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A 15ct gold Victorian life saving pendant of quatrefoil diamond form embossed to the front and inscribed Hundred of Salford Humane Society, verso inscribed Presented to David Kirk February 1888 for Saving Life, with suspension loop and ring, 5cm pendant only, (21.8gms)
An 18ct gold French ladies fob watch with lilac face and gilt Arabic numerals within mauve roundels, the case back enamelled with a purple viola and set with a small diamond, top winder within a suspension ring, conforming chain and fob bar similar to watch back, (total weight 26gms)
An 18ct gold half hunter pocket watch, the part open movement with back plate signed Cavé late Barwise, 69 Piccadilly London, 12/912, in a plain case with blue Roman numerals to front, white enamel dial with inscribed Roman numeral markers, subsidiary seconds dial, top winder and suspension ring, 4.7cm diameter (total weight 92.7gms)
A 14 kt. Yellow Gold, Synthetic Blue Sapphire and White Sapphire Ring, The emerald cut synthetic blue sapphire is approximately 7.50 cts, 12.33 mm x 10.22 mm x 5.83 mm, with approximately 20 white sapphire round cut meli. Total approximate weight: 4.48 dwt. Together with jewelers appraisal.
A FINE AND RARE ENGLISH RAPIER WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED HILT, CIRCA 1620 with straight tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, cut with a short fuller on each face, one with a running wolf and a cross mark, each retaining a small portion of latten inlay, rectangular ricasso stamped with a castle mark on each face, steel hilt of flattened rounded bars, comprising a pair of vertically-recurved quillons swelling towards the terminals and with delicate bud-shaped finials, écusson, outer ring-guard swelling in the centre, knuckle-guard en suite with the ring, thumb-loop and large globular pommel, the outer face of the bars encrusted with silver cherubic masks with feathered crowns, scrolling leafy tendrils, ball flowers and fruit all within beadwork frames, the pommel with a central matching mask on each side framed by bold leaves on a ground of scrolling tendrils, the inner face sewn with pellets and further tendrils (the silver rubbed and with minor losses), the thumb-loop plain, and wooden grip retaining an early binding of plaited silver wire and ribband and `Turks` heads` 95.8cm; 37 3/4in bladeProvenance Christie`s, King Street, 22nd July 1992, Lot 39The decoration of this hilt is almost certainly by the same hand as a sword sold in these rooms, 12th December 2007, lot 285. The use of cherub masks with feathered crowns is particularly unusual. Both are related to a rapier in the Wallace Collection, inv. no. A596. The Wallace rapier originated from William Meyrick and was described in the 1861 catalogue as `hilt and pommel....stated to have been recently dug up at Saffron Walden;....A suitable blade...has been added...`. The quality of both the decoration and the hilt itself would suggest that both originate from a Royal London workshop, such as that of Nathaniel Matthewe (recorded 1584-1641). Matthewe is mentioned in the Great Wardrobe accounts in the early 17th Century where it appears that he was required to supply swords for specific occasions such as for the enrolment of a Knight of the Bath and the installation of a Garter Knight. On 28th September 1614 he is recorded supplying `....a hunting weapon with a knife....set with cherubs` heads of silver, the whole damascened with gold embossed and chased, the grip of large silver wire gilded.....`. See A. V. B. Norman 1986, p. 138 and L. Southwick 2001, pp. 178-179. Three hilts of this group are currently on exhibition at the Wallace Collection, London: The Noble art of the Sword, Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe, circa 1520-1630, cat. nos. 3.09, 3.10, 3.11.
A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1620 with tapering two-stage blade, the upper portion of flattened-hexagonal section, the lower stamped with a brief inscription, perhaps `Pedro de Velmonte en Toldedo` in a central fuller framed by a pair of slender fullers, tapering ricasso stamped with the bladesmith`s marks, the letters `S` and `T` crowned (the tip of the blade shortened), steel hilt of faceted bars, comprising a pair of straight quillons swelling towards the terminals, three outer ring-guards of increasing size, each swelling in the centre, the uppermost joined to the knuckle-guard by an additional bar, trifurcated inner-guard, associated reblued faceted ovoid pommel (perhaps later, the steel parts pitted throughout), the hilt retaining traces of gold-damascened scrollwork, and the grip bound with plaited wire with `Turks` heads` 105cm; 41 3/8in blade
A SWEPT HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1580, PROBABLY ITALIAN with tapering flat double-edged blade, engraved with a running hound and a pair of lines on each face (slightly shortened), rectangular ricasso stamped with a bladesmith`s mark on one side, steel hilt of faceted bars (loose, the tang slightly bent), comprising a pair of short quillons swelling towards the terminals, écusson, a pair of arms, inner and outer guard each formed of three ring-guards, the uppermost joining the base of the arm to the quillon and joined to the knuckle-guard by an additional bar, the lowest ring filled on the outside with a brass plate, faceted near-spherical pommel, with traces of early gold paint, and the grip bound with plaited wire and `Turks` heads` 94.5cm; 37 1/4in bladeA rapier with related hilt is currently on exhibition at the Wallace Collection (inv. no. A576), London: The Noble art of the Sword, Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe, circa 1520-1630, cat. no. 2.15.
An 18ct yellow and white gold emerald and diamond pear-shaped cluster ring, the central pear-shaped emerald with a surround of twelve brilliant cut diamonds, all claw set in white gold, the yellow gold hoop hallmarked London 1987, weight 4.45gmsWE DO NOT STATE CONDTION IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION – Before bidding please ensure you are satisfied with the condition of this lot – For details of condition please contact the auctioneer.
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