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Lot 1723
An imposing, good quality Oak carcassed, concave and convex fronted break-front Mahogany Wardrobe having a pair of doors to the centre revealing bow-fronted linen slides and with three long and two short drawers below with brass back-plate drop-ring handles flanked to either side by clothes hanging cupboards, standing on splay bracket feet and with light and dark-wood strung surround to the flame Mahogany panels and having a zig-zag Greek key style and arch & pendant design upper frieze. 84'' high x 85 1/2'' wide x 29'' deep. Keys present.
Lot 46
Geige im Koffer, J.H. Schult, Lübeck, um 1902 4/4 Geige, innen Herstelleretikett, mit ungemarktem Bogen, Koffer und Zubehör, L ca. 60cm, reparierter Deckenriss, Wirbel und Steg erneuerungsbedürftig, spielbereit Violin in case, J.H. Schult, Lübeck, ca. 1902 4/4 violin, makers lable, unmarked bow, case and equipment, L ca. 60cm, top with repaired crack, bridge in need of relacement, playable
Lot 1012
A 19th century elm and beech wood smokers bow elbow chair, the curved top rail extending to down swept arms and scrolled terminals, upon turned baluster spindles above the saddle shaped seat, raised upon conforming turned legs extending to peg feet and united by a 'H' cross stretcher, 85cm H For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.com Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 913
A George III mahogany washstand, with bowl apertures above the middle shelf and a frieze drawer, raised upon slender legs of square section, 80cm H x 31cm square, along with an early 19th century dressing table mirror, with reeded supports on a bow front plinth base and three frieze drawers, 56cm H x 50cm W (2)
Lot 921
An early 19th century mahogany bow front side table, the cross banded top above a single frieze drawer applied with oval brass back plates and swing handles, raised upon legs of tapering square section, 80cm H x 107cm W x 50cm D For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.comCondition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 404
TAXIDERMY: A cased and mounted Grayling weighing 15 1/4ozs, caught by Jabez Fletcher in the River Vyrnwy, Llanymynech on 12th March 1901, the fish set to a naturalistic ground with applied handwritten paper information label to the top left corner, the bow fronted case glazed on three sides, 45.5cm wide For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.comCondition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 996
A 19th century elm and beech wood smokers bow elbow chair, the 'C' shaped arm rest with scrolled terminals, raised upon baluster turned spindles above a shaped and figured elm seat on conforming turned legs united by cross stretchers, 83cm high For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.comCondition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 405
TAXIDERMY: A cased and mounted Roach weighing 2lbs 1.5ozs, caught by S.H. Gardiner at Wolvercote on 6th January 1923, the fish set to a naturalistic ground with applied handwritten paper information label to the top left corner, the bow fronted case glazed on three sides with gilt border to the curved front glass, 50.5cm wide Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 1032
An Edwardian mahogany bow front free standing corner display cabinet, with an inlaid satinwood frieze above two astragal glazed doors opening to two shelves, over two further glazed doors and a single frieze drawer, raised upon slender splayed legs of square section, 162cm H x 61cm W For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.com Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 943
A George III mahogany and satinwood cross banded side table, the bow front top above two satinwood cross banded drawers, raised upon legs of tapering square section with conforming cross banding, 81cm H x 135cm W x 61cm D For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.comCondition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 798
A selection of gentleman's hats, to include; an Andre & Co Hatters grey bowler with original stretcher and box for Hill House & Co, addressed to 'Colonel R Myddleton 18 Carlton House Terrace SW1', a similar Lock & Co black bowler with original stretcher, addressed to 'Col R Myddleton, Chirk Castle', two Lock & Co moleskin top hats, both boxed, with a selection of white gloves, bow ties and dressing accessories etc (Qty)
Lot 998
A Victorian claret upholstered arm chair, the deep set button back above padded scrolled arms and a bow front sprung seat, raised upon turned front legs and plain rear legs with later shepherd castors, 81cm high For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.com Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Lot 36
Champa, 10th-12th century. The head displaying the classic iconography of Shiva, the central deity of the Cham people, with long earlobes and piled up locks of hair. The face showing a fine, calm expression with almondshaped eyes, one uninterrupted bow-shaped eyebrow below the third eye, a broad nose, an elegantly curved mustache, and thick lips forming a subtle smile. Gold and silver Shiva heads such as this one once belonged to mukhalingas but were often separated due to the weak riveting used to fix the heads to the linga bodies.Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear.Weight: 260.2 gDimensions: Height 17.2 cmPublished: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 174, Budapest 2013. 
Lot 35
Champa, 10th-12th century. The head displaying the classic iconography of Shiva, the central deity of the Cham people, with long earlobes and piled up locks of hair. The face showing a fine, calm expression with almond-shaped eyes, one uninterrupted bow-shaped eyebrow below the third eye, a broad nose, an elegantly curved mustache, and thick lips forming a subtle smile. Gold and silver Shiva heads such as this one once belonged to mukhalingas but were often separated due to the weak riveting used to fix the heads to the linga bodies.Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.Condition: Good condition with minor traces of age and wear, little verdigris here and there, some discoloration, and a fine iron-red patina.Weight: 146.6 gDimensions: Height 12.3 cmPublished: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 174, Budapest 2013. Jean-François Hubert, The Art of Champa, page 98, New York 2015. 
Lot 37
Champa, 10th-12th century. The head displaying the classic iconography of Shiva, the central deity of the Cham people, with long earlobes and piled up locks of hair. The face showing a fine, calm expression with almond-shaped eyes, one uninterrupted bow-shaped eyebrow below the third eye, a broad nose, an elegantly curved mustache, and thick lips forming a subtle smile. The three eyes are set with gemstones, the third eye with an almandine and the other two with amethysts. Gold and silver Shiva heads such as this one once belonged to mukhalingas but were often separated due to the weak riveting used to fix the heads to the linga bodies.Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear.Weight: 425.0 gDimensions: Height 20.5 cmPublished: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 174, Budapest 2013. Art of Champa, Arts of Southeast Asia, page 9, Issue 4, 2020. 
Lot 666
POSTCARDS - DEVON Approximately sixty-three cards, comprising real photographic views of Broadclyst; High Street, Crediton; Slapton Village; The Victoria Walk, Topsham; Bow; and S.D. & E.C. Hospital, Plymouth; with views of The Village, Broadclyst; Station Road, Okehampton; Exeter Prison; Colyford (by Chapman); Court Street, Moretonhampstead; High Street East, Honiton; Beckley Terrace, Holsworthy; The Shambles, Kingsbridge; and others, (loose).
Lot 57
A very rare Meissen underglaze-blue-ground beaker and saucer, circa 1722-23Each side reserved with a figural scene depicting a lady in a feathered headdress and elegant robes and a man with a bow and quiver, a remote landscape in the distance, within a shaped gilt quatrelobe cartouche edged with gilt and brown scrollwork, the saucer with a chinoiserie scene of a man drinking tea within a gilt and underglaze-blue cartouche edged with shaded iron-red scrollwork, the reverse of the rim with an underglaze-blue ground, gilt-edged rims, the beaker: 7.7cm high; the saucer: 12.8cm diam. (minor rubbing to cartouches on beaker) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:William W. Blackburn Collection, New York (by 1957);Private Collection, Switzerland;Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2007Literature:W.W. Blackburn, The length of J.G. Herold's career as an artist, and other notes, in Mitteilungsblatt der Keramikfreunde der Schweiz 39 (1957), p. 35, fig. 38 (the beaker illustrated);U. Pietsch/C. Banz (eds.), Triumph der blauen Schwerter (2010), cat. no. 46;C. Bodinek, Raffinesse im Akkord. Meissener Porzellanmalerei und ihre grafischen Vorlagen, II (2018), ill. 43aExhibited:Dresden, Japanese Palace, 'Triumph der blauen Schwerter: Meissener Porzellan für Adel und Bürgertum', 8 May-29 August 2010The figure with bow and quiver on the beaker is based on the figure of 'Sumatra' in a card game, jeu de la Géographie, that was commissioned from Stefano della Bella by Cardinal Mazarin for the young Louis XIV (see Bodinek, p. 56 and ill. 43). The female figure on the reverse seems to come from the same series and may be after 'Arabie Troglodytique'.Only three other beakers and saucers from this service are recorded in the literature, of which all are now in museum collections: a beaker and saucer is in the Wark Collection (U. Pietsch, Early Meissen Porcelain (2011), no. 110); another beaker and saucer is in the Warda Stevens Stout collection in Memphis (C. Nelson/L. Roberts, A History of Eighteenth-Century German Porcelain (2013), cat. no. 19); a third beaker and saucer was sold at the Ernst Museum, Budapest, 21 February 1921ff., lot 904 and was subsequently in the Baron von Born collection in Budapest (sold at Rudolph Lepke's, Berlin, 4 December 1929, lot 111), of which the beaker alone is now in the Kocher Collection, Historisches Museum, Bern, published by A. d'Agliano/E. Jezler-Hübner, Edles Gedeck Frühes Meissener Porzellan aus der Sammlung Kocher (2003), no. 5.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 105
An Unusual 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Rifled Over-And-Under Tap-Action PistolBy W.W. & J. Mason, Late 18th CenturyWith turn-off barrels numbered '1' and '2' respectively at the breech and each rifled with eight grooves, border engraved part octagonal breeches numbered to correspond, border engraved action decorated with rocailles and foliage and signed on a scroll on the left side, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the replacement steel, the tap above an engraved garland, trigger-guard with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, highly figured flat-sided partly chequered butt inlaid with silver wire borders and a flower-head on the pommel, and border engraved silver escutcheon with initial 'B', private Birmingham proof marks 7.4 cm. barrelsFootnotes:W.W. & J. Mason appear to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 106
A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol Signed Bond, London, Early 19th CenturyWith turn-off brass barrels numbered '2' and '3' respectively at the breeches and fitted with spring bayonet beneath, border engraved brass action numbered to correspond and signed in an oval against a martial trophy on each side, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, sliding trigger-guard bayonet release engraved with a star on the bow, figured flat-sided butt, and vacant silver escutcheon, private Birmingham proof marks 7.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 26 November 2008, lot 396For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 107
A Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistol By J. & W. Richards, London, Early 19th CenturyWith bronze barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, original side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod and spring bayonet beneath, action with wrigglework borders and signed with maker's name and 'London' respectively within an oval over each side, the first against foliage and the second centred on a martial trophy, thumbpiece safety-catch, sliding trigger-guard bayonet-release engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt, Birmingham proof marks 16 cm. barrelFootnotes:Joseph & William Richards are recorded in Birmingham between 1799 and 1817 where they had a factory. Between 1808 and 1810 they are recorded at 16 Staining Lane, London. Joseph is recorded as carrying on the business alone in Birmingham between 1815 and 1830For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 110
A 28-Bore Flintlock D.B. PistolBy Bass, London, Late 18th CenturyWith rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed along the rib, border engraved tang grooved for sighting and decorated with symmetrical foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks and cocks, the latter each with safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt, large border engraved trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield between foliage on the bow, rear ramrod-pipe with pineapple finial, and horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks 22.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:John Bass, in partnership with his uncle, John Fox Twigg, as Twigg & Bass between 1788 and 1790, is recorded working on his own at 19 Green Park Row, Piccadilly between 1793 and the year of his death in 1794. The business was closed by his widow Sarah following his death in 1795For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 111
A 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolBy Robert Wogdon, London, Circa 1780With rebrowned twist slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel (minor areas for surface rust) with silver fore-sight and now signed in gold within a silver line border along the top flat, breech engraved with a line of beadwork and with gold-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang with a further line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled detented lock (safety-catch incomplete) with roller bearing on the steel-spring, figured full stock with swelling flat-sided butt (old crack), steel trigger-guard with acorn finial and engraved with a floret on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set trigger, and horn-tipped ramrod (steel parts with some old rust patination), London proof marks 26.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:Robert Wogdon was apprenticed to Edward Newton of Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1748. He is recorded as 'Gunmaker, at Mr. Maw's haberdasher, Cockspur St., Charing Cross' in 1764. He carried on his business in Haymarket from 1774 until his retirement in 1802. From 1795 he was in partnership with John Barton who carried on the business following Wogdon's retirement. See John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, passimFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 112
A Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon Of London, Circa 1785-90With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (early 19th century working replacements) each engraved 'William Morris Perth' along the top flat, silver fore-sights, platinum-lined touch-holes, breech tang with transverse band of engraved beadwork in front of the back-sight and flowering foliage behind, border engraved flat bevelled detented locks (two side nails replaced) each signed on a gold oval centred on engraved drapery, the stepped tails, safety-catches, cocks and steels all with engraved foliate decoration, the last with small roller working on the blued steel-spring, and gold-lined pans, figured half-stocks (one with minor old repair along the upper edge on one side) each with swelling flat-sided butt and dark horn fore-end cap (one incomplete), border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a garland along the bow, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, set triggers, horn-tipped wooden ramrods, one with iron powder-measure, and some original finish (2)28 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The engraved decoration is very similar to that found on the very fine pair of duelling pistols by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 456. For more information on these pistols and others with similar decoration including two pairs in the Royal Collection, see John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, pp. 162-165 and 170-173 The William Morris engraved on the top flat of each barrel is thought to be the William Morris born in Paisley, Scotland in 1786. His family emigrated to Canada in 1801, where his father set up an import/export business. Following his father's death William opened a general store in partnership with his brother, Alexander, and went on to join the militia during the War of 1812. In 1818 he was appointed a justice of the peace in Perth and was elected to the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada for Carlton in 1820. He represented Carlton and subsequently Lanark until 1836, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. In 1834 he was involved in organising the first canal connecting the Tay River to the Lower Rideau Lake. His efforts on behalf of the Church of Scotland to have it recognised as one of the two National Churches in the British Empire resulted in the creation of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He played a major role in the establishment of Queen's College, later Queen's University, and was its first Chairman of Trustees. In 1841 he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper and Lower Canada, and in 1842 was appointed Warden for Johnstown District. In 1844 he was appointed receiver general for the United Canadas and became President of the executive Council in 1846. He died in Montreal in 1858For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 114
A Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Turn-Off PistolsBy Joseph Griffin, Bond Street, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith three-stage cannon barrels numbered '1' and '2' respectively, breeches numbered to correspond and each engraved 'London', signed beneath the steel-spring and with a band of foliage behind, waisted border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, border engraved actions, cocks (one expertly replaced) and steels, D-shaped sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each decorated with a flower-head on the border engraved bow, swelling figured butts each carved in low relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates each involving a grotesque profile head and centred on a vacant cartouche, escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest within a foliate border, and grotesque mask caps, London proof marks (2)13.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Dr. Robert Rabett CollectionExhibitedThe Craft of the Gunmaker, 1640-1870, Guildhall Museum, Rochester-upon-Medway, August 1991-January 1992, cat. no. 48Benjamin Griffin, father of Joseph, was apprenticed to Samuel Harrison in 1719. He was allowed to prove guns by the Gunmakers' Company between 1724 and 1731, and despite being told to give up work by the Gunmakers' Company he continued trading in Bond Street between 1735 and 1770, the year of his deathFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 115
A Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Holster PistolsBy T. Richards, Indistinct Silver Hallmarks, Circa 1770With swamped barrels each with border engraved breech flat terminating in a foliate loop, gold-lined touch-holes, foliate engraved tangs grooved for sighting, border engraved rounded locks each signed on a foliate scroll beneath the gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, border engraved cocks decorated with foliage, steels each with recess over the pan, figured full stocks (one fore-end with old splits) each with swelling rounded butt and inlaid with a silver wire scallop shell and scrollwork around the tang, cast and chased mounts comprising side-plates each pierced as a foliated rococo scroll involving a Classical helmet and falchion, trophy of arms escutcheons now with initials 'T-L', butt-caps each with foliate border centred on a flower-head, trigger-guards each with trophy of arms finial and engraved with a flower-head within a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, silver fore-end straps, and horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm (barrels and locks with some rust patination), private Birmingham proof marks, barrelsmith's mark TR (2)21 cm. barrelsFootnotes:T. Richards is the maker of a remarkable collection of eighty guns, pistols and blunderbusses assembled by a country squire named William Palling of Brownshill, which he left to his brother upon his death in 1753, with instructions 'that they all may be kept clean.' For more information see W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pp. 118-120, pls. 455-473. See also Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lots 286-293For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 16
A Victorian Brass Constabulary TipstaveBy Parker Field & Sons, 233 Holborn, Mid-19th CenturyWith tubular brass stem divided by a ribbed ebony grip, the upper section engraved 'POLICE OFFICE BOW ST.' between small incised stars, and surmounted by a threaded cast crown, the lower section stamped with maker's details and engraved '6' 18 cm.Footnotes:Parker, Field & Sons are recorded at 233 High Holborn, London between 1841 and 1876For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 341
A Fine Viennese .550 (28-Bore) Flintlock Ormolu-Mounted Sporting RifleBy Felix Meier In Wienn, Circa 1720-30With swamped twist octagonal barrel cut with seven grooves, the breech signed in gold capital letters along the top flat and with gold-encrusted symmetrical scrollwork framing a gold figure of a huntress with two hounds below, gilt-brass folding leaf back-sight with pierced and chiselled foliate tang, gilt-brass fore-sight set within gold-encrusted scrollwork, removeable touch-hole, engraved and gilt tang numbered '1', signed flat deeply bevelled lock of shaped outline finely engraved with figures beneath the pan and on the tail, bevelled cock with scrollwork inhabited by a dog and a bird, steel chiselled with foliage, finely figured full stock carved with foliated strapwork in low relief, full mounts cast and chased with symmetrical foliage and strapwork in relief against finely punched grounds (some old wear to gilding), and comprising pierced side-plate (an old replacement) butt-plate with two engraved standing Classical figures, probably Minerva, and with separate pierced finial, spur trigger-guard with a central female portrait bust on the bow and a dog's mask on the finial, pierced and chased apron around the barrel tang involving a beast's head, pierced and chased foliate escutcheon with central female portrait bust and two embracing putti above, sliding patch-box cover with gilt-brass mounts and central prancing horse amid pierced foliage, applied cast and chased gilt-brass caryatid on the toe of the butt, cast and chased fore-end cap and panel along the bottom of the cheek-piece, engraved and gilt faceted ramrod-pipes, adjustable set trigger, original ramrod (incomplete) with later tip, most of the external screws inlaid with gold, and retaining nearly all its original fire-gilt finish 75.6 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Important Firearms Arms & Armour, 13 December 1966, lot 224 Arthur Norris Kennard, B.A., F.S.A. (1911-1995), Assistant Master of the Royal Armouries, H.M. Tower of LondonChristie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour including the A.N. Kennard Collection, 27 March 1996, lot 121For further information on Meier see Hans Schedelmann, Die Wiener Büchsenmacher und Büchsenschäfter, 1944, pp. 14, 16, pls. 20, 73-76, and Die Großen Büchsenmacher, 1972, pp.203-5 Felix Meier (circa 1672-1739) was in his day the best Viennese court gunmaker. He became a master gunmaker on 30 January 1702, and is well represented in the European public collections. He specialised in barrels of etched damascus twist in the Turkish mannerFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 343
A Pair Of French 25-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted D.B. PistolsBy Laroche A Paris, Silver Dechage Mark, Probably For Paris, Mid-18th CenturyWith barrels each with a gold line around the muzzles and gilt rays around the silver fore-sight, engraved in gold within punched and gilt borders along each rib and with gilt scallop shells and a martial trophy, the breeches each with a differing chased gold sporting trophy and with bands of gold foliage between gold lines, the side-flats gilt, tangs each with a gold starburst in the sighting groove and a small gold martial trophy on the tail, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks decorated respectively on the stepped tail with a recumbent stag and a boar beset by two hounds, border engraved bevelled cocks each decorated with foliage, highly figured moulded half-stocks each carved with foliage in low relief around the barrel tang and rear ramrod-pipe, the former with shell terminal, the back of the butts inlaid with symmetrical silver wire scrollwork, cast and chased mounts comprising spurred pommels each with an elaborate trophy of arms on both sides and grotesque mask pommel-cap, the spurs within silver wire wrigglework borders, trigger-guards each with moustachioed grotesque mask surmounted by a foliate finial, and with a raised rectangular panel on the bow, turned rear ramrod-pipes each with border engraved terminal incorporating the barrel-retaining screw (lugs loose), and original ivory-tipped ramrods each with iron worm (2)29.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:See J.F. Hayward, The Art Of The Gunmaker Volume II 1660-1830, 1963, pp. 182-184. Hayward states 'The most outstanding Parisian gunmakers of the mid-eighteenth century were the two Laroches, father and son. Jean Baptiste Laroche was Arquebusier du Roi during the reign of Louis IV and succeeded in 1743 to the logement in the Louvre, which had been occupied by the younger le Hollandois. He was aided in later life by his son, who in 1763, succeeded his logement in the Louvre'The ramrods can be removed for shipping purposesThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 344
An Extremely Fine Cased Pair Of French 32-Bore Flintlock PistolsBy Boutet A Versailles, No. 103, Circa 1815-18With charcoal grey twist swamped octagonal polygroove rifled barrels each inlaid with decorative gold bands at the muzzle and forward of the breech, the upper side flats signed in elaborate gold script enriched with wheat and laurel, top flats each cut with a tapering sighting groove, a gold-inlaid arrow with chased flights and gold serial number beyond, rose gold sights, richly blued octagonal breeches each inlaid with five gold stars within the groove and flanked by a rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold-lined touch-holes, bright border engraved grooved tangs each decorated with foliage and numbered '1' and '2' respectively, bright flat bevelled detented locks each signed 'Boutet A VERSAILLES' and decorated with a design of symmetrical foliage on the tail, lightly engraved swept gold-lined pans, cocks and steels each engraved with foliage, the latter with roller acting against a ramp on the steel-spring, highly figured half-stocks each with rounded butt chequered within shaped borders, ovoidal pommels each carved in relief as a flower-head, the stigma carved in ebony, burnished steel mounts decorated in neo-classical taste and comprising pierced side-nail plates each engraved with foliage between fluted wings, border engraved trigger-guards with symmetrical foliage on the bow, trigger-plates each with acanthus urn finial surmounted by an arrangement of fruit and flowers, border engraved vacant gold escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, filed adjustable set triggers, and retaining virtually all their original finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize with light green ribbon borders and full accessories comprising brass-mounted powder-flask with red leather-covered body, bright steel combined bullet-mould and lug-wrench, brass-mounted turnscrew, hammer, ramrod and powder-measure, wooden mallet, bright steel charge extracting rod with brass-mounted worm, pricker and oil bottle of octagonal section, and complete with a spare pair of steels engraved en suite with the pair fitted to the pistols, the exterior of the lid (old splits and minor repairs) with silver escutcheon with scalloped border and elaborately engraved 'Manuf.re à Versaille Entrep.re Boutet', the whole set in fine condition 22.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from the collection of W. Graham Lewis, formerly on loan to the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA between 1971 and 2001, Sotheby's Olympia, Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 7 December 2001, lot 293Nicolas-Noël Boutet (1761-1833) is considered to be one of the greatest recorded gunmakers. From 1793 to 1818 he was artistic director of the Manufacture Nationale de Versailles were he was responsible for the production of some of the finest luxury and presentation arms ever made. See La Manufacture d'armes de Versailles et Nicolas Noël Boutet, Manufacture Nationale, Imperiale Et Royale 1793-1818, exhibition catalogue, Musée Lambinet, Versailles 23 November 1993 - 6 March 1994, passim A similar pair of pistols by the same maker and numbered '93' are in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. M.38, 38a-1960)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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