Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group of seven bone harpoon and spearhead points comprising: one with serration to one edge; one with four spines to one edge; one with five offset spines; a spearpoint with one pointed and one chisel end; a spearpoint with both ends pointed; a harpoon with one pointed end and the other with two barbs. 33.7 grams total, 6.7-10.8cm (2 3/4 - 4 1/4"). Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; formerly in a private collection formed before 1950. [7, No Reserve] Fine condition.
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dating: first quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France, Three-stage, 12 mm cal. barrel. First segment with remains of frames and engraved and gilded trophy. Turn-off front part (blocked), of two, round stages with nozzle provided with moulded muzzle. Tang with remains of gold-inlaid frames. Lock with roundish plate with signature 'Carlat'. Wooden, half stock with floral chisel on the back. Silver mounts, decorated with trophies in bass-relief. length 29,5 cm.
A GOOD PAIR OF 18-BORE FLINTLOCK PAKTONG-MOUNTED HOLSTER-PISTOLS FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, UNSIGNED,circa 1770, with 12 1/4in. iron barrels carved with raised central sighting ribs and featuring chisel-carved panels of acanthus style scrolls at breech, the top of sighting rib and top-tang covered with engraved sheet brass (detail rubbed), flat, slightly curved bevel edged locks with chisel carved pointed tails and acanthus engraved bodies, chisel engraved cocks, ribbed squared frizzens, plain walnut full-stocks profusely decorated with carved, pierced and embossed paktong mounts including chisel engraved butt-caps with embossed finials to the side-bars, pierced and chisel carved pierced apron around the top-tang, pierced and engraved sideplate, embossed barrel bands, extensive muzzle-caps with alternate rope-twist and plain bands, relief engraved trigger-guard bows and triggers and false ramrods with spiral engraving.
GASQUOINE & DYSON, MANCHESTERA 13-BORE PERCUSSION DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING-GUN, serial no. 1430,circa 1850, with 29 1/2in. laminate barrels, the top-rib signed 'GASQUOINE & DYSON, MARKET PLACE, MANCHESTER No 1430' (rubbed), bead fore-sight, gamebird engraved to the rib-end at breech, platinum vented plugs, chisel engraved top-tang and locks, the scrolled ground inhabited by gamebirds and hunting dogs, the bars of the locks signed within banners 'GASQUOINE & DYSON', dipped lock tails, en-suite dolphin headed hammers, chequered walnut half-stock, iron furniture with chisel engraved scroll-work, plain ramrod thimbles and brass mounted mahogany ramrod.
CATERS, LONDONA BRITISH GENERAL OFFICER'S MAMELUKE-HILTED DRESS-SWORD WITH IVORY GRIP,circa 1880, with curving 30 1/2in. hatchet-tipped blade etched with foliage, the general's device of crossed baton and sword and the monogram of Queen Victoria all within an arabesque panel, the left side also bearing the retailers mark 'CATERS 56 PALL MALL LONDON', chisel carved straight gilt cross-guard with general's device to centre, carved langets, ivory pistol-grip hilt fixed by two florally carved rivets and with lined knot-hole to pommel, complete with its lozenge profile polished brass scabbard with twin loose suspension rings. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
1962 Fender Jazz Bass guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 7xxxx8; Finish: original Fiesta red, heavily worn, previously refinished with the refinish stripped back to reveal the original Fiesta red colour, finish on neck original, original decal partially missing; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good, refret; Electrics: working, bridge pickup hook-up wire replaced; Hardware: generally good, typical wear and oxidisation in places, original string mute removed and now missing; Overall condition: fair *Sold with CITES A10 certificate no. 588724/01Ammendment - Small chisel route underneath the guard bearing a pencil mark '1961' - Likely an indentification mark carried out by a previous owner. - Please contact for further information.
NORTHERN RHODESIAN TEAK BAROTSE BOWL AND COVER, ZAMBIA Small oval shaped bowl with fitted lid and simple angled handle, fine finish to the exterior, the interior with chisel/adze marks. 11cm high including cover PROVENANCEPROVENANCEClayton Holliday Collection Label “Carved by one of the Paramount chiefs near Monsa.”
A Pair of French Gilt Bronze, Porcelain and Glass Candlesticks, 19th Century, with glass drops, the porcelain base painted with cherubs within chisel gilt cartouches on a blue ground, 13.25ins high, and an ormolu and porcelain desk inkstand with two inkwells similarly decorated, 8ins wide x 4.75ins high
Antiquities, Stone Age - a collection of ten British Neolithic flint arrow heads and other sharp instruments, various forms, hues and sizes, including leaf-shaped, oblique, chisel-ended and tanged, framed collector's case, the blades c. 4,000-2,500 BC Provenance: believed to have been discovered in the Hambleton Hills, North Yorkshire, in the early 20th century.
HAFNER, GERMANYAN 11mm MAUSER (.43) DOUBLE-BARRELLED DELUXE TOP-LEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 11244,circa 1895, with blued 26in. side by side barrels, the matted raised flat top-rib signed in gilt within a rectangular panel 'V. HAFNER KGL HOFBUCHSENMACHER CASSEL', inlaid gold lines at breech, dove-tailed front and rear sights, rounded chisel engraved brushed bright triple-bite action featuring depictions of stags, boars and hounds against a ground of vines, carved percussion fences, flush fitting folding peep-sight set into the top-tang, chisel engraved back-action locks, each featuring a central deer against a field of vines, engraved hammers, chequered walnut semi pistol grip butt-stock with raised cheek-piece and inlet at toe with a chisel engraved cartridge magazine for four rounds, replacement hard rubber ribbed heel-plate with white-line spacer, set triggers for both barrels, the trigger guard bow with a gilt monogram within an oval border surmounted by a crown and smooth splinter fore-end (tip absent), refinished. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
A GOOD INDO-PERSIAN 'SNAKETONGUE' POLEARM HEAD,mid 19th century, the head on a tapering iron socket decorated with silver koftgari designs (faded), reinforcing band at socket mouth, the flambeau twin pointed blades set off from the socket and chisel engraved at the base with floral designs and arabesques, the borders and central panels on both sides inlayed in yellow metal, 23 1/4in. overall and fitted to a later 41in. plain wood shaft. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
STAN SHAW, SHEFFIELDA MAGNIFICENT BOXED ELEVEN-FUNCTION SILVER-MOUNTED ENGRAVED EXHIBITION KNIFE, serial no. 009,with hallmarks for Sheffield 1992, approximately 7in. overall, with brass internal bolsters and solid silver engraved external mounts, each separated by a smooth mother of pearl scale and including a large turnscrew, two drop-point blades, a wood saw, a lambsfoot blade, a large lambsfoot blade, a button-hook, a large drop-point blade, a fleam and a pair of scissors, each feature signed and matching numbered and with chisel carved mainspring and back, appearing unused in its maker's wood box with flock lining, together with a publication and other paperwork pertaining to the knife and the maker. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
TWO ANTIQUE PIHA-KAETTA KNIVES,from Sri-Lanka, late 18th to early 19th century, the first with iron drop-point 6in. blade, roughly carved fuller to the back edge, carved and engraved yellow-metal mounts at guard integrating with scalloped white-metal mounts, carved ivory grip (small losses) and embossed and engraved yellow-metal pommel, the second with clip-point 9in. iron blade also with carved fuller, the central section of blade with white-metal koftgari scrolls, the first third of blade covered with a chisel engraved yellow-metal mount, carved horn grip with white-metal details and embossed copper pommel caps, both missing scabbards and with staining and pitting to blades. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)
‡A HIGHLY DECORATED WAR HAMMER AND AXE IN TURKISH LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY the axe-head with curved blade, moulded terminal and rear pean each formed with a round flat face, the head decorated with a fan-shaped arrangement of engraved silver and brass panels and cut with an inscription over each of the back edges; the hammer head with chisel-shaped leading edge, and long rear fluke with tapering rectangular point, decorated en suite with the axe, and incorporating an inlaid inscription, 'amal al-mu'allim sa 'id bi-tatwan 'am 1290' ("Work of the teacher Sa'id in Tetouan, year 1290 (1873-4)), each on a decorated wooden haft 61.0 cm; 24 in and 63.5 cm; 25 in overall (2) Provenance Sotheby's, 10th October 1991, lot 284
A Japanese all brass paper knife, foliate engraved blade 8”, with hatchet point, flattened grip in the form of a craftsman at work with hammer and chisel; a Peshkabz, blade 8½”, ivory grip (AF), in copper mounted sheath (AF); and another dagger, blade marked “India”, in sheath. QGC to GC (3)
Continental Late Iron Age, an uninscribed gold quarter stater of Gallic extraction (attributed to the Nervii) probably dating to the second century BC. Rudd's 'crossed lines with rider' type. Obverse: series of crossed chisel marks. Reverse: horse and rider left, stylised lyre below. Diameter: 13.5mm. Weight: 1.9g. C.f ABC p. 29, no. 37.Provenance: found Rettendon, Essex.
Original vintage Chinese propaganda poster "Walk the road of Dazhai" featuring a smiling Chinese worker in the foreground breaking rocks with a hammer and chisel while other workers build a rice terrace stone wall on the hill above farming fields and water behind him, the slogan below in red and white letters. Mao Zedong set up the Dazhai community as a model area of agriculture during the Cultural Revolution period (1960-70s). Good condition, small tears and creases on margins. Year of printing: 1965, country of printing: China, designer: Qian Daxin, dimensions (cm): 107x76.5.
Great Western Railway 12 inch teak cased drop dial chisel bottom fusee railway clock with a large rectangular plated chain driven fusee movement. The one piece turned surround has had part of the top cut down and has one side door and a bottom door with the lock removed and replaced with a GWR ball bearing catch. The bezel, still with its wartime black finish, requires the hinge to be soldered back on. The GWR ivorine clock numberplate GWR 1192 is screwed to the front of the drop. The dial has been repainted BR-W post 1948 and has some areas of paint loss. A very early GWR clock supplied by John Walker of London circa 1860-1870. Requires some restoration but complete with pendulum and key and appears to be working.
A Meissen style porcelain Figure of Count Bruhl's Tailor astride a goat, blue crossed swords mark, incised 171, 9in H, a Meissen style Figure in 18th Century costume with hammer, chisel and swords on rococo base, crossed swords mark, incised 1392, 9in H, and a Meissen lace Figure of 'Sleeping Susan', crossed swords mark, 8in (3)
A stained ivory netsuke carved as a seated artisan sculpting a karashishi with hammer and chisel, 20th CenturyProvenance: The Property of a Lady. From a Private Collection acquired by her Great-Grandfather and all collected prior to his death in 1944.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM CONTAINS OR IS MADE OF IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbank's advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements, and the onus is therefore on them to arrange their own shipping. .Some deterioration and wear.
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