ËœA CASED .600 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, MID-19TH CENTURY, THE LOCK SIGNED DOOLEY, LIVERPOOL with German browned twist octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, folding back-sight, engraved breech decorated with a stag, inlaid with a gold line and with platinum plug, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech tang, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened lock fitted with hammer en suite, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage in relief about the rear ramrod-pipe and the trigger-guard, the tang enclosed by a neo-rococo moulding involving a warrior profile, chequered grip, the butt enriched with engraved staghorn pellets, inset with a mother-of-pearl urn-shaped plaque beneath, the left with raised cheek-piece inset with an engraved ivory stag vignette and carved with a stag set upon by a pair of hounds behind, and, on the right, with patchbox with sliding cover decorated with a further stag scene on the right, German silver mounts comprising openwork side-plate, trigger-guard with finial of shaped outline, butt-plate with matching tang, three ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, gold escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest, and brass-tipped iron ramrod: in its fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle engraved with the owner's name, Gilbert H. Philips, on the outside and with trade label inside, complete with horn flask, oil bottle, nipple-wrench and powder measure 60.7 cm; 23 7/8 in barrel This gun appears to have been cased and built by Dooley around an existing German barrel, stock and mounts. This maker is recorded at 11 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, circa 1843-57.
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A GERMAN MORION IN THE SPANISH FASHION, CIRCA 1600 with one-piece crown of rounded almond shape and narrow flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear, its edge formed with a plain inward turn and the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets of which two at each side also serve to attach a narrow, slightly tapering, round-ended cheek-piece (the right missing), and the whole retaining its original black-from-the-hammer finish (lightly corroded in parts; the front of the crown repaired with an internal patch at its lower end and bruised at its upper end; and the front of the brim cracked and its rear point and sides each pierced with later suspension-holes) 29.0 cm; 11? in (with cheek-piece)
A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN, CIRCA 1840 AND A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY HODDON, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with tapering sighted barrel, case-hardened breech, border-engraved East India Company bar-in-wood lock with rampant lion ahead of the hammer, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, iron mounts (pitted), including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (one ramrod-pipe missing), escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'CC', horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with two-stage barrel, signed flush-fitting lock, half-stock, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (extensive rust, worn, ramrod missing) the first: 110.8 cm; 43 5/8 in barrel (2)
A SOUTH GERMAN CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1550 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high file-roped medial comb (pierced at its apex with two later holes), and visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it at each side by common pivots (replaced), the forward-sloping visor pierced in front of the file-roped step of its centrally-divided vision-slit with nine small ventilation-holes at each side, and fitted at the right with a combined wing-headed turning-pin and lifting-peg that fits into a shaped notch cut into the upper edge of the prow-shaped upper bevor, the latter pierced at its left-side with nine small circular ventilation-holes in rosette formation, and at its right side with three vertical ventilation-slots, the upper and lower bevors each secured at their right sides by spring-catches with push-button releases, the skull and bevor each flanged outwards at their lower edges (the flange of the bevor internally patched at its centre) and pierced with three pairs of holes, now plugged with blind rivets for the leathers that originally attached their gorget-plates, the upper bevor decorated medially and at its upper edge respectively with a band and border each burnished bright, along with the sides of the comb, against an originally black-from-the-hammer ground (now cleaned bright) 28.0 cm; 11 in
A D.B. FRENCH ROBERT SYSTEM BREECH-LOADING SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1840; A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, CIRCA 1840 AND ANOTHER PERCUSSION GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with etched twist sighted barrels, signed in gold on the rib, engraved hinged patent breech and action, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, and iron mounts (iron parts pitted, trigger-guard missing); the second with shortened three-stage barrel, platinum lines and plug at the breech, signed stepped lock, half-stock, and iron mounts (the iron parts extensively pitted, numbers not visible); and the third 10 bore, with three three-stage barrel, scroll-engraved lock (hammer missing), half-stock and iron mounts (iron parts pitted) the first: 79.0 cm; 31 1/8 in barrels (3)
TWO NORTH EUROPEAN PIKEMAN'S TASSETS, ALMOST FORMING A PAIR, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1630-40; A GERMAN LIGHT FIELD TASSET FOR THE LEFT THIGH, CIRCA 1620; AND A NORTH EUROPEAN NECK-GUARD OF A ZISCHÄGGE, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1650 the first formed in each case of a single trapezoidal plate with rounded lower corners and sloping upper edge, its surface embossed to represent seven articulated lames, the lowest of which is decorated with three groups of simulated rivet-heads in rosette-formation, and its free edges formed with plain inward turns (oxidised overall and painted black); the second formed of four medially-ridged lames, the first fitted with three double-ended suspension-buckles (the outermost replaced), the last having a convex lower edge with a plain inward turn matching those of the slightly concave inner ends of the first two (painted black overall); and the third formed of four upward-overlapping lames widening slightly from the first to the lowest which is longer than the rest, descends to an obtusely pointed and is decorated at its centre with nine round-headed rivets in rosette formation (the whole originally black from the hammer but now cleaned to a mottle bright finish, and pierced at its tip with a pair of later suspension-holes) (4)
A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1530-40 with rounded one-piece skull (originally forming part of a burgonet) rising to a low boldly-roped medial comb and descending to a short stepped integral rear gorget-plate, visor and bevor attached to it at each side by common pivots, the former slightly stepped beneath its centrally-divided vision-slit and fitted at its right with a modern square-headed lifting-peg, and the latter secured to the skull at the right of the neck by a swivel-hook and pierced stud, and fitted with a falling buff of one plate, supported at the right by a sprung stud and decorated medially with a roped rib flanked to either sided by four stepped flutes accompanied in the case of each of the outer three with vertical lines of five ventilation-holes, and a single rounded front gorget-plate, the lower edges of the helmet formed with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders, and its surfaces retaining traces of a black-from-the-hammer finish (now cleaned bright; the edge of the crown patched at two points; the visor, falling buff and the front gorget-plate all reworked from authentic elements, the latter cracked at the centre of its lower edge) 29.0 cm; 11? in
A GERMAN MORION IN THE SPANISH FASHION, CIRCA 1600 with one-piece crown of rounded almond shape and narrow flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear, its edge formed with a plain inward turn and the base of the crown encircled by eight (originally ten) lining-rivets of which two at each side also served to attach now missing cheek-pieces, and fitted at the rear with two similar rivets securing a later plume-holder of copper, and the whole retaining its original black-from-the-hammer finish (lightly corroded in parts; the top right rear of the crown showing a small rust-perforation and the front point of the brim pierced with a later suspension-hole) 23.0 cm; 9 in
A CENTRAL EUROPEAN ZISCHÄGGE, FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with one-piece hemispherical crown boxed in eight panels radiating from a transversely-pierced finial with circular washer decorated around its scalloped edge with punched dots, fitted at the brow with a flat peak having a cusped rear edge and truncated ogival front edge (chipped at its point), at its nape with a slightly flaring neck-guard of four upward overlapping lames each having a multi-cusped upper edge and the last having a truncated ogival lower edge matching the front edge of the peak, and at each side with a broad cheek-piece now formed only of a single long lame (originally extended downwards by at least one more lame) and pieced at its centre with eight auditory-holes within an almond-shaped boss, the peak pierced at its centre rear with a transverse slot to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar terminating at its upper end in a stepped leaf-shaped finial, and retained by a staple and winged-headed locking-screw, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and it surfaces retaining a black-from-the-hammer finish (refreshed with paint; the rear of the skull with a patch of delamination secured by two rivets) 27.0 cm; 10? in
A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN LIGHT FIELD ARMOUR IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY comprising morion with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, its rear fitted with a later plume-holder, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear (the front one pierced with a later suspension-hole), the base of the crown encircled by ten blind lining-rivets all but one of which retains its brass rosette-washer; 'Almain' collar formed of three lames front and rear, the lowest in each case deeper than the rest and fitted at each side with an integral spaudler of six lames; breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate with near-straight upper edge, projecting forward over the belly, fitted at its arm-openings with moveable gussets and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of three lames of which the third is cut over the crotch with a shallow arch separating a pair of long tassets each of six lames, suspended from it by two straps and buckles; one-piece backplate with a shallow neck-opening flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a culet of one lame (later cut at the centre of its lower edge with a chevron-shaped indentation); the main edges of the armour formed with inward turns, partly file-roped and partly notched, the morion decorated at each side of its crown with a raised fleur-de-lis and the remainder of the armour decorated in all parts with raised bands and borders burnished against a black-from-the-hammer finish (refreshed with paint; the left of the crown of the morion pierced with a later small lozenge-shaped hole; the first and second lames of the fauld disarticulated at their left end, and the inner strap for the suspension of the right tasset severed) See note at the front of catalogue for information concerning stands
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1600-10 with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb (very slightly bruised at the left rear of its crest), fitted internally with a quilted canvas lining sewn to a leather lining-band, within the brow with a fixed rounded peak, over its outward-flanged rear edge with a matching one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a pair of later suspension-holes), and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with nine small auditory-holes in rosette-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surfaces retaining a 'black-from-the-hammer' finish overall (the left cheek-piece pitted) 29.0 cm; 11? in
A GERMAN MORION IN THE SPANISH FASHION, CIRCA 1600 with one-piece crown of rounded almond shape and narrow flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear, its edge formed with a plain inward turn and the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets of which two at each side also serve to attach a narrow, slightly tapering, round-ended cheek-piece (the left missing) and fitted at the rear with two similar rivets securing a later plume-holder of copper, and the whole retaining its original black-from-the-hammer finish (refreshed with paint; the brim cracked at two points and its front point pierced with a later suspension-hole) 32.0 cm; 12? in (with cheek-piece)
A 15 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL OF LIVERY TYPE BY W. PARKER, CIRCA 1800 AND A 16 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL the first converted from flintlock, with tapering barrel, signed lock (hammer incomplete), full stock (cracked), and brass mounts (ramrod missing); the second for the tourist market the first: 23.0 cm; 9 1/8 in barrel (2)
A CASED PAIR OF 25 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY REYNOLDS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY each with signed brown twist sighted barrel, engraved case-hardened breech with platinum plug, engraved case-hardened tang, signed stepped engraved case-hardened bolted lock, engraved case-hardened hammer, figured walnut half stock, chequered butt, engraved case-hardened trigger-guard with curved angular back and pineapple finial,horn fore-end cap, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest, a bird displayed, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, iron-tipped ramrod, and retaining much finish, perhaps original, throughout: in their fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (areas of light wear), the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on the outside, with some accessories including red morocco-covered three-way flask, bullet mould and rammer 26.0 cm; 10 1/4 in barrels
A PAIR OF 30 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY I. LANG, HAYMARKET, LONDON, CIRCA 1840; AND THE BARREL AND ACTION OF A 60 BORE FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER PISTOL BY DUNDERDALE, MABSON & LABRON, CIRCA 1820 the first with signed sighted barrels (one tang missing) signed scroll-engraved locks (one detached, one screw missing, one hammer later), full stocks, and engraved iron trigger-guards (the iron parts painted black on one pistol, stirrup ramrods missing); the second with brass action signed on the left and engraved with trophies-of-arms, and iron trigger-guard (worn) the first: 10.5 cm; 4 1/8 in barrel (3)
A GERMAN MORION IN THE SPANISH FASHION, CIRCA 1600 with one-piece crown of rounded almond shape and narrow flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear, its edge formed with a plain inward turn and the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets of which two at each side also served to attach now missing cheek-pieces, and fitted at the rear with two similar rivets securing a later plume-holder of copper, and the whole retaining its original black-from-the-hammer finish (a section of the lower left side of the morion replaced by a riveted internal patch, the left of the brim bent upwards, and its front and rear points pierced with later suspension-holes) 21.5 cm; 8½ in
A .600 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE SIGNED TWIGG, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND A 13 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY with signed octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, fitted with folding leaf back sight, engraved breech, border-and scroll-engraved back-action lock fitted with later hammer (detached), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, iron mounts, including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, white metal fore-end cap and brass-tipped ramrod; the second with two-stage barrel, back-action lock, walnut half-stock and iron mounts (extensively worn) the first: 82.4 cm; 32 1/2 in barrel (2)
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward at the brow to an obtusely-pointed integral peak stuck at the front with an indistinct maker's mark and the fir-cone mark of the city of Augsburg, flanged outwards at the rear to receive a matching one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a pair of later suspension-holes), and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory-holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surfaces retaining a 'black-from-the hammer' finish overall (the skull corroded just to the front of the hinge for the right cheek-piece, and the hinge itself lacking one knuckle) 32.0 cm; 12? in
A PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY CLARE, DORCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1840 converted from flintlock, with turn-off barrels, engraved actions decorated with ovals carried by trophies-of-arms, signed on the left and inscribed 'Dorchester' on the right, the steels rebuilt as nipple-shields, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches (one hammer replaced), flat-sided walnut butts, engraved trigger-guards and vacant white metal escutcheons 3.8 cm;1 1/2 in barrels (2) John Clare is recorded at High Street East, Dorchester, circa 1829.
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high roped medial, projecting forward at the brow to an obtusely-pointed integral peak stuck at the front with a maker's mark comprising the initials 'ML ' in a rectangle, and the fir-cone mark of the city of Augsburg, flanged outwards at the rear to receive a rounded one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a pair of later suspension-holes), and cut out at each side to receive a hinged cheek-piece the right of which is missing and the left associated and pierced at its upper end with seven auditory-holes, the main edges of the helmet formed with inward turns decorated with file-roping except on the cheek-piece, and its surfaces retaining a 'black-from-the hammer' finish overall (the metal of the skull showing some delamination at its left side and the centre of the peak showing some pitting) 33.0 cm; 13 in
A 100 BORE PERCUSSION OVER-AND-UNDER TRAVELLING PISTOL BY SAMUEL & CHARLES SMITH, LONDON, CIRCA 1840; A 54 BORE PERCUSSION HAMMERLESS TURN-OVER PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY; AND AN 80 BORE PERCUSSION TURN-OVER PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with sighted barrels signed on the flat and engraved with scrolls on each side, signed engraved bolted back-action locks (one hammer and bolt replaced), figured walnut butt with swelling chequered grip, engraved iron trigger-guard, and vacant silver escutcheon (worn); the second with sighted barrels, scroll-engraved action fitted with cocking lever on the right, folding trigger, finely chequered butt, German silver butt-cap cast and chased as a lion mask in low relief, and vacant German silver escutcheon; and the third engraved with foliage around the muzzles, scroll-engraved action, folding trigger, chequered walnut butt and vacant German silver escutcheon the first: 7.5 cm; 3 in barrels (3)
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1600-10 with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb, fitted internally with a quilted canvas lining sewn to a leather lining-band within the brow with a fixed obtusely-pointed peak, over its outward-flanged rear edge with a rounded one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a pair of later suspension-holes), and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard, pierced at its centre with five small auditory-holes in dice-formation, and struck in the case of the right with the inventory number 128, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surfaces retaining a 'black-from-the hammer' finish overall (refreshed with paint) 27.0 cm; 10? in
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb decorated to either side of its crest with an incised line, fitted within the brow with an obtusely-pointed peak and over its outward-flanged rear edge with a rounded one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a pair of later suspension-holes), and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the left associated and reworked at its lower end) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its upper end with eight small auditory-holes in rosette-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surfaces retaining a 'black-from-the-hammer' finish overall (the left cheek-piece pitted) 28.0 cm; 11 in
A 32 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY MACE, READING, CIRCA 1825 with octagonal sighted barrel, signed stepped engraved lock (later hammer and bolt safety), full stock, chequered grip, engraved iron trigger-guard with pineapple finial and vacant German silver escutcheon 15.8 cm; 6 1/4 in barrel
A GERMAN MORION IN THE SPANISH FASHION, CIRCA 1600 with one-piece crown of rounded almond shape and narrow flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear, its edge formed with a plain inward turn and the base of the crown encircled by nine (originally ten) lining-rivets of which two at each side also served to attach now missing cheek-pieces, and fitted at the rear with two similar rivets securing a later plume-holder of copper, and the whole retaining its original black-from-the-hammer finish (refreshed with paint, the rear of the crown bruised, the rear of the brim cracked and its front point pierced with a later suspension-hole) 21.5 cm; 8? in
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward at the brow to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, flanged outwards at the rear to receive a matching one-piece neck-guard (pierced at its centre with a pair of later suspension-holes), and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with six small auditory-holes in rosette-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surfaces retaining a 'black-from-the hammer' finish overall (the metal of the skull showing some delamination at its left side and the centre of the peak showing some pitting) 30.0 cm; 11¾ in
A 16 BORE AUSTRIAN PERCUSSION PISTOL WITH CONCEALED HAMMER BY MISSILLIEUR, CIRCA 1860 with sighted barrel signed 'Missillieur a Vienne Patent' on the flat, engraved tang incorporating a sprung hinged lid covering the hammer, enclosed action cocked by pulling the trigger forward, highly figured walnut three-quarter stock with angular butt swelling at the base (repaired), and large engraved iron trigger-guard (ramrod missing) 15.5 cm; 6 1/8 in barrel Johann Baptist Missillieur became a Master Gunmaker in Vienna in 1821.
A .34 CALIBRE U.S. PERCUSSION UNDER-HAMMER BOOT PISTOL BY THRESHER, STAFFORD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1830 AND A .36 CALIBRE PERCUSSION PISTOL BY ALLEN & WHEEL-LOCK, NO. 73, CIRCA 1840 the first with 5 7/8 in barrel, signed engraved top-strap, hardwood grips (cracked) enclosed by a brass band; the second with 3 in barrel (hammer missing), and rounded hardwood grips (areas of pitting) the first: 25.8 cm; 10 in overall (2)
A GERMAN MORION IN THE SPANISH FASHION, CIRCA 1600 with one-piece crown of rounded almond shape and narrow flat integral brim projecting to an obtuse point front and rear, its edge formed with a plain inward turn and the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets of which two at each side also serve to attach a narrow, slightly tapering, round-ended cheek-piece (the left missing) and fitted at the rear with two similar rivets securing a later plume-holder of copper, and the whole retaining its original black-from-the-hammer finish (refreshed with paint; the front point of the brim pierced with a later suspension-hole) 30.0 cm; 11¾ in (with cheek-piece)
A 12-bore side by side double barrel hammer shotgun by McPhearson Brothers, Glasgow:, number 35449, the 30 inch barrels signed to rib as per title, plain fences and tang, backlock action with blued steel hammers, double trigger and trigger guard, chequered walnut stock with swivel swings.* Notes This lot will not be released without a current RFD or Shotgun licence.
9th-11th century AD. A round-section bracelet of double-strand braided gold wires with hammer-welded block to the underside. 77 grams, 91mm (3 3/4"). Property of a German gentleman; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Accompanied by a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. . Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Magdalenian, 17,000-12,000 years BP. A mixed group of five flint tools comprising: a blade flake; two long D-section scrapers; a burin; a hammer(?"). 184 grams total, 31-70mm (1 1/4 - 2 3/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004; acquired by Prof. Jelinek during the UNESCO - ICOM expedition in Lybia, in 1984 (The expedition collected the anthropology, archaeology and ethnography material for the National Museum in Tripolis"). Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: AleÅ¡ Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), PeÅ¡ina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [5, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A hammer-handled haematite stamp seal with pierced suspension bulb, five intaglio designs comprising a zebu with fronds, a standing zebu, a regardant horse, a profile bust, a scorpion to the underside. Cf. Collon, D. Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 37 for type. 21 grams, 29mm (1 /4"). Ex Swiss collection; acquired 1990s. [No Reserve]. Very fine condition.
Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of stone implements comprising: a large and a smaller square-section axe-hammer; two tanged arrowheads; a small axehead with square butt; a triangular-section point; two tongue-shaped blades; a scaphoid axehead; two scrapers. 1 kg, 4-15cm (1 3/4 - 6"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. [11, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
62 BC. Obv: BON EVENT LIBO legend to right and left of the head of Bonus Eventus right, with broad diadem. Rev: PVTEAL SCRIBON legend above and beneath garlanded well-head ornamented with two lyres, hammer at the base. Scribonia 8; Crawford 416/1a; Syd 928; Sear 367. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 4.01 grams. . Ex Coincraft (with ticket"). . Extremely fine.
10th-12th century AD. An iron axehead with narrow hooked blade, curved edge, lozenge wings to the socket, hammer-head to the rear. 571 grams, 17cm (7"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. . Extremely fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
33 Vintage Horror magazines including; Famous Monsters of Filmland No. 9 & 45, Movie Monsters #3, Castle of Frankenstein Nos. 5, 2 & 3, Terror Fantastic #3, Horror of Party Beach, The Mole People, Horror Monsters Nos. 5 & 9, Monster Mania Collectors Edition featuring Christopher Lee as Dracula, World Famous Creatures #1, Mad Monsters Nos. 5, 6, 9, 10, 3, 4 & 7, Modern Monsters (1966) No.4, 2, World of Horror No. 2, The House of Hammer #18, For Monsters Only, Scary Dreams, Fantastic Monsters of the Films No. 2, 4, Spacemen Nos. 1, 2 & 4, Spacemen 1965 year book. In Various conditions. (33)
Marvel and DC comics: Black Panther no 1; Captain America no 298,225, Annual no 8,281; Batman the New Adventures no 413; Batman no 491; Incredible Hulk no 329,376; A special collection edition of DC and Marvel: Batman vs. Incredible Hulk, The Punisher - Summer Special no 3; Alpha Flight no 1; Fantastic Four no 161; The Coming of Caleb Hammer no 54; Western Gunfighters - Kids Colt Gun-Slinger Apache Kid no 27; Condtition Very Good to Fine.
Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A pecked and ground boat-shaped axe-hammer with convex cutting edge; edge and hammer butt showing some evidence of use; with central piercing to receive haft. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897, p.220-1 for type. 328 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly in the E. S. Gosling collection, 1980s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]. Very fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A small hand-forged iron axehead with hooked blade, slightly curved edge, socket with lateral flanges and rectangular hammer extension to the rear. 545 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. . Extremely fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
10th-12th century AD. An iron axehead with narrow T-shaped blade, curved edge, lozenge wings to the socket, hammer-head to the rear. 642 grams, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. . Extremely fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A mixed stone group comprising: a ground and polished axe-hammer with perforation to receive shaft, in a mottled dorite stone, with an old inked label in Danish yxa från Skirsocken arn efter M.P. Jansson 1928'; a bifacial knapped crescent sickle-knife, in brown-grey flint showing some wear polish to convex edge and surfaces. See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, nos.551 and 593 for similar examples. 293 grams total, 90-120mm (3 1/2 - 4 3/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 1995; formerly in a Scandinavian collection before 1930. [2, No Reserve]. Very fine condition.
Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A polished diorite axe-hammer with keeled upper face, rounded edge, round-section hammer-face to the rear. 151 grams, 84mm (3 1/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly from the collection of Prof. RNDr. Jan Jelínek, DrSc., anthropologist, and Director of the Moravian museum, and the president of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) for eight years; thence by descent 2004; from central Europe. Professor RNDr. Jan Jelinek, DrSc. Born 26th February 1926 in Brno, Czech Republic, Jan Jelinek studied anthropology at Brno University and graduated from the faculty of Sciences in 1949. After graduation, he spent two years taking special courses in the Medical Faculty and made postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at the same institution. Jelinek started his scientific work at the Moravian Museum where he founded the Anthropos Institute, covering several scientific disciplines including the study of man in the Pleistocene environment, physical and cultural anthropology, prehistory and palaeontology. The Institute’s exhibition building, the Anthropos Pavilion, opened in 1962 to accommodate a unique exhibition on the origins and evolution of man. In the same year, Jelinek began to publish the quarterly journal Anthropology, and was its editor for 33 years. He also edited a series of Anthropos monographs containing articles by outstanding Czech and foreign anthropologists. In 1958, Jelinek was appointed director of the Moravian Museum. He launched an extensive reconstruction programme for the museum’s premises. His name is connected with the foundation of the Genetics Department, and of the Department for Research into the Karst Phenomenon. The scientific activities of Jan Jelinek focused mainly on palaeoanthropology, on the study of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene populations with special emphasis on the physical and cultural evolution of man. The beginnings of his scientific work are connected with the anthropological research of Cézavy, a Hallstatt locality near Blu?ina (Southern Moravia"). This work developed into extensive research and studies of other prehistoric periods, including the Old Slavonic period in the Early Middle Ages. Jelinek was in charge of the excavation of the Palaeolithic finds in the Mlade? caves, of the Brno II finds, of Dolni V?stonice III and Staré M?sto. He initiated the research of the Old Pleistocene site on Stránska Skála. The results of this research have made Moravia one of the oldest inhabited territories of Europe. Another research project lasting many years was carried out in the Kûlna cave. Jelinek’s research and studies in prehistoric anthropology and palaeoanthropology have resulted in a large number of publications, including: The Great Picture Atlas of Prehistoric Man, 1975, published in 14 languages; The Great Art of the Early Australians, 1989; Disappearing Sahara, published in Czech, in press; Le Sahara Libyen – l’art le plus ancient, published in French, in press. The total number of publications exceeds 250 titles. His extensive international contacts have enabled Jan Jelinek to undertyake a number of scientific expeditions, including two to Australia (1969, 1973), to the interior of Arnhem Land, stimulated by the study of prehistory, anthropology and ethnography of the Aboriginals, especially the Rembrranga tribe. During these expeditions, he documented a rich anthropological and ethnographical material, bark paintings and other unique finds. Jelinek studied rock art also during his expeditions to Eastern Siberia. In 1977-81 he organised five expeditions to the Sahara Desert and during 1976-85 he was commissioned by UNESCO and the Libyan government to take charge of the construction of the National Museum of Libya. Although primarily a scientific worker, Jan Jelinek was also active as a university lecturer. He read cultural anthropology and museology at Brno University. He later taught palaeoanthropology at the Charles University in Prague and anthropology at the Comenius University in Bratislava. One of Jelinek’s pioneering acts was the foundation of the Department of Museology at the J.E. Purkyn? University in Brno in 1964. It was the first department of museology in Europe. In 1990 Jelinek qualified as an ordinary professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Masaryk University, Brno. Over the years, Jelinek organised a number of international congresses and held important posts in various scientific societies and organisations: 1962-6 – chairman of the International Section of Regional Museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); 1965-71 – President of the Advisory Committee of ICOM; 1971-7 – President of ICOM; 1977 – Honorary Member of ICOM; 1973 – President of the Czechoslovak Anthropological Society; 1980 – Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London; 1981-4 – President of the European Anthropological Association, etc. For his distinguished work in the field of anthropology, he received a number of distinctions: AleÅ¡ Hrdli?ka Medal (1963), the State Distinction for Reconstitution Services (1968), PeÅ¡ina’s Medal (1971), J.E. Purkyn? University Medal (1979"). [No Reserve]. Very fine condition.
6-shot 54 Bore Bar Hammer Self-Cocking English Transitional Percussion Revolver 31cms, octagonal barrel 15cms engraved Improved Revolver, Birmingham proved, round foliate engraved frame, hammer and gripstrap with hinged cap box in buttcap, 2-piece chequered walnut grips, good working order and condition (light patination overall). Contained in its relined (?) velvet lined mahogany case with enigmatic illustrated trade label printed thus: ‘To WM Eaton from the late Edward London, Gun Maker, 98 London Wall, London’ containing mahogany loading rod and faded sepia photo. Good Condition.
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