** A RARE FOREARM DEFENCE, 17TH CENTURY, EAST EUROPEAN OR OTTOMAN TURKISH formed of a gutter-shaped main plate and two smaller plates, the main plate engraved and punched over much of its surface with a broad cartouche-shaped framework filled with flowerheads, a pattern of scrolling foliage around the border, fitted around the base and up part of one side with a brass plaque embossed with petal-shaped motifs against a punched ground, two hasps for straps (incomplete), the two smaller plates engraved with matching flowerheads and cartouche patterns, overlaid with a brass plaque top and bottom, the outer with two buckles for closure, all joined by mail strips of flattened rivetted links (minor losses), the brass overlays retaining traces of gilding, and with a brass inventory tag numbered `43` the main plate 31.5 cm; 12 3/8in A number of forearm defences of this form are preserved in the Muzeum Naradowe w Krakowie, Poland. See J. Gutowski 1997, nos 41-49.
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** A RARE BAVARIAN SABRE HALBERD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with curved axe-blade, very long slightly curved central blade formed with a hatchet point and a long fuller on each face, tapering socket with bevelled edges, on an associated wooden haft with four long straps 107.4 cm; 42 1/4 in head A large number of halberds of this form, formerly in the Bavarian arsenal, are now preserved in the Bavarian Army Museum, Ingoldstadt. Another example was sold in these rooms 10th December 2008, lot 185. See H. Seitz 1968, p. 216, ill. 221.
** A RARE ENGLISH COLLAR MADE IN THE ROYAL WORKSHOPS AT GREENWICH, CIRCA 1610 formed of four sturdy lames front and rear, in each case articulated to one another by three internal leathers (replaced), the upper edge of the first formed with a roped inward turn, the lower edge of the fourth with a series of large scallops bordered by a pair of widely-spaced incised lines, and the upper edges of the second to fourth each bevelled and bordered by a pair of more closely-spaced incised line, the front and rear sections of the collar connected to one another by an internal hinge at the left side and closed by a plain stud and hole and a mushroom-shaped stud and keyhole slot at the right (the whole showing a mottled overall patina and a number of plugged holes) 16.8 cm; 6½ in Provenance Robin Wigington, Poets Arbour, Stratford upon Avon, 9th October 1992 The gorget almost certainly derives from a series of garnitures for tilt and barriers use made at Greenwich about 1610. Several examples of the series are still to be seen in the Royal Armouries, Inv. Nos. II. 73, 78-9, 80 & 86 (ffoulkes 1916, vol. I, pp. 121-3 & 130; Exhibition of Armour made in the Royal Workshops at Greenwich, Tower of London, 1951, pp. p. 32; and Dufty & Reid 1968, pl. LII)
** A RARE .600 CALIBRE QUEEN ANNE FLINTLOCK REGULATION PISTOL, THE LOCK BY I. PEDDELL, CIRCA 1702-14 with two-stage barrel stamped with Ordnance and Tower proof marks, signed lock retained by three side nails, numbered `7` on the tail, with `AR` crowned and crowned broad arrow mark, the inside stamped `ED` and with a fleur-de-lys mark, full stock carved with an apron moulding about the tang (small repairs), brass mounts comprising solid side-plate, trigger-guard with rounded finial, butt-cap with `AR` `P`, `14` and broad arrow accompanied by engraved linear borders, ramrod-pipe and brass-tipped ramrod 35.5 cm; 14 in barrel James Peddell is recorded 1688-1716 as a maker of complete arms including a government gift to New York in 1702 and 1710. See lot 224.
** A RARE .650 CALIBRE 1730 PATTERN LAND SERVICE PISTOL WITH 1729 PATTERN LOCK, DATED 1729 with tapering barrel stamped with Ordnance and Tower proof marks, regulation dated lock with `GR` crowned, broad arrow and `Tower` (the cock repaired), stamped `WI` and `30` crowned on the inside, regulation full stock carved with a moulding about the tang (small cracks and chips), regulation brass mounts, and brass-tipped ramrod 30.5 cm; 12 in barrel See De Witt Bailey 1997, pp. 18-19.
** AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE .650 CALIBRE JAMES II FLINTLOCK COMBINED GRENADE LAUNCHER AND MUSKET BY JAMES PEDDELL, LONDON, CIRCA 1687 with sighted barrel formed in four stages and with a moulded muzzle ring, retained by a slender steel band muzzle band, octagonal then polygonal breech stamped with Ordnance marks, long rectangular tang, slightly curved signed lock engraved with border ornament and `I2R` crowned, fitted with rounded pan incorporating a rear gate and a slender trap-cover on the tail for grenade ignition, engraved cock, walnut full stock, the butt formed of a bottle-shaped steel extension forming the grenade launching base, stamped with `IR` crowned on the neck, separated from the tang by a brass washer, the rear of walnut stamped `234` and with a further mark on the right (one small crack), fitted with a hinge and retained by a sprung button catch on the top (cracked on one side), the fore-end with a stirrup mount and a full length iron bar for mounting, iron trigger-guard, brass mounts comprising scrolling side-pate, butt-cap with tang of shaped outline, three moulded ramrod-pipes and slender fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 98 cm; 38 5/8 in barrel Provenance Clay P. Bedford Exhibited Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971 Literature Herbert A. Sherlock, Early Grenade Launchers of Great Britain, in, Military Collector and Historian, June 1951, pp. 44-6. Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, cat. No. 105. The present combined grenade thrower and flintlock musket is one of three known examples, the other two being preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (Inv. Nos. XII 260 and 261), by James Peddell and Hartwell respectively. John Tinker invented this combined musket and grenade thrower in 1681 and was awarded a pension of five pounds per quarter for it. The Ordnance Records include a minute referring to three gunmakers, Collins Groome, John Hartwell and James Peddell, for stocking and locking brass hand mortar pieces made by the Ordnance brass founder William Wightman at Moorfields. James (1) Peddell apprenticed to John Silke, became free of the Gunmaker`s Company, 1682; was elected assistant, 1699; and became Master 1703-4. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance, 1685-1717; The East India Company, 1716; The Hudson Bay Company 1687-1722 and the Royal African Company from 1721 until his death in 1723. See H. L. Blackmore 1961, pp. 35-36, for a detached grenade launcher see F. Grose 1801, vol. II, p. 363.
** A RARE .750 CALIBRE WILLIAM III DOG-LOCK MUSKET, CIRCA 1695-1700 with sighted barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech stamped with proof marks and the barrelsmith`s mark, perhaps `IS` (rubbed), flat lock retained by three side nails, engraved with `WR` crowned, fitted with flat bellied cock with dog safety-catch, full elmwood stock carved with a raised moulding about the tang, brass mounts comprising butt-cap and two moulded ramrod-pipes (later ramrod, trigger-guard missing) 118 cm; 46 1/2 in barrel
** A RARE PAIR OF 80 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FOUR BARRELLED FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY DURS EGG, LONDON PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER MARKS 1782, MAKER`S MARK I. B. with turn-off brass barrels stamped with County Down Census marks `D-N5397` and `D-N5398`, numbered 1-4 and 5-8 respectively, border-engraved faceted breeches numbered en suite and stamped with London proof marks top and bottom, engraved tangs decorated with rococo scrolls and foliage, signed box-lock actions engraved with trophies-of-arms on each side, fitted with blued tap-levers on the left (the top-jaws and screws replaced), highly figured bulbous walnut butts profusely inlaid with silver scrolls, flower heads and pellets (small losses, some lifting), fitted with silver pommels finely cast and chased in low relief with a lion devouring bones within a turret, all enclosed in a rococo framework, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest beneath an Earl`s coronet and engraved blued sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a rococo bouquet on the bow 11.7cm; 4 5/8in barrels (2) Provenance Arthur, 5th Earl of Donegal (1739-99), created Marquis 1791, described by Horace Walpole as a `very weak man` Mrs Jack, Ireland, Sotheby & Co. 22nd December 1960, lot 162 Christie`s, King Street, 22nd July 1992, lot 205 These pistols were said to have been used by Lord Hill, better known as General Hill of the Peninsular Campaigns, who, on his death in 1842 left them to his valet Calderwood.
** A RARE 25 BORE EAST SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, SIGNED R. S., DATED 1723 with multi-stage barrel, faceted flaring muzzle, the median overlaid with engraved silver panels, small silver flowerheads and diamond-shaped panels, the breech incorporating the back-sight, inlaid with a pair of silver flowerhead rondels and the date `1723` on a silver strip, rounded lock signed `R. S.` beneath the pan, moulded steel full stock engraved with pairs of lines (rubbed), inlaid with an engraved panel of silver beneath the fore-end, heart-shaped pommel engraved en suite and enclosed by a band of engraved silver at the top, fitted with spirally engraved pricker, the trigger decorated en suite, slender steel belt hook with bracket of shaped outline, moulded ramrod-pipe, and steel ramrod 15.5 cm; 16 1/8 in barrel For a discussion of this distinctive form of pistol see W. Reid 1963, pp. 26-30.
A RARE ENGLISH FINGERED GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, ALMOST CERTAINLY GREENWICH, CIRCA 1620-30 formed of a flared and obtusely pointed cuff with a short fixed inner plate, fitted distally with an inner wrist-plate that extends over the base of the thumb, five metacarpal-plates, the fourth of which is shaped to the outside of the thumb, a knuckle-plate shaped to the individual knuckles, and scaled finger and thumb-defences (the latter detached), the main edges of the cuff formed with plain inward turns, accompanied in the case of the upper one by a recessed border, the subsidiary edges decorated with double and single incised lines, and the whole with a blackened finish (somewhat pitted) enlivened by brass-capped lining and articulating-rivets 36.0 cm; 14¼ in The gauntlet would have belonged to a cuirassier`s armour similar to inv. no. II. 94 in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
A RARE WESTERN EUROPEAN `GOTHIC` BREASTPLATE, POSSIBLY FLEMISH, LATE 15TH CENTURY formed of a rounded main plate with angular outward turns at its neck and arm-openings, each decorated with a repeated pattern of paired notches, and three plugged holes at the right armpit formerly occupied by staples for the attachment of a lance-rest, a plackart of triangular form articulated to the main plate by a sliding-rivet at its apex and an internal leather at each side, and decorated medially with hollowed narrow keel and to either side of its upper edge with patterns of filed notches and nicks, and a fauld of one lame decorated medially with a rib en suite with that of the plackart (lightly patinated overall) 43.2 cm; 17 in
A RARE OTTOMAN SHAFFRON, TURKEY, FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY formed of a main plate tapering slightly to its rounded lower end, cut away at the upper corners for a pair of ear pieces (missing), embossed over the eye openings, the main plate formed with three embossed flutes along the lower portion and a medial ridge over the upper, the right of the brow incised with the mark of the Imperial Ottoman Arsenal at Istanbul, and pierced border for a lining (chemically cleaned, small chips) 53.5 cm; 21 1/8 in
A RARE 40 BORE EIGHT-SHOT MATCHLOCK PISTOL BARREL AND CHAMBER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, MOUNTED ON A CANNON CARRIAGE, 18TH CENTURY with three stage swamped barrel, the muzzle and median sections each encased in latten, reeded breech incorporating a brass back-sight and a spring catch for the cylinder, eight-shot cylinder, each chamber with square vent field, retaining three brass covers each incorporating a spring and steel knob on the top (the other five missing), retained by a faceted nut at the rear; and fitted beneath the breech with a pair of later trunnions: on a saluting cannon carriage with scrolling cheeks, applied with pierced and engraved brass panels including a hunter in contemporary dress within an architectural landscape 31.5 cm; 12 3/8 in barrel A snaphaunce revolving rifle dated 1597 preserved in the Tøjhusmuseet, Copenhagen (nr. B294) and a matchlock revolving rifle of circa 1610 preserved in the Hermitage, St Petersburg each have a revolving cylinder of related type. See A. Hoff 1969 pp. 254-6.
A RARE 32 BORE NORTH EUROPEAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1700, PROBABLY DUTCH with slender tapering barrel formed in two stages, chiselled with a vertical arrangement of military scenes including an encampment, infantrymen and a cavalryman with a panel of foliage top and bottom, fitted with silver fore-sight and moulded silver back-sight, slender tang decorated with a chevron design, stepped lock boldly engraved with foliage signed `N. M.` on the tail, half-stock moulded over the fore-end (areas of worm), impressed `49` behind the lock, paddle-shaped butt finely carved with a cavalry engagement on the right, brass mounts comprising moulded trigger-guard with foliate terminal, solid side-plate, butt-plate with slender tang of shaped outline and four moulded ramrod-pipes, and bone fore-end cap 116.5 cm; 46 in barrel It is likely that this gun was shortened to half-stock around the middle of the 18th century and most of the brass mounts were renewed at this time. A gun with a butt carved in the same manner was sold Christie`s Paris, 31st March 2011, lot 622.
A RARE .650 CALIBRE AUSTRIAN BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY J. GOLIAR, VIENNA, CIRCA 1660 with swamped sixteen sided blued barrel rifled with ten grooves, fitted with moulded fore-sight on a foliate bed and shaped back-sight, rebated threaded breech fitted with a stud engaging with the barrel base, faceted vent section moulded at each end, signed `Cum Privilegio Saca. Ca. Majestatis` over the tang and breech, the latter fitted on the right with screw-in pan and moulded steel (refaced in its working life), rounded lock signed within a strapwork panel and finely engraved with a grotesque on the tail, the tumbler bridle formed as a finely engraved serpent, figured walnut butt impressed `68` behind the lock, steel mounts comprising faceted butt-plate, and trigger-guard with foliate terminal, a delicate scrollwork moulding at the front and a thumbscrew safety at the rear (lightly cleaned with chemicals) 71.7 cm; 28 1/4 in barrel Jo. Jouss Goliar, probably of French or Swiss origin, is recorded Hofbüchsenmacher to the Emperor Leopold I, circa 1660. A similar rifle made by him, presented to Ferdinando II, Grand Duke of Tuscany by Emperor Leopold I, is preserved in the Bargello, Florence. Another example, dated 1657, from the Liechtenstein Princely gunroom and later in the collection of William Goodwin Renwick, was sold Sotheby`s 23rd July 1974, lot 62.
A RARE 16 BORE GERMAN AIRGUN BY CARL RUT, CARLSRUHE, DATED 1834 with octagonal sighted barrel sleeved in brass, rotating at the breech on an eccentric pivot released by a knurled bolt beneath, strike pump action with German silver spring magazine signed and dated in script between a spray of oak fruit, foliage and flowers on the top, steel tang of shaped outline incorporating an aperture for the lever (now missing) on the right, double set trigger, walnut full stock boldly impressed `129`, carved with scrolls and a rest on the fore-end, chequered grip, moulded butt en suite with the fore-end and iron mounts including trigger-guard and butt cap (the iron parts pitted throughout, ramrod incomplete) 68.2 cm; 26 7/8 in barrel Other airguns of this date signed `Rutte in Bohm.` are recorded in the Berlin Zeughaus, see F. M. Feldhaus 1905, p. 368-9 and E. G. Wolff 1958, p. 179.
A RARE .500 CALIBRE AUSTRIAN GIRANDONI SYSTEM REPEATING BUTT RESERVOIR AIR RIFLE BY J. B. MISSILLIEUR, CIRCA 1820-30 with octagonal multi-groove rifled barrel rebated and threaded at the breech, octagonal breech extending as a sleeve over the long rebated portion, signed `J.B. Missillieur a Vienne` on the top, fitted with folding back-sight (fore-sight missing), sprung horizontal breech-feed mechanism, engraved tubular magazine pierced with nine holes on the right (cover missing), engraved on the top with a trophy-of-hunting, and a masked sunburst, engraved case-hardened stepped lock decorated with conventional foliage, scrolls, border ornament, a reclining stag, and inscribed `in Wien`, fitted with engraved case-hardened cocking lever, action cover engraved with a hunter in contemporary dress resting with dead game and a hound at his feet, figured walnut fore-stock, engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising side-plate formed and decorated en suite with the lock, scrolling trigger-guard decorated with a trophy on the bow, fore-end cap with retaining thumb-screw, complete with its original leather-covered steel butt reservoir fitted with brass washer engraved `No. 2` and `2000P`, and the engraving remaining in very fine condition throughout 66.5 cm; 26 ¼ in barrel Johann Baptiste Missillieur, a native of Vienne (south of Lyon), was active in Vienna and Prague circa 1781-1835. He is recorded master in Vienna in 1821 and in the Prague Guild in 1834. Another Girandoni system by this maker is preserved in the Danish Hunting and Forestry Museum, Hørsholm (no. 1170). Five double flintlock guns by this maker decorated with the arms of Duke Maximillian Josef are recorded in the former gunroom of the Dukes Palatine of Zweibrücken, circa 1795. See A. Hoff 1972, p. 73 and T. Hempe 1911, p. 413.
A RARE .470 CALIBRE AUSTRIAN MODEL 1779 GIRANDONI SYSTEM REPEATING BUTT RESERVOIR AIR RIFLE, NO. 1335, CIRCA 1780 with octagonal multi-groove rifled sighted barrel, traces of the Imperial eagle mark over the breech, fitted with sprung horizontal breech-feed mechanism, tubular magazine, bevelled lock with faceted forward edge, fitted with cocking lever (repaired), set trigger (inoperative), brass numbered action stamped `G`, walnut full stock incised with a linear pattern over the fore-end, brass mounts, forward sling swivel (the rear sling swivel missing), and complete with its original leather-covered steel butt reservoir impressed `127` 83.2 cm; 32 3/4 in barrel See E. Gabriel 1990, pp. 382-3 and A. Hoff 1972, pp. 60-9.
A FINE AND RARE .600 CALIBRE FRENCH PRESENTATION FLINTLOCK RIFLED CARBINE BY BOUTET, DIRECTEUR ARTISTE, MANUFACTURE À VERSAILLES, NO. 277, CIRCA 1800-05 with blued swamped octagonal polygroove rifled barrel, fitted with windage adjustable fore-sight on a punched and gilt bed, signed in italics on the left of the breech `Boutet Directeur Artiste No. 277`, inscribed on the right `Manufre à Versailles` and stamped beneath with the control mark of Daniel Boussavy, and the abbreviated italic inscription `Manu` and `V lles.` in italic, gold lined oval vent, the top of the breech chiselled with a garland of flowers beneath a triangular panel filled with a flower head, all on a punched and gilt contrasting ground, stamped with a series of marks including `Boutet` in miniscules, and `NB` (Neue Støckel 95), fitted with blued back-sight of two folding leaves, engraved tang decorated with neo-classical ornament including a pair of entwined serpents enclosing a smoking urn, stepped lock with moulded borders (small dents), signed `Boutet Directeur Artiste`, chiselled with beadwork along the step, fitted with engraved cock decorated with a garland of flowers, gold-lined pan engraved with a pair of volutes, with scrolling rear fence, blued steel spring with roller, engraved button safety, and detents, steel engraved en suite with the pan, set trigger, figured walnut full stock, impressed `47`, carved with a panel of fine chequering over the fore-end and the grip, carved with a moulding along the length of the barrel on each side and inlaid with a running design of silver foliage beneath, the muzzle carved with anthemion and neoclassical foliage (one very small repaired crack), further foliage about the rear ramrod-pipe and the lock, each enriched with further panels of leafy conventional foliage in engraved silver, the tang enclosed with a raised fluted moulding and a pair of neo classical demi flowers, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece inset with a large pierced and engraved silver flowerhead, the base of the butt encircled by a broad panel of silver pierced chased and engraved with geometric panels filled with scale pattern and a band of waves (a small area with minor lifting), burnished steel mounts comprising chiselled trigger-guard with a neo-classical flaming urn finial, the bow with foliage at each end and an engraved rear finial, the rear portion continued by a scrolling panel of pierced ebony decorated with neo classical foliage (very small chips), two-piece vestigial side-plate engraved with a garland and a flowerhead respectively, the right enclosed by two engraved silver dragons breathing thunder-bolts, butt-cap chiselled with an urn on the tang, rear ramrod-pipe chiselled with a leafy garland and beadwork, four further faceted ramrod-pipes with beadwork mouldings, contemporary horn-tipped wooden ramrod, and remaining in very good condition throughout 70.5 cm; 27 ¾ in barrel The Annuaire of the Versailles Manufactory for this period includes the following entry: Prince de Bade - Carab. doub. détente, acier cis. damasq., placage argent, fr. 6075 AN XI (September 23, 1802 to September 23, 1803) The use of silver inlay in the stock and steel mounts, as opposed to silver mounts, might suggest presentation to a high ranking military officer. The proximity to France of the territories of Charles-Frederick, Margrave of Baden (1756-1811), together with his initial opposition to the French revolution and its effects, resulted in the devastation of Baden by French armies in the mid-1790s. Thereafter, having indemnified France and ceded some territory to that republic, Baden remained under the sway of its powerful neighbour until 1813. In November 1802, the margrave - having lost his eldest son in the previous year and clearly prescient regarding the ambitions of Napoleon - wrote France`s First Consul a fulsome letter in which he thanked Napoleon for his continuing protection and assured him of his admiration and loyalty: significantly, he chose to send his third - and favourite - son, Prince Louis, to France with the letter. In April 1806, by which time the margrave had become an electoral prince, ties between Baden and France were strengthened by the arranged marriage of the elector`s grandson and heir, Prince Charles, to the Emperor Napoleon`s adopted niece and newly created imperial princess, Stéphanie de Beauharnais. The elevation of the elector to the rank of grand-duke - an elevation approved and arranged by Napoleon - followed in July 1806 and further bound Baden to the fortunes of Napoleonic France. Elements of Baden`s small army served alongside that of France in several campaigns between 1805 and 1812: against Austria in 1805, Prussia in 1806, Britain (in Spain) in 1809 and Russia in 1812. Prince Charles, heir to his grandfather after 1801 and husband of Napoleon`s adopted niece from April 1806, was welcomed by personal letter into Napoleon`s military entourage in September 1806 - `J`approve le désir que vous avez de faire la guerre`. The prince was summoned to meet Napoleon at Bamberg early the following month and was with the French army at its decisive victory over that of Prussia at Jena on 14th October 1806, after which Napoleon wrote to Prince Charles`s widowed mother to reassure her that her son had done well at his first battle - `...il s`est bien comporté à la bataille et supporte bien la fatigue`. In 1807, Prince Charles commanded the Baden contingent at the siege of Danzig and continued on active service until 1808. Succeeding his grandfather in 1811, Charles maintained Baden`s support for France until the battle of Leipzig in 1813 demonstrated that the tide of war was no longer flowing in France`s favour. The political, military and personal ties that bound Baden to France from the late 1790s until 1813 must account for the existence of this carbine in the descendant family of the Grand Duke of Baden. It is possible that it originally belonged either to Prince Louis, who visited Napoleon at his father`s behest in 1802 and remained in Paris for some years, or to his nephew, Prince Charles, who served alongside Napoleon in his campaigns between 1806 and 1808: given the martial qualities of the weapon, the latter seems the most likely of the two princes to have been its original owner. Nicolas-Noël Boutet (1761-1833) the distinguished maker of armes de luxe inherited the position of gunmaker to Louis XIV from his father-in-law, Pierre de Sainte (active 1747-88). In 1792 he became technical Director at the new Versailles Manufactory and in 1800 rose to Directeur Artiste with overall control. He held this position until the closure of the manufactory in 1818. Boutet died fifteen years later in poverty, his career having survived six French Political regimes. Daniel Bouyssay was controller at the Versailles Manufactory from Year II (1793-4) until Year XIV (1805).
A RARE .650 CALIBRE QUEEN ANNE FLINTLOCK REGULATION PISTOL, THE LOCK BY I. SIBLEY, CIRCA 1702-14 with tapering barrel stamped with marks at the breech (pitted), associated contemporary signed lock retained by two side nails, numbered `7` on the tail, with `AR` crowned and crowned broad arrow mark, full stock carved with an apron moulding about the tang (chipped about the tang and the rear of the lock, fore-end cracked), brass mounts comprising solid side-plate, trigger-guard with rounded finial, border-engraved butt-cap with `AR`, ramrod-pipe (loose) and associated steel ramrod 30.5 cm; 12 in barrel John Sibley is recorded as supplier of complete arms to Ordnance circa 1688-1711.
A RARE ENGLISH DOG-LOCK BLUNDERBUSS, DATED 5TH DECEMBER 1689 with three-stage brass barrel swelling towards the muzzle, stamped `E. M. 5 Dec 1689`, with London proof marks, the barrelsmith`s mark (indistinct, perhaps IF crowned) and a raised moulding incorporating a sighting grove at the breech, iron tang (screw replaced), stepped lock retained by three side nails, stamped with an O-shaped mark on the inside, fitted with screw-in pan, and flat deep bellied cock with shaped catch, full stock (extensively wormed, losses), brass butt-plate, iron trigger-guard and a single moulded brass ramrod-pipe 41.5 cm; 16 3/8 in barrel Provenance The Reverend Charles Chester Higgs
A rare pair of Meissen `Biedermeier` porcelain liqueur urns and covers, mid-19th Century, each blue and pink gadrooned ogee baluster reservoir pierced with a spigot hole beneath a moulded laurel garland, raised on a complex knopped column, spreading foot and marbled square base, each cover with flower encrusted surmount, crossed swords in underglaze blue to bases, height approx 52cm (losses and repairs to flower encrusted surmounts and other minor chips).
ART DÉCO Salon comprenant un canapé trois places et une paire de fauteuils, en ébène de Macassar et placage d`ébène de Macassar, à décor d`un quadrillage de filets d`os et colimaçons en os et étain. Fauteuil à structure géométrique évasée reposant sur des pieds boules, présentant un dossier et des accotoirs légèrement inclinés vers l`arrière (ornements angulaires absents). Canapé corbeille à chutes d`accotoirs à pans coupés, piétement formant disques à l`avant et arcs-de-cercle à l`arrière, richement orné d`un quadrillage de filets et de pointillés en os, et colimaçons et os et étain. Coussins d`assise recouverts postérieurement de tissu rose. A rare Macassar ebony veneer sitting room set comprising a three seater sofa and a pair of armchairs. Seats, backrests and cushions re-upholstered with a rose fabric. Fauteuil : Haut. 90 cm - Larg. 82 cm- Prof. 80 cm / Armchair: Height. 35 3⁄8 in. - Width. 32 1⁄4 in. - Depth. 31 1⁄2 in. Canapé : Haut. 69 cm - Larg. 200,4 cm - Prof. 90 cm Sofa: HEIGHT. 27 1⁄8 in. - Width. 78 7⁄8 in. - Depth. 35 3⁄8 in.
ANDRÉ ARBUS (1903-1969) Rare commode basse, circa 1935-1937, piétement laqué ivoire présentant de courts sabres galbés soulignés de crosses à l`avant et d`où s`élancent des lambrequins souples soutenant le corps entièrement gainé de parchemin, la façade forme un ressaut violonné central ouvrant par trois tiroirs soulignés latéralement de deux rangées de trois tiroirs, l`ensemble des tiroirs sont soulignés de joncs galbés, prises sphériques en ivoire soulignées de courts chapiteaux. (Parchemin d`origine remplacé postérieurement sur les côtés et le tiroir inférieur gauche, restauration de laque sur le piétement gauche). A rare low commode entirely covered with parchment, three wide central drawers with three smaller drawers on each side. Lacquered protruring curved base and four short curved legs, ivory round pulls and keyholes. Circa 1935-1937. (Two parchment pieces replaced and one restoration of lacquer on the left leg). Haut.66,5 cm - Long. 153 cm - Prof. 46 cm / Height. 26 1⁄8 in. - Length. 60 1⁄4 in. - Depth. 18 in. Provenance : Acquise par les parents des actuels propriétaires pour aménager un appartement parisien, restée dans l`appartement et la famille depuis. Purchased by the parents of the current owners for a parisian apartment, remained in the family and in this apartment since. Historique : Un modèle similaire fut présenté au Salon des Artistes Décorateurs de 1935. Bibliographie : - Bernard Champigneulle, Mobilier et Décoration, "Le XXVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs", 1935, p. 204. - Bernard Champigneulle, Mobilier et Décoration, "André Arbus", 1936, p. 100. - Bernard Champigneulle, Mobilier et Décoration, "Quelques créations récentes d`André Arbus", 1937, pp. 167 et 169. - Bernard Champigneulle, Mobilier et Décoration, "Le pavillon des ensembles mobiliers", 1937, p. 422. - René Chavance, Mobilier et Décoration, André Arbus, 1938, p. 356. - Le décor d`aujourd`hui, "Cordonnier est-il toujours mal chaussé ?", 1938, n° 30, p. 25. - Ensembles mobiliers, Volume IV, Éditions d`Art Charles Moreau, Paris, 1939, pl. 46. - Yvonne Brunhammer, "Mobilier français 1930-1960", Éditions Massin, Paris, 1997, p. 75. - Bruno Foucart, Jean-Louis Gaillemin, "Les Décorateurs des années 40", Éditions Norma, Paris, 1998, p. 77. - Yvonne Brunhammer, "André Arbus, Architecte décorateur des années 40", Éditions Norma, Paris, 2003, modèle reproduit pp. 98-99.
GIO PONTI (1891-1979) & ARREDOLUCE Élégante et rare paire d`appliques, circa 1950, à structure en laiton, potence s`élançant d`une platine laquée ivoire en partie centrale, hampe se terminant par une sphère surmontée d`une couronne découpée formant bobèche, déflecteur flamme en verre opalin. A pair of rare opalin glass, tubular brass and painted metal wall lights, circa 1950. Haut. 63 cm - Larg. 7,5 cm -Prof. 13 cm / Height. 24 3⁄4 in. - Width. 3 in. - Depth. 5 1⁄8 in.
MAX INGRAND (1908-1969) & FONTANA ARTE (ÉDITEUR) Élégante coupe ovalisée en verre bleu, fixée asymétriquement à une monture en laiton présentant une large base et une haute hampe traversante terminée par un anneau. A rare blue glass bowl, brass base and handle. Haut. 44 cm - Larg. 36 cm - Prof. 27 cm / Height. 29 7⁄8 in.- Width. 26 5⁄8 in. - Depth. 30 3⁄4 in.
TWO RARE LATE VICTORIAN ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN CHARACTER FIGURES, one of a young man wearing a wide brimmed hat, his hands in his trouser pockets, the other a corpulent man wearing a wide brimmed hat, his hands in his long coat pockets, each standing on `cobbled` pavement bases, each with an impressed mark and indistinct lozenge registration symbol, 5 1/2" (14cm) high (2)
Cigarette cards - Godfrey Phillips 1940 set of 'Beauties of Today', rare original coloured artwork for complete set of forty-eight cards, featuring stars of the period in glamorous poses including Betty Grable, Dorothy Lamour, Carole Lombard, etc, individual vibrant watercolours with print copy of each design
Underground Press / counter culture magazines - four rare early copies of International Times, no. 5 Dec 1966, no. 16 June 1967, no. 22 December 1967 and no. 25 February 1968. A copy of 'WIN' - underground magazine from New York, 1967 received at International Times, 102 Southampton Row, London, via Air Mail with postage intact. Press photograph of Yoko Ono (Press Association 1967). Reprinted page from International Times - William S. Burroughs 'The Invisible Generation'
A rare set of six George III silver hanovarian pattern picture back teaspoons, by William Smith, London c.1765, the reverse of the bowls decorated with a teapot, 12.25cm long See page 21 in Investing In Silver by Eric Delieb who thought them to be the 'rarest of all picture-backs'. CONDITION REPORT: Generally worn with thinning to bowls and rubbing to detail on teapots. Three of the spoons have stems that don't lie completely straight. One of these stems has split and had a solder repair in the centre. Small knocks and surface scratches. Please view additional images (available upon request).
A James II trefid spoon, by Edward Hulse, London 1690, with beaded rat-tail and prick-dot engraved initials 'N*C', 9cm long In London Silver Spoonmakers 1500-1697 (The Silver Society, London 1981, pp.49-50), Tim Kent mentions a maker called 'E H crowned' which was later identified as Edward Hulse in The Finial (April 1994, p.8 ). Tim mentions an 'exceptionally rare gold trefid' by him and described him as 'a specialist spoonmaker of skill' CONDITION REPORT: Marks a little rubbed. Edges of bowl thin. Two small dents to bowl. Very slight crease beneath initials, only visible to reverse though. General wear, including surface scratches and small knocks. Please view additional images.
Les Aventures de Tintin reporter du Petit " Vingtième " au Congo. Éditions du " Petit Vingtième ", édition originale N&B " petite image imprimée ", 2e plat " P 2 ter " en bleu, sans date (1931) . Dos toilé vert. Exemplaire du " premier mille ". Un des 500 premiers exemplaires numérotés (n°54) et signé " Tintin " et " Milou ". Papier fin. Petites traces de crayon orange pâle sur la 1ère planche. Exemplaire restauré. Très rare.
Les Aventures de Tintin / On a marché sur la Lune. Casterman, 1ère édition française en date du 2e trimestre 1954 (imprimerie Danel). Dos rouge. Gardes bleu foncé. Exemplaire avec un envoi et un dessin d`Hergé représentant Tintin et Milou en bustes : " Avec l`amical souvenir de Tintin, Milou et Hergé. 1.10.56. " Coupes et coins frottés. Quelques petites traces de stylo dans le catalogue au 2e plat. Exemplaire correct avec un rare et bel envoi du temps.
L`Oasis /L`hebdromadaire. Bandeau titre d`Hergé pour le supplément à l`hebdomadaire Rex / pour le salut du peuple dont le directeur était Léon Degrelle. Trois numéros (Première année n°43, 44 et 46 des 6, 14 et 28 janvier 1938) encartés dans les numéros de Rex (n°2, 3 et 5). État neuf. Très rare.
L`Étoile mystérieuse (planche 45) / Le Temple du Soleil (pl. 2) / Tintin au pays de l`or noir (pl. 11 : 2e version). Pour chaque planche, les tirages papier de la version quadri, noir et des autres couleurs, les films d`impression et une impression du trait sur plaque. Ensemble rare et intéressant pour constater les diverses étapes de la photogravure d`une planche de Tintin.
Petite grammaire de la langue Kiluba du Congo belge. Plaquette (10,5 x 13,5 cm) publiée en 1926 à la Librairie Coloniale (Bruxelles) comportant en couverture un cabochon en noir dessiné par Hergé. Ce dessin sera repris l`année suivante en couverture de l`Âme de la mer. État neuf. Très rare. Encore inconnu il y a peu…
Link below shows and early b/w photo (not included in Lot) of the anglers on route to and fishing the actual match at Tydd near Wisbech, Cambs.http://www.lordprice.co.uk/SPFG1017.html SILVER ANGLING MEDAL: Rare Sheffield silver 925 angling medal, the front imprinted " English Angling Championship, Tydd Sept 7th, Runners Up, Sheffield Amalgamated Society, G Duncan", bearing Hall marks to base, 1.25" diameter overall.
REEL: Ex rare Hardy 5.25" brass face alloy salmon fly reel for left hand wind dated 1906, rarely seen example in this large size, Straight line and Rod in Hand Hardy logos to brass face, also engraved H.C 1906, white handle in cusp, lead balance weights to rear or winding plate, revolving line guide in 4 screw brass frame, smooth brass foot, correct length, slightly bent, later addition of pillar drum core, frame internally stamped Oct 5, 1906 and H2, spool rear flange also stamped 2, winding plate stamped T2 and A14512, rim tension regulator mechanism removed and drum spindle thread sheared, well worth restoring due to its rarity, haven`t seen another!
REEL: Rare Farlow Turntable alloy side casting reel, 2 1/8" diameter alloy casing, winding plate stamped C. Farlow & Co Ltd, London, Holdfast Logo, white handle, ventilated dished drum with brass securing screw, brass spring lever twisting foot arrangement, fully working and retains most original finish, all correct, rarely seen reel.
LURES(3): Rare Allcock`s Schooling spoon, 2" nickel spoon stamped with Allcock`s Stag shield Logo and SCHOOLING to blade, twin off set bronze barbed hook to split ring and swivel, fine condition, a Hardy 2" Model Fly Minnow in nickel with original hardware and an alloy 1.5" Devon minnow & trace in alloy cast box.
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