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Click here to subscribe19th century walnut credenza with satinwood inlay and decorative brass mounts, fitted centrally with single door with a raised porcelain plaque of a portrait of a young lady in an ebonised framed with beaded detail, flanked either side by two bow fronted glazed cupboard doors with enclosed fitted shelves, 150cm wide x 40cm deep x 98cm high
AN IMPRESSIVE 19TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN GILT METAL MOUNTED BURR VENEERED THREE TRAIN QUARTER STRIKING PORTICO CLOCK the shaped bow-fronted marquetry inlaid mirror back base with column and figural supports beneath a drum head pedimented top with carved gilt eagle surmount and gryphon side pieces; white enamel Roman chapter ring enclosing a scale work centre dial with calendar ring and quarter striking spring driven movement on two coiled gongs 71cm high 38cm across base
RETTICH, IN WIEN. AN EARLY 19th CENTURY VIENNESE BIEDERMEIER QUARTER STRIKING MANTLE CLOCK with gilt- mounted and ebonised walnut case having balloon shaped top supported on six turned columns on bow fronted inlaid plinth, the 6" dial having a porcelain Arabic chapter ring and brass engine-turned centre fronting a spring driven three train quarter striking movement on two gongs 69cm high
ROLMALSTON, DUNFERMLINE. A LATE REGENCY SCOTTISH MAHOGANY DRUM HEAD LONGCASE CLOCK, having a carved pediment above the moulded glazed door on reeded bow-fronted tapering trunk and box base with recessed panel, 12" gilt dial having Roman numerals and floral centre with subsidiary seconds and calendar dial, fronting an eight-day weight-driven striking movement. 219cm high.
A Wedgwood blue jasper dip biscuit barrel, with electroplate mounts, 22cm high, similar preserve jar, similar cupid stringing bow christening spoon, Berwick robin, Grindley hand painted jug, modern floral pattern bowl, two pairs of brass candlesticks and a Knight & Gibbons, London mahogany rosewood boxwood strung mantel timepiece (11).
Interior Design/Sculpture: An extremely rare Coade stone bust of Gerard de Visme, stamped Coade, Lambeth, the back scratched with Gerard de Visme E** 5 1793 and with partial old paper inventory label, 29cm highThis extremely rare bust is illustrated in Mrs Coade's stone by Alison Kelly, who states on page 139 "Another charming small portrait bust sold at Christies in April 1986. The name on the sitter was scratched on the back and difficult to decipher. He was Gerard de Visme, a Huguenot, and the piece is marked 1793. It is bronzed. Its provenance is unknown, and it is now in a private collection. It was shown in Henry Clay's article in the Connoisseur, October 1928, pp 79-87, but he did not know who it was. Gerard de Visme lived at Wimbledon Lodge, South Side, Wimbledon, lavishly decorated with Coade stone"Further research has revealed that Gerard was born on 6 February 1725 probably in the parish of St Mary Aldermary in the vicinity of Bow Lane, and christened at the French Huguenot Church of St Martin Orgars on the 28th February. He seems to have gone to Lisbon in Portugal around 1746 and then lived much of his life there. He then returned to the England around 1794 and spent his later years living at Wimbledon near London.His estate in Portugal was Quinta at Benfica, near Lisbon and later Monserrate near Sintra.A prominent member of the British Factory in Lisbon, he made a vast fortune, possibly relating to diamonds commerce with Brazil. He was possibly the Administrator of the Crown jewels and diamond mines of Brazil. He also possibly imported redwood and presumably had many other business interests. He seems to have been involved in the building of the British Hospital in Lisbon. He was also involved in a bank Purry Mellish & De Vismes. He is mentioned in the book 'They Went to Portugal' by Rose Macaulay.In 1790, Gerard moved onto the Monserrate estate, near Sintra. It would appear that he was not able to buy the property at Monserrate due to laws forbidding ownership of property by foreigners in Portugal at the time. Years later Francis Cook, another Englishman, stumbled upon the ruins of DeVisme's Palace and was able to purchase it. Francis Cook became the first Visconde of Monserrate.One rumour about DeVisme's daughter is that she was the reason he abandoned Monserrate. He apparently spent much time isolated there and the speculation is that he carried on some kind of improper relationship (with a servant or another member of society). His permanent abandonment of Monserrate coincides with his reappearance in London with an unexplained daughter.In London Gerard appears to have been a partner in the banking firm of De Vismes, Cuthbert, Marsh, Creed and Co, which is recorded in the London Directory of 1797.Gerard is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's in Wimbledon. He is noted as dying in 1797 having been resident at Wimbledon Lodge, Southside.A large portrait of Gerard, by Thomas Hickey, dated 1783, 10 years before this bust was commissioned, is in the National Trust collection at Tyntesfield, near Bristol. A second copy of this portrait, presumably also painted by Thomas Hickey, came up for Auction 14 March 2012 in Australia (Mossgreen, Lot 49).There is also a small miniature portrait of him painted in 1794 by Henry Spicer (English, 1743-1804) where Gerard is noted as being 67 years old. This miniature is now in the Carnegie Museum of Art in America.Eleanor Coade (d.1821) opened her Lambeth Manufactory for ceramic artificial stone in 1769, and appointed the sculptor John Bacon as its manager two years later. She was employed by all the leading late 18th Century architects. From about 1777 she began her engraved designs, which were published in 1784 in a catalogue of over 700 items entitled A Descriptive Catalogue of Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory. Then in 1799, the year she entered into partnership with her cousin John Sealy, she issued a handbook of her Pedlar's Lane exhibition Gallery. The firm became Coade and Sealey from this date and following Sealey's death in 1813, it reverted to Coade and in 1821 with the death of the younger Eleanor Coade, control of the firm passed to William Croggan, who died in 1835, following bankruptcy. Coade's manufactures resembling a fine-grained natural stone, have always been famed for their durability.Literature: Mrs Coade's Stone, by Alison Kelly,SPA, 1990, page 139
Carnegie watered satin cocktail dress with scoop neck, zip to the back, bow and diamante detail to empire line, long sleeves, a pink Carnegie linen dress with belt, stitched detail, scoop neck, a red pin cord corduroy shirt dress with pleated skirt, pockets, belt, small black faux-jet buttons and button detail to side pockets, a Horrockses Fashion Tricell paisley-pattern shirt dress, a Plaid woollen dress with drop waist, pleated skirt, foldover tie to neck, detailed with brass-coloured buttons, an Annette Carol knitted dress and matching cardigan, a pleated 1950's chiffon skirt, a blue waistcoat by Hector Powe, Regent Street and a blue knitted two-piece jacket and leather and knitted waistcoat, also by Hector Powe, Regent Street (9)
1970's peach chiffon evening dress with clear sequin detail to the bodice, scoop back with bow and trailing detail, a Leshgold pale yellow halterneck evening dress with faux pearls, sequins, beads and beaded belt and similar detail to the neck, a Frank Usher cream and gold evening dress with draped bodice and gold lame detail, spaghetti straps and a Hoffman evening dress with ruched bodice and spaghetti straps (4)
Nettie Vogue London W1 model taffeta evening dress with tiered skirt, scoop back, drop waist, black velvet ribbon and faux pink rose detail to the waist, lace frill to the back, collar, neck and sleeves, a black and silver lame 'Wiggle' dress with leather spaghetti straps and leather bow detail (2)
Janice Wainwright cocktail dress with ruched bodice, handkerchief skirt pointing to a triangle, spaghetti straps, a printed silk chiffon skirt and top, a Ramek peasant-style cotton dress with bodice button and loop, trailing ribbons of braid and lace, square neck with a tiered hem to the skirt, a printed cotton skirt with ruffle detail to the sides, hip pockets with bow detail, a Mary Farrin knitted cardigan in cream and beige and an Indian cotton top with scalloped edges to the sleeves and front (6)
Laura Ashley vintage black velvet and chiffon evening dress, size 10, chiffon skirt and sleeves, velvet bodice , Tricel pleated black sleeveless shift dress, Lerose crimplene brown/cream/black printed sleeveless shift dress with pussy bow tie collar and belt, BenMac tricel knitted dress and belt and one other dress (5)
EX W. KEITH NEAL: D. EGG, LONDONAN EXQUISITE .410 FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED BIRDING GUN, no visible serial number, circa 1805, with browned two-stage 31 1/2in. barrel finely moulded and carved at the intersection, the top-flat signed in gilt 'D. EGG, LONDON', bead fore-sight, gold bands at breech, engraved top-tang with shallow sighting groove, flat, slightly curved bevel edged lock of small size with borderline engraving and flowers and trophies engraved to the tail, signed below the pan in script 'D. EGG', sliding safe behind the cock, expert replacement frizzen (original included but thin), walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist, small gold oval escutcheon engraved with an armorial behind top-tang, engraved iron furniture including heel-plate and French form trigger-guard bow, twin barrel keys, moulded iron ramrod cap and throat combined and original ebony ramrod, complete with its W. Keith Neal collection medallion numbered 'G226'.
EX W. KEITH NEAL: JOSEPH MANTON, LONDONA FINE 20-BORE FLINTLOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING-GUN, serial no. 5081,for 1810, with browned 32in. twist-iron barrels, both breech-blocks with silver lines and inlet with silver poincons signed in raised letters 'JOSEPH MANTON PATENT' together with crowns, platinum lined touch-holes, border engraved bevel-edged step-tailed locks signed below the pans 'JOSEPH MANTON LONDON' (possibly refreshed), the pans themselves replaced by John Manton to a triangular trough rainproof type covered by patent 3942 of 21st July 1815, academic trophies engraved to the tail, engraved cocks, border engraved roller-frizzens with touch-hole guards, walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist, silver escutcheon behind the top-tang engraved with the crest of the Duke of Cambridge, iron furniture including border and trophy engraved trigger-guard bow and brass mounted mahogany under-barrel ramrod, the toe of the stock with traces of the Duke of Cambridge's inventory number '36' and retaining its W. Keith Neal collection medallion numbered 'G252'.
ALLEN & WHEELOCK, USAA .41 RIMFIRE SINGLE-SHOT FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, MODEL '1860 PATENT', serial no. 735,circa 1861, with octagonal to round 26in. barrel, the top-flat near breech signed 'ALLEN & WHEELOCK' over 'ALLEN'S PATENT SEPT 18 1860', dove-tailed fore-sight, elevating tangent rear-sight operating against a scale on the action body, moulded receiver with vertically dropping breech operated via a lever forming the trigger-guard bow, external hammer, integral rotating disk peep-sight mounted at top-tang, hardwood butt-stock (some filled repairs and re-figuring with ink), iron semi-crescent heel-plate with central trapdoor and walnut splinter fore-end. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, UNSIGNED,hallmarks obscured but probably London 1717, with narrow 32in. concave triangular cross-section blade engraved with scrolls and panels of scrolls near the hilt, cast and pierced symmetrical guard with internal pedestal mount, large pas-de-ane, single pierced hollow quillion and moulded 'D' shaped knuckle-bow with pierced hollow central swelling, pierced hollow bulbous pommel and grip bound with alternating silver ribbon and twisted wire bands (some loose), no scabbard, complete with a collection medallion numbered '27'. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
WILKINSON SWORD, LONDONA CASED .450/.455 SIX-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL '1905 WILKINSON-WEBLEY', serial no. 124860,for 1908, with blued 6in. barrel, the raised sighting rib signed 'WILKINSON GUNMAKERS PALL MALL LONDON S.W.', beaded blade fore-sight, drift adjustable rear-sight blade to the stirrup barrel locking latch, the left hand side of top-strap marked 'WILKINSON-WEBLEY '05', fluted auto-ejecting cylinder, quick release catch mounted to the blued break-open frame, chequered walnut grips with silver escutcheon to the left and lanyard swivel at heel, the back-strap re-marked 'J.E. DYER' over '7th DGN GDS', the trigger guard bow with Wilkinson's number '2067', strong amount of original finish remaining and complete in its manufacturers leather covered storage case lined and compartmented in red baize, Wilkinson Sword trade label inside lid, the interior with tray for ammunition and retaining a period cleaning rod and oil-bottle, the lid initialled 'O.K..'. S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible.Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred.Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement.
EX W. KEITH NEAL: BATES, LONDONA FINE 24-BORE FLINTLOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN, serial no. 7754,stamped in the wood only, circa 1800, with browned twist 30in. barrels signed near breech in two gold ovals 'BATES' and 'LONDON', applied silver fore-sight, engraved bands and gold lines at breech, engraved top-tang with carved and raised shallow sighting groove, gold lined touch-holes and rainproof pans, flat bevel edged locks signed in gold banners 'BATES', pointed and stepped tails engraved with flushed game-birds, roller frizzens and flushed game-birds engraved to both cock-necks, walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist (repaired above left lock), iron heel-plate with game engraved top-spur, French style pillar fronted trigger-guard bow with pineapple finial, engraved white metal oval barrel-key escutcheons, moulded iron ramrod throat and original worm-ended ramrod, complete with its W. Keith Neal collection medallion numbered 'G229'.
AN IMPRESSIVE 20-BORE FLINTLOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED CARRIAGE-PISTOL WITH SPRUNG BAYONET SIGNED 'NUNN', no visible serial number,circa 1815, with browned twist slightly tapering round 7in. side by side barrels, the top-rib with a scroll engraved flourish at breech and fitted with a hollow section folding triangular bayonet marked with a crown over 'D.L' on the mount and released by a trigger catch on the engraved top-tang, platinum lines and touch-holes at breech, engraved bevel-edged step-tailed locks signed 'NUNN' in script below the rainproof pans, sliding safes behind the cocks, roller frizzens with border engraved front faces, walnut half-stock with finely chequered bag-shaped butt, shaped white metal escutcheon engraved with an Earl's crown over the gothic letter 'C' for the Cowper family, double triggers with blued and engraved trigger guard bow, shaped fore-end barrel-key escutcheons and brass tipped mahogany ramrod, the whole retaining much original finish and colour.
C. LANCASTER, LONDONA SCARCE .577 PERCUSSION OVAL-BORE SERVICE CARBINE, MODEL 'ROYAL SAPPER'S & MINER'S CARBINE', no visible serial number,for between 1855-58, with 31 1/2in. oval-bored barrel signed '151 NEW BOND ST, LONDON' behind the rear-sight flanked at both ends by 'LANCASTER'S PATENT' (rubbed), block and blade fore-sight, 1000 yard ladder rear-sight, London proofs as a '25-bore' at breech, solid top-tang, borderline engraved bar-action lock and hammer, the bar signed 'C. LANCASTER PATENT', walnut three-quarter stock of Pattern '56 type with iron furniture including heel-plate, trigger guard tang and bow, two barrel-bands, nose-cap and iron cup-ended ramrod, strong traces of probable original finish.
MASSACHUSETTS ARMS CO., USAA .52 PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL 'GREENE'S PATENT BRITISH ISSUE', serial no. 656,dated for 1856, with tapering round 18in. barrel, dove-tailed block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, central section of outer barrel faceted for grip, plain receiver, long plain top-tang marked 'GREENE'S PATENT JUNE 27 1854', back-action lockplate fitted with 'Maynard's' tape priming system and marked 'MASS. ARMS CO. CHICOPEE FALLS USA 1856' a 'VR' crown cypher and 'MAYNARD'S PATENT SEPT 22 1845', plain hammer, walnut butt-stock with iron patch-box and semi-crescent heel-plate, saddle-ring to the trigger-guard tang, large trigger-guard bow with two triggers, the front one unlocking the barrel for loading, ordnance stamps and no provision for fore-end, much original finish remaining.
A .38-45 SINGLE-SHOT TARGET RIFLE, UNSIGNED, serial no. 10177,probably Belgian or German circa 1880, with octagonal 26 1/4in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, provision for rear-sight (absent), colour-hardened borderline and scroll engraved receiver with dropping breech-block, quick release breech-block hinge, later top-tang adjustable peep-sight, walnut chequered half-pistol grip butt-stock (pin at head), iron furniture including heel-plate and complex spurred trigger-guard bow acting as the under-lever and plain walnut fore-end (possibly a working replacement), much original finish remaining. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
B. COGSWELL, LONDONAN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 28-BORE PERCUSSION SIDE-BY-SIDE TRIPLE TURN-OVER PEPPERBOX PISTOL, no visible serial number,circa 1840, with 5 1/2in. six-shot barrel cluster hand-indexing in pairs, bead fore-sights for each pair, engraved bands at muzzles, centrally mounted detachable iron ramrod, London proofs, individual guards for all nipples when out of battery, borderline and scroll engraved squared side-hammer boxlock action with radiused corners, the broad top-tang with borderline engraved oval panel signed 'B. COGSWELL, 224 STRAND LONDON', scroll engraved dolphin headed hammers with sliding safes behind, finely chequered walnut bag-shaped butt with aperture at rear for a detachable shoulder-stock (absent), double triggers and finger-spurred trigger guard bow.
D. EGG, LONDONA GOOD 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD,with straight 34in. double-edged blade, short blind fuller to both sides, typical gilded double boat shell guard, straight reverse taper quillions, gilded 'D' shaped knuckle-bow and gilded ovoid pommel with twisted silver wire bound grip, complete with its leather scabbard (leather distressed, stitching undone) fitted with gilded brass mounts, the throat signed within a circular borderline 'D. EGG, HAY MARKET LONDON' and bearing a collection medallion numbered '37'. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
HARRISON, LONDONA SILVER-MOUNTED 13-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING-GUN, no visible serial number,circa 1775, with 37in. two-stage barrel of Spanish form, the top-flat signed in a silver banner 'HARRISON, LONDON', three gold inlaid pineapple devices at breech arranged around a central gold poincon of a seated cat, applied silver fore-sight on a silver four-pointed starburst ground, between each point a small silver quatrefoil, carved band at the barrel intersection, the octagonal section inlet with engraved silver triangles to each flat, repeated in reverse at breech, engraved iron top-tang with shallow sighting groove, plain bevel edged lock with stepped and pointed tail and signed beneath the gold lined pan (signature rubbed and illegible), dot and square chequered walnut hand-rail half-stock with silver wire inlet monogram behind top-tang, silver skeletal heel-plate, the top-spur terminating in a silver eagle, silver trigger guard bow, the finial in the form of a silver hunting dog in a woodland setting, silver fully carved and engraved sideplate featuring an eagle against a rococo ground flanked by martial trophies, detachable fore-end probably cut back from full and with an engraved silver band at tip and shaped barrel key escutcheons, full length silver under-rib with silver ramrod throat and two further pipes and working replacement ramrod.
E. KERNER, SUHLAN 8.15x46R SINGLE-SHOT TARGET-RIFLE, MODEL 'ORIGINAL SYSTEM AYDT', serial no. 835,circa 1925, with octagonal 31 1/2in. barrel, the top-flat signed 'EMIL KERNER U SOHN SUHL' and 'ORIGINAL SYSTEM AYDT', dove-tailed ramp tunnel fore-sight, no provision for rear-sight, plain slab-sided receiver fitted with large banana-shaped tensioning springs to the pins and strong traces of nickel-plated finish, square form dropping breech, top-tang with pan-headed adjustable aperture sight, chequered walnut tyrolean butt-stock, iron Swiss-style heel-plate, complex underlever forming the trigger-guard bow, double-set triggers, smooth walnut fore-end with moulded tip and fitted with iron sling swivels,. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
E.M. REILLY & CO., LONDONA GOOD 25-BORE/.500 PERCUSSION CAPE-RIFLE, serial no. 12251,for 1859, with expertly re-browned 30in. twist barrels the broad matted raised top-rib signed 'E.M. REILLY & Co. OXFORD ST. LONDON' within an arabesque white metal lined bordered panel, the top-rib also bordered with a white metal line and marked with similarly bordered one inch increments, dove-tailed bead fore-sight, 'Africa' style rear-sight with five flush folding notched leaves, each with platinum central line, and a further shallow standing notch, shell engraved rib-end at breech, platinum plugs, borderline and scroll engraved elongated top-tang, borderline and scroll engraved bar-action locks signed 'E.M. REILLY & Co.', engraved hammers, chequered walnut pistol-grip half-stock (chequering worn smooth), engraved hinged patchbox to right side of butt, iron heel-plate, engraved moulded iron grip-cap, engraved iron trigger-guard tang and bow, single set triggers for both barrels, engraved ramrod throat, plain thimbles and nickel mounted iron ramrod (small pinned working repair behind right hand lock).
JOHN HARMAN, LONDONA RARE 16-BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OVER COACHING CARBINE, no visible serial number,circa 1725, with round iron triple-staged barrel signed at breech 'IOHN HARMAN LONDINI', moulded bands to each intersection and at breech, applied moulded figure '8' barrel band at muzzle with two small fore-sights, matching engraved bands to both halves of the swivel-joint, the turnover released by squeezing the trigger guard bow at front pillar, slightly curved and radiused back-action lock with moulded border and signed 'IOHN HARMAN', the front half of lock with pan and frizzen mounted to the side of barrel with a second inverted on the opposite side, walnut handrail butt-stock with carved apron around the top-tang with tear-drop finial, iron furniture (some pitting) including moulded heel-plate with full-length top-spur and pierced side-plate, further tear-drops carved behind the lower tang, lock and sideplate, carved wood fillets to both sides of the barrels, one retaining a ramrod the other with false ramrod channel, both with carved tear-drop terminals.
REMINGTON, USAA .36 PERCUSSION NICKEL-PLATED FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL 'NEW MODEL POLICE', no visible serial number,circa 1865-73, with octagonal 5 1/2in. barrel, the top flat signed 'PATENTED SEPT 14 1858' and 'REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEWYORK U.S.A.' over 'NEW MODEL', crescent fore-sight, under-barrel loading lever, plain cylinder, solid frame with blued hammer, smooth walnut grips and plated brass trigger-guard bow, the whole retaining strong traces of original nickel-plated finish.
EX W. KEITH NEAL: D. EGG, LONDONA FINE 20-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-SHOT SPORTING-RIFLE, serial no. 326,circa 1820, with browned damascus octagonal 29in. barrel signed in gilt on the top-flat 'D. EGG, LONDON', applied blade fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight with two additional folding leaves on shaped foot, colour hardened breech-block with twin gold lines, gold lined touch-hole and pan, small border engraved colour hardened lock signed 'D. EGG', sliding safe behind the cock, rain-proof pan, border engraved roller frizzen marked on the outer face 'D. Egg PATENT', walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist, small oval gold escutcheon behind the trophy engraved top-tang, blued iron furniture including lower tang with hand-stop, single set trigger, pillar and shell trigger guard bow, white-metal engraved and moulded fore-tip with integral ramrod throat and mahogany ramrod with engraved brass worm-cover and iron tip, the whole retaining much apparently original finish and complete with its W. Keith Neal collection medallion numbered 'G273'.
THWAITS, BATHA 12-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING-GUN, no visible serial number,circa 1760, with Spanish form re-blued octagonal to round 34in. barrel banded at the intersection, applied bead fore-sight, Spanish style gold-inlaid embossed poincons at breech including two 'fleur-d-lys' marks (one overstruck with private proofs, gold absent), a Spanish style cartouche signed on two lines THW-AITS' and a further oval makers mark partially gold lined 'BA' over 'TH', hooked breech, the plain hump-backed top-tang with moulded sighting groove, flat step-tailed plain lock with moulded bevel-edge and pointed tail signed in an engraved ribbon below the pan 'THWAITS BATH', re-faced roller frizzen, engraved French-style cock, walnut half-stock with hand-rail square chequered wrist, carved shell apron around the top-tang, large white metal oval escutcheon to top of wrist engraved with an eagle perched above a wreathed crown, skeletal engraved iron ribbon heel-plate with acorn finial at top-spur and isolated circular iron escutcheon for the top-screw, skeletal trigger-guard tang with engraved bow (rubbed) and acorn finial, lower barrel rib with plain thimbles and period horn-tipped ramrod with exposed worm end (wood with period working repair below lock, refinished).
TATHAM, LONDONA BRITISH OFFICER'S 1796 PATTERN DRESS-SWORD WITH BLUE AND GILT BLADE,circa 1800, with narrow straight tapering 32 1/2in. double edged blade (some dark staining), the first half of blade engraved with gilded scolls and trophies on a blued ground (faded, traces only) around a narrow central panel to both sides inscribed 'FOR MY COUNTRY & KING', the armorial of King George III to both sides near hilt, gilded double kidney-bean shaped guard carved around the blade aperture, straight quillion with carved tip, 'D' shaped knuckle-bow with carved terminus where it meets the gilded urn pommel, silver wire-bound grip and complete with its leather scabbard (poorly and extensively repaired with black cloth tape) and gilded mounts, the throat signed within an oval margin 'No. 37 CHARING CROSS NEAR THE ADMIRALTY' around 'TATHAM TO HIS MAJESTY'. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
BRANDER, LONDONA 10-BORE FLINTLOCK BRASS-BARRELLED BLUNDERBUSS, no visible serial number,circa 1770, with heavy 16in. barrel banded behind and around the muzzle, top of breech signed 'LONDON', moulded band forwards of the iron top-tang, borderline engraved military style lock signed 'BRANDER' below the pan, walnut three-quarter stock with smooth handrail grip (hairline crack forwards of lock), carved apron around the top-tang, vacant brass oval escutcheon to wrist, brass heel-plate, the top spur engraved with borderlines around a trophy of arms, engraved trigger guard bow, borderline engraved lower tang, acorn finial and replacement wood ramrod.
JOHN MANTON, LONDONA FINE 25-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING-PISTOL, serial no. 3609,for 1801, with browned octagonal 10in. smoothbore barrel, the top-flat signed in gilt 'MANTON LONDON', twin gold lines and gold lined touch-hole at breech, white metal bead fore-sight and standing notch rear-sight, borderline and trophy engraved top-tang, border engraved bevel edged step tailed lock with sliding safe behind the engraved cock, rainproof pan and roller frizzen, walnut half-stock with chequered bag-shaped butt, white metal oval escutcheon to the wrist, horn fore-end cap, iron furniture including engraved trigger guard bow with finger spur, plain trigger, turned ramrod throat and mahogany brass tipped ramrod.
HENRY NOCK, LONDONAN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 60-BORE FLINTLOCK SEVEN-SHOT VOLLEY GOOSE-RIFLE, no visible serial number,circa 1800, with hexagonal 20 1/4in. rifled damascus barrel cluster comprising of six barrels around a seventh central barrel, all discharging simultaneously, the concave top-rib signed 'H. NOCK LONDON' (refreshed), small white-metal fore-sight and a standing notch rear-sight applied to the scroll engraved top-tang, triple ported platinum lined vent, re-coloured bevel-edged lock signed on the tail 'H. NOCK', sliding safe forwards of the hammer, re-coloured pan, roller frizzen and hammer, walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist (damage at head), applied padded leather cheek-piece, re-blued iron furniture including heel-plate, the top-spur engraved with a hunting dog, scroll engraved roll-edged trigger-guard bow and equipped with a replacement horn-mounted under-barrel ramrod.
A BRITISH LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SILVER AND IVORY MOUNTED SWORD, UNSIGNED,circa 1800 but not hallmarked, of '1796 Pattern' style with broad curving shallow fullered 28in. blade, solid silver hilt with turned down quillion, broad langets to both sides and 'P' shaped knuckle-bow, smooth back-strap with doveshead pommel, chequered shaped marine ivory grip (age crack to left hand side) and complete with its silver mounted black leather scabbard (some minor denting and looseness to mounts) and a white doeskin and bullion portapee knot. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
JAMES BARBARA 15-BORE PERCUSSION SILVER-MOUNTED HOLSTER-PISTOL FOR RESTORATION, no visible serial number,London hallmarks rubbed but almost certainly 1755 with later conversion to percussion by drum and nipple, with slightly swamped 9in. barrel (pitted), carved steeple and tear-drop rib at breech, iron top-tang, curved and radiused lock signed 'BARBAR' (faint, shallow pitted), slab-sided engraved hammer, walnut full-stock (cracked through at wrist and repaired, small losses), silver furniture including long-eared grotesque mask butt-cap, trigger-guard tang and bow, pierced floral ribbon sideplate, rococo escutcheon, oval take-down wedge escutcheons and ramrod pipes, missing end of ramrod, some furniture parts loose but present.
A 12mm PINFIRE SIX-SHOT REVOLVING RIFLE, SIGNATURE OBSCURED, MODEL 'MEYER'S PATENT', no visible serial number,circa 1865, with octagonal 25 1/2in. barrel, the muzzle radiused for a bayonet (absent) and fitted with a bayonet bar, the top-flat bearing traces of a Buenos-Aires retailer's signature, small dove-tailed blade fore-sight, folding ladder rear-sight with additional standing notch, left side of barrel throat marked 'MEYER'S BREVETE', border and floral engraved action with solid 'Y' shaped top-strap, plain cylinder with en-suite engraving, side loading gate, walnut straight-hand butt-stock chequered at the wrist (some filled repairs), iron heel-plate, complex flat-fronted trigger-guard bow, double action mechanism with spurred hammer and plunge ejector, iron surfaces stained with pitting. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A SCARCE 6-BORE DOG-LOCK BRASS-BARRELLED BLUNDERBUSS or MUSKETOON SIGNED 'I. SHOREY', FOR RENOVATION, no visible serial number,circa 1705, with heavy two-stage 24in. brass barrel with substantial banded cannon muzzle, London proofs and makers mark 'IS' below a star, the breech also with substantial moulded band, square ended iron top-tang fixed from below, slab-sided iron lock held by three substantial dome-headed side-nails and signed 'I. SHOREY', pointed tail, slab-sided ring-necked cock with floating 'dog-catch' behind, heavy walnut full-stock (replaced in antiquity, cracked and pegged at wrist), exposed muzzle, original sheet metal furniture pieces re-used and replacement ramrod, the trigger-guard bow retaining a sealed collection tag from an unknown collection numbered '122'.
J. HAYTON, GRAHAMSTOWNA FINE 40-BORE (BELTED BALL) PERCUSSION DOUBLE-RIFLE WITH TROPHY RIB AND AUXILIARY SIGHT, serial no. 7767,circa 1860, with heavy etched browned damascus 30in. side by side barrels, the broad matted top-rib signed behind the rear-sight 'JOHN HAYTON GRAHAMS TOWN 7767' within a complex platinum wire border, the section of rib forwards of the rear-sight graduated also in platinum wire in one inch increments for measuring trophies, the sides grooved for an auxiliary ladder sight (included), dove-tailed fore-sight, blued six leaf 'African' rear-sight with platinum lines to each blade and a further standing leaf, none notched, colour-hardened breech-blocks with percussion fences, platinum plugs and full scroll engraving to the rib-end, borderline and scroll engraved colour-hardened long top-tang, border and scroll engraved bar-action colour-hardened locks signed 'J. HAYTON', scroll engraved en-suite hammers, chequered walnut half-stock with large rectangular patch-box to right hand side of butt with scroll engraved hinge and lid, the central portion of lid with a circular panel engraved with a prowling lion, the interior currently containing the auxiliary ladder rear-sight, colour-hardened smooth iron heel-plate with triple-stepped spur engraved with border and scrolls, engraved trigger-guard bow with raised chequered pistol-grip tang, plain etched damascus ramrod thimbles and replacement ramrod, the rifle retaining all its original colour-hardening, the browning darkened, the whole with the appearance of little use and storage marks only.
COLT, USAA SCARCE .44 PERCUSSION SIX-SHOT REVOLVING RIFLE, MODEL '1855 SPORTING RIFLE 2nd MODEL', serial no. 463,for between 1856-64, with 24in. barrel, dove-tailed blade fore-sight, dove-tailed standing notch rear-sight with provision for two additional folding leaves and marked '100' & '600' (the '300' leaf absent), solid frame, the top-strap re-engraved 'COLT'S PT 1856' and 'ADDRESS COL COLT HARTFORD C.T. U.S.A.', fully fluted cylinder, side-hammer action, walnut butt-stock (old repair at toe), crescent heel-plate with central sliding gate for a cleaning brush (absent), iron trigger-guard bow and tang, walnut full length fore-end with two iron barrel-bands, brass nose-cap, no provision for bayonet, factory sling swivels, articulated loading lever and iron under-barrel button-ended cleaning rod, some refinishing throughout.
J. PURDEY, LONDONA 19-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING-GUN WITH BARREL BY FENTON, no visible serial number,originally built as a flintlock circa 1805, with 30in. octagonal to sixteen-sided to round 30in. barrel (worn, loss to sharp edges), the top-flat at breech signed in gilt 'I. FENTON, LONDON', further gilt inlay to breech-block, platinum vented plug with carved and scrolled percussion fence, flat engraved bevel-edged lock with stepped tail and retaining cut-out for pan and signed in script 'J. PURDEY', engraved slab-sided hammer, walnut half-stock with finely chequered wrist, shallow raised cheek-piece, iron furniture including square-backed trigger-guard bow and raised pistol grip lower tang, white metal wrist and barrel-key escutcheons, white metal nose-cap and replacement iron ramrod.
A 140-BORE FLINTLOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED ALL-STEEL SIDE-BY-SIDE POCKET-PISTOL SIGNED LONDON, no visible serial number,circa 1775 and of Segalas type, with independent 1 3/16in. turn-off rifled cannon barrels, borderline engraved breech-blocks of octagonal form, scroll engraved squared action with twin central hammers, the left hand with a vacant banner, the right side signed 'LONDON', border and scroll engraved iron butt with bulbous sides to the pommel and twin side by side triggers with broad engraved sliding trigger-guard bow safe, in the white finish as supplied.
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