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A very good collection of imagery related to the last mission of the Mercury programme, photographs showing, among others, views of Gordon Cooper during final flight preparations, views of the recovery, a view of President Kennedy awarding Cooper with a Distinguished Service Medal and others, Mercury-Atlas 9, 15-16 May 1963.Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), six with NASA captions printed on verso, three with captions affixed by tape and two blank, (11).Provenance: From a collection of Tim Furniss.Additional images available on request

A RARE LARGE FOLDING KNIFE FOR A WINDOW DISPLAY, I. WILSON, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with broad folding blade struck with the maker’s mark, four peppercorns and a diamond (pitting), file-hatched spring, and shaped body faced with three pairs of polished horn scales retained by iron rivets, 53.2 cm (closed) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 78. Probably by John Wilson (1772-1849), or his son of the same name, whose family was granted the ‘four peppercorns and a diamond’ mark in 1766. Wilson worked as a knife maker and steel manufacturer in Sycamore Street. His plain and utilitarian blades were highly regarded in America as recorded by one writer: ‘Though it lacks the romance and glory associated with frontier Bowies, dirks and push daggers, the I. Wilson butcher knife made a major contribution to the settling of this country’. When he died in 1849, aged 77, the Sheffield Independent records noted he ‘left behind him a name around which the most pleasing fragrance had long been gathering…..’. His sons continued the business and built on his success, winning a Prize Medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A FINE LARGE MULTI-BLADE PENKNIFE FOR EXHIBITION, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM I.XL, SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY with over one hundred folding blades and accessories, including saws, picks, scissors and corkscrew, some stamped ‘George Wostenholm I.XL.’, fitted at each side with highly figured select quality mother-of-pearl scales each retained by four minute screws, with sliding tweezers and picks top and bottom, and in fine condition throughout, 12.0 cm (closed) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 73. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A FINE MULTI-BLADE PENKNIFE FOR EXHIBITION, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM I.XL, SHEFFIELD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with over forty-eight folding blades and accessories, including saws, picks, scissors and corkscrew, some stamped ‘George Wostenholm I.XL.’, fitted at each side with highly figured composition scales each retained by four minute screws, with sliding tweezers and picks top and bottom, and in fine condition throughout, 12.0 cm (closed) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 73. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A SMALL MULTI-BLADE PENKNIFE FOR EXHIBITION, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM I.XL, SHEFFIELD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with over twenty folding blades and accessories, including saw, picks, scissors and corkscrew, the main blade stamped ‘George Wostenholm I.XL.’, fitted at each side with highly figured select quality mother-of-pearl scales each retained by three minute screws, with sliding tweezers and picks, and in fine condition throughout, 8.1 cm (closed) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 73. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

SIX POCKET KNIVES, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM, SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY the first with two folding blades, each stamped by the maker at the ricasso, the larger blade marked ‘I.XL’, brass fillets, chased German silver terminals and a small ivory central scales, one with a vacant German silver escutcheon; the second with two folding blades and cast body including the initials ‘I.XL’; the third and fourth with a single blade, the ferrules marked ‘I.XL; and two further knives, each in their original box, the first: 11.3 cm (closed) (6) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 143. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

TWO ‘NON XLL’ POCKET KNIVES, SHEFFIELD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND SIX FURTHER POCKET KNIVES the first two probably Wostenholm, each with two folding blades, iron ferrule stamped ‘Non XLL’, and natural staghorn scales (one restored), the third Joseph Eliott, with two folding blades and natural staghorn scales; the fourth and fifth with cast bodies; and three further similar knives, the first: 8.5 cm (closed) (8) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 139. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A MASSIVE EXHIBITION HUNTING KNIFE, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, WASHINGTON WORKS, I.XL, LATE 19TH CENTURY with long blade formed with a spear point and with three panels of deeply filed grooves on the back-edge (small areas of light wear and staining), stamped with the maker’s details including ‘None are genuine but those marked I. XL.’, and eagle, ‘Geo. Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated’ in a linear panel, and in large elaborate letters ‘For Stags and Buffalos’ on one face, rectangular ricasso, elliptical German silver cross-piece, and natural staghorn grips retained by five rivets, 35.2 cm blade It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A RARE BOWIE KNIFE PRESENTED TO JOHN CAMPBELL, SURGEON, JALAPA 1847, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, I.XL, WASHINGTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD with curved blade formed with a clipped point, engraved with an eagle displayed, ‘None are genuine but those marked I.XL.’, the maker’s details and presentation inscription, iron cross-guard with scrolling terminals, Indian style carved brown hardstone grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (light wear, chape missing), 30.2 cm blade LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 234. The presentation inscription reads: John Campbell Surgeon Jalapa 1847 in Highest Esteem. On 18th April 1847 a force of thirteen thousand Mexican troops met nine thousand Americans at a mountain pass near Jalapa. Bitter hand-to-hand fighting ensued and the Mexicans were forced to flee. The American army continued, under General Winfield Scott, towards Mexico city, storming a Mexican fortress at Contreras and then routing a large Mexican force at Churubusco. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A BOWIE KNIFE, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, WASHINGTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1960 with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, stamped with the maker’s details, ‘I.XL’, ‘The Hunter’s Companion’, and ‘The real I.XL knife’, engraved with an eagle and with the makers name and ‘California Knife’ in gilt letters, recessed rectangular ricasso stamped with the maker’s details in full, German silver guard, milled copper alloy fillets, natural staghorn scales and vacant German silver escutcheon, in its wooden scabbard with tooled leather covering stamped ‘I.XL’ in gilt letters and with German silver mounts, 24.0 cm blade LiteratureRichard Washer, The Sheffield Bowie & Pocket-Knife makers 1825-1925, Nottingham 1974, cover and frontispiece illustration.David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 280. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A BOWIE KNIFE, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, WASHINGTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, stamped with the maker’s details, ‘I.XL’, and ‘The real I.XL knife’, engraved with an eagle and etched and gilt with two captioned portraits of General Garibaldi and Vittore Emanuel (worn), recessed rectangular ricasso stamped with the maker’s details in full, German silver guard, milled copper alloy fillets, natural staghorn scales and vacant German silver escutcheon, in its wooden scabbard with tooled leather covering stamped ‘I.XL’ in gilt letters and with German silver mounts, 24.3 cm blade LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 280. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A BOWIE KNIFE, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, WASHINGTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, stamped with the maker’s details, ‘I.XL’, and ‘The real I.XL knife’, engraved with an eagle and etched with two captioned portraits (worn), recessed rectangular ricasso stamped ‘I.XL’, German silver guard, milled copper alloy fillets, polished horn scales and vacant German silver escutcheon, 24.3 cm blade LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 281. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A BOWIE KNIFE, G. WOSTENHOLM & SON, WASHINGTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND A DAGGER FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with broad blade formed with a long clipped point, signed on the back-edge, recessed rectangular ricasso marked ‘I.XL’, German silver guard, natural staghorn scales and vacant German silver escutcheon, in its tooled leather scabbard marked ‘I.XL’ in gilt letters; the second with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, rectangular ricasso, German silver cross-piece with moulded terminals and natural staghorn scales, the first: 21.0 cm (2) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 287. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A DAGGER, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM, SHEFFIELD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with doubled-edged broad blade, signed rectangular ricasso marked ‘I.XL’, German silver guard, and a pair of mother-of-pearl scales retained by four rivets, the outer with vacant German silver escutcheon, in its leather scabbard, 15.2 cm blade LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 295. It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A BOWIE KNIFE, GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, WASHINGTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD, NUMBER 4 OF 1,000 TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO, 1986 with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, stamped with the maker’s details, ‘I.XL’, ‘The Hunter’s Companion’, and ‘The real I.XL knife’, engraved with an eagle and with the makers name and ‘California Knife’ in part gilt letters, recessed rectangular ricasso stamped with the maker’s details in full, German silver guard, milled copper alloy fillets, natural staghorn scales and German silver escutcheon engraved ‘4/1,000’, in its fitted presentation case with certificate, the lid embossed ‘I. XL. In gilt letters on the outside, 24.0 cm blade It is likely that the founder of George Wostenholm & Son Ltd was George Wolstenholme (1775-1833), a fork maker at Thomas Lane. Apprenticed to John Micklethwaite, a cutler, in 1790 and granted his Freedom in 1799, George later moved to Broad Lane where he made spring knives. He was first listed in a Sheffield directory in 1816 as a pen and pocket knife manufacturer at Rockingham Street, where he had registered a silver mark in 1809. His workshops expanded to become Rockingham Works and he apparently shortened his name to ‘Wostenholm’ to facilitate its stamping on blades. His son, George Wostenholm (1802-1876) was apprenticed to his father and they are described in 1825 as ‘George Wolstenholme & Son, manufacturers of table knives, and forks, pen, pocket, and sportsman’s knives, and general dealers in cutlery, 78 Rockingham Street’. George Wostenholm became a Freeman in 1826, a practical cutler and a dynamic salesman he found scope for his prodigious energy in America where, in 1830, the father and son launched a partnership with William Stenton, an experienced cutlery merchant. However, this did not last and the partnership was dissolved the following year when they were also granted their trademark ‘I*XL. ‘, bought by George Senior in 1826 and originally granted to William Aldam Smith in 1787. In 1833 George Senior died and the business continued under his son who opened a New York office in 1844, and by the middle of the century had agents in Philadelphia and Boston. America was the ideal market with its expanding frontier and enormous demand for folding knives, razors, and weapons. The firm’s trade became almost exclusively American and Wostenholm made little attempt to nurture other markets. In 1848 the Washington Works was acquired and American orders continued to roll in. The workforce increased significantly to 850 in 1861, having been around a hundred or so in the 1830s. The high quality of the firm’s Bowie and spring knives was achieved by ‘drilling’, in which every knife was critically examined. It had the desired effect and soon ‘I*XL’ vied with Rodgers’ star and Maltese cross as a badge of quality. Like Rodgers, Wostenholm made its share of exhibition pieces. At the Great Exhibition in 1851 Wostenholm displayed a set of ornate sheath knives, including one commissioned from the well-known artist Alfred Stevens. The company also displayed a collection of exhibition multi-blades. The display won a Prize Medal for Wostenholm. The firm also carried off prize medals at exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). George Wostenholm had remarkable stamina. In early 1869, in his late sixties, he set off for a tour of Europe and in October the same year he made another trip to New York. In 1872, he again visited New York. He was active until the end, though he sold out to his business associates in 1875, when Wostenholm’s became a limited liability company. George Wostenholm died in 1876, aged 74 and left a remarkable fortune of nearly £250,000. The new company chairman and directors had little or no experience of the cutlery trade. Initially, Wostenholm’s continued to make good profit but the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised the duties on their American exports to unprecedented heights and caused a crisis. Wostenholm’s refused to abandon the American trade and maintained an unprofitable New York office open until the early 1930s while they had little success breaking into the Australian and other markets. In the early 20th century they opposed machine technology and consequently were in decline a decade before the First World War. Not long after, Washington Works was becoming a relic. In 1971, Wostenholm was bought by Joseph Rodgers & Sons and the new company (Rodgers-Wostenholm) moved into premises at Guernsey Road, Heeley. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A FINE BARREL KNIFE FOR DISPLAY, JOHN NOWILL & SONS, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY with four groups of nine differing folding blades at each end (small chips and losses), milled copper alloy fillets, engraved mother-of-pearl scales, and silver top terminal, on a wooden stand with blue velvet covered base and glass dome cover, perhaps the original, the knife: 10.5 cm (closed) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 76. J. Nowill & Sons won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 for ‘…..a display of cutlery comprising…..pocket knives, Indian hunting knives…..and an ‘assortment of knives for the Levant’. The firm had considerable export business with outlets in Turkey, Greece and Egypt. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Longines Wittnauer - 1960s Gold Medal automatic 14ct gold cased wristwatch, 34mm gold case with brushed and polished dial, block baton markers, centre seconds, automatic 11ARG20 1585N 20 jewel movement, screw back case marked 14 karat gold, 107-G31/539742, later black leather strap, 41.4g gross

An Art Deco Movado 935 silver and leather open face pocket watch, 45mm diameter, cream dial, silvered Arabic numerals, stem wind movement, retailed by Walser Wald & Cie, Buenos Aires, with Jockey Club silver chain mesh chatelain and medal, 14cm long; another Souvenir De La guerre, 1914, cream dial, stem wind movement, 53mm diameter (2)

A Victorian silver Albert Chain, Tbar, twisting links, clip terminals, large silver suspension medal, mixed marks, 37cm long, 67.2g, c.1881-1895.

A WW2 & George V Special Constabulary medal set with 1941 Long Service bar & three rosettes with QEII Coronation medal & two masonic medals awarded to Frederick M. T. Pote

A family set of war medals awarded to: T. E. Allen A4260 DH/SMN RNR WW1 three medal set; Pte F. W. Allen 1439892 ACC & Territorial Army Efficient Service medal with 1939-45, Africa & Italy star six medal WW2 set

A WW1 medal set awarded to 2nd Lieutenant H. A. Toy

Large Waterloo platinum plated medal

1815 Waterloo medal proof

Two bronze medallions one commemorative medal one USA Dollar

Bronze Medal, two Isle Of Man crowns, one USA dollar

Historical medal Cartwheel 2 pence 1887 Halfpenny

Royal mint memership badge and medal set

Gilt Victorian Coronation medal 1938 & a 1911 Coronation medal

Enamelled Victorian silver Campaigne Medal

WWI Silver medal 14634 Pte C Foster North .N.R.

Royal Mint Medal Richard III 1484

Allen & Moore Chinese Junk 'Keying' commemorative medallion, 44mm diameter; together with an A&M Salvator Mundi medallion and William Shakspere medallion; also a Queen Victoria 60th year of reign commemorative medal, boxed (4)

German Third Riech era and earlier stamps, banknotes and coins together with a Civil Faithful Service medal (qty)

Hallmarked silver Walkden & District Amateur Photographic Society First Prize to G Clarke 1897, Pinches Bronze 3rd prize1919 medal to Frank Parr for Plain and Fancy Cotton Weaving D5cm in fitted case, sml. qty of coins incl. Charles & Diana Crowns etc

Palitoy Action Man Vintage empty original box - Helicopter Pilot "Toy of the Decade" medal label with extended card box, also comes with star card scheme, instruction leaflet and folded poster - Good Plus.

Palitoy Action Man Vintage pair of figures (1) painted head figure with firm hands - Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders in Scottish uniform with metal dog-tag; (2) French Resistance Fighter - blonde painted head figure with outfit, medal and beret - Fair to Good unboxed. (2)

FIRST AND SECOND WAR MEDAL GROUPS TOGETHER WITH MINIATURES TO CAPTAIN (LATER MAJOR) E AMBLER.

6th Dragoon guards (W J Brockliss) silver ID bracelet, Police constabulary good conduct medal (Harold Bennett) etc

THREE SILVER SPORTING MEDALS comprising a silver Glasgow Billiards & Snooker Tourney, awarded to W Crombie and dated 1935-1936, in fitted case, along with a silver S.A.F.B Assoc medal, awarded to Wm Crombie and dated 1929, and a further silver medal, unnamedQty: 3

A group of seven medals, comprising: the 1939-45 Star, the Atlantic Star, the Burma Star, a British War and Defence medal, an Arctic Convoy veteran medal, a copy of an Arctic Star, and a Russian Soviet medal for the 40th anniversary of The Great Patriotic War 1945 - 1985 (awarded to Arctic Convoy veterans), awarded to Colin Armstrong.Consigned by the family

The George Cross Gold and Silver Matt Proof Set by The Bradford Mint with COA and original box, including replica medal, a double crown (9ct white gold layered with 24ct yellow gold) and a crown (solid sterling silver), together with another similar: Victoria Cross Gold and Silver proof set, with a Crown struck in silver, a double crown in 9 carat gold and a replica Victoria Cross, cased with certificate, and a collection of further gold and silver plated proof commemorative coin sets, most with limited edition certificates: ''God Save the Queen' (3 coin set), 'The House of Windsor Family Tree commemorative Coin Collection' (6 coins), Windsor Mint 'Queen Elizabeth II' (3 coins), 'Year of the Three Kings' (set with Swarovski stone), 'Winston Churchill' (oversized gold plated coin), 'Diana - Portrait of a Princess' and 'QEII Sapphire Jubilee' (both oversized coins), 'St George & The Dragon' (2 coins), 'The House of Tudor - Mary I', The Million Pound Banknote', 'Diana - 1961-1997' (2 coins), 'The Royal Wedding', 'Kings & Queens of Britiain' (2 coins), 'QEII Diamond Jubilee', 'QEII Sapphire Jubille', QEII 90th Birthday', 'Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary' (3 coins), 'British Military Aircraft 2016' (3 coins) and assorted others.

Ritterkreuz der Ehrenlegion und St.-Helena-Medaille sowie zwei Miniaturen, 19. Jhdt. Silbernes Ritterkreuz der Ehrenlegion (Breite ca. 27 mm) mit goldenen, am Rand blau emaillierten Medaillons, darauf das Profil Heinrichs IV., weiß emaillierte Kreuzarme (reparierte Fehlstellen), Kranz mit grüner Emaille (Chips). Bewegliche Kronenagraffe am Bandring mit Originalband. Dazu eine St.-Helena-Medaille (Band ergänzt). Beide unter Glas, in fest verschlossenem Doppel-Ovalrahmen (Breite 20 cm), rs. zwei Stellstützen. Dazu eine Miniatur der Ehrenlegion (12,5 mm, Emaille gechipt) mit Napoleon-Profil und eine nachvergoldete Miniatur der St.-Helena-Medaille (11 mm), beide an einem Kettchen auf rotem Samt in fein reliefiertem Buntmetallrahmen (Breite 4,5 cm). Partiell leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren. Sehr repräsentativ. A Legion of Honour Cross, a St. Helena Medal and two miniatures, 19th century Silbernes Ritterkreuz der Ehrenlegion (Breite ca. 27 mm) mit goldenen, am Rand blau emaillierten Medaillons, darauf das Profil Heinrichs IV., weiß emaillierte Kreuzarme (reparierte Fehlstellen), Kranz mit grüner Emaille (Chips). Bewegliche Kronenagraffe am Bandring mit Originalband. Dazu eine St.-Helena-Medaille (Band ergänzt). Beide unter Glas, in fest verschlossenem Doppel-Ovalrahmen (Breite 20 cm), rs. zwei Stellstützen. Dazu eine Miniatur der Ehrenlegion (12,5 mm, Emaille gechipt) mit Napoleon-Profil und eine nachvergoldete Miniatur der St.-Helena-Medaille (11 mm), beide an einem Kettchen auf rotem Samt in fein reliefiertem Buntmetallrahmen (Breite 4,5 cm). Partiell leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren. Sehr repräsentativ.

Zweiteilige Ordensschnalle und drei Veteranenadler, 19./20. Jhdt. Schnalle mit Ritterkreuz der Ehrenlegion des 2. Kaiserreichs (schlecht erhalten, stark überarbeitet) und silbernem Veteranenadler (Kopie). Dazu in Kopie ein silberner und zwei vergoldete Veteranenadler. Teilweise beschädigt, überarbeitet, Bänder meist neu. A two-piece medal bar and three veteran eagles, 19th/20th century Schnalle mit Ritterkreuz der Ehrenlegion des 2. Kaiserreichs (schlecht erhalten, stark überarbeitet) und silbernem Veteranenadler (Kopie). Dazu in Kopie ein silberner und zwei vergoldete Veteranenadler. Teilweise beschädigt, überarbeitet, Bänder meist neu.

St.-Helena-Medaille mit Verleihungsurkunde und Ledermappe St.-Helena-Medaille in Bronze mit Verleihungsurkunde Nr. 142406 für den Bataillonschef Joseph Blanc (gedunkelt, etwas fleckig). Unter Glas, in fest verschlossenem Profilrahmen (Vergoldung aufgefrischt). Rückseitig aufgeklebt eine alte grüne Ledermappe mit goldgeprägtem Rand und eingeklebtem, alt beschriftetem französischen Zettel. Teilweise leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren. Rahmenmaße 23 x 33 cm. A St. Helena Medal with award certificate and leather folder St.-Helena-Medaille in Bronze mit Verleihungsurkunde Nr. 142406 für den Bataillonschef Joseph Blanc (gedunkelt, etwas fleckig). Unter Glas, in fest verschlossenem Profilrahmen (Vergoldung aufgefrischt). Rückseitig aufgeklebt eine alte grüne Ledermappe mit goldgeprägtem Rand und eingeklebtem, alt beschriftetem französischen Zettel. Teilweise leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren. Rahmenmaße 23 x 33 cm.

St.-Helena-Medaille in Originalschachtel, datiert 1857 Bronze, beidseitig fein geprägt mit Napoleonprofil im Lorbeerkranz und Widmung, überhöht von Krone mit Ring. Mit Band in der originalen weißen Pappschachtel (Maße 6,4 x 4,2 x 1 cm, vier unauffällige spätere Klebestellen). Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren. Selten. A St. Helena Medal in original box, dated 1857 Bronze, beidseitig fein geprägt mit Napoleonprofil im Lorbeerkranz und Widmung, überhöht von Krone mit Ring. Mit Band in der originalen weißen Pappschachtel (Maße 6,4 x 4,2 x 1 cm, vier unauffällige spätere Klebestellen). Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren. Selten.

St.-Helena-Medaille in Originalschachtel, datiert 1857 Bronze, beidseitig fein geprägt mit Napoleonprofil im Lorbeerkranz und Widmung, überhöht von Krone mit Ordensband (oben offen) am Ring. In der originalen weißen Pappschachtel (Maße 6,4 x 4,2 x 1 cm, berieben). Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren. Selten. A St. Helena Medal in original box, dated 1857 Bronze, beidseitig fein geprägt mit Napoleonprofil im Lorbeerkranz und Widmung, überhöht von Krone mit Ordensband (oben offen) am Ring. In der originalen weißen Pappschachtel (Maße 6,4 x 4,2 x 1 cm, berieben). Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren. Selten.

St.-Helena-Medaille - zwei Knopflochminiaturen im Etui, 19. Jhdt. Miniatur aus beidseitig feinst geprägter Bronze, daran Krone und Ring mit Bandschleife an schwarz lackiertem Knopf. Dazu ein identisches Exemplar. In altem braunen Lederetui (Maße 7,5 x 5 x 2,5 cm, berieben) mit goldenen Deckelinitialen "P.C.", im weißen Seidenfutter "Albert Chaise / Paris". Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren. St. Helena Medal - two buttonhole miniatures in case, 19th century Miniatur aus beidseitig feinst geprägter Bronze, daran Krone und Ring mit Bandschleife an schwarz lackiertem Knopf. Dazu ein identisches Exemplar. In altem braunen Lederetui (Maße 7,5 x 5 x 2,5 cm, berieben) mit goldenen Deckelinitialen "P.C.", im weißen Seidenfutter "Albert Chaise / Paris". Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren.

St.-Helena-Medaille - drei Reduktionen und vier Miniaturen Jeweils beidseitig fein geprägte Bronze. Drei Reduktionen (Breite je 19 mm), davon zwei mit Band und eine mit Spuren von Nachvergoldung (berieben). Dazu drei 11-mm-Miniaturen am Band (eines ergänzt) und eine 13-mm-Miniatur (nachvergoldet) mit Bandrest. Trage- und Altersspuren. St. Helena Medal - three reductions and four miniatures Jeweils beidseitig fein geprägte Bronze. Drei Reduktionen (Breite je 19 mm), davon zwei mit Band und eine mit Spuren von Nachvergoldung (berieben). Dazu drei 11-mm-Miniaturen am Band (eines ergänzt) und eine 13-mm-Miniatur (nachvergoldet) mit Bandrest. Trage- und Altersspuren.

St.-Helena-Medaille - vier Reduktionen und drei Miniaturen Jeweils beidseitig fein geprägtes Metall. Drei Bronze-Reduktionen (Breite je 19 mm), zwei mit Spuren von privater Nachvergoldung, alle mit Band (eines ergänzt). Außerdem eine 19-mm-Nachprägung aus weißem Metall am ergänzten Band. Dazu eine nachvergoldete 11-mm-Miniatur an Schleife und zwei 13-mm-Miniaturen (eine nachvergoldet) an beschädigten Bändern. Trage- und Altersspuren. St. Helena Medal - four reductions and three miniatures Jeweils beidseitig fein geprägtes Metall. Drei Bronze-Reduktionen (Breite je 19 mm), zwei mit Spuren von privater Nachvergoldung, alle mit Band (eines ergänzt). Außerdem eine 19-mm-Nachprägung aus weißem Metall am ergänzten Band. Dazu eine nachvergoldete 11-mm-Miniatur an Schleife und zwei 13-mm-Miniaturen (eine nachvergoldet) an beschädigten Bändern. Trage- und Altersspuren.

Militärmedaille König Georg V. (1910 - 1936) Silber, Reliefportrait Georgs V. in Uniform, auf der Gegenseite "FOR BRAVERY IN THE FIELD", auf dem Rand gestempelt "18018 PTE E.H. SIMONDS 13 / ESSEX R:", am Band mit Spange, rs. bezeichnet mit "STERLING SILVER" und Patent-Nr. Trage- und Altersspuren. Breite 36 mm. Gut erhaltenes, getragenes Exemplar. A military medal King George V (1910 - 1936) Silber, Reliefportrait Georgs V. in Uniform, auf der Gegenseite "FOR BRAVERY IN THE FIELD", auf dem Rand gestempelt "18018 PTE E.H. SIMONDS 13 / ESSEX R:", am Band mit Spange, rs. bezeichnet mit "STERLING SILVER" und Patent-Nr. Trage- und Altersspuren. Breite 36 mm. Gut erhaltenes, getragenes Exemplar.

Fünf silberne Medaillen, Britisch Indien, 20. Jhdt. General Service Medal unter George V., "North West Frontier 1930 - 31", Randstempel "2317781 SGLN. J. WARREN. R. SIGNALS.". Service Medal unter George VI., Randstempel "4079 NK. BANTASINGH. 1 - 12 F.F.R.". Service Medal unter George VI., "Malaya", Randstempel "CEY 18 ... 3 PTE. W. G. ARON SINGHO. R.P.C", ohne Band. Service Medal unter George VI. als Nachfertigung mit neuem Band (ohne Randstempel). Service Medal unter Elizabeth II., "Borneo", Randstempel "21153240 RFN. DHANPARSAD THAPA. 2/2 GR". Trage- und Altersspuren. Durchmesser je 36 mm. Five British-Indian silver medals, 20th century General Service Medal unter George V., "North West Frontier 1930 - 31", Randstempel "2317781 SGLN. J. WARREN. R. SIGNALS.". Service Medal unter George VI., Randstempel "4079 NK. BANTASINGH. 1 - 12 F.F.R.". Service Medal unter George VI., "Malaya", Randstempel "CEY 18 ... 3 PTE. W. G. ARON SINGHO. R.P.C", ohne Band. Service Medal unter George VI. als Nachfertigung mit neuem Band (ohne Randstempel). Service Medal unter Elizabeth II., "Borneo", Randstempel "21153240 RFN. DHANPARSAD THAPA. 2/2 GR". Trage- und Altersspuren. Durchmesser je 36 mm.

Zwei Etuis zur Medal of Honor der Army version, um 1900/frühes 20. Jhdt. Jeweils in schwarzem Kunstleder bezogene Etuis mit Druckknopf. Innen cremefarbene Seide bzw. weinroter Samtbezug. Maße 15,5 x 8,5 x 2,5 cm bzw. 15 x 8,5 x 2,3 cm. Two Medal of Honor cases, Army version, circa 1900/early 20th century Jeweils in schwarzem Kunstleder bezogene Etuis mit Druckknopf. Innen cremefarbene Seide bzw. weinroter Samtbezug. Maße 15,5 x 8,5 x 2,5 cm bzw. 15 x 8,5 x 2,3 cm.

Vierteilige Ordensschnalle, 1. Hälfte 20. Jhdt. Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (1914). Friedrichs-Orden, Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, weiß emailliertes Medaillon, rs. Kratzer. Silberne Militärverdienstmedaille 1892 (Portrait von Wilhelm II., König von Württemberg). Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer des 1. Weltkrieges. Rs. ein weiß-blaues Ripsband als Abdeckung und eine lange Quernadel. Trage- und Altersspuren. A four-piece medal bar, 1st half of the 20th century Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (1914). Friedrichs-Orden, Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, weiß emailliertes Medaillon, rs. Kratzer. Silberne Militärverdienstmedaille 1892 (Portrait von Wilhelm II., König von Württemberg). Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer des 1. Weltkrieges. Rs. ein weiß-blaues Ripsband als Abdeckung und eine lange Quernadel. Trage- und Altersspuren.

Fünfteilige Ordensschnalle eines tapferen Bayern, dazu Baltenkreuz Gut und akkurat genähte Ordensschnalle Bayern: Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern aus der Firma Hemmerle, gemarkt G.H. mit dreiteiligem goldenen Medaillon, Band der Militärverdiensmedaille Bayern, Auszeichnung fehlend, preußisches Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse 1914, hier Verlötung des rechten Kreuzarmes gelöst, Band zur Jubiläumsmedaille für die Armee 1905, Abzeichen fehlend, sowie Dienstauszeichnung Bayern, II. Klasse, tombakfarben. Bänder etwas gedunkelt, Tragespuren, soweit unbeschädigt, rückseitiges Futter mit zwei kleineren Mottenschäden. Beiliegend Baltenkreuz an dünner Nadel, Gegenhaken repariert. A Bavarian five-piece medal bar plus Baltic Cross Gut und akkurat genähte Ordensschnalle Bayern: Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern aus der Firma Hemmerle, gemarkt G.H. mit dreiteiligem goldenen Medaillon, Band der Militärverdiensmedaille Bayern, Auszeichnung fehlend, preußisches Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse 1914, hier Verlötung des rechten Kreuzarmes gelöst, Band zur Jubiläumsmedaille für die Armee 1905, Abzeichen fehlend, sowie Dienstauszeichnung Bayern, II. Klasse, tombakfarben. Bänder etwas gedunkelt, Tragespuren, soweit unbeschädigt, rückseitiges Futter mit zwei kleineren Mottenschäden. Beiliegend Baltenkreuz an dünner Nadel, Gegenhaken repariert.

Kleine Ordenssammlung, Bayern, 19./20. Jhdt. Zwei MVK 3. Klasse mit Schwertern, ein EK 1 (gewölbt, rs. gepunzt "800"), ein EK 2, eine EK-Anstecknadel, ein Abzeichen des Kriegervereins Holzkirchen, zwei Ehrenkreuze für Frontkämpfer (rs. gemarkt "L. NBG." und "G 12"), zwei schwarze Verwundetenabzeichen, ein Rot-Kreuz-Abzeichen (rs. Deschler-Stempel, Emaille-Fehlstelle, Nadel deformiert) und eine Kyffhäuserbund-Medaille sowie ein kreisförmiges Messingabzeichen. Dazu drei Feldschnallen (zwei-, drei- und vierteilig) und vier einzelne Bänder. Teilweise leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren.Provenienz: Direkt aus Familienbesitz. A small Bavarian medal collection, 19th/20th century Zwei MVK 3. Klasse mit Schwertern, ein EK 1 (gewölbt, rs. gepunzt "800"), ein EK 2, eine EK-Anstecknadel, ein Abzeichen des Kriegervereins Holzkirchen, zwei Ehrenkreuze für Frontkämpfer (rs. gemarkt "L. NBG." und "G 12"), zwei schwarze Verwundetenabzeichen, ein Rot-Kreuz-Abzeichen (rs. Deschler-Stempel, Emaille-Fehlstelle, Nadel deformiert) und eine Kyffhäuserbund-Medaille sowie ein kreisförmiges Messingabzeichen. Dazu drei Feldschnallen (zwei-, drei- und vierteilig) und vier einzelne Bänder. Teilweise leicht beschädigt, Altersspuren.Provenance: Direkt aus Familienbesitz.

Große fünfteilige Ordensschnalle eines bayerischen Offiziers Bestehend aus Bayerischem Militär-Verdienstorden 4. Klasse des Herstellers Weiss & Co. mit echt goldenen, mehrteiligen Medaillons, der untere Kreuzarm vorne gechipt, Eisernes Kreuz 1914, 2. Klasse, österreichisches Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse, ungepunzt, unbeschädigt, Kyffhäuser-Denkmünze 1914/18 und Weltkriegsmedaille Ungarn 1914 - 1918. Dabei Urkunde zum preußischen EK 2. Klasse 1914 des Gefreiten Viktor Meyer, gefaltet, mit Randeinrissen A five-piece medal bar of a Bavarian officer Bestehend aus Bayerischem Militär-Verdienstorden 4. Klasse des Herstellers Weiss & Co. mit echt goldenen, mehrteiligen Medaillons, der untere Kreuzarm vorne gechipt, Eisernes Kreuz 1914, 2. Klasse, österreichisches Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse, ungepunzt, unbeschädigt, Kyffhäuser-Denkmünze 1914/18 und Weltkriegsmedaille Ungarn 1914 - 1918. Dabei Urkunde zum preußischen EK 2. Klasse 1914 des Gefreiten Viktor Meyer, gefaltet, mit Randeinrissen

Maritimer LüsterHöhe: 80 cm. Durchmesser: 40 cm.Frankreich, um 1870.In vergoldeter Bronze und teilmattiertem und geschliffenem Kristallglas gebildete skulpturale Deckenleuchte in Gestalt eines abstrahierten Schiffskorpus mit Kiel, Ruder und Steuerruder. Schiffsbauch mit vegetabil ornamentalem Dekor und an mit Zügen versehenem Kristallgestänge hängend, deren Zusammenfügung mit Prismenbehang versehen ist.Anmerkung:Dieses außergewöhnliche Modell kann der Kristall Manufaktur Baccarat zugeschrieben werden. Baccarat wurde im 18. Jahrhundert gegründet, und 1823 auf der „Exposition des Produits de l\'Industrie“ für den Glanz und die Schärfe ihres Kristalls mit der ersten Medaille ausgezeichnet. Damals wurde sie die bekannteste französische Kristallmanufaktur und die einzige französische Manufaktur, die ihre Produkte auf den verschiedenen Weltausstellungen beständig und prächtig präsentierte, besonders zwischen 1855 und 1867. In allen Berichten kann man über die Vollkommenheit des Materials und des Schliffs lesen. (13608512) (1) (13)Maritime chandelierHeight: 80 cm. Diameter: 40 cm.France, ca. 1870.Sculptural chandelier in the shape of an abstracted hull with keel, rudder, and helm in gilt-bronze, partially frosted and cut crystal glass.Notes:This extraordinary model can be attributed to the Baccarat crystal manufacturer. Baccarat was founded in the 18th century and was awarded the first medal at the “Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie” in 1823 for the crystal’s lustre and sharpness.

JOHN CHAMBERS COLLECTION - John Chambers' Briefcase with Real-World Argo and CIA Documents - John Chambers' briefcase with Real-World Argo and CIA documents from the 1970s and 1980s. Chambers was commissioned by the CIA to create "disguise kits" that assisted in the escape of six American hostages from Iran. This lot comes from the personal collection of John Chambers. CIA officer Tony Mendez recruited Chambers as part of the 1980 "Canadian Caper" during the Iran hostage crisis. As a well-established Hollywood makeup artist, Chambers participated in the clandestine operation under the guise of producing a fictional science-fiction film called Argo, whose script required exotic locales, such as those in Iran. His efforts led to the escape of six American embassy personnel and his reception of the CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit. Following the 1997 declassification, director-producer Ben Affleck led the 2012 Academy Award winning film Argo, where Affleck portrayed Mendez and John Goodman portrayed Chambers. This lot consists of a 16mm miniature camera; 58 transparency films; a phone handset microphone marked "J.C."; a brown vinyl 1980 daily diary with handwritten notes; a gold-color 1975 calendar booklet marked "1975" with handwritten notes; five black-and-white photos; 36 "Argo" related Polaroids; 19 photos in a manila envelope marked "CIA"; three "The Hollywood Reporter" magazines from 1980; a 1980 Variety Daily article with "Argo" hand-annotated in red; eight pages of Studio Six Productions' tax returns; two Studio Six Productions folders with 38 pages and nine photos; five newspaper pages; a four-page Studio Six Productions tenant agreement; 538 pages of miscellaneous documents and receipts; and one gray briefcase labeled "John Chambers" with his mailing address. This lot exhibits discoloration, tape residue, grime, and sticky and folded pages from age. Dimensions: 17" x 12.5" x 4" (43.25 cm x 31.75 cm x 10.25 cm)Estimate: $10,000 - 20,000Bidding for this lot will end on Wednesday, June 28th. The auction will begin at 8:00AM PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, June 29th or Friday, June 30th.

NINE CARAT GOLD MEDAL with central thistle motif and unsigned cartoucheQty: 5.6g