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Lot 129
A very rare Meissen 'Chinoiserie War-Chess' set, late 18th centuryComprising 16 white and 16 polychrome pieces painted in shades of purple and in flesh tones, including a general flanked by two mandarins, elephants with high houdas, horses and chariots, the front rank with five soldiers flanked by two cannons, the general: 8cm high (some restoration, one cannon a made-up replacement) (32)Footnotes:Provenance:The Property of the late the Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides, Buxted Park (sold by order of the Executors), Sotheby's London, 7 July 1964, lot 132The rules of the Chinoiserie 'Kriegsspiel' [war-chess] were partly based on the rules of chess and varied in different ways at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. See H. Krieger, Meissener Schachfiguren. Anmerkungen zu ihrer Geschichte, in Ein Königliches Vergnügen Meissener Schachfiguren aus drei Jahrhunderten, Meissener Manuskripte, Sonderheft VI (1998), p. 16). A complete cased set with different decoration, formerly in the pre-War collection of Dr. Fritz Clemm, Berlin, and now in the Ludwig Collection, Bamberg, is illustrated by Krieger, p. 14, and in R. Hanemann (pub.), Goldchinesen und Indianischen Blumen (2010), no. 82, in which it is noted that the Chinoiserie War-Chess game was closer to an Indian version of chess rather than the European game. Unlike the set in the Ludwig Collection, which includes nine soldiers (known in Chinese chess as 'Ping'), the present lot has five, which corresponds to the Chinese version of the game. Unlike the European game, the figures were placed at the intersections of the lines rather than within each square and the moves were different.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 57
A very rare Meissen underglaze-blue-ground beaker and saucer, circa 1722-23Each side reserved with a figural scene depicting a lady in a feathered headdress and elegant robes and a man with a bow and quiver, a remote landscape in the distance, within a shaped gilt quatrelobe cartouche edged with gilt and brown scrollwork, the saucer with a chinoiserie scene of a man drinking tea within a gilt and underglaze-blue cartouche edged with shaded iron-red scrollwork, the reverse of the rim with an underglaze-blue ground, gilt-edged rims, the beaker: 7.7cm high; the saucer: 12.8cm diam. (minor rubbing to cartouches on beaker) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:William W. Blackburn Collection, New York (by 1957);Private Collection, Switzerland;Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2007Literature:W.W. Blackburn, The length of J.G. Herold's career as an artist, and other notes, in Mitteilungsblatt der Keramikfreunde der Schweiz 39 (1957), p. 35, fig. 38 (the beaker illustrated);U. Pietsch/C. Banz (eds.), Triumph der blauen Schwerter (2010), cat. no. 46;C. Bodinek, Raffinesse im Akkord. Meissener Porzellanmalerei und ihre grafischen Vorlagen, II (2018), ill. 43aExhibited:Dresden, Japanese Palace, 'Triumph der blauen Schwerter: Meissener Porzellan für Adel und Bürgertum', 8 May-29 August 2010The figure with bow and quiver on the beaker is based on the figure of 'Sumatra' in a card game, jeu de la Géographie, that was commissioned from Stefano della Bella by Cardinal Mazarin for the young Louis XIV (see Bodinek, p. 56 and ill. 43). The female figure on the reverse seems to come from the same series and may be after 'Arabie Troglodytique'.Only three other beakers and saucers from this service are recorded in the literature, of which all are now in museum collections: a beaker and saucer is in the Wark Collection (U. Pietsch, Early Meissen Porcelain (2011), no. 110); another beaker and saucer is in the Warda Stevens Stout collection in Memphis (C. Nelson/L. Roberts, A History of Eighteenth-Century German Porcelain (2013), cat. no. 19); a third beaker and saucer was sold at the Ernst Museum, Budapest, 21 February 1921ff., lot 904 and was subsequently in the Baron von Born collection in Budapest (sold at Rudolph Lepke's, Berlin, 4 December 1929, lot 111), of which the beaker alone is now in the Kocher Collection, Historisches Museum, Bern, published by A. d'Agliano/E. Jezler-Hübner, Edles Gedeck Frühes Meissener Porzellan aus der Sammlung Kocher (2003), no. 5.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 273
Birds.- Morris (Beverley R.) British Game Birds and Wildfowl, first edition, 60 wood-engraved plates by Benjamin Fawcett printed in colours and finished by hand, tissue-guards, occasional spotting, previous owner's pencil inscription 'Nov. 1859' to front free endpaper verso, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Anker 345], 4to, [1855].
Lot 258
Birds.- Baker (E.C. Stuart) The Indian Ducks and Their Allies, inscribed by author, 30 colour plates, abrasion mark to front pastedown where bookplate removed, 1908; The Game-Birds of India, Burma and Ceylon, 3 vol., second edition, additional illustrated titles, 78 plates (of which 60 colour), 2 maps, occasional spotting, bookplate, 1921-30, illustrations, occasional spotting, all but vol. 3 of the second uniform near contemporary half-morocco, vol. 3 of the second contemporary cloth, very slight bumping to corners and extremities; and another copy of vol. 2 'The Game-Birds of India ...', 8vo (5)
Lot 270
Birds.- Millais (John Guille) The Natural History of British Game Birds, limited edition of 550 copies, chromolithographed frontispiece and 17 plates, 17 photogravure plates, 1 photographic plate, tissue-guards, original buckram backed boards, lightly faded spine, as usual, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1909; Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, 34 plates (16 colour), illustrations, occasional faint spotting, original half-morocco, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1982; and another by the same, folio & 4to (3)
Lot 122
A Four-Way Game Counter Or 'Norfolk Liar' By G. & J.W. Hawksley, Mid-Late 19th CenturyOf flat ovoidal form, the signed white-metal side numbered from 1 to 30 for 'Pheasants' and 'Hares', the indicator dials of steel (originally blued) and white-metal respectively, the brass side numbered from 1 to 30 for 'Partridges' and 'Grouse', the indicator wheels of copper and brass respectively, and with integral ring for suspension 7 cm.Footnotes:For another example formerly in the Dr. Robert Rabett Collection and sold in these Rooms see Fine Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2011, lot 449For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 128
Purdey shooting accessoriesComprising:-A J. Purdey cleaning kit in a leather folding case, some pieces missingA J. Purdey 2-piece ebonised cleaning rodA small cleaning kit in a J. Purdey nylon slipA modern J. Purdey brass, oak and leather game carrierA limited edition book entitled Purdey's, the guns and the family by Richard Beaumont, No. 36, signed by the authorThe Early Purdeys by P L. Unsworth (First Edition) Christies Books(6)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 223
A 10-bore hammer wild-fowling gun, no. 333Toplever, rebounding sidelocks, percussion fences, foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock with steel heel- and toe-plates, horn-tipped forend (chips on left side), the damascus barrels with game-rib (loose)Weight 8lb. 5½oz., 14¼in. stock, 32⅛in. barrels, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham Black Powder proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S58S58 Lots are obsolete calibres and no licence is required unless ammunition is held.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 224
A 10-bore boxlock ejector wild-fowling gun by Aguirre & Aranzabal, no. 455206Much hardening-colour, well-figured stock with pistolgrip, pistolgrip-cap and plastic butt-plate, beavertail forend, the chopper-lump barrels engraved AYA - Aguirre & Aranzabal - Made in Spain with raised matt game-ribWeight 8lb. 14½oz., 14⅝in. pull (14⅜in. stock), 32in. barrels, approx. both Full choke, 3½in. chambers, Spanish nitro proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 238
A rare 28-bore single-barrelled lightweight child's hammer gun by J. Purdey, no. 9691, Made for Prince Duleep SinghJones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlock, percussion fence, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock, carved horn-capped forend, the barrel engraved 'J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London'Weight 3lb., 13in. stock, 14¼in. barrel, approx. ½ choke, 2¾in. chamber, London nitro reproofFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1877 for Prince Duleep Singh. It appears to have been bought in as a barrelled action from W. & C. Scott of Birmingham, and then finished at Purdeys.Prince Duleep Singh was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and became ruler at the age of five. He was brought to the UK when he was 15 and quickly became very close with Queen Victoria.He purchased a country estate at Elveden on the Norfolk, Suffolk border, and it was here he gained his reputation as the fourth best shot in England. Subsequently his two oldest sons Victor and Frederick became two of the best shots in England. On one remarkable day they bagged 846 partridges before lunch, at Elveden in the early 1890s. In Lord Carnarvon's game book for 1895, both brothers are recorded shooting grouse alongside him at Delnadamph throughout August, before returning to Carnarvon's estate, Highclere, to start shooting on September 2nd, with fifty-one days of partridge shooting over the next three months and many of the parties consisting only of Carnarvon and Duleep Singh, accompanied by Lord Ashburton. An all-time record three-day bag was recorded in late November, with a total bag of 10,807, including 5,671 pheasant, 16 partridges, 43 hares, 4 woodcock, 5,033 rabbits, and 40 various. The guns were Lord Carnarvon, both Victor and Frederick Duleep Singh, Earl de Grey, Lord Ashburton and Harry Chaplin, who was replaced by J. Rutherford on the final day. This gun appears to have been bought for either of his sons, when it was completed Victor was 11 and Frederick 9 years old. In August 1924, the gun was proofed for nitro on behalf of Hon. Henry Coventry, who was the brother-in-law of Prince Victor. The family estate of Elveden, having played host to many shooting parties and some of the best shots of the day, was sold to the 1st Earl of Iveagh in 1894 after the death of Prince Victor's father. It remains in the possession of the Guinness family to this dayPrince Victor's Purdey 12-bore hammer gun, no. 10914, sold in these Rooms, Modern Sporting Guns, Rifles & Vintage Firearms, 4 April 2012, lot 79 (£11,875 including premium)Prince Frederick's Purdey 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector gun, no. 15212 was also sold in these rooms, Modern Sporting Guns, 30 April 2015 lot 132 (£13,650 including premium)The third of this set of game guns (no. 15353) was sold at Sotheby's, Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns, 19 December 2002, lot 87 (£23,500 including premium)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 239
A 12-bore hammer gun by Webley & Scott, no. 102742Toplever, rebounding backlocks, some foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock, the barrels engraved Webley & Scott Ltd., London & Birmingham with game-ribWeight 6lb. 9½oz., 14⅝in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅝ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 240
A 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by Joseph Lang & Son, no. 7540Toplever, rebounding sidelocks, percussion-fences, best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, traces of hardening-colour, the figured stock with engraved heel-and-toe plates, forend with minor chip, the damascus barrels (pitted) with game-rib engraved Joseph Lang & Son, 10 Pall Mall, from 22 Cockspur Street, LondonWeight 6lb. 10oz., 14½in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ⅞ choke, 2½in. chambers, London Black Powder proof (left barrel-thickness at 19 thou)Footnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1889 for Messers HoresterThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 241
A 12-bore Bastin-patent type hammer gun by Henry Egg, no. 5612Incorporating Henry Egg's improvement on the Bastin patent type underlever with pivotal latch, rebounding backlocks, percussion fences, some foliate-scroll engraving, the figured stock with skeletal steel butt-plate, fixed forend, the damascus barrels with game-rib (loose) with makers address (indistinct)Weight 7lb. 6oz., 14½in. stock, 30in. barrels, both approx cyl., 2½in. chambers, London Black Powder proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 243
A 12-bore hammer gun by Thomas Conway, no. 2964Topelever, rebounding backlocks, percussion fences, some foliate-scroll engraving, engraved with partridges on the right and pheasants on the left in natural surroundings, well-figured stock with steel heel and toe-plates, horn-tipped forend, the damascus barrels with game-rib engraved Thos. Conway, Blackfriars St. ManchesterWeight 6lb. 5oz., 14⅜in. stock, 30in. barrels, both approx. ¼ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham Black Powder reproof (barrel thicknesses at 18+ and 19+ thou)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 244
A 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by T. Newton, no. 2159Jones patent rotary-underlever, non-rebounding sidelocks, foliate-scroll engraving, maker's name in scrolling banner, well-figured stock, horn-tipped forend, the replacement damascus barrels with game-rib engraved W. Griffiths, ManchesterWeight 6lb. 15½oz., 13¾in. stock, 28¾in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ⅝ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham Black Powder reproofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 245
A 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by Ward & Sons, no. 9226Toplever, treble-grip action-body, rebounding locks, the action profusely engraved with bouquet scrollwork, the sideplates with separate scenes of game birds in flight and dogs, the underside engraved with three vignettes of game birds, the trigger guard with a scene of dogs chasing a game bird, the fences-relief engraved with oak leaves, traces of hardening-colour, the figured replacement stock with butt-plate, horn-tipped forend, the damascus barrels with matt flat-rib inlaid Ward & Sons, Makers, BirminghamWeight 6lb. 6oz., 14in. pull (13¾in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅝ choke, 2½in. chambers, Proof Exempt With its proof exemption certificateFootnotes:Please note this arm is offered as an antique or collectors piece, which is not intended to be firedThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 246
A very rare 12-bore hammer gun by Griffiths, no. 910Incorporating George H. Daw's Patent of 1862, bold foliate-scroll engraving, push-forward underlever, non-rebounding backlocks, the figured stock (hairline crack of top tang) with engraved heel and toe-plates, with spare extractor and firing pins under heel-plate, horn-tipped forend (cracked to left side), the damascus barrels with game-rib engraved W. Griffiths, late J.W. Edge, Manchester. Daw's Patent Central fire, no. 910Weight 7lb. 3½oz., 14⅜in. stock, 29¾in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2½in. chambers, Proof Exempt With its proof exemption certificateFootnotes:Please note this arm is offered as an antique or collectors piece, which is not intended to be firedFor more information on this patent see, I.M. Crudgington The British Shotgun, Volume One 1850-70, 1990. pp. 102-3This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 248
A 12-bore sidelever sidelock hammer gun by Stephen Grant, no. 5503Sidelever, rebounding sidelocks, percussion fences, best foliate-scroll engraving, the refinished stock with butt-plate, the damascus barrels (pitted and loose on the action) with game-rib engraved Stephen Grant, 67A St. James's Street, LondonWeight 6lb. 8oz., 14½in. pull (14⅛in. stock), 30in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2½in chambers, London Black Powder proofIn a leather case with Alfred Sanders trade-labelFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was completed circa 1884 for E. D. Gosling Esq. as one of a pair.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 249
A 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by Newton, no. 1245Incorporating Newton's rectangular wedgebolt patent no. 3091 of 1871, toplever, rebounding sidelocks, percussion fences, best foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock with horn butt-plate, the damascus barrels with game-rib engraved Newton Maker. King St. ManchesterWeight 6lb. 14½oz., 14½in. pull (14¼in. stock), 29¾in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ⅜ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproofFootnotes:For more information on this patent see I.M. Crudgington The British Shotgun, Volume Two 1871-90, 1st ed. p. 37This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 250
A rare 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by W.W. Greener, no. 8640Jones patent rotary-underlever, incorporating W.W. Greener's Patent no. 800 of 1868, C-scroll hammers, non-rebounding sidelocks, foliate-scroll engraving, the well-figured stock (possible replacement) with steel heel and toe-plates (Crack to toe), the damascus barrels (three pinholes) with game-rib engraved W.W. Greener, St. Mary's Square, Birmingham, No. 4Weight 6lb. 13oz., 14¼in. stock, 29¾in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2½in. chambers, Proof Exempt With its proof exemption certificateFootnotes:Please note this arm is offered as an antique or collectors piece, which is not intended to be firedThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 251
An interesting J. Hanson 1868 patent 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by J. Hanson, no. 2657Incorporating J. Hanson's push-forward underlever-action patent No. 2657 of August 1868, the underlever forming an integral part of the triggerguard, with two guide-legs, self-extracting striker action, the non-rebounding sidelocks with angular hammers, the hammer spurs of hare's-ear form, carved serpentine fences with gold cocking-indicators, the sideplates engraved with scenes of dogs and gamebirds in flight and foliate-scrollwork, the replacement figured-stock with steel heel and toe-plates, the damascus barrels (loose on the action) with game-rib engraved with maker's name and address (indistinct)Weight 6lb. 9½oz., 14¼in. stock, 30¼in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2½in. chambers, Proof ExemptWith its proof exemption certificateFootnotes:Please note this arm is offered as an antique or collectors piece, which is not intended to be firedFor more information on this patent see I.M. Crudgington The British Shotgun, Volume One 1850-70, 1990. pp. 120 & 186This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 252
A very rare 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by John Dickson & Son, no. 2548Incorporating a pull-back underlever-action, the underlever forming an integral part of the triggerguard, the action-body with foliate-scroll engraving, the lockplate stamped Joseph Brazier Ashes, percussion fences, the well-figured stock with steel butt-plate, horn-tipped forend, the damascus barrels with game-rib engraved John Dickson & Son, 63 Princes Street, EdinburghWeight 6lb. 14oz., 14¼in. stock, 27¾in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2½in. chambers, Proof ExemptWith its proof exemption certificateFootnotes:Please note this arm is offered as an antique or collectors piece, which is not intended to be firedThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 253
A 12-bore hammer gun by Boss & Co., no. 1862Possibly converted from pin-fire, Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlock, old replacement hammers, best bold foliate-scrollwork, well-figured stock with engraved steel butt-plate, horn-tipped forend, the damascus barrels (loose on the action) with game-rib engraved 'Boss & Co, 75 St. James's Street, London'Weight 6lb. 13oz., 14¼in. stock, 31in. barrels, both approx cyl., 2½in. chambers, London nitro reproof(right barrel thickness at 16+ thou)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 255
A very rare 12-bore bar-in-wood sidelock hammer gun by Thomas Horsley, no. 1711Incorporating T. Horsley's pull-back snap-action toplever patent no. 2410 of October 1863 and T. Horsley's self-extracting striker patent no. 1138 of 17th April, the ornate hammers with spurs of hare's-ear form, the breasts of the hammers with cams acting directly on horizontal short levers to effect striker extraction, fences with gold-inlaid loading indicators, non-rebounding sidelocks, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with steel butt-plate, the chequered forend with dark-horn tip, the damascus chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved Thomas Horsley, Maker, York, Patent 2410 & 1138Weight 7lb. 1½oz., 14⅜in stock, 28in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2½in. chambers, Proof ExemptWith its proof exemption certificateFootnotes:Please note this arm is offered as an antique or collectors piece, which is not intended to be firedFor more information on this patent see I.M. Crudgington The British Shotgun, Volume One 1850-70, 1990. p. 186This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 256
A 16-bore sidelock hammer gun by Martin, no. 279Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding sidelocks (left hammer replacement), percussion fences, foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock with horn butt-plate, the re-blacked barrels with game-rib engraved (Martin. Maker. Manchester) Sir J. Whitworth Patent Fluid Pressed Steel TubesWeight 6lb. 2½oz., 14in. pull (13⅞in. stock), 28in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 257
A 16-bore sidelock hammer gun by J.R. Gow & Sons, no. 27309Toplever, treble-grip action-body, rebounding sidelocks, percussion fences, foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock with butt-plate (forend-tip repaired), the damascus barrels with game-rib engraved J.R. Gow & Sons. Makers Dundee.Weight 6lb. 2oz., 14⅜in. pull (14¼in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx cyl. & full choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 263
A 20-bore 'No. 4' boxlock non-ejector gun by Aguirre & Aranzabal, no. 505533Border-scroll engraving, much hardening-colour, figured stock with wooden extension, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved AYA-Aguirre & Aranzabal-Made in SpainWeight 5lb. 11oz., 15¼in. pull (13⅝in. stock), 27in. barrels, approx. ⅝ & full choke, 2¾in. chambers, Spanish nitro proof In a leather caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 265
A rare 12-bore trigger-plate non-ejector gun by James Adsett, no. 2046The action incorporating J. Adsett's action patent no. 1981 of 19th May 1877, push-forward snap-action underlever, foliate-scroll engraving, the topstrap with manual safety (operating in reverse), Bolted inlaid in gold above and with Adsett's Patent engraved in scrolling banners, replacement stock with steel heel and toe-plates, horn-tipped forend, the damascus barrels (loose on action) with game-rib engraved James Adsett, Maker, 4 Upper Bridge St., Canterbury, 2063, Patent no. 3Weight 6lb. 12½oz., 13¾in. stock, 29¾in. barrels, approx. both approx. cyl., 2¾in. chambers, London Black Powder proofFootnotes:For more information on this patent please see I.M. Crudgington The British Shotgun, Volume Two 1871-90, 1st ed. p. 8This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 266
An extremely rare 12-bore trigger-plate non-ejector gun by Gibbs & Pitt, no. E109The action incorporating the Gibbs & Pitt action patent no. 284 of 1873, push-forward snap-action underlever, foliate-scroll engraving, side-safety, the top strap engraved Gibbs & Pitt, patent No. 153, Bristol, the replacement figured-stock with ebonite butt-plate, horn-tipped forend, the damascus barrels with game-ribWeight 6lb. 8½oz., 14⅛in. pull (13⅞in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx. both ¼ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro reproof (right barrel-thickness at 16+ thou)Footnotes:For more information on this patent please see I.M. Crudgington The British Shotgun, Volume Two 1871-90, 1st ed. pp. 4-5This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 269
A 12-bore 'Avant Tout' side-plated boxlock ejector gun by Cogswell & Harrison, no. 40995The rib, forend and safety switch numbered '1', treble-grip action-body, bold foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock, the barrels with game-rib engraved Cogswell & Harrison Ltd, The Avant Tout', 141 New Bond Street & 226 Strand, LondonWeight 6lb. 14oz., 14¾in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅜ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof In a leather case with Cogswell & Harrison trade-labelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 270
A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by William Powell & Son, no. 13333Toplever, rib and forend numbered '1' in gold, treble-grip action body, some border-scroll engraving, figured stock with wooden extension, the barrel with game-rib engraved with maker's address (indistinct)Weight 6lb. 4oz., 15⅛in. pull (13½in. stock), 28½in. barrels, approx both I.C. choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proofIn a Brady canvas caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 271
A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by Westley Richards, no. 7552Treble-grip action-body, figured-stocks, horn-tipped forend, the damascus barrels with game-rib engraved 'Westley Richards, 170 New Bond Street, London' (indistinct) Weight 6lb. 7½oz., 14½in. pull, 30in. barrels, approx cyl. & ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof Footnotes:Defective ejectorsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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