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Lot 304
LARGE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE JEWELS, 18TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY1st: Blue and white paste lozenge brooch, and paste-set buckle brooch, 18th century, 2nd: Silver and paste flower brooch, 18th century, 3rd: Georgian garnet-set spray brooch and earrings, 4th: Berlin ironwork brooch and necklace, early 19th century, 5th: Seed pearl and enamel cameo brooch, dated 1877, 6th: Three paste and gem-set comet brooches, 19th century, 7th: Victorian seed pearl star brooch and silver and paste star brooch, 8th: Pearl necklace with glazed compartment clasp, 19th century, 9th: Seed pearl grape vine brooch, 19th century, 10th: Antique garnet and seed pearl flower brooch, 11th: Antique chrysoberyl-set earrings, 12th: Neo-Renaissance diamond and enamel earrings, 13th: Antique 'Flemish' silver and gold brooch with rose-cut diamond accents, 14th: Two antique paste-set brooches, 15th: Blue and white paste-set oblong brooch, early 20th century, lengths: brooches 2.3-7.5cm, earrings 1.2-2.4cm, necklaces 41.5-49.0cm (22)Footnotes:ProvenanceHilary Clarke (1925-2015), Director of Cameo Corner, BloomsburyDescent to the current ownerThe three comet brooches are likely to have been created in anticipation of the reappearance of Halley's comet in the 1835-1836.Hilary Clarke, known as 'Jill' to her friends, was one of the first women to be made a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain in 1951. In her early career she worked as a designer for Edward Barnard & Sons of Hatton Garden (1950-1951) and S Root & Co Ltd (1951-1954) before joining Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury as assistant manager in 1954.When Clarke was made a director in 1962 she instigated a series of annual modern jewellery exhibitions which soon became a regular fixture in the trade calendar until the shop eventually closed in 1978. In 2001, in recognition of her contribution in promoting the work of British studio jewellers from the early Sixties until the mid-Eighties, she was awarded The Centennial Medal by the Society of Designer Craftsmen.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 307
TOM SCOTT: TWO GOLD WEDDING RINGS, 'MARLBOROUGH COLLECTION'; THIRD RING, 1969-19711st: Two 18 carat gold wedding rings of abstract design, 2nd: The plain hoop of abstract design, 1st: each with maker's mark TES and London hallmarks, ring sizes M½-N (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceHilary Clarke (1925-2015), Director of Cameo Corner, BloomsburyDescent to the current owner.Tom Scott, a graduate of Hornsea College of Art, trained initially as a silversmith, before turning his hand to jewellery making and the production of pieces for Andrew Grima. Cameo Corner exhibited and sold his work in the 1960s. Accompanied by a Cameo Corner brochure in which the Tom Scott rings are illustrated.Hilary Clarke, known as 'Jill' to her friends, was one of the first women to be made a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain in 1951. In her early career she worked as a designer for Edward Barnard & Sons of Hatton Garden (1950-1951) and S Root & Co Ltd (1951-1954) before joining Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury as assistant manager in 1954.When Clarke was made a director in 1962 she instigated a series of annual modern jewellery exhibitions which soon became a regular fixture in the trade calendar until the shop eventually closed in 1978. In 2001, in recognition of her contribution in promoting the work of British studio jewellers from the early Sixties until the mid-Eighties, she was awarded The Centennial Medal by the Society of Designer Craftsmen.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 306
DOUBLE-STRAND GOLD NECKLACE, 19TH CENTURY, WITH CLASP BY SAH OVED, CIRCA 1940Designed as two rows of woven gold snake-linking, with a screw clasp, unsigned, length 70.4cmFootnotes:ProvenanceHilary Clarke (1925-2015), Director of Cameo Corner, BloomsburyDescent to the current ownerThe clasp is the work of Sah Oved (1900-1983), wife of Mosheh Oved, founder and owner of Cameo Corner, who was a jeweller and specialised in creating such intricate mechanisms.Hilary Clarke, known as 'Jill' to her friends, was one of the first women to be made a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain in 1951. In her early career she worked as a designer for Edward Barnard & Sons of Hatton Garden (1950-1951) and S Root & Co Ltd (1951-1954) before joining Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury as assistant manager in 1954.When Clarke was made a director in 1962 she instigated a series of annual modern jewellery exhibitions which soon became a regular fixture in the trade calendar until the shop eventually closed in 1978. In 2001, in recognition of her contribution in promoting the work of British studio jewellers from the early Sixties until the mid-Eighties, she was awarded The Centennial Medal by the Society of Designer Craftsmen.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 308
FRANCES BECK: SILVER GILT AND GREY CULTURED PEARL BROOCH, CIRCA 1964The brooch of abstract design, set with a cultured pearl of grey tint, pin fitting deficient, maker's mark FMB, length 4.8cm, cased by Cameo Corner, 26 Museum StreetFootnotes:ProvenanceHilary Clarke (1925-2015), Director of Cameo Corner, BloomsburyDescent to the current owner.Exhibited:Cameo Corner's Exhibition of Contemporary Jewellery 18 November - 31 December 1964 The exhibition showcased 'modern jewellery by young British designers' and aimed to 'stimulate interest in a high standard of individual design and craftmanship'. Jewellers whose work was shown included Frances Beck, Ernest Blyth, Caroline Couchman, Gerda Flockinger, John Forsyth, Peter Hauffe and Gillian Packard.Hilary Clarke, known as 'Jill' to her friends, was one of the first women to be made a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain in 1951. In her early career she worked as a designer for Edward Barnard & Sons of Hatton Garden (1950-1951) and S Root & Co Ltd (1951-1954) before joining Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury as assistant manager in 1954.When Clarke was made a director in 1962 she instigated a series of annual modern jewellery exhibitions which soon became a regular fixture in the trade calendar until the shop eventually closed in 1978. In 2001, in recognition of her contribution in promoting the work of British studio jewellers from the early Sixties until the mid-Eighties, she was awarded The Centennial Medal by the Society of Designer Craftsmen.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 305
THREE DIAMOND-SET RINGS, LATE 18TH CENTURY1st: Of openwork cluster design set with cushion-shaped diamonds in open-back pinched-collet settings, between engraved foliate shoulders, 2nd: The openwork quatrefoil plaque set with rose-cut diamonds, in closed-back pinched collet settings, 3rd: Set with three cushion-shaped diamonds in closed-back settings, the shoulders of openwork scrolling design, cushion-shaped diamonds approx. 1.30cts total, ring sizes approx. K-L, 1st cased (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceHilary Clarke (1925-2015), Director of Cameo Corner, BloomsburyDescent to the current ownerHilary Clarke, known as 'Jill' to her friends, was one of the first women to be made a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain in 1951. In her early career she worked as a designer for Edward Barnard & Sons of Hatton Garden (1950-1951) and S Root & Co Ltd (1951-1954) before joining Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury as assistant manager in 1954.When Clarke was made a director in 1962 she instigated a series of annual modern jewellery exhibitions which soon became a regular fixture in the trade calendar until the shop eventually closed in 1978. In 2001, in recognition of her contribution in promoting the work of British studio jewellers from the early Sixties until the mid-Eighties, she was awarded The Centennial Medal by the Society of Designer Craftsmen.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 101
AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), DATED 1206 AH (CIRCA 1791/2)with slightly curved single-edged blade, inlaid in brass with the date and an inscription on one face and a stylised fish on the other, rudimentary iron hilt, and a pair of horn gr[p-scales retained by three rivets, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard bound with leather at the top (suspension rings missing)75.0 cm; 29 ½ in bladeThe blade~s inscription reads Sakk Muhammad
Lot 124
A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA, THE LOCK DATED 1173 AH (CIRCA 1759/6 AD), CIRCA 1820-30with octagonal swamped barrel fitted with silver fore-sight and standing back-sight, inlaid with two brass lines at the breech, retained by five chased silver bands each pierced with a pair of rectangular panels on the left and right, the tang overlaid with sheet silver, chiselled iron lock of characteristic form, the main plate inscribed with the date and the maker~s signature, ~Work of Mustafa~, on the underside and overlaid with sheet brass, the principle elements overlaid with sheet silver chased with scrollwork and, on the steel, a crescent, figured hardwood three-quarter stock profusely inlaid over its full length with numerous silver plaques pierced with openwork designs of scrolling foliage, faceted butt inlaid en suite, silver butt cap, retaining fabric thumb-defence embroidered with a palmette in silver thread, and original silver-tipped wooden ramrod135.7 cm; 53 1/2 in barrel
Lot 125
A 10 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA, THE LOCK DATED 1234 AH (CIRCA 1827/8)with very long octagonal swamped sighted barrel retained by five pierced silver bands, fitted with standing back-sight overlaid with brass at the breech, breech tang overlaid with sheet brass, chiselled iron lock of characteristic form, the main plate inscribed with the date and the maker~s signature, ~Work of Hassan~, on the underside and overlaid with sheet silver, the principle elements overlaid with sheet silver chased with scrollwork and, on the steel, a crescent, figured hardwood three-quarter stock profusely inlaid over its full length with silver plaques pierced with openwork designs of scrolling foliage, faceted butt inlaid en suite, engraved brass butt cap, two silver ramrod-pipes, retaining its fabric thumb-defence embroidered with a wire thread and sequins, and original silver-tipped wooden ramrod175.5 cm; 69 1/8 in barrel
Lot 126
A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith octagonal swamped barrel in the Spanish taste fitted with silver ~spider~ fore-sight and retained by six chased silver bands decorated with scrolling foliage, the breech struck with the barrelsmith~s marks and a series of decorative marks (rubbed), fitted with raised back-sight overlaid in brass, the tang overlaid with engraved brass, chiselled iron lock of characteristic form, the main plate overlaid with sheet brass, the principle elements overlaid with brass chased with scrolls, figured hardwood three-quarter stock (cracked opposite the lock) inlaid with silver plaques decorated with scrolls, flowers and foliage, faceted butt, engraved bone trigger-plate, bone butt-cap, and embroidered fabric thumb-defence (areas of wear), and original ramrod135.0 cm; 53 1/8 in barrel
Lot 129
ËœA PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 18TH CENTURYwith curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, decorated in gold on one face with a magic square and the bladesmith~s signature (losses), iron hilt of watered steel, comprising a pair of langets, quillons with button-shaped finials, cap pommel, and a pair of ivory grip-scales (probably an early association)76/0 cm; 30 in bladeThe inscription reads ~amal-i zaman isfahani~ (Work of Zaman Isfahani)
Lot 134
A PERSIAN DECORATED ARMOUR, QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURYcomprising helmet (kulah-khud), with hemi-spherical skull reinforced on the inside by thin plates retained by rivets with decorative round heads, rising in the centre to a robust central spike with moulded base, fitted at the front with a sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw, a pair of slender plume-holders, and mail neck-defence of small butted rings of circular-section wire, the skull decorated with a complex pattern of pierced interlaced ribbon-like cartouches, enriched on the outer face with gold koftgari, and the base encircled by chiselled calligraphic cartouches enriched with silver koftgari, with its padded lining; shield (dhal) of low convex form, reinforced in a similar manner to the helmet, with brass brim and the outer surface decorated en suite (three rivets for enarmes and all four bosses missing); arm defence (bazu band) of gutter-shaped form, retaining its wrist plates, buckles and lining and decorated en suite (the mail with small losses)26.7 cm; 10 1/2 in high, the kulah khud45.5 cm; 18 in diameter, the dhal35.5 cm; 14 in, the bazu band(3)The inscriptions are unusual in the inclusion of an Armenian maker~s name: ~amal-i baghdasiyan(?), probably for ~Work of Baghdasiyan(?)|.
Lot 154
A 15 BORE OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith tapering etched twist barrel decorated with a pair of long slender raised ribs over the greater part of its length, struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith~s mark at the breech and chiselled with a raised panel encrusted with gold foliage, gold-lined vent, engraved grooved barrel tang, stepped bevelled lock engraved with trophies-of-arms and foliage and a short inscription beneath the pan (refreshed), fitted with semi-rainproof gold-lined pan and roller, figured walnut full stock, full silver mounts cast and chased with flowers and foliage in low relief against a punched ground, comprising solid side-plate, spurred pommel, trigger-guard, a pair of ramrod-pipes vacant escutcheon and a further oval vacant escutcheon (ramrod missing)28.5 cm; 11 1/4 in barrel
Lot 160
‡ A RARE 18 BORE NORTH AFRICAN DECORATED SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL, MOROCCO, 18TH CENTURYwith tapering barrel formed in two stages and retained by three chased silver bands, decorated with silver scrolls over the breech and at the muzzle (losses, small areas of pitting), tang decorated en suite and incorporating the back-sight, flat lock retained by a pair of screws on the lock side, struck with the maker~s mark beneath the pan and decorated with panels of engraved silver, (top-jaw expertly repaired), full stock profusely inlaid with delicate silver wire scrollwork over the rear portion and ahead of the lock, octagonal butt decorated with further silver wire scrolls and set with a nail with engraved domed silver head iron trigger-guard decorated with silver scrolls and a flowerhead, and iron ramrod with matching finial35.4 cm; 14 in barrel
![[AP] AN AUSTRIAN MILITARY RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad sharply tapering blade inscribed ~DEL REY EM ALLEMANHA~ and ~](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5810e383-7ca3-4676-b7c8-ade200b9947a/2af40182-2525-420b-9167-ade200c3846c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 162
[AP] AN AUSTRIAN MILITARY RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad sharply tapering blade inscribed ~DEL REY EM ALLEMANHA~ and ~AL RICH COL ESPADEIRO~between a star and a cross-and-orb mark on the respective faces, rectangular ricasso. struck with a Spanish style mark, perhaps ~B~ crowned, iron hilt of flattened bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons with fishtail terminals (one repaired), arms linked at the tips by a small side-ring on the outside, a pair of additional up-turned outer bars with matching fishtail terminals, outer ring-guard, trifurcated inner-guard, flat fishtail pommel pierced on one side at the top for a tassel, and the grip with an early binding of plaited wire between ~Turk~s Heads~89.0 cm; 35 in bladeA number of rapiers of this type are preserved at Schloss Ambras and others, formerly in the Vienna Zeughaus, are preserved in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna (inv. nos. 161.887-892). See Gamber et al 1977, p. 155. Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey
![[AP] A DUTCH CAVALRY SWORD OF THE TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMSTERDAM TOWN GUARD, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURYwith double-e](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5810e383-7ca3-4676-b7c8-ade200b9947a/ddf4fdb2-1a51-4155-a62c-ade200c386c3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 164
[AP] A DUTCH CAVALRY SWORD OF THE TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMSTERDAM TOWN GUARD, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURYwith double-edged blade stamped ~SAHAGAM~ within a short fuller and cut with a running wolf mark on each side (the tip with a small chip), stamped with the bladesmith~s mark, ~P~ crowned and Amsterdam Town mark at the forte, steel hilt of characteristic form, including inner and outer ring-guard each fitted with a sprung-in plate pierced with a series of stars and circles, scrolling quillon stamped with a clover leaf mark on the reverse, knuckle-guard, thumb-loop, and compressed plummet-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with twisted wire and ~Turks~ heads~89.4 cm; 35 ¼ in bladeFor a discussion of this group see Puype 1996, pp. 144-157.Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey
Lot 172
ËœA GERMAN DRESS HUNTING-SWORD AND COMPANION BALDRICK (GALABANDELIER), EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER comprising a well made copy of a hunting sword, with blade etched and gilt against a blued panel with scenes from the chase and foliage, silver-coloured hilt including quillons with gilt hound~s head terminals, and down-turned shell with reclining deer, and ebony grip applied with a crowned coat-of-arms, in its scabbard with mounts en suite, including locket bearing signature ~Stroblberger in München~, together with early dress baldrick, of leather threaded with silver wire lace, with elaborate full German silver mounts in the manner of the German rococo revival, including a large stag~s head boss cast in the round, and with a later coat-of-arms 57.7 cm; 22 3/4 in blade (2)
Lot 180
A VERY RARE WELSH BILL, LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY of russet iron, with tall scythe-shaped blade of flattened-triangular section, formed with a strongly curved tip and sharp inner edge, a right-angular spur on the back-edge towards the base and a sharply up-turned stout spike of tapering-diamond section, moulded base, and tapering socket with characteristic broad open panel on one face and two holes for fixing to a haft 41.5 cm; 16 3/8 in The Welsh bill, Welsh glaive, forest bill and Welsh hook are commonly encountered in English sources from the later Middle Ages but very rarely seen on the open market. The weapon is mentioned in Marlowe~s Edward II (IV, vi) of circa 1593 and by Shakespeare some three years later when Falstaff tells Prince Henry of the rising of Percy and Owen Glendower. Amongst other things the latter ~…..swore the devil his true liegeman upon the cross of a Welsh hook…..~ (Henry IV, Part I (II, iv)). There are records of orders for two thousand such weapons by Richard III in 1483 and they clearly remained in use during the following two centuries. It would appear that less than twenty examples remain extant. For a full account see Blair 1999, pp. 71-85.
Lot 181
‡ A GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD, CIRCA 1580-90, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK with broad leaf-shaped central blade formed with a reinforced point, small crescentic axe-blade, slender rear fluke struck with a mark on one side, faceted socket and a pair of plain straps, decorated throughout with etched patterns of scrolling foliage involving a male and female figure in contemporary dress on each side of the blade and a warrior rondel on one side (etching worn extensively on one side, chemically cleaned), on a carved wooden haft 39.0 cm; 15 3/8 in head Provenance The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby~s Marienburg, 5th October 2005, lot 260. An etched halberd struck with the same mark was sold Sotheby~s Olympia, 4th December 2003, lot 104.
Lot 184
AN OFFICER~S SWORD OF THE 3RD MADRAS LIGHT CAVALRY, CIRCA 1840 AND AN OFFICER~S SWORD OF THE 3RD BENGAL OR BOMBAY CAVALRY, RETAILED BY J.R.GAUNT AND SON, LATE THURKLE, DENMARK STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1901-10 the first with pipe-backed blade double-edged towards the point, etched with foliage, the regimental details, the retailer~s name and battle honours including Seringapatam and Mahidpoor (rubbed), iron triple-bar hilt, and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip (losses); the second with etched blade including the crowned Imperial cypher ~ER~, foliage, the retailers details and ~3BC~, iron triple-bar hilt, wire-bound leather-covered grip, in its iron scabbard with two suspension rings, complete with its sword knot the first: 89.5 cm; 35 1/4 in blade (2)
Lot 187
THE 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL PATTERSON BY WILKINSON, NO. 11717 FOR 1862 of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, scrolling foliage and the maker~s details, brass hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip (losses), in its iron scabbard with two loops for suspension 82.3 cm; 32 ½ in blade The Wilkinson records state that this sword was made for one C. Paterson, January 1862 Charles Doyle Patterson was born 12th April 1822 and is recorded as an ensign in 89th (Princess Victoria~s) Regiment of Foot. He later transferred to the 10th (North Lincolnshire) and saw action in the first Sikh War (1845-46) where he was awarded a medal for his part in the battle of Sobraon. In the second Sikh War (1848-9) he led the storming party that captured one of the gates during the siege of Mooltan and he was awarded a further medal with two clasps. Having retired on full pay he began service in the Queens Bodyguard, the Yeoman of the Guard, at the rank of Exon in February 1862. Sold together with a file of research.
Lot 188
AN INDIAN ARMY OFFICER~S SWORD WITH MAMELUKE HILT, RETAILED BY RANKIN & CO, CALCUTTA & LONDON with curved polished blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the retailer~s details (areas of wear), gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, ivorine grip, in its brass scabbard with brass foliate mounts, two rings for suspension, and early knot 84.0 cm; 33 in blade
Lot 189
AN OFFICER~S SWORD, CIRCA 1900/10, PROBABLY FOR THE INDIAN CAVALRY OR AN EAST INDIA OFFICER with straight blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of long fullers on each face, three-quarter basket sheet iron guard with vestigial quillon, fishskin-covered pistol grip, an additional iron thumb-loop, with its iron scabbard with two suspension rings 89.7 cm; 35 3/8 in blade
Lot 191
A GEORGIAN OFFICER~S COATEE OF THE 6TH INNISKILLING DRAGOONS the single-breasted scarlet coat with nine regimental buttons to front, scarlet collar the ends edged with twin silver Vellum lace loops on yellow ground, yellow cloth cuffs, three chevron loops of ¾ inch silver lace to sleeves, with buttons bearing the Castle above numeral VI, yellow turnbacks to skirts, edged with half-inch lace, small circular skirt-ornaments embroidered with regimental title, VI and WATERLOO (epaulettes absent) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine The absence of loops to the front, and the presence of silver lace, dates this item to the period 1828-30
Lot 192
VICTORIAN INFANTRY OFFICER~S BRAIDED PATROL JACKETS A good example of the Line Infantry pattern discontinued soon after 1994. Blue cloth, jacket, edged with black mohair braid, with four pairs of gimp loops to fronts, forming eyes and drops. Austrian knots on sleeves and backseam ornaments of the same material. Bronze rank-badges and frayed ribbons of the Indian Mutiny, India General Service, and Egypt 1882-9 Medals, and the Khedive~s Star. Together with an older (pre-1881) jacket of the same pattern, with Captain~s embroidered badges to collar. Lacking one olivet (2)
Lot 194
AN ASSORTMENT OF TROPICAL WHITE DRILL UNIFORM AND OTHER CLOTHING, EARLY 20TH CENTURY An Indian Cavalry officer~s white drill Hot Weather mess jacket of |strangle pattern| upright collar style, with maroon piping to jacket, collar, cuffs and backseams. Together with a pair of white cotton trousers, a pair of polo breeches, and a white Marcella waistcoat by Anderson & Sheppard, named to Lt Col E.A.H. Fell (4) E.A.H Fell appears in the 1914 Army List as a Captain in the 12th Bengal Cavalry. The maroon piping in the seams of the mess jacket suggests the Central India Horse, who wore facings of that colour
Lot 195
A VICTORIAN INFANTRY OFFICER~S UNIFORM OF THE HEIC ARMY A fine double-breasted scarlet coatee with black facings. Two gold lace loops to each end of the collar, four loops on each cuff-slash and two pairs on the skirt-slashes. Ten extremely fine gilt buttons in each row to front. White turnbacks to skirts, bearing a sequin star ornament with 26 embroidered on the scarlet centre. A good grey quilted lining. Epaulettes and skirt-slashes absent, some minor moth, notably to the skirt-lining
Lot 196
AN OFFICER~S MESS DRESS OF THE 4TH BENGAL CAVALRY, CIRCA 1900-1922 A good scarlet jacket by Hamburger Rogers, with collar and cuffs and piping of blue velvet. The jacket edged all round with one-inch gold lancer lace and with gilt studs to left front and plaited gold shoulder-cords. The same lace on the pointed cuffs. Sleeve buttons bearing crowned BL and crossed lances. Companion waistcoat of blue cloth, also with studs to front, edged with lace as on jacket, traced on the inner edge with gold Russia braid eyes. Pocket openings also edged with Russia. Tailor~s label named to Captain R Johnston (date of year illegible). Slight fading and minor moth damage (2) Captain Johnston appears as a squadron commander in the 4th Bengal Cavalry in the 1914 Army List
Lot 197
AN OFFICER~S MESS DRESS OF THE 11TH PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR~S OWN CAVALRY, 1938 A good blue jacket with scarlet collar and cuffs. Rankin tailor~s label inscribed to C.L.E. Du Vivier and dated 23/8/38. The jacket edged all round with one-inch gold Vandyke lace, forming dummies at the back, and the same lace on the pointed cuffs. Gilt studs to left front and plaited gold chain gimp shoulder-cords, bearing Captain~s rank badges. Plain gilt buttons to sleeves. Companion waistcoat of scarlet cloth, also with studs to front, edged with lace of same pattern as on jacket, traced on the inner edge with gold Russia braid eyes. Ornate pocket openings, also edged with Russia. Lace slightly dulled (2)
Lot 198
AN OFFICER~S MESS DRESS OF THE 17TH POONA HORSE, 1933 A blue jacket by Hawkes & Co, named to A.D. Drew Esq and dated 16/12/33, with light blue collar and cuffs. The jacket and cuffs edged with one-inch gold Vandyke lace. Gilt studs to left front, plaited gold chain gimp shoulder-cords, and gold Russia braid ornaments to backseams. Plain gilt buttons to sleeves. Companion waistcoat of light blue cloth, also with studs to front, edged with lace as on jacket, traced on the inner edge with plain gold Russia braid. Pocket openings also edged with Russia. Severe moth damage to left sleeve of jacket, minor damage to waistcoat (2)
Lot 199
INFANTRY OFFICERS~ MESS DRESS UNIFORMS OF THE INDIAN ARMY, 1936 A scarlet jacket, bearing tailor~s label of John Jones & Co, inscribed to Major T.S. Emery and dated 24/3/36. Buff roll collar, fitted with badges of a crown above an interlocked white metal quoit and gilt circle. Buff shoulder-straps and pointed cuffs. Scarlet waistcoat fastened by four gilt buttons mounted with 15 in silver, and a pair of blue overalls with scarlet welt in seams; a Lieutenant Colonel~s scarlet jacket with yellow facings and white piping, the roll collar fitted with silver badges in the form of a katar below a small cypher, a white Marcella waistcoat with four brass buttons mounted with silver device of the VIIth Rajput Regiment, and blue overalls; and another scarlet mess jacket, with green facings and white piping, Rankin label inscribed 2Lt N.R. Kaiser (?) 3/10/30, lacking collar-badges but otherwise very good condition (qty)
Lot 200
A HIGHLY INTRIGUING AND UNIQUE OFFICER~S MITRE CAP, MID-18TH CENTURY the stiffened front of crimson velvet bearing a lion statant guardant embroidered in silver and gold thread with silk over stump work and incorporating glass bead eyes, above it a crown in metal thread embroidery, silk and sequins, the edge bound in silver lace and embroidered back and front with foliate decoration, the front particularly bearing the National Flowers of the Rose and Thistle, small flap in black velvet (pile rubbed off) with the padded stump of a flaming grenade (silver wire missing) with cannon barrels at either side and cannon balls piled three and one, the border embroidered in silver wire with decorative curlicues and ~LIBERTY~ in gilded wire, the edge bound in silver lace, the rear band in black velvet decorated with swords, spontoons, halberds and red colours with, centrally, a silver wire flaming grenade within a scroll bearing ~MANCHESTER~, the edge embroidered with laurel leaves and bound in silver lace, the falling bag in buff velvet terminating in an elaborate gold and silver thread tassel with sequins, the unstiffened ribs, two on the inner face and three on the outer face, embroidered with laurel leaves on either side of silver laces forming the spines, the canvas lining bearing traces of a red wax seal, partially detached to allow conservation, particularly the reinforcement of the falling bag 28 cm; 11 in high Provenance The Hon David McAlpine The cap cannot be associated with any particular regiment of the Regular Army, but almost certainly dates from the 1740s. It is possible that it was made for an officer of one of the loyal Volunteer Corps that were raised during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46 or, given the reference to Manchester in its decoration, that it was made for an officer of the Jacobite regiment raised in that town.
Lot 201
A VERY RARE CHILD~S GRENADIER MITRE CAP OF THE ~COMPANY~ RAISED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF CUMBERLAND FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE ROYAL COURT, 1726 the front of stiffened red woollen cloth embroidered in silver thread with a star above a coronet reserved to the grandchild of the Sovereign surmounting GR in monogram addorsed between foliate decoration and edging, the red false front flap embroidered directly onto the frontal enclosing the White Horse of Hanover within a scalloped edge, the cap in blue woollen fabric, which also lines the reverse of the frontal, bearing two lines of silver lace stiffened internally with split cane ribs tacked in position, the rear band in red wool with, centrally, a yellow flaming grenade within foliate decoration in silver wire and yellow thread, the whole edged in silver lace, at the apex a tuft of mixed white and red hair bound in linen thread, several areas of modern conservation to in-fill moth damage and with no lining 25.5 cm; 10 in high Provenance Bonhams, Oxford, 21st April 2010, lot 426 The Hon David McAlpine The cap, having an internal diameter of approximately 6 inches, can only have been made for wear by a child. Though its appearance conforms generally to that of a soldier~s cap, its construction and materials indicate that it was made for a special purpose. |When but five years old he raised a company of young boys, much about his own age, whom he marshalled and trained up according to the method which ... appeared to him most convenient and satisfactory; and being a daily spectator of the manoeuvres and evolutions of the different corps in the regiment of guards, he, to the astonishment of all who saw him, drew up his little battalion in so regular and orderly a manner, that the King his grandfather was delighted therewith ...| Andrew Henderson, The Life of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, London, 1766 An identical cap, now in the Museum of London (Accession No. A6456) was sold in the Ernest Crofts sale by Christie, Manson & Woods on 19th December 1911.
Lot 202
AN OFFICER~S CHAPKA OF THE 19TH LANCERS a superb example of the headdress worn by the regiment from their conversion to Lancers in 1817 until disbandment in 1821, the skull and peaks edged with rows of gold French braid, waist with a wide and a narrow row of gold lace, fluted upper part of pale yellow cloth, edged at the corners with gold cord which crosses the black leather top, gold bullion rosette bearing GR cypher in gold embroidery, rayed plate of white metal mounted with gilt Royal Arms and Elephant, and scrolls inscribed ~ASSAYE~, ~SERINGAPATAM~ and ~NIAGARA~, lining of drab cotton, tapering gilt chin-scales secured by a small lion~s head boss, plaited cap-cords with acorn finials (plume absent) Provenance The Royal United Services Institute Roy Belmont-Maitland, Tradition London, circa 1970s The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 203
A GEORGIAN OFFICER~S HELMET OF THE 4TH OR QUEEN~S OWN DRAGOONS A rare and important example of the 1812 Pattern dragoon helmet, with massive black leather skull, edged with a wide band of gilt-brass scales, rayed plate struck with the Prince of Wales~s plumes and a scroll inscribed PENINSULA above and to the right, ornate brass crest, originally fitted with a black horsehair mane and |shaving brush| finial, triangular front plate with foliate edging and reversed GR cypher mounted with a small oval plaque with the regimental title, brass edging to the leather peak, lining of black silk or cotton, chinscales now largely deficient, gilt elements rubbed, horsehair mane missing Provenance The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 204
AN AFGHAN ARTILLERY HELMET A brass helmet of British 1847 Trooper~s Dragoon pattern, identified as modified for Afghan Artillery, the original front now replaced by a crude foliate-edged metal plate, mounted with an oval plaque struck with two guns and an inscription below a lion~s head. White drooping horsehair plume in a |candlestick| socket. Lining of helmet absent
Lot 205
AN OFFICER~S SHOULDER BELT ORNAMENTS OF COKE~S RIFLES, CIRCA 1930 The chain boss, in HM silver, incised with the regimental title and mounted with a Maltese Cross, the centre bearing the number 55 within a bugle horn. The white metal triple chain is connected to a whistle, also in silver, in its sheath; a similar but larger Maltese Cross plate. Two white metal scrolls, each inscribed ~DELHI/AFGHANISTAN~; a pair of blackened 13 FFR shoulder-titles, and two pairs of red cloth gorget tabs, the larger one having gilt buttons mounted with what appears to be a regimental device in white metal (qty)
Lot 206
FRONTIER FORCE CAVALRY OFFICERS~ ACCOUTREMENTS, CIRCA 1901-3 A tin containing a crimson leather sword belt of the 1st Punjab Cavalry (later Prince Albert Victor~s Own), faced with 1½-inch Vandyke pattern gold lace, oblong seeded gilt plate, now mounted with a white metal device of King~s crown above the regimental title, within laurel sprays, above three scrolls inscribed with battle honours from the Indian Mutiny and Second Afghan War (belt lace partly detached), together with its slings; and two pairs of plaited chain gimp shoulder-cords bearing KC Lieutenant Colonel~s rank-badges
Lot 208
MISCELLANEOUS ASSORTED ITEMS OF MILITARY INTEREST A copper bugle with brass mounts, inscribed ~MAHAJAN DOGRAS BUGLE WHICH RAISED THE 3RD Bn QVO GUIDES INFANTRY 1917. S ROSE & CO BOMBAY~, complete with its tasselled cords in royal colours; together with a massive oblong metal shoulder belt plate mounted with a strap inscribed ~JIAJEERAO MEHARAN~ between sprays of laurel leaves, on an ornate brass scroll above ~CAMP KHASS~ and ~ARKARSINDHAY~, and on a scroll below ~ALLIJAHBHAHADOOR~ (lower left-hand corner of plate detached but present); and a pair of skirt-ornaments for a coatee, in the form of a lion in gold embroidery on a blue ground (3)
Lot 212
A RARE GEORGIAN SCOTTISH YEOMANRY OFFICER~S SABRETACHE Maxton Boog & Co., 20 North St, Edinburgh with brown leather pocket, the flap faced with crimson and edged all round with silver lace, bearing a crown above an ornate GR cypher in silver embroidery, complete with three short leather straps fitted with buckles for attachment to slings and an associated foul-weather cover (2) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 213
A GEORGIAN OFFICER~S SABRETACHE OF THE 8TH KING~S ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS red leather pocket and unusually small flap faced with scarlet cloth and edged with narrow silver |Shamrock| lace, the flap embroidered with the Guelphic crown above the Royal Crest mounted on a reversed GR cypher, the Maid of Erin harp between shamrock sprays and scrolls inscribed ~PENINSULA~ and ~WATERLOO~, complete with its slings, faced with narrow shamrock lace and ornate gilt lion~s head billet-buckles (lace dull, embroidery frayed and tarnished) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 214
A GEORGIAN SABRETACHE OF THE 15TH HUSSARS by Hawkes Moseley & Co., Piccadilly, with red leather pocket and large flap faced with scarlet cloth and edged with 2¼ inch gold |Austrian| pattern lace and Russia braid, bearing an embroidered GR cypher, reversed and intertwined, and scrolls inscribed ~EMSDORF, PENINSULA, VILLERS EN COUCHE~ and ~WATERLOO~, complete with its foul-weather cover (lace and embroidery dull); together with an associated Light Cavalry officer~s sword belt, possibly of the 7th Hussars, with two sword slings, complete with snake clasp (losses), and another (4) Provenance The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 215
A GEORGIAN GUIDON OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS the obverse side of a blue silk guidon, edged with gold fringe, the central device of a massive St Edward~s crown in gold and silver embroidery, above a circle inscribed ~NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT~, within the circle, a Thistle in gold embroidery on crimson silk and a scroll inscribed ~SECUNDUM NULLIS~, crimson silk cartouches in the corners, two with ~II D~ and edged with Union sprays, the other two with the Hanoverian Horse and acanthus edging, mounted in a glazed gilt frame Provenance The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 216
A GEORGIAN GUIDON OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS the obverse side of a crimson silk guidon, with gold fringe edging, the centre with St Edward~s crown in gold and silver embroidery, above a Union spray and three-part scroll inscribed ~DIEU ET/MON/DROIT~, acanthus-edged cartouches in the corners, two of the Hanoverian Horse on a crimson ground, the other two inscribed ~IID~ on blue silk, in a glazed frame matching that of the previous lot Provenance The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 217
A GEORGIAN STANDARD OF THE 6TH DRAGOON GUARDS The obverse side of a crimson silk standard, edged with gold fringe, with a large St Edward~s crown in embroidery above a post-1801 Union spray of oak, thistle and shamrock, and a three-part scroll inscribed ~DIEU ET MON DROIT~, cartouches of cream silk with narrow gold embroidered border, two inscribed ~VI DG~ and the other two with the Horse of Hanover, in a gilt frame Provenance The Hon David McAlpine
Lot 219
HORSE FURNITURE OF GENERAL JOHN MOSTYN, CIRCA 1760 velvet housing and holster covers lavishly decorated in silver embroidery, lace and fringe conserved and mounted within a glazed frame the frame: 165 x 139.5 cm; 65 x 55 in Provenance The Hon David McAlpine The set comprises a pair of pistol holster covers and a housing intended to be attached round the edge of the saddle. The appearance of ~golden-khaki~ - rather than scarlet or dark blue - as the colour for officers~ horse furniture is unexpected, but is attested by portraits of the period. Sir Philip Honywood is shown using it in a naive portrait by ~follower of David Morier~ after Bartholomew Dandridge (Christie~s British Paintings, 23 February 1989, Lot 128) and a similarly coloured set also appears in the portrait of Colonel, the Marquess of Lothian, 24th Foot, by David Morier (Sotheby~s Old Masters and British Paintings, 8 December 2016, Lot 106). John Mostyn (1709-1779) was commissioned into Handasyde~s 16th Foot in 1732 but ten years later he had become a captain-lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel in the 2nd (Coldstream) Foot Guards. He fought at Dettingen and Fontenoy during the War of the Austrian Succession, was made a Groom of the Bedchamber by George II and became colonel of the 7th Foot (The Royal Fusiliers) in 1751. Thereafter he held the colonelcies of the 13th Dragoons (1754), 5th Dragoons (1758), 7th Dragoons (1760) and the 1st Dragoon Guards (1763). He served with great distinction alongside the Marquess of Granby in Germany during the Seven Years War.
Lot 220
‡ PROPERTY FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION A FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE NORTH GERMAN PARADE CUIRASS WITH EMBOSSED AND CHASED DECORATION, LATE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK formed of steel borders overlain with gilt brass, its breastplate, of |peascod| fashion, constructed of two plates joined medially by a riveted overlap (the left plate patched at its outer edge), and fitted within its later-cut lower edge with a moderately deep waist-flange added during early working life, its backplate, connected to the breastplate by shoulder-straps (the left lost and the right incomplete) and a waist-belt covered with crimson velvet, constructed like the latter of two medially-overlapped plates and fitted within its later-cut lower edge with a short culet added, like the fauld, during early working life; both elements formed at their main edges with file-roped inward turns and embossed overall in low relief and chased between vertical bands of stylised scallops, with panels of classical ornament, involving the allegorical figures of the Cardinal virtues comprising Prudence, Justice, Fortitude as the figure of Hercules with the pillars of Samson, Temperance, and David facing Goliath, various warriors, female figures, trophies-of-arms and masks amid scrolling foliage, all on a stippled ground, the overlays of the fauld and culet in each case engraved with running asymmetrical foliage occupied by stippling; both elements fitted internally with linings of tow quilted between layers of canvas and crimson velvet in lozenge-shaped panels, and decorated around their scalloped edges (partly detached at the lower right edge of the breastplate) with braided cord of silver-gilt wire 44.0 cm; 17 3/8 in high Provenance Sotheby~s New York, 25th November 1986, lot 505 The use of brass in the manufacture of arms and armour in Brunswick and nearby Wolfenbûttel is well documented in the reign of Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbûttel (1528-1568-1590) (See von Rohr 1989, parts 1 & 2, pp. 110-16). Among the one hundred or so items of brass listed as being sold from the ducal manufactory at Wolfenbûttel around 1580-90 was |a short brass armour for use on horseback and foot, with shaffron and crinet| (Rohr 1989, p. 110). In 1577 the Duke had ordered Landsknecht armours of brass for mounted use with shaffrons and crinets, from the Brunswick armourer Wulf Gabriel, then serving, in the period 1572 to 1581, as |Ducal body-armour-maker| in the arsenal at Wolfenbûttel (ibid., p. 110 ). Earlier, in 1572, the Brunswick armourer Peter Philipp had received from the Duke an order for fifty-five brass armours equipped with matching burgonets and morions (ibid., p. 110). A brass burgonet of the period is preserved in the Städtishes Museum, Brunswick, Cma No. 3 (ibid., p. 111, fig. 1). Mention is to be found, moreover, in the series of records cited above, of a purchase from the Helmstedt goldsmith Witte of seventy embossed brass burgonets (ibid., p. 110). A coin of 1576 shows Duke Julius wearing a burgonet with just such decoration (ibid., p. 113-14, fig. 5). Of particular significance in the present context is a circular shield or target in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, Inv. No. V. 53, bearing the date 1579, which like the cuirass under discussion is formed of two pieces of steel joined medially, overlain with brass and decorated with embossing and chasing on a stippled ground (Rohr 1989, p. 113, fig. 4; and Stadt im Wandel, Landesmuseum (Vieweghaus), Brunswick, Vol. 2, 1985, p. 769, cat. no. 681). The decoration of the two pieces is strikingly similar both in regard to design and execution, with the labours of Hercules and his pillars featuring in both. References to armour of brass or copper occur with some frequency in Brunswick records of the 1580s and ~90s (ibid., p, 112). They were still to be found in inventories of the ducal armoury at Wolfenbûttel in the following decades. One of 1667 mentions a brass armour extending to the knees, a fore- and hind-piece with arms of copper, and |88 yellow burgonets with embossed work| (ibid., p. 113). A later inventory of 1732 refers to a complete armour of brass of Duke Julius mounted on a black horse of wood; mentioned again in a sale-catalogue of 1789 (ibid., p. 113). The inventory of 1732 notes that there were then also to be found in the Julius Cabinet of the armoury, |6 German flat guns, their barrels etched, with full brass stocks, the figures on the stocks finely embossed.| (ibid., p. 113). Several guns and pistols of about 1575-85, bearing the monograms and devices of Duke Julius, have their stocks of sheet-brass embossed with decoration of the same character as that found on the cuirass under discussion (Rohr 1989, pp. 11-12, figs, 2 -3; Stadt im Wandel, 1985, Vol. 2, pp. 760-1, cat. nos. 671-3; and Wolfgang Glage, Das Kunstwerk der Bûchsenmacher in Land Landesmuseum, Brunswick, 1987, pp. 47-57). Their embossing shows the same very distinctive stippled ground as that of the cuirass under discussion. Pistols of the group can be recorded in the Landesmusmuseum, Brunswick, the Kestner Museum, Hanover (WMI. 227), the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor Castle, (RCIN 61967), and the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, Inv. No. XII.1076; while the much rarer guns of the group can be recorded in Herzog Anton-Ulrich Museum, Brunswick (Inv. No. Waf.1), and the Tøjhusmuseet Copenhagen (Inv. Nos B70 and B71). Similar embossed ornament is to be seen on Brunswick patrons and powder-flasks of the same period. A powder flask can be recorded in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Acc. No. 2014.214); while patrons can be recorded in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (Inv. No. XIII.37), and the former Hanoverian Royal Collection, sold Sotheby~s, Hildesheim, 5 October 2005, lots 335-342. A further example was sold in this room 8th December 2010, lot 360.
Lot 225
A FINELY CONSTRUCTED CAP-A-PIE FLUTED FIELD ARMOUR, IN THE GERMAN ~MAXIMILIAN~ STYLE OF THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising close helmet with broad rounded one-piece skull, fitted at its front with a ~monkey-faced~ visor and bevor attached by common pivots with flower-shaped heads, the visor stepped and with centrally-divided vision-slit, pierced at either side of the face with eight vertical ventilation-slots, the bevor strongly shaped to the wearer~s chin, the visor and bevor each secured at the right by a spring-catch with push-button release, and the lower edge of the skull and bevor each formed with a boldly-roped internally-hollowed rim that locks over and rotates on the turned upper edge of the collar which is formed of four lames front and rear; breastplate formed of a rounded main plate fitted at each of its arm-openings with a moveable gusset, at its right with a folding lance-rest decorated with incised lines in pairs and secured by two screws, and within its lower edge with a waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a fauld of three lames cut at its lower edge with a shallow arch separating a pair of pendent tassets each of four lames; backplate formed of a main plate fitted within its lower edge with a waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a culet of two lames; large asymmetrical pauldrons formed in each case of seven lames fitted at the front of the third and largest of them with an upstanding haute-piece and connected at the lower end of the lowest of them to the flanged upper edge of a five-piece vambrace formed in each case of a tubular upper and lower cannon with a large intervening winged bracelet couter and a smaller outer plate above and below; mitten-gauntlets each formed of a short slightly flared and rounded cuff fitted with a short separate hinged inner plate, five metacarpal-plates, a transversely-roped knuckle-plate, five finger-plates and a laterally-hinged thumb-defence (the right detached at the knuckle-plate); cuisses each formed of a tall gutter-shaped main plate fitted at it upper edge with an additional plate and at its lower edge with a winged poleyn of five lames; and full-length tubular greaves each terminating in a broad-toed sabaton of ten lames: on a padded wooden frame; with a well made modern copy of a two hand sword in German early 16th century style, with broad double-edged blade formed with three slender fullers of differing length, rectangular ricasso with a pair of basal lugs, iron hilt of writhen bars comprising a pair of straight quillons with knop-shaped terminals, inner and outer ring-guards, pear-shaped pommel and leather-covered grip 190 cm; 74 3/4 in high
Lot 266
A RARE 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SMOOTH BORE CARBINE FOR SCINDE IRREGULAR HORSE, BY SWINBURN & SON, BIRMINGHAM, NO. 381, DATED 1853 with rebrowned barrels with a brief punched, probably arsenal, inscription on the left of the breech, long slender tang, signed and dated back-action locks (worn), figured walnut half-stock stamped ~10/52~ on the left of the butt (restocked in Indian service), case-hardened iron mounts comprising butt-plate stamped ~Scinde~s Irregular Horse~ on the tang, trigger-guard with spur, and hinged circular patch-box, swivel ramrod 53.2 cm; 21 in barrels See Blackmore 1961, pp. 202-204 and Roads 1964, p. 43, pls. 45-47.
Lot 268
‡ A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY GEORGE FISHER, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with brass barrel formed in three stages, strongly belled at the muzzle and formed with a pronounced molding behind, struck with proof marks and the maker~s mark, the initials ~GF~ beneath a crown at the breech, signed stepped lock, figured walnut full stock formed with a scalloped moulding about the tang and carved with pineapple chequering at the grip, engraved brass mounts comprising pierced strapwork side-plate, trigger-guard with scallop finial, butt-plate with border-engraved tang, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes and vacant escutcheon, and associated brass-tipped ramrod 45.5 cm; 18 in barrel
Lot 269
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY JOVER, CIRCA 1780 with brass barrel formed in two stages, flaring towards the muzzle and engraved ~Well is he that escapes me~ on the muzzle face in block capitals, signed in capitals over the breech, with County Kildare police registration number ~906~ and a raised moulding at the back, iron tang of shaped outline, signed bevelled lock, figured walnut full stock, brass mounts comprising solid side-plate engraved with rococo shell ornament, trigger-guard with a rococo flower on th bow and with acorn finial of early form, butt-plate stamped en suite with the breech and decorated with strapwork and a rococo flower, oval escutcheon engraved with the owner~s name ~E.J. Medlicott Esq.~, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 36.2 cm; 14 1/4 in barrel
Lot 270
‡ A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY EDWARD (1) NORTH, LONDON, CIRCA 1760 with brass barrel formed in two stages, inscribed ~London~ in block capitals over the breech, engraved with a scroll of foliage, struck with proof marks and the barrelsmith~s mark ahead of a raised moulding on the left, engraved iron tang decorated with foliage and border ornament, signed border-engraved rounded lock (associated cock), figured walnut full stock carved with a scallop moulding about the tang and raised mouldings behind the lock and side-plate, full brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flowerhead on the bow and with acorn finial of early form, openwork trophy-of-arms sideplate, butt-plate decorated with a trophy-of-hunting and rococo shell ornament on the tang, vacant escutcheon with a demon mask beneath and a rococo shell above, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and associated horn-tipped ramrod 40.9 cm; 16 in barrel Edward (1) North apprenticed to George Halfhide in 1722, became free of the Gunmakers Company 1729, was elected Assistant 1749 and Master in 1753 and 1758. He is recorded as gunmaker behind the Royal Exchange, Threadneedle Street from 1733. North was a furbisher of arms to bankers John Martin & Co., and Martin, Stevens & Blackwell 1748-60.
Lot 271
‡ A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY ROBERT (1) SILK, LONDON, CIRCA 1690 with brass barrel formed in three stages and swelling towards the muzzle, octagonal breech struck with proof marks and the maker~s mark on the left, formed with a raised moulding behind and cut for sighting, iron tang, rounded lock retained by three side nails and engraved with strawberry foliage (patinated), walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding about the tang (minor bruising, the fore-end with expert repairs), mounts comprising iron trigger-guard, brass butt-plate with slender tang, two iron sling mounts, and moulded brass ramrod-pipe 41.3 cm; 16 1/4 in barrel Provenance Christie~s 29th March 1995, lot 181 Robert (1) Silk apprenticed to his father John (4) in 1659. He became free of the Gunmakers Company in 1666 and Master 1689, 1696 and 1700. He was contractor to Ordnance 1667-1701, the Royal African Company 1683-1701 and appointed Chief Gunmaker, Tower of London, 1689. Following his death in 1701 his wife, Mary, continued the business. See Blackmore 1986, p. 179 and Cooper 1993.
Lot 272
‡ A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY W. PARKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with strongly swamped brass barrel flaring over the forward section and engraved with a band of stars over the breech, fitted with steel spring bayonet secured by a catch on the barrel tang, the latter with engraved linear border, signed stepped bevelled bolted lock fitted with roller, figured walnut full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with a rococo flower on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-cap with a Brittania trophy-of-arms on the tang, a pair of ramrod-pipes and shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with the owner~s initials ~H.S.~ and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 35.0 cm 13 3/4 in barrel
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