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Click here to subscribeA Bow Porcelain Powder Blue Ground Octagonal Dish, Circa 1765, typically painted with a figure in a boat between islands, the rim with reserve panels of pagodas and floral sprays, pseudo Oriental marks, 7.25ins x 10.5ins, another similar, 6.25ins x 9.5ins, a Caughley powder blue dish of shaped outline, similarly painted, impressed "Salopian" and with pseudo Oriental mark, 10.5ins x 7ins, and one other powder blue octagonal dish, 9.5ins x 6.5ins
A French Violin Bow in the Style of Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, the ivory frog inlaid with mother-of-pearl and with octagonal ivory adjusting screw, 29ins overall Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA
A Pair of Rifle Brigade Officer's Riding Pantaloons, black lace over green, with reinforced seat, one other pair, a Royal Green Jackets Officer's mess kit waistcoat, with tailor's label for Welsh & Jefferies of Savile Road for Colonel Alexander Francis Bistoquet, and three Rifle Brigade mess kit bow ties
Featherstone Robson (British 1880-1936): 'York Minster + Bootham Bar', 'St. Bride's Church London', 'Bow Church London', and 'Ely Cathedral', set four collotypes signed and titled in pencil on the mounts 26cm x 13cm (4) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
George III mahogany bow front bachelors chest, single slide above three graduating drawers, satinwood cross banding, ebony and box wood stringing, brass swan neck handles, shaped apron, tapering bracket supports, W103cm, H48cm, D55cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Small Georgian style figured mahogany bow corner cabinet, projecting cornice, dentil frieze, single door enclosing shelf (W37cm, H65cm, D29cm) a small Edwardian mahogany drop leaf Sutherland table, a jardiniere stand and a nest of tables Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
19th Century Rogers Pottery tureen and cover, the lid with arched feathers above berries and a heraldic crest, the tureen and stand with conforming crest, the base 18cm wide, one handle missing, together with an 18th Century Bow porcelain teapot decorated with a bird in a tree, missing the lid, (2)
Property from the Estate of Patrick Kelly AN ENGLISH STONEBOW BY WILLIAM BARKER, WIGAN, NO. 220, MID-18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow fitted with contemporary style string with bullet pouch, retained by a pair of irons terminating in a moulded finial at the front and fitted with folding fore-sight behind, the latter with a later green paste sight, slender fluted tiller with built-in gaffle retained by a sliding iron ring, incorporating signed folding back-sight, the forward section of the tiller inlaid on the top with a shaped iron panel engraved with a trophy-of-arms, a pair of scrolling side-bars, and turned serial-numbered pommel (the iron parts with light pitting) 82.5 cm; 32 1/2 in tiller
Property from an Important Private Collection A RARE LARGE CENTRAL EUROPEAN DECORATED SPORTING CROSSBOW (GANZE RÜSTUNG), LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BOHEMIAN with heavy steel bow struck with a mark (Neue Støckel 6451) on the belly to the right of the tiller, retained by later cords with green pom poms (loose), small iron stirrup and fitted with a portion of an early string of twisted cord and sinew, strongly formed tiller veneered over its full length with a framework of scrolls and bouquets of fruit, inlaid with engraved staghorn panels on each side comprising two differing coats of arms at the top, three pairs of half-length portrait figures in contemporary dress, a further portrait on the left and the figure of Ceres on the right, all on a ground of minute staghorn pellets framed by tightly scrolling staghorn tendrils carrying ball flowers left natural and enriched with green stain, framed top and bottom by a slender ropework frame, the top veneered in engraved staghorn decorated with scrolls, bouquets of fruit and a herm, fitted with bolt-rest, bone nut, and later iron bolt-clip, a pair of lugs for a cranequin, the underside veneered over its full surface and decorated with the standing figure of Venus on her scallop shell, a bouquet of fruit centring around an aperture for the cocking rod, a mannerist mask, further bouquets of fruit and an amorous couple above a heart (the tiller with small cracks and repairs, some inlays perhaps replaced in early working life), iron trigger-guard, and folding trigger 73.0 cm; 28 3/4 in tiller The arms are perhaps those of Berka z Dubé and Zajícové z Hazmburka. The style of inlay is reminiscent of firearms from Thuringia and Saxony from the last quarter of the 16th century though the overall scheme of design and its execution is more subdued. The head dress on many of the figures is related to illustrations of 17th century Burghers of Silesia and Bohemia, a fact that is reinforced by the two coats-of-arms, almost certainly for man and wife that would appear to be from those lands. The manufacture and decoration of crossbows was often subject to conservative design as evident in this example, clearly echoing the richly decorated examples of neighbouring Saxony. The tradition of crossbow shooting lasted many centuries and continues to this day in many parts of Europe, notably in Saxony. See Breiding 2013, p. 15.
Property from an Important Private Collection A FINE LARGE GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW (GANZE RÜSTUNG), MID-18TH CENTURY with heavy steel bow painted on the belly and back with an elaborate trellis design (small areas of wear and losses), retained by early cords with green pom-poms, small iron stirrup and fitted with an early string of twisted cord, tiller inlaid on each side with a matching trellis design in staghorn and enriched with engraved staghorn washers and scrolling marine monster plaques, the top veneered in engraved staghorn decorated with symmetrical panels of scrollwork, foliage, bouquets of fruit, and engraved with the owners initial, ~JZ?~ and the date, perhaps 1766 (rubbed, the tiller with a small repair on the left of the nut), fitted at the front with bolt rest, bone nut, horn bolt-clip (the front portion missing), folding adjustable iron sight, a pair of lugs for a cranequin and chequered thumb-rest, the underside inlaid with engraved staghorn plaques with further scrolls, including a central monsterhead with a pierced mouth for inserting a cocking rod, iron trigger-guard, and folding trigger 77.0 cm; 30 3/8 in tiller Provenance The Lord Astor of Hever, sold Sotheby~s, London, 5th May 1983, lot 84 The trellis design on the bow and the tiller is reminiscent of contemporary hunt enclosures. The marine monsters are reminiscent of the inlay on earlier Saxon pistols.
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED THEOP RICHARDS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with brass barrel formed in three stages and swelling at the muzzle, octagonal breech struck with proof marks and engraved with a band of foliage, top-mounted spring bayonet (button catch terminal missing), engraved tang fitted with bayonet-release catch, stepped lock (re-engraved, later signature), full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a game bird on the bow, and butt-plate en suite, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm 36.2 cm; 14 1/4 in barrel
˜AN ELABORATE PAIR OF 32 BORE CONTINENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED RIFLED PISTOLS SIGNED BOUTET A VERSAILLES, CIRCA 1820 AND LATER with octagonal swamped sighted polygroove rifled barrels later decorated with gold on a blued ground including minute stars, foliage and neo-classical panels, the breeches stamped with imitation Versailles manufactory marks and incorporating the back-sights, engraved tangs, engraved burnished stepped locks later inscribed ~Boutet à Versailles~ , fitted with rollers, semi-rainproof pans and later engraved cocks and steels, set triggers, full stocks later inlaid with numerous engraved silver panels including trophies-of-arms, and foliage, angular butts carved with scale pattern inset with minute silver nails, later full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, including openwork side-plates formed of two swans feeding from a central urn, trigger-guards with neo-classical urn finials and engraved with a crowned coat-of-arms on the bow, marine trophy butt-caps, a pair of ramrod-pipes, the rearmost formed as a river god, and each with silver-tipped ramrod: in lined and fitted case veneered in rosewood, the lid finely inlaid in engraved brass with a crowned mantled coat-of-arms en suite in the centre, a griffin in each corner and border lines, the interior lined in plum velvet and with a full compliment of accessories including priming-flask engraved with a coat-of-arms en suite, bullet mould, turn-screw and mallet 24.8 cm; 9 ¾ in barrels (2) The arms are those of the Austrian field marshal and diplomat Karl Philipp, Prince Schwarzenberg, (1771-1820), one of the most successful Allied commanders in the Napoleonic Wars.
Property from an Important Private Collection A GERMAN (SAXON) SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, BY F.CARLSON A DRESDEN, CIRCA 1710-19 with swamped barrel formed with a long slender flat signed ~F. Carlson a Dresden~ and fitted with silver fore-sight on a bed of engraved scrolls, the breech chiselled against a finely gilt matted ground with a trophy-of-arms incorporating a foliate mask beneath a canopy ahead of a band of beadwork, scroll-and border-engraved breech tang, signed border-engraved bevelled lock chiselled and gilt with a trophy-of-arms en suite on the tail, engraved with the reclining figure of Diana and signed beneath the faceted pan, fitted with chiselled and gilt cock and steel, the former involving an issuant serpent, top-jaw with a further foliate mask and the latter with foliage en suite, figured walnut full stock carved with sprays of foliage about the rear ramrod-pipe and the breech tang (expertly repaired), full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief against a finely gilt matted ground, comprising openwork sideplate involving scrolling foliage, an issuant serpent and a female portrait profile, trigger-guard with a grotesque mask on the bow and foliate terminal, butt-cap with a large green man mask and a bold design of symmetrical scrolls and foliage, and escutcheon decorated with a pair of bound prisoners carrying a portrait medallion on a trophy-of-arms beneath a count~s coronet, and a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in barrel Friedrich Carlsohn was born in Liebau, Kurland in present day Latvia. In 1700 he made a masterpiece with Andreas Erttel who is credited with the introduction of the ~French manner~ to the Saxon Court. In 1701 he became a master of the Dresden Guild and a burgher in 1705. In 1716 he was reprimanded for employing six lockmakers and four gunmakers at the same time. In 1719 he died in his house on the Schiessgraben. The former Saxon Electoral Armoury, now incorporated within the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, includes a wheel-lock rifle, two flintlock rifles, and three pairs of pistols by this maker. The design of the mounts is taken from earlier French pattern books including those of Simonin and Guérard. Johann Christoph Weigel published a facsimile of the latter ~presented under the skillful guidance~ (vorgestellet unter anleitung der geschickteseten) of the Parisian Gunmakers in Nuremburg, some time before 1725. See Hayward 1963, pp. 110-111, Schaal 1975, p. 90 and Grancsay 1970, p. 14 and p. 86.
Property from the Estate of Patrick Kelly A CASED PAIR OF 22 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY HARVEY WALKLATE MORTIMER, CIRCA 1780 each with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed ~H Mortimer~ in script and inscribed ~London~ in italic capitals, engraved with a band of beadwork (refreshed), struck with the barrelsmith~s and London proof marks at the breech, stepped lock engraved with foliage on the tail and beneath the pan, signed in script beneath the latter, fitted with bevelled cock decorated en suite, and steel with roller, figured walnut full stock, flat-sided butt with flattened spine, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with a flower on the bow and acorn finial, pear-shaped butt-pate decorated with a sunburst, two ramrod-pipes (later ramrods, areas of light pitting)): in a contemporary fitted oak case lined in green baize, the case lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on the outside and trade label for William Bond at 59 Lombard Street on the inside, complete with a brass three-way flask 26.0 cm; 10 1/4 in barrels Flat-sided butts, characteristically associated with Wogdon, are rarely encountered with this maker. See Munson 1992, p. 182, plate 280.
ǂAN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF 120 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS WITH SILVER BARRELS, ACTIONS AND MOUNTS, SIGNED MORTIMER, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1774, MARK OF CHARLES FREETH with turn-off cannon barrels formed in two stages divided by raised mouldings, engraved with a band of foliage at the breeches and one numbered ~1~ beneath, engraved actions decorated with border ornament, signed ~Mortimer~ on a scroll carried by a ground of rococo scrolls on the left and inscribed ~London~ on a scroll carried by trophies-of-arms and rococo designs on the right, fitted with border-engraved iron steels and ring-neck cocks, engraved tangs decorated with rococo flowers, highly figured rounded walnut butts profusely inlaid with silver wire and engraved silver plaques forming a design of scrolling tendrils, flowers and rococo shells within a wrigglework frame enriched with minute silver pellets (small pieces of wire lifting), silver mounts comprising, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches with moulded borders and each engraved with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, vacant silver escutcheons, and grotesque mask butt-caps with engraved borders 3.5 cm; 1 3/8 in barrels (2) Provenance Clay P. Bedford Collection (inv. no. 1512), one pistol Christie~s, London, 18th July 2002, lot 339, one pistol Bonhams, London, 30th November 2011, lot 391, the pair The Estate of Howard Lee Munson (1940-2019) Exhibited Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, cat. no. 197 Literature Clay P. Bedford and Stephen V. Grancsay, Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, exhibition catalogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, pp. 174 and 177 H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, 1992, pp. 151-152, pl. 234. This pair of pistols are probably unique and, as Munson states, among the earliest known examples of H.W. Mortimer~s work.
Property from the Estate of Patrick Kelly A 32 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY BARBER AND BOALER, LATE 18TH CENTURY with browned twist tapering barrels (finish faded) inscribed ~Newark~ on the rib, engraved breeches with gold-lined vents, stamped ~LB~ and ~Twisted~ beneath, engraved grooved tang, signed stepped bolted locks, fitted with semi-rainproof pans, rollers, and bolt safety-catches (cocks replaced, restorations), figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts comprising French style trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a trophy-of-arms on the bow, fore-end cap decorated with a sunburst, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheon, and iron-tipped ramrod with worn enclosed by a brass cap 24.5 cm; 9 3/4 in barrels
ǂA 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK OFFICER~S PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON SILVER MARKS FOR 1783, MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETT with tutenag sighted barrel formed in two stages, swamped towards the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, the latter signed in full within a delicately engraved frame, engraved with a band of beadwork and fitted with iron back-sight, engraved tang decorated with flowers, signed stepped tutenag lock decorated with scrolls and a star burst, previously fitted with bolt safety-catch (now missing), walnut full stock, chequered grip, full silver mounts comprising solid side plate decorated with scrolls and a central flowerhead, trigger-guard with acorn finial and a large elaborate flower on the bow, spurred pommel engraved with border ornament en suite with the breech and with a small central flower,silver escutcheon engraved with the owner~s coat-of-arms, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and later ramrod 22.5 cm; 8 7/8 in barrel Provenance Norm Flayderman, 1974, cat. 95. The Estate of Howard Lee Munson (1940-2019) Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 31-33. Bernard Dickens, |M.B.| - The Gunmakers~ Silversmith. A Question of Attribution, in The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, vol. XVI, No. 2, March 1999, p. 102. The grasshopper crest and coat-of-arms is that of the Gresham family. The former can still be seen on the former Royal Exchange founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham.
A 25 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY RICHARD (1) WILSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1745-50 with cannon barrel engraved with a scroll of foliage over the breech and signed beneath the pan, the underside with proof marks and the barrelsmith~s stamp, engraved tang, side-action lock with rounded cock (steel, steel spring, top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut butt (small repairs), and silver mounts comprising trophy-of-arms side-plate, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant trophy-of-arms escutcheon and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a scroll terminating in a palmette on the bow 13.5 cm; 5 3/8 in barrel
The Property of a Gentleman A PAIR OF 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOLS BY LEWIS (1) BARBAR, LONDON, CIRCA 1730 with turn-off cannon barrels, rounded actions engraved with foliage top and bottom, signed beneath the pan, struck with London proof marks and the barrelsmith~s mark (one steel spring replaced), engraved tangs, figured walnut butts carved with foliate mouldings about the tangs, iron trigger-guards, one engraved with a star on the bow (the other with light pitting), silver mounts comprising openwork rococo side-plates involving an issuant demon mask, engraved spurred pommels, and escutcheons with the owner~s crest, perhaps a griffin~s head erased (rubbed) 13.7 cm; 5 3/8 in barrels (2) Lewis (1) Barbar, son of James, emigrated from France to avoid religious persecution in 1688 and is recorded ~in the King~s service circa 1690-7. He became Free of the Gunmakers Company by redemption and his proof piece, ~a very fine piece~ was passed in 1704. He became Master in 1718, was Gentleman Armourer to George I in 1717, George II in 1727 and was also gunsmith to the Dukes of Montague 1710-41. He was Contractor to the Ordnance 1723-40 and died in 1741.
A Regency mahogany and line inlaid bow front side table, circa 1815, the rectangular top above a frieze drawer and square section tapering legs, 80cm high, 91.5cm wide, 52cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, Some chips and losses, a section of ebonised cock beading to the drawer front is chipped and missing Polished overall,The handles are a good period match but are almost certainly not the originals, there are feint marks apparent to the drawer front One front leg with a chip and a scratch that appears more recent, there are other older chips and knocks to the legs Condition Report Disclaimer
An early 20th century French satinwood and inlaid wardrobe, the central mirrored door flanked by bow fronted doors each inlaid with oval panels featuring classical maidens, with ribbons and harebells above, 236.5cm high, 205cm wide, 64cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, Old chips and losses to some veneers and inlays including the areas of the frieze to the cornice, Old splits and cracks to the surfaces of the veneerOne rear leg is loose - there is a loose block that has previously been glued in place this is detached and probably requires some attention before installation in a domestic setting,The door is very heavy and when built care needs to be taken to prevent damage, there are bolts provided, Dreweatts cannot guarantee these are all present or original, the shelves have not been installed whilst at Dreweatts - they are provided with the lotThe bevelled mirror plate is probably original Condition Report Disclaimer
WW1/Interwar Liverpool Scottish Tam O Shanter khaki, woollen, large crown, body and lower band with khaki braid bow. The crown with khaki green pom pom. White metal, Liverpool Scottish badge on a tartan backing. Dark green, quilted cotton lining with faint owner’s name “1st Batt KLS”. Minor wear.
1796 British Cavalry Officer’s Sword 31 3/4 inch, single edged, slightly curved blade with large fuller. The entire length etched with floral scrolls, Britannia, St Andrew, royal coat of arms and crowned “GR” cypher. Steel stirrup knuckle bow and crossguard with double langets. Steel backstrap with grip ears. Polished, ribbed horn grip. Contained in its leather covered, wooden scabbard with brass mounts. The throat marked “Mole”. Blade with some wear and minor pitting to hilt.
Late 18th Century Infantry Officer’s Sword 32 1/4 inch, single edged blade with wide fuller. Traces of etched “GR” cypher, royal coat of arms and floral sprays. Steel, 5 ball decorated crossguard and knuckle bow. Shagreen covered grip. Backstrap absent. Steel with dark patina and some pitting.
Napoleonic Period Prussian Infantry Hanger 20 1/2 inch, single edged, slightly curved blade. The forte with issue stamps “IV.II.37”. One piece, cast brass hilt with downswept quillon, D shape knuckle bow, plain backstrap and grooved grip. Contained in its leather scabbard with brass mounts. Throat with frog stud absent. Mount stamped “11.F.50”.
1796 Pattern Trooper’s Light Cavalry Sword 32 1/2 inch, single edged, slightly curved blade. Wide fuller. Blade with faint maker’s details. Steel, downturn quillon, double langets and stirrup knuckle bow. Steel backstrap with grip ears. Grip now replaced with cord binding. Contained in its steel scabbard with two loose hanging rings. Exterior steel with heavy rusting and pitting. In its “barn found” condition.
1879 Pattern Artillery Sawback Bayonet 26 inch, single edged blade with rear sawback edge. Short fuller. The forte with crowned “VR” cypher over “5/83”. Steel muzzle ring and D shape knuckle bow. Steel pommel. Black leather checkered slab grips. Contained in its leather scabbard with steel mounts. Minor break to leather.
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