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Victorian silver three piece tea set, half reeded with cast shell rim borders, the teapot with hardwood handle and finial, raised on lions head mask and claw feet, the pot 5" high, 10" long, maker Thomas Bradbury and Sons, London 1899, 32.8oz t (3)

Good Victorian silver pedestal coffee pot, the hinged cover surmounted by an acorn finial, with leaf capped handle and spout, the body finely engraved with architectural borders and foliate swags, maker Martin Hall & Co., London 1871, 9" high, 27.6oz t

Victorian pierced silver dish and cover with cranberry glass liner, the cover with cast floral finial, of octagonal form, maker Robinson Edkins & Aston, Birmingham, 6.5" diameter, 4" high, silver 12.6oz t

19th century Italian carved wood and gesso moulded Madonna and child scene, polychrome decorated within a decorative carved frame with foliate ears surmounted by pierced scrolling foliate finial, 20" wide, 31" high

19th Century long cased clock inlaid in mixed woods, swan neck pediment with brass finial, the hand painted half moon to dial inset lady fisherman, the main dial painted roman numerals with two further dials ex. H. Ward of Great Grimsby

Most decorative French late 19th century mantel clock with pink ground porcelain dial and finial inlaid cameos, the ornately gilded case on circular plinth all within domed glass shade (the glass shade repaired)

A VICTORIAN SILVER SHAPED RECTANGULAR TEA CADDY BY JOHN ALDWINCKLE & THOMAS SLATERLONDON 1891The pull off cover with a shell finial, the body with a cable twist border and a moulded border to the base, 11cm (4 1/4in) long, 420 grams (13.5 oz) Condition Report: Marks are well struckCovers sits wellCable twist border is rubbed in areasStands wellNo personal engravingLight scratches and wear commensurate with age and useThe main body of the caddy measures 9cm high (without lid) x 10 1/2 x 6.8cm (widest points)Condition Report Disclaimer

A CASED LIMITED EDITION SILVER CIRCULAR SURPRISE BOX BY STUART DEVLINLONDON 1979, NO. 47 OF 100With a ribbon finial to the domed cover, opening to ten enamel and silver gilt lords a leaping, 9.5cm (3 3/4in) diameter, 390 grams (12.5 oz) gross

A BRONZE AND BRASS TATTOO PEN, BURMA (MYANMAR), 19TH CENTURY with long tapered body, the finial in the form of a seated figure, together with a Palm Leaf Astrological Chart, with six concertina"d folios and a pair of lacquered covers Pen: 33.5cm long; Chart 42 x 15.5cm (opened out)

A GEORGE V SILVER TEAPOT, DAVID T. DAVIES, LONDON, 1931 planished oval, on short pedestal foot, with bold angular girdle, the lid with an applied cruciform motif 26.5cm long, 706gr (22oz) including composition handle and finial Provenance: Private European Collector, "The Seawolf Collection", Object No.77 op. cit. (see lot 532 for further details.) For further examples of studio work from this elusive maker see: Peter Francis, Carmarthen, 18 May 2016, lots 200-202, each lot noted as: "Provenance: Consigned by the silversmith"s family."

A PYU BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), CIRCA 9TH CENTURY seated in padmasana on a convex cushion, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, his head with tightly curled hair and elongated earlobes, his domed usnisa with bud finial 11cm high Provenance: Collection of a late diplomat, thence by descent

A COLLECTION OF PUJA SPOONS, INDIA, 17TH-19TH CENTURIES made variously of brass, copper or bronze, each with hemispherical bowl and long slender handle with bud or bulb finial 13.5-16.8cm. (20)

A KHMER BRONZE RELIQUARY CASKET, CAMBODIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY on flared foot, with projecting ridge and engraved lotus decoration, the overhanging lid with domed central finial 21cm high; 20.5cm diam. Provenance: Collection of a late diplomat, acquired in the 1960s, thence by descent

A COPPER GILT FINIAL IN THE FORM OF MAKARA HEAD, PROBABLY DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1700 with bulbous eyes, the gaping mouth with protruding teeth and scrolling snout, mounted 6cm long approx. Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired Millner Manolatos, London, 16th October 2007, previously found in an antique shop in Helsinki. The makara is one of the most enduring motifs in Indian art, which first appears during the Kushan era. It is a mythical aquatic monster like a crocodile but with a long snout, often similar to an elephant"s trunk. The body is usually that of a fish or crocodile, symbolising water, the source of all existence. This finely-made object is probably from a palanquin or item of furniture.

A GEORGE III SILVER SALT CELLAR, ROBERT HENNELL, LONDON, 1814 cauldron form, chased with buildings, foliage and a vacant cartouche below a shaped gadroon rim, applied with three cast chinoiserie mask headed supports on trefoil pad feet, 9cm long; together with a George III and later decorated silver pepperette, John Delmester, London, 1762, baluster, simply pierced domed cover with acorn finial, later flat-chased with Rococo scroll foliage, 11cm high 200gr (6oz) (2)

A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1600 the four-armed deity standing on a lotus on raised plinth, holding a cakra and sankha, his primary had in varada mudra, the tall tapering headdress with bud finial, his belt with kirtimukha clasp 28.5cm high Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired Millner Manolatos, London, 14 May 2005. Previously, private collection, Scotland

A LACQUERED AND GILDED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY seated in sattvasana, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, on raised lotus throne, wearing rich brocades, his usnisa with flame finial 36cm high

[GP] A GEORGE III AND LATER CHASED SILVER COFFEE POT, WILLIAM GRUNDY, LONDON, 1764 the baluster body chased all over with Rococo foliage and a pair of Bacchanalian putti above a patched cartouche engraved with a pair of crests, wrythen finial 26cm high, 846gr (27oz) including wood handle

˜A GERMAN SILVER ENTREE DISH AND COVER, ADOLF MOGLER, HEILBRONN, CIRCA 1925 circular, spreading rim foot, stepped cover with a silver banded ivory cylindrical finial, numbered 5611, Reichsmark, "800", maker"s mark and retailer"s mark K.St in a rectangle 20cm diameter, 685gr (22oz) all in Provenance: Private European Collector, "The Seawolf Collection", Object No.141 op. cit. (see lot 532 for further details.)

˜[GP] A GEORGIAN TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY rounded oblong, with ivory banding and silvered key escutcheon, vacant oval cartouche, ball feet and finial and stringing between the veneers, distressed silver foil interior and later blue velvet lining to lid 15.3cm long

AN UNUSUAL STANDING FIGURE OF GANESHA, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY the elephant headed deity standing on circular base, his right hand in abhaya mudra, his left on his hip, with stylised flaring ears and large eyes, his conical headdress with ball-shaped finial, his diminutive rat-vahana at his feet 8cm high Provenance: Private collection, London

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, PAGAN, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), 11TH/12TH CENTURY seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, the domed usnisa with pointed finial 9.5cm Provenance: Collection of a late diplomat, acquired in the 1980s. For a larger figure of Buddha in closely related style, see Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 2003.295

Heavy quality George V muffin dish of octagonal form with pierced side handles, having a domed lid with boss finial lifting to reveal a liner within, overall width including handles 28cm, overall height 15cm, Sheffield 1929 by Mappin & Webb, g/w 854gms. Note: lid mis-shapen

Small early George III coffee or chocolate pot of typical baluster form with treen handle, urn finial to the plain domed hinged lid, foliate applied curved spout, 22cm tall, minor defects throughout including indications of removal of old inscriptions, 22cm tall, London 1762 by Fuller White, g/w 491gms

Late Victorian clear glass claret jug with star cut base, angular handle, floral and foliate embossed collar and stepped lid with pointed finial, 29cm tall, London 1897 by John Grinsell & Sons

Victorian silver coffee pot of tapering baluster form, hollow looped handle, curved spout, Arabesque and floral engraving throughout, urn finial to the hinged lid, 25cm tall, London 1870 by Richards & Brown, 760gms

Victorian silver claret jug of tapering baluster form to a shaped circular foot, rococo style embossing throughout and featuring a large armorial to the front, the banner inscribed 'Fidelis in omnibus', having floral finial to the hinged lid, hollow double C scrolled handle, 33cm tall, London 1847 by H J Lias & Son, 930gms

Early 20th century silver tea pot of slightly compressed oval form having card cut rim, ebonised handle and finial and supported on four bold shell and hoof feet, 26cm wide, Sheffield circa 1920 by Walker & Hall (date letter erased), g/w 563gms

George V silver trophy cup of standard form with raised body band, leaf capped double C scrolled hollow handles, the push-on lid with wrythen finial, plain circular foot, inscribed 'F. Fountain Challenge Cup', 45cm tall, Birmingham 1930, maker's marks almost erased, 43.5cm tall, 1151gms

George V silver trophy cup and lid with leaf capped looped handles, urn finial to the push-on lid, gadrooned circular foot, inscribed 'The Lidgett Challenge Cup', 36cm tall, Sheffield 1911 by James Dixon & Sons, 1055 gms

A Victorian silver coffee pot, with a flower and leaf finial above a baluster body, the spout decorated with flowers and leaves on four anthemion decorated feet, London, 1840, Richard Pearce & George Burrows, 24.5cm high, approximately 811 grams

A George V silver wall pocket of tapering form with line decoration and a ball finial, London, 1925 together with an Art Nouveau hammered silver jug, Chester, 1910, George Unite and sons, approximately 250 grams

A George V silver sugar caster, with a pointed finial above a pierced dome cover and baluster body with engine turned decoration, Birmingham, 1935, Patent No. 325821, 16.5cm high, bakelite filled

A George V silver sugar caster with an acorn finial and pierced domed cover and a line decorated baluster body and spreading foot, 20cm high approximately 155 grams

A George VI silver sugar castor with a flame finial and pierced top above a panelled baluster body and spreading foot, Birmingham, 1937, together with a silver salt, pepperette and mustard pot, approximately 220 grams

A Percussion Officer's Pistol Of Musket BoreSigned Smith, London, Circa 1820Rebuilt from flintlock, with twist sighted barrel (some wear and light pitting) engraved 'London' along the sighting flat, breech with platinum line, foliate engraved tang with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock (safety-catch replaced) decorated with foliage, hammer en suite, figured full stock (fore-stock split through) with chequered rounded butt and horn fore-end cap, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod (some old rust patination), Birmingham proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon, Circa 1780With browned swamped octagonal barrels signed along the top flat and each with bent bore, engraved with a transverse band of beadwork at the rear of the breech and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened foliate engraved tangs each decorated with a band of beadwork en suite in front of the back-sight, signed case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks and cocks, the former each retained by two screws and with safety-catch and blued steel-spring, figured full stocks (minor old repair above the front of one lock) with swelling flat-sided butts, blued border engraved steel-mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage on the tang and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards (one with some loss of blueing) each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, small silver escutcheons on each side flat engraved with owner's initial 'L, original ramrods, one with horn tip, the other with threaded brass powder-measure and iron worm, and retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with later brass-mounted powder-flask, turnscrew with pricker, and combined loading/cleaning rod, the exterior of the lid with brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 24 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceAcquired from R.J. Wigington on 23 March 1974 and offered with the sale invoiceCf. a very similar cased set sold in these Rooms 23 September 2020, lot 261For related examples see John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, pp. 145-147 and 150For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Brass-Barrelled Flintlock BlunderbussBy H. Delany, Londini, Early 18th CenturyWith three-stage barrel flared at the muzzle and signed in capitals along the top of the breech, plain tang, signed round lock, artificially figured rootwood full stock with raised apron around the barrel tang, border engraved brass mounts comprising flat scroll side-plate with foliate tail, shaped vacant escutcheon, butt-plate with long sharply tapering tang and decorated with strawberry foliage on the heel, trigger-guard decorated en suite and with trefoil-shaped finial, baluster rear ramrod-pipe, the other plain, and later ramrod, London proof marks and indistinct barrelsmith's mark 38.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:Henry Delany (or Delaney), a Huguenot, was admitted to the freedom of the Gunmakers' Company in 1715. He is recorded as a maker of fine breech-loading sporting guns and silver-mounted pistols, and was the maker of a large crossbow with built-in cranequin in the Marquis of Bath's collection, Longleat. See J.F. Hayward, 'The Huguenot Gunmakers of London', Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VI, No. 4 (December 1968), pp. 124-125This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Twigg, London, Circa 1775Expertly reconverted from percussion, each with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed with second form of signature along the top flat, later case-hardened breech with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, tangs finely engraved with foliage against a matted ground, flat bevelled locks each with moulded border, second form of signature, stepped tail with engraved safety-catch, and ramp on a blued divided steel-spring, cocks, one with original engraved retaining screw, and border engraved steels each with pan safety-cover released by a sprung stud, finely figured full stocks each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, rounded flat-sided butts (one broken through and repaired), blued trigger-guards each with second pattern acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in later lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including powder-flask with reeded body, double-ended turnscrew and mainspring clamp, London proof marks and Twigg's barrelsmith's mark 24 cm. barrels Footnotes:See W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 1975, pp. 51, 140-141, pls. 150, 115-118, 185-186 and 191For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Flintlock BlunderbussBy Robert Wogdon Of London, Circa 1775-80With heavy swamped barrel with brass fore-sight and signed 'Wogdon' along the breech flat, plain tang, signed flat bevelled lock with safety-catch, figured full stock, brass mounts comprising shaped flat bevelled side-plate, butt-plate and trigger-guard with first pattern acorn finial, brass ramrod-pipes, and brass-tipped ramrod (barrel and lock with light pitting), London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 42 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms, Armour And Collectors Firearms, 22 June 2011, lot 167LiteratureJohn O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, p. 247, cat, No. B3This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A German Gothic MaceCirca 1500Of iron, the head of six shaped acutely pointed flanges each pierced with three circular holes and surmounted by a globular finial, seamed tubular tapering haft with polygonal mid-section, and flared grip between two roped mouldings (old rust patination) 48.8 cm. Footnotes:For a related mace see Leslie Southwick, The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons, 1982, p. 254, fig. 799For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Pair Of Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistols With Spring BayonetsSigned D. Egg, London, Circa 1815-20Reconverted from percussion, with two-stage brass barrels turned and belled at the muzzles and each fitted with a spring bayonet above, octagonal breeches each signed in script along the top flat, engraved tangs each with bayonet catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks decorated with foliage at the stepped tail and each with safety-catch and roller, foliate engraved cocks, highly figured full stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts, brass trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned brass ramrod-pipes, and brass-tipped ramrods (one later, the other possibly original), Birmingham proof marks and unidentified barrelsmith's mark (2)21 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Daniel Williams Collection Of Antique Firearms & Edged Weapons, sold in these Rooms, 28 November 2018, lot 124This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 32-Bore Percussion Sporting RifleBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 4848 For 1854With rebrowned twist octagonal barrel rifled for a belted ball and signed in full along the top flat at the breech (signature refreshed), reblued folding leaf back-sights each with slender platinum line, and reblued folding long range sight calibrated from 300 to 850 yards, recase-hardened foliate engraved breech with platinum line and plug, the latter engraved with a flower-head, border engraved tang decorated with symmetrical foliate scrollwork, signed flat border engraved detented lock and dolphin hammer decorated en suite, the latter with safety-catch in front, figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved mounts decorated en suite with the lock and comprising broadly chequered butt, trigger-guard with chequered spur, trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial, hinged circular patch-box cover centred on a flower-head, adjustable set trigger, engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, sling mounts, and original horn-tipped ramrod (some old wear and rust patination), London proof marks and Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 82.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureL. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 165. The barrel length is quoted as the alternative 2'8'' or 2'9'', and sold on 5 August 1854 for £42.0.0For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy J. Probin Of Birmingham, Circa 1775With rebrowned two-stage barrels each turned at the girdle and with silver spider fore-sight, octagonal breeches each signed along the top flat and engraved with a line of beadwork at the rear, grooved tangs finely engraved with foliage, signed flat bevelled locks each retained by two side nails (one replaced) and engraved with a line of beadwork at the stepped tail, border engraved cocks (one retaining screw replaced), and steels each with rollers bearing on the steel spring, figured full stocks (some old bruising, splits and repairs at the muzzles) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, bevelled flat-sided butts, steel trigger-guards each with border engraved acorn finial and decorated with a foliate urn on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods, one probably original: in their old lined and fitted mahogany case (one compartment lid missing) with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and steel bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 22 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Peter Cottis Collection, Thomas Del Mar Ltd In association with Sotheby's, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria..., 28 June 2006, lot 85John Probin is recorded at 17 St. John Street, Birmingham between 1769 and the year of his death in 1800. He claimed to be Gunmaker to H.R.H. The Prince of WalesThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned H.W. Mortimer, London, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each indistinctly engraved 'London' in gothic script on the top flat and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened octagonal breeches shaped on both sides and each with gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, sighted border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat detented locks decorated with foliage and now case-hardened, engraved safety-catches, cocks, semi-rainproof pans and rollers (one safety-catch, both cocks and one roller replaced), figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with chequered rounded butt, steel spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with symmetrical foliage on the border engraved bow, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and motto, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and original horn-tipped ramrods (some light pitting and old rust patination): in relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the exterior of the lid (perhaps from the original case) with flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle within pearled borders, Birmingham proof marks 10.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest and motto is that of the Rogers family of Wisdome, Devon, Baronets, possibly that of Frederick Rogers (1811-1889), 8th Baron WisdomeThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned Hinks, Circa 1820With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle and fitted with a replacement bayonet above, octagonal breech engraved at the rear, tang with bayonet-catch (repaired), signed engraved flat lock (cock replaced, steel refaced) with roller, figured full stock (old split and small repair at the tail of the lock, toe of butt with small repair) with unusually chequered grip, border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate with foliage on the tang, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod (steel parts pitted), Birmingham proof marks 36 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Swiss 32-Bore Percussion Silver-Mounted Target PistolsBy F. Ulrich In Bern, Circa 1840Rebuilt from flintlock, with blued swamped octagonal sighted multi-groove rifled barrels (some loss of finish) each signed along the top flat, case-hardened breeches, border engraved tangs each with adjustable back-sight and decorated with a sword and laurel branches surmounted by a close-helmet, signed border engraved flat detented locks each with foliate engraved hammer, highly figured full stocks carved with beaded borders and foliage, the latter behind each lock, side-flat and bordering the pommel, butts with unusually chequered panel on each side, mounts comprising trigger-guards each engraved with a Classical warrior on the finial and with a Classical trophy on the border engraved bow, blued butt-caps each applied with a cast, pierced and chased Medusa-head, turned and fluted ramrod-pipes, the rear ones each with terminal engraved en suite with the trigger-guard, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheons and border engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, original steel ramrods each with threaded faceted silver tip, and some original finish: in original mahogany case (lid with slender old split) fitted and lined in red velvet with full accessories including powder-flask embossed with a cupid and stag on both sides 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:Franz Ulrich (Orrich) is recorded in Bern and Stuttgart between 1771 and the year of his death in 1845For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned Jno. Jones & Co., London, Circa 1830With barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, engraved 'LONDON' on the breech flat and fitted with a folding bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock (some surface patination), figured full stock with pineapple chequered grip, border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with acorn finial and a flower-head on the bow, shield-shaped vacant brass escutcheon, and later horn-tipped ramrod, Birmingham proof marks and unidentified mark 35.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:John Jones & Co. are recorded at 12 Bells Bldgs., Salisbury Square, London between 1828 and 1830. The company had a factory at Birmingham between 1814 and 1835This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 16-Bore Flintlock PistolBy P. Bond, Cornhill, London, Early 19th CenturyWith plain barrel signed along the breech flat terminating in an engraved starburst, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage at the stepped tail (safety-catch, top of cock and steel replaced), figured full stock (some old bruising) with rounded pineapple chequered butt, brass replacement trigger-guard with pineapple-shaped finial, turned brass ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod (iron worm missing, barrel and lock with some pitting), London proof marks and Bond's barrelsmith's mark 22.9 cm. barrel Footnotes:Philip Bond is recorded at 45 Cornhill, London between 1794 and 1816For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Silver-Mounted Duelling Pistols By Wogdon, London, London Silver Hallmarks for 1771, Maker's Mark Of John KingConverted from flintlock, with re-browned barrels (some light pitting, mostly around the drum and nipple) each signed 'Wogdon London' on individual silver panels on the top flat and with silver spider fore-sight, breeches with engraved gold line and line of beadwork, foliate engraved tangs with folding leaf back-sights, flat bevelled detented locks each signed in script and with safety-catch at the stepped tail, figured full stocks (butts with minor splits and chips) each inlaid with owner's monogram in silver wire scrollwork behind the escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates each with central cartouche engraved with owner's shield of arms, spurred pommels engraved with a foliate rocaille on both sides and with grotesque mask butt-cap, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, foliate engraved silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, turned silver ramrod-pipes, silver fore-end bands, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods, gold-lined London proof marks (2)28 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 265Robert Wogdon was apprenticed to Edward Newton, gunmaker of Grantham in Lincolnshire. He is recorded as Gunmaker at Mr. Maw's, haberdasher, Cockspur Street, Charring Cross, in 1764, and at Haymarket between 1774 and 1802. He was in partnership with John Barton at 14 Haymarket from 1794 until 1803, and died in 1813. A poem of 1783 by an Irish Volunteer and subtitled, Stanzas on Duelling, begins 'Hail Wogden! patron of that Leadon death...' See John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers, 2019, passim The shield of arms is that of Bowman of Hethleton, DorsetFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Cased 28-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun With Spare Lock And Barrel Now Fitted For Roller Primers Of Forsyth Type By D. Egg, London, NO. 69 And 70, Predominantly Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist barrel with gold fore-sight and signed in gold capitals forward of an engraved starburst at the breech, replaced breech-plug with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, re-engraved grooved tang, expertly made reproduction case-hardened border engraved flat lock inscribed 'D. Egg' within scrolls and decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cock, and steel bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog flushing a game bird on the heel tang, scroll trigger-guard in the French taste signed on an oval against a shrub and involving a prone gundog in a landscape on the bow, trigger-plate retaining some blueing and with finial engraved as a pineapple growing from an urn, vacant gold escutcheon and later silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and iron-mounted ramrod: in partly relined and refitted mahogany case, probably the original, spare barrel en suite and now fitted with expertly made reproduction case-hardened roller-primer lock and two roller primers of second model type, all with engraved decoration and inscribed 'Forsyth & Co. Patent', and accessories including brass-mounted G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with body covered in black leather, and black leather shot-flask with vacant white-metal shield-shaped escutcheon on one side, and white-metal nozzle, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label with 132 Strand address, the exterior (lid with some old bruising and scratching, three corners chipped) with circular vacant brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 100.8 cm. and 81.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Durs Egg was at 132 Strand near Somerset House, London between 1816 and 1832. For full details see Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part I and Part 1 (contd.), Journal of The Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 305-353For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Pair Of Scottish 25-Bore Flintlock Gold-Inlaid All-Metal Belt PistolsBy Thomas Murdoch Of Leith And Dounne, Late 18th CenturyWith three-stage barrels engraved over half their length with scrolling foliage towards the reduced muzzles, fluted breeches, gold-lined touch-holes, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks (one retaining screw missing) each engraved with scrolling foliage on the tail, foliate engraved cocks and steels, stocks engraved with characteristic partly hatched foliate designs enriched with gold-inlaid scrollwork and with slender foliate engraved gold panels along the underside, 'ram's horn' butts en suite and each inlaid with gold interlace along the spine below a border engraved gold oval with owner's crest and motto 'Non Temere', a border engraved oval gold escutcheon on each side engraved respectively with the initials 'GF' and 'JF', foliate engraved gold button triggers and threaded prickers, engraved diagonally fluted belt hooks each with pierced and engraved finial (one with old repair), turned tubular ramrod-pipes (one loose), and later steel ramrods (some gold probably replaced), private Birmingham proof marks (2)16.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceMrs. N.J. WoodSotheby's, London, Modern And Antique Firearms, Armour And Edged Weapons, 18 October 1977, lot 332Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 25 July 2007, lot 477The crest and motto is that of ForbesFor another pair of similar Scottish flintlock pistols, by John Campbell, circa 1780, with gold-inlaid decoration and mountings, see Wallace B. Gusler and James D. Lavin, Decorated Firearms 1540-1870 From the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, 1977, pp. 102-3 (illustrated)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800With swamped twist octagonal sighted barrels, patent breeches each with gold-lined crowned maker's stamp, gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, and each stamped 'HN PATENT' beneath, signed flat bevelled border engraved detented locks (one cock and one retaining screw replaced, one steel refaced) each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and rollers bearing on a ramp on each steel-spring, figured full stocks (both fore-stocks working replacements) each with chequered rounded butt, the side flats and pommels left plain, steel trigger-guards (some old wear and patination) retaining traces of blueing, each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods (one probably original) each with iron worm: in their mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with James Wilkinson & Son trade label for 1817-28, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 148See footnote to lot 344James 1 Wilkinson was at 17 Ludgate Hill 1806 and 1817. He was in partnership with his son at the same address in 1818 and between 1819 and 1828 the business was at 12 Ludgate Hill. He spuriously claimed to be the successor to Henry NockThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Cased Pair Of 56-Bore Percussion PistolsBy Alden & Smith, 55 Parliament St., London, Nos. 641 And 642, Circa 1830-35With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved patent breeches each with platinum line and engraved platinum plug, flat tangs each engraved with foliate scrollwork and with back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each with blued safety-catch, dolphin hammers decorated en suite (one hammer spur repaired), figured three-quarter stocks (minor old bruising) each with chequered rounded semi-saw-handled butt of unusual form, blued steel D-shaped spur trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the serial numbered bow, case-hardened pommel-caps decorated en suite, trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with initial 'M', a baron's coronet above, single blued turned ramrod-pipes, blued stirrup ramrods, and retaining most of their original finish: in serial numbered mahogany case fitted and lined in tooled pigskin (minor damage, one compartment lid missing) with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram 'EM', a viscount's coronet above, and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 15.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, C112Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 166LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, pl. 320Robert Alden and Thomas Smith are recorded as Gunmakers ('from J. Manton's'). They were at 9 Princes Court, Westminster, between 1826 and 1829, and 55 Parliament Street, between 1829 and 1835Despite the serial number on the case, it seems to have been adapted, presumably by the makers, and the monogram 'EM' appears to be that of a subsequent ownerThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Irish 36-Bore Percussion Saw-Handled Duelling Or Target PistolsBy W. & J. Rigby, Dublin, Nos. 7108/9 For 1831With etched twist sighted barrels each signed in gothic script along the top flat, case-hardened breeches each with three platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tangs and border engraved detented back-action locks, the former each with back-sight, the latter signed in gothic script on a scroll, foliate engraved hammers, highly figured half-stocks each with characteristic spur and chequered rounded butt with ovoidal pommel, steel mounts comprising border engraved reblued pommel-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each retaining some blueing and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, blued trigger-plates each with finial engraved with a scallop shell, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, set triggers, original brass-mounted ramrods, one with powder-measure, the other with threaded cap over the worm, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (minor damage along the rare partition) with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask (cut-off lever replaced) with embossed body, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on a shaped brass plate 21 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs Rigby 1760-1898, 1992, p. 70. Recorded as 'Best saw-handled duelling pistols'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun Maker To His Majesty, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with slightly swamped browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat at the breech, border engraved case-hardened breeches and tangs engraved with foliate scrolls, signed case-hardened flat bevelled locks each with stepped tail, engraved safety-catch and foliate scroll engraved dolphin hammer, figured full stocks each with rounded pineapple chequered butt and fluted pommel, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and engraved with a martial trophy on the bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, brass-mounted ramrods, and most of their finish from the time of conversion: in their brass-mounted mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with some accessories, the interior of the lid with trade label of Henry Tatham for circa 1850-1856, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 23.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:See footnote to following lotThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 6239 for 1814Converted from flintlock, with twist octagonal sighted barrels (light rust patination) each signed along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug, tangs engraved with foliage and each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst and foliage, foliate engraved hammers each with detachable striker, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and dark horn fore-end cap, the former each with contemporary foliate scroll engraved oval plate on the back, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps decorated with foliage, and serial numbered spur trigger-guards (some loss of finish) with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with owner's crest, and horn-tipped ramrods, probably original: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining some of its original lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged) of fourth type for circa 1810 to 1819, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, barrelsmith's mark of William Fullerd 23.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 10 July 2002, lot 162The crest is that of the Sir George Rodney (1782-1842), 3rd Baronet of Alresford House HampshireThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Continental 'Transitional' Rapier Mid-Late 17th Century, Probably French Or GermanWith tapering double-edge blade of flattened diamond section with central fuller on each side of the forte stamped 'Vdeus', hilt comprising small shell-guard pierced with scrollwork centred on a fleur-de-lys on the outside, and with three scallop-shells on the inside, straight slender writhen quillons with fluted knop terminals, side-ring with double central feature en suite, fluted compressed globular pommel with foliate button finial, and grip bound with twisted iron and brass wire 83.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 4 April 2007, lot 227For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Bohemian 20-Bore Flintlock Break-Action Breech-Loading Sporting GunBy Joann Georg Polz A Carlsbad, Circa 1730With tapering vertically hinged sighted barrel signed along the raised part of the sighting flat, breech engraved with foliage surmounted by an armoured figure holding a lance against a stand of martial arms, all within a wrigglework border, and fitted with a reloadable iron cartridge equipped with a faceted pan, foliate engraved steel and chiselled steel-spring, all on a border engraved plate decorated with foliage, bright border engraved tang and tang-plates, the former decorated with a demi-figure grasping foliage, the latter each with foliage terminating in a marine-monster, bevelled cock chiselled and engraved en suite and including flush-fitting retaining screw, back-action flat lock with rounded border and engraved with a wildfowling scene in a landscape, moulded highly figured rootwood full stock and butt (the former replaced), the latter with raised apron around the barrel tang, iron mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled as a marine-monster with foliate tail, butt-plate decorated with a figure en suite with the breech and with chiselled foliate finial, trigger-guard incorporating the sprung barrel-release catch and decorated with a moustachioed grotesque mask on the border engraved bow, scrolled trigger, later baluster ramrod-pipes, and later iron-tipped ramrod 99.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:Johann Georg Poltz is recorded in Carlsbad in around 1729For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 5135 For 1810Converted from flintlock, with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with small area of minor bruising on one flat) each with silver fore-sight and rifled with shallow spiral grooves, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined converter's stamp of William Moore, London, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened detented flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and with a starburst in front of the dolphin hammer, the latter each signed by the converter, the inside of each lock stamped 'TB', blued safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, border engraved blued steel mounts (some loss of finish) comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods: in original mahogany case relined and refitted by the converter and with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, steel oil bottle and bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1819-20, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, complete with its leather travelling cover (some loss of surface finish, straps missing) 23.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 97The conversion to percussion was carried out by William Moore recorded at 78 Edgware Road, London between 1828 and 1846. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to William IV in 1836For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com