Prunkkris, Bali, verm. vor 1900 Geflammte Rasenerzklinge mit schöner Pamorzeichnung, Selut, Mendak und Griff aus vergoldetem Silber mit reichem Steinbesatz, der Griff in Form des Käfers Kocet-Kocetan. Wrangka aus Elfenbein und Scheidenkörper aus hellem Timoho-Holz. Länge 64 cm.Achtung - Versand in Nicht-EU-Staaten unterliegt CITES Regularien.Zustand: IIA magnificent Balinese kris, probably before 1900 The bog iron blade with undulating edges and beautiful pamor markings, the selut, mendak and grip in gilt silver, lavishly set with stones, the grip in the shape of the Kocet-Kocetan beetle. Ivory wrangka, the body of the scabbard made of light Timoho wood. Length 64 cm.Attention - shipping to non-EU countries subject to CITES.Condition: II
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Silbermontierte Luxus-Karabella, Polen, Mitte 19. Jhdt. Ältere, beidseitige gekehlte Rückenklinge um 1600 mit zweischneidiger, leicht verbreiterter Spitze. Terzseitig in Gold eingelegtes Motto "Iudica domine nocentes, me expugna impugnantes me" ("Richte, o Herr, die mir unrecht tun; kämpfe nieder, die mich bekämpfen!", David, Psalm 35). Auf der Quartseite geschlagene Sägezahnmarken. Fein gravierte und ziselierte, teilvergoldete Parierstange mit beidseitigem Rankendekor. Elfenbeingriffschalen mit Griffbändern und Nieten aus fein graviertem, teilvergoldetem Silber. Aufwendig gearbeitete Scheide aus teilvergoldetem Silber mit beidseitigem Rankendekor, dazwischen Felder mit in Silber immitierter Rochenhaut. Zwei bewegliche Trageringe. Alle Beschläge mit Tremolierstich, Feingehaltspunze "15" (Scheide) bzw. "13" (Griff) sowie ungedeuteter Herstellerpunze "SPC". Länge 87,5 cm.Hochwertig gearbeitete Luxuswaffe in nahezu neuwertigem Zustand. Achtung - Versand in Nicht-EU-Staaten unterliegt CITES Regularien.Zustand: I - IIA deluxe Polish silver-mounted karabela, mid-19th century Dating from circa 1600, the older, single-edged blade with fullers on both sides and a broad, double-edged point. The obverse with the gold-inlaid motto "Iudica domine nocentes, me expugna impugnantes me" ("Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me." David, Psalm 35). Saw tooth marks struck on the reverse. The delicately engraved and chased, partially gilt quillons with decorative tendrils on both sides. Ivory grip scales with grip frames and rivets in finely engraved, partially gilt silver. The elaborately worked scabbard in partially gilt silver with decorative tendrils on both sides, interspersed with fields of imitation ray skin in silver. Two movable suspension rings. All fittings stamped with an assayer's mark, the mark of fineness "15" (scabbard), "13" (grip) and an unknown manufacturer's mark "SPC". Length 87.5 cm.Magnificent weapon of the highest order, in almost mint condition.Attention - shipping to non-EU countries subject to CITES.Condition: I - II
A SMALL HISPANO-PHILIPPINE IVORY FIGURE OF THE SLEEPING CHRIST CHILD (SANTO NINO DORMIDO), PROBABLY MANILA 17TH / 18TH CENTURY carved with His right hand raised, His left hand held over a length of embroidered material around His midriff 9cm long During the 17th through to the 19th century, many Christian subject ivories were worked in the Philippines by a mixed community of originally emigré Chinese sculptors. From the 16th century, Spanish traders and missionaries had fostered an industry in Christian ivories from the artisans of Southern Fujian Province in China. The trade spread to the Philippines: by 1639 some 30,000 Chinese were living in Manila, many of them craftsmen and traders, known as 'sangleyes', in the Parián (meaning market place) area of the city, an enclave just outside the city walls.
A NAPOLEON III ENAMEL CASKET, PROBABLY MAISON TAHAN, PARIS, CIRCA 1870 rectangular, the bowed sides and lid with ivory enamelled ground, the lid and front with 'jewelled' decoration of arabesque medallions, with gilt-metal rim mounts and applied scrolled feet, interior lined in buttoned cream silk 29cm long A number of caskets with the same gilt-metal mounts and shape as this example, with similarly 'jewelled' decoration, still bear their Tahan paper labels to the underside, or are so inscribed to the metalwork. The business started in Belgium making 'bois de Spa' boxes, but on moving to Paris expanded their range of luxury goods to great renown. The firm had retail premises in the Rue de La Paix from 1849 and subsequently from 1866 at Boulevard des Italiens until their closure in 1882.
ËœA BLOND TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1830 arc-en-arbelette fronted, domed lid, spreading plinth base on bun feet, with silvered line banding between the veneers, silvered escutcheon and vacant rectangular cartouche, the ivory bordered interior of two foiled compartments with nacre knopped tortoiseshell covers and red velvet lined lid, with key 17cm long
ËœA VICTORIAN SILVER TEAPOT, J.C. EDINGTON, LONDON, 1844 compressed circular, engraved with a coat of arms and with a crest and motto surrounded by a broad band of richly chased flower sprays on a matted ground and diaper panels, the lid with further foliate chasing below a cast flowerhead and leaf finial, on acanthus headed volute feet 29.5cm long, 896gr (28oz 16dwt) including ivory insulators to silver handle The arms are those of Grant impaling Hervey
ËœA VICTORIAN COROMANDEL WOOD GENTLEMAN'S DRESSING CASE, S. MORDAN & CO., LONDON, 1852 the navy blue velvet and leather lined interior fitted with the following glass bodied and silver topped items: a circular and two rectangular boxes, another rectangular box with screw fitting, a pair of cylindrical jars (one damaged) and a pair of bottles, together with a silver-mounted shaving brush with its case doubling as the handle, the silver engraved with formal leafage surrounding a vacant roundel, all hallmarked Frances Douglas, London, 1852, a lift-out tray concealing another detachable tier with a variety of implements, some ivory and some associated, including a pair of steel boot hooks, a void below, the lid fitted with a detachable gilt tooled mirror springing out to reveal a yellow silk lined stationery pouch, the brass bound case with flush fitted handles and vacant roundel, the lock-plate inscribed with a crowned 'PATENT' and 'S.MORDAN & Co. / LONDON', with key 30.5cm long
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF COLONEL HENDERSON, BY ABRAHAM DANIEL (c.1750-1806), CIRCA 1780 wearing a black bicorne, blue uniform with gold lace, holding his sword, on ivory, gold frame with bright-cut border and edge 5.6cm oval Abraham Daniel was born into a Jewish family in Bath and worked as an engraver and jeweller, as well as a miniaturist. Along with two brothers, he is thought to have been taught the art of miniature painting by his mother. His works are not usually signed, although apparently there is a signed miniature by him of Rabbi Moses of Plymouth. Whilst known to have worked in Plymouth, he and one brother, Joseph, became competing miniature artists in Bath, both men confusingly advertising themselves in local papers as |Mr. Daniel of Bath| (Daphne Foskett, 'Collecting Miniatures', Woodbridge,1979, p.247). For miniatures by Joseph Daniel, see lots 437 & 441.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD GREENE MALBONE (1777-1807), CIRCA 1800 with powdered hair and blue coat, on ivory, with rope-twist border under glass, gold frame, reverse with glazed hair reserve 7.4cm ovalThe artist, Edward Malbone, was highly sought-after by his sitters in America for his miniatures. Beginning his career at the age of seventeen in Providence, he went on to work in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charleston and London, dying of tuberculosis in Savannah.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF JAMES CARPENTER, BY NATHANIEL PLIMER (1757-1822), CIRCA 1800 powdered hair wearing a blue coat, on ivory, gold bezel, later inscription to reverse 7.3cm oval James Carpenter (1768-1852), was a London bookseller, book-binder and publisher, with premises at 14 Old Bond Street, trading between 1799-1850 variously as James and Thomas Carpenter, Carpenter and Son and Carpenter and Company.
˜A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF AN OFFICER, BY LEWIS VASLET OF BATH (1742–1808), CIRCA 1800 wearing his uniform of the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot, a red coat with cream facings and gold lace, the white shoulder belt with regimental plate, on ivory, gilt-metal frame, glazed reverse with plaited hair border and later set with an overpainted photograph 6.7cm ovalProvenance: Bonhams, London, 24 November 2010, lot 124
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF AN OFFICER, BY SOPHIA HOWELL (FLOURISHED 1781-1788), CIRCA 1790 wearing his uniform of the Devonshire Regiment, 11th Foot, a red coat with green facings and gold lace, the white shoulder belt with regimental plate, on ivory, gold frame, glazed hair reverse 7cm ovalProvenance: Bonhams, London, 24 November 2010, lot 98
TWO CHINESE IVORY BRISE FANS, PROBABLY CANTON, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURYboth with sticks low relief carved with figures amid garden pavilions against finely pierced linear grounds, one with rounded ends and carved to both sides, guards 19cm long, the other centred by a vacant oval and with squared ends, carved to one side only, guards 16.2cm long; together with a Chinese silk fan case, chain stitch embroidered with birds and flowers on a pale blue ground to one side and a brown ground to the other, 32cm long; and a wood fan box, the lid carved with opposing lunettes, 25cm long (4)
˜Ⓖ TWO PORTRAIT MINIATURES, ONE OF JOHN COKE, THE OTHER OF A LADY, ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815 he with curled brown hair and luxuriant side-whiskers above a uniform of a blue tunic with gilt epaulettes, the paper backed reverse inscribed 'John Coke' and with nastaliq inscription, 8 x 7cm, she in blue dress standing leaning on a harp against a red curtain, the reverse with the same inscription in nastaliq script, 9 x 7.8cm, both on ivory, glazed, with plain gilt metal surrounds set in red leather boxes The nastaliq inscription reads: 'Amal e kamtar, Sheikh e Azam, Musawar, Saqib e Dehli' Provenance: Through the Coke family of Holkham, Norfolk to Gerald Coke CBE (1907-1990) of Jenkyn Place, Bentley, Hampshire; to his son, John Coke, the vendor of this lot. See lot 268 for further information on Gerald Coke. All proceeds to benefit The Grange Festival
ËœA MINIATURE OF AN ALLEGORY OF LOVE, CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, CIRCA 1720 depicting a lady in the guise of Venus holding a book apparently inscribed POUR SE FAIRE AIMER, Cupid to one side, on ivory, the backing card signed with indecipherable monogram, in a later gilt-metal frame image 7.7cm wide The artist is working in the style of Carl Gustav Klingstedt (1657-1734), a fashionable artist whose works were often set on snuff boxes, earning him the soubriquet 'Le Raphael des tabatières'.
˜Ⓖ A GOLD BROOCH MOUNTED IVORY PANEL, GERMAN, PROBABLY ERBACH, MID 19TH CENTURY the oval panel finely openwork carved as a recumbent stag and four further deer shelter under a tree, the gold mount with waved rim embellished with blue taille d'épargne enamel and engraved scroll foliage 6.9cm long excluding pin The scene is probably taken from a print after Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767), the Augsburg artist and printmaker famous for his wildlife subjects. Surrounded by the Oden forest, the small town of Erbach was nicknamed 'Elfenbeinstadt' (Ivory Town) because of the concentration of carvers found there. Part proceeds to benefit The Grange Festival
An Ivory-Mounted TantoSigned Yukimitsu, Meiji PeriodThe hira-zukuri blade with one mekugi-ana, the tsuka and saya finely carved overall with samurai in combat within a landscape 13.6 cm. bladeThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A German Or Dutch Circular Ivory Priming-Flask, And A German Circular Powder-FlaskBoth 17th CenturyThe first with body of turned rounded form inset with three brass pins on each side centred on a turned boxwood roundel, turned brass nozzle, and line engraved sprung brass tap, the tap with initials 'GR' within a wreath; the second with turned wooden body bordered around each side with a pair of inlaid slender staghorn lines, tapering horn nozzle, sprung brass tap, and two rings for suspension (2)7.3 cm. and 13.3 cm. diam.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Spanish 54-Bore Pin-Fire Double-Action Six-Shot Revolver By Paulino Aretio, Eibar, Mid-19th CenturyWith reblued sighted barrel signed in gold gothic script along the top and rifled with four grooves, fitted with a bayonet-bar on the left at the muzzle stamped 'Teodoro Yrazabal Eibar' and encrusted with engraved gold and silver foliate scrollwork at the muzzle and breech, the cylinder, frame, butt, hinged loading-gate and hammer all decorated en suite, the last with safety-catch at the rear, baluster arbor-pin finial, chequered folding trigger, rounded ivory grips, and lanyard ring 13 cm. barrel Footnotes:Paulino Aretio is recorded in Eibar, Spain in around 1840This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .41 Rim-Fire National Arms Co. No. 2 DeringerNo. 6531, Circa 1865-70Of production specifications, the barrel and scarcer brass action engraved with foliage, and with chequered rounded ivory bird's head grips (some old wear and old rust patination) 6.5 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare .41 Colt 'Thuer' Third Model Short-Barrel DeringerNo. 44922, Circa 1870-1912Of production specifications, retaining nearly all its original blued and nickel-plated finish, and with rounded ivory bird's head grips (2)4 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceWilliam M. Locke CollectionLiteratureFrank M. Sellers, The William M. Locke Collection, 1973, p. 182 (illustrated). The caption reads 'This gun was carried by the Colt paymaster to and from the bank every day and was obtained by Mr. Locke from Arthur Ulrich, President of Colt, in August 1951'Offered with a copy of the publication aboveThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 1849 Model Pocket Percussion Revolver With Factory Engraved DecorationNo. 105762. For 1855Engraved by the Gustave Young workshop in the 'Style No.2' pattern on each side of the breech, the left side involving a hound's head, frame engraved 'Colt's Patent' on the left side, hammer, the nose engraved with a monster-head, on each side of the rammer, and on the silvered brass trigger-guard and back-strap (silvering with some wear), barrel engraved 'Saml. Colt' (in old English script), cylinder with roll engraved stagecoach hold-up scene, ivory grips, and matching numbers (some old patination): in relined and refitted mahogany case with accessories including powder-flask embossed with an American eagle on each side, and brass bullet mould stamped 'Colt's Patent' 10.2 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Colt 1849 Model Pocket Percussion Revolver With Factory Engraved DecorationNo. 104016. For 1855Engraved with Gustave Young workshop scrolling foliage against a punched ground on each side of the breech and frame, the latter engraved 'Colt's Patent' on the left side, hammer, the nose engraved as a monster-head, on each side of the rammer, on the silvered brass trigger-guard and back-strap (silvering with some wear), the barrel (wedge numbered 31300) engraved 'Saml. Colt' (in old English script) along the top, cylinder with roll engraved stagecoach hold-up scene, ivory grips, the right one carved in low relief with American eagle and shield motif, and matching numbers (some areas of old pitting) 15.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a similar example (no. 86078) sold in these Rooms see Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 24 November 2010, lot 216This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Colt 1861 Model Navy Percussion Revolver No. 3736 For 1861The barrel with New-York address, cylinder with roll engraved naval engagement scene between Texas and Mexico, frame retaining traces of case-hardening, trigger-guard and back-strap originally silvered, ivory grips (old splits), and matching numbers (some old rust patination) 19 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Colt 1861 Model Navy Percussion Revolver No. 22202 For 1864The barrel with New-York address and retaining some original blueing, cylinder (numerous small bruises) roll engraved with naval engagement scene between Texas and Mexico, frame and hammer retaining traces of case-hardening, trigger-guard and back-strap retaining traces of original silvering, ivory grips, matching numbers, and some original finish 19 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Colt 1860 Model Army Percussion Revolver No. 164811 For 1867The barrel with New-York address and retaining traces of original blueing in places, rebated cylinder roll engraved with naval engagement scene and retaining traces of original blueing around the rebate, brass trigger-guard with some original silvering, chequered ivory grips (worn, natural old cracks on the bottom surfaces), and matching numbers (some old rust patination, wedge screw replaced) 20.3 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion RevolverNo. 171494 For 1864The barrel with New-York address, cylinder originally with roll engraved naval engagement scene, unnumbered rammer, trigger-guard and back-strap originally silvered, ivory grips (old splits), the right one crudely incised with initials 'E R S', and matching numbers (worn and some areas of light pitting) 19 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols Of Small BoreBy Samuel Henry Staudenmayer, London, Early 19th CenturyWith bright turn-off barrels each engraved with a band of foliage at the breech and numbered '1' and '2' respectively on the lug, border engraved rounded actions each decorated with a martial trophy on both sides and signed along the breech over each side beneath the rectangular pan, engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, the latter each with blued spring, ring-neck cocks, blued folding triggers each within a border of beadwork, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest, and chequered figured rounded butts: in contemporary fitted mahogany case lined in red velvet with a barrel-key and bullet mould (one arm incomplete), the pistol tray lifting out to reveal a compartment beneath, the exterior of the lid with circular ivory escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and motto, London proof marks 3.4 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 1 December 2004, lot 448The Dr. Shaun Brown Collection sold in these Rooms, 24 April 2013, lot 455LiteraturePeter Hawkins, The Price Guide To Antique Guns & Pistols, 1973, p. 126Samuel Henry Staudenmayer, former workman of John Manton, was gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. He is a noted maker of rifles and air weaponsThe crest and motto appears to be that of the Dukes of Manchester. The most likely candidate is Colonel William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester (1771-1843). Following his education at Harrow he joined the army, attaining the rank of Colonel in the Huntingdonshire Militia in 1794, having been appointed Lord Lieutenant of the county the year before. He served as Governor of Jamaica between 1807 and 1827, and was instrumental in preparing the colony for emancipation. He retired to England to serve as Postmaster-General under Wellington. In 1841, due to ill health, he resigned the post of Lord Lieutenant and died in Rome two years laterThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 1831 Pattern General Officer's Mameluke-Hilted Sabre Late 19th CenturyOf regulation pattern, with plain blade, the hilt with ivory grip-scales, in its brass scabbard (old dents) with two rings for suspension 78.5 cm. bladeThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare 1805 Pattern Naval Officer's Sword Presented By The Duke Of ClarenceBy Prosser, Manufacturer to His Majesty H.R.H. The Duke Of Clarence, London, Early 19th CenturyWith tapering fullered blade (minor surface patination) double-edged at the point, the forte on both sides etched and gilt against a blued ground with an elaborate crowned naval trophy, on one side above post-1801 crowned royal arms and mottoes, and on the other above a crowned fouled anchor, regulation gilt stirrup hilt with langets each engraved with a fouled anchor, lobed rear quillon, pommel cast and chased as a lion-mask and extending to form a faceted back-piece, and ribbed ivory grip (repaired beneath the pommel) bound with twisted copper wire and set on one side with a gilt plaque engraved with the crowned arms of the Duke of Clarence within the belt of the Order of the Garter, and on the other side with a gilt plaque engraved with unidentified assumed recipient's arms, in original black leather scabbard (repaired, some crazing and loss of finish) with linear engraved gilt mounts and two rings for suspension, the locket signed in full on one side, and retaining much of its original gilding 83 cm. bladeFootnotes:The Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, was known as the 'Sailor Prince'. He entered the navy in 1779, attained the rank of Captain in 1786 and was best man at Nelson's wedding in 1787. He gave a number of swords to naval officers who had distinguished themselves in various ways. At first, the swords he gave were similar to those carried by certain cavalry regiments from the early 1790s and are sometimes referred to as 'coffin pommel swords' (see the example sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour ..., 29 April 2010, lot 212). Later, the Duke gave swords which adhered to the 1805 and the 1827 patterns. These swords had gilt plaques set into their grips engraved with the arms of the Duke on one side and those of the recipient on the other, as in this caseCf. another example presented to Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Early of Northesk and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & armour & Sporting Guns, 31 July 2013, lot 469. See also Sim Comfort, Naval Swords & Dirks..., Vol. 2, pp. 300-304This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An English Silver-Mounted Hunting HangerLondon Silver Hallmarks For 1771, Maker's Mark Of William KinmanWith curved fullered blade (some light pitting) double-edged towards the point, hilt comprising downbent shell-guard, recurved bright-cut quillons each with lobed tip, quillon-block pierced with a circular arrangement of bright-cut rosettes on both sides, spirally-grooved green-stained ivory grip (old splits and minor chips) bound with silver ribbon, pommel-cap chased with a lion-mask and scallop-shell, and silver knuckle-chain 63.8 cm. bladeFootnotes:William Kinman was a prominent silver hilt maker and a leading member of the London Founders' Company. He entered his first mark at Goldsmiths' Hall in 1759, and is last recorded in 1806. See Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 159-60This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An English Silver-Hilted Hunting Hanger Mid-18th CenturyWith slender curved fullered blade (minor scattered pitting) double-edged towards the point, cast and chased hilt comprising quillon-block with a lion and martial trophy on one side, and an eagle on the other, quillons each with recurved eagle-head tip, swelling spirally-fluted tapering green-stained ivory grip (minor old chips beneath the pommel), eagle-head pommel, and later knuckle-chain, in original wood-lined black-leather scabbard (old crazing) with silver locket, chape and suspension mount embossed and chased with foliage, the locket with a lion and martial trophy within C-scrolls on the outside, and retaining a suspension ring (the other missing) 65.4 cm. bladeThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Drawing Instrument Sets (i) Elliott Bros (London) in two layer case with ivory rule and three styluses'; parallel and others in case with brass fittings (ii) Unmarked in two layer case (iii) Unmarked with rule 'Stanburys (Plumbers Supplies) Ltd' in two layer case with brass plaque ' H Forbes' (3)
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