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Click here to subscribedating: circa 1600 provenance: Europe, More antique skull, worked in one piece with the low, twisted comb, restored plume-holder. Visor with rectangular eye-holes, ventail with air-holes placed in a rosette shape, beaver with the border of the face-opening worked with dents and featuring a clasp-button to fix the ventail. Neck-guard and nape-guard with three plates, the first ones with holes, some restored. Various restorations. height 32 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Piedmont, Curved, single-and false-edged blade, with wide fuller doubling towards the weak, remains of floral engravings at the first part. Tang. Oriental-style, iron hilt with quillon, straight, octagonal and button-ended quillons, moulded sheath-guard wings. Long, faceted, iron cap. Wooden, anatomic hilt, pommel ring. Provided with scabbard with two suspension rings, remains of a fabric clutch with button featuring the Savoy cross. length 100 cm.
dating: about 1570 provenance: France, Strong, straight blade, ribbed at the center, of lozenge section. Rectangular tang, sharpened towards the center and with remains of gilding and finishing, stamped on the left side in a shape of stylized bird. Elegant gilded bronze hilt, partially abraded. Parallelepiped quillon block (veined on one side) with frames on the borders and a Pan face in bass-relief on both sides, quillons curved toward the blade (one cracked and slightly bent), decorated with floral motifs and animal's masks at the ends, on both sides as well. Parry-ring chiselled with leaves and spirals holding a female face in relief in the center. Quatrelobed pommel, in two halves joined in the center, surmounted with a two-faced lady's bust composing a button; front and back lobes chiselled with a lion's head, the two lateral are bulbiform and enriched with garlands in relief as well. Grip with a naked female figure, in relief, holding a vase with flowers, surrounded by bands and architectonic elements and flowers. Wooden scabbard, covered with velvet (completely worn) with fantastic, gilded bronze mounts. Cap with a scene in which a group of characters is worshiping an idol (a sort of ape demonic figure) placed on a column: in the center and on the right three ladies in classical period dress, one of which kneeling, on the left two male characters, one with a helmet, the other with a long beard and conical hat, under all the characters a crouching lion, the bottom of the cap with a big mask. Upper part of the cap with rounded ring, with a mask in the center surrounded by flowers and fruits. An additional mouthpiece with double slot in the upper part of the scabbard, a knife and an awl inside of it, provided with wooden grip with gilded brass cap, decorated with masks in relief. Long chape decorated with a beautiful effigy of Hermes, messenger of the Gods, surmounted with a garland; below a mask, flowers and effigy that resumes the idol on the cap. Lower end with carving similar to the pommel but of reduced dimensions and with male faces. Back part of the cap engraved with lozenges, with a big cross and provided with a loop, festooned border and engraved with leaves. Back of chape carved with floral motifs. This fantastic dagger shows many details found on works by Hans Holbein the Elder (Augsburg, 1460 - Issenheim, 1524). See a series of Swiss daggers in the Wallace Collection, illustrated in 'European Arms and Armor - Volume II Arms' on plate 137 which contain various resembles with ours, such as the pommel of the A 768 dagger, the chapes of A 769 and A 770 and the drawing of the cap of A 768 (found in our dagger on the back part). The stamp on the blade is very similar to the stamps of the A 768, and vaguely recalls also those of the A 769 and A 770. See also the very similar knife and awl in the dagger kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, which also shows similarities with ours on the chape and decoration engraved on the cap. Also the subject of the decorative elements of this dagger is of extreme interest, as the suggested theme is not only pagan, but esoteric: The main image, in fact, that is the scene on the cap, is an explicit esoteric reference, in which the idol worshiped on the column is probably Lucifer himself, portrayed inside a building, in a niche under a canopy (Lucifer, bearer of Light, does not need the light of the sun, since he himself is the light), depicted with monstrous features in the act of spreading his arms holding a scepter and (probably) a cornucopia. On his right he is in fact worshiped by ladies, on the left by a bearded man in the act of swearing, and by a man wearing a helmet pointing (or throwing) a torch (or a scale) to the ground. Pommel with button as two-faced female figure can recall the myth of Janus, who sees the future and the past. The naked figures on the grip can also be interpreted as sacrificial victims tied by straps to an altar. The back of the cap bears the effigy of a large crucifix, but this has engraved arms so that each element has both a light and a dark side, and the foliage at the base of the cap can also be interpreted as flames. The depiction of Hermes, messenger of the gods but also god of writing and Magic. Quillon block bears Pan's heads, obviously also assimilated to the iconography of the Devil. An extraordinary dagger that deserves an adequate study of its unique characteristics. Museum restorations. length 38,2 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Europe, Straight, single-edged blade and tip, with saw back and tapered tang. Provided with an open-work for the button of the scabbard. Hammer-worked iron quillon, with slightly convex head and bifurcate fluke. Horn grip with spheres and rings.The turn-off cap hiding a grummet that can be fixed on the grip with the thread on the opposite side. Yellow, metal ring nuts. With its leather scabbard. Brass-coloured metal cap featuring a big iron hook with release lever on a face; the entire surface engraved with flower motifs and small frames facing a trophy with spears and weapons an a shield (probably of the Savoy family). Slightly flattened chape, engraved en suite with flowers, rocaille and frames. length 43,6 cm.
dating: Second half of the 17th Century provenance: Northern Central Italy, Flat, slightly round and curved plate, tang with bud-shaped button, the surface with engraved flowers. The hammer is richly carved, engraved and pierced with floral motifs and fish. The jaws with engravings on one side. The hammer's click is external, located below the pan (tends to slip off). Engraved sliding pan cover. Batterie engraved and shaped with grotesques. For a pistol. length plate 11,8 cm.
dating: Late 16th Century provenance: Europe, Close helmet, with skull in one piece and provided with low comb with twisted border. Raisable, cusped visor, with narrow eye-holes and long knuckle-shield. Ventail with air holes on both sides, decorated differently. Beaver with release-button. Nape-guard and neck-guard with one plate with swallow-tailed border and twisted rope. Gorget with three-plate loin-guards, the front side ribbed at the center. The breast-plate ribbed at the center with marked tapul, neckline with thick rope followed by the remains of two marks (the right one maybe is the Nuremberg mark), and an 'A' surmounting a cross. The pauldron small-plates with a thick, twisted rope. The breast and back plate with gleanings on the upper side. The culet with a single plate. The front back-piece with three plates and provided with knee-cops that can be converted into tassets (three segmented can be disassembled). Complete brassards. Inarticulated gauntlets. Some reparation and restoration, mostly on the helmet. Provided with restored leather strings with buckles. Mannequin not included. height armour circa 124 cm.
dating: 1600 - 1610 provenance: France, Straight, medium-wide, single-and short false-edged blade with triple groove near the back. Long tang finely engraved and decorated with floral motifs on both sides, engraved 'GVS VFS SVS SDG' on the back, always divided by a cross. Iron hilt with rectangular quillon, slightly convex, with short quillon and loop-guard, all carved in bas-relief on gilded, granulated background with floral motifs on the third side, engraved at the back. Beautiful ivory grip finely pommel sculpted as a lion's head and spirals on the side of the handle. Ring nut decorated with wire moor's heads. Gilded iron button. Scarse and beautiful sword. length 101.5 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Afghanistan, Large, single-edged blade probably in damask with 'T' back. Smooth silver handle with ivory grips, button with silver pierced pendant. Wooden scabbard covered with green silk and two silver mounts richly engraved and pierced. length 63.5 cm.
dating: late 18th Century provenance: England, Smooth, brass, three-stage barrel, octagonal at the first part with test bench marks, then two round segments divided by rings, circular, bell-mouthed nozzle with rings in relief, above an iron snap bayonet with action button on the engraved tang and locking mechanism on the foresight. Flintlock signed 'Aston', engraved at the borders and provided with safety lock. Full wooden stock with finely checkered lozenge base. Brass mounts decorated en suite. Brass-tipped wooden ramrod and iron cartridge extractor. length 76 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet, Entirely made of gilt bronze. Strongly convex, symbolic blade, with a curl on one side, worked to lean out from the jaws of Makara, this one well worked in the round and with fretwork horns. The upper element bearing the typical triple face all in relief, the heads with crowns and fretwork earrings. The top button is made as a horse's head. In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Kartika is a small, crescent-shaped knife used in ceremonies. As a symbol, it represents the cutting away of all material and worldly aspects of one's existence, including the human body, which is why it is often depicted in the right hand of Yamantaka, the destroyer of death. The Kartika is crowned with a vajra, which demolishes ignorance and ushers in enlightenment. The hook incorporated into the design traditionally represents the hook of compassion from Tibetan Buddhist imagery: it pulls the soul out of the endless cycles of transmigration. The crescent-shaped knife slashes apart the ego, allowing one to access and appreciate the clarity and insights symbolized by the Vajra. height 28,5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Afghanistan, Strong, curved, single-and false-edged blade with fuller at the center and damask groove at the back; iron hilt, sheath-guard wings, quillons, pierced guard and pommel, grip, pommel, and quillon block with thin raisers, and featuring a rosette at the center of the quillon block; the button of the pommel featuring a pierced, movable pendant; wooden scabbard with black, leather covering relieved decorations and iron mounts. Two suspension rings. Provenace: Bültermann Collection length 90.5 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Spain, Straight blade of lozenge section, the first part grooved with Toledo inscriptions not entirely legible. Embossed iron cup with crowned lion's head among floral motifs, twisted border. Quillons and loop-guard of round section decorated with spirals and with button at the ends. Pommel shaped as a disk and grooved with spirals. Wooden grip covered with wire binding and iron thread moor’s heads. In patina. length 101.5 cm.
dating: Second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Austria, Smoothbore, round, turn-off, Damascus, sighted, 11 mm cal. barrel, the breech is signed “DRAB IN WIEN” and with the monogram “L.S.” in gold, rocaille-engraved base, mask and floral patterns; fine iron frame completely chiseled with animals and floral motifs, signed “DRAB” on one side and “WIEN” on the other side, fish-shaped cock, on the neck is an Indian with plumes, a box and arrows, side-plate with a 1-3 scale, button and pin (missing indicator); on the trigger guard is a button that, when pressed, opens the loading block; iron trigger guard finely engraved en suite. Turn-off, leather-covered (some missing parts) stock in the shape of a truncated cone that acts as a magazine for the air. Josef Drab is documented in Vienna from 1831 to 1837; he became Master in 1831. See 'Der Neue Stockel', Vol. I, page no. 305. length 118 cm.
dating: Late 15th Century provenance: Germany, Hammered skull in one piece, featuring a large and short comb at the top, with outlined borders and base; engraved with flowers at the base, then ribbed along the long tail; three grooves at the front, on each side; air holes decorated with carved, flower-shaped rivets (one of eight is missing), a row of rivets for the scabbard in the middle. Fringed border, a visible mark of Nuremberg at the tip, on the back. Raisable visor with wide eye-slot, protruding at the center and ribbed, carved and engraved on the sides with waves (en suite with the crest), held by flower-shaped rivets; the lateral border carved with a tip, the lower border en suite with the skull. A button-lock with inner spring on the right side. Provenance: Max Kuppelmayr Collection. A private collection in England. Illustrated in 'Sammlung Kuppelmayr' and described together with the complete armor N° 2, provided with the picture of the stamp. 'Eurpaische Helme', Muller Kunter, pag. 96 picture 66/67. 'Waffen und Rustungen', P. Martin, pag. 188, nr. 154. A similar sample, kept in the Bayerischen Nationalmuseum (see Martin) also shows flower-shaped rivets. Max Kuppelmayr, the manufacturer, started to produce his wonderful collection around 1845 and, at the time of his death in 1888, it was one of the most important collection of European antique arms in the world. His son, Rudolph Kuppelmayr, decided to catalogue the collection in an outstanding volume which was presented to the public in January 1895. The 24th of June 1919 the collection was sold at auction by the Hugo Helbing Gallery in Munich. dimensions 40.4 x 21 x 21.7 cm.
dating: 17th Century provenance: Italy, Straight blade of square section. Iron quillon with straight quillons, with tapered, baluster-shaped base and with enlarged ends, carved with racemes in relief, provided with a button. Quillon block with leaves in relief. Fuse-grip, carved in bass-relief with grotesques with monsters and racemes. Pommel at the base, with rings and racemes en suite. length 31,7 cm.
dating: 1620 - 1640 provenance: Northern Italy, Flat plate with cusped borders, the rang with pointed button. Hammer with screw provided with cross-shaped head and baluster-shaped throw. The screw clamp and the upper jaw are missing. The mechanisms at the back are very simple. From the inside a brass thin-sheet is visible. Integrated pan cover and batterie, with baluster throw. Maybe reused from a wheel-lock. Interesting typology. length 18 cm.
dating: about 1820 provenance: England, Smooth, brass, two-round-stage barrel, the first part with bench marks and 'BCP' under crown, circular, bell-mouthed nozzle with ring in relief, above an iron snap bayonet with action button on the engraved tang and locking mechanism on the foresight. Flintlock signed 'Jover', engraved at the end and provided with anti-friction and sealing system, safety lock. Full wooden stock with checkered base. Mounts engraved with floral motifs. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod (repaired) and iron cartridge extractor. length 67.5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: North Italy, Smooth, four-stage, 13 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part, then with rounded corners, followed by a sixteen-faceted segment and finally round after rings and with moulded muzzle, brass wide rear sight, modern-style flintlock, engraved with floral motifs, featuring areas damaged by rust like the barrel. Wooden half sock formed by two parts with mounts and pierced brass inlaid-works, grip with button to bend the butt with brass frames. Two small loops for a thin belt. Horn fore-end cap, rifled brass-tipped wooden ramrod. length 104.5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 17th Century provenance: Italy, Slightly-round plate. Tang with floral motifs and carved, lily-shaped button. Hammer with throw entirely carved with racemes. The hammer with external click, decorated with a relieved frame surrounding the throw and carved with leaves, at the inside remains of a not-clearly-legible signature, maybe 'D. ZILO'. The batterie and the spring are protected by a big plate, carved with leaves. Pitting. At the inside, some elements of the mechanisms with engravings. length plate 17,5 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Spain, Octagonal, smoothbore, 19 mm cal. barrel, with clutch for the bayonet; tang with bayonet release button. Backwards spring lock, engraved with floral motifs and with pierced cock at the centre. Full, wooden stock with iron mounts, butt-plate with drum, articulated ramrod. length 37 cm.
dating: First half of the 20th Century provenance: Kingdom of Italy, Straight, tipped, single-and short false-edged blade, with cylindrical back, engraved with trophies, racemes, Savoy coat of arms and crowned eagle with open wings on both sides, along half of its length. Marked 'F. HOERSTER' from Solingen at the base. Gilded-brass hilt worked as a wing. Long cap, shaped as an eagle's head with crown-shaped button and the eyes made of red glass. Black hilt with brass wire binding. Leather scabbard, brass mounts. Two rings. The sword-knot with various signs of time and use, and gilded threads clutches. length 95 cm.
dating: circa 1600 provenance: Germany, Skull in one piece with medium-high, twisted comb, the sides with two, embossed bands and remains of double lines, old repairs; spare ventail, ribbed in the center, with eye-slots and airing holes. Small missing parts and repairs. Beaver's border decorated en suite with the skull. Fixing hook and button. height 24.5 cm.
dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France, Round, 11 mm cal. barrel, wooden covering, cal. 11 mm; angled deer horn grip, ring nut marked 'DUMONTHIER B.S:G.D.G.', two other ring nuts in engraved silver with floral motifs. The upper part can be twisted to be opened, loaded and provided with a button trigger. Extractable chape. length 92 cm.
dating: 1861 - 1865 provenance: USA, Rifled, two-stage, 50 cal. barrel (clean bore, visible groove), octagonal with rear sight at the first part, then round with foresight, remains of original bluing. Percussion lock openable with a button placed in the trigger guard before the trigger. The left lock platemarked 'ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE U.S.A.' and 'MANUFACTURED BY / AM' N. M'CH'N WKS / SPRINGFIELD MASS'. Saddle ring. The iron parts with rust damaged areas. Serial no. '17xx', two-piece wooden stock, butt with stamps. length 99.5 cm.
dating: 16th - 19th Century provenance: Turkey, Strong, antique blade from the beginning of the 17th century, with enlarged tip, ribbed on sides, with three fullers, convergent toward the foible. Tang of rectangular section thin fullers on borders. Slight pitting and signs of time. Beautiful hilt of the 19th century, with silver ring-nut and cap, the first with a six-tip star and frames in relief on dotted ground, the second with floral decorations, in relief as well and a white-blue cabochon in the center. Ivory grip. With two, silver bands on sides and central stud with a six-tip star. Silver scabbard, decorated with well-relieved floral frames in the upper part, on a dotted ground as well. Chape carved in relief en suite on the front part and ending in a crescent on the back. Big button, decorated with a bud. length 31 cm.
dating: circa 1700 provenance: Tuscany, Smooth, two-stage, 22 mm (!) cal barrel, octagonal at the first part and then round with rings at the girdle. Flintlock with sliding pan cover and flat plate. Full stock with restoration in the barrel area, faceted and folding butt, opening button at the back. Iron trigger guard, brass mounts. Iron belt-hook provided with saddle ring. Iron ramrod. length 84 cm.
dating: late 17th Century provenance: Poland, Strong, straight, double-edged blade, of lozenge section, enlarged at the tip on the right side, in patina. Iron cross-quillon, with long langets and equivalent bands to hold the grip, straight quillons, slightly palmed outwards. Quillon in patina as well. Remains of wooden grip, with two studs with iron, flower-shaped head. Typical, drop-shaped cap, in iron and with rear button. length 111 cm.
An Allis Chalmers Model "U" Vintage Tractor, Herefordshire registered GVJ 2, sadly believed to be non-transferable. This tractor was purchased by the late owner and restored with a total disregard of cost. Fitted with an electric starter she starts on the button. Has been used once on a vintage charity road-run and has a surprisingly good turn of speed. These tractors are of approximately 5.2 litre capacity and were pioneers in the use of agricultural rubber tyres in the United States of America where great publicity was created when similar tractors (with altered gearing) were driven on various race tracks on pneumatic tyres by various American racing drivers, safely attaining speeds of up to 67.877 M.P.H. In 1933 alone over one million people witnessed such spectacles. Originally Firestone aircraft tyres were used at a pressure of 70 p.s.i and grip was found lacking, reducing pressures to around 12 p.s.i. however produced dramatic results and steel wheels lost popularity. Here is the seldom arising opportunity to purchase a highly collectable tractor with all of the work done and running on new tyres all round. **Serial No. U21189, first registered 31st August 1949, original brown Log Book present with entry for August 1949.***N.B. THE BUYERS PREMIUM ON THIS LOT 10% + V.A.T. (Total Premium 12%). -- If purchased via the-saleroom.com an additional 5% + V.A.T. will be added (Total 18%)***
A quantity of cufflinks to include Burberry cufflinks set with bloodstone; a pair of boxed Hugo Boss cufflinks; a pair of white metal cufflinks with ropetwist design; a pair of glass button cufflinks with heart design; a yellow metal collar pin in Biggs of Maidenhead box; Yellow metal tie clip stamped West Germany; and six Faconnable collar stiffeners
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