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Lot 609

Auckland, Licensed Victuallers Association, Penny, 1871 (KM. Tn6), S. Hague Smith, Penny (KM. Tn63); Christchurch, H.J. Hall, Penny (KM. Tn28a), Hobday & Jobberns, Penny (KM. Tn31); Dunedin, Jones & Williamson, Penny, 1858 (KM. Tn35) [5]. Varied Description Footnote

Lot 610

Christchurch, Milner & Thompson, Penny (KM. Tn49). Tiny obverse rim nick, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original Description Footnote

Lot 671

Japan, Mutsuhito, 50 Sen, Meiji 4 [1871], 20 Sen, Meiji 42 [1909], 5 Sen, Meiji 4 [1871], 79 beads (J & V S3a, T27, V3; KM. Y4, 6.1, 30) [3]. Second good extremely fine, others about very fine or better, third Description Footnote

Lot 706

Geological Society of London, Bigsby Medal, 1876, a gold award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust of John Bigsby left, rev. starfish superimposed on rocks, edge named (John Walter Gregory, FRS, 1905), 45mm, 65.79g (BHM 3033; E 1653). Minor surface marks, otherwise brilliant, very Description Footnote

Lot 709

INDIA, Agricultural & Horticultural Society, Calcutta, a gold award medal, unsigned, Hindu farmer ploughing field with two bullocks, palm-tree and temples in background, rev. wreath, named (Presented to Captn. Charlton as the first person to establish, to the Satisfaction of the Tea Committee and its Secretary, that the Tea Tree was indigenous in Assam, voted at a General meeting of the Society held Septr. 8th 1841). 62mm, 73.45g (Pudd. 824.1.1). Minor rim nicks and surface marks, with small piercing for suspension, otherwise good very fine and very Description Footnote

Lot 31

Seven assorted hat pins in a silver plated stand, to include a sterling silver cockerel, 27cm. long, by Adie and Lovekin Birmingham 1909, a sterling silver fox head, 22cm. long, by Adie & Lovekin Birmingham 1908, a gilt metal reverse painted glass fox head, and other bird related examples

Lot 44

A cased pair of enamelled sterling silver Art Nouveau hat pins, by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909, the heads enamelled in shades of blue and green to each side, case by Houghton & Co., Cheapside

Lot 46

A boxed pair of sterling silver hat pins, by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1911. The pippin shaped head with looped ribbon surround, box by Muir & Sons, Glasgow

Lot 47

Two cased gold hat pins, one with a saddle shaped walking stick head, the other with a blade edge cage with bead finial, and tested as approximately 9ct gold, case by Houghton & Co., Cheapside

Lot 74

A sterling silver seated teddy bear hat pin, by W V & S, Birmingham 1909

Lot 75

A pair of sterling silver teddy hat pins, each with a standing teddy within a looped silver crescent shape, by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909

Lot 77

A sterling silver teddy bear hat pin, with a teddy within a looped silver surround, by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909

Lot 89

Thirteen assorted sword and cutlass hat pins, to include a sterling silver example by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1909, with other silver, silver plated, gilt metal and paste set examples (13)

Lot 97

A boxed pair of sterling silver Art Nouveau hat pins, probably by Adie & Lovekin (2)

Lot 107

A sterling silver thistle hat pin stand by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1920, together with a pair of Scottish pebble hardstone carved baton link cloak pins, a pair of Celtic sterling silver cloak pins (chain deficient) set with citrines and amethysts, other assorted agate and hardstone pins and a naturalistic talon holding a citrine

Lot 109

A Celtic Arts & Crafts cloak pin, set with cabochon moonstones, a heart shaped citrine pin, a metal double thistle hat pin stand and other assorted items

Lot 123

A silver jockey cap swivel head hat pin, a sterling silver golf club hat pin, Birmingham 1911, possibly by Davies Moss & Co, and a silver hat pin with crossed golf clubs with paste set Scottish thistle motif (3)

Lot 125

A sterling silver golf club hat pin, Birmingham 1909, possibly by Joseph Cook & Sons, and another example, Birmingham 1908 y Pearce & Thompson, together with a bi-plane metal aeroplane hat pin, propeller deficient (3)

Lot 129

A silver mounted grouse foot hat pin by J C & S, a metal example with purple past thistle and a sterling silver roller skate hat pin, with registration mark (3)

Lot 131

A sterling silver nine club hat pin by Charles Horner, Chester 1907, together with another example by Payton Pepper & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1908 (2)

Lot 132

A pair of sterling silver golf club hat pins, by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1907, and another example, probably by Pearce & Thompson 1907 (3)

Lot 133

A large sterling silver nine club hat pin, Birmingham 1906, probably by Reynolds & Westwood, together with another example, Birmingham 1909, probably by the Wengold Brothers (2)

Lot 141

A large teddy sterling silver teddy bear pin cushion, mounted as a hat pin, possibly by Harold Vivien Pitley & Co, Birmingham 1909 (indistinct) registration no 537681

Lot 142

A standing sterling silver teddy bear hat pin, with paste eyes by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1909

Lot 143

A standing sterling silver teddy hat pin, with looped silver to each side, by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909

Lot 160

Seventeen assorted Art Deco and Arts & Crafts style early plastic and perspex hat pins, Jabot and lapel pins, many set with paste

Lot 172

A pair of Arts & Crafts interlocking sterling silver hat pins, with an enamelled central boss in shades of blue, green and mauve, Birmingham 1909, probably on unassociated card, 27cm (2)

Lot 175

Seven assorted hat pins to include, two sterling silver paste thistle examples by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1909 & 1910, with an engraved head with applied gold bands, possibly 1922, and other examples (26cm)

Lot 176

A pair of Cornish pixie silver hat pins, A pair of sterling silver hat pins, possibly by Pearce & Thompson and Four dragonfly pins. 17cm. (8)

Lot 177

A Scottish pebble sterling silver shield shaped hat pin by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1908, with another similar example, a sterling silver looped wire example by Adie Brothers, probably Birmingham 1910, another by William Henry Leather, Birmingham 1912, and one with an import hallmark Birmingham 1908, and a thistle example by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1908 (pin broken) and one other. 25cm (7)

Lot 182

A sterling silver looped wire paste thistle hat pin, by William Henry Leather, Birmingham 1909, a pair of birds, Birmingham 1912, another paste thistle by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1911, two Continental 800 standard examples, with other assorted hat pins to include a kukri. 28cm (9)

Lot 184

A sterling silver Art Nouveau double sided hat pin, by Gourdel, Vales & Co, Birmingham 1908, with enamelled panel in blue and green to a hammered ground, together with ten assorted silver acorn and bright cut bead examples. 22cm (11)

Lot 208

Three Arts & Crafts style alpaca hat pins, set with paste cabochons, possibly Austrian. 25cm

Lot 211

A pair of paste and agate set sterling silver dirk hat pins, a pair of cage end hat pins by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909, and other paste thistle and bright cut bead examples, together with a pair of bright cut sword examples. 27cm (12)

Lot 212

A sterling silver sword hat pin by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham 1907, A Charles Horner sterling silver sword hat pin, Chester 1906, together with four other examples by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1909, and import hallmark Birmingham 1908. 23cm (6)

Lot 216

Two Charles Horner looped wire hat pins, Chester 1907 and 1910, together with a similar example by Gourdel Vales & Co., Birmingham 1912, with two pairs of Charles Horner hat pins. 26cm (7)

Lot 228

Ten assorted pierced and hammered sterling silver hat pins, some by R... & Coy, one example Birmingham 1912. 20cm (10)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 KonopiÅ¡tì 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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