A Pair Of 18-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolsSigned Lowe, Chester, Mid-19th CenturyWith russet sighted barrels each signed in capitals along the sighting flat, foliate engraved breeches each with two white-metal lines, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved back-action locks each signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork, dolphin hammers en suite (one action defective, both hammer spurs missing), figured full stocks (old bruising) each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each retaining some blueing, with pineapple finial and decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, vacant white-metal escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (some wear overall), London proof marks (2) 16.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:The retailer is probably William Lowe recorded in Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire between 1847 and 1869For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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An 11-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolSigned H.W. Mortimer, London, Late 19th CenturyWith twist octagonal sighted barrel (some old rust patination) signed in capitals along the top flat and engraved around the muzzle, foliate engraved breech with two platinum lines, foliate scroll engraved tang, border engraved flat lock (mainspring replaced) engraved 'LONDON' and decorated with foliate scrollwork, dolphin hammer decorated en suite, figured half-stock (horn fore-end cap incomplete) with chequered rounded butt, blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated en suite with the lock on the bow, vacant white-metal escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrod, London proof marks 20.8 cm. barrel Saleroom notices:PLEASE NOTE: The action is defectiveFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of Irish 40-Bore Percussion Travelling Pistols By Wm. & Jn. Rigby, Dublin, Nos. 13 And 14, Mid-19th CenturyWith twist sighted barrels (some light surface patination) each retaining most of the original browning along the bottom and engraved 'DUBLIN' within the sighting groove, case-hardened breeches each with platinum line engraved with a starburst in the sighting groove and with pierced platinum plug, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs each grooved for sighting, engraved rounded back-action locks each with three bents, signed in capitals and decorated with foliage, hammers decorated en suite, figured full stocks each with chequered butt and flattened ovoidal pommel, brass mounts comprising border engraved butt-caps each with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (one swivel broken) (2) 7 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Pair Of 16-Bore Forsyth Patent Roller Primer PistolsBy Forsyth Patent Gun Com.Y, London, Nos. 203 and 204, Circa 1809With sighted barrels each signed along the breech flat, case-hardened breeches each with back-sight, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed serial numbered border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with starbursts and a martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved strikers and plain serial numbered primers, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (barrels with minor pitting, no. 203 retaining much of its original finish, no. 204 with some wear, stock with minor restoration), London proof marks (2)21 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P584 and P585Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 170One pistol, Clay P. Bedford Collection, 1107 Sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms & Armour..., 23 September 2020, lot 312ExhibitedOne pistol, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, cat. no. 171LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1969, pp. 33-34D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1995, pp. 16, 36, pls. 4a, b, and colour pl.1Clay 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. 158 and 159, no. 171 (illustrated)This is the earliest pair of Forsyth pistols recordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine And Rare Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Pellet-Lock Silver-Mounted Travelling PistolsBy C. Moore, London, No. 948, London Silver Hallmarks For 1824, Maker's Mark Of Elizabeth BarnettWith browned twist very slightly swamped octagonal barrels each with silver fore-sight centred on an engraved silver-gilt starburst, and inlaid with an elaborate design of engraved symmetrical gold foliage in front of the breech, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp between gold lines, platinum plugs, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with symmetrical foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered flat locks each decorated with foliage, safety-catches each engaging with the back of the hammer, the latter engraved en suite with the lock and with detachable striker retained by a blued spring, foliate engraved pivoting cap-retainers each with platinum-lined head and operating against the toe of the hammer and a roller on a blued external spring, figured full stocks each with dark horn cap and chequered rounded butt, mounts comprising plain butt-caps, serial numbered trigger-guards (one set of hallmarks rubbed) each engraved with foliage on the border engraved bow, blued steel trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, turned silver ramrod-pipes, original brass-mounted ramrods, one with threaded cap over the worm, and in fine condition retaining much of their original finish: in their highly figured hardwood case fitted and lined in green velvet with accessories including Sykes three-way retaining most of its original finish, rare copper dispenser for pellets, the toothed wheel stamped 'C. MOORE' and '795', steel two-piece nipple-wrench, and steel bullet mould, the outside of the lid (minor damage) inlaid with symmetrical brass foliage within brass line borders (incomplete), Charles Moore's barrelsmith's mark 8.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceOlympia Auctions, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 30 July 2020, lot 277LiteratureLeslie Southwick, 'The Maker's Mark Of Michael Barnett Struck On Georgian Silver Gun Furniture And Silver Hilts And His London Workshop', J.A.A.S., Vol. XXIV, No. 4 (September 2023), pp. 241-242, fig. 20aCharles 2 Moore was at 34 Regent Street, Waterloo Place or Regent Circus, London between 1823 and 1825, and was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to William IV in 1836. His pellet-lock was based on Westley Richards' British Patent No. 4611 of 1821For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And Another of 50-BoreThe First Signed Wheeler, London, Circa 1800, The Second Signed Anderson, Circa 1815-20The first with turn-off barrel, border engraved action signed within a foliate oval over each side, one side suspended from a garland, ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw replaced), folding trigger, and flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles (minor losses, some old rust patination), unproved; the second with reblued turnoff barrel, action signed in an oval on one side and engraved with a flower-head on the other, thumbpiece safety-catch, trigger-guard engraved with a bow, flat-sided butt, and diamond-shaped escutcheon (some wear and rust patination), Birmingham proof marks (2) 6.3cm. and 4.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol Signed H. Nock, London, Circa 1820With turn-off brass barrels numbered '18' and '19' respectively at the breeches, border engraved brass action (cock and steel replaced) and breeches, the latter numbered to correspond, the former signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, and flat-sided butt, Birmingham proof marks 7.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol By Ketland & Co. Of Birmingham, Circa 1780With turn-off cannon barrel, border engraved action (top jaw and screw replaced, and comb of cock incomplete), signed in capitals on a foliate rococo scroll on one side and decorated with a foliate rocaille on the other, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch with traces of engraving on the bow, figured flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, and border engraved vacant silver escutcheon (some old wear), London proof marks 6 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolBy Heylin, Cornhill, London, Circa 1770With turn-off cannon barrel, border engraved action signed in capitals over each side and decorated with rocailles and foliage involving a part martial trophy on one side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with an oval motif on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, Tower private proof marks and Heylin's barrelsmith's mark 5.4 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P480Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 225Heylin, gunmaker and stonebow maker, was made free of the London Gunmakers' Company by redemption in 1757, was elected Assistant in 1773, Upper Warden in 1776, and Master in 1777. He was contractor to the East India Company, 1773-1777, to the Hudson's Bay Company, 1775-1777, and to the African Merchants Company in 1760. Also on the livery of the Worshipful Company of Vinters, his career was interrupted by bankruptcy in 1779 and he died in 1801. See Norman Dixon, 'Joseph Heylin, A Georgian Gunmaker', J.A.A.S., Vol. XVII, No.3 (March 2002), pp. 155-189For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 50-Bore Flintlock D.B. Box-Lock Pistol By Taylor, Circa 1775With turn-off canon barrels punched with two and three dots respectively to correspond with the breeches, border engraved action decorated with foliage and signed within a rocaille against a part martial trophy on one side, ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw replaced), engraved cut-off lever on the left side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with an oval motif on the bow, figured rounded butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork flower-heads and part martial trophies (some losses), vacant silver escutcheon with cast borders, and silver grotesque mask butt-cap (some wear and rust patination), Birmingham private proof marks 9.4 cm. barrels Footnotes:An Edward Taylor is recorded in Birmingham between 1766 and 1772For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 25-Bore Flintlock Travelling Pistol Signed Rawson, London, Circa 1820With browned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in capitals along the top flat, case-hardened breech with two slender gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, tang with back-sight and engraved with a basket of foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catch and roller, figured stock with silver fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, reblued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a half martial trophy and foliage on the bow, engraved silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrod with steel worm and threaded brass cap, Birmingham proof marks 13.8 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Waters Patent Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring Bayonet By Waters & Co. Of Birmingham, No. 411, Circa 1781With belled brass barrel and action in one piece, the former with two turned mouldings at the muzzle, side-mounted ramrod (tip missing), probably original and with iron worm, and folding bayonet beneath, the latter of hollow triangular section and with locking-catch on one side, border engraved action inscribed 'Waters & Co.' in script on one side, and 'Patent' above the serial number on the other, steel trigger-guard incorporating the sprung bayonet release trigger and engraved with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch, and figured butt of swelling octagonal section, Tower private proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Cf. three other examples sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lots 426-438For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols Late 18th/Early 19th CenturyWith slightly swamped rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each with gold lines at the muzzle and breech (the latter incomplete) and now inscribed 'Innes & Wallace Makers To His Majesty, Edin.b.', gold-lined touch-holes, tangs each with back-sight and engraved with a Britannia shield and foliage, associated flat bevelled locks (signatures illegible, one cock an old replacement) with rollers, figured half-stocks (old bruising) with chequered flat-sided rounded butts, the flats left plain, silver spur trigger-guards (repaired) each engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, rear ramrod-pipes en suite, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, adjustable set triggers, and later horn-tipped ramrods (some wear overall): in modern relined and refitted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and steel bullet mould (both in poor condition), the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on an original flush-fitting brass carrying handle engraved 'The Hon.ble. A.G.C. Chichester, 71st. Light Infantry', London proof marks 23 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Paul Murray Collection sold in these Rooms, 30 November 2017, lot 621For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Jas. Wilkinson, London, Gun Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1820With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full in capitals along the top flat at the breech, each breech with gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a martial trophy and foliage at the stepped tail, pierced cocks engraved with foliage and each with safety-catch behind, rollers, figured full stocks (minor old split in each ramrod-channel, one fore-end slightly incomplete along one side at the muzzle) each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each retaining much original blueing, with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with steel worm: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (central compartment loose) with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, steel bullet mould and pan-brush, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (incomplete), the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's name 'S.P. Janer', London proof marks 24.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:James 1 Wilkinson was Henry Nock's foreman. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to George III in 1805 and is recorded at 17 Ludgate Hill, London between 1806 and 1817, and at 12 Ludgate Hill between 1819 and 1828. He died in 1848 at the age of ninetyFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer Of London, Circa 1780-85With long slightly swamped rebrowned twist Spanish barrels in two stages, each chiselled with a band of acanthus at the turned girdle and with octagonal breech, the breeches each struck on the top flat with two gold-lined marks of Francisco Massari (Neue Støckel 7875), the flat in front and on either side with further silver-inlaid ornament, border engraved tangs each with a line of beadwork in front of the back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and lightly decorated at the stepped tail, cocks each engraved with banners, and rollers each bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured full stocks and curved pineapple chequered rounded butts, the pommels (some old bruising) each carved as a flower-head, steel trigger-guards each with finial engraved as a flaming urn and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm: in later lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with some accessories including three-way powder-flask, London proof marks 29.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceIan Glendenning, Christie's London, Fine Antique Arms, 19 February 1975, lot 133A.B. Harvey & Son Ltd.Christie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 3 July 1991, lot 229Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 23 November 2011, lot 33LiteratureIan Glendenning, British Pistols and Guns 1640-1840, 1951, pp. 68-71H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753 to 1923, 1992, pp. 166-167, pl. 257 (one of the pair) Harvey Walklate Mortimer (1753-1819) was appointed Gunmaker to George III in 1783. He was at 89 Fleet Street, London, between 1782 and 1700 and was Contractor to the East India Company from 1796 until 1806. He retired in 1811 and died in 1819For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare 16-Bore Flintlock Carbine By Wogdon, London, Circa 1775-80With slightly swamped rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel with brass fore-sight, signed along the top flat at the breech and engraved with a line of shaded beadwork at the rear, foliate engraved tang with a further line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, border engraved flat bevelled lock with safety-catch, figured full stock (some old bruising, minor damage beneath the tail of the lock, two minor old splits at the muzzle), steel butt-plate decorated with a bird and foliage on the border engraved heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with acorn finial and decorated with a large flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes and later wooden ramrod, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 40 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureO'Sullivan & Bailey, pp. 264 and 265, Cat. No. C 2. The only one of its type recorded by the authorsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 32-Bore Flintlock D.B. Carriage PistolBy Wogdon, London, Circa 1780With octagonal sighted barrels signed along the top flats, each engraved with a line a shaded beadwork at the rear and retained by a screw through the fore-end, sighting groove extending on the tang, the latter engraved with foliage and with a further line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in script and with safety-catch, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with swelling flat-sided butt, steel trigger-guard with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, faceted ramrod-pipe, and ramrod, possibly original, with a brass cap in place of a powder-measure and steel worm, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 20.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 18 May 1994, lot 224LiteratureO'Sullivan & Bailey, p. 225, Cat. No. CP 2For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolBy Wogdon, London, Circa 1780With rebrowned twist slightly swamped octagonal barrel with bent bore and silver fore-sight, signed along the top flat at the breech and engraved with a line of shaded beadwork at the rear, gold-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang with a further line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, border engraved flat bevelled detented lock signed in script and with safety-catch, figured full stock (broken through at the forward ramrod-pipe, old split behind the tail of the lock) with swelling flat-sided butt, steel mounts comprising border engraved butt-cap decorated with foliage at the rear and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with acorn finial, decorated with a flower-head on the bow and retaining some blueing on the inside, turned ramrod-pipes, and original ramrod with threaded brass powder-measure and steel worm, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 25.7 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol By Wogdon, London, Circa 1780With slightly swamped rebrowned twist barrel with bent bore and brass fore-sight, signed along the sighting flat at the breech and engraved with a line of shaded beadwork at the rear, gold-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang with a further line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, border engraved flat bevelled detented lock (cock and side-nails expertly replaced) signed in script and with safety-catch, figured full stock (minor old splits in the ramrod-channel) with swelling flat-sided butt, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-cap decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set trigger, and horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some old wear), London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 29 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureO'Sullivan & Bailey, p. 146, Cat. No. DP 11For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Extremely Rare 33-Bore Flintlock Breech-Loading Repeating Magazine Pistol On The Lorenzoni Principle By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1790With swamped octagonal barrel (old patch of pitting) signed in full in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a slender band of repeated foliage at the breech, pivoting fore-sight, border engraved rounded action and bevelled back-action lock, the former finely decorated with a starburst around the upper gas-escape and with a flower-head around the lower suspended from a ribbon, a garland beneath entwined around the trigger-guard, the latter signed on a ribbon held in the mouth of a lion in a landscape, a prone lioness nearby, replacement cock automatically cocked via a flat bar on the inside engaging with a circular breech-block and operated by a curved side-lever of tapering circular section with button terminal, hinged primer magazine cover (replaced) with spring-catch and engraved with a flower, border engraved tang plate decorated with a classical trophy of arms, hinged magazine cover for balls on the left engraved with a garland suspended from two ribbons against crossed palms, the tail behind engraved 'GUN MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY' in an oval against an Eastern trophy and foliage, trigger-guard engraved en suite on the bow, chequered rounded butt carved with spirally-fluted pommel and flower-head shaped cap, and border engraved vacant silver escutcheon (old light rust patination) 25.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's East, Fine Antique And Modern Firearms From the Estate of Dr. Jack Strassman, 21 May 1986, lot 346H. Lee Munson CollectionOlympia Auctions, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 4 December 2019, lot 394LiteratureH. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, 1992, pp. 237-238A similar example by the same maker and built for Vice Admiral Lord Nelson is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 35.81.3). See also the only known example in its original case in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. XII. 4750). Howard L. Blackmore, English Pistols, 1985, p. 25, figs. 45 and 46For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 25-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistol By T. Green Fecit Of London, Circa 1700With shortened two-stage barrel (some old pitting) turned at the girdle, breech signed in capitals and engraved with scrolling foliage terminating in a monster's head, plain tang, signed border engraved rounded lock (some wear) decorated en suite with the breech on the tail and on the cock, moulded figured full stock carved with foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe and barrel tang, mounts comprising side-plate elaborately cast and pierced with scrolling foliage, escutcheon engraved with owner's crest of Pilkington within a border of foliage and with a demi-mask above, border engraved spurred pommel decorated with foliage on both sides and with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard with large foliate finial and decorated with a frond on the border engraved bow, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, and later brass-capped ramrod with iron worm, London proof marks and Green's barrelsmith's mark 22.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Thomas 1 Green was apprenticed to Edward Nicholson in 1686 and was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1693. He was elected Master of the Company in 1720 and is recorded 'att ye Fowler' Minories between 1697 and 1714. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance, 1697-1715; the Royal African Company in 1721 and was viewer and Proof Master to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1715. He died in 1728Cf. a pistol by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 24 November 2010, lot 365For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Twigg, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1770, Maker's Mark Of Joseph KeaysWith two-stage sighted barrels (old surface pitting) each polygonal and slightly flared towards the muzzle, turned at the girdle and signed along the top flat of the octagonal breech (engraving refreshed), a band of beadwork engraved at the rear, border engraved tangs each decorated with flower-head and foliage, detented flat bevelled locks each retained by two side-nails (two replaced) and with moulded border, second form of signature, stepped tail and characteristic cusp behind the pan, and two linked rollers working on a divided steel spring, the border engraved steels each with pan safety-cover released by a sprung stud, figured full stocks (one with repaired splits at the muzzle and minor repairs around the lock) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, border engraved mounts comprising spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guards each with second pattern acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, scroll triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods, possibly original, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark (2) 25.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:John Fox Twigg was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1732. He is recorded at various addresses in London between 1755 and the year of his death in 1790. Durs Egg worked for him on his arrival in London in 1772 and John Manton served as his foreman. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the English gun making tradeFor a full account of Joseph Keays, see Leslie Southwick, 'The Makers' Marks', 'I.K', 'JA' and 'M.B', Struck On London 18th Century Georgian Silver Gun Furniture...', J.A.A.S., Vol. XXIV, No. 2 (September 2022), pp. 136-185 Cf. a related pair of pistols formerly in the W. Keith Neal Collection and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms & Armour..., 23 September 2020, lot 351For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Exceptional Pair Of 15-Bore Breech-Loading Superimposed-Load Flintlock Belt PistolsBy Robert Sharpe, London, Circa 1700With octagonal turn-off barrels each with moulding at the muzzle and male thread at the rear, octagonal breeches also with moulding and ramped at the rear, signed in large capitals on the top flat and finely engraved with strawberry foliage, the interior of each breech with a centrally mounted pillar, rounded actions finely engraved with strawberry foliage involving a monster's head and an insect escaping from a box, engraved cocks (repaired), revolving pans each with external lever and crescentic steel-spring (one steel a working replacement), heavy rounded figured rootwood butts (one replaced), large rounded pommels finely engraved with a grotesque mask and scrolling strawberry foliage involving two monster-heads, each pommel with long tang engraved with beadwork and secured by a screw to the top of the breech, plain triggers forming the rear half of the trigger-guards, the latter (one replaced) each with acanthus finial and engraved on the bow with a bird on its perch, and iron belt hooks (some old rust patination), London proof marks (2)38.1 cm. 20 cm. barrels, 38.1 cm. overall Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P 292/3Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 294Sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria..., 27 November 2019, lot 392LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, 1984, pp. 258-260, pls. XX, 97a to dThe pillar in the interior of each breech was designed to expand the ball to obtain obturation to the rear when the leading charge was fired. The system was reintroduced in 1844 by Thouvenin when he sought a system ensuring that a projectile would take the grooves of a rifled barrel without stripping. This pair of pistols shows that Sharpe had anticipated the invention by one hundred and fifty yearsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
With a 67.5cm broad fullered blade with sharpened edge and etched in cyrillic with initials 'ERII' beneath a Crown. With a brass hilt with double shell guard and grip, the 'D' shaped bow stamped to both sides with inspectors marks, a further inspection mark to the blade. 93cm overall. Catherine the Greats reign from 1762-1796 saw numerous conflicts including The Seven Years War, the Pomeranian War against Sweden, wars against the Turks, Circassians, Poles and others. It is also likely that such a sword could also have been used during the Napoleonic Wars. See 'Russian Sidearms, Polearms & Bayonets' by A.N. Kulinsky, 2001. p176, N67. *CR Pitting and degradation to blade in places and very end of point lacking, rubbing and light dents to brass guard and grip.
With a 78.5cm tapering pointed three edged blade with concave sides, with gilt shell guard decorated with a large Napoleonic eagle, with a reeded ebonised grip, slender decorated knuckle bow and finely decorated pommel with Athene's head and Lion mask details. 91.5cm. *CR Some marking and wear to blade, otherwise a nice example.
With a 62cm tapering pointed blade with single fuller, with gilt shell shaped guard decorated with fighting eagles, with slender decorated knuckle bow with a star to the centre, copper wire bound grip and pommel in the form of a classical Roman helmet. 76cm overall. *CR Gilt decoration to handle in good bright condition, some pitting to blade.
With 81.5am straight pointed blade with shallow fuller, the blade decorated with Royal coats of arms, cypher and foliate decoration, with straight cross piece, simple bow guard and shell shaped pommel and later wire bound grip. Possibly altered at some time. With a matched leather and brass scabbard. 99cm overall. *CR Blade worn and engraving worn. alterations to grip and guard.
With a 70cm curved fullered blade with pointed end, the brass hilt with single knuckle bow with cast foliate and Empire style decoration, with a black leather covered grip with wire binding, the oval stepped pommel with conforming cast leaf decoration. 83cm overall. See Russian Sidearms, Polearms & Bayonets by A.N. Kulinsky 2001, p126 No.45 for an example of this sword. *CR blade slightly pitted in places, lacking scabbard and handle slightly loose on blade. Otherwise a nice example.
With an 80cm tapering, pointed blade. with a finely engraved gilt guard, grip and bow, the shaped guard with raised Queen's Crown between crossed foliage, with gold bullion sword knot. The black leather scabbard with conforming engraved gilt metal mounts, 97cm overall. *CR Lower mount detaches, and slight wear to leather by the mounts. Metalwork and blade in very nice condition retaining good original finish.
With an 88cm curved, pointed, single edged and fullered blade, marked to the back 'E&F Horster Waffenfabrik, Solingen'. The black celluloid grip within a shaped stirrup knuckle bow and back strap, the cross piece with forward-facing quillon. One langet with a third Reich eagle and swastika badge (possibly later applied). With blue and silver bullion sword knot. In a black finished scabbard with single ring suspension. 104cm overall. *CR Surface wear throughout, dents and paint loss to scabbard.
An early Tunbridge ware whitewood print and map decorated circular pin cushion, the slightly domed sides divided by purple silk infill with bow suspension, one side with a colour printed map of the coastline from Shoreham to Newhaven centred by Brighthelmston (the name Brighton being adopted in the early 19th Century), the obverse inscribed 'Accept This Little Gift from me and may you ever happy be', within a ball border, 5.2cms dia.
Mauchline ware - eight pieces, sewing, comprising a pin cushion in the form of a knife grinder (Marine Parade, Clacton-on-Sea), 11.5cms, a ribbon cylinder (Queens Hotel, Harrogate / St. Mary's Church Low Harrogate), 6.5cms, another (Bow Church Yard / Minerva Trade Mark), printed base label, 6.5cms, a darning mushroom (The Parade, Skegness), 10.5cms, a pin dish (Tunbridge Wells), 8cms, a box form sliding lid pin cushion (Steamer Mount Washington Lake ….. / Spindle Point Light House, The Weirs …..), 9cms, a cylinder crochet hook case (Boulogne sur Mer La Colonne De La Grande Armes / Pecheuse de Crevettes Boulogne - Sur Mer), 13.5cms, and a continental barrel form sewing clamp with trough form pin cushion (Town Hall, Leeds), 22cms. (8) From the collection of the late Christabelle and David Davey
A large format beadwork pin cushion, a companion watch pocket and two wall hanging watch holders, the pin cushion in purple velvet worked with glass beads and pearls as flower heads, looped border, 5cms sq., the watch pocket in slightly darker velvet worked with a flower and leaves with looped border, 24cms, and a pair of hangers decorated with green wool circles filled with beads with glass bead tassels, minor losses, one only with green silk hanging bow, 36cms. (4)
![* Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1974-1965). Portrait by Vivienne [Studios], London, 1955, vintage gelatin silver print, half-le](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5223a29c-b0f1-441b-8901-b0a600f5b273/f326945c-4130-4863-8a05-b0b6010a5af6/468x382.jpg)
* Ambrotype. A hand-tinted ambrotype of a man seated at a table smoking a cigar, probably Spanish, c. 1850s, half plate, the man with spotty bow tie and waistcoat, passepartout frame with gilt spacer, printed label in Spanish to verso, glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:The label suggests that the sitter is Mr Camilo Descole of Paris, a seller of curiosities.
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