2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYOne-Sheet (27" x 41.5"); CineramaVery Fine on Linen MGM, 1968This is the more scarce, glorious, and dramatic Style B "Moonbase" Cinerama one-sheet movie poster on linen by Robert McCall for Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking science fiction classic. The Cinerama posters are much more scarce as there were only a handful of theaters in the 1960s that could show that format film.A poster in terrific condition with only some restoration touchup work to the lower left area around the Cinerama logo and some light airbrushing in the upper titles. Otherwise, the images and poster, now on linen, are crisp and clean.Stanley Kubrick's sublime sci-fi masterpiece elevated the genre from a B-movie staple previously typified by flying saucers and monsters. Dealing with deep philosophical concepts (not least the impact of artificial intelligence on human evolution) and changing the game for visual effects (under the supervision of FX master Douglas Trumbull), it remains an unforgettable cinematic experience.This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, December 7th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 8th.
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2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYOne-Sheet (27" x 41"); Style BNear Mint Folded; Artist Robert McCall MGM, 1968This is the glorious and dramatic Style B "Moonbase" one-sheet movie poster by Robert McCall for Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking science fiction classic.With little to no wear to the fold lines, images, or edges; this poster has only some faint smudging in the center and upper right side border that is barely noticeable. With no bleed-through from the stamp on the verso, this poster is definitely in near mint condition.Stanley Kubrick's sublime sci-fi masterpiece elevated the genre from a B-movie staple previously typified by flying saucers and monsters. Dealing with deep philosophical concepts (not least the impact of artificial intelligence on human evolution) and changing the game for visual effects (under the supervision of FX master Douglas Trumbull), it remains an unforgettable cinematic experience.This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, December 7th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 8th.
THE GAME THAT KILLSOne Sheet (27" x 41")Very Fine- on Linen Columbia, 1937Paper from this title is extremely scarce, as it is prized by Hayworth devotees, poster aficionados, and hockey fans alike. The dramatic poster offered here, with its scene of mayhem in the rink, features a beautiful image of Hayworth in the lower right, along with Quigley, with whom she made five pictures at Columbia, of which this is the fourth. A poster with some light touchups to fold lines and cross folds. Still evident are a few small minor chips at the end of two horizontal folds in the border and corner pinholes. The artwork is relatively untouched and as such displays very well.It's murder on ice in this hockey mystery film when Tom Ferguson (Ward Bond) is killed during an in-game "accident," leading his brother Alec (Charles Quigley) to join the team to investigate the matter. This was one of the first films in which Rita Hayworth used her now-familiar stage name, as her real name, Rita Cansino, was considered too "exotic." Columbia Studio head Harry Cohn, who had just signed the actress to a seven-year contract, thought that the name, and the "Mediterranean" image that went with it, would limit her choice of roles. This lot will be auctioned on Friday, December 8th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 7th.
PLANET OF THE APESItalian 2-Fogli (39" x 55")Fine+ Folded; Artist Enzo Nistri 20th Century Fox, 1968The poster has small tears and separations within the fold lines. There are pinholes in the top border.This seminal science fiction adventure features game-changing prosthetic makeup, engaging satire, and a killer twist ending. The plot follows Charlton Heston's astronaut character, Taylor, as he is thrown into a crazy, upside-down world where talking apes rule over dumb humans. This film launched a five-picture series that ran until 1973 before being rejuvenated in 2011 with the prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes and its sequels.This lot will be auctioned on Friday, December 8th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 7th.
TRONJapanese B2 (20.5" x 29"); Style BVery Fine Folded Buena Vista, 1982This colorful Japanese B2 puts bright and bravery on display in the form of the defiant character of Tron dead center, showing off the film's impressive visual savvy much more than other poster versions. The stunning folded Japanese B2 offered here features a great portrait of Jeff Bridges in the form of the defiant character of Tron, complete with the glowing, backlit outline effect that makes the characters so instantly recognizable. It is a very clean and overall presentable poster image with only general light scattered crimping, plus edge wear to the right side backed by some archival tape.When Steven Lisberger first saw the video game Pong, he was inspired to write a story that took place entirely within the software world of a mainframe computer. This story would eventually become the movie Tron (1982). One of the first films to use computer animation and graphics extensively, Tron quickly became a landmark in filmmaking technology. Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, and David Warner, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews on its initial release but has become a cult classic in the years since, spawning a sequel (Tron: Legacy) and a TV series (Tron: Uprising). This lot will be auctioned on Friday, December 8th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 7th.
Toys: A collection of assorted toys, to include: a boxed Scalextric set, Reference GM33, box lid damaged; two vehicles in need of attention, track and trackside accessories; together with three boxed Subbuteo teams containing various figures and additional pieces; a boxed Super Soccer football game; and various unboxed items including diecast and model railway. General condition is mixed. Please assess photographs.
A 1912 ULSTER RUGBY UNION JERSEY MATCH-WORN VERSUS LEINSTERIn all white and bearing silk square with red hand crest, old label applied with printed ‘IRFU Leinster v Ulster, 1909’.Preserved with other important jerseys, caps and photographs by Charles Meyrick Pritchard (1882 – 1916) which form a collection entered to this auction by Charlie Pritchard’s great-grandson. In recent years the collection has been archived and exhibited at the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium. Jersey probably came to Pritchard via his friendship with Newport RFC team-mate Tommy Smyth (1884-1928), an Irish doctor with fourteen Irish caps to his name and who also represented Ulster. Smyth was also the captain for the British Lions on their 1910 tour to South Africa.The first Irish inter-provincial game took place in 1875 between Ulster and Leinster, with Ulster being the victors.
A 1905 NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL ALL BLACKS RUGBY UNION JERSEY MATCH-WORN BY LOOSE FORWARD FRANCIS TURNBULL GLASGOW (1880-1939)The most iconic of all historic rugby union jerseys characterized by the quilted overlay to shoulders, leather neckline with believed original lace, large embroidered ‘silver fern’ and stitched 'hidden' ‘M’ to hem, unique to the 1905 All Blacks jerseys and believed to stand for 'Mary' (Mary Stubbs and her husband John founded J Stubbs, Hosiery Manufacturer, later to be known as the Manawatu Knitting Mills). The back of the jersey stitched with white canvas square bearing printed No.7. Believed to be the first time that an ‘Originals’ jersey has appeared at auction with the playing number remaining on the back. It is thought that the numbers were tacked on to player's backs in most cases.Together with framed period black and white team photograph ‘NEW ZEALAND v WALES at Cardiff, December 16th, 1905’ with player’s names listed below, 46 x 56cms, incl. frameProvenance: the jersey was swapped with Wales’s Charles Meyrick Pritchard (1882 – 1916) after the famous Wales v New Zealand ‘Match of the Century’ on 16th December 1905. Preserved with other important jerseys, caps and photographs by Charlie Pritchard which form a collection entered to this auction by Charlie Pritchard’s great-grandson. In recent years the collection has been archived and exhibited at the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium.The 1905 New Zealand Rugby Union team were the first to tour outside of Australasia. By the time the tour arrived for the match against Wales, the All Blacks had not conceded a single point in their last 600 minutes of rugby. They had played 27 matches scoring 801 points and conceding just 22 and had won all three of their preceding international matches, two without conceding any points (12–7 against Scotland, 15–0 against Ireland and 15–0 against England).They became known as ‘The Originals’ and for the first time labelled ‘The All Blacks’ by the British Press. In readiness for the tour, the New Zealanders had embraced new strategies and had studied assiduously what was permitted within the laws of the game. The tour was a benchmark in world rugby and laid the framework for all rugby tours since. It cemented Rugby Union as New Zealand’s national sport, embedded the sport in the national psyche and commenced a ‘new order’ of world rugby with The All Blacks at the helm, a position which has rarely been threatened in 120 years.Wales versus The Originals, in Cardiff, is a match regarded as one of sport’s greatest with over 47,000 spectators at the Arms Park. It was eagerly anticipated by swathes of rugby fans and by the press, according to the South Wales Echo's report on the morning before the match, 'Never in the long annals of Rugby football has a match excited more widespread interest than today's International at Cardiff. The all-conquering career of the New Zealanders has been watched with a keenness that has never been equalled, and as they were meeting a side whose style more closely resembles their own than any they have met on their brilliantly successful tour...The Great Western Railway Company had made arrangements for thirty excursion trains from all parts of the country, the first of which arrived at about 10.20am. This was from Frome and the West of England, and was a long train, crowded. At 10.50 the Ogmore and Garw Valleys contingent came - a large and enthusiastic crowd of footballers - closely followed by people from the Western Valleys of Monmouthshire, from Weymouth, Birmingham, Liverpool, Swindon, London, Paignton. All reports went to show that these trains were full, and a special from London, due to arrive at 12.10, brought 700....the officials at the TVR station, Cardiff, estimate that, including ordinary, the trains on their service from mid-morning brought from 12,000 to 15,000 people into Cardiff up to 1 o'clock. A similar estimate as the Rhymney railway station shows that up to the same hour about 8000 to 9000 people had arrived over that line'.Even before the eagerly anticipated kick-off the match had become a landmark game given that the Welsh supporters sang ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers)’ in response to the New Zealand player’s stirring performance of the Haka. The South Wales Echo commented that its effect was electrifying. It was the first time a national anthem had been sung before any sporting fixture.There had already been a degree of controversy leading up to the test, particularly in relation to the choice of referee John Dallas. Also with regards to the tactics New Zealand had brought with them to the Northern Hemisphere, in particular the role of captain Dave Gallaher as a roaming wing-forward. Many remarked the tactic as unsporting with the intent of obstructing opposition players. The controversy continued as the game developed with decisions seeming to go against The Originals. The referee, wearing formal clothes including walking shoes without bars or sprigs in wintry conditions, struggled to keep up with play. But the experience Welsh team crafted a first half try through Teddy Morgan. In the second half there was a ‘try that never was’ when Bob Deans, The All Blacks centre-three-quarter, was adjudged to have grounded the ball short of the try-line. Wales’s first half try was enough to seal a 3-0 victory for the home-side. New Zealand’s incredible unbeaten run was over and a 'humorous' obituary card 'In memory of the New Zealand Football Team' was printed and circulated in Wales.On their first overseas tour the All Blacks played thirty-five matches, winning thirty-four of them, scoring 976 points and conceding only fifty-nine. . The loss to Wales and its controversial manner rankled the New Zealanders for years to come but it acted as a catalyst for future successes and their superiority in subsequent tours.Frank Glasgow was one of the successes of The Originals tour, playing 27 of the 35 matches, he appeared in all five international games and was the leading scorer amongst the forwards with a points tally of 32. Glasgow was said to be a tough, athletic, and an intelligent loose forward. Originally from Dunedin, Glasgow represented Wellington, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, and Southland. A bank-manager by trade, Glasgow generally played in the front-row but also played as flanker and back-row forward. He also played occasionally as hooker including against the Anglo-Welsh tourists in 1908 when he scored a try against the tourists.
A 1908 AUSTRALIA RUGBY UNION JERSEY MATCH-WORN DURING THE WALLABIES INAUGURAL NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TOUR & AS 1908 OLYMPIC WINNERSPale blue with white collar and three buttons, bears embroidered stem of waratah flower above embroidered ‘AUSTRALIA’ which was a distinctive addition to the jersey to indicate the national representative side, interior label for J Pearson, Sydney.Preserved with other important jerseys and caps by Charles Meyrick Pritchard (1882 – 1916) which form a collection entered to this auction by Charlie Pritchard’s great-grandson. In recent years the collection has been archived and exhibited at the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium.Charlie Pritchard did not play against Australia. He was selected for Monmouthshire v Australia to be played in October 1908, however that match was cancelled due to waterlogged pitch. As a Monmouthshire jersey is not present in the Charlie Pritchard collection, it is possible, perhaps likely, that Pritchard sought out an Australia jersey after the announcement that the match was not to be played.In 1908 Australia embarked on their first Northern Hemisphere tour with matches in Britain, France, and America. The development of Rugby Union in Australia at this point was lagging behind The All Blacks, The Springboks, and the Home Nations. They had no official national colours, so a pale-blue jersey was worn as the tour was organised by the New South Wales Rugby Union, represented by pale blue. Neither did they have a self-appointed nickname such was the fashion for touring nations. Australia’s captain Herbert Moran was aghast to hear that the British press had already labelled them ‘The Rabbits’, so a more fitting and less fluffy moniker was quickly approved by the tourists. They have been known as the Wallabies since.Thirty-five tour matches were scheduled with three Tests, one each against Wales, France, and England. The French Test was also cancelled due to bad weather. Due to the ongoing dispute around amateurism, Ireland and Scotland did not extend invitations to the Wallabies. Their objections on this occasion where in relation to the three shillings daily allowance given to each Australia player.As well as ensuring that they had a tour nickname, the Australian tour organisers team felt it necessary to follow in the success of the New Zealand’s Haka and the Springbok’s Zulu-infused battle-cry. So, the Wallabies invented their own war-cry to be performed before most matches. But in contrast to the All Blacks stirring rituals, the Australia’s Aboriginal inspired efforts left many spectators cringing into their overcoats and was viewed sneeringly by the British press. Such theatre became even more surreal in Cardiff before their match against Wales, when Welshman Percy Bush responded to the Australian war-cry by charging onto the pitch brandishing a sword and shield - intended to be an amusing riposte!Few people suggested the team would do well in their British tour. Australia was still finding their feet and it would have been a mighty challenge to follow the PR successes of New Zealand in 1905 and South Africa in 1906. The doubts about the ability of the tourists were confounded by the British press who continuously patronised the emerging rugby nation by reflecting on the teams' first twelve international matches which resulted in only a single win. But against limited expectations, the Australians performed admirably, winning 25 of 31 matches and with some commentators conceding that the team would have achieved better results if they had not picked up so many unlucky injuries including two players breaking legs (one of them while the player was performing touch-judge duties).Of the Test matches, the team lost against Wales, but beat England. These matches were the first ever encounters between an Australian team and their hosts. The Wallabies scored a credible 438 points on tour to 149 against, scoring 104 tries in the process and averaging better than three tries per game with 80 scored by the backs and 24 by the forwards. The 1908 Wallabies were raw, but the sneering press and ridicule may well have been a motivational factor, they played attractive open rugby resulting in many tries scored. It was a brand of running rugby and good sportsmanship that were in the best traditions of the game and for which Australia became synonymous.In the same year as the Wallabies tour, the Olympic Games were being held in London. The Australian team entered the rugby tournament and were the only other team alongside Cornwall representing Great Britain. The interest in the Olympic rugby final was lukewarm with the final being held in the last week of Games that had taken place over six months. Australia had already beaten Cornwall, the British county champions early in the tour. France was expected to contest the medal, but had withdrawn, leaving just Australia and Cornwall to play for gold and silver medals.The match was played on an area alongside the Olympic Games swimming pool which measured 110 yards in length with a long line of netting stretched beside to catch flying balls. Large mattresses were spread along the rim of the pool to prevent injuries to falling players. One day was allocated, to what was called, the Olympic rugby tournament. The Wallabies strode to an easy 32–3 victory and so were crowned Olympic Champions for 1908. And so, the year 1908, against all odds, will be remembered as a very successful year for Australia rugby union. Condition Report:restored tear just under the collar above the badge.There is a hole on the back just unedr the collar
A 1906 IRELAND INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION JERSEY MATCH-WORN BY ALFRED TEDFORD (1877-1942)The emerald-green jersey with white collars, three buttons, canvas shield-shaped crest in rope frame, embroidered with four-headed shamrock and date 1906, interior label for T Lynch & Son, Dublin and with player’s label inscribed ‘A Tedford’Provenance: believed to be the first time a 1906 Ireland international jersey has been offered at auction, acquired by Charles Meyrick Pritchard after the Ireland v Wales match in Belfast, March 10th, 1906. It is assumed that Pritchard sought-out Tedford after the 1906 match, as Tedford had scored two tries in a victorious man-of-the-match performance against Wales in 1904 which had been Pritchard’s debut for Wales.Preserved with other important jerseys, caps and photographs by Charlie Pritchard which form a collection entered to this auction by Charlie Pritchard’s great-grandson. In recent years the collection has been archived and exhibited at the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium.Ireland played host to Wales at the Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast, the visitors with a Triple Crown in their sights having beaten England and Scotland, Despite the exciting backlines for both sides which included the formidable Basil Maclear for Ireland and the likes of Teddy Morgan, Rhys Gabe and Gwyn Nicholls for Wales, the match evolved into a forward arm-wrestle. Alfred Tedford, wearing this jersey, put in a key performance to claim victory for the underdog home-side. It was a match not without incident with Irish half-back W B Purdon carried off just before half-time with a broken leg and in the second half they lost another player when Tommy Cadell had to retire with a broken ankle. According to E H D Sewell in 'Rugger: The Man's Game the Irish win 'heralded the greatest victory recorded in rugby's stirring history, who would have risked a ha'penny that the Irish team, if playing one short throughout the second half and two short for the last ten minutes of it, would beat that Welsh side'. The match was also notable as the final cap for Gwyn Nicholls, the legendary Welsh 'Prince of Threequarters'. The Irish win concluded the 1906 Championship with them level on top with Wales.Tedford was born in Belfast and educated at Methodist College Belfast. He played his club rugby for Malone RFC and between 1902 and 1908 was capped twenty-three times for Ireland scoring six international tries. In 1903 he took part in the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in three test matches, and was voted the outstanding forward on the tour. With the backdrop of political unrest in Ireland, Tedford must have endured a challenging tenure as President of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1919-1920. In 1923 and 1924 he served as an Irish selector.
A c.1910 ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION MATCH-WORN JERSEY VERSUS WALESAll white jersey applied with felt square bearing embroidered rose-stem, interior label for George Lewin, London, three buttonsPreserved with other important jerseys and caps by Charles Meyrick Pritchard (1882 – 1916) which form a collection entered to this auction by Charlie Pritchard’s great-grandson. In recent years the collection has been archived and exhibited at the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium. It is unknown, but perhaps likely that the jersey was swapped with Pritchard after his final cap for Wales against England in 1910 at the newly opened Twickenham ground. As Pritchard was by this time a collector of match souvenirs, he would surely have wanted something to take home from this match.The first decade of the twentieth century was a difficult period for English rugby. The professional Northern Union had drawn talent away from union as had military campaigns in South Africa and China. Scotland and Wales dominated the Home Nations Championship, while England lacked continuity and a distinctive playing style. Between 1899 and 1909, a hefty 71 new England caps were awarded and with as many as 16 different half-backs to face Wales being a clear indication of their instability. They were soundly beaten 15-0 by the touring All Blacks in 1905, they also underestimated the raw Australians in 1909 losing the match 9-3. They did however manage to scrape a draw against the Springboks on home-soil, in 1906.However, the 1910 England v Wales match, Charlie Pritchard’s final Wales appearance was to be the turning-point in England’s fortunes. The match was notable as the first international tie to be played at the Twickenham ground. Buoyed by the game’s founding nation finally having a home-ground of their own, England beat Wales 11-6 – Wales’s first loss in three years. England went on to claim the Championship in 1910 for the first time since 1895. The England team also had a new crop of talented players to grace their new Twickenham home such as Adrian Stoop, Cherry Pilman and Ronald Poulton Palmer to name but a few. It was a new confident dawn for England and the mark of a golden era for English rugby union.Their first title for eleven years coincided with the rise of Harlequin F.C., whose brand of attacking rugby led to a purple period in the years leading up to First World War. England did not retain the title in 1911, winning and losing two games. England only lost one game (to Scotland) in the 1912 Five Nations, and thus shared that championship with Ireland. A Grand Slam of the Five Nations was achieved by England in 1913 and England successfully defended the title at the 1914 Five Nations with another Grand Slam. There were no games between 1914 and 1920 owing to the War, but when the Five Nations resumed in 1921 England continued where they left off.
A very rare Mennecy silver-mounted tobacco jar and cover on the form of a bunch of long radishes, circa 1755-60Naturalistically modelled and painted in shades of purple and green for the tips on the cover, with a ribbon at the top rim and bottom edge of the cover, the inside and base with leaves painted over a firing crack, 16cm high, incised 'D.V.' mark, the silver mount bearing a Paris discharge mark of a scallop shell (1756 to 1762) (three shallow chips to cover retouched in green) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:Collection of Aymé-Henry Darblay (1854-1899);Acquired in 2008 from Manuela Finaz de Villaine, ParisTrompe-l'oeil fruit, vegetables, fish and game were popular with a number of faience factories in the 18th century; being produced with varying degrees of accuracy and quality, the best examples stemming from Sceaux and Strasbourg. In France, Mennecy is the only factory known to have produced trompe-l'oeil porcelain, of which only very few examples have survived.This is the only known example with a silver mount. A pair of unmounted Mennecy jars and covers, slightly smaller and of slightly bulbous form, was sold by Sotheby's London, 27 November 1956, lot 43 (described as carrots), and again by Christe's New York, 18 March 2005, lot 276; and another similar unmounted and bulbous example is in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. no. 32982 A.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO RARE SOUTH INDIAN ARROWS FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY for shooting large game, each with large crescentic head, possibly for ham-stringing, moulded neck, integral shaft and swelling slightly towards the nocks (areas of pitting), 76.7 cm, the longer (2) Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G12 (bis).
TWO SILVER BUTT-PLATES AND TWO SILVER TRIGGER-GUARDS FOR SPORTING GUNS, LONDON 1815, MAKER’S MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETT the first engraved with a hound putting up a game-bird on the tang; the second decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the tang, the owner’s crest, a unicorn bust erased, and the motto ‘Erectus non Elatus’ on the heel (not identified) above ‘No. 2’; the third decorated with a Britannia trophy on the bow; and the fourth decorated with a hound on the bow and with a pillar terminal at the front, the first 12.5 cm high (4) For an account Michael Barnett’s work and the attribution of his marks, see Dickens 1999, pp. 86 – 117.
A FINE PERCUSSION CAP DISPENSER, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY of gun lock form, with hinged lid secured by a central stud with pivoting hook, sprung release catch, inlaid with large game in gold and with silver scrollwork on the front and a further hunting scene in silver on the reverse, all on a blued ground (refinished), 9.8 cm
A FINE 22 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY DURS EGG, CIRCA 1790 with rebrowned octagonal twist barrel rifled with eight grooves, fitted with reblued folding back-sight and silver-gilt fore-sight, signed ‘D. Egg, London’ in gold capital letters over the breech, inlaid with two gold lines, and struck beneath with London proof marks, gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened breech tang decorated with foliage inhabited by two game birds and a sunburst, engraved stepped bevelled lock retaining some early case-hardening colour, decorated with a hound putting up a game bird on the tail and signed beneath the pan, fitted with blued sliding bolt safety-catch, bevelled cock decorated with a spray of foliage, gold-lined semi-rainproof pan and border-engraved steel chiseled with a central triangular panel, the interior fitted with blued main and sear spring, figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, case-hardened iron mounts, comprising butt-plate engraved with a hound putting up a game-bird on the tang, trigger-plate with stylised pomegranate finial, trigger-guard with a moulded pillar at the front, engraved with a game vignette on the bow and a star on the rear scroll, fore-end-cap decorated with a sunburst, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, iron sling swivels, original wooden ramrod with chequered brass tip, iron sling swivels, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and some early finish throughout, 69.6 cm barrel ProvenanceBonhams 23rd April 2008, lot 371. ExhibitedThe Rowland Club, Cotswolds weekend, June 2008. Durs Egg, son of Leonz a gunmaker in Oberbuchsiten, Switzerland, was born in 1748 and, after a short stay in Paris, is recorded working with John Twigg in London around 1772. He was granted denization in 1791, worked as Gunmaker and Sword Cutler, 24 Princes Street, Leicester Fields, 1778 - 86; 1 Coventry Street, Haymarket, 1786 - 1804; 132 Strand (near Somerset House), 1804 - 16; 1 Pall Mall Colonnade, 1816 - 32. He had a factory at 35 Mansell Street, 1794 – 11, his house and workshop was at 9 Kensington Gore, 1797 – 1802 and Knightsbridge Green, 1802 - 30. He was Contractor to Ordnance, 1784 – 1820, was granted patents for a breech loading gun, waterproof locks, recoiling barrel, pistol shoulder butt, tubular sights in 1803; and improved flintlocks, 3 & 4 barrelled guns, stick gun and safety powder flask in 1812. He was Gunmaker to George IV & Duke of York. A silver-mounted flintlock breechloading rifle by Durs Egg, made around 1784, is preserved in the Royal Collection, Windsor. He became blind in 1822 and died in 1831. See Blair 1973, pp. 266-299 and 305-353.
A ROYAL 22 BORE D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHN PROBIN, LONDON PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1809-11 with rebrowned sighted barrels signed ‘Maker to His Majesty the Prince of Wales’ in gold letters on the rib, struck with proof marks beneath, ‘narrow twisted’ and ‘Nephew to the late IP’, case-hardened breeches inlaid with a thick and thin gold line at the top and bottom and struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s stamps, engraved case-hardened tang decorated with foliage and a sunburst, engraved flush-fitting locks decorated with border ornament and a hound putting up a game bird on the tails, gold-lined maker’s stamps, fitted with ‘French’ cocks and gold-lined rainproof pans, figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, engraved steel mounts retaining some early colour, comprising butt-plate decorated with a hound putting up a game bird, trigger-plate with Prince of Wales’ ostrich feather terminal, trigger-guard with a Brittania trophy on the bow, and two ramrods-pipes, silver escutcheon engraved with the Prince of Wales’ feathers issuant from a crown and motto ‘Ich Dien’, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and silver-tipped ramrod with silvered worm,, 82.4 cm barrels ProvenancePeter Dyson & Son, 1994 John Probin, nephew of the gunmaker of the same name, is recorded working in Birmingham circa 1802-17. He is recorded as an apprentice circa 1809 and by 1816 he was insolvent, a debtor in Fleet prison. For an account of the Probin Gunmaking Dynasty see Godwin, Evans and Williams 2016, pp. 14-23. The engraving is perhaps from the workshop of William Palmer.
A FINE 18 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHN CALVERT, LEEDS, CIRCA 1797-1805 with rebrowned barrel formed in two stages, fitted with gold bead fore-sight enclosed by gold scrolls, chiselled at the median, inlaid with elaborate gold scrolls and foliage, formed with a two-stage flat over the breech and signed ‘Calvert Leeds’ in a gold oval enclosed by gold fronds, with a further flat on each side of the breech adjacent to the left and right of the stock, engraved grooved tang inlaid with gold en suite, stepped bevelled lock engraved with flowers on the tail and a hound putting up a bird behind the cock, signed on a gold oval carried by gold foliage and a trumpet beneath the pan, fitted with engraved bevelled cock enriched with gold including a sunburst on the top-jaw, gold-lined pan, border-engraved steel and blued steel spring, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, engraved and gilt steel mounts en suite with the barrel and lock, comprising butt-plate decorated with game birds, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, trigger-guard with a festoon on the bow and pillar front terminal, three ramrod-pipes, gold shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest, a stag’s head, enclosed by a pair of silver fronds, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end cap and horn-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original, 101.2 cm barrel ProvenancePeter Dyson, 1996
AN UNUSUAL 34 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY EZEKIEL BAKER WITH FINE INDIAN BARREL, NO. 1937, CIRCA 1815 with earlier Arabian or Indian barrel formed in five moulded stages, with faceted vase-shaped muzzle, decorated behind with a spiralling design of silver and copper alloy lines, a section filled with hatched panels within diamond frames of copper alloy behind, a further spiral section and octagonal over the breech, the latter inlaid with a gold line and with gold-lined vent added at the time of its incorporation into the gun, struck beneath the breech with private view and proof marks of Ezekiel Baker, engraved tang decorated with flowers and foliage, numbered 1937 and stamped ‘EB', stepped bevelled lock decorated with a flower on the tail, a pair of game birds behind the cock and signed in gold capital letters beneath the pan, fitted with pierced cock, rainproof pan and steel spring with roller, figured walnut full stock, finely chequered ‘pistol’ grip, inlaid with a hound in pursuit of a hare in silver opposite the lock, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a hound, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, trigger-guard signed by the maker and decorated with a hound and a game bird, three ramrod-pipes, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheon and a further silver escutcheon set into the grip, three ramrod-pipes, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, a silver band over the fore-end, and early horn-tipped wooden ramrod, 114.3 cm barrel ProvenanceChristies Arms & Armour Sale, 12th December 1997, Lot 133
A CASED PAIR OF GERMAN (SAXON) 54 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY ULBRICH, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1840 with blued octagonal sighted barrels cut with polygroove rifling and additional wide grooves, inlaid with a thin and thick gold line at the breech and muzzle, inscribed 'Canon d'acier anglais' in gold script on the flats, engraved breeches fitted with pierced platinum plug on the right and chiselled with a gold-eyed dolphin bust on the left, scroll-engraved tangs with adjustable back-sights and numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ in silver respectively, engraved back-action locks signed in gold, decorated with scroll and border ornament, fitted with hammers en suite and detents, varnished figured half-stocks carved with foliage on the fore-ends, fluted butts,, engraved iron mounts including side-plates en suite with the locks, and spurred trigger-guards and shaped moulded butt-caps, and some early case-hardened finish: in a later lined and fitted case with modern embossed copper flask decorated with game and a hound, 21.5 cm barrels (2)
Hilton. H, Garden G.Smith; 'The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf', limited subscriber's edition no. 460/900, signed by subscriber Alec E Balfour, The London and Counties Press Association Ltd, London, 1912, with coloured initial plate, in red leather binding with gilt tooled detail to the front and spine
British Forces by John Ruddle: mounted band of the 11th and 13th Hussars 12th Lancers, various New Toy Soldiers including Nostalgia's first issued set Hong Kong Submarine Engineers and an Officer's Mess Snooker Game by Caberforth Miniatures and others (Condition Very Good, two pennons damaged) (63)
An Indonesian Sumpitan (Blowpipe), the bored-out wood haft set with a spearhead bound with wicker, together with a bamboo quiver containing a quantity of darts; also, an Indonesian woven wicker basket, a bamboo container, a hardwood game carrier, a stitched leather gourd shaped flask and two Arab white metal water canteens (8)
Seven 19th Century Copper Powder Flasks, including two of plain form with brass chargers by Frith and G & J W Hawksley, one embossed with game birds in flight, one embossed with a shooting scene, one embossed with fluting and foliage, one with line incised borders and one of steel with leather covering; a 19th Century Leather Shot Flask, with sprung brassplug/measure (8 - af)
A 19th Century Percussion Single Barrel Big Game Rifle by William Powell & Son, Birmingham, .52 calibre, numbered 6427, the 77cm octagonal russet steel barrel with signed 'Trophy Rib' set with seven graduated hinged leaf sights centred by platinum lines and marked from '2' to '8', and forward of them are gold one inch calibration marks from '9' to '20', with Birmingham proof marks, blued steel breech block with platinum plug, foliate engraved and signed blued steel lock plate, hammer, slide safety, adapted trigger guard with exaggerated angle, the figured walnut half stock (restocked) with finely chequered fore-end, semi-pistol grip, two sling rings, and foliate engraved blued steel butt plate, 119cm, in a brass bound mahogany case, the hinged cover with inset brass ring carrying handle centred by the engraved monogram WP, the green baize lined interior fitted with accessories including a copper powder flask by G & J W Hawksley with embossed netting decoration, a brass powder measure with lignum vitae handle, a horn encased nipple pricker, a turnscrew, a japanned cap tin and a brass tipped wood ramrod, together with a letter from William Powell & Son dated September 7th 1984, regarding its restorationFootnote: - It is thought that Powells know of only one other example of this rifle made by them, and is believed to be in the USA Action works strongly, holds at full and half cock. Restocked, and with a later commissioned blued steel trigger guard. There are small nicks to the extremities on the barrel with areas of minor pitting. The hinged cover of the case has a horizontal split.There is some moth damage to the baize lining.
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