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Lot 140
A GERMAN PISTOL CROSSBOW, CIRCA 1830 with slender steel bow retained by a central screw, fitted with string of twisted cord, probably the original, octagonal brass `pistol` barrel interrupted by a vacant oval towards the median, fitted with blued fore-and back-sights, engraved case-hardened tang covering the action and fitted with notched nut, double set trigger, walnut tiller cut with a panel of chequering over the fore-end and the butt, brass trigger-guard with neoclassical finial and engraved with a bouquet on the bow, and brass fore-end cap 40cm; 15 3/4in Provenance Robin Wigington
Lot 159
A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, LATE 16TH CENTURY with steel bow struck with the two marks (Neue Støckel 6451) retained by later cords, fitted with an adjustable steel collar joined by a steel stirrup on each side of the tiller and later string, hardwood tiller veneered with engraved staghorn plaques top and bottom, the latter decorated with two allegorical figures including fortune beneath the bow, a green man mask centring on an aperture for inserting loading rods, and profile masks on each side of the mechanism, the sides of the tiller finely inlaid with engraved staghorn plaquettes, including a running pattern of scrolling foliage, ball flowers and profile masks, the top of the tiller fitted with a later wooden bar for use as a slurbow, iron nut, iron trigger-guard and a pair of iron lugs for loading (the inlay with minor losses and wear, small chips, the butt-plate missing) 59cm; 23 1/4in tiller Literature Dr. J. Fastenau, Die Waffensammlung, 1910, no. 184. It would appear that this was modified for use as a slurbow in the early 19th century, probably when the string and cords were replaced.
Lot 222
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS OF LIVERY TYPE BY WOGDON AND BARTON, CIRCA1795 with iron barrel tapering towards the muzzle (pitted), signed on the breech flat, stamped with London proof marks and the barrelsmith`s mark `RW` for Robert Wogdon, tang of shaped outline, signed stepped bolted lock, figured walnut full stock (one small crack opposite the lock), brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with scalloped finial, butt-plate with tang of shaped outline, a pair of engraved side-nail washers and two moulded ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 71cm; 28in barrel Wogdon and Barton worked together at 14 Haymarket circa 1795-1803, and were gunmakers to the Bow Street Police 1796-98 and 1801-03.
Lot 224
A 25 BORE ROYAL HANOVERIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE MADE FOR A PRINCE OR A ROYAL DUKE BY TANNER IN HANOVER, CIRCA 1820 with tapering barrel rifled with eight grooves (pitted), fitted with moulded silver fore-sight and folding back-sight retained by a slender barrel band, engraved breech, engraved breech tang, signed scroll and border-engraved lock, double set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, carved cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a doe on the bow and with pineapple finial (one ramrod-pipe detached), butt-plate, silver escutcheon engraved with the crest of a blood Royal, and original brass-tipped ramrod 78.7cm; 31in barrel
Lot 258
AN 16 BORE D.B. BAVARIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1840 with etched twist sighted Liège barrels signed in gold within a silver frame, decorated with a scroll of silver foliage and key ornament at the breech, the former inhabited by a gold bird, engraved tang en suite with the breech, engraved locks fitted with gravity stops, decorated with scrolling foliage inhabited by serpents highlighted in gold and with silver birds on the tails, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, raised cheek-piece carved with foliage inhabited by a bird behind, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a silver bird on the finial and the bow, butt-plate numbered `2940` and decorated with a silver fox, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod 80cm; 31 1/2in barrels
Lot 267
A .600 CALIBRE BAVARIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY C. REIBICHLER IN MUNCHEN CIRCA 1841-3 with etched twist octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves, engraved with a band of foliage and inlaid with a silver line at the muzzle, signed in gold in a silver frame over the breech and inlaid with a further silver line, a pair of gold lines and scrollwork, scroll-engraved breech tang decorated with a pair of hounds in a rondel, with provision for a peep-sight behind, flush-fitting lock signed in a brass-lined recessed oval, decorated with a trophy-of-arms and with a mounted hunter in pursuit of a stag in an enclosure, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock, finely carved with a pattern of scale chequering at the fore-end and the grip, the butt carved with a green man mask beneath, with raised cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with sliding cover on the right, engraved steel mounts including side-plate formed of a pair of mirrored serpents, butt-plate with a rampant lion in a landscape, inscribed `no.188` and with birds-of-prey on the tang, wooden trigger-guard decorated with a baying hound on the bow and with engraved steel terminal, three blued steel ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and steel ramrod 61cm; 24in barrel This maker is recorded in Munich circa 1841-43.
Lot 296
A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY ANTONI STEINGASTINGER A PRAG, CIRCA 1760 with signed octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, chiselled with a band of beadwork and numbered `No. 887` at the breech, gilt-brass back-sight, engraved tang numbered `2`, signed rounded lock finely chiselled with a cavalryman engaged by a pair of pikemen beneath the pan, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrolls behind the ramrod-pipe and about the tang (the fore-end with an early repair), the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left and fitted with patchbox with fluted sliding cover on the right, gilt-brass mounts cast and chased with rococo ornament comprising two-piece side-plate each formed as scrolling tendril issuant with a serpent (the third serpent missing), butt-plate decorated with rococo ornament inhabited by a figure on the tang, trigger-guard decorated with a classical warrior on the bow, and reinforced at the rear with piece of carved wood, and three engraved ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 73cm; 28 3/4in barrel Antoni Steingastinger is recorded in Prague and Vienna circa 1762.
Lot 324
A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR PRESENTATION TO AN EASTERN POTENTATE, DATED 1816 with two-stage swamped `Spanish` barrel fitted with silver `spider` fore-sight, chiselled with a band of acanthus on a gilt ground at the girdle, inscribed `En Eybar de Herraduras ano de 1816` in silver enclosed by sprays of silver foliage over the breech and stamped with the barrelsmith`s marks, `J-Hybara`, and a series of gold-lined decorative marks (losses), gold-lined vent, engraved tang, flush-fitting lock chiselled with scrolling foliage on a gilt ground (losses), pierced cock decorated en suite, semi-rainproof pan (previously gold-lined), figured walnut full stock cut with a panel of chequering at the fore-end and the grip (small chips, inlaid over the greater part of its surface with engraved silver floral plaquettes and silver wire scrollwork, the butt inlaid with a brief inscription on each side of the spine and decorated with further designs including a pair of cornucopia and a vase on each side of the butt (the silver inlays and wire with losses and replacements), silver mounts stamped with eastern or North African marks, comprising solid side-plate decorated with trophies-of-arms, trigger-guard decorated with trophies on the bow and rococo ornament on the finial, butt-plate en suite, three ramrod-pipes, and a pair of sling swivels (later ramrod) 91cm; 35 7/8in barrel The inscription is of North African type and reads `amal al-hajj al-sadiq idris`, in translation `The work of the sincere pilgrim, Idris`.
Lot 342
A CASED 18 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY WHEELER, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with two-stage browned twist barrel fitted with silver fore-sight, stamped `London` over the breech section, case-hardened breech inlaid with two gold lines and with platinum vent, signed border-engraved case-hardened lock fitted with roller and rainproof pan, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, carved raised cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts comprising scrolling trigger-guard decorated with geese on the bow and butt-plate with short tang each retaining some early blued finish, blued rear ramrod-pipe, vacant silvered escutcheon, two pairs of silvered barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap (chipped), and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod: in its original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, with removable lock tray, complete with a steel two-way shot charge holder, powder-flask, and mainspring clamp 84cm; 33in barrel A number of makers of this name are recorded in London during the early 19th Century.
Lot 344
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY EDWARD 1 NORTH, LONDON, CIRCA 1750 with brass barrel formed in two stages, swelling towards the muzzle, inscribed `London`, stamped with the barrelsmith`s mark, engraved with foliage and moulded at the breech, engraved steel tang, signed border-engraved rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a scallop moulding behind the tang (fore-end cracked), brass mounts comprising pierced trophy-of-arms side-plate, butt-plate engraved with rococo ornament and a trophy-of-hunting, trigger-guard with early acorn finial and a rococo flower on the bow, vacant escutcheon with a green man mask beneath, two moulded ramrod-pipes and contemporary horn-tipped wooden ramrod 80.5cm; 31 3/4in Edward 1 North (died 1761) was made free of the Gunmaker`s Company in 1729 and became Master in 1753. He is recorded behind the Royal Exchange at Threadneedle Street and was Member and Armourer of the Honourable Artillery Company from 1733.
Lot 361
A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY KETLAND & CO., BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1785 with turn-off cannon barrrel (patinated), box-lock action engraved with rococo ornament and signed on a scroll on the left, flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls (losses), sliding steel trigger-guard forming the safety catch and engraved with a rococo flower on the bow 19.8cm; 7 7/8in
Lot 366
A 32 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL FOR THE EASTERN MARKET BY W. KETLAND & CO., BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1815 with rebrowned octagonal barrel fitted with silver fore-sight, decorated with trophies-of-arms and foliage over the breech, inlaid with a gold line (one missing) and platinum vent, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved stepped bolted lock, fitted with gold-lined rainproof pan, roller and `French` cock, the border of the lock-plate and the cock enriched with gilt, set trigger, figured walnut full stock with flat-sided butt, the entire stock profusely inlaid in silver with scrolling tendrils, vine fruit and foliage, retaining traces of gilding, and a cornucopia beneath the lock, engraved spurred steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow, vacant silver escutcheon, four engraved barrel bolt escutcheons, and associated wooden ramrod 37.5cm; 14 3/4in
Lot 10
A Belle epoque pendant watch, by Le Roy fils The circular silvered dial with Arabic numerals, the bezel and reverse of pale blue guilloché enamel and white enamel trim, with gilt, keyless jewelled lever movement, suspended from a diamond swag and cupid's bow design brooch, circa 1915 View on Christie's.com
Lot 40
A SET OF THREE BOW PORCELAIN FIGURES, allegorical of Winter wearing a tricorn hat and tail coat and carrying an ermine muff, Summer holding a stick and sheaf of corn, and Spring carrying a basket of flowers, all raised upon turquoise and gilt scroll bases, iron red anchor and dagger marks, approximately 7 1/2" high
Lot 1723
A Louis XVI style japanned and gilt metal mounted sideboard, the stepped bow front and canted corner white and grey variagated marble top, above two long drawers with floral festoons and ancanthus gilt metal mounts framing painted Chinoiserie scenes, raised on ancanthus clasped square moulded feet, 97 x 204 x 71 cm.
Lot 446
A set of six silver cup holders, by William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1905, with columns having ribbon bow and garlands between, to S scroll handles, 4.6cm internal diameter; with a Victorian silver mug, by Messrs Barnard, with beaded rims and a scroll handle, the latter has broken and also has been repaired previously; 286g (9 oz) gross
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