A COMPOSITE GERMAN CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE, CIRCA 1550-60 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a low, boldly-roped medial comb, and visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it at each side by common, spirally-engraved pivots of brass (replaced), the forward-sloping visor (later notched at the centre of its upper edge) formed with a pair of prominently-stepped vision-slits and fitted at its right with a short lifting-peg (restored) terminating in a spirally-fluted domed head, the prow-shaped upper bevor pierced at each side with six circular and three quatrefoil ventilation-holes, the upper and lower bevors respectively secured at the right side by a spring-catch with push-button-release and a pierced stud with accompanying swivel-hook (in part restored), and the skull and bevor each flanged outwards at their lower edges to receive a pair of gorget-plates (belonging to the same series as one another but not matching), the lower edge of the second in each case formed with a boldly roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border also found at the main edges of the visor and upper bevor, and the surface of the helmet showing traces of an originally black-from-the-hammer (now cleaned bright) 29.3 cm; 11½ in
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A CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 16TH CENTURY, 19TH CENTURY with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it by common pivots with large domed heads of brass, the visor with stepped centrally-divided vision-slits fitted at its right with a short lifting-peg, the upper bevor with near-vertical profile pierced at each side with circular and cruciform ventilation-holes, the lower bevor fitted at the right cheek with a forked lifting-peg, the upper and lower bevors respectively fastened to the lower bevor and skull at their right sides by a spring-catch and a swivel-hook and pierced stud, and two articulated gorget- plates front and rear, the lowest lame at the front of rounded outline and the corresponding lame at the rear of squared outline, each formed at its main edge with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border (some patches of light rust) 32.0 cm; 12½ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of a moderately high file-roped medial comb, flanged outwards at the nape to receive a missing neck-guard, fitted at its forward-sloping brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak, at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pieced at its centre with six small auditory holes in rosette-formation, and further fitted just above the hinge of the left one with a later plume-holder (slightly crushed), the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns and decorated in low relief at the centre of each cheek-piece with a cinquefoil and elsewhere with bands and borders burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 25.5 cm; 10 in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, flanged outwards at the nape to receive an obtusely pointed neck-guard of one lame, fitted at its forward-sloping brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak and at its left side (originally both sides) with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with seven small auditory holes in rosette-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns accompanied by narrow grooves and decorated in low relief at the centre of each cheek-piece with a circular panel and elsewhere with bands and borders burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint; the bright surfaces lightly patinated overall and the metal of the left end of the peak showing evidence of delamination) 30.0 cm; 11¾ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high roped medial comb, fitted within its front and rear edges respectively with a short obtusely-pointed peak and neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece of symmetrical form, flanged outwards at both its front and rear ends to serve respectively as continuations of the peak and neck-guard, and pierced at its centre with six small auditory holes in rosette-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns accompanied by narrow grooves and, to the inside of them, raised borders burnished bright, like the sides of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 28.5 cm; 10¾ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak struck with the arms of Württemberg, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed neck-guard of one lame and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pieced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the lower front corner of the right cheek-piece fitted with a later single-ended buckle, the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns accompanied by narrow grooves and decorated in low relief at the centre of each cheek-piece with a circular panel and elsewhere with bands and borders burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) See G. H. Bidermann, Burg Kornberg: Wohnsitz des Ritters Götz von Berl;ichingen, Schwäbisch Hall, 1980, p. 203, pls 199 & 207 for other pieces of armour, including a similar burgonet, bearing the Württemberg mark. 28.0 cm; 11 in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of an exceptionally high file-roped medial comb, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak and backwards at the nape to a rounded integral neck-guard, and fitted around the brow and nape with small lining-rivets and brass rosette-washers (some of the latter missing), and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the right perhaps associated but from the same series) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pieced at its centre with five small auditory holes in rosette-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with notched inward turns and decorated in low relief with bands and borders burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 31.0 cm; 12¼ in
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, struck at its point with an indistinct makers mark set within an oval, and the fir-cone quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish (the metal delaminating in parts) 28.5 cm; 11¼ cm
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a short, high, slender medial comb, fitted at its front edge with an internally-riveted, flat obtusely-pointed peak, at its outward-flanged rear edge with a rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the front edge of the right cheek-piece struck with the number 197, the skull fitted with an old and possibly original quilted canvas lining, and the front ends of the cheek-pieces with leather loops and ties, in part possibly original, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish 26.6 cm; 10½ in
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb (the metal of its right side showing some delamination), projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak (the point bruised and cracked), fitted at the nape with a rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish 28.8 cm; 11¼ cm Compare with lots 478 and 475 below bearing the quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb (the metal of its front end showing some delamination), projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, struck at its point with an indistinct makers mark, probably involving the letter'B', and the fir-cone quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish 30.0 cm; 11¾ cm
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the right associated but from the same series) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish (refreshed with paint) 32.0 cm; 12½ cm Compare with lots 475 and 478 above bearing the quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg
A NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (two of the latter missing) and fitted at the rear with a later plume-holder, and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a vertically- symmetrical fleur-de-lis enclosed within a circle bordered by stylised acanthus foliage, burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 26.3 cm; 10¼ in A very similar morion was sold in these rooms from the J. W. Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, 20 March 2013, lot 287 (part). 2013
A NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers and fitted at the rear with two rivets retaining a fragment of a later plume-holder, and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with an octofoil enclosed within a circle bordered by stylised acanthus foliage, burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 29.0 cm; 11½ in
A NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high roped medial comb (repaired at its rear), and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (four of the latter missing) and fitted at the rear with a later plume-holder, and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a hexafoil enclosed by a circle bordered by stylised acanthus foliage, burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 28.5 cm; 11¼ in
A NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled originally by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (three of the former and five of the latter missing) and fitted at the rear with two rivets for the attachment of a missing later plume-holder, and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a hexafoil enclosed within a circle bordered by stylised acanthus foliage, burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 26.4 cm; 10½ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the latter missing) and fitted at the rear with a later plume-holder, and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint, partly scuffed) 26.5 cm; 10½ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb fitted at its rear with a modern plume-tube attached by solder, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (two of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.0 cm; 9½ in Two very similar morions were sold in these rooms 25 June 2008, lots 222 & 223
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled originally by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the former and two of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint, partly scuffed)) 24.3 cm; 9½ in From the same series as lot 486 above
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim (one side pierced with a later suspension-hole) rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.0 cm; 9½ in From the same series as lot 486 above
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim (one side slightly dented) rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.0 cm; 9½ in From the same series as lot 486 above
AN 80-BORE DUTCH FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY LUCAS VAN SOLINGEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1690-1700 with octagonal sighted barrel decorated with punched and engraved scrollwork over the breech and ahead of the back-sight, linear mouldings encircling the swamped muzzle and the bore cut with eight narrow grooves, gilt-brass lock with bevelled edges, signed "L. Van Solingen Amsterdam", engraved with wavy linear borders and with small leaf and scrollwork designs, and the pan-cover fitted with swing-out safety-steel, rootwood full stock carved with a series of decorative mouldings in low relief, including a pronounced scrolling swell about the ramrod-pipe, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece and fitted with sliding patch-box cover (the cover with inactive worm damage), full gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate with decorated tang extending over the length of the comb, the trigger-guard with acanthus finials, the side-plate pierced with a scrollwork pattern involving a figure from mythology driving a chariot, three faceted ramrod-pipes, ornate cartouche-shaped escutcheon cast with a demon mask and coronet, mounts for a sling, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the fore-end cracked in several places on both sides and chipped in several places along the right-hand edge). 86cm; 33 7/8 in barrel
A 22-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1730 with octagonal twist barrel swamped at the muzzle, inlaid with a silver Bandelwerk design over the breech, with further small silver inlays enclosing the chiselled back-sight and the bore cut with seven grooves, bevelled lock with engraved subsidiary borders and finely engraved with trophies-of-war, the cock and the steel each cut with scrollwork designs on a recessed darkened ground, figured walnut full stock carved with a series of mouldings in low relief over its rear half, including an elaborate scrollwork design about the ramrod-pipe, further scrollwork motifs about the barrel tang, the trigger-guard and the butt carved about both the base of the comb and the cheek-piece, the butt flattened over the length of its underside, with patch-box fitted with sliding cover carved en suite with scrollwork and moving on a button release enclosed by a brass garland cast in low relief, full brass mounts cast in low relief, comprising butt-plate cast and engraved with Laub und Bandelwerk ornament characteristic of the period, solid side-plate cast with figures and animals in an idyllic hunting scene in low relief on a matted ground, the trigger-guard and three faceted ramrod-pipes decorated en suite with the butt-plate, ornate escutcheon involving lion supporters, a bust and a coronet, horn fore-end cap, sling-swivels, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the fore-end crack in two places on both sides). 76cm; 30 in barrel
A PAIR OF 16-BORE LIÈGE FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECES BY PHILIPPE SELIER, CIRCA 1720-30 each with two-stage barrel with turned girdle, swamped muzzle with silver "spider" sight, and the breech with brass-lined vent, brass-lined maker's stamp repeated three times (Neue Støckel 4373), one retaining much old blued finish, each with the barrel tang overlaid with brass finely engraved with acanthus patterns, gilt-brass lock with strongly bevelled edges, signed on the upper edge in front of the pan, engraved wavy linear borders enclosing finely engraved panels of scrolling acanthus inhabited by a serpent, the cock cut with a matching design, one with domed retaining screw chiselled in the form of a demon mask (the other replaced) and the steels each finely cut with a demon mask in low relief (both top jaws and screws missing, the upper part of one cock missing also), each with figured walnut half-stock carved with acanthus leaf mouldings in relief, the butt flattened along its underside, carved about the base of the comb and with a scrolling flourish to the rear of the cheek-piece (one with inactive worm damage throughout, the fore-end partly fragmented along its edge on one side), full gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plates and the trigger-guards finely engraved en suite with the locks, with side-plates pierced with a scrollwork design carrying a demon mask and terminating in monsters' heads, three faceted baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, ornate cartouche-shaped escutcheons each involving a mask and coronet, plain brass fore-end caps, and one fitted with wooden ramrod (associated, the other ramrod missing). 112 cm; 44 1/8 in barrels (2)
A 13-BORE DUTCH FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN, CIRCA 1660 with sighted long barrel formed in two stages with faceted girdle, plain rounded lock (the cock coarsely repaired), carved moulded walnut full stock decorated with a leaf moulding in low relief about the barrel tang, the butt of triangular form flattened over the sides and stamped with an owner's coronet and monogram immediately ahead of the residual comb, fitted with an iron band beneath the muzzle, flat iron butt-plate with no provision for a tang, small flat brass side-plate formed as a scroll engraved with scrolling flowers and a monster's head, plain iron trigger-guard with leaf-shaped finial, three baluster-shaped iron ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod. 156.8cm; 61 ¾ in barrel
A 19-BORE LOW COUNTRIES FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY DUTCH with two-stage barrel of bright steel with turned girdles and engraved gilt-brass fore-sight, the rear section flat-sided and decorated with the figure of Hercules standing within a frame of scrolling foliage, with grotesque masks arranged above and below, a larger winged demon mask over the base of the breech and all chiselled in relief, rounded lock decorated with a male figure and a griffin in relief on a ground engraved with a bird and a butterfly, the lip of the pan cut with a mask, the cock chiselled with a basilisk attacked by a serpent and the steel cut with both demonic and grotesque masks in low relief (the top jaw and screw missing), darkened figured rootwood full stock carved with a series of decorative mouldings, including scrolling tendril designs in low relief about the ramrod-pipe (the fore-end chipped on one side and with numerous cracks over its length), and iron mounts comprising butt-plate chiselled with monster's head tendrils issuant from a serpent extending over the length of the comb, side-plate pierced and chiselled with scrollwork with monsters' head terminals, the trigger-guard engraved with a monster and a tulip and extending to chiselled acanthus finials, three baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, and pierced chiselled escutcheon with involving supporters formed as a pair of female half-figures (barrel pins and the ramrod each missing). 119.4cm; 47 in barrel
A 29-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE, CIRCA 1760 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel with maker's gold-lined stamp of Leonhard Riegel of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, decorated with a chiselled band of beadwork over the breech, rifled with seven grooves and fitted with chiselled folding back-sight, plain rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a series of rococo scrollwork mouldings in low relief, including an elaborate motif about the barrel tang and the butt decorated with related designs to the rear of the cheek-piece and about the base of the comb, fitted with sliding patch-box cover carved with a flattened moulding en suite with the underside of the butt, plain gilt-brass mounts predominantly faceted and terminating in lateral fluted mouldings, solid side-plate with bevelled edges, horn fore-end cap, one sling-swivel, and iron ramrod. 63.8cm; 25 1/8 in barrel
A FINE 19-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE AFTER THE IBERIAN COURT FASHION, CIRCA 1730 with Spanish barrel formed in two stages with swamped muzzle, moulded girdle, a series of eight gold-lined maker's stamps of Alonso Martinez (the two larger stamps Neue Støckel 752, and another, resembling 753), gold-lined vent, silver "spider" fore-sight and retained by a single gilt-brass band pierced and engraved with addorsed leafy scrolls, the barrel tang numbered "2", German rounded gilt-brass lock moving on a single conventional sear and chiselled and engraved in the manner of Claude Simonin, with engraved wavy linear borders enclosing a cherub blowing a trumpet and a classical warrior figure each seated amid trophies, inscribed "Martinez" below the steel-spring, the cock chiselled in low relief with monsters' heads and scrolls, the top jaw inscribed "En Maderit" , and the steel inscribed "Aloso" on the pan-cover and chiselled with scrolls and a monster spiralled about its pivot arm, with figured walnut half-stock finely carved with a series of acanthus mouldings in low relief about its contours and borders, the butt flattened over the length of its underside and carved with a monster's head about the base of the comb after an original engraving by De La Collombe, the grip emergent from its maw, with full gilt-brass mounts engraved and cast in low relief in the Parisian taste, the butt-plate engraved with a mask suspended within a framework of scrolls and monsters, the side-plate finely decorated with a pierced design formed as a classical bust medallion supported by a pair of grotesque hippocampi ridden by putti, the pair issuant from a bandwork scroll pattern involving both a demon and a monster's head, the trigger-guard engraved with a classical helmeted head and with a demon mask elongated over the finial, three faceted ramrod-pipes engraved en suite with the barrel-band, the escutcheon cast with a pieced scrollwork frame involving a demon mask, a coronet and enclosing a further classical bust, horn fore-end cap carved with acanthus mouldings en suite with the stock, retaining its original sling-swivels, the barrel with some original blued finish and the lock-plate and the mounts retaining nearly all of their original gilding (ramrod missing). 107.3cm; 42 ¼ in. barrel Alonso Martínez was a pupil of the Madrid royal gunmaker Juan Belén (d.1691) and eight examples of firearms with barrels bearing his stamps are preserved in the royal armoury in Madrid, see del Campo 2006, cat nos. 189-196, the stamps reproduced in the text. Martínez moved to Portugal shortly after 1706, where he became gunmaker to King João V. He subsequently entered the workshop of Pedro Esteban in Cataluña, where he remained appointed Chief Master of Arms of Mallorca, a position which he held until his death; see Lavin 1965. The snarling monster's head included prominently on the stock of the present gun was evidently inspired by an early design for a decorated butt by De La Collombe, published in Paris in 1705; see del Campo (ibid.), p. 193 and Lenk 1965, pl.127. The German 18th century taste for firearms in the Iberian court fashion was most probably influenced by the extravagant court of King João V of Portugal, whose mother was Princess Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Daughter of the Elector Palatine.
A 48-BORE BOHEMIAN SMALL FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE FOR A LADY, SIGNED ANDREAS. M. SIGL A SCHLACKENWERTH, CIRCA 1730 with tapering barrel signed on the sighting flat, lightly swamped muzzle, engraved breech and the breech basal moulding and the tang each overlaid with brass, engraved bevelled lock involving a classical figure seated within a trophy-of-arms, figured walnut half-stock finely carved with a series of rococo scrollwork mouldings in low relief, the butt flattened along its underside and carved about the base of the comb and to the rear of the raised cheek-piece, full brass mounts cast in low relief, after the Parisian fashion, the butt-plate decorated with a prominent grotesque mask and engraved with a classical warrior standing within a scrollwork pattern, the side-plate decorated with a pierced design of scrolling foliage inhabited by a serpent, the trigger-guard formed with a pierced scrollwork finial and engraved with a further classical warrior on the bow, with three faceted ramrod-pipes, the escutcheon cast with a grotesque mask and a classical female bust, perhaps Minerva, and fitted with horn fore-end cap and retaining a single mount for a sling (the barrel with modern blued finish over very light pitting, the engraving on the breech rubbed, the lock acid-cleaned, the stock with a hairline crack on one side of the grip, ramrod missing). 97.1cm; 38 ¼ in barrel Andreas Michael Siegel was apprenticed in Vienna in 1680, he was appointed court gunmaker to the Margrave of Baden in 1689.
A FINE 25-BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOH. LAUTERER, WEICKERSHEIM, CIRCA 1770-80 with smooth-bore barrel formed in three stages with moulded girdle, silver scrollwork inlaid over the breech and muzzle, signed in silver and fitted with silver fore-sight, signed plain lock, figured walnut full stock finely carved with rococo patterns of scrolls and flowers in low relief, including decorative mouldings about the ramrod-pipe and about the barrel tang, the butt carved with an elegant flourish of scrolls about the base of the comb, with raised cheek-piece inlaid with a star formed of contrasting horn segments, inset with a brass scrollwork plaque at its base, carved with flowering C-scrolls at either end, with an additional brass plaque pierced with scrollwork and set into the underside en suite with the cheek-piece, plain full brass mounts of scrollwork outline, comprising flat side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard and three pierced slotted ramrod-pipes, blued iron trigger, brass fore-end cap, one sling-swivel, and wooden ramrod (one sling-swivel missing). 81.9cm; 32 ¼ in barrel The carved treatment of the stock is closely comparable with the relief carving found on some of the foremost Pennsylvania flintlock "Kentucky" rifles of the latter part of the 18th century, stocked by German immigrant craftsmen, or by their descendants working in the inherited German rococo tradition.
A 42-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE SIGNED GEORG C. FREUND A FURSTENAU, DATED 1742 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel signed and dated in gold, gold-lined vent and rifled with seven grooves, plain rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved in low relief with a series of rococo scrollwork motifs, the butt with raised cheek-piece inset with an engraved gilt-brass plaque and carved with C-scroll patterns at the rear and about the base of the comb, the patch-box with sliding cover inset with a brass relief plaque cast and pierced with a stag brought down by hounds, brass mounts cast in low relief in the Parisian taste, comprising butt-plate decorated with the figure of Diana within a framework capped by a demon mask, side-plate decorated with a pierced scrollwork design filled with a further stag brought down by hounds, the trigger-guard en suite and with ornate finial involving a classical mask, two decorated faceted ramrod-pipes, decorated brass fore-end cap, brass-tipped ramrod, and brass shield-shaped escutcheon clasped in the talons of a bird-of-prey and engraved with the owner's coat-of-arms (the barrel and lock acid-cleaned, the maker's gold signature incomplete, the lock pan removed, the stock and the mounts with cleaning wear). 62.3cm; 24 ½ in barrel The arms are those of Georg August, Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau (1651-1758).
A 35-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE BUILT ON AN EARLIER AUSTRIAN BARREL BY CASPAR ZELLNER, CIRCA 1765-70 with octagonal barrel inlaid with gold scrollwork at the breech, signed in large gold letters within a gold linear frame, very lightly swamped at the muzzle, the bore cut with seven groves and fitted with decorated back-sight (the fore-sight blade removed), plain rounded lock, figured walnut full stock finely carved with a series of relief mouldings, including rococo scrollwork designs about the barrel tang, about the base of the comb of the butt and to the rear of the cheek-piece, and the butt with patch-box fitted with moulded sliding cover, with brass mounts terminating in simple linear mouldings throughout, comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard each of plain faceted form, bevelled solid side-plate, and two ramrod-pipes faceted en suite, and fitted with horn fore-end cap, mounts for a sling and iron ramrod (fore-end cap chipped on one side). 63.8cm; 25 1/8 in barrel
A cased silver and guilloche enamel dressing table set, Albert Carter, Birmingham 1947, each piece with cream guilloche enamel and gold fleur de lis decoration, comprising; a hand mirror, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes and a comb, all presented within original fitted case with internal jewellery compartment
Rare Polyphon Mikado Disc Music box. Style 54 159 steel teeth of extra large size and special construction, whereby an enormous loud and powerful tone is produced. Uses 63.5 cm (24 1/2 “) discs. Comes with 12 discs. All original in never touched condition. Comb without any broken teeth, no rust. Plays nicely but needs TLC to make it come back to the original power. Glas motor cover is missing. Germany 1900 BRD
A late 18th / early 19th century oval cut glass butter dish the step cut cover with knurled knob, crenulated cut edging and star cutting to underside, the body with prism and comb cut decoration and star cut base, 15cm. long. Condition: Three chips to edge of cover. Large chip to prism cut section and some other minor nicks and nibbles to cutting.
A large late 18th / early 19th century oval cut glass butter dish possibly Irish, the step cut cover with rosette and prism cut knob, comb cut to underside of cover, the body with dentil and prism cut decoration and toothed rim, star cut base, 18cm. long. Condition: Small chips and nibbles to edges of cover. Large chip and extensive minor nibbling to rim. Two small chips to prism cutting on body.
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