A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE USED IN THE GREAT PARK BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT AND PRESENTED TO WILLIAM BISHOP AS A MARK OF HIS ESTEEM, NOV. 1ST 1859 BY GEORGE H. DAW 57 THREADNEELDE STREET, LONDON, NO. 3386 with rebrowned twist barrel rifled with four grooves, formed with a long flat, signed over the breech and stamped with the serial number '3386', a further number '37', London view and proof marks beneath, fitted with blade fore-sight, ladder back-sight calibrated to 200 yards and inlaid with gold lines, engraved numbered breech with platinum plug, engraved breech tang (the barrel bolt replaced), scroll-engraved lock (small areas of pitting), signed 'G. H. Daw' and fitted with bolt safety-catch on the outside, the inside with detent and signed 'Joseph Brazer, Ashes', figured walnut half-stock with finely chequered fore-end and grip, raised cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts (areas of pitting) comprising trigger-guard with presentation inscription, ramrod-pipe, butt-plate and patchbox-cover decorated with scrolls, vacant escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod (terminal missing) 74.2 cm; 29 ¼ in barrel William Bishop is recorded circa 1826-71 at 170 New Bond Street and was gunmaker to Prince Albert from 1840. The 'Bishop of Bond Street' was a jeweller, goldsmith and sword cutler who acted as agent for Westley Richards and creditor of Joseph Manton. He was a jovial sportsman and originated the Act of Parliament for control of dog thieves. Joseph Brazer, the senior member of the lockmaking family, is recorded in Wolverhampton from 1827 and at Thayer Street Marylebone circa 1841. Their factory was named 'The Ashes' and the best locks are marked with this and their name. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851, cat. no. 206. George Henry Daw is recorded at 57 Threadneedle Street circa 1861-79. See Blackmore 1999, p. 51 and 60; and the same author 1986, p. 53.
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**A 20 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY ROUSSELY A PERIGNEUX, FRENCH SILBER MARKS FOR 1819-39, MAKER'S MARK MC converted from flintlock, with rebrowned twist barrels (breeches pitted) stamped Roussely beneath the breeches, signed flat locks engraved with a recumbent stag on the tails (worn), figured walnut half-stock, cheek-piece on the right side, the grip and fore-end cut with basketwork chequering, the former formed as a boar (worn, fore-end cracked, barrel-bolt damaged), full silver mounts cast and chased with Neo-Classical ornament and hunting hounds and birds in high relief (rear ramrod-pipe replaced), and silver ramrod-pipes and sling swivels 76 cm; 30 in barrels Provenance Russell B. Aitken, sold Christie's, New York, 4 April 2003, lot 494 Roussely is recorded in Périgeux, Dordogne circa 1830-55.
A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY ALBRECHT A BAYREUTH, CIRCA 1750, FROM THE GUNROOM OF THE COUNTS VON GIECH with signed blued octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, engraved with a band at the breech, plain tang, signed stepped lock engraved en suite with the breech, fitted with detent and double set trigger, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, carved with scrolls about the rear ramrod-pipe and the breech, the butt with carved cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with carved sliding cover on the right, brass mounts comprising stepped solid side-plate, trigger-guard, butt-plate and rear ramrod-pipe all matching the breech, two further ramrod-pipes, steel sling swivel (the rear stud missing), horn fore-end cap, horn-tipped wooden ramrod, and in very good, perhaps unfired, condition 69 cm; 27 1/4 in barrel Provenance The Sporting Gun Collection of the Counts von Giech, removed from Schloss Thurnau, Franconia, sold Sotheby's 21 May 1974, lot 125. Two makers of this name, at this date, are recorded in Bayreuth.
A .450 CALIBRE / 28 BORE GERMAN PERCUSSION CAPE RIFLE BY F. ENGEL IN NÜRNBERG, CIRCA 1860 with etched twist sighted barrels signed in silver on the flat and fitted standing back-sight (incomplete), engraved breech tang enriched with silver, back-action locks decorated en suite with the tang, set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock carved with a panel of chequering over the fore-end and the grip, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the left, scrolling wooden trigger-guard (small chips), fitted with an engraved iron plate on the finial, engraved butt-plate numbered '294', rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the locks and tang, sling swivel, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 70.5 cm; 27 ¾ in barrels
**A FINE 18 BORE LIEGE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL FOR PRESENTATION TO AN EASTERN POTENTATE, LIÈGE PROOF, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel chiselled and gilt with a symmetrical design of flowers and foliage on the octagonal breech and engraved with a gilt trophy of arms above, the lower sides with two lines of Arabic calligraphy ("Your time has come"), the forward section engraved with a gilt spiral design of plain bands entwined by branches of foliage, on the blue ground, engraved gilt tang incorporating the back-sight, rounded lock chiselled in relief with foliage, a cornucopia, and a Turkish trophy-of-arms, all on a punched gilt ground (cock replaced), fitted with button safety-catch, roller, and gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, figured walnut full stock profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls and swags (losses) enriched on the butt with small gold flowers and silver swags, and studded with lines of silver tacks (some missing), chequered fore-end, iron mounts chiselled in relief against a punched gilt ground, comprising side-plate spurred pommel and rear ramrod-pipe all en suite with the lock, and iron-mounted wooded ramrod 38 cm; 15 in barrel Provenance Edward Ledger, sold Christie's 15 May 1947, lot 177 William Randolph Hearst, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 4 December 1952, lot 9 Russell B. Aitken, sold Christie's, New York, 4 April 2003, lot 534
A 25 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL SIGNED GRUCHE A PARIS, CIRCA 1690 with tapering sighted barrel formed with a long flat and retaining traces of gilt ornament, tang with gilt border ornament, signed stepped bevelled lock, figured walnut full stock (repaired) carved with foliate mouldings about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang, chiselled iron mounts comprising pierced side-plate involving scrolling tendrils carrying a portrait profile medallion, trigger-guard with acanthus finial, spurred pommel decorated with an expanded flowerhead, escutcheon en suite with the side-plate, and a pair of ramrod-pipes 36.2 cm; 14 1/4 in barrel
AN 18 BORE AUSTRIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY GEORG KEISER, VIENNA, CIRCA 1700 with tapering sighted barrel formed in three stages formed with a long flat, engraved around the fore-sight and chiselled and engraved over the breech, engraved tang, signed rounded lock engraved with scrolls and a stag (the barrel and lock worn, areas of light pitting), figured walnut full stock finely carved in low relief with delicate mouldings and foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe, and about the tang, a pair of leafy fronds behind the lock and the side-plate, full brass mounts comprising pierced side-plate formed of a near symmetrical arrangement of foliage, spurred pommel engraved with foliage and chiselled with a grotesque mask on the pommel, moulded trigger-guard with foliate terminal, a pair of ramrod-pipes, engraved brass fore-end cap and wooden ramrod 34 cm; 13 3/8 in barrel George Keiser has been described as the most famous of all Vienna gunmakers. He was born in Eger, the son of Hans Keiser the gunmaker, in 1647 and is recorded in Vienna ninety-three years later in 1740. He was employed by the Imperial Court for fifty years. The influence of Egerland gunsmiths is evident on the present pistol. See Hayward 1963 p. 120.
**A 28 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, DATED 1783, PROBABLY NANCY with two-stage etched barrel decorated with silver in the Turkish fashion including the date over the breech and sprays of foliage, engraved breech tang, bevelled lock engraved en rocaille, figured walnut full stock(fore-end repaired) carved with rococo flowers and foliage in low relief behind the rear ramrod-pipe and about the tang, silver mounts struck with marks, probably Nancy discharge, comprising solid side-plate, trigger-guard and spurred pommel all engraved with rococo ornament, the latter chased with a sun-in-splendour, vacant rococo escutcheon, and a pair of ramrod-pipes 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in barrel
A 12 BORE COMPOSITE GERMAN PISTOL AND A 16 BORE SOUTH GERMAN PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1760 converted from flintlock, the first with tapering sighted barrel formed with a long flat, stepped regulation lock with Potsdam arsenal inscription, full stock and brass mounts (worn); and the second with tapering sighted barrel inlaid with brass and struck with a barrelsmith's mark, perhaps for a member of the Kuchenreuter family, rounded lock, and full stock carved about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang (repaired), and brass mounts including spurred pommel (worn) the first: 31 cm; 12 1/4 in barrel (2)
A PAIR OF 20 BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINES BY MICHAEL BAYER IN WIRZBURG, CIRCA 1730 with octagonal sighted barrels signed in silver script framed by scrolls over the breeches, numbered '71' and '72' respectively, and rifled with seven groves, engraved breeches numbered '1' and '2', rounded locks chiselled with rococo ornament and engraved with scrolls, the cocks and steels chiselled en suite, double set triggers, figured walnut full stocks (one cracked behind the tang, areas of worm and small chips), carved with rococo shell and scroll ornament about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tangs, the butts with carved raised cheek-pieces fitted with an early velvet-covered pad (worn), brass mounts cast, chased and engraved with rococo scrolls and shell ornament, comprising solid side-plates, numbered butt-plates, trigger-guards decorated with hunters on the bows, and three ramrod-pipes (two sling mounts missing), one with horn fore-end cap (the other missing) and horn-tipped wooden ramrods 63.7 cm; 25 1/8 in barrels (2) Michael Bayer is recorded in Würzburg circa 1720
A PAIR OF 28 BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINES BY ANTON MOCK IN TETNANG, CIRCA 1730 with signed octagonal sighted barrels rifled with seven groves, engraved breeches decorated with scrollwork enclosing the numbers '1' and '2' and inscribed '77' and '78' respectively, scroll-engraved tangs with provision for a later standing back-sight behind, chiselled and engraved bevelled locks decorated with a stag and a doe on the tails and a hunter and hound resting beneath the pans, double set triggers, figured walnut full stocks (one fore-end chipped the other repaired), incised with rococo scrollwork about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tangs, the butts with carved raised cheek-pieces decorated with a stag and a doe respectively on the left and each with patchbox with brass-mounted sliding cover on the right, the latter with an early gewehrkammer inscription in red on the inside, engraved brass mounts comprising solid side-plates decorated with hunters taking aim at deer in a wooded landscape, trigger-guards and butt-plates with further large game vignettes, three faceted ramrod-pipes (four sling mounts missing), fore-end caps, and each with its brass-tipped wooden ramrod 78 cm; 30 ¾ in barrels (2)
A 20 BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE BY IOH AND KUCHENREUTER AN REGENSPURG, CIRCA 1760 with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, inlaid with silver scrollwork at the muzzle and breech, signed over the latter, inscribed '92' and with the gold-lined barrelsmith's mark (Neue Støckel 7718), engraved tang, rounded lock chiselled with a rococo landscape involving a hound in pursuit of a stag, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrollwork about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang (fore-end replaced), the butt with carved cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with carved sliding cover on the right, full brass mounts cast and chased with differing classical figures in low relief, comprising solid side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard and escutcheon, and two brass ramrod-pipes (two sling mounts missing, later ramrod) 72 cm; 28 3/8 in barrel
A 25 BORE SILESIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE BY MARTIN SCHOLTZ A BRESLAU, CIRCA 1740 with octagonal swamped barrel inscribed '91' and rifled with seven grooves, signed bevelled lock engraved with border ornament and a trophy-of-hunting on the tail (top-jaw screw incomplete, steel chipped), figured walnut full stock carved with rococo shell ornament about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang, the butt decorated en suite and with carved cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with carved siding cover on the right, brass mounts engraved with game vignettes comprising trigger-guard (a working replacement), butt-cap and side-plate, and three ramrod-pipes, (later ramrod, fore-end cap and sling mounts missing) 76 cm; 30 in barrel
A PAIR OF 28 BORE GERMAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, SUHL, MID-17TH CENTURY with tapering octagonal barrels inscribed '47' and '48', struck with Suhl control marks, a further mark (indistinct) and engraved with a band at the breeches, bevelled locks retained by three side nails, fitted with external wheels retained by a small basal bracket, dog and sliding pan-cover, full stocks rounded beneath the lock (one missing half of its fore-end, one barrel detached, each pistol with chips and repairs), iron mounts comprising trigger-guards, ramrod-pipe, fore-end cap and a band enclosing the butts (ramrods missing) 42.5 cm; 16 3/4 in barrels (2)
A 28 BORE GERMAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, MID-17TH CENTURY with tapering octagonal barrel (shortened), bevelled lock with stepped tail, retained by two side nails (the second missing), fitted with external wheel retained by a curved bracket rising to form the pan, the latter with sliding cover, dog with pierced bridle, full stock (extensively wormed, butt incomplete), iron mounts comprising trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe, and fore-end cap, and associated ramrod 32.5 cm; 12 3/4 in barrel
A PAIR OF 40 BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY IOH AND KUCHENREUTER, CIRCA 1740 with swamped barrels inscribed '23' and 24', fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sights on a bed of silver scrollwork, signed in silver within a scrollwork frame over the breeches and struck with the barrelsmith's mark (Neue Støckel 7717), the tangs numbered '1' and '2', inscribed 'xx' and fitted with back-sights, signed bevelled locks with rounded tails (one cock replaced), figured walnut full stocks carved with rococo scrollwork about the rear ramrod-pipes and tangs (small cracks), brass mounts of shaped outline including solid side-plates and pommels of 'bird's head' form, vacant escutcheons, and one with its horn-tipped ramrod (fore-end caps, one ramrod-pipe and ramrod missing) 27.4 cm; 10 3/4 in barrels (2) Johan Andreas Kuchenreuter (recorded 1716-95) was Court gunmaker to the Princes Thurn und Taxis.
A 20 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL, RIPOLL, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel engraved with foliage, the forward portion of 'hog's back' form, the breech section decorated with scrolling flowers and struck by the barrelsmith 'Molas' (Neue Støckel 793), flat lock of characteristic form, fitted with chiselled details including cock and steel spring bridles, the steel face struck with a mark 'Grau' in an asymmetrical heart, hardwood full stock (fore-end cracked), carved with scrolls about the rear ramrod-pipe and an apron moulding about the tang, inset with a pierced and engraved panel in place of an escutcheon, iron mounts comprising moulded trigger-guard with slender rear terminal, spurred pommel, two moulded ramrod-pipes, and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod 30.5 cm; 12 in barrel Joseph and Antoni Grau are recorded in Ripoll 1696 and 1708 respectively, contemporary with a number of barrelsmith's named Molas.
A 22 BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY C. WOHLHIETER IN BIBERACH, CIRCA 1740 with tapering barrel etched in the Turkish fashion, inscribed '57', formed with a long flat and fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight, moulded at the breech, tang numbered '1' and fitted with back-sight, signed stepped lock (top-jaw and screw missing), figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrolls about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang (fore-end cap missing, chipped), brass mounts of shaped outline including solid side-plate, spurred pommel fitted with cross-shaped cap, and trigger-guard, and wooden ramrod (tip missing) 26 cm; 10 1/4 in barrel
AN 80-BORE DUTCH FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY LUCAS VAN SOLINGEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1690-1700 with octagonal sighted barrel decorated with punched and engraved scrollwork over the breech and ahead of the back-sight, linear mouldings encircling the swamped muzzle and the bore cut with eight narrow grooves, gilt-brass lock with bevelled edges, signed "L. Van Solingen Amsterdam", engraved with wavy linear borders and with small leaf and scrollwork designs, and the pan-cover fitted with swing-out safety-steel, rootwood full stock carved with a series of decorative mouldings in low relief, including a pronounced scrolling swell about the ramrod-pipe, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece and fitted with sliding patch-box cover (the cover with inactive worm damage), full gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate with decorated tang extending over the length of the comb, the trigger-guard with acanthus finials, the side-plate pierced with a scrollwork pattern involving a figure from mythology driving a chariot, three faceted ramrod-pipes, ornate cartouche-shaped escutcheon cast with a demon mask and coronet, mounts for a sling, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the fore-end cracked in several places on both sides and chipped in several places along the right-hand edge). 86cm; 33 7/8 in barrel
A RARE 13-BORE SAXON HEAVY FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY JOHAN HEINRICH FRANCK OF FRANKENHAUSEN, CIRCA 1730 of massive proportions throughout, with swamped octagonal sighted barrel engraved with a band of leaf ornament over the breech, the muzzle face engraved with a wreath and the bore cut with eight grooves, bevelled lock signed "Jh Heinrich Franck" about the base of the pan, engraved with a two-part hunting-scene involving a mounted sportsman shooting a stag with a pistol, and the cock and the steel each chiselled with scrollwork designs on a contrasting pounced fish-roe ground, figured walnut full stock carved with acanthus leaf mouldings in low relief, the butt with carved cheek-piece inlaid with a star formed of contrasting segments of black and white horn (two pieces missing), the toe of the butt inset with a gilt-brass plaque cast in relief with acanthus scrolls, en suite with both the patch-box cover and the upper tang of the butt-plate, the latter two pieces each additionally cast with a trophy-of-arms, the butt-plate also involving the figure of a Turk supported by a mask, the trigger-guard decorated en suite, with gilt-brass side-plate formed as a large scrolling dragon cast in relief, three faceted moulded ramrod-pipes also of gilt-brass, the rear pipe decorated with a demon mask, decorated escutcheon cast with a bust and a grotesque mask, moulded faceted gilt-brass fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, probably the original (the barrel and the lock each lightly cleaned with acid, the top jaw possibly associated). 104.2cm; 41 in barrel
A .330 CALIBRE SILESIAN WHEEL-LOCK BIRDING RIFLE (TSCHINKE), THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with slender octagonal barrel swamped at the muzzle, struck with maker's mark, probably that of Georg (1) Kałuża (Neue Støckel 7678), hexagonal bore rifled with six very narrow grooves and fitted with copper fore-sight and moulded tubular back-sight, engraved slender lock fitted with mechanism of characteristic part-external construction, engraved with a boldly drawn pattern of scrolling flowers, fitted with engraved sliding pan-cover with brass release button, the wheel-spindle impaling an arched and brass-covered bracket engraved with a guilloche band, the dog engraved with a stylised grotesque and a flower, and retaining the original brass bridle for fitting over the mainspring (the mainspring, its chain, the setting button and the bridle for the dog-spring all missing), fruitwood full stock inlaid over its length with a series of engraved horn plaques interspersed with plain mother-of pearl plaques, the latter lozenge-shaped over the fore-end and formed as discs over the rear, all arranged within horn linear borders and segmental lines, the butt with carved cheek-piece decorated with a horn roundel engraved with the bust of a Turk, and fitted with horn butt-plate, iron trigger-guard, and engraved horn fore-end cap (the patch-box cover, four horn plaques, the ramrod-pipe and the ramrod all missing). 99cm; 39in barrel
A RARE 52-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE WITH SELF-SPANNING LOCK DATED 1653, THE BARREL AND THE STOCK DATED 1666 AND 1671 RESPECTIVELY with lightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel cut with hexagonal bore rifled with six narrow groves, the breech struck with maker's mark, in a shield, HS, a bird beneath, and with the date "1666", earlier large lock engraved with an arrangement of fruit at the rear, with an exotic bird perched within flowering branches above the date "1653", and struck with the letter "M" flanked by the date and by the lightly engraved letters "EB", fitted with flat wheel-cover overlaid with a plate pierced and engraved with addorsed tritons suspended between concentric wreaths, engraved moulded pan-cover with release formed as a trick rosette, the arm of the dog constructed with a flush-fitted engraved arm pivoting to engage a corresponding slot in the self-spanning spindle, and the upper section of the dog decorated with triton figures and a marine monster, the lock interior retaining some original blued finish and fitted with engraved mainspring and elaborately decorated facing plates, one also forming the pan-cover spring and pierced and engraved with a game-dog, the other forming the spindle bridle and engraved with a further scrolling triton armed with a bow, with walnut full stock, fluted fore-end, the rear portion of the stock with lightly carved border mouldings picked-out with pewter nails, incised designs of foliage and flowers, the cheek-piece cut with a running stag and the upper surface of the butt with the owner's stamped cornet and cypher "GA" , with pierced bone water-drain, horn butt-plate, and iron trigger-guard and ramrod-pipe (the fore-end extensively chipped on both sides, the butt chipped above the patch-box, its cover and the ramrod each missing) 82.5cm; 32 ½ in. barrel The lock compares closely with another self-spanning example neither marked nor dated, combined with a matchlock mechanism, on a rifle included in the preceding sale from the castle armoury, in these rooms 3rd December 2014, lot 286; the two locks are certainly from the same workshop. The earlier barrel and lock are undoubtedly the originals on which this rifle was built, presumably in 1671.
A 22-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1730 with octagonal twist barrel swamped at the muzzle, inlaid with a silver Bandelwerk design over the breech, with further small silver inlays enclosing the chiselled back-sight and the bore cut with seven grooves, bevelled lock with engraved subsidiary borders and finely engraved with trophies-of-war, the cock and the steel each cut with scrollwork designs on a recessed darkened ground, figured walnut full stock carved with a series of mouldings in low relief over its rear half, including an elaborate scrollwork design about the ramrod-pipe, further scrollwork motifs about the barrel tang, the trigger-guard and the butt carved about both the base of the comb and the cheek-piece, the butt flattened over the length of its underside, with patch-box fitted with sliding cover carved en suite with scrollwork and moving on a button release enclosed by a brass garland cast in low relief, full brass mounts cast in low relief, comprising butt-plate cast and engraved with Laub und Bandelwerk ornament characteristic of the period, solid side-plate cast with figures and animals in an idyllic hunting scene in low relief on a matted ground, the trigger-guard and three faceted ramrod-pipes decorated en suite with the butt-plate, ornate escutcheon involving lion supporters, a bust and a coronet, horn fore-end cap, sling-swivels, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the fore-end crack in two places on both sides). 76cm; 30 in barrel
A 48-BORE SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING CARBINE, SCHWÄBISCH-GMÜND, DATED 1668 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel decorated with engraved small bands over the breech and muzzle, the muzzle face engraved with a matching circlet, the bore cut with five grooves alternating with five narrow grooves, and the breech struck with the unicorn mark of Schwäbisch-Gmünd twice and with the maker's stamped abbreviated signature "*H*V*G*" (Neue Støckel 1629 and 3151 respectively), with plain lock fitted with pierced flat wheel-cover, sliding pan-cover with button release, the dog-spring bridle en suite with the wheel-cover and the dog engraved with two monsters, fruitwood full stock, fluted fore-end, the rear half of the stock finely carved in low relief and incised with border panels, acanthus ornament and scrolling designs of leafy tendrils all heightened with light hatching, with incised patterned thumb-rest, a stag vignette in low relief opposite the lock, the cheek-piece with the owner's coat-of-arms and crest finely carved in low relief within a matted fluted oval, cut with the date "1668" and with the stockmaker's initials "I.S" behind the barrel tang, fitted with sliding patch-box cover carved with a bird-of-prey, iron trigger-guard, and the butt-plate and fore-end cap each of natural staghorn en suite with the side-nail washers (the back-sight, the mainspring, the ramrod-pipe and the ramrod all missing, the ramrod-channel and the patch-box cover each chipped). 55.3cm; 21 ¾in. barrel The signature abbreviated on the barrel is that of a member of the Haas family of gunmakers and in full would read: "Haas von Gmünd". Neue Støckel attributes the use of this abbreviation to Johannes Haas, although Michael Haas (circa 1635-d.1701) is the more likely.
AN 87-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK LIGHT SPORTING CARBINE, DATED 1664 with slender octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, the breech struck with a rectangular mark, "M", plain lock fitted with external wheel retained by a kidney-shaped bracket, sliding pan-cover with scallop finial, moulded engraved dog, fruitwood full stock decorated over its rear half with lightly carved and incised small designs of foliage, scrolls and border ornament, the butt inlaid with designs of horn pellets enclosing engraved horn roundels on both the check-piece and patch-box cover, incised with the date "1664" and with the initials "FH", perhaps those of the stockmaker, fitted with horn butt-plate, iron trigger-guard, and bone ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (back-sight and ramrod missing). 74.5cm; 29 3/8 in barrel
A 23-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING CARBINE, CIRCA 1650-60 with lightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight very shallow grooves and the breech struck with maker's large initials "CR", plain lock fitted with flat wheel-cover and sliding pan-cover with button release, walnut full stock, fluted fore-end, the rear portion of the stock with fluted and stamped brattished borders and additionally sparsely decorated with stamped small designs of minute rosettes and pellets, sliding patch-box cover decorated en suite, and inlaid with horn rosettes under the side-nails, with horn butt-plate engraved with the owner's coat-of-arms quartered beneath a scroll cut with the abbreviated inscription "MGZOGGZE", fitted with iron trigger-guard (trigger mechanism missing), a slotted brass band reinforcing the wooden ramrod-pipe, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 69.5cm 27 3/8 in barrel The arms are those of Erbach of Hesse, created Counts of the Holy Roman Empire in 1532.
A 45-BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY BLANCK, CIRCA 1730 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed bevelled lock engraved with the figure of Minerva seated within a trophy-of-war, a further trophy engraved at the rear, highly figured rootwood full stock carved with a series of raised decorative mouldings, the butt with flattened underside, carved cheek-piece and rootwood patch-box cover, full brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate decorated with a scrollwork pattern involving a female bust and a putto mask, the side-plate pierced with a Bandelwerk pattern carrying a festooned demon mask, the trigger-guard with acanthus finials and decorated with a monster on the bow, three strongly shaped faceted baluster ramrod-pipes, the rear pipe decorated with a grotesque mask, and cartouche-shaped escutcheon cast with a coronet and the bust of a nobleman (the butt with a nail hole on the right, the fore-end cracked on one side and with several repairs on both sides over its length, the rear portion of the side-plate replaced, ramrod missing). 72.4cm; 28 ½ in barrel
A 20-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY JOHANN WOLF PETER, ÖTTINGEN, CIRCA 1725 with burnished barrel formed in two stages with turned girdle and swamped muzzle with brass "spider" fore-sight, the lock with strongly bevelled edges, chiselled in the Italian taste in low relief and signed "Pierre a Oetting" (the cock cracked, the top jaw possibly associated), carved moulded figured walnut full stock formed with a pronounced swell about the ramrod-pipe and flattened along the underside of the butt (the butt cracked in several places, the fore-end with several repairs and replaced towards the muzzle), full brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate cast with a scrollwork frame enclosing engraved trophies-of-war and drawn out to an acanthus finial, with side-plate cast with a pierced Bandelwerk design inhabited by a stag pursued by hounds, and the trigger-guard, three faceted ramrod-pipes and the escutcheon all cast en suite with the butt-plate (the fore-end cap and ramrod each replaced, the latter incomplete). 114cm; 44 ¾ in barrel Johann Wolf Peter (1664-1732) was gunmaker to the Princes Öttingen-Öttingen until the extinction of that line in 1731. In 1688 he made his masterpiece for Prince Albrecht Ernst II; Peter signed his works either "I.W.Petter" or "Pierre a Oetting". Also see the other sporting guns by this maker which are included in the sale of this property.
A PAIR OF 23-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECES WITH FINELY ENGRAVED SILVER MOUNTS, BY ELFERDING, ONOLZBACH (ANSBACH), CIRCA 1725-30 each with barrel of Spanish form with three gilt lily marks and the maker's gilt stamp, a paschal lamb with the letters "EL", silver fore-sight, signed bevelled lock with engraved wavy linear borders and engraved with small leaf ornaments, carved moulded figured walnut full stock, the butt flattened along its underside, full silver mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate and the trigger-guard each with chiselled acanthus finial, the butt-plate engraved with a bird-of-prey and with a trophy pendant from scrollwork, the side-plate flat and finely engraved with a pierced Laub und Bandelwerk pattern suspending a vacant oval and involving monsters' heads at both ends, three faceted baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, and shield-shaped escutcheons also of silver (one barrel re-blued, the locks each acid-cleaned, the fore-ends each chipped and extensively cracked, one ramrod-pipe detached, the ramrods each missing). 110.5cm; 43 ½ in barrels (2) The maker's stamps are not previously recorded.
A RARE 100-BORE GERMAN SMALL FLINTLOCK GUN FOR A BOY, CIRCA 1740 built on a fine late 16th century barrel removed from a French long wheel-lock pistol, the barrel of rounded and very slender tapering form with raised segmental mouldings at the breech, at the median and at the muzzle, the two sections each decorated with two finely chiselled framed panels filled with designs after Etienne Delaune, in low relief on a punched fish-roe ground (originally gilt), the rearmost panel involving a classical warrior dancing beneath a baldacchino and amid trophies, cornucopia and scrolls, the successive panel cut with a demon mask trailing a cornucopia from its mouth, the forward panels decorated with an espagnolette mask and a young male figure respectively, and the four panels linked over the remaining undecorated length of the barrel by a very narrow raised cabled line, with plain small lock with bevelled edges, early 18th century moulded figured walnut stock (the forward half of the fore-end missing, chipped on one side of the barrel tang), and plain gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, comprising butt-plate, very slender scrolling bevelled side-plate, moulded trigger-guard and one ramrod-pipe (the other ramrod-pipes and the ramrod all missing). 61cm; 24 in barrel 90.8cm; 35 ¾ in overall
A 19-BORE LOW COUNTRIES FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY DUTCH with two-stage barrel of bright steel with turned girdles and engraved gilt-brass fore-sight, the rear section flat-sided and decorated with the figure of Hercules standing within a frame of scrolling foliage, with grotesque masks arranged above and below, a larger winged demon mask over the base of the breech and all chiselled in relief, rounded lock decorated with a male figure and a griffin in relief on a ground engraved with a bird and a butterfly, the lip of the pan cut with a mask, the cock chiselled with a basilisk attacked by a serpent and the steel cut with both demonic and grotesque masks in low relief (the top jaw and screw missing), darkened figured rootwood full stock carved with a series of decorative mouldings, including scrolling tendril designs in low relief about the ramrod-pipe (the fore-end chipped on one side and with numerous cracks over its length), and iron mounts comprising butt-plate chiselled with monster's head tendrils issuant from a serpent extending over the length of the comb, side-plate pierced and chiselled with scrollwork with monsters' head terminals, the trigger-guard engraved with a monster and a tulip and extending to chiselled acanthus finials, three baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, and pierced chiselled escutcheon with involving supporters formed as a pair of female half-figures (barrel pins and the ramrod each missing). 119.4cm; 47 in barrel
A PAIR OF BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING CARBINES BY JOHANN WOLF PETTER (OF ÖTTINGEN), ONE WITH RIFLED 35-BORE BARREL, THE OTHER RE-BARRELLED FOR SHOT, CIRCA 1680 the first built on an earlier swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, inscribed "RAV" on one side at the breech and dated 1625, the second with shortened smooth-bore barrel (replaced, most probably within the period of intended use), each with rounded lock engraved with flowering foliage involving a stag pursued by a hound, signed in an arc around the base of the pan, and the top jaw formed with a projecting tail shaped for the thumb and engraved with a serpent (one lock-plate cracked at the rear, one cock retaining screw replaced), with carved moulded figured walnut full stocks (one shortened when re-barrelled), each carved with an elaborate scrollwork design in low relief about the barrel tang, inlaid with engraved horn plaques including leaves and ball flowers clustered about variously shaped rootwood marquetry plaques, the butts each with carved cheek-piece inlaid at the base with arrangements of contrasting horn strips and engraved horn designs filled with marquetry, inlaid with a variegated larger marquetry cartouche formed as a bird-of-prey perched upon a flowering branch, and the opposing side above with patch-box cover veneered in rootwood enclosed by plaques of engraved horn and decorated with demon mask, with engraved horn ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap each also involving strips of contrasting horn, iron butt-plates, iron trigger-guards with pierced chiselled finials, and one retaining its original ramrod with horn cap decorated en suite with the fore-end cap (one fore-end repaired at the front of the lock, both fore-ends cracked, both stocks with small chips throughout, small pieces of inlay missing, one ramrod-pipe incomplete, one ramrod associated). 62.2cm; 24 ½ in and 46.4cm; 18 ¼ in barrels (2)
A FINE 25-BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOH. LAUTERER, WEICKERSHEIM, CIRCA 1770-80 with smooth-bore barrel formed in three stages with moulded girdle, silver scrollwork inlaid over the breech and muzzle, signed in silver and fitted with silver fore-sight, signed plain lock, figured walnut full stock finely carved with rococo patterns of scrolls and flowers in low relief, including decorative mouldings about the ramrod-pipe and about the barrel tang, the butt carved with an elegant flourish of scrolls about the base of the comb, with raised cheek-piece inlaid with a star formed of contrasting horn segments, inset with a brass scrollwork plaque at its base, carved with flowering C-scrolls at either end, with an additional brass plaque pierced with scrollwork and set into the underside en suite with the cheek-piece, plain full brass mounts of scrollwork outline, comprising flat side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard and three pierced slotted ramrod-pipes, blued iron trigger, brass fore-end cap, one sling-swivel, and wooden ramrod (one sling-swivel missing). 81.9cm; 32 ¼ in barrel The carved treatment of the stock is closely comparable with the relief carving found on some of the foremost Pennsylvania flintlock "Kentucky" rifles of the latter part of the 18th century, stocked by German immigrant craftsmen, or by their descendants working in the inherited German rococo tradition.
A 33-BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BUILT FOR A BOY, CIRCA 1770-80 of uniformly small proportions, with smooth-bore barrel formed in two stages, silver fore-sight, plain rounded lock (the steel missing), figured walnut full stock carved with a scrollwork moulding in low relief about the ramrod-pipe and a bouquet moulding about the barrel tang, the butt with raised carved cheek-piece decorated en suite and inset at its base with a brass plaque of scroll outline, the underside of the butt inset with a matching plaque, with full brass mounts of matching scroll outline, the ramrod-pipes additionally pieced with a diagonal slotted pattern, and with horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the stock with several repairs about the lock, the fore-end replaced towards the muzzle, the ramrod shortened). 50.5cm; 19 7/8in. barrel Perhaps by Johann Lauterer of Weickersheim.
A 62-BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1775-80, IN THE MANNER OF CHRISTIAN KÖRBER OF INGELFINGEN with shortened barrel formed in two stages with brass girdle, plain bevelled lock inscribed "In Langenbu"(sic.) below a three-letter monogram including "JG.." (the upper half of the cock missing), figured walnut full stock incised with scrollwork about the mounts and the barrel tang, the butt with raised cheek-piece carved with flowers in low relief at either end, inset with a silver wire star and inset around its base with a sheet-brass plaque pierced with a chain-link pattern, the butt decorated with a further five brass plaques en suite with the cheek-piece, with brass mounts including pierced flat side-plate, the trigger-guard with flat finials of scroll outline, two ramrod-pipes pierced with a diagonal slotted pattern, the rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the trigger-guard, pierced trigger, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the stock with small chips about the lock). 61.8cm; 24 3/8 in barrel
AN 80-BORE GERMAN AIRGUN OF BUTT-RESERVOIR TYPE, BY GEORG WOLF IN WIRZBURG, CIRCA 1780-90 with octagonal sighted barrel with brass-lined smooth bore, the breech section inlaid with silver flowers enclosing the maker's signature also inlaid in silver and with later blued finish, border-engraved brass action, plain rounded lock fitted with cocking-lever, matching brass side-plate fitted with air-regulator operating on a pivot lever, figured walnut full-length fore-stock carved with relief mouldings involving scrolls and flowers respectively about the ramrod-pipe and the trigger-guard finial, the owner's monogram "HB" stamped boldly on the underside, brass trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes each with pierced scrolling finial, brass fore-end cap, iron sling-swivels, and retaining its brass-mounted leather-covered turn-off reservoir and brass-tipped ramrod, each the original (the lock mechanism incomplete, the fore-end cracked, one ramrod-pipe missing). 81.5cm; 32 1/8 in barrel
A 35-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING CARBINE, DATED 1674 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel cut with eight grooves, struck with two small marks, engraved with decorative bands at the breech and muzzle, inlaid with an engraved brass wreath towards the median, a matching band inlaid towards the breech and the breech engraved with the date "1674", plain lock with external wheel retained by a hemispherical slender bracket, fitted with sliding pan-cover and the dog decorated with an engraved monster, with fruitwood full stock, fluted fore-end, the stock decorated over its rear half with lightly carved and incised scrollwork patterns and small designs of border ornament heightened with hatched detail and edging, the butt with cheek-piece cut with the date "1674"and decorated with a framework of scrolls filled with a mother-of-pearl plaque and pellets and picked-out with minute brass nails, the patch-box cover en suite, with iron trigger-guard, and engraved horn ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (one side-nail re-positioned, the lock probably associated, the back-sight, the trigger mechanism and the ramrod all missing) 68.5cm; 27in barrel
A COMPOSITE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING GUN, MID-17TH CENTURY with 31-bore sighted smooth-bore barrel formed in two stages, lightly swamped at the muzzle and struck with a mark, plain lock fitted with external wheel with flat cover, sliding pan-cover, fruitwood full stock with the stockmaker's initials "IM" cut behind the barrel tang, decorated over its rear half with incised small designs and border ornament, including foliate patterns and a stag and hind vignette over the cheek-piece, the base of the cheek-piece cut with the initials "CM", perhaps those of the owner, together with the date "1651", fitted with patch-box cover partly veneered in bone, iron trigger-guard, and engraved horn fore-end cap (handling and cleaning wear throughout, the ramrod-pipe and ramrod each missing). 95.9cm; 37 ¾ in. barrel
A 120-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING CARBINE, CIRCA 1630-40 with shortened octagonal barrel cut with eight very narrow grooves, struck with the maker's initials "BM" and fitted with moulded tubular back-sight (fore-sight missing), plain lock drawn out to an elongated tail, fitted with a plain brass disc over the wheel-cover, sliding pan-cover and the dog engraved with a monster (the mainspring and the pan-release each missing), wooden stock inlaid with engraved bone roundels and pellets, the butt additionally inlaid with horn tendril patterns and the cheek-piece decorated with a roundel engraved with a contemporary male bust and suspended within a framework of tendrils and pellets, sliding patch-box cover veneered in engraved horn, and fitted with iron trigger-guard decorated with small leaf finials (the fore-end incomplete, six pieces of inlay missing, the butt-plate, the ramrod-pipe and the ramrod all missing) 39.4cm; 15 ½ in. barrel
A 20-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOHANN WOLF PETER, ÖTTINGEN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with swamped sighted barrel formed with sighting flat tapering over its length and the breech with three brass-lined maker's stamps , a double eagle, a running wolf and the initials "JP" crowned, bevelled border-engraved lock signed "I.W.Peter in Öttingen" , the pan-cover fitted with swing-out safety-steel, carved moulded figured walnut full stock, the butt with patch-box fitted with sliding cover, iron mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard each with chiselled acanthus finials, the side-plate formed as a simple convex scroll, and fitted with horn fore-end cap (the barrel, the lock and the mounts acid-cleaned, one ramrod-pipe and the ramrod each missing). 99.3cm; 39 1/8 in barrel
A 24-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY JOHANN WOLF PETER, ÖTTINGEN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY built on an earlier heavy swamped octagonal sighted barrel with brass-lined stamp of Friedrich Bickel (Neue Støckel 57) , the bore cut with seven grooves, bevelled lock signed "Pierre a Öttingen" and engraved with wavy linear borders (the top jaw and screw associated), carved moulded figured walnut full stock (the fore-end cracked in front of the rear ramrod-pipe), the butt with patch-box fitted with sliding cover, full iron mounts, the butt-plate tang formed as an engraved serpent, the side-plate pierced and engraved with bevelled and chamfered scrolls, the trigger-guard decorated with chiselled acanthus finials, with three faceted baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped ramrod. 79.4cm; 31 ¼ in barrel
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS OF MILITARY TYPE, GERMAN OR LOW COUNTRIES, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with sighted barrel struck with barrelmaker's mark "HR", a rosette beneath, of octagonal form changing to rounded towards a belled muzzle, plain rounded lock, walnut full stock, plain iron mounts of regulation type, iron escutcheon, and fitted with bar for a saddle-ring (acid-cleaned, the fore-end chipped along the right-hand edge and behind the ramrod-pipe, one side-nail, the muzzle-band and the ramrod all missing, the saddle-ring bar detached). 96.5cm; 38in
A Chinese porcelain figure of a man in Oriental robe, hat and holding a pipe, painted with blue and white decoration, glazed body and unglazed face with impressed marks to base, together with a carved wooden figure of an Oriental man with enlarged forehead holding staff with a stork by his feet, tallest figure measures, 43cm.
Four Japanese ivory carvings, late 19th / early 20th century, 5.4cm (4) Four Japanese ivory carvings, late 19th / early 20th century, the first an okimono of four graduated elephants on each others backs, 13.5cm, two manju netsuke, the first intaglio carved with a figure with a horse emerging from a gourd, the other with a man seated smoking a pipe, 4.5cm & 3cm, the fourth a netsuke of a man with a staff over his shoulder supporting a tortoise and a daruma doll, unsigned, 5.4cm (4)
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