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Lot 361
Published by John QuinnGregory (Lady). The White Cockade & The Travelling Man, John Quinn, New York 1905, printed wrappers, No. 6 of 30 copies, Signed on t.p.; Kincora. A Drama in Three Acts. New York, John Quinn 1905, printed wrappers.,One of 50 Copies (out of series, unnumbered). (2) Published to secure the US Copyright, Rare Editions.
![The Author's Very Rare Second Published Book[Gogarty (Oliver St. John) & O'Connor (Jos.)] 'Alpha and Omega,' - Blight. The Tr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/73729aea-6fb8-48da-b3a0-aa5b00c0a308/651c7d59-e607-4ce4-9682-aa5e00a81469/468x382.jpg)
Lot 363
The Author's Very Rare Second Published Book[Gogarty (Oliver St. John) & O'Connor (Jos.)] 'Alpha and Omega,' - Blight. The Tragedy of Dublin, An Exposition in 3 Acts. 8vo (Talbot Press) 1917. First (Sole) Edition, some lines underlined in pencil, the title with earlier owner's name 'Douglas Louis Bligh' in pen, 74pp complete, in orig. printed grey wrappers, spine browned somewhat, but a delightful copy of this rarity. (1)* This is Gogarty's second book, preceeded only by 'Hyperthuleana,' which was privately circulated and is of legendary rarity.
Lot 400
Cuala Press. The Wren Boys. Words and Music taken down from groups of boys singing this traditional rhyme, St. Stephen's Day. Sm qto green printed covers, edges slightly creased. Hand coloured illus. by Jack B. Yeats, tissue guards, n.d. [1930?, no date established by Miller]. Clean copy. Ex. Rare. (1)
![Ó Broin (Pádraig). Suibhne Geilt [poems]. Printed wrappers with device, a little frayed, stitched. D.,Cló Chluain Tairbh 1](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/73729aea-6fb8-48da-b3a0-aa5b00c0a308/2349b2ea-c25f-4319-8761-aa5e00a83cd9/468x382.jpg)
![Mitchell (Susan L.) Frankincense and Myrrh [poems]. Grey printed wrappers with device, linen ribbon tie, [16] pp, hand colo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/73729aea-6fb8-48da-b3a0-aa5b00c0a308/6ef8d7ef-7244-4753-9d7d-aa5e00a84245/468x382.jpg)
Lot 406
Mitchell (Susan L.) Frankincense and Myrrh [poems]. Grey printed wrappers with device, linen ribbon tie, [16] pp, hand coloured f.p. by Jack B. Yeats showing the Three Kings offering their gifts. One of 300 Copies printed for the Author [1912]. The wrappers slightly frayed, but very good. Rare. (1)Many of these little poems were reprinted as Cuala cards.
Lot 413
Six Fine Full Page Lithographic PlatesO'Neill (Henry) The Sculptured Crosses of Ancient Ireland, V. large atlas folio L. (Ackerman & Co.) 1857. The first part only, containing 6 lg. litho plts., including Killamery Cross, and Kilklispeen Cross, some letterpress, some foxing, disbound. As a coll. of plts. Rare. (1)
Lot 416
'I never lie in my deck chair without a copy of Ulysses by my side'[Joyce (James). Leon-Paul Fargue. L'Alchimiste. Allocution prononcee a la Societé des amis de 1914, a l'occasion de la reception de James Joyce [i.e.a tribute to Joyce]. N.R.F., offprint, 3 pp, no. 3 of a (presumably) very small edition, orig. wrappers, inscribed. Fine copy, Rare. (1)*See Ellmann's Joyce biography p. 668. The Societé was a literary group organised by the Hon. Mrs. Reginald Fellowes, a society lady who said that when sailing in her yacht in the Aegean, 'I never lie in my deck chair without a copy of Ulysses by my side'. Fargue, a writer, was a close friend of Joyce, who helped to find subscribers for Ulysses, and also helped with the French translation.
Lot 427
From The Master's HandNo. 3 of 8 Copies OnlyJoyce (James). De Honni-Soit a Mal-y-Chance. Mesures, 15 Janvier 1936. [French translation of Joyce's essay From a banned writer to a banned singer,a tribute to the singer John Sullivan]. Sm qto, 9pp, stapled (centre pages loose) in printed paper covers, French-style glassine wrapper, probably original. No. 3 of only eight numbered copies (offprints from the periodical Mesures) on stamped Alfa Navarre paper. Signed by Joyce on f.f.e.p. and extensively corrected in ink in his hand, about ten separate corrections,mostly to spelling but including one insertion of an extra word. Staples slightly rusted with a little staining, but in excellent condition, EXCESSIVELY RARE. 'A titre de Kerryosité, dis, a quoi rime un Sullivan?'Joyce first met the Irish-born tenor John Sullivan or O'Sullivan in late 1929, at the urging of his brother Stanislaus. Sullivan was Cork-born, like Joyce's father, and had established himself at the Paris Opera. Joyce was overcome with enthusiasm when he heard him sing there. Joyce was himself a promising singer in his youth, and for several years he devoted much time and energy to promoting Sullivan among his friends, and trying to secure better opportunities for him. He claimed that Sullivan's career had been held back by the jealousy of others [see Ellmann p. 619-21]. His tribute From a banned writer to a banned singer was first published in the New Statesman and Nation, 27 Feb.1932 [S&C C81]. This French translation by Arnold Petitjean (stated to have been reviewed by Joyce) was published in the French magazine Mesures, 15 Jan. 1936 [S&C D34]. Just eight numbered offprints of the translation were issued for Joyce and signed by him. Of the eight copies, the present item appears to be the only one surviving with manuscript corrections by Joyce. There is a copy in the NLI, without the corrections. We have not traced the other copies, and it may be that they have not survived.Almost certainly a unique Joyce item, extensively corrected in the writer's hand, and testifying to an enthusiasm which preoccupied Joyce for several years in the 1930s. (1)
Lot 43
Faulkner's Edition of Swift - Lord Orrery's Copy Swift (Jonathan) The Works of J.S. D.D., D.S.P.D., Vol. I - Vol. XVIII, together 18 vols. 8vo D. (Geo. Faulkner) 1735 - 1768, First Edn., Cont. mottled calf, mor. labels, some rubbed, and one cover lacking. Very Scarce. Rare. (18) * Vol. VIII inscribed 'Orrery, 1746'.
Lot 443
Irish Female Novelists: Somerville (E.O.E.) & Ross (Martin) Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., L. 1908. First, illus., decor. cloth; Bowen (Eliz.) A World of Love, L. 1955, First, d.w.; The Heat of the Day, L. 1949, First, Signed by Mary Lavin; The House in Paris, N. York 1936, First American Edn., cloth & d.w.; Lavin (Mary) In the Middle of the Field, L. 1967. First, d.w.; The Patriot Son & Other Stories, L. 1956, First, d.w.; Laverty (Maura) No More than Human, L. 1944, First Edn., Signed by Author, d.w.; also Lift up your Gates, L. 1946, First, d.w.; Doyle (Lynn) Back to Ballygullion, L. 1953, First, fine with rare dust wrapper; Johnson (Jennifer) How Many Miles to Babylon, L. 1974, First, d.w.; Enright (Anne) The Portable Virgin, L. 1991. First, d.w.; & approx. 34 others sim. 45 in all many by same authors. A good lot. Box. (1)
![Rare Limerick Printing[Anon] Miscellaneous Poems on Religious, Moral, and Entertaining Subjects, collected from the best Engl](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/73729aea-6fb8-48da-b3a0-aa5b00c0a308/2c2b651c-fb07-4734-a46d-aa5e00a86215/468x382.jpg)
Lot 468
In Gaelic Script ThroughoutMolloy (Fr. Francis) Lucerna Fidelium, seu Fasciculus Deserptus ab Authoribus magis versatis qui tractarunt de Doctrina Christina: Sm. 8vo Rome (Typis Sacrae Congreg. de Propaganda Fide) 1676. First Edn., [4] 391, VIIIpp., 19th Century hf. calf, gilt tooled bands, mor. label. Extremely good copy. V. Rare. (1)
Lot 477
"Let the Nation Stand"1798: Society of United Irishmen of Dublin - Let the Nation Stand, 12mo Dublin 1794. Sole Edition Pages 153 / 154 torn with loss, text replaced in m/ss, 204pp uncut, orig. boards. Fine condition, in mor. backed box.* Suppressed. Rare in any condition, but excessively rare in the original condition. (1)
![[Joyce, James] Le Navire d'Argent [periodical], ed. Adrienne Monnier, La Maison des Amis des Livres, Paris. No. 1 (Juin 192](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/73729aea-6fb8-48da-b3a0-aa5b00c0a308/6b08d918-3089-4588-89b0-aa5e00a895bf/468x382.jpg)
Lot 499
[Joyce, James] Le Navire d'Argent [periodical], ed. Adrienne Monnier, La Maison des Amis des Livres, Paris. No. 1 (Juin 1925) - No. 12 (Mai 1926), orig. printed wrappers, All Published. Includes Joyce's Work in Progress in no. 5, also translations from Eliot (Prufrock, no. 1), Symons and Swinburne on Blake (no. 4), Yeats, memoir of the Rhymer's Club (no. 6), Italo Svevo (no. 9), Hemingway, McAlmon, Cummings and W.C. Williams (no. 10), also Larbaud and other French authors, etc. etc., an important European journal of literature directed by Joyce's friend Adrienne Monnier. Very good copies, a complete run, rare in such good condition. (1)
Lot 524
Casement: Maloney (Wm. J.) The Forged Casement Diaries, D. 1936. First Edn.; Spindler (Capt. Karl) Le Vaisseau Fatome, Episode du Complot de Sir Roger Casement.. 1916. 8vo Paris 1929. First Edn., orig. wrappers. Rare; Mackey (H.O.) The Life and Times of Roger Casement, L. 1954, First Edn., d.w.; & The Crime against Europe, A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914, By Sir R. Casement, 8vo Philadelphia 1915. First Edn., wrappers. Scarce. (4)
Lot 543
Excessively Rare 16th Century Plate BookEyzinger (Michael) Ad Leonis Belgici Topographicam atque Historicam Descriptionem, ... appendix. 2 vols.in one, 4to [Cologne] 1586. 162 dlb. page engd. illustrations (only) and 1 single page ditto, lg. fold. engd. map of Holland & Belgium in the shape of a lion, with cont. hd. colouring, some pps. lacking, the text & illustrations in extremely fine condition, in 17th Century full sprinkled calf, with each gathering and each plate separately bound in, raised bands, spine gilt in panels. As a coll. of plts., w.a.f. (1)
![Fine Uncut Copy, in Original Printed Wrappers[Yeats (W.B.)] 'Ganconagh' John Sherman and Dhoya, sm. narrow 8vo L. (Fisher Unw](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/73729aea-6fb8-48da-b3a0-aa5b00c0a308/c2b5a8bf-dc6c-4fa3-9f07-aa5e00a8e38f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 575
Fine Uncut Copy, in Original Printed Wrappers[Yeats (W.B.)] 'Ganconagh' John Sherman and Dhoya, sm. narrow 8vo L. (Fisher Unwin) 1891. Pseudonym Library. First Edn., hf. title, uncut, orig. ptd. lime green wrappers, top cover inscribed 'P. Schteller.' In a recent hf. green mor. fold-over box with marble sides. A very good and attractive copy. Wade 4. Ex. Rare. (1)
Lot 64
Castlemaine's Embassy to the PopeWright (Michael) An Account of His Excellence Roger Earl of Castlemaine's Embassy, From His Sacred Embassy James the Second. to His Holiness Innocent XI. Published formerly in the Italian Tongue by Michael Wright. Folio L. 1688. First Edn. in English, engd. frontis. full page engd. port of Queen Mary, & engraved vignette head-piece, and 15 full page engd. plts. (1 lg. fold. of A Banquet) after Westerhout, 116pp in cont. hf. mor. Rare. (1)
Lot 660
Signed by Author & IllustratorPeppercanister: Kinsella (Thomas) One, Illustrations by Anne Yeats. Sm. folio D. 1974. Peppercanister 5 No. 29 of 124 Copies Only. Signed by the Author & Anne Yeats. Hd. made paper with illus., orig. calf, backed decor. boards. V. Fine, Rare. (1)* The fifth publication from the author's press.
Lot 83
Irish Broadsides Ballads: A folio Album containing approx. 70 Dublin printed broadside ballads, mostly by Brereton, Lr. Exchange St., and with wd. cut illus. at head, all in v. good condition. A rare collection, as a lot, w.a.f. (1)* Containing such titles as, Dr. D.M. O'Brien; Lovers Trip to Carrickmagat by M. Daily; Limerick Rake; Rake of Rathkeal; The Praises of Limerick; Races of Roscommon, The Lovely Maid of Willims Town; The Battle of Ballyoohy, The Hireing Fairs of Ulster, Garryowne, The Bold Rake of Limerick, The Maid of Lismore; Emigrants Farewell to Donegal; The Messy Meeting in Tipperary; The Riches of Ireland; The Barrack Hill, Cavan; & many more.
![Bound Specially for 'The Uncrowned King of Ireland'Binding: [Parnell (Chas. Stewart)] Scotland's Welcome to Mr. Parnell: A So](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/73729aea-6fb8-48da-b3a0-aa5b00c0a308/bceaf3dd-8ca4-4899-aeee-aa5e00a6992b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 9
Bound Specially for 'The Uncrowned King of Ireland'Binding: [Parnell (Chas. Stewart)] Scotland's Welcome to Mr. Parnell: A Souvenir of his first Political Visit to Scotland. ... 20th July 1889. Sm. 8vo Edin. (J. Grant) n.d. [1889] Sole Edn., port. frontis, a.e.g., fine cont. full green mor. profusely tooled gilt borders with shamrock, & thistle, and with corner decorations of harps, the front cover with the Parnell coat of arms, and the lower cover with the initials C.S.P., the spine with tooled shamrock, harp and thistle motifs, by Orrock & Son, stamped. V. Fine. (1)* Charles Stewart Parnell's own Copy. Ex. Rare.
Lot 100
WEBLEY & SCOTT, BIRMINGHAM & LONDON A RARE .177 BARREL-COCKING AIR-PISTOL, MODEL 'MKI WITH ETCHED PATENTS', serial no. 17218, circa 1926, with blued 7 1/8in. rifled barrel, sliding locking catch, blade fore-sight and adjustable notch rear-sight, blued stepped air-chamber marked 'WEBLEY AIR-PISTOL MARK I' and 'WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD BIRMINGHAM & LONDON' on the left hand side and etched with 'PATENTS GRANTED' and eleven lines of patents on the right (browned but quite legible) along with a stamping 'BRITISH PATENT 219872', rotating safety catch, trigger adjuster to front of guard and smooth wood grips, the left inlet with a Webley 'winged bullet' medallion, the whole retaining much original finish
Lot 110
WEBLEY & SCOTT, BIRMINGHAM A RARE BOXED .22 BARREL-COCKING AIR-RIFLE, MODEL 'SERVICE MKII', serial no. S13217, circa 1937, with detachable .22 sighted 25 1/2in. barrel, bolt locking breech, blued air-chamber with five lines of patents, folding peep-sight at wrist, walnut saw-handled pistol-grip butt-stock stamped at underside of head 'MADE IN ENGLAND', horn heel-plate, retaining a strong amount of original blued finish, the barrel numbered 1728, together with its rare manufacturer's original pasteboard box, the outside of lid with gummed 'THE WEBLEY SERVICE AIR RIFLE MARK II, WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD. BIRMINGHAM' paper label (losses to label and box corners), the tray complete and sound with original barrel compartment intact
Lot 1108
ENFIELD, ENGLAND A RARE .303 (BRIT) BOLT-MAGAZINE SERVICE-RIFLE, MODEL 'No1 MKVI', serial no. 27597A, circa 1929, with blued 25 1/2in. barrel, twin bayonet lugs at the exposed muzzle, blade fore-sight with roll-tipped side protectors, vernier ladder folding rear-sight with auxiliary battle sight, machined receiver with thumb cut-out forwards of the charger bridge, milled out well behind the safe, magazine cut-off and circular cocking-piece to the bolt, wood butt-stock (armourer's inlet repair at heel), brass heel-plate with central trap-door, later No4 fore-end and No4 MKI top-cover, correct style magazine Other Notes: No1 MKVI's could be loosely termed the transitional rifle between the No1 MKIII and the No4 MKI. Most were set up in the late 1920's and originally had a large square chequered panel to the fore-piece. When war broke out, the stores were raided for any usable arms and the few No1 MKVI's that were on hand were 'upgraded' to conform with the then current No4 rifle, which usually involved swapping the chequered fore-arm for the plain heavier version of the No4 MKI, as represented here.S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 1116
LITHGOW, AUSTRALIA A RARE .303 (BRIT) BOLT-MAGAZINE SERVICE-RIFLE, MODEL 'AUSTRALIAN ISSUE No1 MKIII* SNIPER', serial no. 56692, the rifle dated for 1918 with 25 1/4in. concealed barrel, blued receiver with turned down bolt-handle, squared serrated cocking piece, the breech fitted with a twin slot telescopic sight mount, the rear left of the receiver with an off-set mount with single locking aperture, military style woodwork, the butt fitted with an applied comb-raiser, the fore-end retaining its volley sight to left hand side, the rear hand-guard modified for the objective lens of a telescopic sight and complete with an Australian issue Pattern 18 telescopic sight dated for 1945 in quick detachable mounts, complete with its canvas and webbing carry case and tools, leather lens covers and all matching numbers Other Notes: This rifle is mentioned in The Lee Enfield Book by Ian Skennerton as being of the low mount type and entering stores on the 19th October 1945S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 1121
WINCHESTER, USA A RARE GIOVANELLI-ENGRAVED .30-30 WIN. 'MODEL 94 - 1 OF 1000' LEVER ACTION REPEATING SPORTING CARBINE, serial no. 4435000, for 1979, with blued round 20in. barrel inlaid with gold bands at the breech and muzzle, the side of the barrel signed in gold 'WINCHESTER MODEL 94 30-30 WIN and on the top of the breech 'ONE OF ONE THOUSAND', dove-tailed blade fore-sight, elevating carbine ladder rear-sight, deeply chisel scroll-engraved receiver surrounding a central panel featuring an engraving of the 'Winchester' cowboy on a horse at full gallop on the left hand side and a stag within a background of scrolls on the right, all the panels bordered with gold lines, highly-figured finely chequered walnut straight-hand butt-stock with silvered crescent heel-plate engraved with scrolls and bearing the inlaid gold legend 'ONE OF ONE THOUSAND', engraved and gold-inlaid under-lever, highly-figured finely chequered walnut carbine fore-end with deeply scroll engraved barrel-bands and full-length blued magazine with engraved end-cap, the whole appearing little used, complete with its manufacturers presentation full-length leather-covered storage case and a certificate signed by the engraver stating the limited edition status of the carbineS1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 120
THEOBEN ENGINEERING, ENGLAND A RARE .22 UNDER-LEVER GAS-RAM REPEATING AIR-RIFLE, MODEL 'SLR CARBINE', serial no. 314/98, circa 1998, with blued 12 1/4in. barrel including integral sound moderator, aperture for a seven-shot magazine (one included), blued air-chamber with integral telescopic sight mount, chequered walnut three-quarter 'sporter' stock, safety catch within the trigger guard and blued under-barrel under-lever, the whole appearing little used and fitted with a BSA 3-9x40 telescopic sight (missing one turret cover)
Lot 122
STALKER RIFLES, ENGLAND A RARE .22 FAC-RATED LIMITED EDITION PRE-CHARGED PNEUMATIC AIR-RIFLE, MODEL 'TIGER-TEN', serial no. AM1, for 2006, based on a 'BSA SUPER TEN' (q.v.) with 29 1/4in. blued barrel including built-on carbon-fibre sound moderator, brass muzzle-piece, blacked alloy receiver with machined rail for a telescopic sight and aperture for detachable magazine (absent), the left side of receiver bearing an engraved brass plaque marked 'STALKER RIFLES, MADE IN ENGLAND BY ADRIAN H. HARTLEY' and another marked 'TIGER TEN LTD EDITION CARBON FIBRE 2006 MODEL WITH TENSIONED BARREL SYSTEM', blued bolt-handle, left handed walnut anatomical thumbhole three-quarter stock, adjustable rubber heel-plate, brass trigger guard and extended under-barrel air-reservoir with leather 'STALKER RIFLES' hand-guard, untestedS1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 1625
BOSS & CO. A RARE RISING THIRD BITE VARIANT 12-BORE DOUBLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR LIVE PIGEON GUN, serial no. 6872, with extra barrels, original 28in. nitro reproved (in 2019) Whitworth steel chopperlump barrels with side-ribs and broad raised matt top-rib, over barrel engraved 'BOSS & CO. 13. DOVER STREET. PICCADILLY. LONDON. W', and 'SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S PRESSED FLUID STEEL', 3in. chambers, choke inserts for 1/2 and true cyl. choke; 28in. new nitro chopperlump barrels (Boss serial numbers 9047 and 6872) with side-ribs and broad raised matt top-rib, over barrel engraved 'BOSS & CO. 41. ALBERMARLE STREET. LONDON. W.', 3in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 1/4 choke, hold-open toplever, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, incorporating Boss patent barrel locking action, patent no. 3307 of 10th February 1909, Boss patent improved ejector mechanism, patent no. 3308 of 10th February 1909, F. Beesley patent vertical top locking bolt, patent no. 22512 of January 9th 1913, rolled-edge triggerguard, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 15 1/2in. replacement semi-pistolgrip stock (triggerguard tang shortened) including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, repair to fore-end wood, weight 8lb. 4oz., in a leather motor case with provision for two sets of barrels and with numerous labels and badges from Live Pigeon tournaments from the 1950's Other Notes: The Beesley patent vertical top locking bolts are an exceptionally rare addition to Boss over and under guns. According to research carried out by Donald Dallas, they were used on just a limited number of Live Pigeon guns and double rifles.S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 1705
W. HORTON A FINE AND RARE 12-BORE 1901 PATENT 'IMPERIAL' GRADE SINGLE-TRIGGER BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2298, 28in. nitro barrels with bold engraved bands at the breech ends, the sunken rib engraved 'W. HORTON. BUCHANAN ST. GLASGOW', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, (right wall at 19), treble-grip asymmetric scroll-back action with removable striker discs, incorporating Horton patent 'Poly grip' toplever, patent no. 20,940 of 1st December 1891, broad top strap and finely fluted fences engraved ' W. HORTON. GLASGOW', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, Deeley patent ejectors, patent no. 4269 of 1886, use number 7453, patent single trigger with ovate triggerguard, the action and furniture finely and profusely engraved with ornate scrolling borders and highly stylised flowing thistle and foliate designs on a matted background, the fore-end iron engraved en suite, the toplever with the mask of the Green man, retaining much original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with horn pistolgrip-cap, black gold oval escutcheon with Chester 1925 hallmarks, bolstered fore-end wood, weight 6lb. 3oz., in a lightweight leather case with W. Horton labels and a pair of Horton headstamped 'dummy' cartridges, the lid outer marked 'WALTER MACFARLANE. SARACEN FOUNDRY. GLASGOW.' Provenance: The makers have kindly indicated that the serial number places the gun as having been made circa 1906/7 The name on the case will likely refer to Walter Macfarlane II, nephew to Walter Macfarlane, founding partner in the company Macfarlane & Co. Ltd., Scotland's premier manufacturer of ornamental ironwork. Macfarlane II (1853 - 1932) joined the firm in 1871 and became a partner in 1880. When his uncle died in 1885, he took over as owner and set on a course to both modernise and standardise the company and its products, to great effect. Utilising the skills of some of Glasgow's best architects, their designs for street lamps, drinking fountains, railings and bandstands were exported throughout the entire British Empire. They also designed and supplied the building interiors for clients such as Selfridges (London, 1928) and the Art Deco Burtons building on Argyle Street (1930) The Saracen Fountain in Alexandra Park, Glasgow was originally a showpiece, exhibited at the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition before being generously donated to the city by Macfarlane.S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
Lot 412
SYKES, OXFORD A FINE AND RARE 20-BORE FLINTLOCK SMOOTH-BORE COACHING-CARBINE WITH SPRUNG BAYONET, no visible serial number, circa 1805, with browned 14in. twist iron side-by-side barrels, the top rib signed 'SYKES OXFORD', the muzzle fitted with a triangular form flick bayonet locking by a catch approximately half way along the top rib, a further redundant catch at breech possibly for an optional longer bayonet now absent, platinum line and touch-holes, fully engraved broad top-tang with shallow sighting groove, flat curved bevel-edged dip-tailed border engraved locks signed 'SYKES', engraved cocks with sliding safes behind, martial trophies engraved to the tails, border engraved roller frizzens and rainproof pans, walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist, raised cheek-piece, engraved iron furniture (rubbed) and captive iron under-barrel ramrod
Lot 414
EX WELLER COLLECTION A GOOD AND RARE .750 FLINTLOCK MUSKET, MODEL 'VICTORIAN INDIA PATTERN BROWN-BESS', number 146, manufactured 1837-38, with 39in. browned barrel, block fore-sight, ordnance stamps and moulded band at breech, solid top-tang, military style lock signed 'TOWER' on the tail and stamped with a 'V.R.' and crown device, walnut three-quarter stock with heavy brass furniture, the right hand side of butt with illegible varnished over gummed label, the trigger guard bow with collection identity disc (313) and iron swollen headed ramrod, provision for stirrup swivel at fore-end (absent), appearing little used with traces of original storage grease and complete with copies of papers dealing with its previous sale in 1995 and notes on the collection Provenance: Previously sold Butterfield & Butterfield, 'The Estate of Jac Weller' sale, May 16th 1995, San Francisco Other Notes: Victoria marked Brown Bess muskets are rare with very few being set up before the advent of the Pattern '39 percussion musket. The majority that were on hand were sadly destroyed by the Tower of London Armoury fire in 1841. Jac and Cornelia Weller were American firearm historians and collectors from Princeton, N.J. who amassed a huge collection of fine mostly 19th century firearms. This piece could well represent a collector's only chance to obtain an unused Victoria marked Brown Bess
Lot 513
A RARE .650 PERCUSSION CARBINE, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'ROYAL DOCKYARD BATTALION ISSUE', no visible serial number, circa 1850 and of similar form to a Constabulary Carbine (q.v), with smoothbore iron 26 1/2in. barrel, block fore-sight, no provision for rear-sight, solid rounded top-tang, borderline engraved bar-action lock marked 'RL. DOCKYD. BATTN.', walnut full-stock with brass furniture, rear iron sling swivel (front absent), variant Hanoverian bayonet catch and dome-headed iron ramrod Other Notes: The Dockyard Battalions were first formed around 1846 when the development of steam-powered vessels provoked worries about a surprise invasion. A Royal Commission recommended strengthening the defences of the Royal Dockyards hence the Dockyard Battalions were formed and a sum of £20,000 was granted for their establishment in 1847. The battalions had many different aspects including infantry, artillery, boat battalions, sappers and musicians. The officers of the battalions were usually employees holding high office in the dockyards. In 1847, the strength of the battalion was 10,000 men and officers - 2,000 in Portsmouth, 1395 at Chatham, 1784 at Devonport, 1057 at Deptford, 994 at Woolwich, 890 at Sheerness and 817 at Pembroke excluding officers and sergeants. Men from victualling yards in Gosport and Plymouth were also recruited. Employees between 18 - 55 years were eligible for entry which was voluntary at first but became a condition of employment afterwards. Officers were not gazetted in the normal way by London but were described as "esquires" for Captains and "gents" for Lieutenants. The uniform was a duck fatigue dress and forage cape loaned free of charge. Drills took place in summer months for which the men were allowed to go home early from work and then return for drill, for which they received two hours extra pay. Failure to return for drill resulted in half a day's pay being docked. Although small arms drill was undertaken mainly by men under the age of 36, most of the drills were for handling heavy guns and the management of launches and gunboats. Retired Royal Marine instructors acted as the drill instructors. The Battalions were all disbanded in 1857.
Lot 520
D. MURRAY, STONEHAVEN A FINE AND RARE 18-BORE PERCUSSION SMOOTH-BORE COACHING-CARBINE, no visible serial number, circa 1845, with browned fine damascus 20in. barrels, the top-rib signed 'D. MURRAY, STONEHAVEN', bead fore-sight, engraved band at join with breech and fully scroll engraved rib-end, colour-hardened breech-blocks with engraved plugs, fully borderline and scroll engraved top-tang with shallow sighting groove, fine border and scroll engraved colour hardened bar-action locks signed 'D. MURRAY' in a banner on the bar, scroll engraved colour hardened hammers, finely chequered figured walnut half-stock with engraved and blued furniture (loss to finish on heel-plate), brass mounted ebony ramrod, the whole in fine condition and retaining the majority of its original finish throughout Provenance: Previously sold Holt & Kidner, 29th June 1998, Lot 2
Lot 543
ALEX MARTIN, GLASGOW A RARE PRESENTATION 30-BORE BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION SPORTING-RIFLE, MODEL 'CALISHER & TERRY', serial no. 1023, the presentation dated for 1860, with 31in. browned damascus barrel, the top signed 'ALEX MARTIN, GLASGOW' within a field of scroll engraving, further scroll engraved band at muzzle, block and blade fore-sight, ladder rear-sight (slide stop absent), the rear of breech with inscription 'TERRY'S PATENT 30 BORE' and further scroll engraving, side mounted scroll engraved lift and twist bolt with blued mainspring, borderline and scroll engraved silver-plated lock signed 'ALEX MARTIN, GLASGOW', chequered walnut half-stock, silver-plated scroll engraved iron furniture including heel-plate with central trapdoor, the underside of butt with large silver oval plaque inscribed 'PRESENTED TO LIEUT. JAMES DRUMMOND STEWART, 72ND HIGHLANDERS BY THE 3RD ARGYLL RIFLE VOLUNTEERS, CAMBELTOWN 1860', single barrel key, moulded horn fore-end tip and fitted with eyelets for sling.
Lot 551
BACON, USA A RARE .31 PERCUSSION FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER MARKED 'B.J. HART', MODEL 'SECOND MODEL POCKET', serial no. 452, circa 1860, with round 4in. barrel signed along the top 'B.J. HART & BRO N.Y.', hinged under-barrel rammer, wedge barrel key, American scroll engraved open iron frame with engraved back-strap, fluted cylinder, single action mechanism and smooth walnut grips, slight traces of finish Other Notes: Only 600 of this model were produced for the retailer B.J. Hart & Bro, New York.
Lot 555
REMINGTON, USA A RARE .31 PERCUSSION FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL 'REMINGTON-BEALS 3RD MODEL POCKET', serial no. 108, for 1859, with octagonal 4in. barrel, the top-flat signed 'BEALS PATENT 1856 & 57 & 58, MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS' ILION, N.Y.', dove-tailed conical nickel fore-sight, sighting groove to the top-strap, hinged under-barrel rammer with phosphur-bronze cylinder pin, plain cylinder of 1 5/8in, length, solid frame with capping notch, exposed single-action hammer and spur-trigger, chequered hard rubber grips (small chip in antiquity), cleaned of finish Other Notes: This revolver was only produced in approximately 1000 pieces between 1859-1860
Lot 605
C. BORN, BERLIN A RARE 9.5x47R (SCHEIBEN) BREECH-LOADING SINGLE-SHOT TARGET-RIFLE, MODEL 'STAHL PATENT', serial no. 1885, circa 1885, with octagonal 30in. barrel, the top-flat dove-tailed for an adjustable position rear-sight and signed 'C. BORN, BERLIN' in white metal, dove-tailed adjustable fore-sight blade mounted on a moulded plate, elevating tangent rear-sight, colour hardened slab-sided receiver with dropping breech-block operated by an oversized lifting lever secured alongside butt-stock, the action sides inlaid with white metal scrolls and signed 'SYSTEM STAHL' on the left and 'PATENT NO. 1885' on the right, no provision for safe, top-tang integral with moulded platform mounted with a pan-headed aperture sight, figured walnut butt-stock with iron heel-plate, finger-spurred trigger-guard, double-set triggers, plain fore-end with moulded iron tip and replacement brass under-barrel clearing-rod, finish stained and faded to plum, strong colour to breech-blockSold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 619
A .577 (SNIDER) BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'BELGIAN CONTRACT', no visible serial number, circa 1875, with Belgian proved round tapering iron 20 3/4in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, hinged three bladed rare-sight, brushed bright flip-open breech with solid thumb-piece, borderline engraved bar-action lock and hammer, walnut half-stock, brass furniture, single iron barrel-band and no provision for clearing-rodSold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 631
TRIPLETT & SCOTT, USA A RARE .50 (SPENCER) TWIST-ACTION REPEATING CARBINE, serial no. 3489, manufactured 1864-65, with 22in. round barrel, pinched blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, slab-sided rounded-top and bottom, the breech side marked 'KENTUCKY', slab-sided central hammer receiver signed 'MERIDEN MAN.FG. CO., MERIDEN, CONN.', the top-tang marked 'TRIPLETT & SCOTT PATENT DEC. 6 1864' and mounted with the barrel-release button, sprung trapdoor for the concealed tubular magazine in the butt, walnut butt-stock with iron heel-plate (repaired cracks around magazine tube, rear of butt expertly renewed), sling swivels mounted at heel and toe and walnut splinter fore-end with singular iron barrel-bandSold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 634
W.H. TISDALL, BIRMINGHAM A RARE .50 (BOXER) SINGLE-SHOT SPORTING-RIFLE, MODEL 'FLOBERT PATENT', no visible serial number, circa 1880, with octagonal rifled 26in. barrel signed 'W.H. TISDALL, BIRMINGHAM' at breech, small dove-tailed fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight with twin additional folding leaves, rolling breech with locking external central hammer, chequered walnut half-stock, iron furniture, plain trigger and moulded schnabel tip to the fore-end,Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 640
J. COLE, LONDON AN EXTREMELY RARE .577 (SHORT SNIDER) EXPERIMENTAL BOLT-ACTION RIFLE, MODEL 'THE VICTORIA RIFLE', serial no. G23, built to the Green Brothers Patent no. 2002 of 12th July 1860, with blued 32 1/2in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, the top of barrel at breech signed 'J. COLE 29 GT. PORTLAND STREET, LONDON', blued bolt cover with faceted front section mounting an exposed striker and signed 'THE VICTORIA RIFLE' over 'GREEN BROS PATENT', left hand turned down bolt-handle, external borderline engraved lock with extended tail and external hammer, chained firing pin protector, walnut three-quarter stock with iron furniture, including two barrel-bands, swivels for sling, bayonet lug on right hand side of muzzle and jag-ended iron ramrod, the whole appearing unused, together with a copy of the Hans Busk book, 'The Rifle and How To Use It' (first edition) Other Notes: J. Cole is recorded as a 'Custom Gunmaker' in london between 1866-1897. He acquired the workshops of the Breech Loading Gun Company in 1866. He also submitted two rifles to the 1868 trials, one in .577, the other in .451. The Victoria Rifle may just be a trade name chosen by Cole or the Green Bros, but the Victoria Rifle Company was a title added to the 1st Middlesex Corps in 1860, and thus the rifle may possibly be associated with this unit.Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 655
PRESCOTT, USA A RARE .38 RIMFIRE SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'NAVY', serial no. 94, circa 1861, with octagonal 6 3/4in. barrel, the top-flat signed 'E.A. PRESCOTT, WORCESTER, MASS, PAT'D OCT. 2 1860', applied nickel crescent fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight to rear of top-strap, solid brass frame, plain six-shot cylinder, brass grip-straps and applied trigger-guard, smooth flared walnut grips, slight traces only of finish, action at fault Other Notes: One of many designs that infringed the Rollin White/Smith & Wesson patent, Prescott did succeed in soliciting an order for 400 pieces from the State of Kansas before Smith & Wesson halted production through the courts. It is believed only a few hundred of this model revolver ever got completed and it is classed as a secondary martial revolver by American Civil War enthusiastsSold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament
Lot 1024
Collection of rare mid 19th century painted wooden Indian figures, comprising approximately twenty-five intact models (including some consisting of two figures) and approximately fourteen others in partial state or detached from their bases, each finely carved and painted to represent different status or occupations including several with descriptive inscriptions on paper including ‘A maker of glass bracelets and his wife’; A Hindoo inhabitant of Madras and his wife’; ‘The local inhabitant or principle fazmirr of a local Gentoo village’; and others, the tallest 18cm highCondition - Various losses to painted elements, chips to bases and extremities, losses to paper labels and some are faded to the point of being illegible. Some elements are detached particularly figures broken at the ankles/feet. Some elements and figures missing entirely from their bases. In total 25 are largely intact this includes mounted with two figures, (small losses, general wear - a couple missing arms). Of the remainder four further figures could be easily fixed. Four pairs groups have a single figure missing and the previously mentioned ‘fixable’ figures could be mounted onto these. Two further bases which figures could be fixed to meaning that with repair this lot should amount to 31 single or figural groups which with attention would be largely intact.
Lot 132
The Bombing of Buckingham Palace, September 8th and 13th, 1940 and Buckingham Palace at War – an important group of ephemera comprising a handwritten letter from HM King George VI to Mr Williams, the Superintendent of Buckingham Palace, written on 15th September 1940 on Windsor Castle crested writing paper (two days after a serious bomb attack on the palace), asking Mr Williams to thank all the staff at Buckingham Palace for their devotion to duty under enormous strain over the past week and to thank them all for the fine spirit they have displayed, signed and dated ‘George R.I. 15-9-1940’; HM Queen Mary – a handwritten letter to Mr Williams, the Superintendent of Buckingham Palace, written on 13th September 1940 (five days after a minor bombing attack on Buckingham Palace and the day of the major attack), on Badminton headed writing paper – Queen Mary says how appalled she was to see the photographs of the damage to the Palace and is thankful no one was hurt and The King and Queen were not staying there that night. She comments what an awful time it must have been for Mr Williams and she has sent him a repair sheet to report the extent of the damage back to her – she comments what a dreadful enemy they are fighting against; the Buckingham Palace Home Guard – a fascinating photograph album with label to cover 'Buckingham Palace Company (H.G.) inspected by HM The King Sept. 24th 1941' – containing photographs of The King and The Queen with Major Williams in Home Guard uniform and the other members of the Palace staff in H.G. uniform parading for The Royal Couple at the rear of the Palace (with boarded-up windows) and a copy photograph of Major Williams in Home Guard uniform at his desk in Buckingham Palace – a fascinating and rare historical Wartime record of life at the Palace (4)
Lot 133
HM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth – rare signed 1939 Wartime Christmas card with gilt embossed crowned GRE monogram to cover and black and white photograph of The King and Queen with their two children, signed in ink ‘George R.I. 1939 Elizabeth R.’ and HM Queen Mary, signed 1941 presentation photograph. Provenance: Sent to Major T. D. Williams M.V.O., D.S.O., I.S.O., the Superintendent of Buckingham Palace and his wife
Lot 134
The Coronation of HM King George IV in 1821 – The Earl of Westmorland’s Coronation robes and coronet, circa 1821 – comprising a silver gilt and crimson velvet coronet, lined in ivory silk, trimmed in ermine and with a central gilt and silver thread tassel, fully hallmarked – London 1820 / 1821 and with maker’s mark for Robert Garrard; an Elizabethan-style set of doublet and breeches, cream silk, decorated overall with gold braid and silver gilt thread, with fine lace ruffle at neck, housed in a large late 19 th century mahogany chest with brass carrying handles and a brass plaque, inscribed ‘The Rt. Honble Earl Westmorland Coronation Robes’, 66.5cm x 100cm x 38cm, together with a Viscount’s Coronation robe, circa 1837, crimson velvet robe, lined in ivory silk (ink-stamped ‘Adams & Ede’), incorporating an ermine and sealskin cape with two and a half rows of sealskin spots, original grosgrain ribbon fastenings, approximately 84 inches long. Provenance: Sold at Christie’s 30 th November 2006 - Sale 7284 – Lot 626 (coronet and doublet and breeches only). Sold for £12,000. George IV’s Coronation was notable for its pomp and extravagance. Coming so soon after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, The King was determined that his power should be further reinforced by a coronation to surpass the lavish ceremony held for the former emperor in 1804 – the result was the most expensive coronation ever held in Britain (costing over £9.5 million in today’s money). The costumes worn by the participants in the procession from Westminster Hall to the Abbey were one of the most notable aspects of the coronation. King George, with his personal interest in costume, assisted with the design of some of the outfits which were loosely based on the clothing of the Elizabethan and Stuart periods. John Fane, 10 th Earl of Westmorland (1759 – 1841), was a British Tory politician who served in most of the cabinets of the period, primarily as Lord Privy Seal, a position which he held for thirty-five years from 1798 (except for the years 1806 and 1807). He is shown wearing his coronation robes, alongside three other peers, in an aquatint in Nayler’s ‘History of the Coronation 1821’, published in 1824 (see lot 139)Condition:Coronet - good original order - old repair to one of the gilded ball supports, fur worn on edges, silk lining split in lining of crown and dirty on head band coat and breeches - good original order for age, area of silk missing from under both armpits - fragile overall with minor splits - gold bullion work surprisingly bright although some buttons missing and fraying to button holes - lacework to neck rather discoloured - a rare survival cape - good original order - silk liner in tatters box - good original condition
Lot 135
John Scott, First Earl of Eldon (1751 – 1838) – rare plaster death mask with painted bronzed patination, circa 1838, inscribed on verso ‘Eldon 1838’, 25.2cm x 16cm, sold together with two scarlet robes of office with silk trimmings, stockings and pair of scarlet silk shoes – believed to have belonged to The First Earl of Eldon. Lord Eldon had a very distinguished career as Lord Chancellor and as a politician who served four MonarchsCondition:Clothing comprises two robes, pair silk shoes, stockings etc
Lot 140
TM King George VI and Family -very rare signed album of eight 78rpm records recorded by the BBC on 21st April,1942 at Windsor Castle - An entertainment for the 16th birthday of HRH The Princess Elizabeth, hosted by Jack Warner and other stars, signed on the inner cover of the record album in ink ‘George R.I., Elizabeth R, Elizabeth, Margaret’. Sold with a letter from the BBC dated July 1942 to Jack Warner (Dixon of Dockgreen), giving him the Royal signed album with provenance and a very rare signed programme of the event signed by the participating stars and an extract of Jack Warners biography discussing the event
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