A CULT DAGGER, A VICTORIAN STILETTO AND A CONTINENTAL STILETTO, 19TH CENTURY the first with broad double-edged blade etched with a frosted panel filled with foliage, trophies-of-hunting, a stag and doe and a hunter (areas of wear), silver-plated hilt decorated with thistle foliage in low relief, in its silver-plated scabbard decorated with scrolls, foliage a Medussa mask and a devil; the second by Manson, Sheffield, etched on one side of the blade 'Never draw me without reason nor sheath me without honour' white metal hilt decorated with fruit and foliage in low relief, in is red leather scabbard with white metal mounts and the third with white metal hilt formed as a female demi-figure, in its scabbard the first: 17.2 cm; 6 3/4 in blade (3)
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ËœA FINELY CARVED FRENCH HIPPOPOTAMUS IVORY POWDER-FLASK, DIEPPE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved body, flattened inner face carved with a classical portrait profile in a wreath of laurel and the crowned French Royal arms, curved outer face decorated with a stag hunting scene involving two mounted hunters in a woodland, the nozzle carved as a wolf's head in the round, and two loops for suspension 22.0 cm; 8 5/8 in
‡A FINE BRASS-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, FLEET STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1782 with brass barrel formed in three stages, belled at the muzzle , inscribed 'Fleet Street' over the breech and fitted with spring bayonet above, engraved iron tang decorated with foliage, border ornament and fitted with the bayonet release catch, signed stepped brass bevelled lock fitted with sliding bolt safety-catch, figured walnut full stock (minor bruising) carved with a raised apron moulding around the tang, engraved brass mounts comprising finely pierced ribbon side-plate, butt-plate with a trophy-of-hunting, trigger-guard en suite and with acorn finial, escutcheon with scallop shell above and engraved with the owner's crest, motto and monogram, and moulded ramrod-pipes (later ramrod, sling swivels missing) 36.5 cm; 14 3/8 in barrel Provenance Arthur John Blunt collection, sold, Bonhams, 11th May 2016, lot 376 The arms, crest, motto and monogram are those of John Delap Halliday (1749-94). Halliday was born in Antigua, educated at Eton and later purchased a Cornetcy in the Cold Stream Guards in 1769. The following year he was engaged to marry the niece of Lord George Gordon Byron. However, the engagement was broken when he met Lady Jane Tollemache, youngest daughter of Lord Dysart, who he eloped with and married in Gretna Green in 1770. They had five children over the following four years and spent the greater part of their time in London. When war broke out between England and the combined forces of France and Spain he joined up and became a captain of 87th Regiment of Foot. After his father died he inherited plantations in Antigua and St Kitts and became 5th Laird of Castlemains, Kirkcudbright in Scotland. In 1789 he acquired The Leasows near Halesowen in the West Midlands, the former home of the poet William Shenstone. He died five years later of pneumonia at the age of forty-five. This sudden death was brought on by a chill following his efforts to save a dog from drowning in a lake one May day. Following his death a memorial was carved in his memory by the renowned sculptor Thomas Banks R.A. and erected in Halesowen Church.
‡A FINE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel swelling towards the muzzle, signed 'H.W.Mortimer, London' in a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, fitted with spring bayonet retained by a clip on the iron tang, the latter engraved with foliage, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with conventional foliage on the tail and a sunburst behind the pan, fitted with cock en suite and bolt safety-catch (some light pitting), figured walnut full stock, finely engraved brass mounts comprising solid side-plate decorated with trophies-of-hunting, scrolls and border ornament, trigger-guard with a rococo flower on the bow and with pineapple finial, butt-plate with a trophy-of-arms on the tang, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon engraved with border ornament, a pair of iron sling swivels, original wooden ramrod with iron worm, and the barrel stock and mounts remaining in very good condition 34.8 cm; 13 3/4 in barrel Provenance Sotheby's, Sussex, 15th July 1996, lot 228.
‡A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1778-83 with brass barrel formed in three stages, swelling slightly towards the muzzle, formed with raised mouldings, engraved with stars at the median, a band at the breech, the latter inscribed 'London', struck with London proof, the barrelsmith's mark and Cork West Riding Registration mark 'WC1575', engraved iron tang decorated with foliage, signed rounded border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock (small cracks), carved with an apron moulding about the tang, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-hunting on the bow and with acorn finial, solid side-plate decorated with border ornament and a shell, butt-plate with Irish registration number matching the breech and tang en suite with the trigger-guard, border-engraved vacant escutcheon, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, iron sling swivels and wooden ramrod with iron worm, probably the original 35.8 cm; 14 1/8 in barrel Provenance Acquired circa 1977. Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, p. 189-190, plate 288. Munson (op. cit) states that this is the earliest recorded blunderbuss by Harvey Walklate (1) Mortimer.
‡A COMBINED FLINTLOCK PISTOL AND HUNTING SWORD BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1790 with slightly curved blade formed with two long fullers over the greater part of its length and double-edged towards the point, turn-off barrel cut for a key, finely engraved box-lock action, signed on a scroll on the left and inscribed 'Gunmaker to his Majesty' on a further scroll on the right, each carried by trophies-of-arms, fitted beneath with sliding safety-catch also locking the steel, iron stud trigger, and later grip 67.0 cm; 26 3/8 in blade Provenance Christie's, London, 20th February 1991, lot 176
ËœTHE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR AN IMPORTANT FRENCH ROYAL 60 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL MADE FOR LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUC D'ORLÉANS (1793-1830), KING OF FRANCE (1830-48), BY HENRY LEPAGE, DATED 1837 with octagonal barrel formed in two stages, inlaid in gold with a running band of fleur-de-lys around the muzzle face, finely chiselled and blued against a gilt fishroe ground with grotesque mask bosses around the muzzle, addorsed herms, scrolling monsterheads issuant from winged scaly monsters, espagnolette masks, the standing personifications of the Four Cardinal Virtues and further espagnolette masks over the median, an armoured crossbowman winding his windlass flanked by two armoured knights over the breech and vine fruit, foliage and further classical motifs, percussion bolster chiselled with a rabbit running through foliage and fitted with pierced platinum plug, the tang chiselled and gilt with the figure of Victory and fitted with gold back-sight, chiselled and gilt lock en suite with the barrel, decorated with a reclining female, perhaps Fortitude, a plumed helmet at her side and a shield charged with a per bend on her lap, fitted with chiselled hammer formed as a scaly monster, the lower portion enriched with gold and silver lines, hippopotamus ivory half-stock, carved with the crowned Royal cypher above a winged figure beneath the fore-end, engraved with panels of hatched ornament filled with fighting lions and lionesses, foliage and exotic birds on the right and with a dragon confronted by hounds on the left, the area opposite the lock engraved with the reclining figure of Fame with a further lion, fluted butt carved with monsters about the tang and foliage over the spine, its remaining surface vertically divided by slender ribs enclosing four tall vertical panels filled with differing medieval battle scenes (small age cracks, areas of staining), spurred iron trigger-guard chiselled and gilt en suite with the barrel, decorated with an armoured warrior with a hound at his feet on the outside, the trigger plate signed in gold 'Henricus.Lepage.Regius.Faber Lutetia.P.A.Lapret Sequanus.Fecit', chiselled and gilt butt-cap decorated with pair of winged monsters, barrel bolt escutcheon chiselled and gilt with a pair of monsterheads, no provision for a ramrod, and remaining in fine condition throughout 24.5 cm; 9 ¾ in barrel Provenance Louis Philippe, Duc d' Orléans (1793-1830), King of France (1830-48), the garniture (see note below) Gustav Diederich Clarence Mackay Exhibited L'Exposition Universelle Internationale Paris, 1900, cased with the remainder of the garniture Literature Musée Rétrospectif de la Classe 51, Armes de chasse (matériel, proceeds et produits), de 1900 a Paris, 1900, pp. 13-14 The present pistol was originally cased along with its pair, a superimposed load four-shot carbine, a small-sword, a hunting sword, two flasks and further accoutrements and exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. The group was subsequently split up, the carbine and one flask were sold by Sotheby's Zurich (6th November 1992, lot 259) and Sotheby's New York (24th May 1994, lot 484) respectively. Both now reside in a private collection in the United States. The cased garniture formed a spectacularly lavish display with references to mythology and the chase. The use of hippopotamus ivory, an exceptionally tough material to work, is notably unusual and perhaps alluded to in the carving of the lid where a hunter confronts an aquatic beast. Jean André Prosper Lepage, known as Henri Lepage (1792-1854), was the son of the Royal gunmaker Jean Lepage. He was court gunmaker to Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis Philippe. From 1825 he was a member of the Conseil Général des Manufactures and won silver medals at the Industrial Exhibitions of 1823, 1827, 1834 and 1839. He was also a restorer and dealer of antique weapons and armour.
A RARE GERMAN COMBINED HUNTING SWORD AND FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1750 with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, the outer face fitted with two-stage barrel at the forte, brass hilt, comprising down-turned shell-guard cast with a stag attacked by a hound in low relief, knuckle-guard, engraved flash-guard, lionhead pommel, brass grips engraved with scrolls and foliage en rocaille on one face and foliage and shell ornament on the other, in a later case 48.2 cm; 19 in blade
WAUGH AND HEYGATECollection of letters to Sir John Heygate, largely concerning Evelyn Waugh, his posthumous reputation and Heygate's elopement with the first Mrs Waugh ('She Evelyn'), correspondents including:(i) Acton (Harold) Eleven autograph letters and a postcard, about Waugh and their mutual friends ('...In reality you did Evelyn the best of turns, certainly from a creative point of view... I like all his books except 'Brideshead Revisited'... A lot of the malignancy seems to me sheer posturing – a public attitude to which it amused him to cling. Eventually the basic sensitiveness seems to have been squashed. Sad in retrospect... Strange that Evelyn's first wife should have been so affected by those diaries, which strike me a mostly tired or drunken jottings as aids to memory... I'm trying to sort out Nancy Mitford's letters, which have been lent to me by various friends. She was a voluminous correspondent. Very lively and malicious. I begin to feel I have bitten off more than I can chew. I was very fond of Nancy personally, but never one of her literary fans... I doubt whether Unity Mitford is a suitable subject for a biography but David P-J thinks he has found some sensational material in Germany – probably not authentic... I dread the publication of Evelyn's diaries...'), 1970-76(ii) Betjeman (John) Some twenty largely typed letters, mostly about their shared passion for railways and railway stations ('...St Pancras is listed and therefore saved if we keep our fingers crossed but all the other city stations are doomed...'), one illustrated with a view of a terminal, 1969-73(iii) Heathcoat-Amory (Mark) Typed letter, written when editor of Waugh's letters ('...if you have kept the postcard referred to... or any other correspondence from Waugh...'), 18 February 1976(iv) Mitford (Diana) Two autograph letters, about the Nuremberg Rally of 1935, Frank Buchman [of MRA fame] and the Pryce-Jones biography of Unity ('...My sister & I were at the 1935 Parteitag... I can't remember whether she saw Buchman, but I know she looked upon him as a bit of joke...'), 1975-76(v) Nightingale (Evelyn, formerly Heygate, formerly Waugh, formerly Gardner) Seven autograph letters, largely about her marriage to Waugh and his biographers: 'I think you will agree that we were all three extremely immature & I know I remained that way until Benedict was born. I hated authority but Evelyn relied on it because it was one of the things that gave him social security. For years I thought that he married me in order to get into what he believed to be the aristocracy – and also because I looked rather boyish', undated [but c.1974-5](vi) Quennell (Peter) Five autograph and typed letters, about his contribution to The World of Evelyn Waugh and other topics ('...Christopher Sykes... certainly ought to meet 'the other Evelyn' – I'm afraid I don't know her present surname. I think that it is particularly important just now, after the publication of those dismal (&, as edited by a Fleet Street hack, largely misleading) diaries...'), 1954 and 1967-73(vii) Reitlinger (Gerald) Series of some thirty-five typed letters, about his art-historical work, especially his Economics of Taste, the Rothko scandal, the Goya portrait of Wellington, etc.; as well as his studies of the Third Reich ('...Yes I did a bit of local-colour hunting on the spot. The best discovery was Himmlers statistician whom I interviewed in a Munich hotel-lounge. Everytime he mentioned Himmlers name the whole passenger list jumped out of their armchairs as if they had been shot. Having tried to live away from the beastly Nazis for more than a year, I am at it again...'); with references to fellow members of the Waugh and Powell circles, including Christopher Sykes ('...I am fascinated that Christopher Sykes is writing a life of Evelyn Waugh but I dont think he is quite the man for it. His speciality is loyalty, the last thing one wants in a biographer...'), 1953-76(viii) Sykes (Christopher) Autograph letter and postcard, written while writing his biography of Waugh ('...I do not wish to give this episode more prominence than it deserves. I see it as the imprudent end to a match imprudently and frivolously undertaken. It inflicted pain on Evelyn Waugh but not permanent or distorting pain... In the account, as I have it in my draft, I have not mentioned your name. I have barely mentioned Evelyn Gardner's...'), postmarked 18 July 1974(ix) Waugh (Auberon) Three autograph and typed letters, discussing the failure of his father's first marriage ('...I don't think any male can blame another for misdemeanours in the sexual field unless his own vanity and affections are involved. Mine aren't, and one could reasonably argue that I owe my existence to your intervention. So perk up...') and asking for his help, thinking it would be amusing to have him listed among the acknowledgements, 1973-76
Thomas Butler (British fl. 1750-1759) and studio Bucephulus a Hunter of Sir John Frederick's Baronet. Taken from the Life at Hampton 1756; Syphax a Horse of Sir John Frederick's Baronet, Taken from the life at His seat in Hampton 1756 Oil on canvas, a pair Each signed, titled and and inscribed Thos Butler, Pall Mall, London along the lower edge Each 62 x 74cm (24¼ x 29 in.) (2) Painted at Thomas Butler, Pall Mall, London, 1756. Thomas Butler was a reputable businessman who owned a shop in Pall Mall selling prints and books. He stated in his advertisements that he and his assistants would paint, 'Horses, dogs, living and dead game, views of hunting, etc., in order to compose sporting pieces for curious furniture in a more elegant and newer taste than has been yet'. It is not known how many of the paintings were painted solely by Butler as he worked closely with his studio and assistants. It is believed that Thomas Spencer (1700-1763) possible pupil of James Seymour, worked for Butler as one of his assistants. Between 1751 and 1755 Thomas Butler published a number of Spencer's works. Thomas Butler is known to have painted a view of Sir John Frederick's stable of hunters in 1756. The work came up for sale at auction on 10th July 1990 at Phillips London, Lot 73.
Kashmiri hunting rug, north India, mid-20th century, 5ft. 8in. X 4ft. 1.73m. X 1.22m. Lower right corner of field and border has been rewoven. Some damages and repairs. Lower end left side cut and re-joined. Ivory field with all over animals, birds and flowering trees. Dark blue palmette and 'mask' main border and red floral guards.
Carroll, Lewis; Peake, Mervyn (illus.) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Stockholm/London: Zephyr Books The Continental Book Company, 1946. 8vo, org. wrappers in dj; illus by Peake. First of this ed., which predated the UK first. Library of British and American Authors vol. 67. With the first UK ed., Allan Wingate, 1954. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. And the Methuen 1978 new ed. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. idem the Hunting of the Snark. Chatto & Windus, 1941. 8vo, org. decorative yellow boards (no dj). First of this ed. [4]
Hunting Wicksted, Charles The Cheshire Hunt; A Song. Chester: Printed for the Publisher, by T. Griffith, 1837. 8vo, org. pink moire cloth (upper joint starting, board loose but attached); 2 plates; provenance: Douglas Peter Crossman (armorial bookplate to upper pastedown). A rare item, the Schwerdt copy sold in 2006 in the Duke of Gloucester sale at Christie's. Schwerdt II p. 294 ''Very rare. We have never heard of another copy.'' [Hawke, Martin] Howell Wood; or, the Raby Hunt, in Yorkshire. A new hunting song, to the tune of Ballynamonaora. Pontefract: Printed and Published by John Fox, 1806. 8vo, unbound pamphlet; decorative woodcut headpiece. Third ed., ''with very considerable additions''. The first edition of this work was published in 1804. The author was first identified in the 1840 edition by the Middle Hill Press. [2]
Adams, John An Analysis of Horsemanship; Teaching the Whole Art of Riding, in the Manege, Military, Hunting, Racing, and Travelling System. Albion Press for James Cundee, 1805. 8vo (3 vols). Half blue calf over marbled boards; pp: I: xxxvi, [2], 261, [3], II: [2], 321, [1], III: [2], 288, [22]; frontis in all vols, 17 plates (five folding) [all present as called for, but sadly lacking moveable horse head and bridle in II]; provenance: The Cavalry Club library (bookplates to upper pastedowns). First ed.Bindings a little worn, with some cracking to joints, though all boards attached, internally variable with some marginal water-staining to II.
Six gilt metal pocket watches to include, four hunting cases, all white dials with subsidiary seconds dials, one by Omega, others by Cyma, Elgin, Waltham, etc., all keyless wind, lever movements (6)Condition report: With lots that have multiple items we generally advise personal viewing Please note that all wear is consistent with age and use. The absence of a statement of surface or condition issues does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of ageing. Condition reports for all watches and items of a mechanical nature are made without any guarantee as to working condition or whether all parts are original, any information as to working order is noted during processing of the lots and should be treated as general information only. Please also note that watches, and in particular Rolex, may have been enhanced after the original purchase by the addition of diamonds and other gemstones. Unless we have been given information by the vendor, or stated otherwise, it should be assumed the gemstones are a later addition, set by a third party.
Three 19th century horn and metal hunting horns (2 af), a bull's horn, a 19th century Austrian smoking pipe, a 19th century ebonised and horn opium pipe (af) and an early 19th century family Bible 'A New Family Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with Notes, Illustrations and Practical Improvements Selected from the Exposition of the Reverend Matthew Henry by the Reverend E Blomfield with Fifty Beautiful Engravings' published London: George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row with numerous birth dates to the fly dating from 1824.
Royal Doulton; an early 20th century salt glazed teapot with rural figural and horse hunting decoration, initialled to the base BW with impressed mark, height 22cm, an early 20th century marmalade jar with applied armorial decoration to the base, 'St Martin's Varsity Bitter Marmalade' and a 19th century stone bottle, impressed to the side 'W.G. Nixey. 13 Soho Square, London' (3).
Nineteenth Century and later Ceramics, a floral decorated biscuit barrel commemorating Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Masons Ironstone salt glazed oval TOHO pattern jug decorated with hunting hounds in relief (damage to one hound), Ironstone china Chinese design small lidded tureen on stand, Art Nouveau floral Flo Bleu jug, Adams Jasperware tobacco jar decorated with a hunting scene and a pair of studio pottery cherub wall brackets, F-G, (5)
Early 19th century Malacca walking cane with suspension cord and guilt metal top embossed with a hunting scene and the image of a putti with a goat together with another Malacca cane with embossed gilt metal top and one other with an ornate white metal top with engraved German presentation inscription, 90cm, 93cm and 89cm respectively. (3) (Qty: 3)
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