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Lot 17
John Blisset 18 bore muzzle loading double rifle, serial number 3514, the 28.25" Damascus barrels with windage adjustable front sight and three folding leaf sights for 100, 200, 250 yards, engraved 'John Blissett 322 High Holborn London' the breach engraved with a tiger's head and fitted with platinum plugs, complete with ramrod with worm, the chequered stock with silver escutcheon engraved with a Pegasus above a pole and the initials J.P.G. the butt mounted with patch box engraved with a lion, the butt plate tang and lock plates engraved with stags, the locks fitted with safety catches, scrolling pistol grip trigger guard engraved with a tiger, fitted into a period case, originally the property of Major Magnagten 8th Hussars, with outer leather case bearing the owners name, the inside of the oak case bearing maker's label, the outside with escutcheon engraved with a wolf above a pole, the case containing an oil bottle, and powder flask, and screwdriver all named G&J.W. Hawksley, as well as a nipple key, cleaning rod, ivory brush, tin of R.Joyce caps, wad punch and bag of lead balls. Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.
Lot 31
Cased Williams and Powell percussion pepper box pistol, .32 calibre, six shot fluted cylinder on scroll work engraved frame engraved with makers name and fitted with finely chequered grips, contained within mahogany case lined with red baize bearing label to inside lid reading ' Williams and Powell successors to the late A. Patrick Gun Makers 10 Pool Lane Liverpool', containing powder flask with double trap base, ivory cap box, bag of lead balls, bullet mould and loading / cleaning rod with two jags. Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.
Lot 64
A George V silver perpetual desk calendar, inscribed and dated 1925 by W J Myatt & Co, Birmingham, 1924 together with a Victorian ivory desk fan, with original box (2)CR: calendar - this requires full restoration, wood worm to wooden back/base, revolving mechanism broken, the silver frame is dented, pitted and scratched
Lot 207
Y A fine Chinese double sided embroidered fan from the Suzhou embroidery region, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1890, with ivory handle carved with prunus blossom, used by the ladies of the Imperial Court during the summer time, the frame is edged with blue silk and two silk tassels decorate the handle, 42.5cm long (with handle) x 27.2cm wide Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth's private Collection London 牙柄双面苏绣百鸟朝凤图团扇 拍品来源：英国著名中国绣品古董商Linda Wrigglesworth私人收藏Y - Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. For further details on CITES regulations, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports.Condition Report: minor staining but overall in nice condition Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 214
Y A Chinese ivory 'erotic' gourd carving, late 19th or early 20h century, opening in two halves revealing amorous bedroom scenes, 9.2cm high x 5cm wide x 4.7cm deepProvenance: Sotheby's, The Ken Paul Collection, lot 790, 14th March 2002晚清民国 象牙春宫图合瓠式盒拍品来源：2002年3月12日，苏富比Ken Paul私人收藏，拍品编号790Y - Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. For further details on CITES regulations, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports.Condition Report: traces of old colouring to the surface now largely worn and slight shrinkageCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 215
Y A Chinese ivory inscribed apothecary box, Qing Dynasty, of cylindrical form, the box deftly carved with foliage, jagged rockwork and two standing figures, one holding a fan in her hand, both the cover and box are inscribed with the Tang poem 'Night mooring near the Maple Bridge', 7.8cm high and 5cm diameter 清 象牙《枫桥夜泊》人物花卉图题诗文烟膏盒Y - Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. For further details on CITES regulations, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports. Condition Report: The cover with a age crack of 2cm long and some old chips, two age cracks of about 0.8 cm long extending from the bottom of the box, the ivory patinated to a rich golden-brown colourCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 251
Y A Chinese export 'Mandarin' fan, Canton, mid 19th century, the sandalwood guards carved with figures and building amidst trees above massed flowers, the sticks pierced with figures, the paper leaf painted with many figures with applied ivory faces and silk robes to each side, open approximately 45cm wide, in gilded frameProvenance: Private Collection, Wantage清19世纪中期 外销檀香镂空彩绘人物宴会图扇拍品来源：牛津郡私人收藏Y - Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. For further details on CITES regulations, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports.Condition Report: some creasing and tears visible through the glass but unexamined of frame Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 282
A group of five Chinese seals, including one amber seal surmounted by a Buddhist lion finial, 2.3cm long; one amber seal surmounted by a crane and dragon finial, 3cm high; one rock crystal seal, 2.2cm high; one ivory seal, 3.8cm high and one faux ivory seal, 5cm high (5)琥珀狮钮印章等五件Condition Report: Amber seals with chips around the seal facesCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 284
Y An ivory seal by Liu Gongbo (1910-1967), one side finely incised with the scene of Eighteen Luohans, another side with the scripts from the Tang Buddhist classic Zheng Dao Ge, 6.2cm long, fitted hardwood box; and one ivory circular pendant, one side incised with lotus foliage, 5cm diameter (2)Provenance: The Property of an English Gentleman 刘公伯作十八罗汉图微雕象牙印章象牙莲纹圆坠Y - Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. For further details on CITES regulations, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports.Condition Report: the seal with one long crack running through the body and the pendant with cracks and stainsCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 180
Y Burns, Robert A silver and ivory mounted hazel Walking Stick The silver mount engraved 'Robert Burns', the ivory knop handle above a silver collar mount engraved with indistinct inscriptions centred by a further inscription 'Robert Burns' and silver makers stamp 'JD', the hazel shaft ending in a brass collared tip, 94cm long
Lot 343
Y Japanese Photograph Album 60 albumen prints c1890-1910, including Nakajima-Gawa Nagasaki, posed photographs of local life and people, Geiko and Maiko girls and women, Kyoto temples, Choshi, Mount Fuji, tea plantations and other images, all with hand-colouring, each c.26 x 20.5cm, a little fading, contained in a Japanese red lacquer album with goose and flower motifs to the upper cover in painted ivory and gilt
Lot 1405
A North African (Algiers) toe-lock musket, early 19th century, with etched twist barrel inlaid with silver foliage at the muzzle and ahead of the breech section and retained by four silver bands pierced with scrollwork. With iron lock overlaid with brass panels cast and chased with scrolling tendril patterns, cut with brief Arabic inscriptions along the lower edge and on the mainspring, and fitted with pivot safety-catch inset with a coral plaque. Wooden three-quarter length stock inlaid over its length with silver plaques decorated with engraved openwork scrolls, buds and flowers, and enclosing a series of coral plaques throughout. The butt with ivory plate. 143.8cm.
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