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Lot 240
A 17th century Spanish cup hilted rapier the grip all metal missing its cover and binding, long round section quillions with two turned knops at each end, the knuckle guard with turned knop midway, with cup shaped hand guard, (slightly dented) the slender double edged blade with short central fuller stamped 'CLEMENS', with plain bun shaped pommel, 86cm blade; and another Spanish cup hilted rapier, the grip of shaped and reeded ivory, long round section quillions with two turned knops at the ends, the knuckle guard with central knop and cup shaped hand guard, the slender double edged blade with central fuller stamped 'Solingen', with plain oval pommel, 107cm blade -2 Note: Solingen on the Rhine was for centuries the European centre for the manufacture and export of the very best sword blades.
Lot 244
An early 19th century infantry officer's pattern 1803 sabre the hilt of gilt brass with lion head pommel, the knuckle guard with pierced 'GR' cypher surmounted by the royal crown, chequered ivory grip the single edge curved sabre blade etched [all blueing and gilding rubbed off] with royal arms, foliate decoration and with maker's name 'Dunderdale & Mabson' wide central fuller running the length of the blade 28 inch blade
Lot 529
Collection of fishing tackle, including Hardy Super Silex 4" reel with ebony and ivory buttons, complete with leather carrying case; J. G. Walker of Alnwick 3 1/2" reel; Leckie Grahams 2 3/4" reel and three others; various flies; a Daiwa 7250RL spinning reel; and four split cane fishing rods, various makes, including Brunswick 8', Allcocks Popular, and two others; and other fishing accessories
Lot 805
A Local Standard Yard for the County of Northumberland, 1871, by Potter, Maker, Poultry, London, the gilt brass stand with V groove engraved 0-36 on the rear with serial number "615", portcullis marks and others for 1912 and earlier, the associated 36" rod with ivory lifting mounts, bearing serial number "616", in original mahogany case with plaque on lid inscribed "County of Northumberland Doyle & Son London"; and Two Others, for 1846 by De Grave, Short & Fanner, London, the other 1835, Bate, London (lacking rods), in wood cases (3)
Lot 806
A Local Standard Yard for the County of Northumberland, 1888, by Doyle & Son, brass stand with V groove, engraved 0-36, the rear with serial number "1987", portcullis for 1888, the rod 36" long with ivory lifting mounts, also bearing serial number "1987" and portcullis, in wooden case; and Two Others, inscribed "County of Northumberland" (no date), by Bate, London, in wood case, and other by Bate, London (very poor condition) (3)
Lot 816
A Bronze Imperial Standard Gallon to Half Gill for Northumberland, 1824, by Bate, London, Makers of the Original Standards for the Exchequer, City of London, George IV, William IV and George V verification marks on the rims, and six further verification marks on the base (front) and numbered "269", the gallon 18.5cm high, 19cm diameter, 27cm wide across the turned ivory handles, the half gill and half pint measure with turned ivory moulded and applied basal rims (the gill measure lacking its ivory base); and A Later Associated Imperial Quarter Gill for the County of Northumberland 1881, by Potter, London, numbered "269" and with verification marks, 5cm high (8) and three (probably later) glass lids, in the original oak fitted case with label beneath the lid inscribed "County of Northumberland 503 or Blyth District No.1330 signed James Cunningham District Inspector"
Lot 818
A Set of Lathe Turned Natural Ivory and Ebony Draughts, made by The Revd John Henry Holdich, Rector of Bulwick, Northamptonshire, 1872, each draughts piece with a different radial pierced pattern, lathe turned box container with geometric decoration to the lid centred by an ivory medallion, fluted sides, and with conforming dice box with contents, 12.5cm wide See illustration The piece is inscribed in ink on paper label adhered to the underside of the lid "The work of the Rev: John Henry Holdich, Rector or Bulwick, Northamptonshire 1872" and is accompanied by an ink written description of this and other works by Holdich, an extract reading: "He also carved the clock case in Burleigh over the Fiddlers Gallery in the Big Hall out of a section of an oak tree, cut down in Burleigh Park, for which he was paid £40".
Lot 819
A Tortoiseshell Veneered Concave Fronted Two-Division Tea Caddy, circa 1840, with pewter wire stringing, the lid with upswept central raised tablet (with signs of plaque attachment, now lacking), ivory veneered inner rim framing two flat lidded compartments (one with finial lacking), double concave fronted and on bun feet, 22.5cm by 13cm by 14.2cm (a/f)
Lot 835
A Collection of Fourteen Bodkin Cases, 19th century, comprising seven as parasols (seven incorporating Stanhope lenses), one of fish form, the others of wood or straw-work; A Victorian Ivory Paper Knife and Pen Knife Combined, by Rodgers, 20cm long; and Eight Miscellaneous Items, including a pen, a gilt metal mounted bodkin case, and beads (contained in straw-work rectangular box, 19th century) (24)
Lot 837
A Rosewood and Bone Inlaid Miniature Bowls Set, circa 1880, comprising two sets of four, each inlaid with numbers 1-4 engraved on inset circular bone tablets, and jack, the bowls 3.6cm diameter; Two Pottery Carpet Bowls, 19th century, sponged with repeat florets, one in red, the other black, and a ceramic jack; Two Marble Spheres, 1.5cm diameter; and A Set of Three Ivory Billiard Balls, S Barbier Fils, Paris, circa 1870, in the original decoratively printed box (damages) (7)
Lot 852
A Continental Fan, circa 1775, the vellum leaf painted with a shepherd and shepherdess and other figures in an Italianate river landscape, the reverse with three scroll edged vignettes containing couples in similar landscapes, the carved, pierced, painted and parcel gilt ivory sticks and guards decorated with figures, 28cm long, 52cm wide (open); and Another, the leaf painted with a fete champetre, by a river, the reverse with a courting couple in similar landscape, ivory sticks and guards pierced and carved with musicians and musical trophies, 29.5cm long, 55cm wide (open ) (2)
Lot 860
A Silver Mounted Walking Cane, early 20th century, as the swept neck of a swan, with detailed upper plumage and inset blue glass eyes, hallmarks indistinct, on malacca stem, 84.5cm high; An Ivory Handled Walking Stick, early 20th century, the handle as the head of a elephant with upraised trunk, on rosewood stem, 97.5cm high; and An Umbrella, the wood handle concealing stiletto blade, gilt metal ferrule, 86cm long (3)
Lot 1527
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer, signed Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, 105 Liverpool Rd, London N, No.3972, 1878, the three-tier variegated ebony case with concealed carrying handles, double line brass stringing to the borders, brass escutcheons to the keyhole and push release for the lid, the lid with a blank brass shield, the front with ivory plaque engraved "Victor Kullberg, Two Days Admiralty arrow 19 I 20 3972", 4-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, blued steel minute and hour hands, subsidiary dials for up/down indication and seconds, dial signed "Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, The Indian & Italian Governments, 105 Liverpool Rd, London N" and within the subsidiary seconds dial inscribed "Six Gold Medals Awarded, Diploma of Honor, Sole & Highest Award, Vienna, No.3972 and Admiralty arrow I", in addition the dial bears two plaques inscribed "To H M The King of Norway and Sweden" and "Prize Medal Award 1860 1862 1864", single fusee movement numbered "3972 and with Admiralty arrow", "Earnshaw's" spring detent escapement, "Harrison's" maintaining power, temperature compensation balance with weights and timing screws, free-sprung steel helical hairspring, diamond endstone, movement contained within a gimbal, gimbal numbered "3972", 18.5cm by 18cm by 18cm see illustration Sold with a copy typescript of the "Ledger of Receipt and Issues of Chronometers", recording the number "3972", date of purchase from Kullberg in 1881, and all the different ports the chronometer went to such as Portsmouth, Sydney and Plymouth between 1881-1920. In 1920 the copy typescript records the chronometer being sold to the Indian Office, hence the date "1920" and marked "I" for (India) on the front ivory plaque. Our thanks to the National Maritime Museum for their kind assistance with these notes. Victor Kullberg is recorded as making some of the finest chronometers and was one of the most successful horologists of the 19th century, He was born in Visby, Sweden in 1824 and worked for LU Jurgensen in Copenhagen. In 1851 he moved to London. He gained many top awards around the world, including nine gold medals with diplomas of honour. Kullberg came top of the Greenwich trials twelve times and was granted the Cross of the Legion of Honour award in 1889. He died in 1890. See Mercer (Tony): Chronometer Maker's of the World see illustration
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