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Lot 190
A 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock In the Louis XV style the white enamel dial signed MARQUIS A PARIS, with Roman numerals and an eight-day bell striking movement, the ornate foliate a rococo scroll case surmounted by a flaming urn and raised on toupie feet 65cm wide, 68cm high, 22cm deep
Lot 192
A 19th century French Egyptian Revival mantel clock the eight day movent striking the hours and half hours on a bell, formed as a truncated obelisk in red and black marble, surmounted by a bronze figure of a pharoah seated on a stool decorated with hieroglyphs, the Roman chapter ring with gilt numerals and rusticated centre ring flanked by bronze ox masks to each side and bronze eagle to the apron, on chevron cast tapering feet 27cm wide, 50cm high, 16cm deep
Lot 194
A 19th century porcelain and gilt bronze mounted clock garniture In the Louis XV style the bombe shaped clock painted with a cartouche depicting playful cherubs, against a gilt enriched ivory ground, raised on scroll feet, flanked by a pair of conforming vases Clock, 30cm high, vases, 19cm high The Estate of the late Mrs J R F (Cookie) Matheson
Lot 74
AN INDO-PERSIAN PAINTED HIDE DHAL, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, of shallow convex form, the outer face fitted with four tapering bronze bosses with scalloped bases, decorated over its surface with scrolling foliage on a green ground, with a central panel filled with a symmetrical design of gilt polychrome, and a band around the rim en suite, the inner face painted red with gold scrolls (small losses), retaining a padded liner, with four rings and a portion of its enarmes, 57.8cm; 22 3/4in diameter
Lot 78
AN INDO-PERSIAN BRONZE DHAL, 19TH CENTURY, of convex form, the outer face fitted with four foliate bosses and a crescent, engraved over its full surface with designs of scrolling foliage inhabited by Deities and beasts, the inner face with four rings for enarmes, and its original pad, 32.4cm; 12 3/4in diameter
Lot 85
FIVE VARIOUS ORIENTAL STIRRUPS AND A SINGLE STIRRUP, the first pair Tibetan, formed of bronze, with oblong treads rising up at each side to a block-shaped loop chiselled with a monstrous mask on either side; a pair of Chinese iron stirrups, 17th Century, with plain oval treads, a pair of slender gutter-shaped arches with chiselled loops at the top; a pair of small Tibetan brass stirrups; a pair of small Indian stirrups; a pair of brass stirrups, 18th Century, probably Tibetan; a Chinese bronze stirrup, probably 8th Century, with a small loop cast on each side with a grotesque, (11)
Lot 97
A FINE MALAYSIAN BRONZE LANTAKA GUN, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with multi-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle, cast with raised mouldings and foliage, pierced scrolling fore-sight, cartouche of foliage over the chase and engraved with diagonal panels of scrolling foliage over the first reinforce, raised vent with a pierced lug on either side for a pan cover, characteristic hollow cascabel for a tiller, a pair of finely cast lifting-handles formed as monsters, and fitted with its original bronze swivel mount: on a turned wooden base, 146.5cm; 57 3/4in barrel, 4cm; 1 1/3in bore, Provenance, Robin Wigington, Poets Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon
Lot 119
A RARE EAST EUROPEAN SWORD, 9TH/10TH CENTURY, in excavated condition, with long straight blade of flattened diamond-section, double-edged for the last 16.5cm, straight cross-piece formed of a pair of very short quillons with pointed terminals and a central diamond-shaped panel on each side, tall bronze pommel of flattened pear-shaped form, and the tang retaining a single rivet and a small portion of its grip, 75cm; 29 1/2in blade, See footnote to previous lot.
Lot 259
A GROUP OF NINE VARIOUS PRICK SPURS, ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL, in excavated condition, the first Roman, of iron, with tubular heel band formed with a pair of pierced oval terminals and short conical spike; the second Roman, of bronze, with slender heel band with flattened pierced terminals, and short spike; the third probably 11th Century, with heel band of near triangular section and short near conical spike; the fourth and fifth 12th Century, each with recurved heel band, pierced terminals and robust spike interrupted by a bulbous moulding, and one retaining its buckle; the sixth, seventh and eighth 13th/14th Century, with slender recurved heel bands, pierced terminals, and near pyramidal spikes, and one incorporating an additional loop at the neck, and an unusual spiked spur, (9)
Lot 265
TWO HORSE BITS AND A GROUP OF THIRTEEN BUCKLES, in excavated condition, the first probably Roman, 1st/2nd Century AD, the mouthpiece formed of two writhen bars and a pair of short side bars with knop-shaped terminals; the second with mouthpiece of two bars fitted with a series of discs, the side bars with strongly recurved terminals (the side bars bent); and thirteen various buckles in bronze, iron and brass, framed and glazed, (3)
Lot 312
A FINE FRENCH BRONZE SALUTING CANNON BY VAUTROT MRE ARMURIER AU 4E HUSSARDS, DATED 1824, with tapering barrel formed in four stages, with raised astragal mouldings, engraved with a band of anthemion foliage behind the muzzle and fitted with a fore-sight, inscribed 'MES PROPORTIONS FONT MA FORCE', in a recessed panel and cast with the crowned Royal cypher of Louis XV, on the chase, cast and chased with a maned lion mask beneath the date on the first reinforce, inscribed with the maker's details on the base ring, the cascabel drawn-out to a globose button and engraved with further anthemion, a pair of lifting- handles of Gribeauval type and plain trunnions each impressed with the number '16': on its original brass-clad wooden field carriage retaining some green paint throughout, painted with matching number '16', fitted with elevating screw, and a pair of brass-shod spoked cambered wheels (one cup-square and one spoke are missing), 37.2cm; 14.5/8in barrel, 1.8cm; 3/4in bore.
Lot 313
A FINE SOUTH GERMAN BRONZE SALUTING CANNON BY ULRICH MAYSCHPERGER, AUGSBURG, DATED 1567, with tapering multi-stage barrel cast with raised astragal mouldings, chiselled over much of its surface against a finely punched ground, including a band of foliage issuant from espagnolette masks behind the muzzle, a band of acanthus at each end of the chase framing a raised scrollwork plaque, scrolling foliage issuant from demon masks behind the lifting-handles and around the vent field, the latter incorporating a raised rectangular vent and with provision for a cover (missing), a vacant shield enclosed by a laurel wreath over the first reinforce and a further band of acanthus, moulded base-ring stamped 'Ulrich Mayschperger Suo Augspurg [sic] 1567' within a slender recessed panel, and the cascabel finely chiselled with a maned lion mask enclosed by a further wreath of laurel (both sides very slightly trimmed, probably to accommodate a carriage), a pair of dolphin lifting-handles chiselled with acanthus, a pair of plain trunnions, and remaining in clean lightly patinated condition throughout (small dents) , 44.4cm; 17 1/2in barrel, 2.2cm; 3/4in bore, Provenance, The Bodmer Collection, Schloss Kyburg, circa 1920, Ulrich Mayschperger (also spelt Maisperger) is recorded in Augsburg circa 1545-68. His other works include a mortar dated 1545 preserved in the Bargello, Florence, another model gun dated 1557 in Lindau and a falconet dated 1562 included in the 1689 inventory of the Munich Zeughaus. See A. N. Kennard 1986, p.107.
Lot 314
A BRONZE SALUTING CANNON, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, with tapering multi-stage barrel with raised mouldings, swelling slightly at the muzzle, plain vent-field with a square moulding around the vent, moulded cascabel drawn-out to a cone-shape, a pair of plain trunnions and a pair of dolphin lifting-handles: on an early steel-clad wooden field carriage fitted with a pair of steel-shod spoked wheels (cap squares missing), 70.5cm; 27 3/4in barrel, 3cm; 1 1/4in bore
Lot 315
A BRONZE SALUTING CANNON DATED 1650, PROBABLY GERMAN, with tapering multi-stage barrel cast with raised astragal mouldings, strongly moulded at the muzzle and cast with scrolling foliage involving flowers and a lion mask behind the muzzle, a cherubic mask ahead of the dolphin lifting-handles, and further foliage including the date and a coat of arms, an eagle displayed facing dexter, on the first reinforce, raised vent with provision for a cover (now missing, one cover lug missing) and the cascabel drawn-out to a rounded button: on a steel-clad wooden carriage with iron-shod wheels, 42.5cm; 16 3/4in barrel, 2cm; 3/4in bore, Provenance, The Bodmer Collection, Schloss Kyburg, circa 1920
Lot 317
AN ENGLISH BRONZE MINIATURE CANNON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with tapering brass barrel formed in five stages with pronounced raised mouldings, cast and chased with the full supported crowned Royal Arms above the motto "Dieu et mon Droit" and impressed with London proof marks, plain vent field, globose cascabel and a pair of plain trunnions: on its brass-clad oak naval carriage with lifting mechanism and wooden trucks, 29cm; 11 1/2in barrel, 2cm; 3/4in bore
Lot 319
A BRONZE SALUTING CANNON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with multi-stage tapering barrel swelling towards the muzzle (previously fitted with a sight), raised mouldings, fitted with an iron back-sight, rounded cascabel drawn-out to an acorn-shaped button, and a pair of trunnions (small dents) on its steel-clad wooden carriage with a pair of iron-shod wheels, together with an iron-clad ammunition truck mounted en suite, 38.5cm; 15 1/8in barrel, 1.8cm; 3/4in bore
Lot 320
A PAIR OF BRONZE SALUTING CANNON IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY, each with tapering multi-stage barrel cast with the date "1671" over the chase, a crowned stylised coat-of-arms over the first reinforce, globose cascabel, a pair of plain trunnions, and dolphin lifting-handles: on its carved wooden carriage with brass-clad wheels (one cap square missing), 71cm; 28in barrels, 3.5cm; 1 1/4in bores, (2)
Lot 136
D.R.A. Sports Badge, first design, 1933 (Deutsches Reichsabzeichen fur Leibesubungen), 3rd class in bronze, in black case; War Merit Cross 1st Class, without Swords 1939 (Kriegsverdienstkreuz ohne Schwerter), silver-plated, in maker marked case; War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords 1939 (Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern), silvered zinc, in maker marked case; Ostvolk Decoration for Bravery or Merit on the Eastern Front 1942 (Tapferkeits-und Verdienst-Auszeichnung fur Angehorige der Ostvolker), 1st Class in Gold with Swords, in black case.
Lot 153
A Collection of Third Reich Medals and Awards: an Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II Klasse); a War Merit Cross, 2nd Class without Swords 1939 (Kriegsverdienst II ohne Schwerter), late war issue; a German Social Welfare Medal; Commemorative Medal of 13 March 1938 (Entry into Austria Medal), in silver-plated bronze; Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938 (Entry into Sudentenland), in bronze; Commemorative Medal of the Return of the Memel District 1939, in bronzed zinc; West Wall Medal 1939, in bronzed zinc with title paper presentation packet; War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords, late war issue in silvered zinc, with case of issue; War Merit Cross 1st Class without Swords 1939, late war issue in silvered zinc, with case of issue; Faithful Service Decoration 1938, 1st Class in Gold for 40 years (Erste Stufe), in red case of issue; Faithful Service Decoration 1938, 2nd Class in silver for 25 years (Zweite Stufe), in red case of issue, (11).
Lot 286
The Wightman Family at War:- a Group of Four Medals, to 757PTE.C.WIGHTMAN.W..YORK.R., of a 1914-15 Star, BWM, Victory Medal and French Croix de Guerre with bronze star, reverse 1914/1915, with photographs and attestation papers. (Charles was 19 years old when he enlisted); a Pair, to 72549 PTE.A.WIGHTMAN. W.YORK.R., of BWM and Victory Medal (Alfred was a soldier in the 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment and was killed in action on 29.8.1918 and is buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery); a Pair, to TZ9900 A.WIGHTMAN A.B.R.N.V.R., of BWM and Victory Medal ; a Trio, to L-25508 DVR.(later GNR.) J.R.ROBINSON.R.F.A., of 1914 -15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal ( also a member of the Wightman Family); a Single Victory Medal, a framed display of six First World War Silk postcards, various photographs etc,.
Lot 384
A Collection of German Third Reich Medals and Badges, comprising :- two War Merit Crosses Second Class without swords-one ring stamped 41; a Wound Badge Silver Class, the reverse numbered 30-pin damaged; a Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge-lacks pin; a medal for the Winter Campaign in Russia 1941-42; a Krim Shield; a Mother's Cross in bronze; a Hamburg 24.2.34 Day Badge; an Army eagle and swastika cloth insignia; and a copy of a U-Boat War Badge (10)
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