An 18-Bore Flintlock D.B. Travelling PistolBy Reddell, London, Early 19th CenturyWith twist sighted barrels signed along the rib and each indistinctly stamped 'Narrow Twisted' beneath at the breech, the breeches each with engraved border at the rear and with platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang engraved with foliage and with a starburst in the sighting groove, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with starbursts and foliage, foliate engraved 'French' cocks (top of each replaced), semi-rainproof pans, engraved safety-catches, and rollers, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon and white-metal barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrod (some wear and patination), London proof marks 18 cm. barrels Footnotes:Almost certainly by George S. Reddell recorded as 'Gunmaker & Sword Cutler to their R.H. The Prince Regent, Dukes of Sussex & Cambridge & Royal Museum'. He was at various addresses in the West End of London between 1802 and 1821, and supplied 'pattern pistols' to the Prince Regent's Collection, Carlton House in 1810For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A Fine And Very Rare Cased 38-Bore (.500) Percussion D.B. Sporting Rifle With Telescopic SightBy John Dickson & Son, 63 Princes Street, Edinburgh, No. 1406 For 1850With browned damascus twist barrels signed along the sighting rib at the breech and each rifled with eleven bright spiral grooves, blued folding leaf back-sights (one missing) from 60 to 180 yards and each with central gold line, and mounts for the original hand-detachable telescopic sight, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with engraved platinum plug and decorated with an eagle on the flat between, border engraved tang engraved with scrolling foliage, signed case-hardened flat detented locks and dolphin hammers each decorated en suite within borders of ropework, the former serial numbered on the inside and stamped with initials 'IB' for Joseph Brazier, the latter with blued safety-catch in front, highly figured half-stock with chequered pistol-grip and fore-end, steel mounts comprising chequered butt-plate decorated with scrolling foliage and a roe buck in a landscape on the border engraved heel tang, case-hardened grip-cap engraved with scrolling foliage, trigger-guard retaining some blueing on the inside and decorated with a stag and a hind in a landscape amid scrolling foliage on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with long finial decorated with foliate scrollwork, rear ramrod-pipe with pineapple-shaped finial en suite, circular case-hardened patch-box cover engraved with a prone male lion in a landscape within a foliate scroll border, foliate scroll engraved sling button with knurled edge, grooved forward trigger, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and elaborate monogram, original brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining most of its original finish: in original brass-mounted oak case fitted and lined in tooled pigskin (minor old marks) with accessories including browned twist telescopic sight signed in full along the top and with leather-mounted eyepiece, brass-mounted powder-flask, circular brass percussion cap dispenser, serial numbered steel bullet mould and sprue-cutter, patch-cutter, lift-out tray fitted for turnscrews, cleaning tools (two replaced, one blade missing) and T-shaped combination tool, mallet, the head faced in leather, and turned circular wooden boxes, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle engraved with owner's name 'R.H. Broughton Esq.r' and centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 70 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureDonald Dallas, John Dickson & Son, The Round Action Gunmaker, 2014, pp. 37-39, colour plates. Recorded as 'order dated 27th November 1850 from Robert H. Broughton, 21 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Cased .400 (70-Bore) Percussion Seven-Barrelled Goose RifleBy H. Nock, Gun Maker To His Majesty, No. 4518, Circa 1709-95Converted from flintlock, with twist leaf-sighted barrels, signed along the rib between the two top barrels, each barrel cut with seven spiral grooves, case-hardened breech-block with gold line and engraved with a starburst on top, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a Britannia shield, and with a starburst in the sighting groove, signed serial numbered flat bevelled lock with stepped tail, highly figured half-stock with cheek-piece and chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate (rust patinated) decorated with hanging game on the blued heel tang, trigger-guard (loss of finish on the tang) with a recumbent stag in a landscape on the bow, trigger-plate with large pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrod, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (one partition loose) with accessories including rare brass charger, gang mould for fourteen balls, three wooden ball holders, brass-mounted powder-flask with bevelled elongated body, and leather flint wallet, the interior of the lid with illustrated trade label (minor damage and old stains) for circa 1789-1804, the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 49.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenancePiers Mostyn, Bt. (sold in the sale contents of Bredfield Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk in about 1944)W. Keith Neal Collection, C204Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 37LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1974, p. 110Idem, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p. 119, pl. 435Richard Akehurst, Game Guns and Rifles, 1969, p.18, pl. 22Originally sold in 1995 with two manuscript notes (now missing) by W. Keith Neal, one listing the contents of the case, the other giving instructions for the use of the rifle, including a recommendation to 'pick up the birds quick', confirming that it was intended for geese. Also in the case was a manuscript letter from H. Nock's shop about the rifle, written by Nock's clerk James Wilkinson, who later set up in business on his own as James Wilkinson, gunmakers, a firm that survived until recently as Wilkinson Sword Ltd.Seven-barrel rifles were made popular by Colonel Thomas Thornton's A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England (1804) and A Sporting Tour through France (1805), where he described their use on roe deer as well as birds. Thornton even commissioned a fourteen-barrel example, preserved today in the Musée d'Armes in LiègeFor further information on rifles of this type see W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1974, pp. 109-110For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Percussion Travelling PistolsBy Cartmell Of Doncaster, Circa 1820Rebuilt from flintlock, with rebrowned sighted barrels each engraved with foliage on a ledge in front of the sighting flat, breeches each with three platinum lines, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with foliage and retaining some case-hardening, hammers en suite and with detachable striker retained by a blued spring, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, reblued steel trigger-guards and slotted ramrod-pipes, the former each with pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods: in contemporary lined and fitted mahogany case (some compartments loose) with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and loading rod, the exterior of the lid with shaped escutcheon and flush-fitting brass carrying handle engraved with owner's name 'T. Walkden', Birmingham proof marks 9 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 24 November 1999, lot 244Thomas Cartmell is recorded in Manchester, Lancashire between 1817 and 1822For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased .650 (16-Bore) Tubelock Sporting Rifle And 8-Bore Wildfowling Gun By Charles Lancaster, 151 New Bond St., London, No. 703 and 704, Circa 1830With heavy rebrowned twist octagonal barrel signed along the top flat, leaf-sighted from 150 to 250 yards and rifled with nine spiral grooves, case-hardened recessed patent breech with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and raised platinum-lined touch-hole, the rebrowned twist sighted wildfowling barrel in three-stages, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and signed along the top flat, and patent breech en suite with the rifle barrel, border engraved tang decorated with a stag's head and scrolling foliage, signed border engraved flat detented lock decorated with scrolling foliage, hammer and tube-retainer en suite, the former with engraved safety-catch, the latter acting on an external spring with roller, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with chequered grip and dark horn fore-end cap, butt with cheek-piece, border engraved steel mounts (some rust patination) comprising butt-plate (pitting) decorated with a running stag in a landscape and foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a pointer in a landscape on the bow and with pheasants in a landscape on the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, and associated brass-mounted ramrods: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes patent brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, steel bullet and G. & J.W. Hawksley pewter oil bottle, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage), the exterior of the lid (minor chips and old bruising) with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks and Lancaster's barrelsmith's mark 74.2 cm. and 86.8 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Charles Lancaster, barrel maker to Joseph Manton, is recorded at 151 New Bond Street between 1829 and the year of his death in 1847For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsSigned Turvey, Mid-Late 18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions each signed on a foliate scroll on one side and with a martial trophy on the other, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a scallop shell in an oval on the bow, figured rounded butts each inlaid with a silver wire scallop shell and scrollwork around the action tang, and silver grotesque mask butt-caps (some slight wear and surface patination overall), private Birmingham proof marks and indistinct maker's mark (2)12.8 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 14-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy John Manton, London, Circa 1808With sighted two-stage Tuscan barrel struck with crowned mark of Cristiano Leoni of Pistoia (Neue Støckel 7774) at the breech (old vice marks on both sides), patent breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat lock with rainproof pan and roller, the tail of the lock decorated with a gamebird in a landscape, border engraved 'French' cock with a part trophy and foliage, figured half-stock (some wear and old bruising, fore-end with two old splits) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with faint traces of decoration on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a landscape scene on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and later brass-tipped ramrod (metal parts pitted and worn overall) 77.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Previously unrecorded. For the maker's stamp and for an almost identical lock see D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, pls. 31 and 54For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine And Rare Cased 90-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Pocket PistolBy Joseph Egg Of London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1814With blued octagonal barrels each signed in gold along the top flat, gold fore-sight, border engraved breech with platinum line, platinum-lined touch-holes, blued border engraved tang inlaid with engraved gold martial trophies, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and decorated with foliage at the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cocks and steels (one an old replacement and fractured) each working on a blued external mainspring (one with some loss of finish) with roller, chequered figured rounded butt, border engraved mounts comprising pommel decorated with foliage on each spur and with a foliate border around the gilt butt-cap, the latter engraved with owner's crest and motto, D-shaped trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, gold escutcheon engraved with monogram 'GB', steel ramrod with characteristically chequered tip, and retaining some of its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including original brass-mounted four-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle 6.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceMajor Noel Corry CollectionChristie's London, Important Firearms, Side Arms, Arms and Armour, 22 November 1965, lot 152 Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834. See Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', J.A.A.S., vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353Cf. two other examples sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2011, lot 401, and Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2016, lot 354The arms are those of Francis Maude (1768-1842) of Hatfield Hall, Wakefield. He was a barrister-at-law and recorder at DoncasterFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased .650 (16-Bore) Percussion Oval-Bore D.B. Sporting RifleBy Charles Lancaster, 151 New Bond St., London, No. 2852, Mid-19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist barrels with bright bores and matted rib, the latter with folding leaf back-sights (forward one removed) calibrated for 100, 150 and 200 yards, the barrels engraved beneath respectively with maker's details and 'Patent Smooth Bored Rifle', case-hardened breeches each with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, and engraved with symmetrical foliage on the flat between, case-hardened border engraved tang engraved with scrolling foliage, signed flat case-hardened detented locks and dolphin hammers decorated en suite, the former each with blued safety-catch in front, highly figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, reblued steel mounts comprising chequered butt-plate engraved with a wolfhound and scrolling foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with rutting stags in a landscape on the bow and with chequered spur, case-hardened trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe with finial en suite, circular case-hardened patch-box cover (spring broken) decorated with a stag in a mountainous landscape within a border of foliage, silver escutcheon with later Indian inscription, original brass-mounted ramrod, and some original case-hardened finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted oak case (some termite damage) with full accessories mostly numbered in Indian and comprising powder-flask with suspension chain (leather damaged), two steel bullet moulds, sprue-cutter, patch-cutter, case-hardened mainspring clamp, combination tool in its leather wallet, brass powder-measure, a pair of spare burnished mainsprings, oil bottle, spare ramrod and turnscrews, the interior of the lid (minor moth damage) with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular escutcheon with Indian inscription, the front of the case carved with later Indian inscriptions, London proof marks and Lancaster's barrelsmith's marks 74.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Charles William Lancaster, son of Charles (see following lot), is recorded at 151 New Bond Street, London between 1847 and 1854For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 13-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolsSigned Reeves & Co., London, Mid-19th CenturyWith browned twist sighted barrels each engraved 'London' on the sighting flat, case-hardened breeches each engraved with foliage on the flat and with platinum plug, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each with engraved safety-catch and decorated with foliated scrollwork, hammers en suite, figured full stocks (one with small nicks along the bottom edge of the side-flat) each with chequered rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, silver escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest, dark horn fore-end caps, stirrup ramrods, and most of their original finish (barrels and trigger-guards with some surface patination): in original brass-mounted lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including mainspring clamp and Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask, the latter with bevelled wedge-shaped body and retaining most of its lacquered finish, the exterior of the lid with shaped brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 18.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:Reeves & Co. are most probably Reeves & Greaves of Birmingham who are recorded between 1829 and 1839, and are known to have marked their firearms 'London'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Indian Khanjar, And An Indian All-Metal Bow (Kaman)Both 20th CenturyThe first with distinctly watered recurved double-edged blade of flattened diamond section towards the point and gold-damascened with a panel of foliage on each side of the forte, and mottled grey jade hilt scrolled at the base, the pommel carved in the round as a horse's head; the second of distinctly watered recurved form with integral nocks, decorated on the outer surfaces with gold-damascened foliage and borders, and threaded together at the partly faceted grip (2)The first 26 cm. blade, the second 89.5 cm. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of 54-Bore Percussion Rifled Target Or Duelling PistolsBy James Purdey, No. 314½, Oxford Street, London, Nos. 2039 And 2040 For 1831With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each rifled with twelve grooves and signed in full along the top flat (one barrel with old rebrowned finish, probably by the maker), blued front and back-sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with engraved borders, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved tangs, border engraved dolphin hammers and signed detented flat locks, the last each with engraved safety-catch, ebonised half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, border engraved steel mounts comprising case-hardened ovoidal butt-caps each engraved with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw engraved with a flower-head, blued trigger-guards each engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plates with scallop shell engraved pineapple-shaped finial, and fore-end caps each engraved with a starburst, blued set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and in fine condition retaining nearly all their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with full accessories including James Dixon & Sons brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, a bullet mould serial numbered to the pistols, turnscrew with pricker, and nipple-key engraved with initials 'CHC', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior (minor old splits) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 24.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Dr. Robert Rabett Collection sold in these Rooms, 30 November 2011, lot 531 ExhibitedThe Craft Of The Gunmaker 1640-1870, The Guildhall Museum, Rochester-Upon-Medway, August 1991 - January 1992, cat. no. 33 (illustrated)LiteratureL. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 132. Recorded as sold on 15 July 1831 for £52.10.0. to Lord Cranstoun of Sandridge Park, Totnes, DevonFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion Saw-Handled Duelling Or Target PistolsSigned T. Bolton & CO., London, No. 460, Mid-19th CenturyWith etched damascus twist octagonal sighted barrels, foliate engraved breeches each engraved 'London' in gothic script on the top flat, border engraved tangs and back-action locks decorated with foliage, the latter each signed in gothic script, foliate engraved dolphin hammers (one nose chipped), figured half-stocks (one fore-end with old internal split) each with rounded spur and chequered butt, the latter each with flat ovoidal pommel set with a vacant white-metal escutcheon, shaped vacant white-metal escutcheon opposite each lock, white-metal barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial, decorated with scrolling foliage on the border engraved bow and retaining some blueing, adjustable set triggers, and later brass-tipped ramrods: in original mahogany case fitted and lined in plum velvet with a few accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask, the exterior of the lid (old split, one corner chipped) with shaped brass escutcheon engraved 'N.P. Tyson Balto' and incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 24.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:T. Bolton & Co. appear to be unrecordedThis 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 29-Bore (.550) Percussion D.B. Sporting Rifle By Edward Paton, 44 George Street, Perth, Maker to H.R.H. The Late Prince Consort, No. 2329, Circa 1865With re-browned damascus twist sighted barrels with bright bores each rifled for a belted ball, signed in full along the top of the breeches and with matted rib, folding leaf back-sights form '50' to '250' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, border engraved recoloured breeches each with platinum plug and decorated with foliate scrollwork between, case-hardened tang engraved with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened detented flat locks decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers en suite and each with blued safety-catch (one with some pitting) in front, highly figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, butt (minor repair to toe) with cheek-piece, border engraved steel mounts comprising hinged circular patch-box cover decorated with a stag in a landscape, chequered butt-plate with scrolling foliage on the heel, serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with a running stag in a landscape on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, sling mounts, original brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining most of its blued and case-hardened finish, London proof marks 75 cm. barrels Footnotes:Edward Paton is recorded in Perth and Dundee, Scotland between 1856 and 1885For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Flintlock Blunderbuss with Brass Barrel And Lock Signed Brander, London, Circa 1775Reconverted from percussion, with three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved 'London' along the top flat, grooved engraved tang (pitted) border engraved rounded lock (signature re-engraved) decorated with foliage on the tail, figured full stock (fore-stock with old repaired splits) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased brass mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate with shaped cartouche, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, butt-plate decorated with foliage on the border engraved heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with acorn finial and a flower-head on the bow, baluster ramrod-pipes (rear one with minor damage), and later steel ramrod, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 48 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Flemish Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring Bayonet Early 19th Century, Probably LiègeWith brass cannon barrel and action in one piece, the former turned at the muzzle and fitted with folding bayonet beneath, the latter engraved with a differing design of foliage on each side, reinforced cock, thumbpiece safety-catch, sliding trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded butt carved with a half flower-head behind the action and with a panel of chequering on both sides, vacant silver escutcheon, and original horn-tipped ramrod (rear ramrod-pipe loose) 16 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Pair Of Silver-Mounted 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy John Twigg, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1774, maker's mark of John KingWith slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrels retaining some browned finish (minor rust patination), signed with second form of signature along the top flat and engraved with a band of beadwork at the rear of the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, tangs engraved with foliage against a matted ground, case-hardened detented locks each retained by two side-nails and with moulded border, second form of signature, stepped tail, and two rollers working on a blued divided steel-spring, the border engraved steels each with pan safety-cover released by a sprung stud (top of one cock expertly replaced), finely figured full stocks (some old bruising) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, rounded flat-sided butts, 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, blued trigger-plates and adjustable set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, and some original finish, London proof marks (2)26 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby & Co., London, 20 July 1970, lot 325 (£950 to Neal)W. Keith Neal Collection, P506Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 236LiteraturePeter Hawkins, The Price Guide to Antique Guns and Pistols, 1973, p. 83W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pp. 51, 140-141, pls. 105, 115 and 117-118For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Roman coins, comprising; Vespasian, Tetradrachm, rev. eagle standing left on club, 14.53g, very fine; Nero, Tetradrachm, rev. Tiberius standing right, 12.2g, very fine; Denarius, (42 BC), laureate head of Apollo right, lyre behind, rev. Diana Lucifera standing facing, head right, bow and quiver on shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand, near fine; Denarius, C. Egnatius Maxsumus, (76 BC), head of Libertas right, pileus behind, rev. Roma and Venus standing facing, near fine; Denarius, (81-82 BC), diademed and draped bust of Anna Perenna right, rev. Victory in quadriga right, less than near fine; P. Crespusius, (82 BC), Denarius, Laur. head of Apollo, rev. horsemen galloping, near fine. [6]
A swept hilt rapier, blade 33.25 in., etched decoration including an eagle under a crown surmounted by a cross; hilt formed of flattened oval-section bars, the main elements decorated at the mid-points and the terminals with sunk relief depictions of nudes in the classical manner, outward turning back quillon, arms rising from the quillon block to support a pas-d'βne, one outer and three inner side bars sweeping down to the the knuckle bow, tapered cylindrical pommel with stippled finish, braided wire bound grip, 17th century.
A 17th century cup hilt rapier, slender blade 39 in. with flamboyant edges, short fuller marked IACOB BRACH SOLINGEN; cup shaped guard with pierced and chased decoration composed of four tiers of staggered hoops each occupied by a fleur de lis, interior lined with a smaller concave plate - similarly embellished, long quillons and knuckle bow of twist and beaded form and with flower head terminals, compressed spherical pommel chased with fleurs de lis, grip bound with braided silver wire.
A swept hilt rapier, diamond-section blade 43 in.; the guard formed of oval section bars, two long quillons, arms supporting a side ring, a series of transverse bars proceeding from the arms and from the quillon block and converging with the knuckle bow which terminates in a simplified representation of a monstrous head, flattened pommel with four concave faces, one engraved with a gothic 'F' and another with a drake (apparently an allusion to Sir Francis Drake).
An early 19th Century British light cavalry officer's sword, slightly curved pipe backed blade 35 in., double edged for the last 9.5 in., steel stirrup hilt similar to the 1796 pattern with D-shaped langets and with elongated pommel tapering towards the knuckle bow, wire bound shagreen grip, steel scabbard with two loose rings.
A rare French uniform sword of the Ιcole de Mars, c. 1794, double edged blade 20.5 in., stylised cast brass hilt, angular langets with Phrygian caps in relief, drooping quillons and angular knuckle bow of iron, wooden scabbard bound in brass (incomplete chape). Designed for the pupils of the short lived revolutionary military college, the Ιcole de Mars (formed and disbanded in 1794), by the neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David.
A British 1888 pattern bayonet, Mk II hilt, by Wilkinson and date marked for 1900, steel mounted leather scabbard; together with a transitional rapier, slender blade marked 'Francisco' to the deep fuller, steel hilt double shell guard, diamond-section finger rings and knuckle bow, oviod pommel cut with a diamond detail. [2]
Madonna Promo CD Singles, ten USA promo CDs all on Maverick/Sire comprising Bedtime Story, Ray of Light, Nothing Really Matters, Human Nature, Erotica, The Power of Good-Bye, You'll See, Secret, Take A Bow and Don't Cry For Me Argentina - All come in jewel cases with backing cards and CDs only and mainly all in Excellent condition
An Apache bow case and quiver Plains buckskin, coloured glass beads and cloth, the cases with tassels and a cut out border to the quiver, the strap with stars and strips, a crescent moon and a circle motif, with a bow having sinew bound ends, 99.5cm long, with five pigment decorated arrows having steel tips, 96.5cm long. (7) Provenance Bonhams, San Francisco, Native American Art, 3 Dec 2012, Lot 4278.
A Shilluk club South Sudan with copper mounts, 64cm long, an Australian Aboriginal boomerang, with a textured finish, 69.5cm long, a bow with carved foliage decoration and inset turquoise beads, with a bound carved wood grip having silver coloured metal inlay, 142cm long, and a bow with an integral grip, 151.6cm long. (4)
λThree Inuit implements Alaska, 19th century walrus ivory, including two ice picks, one pierced and with a tenon end, 38.6cm and the other with a faceted end with incised lines, 42.7cm long, and a bow drill, one side incised a figure next to a large net, one end with an inventory number 1282, 44.3cm long. (3) Provenance A private collection, Canada. The ice picks were attached to the butt end of harpoons and used for breaking the ice around a seal hunting hole.
An Inuit bow Pacific, Alaska cedar, with a channeled ridge to the flat side and with intricately woven sinew to the back, early 19th century, 136.6cm long. Provenance Collected by British artist Frederick Whymper (1838-1901) who arrived in Victoria from England in 1862 to set about on a sketching tour of northern British Columbia. In 1863 he joined as an artist the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition and in November 1864 an exhibition of 33 of his drawings was held in Victoria. In 1865 Whymper joined as an artist the Russian-American Telegraph project, which intended to construct a telegraph line linking the United States and Europe through British Columbia, Alaska and Siberia. In 1867 the project was abandoned and Whymper returned to England and published his narrative, Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska. A private collection, Canada. cf. William Fitzhugh and Susan Kaplan. Inua: Spirit World of the Bering Sea Eskimo, 1982, p.104, no.98, 'sinew-backed bows are among the finest native weapons produced in North America.'
λSeven Inuit model hunting implements Alaska wood, marine ivory and sinew, including a whale hunting harpoon with a metal tip, with inventory number H.1324, 27.4cm long; a whale hunting harpoon with an atlatl, with inventory number H.1327, 33cm long; a seal hunting harpoon, having a detachable tip, 25.6cm long; a bird hunting harpoon with three barbed tips, 17.5cm long; a bow with painted decoration, 23.8cm long and two paddles, one with marine ivory tips and with inventory number H.1308, 28.1cm and 29.4cm long. (9) Provenance The two whale hunting harpoons and the marine ivory tipped paddle - James T. Hooper Collection, London/Arundel, H.1324, H.1327 and H.1308. Christie's, London, American Indian Art from the James Hooper Collection, 9 Nov 1976, lot 97, part and lot 105 part. A private collection, Canada. Literature Steven Phelps. Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas, The James Hooper Collection, 1976, p.288, H.1324, H.1327 and H.1308.
A Victorian mahogany sideboard, probably Scottish, the gadrooned serpentine superstructure above a bow fronted top, raised on two pedestals, each set with two drawers and a cupboard, on swirling carved bun feet, 127cm wide65cm deep176cm highFrom The Principal Contents of an East Anglian Estate.Condition report: Country house condition.Knocks and wear, some splits and scratches.General wear throughout.The pedestal is 44cm at widest. 55.5cm at deepest.Height from top of feet to base of first draw up is 57cmHeight from floor to first drawer up is 71cmHeight from floor to top of first drawer is 90cm
A taxidermy ferox trout by J Cooper & Sons, mounted and stuffed in a bow front case, and a naturistic setting, with a blue background, with gilt lined lettering 'Ferox Trout taken by J.N. Sires in Loch Curry, Perthshire, May 22nd 1899 weight 7Ibs 3oz', labelled 'J Cooper & Sons, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London E.C.',73cm wide17cm deep37cm highCondition report: Glass good, edges and tape lifting, repainted to reverse, two suspension rings
A taxidermy bream by J Cooper & Sons,mounted and stuffed in a bow front case, in a naturalistic setting, with a blue background, with gilt lined lettering 'Bream, Taken from the Lee by Charles L. Scholefield, July 15th 1899, Wgt. 6Ibs 6ozs', labelled 'J. Cooper & Sons, 23 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London E.C.',72cm wide18.5cm deep45cm highCondition report: Edges worn, paint loss, glass good overall
A taxidermy chub by J Cooper & Sons, stuffed and mounted in a bow front case, in a naturalistic setting with a blue background, with gilt lined lettering 'Chub, Taken on a Fly Rod at Pangbourne on Thames by J.A.C. Croft, Sept 21st 1909, Wgt. 4Ibs 10oz' and labelled 'J Cooper & Sons, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London E.C.',73.5cm wide17.5cm deep37.5cm highCondition report: Split to back board, edges and glass OK
A taxidermy perch by J Cooper & Sons, stuffed and mounted in a bow front case, in a naturalistic setting with a blue background, gilt lined lettering 'Perch, Taken by W.D. Hall at Watford, Sept. 27th 1896, Weight 2Ibs 3oz' and labelled 'J. Cooper & Sons, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London E.C.,50.5cm wide14.5cm deep31.5cm highCondition report: Split backboard, edging worn, glass OK
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY AND INLAID DISPLAY CABINET The broken swan-neck pediment above a convex plain frieze, a convex cottage-pane glazed panel below above a bow fronted door flanked by glazed doors, glazed sides, shaped apron, on square-section legs, on spade feet170cm high, 110cm wide, 30cm deep
A CONTINENTAL WALNUT, INLAID AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED SIDEBOARD The bowfront marble top surmounted by a bevelled mirror, centred by an inlaid cartouche, flanked by a pair of rectangular bevelled mirrors and surmounted by a bow cresting, four frieze drawers below above four conforming panelled doors, shaped apron, on turned, tapering feet
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