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A French cuirassier officer's silver plated helmet, brass peak binding, ear to ear plate with wreath and grenade, ornamental comb with Medusa head finial, velvet backed chinscales and ear rosettes, plume holder on left with red/white./blue feather plume (worn), black horsehair falling plume. GC (lining missing, some tarnish)
An interesting selection of silver including sugar nips, a Georgian shell shaped tea caddy spoon, a shell shaped bright cut George III condiment spoon, mustard spoon, an ivory grip pickle fork and a late 19th/early 20th century folding silver and tortoiseshell comb also a small selection of silver plate
A rare Philippines (moro) mail shirt,19th century formed of numerous large brass plates joined by butted brass rings, opening at the front, secured by a pair of shaped brass catches, extending to the thigh, and covering the upper portion of the arms; a rare Philippines (Moro) brass helmet, early 19th century, formed in two halves joined at a raised pierced comb, with pointed peak front and rear, pierced around the base of the skull, fitted with plume-holder at the rear and a pair of ear-defences; a Philippines (Moro) armoured shirt, 19th century, formed of closely meshed rows of butted brass links carrying horn plates of characteristic form throughout, and closed at the front by a pair of brass catches on larger horn plates; and a rare Indonesian armoured shirt, 19th century, formed of woven rattan, applied over its entire surface with numerous rectangular bone plaques arranged in horizontal rows including large circular bosses at the front and another at the rear (4) Op.cit., pp.446-447, figs.318, 318a, and p.426, fig.301a.
A German black-and-white infantry burgonet,early 17th century formed in two pieces drawn-up to a cabled narrow comb, embossed with a large fleur-de-lys on both sides of the skull, drawn-out at the front to form a pointed up-turned peak and a short neck-guard at the rear, with a row of lining rivets on brass rosette washers, and indented turned edges (cheek-pieces missing); a North German Burgonet, late 16th century, with a two-piece skull and decorated with incised triple-line bands throughout (cheek-pieces missing, rust holes and rust patination); and a German mitten gauntlet, mid-16th century, in excavated condition (lames detached) the first: 26.6cm; 10.5 in high (4)
A kettle hat in German 15th Century style,late 19th/early 20th Century formed in one piece, with broad down-turned brim with an inwardly turned roped edge, bulbous skull rising to a low comb, and encircled with a row of lining rivets at the base 22.8cm; 9in high Similar helmets were made by the German armourer Ernst Schmidt of Munich in the late 19th and early 20th Century. See E.A.Mowbray 1967, pp. pp.72-73, no.137 and pp.114-115, no.463.
A finely constructed copy of a visored sallet in the so-called Italian 'export' style of circa 1460 with two-piece skull joined by a low a comb of rectangular section, drawn-out to a pointed tail at the rear, fitted with pivoting visor formed with a strongly cusped upper edge, pierced with a single vision slot, and secured by a stud on the right, with plain outward turns, and in 'aged' condition throughout; and a copy of a Flemish shaffron, early 16th century, formed of a main plate medially ridged below a central escutcheon and embossed with a series of flutes on each side, fitted with a pair of ear and ocular defences, a pair of additional side-plates fluted en suite with the main plate, shaped muzzle-plate, and in 'aged' condition throughout the first: 24.2cm; 9.5in high (2)
A German Harquebusier's Burgonet,circa 1570-75 with one-piece skull rising to a triangular comb, drawn-out to an up-turned pointed peak and to a narrow flange at the rear, the latter fitted with neck-guard of one lame, retaining one hinged cheek-piece, and the edges with plain turns (modern black painted finish). 28cm: 11in high The state of Styria ordered Harquebusier armours with helmets of this type from Nuremburg in 1570.
A rare German light burgonet for a Styrian Harquebusier (Schutzenhaube),circa 1577-79 with one-piece skull rising to a cabled comb, pivoted pointed peak struck with a mark, neck-guard of two narrow lames and a single broad lower lame all articulating on sliding rivets, the peak and lower neck lame each with turned cabled edge, and retaining some original blackened finish throughout (the armoured side-straps and one rivet missing) 30.5cm; 12in high The state of Styria ordered 4,532 burgonets of this particular type from Nuremberg between 1577 and 1579. To date, 275 burnished examples and 42 blackened examples remain on display in the Landeszeughaus in Graz; fourteen different maker's marks exist within the group. See Dr. F. Pichler, Leipzig, 1880, p.53, plate XVIII, fig.7 and Dr. P. Krenn, Graz, 1987, pp.32-33.
A German Harquebusier's Burgonet,circa 1570-75 with one-piece skull rising to a triangular comb, drawn-out to an up-turned pointed peak and to a narrow flange at the rear, the latter fitted with neck-guard of one lame, retaining one hinged cheek-piece, and the edges with plain turns (surface rust, previously blackened). 28cm; 11in high The state of Styria ordered Harqueusier armours with helmets of this type from Nuremberg in 1570
A German light Cavalry ZischÅ gge,mid-17th Century with hemispherical skull formed in one piece and fitted with a very small pointed ring finial, narrow pointed peak, sliding nasal-bar, neck-guard of four lames with undulating subsidiary edges and moving on sliding rivets, and plain bevelled edges throughout (light rust, the cheek-pieces missing); and a rare German light Burgonet for a Styrian Harquebusier (Schutzenhaube), circa 1577-79, with one-piece skull rising to a comb, pivoted pointed peak struck with a mark, and one cheek-piece of three lames (the comb extensively holed, the neck-guard a crude modern replacement, the cheek-piece associated) the first: 22.8cm; 9in high (3)
A Scottish flintlock belt pistol made entirely of steel, by Jo. Murdoch, Doune,circa 1780-90 with three-stage barrel formed with a flared octagonal muzzle cut with an alternating pattern, fluted breech, and engraved with characteristic arrangements of scrolling foliage over the median, signed bevelled lock engraved en suite with the barrel (sear incomplete) and the cock incorporating a pierced rosette below the comb, profusely engraved stock inlaid with three silver bands below the lock, 'rams-horn' butt decorated with inlaid silver interlace over the length of the spine and inset with a silver oval left and right, each engraved with the owner's monogram IB, fitted with engraved steel belt hook with pierced finial, silver button trigger and pricker each pricked and engraved as a flowerhead ( the pricker dented), and retaining its original moulded steel ramrod ( small rust patches throughout) 32cm., 12.625in
A Polyphon 50cm Coin Operated, Upright Disc Musical Box With Fifteen Discs. Twin Comb Mechanism Contained In A Walnut case With Glazed Door And Pierced Foliate Frets Flanked By Turned Pilasters, The Base With A Frieze Drawer And Side Winding Handle. German C.1900 Max. Ht 93cm Max Width 61cm. Max Depth 39.5cm. The Polyphon Has Been Stored For Many Years In A Very Damp Under stair Cupboard And Is Generally In Distressed Condition But Will Still Play

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