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Lot 64
Attributed to G. & J. Lines - Victorian painted wooden rocking horse with dapple-grey decoration and leather saddle, on pine trestle base stamped 'Patented Jan. 29th, 1880', 116cm long x 113cm highThe first rocking horses to be produced would have been on bow rockers, followed by early Lines rocking horses on safety stands bearing the patent stamp '29 Jan 1880' on their base boards. This stencilled mark refers to the British patent for a swing or safety stand by an American Philip Marqua. The base boards of all rocking horses using this design were required to have the '29 Jan 1880' stencil for the three year life of the patent.
Lot 70
Late 19th century French brass and champlevé enamel mantel clock, retailed by Finnegans, Manchester, with inscribed gilt 2.25-inch / 5.7cm Arabic chapter ring and enamel rosette centre, the unmarked timepiece movement, numbered 1373, now with verticallly-mounted lever platform escapement, the arched case with free-standing columns on a bow-breakfront base and button feet, 18.5cm high
Lot 425
TWO MEISSEN PUG DOGS (2)Circa 1745-50 Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, each modelled seated with tails curled, wearing puce and gilt collars with gilt bells, the bitch with blue bow and with a puppy suckling below, each seated on an oval base applied with flowers and leaves, faint blue crossed swords mark to underside of bases, 15.5cm highProvenanceThe collection of the lateCountess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021) See Bellmans website forfurther details:https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zyCONDITION REPORTMale- Very minor shallow chip to left ear.Lacking bow on collarBitch- some restoration and a chip to blue bow on collar. Minor chips to the leaves on the base.
Lot 426
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A PUG DOGMid 18th century Modelled by J.J.Kaendler, facing to the right, wearing a red collar with yellow bow and gilt bells, seated on a rectangular turquoise cushion with gilt lines and tassels, 11.5cm highProvenanceThe collection of the lateCountess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021) See Bellmans website forfurther details:https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zyCONDITION REPORTRestoration to right ear. Restoration and chip to left ear. Some restoration to the yellow bow. Small loss of black enamel around mouth.Restoration to one corner of the base. Minor chip to base. Some wear to the gilding
Lot 427
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A PUG DOGMid 18th century Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, facing to the right, wearing a puce collar with blue bow and gilt bells, seated on a rectangular cushion with puce foliate scrolls and gilt tassels, 11.5cm highProvenanceThe collection of the lateCountess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021) See Bellmans website forfurther details:https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zyCONDITION REPORTMinor loss to black enamel around the mouth.Tail lacking. Restoration to right foreleg. Restoration to the cushion. Minor wear to the gilding.Minor nick to one of the tassels
Lot 428
A MEISSEN MINIATURE FIGURE OF A STANDING PUG DOGMid 18th century Wearing a puce collar with gilt bow and fixed to a later ormolu base cast with flowers and leaves, pug 5cm high, overall height 7.5cmProvenanceThe collection of the lateCountess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021) See Bellmans website forfurther details:https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zyCONDITION REPORTMinor nick to bow. Some restoration to both front legs. Haircrack to side of left front leg.
Lot 485
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PASTORAL GROUPCirca 1745-50 Modelled by J.J.Kaendler, as a young woman seated playing the lute, a gallant standing beside holding a flower posy in each hand, a recumbent lamb on the flower encrusted base, 13.75cm high, with later gilt-metal stand with porcelain flowers, overall height 27.5cm (2)Chip to the man's black bow in his hair. Restoration to fingers of right hand. Small chip to her puce bow on bonnet. Some restoration to branch of tree an to the leaves, Small restoration to the tips of her fingers of right hand. Some restoration and chips to applied flowers and leaves around the base. Some small losses to the flowers on the gilt-metal standProvenance: The Late Lady Williams of Elvel (1929-2023) See Bellmans website article for further details
Lot 552
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A PIPING SHEPHERDMid 18th century Modelled standing against a tree stump with legs crossed, a recumbent dog at his feet, blue crossed swords mark to rear of base, 17.5cm high; also a Bow porcelain frill vase and cover, red anchor and dagger mark, 32cm high (3)Piping Shepherd- Restoration to hat. Restored through neck. Restoration and chip to black bow in hair. Restoration to nose. Restoration to each hand. Restoration and loos to dog's front left legBow frill vase and cover- extensive restoration and some losses
Lot 127
A QUANTIY OF 9CT GOLD JEWELLERY To include a modern, oval belcher link chain, 74cm long, an antique round belcher link chain with chenier and bayonet clasp, 45cm long, a fancy link, tri-colour gold bracelet with bolt ring clasp, 18cm long. Also a 3.5cm wide, ribbon bow brooch with roller clasp. Total weight 24.1 grams.
Lot 7837
JEAN ALLEN: A superb vintage late 1950's early 1960's silk chiffon evening dress in chartreuse. The dress has shoulder straps with a wonderful softly ruched bodice which has a bow off centre to the right which features cascading chiffon pleats, the dress is secured by zip fastening at the back, the dress is also supported by a full length underskirt
Lot 530
A Chanel CC heart and bow applied, white and black resin cuff hinged bangle, circa 2006. From the Spring collection, the applied oval plaque stamped 06 P.Some light scratches to the heart applied front. The bangle has light scratches. Tarnishing to the silvered hinge.This doesn't come with box or bag. Provenance - from a private collector who has collected Chanel for nearly 30 years. We have been selling her collection for over 2 years. doesn't come with box.
Lot 77
A Victorian gold white opal and split pearl heart and red enamel bow pendant. The gold backed heart silver set with five circular split white opals surrounded by 12 split pearls, the enamel bow bale set with a pair of navette and circular opals, the heart measures 25 x 20mm, length including suspension ring 38mm, 9.7g.One pearl has the surface skin chipped/worn off. The opals have slight surface scratches but not visible to the naked eye. Some light scratches and dents to the gold on the back.
Lot 115
An early 20th Century silver mounted oak easel-back 'Valkyrie' photograph frame, embossed figure of Valkyrie in full battle dress standing on the left side of the aperture, 'Valkyrie' above, a bow and other weapons to the right and a Viking long ship beneath, Rd. No. 441066, height 23cm, Birmingham 1904, J Bushnell & Co.
Lot 228
A large Meissen porcelain ewer emblematic of 'Earth', circa 1880After the model by Johann Joachim Kändler, of flattened baluster form with a scroll handle modelled as a sheaf of corn entwined with pink ribbon and surmounted by a putto holding a basket of fruit, the body with a high relief hunting scene depicting hounds attacking wild boar, deer and bear flanked by figures of Diana holding a gilt bow and a satyr playing pipes, the obverse painted with a mountainous lakeside scene, all raised on circular foot applied with putto digging with a spade, 68cm high, crossed swords in underglaze-blue with a single cancellation mark, incised 309., impressed 66 or 99 (chips and losses, firing crack along the neck)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 233
A Meissen group of a Nereid and Cupid, second half 19th centuryModelled by Otto König, with the nereid reclining in a seashell, Cupid seated on the side playing a lyre, a bow and quiver beside him, the octagonal base moulded with a gilt-edged classical frieze, 17cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised model number G.148 and impressed numeral (minor chips to the lyre)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 106
A Meissen allegorical group of three putti, circa 1755One holding a bow and arrow, another a burning heart and letter and the third sheet music for a minuet, on a high base moulded with gilt-edged rocailles, 25.5cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to the rear of the base (minor restoration)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 101
A NORTHWEST INDIAN RECURVED COMPOSITE BOW, 18TH CENTURY formed of wood, bone and sinew, with carved nocks (one chipped, small losses), lacquered over its surface with a green background decorated with traditional ornament in gilt polychrome, reinforced with bands of sinew on the inner face, and a brief inscription on each side of one nock, 97.0 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G16.
Lot 102
A SOUTH INDIAN DECORATED BOW, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY KARNATAKA of bamboo, with carved nocks, painted in gold with scrolling foliage against a green ground, with grip decorated with gold en suite against a red ground (small chips, fitted with a later string), 130.8 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G06.
Lot 103
A SOUTH INDIAN CEREMONIAL COPPER ALLOY BOW, POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY MYSORE, KARNATAKA formed in one piece, cast and chased with a Yali head at the terminals and a pair of Yali heads at the grip, and with beadwork borders along its length (restorations), 98.4 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number L06.
Lot 336
A GERMAN STONEBOW (SCHNEPPER), FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with slender steel bow fitted with later string of twisted cord incorporating a pocket for the pellets, a pair of fixed fore-sight pillars, built-in gaffle retained by a spring-catch at the rear, stamped with the maker's mark, in a shield a prancing stag (Neue Støckel 5143 or 8442), carved fruitwood butt decorated with scrolls and linear frames, inset with an engraved plaque on the left charged with crowned Bavarian ducal arms (chipped) on the left, and with scenes from the chase on the right, steel loop, and trigger-guard59 cm; 23 1/4 in tiller ProvenanceErnst Schmidt, Munich, 5th June 1930, no. 24John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester Massachusetts (inv. no 1106), sold in this room 20th March 2013, lot 259. Ivory Registration reference QZSMP6KS
Lot 337
AN ITALIAN STONEBOW, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow retained by a pair of irons and fitted with a later string of twisted cord with pouch and wooden spacers, carved hardwood tiller of characteristic form, reinforced with a slender steel panel top and bottom at the front, the rear portion incorporating a carved openwork scroll decorated with lines and pellets, turned knop finial (small chips), fitted with iron forward prong finial, fixed two-prong steel fore-sight, moulded steel trigger operating the string release (terminal bent), and arched steel back-sight, 107.0 cm tiller
Lot 380
TWO SILVER BUTT-PLATES AND TWO SILVER TRIGGER-GUARDS FOR SPORTING GUNS, LONDON 1815, MAKER’S MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETT the first engraved with a hound putting up a game-bird on the tang; the second decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the tang, the owner’s crest, a unicorn bust erased, and the motto ‘Erectus non Elatus’ on the heel (not identified) above ‘No. 2’; the third decorated with a Britannia trophy on the bow; and the fourth decorated with a hound on the bow and with a pillar terminal at the front, the first 12.5 cm high (4) For an account Michael Barnett’s work and the attribution of his marks, see Dickens 1999, pp. 86 – 117.
Lot 395
A RARE 11 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY EDWARD NEWTON, GRANTHAM, LONDON 1743, MAKERS MARK JA with rebrowned swamped barrel formed in four stages, fitted with chiselled silver fore-sight (rubbed), two-stage breech octagonal then polygonal, the former signed ‘E. Newton, Grantham’ within a frame of houndstooth, struck with the barrelsmith’s marks, a flowerhead and the initials ‘EN’ and private proof mark on the left, gold lined vent, engraved breech tang decorated with scrolls and grooved for sighting, banana shaped lock signed ‘E. Newton’ on a tasselled scroll beneath a rococo shell, fitted with broad engraved sliding bolt safety-catch, moulded cock chiselled with foliage (top-jaw and screw replaced), raised pan with water drain and moulded steel (refaced), figured walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding involving a rococo shell about the tang (the fore-end with a small repaired crack, small filled repairs and dents on the butt), finely chased full silver mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with rococo fronds, a cockle shell and acanthus foliage, side-plate formed as a pike, trigger-guard with acanthus forward terminal, a flower at the rear and engraved with a further large cockle shell on the bow (rubbed), escutcheon chiselled with a leafy branch inhabited by a large pheasant, three ramrod-pipes (the forward-most an early replacement) and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original, 106.8 cm barrel ProvenanceAlexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (1723-1769)Eglinton Castle, sold Dowell’s Edinburgh, 1st – 5th December 1925, lot 903The Rev. E.C. AlstonW. Keith Neal (no. G331), sold Bonham’s 10th November, 2005, lot 19 LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, 1740 – 1790, 1975, p. 108, plates 378 – 380.W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Messrs. Griffin & Tow and W. Bailes, 1989, p.18.Fred Buller, The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike, Stanley Paul & Co., 1979, p.181 (sideplate illustrated).John A. Atkinson, The British Duelling Pistol, p.45. Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (1723-1769) was a politician, reformer and close friend of James Boswell who records his time with Doctor Johnson in his London Journal 1762-1767. Eglinton took considerable interest in national and local affairs, particularly in the welfare of his tenants, and was described as the reviver of agriculture in Ayrshire. In the family archives there is a letter to his brother stating that a duel took place between him and a Mr Bathurst with apparently no consequence of note. His life came to an untimely end when he was accidentally shot by Mungo Campbell, an excise officer on Ardrossan beach. Eglinton saw Campbell with a musket, having already warned him against carrying a weapon on his land. The earl rode up with some servants and challenged Campbell to hand over his piece, while chiding him for suspected poaching. Campbell refused and backed away from the earl, who continued to demand the weapon. The stand-off continued, Campbell stumbled and discharged his weapon as he fell. The ball struck the earl in the stomach, inflicting what he himself immediately recognized as a fatal wound, he died in the early hours of 25th October. Campbell was found guilty of murder at the high court of justiciary in Edinburgh on 27th February 1770, but escaped execution by hanging himself in his cell on the night of 1st March. Edward Newton of Grantham (1718-1764) has been described as a pivotal gunmaker, in terms of the quality, diversity and technical innovations in the weapons he made and of the next generation of illustrious gunmakers who were apprenticed to and influenced by him. These include Robert Wogdon, John Fox Twigg, John Manton (to William Edson, Newton’s foreman) and Thomas Manton. See Wimsey 2000, pp. 281-289.
Lot 396
A 14 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHN FOX TWIGG, WITH SPANISH BARREL, CIRCA 1775-7 with Spanish barrel formed in two stages fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, chiselled girdle, and octagonal breech stamped with the gold-lined mark of A. P. Esteva and Barcelona town mark (Neue Støckel 328 and 8512), further gold-lined decorative marks and inlaid on each side with silver-inlaid scrolling foliage (small losses, areas of light pitting), gold-lined vent, engraved breech tang decorated with a flower, scrolls and foliage, stepped bevelled lock with second form of signature beneath the pan, fitted with bevelled cock (top-jaw replaced) and moulded steel, iron trigger retaining traces of early blued finish, figured walnut half-stock carved with a raised moulding involving a rococo shell behind the tang, cut with pineapple chequering over the grip, iron mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with scrolls and border ornament, trigger-guard with acorn finial and engraved with a rococo flower on the bow, three ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original, 104.7 cm barrel ProvenanceChristie’s, King Street, 29th March 1995, lot 190 John Fox Twigg was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1732, he is recorded Gunmaker at Angel Court, Charing Cross 1755-60; 132 Strand (opposite Catherine Street), 1760-76; Piccadilly, 1776-90. He was contractor to the East India Company, worked in partnership with John Bass from 1788, and died in 1790.
Lot 401
A 12 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY ROBERT WOGDON, CIRCA 1765-70 with rebrowned barrel of so-called ‘Spanish’ form, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, struck with two barrelsmith’s marks retaining traces of gold lining, in a rectangle ‘Wogdon/London’ and a rampant lion, over the breech, gold-lined vent, struck beneath with London proof marks, engraved tang decorated with rococo scrolls and foliage, stepped bevelled lock signed in script, bevelled cock en suite (top-jaw replaced), figured walnut half-stock carved with a rococo shell behind the tang, pineapple chequered grip, ‘skeleton’ butt, engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate, decorated with foliage, trigger-guard with acorn finial of early form and a rococo flower on the bow and three ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap and engraved silver barrel bolt escutcheons (associated ramrod, iron parts with areas of pitting), 92.2 cm barrel ProvenancePrivately acquired, 1993 LiteratureJohn O’Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, Bonhams 2019, p. 255
Lot 402
A 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY BARKER, WIGAN, CIRCA 1775-80 with rebrowned two stage barrel swamped towards the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, the latter stamped with gold-lined Spanish style barrelsmith’s mark ‘Barker Wigan’, London proof marks and a further barrelsmith’s mark, ‘WB’, engraved grooved tang, signed stepped bevelled lock with some later case-hardened colour (the pan with later gold lining, steel relined), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, iron mounts comprising skeleton butt-plate formed of a series of engraved strapwork panels decorated with beadwork and small flowerheads, trigger-guard with very short finials and engraved bow, three ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (perhaps an early association), 94.7 cm barrel ProvenanceBrian Boys, 2003 LiteratureAlbert Littler, “An Old Wigan Trade”, Journal of The Society of Archer – Antiquaries, vol. 34 (1991), pp. 30-41. William Barker is thought to have come to Wigan circa 1738-40 where he apprenticed to Jonathan Johnson serving until 1748 when he became a Freeman and traded in his own right at Standishgate until his death around circa 1786-7. He is principally known for his clocks and crossbows; the latter were numbered up to 416. Firearms by this maker are rare.
Lot 403
A FINE 22 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY DURS EGG, CIRCA 1790 with rebrowned octagonal twist barrel rifled with eight grooves, fitted with reblued folding back-sight and silver-gilt fore-sight, signed ‘D. Egg, London’ in gold capital letters over the breech, inlaid with two gold lines, and struck beneath with London proof marks, gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened breech tang decorated with foliage inhabited by two game birds and a sunburst, engraved stepped bevelled lock retaining some early case-hardening colour, decorated with a hound putting up a game bird on the tail and signed beneath the pan, fitted with blued sliding bolt safety-catch, bevelled cock decorated with a spray of foliage, gold-lined semi-rainproof pan and border-engraved steel chiseled with a central triangular panel, the interior fitted with blued main and sear spring, figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, case-hardened iron mounts, comprising butt-plate engraved with a hound putting up a game-bird on the tang, trigger-plate with stylised pomegranate finial, trigger-guard with a moulded pillar at the front, engraved with a game vignette on the bow and a star on the rear scroll, fore-end-cap decorated with a sunburst, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, iron sling swivels, original wooden ramrod with chequered brass tip, iron sling swivels, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and some early finish throughout, 69.6 cm barrel ProvenanceBonhams 23rd April 2008, lot 371. ExhibitedThe Rowland Club, Cotswolds weekend, June 2008. Durs Egg, son of Leonz a gunmaker in Oberbuchsiten, Switzerland, was born in 1748 and, after a short stay in Paris, is recorded working with John Twigg in London around 1772. He was granted denization in 1791, worked as Gunmaker and Sword Cutler, 24 Princes Street, Leicester Fields, 1778 - 86; 1 Coventry Street, Haymarket, 1786 - 1804; 132 Strand (near Somerset House), 1804 - 16; 1 Pall Mall Colonnade, 1816 - 32. He had a factory at 35 Mansell Street, 1794 – 11, his house and workshop was at 9 Kensington Gore, 1797 – 1802 and Knightsbridge Green, 1802 - 30. He was Contractor to Ordnance, 1784 – 1820, was granted patents for a breech loading gun, waterproof locks, recoiling barrel, pistol shoulder butt, tubular sights in 1803; and improved flintlocks, 3 & 4 barrelled guns, stick gun and safety powder flask in 1812. He was Gunmaker to George IV & Duke of York. A silver-mounted flintlock breechloading rifle by Durs Egg, made around 1784, is preserved in the Royal Collection, Windsor. He became blind in 1822 and died in 1831. See Blair 1973, pp. 266-299 and 305-353.
Lot 404
A 48 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY OR A LADY BY DURS EGG, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1785-90 with rebrowned barrel formed in two-stages, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, signed in gold letters over the breech, inlaid with two gold lines, gold lined vent and stamped with private proof marks beneath, engraved grooved tang, stepped bevelled lock engraved with flowers on the tail, signed in script beneath the gold-lined pan, fitted with engraved bevelled cock (top-jaw replaced), bolt safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan and steel spring with roller, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a Britannia trophy on the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, trigger-guard with a pillar at the front and engraved with a hound on the bow, two ramrod-pipes, fore-end-cap and two sling swivels, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped ramrod with brass terminal, probably the original, 81.2 cm barrel See footnote to Lot 403.
Lot 405
A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY DURS EGG, NO. 212, CIRCA 1800-5 with browned twist sighted barrel signed in gold letters over the breech and engraved with a star, struck beneath with London proof marks, case-hardened patent breech inlaid with two gold lines, gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened tang decorated with foliage, engraved case-hardened flush-fitting lock decorated with border ornament, a trophy-of-music on the tail and signed in script, fitted with engraved bolt safety-catch, ‘French’ cock, gold-lined rainproof pan, patent steel with safety vent and inscribed ‘Egg Patent’, blued steel spring with roller, and the inside with much early finish, highly figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered grip, engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a retrieving hound on the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, blued trigger-guard with pillar forward terminal and a hound on the bow, blued fore-end cap, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod with worm, probably the original, and much early finish throughout, 99.5 cm barrel ProvenanceLord Home of the HirselChristie’s South Kensington, 15th July 1994, lot 104 See footnote to Lot 403.
Lot 406
A ROYAL 22 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHN PROBIN, LONDON PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1809-11 with rebrowned sighted barrels signed ‘Maker to His Majesty the Prince of Wales’ in gold letters on the rib, struck with proof marks beneath, ‘narrow twisted’ and ‘Nephew to the late IP’, case-hardened breeches inlaid with a thick and thin gold line at the top and bottom and struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s stamps, engraved case-hardened tang decorated with foliage and a sunburst, engraved flush-fitting locks decorated with border ornament and a hound putting up a game bird on the tails, gold-lined maker’s stamps, fitted with ‘French’ cocks and gold-lined rainproof pans, figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, engraved steel mounts retaining some early colour, comprising butt-plate decorated with a hound putting up a game bird, trigger-plate with Prince of Wales’ ostrich feather terminal, trigger-guard with a Brittania trophy on the bow, and two ramrods-pipes, silver escutcheon engraved with the Prince of Wales’ feathers issuant from a crown and motto ‘Ich Dien’, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and silver-tipped ramrod with silvered worm,, 82.4 cm barrels ProvenancePeter Dyson & Son, 1994 John Probin, nephew of the gunmaker of the same name, is recorded working in Birmingham circa 1802-17. He is recorded as an apprentice circa 1809 and by 1816 he was insolvent, a debtor in Fleet prison. For an account of the Probin Gunmaking Dynasty see Godwin, Evans and Williams 2016, pp. 14-23. The engraving is perhaps from the workshop of William Palmer.
Lot 407
A FINE 18 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHN CALVERT, LEEDS, CIRCA 1797-1805 with rebrowned barrel formed in two stages, fitted with gold bead fore-sight enclosed by gold scrolls, chiselled at the median, inlaid with elaborate gold scrolls and foliage, formed with a two-stage flat over the breech and signed ‘Calvert Leeds’ in a gold oval enclosed by gold fronds, with a further flat on each side of the breech adjacent to the left and right of the stock, engraved grooved tang inlaid with gold en suite, stepped bevelled lock engraved with flowers on the tail and a hound putting up a bird behind the cock, signed on a gold oval carried by gold foliage and a trumpet beneath the pan, fitted with engraved bevelled cock enriched with gold including a sunburst on the top-jaw, gold-lined pan, border-engraved steel and blued steel spring, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, engraved and gilt steel mounts en suite with the barrel and lock, comprising butt-plate decorated with game birds, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, trigger-guard with a festoon on the bow and pillar front terminal, three ramrod-pipes, gold shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest, a stag’s head, enclosed by a pair of silver fronds, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end cap and horn-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original, 101.2 cm barrel ProvenancePeter Dyson, 1996
Lot 408
A RARE D.B. 20 BORE SINGLE TRIGGER FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY CHARLES GRIERSON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON, NO. 92, CIRCA 1800-10 with rebrowned sighted barrels signed in gold capitals on the rib, cased hardened patent breeches stamped ‘Grierson Patent’ and inlaid with gold lines, stamped with the serial number beneath, gold-lined vents, engraved grooved breech tang decorated with dense foliage, engraved flush-fitting locks decorated with a hound on the tails, sunbursts and signed in block capitals, fitted with semi-rainproof gold-lined pans and engraved ‘French’ cocks (top-jaws replaced), border-engraved steels (now separate, currently fitted with working replacements) figured half-stock, chequered grip (rubbed), the butt with raised cheek-piece, engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate, trigger-plate with pineapple terminal trigger-guard decorated with a trophy on the bow, three ramrod-pipes, two sling mounts, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original, 77.2 cm barrels ProvenanceDouglas B. (“Bunny”) Tubbs, 1996 The single trigger fires the left barrel first. Charles Grierson, a former workman of John Manton, is recorded at 10 New Bond Street, 1793-1841. He was Gunmaker to George III and granted English Patent No. 2566 in 1801 for his ‘Improved Taper Breech’.
Lot 424
A 20 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED LONG FLINTLOCK PRESENTATION PISTOL BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1803, MAKER'S MARK OF JOSEPH BUNNEY with three-stage barrel inlaid with a spiralling design of two alternating patterns of foliage over its forward half, a series of celestial motifs enclosing a scroll inscribed 'London, Gunmaker to His Majesty' at the median, an elaborate spray of silver flowers over the full length of the breech, (rubbed), fitted with silver 'spider' foresight, gold-lined vent and much blued finish, stepped bevelled lock inlaid with silver, decorated en suite with the barrel and incorporating the maker's signature on a scroll, fitted with bolt safety-catch, gold-lined pan, and steel spring with roller, figured walnut full stock profusely inlaid with silver wire and chased silver plaques, involving an elaborate design of scrolling tendrils filled with cornucopiae, celestial motifs and pierced trophies-of-music (the inlay with expert restorations), chased full silver mounts comprising spurred pommel with chased spiral cap of characteristic form and engraved with the owner’s name in Arabic, solid side-plate decorated with a Britannia trophy, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a Britannia trophy on the bow, two engraved ramrod-pipes, and vacant shield-shaped escutcheon (light wear throughout, ramrod replaced), 37.7 cm barrel ProvenanceW. Graham Lewis, formerly on loan to the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland (1971-2001)Sold Sotheby’s Olympia, 7th December 2001, lot 265 Harvey Walklate Mortimer (1753-1819) specialised in repeating pistols and gold-mounted guns for the Eastern market. The Morning Herald of 20th August 1784 advertised “For the Inspection of the Curious, just finished, Three Pair of Elegant Pistols, mounted in solid gold value 547£ intended as a present to a foreign Prince”. In 1801-2 he made gold mounted firearms set with diamonds for U.S. Government as presents for Bey of Tunis. The auction of stock by Harvey Walklate Junior in 1816 included ‘2 cases of grand ornamented pistols with their stocks, locks and barrels richly inlaid with gold and silver ornaments’. The Arabic inscription reads ‘S. Hussein’.
Lot 425
A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER OFFICER’S PISTOL WITH DETACHABLE SKELETON SHOULDER STOCK BY STAUDENMAYER, LONDON, NO. 1224, CIRCA 1810 with browned tapering sighted barrels signed on the upper flat and engraved with a band of foliage at the breeches, platinum-lined vents, engraved breech tang fitted with standing back-sight and decorated with a trophy-of-music, stepped bevelled locks engraved with foliage on the tails and a sunburst, fitted with sliding bolt safety-catches, 'French' cocks decorated en suite (top-jaws and screws replaced), semi-rainproof pans, and steel springs with rollers, highly figured walnut half-stock with finely chequered butt, engraved blued spurred trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-music on the bow, vacant silver escutcheon, engraved steel escutcheon for the shoulder stock, and swivel ramrod, together with figured walnut skeleton stock, with engraved blued spring-catch and mount, signed on the top ' Staudenmayer, London', 20.0 cm barrels ProvenanceWilliam Keith Neal, sold Christie's 8th November, 1995, lot 264. The Christie's catalogue records an accompanying note by Neal that states 'this pistol belonged to Richard Preston, K.C. (1769-1852 ) of Leigh House, Chulmleigh, Devon , through the Cole family to an A. Cole from whom the pistols was purchased for £9'. LiteratureRichard Akehurst, The World of Guns, 1972, p. 21.Shaun Brown, Samuel Staudenmayer, Gun Maker, Cockspur Street, London, in, The Canadian Society of Arms Collecting, Vol. 40, No. 3, August 2002, p. 92 Samuel Henry Staudenmayer, Gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and Duke of York, apprenticed to John Manton and is recorded at Cockspur Street circa 1802-25.
Lot 426
A 21 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOL BY JACKSON MORTIMER & SON, CIRCA 1813-16 with browned twist sighted barrels signed in gothic script on the rib, engraved breech decorated with a sunburst, inlaid with gold lines, platinum vents and struck beneath with proof marks, engraved breech tang decorated with a further starburst, foliage and grooved for sighting, flush-fitting flat locks engraved with foliage, border ornament and signed in script, fitted with rainproof pans, bevelled ‘French’ cocks decorated en suite, sliding bolt safety-catches, and steel springs with rollers, figured walnut half stock, chequered butt, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-plate with pineapple finial, trigger-guard decorated with a Brittania trophy on the bow, and ramrod-pipe, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and some early finish (later ramrod), 20.6 cm barrels ProvenancePrivately acquired from the estate of the late John Hoath, June 2009. LiteratureH. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers·1753 – 1923, 1998, p. 79 and pl. 116. Jackson Mortimer (1762-1834) used the marking ‘Mortimer & Son, St. James’s Street’ circa 1811-22. He was appointed Gunmaker Extraordinary to the Prince of Wales, on 8th July 1811 though he seems to have failed to take advantage of the appointment’s full commercial potential as reference to it on extant firearms is apparently unrecorded. See Munson 1998, p. 149, 152.
Lot 435
A BRASS BARRELLED FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED BASS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with brass barrel formed in three stages and moulded at the muzzle, fitted with spring bayonet on top, octagonal breech inscribed ‘London’ and struck with proof marks on the left, engraved tang fitted with bayonet release, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage and a sunburst, fitted with cock en suite and steel spring with roller, figured full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with foliage and a drum, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a rococo bouquet on the bow and two ramrod-pipes, and early brass-tipped ramrod with iron worm, probably the original, 36.0 cm barrel ProvenanceAcquired by the owner's father circa 1970
Lot 437
A BRASS BARRELLED FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY FIELD, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel formed in three stages and moulded at the muzzle, inscribed ‘London’ and engraved with a band at the breech, border-engraved tang, engraved stepped bevelled lock signed in an oval (pitting), figured walnut full stock (extensive repairs), later chequered grip, engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate with a rococo flower on the bow, skeleton side-plate, trigger-guard with pineapple finial (repaired), and a rococo flower on the bow, and two ramrod-pipes (associated ramrod), 35.7 cm barrel
Lot 440
A 28 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, NUREMBURG, MID-17TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in three stages, octagonal breech struck with the maker's initials 'GPS', bevelled lock retained by three side nails (two associated) over engraved foliate washers, fitted with external wheel retained by a small delicate pierced scrollwork basal bracket, moulded dog and sliding pan-cover with button release, engraved with foliage and a scrolling serpent on the tail, a large bouquet of ball flowers adjacent to the wheel and a pierced scrolling mermaid bracket on the dog, struck with Nuremburg town mark and the maker's mark (Neue Støckel 2697) on the inside, full stock moulded over the fore-end (small restorations), a raised foliate moulding about the tang, iron mounts comprising spurred pommel decorated with foliage and a flower on each side, trigger-guard with an oval flowerhead on the bow, moulded ramrod-pipe, and fore-end cap and early iron-tipped ramrod, 39.3 cm barrel
Lot 448
AN IRISH 22 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY CLARKE, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800 with slightly swamped twist octagonal sighted barrel signed on a gold-inlaid oval at the breech and inlaid with an engraved gold line, gold-lined vent, engraved tang decorated with border ornament and foliage and incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage and a line of beadwork, fitted with gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, steel with roller and detent (cock replaced), set trigger, figured full stock (minor bruising, fore-end chipped on each side and split along the ramrod-channel), chequered rounded butt, engraved steel mounts including butt-cap centring on a flowerhead, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a flower-head on the bow, oval silver escutcheon opposite the lock engraved with the owner's initials, and ramrod with iron powder-measure, probably the original, 25.7 cm. barrel
Lot 449
AN IRISH 16 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY CLARKE, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800 with slightly swamped rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel signed on the flat and engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, engraved tang decorated with border ornament and foliage, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage, fitted with semi-rainproof pan, steel spring with roller (cock replaced), figured full stock (cracks and repairs), engraved refinished steel mounts including butt-cap centring on a flowerhead, large trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a flower-head on the bow, and vacant copper escutcheon (associated ramrod), 25.0 cm barrel
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