, BY W. M. ANDERSON & SONS LTD, EDINBURGH SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1948, MAKER`S MARK `TE`. the dirk with polished blade formed with a scalloped back-edge and cut with a slender fuller on each face, hardwood grip carved with traditional basket weave designs, fitted with a silver ferrule engraved with panels of strapwork within a wrigglework frame at the front, and the pommel with silver claw mount set with a faceted citrine, in its original scabbard with silver mounts engraved en suite with the hilt, complete with its accompanying pieces, the brooch with matching ornament including claw mount with a further citrine. the dirk: 42.5cm; 16 3/4in . (2)

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Lot 187

A BOWIE KNIFE BY JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, CUTLERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES, NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, MID-19TH CENTURY. with signed blade formed with a clipped-back point (patinated), shaped German silver cross-piece, back-strap and pommel, and original natural staghorn grip-scales retained by four German silver rivets, in its original leather scabbard with German silver mounts (the leather crazed), with a loop for suspension, and in untouched condition throughout . 34cm; 13 3/8in

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Lot 188

A DECORATIVE DAGGER BY GEORGE WOSTENHOLM, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. with robust blade of diamond section, cut with a short fuller on each side, stamped with the maker`s details `G. Wostenholm & son, Washington Works, Sheffield` on one side and `I*XL` on the other at the forte, brass hilt cast in relief, comprising an African Hunter holding a German silver spear and arrow forming the grip, the cross-piece formed as a pair of hound`s heads, in its scabbard decorated with an eclectic blend of tribal and renaissance motifs. 25.4cm; 10in

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 203

A VICTORIAN 1827 PATTERN RIFLE OFFICER`S SWORD BY HAWKES & CO, LONDON, NO. 1357. with etched blade, nickel-plated hilt, leather sword knot, in its leather-covered regulation scabbard, complete with its sword cover and dress scabbard (worn). 82cm; 32 1/4in blade

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Lot 206

A MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD RETAILED BY THE ARMY & NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, POST 1902. with curved etched blade, brass hilt cast in low relief, ivorine grips, in its brass scabbard with two suspension loops. 83.5cm; 32 7/8in

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Lot 209

A POST 1902 NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD BY S. W. SILVER & CO., LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH. with etched blade decorated with the crowned Royal arms and a fouled anchor, regulation hilt with folding side-guard engraved with the owner`s name `J. J. G. Fraser, R. N.`, sharkskin-covered grip, in its scabbard. 79.5cm; 31 3/8in blade

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Lot 246

ASHDOWN, Charles Henry. British and Foreign Arms & Armour. 1909, 2-page autograph letter from the author loosely-inserted; HEWITT, John. Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe. 1855; ASHDOWN, C.H. Armour & Weapons in the Middle Ages. 1925; DEMMIN, Auguste. An Illustrated History of Arms and Armour. 1877; BOUTELL, Charles. Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. 1874. BLACKMORE, Howard L. British Military Firearms 1650-1850. 1961; HASWELL MILLER, A.E. & N.P. DAWNAY. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen … Volume One. Plates. 1970; MOLLO, John. Military Fashion. 1972; WOOD, Stephen. The Scottish Soldier. 1987, signed by the author. With 18 others of related interest. CARTER, Thomas. Medals of the British Army, and how they were won ... The Crimean Campaign … Egypt, Peninsula, Waterloo, and South Africa … India, China, Etc. London: Groombridge, 1861. 3 volumes in one, 8vo. Half title, 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). GEORGE, J.N. English Pistols and Revolvers. 1938; GEORGE, J.N. English Guns and Rifles. 1947; ATKINSON, John A. Duelling Pistols. 1964; ATKINSON, John A. The British Duelling Pistol. 1978; NEIL, W. Keith & D.H.L. BACK. British Gunmakers. Their Trade Cards, Cases & Equipment 1760-1860. 1980; COOPER, John S. For Commonwealth and Crown. English Gunmakers of the Seventeenth Century. 1993; DICKENS, Bernard. "M.B." - The Gunmaker`s Silversmith. 1998. ONE OF 30 COPIES, FOR PRESENTATION TO R. WIGINGTON, signed by the author . (35)

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Lot 247

DIROM, Alexander (1757-1830). A Narrative of the Campaign in India which terminated the war with Tippoo Sultan in 1792. With maps and plans illustrative of the subject, 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 of Tippoo Sultan`s Great Seal (frontispiece cropped, frontispiece and title browned and spotted, some spotting and browning throughout, some mainly marginal staining). 19th-century green half calf gilt by Higginbotham & Co. of Madras (rather worn, lower cover detached). Provenance: Palace Library, Mysore (stamp on front free endpaper); early signature erased from title with some thinning of paper; some pencil marginalia and annotation. FIRST EDITION. INDIA - MARQUIS CURZON OF KEDLESTON. British Government in India. The Story of the Viceroys and Government Houses. London: Cassell, 1925. 2 volumes, quarto (317 x 270mm). Half titles, photogravure frontispiece portraits, half tone plates (some spotting and staining throughout). 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 James Grant`s Cassell`s Illustrated History of India (London, [c.1880], 2 vols.) and The Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to India 1911 (London, John Murray, 1914, publisher`s presentation copy, blindstamped "With Mr Murray`s Compliments"). MUNRO, Innes (d.1827). A Narrative of the Military Operations, on the Coromandel Coast, against the combined forces of the French, Dutch, and Hyder Ally Cawn. London: for the Author, 1789. Quarto (266 x 212mm). Additional title with engraved vignette, folding engraved plans (additional title detached and stained, some mainly marginal worming, spotting and staining, some offsetting). 19th-century half library calf (some staining, a few wormholes).. (9)

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Lot 249

HOLMES, Richard R. Naval & Military Trophies & Personal Relics 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 red pictorial cloth gilt, gilt edges (rebacked preserving original spine). OWEN, C. H. & T. L. DAMES. Elementary Lectures on Artillery, Prepared for the Use of the Gentlemen Cadets of the Royal Military Academy. Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1860. Quarto (280 x 212mm). Plates, some folding, some with hand-colouring, tables (several plates lacking). Contemporary half roan (rubbed). Provenance: Andrew Noble (armorial bookplate and pencil signature on title, "Capt. Noble").. (2)

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 250

SALE CATALOGUES - Bank House, Wellesbourne. 1940; Sheffield Park, 1971; The Green Collection. 1976 (2 copies); Europaische Schmiedekunst. Part III. 1981; The Hever Castle Collection … Volume One. Arms and Armour. 1983; Powerscourt, Eniskerry. 1984; A Cabinet of Curiosities: the Property of The Lord McAlpine of West Green. 1994. With Wallis & Wallis Centenary. Some of the Best and Most Interesting. [n.d.]. SEITZ, 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. WARING, J.B. Masterpieces of Industrial Art & Sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862 … Chromo-Lithographed by and under the Direction of W. R. Tymms, A. Warren, and G. Macculloch, from photographs supplied by the London Photographic and Stereoscopic Company, taken exclusively for this work by Stephen Thompson. London: Day & Son, 1863. Volumes I - II only (of 3). Folio (422 x 290mm). Additional chromolithographed titles, chromolithographed and tinted plates. Original reverse calf elaborately decorated in gilt, gilt edges (rubbed). With J.B. Waring`s Art Treasures of the United Kingdom from the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester … chromo lithographed 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 the Crystal Palace, and the Exhibition of the World`s Industry in 1851 (London, [n.d.], vols. I and III only). (qty)

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Lot 274

A PAIR OF 80 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY MION, ARQUEBUSIER A PARIS, PASSAGE DU COMMERCE, CIRCA 1794-6. with turn-off barrels, box-lock actions signed on the left and inscribed `Passage du Commerce` on the right, sliding thumb-piece safety catches, folding triggers, and bulbous figured walnut butts carved with a rococo flower about the tangs. 14.5cm; 5 3/4in . (2). Provenance. W. Keith Neal, inv. no. P690 & 691. Mion is recorded at this address circa 1794-6. He was one of the Parisian arquebusiers who signed the petition against the Manufacture de Versailles.

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Lot 291

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK REGULATION PISTOL BY BRANDER & POTTS, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY . of regulation type, with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod, signed lock (cock replaced), walnut full stock, and brass mounts. 38.7cm; 15 1/4in

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Lot 297

A CASED 54 BORE ADAMS PATENT 1851 MODEL FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BY DEANE ADAMS & DEANE NO. 30 KING WILLIAM ST, LONDON BRIDGE, RETAILED BY E. & E. EMANUEL, AGENTS, 3 THE HARD, PORTSEA, NO. 13601R CIRCA 1855. with blued sighted barrel engraved with lines along each face, signed with the full maker`s and retailer`s details, decorated with a band of foliage at the muzzle, border-engraved blued frame decorated with further scrolls of foliage and stamped with patent details and serial number on the right, the cylinder with matching serial number and engraved with a band of foliage, chequered walnut butt with engraved steel cap with trap, engraved trigger-guard with traces of original bluing, and the barrel and frame retaining much original blued finish: in its original fitted oak case lined in green baize, the lid applied with trade label for 30 King William Street (some staining), and retaining a number of accessories including Sykes patent copper powder-flask and brass cap dispenser, oil bottle, and two-way shot carrier. 31.5cm; 12 1/2in .

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Lot 298

A CASED 54 BORE ADAMS PATENT MODEL 1851 FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER MADE UNDER LICENSE BY A. FRANCOTTE, LIÈGE PROOF, NO.6210 CIRCA 1860. with blued octagonal rifled sighted barrel signed `Manufr. By A. Francotte licensed by Deane, Adams & Deane, London`, signed scroll-engraved blued frame stamped `Adams 1851 Patent` on the left, chequered walnut butt, scroll-engraved trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap: in contemporary fitted oak case lined in green baize, the lid with Deane Adams & Deane trade label for 30 King William Street, and complete with some accessories including brass bullet mould and copper flask (the lining worn, lid with one minor repair, key escutcheon missing) . 29cm; 11 1/2in . The exact date of commencement for Adams patent revolvers being made in Belgium remains unclear. Examples marked Adams Patent 1851 on the frame are less common. See A. W. F. Taylerson, R. A. N Andrews and J. Frith 1968, p.111.

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Lot 312

A 12 BORE PIN-FIRE FORWARD UNDERLEVER SHOTGUN BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, CIRCA 1830. converted from percussion, with rebrowned twist barrels signed on the rib (fore-sight missing), the breech adapted for breech-loading, engraved breech tang, signed flush-fitting locks engraved with characteristic scrolls and dragons, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, hinged take-down fore-end operated by a catch ahead of the trigger-guard, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard, and vacant German silver escutcheon. 71.8cm; 28 1/4in barrels

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Lot 321

A PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL BY UNWIN & RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860. with tapering octagonal German silver barrel, the frame faced in polished cow horn over brass fillets, folding iron trigger and with two folding blades of differing size, engraved `Unwin & Rodgers, Sheffield` and `Non XLL Unwin Rodgers Patent` at the respective bases, the butt with folding German silver cap, and retaining its original steel tweezers, (bullet mould missing). 17cm; 6 3/4in

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Lot 54

C & W K Harvey, large soup tureen & lid, distant view of city, 30cm wide

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Lot 78

The Life & Explorations of Dr Livingstone, leather bound, one volume

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Lot 120

A WWI German bayonet, Weyersberg Kirschbaum & CIE, Solingen

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Lot 132

A silver two handled trophy, Walker & Hall, Chester, 1939, on turned wooded stand, 21cm high, a silver lidded two handled trophy, Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1939, on ebony plinth, 18cm high and a small silver two handled trophy, mark rubbed, 11cm high, all with inscriptions (all heights excluding bases)

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Lot 141

A Wale, Heath & Co, childs four setting pottery tea service, decorated with Disney characters, original box

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Lot 149

A pair of silver plated tureens, a butter dish and a Mappin & Webb sauce boat and stand

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Lot 168

Fifty nine England FC press photos (70s & 80s), agency stamps and by-lines to verso

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Lot 273

A Willcox & Gibbs sewing machine, with a `C` shape frame

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Lot 288

A banjo and case, by Clifford East & Son, ... New Bond Street

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Lot 364

A Sampson Morden & Co propelling pencil in the form of a champagne bottle, enamelled labels S H Mumm & Co

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Lot 491

A George V silver and frosted glass dish, Mappin & Webb, Birmingham, 1921, a silver shell shape dish, George Jackson & David Fullerton, London, 1904 and a silver toast rack, F.F Adams & Holman, Birmingham, 1936

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Lot 565

A pair of silver pierced bon bon dishes, James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1912

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Lot 583

Christopher Dresser for Hukin & Heath, a silver plated toast rack, numbered 2556

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Lot 595

A silver pierced dish, Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1935

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Lot 851

An 18th Century style oak dresser, with raised shelf back, by Titchmarch & Goodwin

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Lot 858

A set of eight elm Windsor chairs by Titchmarch & Goodwin, with crinolin stretcher

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