A Victorian field surgeons boxed part set of post-mortem instruments S A Victorian field surgeons boxed part set of post-mortem instruments S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, circa 1860 Including knives, hooks, bone chisel, hammer, surgical scissors and a saw blade, the hammer stamped S. MAW, SON & THOMPSON to head, in purple velvet lined box incorporating flap concealing some of the instruments to inside of lid, the exterior with inset brass straps flanking a vacant oval cartouche and corner reinforcements, 25.5cm (10ins) wide; with a boxed trepanning set, Laundy, London, mid to late 19th century, the ivory-handled cutter with a choice of two attachments in red velvet lined mahogany box including saw stamped LAUNDY to handle to inside of lid, 19cm (7.5ins) wide.
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A Fine German Renaissance gilt brass and iron hexagonal table clock Stamped... A Fine German Renaissance gilt brass and iron hexagonal table clock Stamped with initials M L , mid to late 16th century The posted twin fusee movement with pinned iron-capped brass spring barrels concealed between two horizontal plates in the base beneath posted frame with four fine slender double baluster turned uprights, the going train now with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum swinging to the rear, the strike train set behind the going train incorporating twin-arbor warned release and sounding the hours via a vertically pivoted hammer on a bell mounted on top of the clock, the exterior with moulded cornice and geometric panel decorated frieze over twenty-four hour dial with stylised bird and fruiting foliage engraved centre within punch-stamped Arabic numeral chapter ring with touch pieces to the moulded outer margin, set over a shaped scribed panel enclosing further scrolling foliate and centred with a winding square, the sides with twin panel doors engraved with standing figures of Adam and Eve to the right and a pair of allegorical females to the left, the angles with conforming vertical geometric bands and the rear engraved after Hans Sebald Beham with Christ standing on a globe and holding the standard of the crucifixion beneath dove emblematic of the Holy Spirit, the lower margin with small panel decorated with a reclining female, the plinth base with complex moulded dado over foliate engraved panels centred with roundels featuring four profile busts to the sides and indistinct armorial crest to the front incorporating the stamped initials M L , on conforming moulded skirt incorporating leaf engraved ogee moulded foot, (alarm mechanism removed), 22cm (8.625ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the Estate of an Italian connoisseur collector of horological artefacts and works of art. The current lot can be compared to an example illustrated in Tardy LA PENDULE FRANCAIS, 3'me Partie: Provinces et Etranger on page 314. The hexagonal form echoes that of contemporary French examples however differs in the that trains are laid out with the strike behind the going rather than the usual French system of having one above the other. The use of iron for the wheelwork would indicate a date prior to 1580 although the inclusion of brass for the walls of the spring barrels would suggest that the clock was made closer to 1580 than 1550. The strike train also incorporates twin-arbor warning which although is known to have been in use by around 1480 (see Leopold, J. H. The Almanus Manuscript ) seems to have been rarely adopted until the introduction of the English lantern clock in its fully developed form in around 1600. The rear of the clock incorporates an engraved view of Christ standing on a globe holding the standard of crucifixion with a dove emblematic of the Holy Spirit above. Typically such decoration was often copied from a contemporary engraved source - in this case an engraving executed by Hans Sebald Beham in 1546. The panels to the sides of the case are probably also copied from similar sources however these have yet to be identified. The base also incorporates an armorial crest to the front panel, unfortunately wear and degradation to the surface now renders this crest indistinct however closer examination and specialist research may result in the family for whom the clock was made to be identified.
A Black Forest carved wood cuckoo table clock Attributed to Johann Baptist Beha A Black Forest carved wood cuckoo table clock Attributed to Johann Baptist Beha, Eisenbach, circa 1870 The wooden framed twin fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by short pendulum with heavy brass-faced bob, the hour strike train with outside countwheel and linkages to two bellows and a cuckoo automaton who appears from behind the door above the dial to announce the hour with a two-note call followed by hammer sounding on a gong fitted to the inside of the rear case panel, the circular wooden dial carved with a rosette to centre within chapter ring applied with Gothic style bone numerals, with leaf carved and pierced bone hands and narrow moulded bezel, the gabled case with fine bird-in-flight centred vine trail carved fascia over naturalistic facade incorporating cuckoo automata and entwined leafy trail bird inhabited uprights flanking dial, the base with conforming apron set behind a carved and pierced picket fence apron panel applied with further vine leaves and terminating with a horizontal log and squab feet, the sides with small rectangular doors over conforming picket fence, the rear with lift-out panel fitted with a coiled gong to inside surface and applied with incomplete paper trade label for Camerer Cuss, London, 45cm (17.75ins) high. Johann Baptist Beha was born in Oberbrand, 1815 and was trained as a clockmaker by his father, Vinzenz, before setting-up on his own in Eisenbach in 1845. He specialised in cuckoo clocks and through his continuous development became the leading maker of fine and complex examples. His main export markets were to Russia (where he had a distribution warehouse in St. Petersburg) and the British Isles. He died in 1898 leaving the business to be continued by his sons Lorenz and Engelbert.
An experimental Military percussion breech loading rifle by Bastin Freres, marked on the arm of the lever with maker's mark and 1223 Brevetes, the butt marked Crown T.A. above Crown 1879, the barrel retaining a large amount of bluing, the hammer slipping and not catching, the bottom of the barrel ramped for a telescopic sight, hence end sight missing, bayonet lug below barrel, (overall good condition), a rare rifle.
* HERBERT WHONE (BRITISH 1925 - 2011), A GLASGOW WINTER oil on canvas, signed and dated '61 61cm x 108cm Framed Note: Note: In our opinion, one of the finest examples of the work of Herbert Whone to be offered at auction. Herbert Whone was born in Bingley, West Yorkshire, where his parents were both employed in the cloth mills. He was encouraged by his mother to ''improve'' himself culturally, and from an early age took photographs and practised the violin. After education at the Royal Manchester College of Music (now the Royal Northern College of Music) and Manchester University, he secured positions in the Royal Opera House Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, before moving to Glasgow in 1955, where he took up the position of deputy leader of the Scottish National Orchestra. He was inspired by Glasgow's changing fortunes and painted a series of notable canvases featuring the beauty of a city in transition. His painting of trams and shipbuilding, to pick two of his fondest subjects, were presented with warmth and beauty, almost impressionistic in their depiction of glowing sunsets and use of rich colour. Herbert Whone (often incorrectly catalogued as Herbert Bannister Whone) continued to paint long after his departure from Glasgow in 1964 but it's the relatively small body of work produced in his nine years in the city that stand testament to his exceptional talent. Whone's Glasgow paintings, while highly collected and critically acclaimed, are still to attain the full recognition and commercial value they deserve and will surely eventually achieve. The two highest auction prices on record for his work have been achieved in the last eighteen months (both by McTear's) with lot 1705 18.01.2015 BACK COURT, ANDERSON (oil on canvas, signed and dated '64,126cm x 93cm) achieving £6500 (hammer). Glasgow Museums and The National Galleries of Scotland hold examples of his work.
dating: mid-18th Century provenance: North Italy Two-stage barrel, the first part of octagonal shape, signed "GIROLAMO ZAMBONARDI", then round,with two rings at the girdle and strongly bell-mouthed at the nozzle; flintlock engraved with a landscape, chiseled hammer, sightly sculpted, walnut stock, brass mounts decorated with bas-relieved foliage, iron belt hook, iron-tipped, wooden ramrod. On the back a button to fold the butt. dimensions: length 105.5 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: India Smooth, round, damask, 13 mm cal. barrel, widened toward the breech and slightly bell-mouthed at the nozzle, sighted tang, the visible surface entirely engraved, gold and silver plated with fine, floral and geometrical motifs, foresight; lateral, silver pan with decorations in silver and gold, sliding pan cover; iron mounts decorated en suite with the barrel and enriched with brass rosettes, the plate with an iron needle to clean the vent, consisting in a decorated socket held by a small chain; inside hammer and trigger decorated with silver; full stock of dark wood (small restorations), the butt decorated with bone. Iron ramrod, the visible part enriched with silver decorations. dimensions: length 173.5 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Italy Smooth, two-stage, 17 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part with stamps by "A. MARTINEZ" in gold, the second part round, with rings at the girdle and swallow-tailed foresight; engraved tang; flintlock signed "Lorenzoni" and engraved with warriors and trophies, the hammer chiseled with floral pattern and a mask-shaped screw, sliding pan cover. Wooden half stock with silver mounts, engraved and pierced. Brass-tipped wooden ramrod. dimensions: length 132.5 cm.
dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Paris Octagonal, rifled, 12 mm cal. barrel, signed "F.ni per Gastinne Renette à Paris" and "2", the base engraved with floral motifs, foresight; the tang engraved en suite; forward spring lock converted to percussion, hammer and plate decorated en suite; ebony half-stock with checkered neck, frames with bas-relieved floral motifs; iron mounts with thin, floral engravings. dimensions: length 42.5 cm.
dating: circa 1600 provenance: London Smooth, octagonal barrel, worked in one piece with the stock. Hammer, spring, trigger and pan cover all made of iron. Brass ramrod under the barrel. Functioning.The pistol was found in the river Thames, it was restored by Howard Blackmore, Master of the Armouries at the Tower of London. dimensions: length 12 cm.
dating: late 17th Century provenance: Tuscany German, octagonal, rifled, 13 mm cal. barrel from a wheel-lock rifle, with two "U"-shaped stamps at the base, a thin groove in the first part, iron rear-sight and foresight; flintlock with round lock plate finely engraved with floral motifs, the screw of the hammer carved with a deep mask, batterie carved en suite, the nose provided with a button to loose the pan-covering (scarce!). Fine briar-root, full stock slightly carved (some cracks) with brass hilts. Wooden ramrod with iron cartridge extractor and brass tip extractor. dimensions: length 120.5 cm.
dating: early 19th Century provenance: Italy Smooth, two-stage, octagonal and round, 13 mm cal. barrel, with ring and acanthus leaves at the girdle; lock with brass plate featuring remains of engraving and outlines, the hammer, the batterie and the spring all made of iron; wooden full stock, slightly engraved, and brass mounts. With no ramrod. dimensions: length 23 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Belgium Smooth, two-stage, turn-off, round and octagonal, 14 mm cal. barrel, with foresight and sight notch; cylindrical, six-shot cylinder, engraved and chiselled with vine shoots on dotted ground, featuring stamps of Liège test bench; frame decorated with vine shoots, serial number "1XXX" and writing "E. LEFAUCHEUX ...", provided with manual extractor and loading gate on the right. The back of the hammer decorated en suite with the cylinder and the frame. Serial number coeval on frame and barrel. Light wooden butt checkered at the neck, iron butt-plate. dimensions: length 111 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Belgium Smooth, round, 16 gauge barrels, provided with rib with brass foresight, the bore in very good condition, small pitting at the base only; receiver and locks featuring remains of floral engravings, trigger guard with curl, butt of checkered wood, a repaired hammer; marks of St. Etienne at the inside. dimensions: length 112,5 cm.
dating: 1875-1890 provenance: USA Round, rifled, 38 cal. S&W barrel, provided with rib and foresight, marked with the company address and patent marks up to 1890, stamps of the English test benches on one side. Opening with a single button at the back, inner hammer. Six-shot cylinder with stamps of the English test benches. Serial number "10xxxx". Frame marked on the right side. Grip with safety-lock at the back, hard rubber grip scales with the monogram of the company. Keeping most of the antique nickel-finishing. dimensions: length 19,5 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Naples Octagonal, smooth, 17 mm cal. barrel, slightly bell-mouthed at the nozzle, with remains of finishing. Piston with spark arrester. Long tang with broad sight and signed "SARNI". Backward spring lock, engraved with flowers, the hammer neck en suite. Wooden, half stock (small restoration near the muzzle ring), with checkered grip. Iron mounts, trigger guard engraved with animals, butt-plate with primer case. Horn-tipped, wooden ramrod. dimensions: length 34 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA Octagonal, rifled, 32 cal. rimfire barrel, with cusp-foresight and no mark. Smooth, six-shot cylinder, frame with a large trigger guard, serial number "1xx" repeated both under the barrel and inside the grip. Hard rubber grip scales. Metallic cartridge conversion. Keeping most of the antique nickel-finishing. Foresight and hammer with remains of darkening. Single and double actions functioning. Produced in two thousand samples. dimensions: length 14,8 cm.
dating: late 17th Century provenance: Brescia Long, smooth, two-stage, 11 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part, featuring a chiselled mask at the base, round at the second part, with rings at the girdle; flintlock with round plate signed "FRAN BIANCHO", a grotesque mask on the screw of the hammer; wooden full stock, slightly outlined with brass mounts decorated with masks and floral motifs; original, iron-tipped wooden ramrod. For Francesco Biancho or Bianchi see Barbiroli "Repertorio storico degli archibugiari italiani dal XIV al XX secolo", page 117. dimensions: length 47.5 cm.
dating: circa 1800 provenance: Austria Octagonal, rifled, 16 mm cal. barrel, provided with foresight and rear sight notch. Lock plate with oblique borders and hammer with long tail. Wooden, full stock (defects and small damages) provided with patchbox. Brass mounts. Missing ramrod. dimensions: length 111 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA Round, rifled, 41 cal. rimfire, with foresight and "COLT" mark, swiveling on one side, featuring most of the antique darkening. Nickelled, brass frame, marked "41 CAL" on the left hand side, spur trigger. Darkened hammer and trigger. Smooth, wooden grip scales. This pistol has been portrayed by the artist Sergio Tisselli in "Lampi Sul West", plate n. 12. dimensions: length 12 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA Round, rifled, 22 cal. barrel with foresight and manufacture address in two lines. Smooth, seven-shot cylinder, brassframe marked "22 CAL"; darkened spur trigger and hammer. Keeping most of the antique nickel-plating. Serial number "32xxx" coeval both on the barrel and the grip.This revolver has been portrayed by the artist Sergio Tisselli in "Lampi Sul West", plate n. 10. dimensions: length 14,5 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Belgium Round, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrel, provided with high rib and foresight. Smooth, six-shot cylinder engraved with racemes and a stamp of the Liège test bench. Frame carved en suite, serial number "13xxxx", stamp "N", crowned. Marked "E. LEFAUCHEUX / IN.UR BREVETE". Checkered, wooden grip scales, nickel-plated ring for the strap, hammer and trigger guard. Finishing. dimensions: length 29 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Belgium Octagonal, rifled, 9 mm cal. barrel (slight pitting), provided with fixed rear-sight, missing foresight; at the base the marks "ARENDT BREVETE", "REGLE", and the serial number "4xxx" on a side, on the other the crowned mark "EL". Smooth, six-shot cylinder decorated with an engraved, floral band and remains of the antique finishing; frame engraved en suite, with remains of finishing. Loading gate, interesting extractor mounted under the barrel and fixed though the barrel bracket with stopper, on the left side of the hammer is a lever (with missing tooth). Ivory grip scales, a ring for the strap. dimensions: length 24,8 cm.
dating: mid-19th Century provenance: USA Octagonal, rifled barrel, provided with cusp foresight, signed "ADDRESS SAM.L COLT NEW YORK CITY" at the back, floral engravings on a ground of circles at the base, the cartridge rammer with engraved injunction. Smooth, six-shot cylinder depicting the naval war against the Mexican navy and signed "Engraved by W.L. Ormsby New York" under the serial number. Frame engraved with flowers on a ground of circles, marked "COLTS PATENT"; the hammer engraved too. Brass grip in one piece with the roundish, engraved trigger guard. Serial number "47xx" coeval on all its parts. Decorated grip scales, the left one carved with a snake. Remains of the antique finishing. In very good mechanical order.This revolver has been portrayed by the artist Sergio Tisselli in "Lampi Sul West", plate n. 3 dimensions: length 32,5 cm.
dating: mid-19th Century provenance: USA Heavy, smooth, octagonal, 9 mm cal. barrel, marked "D. H. BILLIARD CORN T.SIE N.H." and "No. 1457", brass foresight; bottom hammer, root wood butt with veins (a restored damage?) with iron mounts and patchbox. Brass-tipped, wooden ramrod under the barrel. dimensions: length 85 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Europe Smooth, round, 20 mm cal. barrel featuring brass foresight, with ring and remains of stamps at the base, among them a crowned "NI". Flintlock with a slightly round plate, provided with secure lock at the back of the hammer. Wooden full stock (a restored damage at the neck), checkered at the neck and with small floral engravings, near the counter plate the date "1832", patchbox with wooden cover. Brass mounts. dimensions: length 123 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Japan Heavy, smooth, 18 mm cal. barrel with rib and moulded muzzle provided with brass foresight; the barrel featuring remains of silver drawings, rear sight at the centre, iron pan with sliding, brass pan cover; the lock and the hammer made of bronze; wooden, full stock with thin, fur-like engravings, bronze mounts. Wooden ramrod. dimensions: length 106 cm.
dating: late 19th Century provenance: India Slightly curved, double-edged blade with slight, central fuller, the base, the quillon-block and the hammer of engraved brass, decorated with two lions and one elephant in the round. Cylindrical, iron haft with disc-shaped base, the blade with wooden scabbard covered with blue velvet (partly worn), copper cap engraved with floral motifs. dimensions: length 42.5 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA Iron, 2" (scarce), 41 cal., gilt barrel, marked "NATIONAL ARMS Co" at the back and "PAT FEB 24 1865" at the bottom, serial number "1xxx", engraved with flowers along the sides. Gilt brass frame, with spur trigger and gilt back hammer, enriched with floral engravings and small, checkered, elliptical openings. Functioning mechanic.In 1865 the Moore's Fire and Co was succeded by the National Arms Company in the production of this Deringer, then, in 1870, it was acquired by Colt. Colt kept on producing this arm for a short period of time (Norm Flayderman, "Flayderman's Guide", 8th Edition, p. 399). dimensions: length 11 cm.
dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Italy Smooth, octagonal and round, two-stage, 19 mm cal. barrel with rings at the nozzle and at the girdle, the first part featuring outlines, provided with fixed rear sight. Interesting lock converted to percussion with ancient plate engraved with a dragon, a bird and flowers, the hammer decorated in a similar way. Wooden full stock chiseled and grooved. Iron and brass mounts, brass-tipped, wooden ramrod. dimensions: length 89,5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: India Smooth, round, damask, 13.5 mm cal. barrel, the base thickened and provided with rear-sight, slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, with rings near the edges, foresight; lateral pan cover with mobile pan cover; damask plate and mounts, inside hammer, a needle to clean the vent with tapering sheath and small chain; trigger pierced with floral motifs; full stock of mahogany (small restorations) with arsenal stamp. Iron ramrod; barrel held by parchment bands. dimensions: length 185 cm.
A probably unique and very comprehensive RAWLPLUG collection of shop furniture and fittings, tools, accessories, advertising and promotional items, books, catalogues etc. a Dorset collection accrued over many years and being offered in one lot. The collection comprises; A rare and early counter top glazed pine display cabinet c1930 and measuring 15"x 12"x 24" h. showing a selection of Rawlplugs, jumping tools and holders, the rear of the cabinet comprises of a set of four drawers. Another counter top display for various sizes of tool holders and Rawldrills. An unused mechanical hammer in it's rare orig box with leaflet. Two mechanical hammers. Three other mechanical hammers of different patterns with a rare breast plate attachment. An early electric drill model R.P.I. A heavy duty model B electric hammer drill. Rawlplug Rotary Drill Hammer attachment to convert an electric drill to a power hammer. Rawldrive major. Quantity of Stardrill Rawlbits incl. the rare wood handled No 8 holder. 30 various drill bits in orig tubes. Four orig packets of Rawldrills of various sizes and dates. Four early boxes of Rawlplugs and several later boxes. An unusual box of assorted sizes of Rawlplugs with sizing gauge on lid. Later boxes of fibre Rawlplugs. Boxes of plastic plugs and fixings. Four early tins of Rawlplug outfit kits (one marked New York) six tins of Mechanics outfit No 8 and other tins of various versions and ages. Three household fixing kits and two DIY outfits. Seven different popular outfits and six No 8 household outfits. Seven Handyman outfits (originally Amature Mechanics) Rawlplastic tins and boxes inc. plastic wood, iron cement, Duraglue, & Durofix. Welder's Mate, Soldering irons, Tapes, Gauges, Blowtorch, Sharpening Stones etc. all by Rawlplug Various Rawlplug promotional and advertising items incl. Pewter Tankard (1919-1969) Three miniature bottles of Rawlplug malt whisky (1919-1999) mugs, cigarette case, matches and ashtrays, packs of playing cards etc. 30 Rawlplug advertisements from various magazines, trade cards, letter heads, wall charts, booklets and instructions. Many of the outfits are in as produced condition. A note from the vendor; I started the collection over 10 years ago. The first few items were acquired by chance, but they encouraged me to research information about the company and its history. The first expanding wall-plugs were patented in 1912 by the Rawlings Brothers in West London, and famously were used to fix electric lights in the British Museum without damaging the walls. The Rawlplug company was established in 1919 and by the early 1920s the company was making many different tools and advertising widely in several magazines and national newspapers. All this encouraged my interest in such an enterprising company; this led to the acquisition of further random items and eventually I deliberately started to try to fill gaps in the collection. As time went on a strong motivation was the knowledge that the collection seemed to be unique, as I don't know of anyone else who has gathered such a large and comprehensive collection of Rawlplug products. The collection includes not just tools, though Rawlplug have made a surprisingly wide range over the years, but it also includes associated documents and promotional items, all of which give a wider view of the company as a whole.
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