A Cased 13-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting GunBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 7113 For 1816Rebuilt from flintlock, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels engraved 'Joseph Manton's New Improvements By His Majesty's Patent' along the rib (partly loose) and each with rectangular silver-lined maker's stamp and silver line at the breech, border engraved breeches each with short platinum line, pierced platinum plug and engraved with a Herculean club and foliage between, tang engraved with a starburst, a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each decorated with foliage and with a trophy on the tail, foliate engraved dolphin hammers, figured half-stock with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts decorated with martial trophies and comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard (both with some loss of finish), trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, sling mounts, and brass-mounted ramrod: in later relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including embossed powder-flask, leather shot-flask, circular brass percussion cap dispenser, nipple-key and Sykes patent shot dispenser, the interior of the lid with reproduction trade label, the exterior with shaped vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 75 cm. barrels Footnotes:Previously unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A Flemish Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring Bayonet Early 19th Century, Probably LiègeWith brass cannon barrel and action in one piece, the former turned at the muzzle and fitted with folding bayonet beneath, the latter engraved with a differing design of foliage on each side, reinforced cock, thumbpiece safety-catch, sliding trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded butt carved with a half flower-head behind the action and with a panel of chequering on both sides, vacant silver escutcheon, and original horn-tipped ramrod (rear ramrod-pipe loose) 16 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 19th Century British light cavalry officer's sword, slightly curved pipe backed blade 35 in., double edged for the last 9.5 in., steel stirrup hilt similar to the 1796 pattern with D-shaped langets and with elongated pommel tapering towards the knuckle bow, wire bound shagreen grip, steel scabbard with two loose rings.
A British 1821 pattern heavy cavalry officer's undress sword, pipe-backed blade 34.75 in., pierced steel honeysuckle' guard, steel scabbard; a Turkish model 1909 cavalry trooper's sword, pipe-backed blade, steel guard pierced with star and crescent, wooden grips, steel scabbard; a British Mk II drummer's sword, double edged blade 13 in., brass hilt with trefoil quillons; and a partial French model 1874 bayonet. [4]
An Arapaho pipe bag Plains buckskin, coloured glass beads and dyed quill, the main panels with differing detailed geometric designs with triangles and lozenges above, beaded sides and top edge, with a geometric slat panel and tassels, circa 1910, 99cm long. ProvenanceOscar A Kirkham (1880 - 1958) One of the seven presidents of the Seventy 1941 - 1958 and thence by descent.Curtright & Son, Tacoma, Washington.Michael G. Johnson Collection.
A Cree or Saulteaux pipe bag Subarctic buckskin and coloured glass beads with differing floral panels and edging, the tasseled base wrapped with red and black dyed quill, circa 1900, 59cm long. Provenance Michael G. Johnson Collection. Literature Michael G. Johnson. Ojibwa, People of Forests and Prairies, 2016, p.112, no.5 and 6.
A Blackfoot pipe bag Plains buckskin and coloured glass beads, the wavy top with bead edging and with side ties having bead edge tabs, the single panel with geometric designs and a conforming border, with beaded double tassels, circa 1890, 91cm long. Provenance Chief Calf Child, a headman of the Canadian Blackfoot in Alberta, during the early 20th century. Michael G. Johnson Collection, acquired March 2001. see photo of this lot being worn by Chief Calf Child, circa 1920.
A Plains pipe with a catlinite T shape bowl having a tapered end, with a turned wood stem, 20th century, 44.5cm long and a spiral wood stem with bands of natural and dyed quill with an eagle symbol and another geometric, 49cm long. (3) Provenance William Reid Collection. Michael G. Johnson Collection,
An Ojibwa or Cree pipe bag Northern Plains moosehide, cloth and coloured glass beads, with beaded edging and a strip panel above differing foliage panels, the tassels with remains of red pigment, circa 1890, 79cm long. Provenance Michael G. Johnson Collection, exchanged in 2007. Literature Michael G. Johnson. Ojibwa, People of Forests and Prairies, 2016, p.118.
An Ojibwa pipe bag Northeast North America buckskin, coloured glass beads and dyed quill, the four tongue top with sinew stitching having the remains of beads, the differing floral panels with an interlaced quill top border, the base with tassels, circa 1880, 71cm long. Provenance James T. Hooper, Arundel, collection no. H1571. Bonhams, Tribal Art, London, 11 Dec 2003, lot 192. Michael G. Johnson Collection. Literature Steven Phelps. Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas, The James Hooper Collection, 1976, p.335, H.1571. Michael G. Johnson. Ojibwa, People of Forests and Prairies, 2016, p.119.
A South East Asian betel nut box with chatelaine silver coloured metal, the rectangular box with canted corner and repousse and engraved decoration, with a lidded lime pot and three tools, the main box, 8.6cm long, two spherical betel nut boxes, a cylindrical lime box and needle, another bullet shape, a pipe with tobacco case, a Burmese dha, three necklaces, three belts, a headband, three ornaments, two fruit shape boxes, a pair of condiments modelled as birds, two pepper pots and a cat collar. (30) Provenance Collected by the vendor during various tours of duty in the Middle and Far East, 1968 - 1985.
An Inuit pipe Siberia maple, the bowl attached with bird quill, the underside with a removable rectangular panel, 19th century, 21.5cm long, on a stand. (2) Provenance First People's Museum of the American Indian and Eskimo. Cowans Auctions Inc., 18 September 2004, lot 788. A private collection, Canada.
A Staffordshire stoneware pipe,c.1800, in the form of a crocodile with its jaw open, with a stamped scaled body,25cm longProvenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.Condition report: Some manufacturing imperfections, but otherwise appears in fair order.Viewed under a UV torch and there is no sign of restoration
A pipe and two erotic meerschaum cheroot holders,late 19th century, Austrian, the first modelled as a man performing oral stimulation with a female, 13.5cm long, cased, anda monk and a maid cheroot holder, each with hinged clothes, lacking mouthpiece, 5cm and 6cm high, cased (2)Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
An erotic meerschaum combined cheroot holder and pipe,late 19th century, Austrian, modelled as a young woman holding a bunch of flowers over her chest, the case as the bed, her torso pulling off to reveal the pipe bowl,22cm long, casedProvenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.Condition report: Damage to foot and chips to the end of the bowl, case worn hinges loose.
An erotic meerschaum combination cheroot holder and pipe,late 19th century, Austrian, the pipe modelled as a lady revealing her breast, her arm behind her head, the case forming the bed, her legs forming the two cheroot holders, 13 and 10cm, casedProvenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.Condition report: Chips to the edge of the pipe bowl, case worn.
A collection of Scandinavian antler pipes and objects,19th century, a three-section pipe decorated with deer and scrollwork, 36cm long,a small antler pipe with an horn stem,22cm long,an antler, carved with reindeer pulling a sledge, 21.5cm long, andtwo bone pipes, a knife and a hook (7)Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
A rare mammoth ivory pipe,Samoyed, East Siberia, the flared bowl with an octagonal shaft, with a detachable mouthpiece and a leather suspension strap, 31.5cm long, together with a copy of Alfred Dunhill's 'The Pipe Book' (2)Provenance: Alfred Dunhill Collection;The Trevor Barton Collection.The pipe is illustrated on the spine of the dust jacket and within Alfred Dunhill's 'The Pipe Book'.
A meerschaum pipe bowl,c.1890, Norwegian, carved with scenes of shooting rabbits and ducks, stamped 'G. Larsen',11cm wide, two further pipe bowls,carved with acanthus in krillskurd, one stamped 'G. Larsen', 8.5cm and 7cm wide, andtwo further pipes (5)Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
A Greenland polished stone pipe,19th century, with a woven string shaft and a beadwork attachment, 18.5cm long, a carved wood pipe, the bowl carved in the form of a man's head, with a metal mount, labelled 'Queen Charlotte Islands BC', 18.5cm long, andtwo horn pipes,17.5cm long (4)Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
Two Circassian wood and inlaid pipes,19th century, Kyrgyz, both with mother-of-pearl, brass and bone inlaid panels, the shafts with flattened ends terminating with an amber mouthpiece, one with a clay bowl, mounted with silver leaves, an hinged cover and a piercer on a chain, the other with a carved wood bowl, 61 and 73cm long (2)There are similarities to a Circassia pipe in 'A Portfolio of William Bragge and his Pipes of all Peoples', Bf 45.Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.Condition report: One is 5cm, the other is 3.5cm without the wood stick.We cannot weigh, as attached.
Five Kyrgyz inlaid wood pipes,19th century, Circassia, each with silver or copper mounts, one with a mother-of-pearl mounted shaft, largest 26.5cm long,another mounted pipe bowl,5.5cm wide, anda South Russian silver and niello pipe bowl,7.5cm long (7)Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
A fine Persian white metal and turned wood water pipe,the pierced domed cover with floral panels and scrollwork with chain attachments, the base similarly decorated, with a beadwork hose and ivory mouthpiece,40cm highProvenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.Condition report: Wood damage to the stemPlease view additional images
A meerschaum pipe,the bowl carved with a crest and motto 'Foy Pour Devoir', cased, stamped 'Ed Schubert Wien',a pipe,the bowl carved with a soldier's head, cased, gilt stamped 'BBB',a pipe bowl, carved with the head of Marshal Poniatowski, a well carved pipe bowl,with an horse's head, anda Turk's head metal pipe,with retailer's mark (5)Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
Fourteen Turkish chibouk bowls,in red and black clay, two in metal, some with gilt details, two with beaded shafts, largest 47cm long,other pipes, mouthpieces and a terracotta water pipe (qty.)Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.Condition report: See additional images.Total weight approx 3kg.
A rare Japanese lacquer double clay pipe case,early 18th century, inlaid with abalone phoenix and flowers, the hinged cover opening to reveal the interior mounted with green velvet,72.5cm longFor a similar example, see Rijksmuseum Collection, Amsterdam, no. AK-NM-620.Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
An American 'Mound Builders' steatite bear effigy pipe,Washington County, Tennessee,22cm long'Mound Builders' were prehistoric American Indians, named for their practice of burying their dead in large mounds. Beginning about three thousand years ago, they built extensive earthworks from the Great Lakes down through the Mississippi River Valley and into the Gulf of Mexico region. Pipes were smoking instruments, used by persons of power and authority for ceremonial or ritual purposes; these effigy pipes were perhaps the sacred symbols or icons of reverence for an entire community or clan.Provenance: The Trevor Barton Collection.
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