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An Imperial German Kaiserliche Marine Reservist's beer stein, by Paul Klutsih of Coblenz, its pewter lid having a figural finial and thumb piece modelled as an Imperial Eagle, the body relief-moulded and enamelled in depiction of SMS Hamburg and marine personnel, 35 cm

A Georgian style silver coffee pot, having finial topped hinge dome cover and engraved inscription for 'The Union Club', gross weight 14.3oz

A George V cased set of six silver hallmarked teaspoons, London assay 1934, each finial depicting the jubilee busts - Est £30 - £50

A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE IVORY PAGE TURNER having pierced and carved handle with figurative finial, scimitar blade, overall 42cm long

A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY GEORGIAN STYLE BRASS LANTERN CLOCK, having turned finial and bell top, silvered chapter, signed Parsons ***, having anchor escapement with weight and pendulum, on ball feet, 28cm high

TWO PIECES OF CONTINENTAL SILVER SERVING FLATWARE highly embossed, including a serving slice hall marked to the handle with a harbour scene and a serving fork with an elaborate ship finial and twisted handle, approximately 188gms gross, fork 25cm long

SOHO POTTERY SOLIAN WARE BREAKFAST SET FOR TWO with rose finial

NAPLES 'CAPODIMONTE' PORCELAIN CUP AND COVER modelled con basso relievo istoriato with a band of classical subjects including the cover with a figural finial and arcadian scene,12cm high, crowned 'N' mark, late 19th century CONDITION REPORT: Underside of rim of lid with 5mm chip.

A Victorian Staffordshire tea service comprising plates, cups, saucers, three piece tea set, breakfast dishes with covers, etc, decorated in cobalt blue and terracotta and No'd. 825 to base CONDITION REPORTS Generally in very worn and damaged condition with various losses, cracks, crazing, chips, etc. Comprises teapot, butter dish, two jugs, tureen/sucrier, five egg cups, sixteen cups of various sizes, four cake plates, one platter, two shallow bowls, one slop bowl, six plates, and fifteen saucers of various sizes. All pieces have quite considerable damage and losses, with the exception of the following items which have only very heavy wear and scratches, and some minor frits: 2 cups, 6 plates, 5 saucers, 2 cake plates, platter, butter dish body (but finial glued), 1 small jug. All egg cups damaged and/or with losses. Butter dish lid finial glued. Teapot with large chips to inner rim and has a dull sound when tapped, but otherwise reasonable, sucrier appears sound, small jug appears sound, large jug has a crack to handle which has rivet repairs.

A matched pair of circa 1900 Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma ware chargers of scalloped form, the centre fields decorated with birds amongst blossoming foliage, together with a pair of Continental porcelain urns and covers decorated with Classical figures CONDITION REPORTS Chargers approx 32cm diameter, crazing, wear, scuffs and dirt and they have a slightly dull sound when tapped so possible fault or hairline, but no obvious breaks apparent. Urns have wear, scuffs, one finial is restored/remodelled, height including lids approx 37cm.

A finely reticulated official's hat finial, Qing Dynasty, of oblong section, the greyish pale green jade carved with a dragon emerging from an elaborate cage of flowers, 5cm high, with stand Note: compares favourably with some of the best hat buttons in the Imperial Collection, National Palace Museum, Taipei A similar hat button was sold in these rooms in 2014

A Chinese jade hat finial, Qing Dynasty, of translucent greyish tone, carved as a mandarin duck, in its bill the stem of the aquatic plant from which it emerges, 4cm, on wooden stand

An impressive Chinese cloisonne enamel tripod altar censer and a cover, mark of Qianlong, the globular body decorated with pink-centred lotus under a pair of inserted serpentine handles, the baluster legs extended with gilt bronze sabots; the possibly earlier cover filled with three wufu groups between barbed panels of peaches under a reticulated mound of gilt bronze Imperial dragons under a high lotus-pierced finial, four character Qianlong mark let into base, 35cm high

A pair of early flintlock holster pistols by Wilson of the Minories, London. They have rounded lock plates, trophy of arm side plates, carved shell design at rear of barrel tang, a spurred pommel and an acorn finial on the end of their trigger guards. The brass thumb plate bears the helmet of a Knight. Its embedded design features generally indicate it was made sometime before 1775 and 1780. The breech of the barrels bear raised London proof marks and the barrel maker mark of RW. The address of the Minories together with the makers mark identify the maker as Richard Wilson I who was working between 1725 and his death in 1766. The brass spurred pommels have been tastefully engraved with typical motifs of the Crescent moon and stars associated with the former Ottoman Turkish empire. Both pistols are in excellent condition however one of the ramrods is clearly a replacement and there is extremely minor damage to the stocks. They are offered in an unrelated pistol case which lacks internal fitting and beige lining

A George V silver spirit kettle on stand, of Neoclassical boat form with reeded lower section and lid, on a reeded, strapwork stand, the handle and finial in ebony, Robert Pringle & Sons, London 1911, 33.5cm high, 40.25ozt

An Antique Brass Chinese Style Censer having a Dog of Fo finial with decorative tripod base and swan handles, approx 30 cms.

A Pair of Victorian Apostle Serving Spoons, the heart form spoons having dolphin formed twisted stem and apostle finial, London hallmark, dated 1884, mm W.C, approx 160 gms

A Solid Silver Bachelor Tea Pot and Sugar Bowl, Birmingham hallmark, dated 1902, m.m L & S, the tea pot with ivory finial both pot and bowl have the monogram H together with a pair of silver sugar nips dated 1971, m.m FH, approx 494 gms

A Solid Silver Coffee Pot, on ball feet with ebony handle and finial, Birmingham hallmark, dated 1927/8, approx 350 gms

A Louis XIV Style Marble and Gilded Coffee Table, the oval ended table having ribbon border with laurel central frieze, the legs capped with acanthus leaves and having bow formed stretcher with floral finial, 117 x 53 x 25 cms..

A LATE 19TH CENTURY PIERCED SILVER PLATED BOWL AND COVER WITH TURQUOISE MILK GLASS LINER, the cover with an acorn finial and radiating acorn leaves and acorns, the base with two stags amongst acorns and acorn leaves, on three scroll supports, 12cm diameter

A SET OF SIX UNUSUAL 18th CENTURY SPOONS, possibly Dutch silver, each with a double figure finial, fluted and embossed shafts and deep hammered bowls, by repute brought up from a sunken ship.

A GEORGE III OAK STANDING CORNER CUPBOARD, the scroll carved broken swan neck pediment centred by a turned finial over a panelled cupboard door raised on reeded square section legs joined by a shelf stretcher terminating in turned feet. 1.78m by 0.8m by 0.48m

A PAIR OF 19th CENTURY PROVINCIAL MAHOGANY LADDER BACK RUSH SEATED CHAIRS, each with acorn finials above shaped ladder backs over drop in rush seats raised on turned tapering legs joined by a shaped X-form stretcher centred by a turned finial.

James Sandiford, an 18th century oak longcase clock, the hood with swan neck pediment with brass needle and ball finial, glazed door flanked by mahogany pilasters enclosing a 12 inch brass face with silvered dial featuring Arabic and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar on eight day two weight movement, crossbanded trunk door flanked by quarter columns, canted box base supported on four ogee feet, 230cm high

**A CARVED HARDWOOD FLASK AND AN INDIAN METAL FLASK the first of curved tapering rectangular form, carved with a bird's head finial and decorated with oriental motifs including an exotic bird, the finial formed as a cockerel's head; the second of horn-shaped form, the greater part of the outer surface decorated in silver with numerous flowerheads within leafy frames (losses), fitted with brass suspension loop and spring cut-off the first: 19 cm ; 7 ½ in overall the second: 17 cm; 6 ¾ in overall (2)

A GEORGE VI 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY WILKINSON, NO. 67878 FOR 1941 of regulation type, in its plated scabbard; a fencing epée with Solingen blade and brass figure-of-eight guard; an Italian guidon embroidered 'IV Bataglione CC.N.N.D'Africa', with its brass finial, a swagger stick and a hardwood African pointer, probably Ethiopian 82.7 cm; 32 5/8 in blade (5) The Wilkinson archives state that this sword was purchased on 7 May 1941 by F. C. Weller.

A FLEMISH CLOSE HELMET OF CUIRASSIER'S TYPE, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with egg-shaped skull formed in two halves joined medially by rivets and embossed with a pattern of sixteen V-shaped flutes radiating from a transversely-pierced finial riveted through a star-shaped washer at its apex, the flutes separated by single incised lines and emphasised at their crests by pairs of incised lines, the skull fitted at its rear with a slender tapering plume-holder and at its front with a narrow obtusely-pointed peak, an upright U-shaped face-defence and a bevor attached to it by common pivots, the face-defence cut at its upper edge with a broad rectangular notch forming the inward-turned file-roped lower edge of a vision-slit, pierced over the mouth with a small lozenge-shaped ventilation-hole, above it with four smaller circular holes in lozenge-formation and at each side with nine similar holes in rosette-formation overlaying a pattern of eight radiating incised lines, the bevor and skull each flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a single gorget-plate of which the front one is more acutely-pointed than the rear, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns accompanied in the case of the peak and gorget-plates by recessed borders, and decorated elsewhere with single incised lines (patinated overall and showing a few small dents, chips and cracks) 30.5 cm; 12 in

**A 14 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY THOMAS KETLAND, CIRCA 1780 with tapering sighted barrel stamped with the barrelsmith's mark 'TK' over the breech, engraved with foliage and '6', engraved tang, border-engraved lock signed 'Ketland' (the barrel and lock pitted), full stock (the fore-end cracked through), carved with a raised moulding about the tang, brass mounts comprising pierced and chased openwork side-plate decorated with trophies-of-arms, trigger-guard engraved with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial of early form, butt-plate engraved with a trophy on the tang, and vacant escutcheon, four moulded ramrod-pipes, and brass fore-end cap, and iron ramrod, perhaps the original 107 cm; 42 1/8 in barrel Thomas Ketland is recorded as a gunmaker in Birmingham circa 1766-1816. Thomas and John Ketland were stopped from supplying muskets to America in 1797 by the British government.

**A 28 BORE AMERICAN PERCUSSION GUN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel, grooved tang, engraved stepped lock decorated with linear patterns and ears of corn, hardwood full stock, brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a flower on the bow and with stylised acorn finial, two-piece side-plate, butt-cap (holed), three ramrod-pipes (the fourth missing), brass fore-end cap, silver escutcheon, and later ramrod 122 cm; 48 in barrel

A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY EDMUND GIFFARD, CIRCA 1690 with tapering sighted barrel chiselled with foliage over the breech, grooved tang, signed rounded lock engraved with foliage on the tail (the iron parts worn, top-jaw replaced, steel refaced), figured full stock (fore-end repaired, areas of worm damage), carved with a raised moulding over the fore-end and about the tang, brass mounts (rubbed), comprising scrolling openwork side-plate including leafy tendrils and a monster mask, spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard with acanthus finial (repaired), a pair of ramrod-pipes and vacant escutcheon (later ramrod) 31.8 cm; 12 1/2 in barrel Edmund Giffard is recorded circa 1667-1704. He was Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to Charles II and, with John Shaw, he was gunmaker to Prince Rupert.

**A 20 BORE FRENCH D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY PERON RIEDER A ST. OMER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with blued sighted barrels decorated with gilt foliage and scrollwork and gilt lines at the breeches, platinum-lined vents, engraved case-hardened tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved case-hardened flat locks decorated with marine monsters, the cocks decorated en suite, fitted with roller and semi-rainproof pan, engraved top jaws, carved figured walnut half-stock decorated with a monster-head in relief behind the grip, chequered grip and fore-end, cheek-piece (small cracks and chips, engraved iron mounts including broad trigger-guard decorated with a pair of Aesop storks feeding on the finial, finely engraved with birds and vacant gold esutcheon 88.5 cm; 34 7/8 in barrels Provenance Russell B. Aitken, sold Christie's, New York, 4 April 2003, lot 497

A .450 CALIBRE / 28 BORE GERMAN PERCUSSION CAPE RIFLE BY F. ENGEL IN NÜRNBERG, CIRCA 1860 with etched twist sighted barrels signed in silver on the flat and fitted standing back-sight (incomplete), engraved breech tang enriched with silver, back-action locks decorated en suite with the tang, set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock carved with a panel of chequering over the fore-end and the grip, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the left, scrolling wooden trigger-guard (small chips), fitted with an engraved iron plate on the finial, engraved butt-plate numbered '294', rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the locks and tang, sling swivel, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 70.5 cm; 27 ¾ in barrels

A BRESCIAN SILVER-MOUNTED ROMAN-LOCK PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel struck with gold-lined marks over the breech, engraved lock with chiselled details including a grotesque mask on the tail and the toe of the cock, fitted with chiselled steel decorated with a further mask, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, about the tang and around the mounts, full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising side-plate decorated with scrolls issuant with a pair of demi-figures (incomplete), trigger-guard(finial chipped) and spurred pommel each decorated with portrait medallions, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and large escutcheon including a bird feeding upon a berry laden tree, silver fore-end cap, and silver-tipped wooden ramrod 20.7 cm; 8 1/8 in barrel

A 25 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL SIGNED GRUCHE A PARIS, CIRCA 1690 with tapering sighted barrel formed with a long flat and retaining traces of gilt ornament, tang with gilt border ornament, signed stepped bevelled lock, figured walnut full stock (repaired) carved with foliate mouldings about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang, chiselled iron mounts comprising pierced side-plate involving scrolling tendrils carrying a portrait profile medallion, trigger-guard with acanthus finial, spurred pommel decorated with an expanded flowerhead, escutcheon en suite with the side-plate, and a pair of ramrod-pipes 36.2 cm; 14 1/4 in barrel

A PAIR OF EUROPEAN ROWEL SPURS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY each of iron, with flat longitudinally-ribbed sides that deepen towards their rears, neck of robust 'swan's-neck' form with simple filed ornament, moderately large rowel with eight goads formed as fleurs-de-lis surmounted in every other instance by a small baluster-finial, and figure-of-eight terminals retaining their double-ended buckle, strap-fitting and under-foot chain (lightly patinated overall) 16.5 cm; 6½ in (left) and 16.0 cm; 6¼ in (right) long with fittings (2)

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to an acorn-finial, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak (its ends and the areas immediately behind them cracked and in one case patched), and fitted at the nape with a short 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 helmet formed at its main edges with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders and decorated in low relief on the skull, peak and neck-guard with four radiating bands that along with the recessed borders are burnished bright against a formerly black-from-the-hammer ground (now heavily cleaned) 24.8 cm; 9¾ in

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, LATE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to a prominent acorn-finial, projecting backwards and downwards at the nape to an obtusely-pointed integral neck-guard and fitted at its forward-sloping brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak 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 four small auditory holes in tri-radiate formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with notched inward turns and decorated in low relief with borders and, on the skull and peak, four radiating bands of which those in the sagital line of the skull terminate in fleurs-de-lis that fill the interspaces between the bands, all burnished bright against a formerly black-from-the hammer ground (now heavily cleaned) 25.7 cm; 6¼ in

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to an acorn-finial, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak and fitted at the nape with a short rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the left associated and not matching) 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 helmet formed at its main edges with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders and decorated in low relief on the skull, peak and neck-guard with four radiating bands that along with the recessed borders are burnished bright against a formerly black-from-the-hammer ground (now heavily cleaned) 27.0 cm; 10½ in

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to a slender acorn-finial, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak, and fitted at the nape with a short 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 helmet formed at its main edges with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders and decorated in low relief on the skull, peak and neck-guard with four radiating bands that along with the recessed borders are burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.5 cm; 9¾ in

A 25 BORE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED JEAN BER A LUXEMBOURG, MID-18TH CENTURY with tapering sighted Italian barrel formed in three stages, inscribed '28', signed 'Lazarino Cominazo' and reeded over the breech, tang numbered '1' and incorporating the back-sight, signed border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo ornament, 'bird's head' butt, brass mounts including engraved bevelled side-plate moulded butt-cap, trigger-guard with baluster finial and vacant escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 27 cm; 10 5/8 in barrel

AN 87-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK LIGHT SPORTING CARBINE, DATED 1664 with slender octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, the breech struck with a rectangular mark, "M", plain lock fitted with external wheel retained by a kidney-shaped bracket, sliding pan-cover with scallop finial, moulded engraved dog, fruitwood full stock decorated over its rear half with lightly carved and incised small designs of foliage, scrolls and border ornament, the butt inlaid with designs of horn pellets enclosing engraved horn roundels on both the check-piece and patch-box cover, incised with the date "1664" and with the initials "FH", perhaps those of the stockmaker, fitted with horn butt-plate, iron trigger-guard, and bone ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (back-sight and ramrod missing). 74.5cm; 29 3/8 in barrel

A RARE BAVARIAN GARNITURE OF FLINTLOCK FIREARMS BY JOHANN GEORG LAUTERER OF HARBURG, COMPRISING A HOLSTER PISTOL AND A PAIR OF 24-BORE FOWLING-PIECES, CIRCA 1730-35, the pistol with barrel of Spanish form with chiselled beaded bands at the breech and at the medial girdle, two gilt-brass maker's stamps of Lauterer of Rothenburg, one the crowned tiered inscription "Lavt/erer/a.ro/denb", the other an up-turned crescent with a star between its points, brass sight, bevelled plain brass lock signed along the lower edge, the cock engraved with scrolls, fitted with faceted top jaw and the steel faceted en suite, figured walnut full stock carved with decorative mouldings in low relief (repaired below the lock), full brass mounts en suite with the lock, with spurred pommel with demon mask cap cast in relief and fitted within an octagonal moulded framework, lock-shaped bevelled solid side-plate, bevelled trigger-guard with the finial formed as a moulded band, two faceted ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped ramrod; the fowling-pieces each with expertly re-blued barrels matching that of the pistol and also with maker's stamps of Lauterer of Rothenburg, signed locks en suite with the pistol (one cock missing, the remaining one and both steels all acid-cleaned), figured walnut half-stocks carved en suite with the pistol stock (one butt cracked on the left-hand side along the grain), full brass mounts also matching those of the pistol, each including three ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end caps, and one fitted with horn-tipped wooden ramrod (one steel now a poor fit with the pan, one stock with a warped gap along the lower edge of the lock). The pistol 50.4cm; 19 ½ in The fowling-pieces with 101.3cm; 39 7/8 in barrels (3) Johann Georg Lauterer is recorded working in the Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber from circa 1693; neither the maker's stamps nor his subsequent move to Harburg are recorded by Støckel.

A 20-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY JOHANN WOLF PETER, ÖTTINGEN, CIRCA 1725 with burnished barrel formed in two stages with turned girdle and swamped muzzle with brass "spider" fore-sight, the lock with strongly bevelled edges, chiselled in the Italian taste in low relief and signed "Pierre a Oetting" (the cock cracked, the top jaw possibly associated), carved moulded figured walnut full stock formed with a pronounced swell about the ramrod-pipe and flattened along the underside of the butt (the butt cracked in several places, the fore-end with several repairs and replaced towards the muzzle), full brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate cast with a scrollwork frame enclosing engraved trophies-of-war and drawn out to an acanthus finial, with side-plate cast with a pierced Bandelwerk design inhabited by a stag pursued by hounds, and the trigger-guard, three faceted ramrod-pipes and the escutcheon all cast en suite with the butt-plate (the fore-end cap and ramrod each replaced, the latter incomplete). 114cm; 44 ¾ in barrel Johann Wolf Peter (1664-1732) was gunmaker to the Princes Öttingen-Öttingen until the extinction of that line in 1731. In 1688 he made his masterpiece for Prince Albrecht Ernst II; Peter signed his works either "I.W.Petter" or "Pierre a Oetting". Also see the other sporting guns by this maker which are included in the sale of this property.

A 19-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE FOR LARGE GAME, BY JOHANN WOLF PETER (PIERRE), ÖTTINGEN, CIRCA 1710 with burnished sighted barrel of Spanish form signed "Pierre =a=Ötting" in gold, the breech with a series of five copper-lined stamps within a gold linear frame, including a unicorn stamp and another formed as the crowned inscription "IWP/ÖET" tiered over a small device, struck with two further marks on the lower side and the bore cut with eight straight grooves, bevelled lock signed in gold en suite with the barrel and inlaid with gold linear borders, carved moulded figured walnut half-stock, brass mounts cast in low relief, with butt-plate engraved with a trophy-of-arms involving a classical warrior bust, side-plate pierced with monsters' head scrollwork supporting a vacant oval, trigger-guard with acanthus finial and engraved with a grotesque mask, three engraved faceted ramrod-pipes, pierced cartouche-shaped escutcheon with coronet, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing). 109.2cm; 43 in barrel

A PAIR OF 23-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECES WITH FINELY ENGRAVED SILVER MOUNTS, BY ELFERDING, ONOLZBACH (ANSBACH), CIRCA 1725-30 each with barrel of Spanish form with three gilt lily marks and the maker's gilt stamp, a paschal lamb with the letters "EL", silver fore-sight, signed bevelled lock with engraved wavy linear borders and engraved with small leaf ornaments, carved moulded figured walnut full stock, the butt flattened along its underside, full silver mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate and the trigger-guard each with chiselled acanthus finial, the butt-plate engraved with a bird-of-prey and with a trophy pendant from scrollwork, the side-plate flat and finely engraved with a pierced Laub und Bandelwerk pattern suspending a vacant oval and involving monsters' heads at both ends, three faceted baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, and shield-shaped escutcheons also of silver (one barrel re-blued, the locks each acid-cleaned, the fore-ends each chipped and extensively cracked, one ramrod-pipe detached, the ramrods each missing). 110.5cm; 43 ½ in barrels (2) The maker's stamps are not previously recorded.

A 23-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY ELFERDING, ONOLZBACH (ANSBACH), CIRCA 1725-30 with blued barrel of Spanish form with three gilt lily marks and the maker's gilt stamp, a paschal lamb with the letters "EL", bevelled lock signed about the base of the pan, engraved with hunting trophies and scrolls and with a grotesque figure before a town, carved moulded figured walnut full stock, full gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate and the trigger-guard each engraved and each with chiselled acanthus finial, side-plate pierced with a scrollwork design, three engraved faceted ramrod-pipes, shield-shaped escutcheon, original ramrod, and the barrel retaining the greater part of an old re-blued finish (the lock acid-cleaned, the stock repaired opposite the lock). 112.4cm; 44 ¼ in barrel The maker's stamps are not previously recorded.

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 21-BORE FLEMISH FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE, IN THE SPANISH TASTE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel with turned girdle, swamped muzzle, brass "spider" fore-sight, a brass-filled stamp, a dog or lion, retaining traces of original blue and the tang sheathed in brass and finely engraved with acanthus ornament, brass lock with bevelled edges, engraved with a monster coiled within scrolling acanthus, the lower half of the cock also sheathed in brass, engraved with scrolls and retained by a screw with domed head cast as an expanded flowerhead, the steel chiselled in low relief and its spring enclosed by a brass fence engraved en suite with the lock, well-figured walnut half-stock carved with acanthus mouldings in low relief, the butt fluted in the so-called Madrid fashion and fitted with brass plate engraved en suite with the barrel tang, the remaining mounts also of brass and cast in low relief, with side-plate decorated with a pierced design of acanthus scrollwork involving a pair of half-putti supporting a vacant oval, trigger-guard with pierced acanthus finial involving a pair of monsters' heads and cast with a demon mask on the bow, two faceted ramrod-pipes, escutcheon formed as an elaborate armorial cartouche with coronet, and fitted with fore-end cap of engraved brass (ramrod missing). 101.6cm; 40 7/8 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 27-BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1730 built on an earlier heavy octagonal barrel, cut with a series of decorative narrow bands at the breech and muzzle, the latter swamped and struck with the small letter "E" on its face, the breech signed and dated "Johan Wolf Petter in Oettingen 1693", struck with a mark (rubbed) and with lined vent and pierced chiselled back-sight, with plain detented lock with bevelled edges (the steel-spring broken), carved moulded figured walnut full stock, the butt flattened along its underside and the patch-box fitted with sliding cover, full brass mounts cast in low relief, inspired in part by the published designs of Claude Simonin, comprising butt-plate decorated with scrolls and a demon mask framing a classical half-figure, solid side-plate decorated with a scrollwork design involving a winged and breasted monster in relief on a stippled ground, trigger-guard with pierced finial and cast with a further demon mask, three faceted ramrod-pipes and cartouche-shaped escutcheon filled with a classical bust, with horn fore-end cap, one sling-swivel, and wooden ramrod. 80cm; 31 ½ in barrel Claude Simonin published his series of designs for firearms in Paris in 1684, as a pattern book entitled "Plusiers Pieces Et Ornaments Darquebuzerie ….. etc.". Simonin's designs proved a strong influence among German gunmakers working in fashionable emulation of the Parisian Louis XIV style, from shortly after publication until about 1735. The original pierced version of the design for the side-plate on the present rifle appears on page 10 in an edition of 1692 and is reproduced in Grancsay 1970, p.81.

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 BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY JOHANN WOLF PETER, ÖTTINGEN, CIRCA 1725-30 with heavy swamped octagonal sighted barrel cut with the maker's brass-lined stamp, JP crowned, signed "Pierre a Oetting", cut with narrow wavy linear bands over the breech, the muzzle and the tang, numbered 1, and the bore rifled with eight narrow grooves, bevelled lock engraved with border ornament en suite with the barrel and framing engraved small motifs including an architectural landscape, carved moulded figured walnut full stock, the butt flattened along its underside, with raised cheek-piece and fitted with carved moulded cover for the patch-box, full brass mounts, the butt-plate and trigger-guard each engraved with Laub und Bandelwerk ornament, the latter with chiselled acanthus finials, the side-plate decorated in a similar fashion, pierced, cast in low relief and involving a pair of griffins supporting a cartouche, three faceted ramrod-pipes, vacant escutcheon with coronet, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the stock repaired through the grip and cracked in front of the lock, the forward trigger-guard finial cracked in two places). 71.7cm; 28 ¼ in barrel

AN 80-BORE GERMAN AIRGUN OF BUTT-RESERVOIR TYPE, BY GEORG WOLF IN WIRZBURG, CIRCA 1780-90 with octagonal sighted barrel with brass-lined smooth bore, the breech section inlaid with silver flowers enclosing the maker's signature also inlaid in silver and with later blued finish, border-engraved brass action, plain rounded lock fitted with cocking-lever, matching brass side-plate fitted with air-regulator operating on a pivot lever, figured walnut full-length fore-stock carved with relief mouldings involving scrolls and flowers respectively about the ramrod-pipe and the trigger-guard finial, the owner's monogram "HB" stamped boldly on the underside, brass trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes each with pierced scrolling finial, brass fore-end cap, iron sling-swivels, and retaining its brass-mounted leather-covered turn-off reservoir and brass-tipped ramrod, each the original (the lock mechanism incomplete, the fore-end cracked, one ramrod-pipe missing). 81.5cm; 32 1/8 in barrel

A GERMAN PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE, APPROXIMATELY 29-BORE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, with heavy octagonal sighted barrel with lightly swamped muzzle and rifled with seven grooves, plain lock with traces of a signature, figured walnut full stock, chequered grip and fore-end, the butt with raised cheek-piece, iron bed for fitting a target sight, plain iron mounts including two-piece side-plate of shaped outline, the butt-plate with projecting finial, three milled baluster ramrod-pipes, carved walnut trigger-guard, double set trigger, horn fore-end cap, horn-tipped ramrod, and original leather sling (the hammer, the patch-box cover and the target sight all missing). 80cm; 31 ½In. barrel

A PAIR OF BOHEMIAN (CARLSBAD) FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, CIRCA 1750-60 with tapering barrels formed after the Brescian fashion, in three stages with fluted octagonal rear sections each with the counterfeit signature "Lazero Lazarino" stamped in miniscules, lined vents, engraved silver fore-sights and the tangs numbered "1&2", bevelled gilt-brass locks each engraved with two arcadian vignettes framed by scrolls and each centring on a female figure from mythology, the cocks and steels decorated en suite, figured walnut full stocks carved with a series of raised decorative mouldings, including a scrollwork design about the barrel tangs, fitted with horn fore-end caps, full gilt-brass mounts cast and chiselled in low relief, in the Carlsbad manner, comprising spurred pommels decorated with bandwork scrolls and small masks set against a recessed matted ground, supporting male and female musicians in contemporary dress and one fitted with domed demon mask cap (the other cap missing), solid side-plates cast with cavalry figures before an encampment and a trophy-of-captives, trigger-guards each decorated with the figure of Diana and involving a demon mask on the finial, the ramrod-pipes faceted and decorated with demon masks also, and the escutcheons each formed as a decorative cartouche filled with the personification of Fame (one fore-end cracked on both sides, the ramrods missing). 44.5cm; 17 ½ in. (2)

**AN UNUSUAL INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), 19TH CENTURY with brass hemispherical skull fitted with a central finial on a foliate moulded base, the front with a pair of plume-holders, sliding nasal bar, and mail neck-defence of flattened rivetted links (losses, worn) 22.8 cm; 9 in

A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (KRIS), PATANI, 19TH CENTURY with wavy pattern-welded blade, shaped ganja, beadwork selut, finely carved hardwood grip decorated with traditional foliage and characteristic finial drawn-out to a long beak, in its hardwood scabbard with near cylindrical pendok and pronounced wranka (repaired) 32.3 cm; 12 3/4 in blade

A CEYLONESE SWORD (KASTANE), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade cut with a short slender central fuller on each face, engraved with scrolls and inset with brass (losses), iron hilt of characteristic form, including knuckle-guard with recurved finial, and carved hardwood grip (ferrule missing) 50 cm; 19 3/4 in blade