A 10 bore flintlock naval musket by W. Brazier, c 1740, 62” overall, barrel 46” with London, maker’s and Tower private proofs; the plain signed banana shaped lock with swan neck cock and unbridled frizzen; walnut fullstock having brass mounts including early type trigger guard, sheet brass butt plate and ramrod pipes, large flat wavy sideplate and no throat pipe or fore end cap. Good Working Order and basically Good Condition (barrel pitted, some pitting to lock, fore end has been wormed and filled, the ramrod a replacement) Plate 57
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†A 19th century officer’s mameluke hilted sword, probably Indian Army, curved, pipe backed blade 33”, double fullered for 9” at point, gilt acorn finial shallow “S” crossguard with facetted sides and langets, engraved with a stylized diamond shaped sunburst in the centre, chequered solid ivory grip with floral stud and hole in pommel for knot, in its black leather scabbard with border engraved scalloped locket, middle band and chape with 2 rings. Good Condition (scabbard leather worn). Plate 44
A scarce 42” 10 bore Dublin Castle short land pattern Brown Bess flintlock musket, 58½” overall, barrel 42” with ordnance proofs and Irish registration number at breech; the lined lock engraved with crowned “GR” and “Dublin Castle”; with walnut fullstock, butt deeply impressed “I:H:O”, brass mounts including chunky trigger guard, large flat wavy sideplate, and line engraved butt plate tang and throat pipe, sling swivels, and original steel ramrod. Good Working Order and Condition (some light surface rust to barrel, and a few worm holes in the butt which have been filled).Plate 57
†A Prussian 1856 pattern Hussar officer’s sword, curved, pipe backed blade 32½”, double edged at point, and etched at forte on one side “Abegg. Lieutenant im 2 ten Rhein Hus. Regt. No 9”with stylised scroll panel and “Eisenhauer”, similar panel “Damaststahl” on the other side with crudely incised initials “FK”, Prussian Royal Arms in panel to one side at 6” from hilt, (replated) semi basket guard with broad pierced panels, plain pommel and backstrap with ears to wirebound fishskin grip, in (replated) scabbard with 2 rings (throat mount missing), with an Austrian “FJ1” sword knot and tassels. Good Condition Plate 40
12 Matchbox series. Including BP Autotanker, Dodge Stake Truck, Bedford Evening News van, Bedford Duple Luxury Coach, Volkswagen Camper Van, Deutz 8-wheel crane, Pickfords Removal Van in green, Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, Bedford Milk Float, Leyland Pipe Truck with grey pipes. Alvis Stalwart BP Exploration vehicle. Plus, a Studebaker Lark Wagonaire. GC-VGC some cleaning required, doors missing to Volkswagen, a few minor chips. Plate 5
A George IV 1822 pattern infantry field officer’s sword, slightly curved, pipe backed blade 32½”, lightly etched for most of its length with crowned Geo IV cypher Union wreath and trophies, within scrolled panels, regulation brass hilt, retaining a little original gilt, incorporating crowned Geo IV cypher, with turn down inner portion, stepped pommel and ornamental backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip (some wear), in its brass scabbard with 2 rings. Good Condition (blade some wear). Plate 38 £250-300
A parcel lot of 19th and 20th century small collectables including a mother of pearl and tortoise shell hinged box, tortoise shell pin container, late Victorian ivory circular box, Wedgwood scent bottle, double ended red glass scent bottle, nutmeg grater, glass opium pipe, lighter, penknife, EPNS oval compact, moon flask style scent bottle and pen/knife sharpener.
*WWI. A Princess Mary brass Christmas tin containing a packet of tobacco and cigarettes, presented in a deep frame with Christmas cards and photograph of the Princess plus briar pipe, 36.5 x 30.5cm, together with a framed WWI memorial silk to commemorate Private Walter Younger Stubbs, 12th Northumberland Regiment, killed in action 24 December 1915, presented in an oak and glazed frame (2)
§ Henry Trivick (British, 1908-1982) Still life with jug, pipe and Kentucky Club tobacco signed lower right "Trivick" oil on canvas, in a white and gold painted frame 39 x 20cm (15 x 8in) Provenance: A gift from the artist to the vendor's mother and by descent. A little dirty. Canvas "6 MB". Old exhibition label - 370.
*Mr & Mrs Maymore. A pair of character mascots for mounting on 'his' and 'hers' motor-cars, both mascots are well-detailed in solid bronze and both with an excellent patina that only age can impose, both mounted on turned wooden bases, 3 1/4 ins (8 cm) high Mr Maymore (with his pipe, which is often missing) was the first to be created by May & Padmore Ltd of Birmingham, as a Christmas gift in 1923, and named after the founder of the company. Mrs Maymore was similarly produced for Christmas 1925. Both scripted under their bases. Both mascots are rare in the market today, particularly as a pair. (2)
*Sanctuary. An idyllic country scene, depicting a pipe-smoking cyclist resting by a stream and contemplating the beauty of the landscape, signed and dated 1936 bottom left below the main title, which is followed by a six-line commentary, beginning: 'How good sometimes to leave for a while even the by-lanes, and wander where no sound of modern progress penetrates....', the single word 'CYCLING' is in a panel at the top of the image, each letter tinted in blue pencil, so this is likely to have been a front cover design, sheet and image size 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 ins (43 x 31 cm), the margins are dust-marked, and there is some light soiling around the middle of the sheet, but such an evocative image would benefit greatly from careful cleaning (1)
A WWI father and son medal group comprising WWI trio including 1914-1915 star awarded to M2 115706 PTE F.E. Juggins A.S.C together with a trench pipe and a WWI pair stamped W.C Juggins T.R. M.F.A and General Service medal with Iraq clasp stamped 319231 Pte W.C. Juggins Tank Corps, together with paperwork detailing Private W.C. Juggins as having died 30th August 1921 and being the son of F.E. Juggins of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, various copied birth certificates, photographs etc
Sowerby Family. A group of books and manuscripts written by or to James and William Sowerby, 1800's-1900's, comprising: Mawe (John), Instructions for the Management of the Blow-Pipe, Chemical Tests, &c. Intended to Accompany Familiar Lessons on Mineralogy, Arranged to Assist the Learner, 1st edition, 1820, half title, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, a few light spots, bookplate of William Sowerby, contemporary morocco-backed boards, spine vertically split, with upper cover detached, rubbed, 12mo, together with Lyell (Charles), Principles of Geology, Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface, volume I only (of three), 2nd edition, 1832, engraved frontispiece, two engraved maps, one folding, publisher's catalogue at front, light offsetting and a few spots, bookplate of William Sowerby, original boards, spine split, text block in two halves, some wear to spine, 8vo, plus Salter (J.W.) & Henry Woodward, A Descriptive Catalogue of all the Genera and Species Contained in the Accompanying Chart of Fossil Crustacea, Showing the Range in Time of the Several Orders; with some Recent Types, illustrated by Upwards of Four Hundred and Ninety Figures, [1865], 16 steel-engraved linen-backed sections by J.W. Lowry (light uniform toning), 885 x 685mm (34.75 x 27ins), text inscribed in pencil at head of title: "J.W. Salter to J. Dibel(?), Aug 9th 1867", plus Smith (James Edward), Compendium Florae Britannicae, 1816, scattered spotting and light toning, publisher's catalogue at front, bookplate of William Sowerby, original boards, some splits and chips to spine, 8vo, inscribed to front endpaper: "Mr Sowerby, from his sincere friend the author", additionally inscribed to half title "Sowerby's Museum", with other manuscript letters, documents, books and related items including printed vellum documents from the City of London, awarding the freedom of the City of London to James De Carle Sowerby (1814), Wiliam Sowerby (1899), Edward Scargill (1812), Edward Scargill Junior (1848) and Thomas William Scargill (1900), a printed French visa for a passage from London to Dieppe for James Sowerby, 1820, a manuscript map charting the course of the 'Countess of Elgin', London to Australia, 1852-53, inscribed to James Edward Byrant from the author (A.J. Jolly), six manuscript letters from Prince Francis of Teck to William Sowerby, 1875-90 [Teck, president of the Royal Botanic Society to Sowerby, secretary of the same], other stamped envelopes addressed to J.B. & J.J. Sowerby, unused postcards and stationery etc Perhaps the greatest collective contribution of James de Carle Sowerby (1787-1871) and William Sowerby (1827-1906) to the Victorian scientific scene was the establishment of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Society, in the administration of which the family were heavily involved until the 20th century, best represented here with a series of letters from the Society's honorary president, Francis of Teck. Several of the books in this group bear the bookplate of William Sowerby and one bears the inscription of 'Sowerby's Museum'. The larger portion of the Sowerby family archive remained in family ownership until the 1960s, when the death of William Sowerby's grandson James Frank Sowerby (1887-1968), precipitated its dispersal into the book trade and at auction, much of it acquired by the Natural History Museum (reference I. MSS Sowerby Coll). (small carton)
AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MADE AND PRESENTED 8FT:1IN. SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF H.M.S. VICTORY AS FITTED AFTER HER 'GREAT REPAIR' OF 1800-1803, modelled by D. Patrick-Brown with a planked and framed hull sheathed in verdigris 'copper' below the waterline, contrasting yellow black livery, gun ports with rigols and opening ropes mainly closed with several open revealing iron guns with red tompions, carved entrance port, chain plates and deadeyes, anchors with bound stocks, catheads with polychrome crowns, lined head rails, carved crest with cherub supporters, carved and glazed stern and quarter lights; planked deck with inked treenails complete with detailed fittings including gratings, stove pipe, belfry, well deck with fitted gun carriages, shot racks, fitted dinghy, hammocks nets, moulded handrails, binnacle with chimney, rigged double helm, deck lights; bound masts with yards, s'tun'sl booms, foot ropes, standing and running rigging with blocks, tackle and much other fine detail. The hull mounted in 'dry dock' along runners set into a cobbled section with side supports and a scale workman on starboard side, on display base set within glazed wooden case with battery compartment and switch to operate stern cabin illumination and engraved plate. Cased measurements -- 34 x 50 x 22in. (86.5 x 127 x 56cm.), A high-quality offering of this much-modelled ship, it was produced at this slightly unusual scale to prove that it could not, in any part, emanate from one of the many kit versions now available. The quality, eye for detail, attractive finish and presentation set it apart from the many others offered to this House., This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
AN ATTRACTIVE MIRROR-BACKED BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE RAM-BOWED 20-KNOT STEAM YACHT SCUD, BUILT FOR A.H.E. WOOD, ESQ. BY JOHN SAMUEL WHITE, EAST COWES, 1896, the laminated and carved hull, propeller shaft with bracket and silvered propeller, painted 'rope work' gunnel, enclosed foredeck with silvered fittings including anchor, chain, davit, capstan, searchlight, painted deck with silvered signalling telegraph, funnel with safety valve extension pipe and whistle, coal shute covers, ventilators, engine room lights, open bridge area with helm, rigged lifeboat davits, telegraphs and binnacle, panelled main saloon with glazed lights and grab rails, named life buoys and emergency stern controls, mounted on a later mirror with angled end mirrors within original glazed case with wooden builder's plate and label to back for entry as an exhibit at the Imperial Institute Exhibition of 1897. Overall measurements -- 15 x 58½in. (38 x 148.5cm.), Built on the lines of a naval torpedo boat, this yacht was essentially designed for speed and compares closely with the famous Turbinia which must have stolen her thunder when she was unleashed at the 1897 Spithead Review just a year after Scud was launched. That may account for why Mr Wood sold her in 1898 to W.C.S. Connall who in turn sold her in 1902 to His Highness Thakur Sahib of Morvi (India) who still owned her when she was wrecked in 1909.
An interesting bamboo Kiseruzutsu,probably early 19th century, carved after a Chinese original with a scholar standing on a rock admiring a waterfall, his page at the rear, engraved Momo, probably the name of the owner, attached to a single case inro with lacquered prunus trunk and poem, and with silver pipe well cast with bamboo, a sparrow and leaves,pipe 25cm

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