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Click here to subscribeA jezail dating: 19th Century provenance: Afghanistan Round, smooth, iron, 14 mm cal. barrel with moulded muzzle at the nozzle and rear sight notch at the base. Big flintlock with stylized prancing lion. Long, wooden stock richly decorated with mother-of-pearl intarsia and brass bands. Typical, strongly curved butt. Iron rigger guard, engraved with circles. dimensions: length 129,5 cm.
A percussion gun dating: 19th Century provenance: Caucasia Octagonal, 14 mm cal. barrel, carved with floral motifs at the base and at the nozzle; breech with cusp-sight provided with two open-works; slightly bell-mouthed at the nozzle, with copper foresight. Flintlock finely engraved with floral motifs en suite with the neck of the hammer. Long, wooden stock, decorated with small, bone and mother-of-pearl inlays. Iron trigger guard; five, silver barrel brackets engraved with floral motifs. Provided with a biped base, fixed with a band. Iron ramrod. dimensions: length 142 cm.
A composite flintlock pistol dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Turkey Reused, smooth, round, 13 mm cal. barrel (Swedish, 1760 circa), squared at the base, finely carved with floral motifs and rocaille on gold ground at the first part, signed "Söderström", with foresight. Tang decorated en suite; moquette lock. Wooden full stock with brass and mother-of-pearl decorations; spherical, bone grip. dimensions: length 36 cm.
SELLMAN, St. Leonards on SeaA mid 19th Century Rosewood and Mother of Pearl inlaid DROP DIAL WALL CLOCK with shaped ears and glazed pendulum aperture. The 12" painted dial with Roman chapter ring fronting an eight day spring driven four pillar fusee movement with anchor escapement - the pendulum with star engraved bob 52cm high overall ConditionGood clean original condition. One side door has been replaced.
BAINBY & RUST, 15 MARKET PLACE, HULLA good William IV Rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid WALL CLOCK with octagonal surround, scroll-carved ears and pendulum aperture above a curved base. The 12” painted dial with Roman numerals fronting an eight day double fusee movement with shaped plates striking the hours on a bell. 73cms high
A very scarce matchlock rifle dating: 17th Century provenance: Eastern Europe Fine, rifled, octagonal, 12 mm cal., soberly decorated with double lines, iron rear-sight, brass foresight and two deep marks, one of them featuring the monogram "HN" and a sign similar to a "Z"; grooved at the tang and at the first part of the barrel; big lock with archaic plate, featuring round pan provided with spark arrester and pan cover, button to stop the match-lock; wooden full stock, decorated with engraved, mother-of-pearl plaques engraved with masks, moon and floral motifs, bone butt-plate engraved with a hare among spirals, patchbox, anatomic, iron trigger guard; horn-tipped, wooden ramrod.A very interesting rifle: both the decoration and the shape suggest that it might have been built in the area between Koenigsberg and the Baltic Sea. dimensions: length 98 cm.
An outstanding wheel lock tschinke dating: mid-17th Century provenance: Teschen Octagonal, rifled, 8 mm cal. barrel with bell-mouthed nozzle, engraved with floral motifs at the edges and at the center, copper foresight; angled tang decorated en suite; typical, angled lock with spring and external wheel, engraved with floral motifs and partially gilt, provided with snap pan cover, the spring featuring a pierced, heart-shaped plate; secure lock; elegant, slender, wooden stock, decorated with outstanding, bone and mother-of-pearl inlays depicting running animals at the stock and scenes of hunting with knights, bears, dogs and deer at the butt; the butt-plate featuring an engraved, bone plaque depicting a deer and the monogram "EP"; patchbox decorated en suite, anatomic, iron trigger guard, bone-tipped, wooden ramrod.Assuredly, it is one of the best wheel lock rifles in the market. Provenance: Mewes Collection dimensions: length 120 cm.
VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD TRAVELLING VANITY BOXthe hinged lid inlaid with mother of pearl cartouche containing the initials 'MN', opening to reveal six white metal mounted toilette jars and boxes, and three toilette bottles, with blue velvet fitted interior and with drawer below, with two keys, 17cm high, 30cm wide, 22cm deep
A sectioned half Nautilus shell showing the internal chambers and iridescent Mother of Pearl to the outside. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.321. 55 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898"). This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. The firm Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd (Gregory's), was acquired by TimeLine Auctions in 2016. London-born James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) founded the company, which is the second longest-running gem and fossil dealership in the world. James was educated at Archbishop Tennison's School, and afterward found employment in a jewellery company on Regent Street. In 1858 he established his own business in King William Street. A few years later he moved to ‘very extensive premises’ in Golden Square, Covent Garden. He was one of the best known dealers in London, exhibiting at major commercial shows throughout the world and winning awards for excellence in Paris in 1867, Sydney in 1879 and London in 1862, 1883 and 1884. James primarily bought his stock at auction, from collectors and other dealers, and supplied many major collectors and scientists of his day. He built superb personal collections, a selection going to the British Museum. He wrote many papers and was a member of several learned societies including the Society of Arts. The business became known as J.R. Gregory & Company in 1896, still under James' management with the assistance of his son Albert Gregory (b.1864"). When James died three years later, the business passed to Albert. At the end of the 19th century most London dealers had folded or retired, many selling out to J.R. Gregory & Co. Albert continued by acquiring Russell and Shaw (Est. 1848) in 1925 and Francis H. Butler (Est. 1884) in 1927. Percy Bottley (1904-1980) took over the company in 1931, renaming it Gregory, Bottley & Company with respect to his predecessors. Percy’s company survived the 2nd World War by buying out all of its competitors, including the supplier to Pitt-Rivers, Samuel Henson (Est. 1840) and G.H. Richards (Est. 1897) in 1936. Percy also added many important collections to his stock including those of Rev. F. Holmes in 1940, and the Graves collection in 1943. Following Percy's death in 1981, the business was sold to Brian Lloyd, whereupon it became Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd. Brian had been Sotheby’s main Natural History expert in the 1960s and 1970s, and subsequently traded from Pall Mall. The business continued to thrive, and Brian purchased the Joseph Neeld (1789-1856) collection in 1974 and the historic gold collection of H.S. Gordon, first exhibited at the Empire Exhibition, South Africa in 1936. Brian moved the business to 12-13 Rickett Street in 1982, and to 13 Seagrave Road in 1993. He carried on the company's specialization in historic collections, most recently acquiring that of Robert Ferguson (1767-1840) in 2000. The business moved to Walmer in Kent in 2008, and was acquired by TimeLine in April 2016. Trading History Est. 1858 (59 Frith Street, Soho) 1859 - 1861 (3 King William Street, Strand) 1862 - 1866 (25 Golden Square, Covent Garden) 1866 - 1874 (15 Russell Street, Covent Garden) 1874 - 1895 (88 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square) 1896 - 1906 (1 Kelso Place, Kensington) 1907 - 1926 (139 Fulham Road, Chelsea) 1926 - 1981 (30 (Old) Church Street, Chelsea) 1982 - 1993 (12-13 Rickett Street, Fulham) 1993 - 2007 (13 Seagrave Road, Fulham) 2008 - 2016 (59 Liverpool Road, Walmer, Kent) 2016 - (363 Main Road, Harwich, Essex) Extremely fine condition. [No Reserve]
An early 20th century ivory silk wedding gown, with cream net sleeves gathered at the elbows, tiny pearl detail to the collar, gathered at the front with three looped fastenings in the shape of bows, each decorated with paste and pearl flowers (silk to the skirt and lace edged hem is very fragile); together with a cream silk bodice with lace cuffs and remains of a lace collar (in need of restoration) (2).
Antique pearl and diamond bracelet, the central pearl, ≈6.7mm, in a cluster millegrain setting of old European cut stones, in unmarked platinum on gold, length 17.5cm, gross weight 12.4g. Condition report: good condition overall; the gold on one link is discoloured. Diamonds colour even K-L, clarity I-SI; pearl is uneven in overall shape and surface, no visible abrasion or damage; colour white, medium - high lustre, approx ¾ size,
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