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Lot 868
Suffolks - a superb original lot relating to 5825133 Pte Wilfred Lanham Suffolk Regt. 1939-45 Star, F & G Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, 1937 Coronation Medal with Certificate, and Dunkirk Medal + Certificate. Plus a large quantity of original documents/letters, two packed photo albums, Swagger Sticks, and a very scarce Tropical Helmet with cloth bag and Suffolks yellow cloth decal to side. Wounded In Action (piece of shrapnel with lot). Served India before WW2. Must be viewing (qty)
Lot 122
A leather armor with helmet dating: late 19th Century provenance: China Helmet sewn in two pieces with open-work, cusped at the top, shaped as a phurbu blade and with nape-guard consisting in three rows of blades, sewn with leather; painted with gold floral and geometrical motifs at the surface. Cuirass consisting in two, big, leather plaques and two smaller ones at the sides, painted in red and decorated with brass studs; featuring Mahakala (Kali's husband) head, made of brass; two, leather pauldrons. Provided with nine rows of segments, en suite with the helmet, as a protection at the lower part. Very scarce. dimensions: height elmo 50 armatura 71 cm.
Lot 234
A very scarce Korean-Japanese Nanban Kawari Bachi Kabuto dating: circa 1600 provenance: Japan Korean skull, consisting in four,riveted plates, featuring staves with raisers, s circular band ad the base, fixed by rivets. A tehen-kanamono at the top. Japanese koshi-maki, mabisazi and the hook for the mandate; open-works to fix the shikoro at the base, on the back.Brim with pierced ornament (mon?).This helmet was presumably taken by the troops of Prince Hizen during the Taiho Samu expedition in Korea in 1594. Korean helmets with nanban frame might be either in public or private collections. A Korean helmet with Japanese shikoro is at the Stibbert Museum, in Florence, see Procacci/Robinson, nr. 191 a; another one with coat of mail is illustrated by Żygulski, p. 230. dimensions: height 26 cm.
Lot 413
A Dragoon bugler's helmet dating: second quarter of the 18th Century provenance: France Iron skull (a small damage at the back), decorated with a flaming grenade at the front among laurel and oak branches. Brass crest ending in Medusa's head, with plume, comb and tang with red horsehair. Leather chin-straps, armored with brass mail, featuring cheek-pieces decorated with relieved leaves. Visor and short nape-guard with brass border. Complete with leather cap at the inside. dimensions: height 36 cm.
Lot 414
A cuirassier trooper's helmet dating: 19th Century provenance: France Iron skull, decorated with a flaming grenade at the front among olive-tree branches; crest ending in Medusa's head. Tail with black horsehair. Leather chin-straps, armored with brass scales, featuring cheek-pieces decorated with concentric circled. Visor and short nape-guard with brass border. Complete with blackened, leather covering and leather cap at the inside. dimensions: height 34 cm.
Lot 415
A dragoon officer's helmet dating: last quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France Silver-plated, metallic, non-ferrous skull. Gilt, brass comb decorated with acanthus leaves and ending in Medusa's head in-relief, complete with black horsehair. Gilt, brass decoration depicting a flaming decoration among laurel at the front. Leather chin-straps with velvet covering (partially worn), armored with brass scales decorated with laurel leaves; cheek-pieces with relieved leaves. Plume-holder with red plume. Brass band at the border. Brown, leather cap at the inside with gilt border. dimensions: height 40 cm.
Lot 474
A navy officer's sabre dating: 19th Century provenance: France Slightly-curved, single-and false-edged blade with thin fuller near the back. Brass hilt with partially-pierced guard and decorated in-relief, depicting an anchor on a trophy of flags. Featuring the stamp "F B D"with a helmet and a sword, guard with knot at the center. Long, brass cap. Horn grip with copper wire binding. Iron scabbard with remains of an old finishing; two, brass mounts provided with ring and stamp "JM" at the cap. dimensions: width 91 cm.
Lot 542
A lobster tail helmet dating: 17th Century provenance: Northern Germany Skull in two pieces, decorated with six raisers, small cracks on the right side, oval plaque at the top surmounted by a ring; straight, riveted brim, with fringed border, sliding nasal bar with screw; four blades at the nape-guard. dimensions: height 28.5 cm.
Lot 546
A Savoyard helmet dating: 17th Century provenance: Northern Italy Iron skull, worked in two pieces joint to the central comb. Raisable sight, provided with a spot for the comb and round brim, fixed with rivets. Ventail with air holes and vertical segments. Beaver with a neck-defense blade; nape-guard with single blade. Hooks and closing eyelets on the left side. Rivets with copper head. In patina. dimensions: height 29 cm.
Lot 547
An extremely rare sallet from the famous Kuppelmayr collection dating: last quarter of the 15th Century provenance: Germany Hammered skull in one piece, featuring a large and short comb at the top, with outlined borders and base; engraved with flowers at the base, then ribbed along the long tail; three grooves at the front, on each side; air holes decorated with carved, flower-shaped rivets (one is missing), a row of rivets for the scabbard in the middle. Fringed border, a visible mark of Nuremberg at the tip, on the back. Raisable visor with wide eye-slot, protruding at the center and ribbed, carved and engraved on the sides with waves (en suite with the crest), held by flower-shaped rivets; the lateral border carved with a tip, the lower border en suite with the skull. A button-lock with inner spring on the right side. Provenance: Max Kuppelmayr Collection A private collection in England Illustrated in "Sammlung Kuppelmayr" and described together with the complete armor N° 2, provided with the picture of the stamp. "Eurpaische Helme", Muller Kunter, pag. 96 picture 66/67. "Waffen und Rustungen", P. Martin, pag. 188, nr. 154. A similar sample, kept in the Bayerischen Nationalmuseum (see Martin) also shows flower-shaped rivets. Max Kuppelmayr, the manufacturer, started to produce his wonderful collection around 1845 and, at the time of his death in 1888, it was one of the most important collection of European antique arms in the world. Rudolph Kuppelmayr, his son, decided to put this collection in an outstanding volume that was displayed to the public on January 1895. The 24th of June 1919 the collection was sold at auction at the Hugo Helbing Galler, in Munich. After almost a century, our Auction House gives you the opportunity to buy one of the most beautiful helmet in the history of antique arms. dimensions: dimensions 40.4 x 21 x 21.7 cm.
Lot 563
A rare Civil Guard helmet dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Papal States Rigid, black leather skull, gilt, brass ornament at the front depicting a shell-guard and featuring the writing "PIO IX" provided with silver-plated plaque and surmounted by the papal coat of arms; faceted, cusp-shaped chape surmounted by a sphere and with cross-base; a metallic cockade on the left side; leather chin-straps, armored with brass scales. Leather band and remains of cap at the inside. dimensions: height 28 cm.
Lot 564
A rare Civil Guard helmet dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Papal States Rigid, black leather skull, brass ornament at the front depicting a shell-guard and featuring the writing "PIO IX" provided with silver-plated plaque and surmounted by the papal coat of arms; faceted, cusp-shaped chape with red horsehair and cross-base; a metallic cockade on the left side; leather chin-straps with velvet lining and armored with brass scales. Leather band and silk cap at the inside. dimensions: height 35 cm.
Lot 566
A rare Civil Guard helmet dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Tuscany Rigid, black leather skull, brass ornament at the front depicting a shell-guard and featuring the writing "LEOPOLDO IX" under crown; faceted, cusp-shaped chape surmounted by a sphere with red horsehair and cross-base; a cloth cockade on the left side; leather chin-straps with velvet lining and armored with brass scales.Leather lining at the inside. dimensions: height 33 cm.
Lot 567
A very fine generals helmet in case dating: circa 1900 provenance: Kingdom of Italy Metallic skull with black, seal-fur covering (perfect conditions); silver hilt, gilt crest; gilt star featuring the crowned monogram "VE", chin-strap with scales; Moroccan leather and red silk at the inside. Complete with original aigrette plumage and heron feathers of excellent quality and conditions. Kept in its carriage-case. Very scarce. dimensions: height 62 cm.
Lot 736
An infantry officers small sword dating: late 18th Century provenance: Italy Thin, double-edged blade of hexagonal section, grooved at the first part and signed "TOMAS D'AIALA"; elegant, gilt, bronze hilt with smooth sword-shell and helmet-pommel; wooden grip covered with silver thread wire binding and moor's heads. Complete with scabbard. dimensions: length 103.5 cm.
Lot 738
A Pionier officers sword dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Straight, double-edged blade of hexagonal section, engraved with the motto "VIVA IL RE FERDINANDO II" and "REAL CORPO DEL GENIO", trophies and floral motifs at the first part; signed and dated "Labruna 1841 Napoli" at the base; brass hilt, the shell-guard at the front with high-relieved helmet, the one at the back with iron support on the border, floral decorations, oval pommel, wooden grip covered with copper wire binding; leather scabbard with brass mounts, decorated en suite. dimensions: length 94 cm.
Lot 749
An officials small sword dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Baltic region Straight, double-edged blade of hexagonal section, engraved and gilt on blue ground with trophies and floral motifs, marked "IGB" at the forte; gilt, bronze hilt, shell-guard with coat of arms from Francis I period, decorated with bas-relieved floral motif, pommel depicting a face with helmet, grip with mother-of-pearl grip scales. Complete with leather scabbard and engraved, brass mounts. It is a very scarce sword since Francis I reigned for one year only. dimensions: length 93.5 cm.
Lot 758
A small sword for a magistrate member period Emanuel II dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Kingdom of Italy Straight, double-edged blade of hexagonal section; brass hilt, shell-guard with Savoy coat of arms under crown, guard with lion's head, pommel depicting a face with helmet, grip with mother-of-pearl grip scales and longitudinal grooves; leather scabbard with brass mounts (missing chape). dimensions: length 93.5 cm.
Lot 772
An important pair of cannons on a mobile support dating: 18th Century provenance: Europe Bronze barrels, shaped as a truncated cone, provided with a cascabel knot decorated with relieved acanthus leaves, back vent surrounded by relieved petals, a fine heraldic badge at the back, featuring a shield with an arrow, surmounted by a winged helmet with another arrow on top and surrounded by racemes. Engraved with floral motifs at the center, with handles and trunnions. Engraved with floral motifs and big moulded muzzle at the end. Complete with mobile, wooden support, featuring wooden wheels and iron mounts. The quality of the two barrels is slightly different. dimensions: length con affusto 121,5 cm.
Lot 824
A very rare flintlock gun by Giovanni Maria Loggia dating: first quarter of the 18th Century provenance: Brescia Extraordinary, smooth, round, 16 mm cal. barrel, the visible part is entirely chiselled with the effigy of a figure, masks, trophy, angel, birds, helmet, axe, torch and floral motifs on granulated ground, with foresight; flintlock signed "G. M. LOGIA", chiselled and decorated with brass-plated open-works featuring floral engravings; full stock of antique shape, chiselled with floral motifs and frame, with brass mounts featuring floral engravings. Wooden ramrod. For Giovanni Maria Loggia see Barbiroli "Repertorio storico degli archibugiari italiani dal XIV al XX secolo", page 331. dimensions: length 126.5 cm.
Lot 860
A rare and beautiful set from the property of a high ranked warrior dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Ottoman Empire Consisting in a khula-khud, a sipar, a bazu-band, a coat of mail, two points and two maces. Helmet with hemispherical skull, cusp of squared section at the top, on a base shaped as a truncated cone; sliding nose-piece, two plume-holders; all engraved and gilt. Decorated with six, big, richly carved and pierced cartouches at the base, featuring Arabic writings, provided with twenty-four smaller cartouches, pierced with floral motifs and with gold frame; featuring a copper leaf under the cartouches. Silver-plated, Arabic writings at the border the skull. Red cloth lining at the inside. Mail neck defense consisting in small rings with simple closure (missing parts). Height: 60 cm circa. Featuring a big, round and convex, iron sipar, provided with four studs engraved and gilt with floral motifs; decorated with nine cartouches at the center, together with twelve, smaller ones, all richly pierced with floral motifs and gold frames, with a thin, copper leaf below. Silver-inlaid, Arabic writings among four bands decorated with flowers at the border; brass support at the border. A red cloth lining at the inside, with an old label, four suspension rings. Diameter: 46.7 cm. Bass-band decorated en suite, featuring a stylized face at the top, complete with plaques to close it and with sword-shell (defects), Length: 55 cm. Coat of mail consisting in rings with simple lock, some missing parts; neck with lined cloth, provided with fringes. Height: 60 cm circa. Neck: 10 cm. Two trident heads, one with damask structure and Arabic writings, decorated with horned head, snakes and floral motifs (Height: 55 cm), the other one with socket featuring silver decorations an cusp engraved with floral motifs and silver and gold decorations (height: 54.5 cm). Two iron maces, one with horned head and remains of silver decorations (77.5 cm), the other one with bull head and remains of silver decorations. This set was on a wooden plate with velvet covering (see the picture). All those pieces were covered with a thick patina, so they have been removed from the table and accurately polished. Thanks to this polishing, the original gilding is now visible again. dimensions: dimensions varie cm.
Lot 862
A turban type helmet dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Turkey Iron skull, of conical shape at the top, with three-dimensional rays, featuring a cusp at the top, sliding nasal bar, a big plume-holder on the left, riveted brim, movable and pierced cheek-pieces. Engraved with gilt floral motifs and featuring Arabic writings on the surface. Provided with lining at the inside. dimensions: height 37 cm.
Lot 863
A helmet with face mask dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Turkey Conical, brass skull strengthened by four bands, engraved with cartouche featuring Arabic writings, decorated with floral motifs at the bands, a copper face-mask at the front, engraved with Arabic writings and floral motifs, pierced eyes and nose. The border of the mask and the base of the helmet featuring protection, iron plates depicting feathers. Provided with lining at the inside. A beautiful replacement of a fascinating helmet — the original one is impossible to find. dimensions: height 45 cm.
Lot 870
A silver-inlaid khula-khud dating: circa 1800 provenance: Indopersia Hemispherical, iron skull, surmounted by a squared cusp (without engravings), on a round base with long neck and knot. The external surface of the helmet finely engraved and carved, featuring floral frames with remains of gilt inlays enclosing plates richly decorated with a floral pattern; the lower band of the skull featuring cartouche, Arabic writings and remains of silver inlays. Chanfrin with sliding nose-piece between two plume-holders. Mail neck-defence featuring iron rings (small missing parts) with simple closure and alternated with brass rings; the lower border with fringes. dimensions: height totale circa 50 cm.
Lot 289
A full man at arms armor dating: last quarter of the 16th Century provenance: Germany Fine helmet with truncated brim, skull hammered in one piece featuring a crest with twisted border at the center and provided with breaths at the back. Sight ribbed at the center, with cusps and rectangular eye-slots featuring highly relieved, lower border. On each side is a row of breaths provided with joint button-lock. Ribbed ventail with lowered edges and breaths. Sight and ventail with rectangular holes featuring a circle at the center on the right side and simple, round holes on the other. Ventail with joint button. Ribbed beaver; nape-guard and neck-guard with two blades. Remains of old padding inside the helmet. Gorget with two-blade, hinged plates; the neckline with roped border and decorated with notches. Ribbed chest, decorated with gleanings; pauldron small-plates and neckline with thick, twisted ropes; two-blade backpiece. Rivets with remains of brass covering at the back plate. Six-and seven-blade tassets. Complete brassards; ribbed crossbelts and provided with rope, elbow-pieces with twisted ropes, knuckle shield with six-blade back, missing fingers. Provided with complete legs and shoes. Very interesting, composite armor, with fine helmet, with great visual impact. Iron rivets. dimensions: height 175 cm.
Lot 288
A cavalry helmet dating: 17th Century provenance: Germany Light skull, in one piece, ribbed at the center and engraved, slightly damaged; chanfrin with raisable brim; beaver with neck-guard fixed by rivets and provided with fringed border; the nape-guard is fixed by rivets, border decorated en suite. In patina, to be cleaned. dimensions: height 30 cm.
Lot 259
A left hand dagger dating: 18th Century provenance: Spain Straight, single-and false-edged blade, carved at the back, provided with large tang with two open-works and carved edges. Iron hilt with big, carved and pierced knuckle guard, featuring a bust wearing a helmet surrounded by floral motifs, undulated border. Round quillons with drop-shaped edges; disk-pommel. Grip covered with brass wire binding. dimensions: length 47.5 cm.
Lot 54
A rare percussion breechloading pistol dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Italy Octagonal, damask, micro-rifles, 12 mm cal. barrel provided with foresight. Frame engraved with floral motifs with swiveling powder chamber and opening lever on the right side, sighted tang, under-hammer. Iron trigger guard, engraved en suite and provided with finger support. Shaped, silver butt-plate depicting a man's face with helmet and mustaches. Wooden half stock decorated with metallic nails and finely carved with segments and floral motifs on the grip. dimensions: length 46 cm.
Lot 673
Two Alymer Banners Forward Knights of the Hundred Years War, factory painted/animated in Spain: BF-74 Sir Nele Loring K.G. (Detachable Helmet); BF-76 Denis de Stomer Sir Morbeque. M and boxed. Together with two Mulberry Miniatures Knights of 1356: Vicomte de Brosse; Richard Pontcharon, appear E boxed. (4)
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