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Click here to subscribeA late Victorian silver oval hip flask, Sampson Mordan & Co, London, 1895, 14.2cm, gross 7oz.CONDITION: Large dent to the shoulder, three other dents around the lower section edge. A few small dents to the cap. Minor surface scratches to the silver in general. Hallmarks clear, but a little rubbed.
Fine quality Victorian silver and enamel scent flask of circular form, finely enamelled profusion of summer flowers and foliage, by Sampson Mordan, (London 1888), 7cm high x 5cm diameterCondition report: The enamel decoration is in excellent condition, no obvious damage or repairs. The body of the flask is also in very good condition commensurate with age, the screw-on lid opens and screws down correctly. There are two dents to the lid. The lid interior is lacking the original cork.
A late Victorian silver hip flask by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester 1897, of curved rectangular form with plain polished exterior, hinged cover to corner with push button release, inscribed 'Thornhill & Co. 144 New Bong St W.' and 'Patent 6491', 9.6cm x 7.5cm, weight 4.05ozt (at fault)For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE.Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.comCondition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
An Asprey leather picnic case and contents, early 20th century, the cover embossed with 'Lady Beatrice Ormsby-Gore', the fitted contents (some associated) to include; two enamel sandwich plates, a cool box with enamel liner, a sandwich tin, beakers, a butter pot, salt and pepper, a hip flask and further contents to include five campaign style knives and forks, case measuring 13cm H x 33cm W x 30cm D CONDITION REPORT: With some associated contents, extensive tarnishing and wear to contents, some water stains and scuffing to outer case, further stains to the interior Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
A cased triple hunting flasks, each of triform with white metal mounts and caps, within a cylindrical hide case, 19cm high, along with an individual cased hunting flask with four stirrup cups, a Liberty hip flask with screw top, two other hip flasks, a cased pair of military observer field glasses, 8 x 30, a pair of Busch D.R.G.M opera /field glasses (one arm replaced), along with three horn handled riding crops (10) (at fault) Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.
Flakon mit Silbermontierung Russland, Moskau, Karl Fabergé, 1908-1917 Farbloses, schliffverziertes Glas. Vergoldete Silbermontierung: runder Fuß mit gravierten Zungendekor, Steckdeckel mit zwei applizierten Maskarons. Punziert mit Bezirksbeschauadminisrationsmarke mit Feingehalt "84" und Meistermarke "KF" in Kyrillisch. Mit Schachtel. H. 9,5 cm A fabergé parfum flask with silver-gilt mounting. Russia, Moscow, Karl Fabergé, 1908-1917. Colourless glass. Silver-gilt mounting: lid with two applied mascarons, stamped with assayer's mark with 84-standard and master's mark "KF" in Cyrillic. With case. 9.5 cm high. Flakon mit vergoldeter Silbermonteriung. Russland, Moskau, Karl Fabergé, 1908-1917. Farbloses Glas, Schliffverziert, Silbermontierung mit Beschauzeichen, 84, Meistermarke ''KF'' in Kyrillisch. Mit Schachtel. H. 9,5 cm
A Fine And Rare Cased 38-Bore Percussion Tranter Patent Second Model Self-Cocking Five-Shot RevolverRetailed By Parker, Field & Sons, 233 High Holborn, London, No. 10054, Mid-19th CenturyEngraved with line borders and foliate scrollwork, the frame numbered '3343', Tranter patent double-trigger and second model detachable rammer, and retaining virtually all its blued (some old flaking) case-hardened and burnished finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) with accessories including James Dixon & Sons powder-flask with split-ring for suspension and in fine condition retaining nearly all its original finish, and brass bullet mould serial numbered to the revolver, the interior of the lid with retailer's trade label above 'Patent Double-Trigger And Safety Revolver' and 'Instructions For Loading' label, the exterior (old splits) with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 17.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:Parker, Field & Son are recorded at 233 High Holborn, London between 1841 and 1876For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Percussion Over-And-Under Box-Lock Belt Pistols By T.E. Mortimer, Edinburgh, Mid-19th CenturyWith case-hardened barrels engraved with bands of scrolling foliage around the muzzles and each signed along the top flat in gothic script, border engraved case-hardened foliate scroll engraved actions, tang plates and dolphin hammers (one an old replacement), trigger-guards and stepped ovoidal butt-caps en suite, the latter each with hinged circular butt-trap cover, finely chequered figured rounded butts, foliate engraved stirrup ramrods decorated with a flower-head on each tip, case-hardened under-ribs, vacant silver escutcheons, and retaining nearly all their original finish: in contemporary brass-mounted mahogany case fitted and lined in burgundy velvet with some accessories including Dixon & Sons three-way powder-flask, T-shaped combination tool, and circular bone box for spare nipples, the exterior of the lid with shaped vacant brass escutcheon 11.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Thomas Elsworth Mortimer is recorded in Edinburgh at 97 George Street between 1840 and 1854, and 86 George Street between 1854 and the year of his death in 1860For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Extremely Fine Cased Pair Of French 32-Bore Flintlock PistolsBy Boutet A Versailles, No. 103, Circa 1815-18With charcoal grey twist swamped octagonal polygroove rifled barrels each inlaid with decorative gold bands at the muzzle and forward of the breech, the upper side flats signed in elaborate gold script enriched with wheat and laurel, top flats each cut with a tapering sighting groove, a gold-inlaid arrow with chased flights and gold serial number beyond, rose gold sights, richly blued octagonal breeches each inlaid with five gold stars within the groove and flanked by a rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold-lined touch-holes, bright border engraved grooved tangs each decorated with foliage and numbered '1' and '2' respectively, bright flat bevelled detented locks each signed 'Boutet A VERSAILLES' and decorated with a design of symmetrical foliage on the tail, lightly engraved swept gold-lined pans, cocks and steels each engraved with foliage, the latter with roller acting against a ramp on the steel-spring, highly figured half-stocks each with rounded butt chequered within shaped borders, ovoidal pommels each carved in relief as a flower-head, the stigma carved in ebony, burnished steel mounts decorated in neo-classical taste and comprising pierced side-nail plates each engraved with foliage between fluted wings, border engraved trigger-guards with symmetrical foliage on the bow, trigger-plates each with acanthus urn finial surmounted by an arrangement of fruit and flowers, border engraved vacant gold escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, filed adjustable set triggers, and retaining virtually all their original finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize with light green ribbon borders and full accessories comprising brass-mounted powder-flask with red leather-covered body, bright steel combined bullet-mould and lug-wrench, brass-mounted turnscrew, hammer, ramrod and powder-measure, wooden mallet, bright steel charge extracting rod with brass-mounted worm, pricker and oil bottle of octagonal section, and complete with a spare pair of steels engraved en suite with the pair fitted to the pistols, the exterior of the lid (old splits and minor repairs) with silver escutcheon with scalloped border and elaborately engraved 'Manuf.re à Versaille Entrep.re Boutet', the whole set in fine condition 22.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from the collection of W. Graham Lewis, formerly on loan to the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA between 1971 and 2001, Sotheby's Olympia, Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 7 December 2001, lot 293Nicolas-Noël Boutet (1761-1833) is considered to be one of the greatest recorded gunmakers. From 1793 to 1818 he was artistic director of the Manufacture Nationale de Versailles were he was responsible for the production of some of the finest luxury and presentation arms ever made. See La Manufacture d'armes de Versailles et Nicolas Noël Boutet, Manufacture Nationale, Imperiale Et Royale 1793-1818, exhibition catalogue, Musée Lambinet, Versailles 23 November 1993 - 6 March 1994, passim A similar pair of pistols by the same maker and numbered '93' are in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. M.38, 38a-1960)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased Colt Factory Engraved 1851 Model Navy Percussion RevolverNo. 1109. For 1852Decorated with line borders and foliate scrollwork, the barrel with London address, silvered trigger-guard and back-strap, the latter engraved with owner's name 'Rev. J. Jameson', highly figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and retaining much of its blued, case-hardened and silvered finish: in original fitted oak case lined in burgundy velvet with accessories including James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 'Colts Navy Flask' with unusually long nozzle, split-ring for suspension and retaining most of its original finish, brass bullet mould stamped 'Colt's Patent', and blued combined turnscrew and nipple wrench, the interior of the lid (repaired along the back) relined and with applied bronze medals, the first for 'The Irish Rifle Association' inscribed 'Won By Rev. T. Jamison 1900', the second engraved 'Won By T. Jamison, M.A. 50 Points.', the last an N.R.A. bronze prize medallion dated 1860, the exterior of the lid with vacant brass escutcheon with clipped corners, London proof marks 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceRon Dean CollectionLiteratureJoseph G. Rosa, Colonel Colt London..., 1976, p. 54, pls. 61 and 62For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Fine Cased Irish 32-Bore Percussion Rifled Saw-Handled Over-And-Under Single-Trigger PistolBy Wm. & Jn. Rigby, 24 Suffolk Street, Dublin, No. 9585 For 1846With etched twist octagonal sighted barrels each cut with twelve grooves, the top flat signed, fitted with blade fore-sight and stamped with Irish registration number 'C-N 8620' for Co. Cavan, shaped case-hardened breech-block decorated with characteristic foliate scrollwork, the upper flats with three platinum lines, removable plugs each with pierced platinum lining, border engraved case-hardened serial numbered back-action locks and dolphin hammers engraved with scrolling foliage, the latter each signed in gothic script on a scroll and with engraved safety-catch, varnished figured butt with characteristic spur, chequered grip, and ovoidal pommel, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened full-length top-strap with folding three-leaf back-sight calibrated for '12', '25' and '50 'yards, blued border engraved trigger-guard and butt-cap decorated with foliate scrollwork, the latter with circular hinged butt-trap cover, later(?) stirrup ramrod, and retaining most of its original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with accessories including Frith patent powder-flask with planished body, bullet mould numbered '464', combined mallet/cleaning rod with leather-faced head, and bright steel oil bottle, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular flush-fitted brass carrying handle centred on a vacant circular escutcheon 10.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, C96 Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 171LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmaker's, Messrs Rigby 1760-1869, 1992, p.107, pls. 40 a-e and front of dust-wrapper. Recorded as a 'Best double pistol' and supplied to C. Leslie at a cost of £26.5.0For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Extremely Rare And Fine 88-Bore Percussion Hand-Rotated Double-Hammer Six-Shot RevolverBy James Purdey, London, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 21, Circa 1835With case-hardened barrel cluster bored from the solid, the barrels divided by recessed ribs, three of them engraved with foliage, signed 'Purdey.London' and fitted with silver bead fore-sight, at the centre of the barrels a threaded ramrod with knurled finial, border engraved case-hardened box-lock action and hammers finely decorated with foliate scrollwork, the former with case-hardened flash-shield at the front, the latter each with engraved safety-catch, the lower tang engraved with the number '21', finely chequered figured rounded butt stamped with the number '18', blued border engraved trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap each decorated with foliate scrollwork, the latter with hinged circular butt-trap cover stamped 'WT' on the inside, vacant silver escutcheon, and retaining nearly all its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) with accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask, case-hardened bullet mould numbered '26', turnscrew and bone patch box of circular section, the interior of the lid with 'visiting card' trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 8.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceAmbler Collection, Clapham, North YorkshireW. Keith Neal Collection, C125Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 160LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Tradecards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, pl. 458Only two such six-shot double-hammer pistols are recorded, the other numbered '26'. The record of Purdey sales does not convey any idea of how many were built, and only one account has been identified that may refer to one of them. 'August 1834 - A 6 barrelled pistol - £12.12.0d.' - a price which affirms its superiority to a standard pepperbox revolverPistol no. 26, until recently in the collection of Edmund Greenwood, is in a relined and incorrectly repartitioned case. It is illustrated in Unsworth, op. cit, pl. 41, and was sold by Wallis & Wallis, Lewes, Sussex, 13 February 2001, lot 122For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Cased 20-Bore Flintlock Walking-Stick GunBy Joseph Egg, London, Circa 1820With round sighted barrel painted in imitation of bamboo and with detachable brass ferrule with iron button tip, made to lock into an iron sleeve at the breech, the blued sleeve signed along the tapered top flat, engraved with foliage on a punched ground, and decorated with a sportsman shooting at a boar in a landscape accompanied by his two hounds, the barrel and sleeve each with platinum-lined touch-hole, signed border engraved flat lock decorated with a trophy on the tail and with rainproof pan, foliate engraved 'French' cock working on a link to the blued mainspring, the latter also forming the steel-spring with roller, chequered figured rounded butt with blued D-shaped trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, border engraved steel mount for the figured take-down skeleton butt with sprung lever catch, the top tang engraved with foliage and signed 'J. Egg London', silver escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram, a Baron's coronet above, and retaining some original finish: in contemporary relined and refitted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask with bevelled body, G. & J.W. shot-flask with white-metal nozzle, turnscrew, and attachable walking-stick handle with replacement wooden grip, the inside of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged) for circa 1816-1835, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 77.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 152Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834. See Claude Blair, The Egg Family, Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Exceptional Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 11176 for 1836With browned twist octagonal polygroove rifled barrels each with silver fore-sight and signed in full along the top flat, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened patent breeches each with back-sight and pierced engraved platinum plug, border engraved cased-hardened flat detented locks and dolphin hammers all decorated with foliate scrollwork, the former each with blued safety-catch and inscribed 'Manton & Son Patent', the interior of the locks brightly burnished, serial numbered and stamped with small locksmith's initials 'GM', lacquered finely figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and dark horn fore-end cap, blued border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliage and comprising butt-caps, trigger-guards, trigger-plates each with pineapple-shaped finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued set triggers and barrel-bolts, original brass-tipped ramrods, and in virtually unused condition: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather and in exceptional condition, original serial numbered bullet mould, combined mallet/cleaning rod with leather-faced head, and bone-mounted brush, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a vacant brass escutcheon, the whole set in exceptional original condition throughout, London proof marks 23.9 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Duke of Norfolk, Arundel CastleW. Keith Neal Collection, C13Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 169LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1967, p.112D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.63The case contains a handwritten letter dated 19 March 1967, on Arundel Castle headed paper, from the Duke of Norfolk to W. Keith Neal regarding the purchase of these pistols: 'Thank you for your letter. Please take this one for a receipt which I fear I forgot to give you. I am so glad you are please. Many thanks for your book.'The case also contains a signed 'General Game Certificate, for the Year 1837' for '...the Division of Marylebone in the County of Middlesex' made out to Lord Fitzallan (sic) of No. 1 Hyde Park PlaceFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Pistols By John Manton, London, Nos. 4205 And 4206 For 1804With rebrowned twist octagonal scratch-rifled barrels, the top barrels each signed in gold along the top flat and with gold fore-sight, gold line at the rear and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy, foliage and with a starburst behind the large back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each decorated with a small martial trophy on the tail, border engraved 'French' cocks, the top jaws numbered respectively with a foliate '1' and '2', semi-rainproof pans, and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, flattened chequered figured butts, blued steel trigger-guards each serial numbered in an oval against a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, gold escutcheons engraved with owner's crest, horn-tipped ramrods, probably original, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (two compartments with minor repairs) with accessories including unusual brass-mounted three-way powder-flask with body covered in red leather, turnscrew, double-ended bone pan brush and leather flint wallet, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for circa 1798-1815, the exterior (some old bruising, old split along the back) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest 20.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceField Marshal Sir Francis Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL. Almost certainly acquired from his friend and fellow collector W. Keith Neal Sotheby's London, Military Pictures, Medals, Arms & Militaria, 17 September 1992, lot 260LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1996, p. 81D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.33The crest is that of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787-1871) 10th Baronet of Column John, Tory Member of Parliament for Devon. The family had considerable estates at Holnicote and were created Baronets for their support of Charles IFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of 48-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 6384 For 1815With browned twist octagonal sighted scratch-rifled barrels (some discolouration and minor surface rust patination) each with silver fore-sight and signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened recessed patent sloping breeches engraved with trophies and each with platinum lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage involving a basket and a part martial trophy, border engraved case-hardened detented serial numbered flat locks each signed 'John Manton & Son' above 'PATENT' and decorated with a trophy and foliage, engraved V-shaped rainproof pans each with a slender platinum bar along the bottom, foliate engraved cocks, the top jaws engraved with a starburst, and signed patent steels each with pierced lip and acting against a roller, plain safety-catches, figured half-stocks (one fore-end with small repair) with chequered rounded butts and horn fore-end caps, blued steel mounts including serial numbered trigger-guards (one with some loss of finish) each decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with the Lowther crest, original brass-tipped ramrods, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in leather painted in imitation of turtleshell, original serial numbered bullet mould, combined mallet/cleaning rod with leather-faced head, and a pan brush, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for circa 1815-20, the exterior with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular brass escutcheon engraved with the Lowther crest 23.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumberland, house sale, Maple & Co. and Thomas Wyatt, F.V.A., 16 April 1947, probably part of lot 717 ('Eleven old guns and pistols', £220 to Neal)Literature W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1967, p. 93, pl. 23W. Keith Neal, 'Pistols for Two', The Saturday Book, 1968, p.166 (illustrated)W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, pl. 404D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 43, pl.17Almost certainly made for William Lowther, 5th Viscount and 2nd Earl Lonsdale (1757-1844), son and heir of the Rev. Sir William Lowther Bt., of Swillington, Yorks. In 1788 he succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet, and in 1802 his cousin, the Earl of Lonsdale, in the Viscountcy and Barony of Lowther of Whitehaven. In 1807 he was himself created Earl of Lonsdale, and then a Knight of the Garter. He served as an MP between 1780 and 1802 and as an officer in the 8th Regiment of Foot, and was responsible, with the architect Sir Robert Smirke, for the creation of Lowther Castle in its pseudo-Gothic splendour, where he was a generous patron of artists and writers. However, his great passion was foxhunting - according to Robert Smirke, the painter, 'he keeps about fifty hunters'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Iron Strongbox, And a Group Of Accessories Mostly Relating To Antique Firearms The First 17th Century, Probably German, The Second 19th CenturyThe first of rectangular form and heavy construction, the hinged lid (detached) carrying an elaborate internal lock mechanism working five independent bolts, operated by a key through a central keyhole originally with hinged cover on the outside (key and cover missing), the mechanism covered by two ward-plates (bent) each pierced with a mermaid amid scrolling foliage, hinged writhen lid support, hinged front straps engaging with staples on the lid, the sides and lid reinforced with wide riveted straps forming a trellis, the front (two modern drilled holes) with dummy keyhole plate embossed with foliage, and writhen drop handle on each side, (old surface rust patination); the second comprising a Sykes brass-mounted three-way powder-flask for pistols, two brass bullet moulds for rifles, each with turned swelling wooden handle, one engraved 'G.H. Daw's Improved Mould' and stamped 'G24', a leather shot-belt, the brass 'Irish' charger top stamped 'Dixon & Son Patent', a circular boxwood grease box, in its leather holder, a combination tool for Enfield percussion service muskets, two leather outer covers for cased longarms (some wear and damage), and various other items including a pair of brass ankle-cuffs dated 1851, and a pair of leg-irons (a lot)The first 63 cm. wide X 37 cm. deep X 38 cm. highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Mahogany Gun CaseBy John Manton, Gun Maker, No. 6, Dover Street, Circa 1798-1815Fitted and lined in green baize for a d.b. flintlock gun and accessories, retaining its lift-out trays for the locks and powder-flask, the latter opening to reveal the retaining screw for the locks and two strips of red morocco leather for wrapping flints, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior (minor old bruising) with flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle centred on a vacant circular escutcheon 86.5 cm. X 23.3 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion RevolverNo. 26348 For 1855Retaining much of its blued, case-hardened and silvered finish (some loss of finish and old rust patination), varnished figured rounded grips (the left one with minor area of wear), and matching numbers: in original fitted mahogany case (minor damage, lock missing) lined in navy blue velvet with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its original finish, blued bullet mould stamped 'Colts Patent', blued combined turnscrew and nipple wrench, and cleaning rod, the interior of the lid with 'Directions for Loading and Cleaning' label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 19 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 1862 Model Police Percussion RevolverNo. 13791 For 1862With blued sighted barrel with New-York address, blued fluted cylinder, case-hardened frame stamped 'Colt's Patent' on the left side, case-hardened rammer, silvered brass trigger-guard and back-strap (some wear), varnished figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and much of its original finish: in original fitted oak case lined in green velvet with accessories including James Dixon & Sons flask with long nozzle and retaining much of its original finish, and steel bullet mould stamped 'Colt's Patent', the interior of the lid with reproduction Directions for Loading and Cleaning label (some narrow tears), the exterior with shaped vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 14 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 23 April 2008, lot 333For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 80-Bore Percussion 'Wedge-Frame' Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver Of Webley TypeRetailed By J. Harkom, Edinburgh, No. 3722, Mid-19th CenturyEngraved with double line borders, cylinder numbered from '1' to '5', case-hardened rammer with sprung side-catch, and retaining some blued and case-hardened finish: in old lined and fitted mahogany case with Dixon & Sons powder-flask (cut-off spring incomplete), Birmingham proof marks 11 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 90-Bore Percussion 'Solid Frame' Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver Of Webley Type No. 7580, Mid-19th CenturyEngraved with double line borders, cylinder numbered from '1' to '5', unusual bright and case-hardened rammer, and retaining most of its blued, case-hardened and bright finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in blue baize with accessories including powder-flask with bag-shaped body and retaining most of its original finish, and brass bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks 11 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased 54-Bore Percussion Webley Patent 'Solid-Frame' Double-Action Six-Shot Revolver With Interchangeable .442 Centre-Fire CylinderRetailed By Alexander Henry, Edinburgh, No. 1221, Circa 1865-70Retaining most of its blued, case-hardened and burnished finish, the breech flat on the left stamped 'Webley's Patent' and with winged 'W&S' logo on the right above the bright loading and cartridge extracting rod, and in unfired condition (cylinder with small patch of old pitting): in original oak case (lid escutcheon replaced) fitted and lined in blue baize with full accessories including blued centre-fire cylinder serial numbered '1220', Dixon & Sons powder-flask with bevelled body and in fine condition retaining most of its original finish, brass bullet mould, and turned bone box for spare nipples, London proof marks 14 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureWilliam Chipchase Dowell, The Webley Story..., 1962, pp. 51-52, pl. 27 (d)For two related examples see Wolfgang Berk, William Tranter..., 2008, pp. 150 and 151 (illustrated)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Cased .32 Percussion Deane-Harding Patent Double-Action Six-Shot Revolver With Interchangeable Rim-Fire CylinderBy Deane & Son, 30 King William Street, London Bridge, Nos. 47.D.H.D. And 15319.P, Circa 1865-70The butt-cap threaded for the cartridge extracting rod, and retaining nearly all its original nickel-plated finish: in associated lined and fitted case with accessories including nickel-plated rim-fire cylinder serial numbered to the revolver, Dixon & Sons nickel-plated powder-flask, and brass 120-bore bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 11.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 26 November 2008, lot 383This revolver incorporates British Patent No. 626 of 1862. See A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Firth, The Revolver 1818-1865, 1968, pp. 109, 171 and 191, pl. 19 (lower)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 90-Bore Percussion Pryce & Cashmore (Daw) Patent Double-Action Five-Shot RevolverBy George H. Daw, 57 Threadneedle St., London, Patent No. 1490, Circa 1855-60Engraved with line borders and foliate scrollwork, and retaining some of its blued and case-hardened finish (hammer spur replaced): in original lined and fitted oak case (lock missing, hook catches replaced) with accessories comprising brass-mounted powder-flask, steel bullet mould and ramrod, the interior of the lid with maker's trade card (damaged), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Modern Sporting Guns and Firearms; Arms, Armour and Militaria, 8 December 1988, lot 338Witton & Daw are recorded at 57 Threadneedle Street, London between 1855 and 1860This revolver incorporates C. Pryse and P. Cashmore's British Patent No. 2018 of 6 December 1855 and the rammer appears to be based on J. Blisset's British Patent No. 2069 of 13 December 1855For further information see A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, The Revolver 1818-1865, pp. 228-230 and 309; and J.B. Bell and J. Philpott, 'Brief Notes on Transitional Type Revolvers (part 2) and Daw Revolvers', Black Powder, June 1961, pp. 2-3For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 120-Bore Percussion Beaumont-Adams Double-Action Five-Shot RevolverNo. 31620, Mid-19th CenturyEngraved with line borders and retaining much of its blueing, the right flat of the barrel engraved 'H.A.H. Ward, 60th R.L. Rifles' (loss of finish on trigger-guard and butt-cap): in original lined and fitted oak case with accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with split-ring for suspension and in fair condition, and brass bullet mould, the interior of the lid with Military Outfitter's label of Allen, Trunk Portmanteau & Dressing Case Manufacturer, 37 West Strand, London, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved 'H.A.H. Ward. 60th R.l. Rifles', Birmingham proof marks 11.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Henry Affleck H. Ward of the 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps whose military career is recorded as 'Ensign 28 October 1864; Lieutenant 2 August 1867; Captain 1 December 1875; and Honorary Major placed on reserve 26 November 1881. He served in the Egyptian War of 1881 and was present at the actions of Tel-el-Mahnta and Kassasin, and was at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (medal with clasp and Khedive's Star)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased Early 150-Bore Percussion Variant Adams Patent 1851 Model Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver With Brazier Patent Rammer By Deane & Son, 30 King William Street, London Bridge, No. 452, Circa 1860Engraved with double line borders and foliate scrollwork, and retaining most of its original blued, case-hardened and burnished finish (trigger-guard with some loss of finish), the rammer engraved 'Joseph Brazier's Patent No. 690', and with ovoidal dark horn butt-cap: in original lined and fitted oak case with Dixon & Sons powder-flask (shallow dent) with split-ring for suspension and retaining some original finish, and brass bullet mould, the interior of the lid with later gilt-stamped label of T. Adsett & Son, 101 High St., Guildford over the original maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 11 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Modern and Antique Guns, 2 August 1990, lot 32See A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, The Revolver 1818-1865, 1968, p. 109. For details of the rammer, granted British Patent No. 760 of 5 April 1855, see ibid, pp. 99, 120-122 and 307, pl. 11, fig. 15Thomas Adsett & Son are recorded at 101 High Street, Guildford between about 1905 and 1930For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased 38-Bore Percussion Adams Patent 1851 Model 'Dragoon' Self-Cocking Five-Shot RevolverBy Deane, Adams & Deane (Makers To H.R.H. Prince Albert), 30 King William St.t., London Bridge, No. 1498R, Circa 1855Engraved with double line borders and foliate scrollwork, and retaining nearly all its original blued, case-hardened and burnished finish (barrel with minor loss of finish), the ovoidal butt-cap (some loss of finish) with hinged circular butt-trap cover engraved with a scallop shell: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Dixon & Sons powder-flask with split-ring for suspension and retaining most of its original finish, and brass bullet mould serial numbered '1362', the exterior of the lid (old split) with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 19.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased 120-Bore Percussion Tranter Patent Third Model Self-Cocking Five-Shot RevolverNo. 18101.T., Mid-19th CenturyEngraved with line borders and foliate scrollwork, the butt-cap with hinged circular butt-trap cover numbered '1821' on the inside, and retaining virtually all its blued, case-hardened and burnished finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with full accessories including Dixon & Sons powder-flask in fine condition retaining nearly all its original finish, and brass bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with replacement vacant circular escutcheon, London proof marks 9.5 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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