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Lot 419

A group of three 20th century pictures, including an acrylic of the River Oykel by Pandora Mond; a watercolour of `Path across the Moor` by K S Tadd; and a view of Mountnessing, Essex by G J Painter. (3)

Lot 475

A** S** K** G** (circa 1900), Still life of flowers in a vase with butterflies, watercolour and gouache, signed with initials, 73cm x 52cm.

Lot 560

G** K** Coltar (20th century), A Dutch frozen winter landscape, oil on board, signed, 34cm x 53cm.; together with an oleograph print of a snowy street scene after Maurice Utrillo. (2)

Lot 579

H** K**O** (circa 1900), Still life studies of wild flowers and berries, a pair, oil on board, both signed with initials, each 16.5cm x 12cm.; together with a watercolour garden scene and another of a Mediterranean villa, by other hands.(4)

Lot 883

A Mixed Lot comprising: six Oriental white metal Figures of Merchants, each carrying a quantity of their wares, average height 2 ¼”, and marked to the base “Sammy, Hong Kong, Sterling, K” (6)

Lot 502

John Ward, mid-late 20th century- Winter sunset, Orchard Near Waverly; pastel on paper, inscribed verso, 12x17cm: together with a collection of further 20th century watercolour studies by various hands to include R S McArthur, K M Hume, Mary Freeman, Jamie Harding, Pithchforth and others, (a lot) (unframed)

Lot 851

Ponting (H.G.) JAPANESE STUDIES, photographic plates, some soiling, original pictorial boards (worn), oblong, Tokyo: K. Ogawa, 1906; with approximately 25 illustrated books. Sold not subject to return.

Lot 207

Eight Boxed Matchbox King Size Vehicles-K-1 Tipper Truck, K-2 Muir Hill Dumper, K-3 Caterpillar Bulldozer, K-6 Allis-Chalmers Earth Remover, K-7 Earth Remover, K-8 Tractor & Transporter, K-9 Road Roller, K-13 Concrete Truck (mostly playworn condition)

Lot 210

A Collection of Matchbox Vehicles, comprising two Major Packs-M-1 Petrol Tanker & M-2 York Trailer, King Size K-8 Car Transporter, five accessory packs-A-1 Garage Pumps, A-2 Car Transporter, A-3 Garage, A-4 Road Signs, A-5 Home Stores, together with sixteen 1-75 Series vehicles in incorrect boxes.

Lot 8

Chinese snuff bottles and jade Moss, H., Graham, V. and K.B. Tsang. The Chinese snuff bottle. New York, 1993. 2 vol., folio, slipcases; White, Helen Snuff bottles from China. The Victoria and Albert Collection. 1992. Folio, dust-jacket, slipcase; Moss, Hugh Chinese snuff bottles from the collection of the Rt. Hon. the Marquess of Exeter. 1974; Moss, H.M. Chinese snuff bottles of the silica or quartz group. 1971; National Palace Museum, Taipei. Masterpieces of Chinese snuff bottles in the National Palace Museum. 1974. Slipcase; [Idem] Snuff bottles in the collection of the National Palace Museum. 1991; Hansford, S.H. Jade. Essence of hills and streams. 1969. Dust-jacket; Kleiner, Robert An exhibition of Chinese snuff bottles from the collection of Mary and George Bloch. 1987. 4to, dust-jacket; Kleiner, Robert Chinese snuff bottles in the collection of Mary and George Bloch. 1995. 4to, dust-jacket; Kleiner, Robert Precious playthings: important Chinese snuff bottles from the Mack Collection. 2000. 4to, dust-jacket; Kleiner, Robert Chinese snuff bottles. The White Wings Collection. 4to, dust-jacket; Hall, Robert Chinese snuff bottles III [ and IV] . 1990-91. 2 volumes, 4to, dust-jackets; Hobson, R.L. The art of the Chinese potter. 1923. 4to, original buckram; Kleiner, Robert Treasures from the sanctum of enlightened respect. 2000. 4to, dust-jacket; Hall, Robert Chinese whispers. Chinese snuff bottles IX. 1999, 4to; Feddersen, M. Chinese decorative art. 1961; Herberts, K. Oriental lacquer. 1962. 4to, dust-jacket; Zee-Min Lee, J. Chinese Potpourri. 1961; Perry, Lilla S. Chinese snuff bottles. Rutland, 1960. 4to, dust-jacket, in original packaging; Li, Ramond A glossary of Chinese snuff bottle rebus. Hong Kong, 1976; [Idem] Snuff bottle terminology. 1981; [Idem] Chinese snuff bottle themes. 1983; [Idem] The miniature arts in China. 1988; [Idem] The medicine snuff bottle collection.1979; [Idem] The art of imitation in Chinese snuff bottles. 1985; Chu, A. & G. Oriental antiques and collectables. 1973; Hitt, H.C. Old Chinese snuff bottles. 1977; Ryerson, E. The Netsuke of Japan. 1958. Dust-jacket; Barker, R. & L. Smith. Netsuke. 1976. Dust-jacket; Forman, W. Japanese Netsuke. 1960; Wills, G. Jade of the East. 1972. 4to, slipcase; Stevens, Bob C. The collector`s book of snuff bottles. 1976. 4to, slipcase; Curtis, E.B. Reflected glory in a bottle. 1980. Dust-jacket; Honour, H. Chinoiserie. 1961. Dust-jacket, plates, original cloth; and 8 others; mostly 4to, in good condition (41)

Lot 124

Violins and violin makers -- Jalovec, K. Italian violin makers. 1964. Dust-jacket; Retford, W.C. Bows and bow makers. 1964, dust-jacket; Millant, R. J.B. Vuillaume, sa vie et son oeuvre. 1972; Poidras, Henri Critical & documentary of violin makers. Rouen, 1930. Volume 2 only, plates; Fleming, J.M. Old violins and their makers. 1890. Lacking front endpaper; Giltay, J.W. Bow instruments. W. Reeves, [n.d.]; Morris, W.M. British violin makers. 1904. Plates, lacking plate at p. 146; another edition. 1920. Plates, original cloth; Hart, G. The violin. 1887. Front endpaper loose, spine repaired; Haweis, H.R. Old violin and violin lore. W. Reeves, [n.d.]. Plates; Racster, O. Chats on violins. T.W. Laurie, [c.1920]; Honeyman, W.M.C. Scottish violin makers. [n.d.]. Third edition, original wrappersWoodcock, C. Dictionary of contemporary violin and bow makers. 1965, dust-jacket; all original cloth; and 14 pamphlets or paperbacks, similar; sold as a collection not subject to return (26)

Lot 93

A scarce Matchbox King Size Set G-8. Comprising K-15 AEC Turntable Merryweather Fire Engine, K-12 Foden B.P. Wreck Truck, K-11 Fordson Super Major and Whitlock trailer and a K-1 Foden `Hoveringham` tipper truck. Picture/display window box, minor wear only cracking to internal plastic moulding. Contents Mint. Plate. Inside front cover. .

Lot 97

A scarce Matchbox Civil Engineering Construction set G-8. (King Size Gift Set). Comprising K-3 D9 Caterpillar Bulldozer, K-5 Foden Dumper Truck, K-6 Allis Chalmers Motor Scraper, K-1 Weatherill Hydraulic Shovel and K-2 Muir Hill Dump Truck. In original picture box/outer slip cover, complete with internal packing. Minor wear. Contents Mint. Plate. Inside front cover.

Lot 122

A quantity of various plastic and metal kits etc. Including a Wills Finecast and Milholme Models locomotive kits – Wills SR K class 2-6-4T & Milholme SR Z 0-8-0T locomotive. Super Model – Savoia Marchetti S.M.81 Pipistrello. 2 Pyro – Bleriot Monoplane 1910 and a Chevy `52 Custom Wagon. 6 Kiel Kraft – 4 x 1914 Fire Engines and 2 x West Ham Corp Type A trams. 2 Langley vehicle kits – Morris Commercial 25/30 cwt van & LC3 Telephone Eng. Van. Plus many packeted kits including vehicle, railway and figure parts, components and accessories. Together with a few Britains items, Wild West series, Union gun team & limber and a few Farm series lead figures and animals etc. Many boxed / packeted, minor / some / significant wear. Britains mostly loose. Contents VGC, believed to be complete.

Lot 535

A Georgian silver pocket watch, the outer case HM TC London 1796 and with a silver chain, each link individually HM; a Turkish pocket watch, by K Serkisoff & Co, Constantinople, the outer case stamped "Billodes Registered", 800 silver mark and London HM 1895; an Ingersoll Triumph brass pocket watch; and a long silver coloured watch chain. Average GC

Lot 592

A Prussian Infantry officer`s sword, straight double fullered plated blade 32" by W K & C, brass hilt with eagle having WRII cypher on breast, the fishskin covered grip also with crowned WRII cypher, in its steel scabbard. GC (grip binding missing, small rust spots to scabbard)

Lot 381

A 19th Century harbour scene, oil on board in a gilt frame, 7 1/2" x 15 1/2", J Henderson - A yacht at sea, oil on board, 6" x 8", K. R. Matthews - Boating scene, hand painted porcelain, 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" (3).

Lot 1292

An Album of highly collectable black and white and sepia & white Photographs of various German wartime military dignitaries, some annotated verso and including `Heinrich Himmler` (copyright Planet News Ltd.), K. Frank, J. Striecher, Herr Heinrich Lammers, General Busch, Hitler, Herr Frick, General Oberg & group pictures of German Officers, some landing from a ship`s gang plank, others standing by a captured U.S.A. motor car etc.

Lot 146

H..K.. Foster, (19th century), A highland landscape, signed, oil on canvas, 41 x 31 cm, and another, a pair, unframed

Lot 899

K. Lanyon - Study of a Beached Boat, an Estuary and Houses beyond, early 20th Century watercolour, signed, within an oak frame.

Lot 351

Mixed media : "Moroccan Rooftops" initialled "K V ` 58" bottom left, conservator`s label to back, 13 cm x 7 cm.

Lot 388

Four various silk scarves comprising Salvatore Ferragamo , Pera K. and two unsigned.

Lot 341

K*. BLACKMORE - Japanese lady, inks on paper, 15 3/4" x 11"; and two further similar works (unframed) (3) (see illustration).

Lot 433

K * ROTHENBERG - French river scene with bridge, signed, oils on canvas board, 24" x 36" (see illustration).

Lot 1406

J. K. APPLEYARD, Village in Winter. Signed and dated ’35. Watercolour. 8 x 10.5ins.

Lot 28

A German silver coloured 762 pattern `Party` table service by Peter Bruckmann & Sohne, Heilbronn, post 1886 .800 standard, designed by K. Dittert in 1957, comprising: Six table forks; Six table spoons; Two serving spoons; Six tea spoons; A soup ladle; 1108g (35.5 oz); Together with six matching knives with steel blades by Schwedenstahl Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

Lot 44

A silver and leather mounted glass oversized hip flask by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1924, for 1.25 pints, with a pull-off cup base and a captive bayonet top with a key lock mechanism, engraved `T. K. B. from J. F. F.`, 21.5cm (8.5in) high (lacking the key) Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

Lot 293

An early 20th century ruby and diamond five stone ring, circa1905, the graduated cushion shaped old brilliant cut diamonds, approximately 0.75 carats total, claw set with two cushion shaped rubies between, mounted in 18 carat yellow gold (Hallmarks rubbed), finger size K Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

Lot 324

A diamond three stone ring, the graduated cushion shaped old brilliant cut diamonds, approximately 1.00 carats total, claw set in individual coronet mounts, stamped `18ct`, finger size K Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

Lot 425

A diamond single stone ring, the square cut diamond weighing 1.60 carats claw set above baguettes cut diamond single stone shoulders, stamped `plat`, finger size K Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

Lot 467

An opal and diamond cluster ring, the large oval opal cabochon claw set above a surround of thirty two eight cut diamonds, stamped `18ct` finger size K Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

Lot 702

An H & K Tunstall jug and a rabbit jug

Lot 341

A quantity of children`s books to include "Little Brother and Little Sister" illustrated by Arthur Rackham, "Fairy Tales" by Hans Anderson and illustrated by K. Nielsen, "Sleeping Beauty" illustrated by Dulac, a small quantity of other books, children`s stories and English history etc.

Lot 400

A Burnam 55 black view four fill fountain pen in blue marble with fourteen K nibs, circa 1950.

Lot 2102

Pair of George III silver fiddle pattern sugar tongs, by S.H., London 1815, pair of William IV Scottish silver sugar tongs, by P.A., Glasgow 1836, and a silver soup ladle, by E K & S Ltd, Sheffield 1934, 320grs

Lot 3058

Diddy box with 1914/18 Medal and Victory medal, war service record, k.40595 F. Green Sto. I. RN

Lot 422

An RAF blue uniform, chief technician, with label marked `K. Lu 1966 Bulag Munchen TC 753068.51 and 47, with service trousers to match

Lot 254

Jouef: SNCF 4-6-2 Locomotive and bogie Tender 231 K. 72, BP Diesel 66.150 and SNCF 0-8-0 Tank 04A-TA-28 in original boxes, E, boxes F-G (3)

Lot 65

A First World War Trio, to K.25420, F.E.GREEN. STO.1.,R.N. comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, together with a portrait photograph; a Second World War Group of Four Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence and War Medal, in cardboard box of issue addressed to L E Green, Park Road, Barnsley, together with portrait photographs, telegrams and related ephemera; Coins, including a 1951 Crown, an 1889 Crown, seven brass weights, commemorative medals etc

Lot 118

A Boer War Leather Ammunition Waist Belt, stitched in copper chain, with three straps and steel buckles, 15cm deep, **Stolen from a native camp during the African War and presented to W Y K Young by J W Sissons; two Leather Ammunition Pouches, one dated 1908

Lot 133

Lieutenant Allen W Smith, 16th Rifle Battalion, The King`s (Liverpool) Regiment and the Royal Flying Corps-A Very Interesting Set of Six Volumes of First World War Letters, Telegraphs and Ephemera, typed transcripts, dating from September 1914 to 18th March 1917, written to his mother and father, and describing his life throughout the war. Together with portrait photographs, a hand written letter to his parents from A K Barnes of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange congratulating them on the recommendation that their son receive the Victoria Cross (not awarded), and a copy of The Cotton Review April 1917 containing an obituary of the above. Allen Smith was tragically killed in a flying accident at Fern Hill, Market Drayton on 18th March 1917; a Pilot`s Flying Log Book to Lieutenant Charles F Smith (brother of the above), dating from 5th August 1916 to 26th May 1917 when he was shot down and taken prisoner, and then from April to September 1919, together with his Victory Medal, a portrait photograph and hand written letter; seven other medallions and badges.

Lot 476

A US M1917 (Enfield 1917) .303 Bolt Action Rifle, the 66cm steel barrel numbered ERA 228163, with hinged rear sight, safety catch, the walnut full stock set with a volley sight (damaged) to the left side, the butt with brass disc removed and plugged, the opposing side stamped K C R A 6, with a sheepskin lined gun slip

Lot 402

Norman (Haskell F.) [Sale Catalogue],3v,1998 3 vol., original pictorial boards, split to upper joint of vol.1, New York, Christie`s, 1998 § Hodgson (J.E.) The History of Aeronautics in Great Britain, 1999 § Babson (Grace K.) A Descriptive Catalogue of the...Collection of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton..., 3 vol. including 2 supplements, 2005-02 § Wellcome Historical Medical Library. A Catalogue of Printed Books, vol.1 & 2 only, New York, 1996, all but the first facsimile reprints, some limitied editions, illustrations, original cloth, most Mansfield, Ct.; and 10 others, similar, science and medicine, 4to & 8vo(19)

Lot 413

Berenson.Drawings..Florentine Painters,1970 3 vol., second impression, Chicago & London, 1970 § Torriti (P.) Luca Cambiaso: Disegni, Genoa, 1969 § Salmi (M.) and others. Disegni di Michelangelo, original calf-backed cloth, Florence, 1964 § Clark (K.) The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci...at Windsor Castle, 3 vol., second, revised, edition, 1968 § Gere (J.A.) Taddeo Zuccaro, 1969, illustrations, all but the third original cloth or boards, the first three with slip-cases (the second worn), the last two with dust-jackets; and 2 others on Italian art, 4to & folio(11)

Lot 426

Fong (Wen C.) Images of the Mind Princeton, N.J., 1984 § Murck (A.) and Wen C. Fong, editors. Words and Images: Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting, New York and Princeton, 1991 § Tseng (Yuho) A History of Chinese Calligraphy, Hong Kong, 1993 § Ch`en (Chih-Mai) Chinese Calligraphers and their Art, Melbourne, 1966 § Chang (L. L.-Y.) and Peter Miller. Four Thousand Years of Chinese Calligraphy, Chicago and London, 1990 § Komatsu (S.) and K. S. Wong. Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy: the Heinz Götze Collection, Heidelberg, 1989, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets; and 10 others, Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy, 4to & 8vo(16)

Lot 234

ROWLING, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, London: Bloomsbury, 1999, with original dust jacket and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, London: Bloomsbury, 2007, with original dust jacket

Lot 129

* De La Rue (Thomas, and Co., pub.). The New and Diverting Game of ‘Golliwogg’ consisting of Forty-Eight Pictorial Cards, Depicting the Most Famous Characters and Scenes in the Above Works. Adapted, drawn in fac-simile, and elaborately rendered in Colours from Florence K. Upton’s Original Designs, c.1910, forty-eight colour-printed pictorial cards in sixteen sets of three (complete), first leaf (of two) of rules, 90 x 63 mm (3.5 x 2.5 ins), contained in orig. slipcase box (rubbed), inner slipcase with early ms. notes on one side, outer slipcase lacking sides, pictorial label on upper cover, together with Mickey Mouse Playing Cards, c.1930s, standard English pack, complete, incl. Joker and Scoring card, contained in orig. cardboard box, some minor wear to extrems., and small label on one side, 90 x 58 mm (3.5 x 2.25 ins), plus another De La Rue pack (for the French market), non-standard, with Shakespearean double-ended courts, lacking the five and the queen of diamonds and the queen of clubs (3)

Lot 186

* Icelandic historical playing cards. A deck of playing cards, Reykjav’k, Tryggvi Magnœsson, c.1920, fifty-three col. printed cards (French suits), comprising Joker and four suits of thirteen, each with scenic aces, pip cards 2-10 and three double-ended court cards showing Icelandic historical characters, shields and weapons on blue versos, rounded corners, 93 x 60 mm (3.75 x 2.5 ins), together with Continental playing cards. A deck of continental playing cards, c.1900, comprising four suits of thirteen (French suits), each with pip cards 1-10 and three double-ended court cards, corner indices, some rubbing and finger-soiling, check-patterned versos, rounded corners, 86 x 54 mm (3.5 x 2.25 ins) (2)

Lot 359

Capek (Karel). Krakatit, trans. Lawrence Hyde, 1st English ed., 1925, orig. blue boards, spine lightly faded, in d.j. (by K. Romney Towndrow), a little rubbed and lightly soiled to extrems., spine with some toning, with the printed details from the spine of the dust-jacket lightly transferred onto the spine of the binding, 8vo. Locke, Spectrum of Fantasy, p.47. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years, 360. (1)

Lot 294

A pair of vases of waisted form, 18cm (7") high, K Ltd, Birmingham 1937,

Lot 142

A STAFFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT GROUP OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL & FR[EDERIC]K [WILLIAM] OF PRUSSIA sparsely enamelled and gilt, 40cm h, c1857. ++ Some flaking of the pigment on the hair of both subjects. Typical light wear to the gilding. No restoration

Lot 280

A ROYAL WORCESTER SLEEVE VASE. painted by K Blake, signed, with blackberries and blossom, on Chinese style reticulated gilt foot, 26cm h, printed mark, 6/161 and date code for 1936. ++ In fine condition, no damage or restoration

Lot 281

A ROYAL WORCESTER VASE. of inverted baluster shape, painted by K Blake, signed, with blackberries and blossom in shaded gilt borders, 14.5cm h, black printed mark, c1950. ++ On the reverse some very light grazing of the glaze. No damage or restoration

Lot 439

Helen K Armitage; an album of small watercolours and pencil drawings.

Lot 558

A hallmarked silver cased propelling"K Knife", possibly a pipe smoker`s accessory, Birmingham 1948.

Lot 109

1918H, 1918KN (2, narrow and wide KN), 1919H, 1919KN, all dies Bb (Gouby H, K, H, K; F 183-4, 186-7; BMC 2253-4, 2256-7; S 4052-3) [5]. First about extremely fine but with ÔMAR 1919 scratched in reverse field, second and third fine, fourth about very fine, last very fine, reverse Description Footnote

Lot 495

Cape Province, Cyphergat, Cyphergat Coal Co, brass 2 Shillings (Hern 138a; Theron C41; Ford 5467); East London, East London Municipal Ferry, Pennies (2), both 1880 (Hern 178a; Theron C44; Ford 4783); East London Municipal Tramways, celluloid Halfpenny, c. 1900-35 (Hern 180c; Theron C45; Ford 4784); East London Model Dairy, cupro-nickel One Gallon Milk (3, all different), One Pint Milk (2, different) (Hern 366a, 366c-f; Ford 4782); Kimberley, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd, brass Shillings (2, two types), Sixpence, c. 1888 (Hern 150b-d; Theron C56; Ford 4794); Montagu, Brink Bros, fibre 20 Shillings (no. 1612), 10 Shillings (no. 1310), Shilling (no. 1079) and Threepence (no. 535), c. 1944-6 (Hern 70a-c, 70f; Theron C72; Ford 4806), brass Halfcrown (no. 2110), 2 Shillings (no. 3798) and Shilling (no. 4797), c. 1944-6 (Hern 70h-k; Theron C72; Ford 4807) [19]. Generally fine, some Description Footnote

Lot 713

Eklund, O.P., Copper Coins of Austria-Hungary, np [Salina, Kansas], 1962, 15pp, illustrations in text; [Anon], Oesterreichische Nationalbank 1816 1966, np, 1966, 49pp, 31 plates; Herinek, L., …sterreichische MŸnzprŠgungen von 1740-1969, Vienna, 1970, 374pp, illustrations in text (2 copies, one with dedicatory inscription by the author to Dr Roland Maly on first free endpaper and errata sheet tipped-in); Jaeckel, P., Die MŸnzprŠgungen des Hauses Habsburg 1780-1918 und der Republik …sterreich seit 1918, Basel, 1970, 189pp, illustrations in text, 1971 valuation supplement tipped-in; Divo, J.-P., …sterreich Kaiser Ferdinand I 1835-1848, Bank Leu FPL June 1972, 13pp, 11 plates; Herinek, L., ErgŠnzungen zu …sterreichische MŸnzprŠgungen von 1740-1969, 27pp rectos, illustrations in text; Trapp, H., Der Tiroler Taler, Innsbruck, 1972, 68pp, 42 plates, dj; Eypeltauer, T., Corpus Nummorum Regni Mari¾ Theresi¾É1740-1780, Basel, 1973, 417pp, illustrations in text, dj; Probszt, G., …sterreichische MŸnz- und Geldgeschichte von den AnfŠngen bis 1918, Graz, 1973, 684pp, illustrations in text, dj; Gutkas, K., and others, Prinz Eugen und das Barocke …sterreich, Vienna, 1986, xxxi + 479pp, illustrations in text [11]. Publishers Description Footnote

Lot 720

Jaeger, K., Die neueren MŸnzprŠgungen der deutschen Staaten vor EinfŸhrung der ReichswŠhrung, 1, WŸrrttemberg und HohenzollernÉ2, Anhalt [und] BadenÉ5, Kšningreich Bayern 1806-1871É6, Frankfurt, Hessen und IsenburgÉ7, Herzogtum NassauÉWestfalenÉWaldeck und PyrmontÉ8, Hannover und Braunschweig nach 1813É9, Kšnigreich Preu§en 1797-1873, Stuttgart/Basel, 1951-67, all with illustrations; Davenport, J.S., German Talers 1700-1800, 2nd edn, London, 1965, 416pp, illustrations in text, 1965 valuation sheet tipped-in; Kirchheimer, F., ErlŠuter Katalog der deutschen Flu§gold-GeprŠge, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1972, 100pp, illustrations in text, 1972 valuation sheet tipped-in; Steguweit, W., Ansichten ThŸringens vom 17. Jahrundert bis zur Gegenwart, Gotha, 1976, 47pp, illustrations in text; Divo, J-P., and Schramm, H-J., Die Deutschen GoldmŸnzen von 1800-1872, 170pp, illustrations in text; together with other references on German coins (9), by Marco, Eklund, Thun, Schwalbach, etc [20]. Publishers bindings; several fine Description Footnote

Lot 263

THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR. A VERY FINE GERMAN MANUFACTURER`S MODEL CANNON BY ALFRED KRUPP PRESENTED TO KING GEORGE I OF GREECE, DATED 1864. with tapering multi-stage steel barrel swelling at the muzzle, cast with raised astragal and reinforcing bands, engraved with the Greek crowned royal cypher between entwined oak and olive branches on the first reinforce, chiselled on top of the base-ring with the abbreviated word for `Arsenal` in Greek cyrillic, the date and with a gold-damascened cartouche between, and with a further cyrillic inscription beneath, globular cascable, and a pair of trunnions inscribed `1/5` on on the left and `C/K.1748` on the right, on its original steel-mounted mahogany carriage, with steel-shod spoked cambered wheels, fitted with an ammunition case on each side, the bed with elevating screw, signed `K.O.` and with the date 1858 on the trail eye bracket (cap-squares expertly replaced) and with its limber en suite with the carriage, carrying a further pair of fitted ammunition boxes, and with accurately detailed steel fittings throughout. 49.5cm; 19 1/2in. barrel The Krupp family arrived in Essen in 1587 and are recorded thirty one years later making over one thousand barrels a year at the start of the thirty years war. The family continued to manufacture gun barrels of a high quality and rose to international fame in the 19th and 20th Centuries. During the 19th Century a very large proportion of `die Firma`s` income was generated from other areas of the steel industry including the manufacture of steel tyres for trains. A considerable number of these were exported to the United States and praised for their superior quality. The income generated from this was able to subsidise the cannon founding business that was an obsessive passion for Alfred Krupp (1812-87).. George I of Greece ascended to the throne on 29th October 1863. The unrest of the years preceding this together with the handing over of the Ionian Islands by the British in June 1864 gave a favourable start to his reign. For an account of the Krupp family see W. Manchester, 1964.

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