A 19-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, DATED 1650 with octagonal sighted barrel lightly swamped at the muzzle, rifled with eight grooves, dated in small stamped numerals on the breech and struck twice with maker`s mark of Michael Schintzel of Dessau (Neue Støckel 8216), flat lock fitted with wheel-cover, sliding pan-cover and the dog pierced and engraved with a pair of monsters` heads, fruitwood full stock inlaid with a series of natural staghorn roundels impaled by the barrel-pins and the side-nails, the butt with carved cheek-piece with a matching staghorn plaque overlaid at its base, thumb-rest, sliding patch-box cover veneered in natural staghorn, the butt-plate and fore-end cap en suite, iron trigger-guard, and original ramrod 81.9 cm; 32¼ in barrel
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A 37-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK RIFLED SHORT CARBINE FOR BOAR, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with swamped octagonal sighted barrel engraved with decorative bands over the breech and muzzle and rifled with eight narrow grooves, flat lock fitted with pierced wheel-cover formed with a decorative rear finial, sliding pan-cover and the dog engraved with a monster, walnut full stock decorated over its rear half with punched patterns involving small rosettes and circles, incised small scrollwork designs and inlaid arrangements of horn plaques all within incised segmental lines, with water drain formed as a circular group of round holes on the underside of the breech, the butt incised with the initials "HCR", perhaps those of the stockmaker, fitted with sliding patch-box cover decorated en suite, and with fluted fore-end cut with wavy upper edges, with iron trigger-guard, horn fore-end cap, and original iron-capped wooden ramrod (two horn plaques, the butt-plate and the ramrod-pipe all missing, the fore-end cap damaged) 44.8 cm; 17 5/8in barrel
AN 11-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE, DATED 1667 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel decorated with small engraved linear and punched wavy bands and with further decorative bands encircling the muzzle face, brass-lined vent, the bore cut with ten grooves, flat lock fitted with lightly chiselled wheel-bracket, sliding pan-cover and the top jaw of the dog cut with a rabbit`s head, pale fruitwood full stock, fluted fore-end, decorated over the rear with incised leaf ornament and designs of hatched matted scrolling foliage, the cheek-piece decorated with a leaping stag and with the date "1667"incised at its base, inlaid with a pair of engraved horn rosette washers impaled by the side-nails for the lock, the borders cut with wavy and linear bands en suite with the barrel and the dog-spring bridle, sliding patch-box cover en suite with the stock, horn butt-plate, iron trigger-guard, and the ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap each of engraved horn ( the fore-sight, mainspring, trigger mechanism and the ramrod all missing) 76.9 cm; 30¼ in barrel
A 27-BORE GERMAN PRINCELY FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE, KIRCHBERG, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with swamped octagonal sighted barrel inlaid over the breech with a silver silhouette bust within a silver frame of swagged scrollwork, the bore cut with seven grooves and the tang engraved with scrolls, bevelled plain lock with roller and semi-rainproof pan, inscribed "Kirchberg" and retaining traces of original finish, walnut full stock, the butt with raised cheek-piece inlaid with a black and white horn motif and fitted with sliding patch-box cover on the right, chequered grip and fore-end, iron mounts decorated with shaped mouldings, including trigger-guard with carved walnut grip and three ramrod-pipes each decorated with a multi-faceted pattern, double set trigger, horn fore-end cap, sling mounts, and silver escutcheon inscribed with the owner`s initials "L. Pz. v H" (ramrod missing) 61.9 cm; 24 3/8 in barrel
A 36-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY DANIEL ECK (OF NÖRDLINGEN), CIRCA 1720 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves and signed "D: EcK", the lock with bevelled forward edges and finely engraved with a stag-shooting vignette, and the tail rounded and decorated with a game dog inhabiting a strapwork design (one side-nail missing), figured walnut full stock carved with decorative mouldings in low relief, the butt with cheek-piece carved with a voluted leaf design at the rear and fitted with sliding patch-box cover, full iron mounts, comprising butt-plate with its tang engraved with a strapwork and acanthus leaf pattern, side-plate pierced and chiselled with interlaced scrollwork, trigger-guard with chiselled moulded finials, a pair of moulded faceted ramrod-pipes and chiselled scrollwork escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod 77.7 cm; 30 5/8 in barrel
A 21-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, DATED 1680 with swamped octagonal barrel decorated with chiselled and engraved scrolling tendrils over the breech, an engraved framework of scrolls enclosing the fore-sight, the date "1680" stamped in small numerals interrupted by the barrelmaker`s mark, VB, a flower beneath (Neue Støckel 4628), the bore cut with eight grooves and fitted with back-sight with one folding leaf, rounded lock signed with the maker`s initials "IOF" engraved beneath the steel-spring and chiselled and engraved en suite with the breech, the cock also decorated with a matching tendril design and the lip of the pan cut with two demon masks, figured walnut full stock carved with scrolling tendril mouldings in low relief about the barrel tang and behind the ramrod-pipe, the latter involving monsters` head terminals, the butt with raised cheek-piece and patch-box with sliding cover carved with scrolls and leaves, full iron mounts chiselled in low relief, the butt-plate tang formed as a serpent, the side-plate decorated with a pierced design of monsters` head scrollwork, the trigger-guard formed with a pierced scrollwork finial and fitted with three moulded baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, the fore-end bound with an iron band below the muzzle, with pierced chiselled escutcheon surmounted by a coronet, and wooden ramrod (the fore-end cracked in front of both the lock and the side-plate and with the upper edges chipped on both sides towards the rear, ramrod associated) 100.3 cm; 39½ in barrel
A 29-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE, SIGNED HARTMAN, CIRCA 1690 with octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, lightly swamped muzzle inlaid with an engraved brass band, the breech cut with a band of bead and chain ornament and engraved with a tulip head, the median section decorated with a scroll device and a garland of laurel and flowers each inlaid in brass, and with the maker`s signature on a further brass inlay, rounded lock engraved with scrolling monsters` heads and a boar, figured walnut full stock carved in low relief with a series of decorative mouldings, including scrollwork about the barrel tang and at either end of the cheek-piece, an acanthus leaf moulding behind the ramrod-pipe, fluted fore-end, the butt decorated with shaped rootwood plaques inlaid amid small inlaid groups of white horn pellets and ball-flowers, fitted with patch-box cover also veneered in rootwood, and the number "8" inlaid in brass wire on the cheek-piece, with full iron mounts, including side-plate formed as a scrolling moulding with its rear section flattened and pierced and engraved with a monster, the trigger-guard pierced over the bow and the finials formed as pierced scrollwork mouldings, the trigger-plate en suite, iron ramrod-pipe (the rear one missing), pierced trigger, engraved horn fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod (two barrel-pins missing, the fore-end cap chipped) 67.5 cm; 26 5/8 in barrel A gunmaker named Hartman is recorded in 1677 working at Schwäbisch Hall; a further record of a Hartman, perhaps the same, states that he worked in Neuffen, circa 1690-1720
A 25-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY SAMUEL CRAMER, DATED 1739 with swamped octagonal barrel signed and dated around the face of the muzzle, the entire remaining surfaces with a minutely punched matted finish, silver fore-sight, iron back-sight, the tang engraved with a stag and a demon mask, rounded lock signed on a scroll engraved beneath the pan, figured walnut full stock carved with a series of acanthus leaf mouldings in low relief about the barrel tang, the lock and the mounts, the butt carved en suite on both sides and about the base of the comb, the cheek-piece inset with a gilt-brass roundel engraved with the owner`s arms, two lions passant guardant on a mantled shield with crests, the reverse side fitted with carved sliding patch-box cover inset with a gilt-brass plaque engraved with a stag, full gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate engraved with classical hunting trophies, a Diana bust and a demon mask, with side-plate formed as a pierced design of strapwork and scrolls involving a stag pursued by hounds, three faceted ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, sling-swivels, silver escutcheon involving the crown of a ducal heir with lion supporters on a pierced scrollwork base, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the butt with a small crack on one side) 77.2 cm; 30 3/8 in barrel The maker is hitherto unrecorded but is possibly a member of the Kramer family of gunmakers of Hofgeismar in northern Hesse
German Third Reich Items consisting of Luftwaffe Pilots badge which has been coloured, Luftwaffe wireless operators badge, SS Rune tunic collar patch set, Afrika Korps commemorative ring, book on Adolf Hitler and other items. We consider these items to be reproductions so sold with no guarantee of authenticity. (11 items)
![Beano (1957) 755-768, 770-806. Near complete year missing 769. Including Fireworks [vg+] and Xmas [vg]. With Biffo, Dennis,](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/37230/2916850/65-20141112151949_468x382.jpg)
Heald, Madeline Some Early Rhodesian Women 8vo The first of the `Down Memory Lane` books, featuring sixty biographies of typical women who established their homes in the Rhodesia of 1897-1923. Contributions were sent in by families in response to invitations extended through the Press, and by research into other well-known personalities who had already passed on; 323pp. illustrated by photographs printed on glossy paper. Condition: blue boards good, however top of spine has some loss, revealing the bare board underneath; flap-foxed end-papers, very clean contents. Dust-jacket: likewise with same patch of loss at the head of spine, edge wear, chipped, worn. good Bulawayo Books of Rhodesia 1979
A south Staffordshire enamel circular basket shape patch box, circa 1780-85, the cover sketched with an overflowing basket of fruit within a puce and yellow chevron border, the sides painted to simulate basketwork, later mirror lined, metal mounts, 4.5cm (1 3/4in) diameter. Provenance: D. M. & P. Manheim (undated trade label).
A Birmingham enamel circular patch box, circa 1755, the cover transfer printed and over painted in black with The Tea Party signed in the bottom right-hand with `R H f` for Robert Hancock fecit, the base printed with an allegory of The Pen is mightier than the Sword, white sides repainted, the interior of the base inscribed J`ne vivrai plus/ Que pour Vous, steel mirror, 4.6cm (1 3/4in) diameter. Compare with Bernard Watney and Robert Charleston, Petitions for Patents concerning Porcelain, Glass and Enamels.., E.C.C. Transactions, 1966, vol. 6, pt. 2, appendix D.
A Bilston enamel circular patch box, circa 1765-70, the cover transfer printed in reddish brown with the Flute Player, after John Bowles & Son`s Drawing Book, the lobed sides scattered with flowers, steel mirror, gilt metal mounts, 4.52cm (1 5/8in) diameter. Provenance: D. M. & P. Manheim (undated trade label).
A George III silver patch box, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1791, circular with bright cut decoration, 23mm diameter; a small silver box by William Manton, Birmingham 1928, of plain rectangular form, 27 x 21mm, a small Swiss silver cylindrical box, engine turned, 22mm diameter together with a modern silver and enamel box, probably Indian, of oval shape, 27mm diameter (4)
Richard Thomas Moynan, RHA (Irish, 1856-1906) Portrait of the artist`s daughter, seated full length, in a turquoise dress, a doll at her feet signed upper left ""R T Moynan, RHA, 1891"" oil on canvas 51 x 41cm (20 x 16in) Provenance: Christie`s, London, Irish and Sporting Art, 8 May 2009, lot 16. Unlined canvas. Waxy looking patch on reverse at left hand side but no obvious signs of damage on front. Small area of flaking at bottom edge but otherwise paint layer in good condition. Varnish clear and glossy. Missing section of frame on the decoration to the middle of the upper edge. Cleaned at some stage. Old stretcher bar marks can be seen from the front.
John Frederick Herring, Senior (British, 1795-1865) Mendicant, study of a dark bay racehorse in a stable signed lower right on the stable door ""J F Herring Sen"" and upper right ""Mendicatn Oaks 1846"" and with initials ""JHC"" on the rug oil on canvas 69 x 89cm (27 x 35in) Mendicant was a bay filly, foaled in 1843, and the property of Mr John Gully. She was got by Touchstone, out of Lady Moore Carew. She won many awards, including the 1000 Guiness for three year fillies at Newmarket in 1845; the Oaks at Epson that same year, and the Chesire Stakes, beating Mr. Meiklam`s Godfrey. She was taken out of training, having paid a compromise of 80 giuneas, in a match for 500 guineas, with the Duke of Bedford`s bay filly Bridle. Mendicant proved an invaluable brood mare to Sir Joseph, seeing that she was the dam of Beadsman, who won the Derby, and begat Sir Joseph`s famous trio, Blue Gown, Rosicrucian and Greensleave, as well as the Palmer and Pero Gomez. Old Christie`s stencil XG 683 - on a Roberson canvas with canvas mark - craquelure overall - unlined. Old gilt frame has several chips. A late Herring. Small patch on reverse to the top centre - small area of damage that has been retouched - retouching has discoloured. Prominent craquelure in upper half of painting, but paint layer is stable. Thin varnish layer which is glossy and even.
AN 18TH CENTURY REFECTORY TABLE having a triple planked oblong top with cleated ends, raised on four chamferred square section legs linked by a H-from stretcher. 70cm(h) x 232cm(L) x 92cm(d)CONDITION: The top with marks, stains and scratches, patch repair and some old worm damage, one cleated end with corner depletion, the two side rails with knot holes etc, two cut sections to each end, possibly being old replacements, movement to structure.
A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONTED CHEST OF DRAWERS having a well defined serpentine fronted rectangular top with strung three-quarter banding, a shallow frieze and four long graduating drawers, each strung and with replacement oval gilt metal back plates and rope-twist handles, raised on bracket feet flanking a shaped apron. 99cm(h) x 123cm(w) x 61cm(d) CONDITION: Marks, stains and scratches, two large patch repairs to top, some moulding depletions and repairs, stringing depletions and repairs to drawers, replacement handles, viewing advised.
AN EDWARDIAN INLAID ROSEWOOD AND MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE having a circular banded top decorated with a spiral of foliate inlay, an applied brass edge and single drawer to the inlaid frieze, raised on tapering square section legs united by an under-tier with conforming decoration, on spade feet. 74cm(h) x 44cm(d)CONDITION: Small patch of veneer loss to top, some veneer losses to frieze, knocks to under-tiers brass edge.
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