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A Very Rare Brace of 20-Bore Flintlock Constabularly Pistols For The Public Office, Bow Street By W. Parker, Maker To His Majesty, Holborn, Nos. 4925 And 4927, Early 19th CenturyWith browned octagonal sighted barrels each with a facet either side of the fore-sight, engraved 'Maker to His Majesty Holborn' along the sighting flat and 'Public Office' and 'Bow Street' either side, bright tangs and signed flat bevelled locks, the latter each with rounded tail, safety-catch, pierced cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks each with rounded flat-sided butt, plain brass mounts comprising flat scroll side-plates, trigger-guards each with pineapple-shaped finial and engraved respectively 'No. 3' and 'No. 16' on the bow, turned rear ramrod-pipes, stirrup ramrods, and in fine condition, London proof marks (2)11.5 cm. barrels

A Rare Pair Of Irish Flintlock Travelling Or Overcoat Pistols Of Carbine Bore By Wm. & Jno. Rigby, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith re-browned twist sighted barrels each engraved 'Dublin' within the sighting groove along the top and engraved with a band of foliage at the rear of the breech, grooved tangs each engraved with foliage, platinum-lined touch-holes, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks decorated with foliage and each with foliate engraved cock, safety-catch, rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks (some old bruising) with chequered rounded butts, the latter each with hinged border engraved cover along the back decorated with foliage, secured by a spring catch and opening to reveal cavities for balls, foliate engraved steel mounts including butt-caps and trigger-guards, the latter each with pineapple finial, ovoidal white-metal vacant escutcheon on each side-flat, and original brass-mounted ramrods (2)9.5 cm. barrels

A 25-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted PistolBy Ketland & Co., London, Late 18th CenturyWith plain barrel engraved 'London' and with a foliate motif at the breech, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured full stock, border engraved mounts comprising pierced side-plate, pommel-cap, trigger-guard with foliate finial and a flower-head on the bow, brass escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram, turned ramrod-pipes, and replacement ramrod (some surface rust and patination), private Birmingham proof marks 19.4 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

An Unusual French 18-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Silver-Gilt MountsBy Fatou A Paris, Paris Silver Marks For 1809-19, Maker's Mark Of Antoine-Modeste FourneraWith long barrel (some pitting in places) signed in gold script along the top, the breech engraved with a panel of gilt foliage, gold-faced touch-hole, border engraved tang with hollowed back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage on the stepped tail, stud-safety catch, rainproof pan with safety-cover released by a spring-catch at the front of the steel, and roller bearing on a ramp on the steel spring, figured full stock, cast and chased neo-classical mounts comprising shaped side-plate with a cornucopia of foliage, martial escutcheon, spurred pommel with foliage on each side and martial trophy cap, trigger-guard with elaborate flowering urn finial and with foliage on the bow, ramrod-pipes, later ramrod, and retaining much original gilding 35.5 cm. barrel

A Pair Of Liège 15-Bore Flintlock Rifled Officer's Pistols Early 19th CenturyWith twist swamped octagonal sighted polygroove rifled barrels, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved flat bevelled locks and cocks (one fractured, the other an old replacement), the former each with semi-rainproof pan and roller, moulded figured full stocks each carved with foliage, unusually chequered butts heightened with silver pins, steel side-plates each engraved with addorsed lions, spur trigger-guards (one spur incomplete) engraved with a hound on the bow and each with flowering urn-shaped finial, pommel-caps each engraved with a large flower-head, turned ramrod-pipes (one damaged), vacant silver escutcheons, and ramrods, one of steel with turned brass tip, the other with horn tip (2)20.8 cm. barrels

A 17-Bore (.650) Percussion D.B. Sporting RifleBy Paton & Walsh, 44 George St., Perth, maker To H.R.H. Prince Albert, No. 2097, Circa 1855With re-browned twist barrels (ramrod retaining lug missing) each rifled for a belted ball, matted top rib signed at the breech and leaf-sighted from '80' to '200' yards, case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug and engraved with foliate scrollwork between, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tang, signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and with safety-bolt in front of the dolphin hammer, the latter each decorated with scrollwork en suite, the inside of the locks (one mainspring replaced) serial numbered and engraved 'Brazier', figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts retaining some original blueing and comprising butt-plate decorated with scrolling foliage and a stag in a landscape on the heel tang, circular hinged patch-box cover and serial numbered trigger-guard en suite, trigger-plate and rear ramrod-pipe both with engraved pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, later ramrod, and some original finish (rust patination overall), London proof marks; together with a pair of later 22-bore gun barrels fitted to the rifle, with matted rib, retaining much of their blacking, and with brass-tipped ramrod (one breech-plug loose), black powder proof (2)69.5 cm. and 71.1 cm. barrels

A French 18-Bore Percussion Rifled Take-Down CarbineBy Le Page, Arquer.er Ordinaire Du Roi, No. 1872, Dated 1816Converted from flintlock, with bright polygroove rifled barrel inlaid with a gold arrow on the slender sighting flat and with silver fore-sight, the breech signed in gold capitals and inlaid with two gold fronds, octagonal breech, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a flaming urn, flat bevelled lock with gold-lined maker's oval between gold-inlaid branches of laurel, engraved with crowned fleur-de-lys within the order of the St. Esprit on the tail, and with later foliate scrollwork, hammer decorated en suite and with thunderbolts on the nose, the inside of the lock serial numbered and dated, highly figured half-stock and butt, the latter carved with foliage behind the cheek-piece and with sprung button catch on an engraved tang at the swelling grip, border engraved steel butt-plate decorated with a loosely strung bow along each side and with a wolf with its paw in a trap on the heel tang, and later vacant escutcheon, steel mounts comprising shaped side-nail plate engraved with fruit between two swans, trigger-guard with a swan in a diamond-shaped panel within fruit and foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with finial engraved with an urn of fruit supported by two ram's heads, engraved baluster rear ramrod-pipe, silver escutcheon engraved with an Imperial coat-of-arms, under-rib with terminal at the muzzle engraved as a flaming grenade, and steel ramrod with brass collar at the tip (steel parts with some light rust patination) 43.8 cm. barrel

A Percussion Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned Josh. Egg, Piccadilly, London, Circa 1820Converted from flintlock, with russet two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle, signed along the top flat of the octagonal breech and fitted with a spring bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, signed flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage, dolphin hammer en suite, safety-catch, figured full stock (fore-end split and incomplete along the upper edge on one side) with chequered grip, russet steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy and foliage on the heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with a trophy on the bow and pineapple finial, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (steel parts rust patinated), Birmingham proof marks 39.4 cm. barrel

A Pair Of Percussion Officer's Pistols Of Carbine BoreBy W. Parker, Maker To His Majesty, Holborn, London, Circa 1840With twist sighted barrels (light pitting) each signed in full along the sighting flat, engraved around the muzzle and retaining much original browning beneath, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat locks decorated with foliage, dolphin hammers, engraved safety-catches, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts, steel trigger-guards each decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow and with foliate finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (some rust patination), London proof marks (2)19 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Brass-Barrelled Percussion Blunderbuss With Spring Bayonet Signed Twigg, London, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, engraved 'London' on the top flat of the octagonal breech and fitted with a folding bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, flat lock with traces of signature, figured full stock (some old bruising, fore-end with splits and repairs), plain brass mounts comprising shaped bevelled side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard with acorn finial, vacant escutcheon, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod (lock with some wear and pitting), private Birmingham proof marks 39.3 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

An Italian StonebowLate 16th CenturyWith slender recurved iron bow with later strings and retained by an iron loop-shaped bracket on each side secured by staples, architecturally arched folding back-sight and two fore-sight pillars each with chiselled decoration, the latter each formed as a tapering column with pointed spherical finial, fruitwood tiller of tapering rectangular section with curved neck and rounded dolphin-like projection behind the gaffle, tapering butt fluted along the angles and with turned knob-shaped fruitwood finial, iron mounts including gaffle held by a chiselled cartouche-shaped side-plate on each side, pointed spike at the front of octagonal section, and replacement trigger-lever with small button terminal 98.8 cm.

A 25-Bore Percussion Travelling Belt PistolBy Burnett, Southampton, Mid-19th CenturyWith re-browned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed along the top flat, foliate scroll engraved breech and tang, signed border engraved flat lock retaining traces of case-hardening and decorated with foliate scrollwork, dolphin hammer and mounts en suite, the latter comprising ovoidal butt-cap with hinged circular trap cover engraved as a flower-head, spur trigger-guard retaining some blueing on the inside, trigger-plate with engraved finial, figured full stock with chequered rounded butt, vacant white-metal escutcheon, belt hook with some blueing, and stirrup ramrod, London proof marks 16.5 cm. barrel

A Rare Saxon Silver-Mounted Left-Hand DaggerThe Scabbard Mounts With Dresden Silver Mark And Maker's Mark Of Wolf Paller, Late 16th CenturyWith robust tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section changing to diamond section at the point and with central fuller over most of its length on each side extending from the fluted ricasso, hilt of blackened iron comprising short down-bent gourd-shaped quillons and small side-ring, globular pommel chiselled around the top and with later scroll engraved silver cap and button, and silver wire-bound grip retained by an engraved foliate ferrule above and below, in an original blackened fabric-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape each pierced with two openwork panels and chased with symmetrical foliage on the outside, and etched against blackened grounds with a crow, an owl and scrolling foliage, the locket with two apertures for by-knives (missing), etched with a rectangular panel of foliage along the sides inhabited by hounds pursuing a hare and a boar respectively, and with two fixed suspension loops on the back, the chape with turned and moulded finial 24.5 cm. blade

An 18-Bore Percussion Overcoat PistolBy Ross, Edinburgh, Mid-19th CenturyWith twist octagonal barrel signed in gothic script along the top flat (worn) and retaining much original browning beneath, gold line, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved flat lock and dolphin hammer each decorated with foliage, figured full stock (fore-end chipped on both sides at the muzzle) with chequered rounded butt, trigger-guard decorated en suite with the lock on the bow and with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm, Birmingham proof marks 6.5 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Percussion Rifled Target Or Duelling PistolsBy Ross & Co., Edinburgh, No. 813, Circa 1835With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with some surface patination) each signed in gothic script within scrolls along the top flat and rifled with ten grooves, foliate engraved case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with back-sight, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tangs, signed border engraved detented flat locks and dolphin hammers, the internal working parts retaining their brightly burnished finish, blued safety-catches, highly figured half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, border engraved steel mounts comprising case-hardened ovoidal butt-caps each engraved as a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, blued trigger-guards each with a foliated dragon on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, case-hardened fore-end caps each engraved with a pair of eyes and a starburst, blued adjustable set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, no provision for ramrods, and in fine condition retaining nearly all their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including Sykes patent powder-flask retaining most of its original lacquered finish, case-hardened mainspring clamp, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks 23.7 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Bronze-Mounted Officer's PistolsBy Durs Egg, London, Early 19th CenturyOne reconverted from percussion, with re-browned twist barrels each signed in gold along the sighting flat and with gold fore-sight, breeches each with three gold lines and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs decorated with martial trophies and foliage and each with folding leaf back-sights, signed border engraved locks (the original re-engraved to match the replacement lock) each decorated with foliage on the tail and with gold-lined rainproof pan and roller, steels engraved 'D. Egg Patent', figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, one with border engraved steel mount for the figured skeleton take-down butt, the latter with cheek-piece, spring-lever catch with engraved locking bolt, and border engraved tang along top engraved 'D. Egg's PATENT BUTT', border engraved mounts comprising spurred pommels each engraved with differing trophies on both sides and with lion-mask cap, trigger-guards in the 'French' manner and each with pineapple finial and a martial trophy on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, fore-end caps each engraved with starbursts, and contemporary brass-mounted ramrod (the other later) (3)23.5 cm. barrels

A Rare Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Brass-Barrelled Holster PistolsBy Rob.t Harvey Of London, Britannia Silver Marks For London 1713With three-stage slightly swamped barrels each turned at the girdle, border engraved octagonal breeches becoming polygonal, engraved with borders of foliage fore and aft, signed along the top flat and ramped at the rear, border engraved tangs decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks and cocks (one cock replaced) decorated with foliage, the former very unusually engraved with owner's name 'W. Strode Esq.', steels each chiselled with a trefoil, moulded figured full stocks (one fore-end with minor splits and repairs) each with ridged apron carved with foliage around the tang, cast silver mounts comprising pierced serpentine side-plates with scrolled foliate tail, spurred border engraved pommels each with stepped circular cap within a border of acanthus, trigger-guards each with silver marks on the trefoil-shaped finial, escutcheons each engraved with owner's monogram and with a grotesque mask above and below, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, and wooden ramrods, one with iron cap, London proof marks and Harvey's barrelsmith's mark (2)25.7 cm. barrels

A 16-Bore Flintlock D.B. Carriage Pistol By James Barbar of London, Circa 1765With re-browned sighted barrels, unusual grooved sighting flat along the top between the breeches with waisted spatulate terminal, grooved border engraved tang decorated with foliage and two bands of beadwork, signed border engraved rounded locks (one cock repaired or replaced), figured full stock (probably an old working life replacement, fore-end chipped on one side and with repair at the muzzle on the other), border engraved steel mounts comprising re-engraved trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial, spurred pommel with stepped ovoidal cap chiselled with a flower-head, foliate escutcheon re-engraved with initials 'WR', turned ramrod-pipes, and later iron-capped wooden ramrod (some wear and pitting), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of James 1 Barber 25.5 cm. barrels

An Rare Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Wilson, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1753, Maker's Mark Possibly Of Jonathan AlleineWith cannon barrels each signed on the sighting flat with drop-shaped terminal along the breech, border engraved tangs decorated with rocailles and foliage, signed rounded locks (cocks old replacements) each with slender raised border, engraved safety-catch and rainproof pan, moulded figured half-stocks (one with minor old repair beneath the tail of the lock) with swelling rounded butts, the latter (one split through and repaired) finely inlaid with silver wire dolphin and cornucopia either side of the carved scallop shell behind the barrel tang, and with a large martial trophy and a naval trophy on both sides, the former centred on an engraved silver Classical helmet, the latter with an anchor through an engraved silver crown, and with flowers between, the fore-ends each with silver wire scrollwork issuing from a monster-head, finely cast and chased mounts comprising side-plates pierced with elaborate trophy of arms (one with minor repair), large vacant escutcheons each with a helmet above and a flower-head below, pommel-caps each with a Classical trophy beneath a baldachin within scrollwork, strapwork and rocailles, all against finely punched grounds, the tangs with a basket of flowers, trigger-guards each with foliate finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, border engraved fore-end caps also forming the ramrod-entry and decorated with a basket of fruit on symmetrical scrolls, single baluster ramrod-pipes each on an oval, and original silver-tipped ramrods (steel parts with some scattered pitting), London proof marks and Wilson's barrelsmith's mark (2)21.7 cm. barrels

A Cased 14-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun By Jas. Wilkinson, Gun Maker To His Majesty, London, No. 657, Circa 1810With browned twist two-stage sighted barrel turned at the girdle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved 'Gun Maker To His Majesty', octagonal serial numbered breech plug with gold-lined maker's oval, gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, tang engraved with foliage behind a border of guilloche, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with game birds and foliage at the stepped tail and on the ring-neck cock, with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, and with roller, figured half-stock with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate (some loss of finish) decorated with a hare in a landscape on the heel tang, D-shaped trigger-guard with a landscape scene of a gun dog with a fallen game bird in its mouth on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with large pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, brass-mounted ramrod, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (some moth damage) with accessories including brass-mounted Sykes patent powder-flask, the body with bevelled edge, and cap over the nozzle also forming a powder-measure, shot-belt (damaged), and turnscrew with figured grip, the interior of the lid (baize incomplete along the line of an old split) with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 76.8 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Liège Flintlock Blunderbuss-PistolBy Velu, Late 18th CenturyWith etched twist barrel turned around the flared muzzle and at the breech, engraved tang, flat bevelled lock stepped at the tail and signed beneath the steel-spring, the latter with roller, moulded figured full stock carved with foliage at the barrel tang and with beaked rounded pommel, border engraved brass mounts decorated with foliage including trigger-guard with acorn finial and beaked butt-cap, and original iron-capped ramrod 13.4 cm. barrel

A Fine Cased .350 Percussion Silver-Mounted Sporting Rifle For 'Imperial' Caps By Sam.l & C. Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Sqr.e, London, No. 5533, London Silver Hallmarks For 1846, Indistinct Maker's MarkWith browned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat, rifled with nine grooves and stamped 'G' over '939' on the bottom flats, foliate engraved case-hardened breech with platinum plug and engraved 'Smith's Patent' on the top flat around the aperture for the standard nipple, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tang involving a prone stag in an oval, signed case-hardened border engraved slightly rounded serial numbered detented lock decorated with scrolling foliage, flat hammer en suite and with detachable nose, ebonised figured maple half-stock with chequered grip, butt stamped 'G' over '939' and with later circular white-metal patch-box on one side, the latter with sprung hinged lid engraved with foliate scrolls, border engraved mounts comprising butt-plate with elaborately shaped serial numbered heel tang decorated with foliage, trigger-guard engraved en suite on the bow and with overlapping scales along the tang, trigger-plate with foliate engraved finial, barrel-bolt escutcheons, rear ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap all decorated en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, original horn-tipped ramrod with powder-measure, and retaining most of its original finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green silk velvet (minor insect damage) with accessories including brass-mounted James Dixon & Sons powder-flask retaining nearly all its original lacquered finish and with split-ring for suspension, turnscrews and nipple-wrenches, one for Smith's Patent 'Imperial' caps and retaining its pricker, steel bullet mould and patch-cutter, brass ramrod with threaded knob-shaped grip, leather-topped turned wooden bullet-starter, and original green fabric sling, the compartment lids with turned ivory lifting knobs, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1830 to 1845 with handwritten Indian inscriptions including inventory numbers and 'single barrel', 'finest Indian steel' and 'Kanalda', the exterior (one corner incomplete, the other with old repairs) with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular brass escutcheon engraved with an Indian numeral, London proof marks 59.4 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ?

A Rare Cased Trio Of 12-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Guns For 'Imperial' Caps By Sam.L & Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, Nos. 5880/5881 For 1851 And 6139 For 1854With re-browned damascus twist sighted barrels each signed in full along the rib and with silver bead fore-sight, patent breeches each engraved 'Smith's Patent' bordering the nipple and platinum plugs decorated with a starburst between, and bright tangs engraved with foliate scrolls and overlapping scales, signed bright border engraved slightly rounded serial numbered locks decorated with foliate scrolls, flat hammers en suite with the tangs and each with detachable nose, highly figured half-stocks (butts extended) with chequered grips, reblued border engraved mounts comprising serial numbered butt-plates decorated with scrolling foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guards and fore-end plates en suite, trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest, no provision for ramrods, and in refurbished condition: in original lined and fitted three-tier brass-mounted oak case with accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley white-metal mounted black leather powder- and shot-flasks, the first with four suspension rings, the latter with shield-shaped vacant escutcheon, five brass-mounted ramrods, leather shot-belt with 'Irish' charger, turnscrews, mainspring clamp, and leather suspension strap for powder-flasks, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior (old central split) with circular vacant brass escutcheon, and recessed flush-fitting carrying handle on each side, London proof marks 76.5 cm. barrels

A Fine And Rare Italian 120-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Pocket PistolSigned Acqua Fresca, Mid-18th CenturyWith two-stage silver barrel turned at the girdle and with octagonal breech, the latter punched with a line of beadwork at the rear, bright border engraved tang, signed bright border engraved round lock chiselled with a grotesque mask on the tail, the head of the cock retaining bolt chiselled in relief with a profile male helmeted head, highly figured fruitwood full stock with moulded borders and carved with foliage at the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising cartouche-shaped side-plate framed by foliage and involving a bearded profile head and a sea-monster, foliate escutcheon, spurred pommel with a differing male profile bust on each side and cherub-masks between, and small pommel-cap with male and female profile busts centred on a petalled border, trigger-guard with foliate finial and a further male profile bust on the bow, turned and faceted ramrod-pipes, the rear one en suite with the trigger-guard, original silver-tipped ramrod, and in fine condition 9.5 cm. barrel

A Rare Pair Of 16-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Clarkson, London, Circa 1720With swamped barrels (some wear and scattered light pitting) each signed within a chiselled foliate panel at the breech and with engraved ovoidal silver fore-sight, border engraved tangs each decorated with a Classical portrait bust on a pedestal, signed rounded locks (one mainspring an old replacement), plain cocks (one expertly replaced) and steels each with slender raised border, figured moulded half-stocks (one a working life replacement) with rounded butts and each carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced side-plates of foliate scrolls involving two grotesque profile heads and a flower-head, foliate escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest within an oval, pommels each with engraved spurs and ovoidal cap engraved with further owner's crest within foliate borders, the latter centred on borders of foliate strapwork involving grotesque masks including one of human form emerging from the silver, trigger-guards each with foliate finial and bow with moulded borders, fore-end cap also forming the ramrod-entry and with foliate and scroll borders, single baluster ramrod-pipes each on a foliate mount, and silver-tipped wooden ramrods, probably original, London proof marks (2)27 cm. barrels

A Fine Pair Of 32-Bore Percussion Target Or Duelling PistolsBy T. J. Mortimer, Maker to His Majesty, St. James's St., London, No. 4799, Circa 1830With heavy richly browned twist octagonal sighted barrels signed in full in gothic script within scrolls along the top flat and each with bright bore, case-hardened breeches engraved with scrolling foliage and each with foliate engraved platinum line and platinum plug engraved with a flower-head, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight, signed case-hardened border engraved detented locks decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers and safety-catches en suite, the internal working parts retaining their burnished finish, highly figured half-stocks both stamped '441' to the left of the trigger-plate, chequered rounded butts (pommels each with oval insert, one with old split), border engraved blued steel trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork, blued trigger-plates with pineapple finial en suite, silver fore-end caps, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrods, and retaining virtually all their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including James Dixon & Sons powder-flask retaining nearly all its original lacquered finish, and steel bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with circular flush-fitting folding brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 23.2 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A 32-Bore Flintlock Rifled Pistol-Carbine 18th/19th CenturyWith earlier Turkish barrel rifled with seven grooves and with remains of silver-inlaid arabesques and foliage at the breech and around the English silver fore-sight, slightly flared faceted muzzle with silver line borders, and dated '1661' in brass along the breech flat, border engraved English tang with later back-sight, flat bevelled lock signed in gold 'Triebel .a. Milau' and with associated pan, steel and roller, moulded figured full stock in English style and carved with a shell at the barrel tang, rounded butt shaped at the rear for the steel mount for the take-down figured butt, the latter with steel butt-plate with a foliate finial on the pierced heel tang, bevelled steel side-plate, white-metal pommel-cap cast and chased with a moustachioed grotesque mask and a shell centred on the retaining screw, English steel trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial and engraved with a martial trophy on the bow, silver vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, and later ramrod (some wear and rust patination) (2)33.3 cm. barrel, 73 cm. overall

A Pair Of Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistols Of Carbine BoreCirca 1820With octagonal sighted barrels (some light pitting) each stamped 'W & S.R' in small letters between the proof marks, engraved tangs and flat bevelled locks, the latter also stamped 'W & S.R' beneath the semi-rainproof pans and each with engraved safety-catch and roller, figured full stocks (one with old split in the ramrod channel) with rounded butts, trigger-guards each with pineapple-shaped finial and engraved with a shield centred on foliage on bow, slotted turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm, Birmingham proof marks (2)18 cm. barrels

A Pair of Flintlock Officer's Pistols Of Carbine BoreBy W. Parker, maker To His Majesty, London, No. 4896, Early 19th CenturyWith twist octagonal sighted barrels engraved with a decorative band at the muzzle and breech and each signed along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, engraved tangs including a lion's mask behind each back-sight (one incomplete), signed engraved flat detented locks each with rainproof pan and roller (one roller spring fractured, one safety-catch incomplete), figured full stocks (one with old split in the ramrod channel) each with chequered rounded butt, foliate engraved blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, and brass-tipped ramrods, London proof marks (2)25.5 cm. barrels

A Rare 13-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun By John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 6102 For 1814With re-browned twist barrel (minor dings) turned at the girdle and with silver fore-sight, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved with maker's address in gothic script along the top flat, recessed case-hardened patent breech with platinum line, platinum-lined maker's stamp, and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved serial numbered flat lock decorated with a martial trophy on the tail and with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, engraved 'French' cock (comb repaired, top jaw and screw replaced), and large roller, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with chequered grip and highly unusual humped grip (broken through and repaired) forward of the trigger-guard, russet border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with two gundogs in a landscape on the heel tang, serial numbered trigger-guard with a sporting trophy on the bow, and trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, and original brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 74.3 cm. barrel

A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Pocket PistolsSigned Smith, London, Early 19th CenturyWith reblued turn-off barrels each engraved with a broad band of foliage around the muzzle, rounded actions engraved with a martial trophy on each side and signed beneath the pans, engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, and chequered rounded butts each with engraved silver butt-cap and diamond-shaped vacant silver escutcheon (some wear), London view marks only; together with a 28-bore flintlock pistol, by Twigg, London, circa 1780, with re-browned octagonal barrel (gold-lined touch-hole incomplete and enlarged), signed bevelled lock (mechanism partly replaced, safety-catch incomplete, cock and steel replaced), later full stock with chequered grip, engraved silver mounts (butt-cap replaced) including original trigger-guard with acorn finial and ramrod-pipes, adjustable set trigger, and later horn-tipped ramrod (some wear and rust patination); and a decorative flintlock pistol in Eastern 19th century style, with cast brass mounts (4)

A Fine And Rare Cased 8-Bore Tube-Lock Silver-Mounted D.B. Wildfowling GunBy R. Marjoram, Wickham Market, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1845, Maker's Mark Of Edward ParsonsWith heavy browned twist sighted barrels signed in full in gold along the hollowed rib at the breech, case-hardened recessed breeches engraved with a duck in flight between two gold lines and each with platinum-lined vent, broad case-hardened tang engraved with scrolling foliage, signed case-hardened border engraved locks decorated with a gundog and duck in a landscape on one tail, and with a prone gundog and gamebird on the other, blued sprung tube-retainers, figured half-stock with chequered grip, engraved silver mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with two gundogs and a pheasant on the bow, silver trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, blued butt-plate engraved with scrolling foliage on the tang, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original silver-mounted ebony ramrod, and much original finish: in original white-metal mounted fitted mahogany case lined in blue velvet with accessories including Dixon fluted powder-flask and original four-piece cleaning rod, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting white-metal carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 105.5 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Pair Of Liège 40-Bore Percussion Target PistolsNos. 8 And 9, Mid-19th CenturyWith recoloured octagonal sighted barrels each inscribed in gold 'Canon Acier Fondu De LeClere (sic)' between silver-inlaid foliage along the top flat and rifled with fourteen grooves, bright foliate scroll engraved breeches and tangs numbered '1' and '2' respectively in gold, the latter each with adjustable back-sight, border engraved locks, hammers and mounts all decorated en suite, the latter comprising spur trigger-guards and shaped pommel-caps drawn-out to a diamond shape and with baluster finial, ebony half-stocks carved with symmetrical foliage in relief against finely stippled grounds on each fore-end and along the fluted butts, and no provision for ramrods, Liège proof (2)24.8 cm. barrels

A Rare Royal 16-Bore Percussion Charles Jones's Patent 'Water-Proof' D.B. Sporting Gun By Charles Jones, 32 Cockspur Street, London, No. 169, Circa 1840With re-browned twist sighted barrels engraved 'Charles Jones's Patent, 32, Cockspur Street, London' along the elevated rib, short border engraved case-hardened patent breeches engraved with a pheasant at the centre, the nipples screwing into the centre of the hook at the rear, case-hardened action engraved with foliate scrollwork on the tang and with sliding cover over the enclosed nipples, the former with circular gas escape on each side, the latter also chequered for the thumb, the bright flat at the tang engraved 'Patent 169', foliate scroll engraved case-hardened cocking levers, varnished finely figured half-stock with chequered grip, steel mounts comprising butt-plate retaining some blueing and engraved with a blackcock and foliate scrollwork on the heel tang, broad case-hardened trigger-plate engraved 'Charles Jones's PATENT Waterproof Locks with CONCENTRIC sears and triggers' and with double scallop shell finial, ebonised wooden trigger-guard with flattened rounded spur chequered along both sides, gold escutcheon engraved with the crest of a prince of royal blood, blued suspension loops, original brass-mounted ramrod, and some original finish (some light speckled pitting in places) 75.9 cm. barrels

A Pair Of 18-Bore Percussion Officer's Pistols By Williams & Powell, Liverpool, Mid-19th CenturyWith twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed along the top flat and retaining some original browning beneath, foliate scroll engraved breeches each with white-metal lines, foliate scroll engraved tangs, border engraved back-action locks (hammers replaced) and trigger-guards, the latter each with pineapple-shaped finial, figured full stocks (one fore-end with old splits on one side, the other slightly incomplete on one side at the muzzle), chequered rounded butts, vacant white-metal escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (some wear and light surface rust patination), Birmingham proof marks (2)18.5 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Rare Field BrazierSecond Half Of The 17th Century, Probably GermanOf tinned iron, comprising a flattened globular container on scroll feet, the top with hinged lid decorated with undulating designs in minutely beaded applied strips held by dome-headed rivets, and with hinge and staple fastenings, the former decorated with rivets within sharply cusped and scrolled borders, the container decorated en suite with the lid, and with suspension strap on both sides surmounted by a monster-headed loop each carrying a chain with central diagonally ribbed handle with side loops en suite (old patination); together with a turned copper vessel, probably 18th century, of waisted hexagonal section, short circular top with slightly domed cover and ring finial, and iron suspension chain with hook (2)37 cm. and 26.5 cm. high

A Pair Of 15-Bore Percussion Saw-Handled Duelling Pistols Signed Vincent, Jersey, Early 19th CenturyRebuilt from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'Jersey' in gothic script along the top flat, octagonal breeches (one nipple missing) each with slender platinum lines and a panel of foliage on the top flat, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved flat locks signed in gothic script and decorated with foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with characteristic spur and chequered rounded butt (each broken through and secured by ovoidal steel plates secured by screws), one with engraved white-metal butt-trap with hinged ovoidal cover, border engraved steel mounts comprising a band around each flat ovoidal pommel, the flats each with a silver plate engraved with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, spur trigger-guards (one retaining screw missing) each decorated with a martial trophy on the bow and with pineapple finial, adjustable set triggers, silver fore-end caps, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some wear and rust patination) (2)20 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Flintlock Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned P. Bond, Circa 1815With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech and fitted with a folding bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, figured full stock (some old bruising and splits) with chequered grip, engraved brass mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard, the latter (tang broken at the rear) with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes (damaged), and horn-tipped ramrod (incomplete, some wear and rust patination), Birmingham proof marks 37.8 cm. barrel

A Fine Brescian 32-Bore Flintlock Long Belt PistolCirca 1680With two-stage barrel cut with repeated chevrons along the forward section and with a turned moulding around the muzzle, octagonal breech stamped 'Antonio Francino' between indistinct marks along the top flat within double lines along the angles, a slender moulded ramp at the rear, plain tang, rounded lock chiselled in low relief with fruiting foliage and involving a grotesque mask on the tail, pierced cock, steel and pan chiselled en suite, highly figured rootwood full stock (minor old cracks and small repairs) carved with a scroll above a swelling on both sides at the rear ramrod-pipe, steel mounts chiselled en suite with the cock and comprising flat side-plate, tang-plate, spurred pommel, trigger-guard with foliate finial, trigger-plate, fore-stock and muzzle-plates, and ramrod-pipes, belt hook sparsely chiselled with foliage, original ramrod with chiselled baluster steel tip, and in fine condition 40 cm. barrel

A Fine Pair Of 54-Bore Saw-Handled Target Pistols For 'Imperial' CapsBy Saml. & C. Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 4708 For 1834With heavy browned damascus twist sighted barrels of thick-walled circular section and each signed in full along the top, case-hardened breeches each with four platinum lines and platinum plug, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved tangs each with blued back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks each decorated with scrolling foliage, hammers en suite and each with blued striker-nose, safety-catches, varnished highly figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded semi-saw-handled butt, flat ovoidal pommels each set with a silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, a Baron's coronet above, blued spur trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the serial numbered bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, blued set triggers, no provision for ramrods, and nearly all their original finish (2)23.5 cm. barrels

A Bohemian 20-Bore Flintlock Holster PistolUnsigned But Probably By Johann Paul Breitenfelder Of Carlsbad, Second Quarter Of The 18th CenturyWith russet sighted barrel retaining traces of gold-damascened decoration along the sighting flat and at the breech, silver fore-sight, flat bevelled lock engraved with two horsemen in combat in a landscape, foliate engraved cock, moulded figured full stock (butt split through and repaired, horn fore-end cap probably a replacement) carved in low relief on the fore-end and around the barrel tang plate, cast and chased ormolu mounts comprising shaped side-plate with a boar hunting scene in a landscape, tang plate with hunting scenes and C-scrolls, eagle-head pommel in the round (tongue missing), D-shaped trigger-guard with rocailles and foliate finial, turned ramrod-pipes, later brass-tipped ramrod, and much original gilding (steel parts with some pitting) 25 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Tom Beasley F-S Fighting KnifeBy Wilkinson Sword Co. Ltd., LondonWith bright blade etched along one side with foliate panels framing 'Commando Fighting Knife World War 1939-1945' and the company logo, the latter above 'Made In England', and along the other with a scroll inscribed 'Hand Forged By Tom Beasley The Famous Sword Smith Of Stalingrad Sword Fame', gilt-copper ovoidal guard and button finial, and swelling ivorine grip, in original brown leather scabbard with brass locket and chape 17 cm. blade

A Rare 40-Bore (.500) Percussion Terry's Patent Breech-Loading D.B. Sporting RifleBY E.M. Reilly & Co., New Oxford St.t., London, No. 13132, Circa 1860With browned twist sighted barrels each rifled with five grooves, signed in full along the rib and engraved 'Terry's Patent 40 Bore', folding leaf back-sights from '100' to '250' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, border engraved case-hardened breeches decorated with foliate scrollwork, case-hardened bolts, signed detented border engraved flat locks and rounded hammers en suite, the first each with handle hinged against an adjustable blued spring (one screw head replaced), highly figured half-stock (butt with old marks on one side) with chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising russet butt-plate, and trigger-guard with chequered spur, trigger-plate with shaped finial engraved with a scallop shell, vacant silver escutcheon, and much original finish, Birmingham proof marks 70.3 cm. barrels

An Irish 25-Bore Percussion Belt PistolBy Trulock & Son Of Dublin, Circa 1845With damascus twist sighted barrel with sighting flat and ramrod-retaining lug beneath the muzzle, blued border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved rounded back-action lock and dolphin hammer, the latter with three bents and engaging with a safety-catch behind, figured full stock with chequered rounded butt (old split), the latter with filled cavities for balls down the back and with hinged foliate engraved cover now secured by a screw, trigger-guard engraved en suite with the lock and with pineapple finial, belt-clip, and original steel ramrod (some light surface rust and patination) 10.5 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A 16-Bore Flintlock PistolBy Woolley & Co. Of Birmingham And London, Early 19th CenturyWith octagonal barrel with silver fore-sight, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, figured full stock (fore-end cracked and split, chipped at the tail of the lock) with rounded butt, brass trigger-guard with pineapple finial and engraved with foliage on the bow, brass ramrod-pipe, and brass-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks 15.6 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine Cased 13-Bore D.B. Percussion Sporting Gun For 'Imperial' Caps By Sam.l & C. Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 6133 For 1854With browned damascus twist sighted barrels each engraved in full along the rib and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened patent breeches now with standard nipples, engraved 'Smith's Patent' within a platinum rectangle at the centre and each with platinum plug, case-hardened tang engraved with foliate scrolls and overlapping scales, signed case-hardened border engraved slightly rounded serial numbered locks decorated with foliate scrolls, flat hammers en suite and each with detachable nose, varnished finely figured half-stock (minor old bruising) with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising serial numbered butt-plate decorated with foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard en suite, trigger-plate with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, original brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining most of its original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted oak case with accessories including leather shot-belt with 'Irish' charger, two shot-flasks each with black pigskin body, three nipple-wrenches, one for 'Imperial' caps and retaining its pricker, a loading rod with threaded knob-shaped grip over the steel worm, rare hammer-nose spanner, and a tin of Smith's Patent 'Imperial' caps, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for 1830 to 1845, the exterior of the lid (some old scratches) with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 79.4 cm. barrels

An Antique carved pine column with pineapple finial, H141cm, W23.5cm

Carved ivory paper knife with elephant finial, together with a carved ivory small model of an antelope and further model of a birds nest (3)

Group of pottery and porcelain items including a Paris porcelain jar and cover with bird finial, a Watcombe vase, two further blue vases with a fleur de lys design and a fairing entitled "Tom's business" (5)

Chinese tea pot decorated in famille vert palette with Chinese figures, the tea pot with white metal mounts, the cover with a snake finial, the tea pot 12cm high

Small brass Oriental jardiniere with applied copper relief of birds and flowers together with a small Chinese bronze pot and further silver plated circular box and cover, the finial with ruby type glass (3)

Brass metal circular box with frog finial and emerald type stone to back, together with an Oriental carved wooden box with screw cover

A tall attractive German Royal blue and floral decorated Urn and Cover, with gilt finial and rams head handles, approx. 46cms (18") high; together with a gilt highlighted and floral designed Plate by Hammersley and Co., approx. 27cms (10 1/2") diameter. (3)

A late 18th Century Chinese blue and white Jar and Cover, of baluster form with domed cover and turned finial, 50cms (damaged). (1)

A heavy Chinese bronze Seal, of square form with Foo dog finial, 3" (8cms). (1)

A good quality Chinese red marble and gilt inlaid square three stage Seal, set with semi-precious stones, the arched finial with suspension aperture, 2 3/4" (7cms). (1)

A Chinese bronze Incense Burner, with pierced cover and elephant finial, two Fo lion mask handles and on three lion mask and paw feet, 6" (15cms)w. (1)

A 19th Century Irish Provincial mahogany framed and inlaid Grandfather Clock, the break neck pediment with brass finial over an arched painted dial by Prosser of Clonmel, the glazed doors flanked by ormolu mounted Corinthian columns over a shaped inlaid and crossbanded door on bracket feet, approx. 224cms h x 61cms w(88" x 29"). (1)

An 18th Century Irish silver two handled Cup, with repoussé decoration depicting eagles, fruit, flowers, etc shield shaped engraved crest of lion surmounted by a bull's head, hallmark worn, and with shaped similarly decorated lid with acorn finial, hallmarked Richard Sawyer, Dublin c. 1830, approx. 27 ounces, overall 28cms (11") high. (1)

A Royal Worcester baluster vase and cover painted with roses, signed A Food, (chip to lid finial), printed green mark, 24cm high.