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A carbine-bore (.65") Tower 1730 pattern Heavy Dragoon flintlock holster pistol, 18½" overall, barrel 12" with ordnance proofs; the rounded banana shaped lock having swan neck cock and unbridled frizzen, plate engraved with double line border, crowned 'GR' 'Tower 1729' and stamped with viewer's mark; dark walnut fullstock with apron around the breech tang, lock and sideplate, and bearing late 18th century ordnance storekeeper's mark; the heavy brass mounts include long spurred butt cap and wavy sideplate, and with original brass tipped ramrod. Good Working Order and basically Good Condition (top missing from comb of cock, with some damage and bruising to stock) Plate 20
A 14 bore Russian 1839 pattern Cossack trooper's flintlock pistol, 16" overall, barrel 9½" with brass blade fore sight and rearsight integral with the breech tang, and stamped at the breech with small Imperial eagle in circle and date 1842; the lock engraved with the name of the Sestroretsk arsenal and the date 1818 on the lower bevelled edge; dark painted halfstock with no provision for ramrod, the brass mounts comprise long spurred butt cap bearing various marks and date 1821, oval escutcheon with cypher of Alexander I (1801-25), trigger guard, sideplate and barrel band retaining bar all bearing various marks including the date 1842. Good Condition (some service wear, action requires attention, comb of cock and top jaw and screw missing, old split to fore end and signs of old repair to butt fracture). Although some 1839 pattern pistols were manufactured from new, the majority were converted from the 1809 pattern. Plate 20
A Third Reich Fire Police double decal steel helmet, smooth black painted skull with the aluminium comb removed, with party and police decals (the latter very worn), the inside of the rim bearing the stamp of "D.R.P. Thale", with leather liner, top pad and chinstrap. GC (paint slightly chipped)
A 20th century silver topped harlequin dressing set, comprising two silver topped perfume bottles and three pots, 'T P', London 1954, all with 'Asprey London' stamped moulded plastic bodies, with a silver backed hand mirror, two brushes and a comb, Henry Clifford Davis, Birmingham 1953, with foliate details to a striped design, all within a fitted white case, initialed 'G. M. B.', 13cm H x 46cm W x 33cm D
A late 19th century eight aires rosewood music box by B A Bremond, Geneva, the rectangular hinged lid centred with inlaid instruments enclosing the 32cm brass cylinder with steel comb, the underside of the lid applied with a tune sheet, with original paper cover for the repeat and start switches and also original instructions sheet, 14cm H x 57cm W x 23cm D For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE
Four Cardboard Fixed Screens, probably 1920's, Spanish, printed in bold colours, each with different fruits and a different feature, including a lady holding a large folding ballon fan, another with tall hair comb and flower behind her ear, one presented as from the 18th century, with feathers, and one holding a champagne glass and sporting an elaborate headdress. All four advertise the ''pastes Alementicies I Forn de Pa de Josepha Corominas'' and carry a mark of most likely the printer, in Barcelona. Together with A Large Modern Folding Fan marked as # 2 of an issue of 50. The paper fan, mounted à l'Anglaise on marron dyed wood sticks, shows three ladies from different centuries, each holding a fan that relates to the Age. A Chinese style red stamp features to the top left of the leaf. The screens are each 12 inches or 30.5cm, the fan guard is 11.75 inches or 30cm (5). All in good order.
Three Art Deco Fans, or earlier, the first of a single shaped cotton leaf printed with red roses, mounted on wood sticks painted in white. Guard length 8.25 inches or 21cm. The second fan, of fontange form, with double paper leaf printed by Chambrelent, Paris, shows a lady in stylised costume, 20's headdress and large pink ostrich feather fan, with wings outspread behind, giving the appearance of a butterfly. Along the bottom edge of the leaf, the fan states ''Lumineux Radian a Bbe S.G.D.G, 23 B'd des Italiens Paris'', possibly referring to the patent but a little unclear. Mounted on plain wood sticks, the beige verso has a large blank cartouche, presumably meant for advertising, surrounded by stylised designs. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm. The final fan, smaller, and again of printed paper in fontange form, mounted on basic wood sticks, depicts a lady amongst exotic flowers and leaves in Deco style, wearing a white dress, tall hair comb and carrying a matching pink fan. The cream verso advertises ''Objets d'Art, A Jeanne D'Arc, Horlogerie, Joallerie and Orfererie (a Goldsmith's shop) in Sète, in the South of France. Guard length 4.75 inches or 11.5 cm, overall height 7 inches or 18cm. The first fan is in good order, slight creasing at the top edge. Fan two is rubbed on folds and creased along the top as is fan three.
A "Ken Broadbent Quality Collages" Framed Picture, depicting Viking boat, with watch and clock parts decoration, a vintage ladies dressing table vanity set, to include a brush, a comb, a large hand mirror and two trinket style circular boxes, a rectangular box, with painted floral box, a hinged box, with studded detail, ladies purse, cameo style pill box:- One Tray
^ A George V silver photograph frame, by H. Matthews, Chester, apparently 1910, each shaped oblong, engine turned and with twisted border, together with: a silver backed clothes-brush; a silver backed comb; two mother-of-pearl handled knives; an Irish silver-mounted toddy the frame 19cm high
COMPOSITE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ART NOUVEAU SILVER MOUNTED DRESSING TABLE SET, by various makers, Birmingham and Chester marks, comprising hairbrush, comb, two shoe horns, two button hooks and a thimble, embossed with various scrolling and floral designs, the comb depicting maiden and one shoe horn depicting a cherub (7)
COMPOSITE FOUR PIECE ENGINE TURNED DRESSING TABLE SET, comprising hand mirror and clothes brush, maker Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1930, together with a hair brush and comb, likely maker Charles Henry Dumenil, London, each with machined radiating waved decoration, the hand mirror 26.5cm high
A LATE VICTORIAN TORTOISESHELL, PART DRESSING TABLE SET TO INCLUDE:- a tray and two brushes, each with an applied gold monogram, a pair of tortoiseshell glove stretchers, a hair brush & a comb, and a Continental parasol handle, decorated with enamel and vari-coloured stones; the latter 9.5" (24 cms) long (7)
A MID 20TH CENTURY MOUNTED ENAMEL DRESSING TABLE SET decorated in pale lime green over an engine-turned ground, including a hand mirror, two clothes brushes, two hair brushes, a pair of mounted cut-glass scent bottles, a comb mount and a mounted glass powder bowl, all by Richard Comyns, London 1930-38, with a matching timepiece, unmarked , a mounted gilt metal shoe horn and another handle by a different maker, London 1948; the scent bottles 4" (10 cms) high (12)
A selection of vintage jewellery including hair combs, a lorgnette and an eight strand seed pearl choker with four diamante set barsCONDITION REPORT - DIAMANTE COMB COMPLETE, SOME PAINT MISSING ON SMALL COMB AND SOME CRACKING VISIBLE, ONE ROW OF PEARLES MISSING FROM CHOCKER AND DAMAGE TO SEVERAL PEARLS AND DIAMANTE MISSING FROM ONE BAR, ALL COMBS ARE DIRTY
C. 1840’s French 2nd Empire Sappers and Pompiers brass Fireman’s helmet. All brass body, showing some light dents and very light corrosion spots, with central affixed S and P badge, showing central flaming bomb, axes and laurels in a trophy of arms display, with bandau motto to base ‘Sps Pompiers De Bernouil’. Full brass arch to crown, with stiff beaver fur comb. There is a red feather hackle to left side, above the thick scale chinstrap, with round rosette bosses to each side. Used leather liner to interior, showing screws and nuts, with remains of leather to underside of both peaks.
C.1900 era Western Australian Fire Brigade brass helmet. Brass body, with emu and kangaroo, with coat of arms centre badge, showing rising sun to top and bandau wording ‘ADVANCE AUSTRALIA’ front badge, being positioned underneath the ornate air vented brass comb. Side domed rose chinstrap bosses, with full brass chain chinstrap. All screws and posts are retained to interior, along with the full leather liner, missing just 1 finger. Helmet showing some age stains & light dents (mainly upper crown area & top of comb) and very light Verdigris to underside of badge. This is the first example of a Federation period Australian fire helmet to retains all original fixtures and fittings, with this being the very rare Western Australian issue helmet. Scarce.
A Musical Box Playing Eight Airs By Ami Rivenc, serial No. 42155, circa 1895, with single-spring motor, single-section comb with pressed gilt rosette screw washers and full-width zither attachment, in ebonised interior under dustlid, in grained case with inlaid veneered front and matching lid with large guitar and wild poppy-head swag detail, crossbanded in kingwood, (lacking tunesheet) - 17.3/4'' wide, the cylinder 8.1/4''. Teeth and tips complete, in working order, restored
A Good Forte-Piano Musical Box, By Nicole Frerés, Circa 1864, Ser. No. 40301, Gamme No. 2097, playing eight traditional and operatic airs, single spring motor, two-part comb with brass comb washers, on plain brass bedplate, inset brass control board, tunesheet, in red stained interior, in grained case with the veneered lid inlaid with geometric fruitwood Rococo floral scrolls and musical instrument ensemble centre with noir ground, finished with quadruple stringing - 26.1/2'' wide, the cylinder 17.1/2''.. The last digit of the serial number was incorrectly written as a 2, with the 1 written over the top in the same hand. An easy mistake to make when several tunesheets to the same Gamme but different serial numbers have to be prepared. Tips & teeth complete, in working order
A Fine Bells-en-Vue Musical Box Playing 12 Airs, By B. A. Bremond (Late Rivenc), serial No. 24948, Gamme No. 1127, circa 1888, playing a comprehensive programme of patriotic, march and traditional airs, single-spring motor, single-section comb, bell comb to extreme-right for the two-tier Buffett engraved bells, in ebonised interior under dustlid, tunesheet, in superbly figured burr walnut and crossbanded veneered case with slight domed lid and ebonised moulded edges - 27 3/4in. wide, the cylinder 17in. Working order, teeth and tips present, restored
India. W.J. Levison's protegés of the Viceroy, early 1940s, 20 gelatin silver prints printed on thick photographic paper, with brief sarcastic captions printed facing, images 13 x 18 cm, author's ink presentation inscription at front, 'To Tommy, for Xmas 1945. There is no forgiveness in this, Walter', original printed card wrappers, with a photograph of an Indian woman breastfeeding on the street to upper cover, comb binding, a little spotting and soiling, 4to (24.5 x 19.5 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESThe photographs, probably taken in Calcutta are juxtaposed with contradictory captions to highlight the poverty of this 'outpost of empire'. A very rare work, likely printed privately in a handful of copies.
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER VINAIGRETTE AND OTHER SMALL SILVER ITEMS comprising, the rectangular vinaigrette with reeded sides, a hinged cover engraved with a saltire and leaves, the back with a floral spray, (lacking the grille), mark of William Simpson, Birmingham 1841, 3.5cm long (a little under 1 ½ in); a late Victorian silver mounted facetted red-glass small scent bottle, the foliate-embossed hinged cover Birmingham 1895, 4.25cm high (1 ¾ in); an oval-facetted clear-glass scent bottle with a screw-off cover, Birmingham 1926, 5.5cm high (2 ¼ in); a silver miniature bun-shaped sugar-dredger with a scroll handle, mark of Saunders and Shepherd, Chester 1907; a comb with engine-turned silver mount and a plain oval small clothes brush
Hasselquist (Fredrik). Iter Palaestinum eller Resa til Heliga Landet, forrattad ifran ar 1749 til 1752 ... utgiven af Carl Linnaeus, 1st edition, Stockholm: Lars Salvius, 1757, mild browning, occasional spotting, staining to lower outer corners of quire 2O, edges dyed red, contemporary half vellum, comb-marbled sides, rubbed, 8vo (20 x 12 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: 1) 'A. L. Schlözer' (ownership inscription to title-page), possibly August Ludwig von Schlözer (1735-1809), German historian; 2) 'Frédéric Lauth, docteur en médecine' (bookplate). Cf. Atabey 564, Blackmer 792, Cobham-Jeffery p. 26 (all for translations). 'The first systematic natural history of the Holy Land' (Blackmer); the first part takes the form of a diary and also describes Turkey, Egypt and Cyprus. Hasselquist was a student of Linneaus, who oversaw publication of the work following Hasselquist's death in 1752. The first edition is uncommon, with translations more usually encountered.

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