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Lot 78
A diamond full-set stylised bow brooch, with triple tassel drops, comprising round brilliant-cut and baguette-cut diamonds, channel, claw and grain set, hinged pin and roller loop brooch fittings, approx 7.5cm long x 4cm wide, assessed as 18ct white gold, circa 1950's, total gross weight approx 21.9gmsCondition report: Very good- all diamond settings intact, very minor wear and tear only
Lot 171
The Genuine Gemstone Company: A Pair of 9ct Gold Earstuds, illusion set highlight; a pair of 9ct gold bow style earstuds, allover inset highlights; a modern 9ct gold cluster style pedant, oval claw set centre,within claw set border; another 9ct gold pendant, of claw set drop design, *certificate of authenticity states: 2.90ct Ratanakiri Zircon pendant.
Lot 117
A pair of early 20th Century French porcelain table menus / place settings, of oval form having hand painted blue bow decoration, having gilt headings with dotted lines to enter the dishes of the day with John Mortlock of Oxford Street London retailers marks to the bases. Measures 14cm tall.
Lot 1348
A good 17th century Jacobean revival solid oak pot board country dresser. The dresser base with barley twist legs united by inverted bow stretchers having a series of drawers and cupboards above. All having brass pull handles to the geometric facia drawer fronts.. Above and to the rear, an upright gallery plate rack. Finished with a flared cornice atop. Dismantles into 2 pieces for ease of movement. Measures 206cm high x 150cm wide x 50cm deep.
Lot 1437
William Cowie - Shapland & Petter - An early 20th Century Edwardian Arts and Crafts oak sideboard having a mirrored back upright twin cabinet top with carved motifs and six concave glazed panels and twin locks. The main body having twin bow front drawers with ornate drop handles over twin cupboard doors carved with armorial motifs. Measures: 175cm x 162cm x 55cm.
Lot 1511
An Edwardian walnut bow front sideboard dresser. The wide body with central bow fronted section. Comprising a series of short drawers over cupboards to the base all with carved detailing to the fielded panels. Finished with a stub stage gallery back. Measures 97cm high x 152cm wide x 60cm deep.
Lot 246
A MASONIC DRESS SWORD RETAILED BY KENNING, LONDON LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW AND A GEORGIAN ROBE SWORD, 19TH CENTURY the first with straight double-edged blade etched with masonic devices, foliage and the retailer's details, gilt-brass hilt including a pair of straight 'bow-tie' quillons, globular pommel and wire-bound grip, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard; the second with tapering double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, gilt-brass hilt with a pair of flattened spatulate quillons, ovoid pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' the first: 76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in blade (2)
Lot 347
‡A RARE ENGLISH STONEBOW BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON, 89 FLEET STREET, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1806-12 with slender steel bow fitted with later expertly constructed string, highly figured tiller incorporating steel gaffle, fitted with folding forward sight engraved with a stonebowman in contemporary dress beneath, the forward portion of the tiller inlaid with iron plaques engraved with scrolls and foliage, a pair of flush-fitting scrolling side-plates signed on scrolls carried by conventional foliage and flowers, folding back-sight with four sighting apertures and engraved with trophies-of-arms on the bed, engraved lever button decorated with a flowerhead, engraved trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, and engraved butt-cap (the iron parts with areas of light pitting) 72.5 cm; 28 ½ in tiller
Lot 357
‡A RARE CASED 48-BORE GIRANDONI SYSTEM REPEATING AIR RIFLE FINISHED BY MORTIMER, 21 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON, NO. 490, CIRCA 1815 with octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top and rifled with twelve grooves, the breech with characteristic sprung horizontal sliding primer fed by a brass tubular magazine on the right, the latter with hinged iron cover, flat bevelled lock fitted with engraved cocking lever, figured fore-end incised with a linear frame around the rear ramrod-pipe, leather-covered iron butt reservoir of tapering truncated conical form (covering with some damage and losses), border-engraved brass mounts including side-plate decorated with foliage, trigger-guard with a flowerhead on the bow and pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, and fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod: in its original oak case, complete with a spare reservoir numbered en suite, and the case lid with trade label of Mortimer & Son for circa 1811-18 80.3 cm; 31 5/8 in barrel Provenance Dr T. J. Mortimer, sold Bonhams, London, 30th November 2016, lot 367. Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 75-77, plates 111-113. For a discussion of Batholomaus Girandoni and his repeating air rifle see Hummelberger and Scharer 1964, pp. 81-95. Another Austrian gun of this type, also finished by Mortimer, was sold Christie's 20th September 1989.
Lot 361
‡A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1783-90 with lightly swamped barrel formed in two stages, fitted with silver fore-sight (small losses, previously of 'spider' form), signed in full over the breech, engraved with a band of beadwork, struck with London proof and the barrelsmith's mark, later gold-lined vent, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with a bouquet on the tail and fitted with roller (later cock, steel refaced in its working life), figured walnut full stock (repairs), with 'take-down' fore-end and grip cut with pineapple chequering, border-engraved brass mounts including solid side-plate decorated with a rococo shell, trigger-guard with a bouquet on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-plate with foliage and a trophy-of-arms on the tang, and four ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 151.6 cm; 59 3/4 in barrel Provenance Ken Drake 1976 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 42-3, plate 61. This is apparently the longest recorded gun by any of the Mortimers.
Lot 365
‡A FINE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel swelling towards the muzzle, signed 'H.W.Mortimer, London' in a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, fitted with spring bayonet retained by a clip on the iron tang, the latter engraved with foliage, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with conventional foliage on the tail and a sunburst behind the pan, fitted with cock en suite and bolt safety-catch (some light pitting), figured walnut full stock, finely engraved brass mounts comprising solid side-plate decorated with trophies-of-hunting, scrolls and border ornament, trigger-guard with a rococo flower on the bow and with pineapple finial, butt-plate with a trophy-of-arms on the tang, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon engraved with border ornament, a pair of iron sling swivels, original wooden ramrod with iron worm, and the barrel stock and mounts remaining in very good condition 34.8 cm; 13 3/4 in barrel Provenance Sotheby's, Sussex, 15th July 1996, lot 228.
Lot 366
‡A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1778-83 with brass barrel formed in three stages, swelling slightly towards the muzzle, formed with raised mouldings, engraved with stars at the median, a band at the breech, the latter inscribed 'London', struck with London proof, the barrelsmith's mark and Cork West Riding Registration mark 'WC1575', engraved iron tang decorated with foliage, signed rounded border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock (small cracks), carved with an apron moulding about the tang, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-hunting on the bow and with acorn finial, solid side-plate decorated with border ornament and a shell, butt-plate with Irish registration number matching the breech and tang en suite with the trigger-guard, border-engraved vacant escutcheon, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, iron sling swivels and wooden ramrod with iron worm, probably the original 35.8 cm; 14 1/8 in barrel Provenance Acquired circa 1977. Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 189-190, plate 288. Munson (op. cit) states that this is the earliest recorded blunderbuss by Harvey Walklate (1) Mortimer.
Lot 393
‡A VERY RARE FLINTLOCK 50 BORE FOUR-SHOT VOLLEY PISTOL OF 'DUCK'S FOOT' TYPE BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON, 89 FLEET ST., LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1806-12 with turn-off barrels cut for a key and numbered 1-4, the breeches numbered correspondingly and struck with London proof marks, box-lock action signed on scrolls carried by trophies-of-arms and foliage on the left, and inscribed 'Gunmaker to his Majesty' in an oval on the right, engraved tang, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, and flat-sided walnut butt, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a trophy and foliage on the bow 7.5 cm; 3 in barrels Provenance Clay P. Bedford (inv. no. 707), by 1971 William Keith Neal, by 1964 Jackson Arms, 1982 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. 205 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. 179-180. Harold L. Peterson (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Firearms, London 1964, p. 339 H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 253-4. Another pistol of this type by the same makers when at this address, was formerly in the collection of Nelson's prize agent, Alexander Davison, sold Sotheby's London, 21st October 2002, lot 11.
Lot 401
‡AN 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 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, are amongst the earliest known examples of H.W. Mortimer's work.
Lot 405
‡A RARE 80 BORE FOUR-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION PISTOL BY HARVEY WALKLATE (1) MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with swamped turn-off brass barrels, respectively numbered '5', '6', '7' and '8', and with a simple band of linear ornament at the breech end, border-engraved breeches correspondingly numbered, brass action profusely engraved with rococo flowers, foliage and trophies-of-arms, signed 'H.W.Mortimer' on a scroll on the left and fitted with engraved iron tap-lever, inscribed 'London' in an oval on the right, engraved tang, swelling brass butt engraved on each side with rococo flowers en suite and the remaining surface with celestial motifs, rounded pommel numbered '125' and with a central flowerhead, sliding iron trigger-guard safety-catch decorated with a rococo flower on the bow, and traces of early gilding (the engraving rubbed in places) 6.5 cm; 2 1/2 in barrels Provenance Paul J. Wolf G.E.Watts Esq, sold Sotheby's London, 10th June 1968, lot 99 Literature Paul J. Wolf, Additions to the list of English all metal boxlock flintlock pistols, in Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, no. 4, December 1975 H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 253.
Lot 410
‡A 26 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1778 with swamped sighted barrel signed 'H. Mortimer, London' on the top flat, struck with the barrelsmith's mark, London view and proof marks and engraved with a panel of beadwork at the breech (areas of light pitting), finely engraved tang incorporating the back-sight and decorated with a bouquet, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with bolt safety-catch and bevelled cock, figured walnut full stock (small dents) carved with a low apron moulding about the tang, engraved brass mounts comprising flush-fitting side-plate engraved with border ornament and a central bouquet, spurred pommel decorated with a flowerhead, trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial engraved with a delicate flower on the bow, vacant escutcheon, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and associated ramrod 25.5 cm; 10 in barrel Provenance Arthur John Blunt collection, sold, Bonhams, 11th May 2016, lot 376
Lot 417
‡A RARE 120 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL WITH TUTENAG BARREL, ACTION AND MOUNTS BY MORTIMER, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1776 with turn-off two-stage cannon barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the breech, engraved action decorated with border ornament and scrolls carried by rococo foliage, the scrolls respectively signed 'Mortimer' and inscribed 'London', engraved tang, highly figured rounded walnut butt profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolling tendrils, flowers and rococo shells within a wrigglework frame, silver mounts comprising grotesque mask butt-cap and escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'JH', and tutenag trigger-guard engraved with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow 3.5 cm; 1 3/8 in barrel Provenance William Guthman, sold Bonhams & Butterfields 12th October 2006, lot 5.
Lot 428
ËœA FINE ENGLISH STONEBOW BY JOHNSON, WIGAN, CIRCA 1750 with slender steel bow fitted with later expertly constructed string, highly figured rosewood tiller incorporating steel gaffle engraved with chevrons, fitted with folding forward sight, the forward portion of the tiller inlaid with an engraved shaped silver plaque, a pair of iron flush-fitting scrolling side-plates, signed folding back-sight with three sighting apertures, moulded lever button, sparsely engraved trigger-guard with acorn terminals, and the tiller numbered '909' 71.8 cm; 28 1/4 in tiller Provenance Albert Littler, sold, Christie's, London, 18th July 2002, lot 229
Lot 429
AN ENGLISH CROSSBOW BY E.BLANCHER, ATTLEBOROUGH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with associated slender steel bow fitted with later string, and inscribed with the spurious date '1661' on a small metal plaque wedging the bow, tiller grooved at the front for bolts, fitted with long iron panels extending over the butt, bronze nut, signed on a plaque behind in silver, a pair of lugs for a winding device, and long iron trigger with acorn finial (the iron parts pitted, restorations) 80.5 cm; 31 3/4 in tiller
Lot 452
A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY THOMAS (1) HAWLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1700 with brass sighted barrel formed in two stages, engraved with foliage and moulded at the median, the breech engraved with a scroll of foliage and struck with London proof marks and the barrelsmith's mark, signed rounded lock engraved with border ornament and strawberry foliage the cock engraved en suite (rubbed), figured walnut full stock, brass mounts including openwork scrolling side-plate, spurred pommel engraved with foliage, trigger-guard with a spray of foliage on the bow and foliate terminal, moulded ramrod-pipe and vacant escutcheon with a grotesque mask top and bottom (later ramrod) 24.2 cm; 9 1/2 in barrel Thomas (1) Hawley produced his proof piece in 1681, became assistant 1697 and Master 1701. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance 1682-1707.
Lot 489
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN A VERY RARE 60 BORE SEVEN-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK GOOSE RIFLE BY HENRY NOCK, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1791-3 with browned twist barrels arranged as six around a central seventh, signed in full on the rib and rifled with seven grooves, fitted with silver fore-sight, engraved breech decorated with foliage and with gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened breech block variously numbered on the face '2917 and '103', engraved tang decorated with foliage inhabited by waterfowl and incorporating a folding back-sight of two leaves set at right angles, stepped bevelled lock signed within a gold-lined oval, fitted with bolt safety-catch, gold-lined pan, and roller (restorations including later cock screw and gold), figured walnut half-stock (the underside cracked and expertly repaired diagonally from the beneath the lock to the rear ramrod-pipe), chequered grip, engraved blued iron mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a hound putting up a brace of birds on the bow and with pineapple finial, butt-plate with a further vignette, rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the trigger-guard, a further browned ramrod-pipe (the metal parts expertly refinished), and later brass-tipped ramrod 51.5 cm; 20 ¼ in barrels A similar rifle by this maker made for H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in April 1793 is in the Royal Collection at Windsor. Colonel Thomas Thornton, perhaps the most flamboyant sportsman and falconer of the 18th century, author of 'A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England' and 'A Sporting Tour through France' was a notable exponent of Nock's goose rifles. For an account of Nock's seven barrelled naval and also sporting guns see Blackmore 1955, pp. 165-182 The engraving on the mounts is probably by the master engraver William Palmer (1737-1812). His accounts for the years 1791, 1792 and 1793 record 3, 9, and 7 volley guns respectively, decorated by him. See Clancy & Griffin (privately published), p. 18.
Lot 491
A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, LATE 18TH CENTURY with brass two-stage barrel flaring towards the muzzle, octagonal breech, iron tang, rounded lock, full stock (small chips), brass mounts including flush-fitting side-plate, trigger-guard with moulded finial and broad bow, butt-plate and iron fore-end cap, and iron ramrod 46.2 cm; 18 1/4 in barrel
Lot 493
A 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY BY HARRISON, GOODMANSFIELDS, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with two-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle and signed over the octagonal breech, struck with the barrelsmith's mark and London proof marks on the left, gold-lined vent, engraved grooved tang, border-engraved bolted lock signed on a scroll, figured walnut half-stock inlaid with silver-wire about the ramrod aperture, behind the lock, with the initials 'WH', probably the maker, behind the tang and with an elaborate trophy-of-arms centring on a wild boar head in place of the side-plate, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with finial formed as a bouquet and a rococo flower head on the bow, butt-plate with a trophy-of-arms on the tang (the iron parts with areas of wear and pitting), and two moulded silver ramrod-pipes (ramrod missing) 64.2 cm; 25 3/8 in barrel William Harrison is recorded at Rosemary Lane, East Smithfield in 1777 and at Goodman's Yard, Minories in 1779. See Blackmore 1999, p. 74
Lot 507
A 50 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY; A 14 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A 15 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 the first with swamped barrel chiselled and gilt over the breech, bevelled lock engraved with scrolls and foliage en rocaille on the tail, cock decorated en suite, full stock carved with scrollwork about the tang and inlaid with silver wire scrolls, foliage and wrigglework, border-engraved iron mounts including solid side-plate, spurred pommel and trigger-guard with bow en suite with the lock, and iron-capped wooden ramrod; the second with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod, flush-fitting lock, full stock and chequered grip (worn, restorations); the third with octagonal barrel, stepped lock, full stock and iron mounts (worn) the first: 8.2 cm; 3 1/4 in barrel (3)
Lot 543
AN 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY JOSEPH GRIFFIN, LONDON, 1750, SILVER MARK OF JOHN KING with swamped barrel signed on a flat within a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, struck with London view and proof and the barrelsmith's mark on the left, engraved tang, signed border-engraved rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a scallop moulding about the tang, silver mounts comprising openwork rococo side plate decorated with foliage and shell ornament, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant rococo escutcheon, two moulded ramrod pipes, iron trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial and engraved with a flower on the bow 17.7 cm; 6 7/8 in barrel
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