A good pair of Irish double barrelled side by side 34 bore percussion travelling pistols, by Bowls of Cork, 8" overall, browned twist barrels 3½" signed on the top rib "Bowls, Cork" in old English script, the breeches blued and with two gold lines, with signed scroll engraved back action locks and hammers, walnut fullstocks with chequered butts, scroll engraved blued steel mounts, small engraved silver butt caps, oval silver escutcheon engraved with unicorn's head, motto "Virtute et Numine" over initials (indistinct) and brass tipped ebony ramrods. Good Working Order and very clean condition (extremely well refinished overall, part of one fore end replaced), in their refitted and relined oak case with circular escutcheon and a trade label of Wilkinson & Sons, Pall Mall, London, containing a 36 bore steel ball mould, brass mounted loading rod, Dixon powder flask (no spring), nipple key, turnscrew, pewter oil bottle, a cap tin, and key to the case. A very attractive set. £3000-5000
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A 5 shot 54 bore Beaumont Adams double action percussion revolver, 11½" overall, barrel 5½" engraved "Reilly, Oxford Street, London", with London proofs and "L.A.C" mark, the frame engraved "R18,063, Adams Patent No 33,810 R" the last number repeated on the cylinder. WO & GC, retaining some original blued finish (single action scear fails to hold); in its original green baize lined fitted oak case with brass escutcheon in the lid and with trade label of Reilly & Co, Armoury House, 315 Oxford Street (worn), containing double cavity bronze mould for round nosed bullets, stamped "Reilly, Oxford St, London", embossed copper flask retaining original dark finish, ebony handled nipple key with pricker, brass mounted ebony cleaning rod, cap tin with label (label worn), and Dixon pewter oil bottle. GC (minor wear to lining). £1000-1200
A pine bed storage box containing various items including a large cheese mixing spoon, a walking stick, a rolling pin, a carved ball, a travel clock, a recorder, a woodwind instrument, a stylised coathanger in the form of a bird, a flask, a small bell etcAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report
A collection of various items of bijouterie to include: two Dunhill lighters, a small sliver flask, a lady's gold watch, a Princess Mary WWI Christmas box, tobacco present, two items of Royal Copenhagen and one item of Finish potteryOne Dunhill with notable rubbing to the silver plate, the other with damage to the barrel of the flint housing. the lady's gold watch is in need of repair to the strap. pottery in generally good condition,
A Cizhou white-glazed moulded moon flask, Jin/Yuan dynasty, moulded from two halves, with an oval splayed foot, one side moulded with two flowerheads and tufts of grass, the other side with four flowers in similar size and three tufts of grass, two handles adhered on the upper side of shoulder, one with slip in creamy white, the other in greyish brown like the colour shown on the unglazed base, slim neck and everted rim, overall covered with cream slip and unglazed foot rim revealing the greyish body, good condition, normal wear and minor fritting. H:17.8cm
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A RARE JAPANESE KO-IMARI JAR EDO PERIOD, C.1660-70 The cylindrical body decorated in iron-red, green, black and yellow enamels, with panels of flowers and bamboo alternating with brocade patterns and shippo-tsunagi cash designs, the shoulder with a band of lappets and the neck rim and foot with several concentric rings, a label reading 'OCS 2006, THE WORLD IN COLOURS, no.66', 20.3cm.PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022) Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World in Colours, 2006, no.66. See Sotheby's, London, Fine Japanese Art, 15 May 2020, lot 52, for a comparable jar. Also, see O Impey, C J A Jörg, C Mason, Dragons, Tigers and Bamboo: Japanese Porcelain and Its Impact in Europe: The Macdonald Collection, p.98 for another example of a ko-Imari flask with iron-red decoration.
An exceptional Beilby enamelled tumbler, dated 1768Of plain tapering shape with a solid base, painted in opaque white with a landscape vignette depicting a sportsman standing with his legs astride, wearing a smart frock coat and wide-brimmed hat, aiming his gun at a flock of three birds startled by his dog, a tree and shrub behind him, the reverse inscribed 'Success. to,/ R. Brown;/ 1768' in script, 9.8cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 25 March 1991, lot 81With Asprey, 1991Durrington CollectionLiteraturePeter Dodsworth, The Durrington Collection (2006), no.32ExhibitedBroadfield House Glass Museum, 'Majesty & Rebellion', 1999, catalogue no.44Wildfowling scenes such as this were a popular theme on Beilby enamelled glasses and a number of examples with closely related decoration are recorded, each showing a single figure shooting game birds in flight. This includes a clear glass flask inscribed 'Thomas Brown, Nenthead, 1769' in the Ashmolean Museum (inv. no.WA1957.24.2.181), which is illustrated by James Rush, A Beilby Odyssey (1987), p.69, pl.29. Compare also to the earlier South Staffordshire polychrome enamelled opaque white flask depicting a similar scene, possibly by William Beilby working for John Haseldine, sold by Bonhams as part of the Kaplan Collection on 15 November 2017, lot 39.A celebrated set of Beilby enamelled opaque twist wine glasses, of which at least three are so far recorded, is decorated with similar wildfowling scenes. An example now in the Laing Art Gallery (inv. no.F6317) was sold by Sotheby's on 1 November 1982, lot 38 and is illustrated by L M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1986), p.332, no.1079. Another was in the Hamilton Clements Collection, illustrated by Francis Buckley, A History of Old English Glass (1925), pl.XXXV and sold by Sotheby's on 15 May 1930, then again as part of the Henry Brown Collection on 14 November 1947, lot 255. A third from the Darell Thompson-Schwab Collection was sold by Bonhams on 30 November 2022, lot 139. Other glasses with related wildfowling scenes include that illustrated by Martine Newby, Eighteenth Century English Glass from the Collection of Julius and Ann Kaplan (1998), p.12, fig.3, which was sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2017, lot 25. See also the example from the A C Hubbard Jr Collection illustrated by Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), p.72, pl.89 and that from the Sir Hugh Dawson Collection illustrated by both Bickerton (1986), p.332, no.1080 and R J Charleston, English Glass (1984), pl.41f.The identity of 'R Brown' is uncertain and there are a number of individuals to which the name could refer, including Richard Brown, agent for William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, who was involved in managing game birds on the duke's estate in Northumberland.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Edwardian silver flask and cover, of slightly tapered oval section, by W. & G. Neal, London 1901, 10.5cm high, together with two silver small hip flasks, Sheffield 1900 and Chester 1904, both 9.5cm high, 15oz overall. (3)Main flask is in good condition overall, the screw top and hinge all fine. It has engraved inscription to the top of the cover 'V.C.S March 1915'. Marks a bit worn but readable. Hip flasks both have some small dents and knocks but reasonably good overall. Both have engraved initials/monogram.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE-SECTION FLASK17TH CENTURYPainted with panels of birds amongst prunus and trees issuing from rockwork, bamboo and butterflies amongst prunus and chrysanthemums, all below a collar of ruyi-heads and stylised foliage around the shoulder, with metal rim to the short neck, 27.4cm.PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.Provenance: from a British collection, Kent.
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE EWER AND COVER AND A LATER ENAMELLED FLASK AND COVERKANGXI AND WITH LATER ENAMELSThe ewer of baluster form, painted and gilt with cranes in flight above the Three Friends of Winter, the flask of square form decorated with equestrian figures amongst foliage, the ewer with a wood stand, 26cm. (5)PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.Provenance: from a British collection, Kent.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'FOUR SEASONS' FLASK AND A 'FOUR GENTLEMAN' KENDITRANSITIONAL PERIODThe square-section flask painted with the Flowers of the Four Seasons, si ji hua hui, the kendi with sprigs of flowers and fruit, paper labels for R&G McPherson Antiques, and The Nicholas Panes Collection,15.5cm. (2)
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