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A 1950S FRENCH DIAMOND DOUBLE CLIP BROOCHthe stylised bow shaped clips set with brilliant cut, eight cut and baguette cut diamonds, approximately 4.16 carats total, the pins with French Poinçons and stamped Deposse, with removable brooch fittingSIZE/DIMENSION: 6cm x 4.7cmGROSS WEIGHT: 34.6 gramsCondition Report: The brooch with French eagles head indicating 18 carat gold, the brooch has some light wear commensurate with age and use, the diamonds are bright and lively clarity varying, colour H-KCondition Report Disclaimer

A 1960S 14 CARAT GOLD RUBY AND DIAMOND SET POODLE PENDANTthe poodle playing with a bone, with eight cut diamond set bow and circular cut ruby eyes, London 1967 hallmarkSIZE/DIMENSIONS: 2.2cm x 3cmGROSS WEIGHT: 14.5 gramsCondition Report: Hallmarked to the tail, some light wear, the top suspensory loop needs soldering. The stones all present and correct. Condition Report Disclaimer

BOUCHERON, A RETRO SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND BOW BROOCHCIRCA 1940the pierced stylised bow with a central circular cut sapphire and articulated ribbon drops with brilliant cut diamond set tips, approximately 0.56 carats total, signed Boucheron Paris, with French poinçonsSIZE/DIMENSIONS: 7cm longGROSS WEIGHT: 22 gramsCondition Report: Some scuffs and scratches commensurate with age and use, no major repairs, diamonds are bright and lively, a few small nibbles to the sapphireCondition Report Disclaimer

A BOW FIGURE, "SPRING", CIRCA 1765 from a set of seasons, modelled as a young woman seated on a rocky mound with flowers, on a scroll moulded base picked out in gilding 16cm high, some restoration

A BRONZE PLAQUE OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS, MASTER OF THE LABOURS OF HERCULES (FOLLOWER OF MODERNO), ITALIAN, EARLY 16TH CENTURY rectangular, Hercules seen from the back lifts Antaeus in a crushing bear hug, the Nemean lion skin and a bow and quiver hang from a tree stump to the side, collector"s stamp B.M. for Baron de Monville, in a later gilt-bronze frame 10.5 x 7.5cm, 12 x 9 frame excluding suspension ring Provenance: Baron Hippolyte Boissel de Monville (1794-1863); his sale "la precieuse collection de bronzes italiens de M. B. de M***", Drouot, Paris, expert Roussel, 24 January 1861, lot 70 (for 62 Francs to "van Cuyck"); Collection of Alfred Spero (1886-1973), London, from whom acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967-1969. *See lot 309 for Introduction to the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography* Bange 480; Kress 180; Scaglia IV.21; Warren Ashmolean 328; Victoria & Albert Museum No. A.441-1910

[GP] "ODEONESQUE" GOLD DRESS RING, FRENCH, 1940s designed as a stylised bow, French assay marks for 18 carat gold and makers mark LL size U 1/2, 11.6gr.

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF RAMA, SOUTH INDIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY standing in tribhanga on a circular base, his left hand raised, his right at his side, originally carrying his bow (now missing), his quiver hanging from his right shoulder, on separate associated octagonal stand 39cm high There is a smaller and slightly earlier depiction of the same subject in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (EA2013.98.a)

A BOW FIGURE OF A MUSICIAN, CIRCA 1760 modelled as a young man seated cross legged on a rocky mound playing the bagpipes, wearing a pointed hat and puce jacket above floral patterned breeches 13cm high, some restoration

A BRONZE PLAQUETTE OF HERCULES AND THE NEMEAN LION, WORKSHOP OF GALEAZZO MONDELLA, KNOWN AS MODERNO (1467-1528), PROBABLY EARLY 16TH CENTURY rectangular, Hercules wrestles the lion off the ground, to the left a rocky cave, to the right a tree, his bow and quiver resting against it, within a double framed border 5.5 x 6.5cm Provenance: Collection of Alfred Spero (1886-1973), London, from whom acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967-1969. *See lot 309 for Introduction to the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography* Bange 516; Kress 184; Scaglia V.33; Warren Ashmolean 319

A BOW FIGURAL SALT (OR SWEETMEAT) DISH, CIRCA 1760 modelled as a seated woman in "Turkish" dress holding a flower-painted shell-shaped dish which rests on a shell and coral encrusted outcrop, her tall yellow headdress above a white coat, flowered white dress and puce pantaloons 15.5cm high, some restoration For another very similar Bow dish see the Victoria and Albert Museum No. 414:188-1885. The museum"s online entry states: |This Bow model is derived from one made by Chelsea or from the latter"s Meissen prototype, which was probably modelled by J.F. Eberlein in 1746. Among the invoices submitted to the Bow factory in 1759-60 for enamelling carried out by Richard Dyer "at Mr Bolton"s, Enameller near the Church, Lambeth" are some that mention "Turk salts".| The model, sometimes titled "Levantine Lady", occasionally may be found accompanied by a male "Turkish sweetmeat figure", see The Doris Duke Collection, Christie"s, New York, 3-5 June 2004, lot 368.

A BOW FIGURE, "WINTER", CIRCA 1765 from a set of seasons, the seated man in hooded coat warming his hands over a brazier, on scroll moulded base picked out in gilding, red painted anchor and dagger 17.5cm high

A BOW FIGURE OF A HUNTER, CIRCA 1760 standing with a dog at his feet, holding a rifle in one hand and a bird in the other, red painted anchor and dagger 18cm high

A BOW FIGURE, "AUTUMN", CIRCA 1765 from a set of seasons, modelled as a young man seated surrounded by fruiting vine, holding aloft a bunch of grapes in one hand and a goblet in the other, on a scroll moulded base picked out in puce and green 16.5cm high, possibly with some later decoration, some restoration

Bow coffee cup decorated in famille rose style

19th century needlework sampler with very fine stitch decorated with rows of letters and religious text surrounded by a foliage and bow border, signed Ann Maria Jones, May 31st 1831, image size 26 x 32cm, framed and glazed

Early Bow porcelain blue and white bowl circa 1750-52 decorated with a pagoda and boat, 12cm diam

Early Bow bowl of lobed shape with typical polychrome decoration in famille rose style including a man in a boat, the porcelain circa 1750, 14cm diam

Taxidermy interest - a small trout set in naturalistic surround, hand written label 'Taken by M W Beresford at The White House Fishery, June 24th 1880' and bearing further taxidermists label for J Cooper & Sons, St Luke, London, set into a bow front glazed case, 27cm wide max

Bow porcelain figure of Winter circa 1765

A Bow porcelain figure of Hermes, with winged hat and feet holding a staff with entwined snakes on a scrolling shell decorated base, 20.5cm high together with another bow porcelain figure holding a lute with a flaming torch at his feet, on a scrolling base, 20cm high CONDITION REPORT: Hermes - bottom of staff chipped, wing on hat chipped, flowers chipped Lute figure - lute damaged, flowers chipped, finger missing, wreath on head chipped, other chips and hairline cracks

A Percussion Officer's Pistol Of Musket BoreSigned Smith, London, Circa 1820Rebuilt from flintlock, with twist sighted barrel (some wear and light pitting) engraved 'London' along the sighting flat, breech with platinum line, foliate engraved tang with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock (safety-catch replaced) decorated with foliage, hammer en suite, figured full stock (fore-stock split through) with chequered rounded butt and horn fore-end cap, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod (some old rust patination), Birmingham proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon, Circa 1780With browned swamped octagonal barrels signed along the top flat and each with bent bore, engraved with a transverse band of beadwork at the rear of the breech and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened foliate engraved tangs each decorated with a band of beadwork en suite in front of the back-sight, signed case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks and cocks, the former each retained by two screws and with safety-catch and blued steel-spring, figured full stocks (minor old repair above the front of one lock) with swelling flat-sided butts, blued border engraved steel-mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage on the tang and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards (one with some loss of blueing) each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, small silver escutcheons on each side flat engraved with owner's initial 'L, original ramrods, one with horn tip, the other with threaded brass powder-measure and iron worm, and retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with later brass-mounted powder-flask, turnscrew with pricker, and combined loading/cleaning rod, the exterior of the lid with brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 24 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceAcquired from R.J. Wigington on 23 March 1974 and offered with the sale invoiceCf. a very similar cased set sold in these Rooms 23 September 2020, lot 261For related examples see John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, pp. 145-147 and 150For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Rifled PistolsSigned Clark, London, Circa 1815-20With browned twist sighted barrels each engraved 'LONDON' along the top flat and rifled with seven spiral grooves, the bottom flats each stamped 'W&S.R' and 'WIRE', foliate engraved case-hardened breeches each with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled detented locks each with engraved safety-catch, cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow and retaining some blueing on the inside, engraved pineapple finials, adjustable set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrods, one with threaded cap over the worm also forming a powder-measure: in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass circular carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 14 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Twigg, London, Circa 1775Expertly reconverted from percussion, each with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed with second form of signature along the top flat, later case-hardened breech with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, tangs finely engraved with foliage against a matted ground, flat bevelled locks each with moulded border, second form of signature, stepped tail with engraved safety-catch, and ramp on a blued divided steel-spring, cocks, one with original engraved retaining screw, and border engraved steels each with pan safety-cover released by a sprung stud, finely figured full stocks each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, rounded flat-sided butts (one broken through and repaired), blued trigger-guards each with second pattern acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in later lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including powder-flask with reeded body, double-ended turnscrew and mainspring clamp, London proof marks and Twigg's barrelsmith's mark 24 cm. barrels Footnotes:See W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 1975, pp. 51, 140-141, pls. 150, 115-118, 185-186 and 191For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Pair Of Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistols With Spring BayonetsSigned D. Egg, London, Circa 1815-20Reconverted from percussion, with two-stage brass barrels turned and belled at the muzzles and each fitted with a spring bayonet above, octagonal breeches each signed in script along the top flat, engraved tangs each with bayonet catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks decorated with foliage at the stepped tail and each with safety-catch and roller, foliate engraved cocks, highly figured full stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts, brass trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned brass ramrod-pipes, and brass-tipped ramrods (one later, the other possibly original), Birmingham proof marks and unidentified barrelsmith's mark (2)21 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Daniel Williams Collection Of Antique Firearms & Edged Weapons, sold in these Rooms, 28 November 2018, lot 124This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Early Flintlock BlunderbussBy Dolep Of London, Late 17th CenturyWith three-stage russet barrel flared at the muzzle and turned at the girdle, border engraved octagonal breech becoming polygonal, signed in capitals along the top and decorated with foliage fore and aft, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock decorated with foliage in front of the cock and with safety-catch at the tail, rounded cock engraved en suite, flame-burnt moulded full stock with apron (minor chips) around the barrel tang, brass mounts comprising side-plate cast and chased with symmetrical foliate scrolls, vacant foliate escutcheon with a 'Green Man's' mask above, butt-plate with engraved tapering tang and decorated with strawberry foliage on the heel, trigger-guard en suite, the decorate terminating in a monster-head on the bow, and with pointed finials, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, and later brass-capped ramrod, London proof marks and indistinct barrelsmith's mark 52 cm. barrel Footnotes:Andreas Rheinhold Dolep, 'Dutchman', was one of the most important gunmakers of the later 17th and early 18th Centuries. He was born in about 1648. In 1681 he worked for Sir Philip Howard, Commander of the Queen's troop of Horseguards, and was fined in 1686 for unproved guns, but made free of the Gunmakers' Company by redemption in the same year at the request of Lord Dartmouth. He was granted denization in 1691 and married in 1687. He died in 1713Dolep made fine and ingenious firearms, many of them multi-shot. For a description of further examples of his work see W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, 1984, pp. 228-248, pls. 83-86, and 88-91This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 15-Bore Flintlock Over-And-Under Officer's Pistol By Staundermeyer, London, No. 1282, Circa 1810-15With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed along the sighting flat, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-holes, tang engraved with foliage and a starburst behind the back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled detented locks each decorated with foliage at the stepped tail (cocks replaced, steels repaired and reduced), engraved safety-catches, rainproof pans and rollers, figured chequered 'Catalan'-style butt (minor bruising) with border engraved steel heel-plate decorated with foliage, border engraved steel trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, vacant silver escutcheon, and replacement stirrup ramrod (some old wear and refinishing), indistinct London proof marks 18 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureShaun Brown, 'Samuel Staudenmayer Gun Maker Cockspur Street, London, Arms Collecting, Vol. 40, No. 3 (August 2002), p. 92Samuel Henry Staudenmayer, former workman of John Manton, was gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. He is a noted maker of rifles and repeating air weaponsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brace Of Flintlock East India Company Late Pattern Service Pistols, And An Indian 20-Bore Percussion Pistol Of Service TypeThe First Circa 1830-40, The Last Mid-19th CenturyThe first of regulation pattern, the barrels each stamped with later Indian arsenal mark along one side of the breech, the locks each with mark of the East India Company and crowned '3' beneath the pan, and one trigger-guard incised with Indian inscription on the bow (barrels each with some old surface rust, stocks with some old wear and minor damage), London proof marks; the last with sighted barrel (steel parts with some rust patination, stock with old splits) (3)22.8 cm. and 23 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy J. Probin Of Birmingham, Circa 1775With rebrowned two-stage barrels each turned at the girdle and with silver spider fore-sight, octagonal breeches each signed along the top flat and engraved with a line of beadwork at the rear, grooved tangs finely engraved with foliage, signed flat bevelled locks each retained by two side nails (one replaced) and engraved with a line of beadwork at the stepped tail, border engraved cocks (one retaining screw replaced), and steels each with rollers bearing on the steel spring, figured full stocks (some old bruising, splits and repairs at the muzzles) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, bevelled flat-sided butts, steel trigger-guards each with border engraved acorn finial and decorated with a foliate urn on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods, one probably original: in their old lined and fitted mahogany case (one compartment lid missing) with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and steel bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 22 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Peter Cottis Collection, Thomas Del Mar Ltd In association with Sotheby's, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria..., 28 June 2006, lot 85John Probin is recorded at 17 St. John Street, Birmingham between 1769 and the year of his death in 1800. He claimed to be Gunmaker to H.R.H. The Prince of WalesThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned H.W. Mortimer, London, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each indistinctly engraved 'London' in gothic script on the top flat and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened octagonal breeches shaped on both sides and each with gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, sighted border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat detented locks decorated with foliage and now case-hardened, engraved safety-catches, cocks, semi-rainproof pans and rollers (one safety-catch, both cocks and one roller replaced), figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with chequered rounded butt, steel spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with symmetrical foliage on the border engraved bow, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and motto, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and original horn-tipped ramrods (some light pitting and old rust patination): in relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the exterior of the lid (perhaps from the original case) with flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle within pearled borders, Birmingham proof marks 10.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest and motto is that of the Rogers family of Wisdome, Devon, Baronets, possibly that of Frederick Rogers (1811-1889), 8th Baron WisdomeThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned Hinks, Circa 1820With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle and fitted with a replacement bayonet above, octagonal breech engraved at the rear, tang with bayonet-catch (repaired), signed engraved flat lock (cock replaced, steel refaced) with roller, figured full stock (old split and small repair at the tail of the lock, toe of butt with small repair) with unusually chequered grip, border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate with foliage on the tang, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod (steel parts pitted), Birmingham proof marks 36 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Swiss 32-Bore Percussion Silver-Mounted Target PistolsBy F. Ulrich In Bern, Circa 1840Rebuilt from flintlock, with blued swamped octagonal sighted multi-groove rifled barrels (some loss of finish) each signed along the top flat, case-hardened breeches, border engraved tangs each with adjustable back-sight and decorated with a sword and laurel branches surmounted by a close-helmet, signed border engraved flat detented locks each with foliate engraved hammer, highly figured full stocks carved with beaded borders and foliage, the latter behind each lock, side-flat and bordering the pommel, butts with unusually chequered panel on each side, mounts comprising trigger-guards each engraved with a Classical warrior on the finial and with a Classical trophy on the border engraved bow, blued butt-caps each applied with a cast, pierced and chased Medusa-head, turned and fluted ramrod-pipes, the rear ones each with terminal engraved en suite with the trigger-guard, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheons and border engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, original steel ramrods each with threaded faceted silver tip, and some original finish: in original mahogany case (lid with slender old split) fitted and lined in red velvet with full accessories including powder-flask embossed with a cupid and stag on both sides 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:Franz Ulrich (Orrich) is recorded in Bern and Stuttgart between 1771 and the year of his death in 1845For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned Jno. Jones & Co., London, Circa 1830With barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, engraved 'LONDON' on the breech flat and fitted with a folding bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock (some surface patination), figured full stock with pineapple chequered grip, border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with acorn finial and a flower-head on the bow, shield-shaped vacant brass escutcheon, and later horn-tipped ramrod, Birmingham proof marks and unidentified mark 35.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:John Jones & Co. are recorded at 12 Bells Bldgs., Salisbury Square, London between 1828 and 1830. The company had a factory at Birmingham between 1814 and 1835This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Silver-Mounted Duelling Pistols By Wogdon, London, London Silver Hallmarks for 1771, Maker's Mark Of John KingConverted from flintlock, with re-browned barrels (some light pitting, mostly around the drum and nipple) each signed 'Wogdon London' on individual silver panels on the top flat and with silver spider fore-sight, breeches with engraved gold line and line of beadwork, foliate engraved tangs with folding leaf back-sights, flat bevelled detented locks each signed in script and with safety-catch at the stepped tail, figured full stocks (butts with minor splits and chips) each inlaid with owner's monogram in silver wire scrollwork behind the escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates each with central cartouche engraved with owner's shield of arms, spurred pommels engraved with a foliate rocaille on both sides and with grotesque mask butt-cap, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, foliate engraved silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, turned silver ramrod-pipes, silver fore-end bands, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods, gold-lined London proof marks (2)28 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 265Robert Wogdon was apprenticed to Edward Newton, gunmaker of Grantham in Lincolnshire. He is recorded as Gunmaker at Mr. Maw's, haberdasher, Cockspur Street, Charring Cross, in 1764, and at Haymarket between 1774 and 1802. He was in partnership with John Barton at 14 Haymarket from 1794 until 1803, and died in 1813. A poem of 1783 by an Irish Volunteer and subtitled, Stanzas on Duelling, begins 'Hail Wogden! patron of that Leadon death...' See John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers, 2019, passim The shield of arms is that of Bowman of Hethleton, DorsetFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Cased 28-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun With Spare Lock And Barrel Now Fitted For Roller Primers Of Forsyth Type By D. Egg, London, NO. 69 And 70, Predominantly Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist barrel with gold fore-sight and signed in gold capitals forward of an engraved starburst at the breech, replaced breech-plug with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, re-engraved grooved tang, expertly made reproduction case-hardened border engraved flat lock inscribed 'D. Egg' within scrolls and decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cock, and steel bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog flushing a game bird on the heel tang, scroll trigger-guard in the French taste signed on an oval against a shrub and involving a prone gundog in a landscape on the bow, trigger-plate retaining some blueing and with finial engraved as a pineapple growing from an urn, vacant gold escutcheon and later silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and iron-mounted ramrod: in partly relined and refitted mahogany case, probably the original, spare barrel en suite and now fitted with expertly made reproduction case-hardened roller-primer lock and two roller primers of second model type, all with engraved decoration and inscribed 'Forsyth & Co. Patent', and accessories including brass-mounted G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with body covered in black leather, and black leather shot-flask with vacant white-metal shield-shaped escutcheon on one side, and white-metal nozzle, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label with 132 Strand address, the exterior (lid with some old bruising and scratching, three corners chipped) with circular vacant brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 100.8 cm. and 81.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Durs Egg was at 132 Strand near Somerset House, London between 1816 and 1832. For full details see Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part I and Part 1 (contd.), Journal of The Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 305-353For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800With swamped twist octagonal sighted barrels, patent breeches each with gold-lined crowned maker's stamp, gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, and each stamped 'HN PATENT' beneath, signed flat bevelled border engraved detented locks (one cock and one retaining screw replaced, one steel refaced) each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and rollers bearing on a ramp on each steel-spring, figured full stocks (both fore-stocks working replacements) each with chequered rounded butt, the side flats and pommels left plain, steel trigger-guards (some old wear and patination) retaining traces of blueing, each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods (one probably original) each with iron worm: in their mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with James Wilkinson & Son trade label for 1817-28, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 148See footnote to lot 344James 1 Wilkinson was at 17 Ludgate Hill 1806 and 1817. He was in partnership with his son at the same address in 1818 and between 1819 and 1828 the business was at 12 Ludgate Hill. He spuriously claimed to be the successor to Henry NockThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Cased Pair Of 56-Bore Percussion PistolsBy Alden & Smith, 55 Parliament St., London, Nos. 641 And 642, Circa 1830-35With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved patent breeches each with platinum line and engraved platinum plug, flat tangs each engraved with foliate scrollwork and with back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each with blued safety-catch, dolphin hammers decorated en suite (one hammer spur repaired), figured three-quarter stocks (minor old bruising) each with chequered rounded semi-saw-handled butt of unusual form, blued steel D-shaped spur trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the serial numbered bow, case-hardened pommel-caps decorated en suite, trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with initial 'M', a baron's coronet above, single blued turned ramrod-pipes, blued stirrup ramrods, and retaining most of their original finish: in serial numbered mahogany case fitted and lined in tooled pigskin (minor damage, one compartment lid missing) with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram 'EM', a viscount's coronet above, and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 15.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, C112Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 166LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, pl. 320Robert Alden and Thomas Smith are recorded as Gunmakers ('from J. Manton's'). They were at 9 Princes Court, Westminster, between 1826 and 1829, and 55 Parliament Street, between 1829 and 1835Despite the serial number on the case, it seems to have been adapted, presumably by the makers, and the monogram 'EM' appears to be that of a subsequent ownerThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Irish 36-Bore Percussion Saw-Handled Duelling Or Target PistolsBy W. & J. Rigby, Dublin, Nos. 7108/9 For 1831With etched twist sighted barrels each signed in gothic script along the top flat, case-hardened breeches each with three platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tangs and border engraved detented back-action locks, the former each with back-sight, the latter signed in gothic script on a scroll, foliate engraved hammers, highly figured half-stocks each with characteristic spur and chequered rounded butt with ovoidal pommel, steel mounts comprising border engraved reblued pommel-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each retaining some blueing and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, blued trigger-plates each with finial engraved with a scallop shell, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, set triggers, original brass-mounted ramrods, one with powder-measure, the other with threaded cap over the worm, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (minor damage along the rare partition) with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask (cut-off lever replaced) with embossed body, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on a shaped brass plate 21 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs Rigby 1760-1898, 1992, p. 70. Recorded as 'Best saw-handled duelling pistols'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun Maker To His Majesty, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with slightly swamped browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat at the breech, border engraved case-hardened breeches and tangs engraved with foliate scrolls, signed case-hardened flat bevelled locks each with stepped tail, engraved safety-catch and foliate scroll engraved dolphin hammer, figured full stocks each with rounded pineapple chequered butt and fluted pommel, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and engraved with a martial trophy on the bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, brass-mounted ramrods, and most of their finish from the time of conversion: in their brass-mounted mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with some accessories, the interior of the lid with trade label of Henry Tatham for circa 1850-1856, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 23.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:See footnote to following lotThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 6239 for 1814Converted from flintlock, with twist octagonal sighted barrels (light rust patination) each signed along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug, tangs engraved with foliage and each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst and foliage, foliate engraved hammers each with detachable striker, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and dark horn fore-end cap, the former each with contemporary foliate scroll engraved oval plate on the back, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps decorated with foliage, and serial numbered spur trigger-guards (some loss of finish) with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with owner's crest, and horn-tipped ramrods, probably original: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining some of its original lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged) of fourth type for circa 1810 to 1819, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, barrelsmith's mark of William Fullerd 23.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 10 July 2002, lot 162The crest is that of the Sir George Rodney (1782-1842), 3rd Baronet of Alresford House HampshireThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Bohemian 20-Bore Flintlock Break-Action Breech-Loading Sporting GunBy Joann Georg Polz A Carlsbad, Circa 1730With tapering vertically hinged sighted barrel signed along the raised part of the sighting flat, breech engraved with foliage surmounted by an armoured figure holding a lance against a stand of martial arms, all within a wrigglework border, and fitted with a reloadable iron cartridge equipped with a faceted pan, foliate engraved steel and chiselled steel-spring, all on a border engraved plate decorated with foliage, bright border engraved tang and tang-plates, the former decorated with a demi-figure grasping foliage, the latter each with foliage terminating in a marine-monster, bevelled cock chiselled and engraved en suite and including flush-fitting retaining screw, back-action flat lock with rounded border and engraved with a wildfowling scene in a landscape, moulded highly figured rootwood full stock and butt (the former replaced), the latter with raised apron around the barrel tang, iron mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled as a marine-monster with foliate tail, butt-plate decorated with a figure en suite with the breech and with chiselled foliate finial, trigger-guard incorporating the sprung barrel-release catch and decorated with a moustachioed grotesque mask on the border engraved bow, scrolled trigger, later baluster ramrod-pipes, and later iron-tipped ramrod 99.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:Johann Georg Poltz is recorded in Carlsbad in around 1729For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 5135 For 1810Converted from flintlock, with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with small area of minor bruising on one flat) each with silver fore-sight and rifled with shallow spiral grooves, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined converter's stamp of William Moore, London, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened detented flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and with a starburst in front of the dolphin hammer, the latter each signed by the converter, the inside of each lock stamped 'TB', blued safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, border engraved blued steel mounts (some loss of finish) comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods: in original mahogany case relined and refitted by the converter and with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, steel oil bottle and bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1819-20, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, complete with its leather travelling cover (some loss of surface finish, straps missing) 23.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 97The conversion to percussion was carried out by William Moore recorded at 78 Edgware Road, London between 1828 and 1846. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to William IV in 1836For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Rifled Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Egg, Piccadilly, London, Circa 1830With twist octagonal sighted polygroove rifled barrels (some surface rust patination) each signed in full along the top flat and retaining much original browning along the bottom flats at the breech, border engraved case-hardened patent breeches each recessed on one side, engraved with a foliate scroll on top and with pierced platinum plug, tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliate scrolls, signed case-hardened border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with foliate scrolls, dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, highly figured half-stocks (one fore-end split and repaired) each with silver fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, the latter each with steel cap decorated with repeated foliate scrolls centred on an oval engraved with owner's crest, blued steel D-shaped trigger-guards each decorated with scrolling foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant gold escutcheons, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, set triggers, original brass-mounted ramrods, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including small brass-mounted powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1835-41, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon, barrelsmith's mark of William Fullered 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834, and as Joseph & Sons and Joseph & Co. at the same address between 1835 and 1841. Several gunmakers claimed to have invented the copper cap, which was introduced shortly before 1820. See Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353The crest is that of Copland, Twickenham, MiddlesexFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer & Co., London, Gun-Makers To His Majesty, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels (old scattered pitting) each signed along the top flat, engraved bronze back-sights each with reblued folding leaf, breeches each with white-metal line (probably replaced) and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy, flat bevelled locks (one cock an old replacement) each signed in script and decorated with a starburst on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and rollers, figured half-stocks (one repaired along each side of the fore-stock) each with silver fore-end cap, chequered rounded butts each with spirally-fluted pommel, reblued spurs trigger-guards and turned rear ramrod-pipes, the former each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, shield-shaped silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initials, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons (one replaced), adjustable set triggers, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in original partly relined and refitted oak case with some accessories including later Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (central tear), the exterior (minor chip at the front) with folding brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks 26 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 5 December 2002, lot 216Harvey Walklate 2 Mortimer was apprenticed to his father in 1791. He was in partnership with his father and uncle as H.W. Mortimer, Son & T. Mortimer between 1800 and 1806, with his father as H.W. Mortimer & Son from 1806 to 1813 and on his own account as a gunmaker at 89 Fleet Street from 1814 to 1816, the year of his retirement to Algar House, Fersfield, NorfolkThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Officer's Pistols By Bennett, Royal Exchange, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1798, Maker's Mark Of John BennettWith slightly swamped russet octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON' along the top flat and with silver fore-sight, the bottom flats retaining much original browning and stamped 'STUBS', engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks (retaining screws and one cock old replacements) each with safety-catch and roller, figured full stocks (now with wooden side flats replacing side-plates) each with chequered rounded butt, border engraved mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial, decorated with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, and engraved 'V.H. Mairis' on the tang (one repaired), vacant shield-shaped escutcheons, turned silver ramrods-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm (some wear and rust patination): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with Dixon & Sons brass-mounted three-way powder-flask retaining most of its lacquered finish, steel oil bottle and bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Tower private proof marks and Bennett's barrelsmith's mark 23.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:John 2 Bennett was apprenticed to his father who is recorded as Citizen and Cutler in 1758. The father was a sword cutler and silver hilt maker registering his mark with the Goldsmith's company in 1761. The same mark appears on silver-mounted firearms made by his son, as in this case. John 2 worked on his own account at '67 Threadneedle Street opposite the North Gate of Ye Royal Exchange' between 1781 and 1803. The business was succeeded by his widow ElizabethThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased Pair Of 17-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolsBy Purdey, London, No. 57, Circa 1840With browned twist sighted barrels each signed along the sighting flat, one barrel covered in gold finely punched with meandering foliage over its upper surfaces, case-hardened breeches each with gold line and engraved foliage on the top flat, threaded screw breech plugs, border engraved case-hardened tangs, signed detented back-action locks and dolphin hammers all decorated with scrolling foliage, engraved safety-catches, figured full stocks each numbered '289' on the inside of the fore-stock, finely chequered rounded butts each stamped '57', blued steel mounts comprising border engraved ovoidal butt-caps each with hinged trap cover decorated with a flower-head, trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, stirrup ramrods, and most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (lining with old wear) with some accessories including powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on a brass plate, London proof marks 19 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureL. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 80The gold decoration carried out in India during the pistols working lifeThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Irish Brass-Barrelled Flintlock BlunderbussBy Harrison, Dublin, Mid-18th CenturyWith heavy two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle, and stamped with Irish registration number 'DU 7307' for County Dublin, the breech engraved 'DUBLIN' and decorated with foliage at the rear, lightly engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured moulded full stock (fore-stock with some old splits and chipped along the upper edge on both sides at the muzzle, toe of butt chipped) carved in low relief with a shell and apron around the barrel tang, and stamped with owner's name 'W. MEDGALE'(?) behind the tang of the trigger-guard, brass mounts comprising side-plate of land pattern type, butt-plate with border engraved tang decorated with a foliate scroll and three graduated spheres, border engraved trigger-guard with foliate finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, vacant brass escutcheon of service type, plain ramrod-pipe, and later brass-tipped ramrod (tang and lock with light pitting), Irish proof marks and Harrison's barrelsmith's mark 41.3 cm. barrelFootnotes:John Harrison is recorded in Dublin between 1739 and 1763For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target PistolsBy H. Bales, Ipswich, Nos. 240 And 241, Circa 1830With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in gold capital letters along the top flat, foliate engraved breeches (some old pitting around the nipples) each with gold lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat detented locks and dolphin hammers decorated with scrolling foliage, the former each with engraved safety-catch, figured half-stock (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts and silver fore-end caps, steel trigger-guards each retaining some blueing on the inside and decorated with scrolling foliage on the serial numbered border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some light rust patination): in their lined and fitted mahogany case (slender old split, two compartment lids missing) with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (some damage), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Henry Bales is recorded as working for Forsyth & Co. in London from about 1808 before setting up on his own at 2 Upper James Street, Golden Square in 1811. He is recorded working in Ipswich between 1814 and 1830, and died in 1835This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair of 18-Bore Flintlock Overcoat Or Travelling PistolsBy John Rigby, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned damascus twist sighted barrels each engraved 'Dublin' within the sighting groove along the top, and stamped beneath with Irish registration mark 'D-N 2325' for County Down, grooved tangs each engraved with foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with a starburst behind the pan, engraved 'French' cocks (top of one repaired, the other and one steel old replacements), safety-catches and rollers, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, the latter each with silver cap (one bruised) with characteristically short tail, and hinged border engraved cover along the back secured by a spring catch and opening to reveal cavities for balls, steel trigger-guards each decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow and with pineapple finial, and stirrup ramrods (steel parts with some old rust patination): in later lined and fitted mahogany case with brass-mounted powder-flask 9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:An example of early pre-serial numbered Rigby pistols. Serial numbering began in 1821, starting with number 5337For related pistols sold in these Rooms see 28 November 2018, lot 119; and 27 November 2019, lot 378This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned W. Parker, Holborn, London, No. 2309, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels indistinctly signed along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with starbursts and a martial trophy at the stepped tail, engraved cocks (one cock and one top jaw and screw replaced), semi-rainproof pans and rollers, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with finely chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a part martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm (steel parts with some wear and light pitting): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and double-ended turnscrew, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 12 July 2000, lot 179Probably retailed by William 3 Parker recorded at 233 High Holborn from 1793 until the year of his death in 1841. He supplied arms to Police offices from 1802 and to the Metropolitan Police from 1829This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By W. Ketland & Co., London, circa 1815-20With rebrowned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'London' in gothic script along the top flat, breeches each engraved with a basket of fruit on the top flat between gold lines and with platinum-lined touch-hole, case-hardened border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage and with back-sight, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks each signed in scrolled gothic script and with foliage terminating in a swan's head at the stepped rounded tail, foliate engraved ring-neck cocks, engraved blued safety-catches, rainproof pans and rollers, highly figured half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, reblued spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a fox mask amid foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, blued adjustable set triggers, and original brass-mounted ramrods each with threaded brass cap over the worm: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with accessories comprising brass-mounted two-way powder-flask, ramrod with various threaded brass cleaning and loading attachments, leather flint wallet (some insect damage), steel bullet mould and oil bottle, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 26.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Summers Place, Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, Antique Weapons, Pistols and Rifles, 9 May 1994, lot 446The Richard Garrett Collection of Antique Firearms & Related Items, sold in these Rooms 28 November 2018, lot 329William Ketland & Co. are recorded in Birmingham between 1808 and 1831. The company had a London branch at 2 Copthall Buildings in 1818This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling PistolsBy Wattell Clark Of London, The Barrels By Johann Jakob Kuchenreuter, Early 19th CenturyWith swamped octagonal barrels (now blackened) signed in silver capital letters along the top flat and inlaid with symmetrical silver scrollwork (some losses) at the muzzle and breech, the latter each with gilt brass-lined maker's stamp (Neue Støckel 621, one with some corrosion), lined touch-holes, foliate engraved tangs each with folding two-leaf back-sights, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy at the tail, foliate engraved cocks, safety-catches and rollers (cock retaining screws and one safety-catch replaced), figured half-stocks (small splits and repairs) each with rounded spur and chequered rounded butt, the latter each with flat ovoidal pommel with border engraved oval plate decorated with foliage, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, silver fore-end caps and barrel-bolt escutcheons, set triggers, and later horn-tipped ramrods (steel parts with some wear and light surface pitting): in relined and refitted mahogany case with James Dixon & Sons powder-flask with split-ring for suspension, the interior of the lid with armorial bookplate of The right Hon.ble Tho. James Lord Viscount Bulkeley 1785, the exterior with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle 27.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour..., 18 July 2002, lot 351This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Officer's Pistols Of Carbine BoreSigned Smith, London, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned sighted barrels each signed along the sighting flat, breeches each with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks (one steel replaced) decorated with foliage and each with safety-catch, foliate engraved cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons (one bolt replaced), horn fore-end caps, and stirrup ramrods (steel parts with some wear and rust patination): in modern brass-mounted lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories, the exterior of the lid with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 20.3 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased Pair Of Scottish 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Haugh, Dumfries, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each with inlaid silver oval on the top flat inscribed 'HAUGH DUMFRIES', the bottom flat at the breech stamped 'TA' crowned, breeches each with white-metal line and gold-lined touch-hole, sighted border engraved tangs each decorated with a scallop shell and foliage, signed flat bevelled locks (one cock and old replacement) each with stepped tail and roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, the circular bridle on the inside of the lock pierced with ovals forming a flower-head, figured full stocks (old bruising) with rounded flat-sided butts, border engraved steel mounts (some rust patination) retaining traces of blueing and comprising butt-caps each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a flower on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm: in later relined and refitted brass-mounted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish, and a double-ended turnscrew with pricker, the exterior of the lid with shaped vacant brass escutcheon 25 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Haugh is recorded in Dumfries between circa 1800 and 1820This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusually Decorated 14-Bore Percussion Sporting GunBy Samuel Nock, Regent Circus, Piccadilly, London, Gun Maker To His Majesty, No. 6580, Circa 1830With rebrowned three-stage sighted barrel formed of alternately twist and damascus bands, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and signed in full along the top flat (engraving refreshed), patent breech with platinum-lined maker's stamp framed by an engraved sporting scene involving a gundog and shot game birds, slender gold line, grooved tang engraved with partridges, a running hare and hanging game, signed border engraved flat lock decorated with a landscape scene inhabited by a pointer and partridges, and on the tail with a spaniel, a retrieved pheasant in its mouth, foliate engraved hammer with detachable striker retained by a spring, figured half-stock with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated with sporting scenes comprising a sportsman and his gundog with hares hanging from a branch on the heel tang of the butt-plate, the bow of the trigger-guard with a sportsman shooting a pheasant (engraving refreshed), and with game birds along the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, fore-end cap decorated with a starburst and also forming the ramrod-entry, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 79.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:Samuel Nock is recorded at 43 Regent Circus between 1823 and 1852. He was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1836 and held appointments successively to Kings George III in 1805, George IV in 1822 and William IV in 1830, and to Queen Victoria in 1837For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Cased Pair Of Irish 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Wm. & Jno. Rigby Dublin, Nos. 6281 And 6282 For 1827With heavy etched twist octagonal sighted barrels signed in gothic script along the top flat, recessed patent breeches each with three gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved flat locks each signed in gothic script and decorated with foliage and drums, cocks en suite, engraved safety-catches, rainproof pans and rollers, figured half-stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered flattened rounded butts, border engraved steel mounts comprising spurred ovoidal butt-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and brass-tipped ramrods: in their mahogany case, possibly original, fitted and relined in green baize with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask re-covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's trade label, the exterior (slender old split) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon 21.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Arms, Armour, Aeronautica & Militaria, 28 May 1996, lot 334The Richard Garrett Collection of Antique Firearms & Related Items, sold in these Rooms 28 November 2018, lot 330LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs. Rigby 1760-1896, 1992, p. 46. Recorded as 'Best duelling pistols with case complete' sold to Sir J. Piers for £26.5.0This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Saw-Handled Duelling Or Target PistolsBy W.W. Shaw, Market Place, Manchester, Mid-19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full in gothic script along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with a martial trophy on top and small platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed flat detented locks and dolphin hammers decorated en suite, figured half-stocks each with rounded spur flat along the top and chequered rounded butt, the latter each with flat ovoidal pommel set with a vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, blued spur trigger-guards each decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow and with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, adjustable set triggers, original steel-tipped ramrods each with worm under a threaded brass cap (one ramrod-pipe loose), and retaining much of their old refinish: in original relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories, the exterior of the lid (old split and some scratching) with shaped brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 21 cm. barrels Footnotes:William Willoughby Shaw is recorded at 1 Blue Boar Court, Manchester between 1810 and 1837For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Percussion Officer's Pistols Of Carbine Bore Signed D. Egg, No. 1 Pall Mall, London, Mid-19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, foliate engraved case-hardened breeches each with white-metal line, border engraved tangs, signed border engraved flat detented locks and dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued steel mounts including trigger-guards each decorated with scrolling foliage on the bow and with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's monogram, stirrup ramrods, and most of their original finish: in relined and refitted brass-mounted mahogany case with a few accessories including powder-flask with bag-shaped body embossed with a running hare in a landscape on both sides, the interior of the lid with an original maker's trade label, Birmingham proof marks 18.5 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Pistols Of Carbine BoreBy Hampton Of Birmingham, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels, recessed patent breeches each with gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, sighted tangs each engraved with a trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks (mainsprings removed and in the case) each signed in gothic script and decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage at the stepped rounded tail, foliate engraved cocks, engraved safety-catches and rollers, figured half-stocks (old bruising, one fore-stock with repaired split) each with chequered rounded butt, steel mounts comprising border engraved butt-caps each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with a symmetrical design of foliage on the border engraved bow, and trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons (bolts damaged) and fore-end caps, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some rust patination): in their brass-mounted mahogany case fitted and lined in green velvet with some accessories including powder-flask with embossed copper body, the exterior of the lid with shaped brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 20 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The maker is almost certainly Thomas Hampton of Birmingham recorded as 'Manufacturer of arms to His Majesty's Honourable Board of Ordnance, and of all kinds of fine fowling pieces, gun & pistols for exportation'. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London', and died in 1824This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 6448 For 1814With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted scratch-rifled barrels, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliage, signed border engraved signed detented flat locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the tail, safety-catches, foliate engraved cocks (retaining screws replaced), and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, the steels engraved 'Joseph Manton Patent' and numbered respectively '6656' (refreshed) and '6657', figured half-stocks each with chequered butt (one with slender repair) and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-caps each with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor scuffs), and turnscrew retaining its brass pricker, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for 1819-20, the exterior (minor bruising) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle (2)23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Arms, Armour and Militaria..., 6 November 1985, lot 264 The Estate of A. Garth Wilson, Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 131LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.107Offered with a Joseph Manton trade label for circa 1810-12This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com