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A Royal Worcester 'Old Ivory' Aesthetic Movement ewer and cover, dated 1884, of pear form with reticulated flared rim above an elongated spout and gilt angular handle, the cover with gilt floret finial and cork stopper, decorated with gilt and silvered enamel cherry blossom branches, green printed mark, 24cm high.Condition: Minor rubbing to gilt in places, negligible signs of age.

A Royal Worcester blush ivory vase and cover by Edward Raby, circa 1894, of baluster shape with twin satyr handles, with fluted neck above a moulded body, painted with poppies, thistles and other wild flowers and foliage by Edward Raby, signed ER, above a fluted foot, puce printed marks and no.1408, 34cm high.Condition: cover finial restuck and chipped.  Negligible signs of age elsewhere.

A Royal Crown Derby twin-handled pedestal vase and cover, dated 1896, finely painted with Chelsea birds, signed by C Harris, to a shaped reserve edged in gilt and dark turquoise against a dark blue ground, 20cm high (restored).Condition: Extensively restored, professionally and to a high standard, to the cover finial, the foot and extending into the body.

An extensive early 19th Century Coalport tea and coffee service, of scroll moulded shape and decorated with pattern 996 of painted and gilt flowers and foliage, comprising teapot and cover, slop bowl, milk jug, cake plate, ten tea cups, twelve coffee cups and twelve saucers. (38)Footnote:A receipt accompanying this service from Thomas Goode & Co, dated April 1978, describes the service as Coalport circa 1820.Condition: Teapot finial restored, hairline to slop bowl, some items crazed, gilt rubbed in places.  NB - sample selected for report, other defects may be present.

A Chinese famille rose double-walled reticulated porcelain vase and cover, late Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, of hexagonal section with domed cover and flower finial, the body with shaped panels painted with flowers and insects against a pierced net ground picked out in yellow, 36cm high.Condition: Cover finial chipped.  Minor fritting in places.  Minor firing fractures underneath the foot.  Negligible signs of age.

AN IMPORTANT AND RARE IMPERIAL QUALITY CHINESE BEIJING ENAMEL WINE EWER AND COVERHu, Qianlong four-character mark and of the periodOf rectangular outline and tapering form with squared handle and spout, raised on scroll-ended feet, finely painted in colours with peonies and foliage, the shoulder with scrolling foliage and further flowers, the cover with a raised finial to the centre of painted flower petals, all against a bright lemon yellow ground, the exposed metal edges finished in gilt, 8.5cm high.NOTE: TO BID ON THIS LOT YOU MUST REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH HANSONS - WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING ONLINE BIDDING ON THIS LOT - CONTACT accounts@hansonsauctioneers.co.ukProvenance:UK private collection in excess of fifty years.  Believed acquired by the owner's grandfather while stationed in the Far East during the second World War, thence by descent.Additional provenance information: The owner of the wine ewer has much military memorabilia showing his grandfather served in the Royal Army Corps during WW2 in Burma and India.  The Royal Army Service Corps (R.A.S.C.) was a branch of the British Army which served on the Eastern Frontier of India and Burma. The Battle of Pakokku and Irrawaddy River operations  were a series of battles fought between the British Indian Army and the Imperial Japanese Army and allied forces over the successful Allied Burma Campaign on the China Burma India Theatre during WW2. Possible reasons why the Chinese wine ewer was obtained: Client remembers Grandfather mentioning The Irrawaddy River . It was surrounded by temples and his grandfather obtained the item during the Burma CampaignDuring WW2 clients grandfather also developed a special friendship with a very wealthy Indian family who traded with China. Could the object have been a gift from them is what client suggests could be other reasonFootnote:An identical wine ewer can be found in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Beijing, inscribed with a Kangxi reign mark.  The present lot compares very favourably to another example sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1804.  The art of enamelling on copper was still relatively new to China when this piece was produced, having been brought over from Europe during the late 17th to early 18th Century.  Gifts from visiting dignitaries and missionaries to the emperor Kangxi included enamels from Europe, such as those made at Limoges, which greatly impressed.  So much so that Kangxi introduced the art to the palace workshops in circa 1700-1715.  Clearly the art was mastered swiftly, as evidenced by this wine ewer and its twin in the National Palace Museum.Condition: Small sliver of enamel has flaked from the underside of the cover   Very small flat enamel chip near the top corner on one side.  Faint surface cracklure visible against the light - not disfiguring and barely visible. wear to corner edges of gilding on copper. Examined under UV light not obvious repairs or defects detected.  Weight 362g.NOTE: TO BID ON THIS LOT YOU MUST REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH HANSONS - WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING ONLINE BIDDING ON THIS LOT - CONTACT accounts@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk

A Victorian silver three piece Batchelor's tea set, ovoid bodies engraved with fern leaf decoration and crest beneath motto: I AM READY, each on three ball feet, the teapot cover with ball finial, by Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst, London, 1878, pattern no: 14192, gross 14.82 ozt CR: marks good, overall condition good, tarnished 

A late 19th Century turned bone Barleycorn chess set, red stained and natural and of typical form, kings 9cm high.Condition: White king has loss to finial, fine hairlines.  White queen has chip to finial.  One white rook has evidence of repair to finial.  Other white rook has fine hairlines.  One white knight has tiny chip to ear.  Red king has split to top section.  Red queen has chip to finial.  Red rooks have some fine hairlines.  One red bishop has a hairline.  All pieces show signs of age and use including (but not limited to) surface wear, natural material pitting.

A Victorian silver tapering cylindrical coffee pot, Chinoserie style profusely chased with panels of foliage, mottling and shaped cartouches, one with crest beneath motto: CAVE ADSUM, the domed cover with parasol finial, by Robert Hennell III, London, 1861, 29.90 ozt, 28cm high overall CR: marks crisp to underside, tarnished 

A George III John Whitehurst of Derby mahogany sign post barometer, inscribed and dated 1766, with inscribed brass reading plate and a mercury tube, the case with cross-banded edge and an applied split turned finial, measuring 90cm high, 73cm across

******PLEASE NOTE CHANGE TO DESCRIPTION****A late 19th / early 20th Century white metal tapering cylindrical water jug, the body profusely chased and engraved with bands of stylised decoration, the mid section with lozenges chased with animals, fish, Gods in relief, the cover with disk shaped finial, C-scroll handle with ivory inserts, the underside of base stamped TS &S in rectangular punch possibly that of T Smith & Son (Edinburgh & Glasgow), gross 18.83 ozt, 22 cm high, CR: handle slightly loose in fitting 

A German Hanau silver tea caddy, the body with chased geometric pattern with central cartouches depicting figures, detachable cover with warrior head finial, stamped on underside of base maker's mark possibly that of David Kugelman, circa 1900, 3.23 ozt 

A Victorian silver oval teapot, straight spout with fruitwood C-scroll handle and pagoda  shaped finial to hinged cover, the body engraved with Crest above motto: DUCIT AMOR PATRIAE, by Charles Stuart Harris, London, 1876, gross 11.03 ozt - The crest is that of Phillips(CR: marks good to base and inside cover, split to finial, dent to rim of body, some minor dents to body and lower rim, handle loose in fitting, surface scratches, tarnished) 

A collection of silver to include: an Elizabeth II silver caster, baluster shaped on three shell and hoof feet, the cover with wyvern finial, by Harrods & Co., London, 1960; a Georgian squat cream jug, reeded rims with openwork caryatid handle, marks rubbed circa 1770 (CR: dents to body, marks rubbed) ; a Georgian style helmet shaped cream jug by J Sherwood & Sons, Birmingham, 1909 (CR: marks good) together with a Neo-Classical style sugar caster, blue glass liner, filled base (4) weighable silver 10.19 ozt  

An Edwardian silver two handled small tureen and cover, gilt lined, the body with fluted sections beneath a band of engraved stylised foliage with gadroon border, the cover with similar fluting, with central acanthus rosette with urn shaped finial, by Skinner & Co, London 1906, weight approx. 12.7oz, height approx. 8cm, diameter approx. 18.5cm, Condition report:  Good- marks crisp, no visible sign of repair, slight bend to finial lid 

A Victorian silver mounted twist design hobnail and plain cut glass claret jug, with silver handle, collar and cover, the cover chased gadroon border, engraved with geometric pattern the cover with stylised pagoda finial, the silver by Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1884, 31cm high together with a George V silver mounted glass vase, waisted with wavy hob nail cut border, the silver J Sherwood & Sons, Birmingham, 1912 (2)

An 8-Bore Flintlock Wildfowling GunBy Lacy & Co., London, Circa 1820With two-stage twist sighted barrel, octagonal breech signed along the top flat and with white-metal line at the rear, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed flat bevelled lock engraved with foliate scrollwork, ring-neck cock en suite, semi-rainproof pan and roller (steel refaced), figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, bellied butt with cheek-piece (some old filled worming), steel butt-plate and scroll trigger-guard, the latter with pineapple finial, vacant white-metal escutcheon, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, and brass-mounted wooden ramrod (steel parts pitted), Birmingham proof marks 133 cm. barrel Footnotes:Lacy & Co., also known as Lacy & Witton are recorded as Hardwaremen, Gunmakers & Sword Cutlers at various London addresses between 1815 and 1835For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 18-Bore Flintlock D.B. Covert GunBy John Manton, London, No. 1237 For 1790With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed along the rib, breeches each with gold line and engraved with a starburst between, gold-lined touch-holes, plain tang grooved for sighting, signed flat bevelled locks (one mainspring and one cock retaining screw replaced, top of one steel repaired, one cock a working replacement, probably by the maker) each with stepped tail, semi-rainproof pan and roller acting on a ramp on the steel spring, figured half-stock (old bruising and some repairs, the latter mainly around the lock cavities) with cheek-piece and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog retrieving a gamebird in a landscape on the heel tang, trigger-guard retaining traces of blueing and decorated with gamebirds in a landscape on the bow and with a foliate scroll on the scrolled tang, large pineapple finial, and rear ramrod-pipe with foliate finial, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, and later brass-mounted ramrod (some wear and light rust patination), London proof marks 43.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:Previously unrecordedThe crest is that of Viscount George Ashburnham of St. Asaph (1760-1830), later 3rd Earl Ashburnham. The family home is Ashburnham Place, SussexFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Pair Of 16-Bore Forsyth Patent Roller Primer PistolsBy Forsyth Patent Gun Com.Y, London, Nos. 203 and 204, Circa 1809With sighted barrels each signed along the breech flat, case-hardened breeches each with back-sight, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed serial numbered border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with starbursts and a martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved strikers and plain serial numbered primers, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (barrels with minor pitting, no. 203 retaining much of its original finish, no. 204 with some wear, stock with minor restoration), London proof marks (2)21 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P584 and P585Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 170LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1969, pp. 33-34D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1995, pp. 16, 36, pls. 4a, b, and colour pl.1 This is the earliest pair of Forsyth pistols recordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Cased 14-Bore Flintlock Officer's PistolBy Arthur Francis, 2nd. Drag.n. Gd.s, Circa 1820With rebrowned twist sighted barrel, case-hardened patent breech (some old pitting) with rectangular platinum-lined crowned maker's stamp, platinum-lined touch-hole and line, foliate scroll engraved tang partly against a matted ground and with back-sight, border engraved flat lock and cock (retaining screw replaced) decorated with foliage, the former with rainproof pan, roller and engraved safety-catch, figured full stock (repaired at the front of the lock) with broadly chequered rounded butt, D-shaped spur trigger-guard retaining some blueing on the inside and decorated with a foliate scroll on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, turned rear ramrod-pipe, vacant silver escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod: in lined and fitted oak case, probably original, with brass-mounted powder-flask embossed on each side of the body, steel bullet mould and patch-cutter, the interior of the lid with illustrated trade label (damaged) of William Bond, 59 Lombard Street, London of circa 1820-26, the exterior with brass escutcheon incorporating flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 21 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceA.N. Kennard BA, FSA (1911-1995), former Assistant Master, H.M. Tower of LondonChristie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 27 March 1996, lot 144For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 8-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun, And Another Of 18-BoreThe First By Hodgson & Dobson Makers, Bridlington Quay, The Second Signed Manton, The First Dated 1868, The Second Mid-19th CenturyThe first with rebrowned finely damascus twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib, border engraved breeches each with platinum plug and decorated with scrollwork between, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed flat locks and bevelled hammers, highly figured half-sock (butt with two minor old repairs) with chequered grip and fore-end, steel mounts (minor rust patination) engraved with foliate scrollwork and comprising butt-plate, scroll trigger-guard, and slender trigger-plate finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, dated white-metal escutcheon engraved with owner's initials, and original brass-mounted ramrod, Birmingham proof marks; the second with twist sighted barrels, long slender foliate engraved tang, signed back-action locks each decorated with pheasants in a landscape, foliate engraved dolphin hammers, figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, steel mounts retaining traces of engraved decoration, vacant white-metal escutcheon, and brass-mounted ramrod (worn and pitted, two ramrod-pipes replaced), Birmingham proof marks (2)77.5 cm. and 69.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:Hodgson & Dobson of Bridlington Quay appear to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled English Lock BlunderbussBy Thomas 1 Green Of London, Late 17th/Early 18th CenturyWith two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and with a ramp notched for sighting at the rear, plain tang, indistinctly signed flat lock with repaired pointed tail and separate pan, flat ring-neck cock with safety-catch (inoperative) at the rear, moulded figured full stock (old bruising, broken through and repaired at the grip, repaired beneath the tail of the lock and on both sides of the fore-end at the muzzle), brass mounts comprising butt-plate, the long pointed heel tang with moulded borders, trigger-guard with pointed foliate finial, single turned baluster ramrod-pipe, and old horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (tang and lock with light pitting), London proof marks and Green's barrelsmith's mark 42 cm. barrel Footnotes:Thomas 1 Green was apprenticed to Edward Nicholson in 1686 and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1693. He was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1720. He is recorded 'att ye Fowler' in the Minories in 1714 and was Gunmaker to Ordnance, 1697-1715, and to the Royal Africa Company in 1721. He was appointed Viewer and Proofmaster to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1715. Following his death in 1728 the business was carried on by his widow, AgnesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Small Italian 60-Bore Roman-Lock GunMid-18th CenturyWith shortened two-stage barrel with brass-covered turn at the muzzle and engraved with foliage forward of the girdle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved with foliage at the rear, border engraved tang, characteristic foliate engraved lock (defective), highly figured stock (fore-stock replaced and repaired in front of the lock) moulded around the lock and on each side of the butt, cast, pierced and chased brass mounts secured by tacks and comprising foliate side-plate inhabited by a horseman lancing an animal, foliate escutcheon involving a winged portrait medallion supported by a pair of putti, butt-plate naively engraved with figures including a horseman lancing a dragon, the tang along the comb of the butt pierced and chased with foliage, trigger-guard with finial en suite and with a further portrait medallion on the bow, engraved trigger-plate, and later brass-tipped ramrod (belt hook missing, ramrod-pipe replaced) 20.7 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Small 40-Bore Flintlock PistolBy Shepherd, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith bright slightly swamped barrel engraved 'London' within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured full stock (split at the muzzle and beneath the lock) with swelling rounded butt, border engraved brass mounts comprising flat side-plate decorated with foliage and a scallop shell, trigger-guard with flower-head on the bow and foliage on the finial, turned ramrod-pipe, and brass-capped ramrod (incomplete), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 13 cm. barrel Footnotes:Probably by William 4 Shepherd, apprenticed to Nathaniel Trevey in 1731. He is recorded as a gunmaker specialising in naval firearms (including cannon) at Rotherhithe between 1754 and 1756. He died in 1776For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Joseph Manton, London, No. 4261 For 1807With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with martial trophies, a rocaille and with a starburst behind the tall back-sight, signed case-hardened border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a small trophy at the tail and with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, foliate engraved cocks, engraved safety-catches, and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, the steels each engraved 'Joseph Manton Patent', and numbered respectively '1911' and '1912', figured half-stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts and dark horn fore-end caps, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with a martial trophy, trigger-guards en suite and each serial numbered in an oval on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrods, and retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (some old moth damage and a minor repair in front of the lock, one compartment lid missing) with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor scuffs), steel bullet mould and pan-brush, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (some damage and staining) for circa 1805-10, the exterior (old split along the back) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon 24 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers 1966, p. 238D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.91For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore (.600) Flintlock Sporting Rifle By D. Egg, London, Circa 1790With rebrowned twist slightly swamped octagonal leaf-sighted barrel signed along the top flat at the breech and rifled with eight spiral grooves, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a Britannia shield, drum and foliage, associated border engraved flat bevelled lock (cock a working replacement, top of steel chipped) signed on a scroll and decorated with foliage, engraved safety-catch, figured full stock (fore-stock partly replaced and split along the ramrod-channel) with grip cut with characteristic chequering and raised cheek-piece, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy on the heel tang, spur trigger-guard in the French taste decorated en suite on the bow and with foliate engraved finial, a pineapple terminal behind the spur, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 71.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:See footnote to lot 355For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting GunBy Moore, Early 19th CenturyWith earlier continental russet sighted barrels retaining traces of original blueing, silver fore-sight centred on gold-damascened foliage, breeches stamped and gilt with foliage and rocailles surmounted by a basket of flowers, and each stamped with unidentified crowned maker's mark retaining traces of original gold lining, gold-lined touch-holes, plain grooved tang, signed border engraved flat locks each decorated with game birds in a landscape at the stepped tail, the latter with a starburst, and with rainproof pan, roller and foliate engraved cock, figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts (some rust patination) retaining traces of original blueing and comprising butt-plate decorated with game birds in a landscape on the heel of the tang, scroll trigger-guard with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, and later horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 98.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Brass-Barrelled Travelling PistolsBy C. Lamb, Whitby, Circa 1825With octagonal sighted barrels each signed along the top flat and with platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs engraved with foliate scrolls, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage at the tail, foliate engraved cocks, safety-catches and rollers, figured full stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, the latter with white-metal lion-mask butt-cap, white-metal trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, vacant white-metal escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, stirrup ramrods, and in fine untouched condition, Birmingham proof marks (2)10.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:Charles Lamb is recorded at Axtergate, Whitby, Yorkshire in 1827Possibly intended for use by a naval officerFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Austrian 28-Bore (.550) Wheel-Lock Sporting Rifle By Caspar Zelner, Early 18th CenturyWith swamped octagonal leaf-sighted barrel rifled with seven spiral grooves, signed along the border engraved top flat at the breech, struck with maker's gold-lined oval (Neue Støckel 1203) and chiselled with a line of beadwork at the rear, back-sight with chiselled foliate finial, lightly engraved tang, signed flat lock with enclosed wheel, the plate engraved with a landscape scene inhabited by a fisherman, a kneeling rifleman, and a swordsman and two hounds attacking a wolf, and with two demons centred on the spindle, one armed with a club, the front of the pan engraved with a marine-monster and with sprung sliding cover, cock pierced and engraved with a bear and hound, and the fence to the chiselled cock-spring pierced and engraved with an otter, its tail in the mouth of a human mask, moulded figured full stock with fluted fore-end, butt with cheek-piece, the latter with fluted horn and wood along the bottom and carved with foliage in front, floret-shaped dark horn side-nail washers and butt-plate, the latter with iron button, fluted patch-box cover of figured wood and dark and white horn, iron trigger-guard indented for the fingers, set trigger, horn ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, the latter with lines of white horn at the rear, and ramrod with dark horn tip 86 cm. barrel Footnotes:Caspar Zelner is recorded at Zell am Wallersee, Saltzburg and Vienna between 1661 and the year of his death in 1745For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 22-Bore Flintlock D.B. Brass-Mounted Carriage PistolBy J. Probin Of Birmingham, Circa 1780With sighted barrels signed 'J. Probin' along the rib and each engraved with a band of foliage at the back of the breech, grooved border engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded locks, figured half-stock (old split on one side of the fore-end, chipped above the tail of one lock) with swelling rounded butt, border engraved mounts comprising spurred pommel, trigger-guard with pineapple finial (tip missing) and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and fore-end cap decorated with a starburst on the tang, turned ramrod-pipe, and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod (escutcheon replaced, barrels, locks and triggers with some pitting), private Birmingham proof marks 25.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:A John Probin is recorded in Birmingham between circa 1770 and his death in 1800For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol By Twigg, London, Late 18th CenturyReconverted from percussion, with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel engraved 'London' along the top flat, plain tang, signed flat bevelled lock, figured full stock (some old bruising and minor repairs) with chequered partly faceted butt, the pommel left plain, steel trigger-guard with acorn finial, white-metal escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram between foliage, turned ramrod-pipes (forward one replaced), and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (some wear overall), indistinct proof marks 24 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Cased 19-Bore Forsyth Patent Roller Primer Sporting GunBy Forsyth & Co., Patent Gun Maker's, London, No. 410, Circa 1811With rebrowned twist barrel with silver fore-sight, signed along the top of the breech and with a short flat at the top and on each side, case-hardened patent breech with two gold lines, engraved serial numbered primer, border engraved tang decorated with a brace of pheasants amid foliage, signed case-hardened serial numbered flat bevelled lock decorated with starbursts and with gamebirds in landscapes at the stepped tail, striker decorated with foliage en suite, finely figured half-stock (minor old bruising) with chequered grip and silver fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate (some pitting) decorated with a gundog and gamebird in a landscape on the heel tang, blued trigger-guard decorated with a similar scene on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod: in lined and fitted mahogany case (one compartment divider loose) with numerous accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask (priming-flask missing), leather shot-belt, and circular boxes, one for original grease, the interior of the lid with large illustrated trade label of second design (for 1809-11) between two smaller labels relating respectively to Priming Powder and Grease, the exterior (old splits, one along the back with three contemporary brass securing straps) with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a vacant circular escutcheon, London proof marks 74.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceH.H. HarrodW. Keith Neal Collection, C177. Acquired from the above in 1938Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 20ExhibitedThe Game Fair, Blenheim Palace, 28-30 July 2000Literature:W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers 1806-1852,, 1969, pp. 4-6, 37, pls. 13, 14, 16, 17, 57, 58, 78, and colour 2D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1995, pp. 17, 18, 37, pls. 6, 7, 17d, 48a-b, 59, and colour pl. IIIA typewritten note signed by the late owner and formerly with the lot describes this as 'the most perfect and complete set of an original Forsyth Gun in existence...'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Irish 14-Bore (.650) Flintlock Rifled CarbineBy McKnight, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight deep spiral grooves, breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp between engraved gold lines, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a gamebird in a landscape, signed border engraved flat detented lock decorated with a starburst behind the gold-lined rainproof pan and with foliage at the tail, border engraved cock with a gamebird amid foliage, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, hinged rectangular steel patch-box cover (catch defective), border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy on the heel tang, scroll trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a star on the scroll and a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, adjustable set trigger, vacant silver escutcheon, sling mounts, and steel stirrup ramrod (some old surface rust patination) 51.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:A George McKnight is recorded at 14 Wood Street, Dublin between 1835 and 1855For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A French 32-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolBy Dabadie A Paris, Early 19th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with swamped part octagonal sighted barrel browned beneath and with gilt band at the muzzle and back of the breech, the latter stamped beneath with maker's mark 'D.B' in a wreath, plain tang, signed flat bevelled lock, figured full stock, butt with unusually chequered panel along each side and with ovoidal pommel, the latter with bevelled steel cap, steel spur trigger-guard with long urn-shaped finial, turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set-trigger, and original ramrod with steel-capped horn tip 22 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 20-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistol By R. Welford Of London, Circa 1720-30With two-stage barrel, plain tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured moulded full stock (chipped beneath the tail of the lock, butt with minor repair on one side at the pommel) with apron around the tang, mounts comprising engraved foliate side-plate, border engraved spurred pommel decorated with foliage, plain trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial, turned baluster ramrod-pipe, and brass-capped wooden ramrod (steel parts with some light surface rust), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark, probably of Joseph Clarkson 24.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:Richard 1 Welford was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1712. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance between 1715 and 1719, and to the East India Company in 1743. The last reference to him is in 1747For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine German 28-Bore Wheel-Lock Holster PistolAugsburg, Circa 1580With blued two-stage barrel swamped towards the bevelled muzzle, octagonal breech struck on the top flat with maker's mark, an orb and cross between two pellets in a shield, and the Augsburg mark (Neue Støckel 6477 and 1285), blued tang, blued flat lock, the edges and wheel-bracket left bright, struck with a man-in-the-moon mark (Neue Støckel 8481), and with pivoting safety-lever with button finial and acting against a chiselled spring, blued wheel-cover, sliding pan-cover with release button, and cock acting on a chiselled spring, figured fruitwood full stock inlaid along each side of the fore-stock with white staghorn or bone monsters linked together by a white staghorn or bone line interrupted by an engraved ball-flower, the butt inlaid overall with scrollwork, engraved flower-heads and ball-flowers, and around the tang with panels engraved with foliage, compressed ball-pommel segmented by white staghorn or bone lines and inlaid with roundels variously engraved with flower-heads, foliage and trelliswork, a vacant roundel at the base, iron trigger-guard, foliate engraved staghorn or bone rear ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, original iron-tipped ramrod, and in fine condition retaining most of its original blueing 37.8 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Extremely Rare And Unusual 16-Bore Flintlock And Percussion Rifled Saw-Handled PistolSigned Lacy & Co. Patent, No. 101, Circa 1830With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel (retaining bolt replaced) rifled with eight grooves, serial numbered and engraved 'Twisted' along the bottom flat, recessed patent breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's mark (obscured), gold lines and foliate engraving along each side flat, raised platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang with back-sight, signed border engraved serial numbered lock (safety-catch incomplete), the inside engraved with crowned 'SD' (possible for Samson Davis), pivoting devolving rainproof pan and serial numbered nipple-bolster, the latter with silver plug, secured in their relevant positions by a wing-headed screw slotted for a turnscrew, foliate engraved steel with roller, figured half-stock with stepped spur and chequered rounded grip, the latter with flat ovoidal pommel set with a foliate engraved steel plate and encircled by a silver band engraved with a Greek key pattern, steel spur trigger-guard with pineapple finial and foliate engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon on the side-flat, horn fore-end cap, and original brass-mounted ramrod (some wear and areas of pitting), Birmingham proof marks 20.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenancePossibly the Nizam of HyderabadJ.G. Lacy & D.W. Witton were also known as Lacy & Co.. They are recorded at various addresses in the city of London between 1815 and 1835 The lock appears to be based on Samson Davis's British Patent No. 4648 of 12 February 1822. See Lewis Winant, Early Percussion Firearms..., 1959, pp.54 and 81-84, pl.70For a fine d.b. gun on the same principle, by the same maker and formerly belonging to the Duke of Cambridge, Viceroy of Hanover see Christie's London, Fine Modern Sporting Guns, Vintage Firearms and Antique Arms and Armour, 13 July 1977 lot 267. See also a related d.b. gun sold in these Rooms, 23 May 2018, lot 423For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Cased 54-Bore Rifled Target Pistol With Left-Hand LockBy James Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 1784 For 1829With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat and rifled with sixteen bright spiral grooves, case-hardened patent breech stamped '1764' and with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, tang finely engraved with a scallop shell and scrolling foliage, signed border engraved flat detented lock and dolphin hammer decorated with foliate scrollwork, engraved blued safety-catch, ebonised half-stock with rounded chequered butt, border engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising ovoidal pommel-cap engraved with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw engraved as a flower-head, trigger-guard with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial engraved with a scallop shell and fore-end cap with a starburst, adjustable set trigger, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and some old finish (minor surface pitting, mainly on the barrel): in oak case fitted and lined in red baize with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask with body covered in black pigskin, loading rod and mallet, and steel bullet mould numbered '2755', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, London proof marks 24.4 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 164LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p.123, pl. 453L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys,1996, pp. 64 and 131Originally sold to Falconer Atlee Esq. of Wandsworth on 28 September 1829 as a 'best finished Pistol with Mahogany case and apparatus' for £15 plus part exchange: the case and accessories £3.13.16d.This pistol has the distinction of being the only single-barrelled Purdey pistol recorded with a left-hand lock. It is also the earliest recorded instance of a Purdey pistol with a blackened stock. Whatever the purpose of its unusual design, it was returned to Purdey, who within four months of the original sale, sold it to his son-in-law, Joseph LangFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased 16-Bore D.B. Flintlock Sporting Gun With Two Pairs Of BarrelsBy John Manton, London, Nos. 5903 And 5904 For 1812With rebrowned twist barrels (ribs and lug of 5904 loose) each with gold fore-sight, recessed patent breeches with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamps, gold lines and platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy, basket of foliage and a starburst in the sighting groove, signed border engraved flat locks serial numbered '5903', each decorated with a hare at the square tail and with engraved 'French' cock, rainproof pan (some pitting) and large roller, highly figured half-stock (some old bruising) with cheek-piece and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate stamped with Irish registration mark 'CW-1009' for Co. Carlow and decorated on the heel tang with two pointers in a landscape, scroll trigger-guard serial numbered '5903' in a starburst on the scroll and decorated with a sporting trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with large pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, gold escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former engraved with owner's initials, and original brass-mounted ramrods (steel parts with light rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including a pair of original spare steels, later brass-mounted powder-flask embossed with deer surmounted by a hound on each side, leather shot-belt, turnscrew (handle bruised), red leather flint wallet, shot dispensers and patch-cutter, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for circa 1798 to 1815, the exterior (some minor damage, bone keyhole escutcheon incomplete) with flush fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 79.5 cm. and 77 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1966, p. 91D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 41For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased 17-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun By Beckwith, London, No. 1924, Circa 1810Converted from sliding primer, with re-browned damascus twist sighted barrels signed in gold gothic script along the rib, and with two gold lines in front of each breech, breeches each with pierced platinum plug and three gold lines between, tang engraved with foliage inhabited by a game bird and a gun dog's mask, flat locks each signed in gothic script and decorated on the tail with foliage issuing from an eagle's head, all within a border of guilloche, foliate scroll engraved dolphin hammers, figured half-stock (repaired during the gun's working life with an iron plate secured by screws around the trigger-plate finial) with chequered grip, border engraved russet steel butt-plate and trigger-guard each decorated with scrolling foliage, the latter retaining some original blueing on the inside, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe with finial en suite, gold escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram, and brass-tipped ramrod: in original mahogany case fitted and lined in faded navy blue velvet with some accessories including Sykes patent powder-flask with bevelled bag-shaped body and adjustable flip-top (cut-off spring incomplete), four burnished steel double-ended shot dispensers (one lid missing), and a burnished steel oil bottle, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (stained), the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 74.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:William Andrew Beckwith was apprenticed to Wattell Clark in 1785 and was elected Master of the Gunmaker's Company in 1808, 1814, 1825 and 1840, the year before his death. He is recorded at 58 Skinner Street between 1802 and 1841. In 1811 the Rev. Alexander Forsyth took a lawsuit against Beckwith successfully claiming that the 'patent' sliding primer lock was covered by his patent of 1807, although it is thought that the lock was actually invented by Joseph Vickers, a former workman of Forsyth's. For more information see D.H.L. Back,Great British Gunmakers, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1995, pp. 155, 176-7 and 198For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Officer's Pistols Of Carbine BoreBy James Stevens, 43 High Holborn, London, No. 1008, Circa 1820With browned twist sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled case-hardened locks each decorated with foliage and with semi-rainproof pan, engraved cock and safety-catch, and blued steel-spring with roller, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued foliate engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards and trigger-plates, the latter each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons, dark horn fore-end caps, stirrup ramrods, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (some old moth damage, central compartment loose) with accessories including Sykes copper powder-flask retaining much of its original finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged), the exterior with brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks15.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceE.J. Churchill Collection, Orange Street Gunworks, LondonChristie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 27 October 1993, lot 313Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 24 November 1999, lot 263For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Fine Cased .450 (52-Bore) Percussion Whitworth Patent Sporting And Target RifleBy The Whitworth Patent Rifle Company, No. 271, Circa 1860With blued barrel rifled with five bright spiral grooves and engraved 'Whitworth . Patent' along the top in front of the back-sights, the latter comprising two folding leaf-sights for 100 and 200 yards respectively and each with central gold line, and folding adjustable long range sight calibrated from 300 to 1000 yards and also with central gold line, blued fore-sight, breech flat engraved with foliage at the terminal, border engraved case-hardened breech decorated with a prone stag on the flat and with platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tang decorated with scrolling foliage, case-hardened border engraved flat detented lock engraved 'Whitworth Patent' and decorated with foliate scrollwork, hammer en suite and inhabited by an eagle and serpent, a blued safety-catch in front, highly figured half-stock (minor scratches on the side-flat) with chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved case-hardened steel mounts decorated with scrolling foliage and comprising butt-plate with pineapple-shaped finial, circular hinged patch-box cover engraved with a stag pursued by a hound in a landscape within a border of scrollwork, vacant silver escutcheon, engraved sling button, and retaining virtually all its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (one compartment with minor damage) retaining the compartment covers each with bone knob, and with accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with bag-shaped body covered in black pigskin, Whitworth bullet mould and hand tools, T-shaped combination tool with spare nipples, brass-mounted ramrod and japanned ammunition box, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior (minor old splits) with vacant circular brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks 74.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon Of London, Circa 1785-90With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (early 19th century working replacements) each engraved 'William Morris Perth' along the top flat, silver fore-sights, platinum-lined touch-holes, breech tang with transverse band of engraved beadwork in front of the back-sight and flowering foliage behind, border engraved flat bevelled detented locks (two side nails replaced) each signed on a gold oval centred on engraved drapery, the stepped tails, safety-catches, cocks and steels all with engraved foliate decoration, the last with small roller working on the blued steel-spring, and gold-lined pans, figured half-stocks (one with minor old repair along the upper edge on one side) each with swelling flat-sided butt and dark horn fore-end cap (one incomplete), border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a garland along the bow, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, set triggers, horn-tipped wooden ramrods, one with iron powder-measure, and some original finish (2)28 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The engraved decoration is very similar to that found on the very fine pair of duelling pistols by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 456. For more information on these pistols and others with similar decoration including two pairs in the Royal Collection, see John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, pp. 162-165 and 170-173 The William Morris engraved on the top flat of each barrel is thought to be the William Morris born in Paisley, Scotland in 1786. His family emigrated to Canada in 1801, where his father set up an import/export business. Following his father's death William opened a general store in partnership with his brother, Alexander, and went on to join the militia during the War of 1812. In 1818 he was appointed a justice of the peace in Perth and was elected to the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada for Carlton in 1820. He represented Carlton and subsequently Lanark until 1836, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. In 1834 he was involved in organising the first canal connecting the Tay River to the Lower Rideau Lake. His efforts on behalf of the Church of Scotland to have it recognised as one of the two National Churches in the British Empire resulted in the creation of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He played a major role in the establishment of Queen's College, later Queen's University, and was its first Chairman of Trustees. In 1841 he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper and Lower Canada, and in 1842 was appointed Warden for Johnstown District. In 1844 he was appointed receiver general for the United Canadas and became President of the executive Council in 1846. He died in Montreal in 1858This 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 11-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunMid-18th CenturyWith two-stage barrel (pitted) swamped towards the muzzle and with silver fore-sight, the breech flat engraved with a foliate rocaille and stamped 'pro' 'ved' on the left top flat, grooved engraved tang, later lock (some pitting, steel spring replaced) stamped 'W. Smart Gloucester' and engraved with a starburst, figured half-stock (fore-end reduced) inlaid with a silver wire scallop shell and scrolls around the barrel tang, border engraved brass mounts comprising shaped flat side-plate decorated with a rocaille and foliage, butt-plate decorated en suite on the heel tang, vacant escutcheon on a pedestal, a shell above, trigger-guard with a flower-head on the bow and acorn finial, brass ramrod-pipes (some damage), and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 100.3 cm. barrelFootnotes:A William Smart is recorded in Gloucester, Gloucestershire between 1819 and 1822For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare .550 Percussion J.R. Cooper's Patent Breech-Loading Sporting RifleBy J.R. Cooper Of Birmingham, No. 100, Circa 1855With rebrowned twist octagonal leaf-sighted barrel rifled with four grooves, rounded browned twist breech with hinged sliding chamber pivoting down against an external spring beneath the breech and slightly bevelled at the top to accommodate a hinged lever at the back, the latter shaped around the nipple and operating the chamber against an adjustable spring on the left side, the top of the chamber engraved 'J.R. Cooper's Patent Breech Loader No. 100' within scrollwork, foliate engraved tang, signed detented lock and hammer, figured half-stock with chequered grip and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and comprising butt-plate, trigger-guard, and trigger-plate with pineapple shaped finial, and vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, Birmingham proof marks 67.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:This rifle incorporates Joseph Rock Cooper's British Patent No. 131 of 19 January 1853 for 'Improvements in firearms. Breech-loaders'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine 16-Bore D.B. Percussion Sporting Gunby Gameson & Williams, 67 Threadneedle Street, London, No. 36, Circa 1830With browned twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib and with bright bores, case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug and engraved between with a partridge in a landscape above a foliate scroll, border engraved case-hardened tang engraved with scrolling foliage involving a hanging brace of pheasants, signed border engraved case-hardened back-action locks decorated with a pheasant perched amid foliage and with two cock pheasants in a landscape on the tail, foliate engraved dolphin hammers, lightly figured half-stock (fore-end with two minor repairs) with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate (some loss of finish) decorated with foliate scrollwork on the heel tang, trigger-guard with tang en suite and with pheasants in a landscape on the bow, trigger-plate finial engraved with a scallop shell and fox's mask, blued pineapple-shaped rear ramrod-pipe, original brass-mounted ramrod, and much of its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including lift-out mahogany box with sliding cover and fitted for an original mainspring-clamp, T-shaped combination tool with turnscrew blade, double-ended brush and jag, two powder-flasks, one of artillery type, leather case for a three-piece ramrod, and a leather shot-belt in very fine condition, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and initials, London proof marks 74.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The crest is that of the Jackson familyGameson & Williams are recorded at 67 Threadneedle Street, London between 1827 and 1830For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistols By Ketland & Co., Circa 1785With slightly swamped octagonal barrels each with silver spider fore-sight and an engraved band of beadwork at the rear of the breech, border engraved tangs decorated with foliated rocailles, signed flat bevelled locks each with large roller, figured full stocks (fore-ends repaired) each carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, iron mounts comprising engraved pierced ribbon side-plates, vacant oval escutcheons each chiselled with a flower-head above and a pedestal below, border engraved spurred pommels each with stepped cap and decorated with flower-heads, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head within a rectangular panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods (some old pitting), Birmingham proof marks (2)20.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P19 and P20Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 277This 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 Very Fine Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon, London, Circa 1780With browned swamped octagonal barrels each signed along the top flat, 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, the internal working parts retaining their original burnished finish, figured full stocks with swelling flat-sided butts, blued border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-caps each engraved with foliage on the tang and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, horn-tipped ramrods, one probably original, the other shortened, and in exceptional condition retaining nearly all their original finish: in contemporary lined and fitted oak case (slight damage on the inner right side) with some accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask with black leather body, turnscrew and mainspring-clamp, the exterior of the lid with brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 25.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Modern Sporting Guns and Firearms; Arms, Armour and Militaria, 8 December 1988, lot 358For related examples see John O'Sullivan & DeWitt 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 Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Silver-Mounted Percussion Duelling Pistols By Jover, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1777, Maker's Mark Of John King, Converted From Flintlock By William Hollis, Cheltenham, Circa 1850With browned octagonal sighted barrels each signed in script along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with back-sight, foliate engraved tangs, signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks finely decorated with scrolling foliage and each with sliding safety-catch behind the dolphin hammer, figured full stocks each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts cast and chased in low relief and comprising pierced foliate side-plates involving a scallop shell and flower-heads, escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and initials and framed by inlaid silver wire scrollwork, spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap framed by foliate strapwork, trigger-guards in the French taste each with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, silver ramrod-pipes, adjustable set triggers, horn fore-end caps, and horn-tipped ramrods, one original: in the converter's fitted mahogany case lined in dark velvet with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with William Hollis's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 23.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 28 July 2005, lot 379LiteraturePeter Finer sale catalogue, 1995, no. 108Allan Kirk, 'An Intriguing Cased Pair of Duelling Pistols', Classic Arms & Militaria, vol. 10, issue no. 1, January/February 2003, pp. 34-35 (illustrated)Cf. a related pair of pistols, Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 198For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Percussion Travelling PistolsBy Henry Tatham Jun.r., Circa 1840With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels, case-hardened breeches each engraved with a foliate scroll on top between platinum lines, pierced platinum plugs, border engraved case-hardened tangs decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved flat locks and dolphin hammers en suite and retaining nearly all their original lacquer, the former each with engraved safety-catch, highly figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, the latter each with border engraved silver cap decorated with a starburst around the retaining screw, blued steel D-shaped trigger-guards and slotted rear ramrod-pipes, the former each with pineapple-shaped finial and decorated with scrolling foliage on the bow, blued triggers, dark horn fore-end caps (one with minor repair), vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrods, and retaining nearly all their original finish: in original mahogany case fitted and lined in plum velvet with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (scuffed, seam open), steel bullet mould and bright steel oil bottle, the interior of the lid (slender old split along the back) with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 6 cm. barrels Footnotes:Henry Tatham Jun.r. is recorded at 37 Charing Cross, London between 1834 and 1860, the year of his deathFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Barber & Boaler, Newark, Circa 1815With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed along the top flat forward of the breech and stamped along the bottom flat with crowned 'IS' mark and 'Stubs Twisted', case-hardened breeches each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with a martial trophy amid foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each decorated with foliage at the stepped tail and with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan, cocks engraved en suite including the top-jaws and screws, and blued steel-springs each with roller, the internal working parts retaining their brightly burnished finish, highly figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt including outlined pommel, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued adjustable set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with worm and the other with threaded powder-measure over a further worm, and retaining virtually all their original finish: in later lined and fitted oak case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (scuffed), case-hardened mainspring clamp and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with earlier illustrated trade label of Isaac Barber for circa 1773-98, the exterior with circular escutcheon, probably from the original case, incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle and both with finely beaded borders, private Birmingham proof marks 21.6 cm. barrels Footnotes:Barber & Boaler are recorded in Newark, Nottinghamshire between 1804 and 1816For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 12-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunThe Lock And Barrel By Hunt, London, Circa 1775With long russet sighted barrel with faint traces of signature along the top flat at the breech and stamped with later Indian arsenal mark along the left side, gold-lined touch-hole, grooved tang engraved with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed on a foliated scroll, foliate engraved cock, and steel (refaced) with roller acting against the steel-spring, later figured full stock (fore-stock mostly replaced) with chequered grip, the butt incorporating the original pierced and engraved silver butt-mount, plain steel trigger-guard with scrolled tang and pineapple-shaped finial, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, turned ramrod-pipes (three replaced), and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod, Tower private proof marks 135.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:The lock and barrel probably by Joseph Hunt recorded between 1767 and 1774For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Irish 20-Bore Flintlock Officer's Pistols By Whitney, Probably Patrick, Cork, Circa 1800With octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'Cork' along the top flat, foliate engraved tangs, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks (one top jaw and screw missing) with rollers, figured full stocks (one chipped on one side at the muzzle) each with flat-sided rounded butt, brass mounts comprising border engraved ovoidal side-nail plates, escutcheons, one engraved with owner's initials 'AM', trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original wooden ramrods with iron worms, one with horn tip (minor rust patination), Tower private proof marks (2)25.3 cm. barrelsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion Silver-Mounted Pistols With Brass Barrels And LocksBy Ketland & Co., London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1791, Maker's Mark Of Charles FreethConverted from flintlock, with swamped octagonal barrels each with silver spider fore-sight and engraved 'London' along the top flat, engraved tangs, signed flat bevelled locks (hammers missing), figured full stocks (one fore-end split and repaired at the muzzle) each carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, rounded flat-sided butts each carved with a scallop shell on the pommel, mounts comprising oval side-nail plates, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and engraved with a basket of foliage on the bow, vacant shield-shaped escutcheons, and turned ramrod-pipes (ramrods missing), Tower private proof marks (2)20 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Saxon 20-Bore Flintlock Holster PistolsZella, Circa 1700With three-stage sighted barrels, octagonal breeches and fluted top flats, the left side-flats stamped with maker's marks, 'HS', a sprig between in an oval (Neue Støckel 3131) and initials 'LK' (Neue Støckel 3806), plain tangs, rounded locks with brazed pans, the inside of one struck with maker's mark (similar to Neue Støckel 2797), and the other with maker's mark 'IB' above a fleur-de-lys in a shield (Neue Støckel 3222), moulded figured full stocks (one fore-end with old break at the forward barrel-pin), iron mounts comprising flat bevelled side-plates, spurred rounded pommels, trigger-guards each with pointed moulded finial, turned baluster ramrod-pipes (one with minor damage), and iron ramrods, probably original (some light pitting) (2)29 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Italian 25-Bore Flintlock PistolBy P. Martinoni, Mid-Late 18th CenturyWith slightly swamped two-stage barrel engraved with foliage at the muzzle, turned girdle and at each end of the octagonal breech, the latter with gold-lined maker's mark, 'RA' crowned (gold incomplete) on the top flat between a silver-inlaid crucifix and small cross marks, foliate engraved tang, rounded lock chiselled in relief with foliage on the tail and with a seated female figure beneath the pan, the latter signed beneath and chiselled en suite, cock chiselled with a naked female figure and foliage, the retaining screw with a male portrait bust, moulded highly figured full stock inlaid with silver wire scrollwork (some losses), steel mounts chiselled in relief with flowering foliage and male and female figures in landscapes, comprising shaped side-plate with a border of rocailles, spurred pommel with rounded cap, trigger-guard with a female figure on the bow holding a Phrygian cap in one hand and a fasces in the other, engraved ramrod-pipes with rear finial en suite, escutcheon chiselled with a naked figure holding a bunch of grapes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 16.5 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine And Rare Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Forsyth Patent Sliding Primer Officer's PistolsBy Forsyth & Co. Patent Gun Makers, London, Nos. 1153 And 1154, Circa 1816With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened patent breeches each with platinum line, border engraved case-hardened tangs each fitted with a back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened bevelled locks each with safety-catch and rounded stepped tail, signed domed first-model sliding primers each with two rollers under the carrier, figured full stocks, chequered rounded butts, border engraved blued steel mounts including trigger-guards each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, stirrup ramrods, and nearly all their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including two copper and brass powder-flasks, one of them cylindrical, two small ivory priming-flasks, and combination turnscrew/pricker and wrench for removing the primer-bars and primer tops, the interior of the lid with large illustrated trade label of the third design (for 1811-16), the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 19 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceGreener CollectionW. Keith Neal CollectionSold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 10 November 2005, lot 73Literature:Lewis Winant, Early Percussion Firearms..., 1959, p.29, pl.4 W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1969, pp. 8-9, 43, pls. 20, 21 and colour pl. 3Idem, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1980, p. 106, pl. 363D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1995, pp. 19-20, and 39-40, pls. 12, 13 and pp. 5The small ivory priming-flasks can be removed for shipping purposesThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 35-Bore Percussion Overcoat PistolSigned Gameson & Co., London, Circa 1830With octagonal sighted barrel (some rust patination) engraved 'London' along the top flat, foliate engraved breech and tang, signed border engraved flat lock (hammer replaced) decorated with foliage, figured full stock with broadly chequered rounded butt, reblued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and foliate engraved bow, vacant white-metal escutcheon, and original brass-tipped ramrod with iron worm, Birmingham proof marks 8.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:Gameson & Co. are recorded at 67 Threadneedle Street, London between 1827 and 1830For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Saw-Handled Rifled Officer's Pistol Of Carbine BoreBy E. Baker, London, Early 19th CenturyWith sighted barrel signed along the top of the breech and rifled with seven spiral grooves, the rear of the breech engraved with a foliate band, border engraved tang with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed flat bevelled detented lock (cock repaired) decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock (broken through and repaired at the lock) with short rounded spur, chequered rounded butt with flat ovoidal pommel (small old chip), the latter with vacant silver escutcheon, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy against foliage on the bow, turned ramrod-pipe, adjustable set trigger, and stirrup ramrod, the top pierced with two vent holes (some light rust patination), indistinct maker's special proof marks 22.9 cm. barrel Footnotes:Ezekiel Baker (1758-1836) apprenticed to and workman of Henry Nock, was the inventor of the Baker rifle and author of Remarks on Rifle Guns (1801). He was Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to King George IV and was influential in the King's shooting and collecting, and thus played an important role in the formation of the Carlton House ArmouryFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss With Spring Bayonet Mounted BeneathBy C. Grierson, London, Late 18th/Early 19th CenturyWith three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle and engraved 'London' along the top flat of the octagonal breech, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a line of foliage at the stepped tail, foliate engraved cock, figured half-stock, border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a basket of foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with suspended foliage en suite on the bow, the finial incorporating the barrel-release, and later side-mounted steel ramrod (bayonet with some pitting), Tower private proof marks 39.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:Charles Grierson is recorded at 10 New Bond Street, London between 1793 and 1844. He was a former workman of John Manton and Gunmaker to George IIIFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com