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Lot 456
A 54-BORE OVER AND UNDER FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION PISTOL SIGNED FURBER(?), late 18th century, with 2 3/4in. three-stage turn-off cannon barrels, the bottom barrel numbered '1', border and scroll engraved action signed on one side, figured walnut butt with swelled pommel, brass butt-cap engraved with a border-line and a flower-head, engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catch (some light discolouration throughout), Tower private proof marks.
Lot 555
LONDON ARMOURY. A CASED 54-BORE KERR'S PATENT FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER, serial no. 417, with 5 3/4in. octagonal sighted barrel signed 'LONDON', serial numbered cylinder, frame engraved 'KERR'S PATENT 417' and stamped 'LONDON ARMOURY', back-action lock signed 'LONDON ARMOURY BERMONDSEY' and retaining traces of original blued finish (self-cocking mechanism at fault), chequered walnut butt (chequering worn), and rammer (some light pitting and cleaned bright throughout), London proof marks, in fitted mahogany case lined in green baize with accessories including brass bullet mould and Hawksley pistol-flask, the lid with Kerr Patent label with directions for loading and cleaning (possibly pasted over an earlier label), the exterior with circular brass escutcheon.
Lot 918
J. PURDEY & SONS. A .400 PURDEY (3IN.) LIGHT EXPRESS SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 22707, 25 1/2in. Whitworth-steel nitro chopperlump barrels with matt sight rib, matt folding leaf sights for 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600 yards with silver sighting lines, ramp-mounted bead foresight with flip-up moonsight, rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.', the breech end mounted with a Zeiss Diavari-C 1,5..4,5x18 telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, treble-grip self-opening action with side -clips, removable striker discs, bolted automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'BOLTED' and 'SAFE' details, cocking- indicators, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving surrounding finely engraved vignettes of red stag and tiger, retaining traces of colour-hardening and finish, some patches of light external pitting, 14 1/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, steel pistolgrip-cap, sling swivels and including 1/2in rubber recoil pad, weight 9lb. 8oz., in a modern leather case. The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed in December 1924 for the Maharaja of Kotah. It was regulated for 47 grain cordite and 230gr bullet. Other Notes: In contemporary catalogues, Purdey describe the .400 Light Express as follows: "The light 400 is an excellent firearm for deer, wild boar etc., and has gained great popularity for Tiger shooting in India, having the advantage of being a really powerful firearm and no heavier than a heavy 12-bore gun. The bullet is lead with a nickel base, and at 100 yards, has a striking energy of 1443 foot-pounds."
Lot 1200
HOLLAND & HOLLAND. A .303 NITRO EXPRESS 'DOMINION' BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 17591, 28in. nitro barrels with matt sight-rib, tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON. WINNERS OF ALL THE "FIELD" RIFLE TRIALS. LONDON.', white metal-inlaid open sights and folding leaf sights for 100, 200 and 300 yards, ramp-mounted bead foresight, the breech end mounted with a Carl Zeiss Diavari-D 1,5-6x telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, action with removable striker discs, cocking lever return studs, elongated top-strap, bolted automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best border and scroll engraving, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, some light surface pitting, 14 3/4in. figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap and horn buttplate, fore-end with grip-release catch, weight 11lb. 3oz., in a leather-bound oak case with Holland & Holland trade label
Lot 1315
LAURONA. A PAIR OF 12-BORE HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 194546 / 7, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt Churchill-ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl and 1/4 choke, automatic safeties, removable striker discs, hand-detachable lockplates, cocking-indicators, articulated front triggers, bouquet and scroll engraving, bright and blued finish overall, 13 3/4in. stocks, fore-ends with light damage, weight 6lb. 11oz.
Lot 1733
A BELGIAN 12-BORE SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 27051, 27 5/8in. nitro barrels with raised matt rib (possibly loosening), 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action, manual safety, rounded bar, action bridge with small fracture, action, decorative lockplates and furniture fully engraved with bold acanthus scroll engraving on a matt background, 14 1/2in stock, fore-end with replacement finial, missing escutcheon and with light damage to underside of wood, weight 6lb. 2oz.
Lot 1808
PURDEY. A 12-BORE 1863 (SECOND PATENT) THUMBHOLE UNDERLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 7644, 30in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'J. PURDEY. 314 1/2. OXFORD STREET. LONDON.' (right wall thickness below recommended minimum), 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl choke in both, carved percussion fences, rebounding sidelocks (one hammer a replacement), retaining traces of original colour-hardening, best fine acanthus scroll engraving, 14 1/8in. figured stock including steel buttplate, fore-end wood with light damage to edges and replacement crosspin finial, weight 7lb. 4oz., in a brass-cornered leather case. The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1867
Lot 307
A silver Hanukkah nine light candelabrum, by A Smith, Birmingham 1963, raised from a square beaded base standing on four claw feet below a square tapering stem from which stem nine branches capped by a star of David finial, the base fitted with a clockwork musical movement, 27.5cm high, loaded
Lot 449
Captain Charles Bedwell, RN (English, 19th Century), The Ratcliffe, 739 tons, Captain Phillipson entering Sydney Heads Light House bearing South South East, 1850, watercolour, 34 x 52cm (13.26 x 20.28in). Provenance: By descent within the Robb family, ship owners of Newcastle. The convict ships did a regular run to Australia or Van Diemen's Land every eighteen months or so, usually leaving from Dublin, London or Portsmouth. There were very many of them. The present paintings are the only known representations of these ships, and as such are an important historical record, especially from the Australian viewpoint. Each watercolour has an original inscription of place and ship's name and all ships were captained by Edward Phillipson or James Phillipson between 1845-1850. They are all shown in the approaches to Sydney although they are documented as sailing to Tasmania as well. They are the Alexander in 1847 (this would be the Alexander II), the William Metcalfe (or Mitcalfe) in 1846 and the Ratcliffe in 1850. The backgrounds are Sydney Heads Lighthouse, Port Jackson, Darling Harbour and the Macquarie Fort. The Ratcliffe put in to the Isle of Wight where she took on twenty-seven Parkhurst boys. The boys made up part of the cargo of 248 male convicts which the Ratcliffe transported to Australia. The Ratcliffe set out from Spithead on 19 July and arrived in Hobart Town on 11 November 1848. The Parkhurst boys were juvenile prisoners from Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight, sentenced to "transportation beyond the seas" and transported to Australia and New Zealand between 1842 and 1852. Some of their crimes were trivial, to say the least - for example, stealing a bar of soap or ribbons. The youngest boy on board, Robert Haybard, aged nine, had stolen a jar of potted beef. Either before leaving England or on arrival at their destination, they were pardoned on the condition that they were "apprenticed" to local employers, and that they could not return to England during the term of their sentence. In the years between 1842 and 1852 nearly 1,500 boys aged from nine to eighteen were transported to Australia and New Zealand from Parkhurst Prison. A diary by Jonathan Binns Were, CMG, published in Australia in 1964, and entitled "A Voyage from Plymouth to Melbourne in 1839" describes his journey to Australia aboard the Metcalfe in 1839. This publication was illustrated by a painting of another ship as there was no known image of the Metcalfe at the time. The Surgeon's Log for the Ratcliffe is in the Public Record Office in England. The Ratcliffe was a larger ship than the other two and also, later, took the 96th Regiment of Foot from New Zealand to India. The artist Captain Charles Bedwell, RN, explored Japan with Lord Elgin, and was responsible for making many paintings and drawings there (see also lot 450)
Lot 645
A mid 19th century view of the Bay of Naples by moon light, the scene of a boat party with Vesuvius in the distance lit a by a full moon, the painting backed by mother of pearl and within papier mache frame, 33 x 40.5cm (13 x 16in). Provenance: The second Lady Mallowan, by descent, late of 22 Cresswell Place, the London mews home of Agatha Christie
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