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Click here to subscribeUNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTEREST. Six medals: a World War One Victory Medal with two clasps [Defensive Sector/Aisne-Marne]; A World War Two Victory Medal in box of issue with ribbon bar; a Vietnam Service Medal; A bronze star; a Republic of Vietnam Service Medal; a Distinguished Flying Cross in its box of issue with its ribbon bar and button hole; together with three cloth insignia, including a Hell on Wheels Divisional Patch [9]
the button back and serpentine seat to carved scrolling cedar legs and brass casters, the back legs eucalyptus, upholstered in a gold thread floral patterned rose pink fabric, over the original woolbag covering, height 97cm, width 137cm, depth 68cm * Exhibited as part of the 'Treasures From Private Collections' presented by The National Gallery Women's Association at Sotheby's, Melbourne 1993. *CR Re-upholstered, fading to back, old marks to frame.
An interesting collection to include button hooks, shoe horns & glove stretchers, the silver handles decorated in a variety of manners; one in the form of Punch, two in the form of a Tigers heads, some enamelled examples, hardstones/agate, masks etc, together with another silver cased sewing set (steel blades). The majority housed in a seven drawer collectors cabinet. Cabinet 33cmL x 26.5cmH x 28.4cmD. *CR All implements with wear & in mixed conditions, the chest nice, just minor wear.
the silvered chapter ring with Arabic numerals, the brass case with Corinthian columns to the corners and a stepped base, the two-train movement with silvered lever platform escapement and repeater button, height 19.5cm inc. handle. *CR Not in working condition, repeater button button jammed. General surface wear to case.
LINCOLN JEFFRIES; a .177 break barrel air rifle, with 17.5" part octagonal push button break barrel action, stamped to the top flat 'Militia Patent' and mounted on walnut stock, overall length 101cm.Condition Report: Unfortunately this rifle has been painted black covering any details on the rifle itself, appears complete although mechanism is quite loose and not much tension in the spring, would make ideal restoration project.
VICTORIAN MARINE CHRONOMETER, JOHN POOLE OF LONDON the silvered dial inscribed John Poole Maker to the Admiralty 57 Fenchurch St London, and numbered 4730, the minute band framing Roman numerals in black, the subsidiary power reserve dial at XII running from 0-54 in 6 hour increments and instruction to wind at 24 hours, large observatory-style seconds subsidiary between V-VII and engraved PRIZE MEDALS, LONDON 1862, PARIS 1855 in red, the chronometer housed in a three-part wood case: the lid with brass mounts and shield to centre, the centre section with brass button above an ivory signature plaque inscribed Sold by W.H. Moralee, 2 Union Street, North Shields, the lower part of the case with key and handles.This lot contains elephant ivory material. Several countries, including in the EU and USA, prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.Ivory Act 2018 (2022) compliant with APHA registration reference TQVELZES. the case 17.4cm wide, 17.4cm deep, 18.5cm high Condition good to fair. Winds and Ticks at time of testing. Typical wear commensurate with age, including discolour and tarnish, surface wear. The case has some splits. Additional images now available. Not possible to access the movement.
PATEK PHILIPPE, NAVIQUARTZ MARINE CHRONOMETER, numbered 1.801.980 and B4820, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, over stop/start button and indicator, the three-tier hinged mahogany case with brass mounts and cartouche to cover inscribed JCS and underside To John for services beyond the call of Duty R.H.C., with hinged brass stand to basethe case 8cm high, 12.5cm wide, 16cm deep
Pair of gentleman's engine turned silver backed hair brushes, cased with comb, silver backed hair brush, silver handled shoe horn and button hook, cased, silver topped glass shaker, pill box, toothpick holder, place card holder, foliate cast silver caddy spoon, Chinese silver book mark, miniature salver, 8cm dia. and three sterling silver teething rings, weighable silver 4.750zt 147gm
A figure of a bunny sitting in an armchair, telling someone a story. Dressed with a yellow button down, black tire, and checkered pants. RDICC. This item has its original box: 5"L x 4.25"W x 6"H. Royal Doulton backstamp. Issued: 2008Dimensions: 4"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
A figure of a fatherly parent wearing a yellow button down, red jacket, and green checkered pants. RDICC. This item has its original box: 5.25"L x 4.25"W x 7"H. Royal Doulton backstamp. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 4.25"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) The Music Teacher (Portrait of Thomas Davidson) Oil on board, 51 x 37cm (20 x 14½'') SignedProvenance: Sale, Gormley's Fine Art, RDS, Dublin, 2006 where purchased by the present owner; By repute, the sitter's familyDillon was introduced to Tom Davidson, renowned BBC Radio Ulster Pianist, initially through his brother Joe, who was also a musician. Tom was an important point of contact with other Ulster artists and writers who would become close friends of Dillon in the 1950s and 60s. During this period of time in Dillon’s life and career, there is a sense that he was part of a vibrant and tightknit community, made up of literary and artistic individuals who formed enriching friendships. Gerard’s sister Molly owned a house on Abbey Road in London and it would be become space, both physically and symbolically, for development of a community of artists and creative figures within the expat Belfast circle. Dillon lived on and off for the next 20 years in the house, a great entertainer, hosting gatherings with other Belfast artists, including George and Madge Campbell, Hugh Heanon and Arthur Armstrong. Tom came to stay in the house in the early 1950s, Molly rented him an upstairs room, and it is possible that this portrait was made during his stay. There is great photograph taken of Gerard and Tom sitting side by side on a couch, possibly in the house at Abbey Road. Gerard is looking to the camera, while Davidson dressed impeccably in shirt and tie looks side long at him. One immediately gets a sense of their close friendship, and it is as if they were interrupted mid-sentence while chatting away to each other on the sofa.Another work by Dillon entitled Man with Keyboard (Crawford Art Gallery, Cork) shows Davidson as the professional pianist with his slender, graceful fingers poised over the keys, ready to play. In The Music Teacher, Dillon offers a more personal depiction of his friend, and it represents Tom quite faithfully. He was an incredibly striking figure, with his shock of black hair styled in a deep parting, his prominent brow over beautiful almond shaped brown eyes, and long, elegant nose. There is a wonderful depth of expression captured in the eyes, suggesting a thoughtful presence. The striking red background is softened by the impastoed brushstrokes, adding texture and movement to the paint surface. These colours are picked up in Tom’s red and yellow turtleneck, framed by the opening of the bright blue cardigan, again painted with quick and swirling brushstrokes.A single red button is visible just at the edge of the picture plane. The house at Abbey Road was depicted many times by Dillon in works such as In the London Flat , Self Contained Flat and The Red Attic, often using that same colour palette of blue and burnt red. Portraits of male figures are quite common in Dillon’s work, depicted in a variety of forms, as strong west of Ireland farmers and labourers, as brothers including his own three siblings, as friends together in his small flat, in numerous self-portraits, and occasionally as lovers. They form an important part of his oeuvre in which he was able to celebrate their diverse and enduring role in his personal and artistic life, which in the case of Dillon, were one and the same. Niamh Corcoran, August 2024
dating: second quarter of the 16th Century provenance: Germany, Straight, double-edged blade of slightly hexagonal section, the base with central fuller, the tang with side grooves. Iron hilt with 'S'-shaped, curved quillons, monster-headed bases, the inner bands decorated with waves and with button at the ends. Well-proportioned, compacted, mushroom-shaped pommel, formed by eight lobes divided by chorded segments. The leather covering of the wooden grip dates from a later period. The surface with medium rust damage that, instead of detracting, enhances the beauty and charm of this rare weapon. Provenance: Edward Barry, Ockwells Manor, sold at Sotheby's & Co on 5 July 1975, lot 52.Zschille Collection.See a sword with a similar pommel in the Bernal collection, held in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. IX 169). length 86.5 cm.
dating: 18th/19th Century provenance: Arabia, Hemispherical iron skull (small missing part), surmounted by a faceted button on a base shaped as a truncated cone, in the middle of the skull is a ring dividing the helmet into two surfaces. The base surface, a part of the one above the ring and the top featuring remains of gilded decorations and cartouches. Reassembled nose piece. Mail neck-defense with missing parts and consisting of medium-sized rings with simple closure. height 16 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Europe, Straight, double-edged blade, ribbed in the middle. Iron quillon with parallelepiped centre of crossguard decorated with net engraving, straight quillons tapered in the centre and twisted, ending in a bulbous button. Shell-worked knuckle guard, with radiating ribs and circular open-work. Grip covered with wire binding and with ring nut featuring engraved floral motifs. Buttoned olive pommel. Possibly assembled with some earlier elements such as the pommel, and others from the 19th century. length 54,5 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Kingdom of Italy, Body of stiff felt hemmed with black moiret and white feathers, gold-embroidered stripe on a tricolour, silver-thread cockade, gold button with the inscription 'FERT' in relief. White silk lining with gold-embroidered initials 'LB', with the manufacturer's mark 'Fornitura della R. Casa - L. Beretta e Co - Succursale Farè - Milano Roma Torino'. height 16 cm.
dating: circa 1600 provenance: Italy, Completely made of iron, head composed of seven pointed ribs with lobed ends, fixed with copper solder, at the summit a button; faceted shaft with longitudinal solder, the handle carved in coils and framed with rings, the inner one formed of triangles. Hole for the strap. Open base, to house a wooden extension. Signs of use and areas with pitting. See a series of similar maces in Poldi Pezzoli collection in Milan, illustrated in 'Museo Poldi Pezzoli - Armeria I, nr. 433 - 436. length 58.5 cm.
dating: 1520/30 provenance: Southern Germany, Iron skull worked in one piece and provided with double, twisted combs, at the sides the typical longitudinal fluted decorations. Intact visor with thin, rectangular eye-slots and air holes, strongly pronounced in the middle and decorated with single transverse lines en suite with the skull, pin with opening button; bevor and neckguard worked in one piece with the hemmed and twisted edge; double-blade nape-guard with central grooves and lowered and twisted border. Various minor restorations and missing parts. Provenance: Harold Peterson Collection.Helmets of this fascinating type can be found in various museums and private collections. See another double-comb helmet in 'Europäische Helme' by Müller/Kunter no. 46 on pages 148-49. height 29.5 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Southern Italy, Long, thin, straight, double-edged balde (probably 18th century); the base with fuller, on both sides featuring the inscription 'EN TOLEDO' among sober floral-motif engravings, on one side also the letters 'CB'; after the engravings becoming of hexagonal section. Brass hilt. Heart-shaped rain guard with the upper end joined by a shell, the inner and outer surfaces of the heart with slight fuller following the curvature. Two arms of the hilt, straight quillon and guard; all smooth. Grip with wire binding and Moor's heads (one replaced) made of silver (small defects). Elliptical pommel with spherical button. Leather scabbard with brass mounts. length 111.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Italy, Heavy iron convex-edged axe, rectangular centre of crossguard, at the top two iron elements carved in the form of a star, with curved sides. Strong, wooden shaft, the base with iron button. Together with a very rare leather case (signs of use and time), with iron buckles. length 109 cm.
dating: early 18th Century provenance: Near East, Curved, single-and short false-edged blade, pitting at the tip, the surface with remains of damascus design and a halo at the forte (sign of old repair?), featuring on the right side an emblem engraved in dots with a repeated geometric figure similar to a triskelion. Brass quillon with short button-headed quillons, provided with langets. The grip is covered with thick fish skin (small missing parts) and is slightly countercurved. Brass cap with engraved frame. Scabbard probably made of earlier wood, covered with grey leather, with brass mounts decorated with engravings similar to the cap's frame, two bands with iron lugs. Rare. Near Eastern area, probably Armenia or Circassia, but swords of this type were very popular alsp in Poland. length 91,5 cm.
dating: Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Made of bronze, shaped as a trunk, the lid decorated with two hares between silver dots and wave motifs. Iron flintlock mechanism inside, the base pierced with two flowers (mechanism needs revision, the cock does not hold the rest). Button trigger near the opening button. Movable suspension ring. dimensions 3.4 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Germany, Hemispherical iron skull with embossed grooves, at the top button with ray -like base, large pointed visor with hemmed border, missing sliding nasal bar, opening for the nasal bar with wing screw, three-plate nape-guard, three-plate movable cheek-pieces with pierced rosette. Plume-holder. Beautiful 19th-century execution, faithful in every detail to its 17th-century model. height 38 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Japan, Heavy, round, 14 mm cal. barrel, flat on the back; the surface finely engraved with fish-skin-like micro-scales, above this pattern beautiful engraved racemes and leaves; provided with rear sight and foresight with small silver button; large nozzle with moulded muzzle engraved with gold geometric and floral motifs (missing parts). Match-lock, flat lock plate with brass bordering, movable brass pan cover engraved with leaves. Wooden full stock (small signs of use and time). Folding trigger. Missing ramrod. length 100.5 cm.
dating: Mid 18th Century provenance: North Italy, Smoothbore, two-stage barrel, octagonal at the first part then round after rings, the nozzle elliptically bell-mouthed and decorated with rings. Flintlock with flat lock plate and signed 'FRANCESCO ROSSI'; tang with transversal groove. Wooden full stock (numerous woodworm holes) with brass mounts, opening button on the back. Wooden ramrod with iron cartridge extractors. For Francesco Rossi see 'Repertorio Storico Degli Archibugieri Italiani dal XIV al XX Secolo' by Bruno Barbiroli on page 468. The author also reports that a scavezzo with the signature 'FRANCESCO ROSSI' on the tinderbox passed through a Sotheby's auction in 1973. length 83.5 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy, Metal head and wooden shaft. Provided with iron ring nuts to mount the cavalry lance and the release button on the shaft. One blade is missing. Rare model. Remains of earlier grey-green dye. The mod. 1900 cavalry lance on which it was to be mounted is lot 268 of this auction. length 68,5 cm.
dating: Second quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy, 1932 mod., single-edged blade. Bronze-like, brown metal quillon with quillons shaped as an eagle's head and with inscription 'FIDELITER' on both sides. Non-ferrous brown metal grip worked with fasces. Remains of silver-gold finishing. Brass button at the top. Metal scabbard with signs of time. See similar items in 'Del Pugnale il Fiero Lampo' (C. Calamandrei, ed. E. Albertelli Editore, 2011): p. 486, with photo. length 28,8 cm.
dating: First half of the 19th Century provenance: Sardinian Kingdom, Straight, double-edged blade of 18th century, Spanish manufacture; at the base on the right side, within a fuller, the engraving 'PEDRO DEL MONTE' between 'X', on the left side, within a fuller, the inscription 'FECIT EN TOLEDO' also between 'X'. Brass hilt with heart-shaped rain guard, guard and holding ring. Sheet metal grip (small defects); pommel with large button. Black-lacquered iron scabbard with brass mounts, two lugs. length 97.5 cm.
dating: early 17th Century provenance: Brescia, Lock plate of elongated shape, with tang provided with a button and typical downward cusped shape. Small wheel retained by a simple 'C'-shaped plate (missing parts'). Two sturdy cocks with wide, square jaws. Small engraved and carved elements. The back with complete mechanism (only the spring holding the trigger pawl forward is missing perhaps?), pan cover still able to slide. On the back of the plate a bow and arrow mark with the letters 'L I'. length plate 22,3 cm.
dating: early 20th Century provenance: Kingdom of Italy, A 'Moretto' hat with black felt skull featuring a wide brim waxed at the top; metal front frieze with number ‘1’ on a fabric cockade; black leather sweat-band and leather belt loops inside; complete with featherr. Black fabric jacket, well preserved (damage to the left sleeve in the chevron area). Complete with sewn epaulettes with coloured piping and bullion at the borders, with number ‘6’ at the center. Lapel with crimson washed out flashes with a metal star (the back marked ‘BERETTA’). Provided with all buttons featuring a trumpet frieze, the reverse of each button is marked ‘UNIONE MILITARE A. M & C.ie’. With chevron at the wrists. The inside is partially lined in black fabric. Complete with the typical 'Bersaglieri' green wool ribbon rope. length cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Sardinian Kingdom, Straight, single-and-false-edged blade with wide fuller, the first part etched with trophies and floral motifs. Brass hilt with heart-shaped rain guard, guard and holding ring. Sheet metal grip (small defects); pommel with large button. Re-lacquered iron scabbard with brass mounts, two lugs. length 101 cm.
dating: 17th Century provenance: North Italy, Large, straight, double-edged blade of hexagonal section, the base with mark 'AP' under crown on a black background. Typical, double, iron loop guards of lozenge section and curved towards the blade, finely engraved with leaves. Parry ring, pommel with narrow base engraved with floral bands divided by ribs. Long faceted pommel, missing closure button. Wooden grip covered with wire binding and iron Moor's heads. Provenance: Mario Troso Collection. length 91.8 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Germany, Straight, single-and-short-false-edged blade, flat on one side and with fuller on the opposite side, featuring remains of a signature (not clearly legible) at the base. Iron quillon with shell-shaped valve and fuller. Deer horn grip. Leather scabbard with iron mounts. Acorn-shaped button. length 46,1 cm.
dating: about 1810 provenance: Kingdom of Naples, Straight, double-edged blade of hexagonal section, on the right side, within a slightly pronounced fuller, the motto 'VIVA FERNANDO IV POR LA GOD', while on the left side 'REY DE LAS DOS SICLIAS'; both inscriptions within a frame and between remains of engravings. Fine gilt bronze hilt, quillon with quillon decorated in the central part with five balls (breakage) and connected to the grip by a decoration carved with an anchor, stirrup guard also decorated with five balls. Pommel worked as a cushion and provided with a button. Walrus grip with small longitudinal grooves, this one adorned with four staves worked en suite with the guard, the face on the right side also decorated with an engraved disc depicting an anchor. Leather scabbard with brass mounts (missing chape), one lug. length 87.5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Spain, Long, single-edged blade of lenticular section, base with remains of markings, short tang. Iron hilt, butt plate with 'T' and 'P' marks, three loop-guards, thumb ring. Anatomical wooden grip covered with leather. Long cap, top with button. length 101.5 cm.
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