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Lot 311
A large mid 19th century Chinese Canton famille rose baluster jar and cover the body decorated with four oblong panels of exotic birds and butterflies around flowering and fruiting foliage, within borders densely decorated with flowers, gourds, peaches, foliage and butterflies, the domed cover with conforming decoration and kylin finial, iron red six character Xianfeng mark to base, 19in. (48cm.) high, chips to rim and piece out and glued, hairline to base. See Illustration.
Lot 402
A T. Faberge scribe egg the cocobola wood body inset with ten circles, seated upon a 24ct gold plated machine turned base, the gold and cabochon ruby inset finial when lifted is revealed to actually be a 24ct gold plated pen, inscribed `T. Faberge No. 439` to underside, a limited edition of 750, 5in. (12.5cm) high. See Illustration.
Lot 658
A William IV rosewood music stand with turned finial above the hinged and adjustable carved and pierced top, decorated with floral designs and scrolls, set on a narrow pole above a baluster column with applied mouldings, set on three carved leaf capped cabriole supports, 57in. (145cm.) high. See Illustration.
Lot 83
AN INDIAN BRASS PRIMING FLASK, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY of characteristic horn shaped form, with bud finial, fitted with spring cut-off with a loop for suspension (small losses), decorated over the greater part of its surface in encrusted silver with a framework of foliage enclosing expanded flowerheads (rubbed) 13cm; 5 1/8in
Lot 88
**A RARE ARAB BANDOLIER, MID-19TH CENTURY with sixteen brass charge holders, each with engraved top, pierced finial, fitted with a fabric stopper at the base retained by red thread, and long brass chain at the front (two charge holders missing, in its leather carrier, decorated with a band of red fabric (losses, worn) and retaining two buckles at one end 35/5cm; 14in long
Lot 143
**A VICTORIAN OFFICER`S HELMET OF THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY a good example, with silver-plated skull and gilt mounts, fine QVC plate flanked by oak and laurel sprays, mounted with a Garter Star in bright-cut white metal, gilt and enamel, non-regulation narrow tapered chin-chain on leather backing, secured by simple rose ornaments, red plume of the Royal Horse Guards with large gilt rose finial at top, roan leather internal headband with silk lining
Lot 144
**A VICTORIAN OFFICER`S HELMET OF THE ROYAL HORSE GUARDS with silver-plated skull and gilt mounts, QVC plate flanked by oak and laurel sprays, mounted with a Garter Star in bright-cut white metal, gilt and enamel, wide chin-chain on velvet-edged leather backing, secured by rosettes, red plume with small white metal finial at top, roan leather internal headband (minor dents to skull and gilt on helmet-plate somewhat rubbed, upper rays of Star missing, knop of plume-spike damaged and internal bracket missing, causing incorrect plume fitting)
Lot 187
A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT ENGLISH CLOSE HELMET, GREENWICH, CIRCA 1590 with pointed one-piece skull rising to a baluster finial and formed with eight facets separated by pairs of incised lines, its nape fitted with a tubular plume-holder (the tube restored) and its brow with a deep visor shaped to the chin, cut with a trellised face-opening and fitted at its upper edge with a peak decorated at it`s obtusely-pointed front edge with a roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border, the skull and visor flanged outwards at their lower edges to receive missing gorget-plates, the visor secured to the skull at the right of the neck by a spring-catch (restored) and pieced at each side of the neck with holes for the attachment of a removable falling buff, and the helmet decorated throughout with double and single incised lines (worn overall) 24.0 cm; 9½ in Provenance Offered by Samuel J. Whawell to Robert l. Scott, Greenock, Scotland, 1920 Offered by Cyril Andrade to John Woodman Higgins, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1930 Sold Christie`s, London, 20 December 1978, lot 96 Literature Ian Eaves, `A Newly Identified Greenwich Helmet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York`, Journal of the Arms and Armour Society, Vol. XII, no. 6, September 1968, pp. 369-70, pl. CIX. The helmet, made in the royal armour workshops at Greenwich under the mastership of Jacob Halder (1576-1607/8), is one of only three recorded examples of its type. The other two, possessing the same distinctive form of hinged face-defence and peak, are respectively preserved in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, Inv. No. IV. 166 (Dufty and Reid 1968, pl CVI; and Eaves 1988, pp. 367-9, pls CVIII & CXIB) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Acc. No. 14.25.526 (Eaves 1988, pp. CX & CXIA). Both were recorded by Francis Grose as part of the indigenous collections of the Tower of London Armouries in 1786 (Grose 1186 p. 11, pl. IV).
Lot 213
FIVE ENGLISH SPURS, 15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, the first with six-point rowel, arched heel-band with delicate acorn finial above the neck, pierced figure-of-eight shaped terminals, and retaining its tabs; the second with star-shaped rowel arched heel-band rising to an acute point above the neck, pierced terminals, and retaining its buckles and tabs; the third with six-point rowel, arched heel-band with filed moulding about the neck, figure-of-eight shaped terminals and retaining its buckles and tabs; the with eight-point rowel and filed heel-band decorated with dentil pattern; and the last a prick spur with flower-shaped goad and incomplete heel-band the first: 15cm; 6in (5) Provenance The first: the River Thames, the second from a stable loft near Thaxted
Lot 223
A BRONZE CANNON-CHAMBER, 15TH CENTURY; A POWDER-MEASURE, POSSIBLY GERMAN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY; A DETACHED PISTOL BARREL, MID-18TH CENTURY AND A MOULD FOR MINIATURE CANNON the first in excavated condition, cylindrical, rebated at one end for the chamber, and slotted at the other for a wedge, with raised square vent field, and with its integral handle; the second formed entirely of iron, with faceted body, adjustable measure incorporating a notched stem with pierced finial; the third formed in two stages, tapering over the breech and with a short tang; and the fourth of stone, for a multi-stage barrel (incomplete) the first: 12.8cm; 5 1/8in (4) Provenance The first: Canvey Island
Lot 237
A STONEBOW BY WARD, WARRINGTON, CIRCA 1820 with slender steel bow (string missing), figured walnut tiller with chequered grip (small cracks), fitted with a pair of shaped steels, steel acorn finial, sprung folding fore-sight, steel gaffle fitted with signed engraved folding back-sight, trigger-guard with acorn finial, and butt-cap numbered `520` (the steel parts patinated) 79.5cm; 31 1/4in tiller James Ward is recorded as a gun and crossbow maker in Warrington, Lancashire, circa 1813-28.
Lot 238
A STONEBOW BY WALKER, NORWICH, CIRCA 1820 with slender steel bow fitted with an early string of twisted cord with wooden spacers, figured walnut tiller with chequered grip (small cracks and bruising), fitted with a pair of shaped steels, moulded steel finial, sprung folding fore-sight, steel gaffle fitted with signed engraved folding back-sight and button trigger, butt-cap and escutcheon engraved with the owner`s initials `WG` (the steel parts patinated) the first: 76.5cm; 30 1/8in tiller Isaac Walker is recorded in Norwich, circa 1797-1839.
Lot 249
A FINE 25 BORE BAVARIAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY ABRAHAM DELLEMAYR IN MÜNCHE, DATED 1695 with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, signed, dated and engraved with conventional foliage over the breech, flat lock finely engraved with a Classical scene (probably the third labour of Hercules), including a shot stag set upon by hounds before a castle, a male and female Classical figure, signed with the gunmaker`s initials `A.D.` top right, and the engraver, `C. I. Stenglin` bottom left, fitted with internal wheel, engraved flash-guard, sliding pan-cover, pierced dog decorated with a wild boar, a hound and a monster, and with pine cone finial, pierced bracket decorated with a further monster, double set trigger, full stock moulded over the fore-end (repaired), inlaid in staghorn with segmental lines and pellets, a reclining doe amidst scrollwork opposite the lock, the butt inlaid with a lion on the cheek-piece, and with patchbox fitted with staghorn cover engraved with foliage involving a hare pursued by a hound (the stock and inlays with minor restorations and repairs), gilt iron trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, gilt iron trigger-plate, engraved horn butt-cap, engraved staghorn ramrod-pipes (the forward with small chips, now detached), engraved fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod with engraved staghorn tip, probably the original 90cm; 35 1/2in barrel Abraham Dellermayer is recorded in Munich circa 1669-1701. A number of guns engraved by Johan Christoph Stengl (or Stengel) are preserved in the Bayerischen Nationalmuseums, Munich. See E. Benezit 1976, p.818 and E. Schalkhauser 1988, p.86.
Lot 260
A CASE PAIR OF 20 BORE FRENCH RIFLED PERCUSSION OFFICER`S PISTOLS BY JACQUAULT A POITIERS, CIRCA 1840 rebuilt from flintlock, each with octagonal swamped sighted barrel cut with micro-groove rifling, inlaid with a slender line of silver at the muzzle and two lines at the breech, case-hardened tang with fixed back-sight, signed flat lock with case-hardened hammer fitted with detachable nose, highly figured walnut half-stock, the butt cut with a panel of basket-weave chequering, fitted at the base with an ebonised cap with case-hardened steel cover, steel mounts comprising case-hardened spurred trigger-guard with finial of shaped outline, rear ramrod-pipe and bone-tipped ramrod: in original fitted case veneered in rosewood, fitted with brass flush-fitting handle, the interior lined in blue velvet, and with a full compliment of accessories (some replaced) 22.8cm; 9in barrels This maker does not appear to be recorded, though another maker of this name is active in Poitiers during the 17th century.
Lot 267
A .577 CALIBRE 22 BORE D.B. BOHEMIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY JOHAN CZERMAK A POLICZKA, CIRCA 1830 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned sighted barrels rifled with seven grooves and signed in silver, reblued percussion bolsters with pierced platinum plugs, engraved tang numbered `2` in gold and incorporating the back-sight, border-engraved flat locks decorated with trophies, figured walnut full stock carved with a panel of chequering over the fore-end and the grip, the latter beneath a bouquet, the butt with raised cheek-piece decorated with flowers and foliage on the left, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with shaped finial decorated with foliage and wooden rear portion, butt-cap and ramrod-pipe en suite, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner`s initials `EGvB`, steel fore-end cap, and associated wooden ramrod 74.5cm; 29 3/8in barrels
Lot 293
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY STANTON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with swamped brass barrel swelling towards the muzzle, moulded breech, steel tang, signed rounded lock (worn), figured walnut full stock (extensively cracked, chipped about the lock), brass mounts including trigger-guard with finial of shaped outline, butt-cap and vacant escutcheon (one ramrod-pipe missing), and wooden ramrod with steel worm 35.5cm; 14in barrel
Lot 298
AN 18 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL BY LUKE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1820 AND A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL, CIRCA 1780 the first converted from flintlock, with three-stage barrel, signed lock engraved with ears of corn (signature indistinct), walnut full stock (fore-end cracked), brass mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial, and horn-tipped ramrod (the steel parts pitted, fore-end cracked); the second with tapering barrel, box-lock action, walnut butt and steel mounts (the steel parts worn throughout) the first: 19.3cm; 7 5/8in barrel (2)
Lot 299
AN 18 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY JOYNER, LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with tapering barrel inscribed `London` in script (surface rust), signed rounded lock with engraved border, walnut full stock (small chips, one-end cracked ), brass mounts comprising pierced openwork side-plate, spurred pommel, trigger-guard with acorn finial and vacant escutcheon, and associated ramrod (the steel parts with light pitting) 18.2cm; 7 1/8in barrel
Lot 304
A RARE 80 BORE FLINTLOCK `TOBY` PISTOL BY JOHN BRUSH, CIRCA 1695 with turn-off cannon barrel stamped with proof marks beneath the trigger-guard, signed border-engraved rounded action formed with a polygonal moulding (incomplete, defective), separate border-engraved tang with leafy finial, retaining a portion of its wooden butt carved with a raised moulding about the tang, and moulded trigger-guard en suite with the tang 5.8cm; 2 1/4in barrel The pair to this pistol was formerly in the W. Keith Neal Collection and is illustrated, W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back 1984, pp. 255-6. John Brush was Freeman of the Glaziers Company, made free of the Gunmakers Company 1699, and was Contractor to the Ordnance 1703-15. He was brought to America by the Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood and worked as a gunmaker in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1717 until his death in 1726.
Lot 350
**AN 18 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY HENSHAW, CAMBRIDGE, CIRCA 1780 with two-stage swamped barrel inscribed `Cambridge` over the octagonal breech, signed bevelled lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a scalloped moulding about the tang, engraved brass mounts including solid side-plate decorated with scrolls and foliage, spurred pommel decorated with rococo flowers, trigger-guard with acorn finial, and vacant escutcheon with beadwork border (later ramrod) 20cm; 7 7/8in barrel John Henshaw is recorded at Trumpington Street, Cambridge circa 1783-92.
Lot 351
**A CASED 32 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY HARVEY WALKLATE MORTIMER & SON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 89 FLEET STREET, LONDON, NO. 1198, CIRCA 1808-16 with heavy browned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full on the flat, inlaid with a gold line at the breech, platinum vent, engraved grooved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved lock decorated with a trophy on the tail, fitted with `French` cock, bolt safety-catch, semi-rain proof pan, roller and detent, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock (fore-end chipped), saw-handled chequered butt (cracked through), engraved steel case-hardened trigger-guard, with address in a trophy-of-arms oval on the bow and pineapple finial, inset with an engraved blued steel cap on the butt, vacant silver escutcheon opposite the lock, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and silver fore-end cap, horn-tipped wooden ramrod with steel worm, and some original finish: in its original fitted mahogany case (the pair missing) lined in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle, with trade label for 1808-16 25.5cm; 10in barrel See footnote to lot 340.
Lot 354
**A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY HARVEY WALKLATE MORTIMER, CIRCA 1785-90 with swamped sighted barrel signed on a short flat, engraved with a band of beadwork, stamped with London proof marks and the barrelsmith`s mark over the breech, finely engraved tang decorated with further beadwork and a bouquet of flowers, stepped bolted lock signed `W.H. Mortimer` [sic], decorated with scrolls and a flower on the tail and a sunburst from a cloud behind the pan, the cock engraved en suite , figured walnut full stock (fore-end cracked), flat-sided butt, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial, with some early finish throughout, and horn tipped ramrod with steel worm 22.5cm; 8 3/4in barrel See footnote to lot 340.
Lot 361
**A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY DAVID WYNN, LONDINI, CIRCA 1720 with turn-off cannon barrel moulded at the muzzle, rounded breech engraved with strawberry foliage and inscribed `Londini`, engraved separate tang with acorn finial extending over the breech, border-engraved action signed beneath the pan, figured walnut butt carved with a raised moulding about the tang and inlaid with silver wire opposite the lock, moulded iron trigger-guard, moulded silver butt-cap, and vacant silver escutcheon (the engraving and maker`s signature refreshed, restorations) 16cm; 6 1/4in barrel David Wynn was admitted to the Freedom of the Gunmaker`s Company on 7th April 1715, started his own business five years later in St James Westminster and died in 1729.
Lot 410
Queen Anne Britannia standard silver teapot, London, 1710, 5.5" high, gross weight 12.5 ozs the facetted spout with a hinged cover, with a later wood handle, the domed cover with a turned finial, marked underneath but without a maker`s mark, and on the cover by the London assay mark only, the spout cover apparently unmarked, Provenance. This teapot was gifted by a member of the Comyns silversmith family to a member of the present vendor`s family as a present at a Christening in 1921. The renowned Comyns firm of manufacturing silversmiths was established by William Comyns in the 1850s when he purchased the business of Robert Tagg.
Lot 1117
Finial from the houses of Parliament when bombed in 1941, on stone stand with plaque 20" and other related items to include etching, paperwork and carved column Formerly the property of David Atkinson MP (1940-2012) who was for 28 years (1977-2005) the Conservative MP for Bournemouth East. He was known for his involvement with Christian dissidents in the Soviet Union. A loyal conservative MP when Euro-sceptics tried to defeat John Major in 1993 over the Maastricht treaty, Atkinson came from his hospital bed to vote, still in his dressing gown. Sent in for sale by the family.
Lot 344
An early 20th century silver covered notebook, decorated in the Art Nouveau style in a floral pattern together with a silver plated Christening tankard and a large Victorian Salter`s Compnay silver spoon with Armorial finial and shell shaped bowl, inscribed `Sal Sapit Omnia` (Salt Savours All) to stem.
Lot 250
Late eighteenth/early nineteenth century oak longcase clock, the hood having broken swan neck pediment with brass eagle and ball finial, reeded pilasters with brass corinithian capitals, the door to trunk applied a shield flanked by chamfered corners and standing on bracket feet, the eight-day movement having subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the painted arched dial inscribed "Jn Bamfor (?) Neath", 231cm high
Lot 77
A Wedgwood two-colour dry-bodied-stoneware urn and cover, cane-coloured carved through to a white jasper body and sprigged in white with a band of Dancing Hours reserved on a black-dip ground, the cover with acorn finial, 27cm high, impressed marks, circa 1900; and an English pearlware skimmy, of two-handled form and with blue borders, 13cm wide, circa 1790
Lot 174
Five items of Wedgwood stoneware, comprising; a black basalt coffee pot and cover, 17cm high, impressed mark; a caneware jug, 14cm high, impressed mark; three Wedgwood saltglazed items, including two various Arabesque-moulded teapots with spaniel finial covers, impressed marks; a similar jug and three other items, comprising; a Jones & Walley ‘Gipsey’ jug, 21cm high embossed mark; and two other jugs, various dates first half 19th century
Lot 65
A George III silver teapot, by Thomas Wallis, London 1809, of bellied oblong form on four ball feet, engraved with a trailing foliate band above a moulded girdle and two bright cut rectangular cartouches, the domed cover with domed rectangular finial, 20oz CONDITION REPORT: General wear. Base of one foot has unintended hole to it. Large dent to one side of body. Small dents and surface scratching to body. Small splits to sides of spout.
Lot 75
A George III silver two-handled cup and cover, by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp, London 1767, of baluster form on pedestal circular foot, with gadroon borders, the domed cover with fluted baluster finial, with gilt interior and later inscription to interior rim of cup* 29.5cm high, 37oz MARTINO * Le M *H * GOSSELIN * NUPTAM *DUCTURO * GULIELMUS * VICTON * PHIPPS * D * D * IV * A * D * AUGUSTI * MDCCLXXX * CONDITION REPORT: Fractures beneath finial. Un-uniform indentations to border of rim - see images (available upon request).
Lot 78
A George III silver teapot and two-handled sugar bowl, by Emes and Barnard, London 1809, of oblong form with central plain girdle, resting on ball feet, engraved with coats of arms, 26oz CONDITION REPORT: Wooden handle and finial with worn stain. Spout slightly creased. Surface scratches and marks. Base of sugar with scratching round inside of foot rim.
Lot 79
A George III silver teapot, by Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London 1811, of compressed circular form, decorated with central foliate girdle, engraved with the coat of arms of the Stratton family, 10.5cm high, 15oz CONDITION REPORT: Handle and finial cracked and discoloured. Handle possibly replaced - doesn't fit neatly. Let in patch around crest - solder join visible. Area of rubbing to decoration band, beneath handle. Surface scratching. Please see additional images (available upon request).
Lot 121
A George I silver chocolate pot, by Gabriel Sleath, London 1716, of tapering cylindrical form on moulded circular foot, plain curved spout with hinged cover, the domed cover with hinged baluster finial and scroll thumbpiece, engraved with coat of arms, the base engraved with initials S over RI, 24.5cm high, 24oz gross The arms are those of Peters of London, sometime of Park Street, Grosvenor Square. CONDITION REPORT: General wear. Small knocks. Surface scratches. Knocks to the base rim. Small indented guage to base. Marks rubbed. See additional images (available upon request).
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