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Click here to subscribeA diamond crescent brooch, circa 1880, the graduated old cut diamonds in a... A diamond crescent brooch, circa 1880, the graduated old cut diamonds in a gold backed silver setting, with detachable brooch fitting, and small hinged suspensory loop, 3.1cm long Condition The diamonds are bright and lively, varying clarity but no large dark crystal inclusions, some light general wear commensurate with age and use
A late Victorian pearl and diamond ring, circa 1900 A late Victorian pearl and diamond ring, circa 1900, the pearl set as an acorn with an old cut diamond leaf, and diamond accented stalk, the shank stamped 18ct, finger size N 1/2 Please note the pearl is untested and unwarranted as natural pearl Condition Some light wear commensurate with age and use
An aquamarine, pearl and diamond pendant, circa 1900 An aquamarine, pearl and diamond pendant, circa 1900, the central mixed cut aquamarine within a surround of collet set rose cut diamonds, within a pierced rose cut and pearl accented setting with a bow shaped surmount with a foliate swag below, suspended on a fancy belcher link chain Please note the pearls are untested and unwarranted as natural pearl Condition All the stones are present an correct, the setting has some light wear, the bale appears to be from another piece, the chain is in good order
An Edwardian seed pearl and rose cut diamond negligee pendant, circa 1910 An Edwardian seed pearl and rose cut diamond negligee pendant, circa 1910, the pierced quatrefoil panel with a central seed pearl and rose cut diamond cluster, suspending a pair graduated chain drops with seed pearl accents to pierced pear shaped panels, each with a central seed pearl and diamond cluster, on a fancy belcher link back chain, 48cm long Condition Some light wear commensurate with use, clasp in good working order
An 18 carat gold bloodstone signet ring, the oval bloodstone panel carved... An 18 carat gold bloodstone signet ring, the oval bloodstone panel carved with a hand holding a fleur de leys, to a polished reeded shank, hallmarked London, 1893, finger size U 1/2 Condition some light wear to setting, but nothing major, there is a chip to the left hand side of the bloodstone panel, and some smaller nicks around the panels edge
A diamond bow brooch, the pierced geometric bow with foliate detail A diamond bow brooch, the pierced geometric bow with foliate detail, set with rose cut diamonds with a central old brilliant cut diamond accent, 5.7cm long, together with a diamond set arrow jabot pin, circa 1890, 5.1cm long Condition The brooch has all diamonds present and correct, the central diamond estimated to weigh 0.20 carats, clarity I, colour estimated I, some light wear to setting. The pin has some light wear
A citrine dress ring by H Stern, circa 1960 A citrine dress ring by H Stern, circa 1960, the step cut citrine with canted corners, between textured shaped shoulders, stamped with makers mark and 750 on the shoulders, finger size M 1/2, in a H Stern blue box Condition The ring has some light wear commensurate with age and use
A sapphire and diamond heart pendant , the pave set brilliant cut diamond... A sapphire and diamond heart pendant , the pave set brilliant cut diamond centre within a surround of calibre cut sapphires, stamped 750, and AB 2356, 2.7cm long Condition There is some light wear to the setting, all stones present and correct
A heart shaped diamond and pink sapphire suite A heart shaped diamond and pink sapphire suite, comprising a pierced heart shaped pendant set with three oval cut pink sapphires within a surround of eight cut diamonds, 5.1cm long, suspended from a fancy link chain, stamped 750; together with a matching dress ring, stamped 750, finger size P; and a pair of matching ear studs, 1.6cm long Condition Some light wear to settings. The pink sapphires are a little lighter in the pendant than in the other items
A ruby and diamond feather brooch, the abstract feather set with brilliant... A ruby and diamond feather brooch, the abstract feather set with brilliant cut diamonds, approximately 1.06 carats total, with two marquise cut ruby accents, stamped 750, 5.9cm long Condition Some very light wear, diamonds are all present and correct, bright and lively
An 18 carat gold ruby and diamond seven stone ring An 18 carat gold ruby and diamond seven stone ring, the alternating round cut rubies and brilliant cut diamonds in claw settings, hallmarked Birmingham, 2003, finger size P 1/2 Condition Approximately 0.30 carats of diamonds, the diamonds are bright and lively, the rubies are fairly well matched in up colour, some light wear to setting
A diamond ring, the brilliant cut diamond, estimated to weigh 0 A diamond ring, the brilliant cut diamond, estimated to weigh 0.52 carats, to the shoulders each set with a marquise cut diamond and on oval cut diamond, finger size P Condition Overall good condition, the central diamond assessed in setting as VS clarity, colour assessed in setting estimated to be E, some light scratches to the shank
A pair of diamond drop earrings, the collet set brilliant cut diamond... A pair of diamond drop earrings, the collet set brilliant cut diamond suspended from a belcher link chain to a further brilliant cut diamond, stamped with French poincon, with post fittings, 3.1cm long Condition In good condition, some light scratches, one post fitting is slightly bent
A diamond heart necklace, the central heart shaped pendant set with... A diamond heart necklace, the central heart shaped pendant set with brilliant cut diamonds, below swagged pierced bars with trefoils of diamonds between, approximately 1.16 carats total, to a pierced back chain, stamped 750 and numbered 4270, 44cm long Condition Some light wear commensurate with use, clasp in good working order, diamonds are present and correct, bright and lively
A diamond eternity ring , the ring with pear shaped panels each set with a... A diamond eternity ring , the ring with pear shaped panels each set with a brilliant cut diamond, approximately 0.56 carats total, finger size L 1/2 Condition The diamonds estimated colour H-I, clarity SI to I, the setting has some light wear
A diamond hooped brooch , the diamond set hoops with radiating graduated... A diamond hooped brooch , the diamond set hoops with radiating graduated rows of diamonds on knife edge bars, approximately 1.80 carats total, 4.2cm long Condition Some light wear, diamonds all present, bright and lively
A Danish silver bracelet, by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen A Danish silver bracelet, by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen, with stamped marks, import marked for London 1995, design no. 96, of six leaves divided by batons and berries, 17cm long; and a Danish silver ring, by Ole Kortzau for Georg Jensen, with stamped marks, import marked for London 1999, design no. 360, of leaves and a berry, ring size O Condition some light wear
A silver necklace and bracelet, by Links of London , with fancy twisted links A silver necklace and bracelet, by Links of London , with fancy twisted links, hallmarked London, 2011, the necklace 40cm long; the bracelet 17cm long; together with a necklace and bracelet, by Tazer, with beaded brushed silver coloured links, the necklace stamped Tazer 925, 45cm long; the bracelet stamped Tez 925 SI, 20cm long; and a further Links of London silver beaded chain necklace, with matching bracelet; and further Links of London blackened bead and chain necklace Condition Light wear to all pieces, all clasps secure
A silver fancy panel bracelet, by Guen Palmer, the bracelet with pierced A silver fancy panel bracelet, by Guen Palmer, the bracelet with pierced, lobed panels, with textured decoration and gold coloured detail, with makers mark GCP, hallmarked London, 2000, 18cm long; together with a pair of similar ear studs, by Guen Palmer, the textured crescent pediments each suspending an oval cut aquamarine, 2.4cm long; and a pair of 18 carat gold ear studs, by Guen Palmer, each suspending an oval green tourmaline, 1.8cm long, hallmarked London, 1997 Guen Palmer designs and makes distinctive contemporary jewellery, entirely produced by hand using traditional techniques in her Cotswold studio Condition Some light wear to settings, the clasp is secure and the ear studs are secure
A 9 carat gold cigarette case by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd A 9 carat gold cigarette case by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1911, the cover engraved with a crest above an armorial above a motto, 9.2cm high, 74g Condition report Maker`s mark slightly rubbed, the rest are clear. Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use.
A French gold coin purse, circa 1900, the chain link pouch with two... A French gold coin purse, circa 1900, the chain link pouch with two compartments, to a polished gold handle, suspended from a belcher link chain, stamped with French poincons, weight 94g Condition light wear throughout, some of the pouch links are missing creating some small holes
Must De Cartier, a steel briquet lighter, with a reeded body and trinity band Must De Cartier, a steel briquet lighter, with a reeded body and trinity band, 6cm high, in a Cartier box, with outer card packaging, guarantee card and instruction booklet Condition report Various nicks to the reeded decoration. Strikes but does not light.
Beuche Girod, a lady`s 9 carat gold wristwatch, circa 1980 Beuche Girod, a lady`s 9 carat gold wristwatch, circa 1980, the two piece case with brilliant cut diamond and sapphire bezel, the gold dial with dot numerals, diamond at 12 o`clock and baton hands, 6 jewel Swiss quartz movement, cal. ETA 976.001, the case 22mm diameter, on an integral 9 carat gold woven bracelet with snap clasp, in a Beuche Girod box, with guarantee Condition report Movement functioning. Some light scratches. Some dust under the glass.
Breitling, Eric Tabarly, a gentleman`s two colour wristwatch, circa 1980, ref Breitling, Eric Tabarly, a gentleman`s two colour wristwatch, circa 1980, ref. 80770N,. no. 20660, the two piece screw down case with grey dial, dot and arrow numerals, baton hands and date aperture, 6 jewel Swiss quartz movement, the case 42mm including lugs, 35mm diameter, on a two colour block link bracelet with fold over clasp, in a Breitling box, with guarantee, instruction booklet and Breitling wallet Condition report Movement functioning, new battery fitted on the 21st November 2014. Light scratches overall commensurate with age and use. The box interior is in poor condition.
Cartier, Tank Vermeil, a mid size silver gilt wristwatch, circa 1999, ref Cartier, Tank Vermeil, a mid size silver gilt wristwatch, circa 1999, ref. 77694, no. 8 81006, the two piece screw down case with white dial, Roman numerals and blued steel hands, 8 jewel Cartier quartz movement, cal. 690, the case 31mm including lugs, 25mm wide, on a green leather strap, in a Cartier box, with outercard packaging, guarantee and instruction booklet Condition report Movement functioning. Light scratches to the case. Strap showing signs of wear.
Omega, Constellation, a lady`s stainless steel wristwatch, no Omega, Constellation, a lady`s stainless steel wristwatch, no. 59738358, the two piece case with brilliant cut diamond set bezel, the mother of pearl dial with baton numerals and Dauphine hands, 6 jewel Omega quartz movement, cal. 1456, the case 27mm including lugs, 24mm diameter, on a stainless steel block link bracelet with hidden clasp Condition report Movement functioning. No box or paperwork. Light scratches throughout. Some heavier to the back of the link nearest the case. Clasp works well.
A GERMAN LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, AND ANOTHER, OF IDENTICAL PATTERN, EACH LATE 18TH CENTURY each with curved blade double-edged towards the point and cut with a broad full-length fuller, the outer face etched with a princely cipher formed of the addorsed letters CC beneath a fürstenhut and enclosed by the inscriptions "Vivat" and "D.H.L", brass stirrup-hilt including quillon with cushion finial, and original leather-covered grip bound with wire (the knuckle-guards each with early soldered repair, the double langets incomplete on each hilt), each in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with matching large brass mounts, one retaining its original leather-hung buckles for suspension straps (the chapes each extensively dented) 80.5 cm; 31½ in blades (2) The inscription "D.H.L." is possibly the abbreviation of "Dragoner Hohenlohe Langenburg"
A VICTORIAN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER`S UNDRESS 1887 PATTERN SWORD; AND A GERMAN MODEL 1852 LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD the first with etched Henry Wilkinson blade retaining much of its original polish, regulation hilt with pierced iron guard, wire-bound fishskin grip, and original iron scabbard; the second with slender blade with cutler`s stamp of W. Claubers, Solingen, regulation iron hilt with pierced honeysuckle pattern guard, wire-bound fishskin grip, and original iron scabbard 90.8 cm; 35¾ in and 85 cm; 33½ in blades. (2)
RARE ELEMENTS FROM AN INNSBRUCK FLUTED MAXIMILIAN ARMOUR BY A MEMBER OF THE TREYTZ FAMILY, MOST PROBABLY KONRAD THE YOUNGER, CIRCA 1525 comprising breast-plate of globose type formed with a pronounced and boldly roped straight flange turned inwards below the neck, struck with maker`s mark twice below the flange, the greater part of the remaining surface embossed with an uninterrupted fluted pattern radiating from the base and terminating in a pair of horizontal flutes across the top (the arm-gussets missing), pierced for a lance-rest, fitted with waist-lame carrying the original skirt of four articulated lames fluted in continuation of the pattern on the breast, a pair of four-lame tassets also original to the preceding elements and also embossed with the same fluted pattern which widens progressively towards the base of the lower lames, and with double-fluted borders and turned roped edges matching the lower skirt lame; together with a vambrace for the left arm, homogenous with the preceding elements, including a fluted light spaulder of five lames, turner with roped flange, fluted upper-and lower-cannons, the latter with double-fluted borders matching the preceding skirt and tassets, and couter of three lames fitted with a fluted detachable wing retained by a turning-pin (chemically cleaned, light pitting throughout, the couter wing possibly 19th century) See Thomas and Gamber 1954, pp.73-4, Cat. Nos. 92-3,p. 104, maker`s mark No. 23. For notes on the chronology of the three generations of the Treytz family of armourers see Williams 2003, p.452. Konrad Treytz the Younger is recorded between 1511-13 working in Mühlau, together with his brother Adrian (the Younger) and Oswald Schreiner, producing breast-plates for the Innsbruck Zeughaus. A further record of Treytz supplying breast-and backplates to the Zeughaus is dated 1524. A field armour made by Konrad Treytz the Younger in circa 1530, for Hans Sierg von Siergenstein, a captain during the Turkish wars, is in the City Zeughaus collection in Vienna (inv. nr. 127.064-127.075). A cuirass of circa 1520, included as part of a fluted armour in the Stibbert Museum, Florence (3465), is also attributed to Konrad Treytz the Younger; see Boccia 1975, Cat. No. 6.
A PAIR OF FINGERED GAUNTLETS FROM A FIELD ARMOUR, PAINTED PROBABLY FOR USE IN THE CAROUSEL TOURNAMENT, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN each formed of a two-piece flared tubular cuff drawn-up to a blunt point and with recessed border and turned edge, a single narrow lame articulating forwards over the broad rearward lame of the metacarpus, four narrow metacarpal lames articulating to the rear of two knuckle defences, a single cusped embossed plate reinforcing the joint of the knuckles, multi-lame finger defences riveted onto internal leathers, and thumb defence also moving on leathers and formed of seven lames, decorated throughout with gold-painted linear subsidiary borders on a painted blue/black ground, the cuff, the rearward metacarpal lame and the rearward knuckle defence all decorated with gold-painted scrollwork, the base of the cuff, the metacarpal lames and the finger and thumb lames all heightened by single incised lines at the edges, and each retaining early leathers attached by domed brass rivets and an early lining-glove edged with velvet pickadils (the cuff borders punched with holes, the painted surfaces with age-related discolouration and light wear under discoloured modern varnish, the leathers backing the finger defences partly warped by shrinkage, one finger defence temporarily re-attached, five rivets replaced, one missing, the gloves with extensive rodent holes, the pickadils faded) 34 cm; 13 3/8 in (2)
A FAULD FITTED WITH A PAIR OF TASSETS, FROM TWO ITALIAN FIELD ARMOURS, CIRCA 1540-50 the skirt formed of five lames each with bevelled upper edge cut with a decorative notch in the middle, the lower lame drawn-up in the middle to an arched peak with recessed border and turned cabled edge, with a pair of tassets suspended from pairs of shaped incised iron hasps linked by moulded iron loops, each of also five lames, all moving on sliding rivets and later internal leathers, and the border and the edge of each of the lower lames also matching the lower skirt lame (blackened over light chemical cleaning)
A PAIR OF SOUTH GERMAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, CIRCA 1660 each with slender tapering barrel cut over its full length with a very narrow medial rib flanked over the breech by a pair of matching short ribs, plain lock retained by three side-nails and drawn-out to a rounded tail, the wheel fitted under the lower edge of the pan and additionally retained by a single small bracket, sliding pan-cover with button release and the dog-spring bridle decorated with a pair of scallop shells chiselled in low relief, each with fruitwood full stock, carved fluted fore-end bordered at its rear by a carved pattern of narrow flutes and ribs heightened at either end by a row of pewter nails, the respective stocks carved with differing stag-hunting scenes in low relief opposite the locks and with differing sporting figures en suite behind the barrel tangs, each inlaid with mother-of-pearl rosette washers under the side-nails, the butt inlaid with pewter ropework in imitation of a short-spurred pommel and inlaid with interlaced patterns of scrolling pewter tendrils carrying varieties of engraved mother-of-pearl flowerheads, the trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap all of iron, and one pistol retaining its original ramrod (the stocks each with light worm damage throughout, one stock chipped slightly on one side of the fore-end, the other chipped extensively ahead of the lock, with shrinkage about the lock and with a repaired crack at the wrist. Several inlaid plaques missing from each stock, one ramrod missing, the other incomplete) 65.5 cm; 25 ½ in (2) The carved and inlaid treatment of the stocks closely resembles the work of the stockmakers of Schwäbish-Gmund. The figural subjects appear to be inspired directly from original engravings by Jost Amman, published in his Kunstbüchlin in 1599, and are consequently shown in late 16th century dress.
A RARE SOUTH GERMAN HEAVY BRONZE WALLGUN (DOPPELHAKEN ), DATED 1525, PROBABLY NUREMBURG 2.4cm calibre, the barrel cast in five stages with four characteristically narrow roped girdles, the forward four stages with raised scalloped edges, the muzzle and the forward section rounded, the muzzle flared slightly and with standing fore-sight, the rearward sections octagonal and widening progressively towards a short rectangular beech, cast with a large hook-like recoil-stop impaled by a transverse bolt and incised with an unusual numbering device on the right-hand side, probably that of the bronze founder , the penultimate rearward section decorated at its base with an engraved band of scale ornament arranged in triangular groups bordering a raised roped girdle at the breech, cast in relief with a shield quartered with a coarsely incised coat-of-arms and with the date "1525" also in relief on a stippled scroll above, the breech with bevelled leading edges, a further engraved scale pattern below a slotted back-sight projecting from a roped moulded base, the vent with integral pan on the right (pivot cover missing), and the underside with two lugs also carrying transverse bolts for mounting a stock: with later heavy wooden stock well-reconstructed in early 16th century style, with bevelled upper edges, the sides strongly bevelled forward of the recoil-stop, faceted behind the breech and with tapering separate tiller bound by an iron band 145.4 cm; 57¼ in barrel, 214.6 cm 84½ in overall Hakenbüchsen of this large size are correctly known as doppelhäken and were intended to be fired from a stand or tripod carriage and served by two men as a piece of light artillery. An example with closely comparable characteristics is preserved in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremburg (W 3000); this piece is most probably from the same foundry as the present example and is cast with the arms of Kressenstein. See Essenwein, Graz 1969, vol.1 p.114 and vol.2 pl. B. VII, fig.e. Another closely comparable example was previously privately sold from Schloss Langenburg and is now in a Bavarian private collection. The high quality of the casting in each case is in keeping with the leading Nuremburg bronze cannon foundries of the period. Each of the comparable examples is on its original wooden beam-shaped stock. The example formerly in Schloss Langenburg is also cut with a similarly improvised numbering device on the recoil-stop. This form of numbering system was evidently in common use in Southern Germany in the early 16th century; similar markings appear on a tally slate in a woodcut of a tavern scene by Erhard Schön of Nuremberg, circa 1530: see Trömner 2009. A conventionally sized hakenbüse of comparable form is marked in a similar manner on its hook and is in the historic town armoury of Hasselt in the Netherlands: see Kempers 1983, No.9, p.60, marking reproduced p. 77. Five bronze doppelhäken comparable with the present example are included in a finely drawn and coloured illustration in the near-contemporary Zeugbuch der vorderösterreichischen Lande (Folio 107), in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna: see Schedelmann 1972, colour frontispiece, pl.1. The stock for the present barrel is closely modelled on authentic examples, probably those in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum
A RARE GERMAN 6-BORE HAND-IGNITED IRON BREECH-LOADING WALLGUN (BOCKBÜCHSE), ON ITS RAMPART CARRIAGE, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with long heavy iron barrel formed in two stages with faceted moulded girdle between, octagonal breech widening towards the rear, struck with a key mark four times both on the top and on the underside, struck twice with a further mark involving the letters NM (Neue Støckel 4157), the right-hand wall of the breech with vent and fitted with priming pan with pivoted cover, the upper face of the breech cut with linear mouldings framing a rectangular vertical slot, the latter intended for fitting a sliding locking-bar impaling jointly the full depth of the breech and the rear of the removable chamber, the chamber cylindrical and rear-entering on the same axis as the bore, with touch-hole and locking aperture each corresponding with the breech, struck with a further single key mark and fitted with octagonal base-plate carrying a U-shaped loop, with swamped muzzle, fore-sight, standing back-sight, a pair of trunnions sweated into dovetail joints, the underside with four rings for attaching a fore-stock, and the recoil-stop removed (the bar locking the chamber is missing, the pan-cover bent): on an early 17th century painted wooden carriage of characteristic tripod construction, fitted with a pair of small wooden wheels, and with iron mounts including the original elevating-screw supporting the breech of the barrel in a simple cradle 159.5 cm; 62¾ in barrel; 185.5 cm; 73 in carriage A comparable iron barrel with a chambered breech of near-identical type, dated 1609, is in the Bernisches Historisches Museum (Kat. Nr. 2046). Another, also in Bern, removed from the city Zeughaus, is mounted on a carriage of very similar construction to the present example: see Wegeli 1948, pp.85-7, figs 115-6, cat no. 2120 and p.89, fig. 123, cat. no. 2123. The presence of a covered pan and the residual facility for fitting a stock indicate that this barrel was originally mounted in a stock, probably a beam-like type, and fitted with a simple matchlock mechanism. Its present arrangement as a piece of hand-ignited light artillery on a rampart carriage was evidently an adaptation made within its early working life, presumably as a more practical improvement and almost certainly as a part of the defences of Schloss Langenburg during the Thirty Years` War. The recoil-stop was removed at this time and the trunnions added also. The mark 4157 reproduced in Neue Støckel is found on a matchlock musket of circa 1590 in the Zeughaus in Graz but is evidently incomplete, the complete version of this mark is stamped on the present barrel and additionally includes the letters GAVS across the base of the mark.
AN ITALIAN BROADSWORD, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with a series of `x` shaped marks on each face of the forte, iron `crab-claw` hilt of characteristic form including a pair of drooping quillons and a further pair of curved inner bars all chiselled with groups of vertical lines, outer ring-guard fitted with a scalloped plate beneath and a further lower ring-guard formed en suite, faceted ovoid pommel, and the grip with a later plaited wire binding and `Turk`s heads` (areas of light pitting) 89.5 cm; 35 1/4 in blade
A GEORGIAN 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD of regulation type, the blade etched and gilt with scrolls and the figure of fortune on one face and with an officer on the other all on a blued panel (rubbed), iron stirrup hilt with moulded quillon and a further moulding in the corner of the knuckle-bow, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard 72 cm; 28 3/8 in blade
AN AMERICAN BOWIE KNIFE BY M. PRICE, SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1870 with robust blade double-edged for its upper third, rectangular ricasso struck with the maker`s name `M. Price` above `San Francisco`, oval iron cross-piece, shaped tang with beaked finial at the pommel, fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by three brass rivets with German silver washers (light wear), in a leather sheath, perhaps the original, pierced with two belt apertures at the top 20.8 cm; 8 ¼ in blade Michael Price, the celebrated knifemaker, was born in Limerick, Ireland and arrived in San Francisco in the mid 1850s. He displayed his knives at the third San Franciso Mechanics` Institute Industrial Fair in 1860 and rose to prominence in the years that followed. For a discussion of this maker see Levine 1977, pp. 95-136.
A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade, straight hamon (areas of staining and light pitting), long tang signed `Bizen Osafune Iehisa` (, perhaps later, slightly shortened), pierced with three mekugi-ana, two filled with soft metal, fitted with later regulation grip, in regulation scabbard 62.7 cm; 24 3/4 in blade
A RARE HUNGARIAN LIGHT CAVALRY ESTOC AND SCABBARD, CIRCA 1650-60 with long very slender hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt on each face with three celestial motifs, together with the Bishop`s profile head mark and initials "PM" of the bladesmith Peter Munch of Solingen, iron hilt of slender bars, the crosspiece formed with upper and lower langets and drawn up to form a knuckle-guard, flat beak-shaped cap pommel canted downwards at its forward end, original grip bound with leather over cords, and the blade tang secured by a lateral rivet with iron rosette-shaped heads, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard decorated with small mouldings below the mouth, with iron chape formed of two parts bound by a fluted band, and two further iron bands with loops and a ring for suspension (the second ring missing) 120 cm; 47¼ in blade For a comparable example with its scabbard, the blade also bearing the mark of Peter Munch, Solingen, see Szendrei 1896, p. 374, nr. 2772, pl. XXII. The bladesmith`s mark, together with the accompanying celestial marks, are recorded by Weyersberg: for commentary on recorded blades made by Peter Munch see Weyersberg 1926, pp. 32-4, fig. 83. Also see Nadolski 1974, fig. 104.
A RARE SEVEN YEARS` WAR FRENCH REGULATION HUSSARS` SABRE, À LA HONGROISE, OF THE REGIMENT DE BERCHINŸ, CIRCA 1752-67 with long slender curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a pair of narrow fullers bordering the greater central portion of the back-edge, etched with the royal arms of France below the figure of a hussar on both sides towards the base, with cartouches enclosing the inscriptions "Regiment de Berchinÿ" on one face and "Vive le Roÿ" on the other, and the back-edge etched with the signature of the fourbisseur "Berger Marchand Fourbisseur a Strasborg"(sic), brass hilt of flat bars with bevelled edges, including rounded double langets on both sides, cap pommel with a brass drop-shaped washer under the tang button, original grip bound with leather over cords, with a single brass-capped rivet on either side, fitted with back-piece, and in un-restored condition throughout 92.5 cm; 36 3/8 in blade This sabre conforms to the pattern set out in the French regulations for Hussars on 15th May 1752. The Berchiny Hussar regiment was raised in 1719 by a Hungarian Lieutenant, Count Ladislas Ignace de Berchenÿ (1689-1778). Three squadrons of the regiment, comprising 65 officers and 470 men, fought in the German campaign of 1743. During the Seven Years` War four squadrons of the regiment formed a part of the Light Troops of the Right Reserve of the French army of the Lower Rhine, June 1758-May 1760, and fought with distinction. See Pétard 1999, Vol. I, no.57a, pp. 76-7. For a variant de Berchinÿ sabre, its blade etched in a near-identical manner, see Blondieau 2002, p.91.
A LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER`S SABRE AFTER THE HUNGARIAN FASHION, FRENCH OR GERMAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY with curved slender blade double-edged towards a clipped point and cut with a broad long fuller on both sides, gilt-brass stirrup-hilt with milled linear borders, including double langets, quillon with down-curved globular terminal, the pommel with raised fluted drop-shaped top with prominent button, and original grip bound with leather over cords and studded with pairs of domed brass rivets, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (possibly an early association), with gilt-brass mounts, the chape lengthened in the French style and fitted with iron drag, and the locket and the chape each with a faceted tubular mount for suspension 87.2 cm; 34¼ in blade
Jamieson Constructed OO-Gauge Kit With Motor Of A 2-6-2 Class V2 Locomotive finish in green as BR 60872 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (G-E, in original box) together with Nu-Cast Kit without motor of a 0-6-0 Class J21 locomotive, finished in black as LNER 432 (G in original box) and Western Precision with motor of an 0-8-0 Class 7F, finished in black as LMS 9618 (lacks tender otherwise G, boxed) (3)
Jamieson Constructed OO-Gauge Kit With Motor Of A 2-6-2 Class V2 Locomotive finish in green as BR 60872 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (G-E, in original box) together with Nu-Cast Kit without motor of a 0-6-0 Class J21 locomotive, finished in black as LNER 432 (G in original box) and Western Precision with motor of an 0-8-0 Class 7F, finished in black as LMS 9618 (lacks tender otherwise G, boxed) (3)
World Coins - Ireland - Edward IV - Limerick - Light Coinage Groat1473-1478 AD. Obv: facing bust with `L` on breast and saltires by neck within tressure with +EDWAR[ ]REX[ ]RAN[ ] legend with `rosette` mintmark. Rev: long cross and pellets with rosette to second and fourth quadrant and POSVI DEVM ADIVTOR MV[ ] and CIVITAS LIMI RICI legends for Limerick mint. S. 6340; D&F 134. 2.05 grams. Good fine for issue; reverse better. Rare.
English Milled Coins - `George III` - `1797` - Cased Commemorative `Cartwheel Penny` Set [3]Dated `1797`, issued 2000, by Donald R. Golder, struck in copper, silvered-copper and yellow metal. Obvs: profile bust with incuse GEORGIUS III D G REX legend. Revs: seated Britannia with incuse BRITANNIA legend and date and with added FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA inscription; in case of issue, with certificate numbered 47 of 500 issued. 250 grams total, case 16 x 8cm. [3, No Reserve]Proof FDC, some light toning. Scarce commemorative set.
Egyptian Glazed Composition `Smen Ta Wa` ShabtiLate Period, 664-332 BC. A light green, superbly-modelled shabti with tripartite wig and plaited beard, crossed hands holding tools, dorsal pillar and square base; bands of elaborate funerary hieroglyphic text on the lower body, in part reading: `Smen Ta Wa priest of the food temple of Ptah and superior of the Pharaoh`s food`. 234 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Private French collection, Paris art market, 1980s. A shabti of this superb quality can only have been made for a person of very high status. Ptah is the ultimate creator god, considered the demiurge, the artisan-like figure responsible for the fashioning and maintenance of the physical universe, who existed before all things, and by his wilfulness, imagined the world into existence. Very fine condition, unusually fine modelling and hieroglyphic text.
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