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Lot 3210

A gold pin, the finial a diamond set crown and a gold pin with diamond set heart finial. Condition report - both pins are in good condition, commensurate with age

Lot 3187

An ex-serviceman's pin in the form of a helmet with the letters M.O.T.H. for The Memorable Order of Tin Hats, a South African brotherhood of former front line soldiers founded 1927 together with a gold pin, the finial a field gun and a gold pin in the form of a French horn.

Lot 3366

A 18ct. gold stick pin, the finial, an intaglio carved amethyst.

Lot 3001

Tennis, cricket and golf. A silver golf club stick pin, sponsors mark R.C. Birmingham hallmark 1908, an unmarked crossed cricket bats and ball pin with silver finial and two unmarked silver tennis racket and ball pins.

Lot 3351

A pin the gold horseshoe finial set with diamonds, boxed.

Lot 3357

A gold pin with diagonal oval finial set with a central sapphire flanked by pearls together with a gold mourning pin, each boxed.

Lot 3363

A good Victorian gold pin, the finial a clenched fist holding a gold dagger.

Lot 3125

A 1920s French Jabot pin in white gold with a carved jade seated figure finial set with rose cut diamonds, the sliding clip set with rose cut diamonds in shaped leather covered case of W. Kibble, Ludgdate Hill, 7.3cm. Condition report: Left leg has been broken but repaired and held in place by claw, two shades of green and no white patches, weight 5.9g.

Lot 3261

A gold Edwardian pin with a diamond and ruby set crescent and flower together with a Victorian gold pin, the orb finial with a blue enamelled garter about it and a gold double ended pin.

Lot 3097

Three banded agate stick pins, one set with a diamond, together with a Victorian gold stick pin, set with various stones and hair panels to the cube finial.

Lot 3207

A 15ct. pin with pearl and turquoise star and crescent finial and a ruby set 9ct. star and crescent pin, together with a gold, amethyst and pearl pin.

Lot 3099

A Victorian gold stick pin with a large bloodstone cameo carved finial.

Lot 3284A

An Edwardian pin with garnet and ruby fly finial together with two other insect gold mounted pins.

Lot 3358

A fine 19th century pin, the finial a Blackmoor head with gold tassel, cased.

Lot 3295

A Victorian silver pin with alsatian head finial and one other alsatian pin.

Lot 3011

A silver hole in one golfing pin, and a silver shield finial cricketing pin.

Lot 1008

A group of four Bjorn Wiinblad Danish blue and white earthenware figures representing the seasons "Foraar", "Sommer", "Efterar" and "Vinter" each numbered M20 (Foraar), M21 (Sommer), M22 (Efterar) and M23 (Vinter) and each monogrammed and dated 64, maximum height 33.3cm. Condition report: Vinter has a chip to the tail of the dog.Efterar has tiny chips to the hat flowers.Foraar hat finial damaged, other tiny chips.Sommer hat finial and other chips.

Lot 3005

A rare gold and silver pin, the finial in the form of a carpenter's brace with simple screw chuck.

Lot 3311

A gold pin with a diamond set initial E, this beneath a pearl finial, leather covered box.

Lot 3293

A pin, the finial with a fly trapped in resin together with a Chinese gold dragon pin.

Lot 3279

A Victorian or Edwardian pin in gold and silver, the finial in the form of a chick emerging from an egg.

Lot 1052

A 1930's Art Deco night light having enamel painted frame with chrome swivel finial controlling retractable light cover. Measures 22cms high.

Lot 135

A modern jewelled egg trinket box; a modern chinese seal, boxed; a jewelled tortoise form box; a bronzed metal stamp box with mouse finial; a cribbage board and other items (qty)

Lot 102

Fine Continental 900 Silver Covered Serving Dish with Finial Top. Stamped 900 with makers mark. Good condition. Measures 4-1/2" H x 8" W. Weighs 14.12 Troy Ounces (with Lid), weighs approx. 7.95 Troy Ounces (without lid) Shipping $42.00 (estimate $400-$600)

Lot 119

Antique English Silver plate Coffee and Tea Pot By Sturges. Each with chased design and berry finial. Signed. Overall good condition with shallow dings. Coffee pot measures 9-1/4" H. Signed. Shipping $65.00 (estimate $50-$100)

Lot 249

Early 20th Century French White Metal Clock with Cherub Finial. Depicts a white metal cherub figurine mounted to a gilt white metal base, baroque style legs and finials, and applied glass jewels on the bezel. Wear to gilt finish otherwise in good condition. Measures 8" H x 4-1/2" W. The gallery does not warranty the running condition of clocks. Shipping $45.00 (estimate $200-$250)

Lot 676

Antique carved Chinese ivory silk parasol with carved ivory handle finial and umbrella tips 33" long

Lot 318

A 15 BORE IRISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY BOWLS, CIRCA 1810 with rebrowned sighted barrel inscribed 'Cork' over the breech, struck with so-called Irish proof marks, 'P' crowned twice, and the barrelsmith's initials 'JM' beneath, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped lock engraved with bouquets on the tail, fitted with roller, semi-rainproof pan and cock, the latter decorated en suite, figured walnut full stock (the fore-end with a small crack), engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and two moulded ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 23.7 cm; 9 3/8 in barrel James Bowls is recorded at Duncan Street, Cork, circa 1804-30.

Lot 316

A 14 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL OF LIVERY TYPE BY BRANDER AND POTTS, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with tapering barrel with traces of 'London' inscribed on the top flat, signed stepped lock (bolt safety-catch replaced), fitted with ring-neck cock of late form, semi-rainproof pan and roller, full stock, brass mounts including flush-fitting side-plate, and trigger-guard with bud finial, and associated brass-tipped ramrod with iron worm 15.2 cm; 6 in barrel Martin Brander and Thomas Potts were Contractors to Ordnance 1815-20

Lot 236

A CASED 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOHN MANTON & SON, 6 DOVER STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with sighted barrels signed on the rib (polished bright), engraved breeches, with platinum plugs, engraved tang, signed engraved locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, butt-plate with decorated tang, silver escutcheon engraved with traces of engraving, silver barrel bolt escutcheons (iron parts cleaned, worn, serial numbers not visible), brass-tipped wooden ramrod: in two tier brass-bound mahogany case, perhaps the original, with provision for its pair (missing), the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle and brass escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest, a lion's gamb erect holding a cross, on the exterior (cracked), the interior with trade label for 6 Dover Street, complete with some contemporary accessories including two Sykes patent powder-flasks, shot-flask, T-shaped nipple wrench fitted with pricker and two compartments with spare nipples, wad-cutter and cleaning jags 73.0 cm; 28 3/4 in barrels

Lot 220

A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY HARVEY WALKLATE MORTIMER, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel flaring towards the muzzle, stamped 'Happy He That Escapes Me' on the muzzle face, signed 'H.W. Mortimer, London/Gunmaker to His Majesty', struck with the barrelsmith's mark, London view and proof marks at the breech, engraved iron tang fitted with thumb-piece catch for the top-mounted spring bayonet, signed stepped bolted lock fitted with engraved cock, figured walnut full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard engraved with a flower on the bow and with pineapple finial, flush-fitting side-plate engraved with a trophy-of-arms, butt-plate decorated en suite, escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials ' VJH' and two moulded ramrod-pipes, and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod 75.0 cm; 29 1/2 in overallHarvey Walklate Mortimer (1753-1819) was appointed Gunmaker to George III in 1783. He specialised in the production of gold-mounted guns for the Eastern market as well as a set of diamond-set and gold-mounted firearms for the U.S. Government as presents for the Bey of Tunis.

Lot 529

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1550-60 with one-piece skull boxed in four panels and rising at its apex to an acorn finial, its right side struck with the quality-control mark of the city of Nuremberg and its rear pierced with two pairs of later holes set one above the other, fitted at the brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak, at its flanged rear edge with a matching one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a pair of later suspension-holes), 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 seven small auditory-holes in rosette-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns except at the front of the cheek-pieces which have plain partial turns, but are like the former accompanied by recessed borders (the surfaced showing a patchy light patination overall) 29.5 cm; 11? in

Lot 473

A GERMAN SERGEANTS HALBERD, MID-18TH CENTURY, AND A SPONTOON FINIAL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY the first with pierced flat axe-blade and rear fluke, dagger-shaped terminal spike, faceted socket and a pair of straps (shortened); the second of openwork gilt brass (cracked), decorated with scrolls surrounding a central heart, pierced with two groups of four stars, and tapering socket; an iron axe head, 19th century and a tinned finial the first: 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in head (4)

Lot 654

AN AUSTRIAN COMBINATION POWDER HORN AND WHEEL-LOCK SPANNER,MID-18TH CENTURY with curved body of flattened horn, carved with a monsterhead finial, the inner face engraved 'IFS seinem J.S', fitted with wooden stopper, basal cap, and the outer face with a triple wheel-lock spanner on an engraved openwork bracket 22.5 cm; 8 7/8 in overall

Lot 229

A CASED .32 CALIBRE AIR CANE BY G. E. LEWIS, BIRMINGHAM, LATE 19TH CENTURY with rifled barrel sleeved in brass, button trigger at the breech end and turn-off brass finial at the muzzle, the latter retaining the ramrod, screw-in air reservoir section, recurved, threaded at the top and fitted with angular grip, the outer surface painted brown in imitation of wood, complete with a pump, in a later fitted wooden case lined in green baize (lid detached) 94.5 cm; 37 1/4 in overall

Lot 541

A SOUTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, CIRCA 1570-80 with one-piece skull boxed in four panels and rising at its apex to an acorn finial, projecting forward at the brow to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, fitted just above the latter with three lining-rivets of which two retain brass rosette washers, flanged outwards at its rear to receive a matching one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a later suspension-hole), and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece ( the left torn from its hinge and both hinges replaced) 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 notched inward turns accompanied by raised borders, and its surfaces decorated with four radiating raised bands, all burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint; some bruising and cracking) 27.0 cm; 10? in

Lot 232

TWO RIFLED AIRCANES, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first .32 calibre, with rifled barrel sleeved in brass, with button trigger at the breech end and turn-off brass finial at the muzzle, screw-in air reservoir section threaded at the top and fitted with horn knob (cracked) and the outer surface painted in imitation of exotic wood; the second of similar type, with later black paint (incomplete) the first: 97.5 cm; 38 3/8 in overall (2)

Lot 572

A CENTRAL EUROPEAN ZISCHÄGGE, FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with one-piece hemispherical crown divided into eight panels by incised lines radiating from a transversely-pierced finial with circular washer decorated around its scalloped edge with punched dots, fitted at the brow with a flat peak having a cusped rear edge and truncated ogival front edge, at its nape with a slightly flaring neck-guard of three upward overlapping lames each having a multi-cusped upper edge, except for the last (associated) which has a single cusp at both its upper and lower edges, the peak pieced at its centre rear with a transverse slot to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar terminating at its upper end in a leaf-shaped finial (corroded at its lateral edges), and retained by a staple and winged-headed locking-screw, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and it surfaces retaining a black-from-the-hammer finish (refreshed with paint; the left rear of the skull repaired with a riveted internal patch) 24.0 cm; 9½ in

Lot 282

A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY JAMES FREEMAN, LONDON, CIRCA 1720 with cannon barrel, faceted breech inscribed 'London', engraved with border ornament and stylised flowerheads, engraved separate breech, signed border-engraved rounded lock, cock and steel engraved en suite (top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut butt carved with a raised moulding about the tang and inset with characteristic grotesque mask strapwork scrolls on each side, spurred iron pommel with chased silver grotesque mask cap, silver openwork side-plate decorated en suite with the tang plaques, and engraved trigger-guard with moulded baluster finial (the iron parts with areas of light pitting) 20.2 cm; 8 in barrel

Lot 266

A 16 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY WILLIAM HENSHAW, CIRCA 1760 reconverted from percussion, with Spanish barrel formed in two-stages (shortened), chiselled at the girdle and stamped with the barrelsmith's mark of Eudal Pous and Barcelona town mark (Neue Støckel 8083 and 8512) at the breech, vent missing, engraved grooved tang, stepped lock signed within a scrollwork frame, figured walnut half-stock with take-down fore-end, carved with a raised moulding involving a rococo shell about the tang, silver openwork side-plate involving scrolls and foliage, vacant silver escutcheon with a rococo shell at the top, iron trigger-guard with acorn finial of early form, iron butt-plate engraved with a rococo flower on the tang and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 76.0 cm; 30 in barrel William (2) Henshaw is recorded as a gunmaker at 181 Strand opposite Norfolk Street circa 1763-80.

Lot 16

‡A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (BADE BADE), 19TH CENTURY AND AN INDIAN ELEPHANT GOAD (ANCUS) the first with slightly curved single-edged blade, grip of characteristic form entirely encased in chased silver (loose), in its wooden scabbard en suite with a carved horn finial at the locket; the second of iron, with flat head, short tubular haft and brass basal cap incorporating a spike the first 20.4 cm; 8 in blade (2)

Lot 471

A GERMAN INFANTRY OFFICER'S DEGEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with foliage and trophies-of-arms, brass hilt including double shell-guard, bud-shaped quillon, urn-shaped finial cast with foliage and the grip bound with plaited silver wire between brass collars 80.5 cm; 31 3/4 in blade

Lot 337

A 40 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOL BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO. 6256 CIRCA 1814 rebuilt from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel stamped with platinum-lined barrelsmith's mark at the breech and numbered beneath, fitted with drum percussion bolster with pierced platinum plug, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved bolted lock (defective, hammer missing), walnut half-stock, chequered butt, iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, (the iron parts rusted throughout), vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn fore-end cap (loose) 25.4 cm; 10 in barrel See Scott-Edeson 2000, p. 78.

Lot 20

AN INDIAN WAR HAMMER, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with conical faceted head, strongly down-curved tapering rear spike and faceted socket, fitted with a horn central finial, on its wooden haft covered with fishskin, fitted with a slender strap, faceted steel grip, and the steel parts decorated with lightly damascened gold scrollwork throughout (damascening worn, haft with light worm damage) 62.2 cm; 24 1/2 in overall

Lot 319

AN 18 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOL BY RYAN AND WATSON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 with tapering sighted barrel engraved with a linear panel over the breech (refreshed), signed border-engraved bevelled lock (iron parts with areas of light pitting), walnut full stock, the butt with flat sides in the manner of Wogdon, brass mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial and vestigial side-plate, and horn-tipped ramrod 23.2 cm; 9 1/8 in barrel

Lot 317

A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY HENRY NOCK, CIRCA 1800 with tapering sighted barrel, signed stepped lock fitted with roller (cock replaced), full stock, chequered butt, iron mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial (areas of wear, iron parts lightly pitted), and brass-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original 17.5 cm; 6 7/8 in barrel

Lot 264

A D.B. 20 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 reconverted from percussion, with tapering sighted barrels, engraved breeches with recesses for a lined maker's stamp (missing), stepped locks fitted with rainproof pans and engraved cocks (extensive restorations, pans unfinished), figured walnut half stock, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and vacant silver escutcheon (worn) 76.7 cm; 30 1/4 in barrels

Lot 320

AN 11 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOL BY JOSEPH SIMMONS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with signed rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel stamped with proof marks and the barrelsmith's mark, a fleur-de-lys in a shaped recess, beneath the breech, fitted with stirrup ramrod retained by a spring, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bolted lock (bolt incomplete), fitted with semi-rainproof pan and a roller on the steel spring, engraved with foliage on the tail and a linear flourish over the signature, figured walnut full stock (the fore-end with a small crack), finely chequered butt, iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and engraved fore-end cap, and vacant silver escutcheon 23.8 cm; 9 3/8 in barrel Joseph Simmons is recorded at 49 High Street, Birmingham 1807-20.

Lot 66

AN INDIAN SWORD (PATA) AND THREE FURTHER SWORDS (TALWAR), 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first with broad fullered blade, probably European, iron hilt of characteristic form extending over the lower portion of the blade, embossed on the outside, and fitted with grip and wrist-bar on the inside; the second with curved single-edged European blade, and characteristic iron hilt with large disc pommel; the third with with straight fullered European blade and iron hilt including recurved knuckle-guard with bud-shaped finial; and the fourth with curved blade, and iron hilt decorated with flowers in soft metals the first: 93.5 cm; 36 3/4 in blade (4)

Lot 234

THREE RIFLED AIRCANES, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first .36 calibre, with rifled barrel sleeved in brass, with button trigger at the breech end and turn-off brass finial at the muzzle, screw-in air reservoir section threaded at the top and fitted with horn knob; and with a silver band around the upper section with the later inscription 'Colonel Sebastian Moran/Bagatelle Card Club' (taken from Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes') on one side and 'Don Ferder Fecit 1870' on the other; the second .36 calibre, with button trigger, and later brown paint overall; the third similar (brass muzzle cap missing), with loading lever and some black painted finish (pitted) the first: 92.5 cm; 36 1/2 in (3)

Lot 675

A CASED 18 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY WILKINSON & SON, LONDON, NO. 1264, CIRCA 1850 with rebrowned barrels signed on the rib and numbered beneath the breeches, engraved breech with platinum plugs, scroll-engraved grooved breech tang, signed scroll-engraved locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip (rubbed), engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, vacant German silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped ramrod: in associated fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (worn), the lid with trade label for 1837-91 (stained, small holes), complete with some accessories including embossed copper flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley, wad-cutter and nipple-wrench 74.2 cm; 29 1/4 in barrels

Lot 677

A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY THEOPHILUS RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 reconverted from percussion, with signed browned barrel formed in three stages, blued breech with platinum line and gold vent, signed engraved lock fitted with gold-lined rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and vacant silver escutcheon, silver fore-end cap and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (refinished throughout, forward ramrod-pipe detached) 81.3 cm; 32 in barrel

Lot 256

A D.B. 14 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY WILLIAMS & POWELL, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 AND A D.B. 14 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY LACY & CO, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 the first with sighted barrels inscribed 'Liverpool' on the rib, engraved breech with platinum line and plugs, signed scroll-engraved back-action locks, walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts, vacant silver escutcheon, and associated ramrod; the second with sighted barrels signed on the rib, engraved breech, platinum plugs, signed scroll-engraved locks, walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-uard with square front and pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, and associated ramrod the first: 76.0 cm; 30 in barrels (2)

Lot 244

ËœA CASED .600 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, MID-19TH CENTURY, THE LOCK SIGNED DOOLEY, LIVERPOOL with German browned twist octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, folding back-sight, engraved breech decorated with a stag, inlaid with a gold line and with platinum plug, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech tang, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened lock fitted with hammer en suite, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage in relief about the rear ramrod-pipe and the trigger-guard, the tang enclosed by a neo-rococo moulding involving a warrior profile, chequered grip, the butt enriched with engraved staghorn pellets, inset with a mother-of-pearl urn-shaped plaque beneath, the left with raised cheek-piece inset with an engraved ivory stag vignette and carved with a stag set upon by a pair of hounds behind, and, on the right, with patchbox with sliding cover decorated with a further stag scene on the right, German silver mounts comprising openwork side-plate, trigger-guard with finial of shaped outline, butt-plate with matching tang, three ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, gold escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest, and brass-tipped iron ramrod: in its fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle engraved with the owner's name, Gilbert H. Philips, on the outside and with trade label inside, complete with horn flask, oil bottle, nipple-wrench and powder measure 60.7 cm; 23 7/8 in barrel This gun appears to have been cased and built by Dooley around an existing German barrel, stock and mounts. This maker is recorded at 11 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, circa 1843-57.

Lot 239

A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN, CIRCA 1840 AND A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY HODDON, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with tapering sighted barrel, case-hardened breech, border-engraved East India Company bar-in-wood lock with rampant lion ahead of the hammer, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, iron mounts (pitted), including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (one ramrod-pipe missing), escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'CC', horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with two-stage barrel, signed flush-fitting lock, half-stock, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (extensive rust, worn, ramrod missing) the first: 110.8 cm; 43 5/8 in barrel (2)

Lot 678

A 15 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY ARANGUREN, CIRCA 1815 with two-stage swamped barrel fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight, retained by two pierced slender steel bands, chiselled with a band of acanthus on a gilt ground at the girdle, stamped with gold-lined barrelsmith's marks (his crowned name in a shaped panel and a further panel filled with a pair of crossed fronds retained by a crescent at the base), further decorative marks, silver-inlaid scrolls of foliage and the silver inscription 'de Erraduras' over the breech, gold-lined vent, engraved breech tang, signed engraved lock, figured walnut full stock carved with raised mouldings and simple flowers behind the barrel tang and the rear ramrod-pipe (one small chip ahead of the lock), fluted butt, chequered grip and fore-end, engraved steel mounts comprising moulded side-plate, trigger-guard with acanthus finial and stamped with a further gold-lined maker's mark including the letters 'ZUL' on the bow, vestigial butt-plate, and wooden ramrod with iron worm (tip removed) 92.0 cm; 36 1/4in barrel Juan Ignacio de Aranguran is recorded as a barrelmaker of Placencia, Guipúzcoa. He made firearms for the guard of King Carlos IV (1788-1808) and his name is found on the lock and barrel of a military musket dated 1820 in the Museum Ejército, Madrid (inv. no. 16.4.1982). His marks appear to be unrecorded. See Lavin 1965, pp. 145 and 255.

Lot 314

A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL BY THOMSON, DONCASTER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with brass barrel formed in three stages with a raised moulding behind the muzzle, inscribed 'Doncaster' over the breech, engraved iron tang, signed stepped bolted lock (cock replaced), walnut full stock (small cracks), engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and later brass-tipped ramrod 12.0 cm; 4 3/4 in barrel

Lot 464

THREE GERMAN SMALL-SWORDS, MID-18TH CENTURY the first with associated tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, brass hilt cast in low relief with putti and classical figures, including openwork double shell-guard, forward-canted quillon, knuckle-guard interrupted by a figural moulding, globular pommel, and wire-bound grip reinforced with vertical brass bars; the second with tapering blade stamped 'Fortuna' and 'Virtute' on the respective faces within a slender fuller, associated tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, brass hilt engraved and cast in low relief, including openwork double shell-guard, forward-canted quillon with grotesque mask finial, knuckle-guard interrupted by a pan-figure moulding, globular pommel, and wire-bound grip reinforced with vertical brass bars; the third composite, with brass hilt cast with classical figures and scrolls (knuckle-guard missing) the first: 74.1 cm; 29 1/4 in blade (3)

Lot 273

A .600 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY AUGUST KRAMER A NEUHAUS, CIRCA 1780, GERMAN OR SWISS with signed octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, with provision for an additional sight behind the tang, bevelled lock with brass pan, double set trigger, full stock, chequered grip (wormed)), raised cheek-piece, brass mounts including trigger-guard with finial of shaped outline, butt-cap with tang en suite, and three ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 78.0 cm; 30 3/4 in barrel

Lot 571

A CENTRAL EUROPEAN ZISCHÄGGE, FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with one-piece hemispherical crown boxed in eight panels radiating from a transversely-pierced finial with circular washer decorated around its scalloped edge with punched dots, fitted at the brow with a flat peak having a cusped rear edge and truncated ogival front edge (chipped at its point), at its nape with a slightly flaring neck-guard of four upward overlapping lames each having a multi-cusped upper edge and the last having a truncated ogival lower edge matching the front edge of the peak, and at each side with a broad cheek-piece now formed only of a single long lame (originally extended downwards by at least one more lame) and pieced at its centre with eight auditory-holes within an almond-shaped boss, the peak pierced at its centre rear with a transverse slot to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar terminating at its upper end in a stepped leaf-shaped finial, and retained by a staple and winged-headed locking-screw, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and it surfaces retaining a black-from-the-hammer finish (refreshed with paint; the rear of the skull with a patch of delamination secured by two rivets) 27.0 cm; 10? in

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