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Lot 537
Elijah Comfort (early 20th Century) at Winchcombe PotteryHandled dishearthenware decorated by Michael Cardewincised 'E.C' and impressed pottery seal26cm diameter. This dish dates to the first years of the Winchcombe pottery, circa 1927. It is very rare for Elijah Comfort to mark a piece as he only threw at the pottery. Provenance:The collection of Ron and Lorna Wheeler.Some chips and losses to the rim and handles. Some loss to the glaze in places. Scratches, scuffs and some marks, signs of overall wear and use. Minor glaze faults in places.
Lot 591
Michael Cardew (1901-1983)Small potwith a rare white and blue glazeimpressed potter's seal6cm high; and a small Seth Cardew at Wenford Bridge vase, 7cm high; and an Abuja pottery vinegar bottle by Hassan Lapai (3). Provenance:The collection of Ron and Lorna Wheeler.white beaker - one chip to the rim and smaller areas of glaze loss. some firing imperfections. otherwise good.brown vase - hairline crack to rim.ewer - Appears in good condition with no signs of damage or restoration.
Lot 21
R.W. Martin & Brothers, Double-sided Face character jug, 1903, Salt glazed stoneware, Underside incised 'R.W. Martin / & Bros. / London / & Southall / 12-3.1903', 15.8cm high.Together with important documentation relating to the purchase and operations of the Martin Brothers - including a photograph, brochures and a significant letter dated 1914 transcribed below.Provenance:Purchased directly from the studio at Southall in 1914 and thence by descent. Purchased by George Swinburne whilst he was in Australia, through an agent in England - Reverend W.G.Beardmore - and kept in the family until now. Footnote:Original letter from Reverend W.G. Beardmore to George Swinburne dated 26 June 1914 is included in this lot and transcribed as follows:'Yesterday I went down to the Martins place in Brownlow St, Holborn to see what they were doing regarding your order; but I found the place closed. They have given up the shop; and are now only to be found at their works in Southall - 10 miles from London! It is a very grave error of judgement. They are very unworldly and unpractical men in relation to business. Moreover, two of the brothers are now dead. One died very suddenly; and unfortunately with him died some of the most important secrets of the production, blending of clay, firing and colour XXXXing. He had rather foolishly kept much of this a secret even from his brothers, and left no written record. He also was 'the thrower', or chief man at the wheel of the potter. He died with tragical suddenness, just as they were going to give a demonstration of their work at The Burlington Arts Club. There are now only 2 of them left; and one of them has had an operation upon the tongue, suspiciously suggestive of cancer. The eldest one (Wallace) however is fairly well, but getting old. He is the one who makes the face jugs. But I fear they will never again do work equal to that of the former days. The loss of the technical secrets which died with their brother, has left them nervous and terribly at sea. They were secrets which pertained to the soft glowing fusion of colour and the rich delicacy and subtle charm of surface. I find this lacking in their recent work. The samples which you bought in Melbourne were done in their best period; take great care of them.I hope my letter, of a few days ago has reached you safely ....'And he signs off 'NB. All our great treasure houses in London are closed owing to Suffragette Circus!'.Also in this lot; -another letter dated 9 December 1918, expressing the reverend's relief at having heard a letter from George Swinburne, and delight that the war is over. It concludes with a note regarding Martin-Ware advising to keep a firm grip on all that 'you have for you will never get any more; there is only one servicing brother in England / the greatest genius of ...', - hand-written note in pencil noting the address of 'R W Martin & Bros Ltd Potteries, Havelock Rd, Southall' with telephone number 'Southall 1601' and directions, - sepia photograph of the brothers, verso written in ink: 'Martin Bros making Martin Ware at the Studio, Southall Midsex England', - rare brochure titled 'A NOTE ON THE WORK OF THE MARTIN BROS.' by Sidney Greenslade, - newspaper cutting from The Times reporting the 'DEATH OF R.W. MARTIN', - brochure entitled 'MARTINWARE' by Holbrook Jackson, Reprinted from T.P.s Magazine, November 1910, Richard Clay and sons, Suffolk.Overall condition very good, no damage or restoration found. There are variations in colour and texture (see images).Additional images available.
Lot 1
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), PROBABLY VIJAYANAGARA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY, with broad blade of flattened-diamond section flaring to a ~cobra~s head~ tip (chipped), iron hilt (restorations) extending over the lower third of the blade with a pair of shaped robust moulded bars terminating on each face with a pair of short prongs arranged at right angles to the blade, each side with a pair of long moulded bars enclosing the edge of the blade, deep V-shaped guard, tall segmental stepped mace-like pommel with head of eight flanges, and swelling iron integral grip, 73.5 cm, blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C21.¦¦A related example, with a grip of similar form, is preserved in the British Museum (inv. no. 293374). See Elgood 2004, p. 82. Another, formerly in the collection of Henri Moser, is preserved in the Bernisches Historisches Museum, see Moser 1912, p. XIII, pl. XXIII, no. 107.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 111
A RARE AND UNUSUAL JAPANESE POLEARM, 1600-1700, THE BLADE POSSIBLY 1500-1600, with steel blade of typical naginata shape with shinogi (longitudinal ridge line), forging and tempering patterns obscured by rubbing, most likely an older naginata which has been fitted to the iron socket and wooden pole, in its black lacquered scabbard, 281 cm overall, 56 cm blade¦¦This unusual type of socketed polearm is described in Roald Knutsen~s book ~Japanese Spears: polearms and their use in old Japan~ as a fukuro naginata: (figure 14 and 15, and discussion on p. 63) and states that they are rare. They are socketed, rather than having a tang, and therefore unlikely to be signed, and are difficult to date. The style is believed to have originated in the fourteenth century, though this example was most likely assembled around 1600-1700.¦¦In George Cameron Stone~s ~Glossary of ... Arms and Armour…~ he refers briefly (p. 464) to the type as being tsukushi naginata. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has an example bequeathed by Stone in 1935 (accession number 36.25.2031a, b).¦¦The Buki Sodekagami (guidebook relating to armours) by Kurihara Nobumitsu, published in 1843 refers to them as tsukushi naginata and includes several illustrations of this type.
Lot 127
A RARE TIBETAN DECORATED QUIVER (MADA~ SHUBS), POSSIBLY 15TH/17TH CENTURY, formed of two large shaped panels of leather, the inner face tooled with a trellis pattern reinforced at the border with strips of iron (a small portion missing at the bottom) and with a portion of a leather strap, the outer surface decorated in shellac with gold peonies and foliage against a red ground within green borders (small losses), studded with iron rivets around the border, retaining its cross-straps (bosses missing) and the interior with blue and green bound cords to hold and separate nine arrows, 52.5 cm high¦¦A bow case and quiver decorated in the same manner are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. See Larocca 2006, pp. 192-194, no. 95. ¦
Lot 128
A RARE IRON-MOUNTED LACQUERED LEATHER FOREARM DEFENCE, PROBABLY TIBET 15TH/16TH CENTURY, formed of an L-shaped leather panel curling around to enclose the left fore-arm, the borders reinforced with scalloped iron panels, the outer surface fitted with six slender vertical ribs with pierced terminals (one missing, the outer surface now crazed), with traces of its gilt decoration and the inside with an early red wax seal, 30.0 cm¦¦For a related example preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York see Larocca 2006, p. 118, no. 35. A smaller example was sold in this room, 29th June 2022, lot 109. ¦¦¦¦
Lot 137
A RARE HIMALAYAN SWORD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, NEPAL OR TIBET, with tapering single-edged blade formed with a reinforced back-edge, broadening towards a two-pronged crescentic tip, rectangular ricasso formed with a slender central rib on each face, iron hilt comprising thick cross-guard with shaped langets, two-piece pommel with attenuated moulded button, and in brown patinated condition throughout, 60.3 cm blade¦¦
Lot 14
A RARE INDIAN SWORD (PATA) WITH CARVED WOODEN HILT, PROBABLY MYSORE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with straight blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a long fuller along the back-edge, threaded tang retained by a nut inside the hilt, wooden hilt carved in the round as a gaping Yali head, with some early red stain and seven sharp ~teeth~, bulging eyes and a scrolling mane, incorporating a pair of shaped iron langets enclosing the forte, a turned wooden grip-bar and a single shaped iron bar at the top, 86.3 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C118. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
Lot 15
A RARE NORTH INDIAN TWO HAND SWORD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY RAJASTHAN, with double-edged straight flat blade formed with a central fuller on each face, tubular brass hilt incorporating an engraved gaping Makara head gorged on a pair of brass panels with vase-shaped finials enclosing the forte, three-stage grip divided by prominent raised collars, mouded bud-shaped pommel, a writhen collar at the top and the bottom, in a later leather-covered wooden scabbard, 88.8 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C65. ¦¦Another sword of this type, formerly in the collection of Henri Moser, is preserved in the Bernisches Historisches Museum, see Moser 1912, p. XIV, pl. XXIII, no. 124.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)
Lot 187
‡ A RARE DECORATED CUIRASS FOR AN OFFICER OF THE EGYPTIAN KHEDIVE~S BODYGUARD, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, comprising helmet with one-piece skull, fitted with a steel crescent on a conical scalloped brass washer at its apex, a moulded brass band around the base, sliding nasal formed as an arrow and secured by a rosette-shaped thumb-screw, neck-guard with brass rim, and retaining a portion of its leather chin strap and chain (small losses); French cuirass formed of a one-piece medially-ridged breastplate, flanged outwards at its base and inscribed ~ Manufacture Royale de Klingenthal 1833 No. 1514~ on the inside, matching backplate retaining its shoulder straps and brass chains, the helmet and cuirass decorated throughout with etched calligraphic panels, and in untouched russet condition throughout, 24.0 cm high ¦¦An undecorated example from this group is illustrated Tirri 2003, p. 68, fig 40A.¦¦
Lot 188
A RARE FRENCH STEEL HELMET FOR AN OFFICER OF THE EGYPTIAN KHEDIVE~S BODYGUARD, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, with one-piece skull, fitted with a steel crescent on a conical scalloped brass washer in the centre, moulded brass band around the base, sliding nasal formed as an arrow, and neck-guard with brass rim (worn, throughout, the skull with a small hole, chin scales missing), 28.0 cm high
Lot 189
A RARE MIDDLE EASTERN MAIL AND PLATE SHIRT, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, formed of heavy butted links of circular-section wire carrying iron plates of differing size, comprising a pair of large plates at the front each flanked on the outside by a pair of plates arranged vertically and joined by a rivetted brass plaque, a pair of side-plates on the left and the right, the back en suite and with a single central plate, skirt formed of two rows each of fifteen plates, four small shoulder plates, closed at the front by a pair of iron buckles on brass hasps (later leather), and the principle plates decorated throughout with boldly chiselled inscriptions, on a fabric-covered dummy, 81.0 cm, including dummy ¦¦The inscriptions include: al-~izz li-mawla[na] (Glory to our Master), al-mawlawi al-amiri (The Lordly, the Amir), al-~alim al-~ali (?) (The Learned, the Exalted (?) ..), al-amir al-dawadar (?) (The Amir, the Dawadar (?), the officer of al-Salih, the Just (?)), al-amiri al-kabiri (?) al-ghazi (The Commander in Chief, the Ghazi). Other words appear to be parts of Arabic benedictions, which are less indicative of Mamluk influence, and suggest rather early-Ottoman or Iranian influence, including: al-nusra (Victory); al-thana~ wa al-ra[ha] (Praise and ease). ¦¦The form of this shirt is closely related to Moro examples of the period, typically constructed from coper alloy mail and horn plates. The inscriptions are related to those on earlier Ottoman and Mamluk armour.
Lot 191
A RARE PERSIAN BRONZE CIRCULAR BUCKLER, MID-13TH CENTURY, with broad brim enclosing a raised circular panel with a pierced domed central finial, decorated throughout with rondels dividing calligraphic panels (areas of wear, patinated), 22.2 cm diameter¦¦Provenance¦Tony Bingham¦¦The inscriptions in the cartouches around the border are Arabic benedictions, in the outer band, repetitions of : al-birr wa~l …, ~Piety and …~; In the middle band, repetitions of: al-ta~yid, ~(God~s) support~; In the band around the boss, repetitions of: al-birr wa~l …, ~Piety and …~¦¦For a discussion of this group see Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 98-111
Lot 192
A RARE PERSIAN BRONZE CIRCULAR BUCKLER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 13TH CENTURY, with broad brim enclosing a raised circular panel with a pierced domed central finial, decorated with rondels and panels of scrollwork around the outside and calligraphic panels enclosing the central finial (areas of wear, patinated), 17.3 cm diameter¦¦Provenance¦Tony Bingham¦¦The inscriptions in the cartouches around the border are Arabic benedictions: al-izz wa~/l-iqbal wa~l-d/awala wa~/l-sa~ad[a](?), ~Glory and prosperity and turn of good fortune and happiness(?)~¦¦Three related examples are preserved in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. For a discussion of this group see Melikian-Chirvani, pp. 98-111.
Lot 196
A RARE COMBINED MATCHLOCK GUN AND RAM DAO, NORTH INDIA OR NEPAL, POSSIBLY 17TH CENTURY, with tall hatchet blade formed with a sharp leading edge, engraved along the back-edge with pairs of wavy lines on each face and with an ~all-seeing~ eye, moulded at the base and with a pair of up-turned basal lugs, faceted socket fitted at its base with twist barrel swelling at the muzzle and formed with a raised moulding behind, fitted with integral pan at the breech, slightly recessed behind and with no provision for a stock (areas of light pitting), 79.2 cm overall
Lot 2
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATISSA), PROBABLY VIJAYANAGARA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY, with broad flat blade flaring to a rounded tip, iron hilt extending over the lower third of the blade with a pair of shaped robust moulded bars, figure-of-eight shaped guard of V-section, tall cylindrical waisted pommel decorated with concentric lines incorporating a separate writhen ring at the top (top disc with small chips), small button and integral grip, 70.3 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C77.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
Lot 218
A FINE AND RARE SCOTTISH BACKSWORD WITH SIGNED BASKET-HILT BY JOHN SIMPSON THE ELDER OF GLASGOW, CIRCA 1690-1700, with tapering blade double-edged for its last quarter, formed with a long slender fuller running along the back-edge and a further shorter slender fuller on each face, signed ~Andrea Farara~ and decorated with a flower on each face at the forte (light pitting), boldly formed iron basket-hilt of strongly fluted bars, incorporating an aperture for reins with a curved bar top and bottom, a saltire carrying a notched and cusped panel pierced with columns and circles centring on a rondel, cusped pierced side-panels and knuckle-guard en suite, the former each with ram~s horn terminal, vestigial rear quillon signed on the underside with the stamped letters ~I.S~ over ~G~, bun-shaped pommel decorated with elaborate designs of fluting, retaining much early blackened and gilt ~Japanned~ finish including a spray of foliage above the side-panels (small losses, areas of pitting), wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, and retaining an early doe-skin liner with red velvet covering (one velvet panel missing), 82.0 cm blade¦¦Provenance¦Robin Wigington, Poets Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon¦Sandy Gordon, North Attleborough, Massachusetts, 1970 ¦¦Literature¦William Reid, A New-Found Sword by John Simpson, in Scottish Weapons and Fortifications 1100-1800, D. H. Caldwell (Ed.), Edinburgh 1981, pp. 403-407.¦¦The strongly canted position of the hilt in relation to the blade suggests a late 17th century date and thus an attribution to John Simpson the Elder, who was admitted to the Glasgow Incorporation of Hammermen in 22nd August 1683 and had died by 1718. See Reid op. cit and Scott 1963, p. 22. For a related hilt in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch at Boughton House see Batty, Norman et al, 1996 p. 27 no. 1:6. A further hilt by this maker, previously in the collection of Samuel Alexander, Kilmarnock was sold in this room, 7th December 2011, lot 157. ¦¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector¦
Lot 219
A RARE DETACHED BLADE FOR A SCOTTISH TWO-HAND SWORD (CLAIDHEAMH MOR), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, double-edged, stamped with an inscription (partly obscured) within a short fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of grooves, and long tapering tang (bent in profile, tip rounded, areas of pitting), 118.3 cm blade¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector¦
Lot 223
AN EXTREMELY RARE WELSH BUCKLER, WREXHAM, CIRCA 1440-1580, with circular body of hard leather, the outer face reinforced with six concentric iron rings joined by a series of eighty-four iron panels, each radiating from the centre, widening towards the edge and fixed at each junction by a rivet with pronounced copper alloy head, the centre fitted with a low domed hollow iron boss (two small holes) drawn-out to an onion-shaped moulding with stout central spike, the interior with iron border with a loop on each side for a grip (missing) and covered over the greater part of its surface with leather reinforced with iron strips (losses, slightly warped, retained in three places by wire), 34.2 cm diameter¦¦Provenance¦D. W. Donald, Portobello Market, London, 1967¦¦Literature¦Ifor Edwards and Claude Blair, Welsh Bucklers, in, The Antiquaries Journal 62, 1982, pp. 103, Plate XVI, a. ¦¦The present buckler is one of thirty-one recorded examples made in Ruabon and Wrexham, Denbighshire from circa 1440-1580. It falls into the second of three groups described by Claude Blair who notes that the groups are based on their construction, with no evidence to suggest that any group may be assigned specific dates within this relatively broad period. Their early fame is attested to in contemporary Welsh poetry such as that of Gutun Owain (flourished 1460-1498):¦¦A picture of the sun full of rivets ¦A buckler with snowflakes or with flowers¦of steel scattered all over it.¦Fine silver dew sparkles in the splendour¦The rivets are sparks from the sun.¦Like a games table (inlaid) with fine crystal stones¦A steel frieze, a shield to excite one.¦There are steel laths in the buckler¦And three rings on top of the ribs¦Surround it and its boss hollow.¦¦The robust design of these bucklers was clearly effective and it was perhaps this that brought them to the attention of King Henry VIII who had a number made for his guard, some of which are depicted being carried by various members of his entourage in the painting ~The Field of Cloth of Gold~ preserved in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405794). Furthermore, the inventory of 1547 taken after Henry VIII~s death records ~two wreckesham Buckelers~. Other examples are preserved in the Royal Armouries Leeds (V.21, V.108, V.109), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (45.460.1), the Shrewsbury Museum (SHYMS: 1881 cat. nos. 470, 471) and at Brecon Cathedral. The most richly decorated example is preserved in the Musee de l~armee, Paris (No. I.6), it was perhaps made by Geoffrey Bromefeld, of Ruabon who was appointed ~the kinges boucler maker~ in 1530-31. It has been suggested that the Paris buckler was presented to Anne de Montmorency (1493-1567) on his visit to London in 1527 or when he met Henry VIII in France in 1532. See Edwards and Blair 1982, pp. 74-115, and Douglas Smith, Hall, Wilson and Brown (ed.) 2017, pp.38-41.¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector
Lot 231
A RARE NORTH ITALIAN VAMBRACE FOR THE RIGHT ARM, CIRCA 1460, of tubular form, open on the inside, pierced with two holes to receive a cowter, and the upper edge with a boxed outward turn (one small chip, light pitting), 19.0 cm high¦¦Provenance¦H. Russell Robinson, circa 1965. ¦¦Another vambrace of this form was formerly preserved in the sanctuary of the Madonna della Grazie, Mantua. See Boccia 1967, no. 111-117.¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector¦
Lot 232
A RARE PORTION OF A FULLY ARTICULATED MITTEN GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, formed of eight metacarpal plates, the first two upward-lapping and the third formed with a slender roped rib, the fourth to eighth plates downward-lapping, with two finger plates, and the subsidiary edges decorated with pairs of incised lines, 15.0 cm ¦¦Provenance¦H. Russell Robinson, circa 1965¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector¦
Lot 239
‡ A RARE GERMAN HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, with straight blade formed in two stages, double-edged for its upper third and formed with a long fuller along the back of the lower section, the latter struck on the reverse face with two groups of bolt marks arranged in fours and further decorative marks at the forte (tang repaired), iron hilt of rounded bars, comprising a pair of horizontally recurved quillons swelling towards the terminals and slightly canted upwards and downwards respectively, upper ring-guard swelling in the centre, lower ring-guard formed en suite and joined to the upper by a pair of arms, a pair of écusson, trifurcated inner-guard joined to the quillon-block by a thumb-loop, and spherical pommel, and later two-stage wooden grip (areas of light pitting), 107.0 cm blade¦¦A sword with a hilt of this type is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Turin. Two others were sold In this room, 26th June 2007, lot 153 and 2nd December 2020, lot 53. The hilt conforms to Norman type 43, see Norman 1986, pp. 140-1.
Lot 24
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 15TH/16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, with broad recurved blade formed with a pair of fullers and swelling slightly at the tip, iron hilt comprising shaped foliate langets enclosing the forte and extending to each side with a pierced bird~s head, curved guard rising up in the centre and with a short bud-shaped quillon on each side, recurved slender knuckle-guard with Yali head terminal, integral moulded grip following the contour of the guard at the base, rising up in two branches including a rampant lion with Yali head forming the pommel on one side (pitted, small restorations and losses), 39.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D85. ¦¦Hilts of this distinctive zoomorphic form are associated with Royal Vijayanagara edged weapons. Around 1620 King Raghunatha Nayaka (circa 1600-34) sent a ~dagger with a lion handle~ as a gift to the Danish Court in Copenhagen. Another dagger from this group is preserved in the David Collection, Copenhagen, (inv. no. 18/1982). See Elgood 2004, pp. 109-126. ¦ ¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 3
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN MEDIEVAL SWORD, PROBABLY 15TH CENTURY, in patinated condition, with curved single-edged blade formed with a short projection half way along the back-edge, iron hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of finally pierced shaped plates, including angular figure-of-eight shaped guard chased with flowerheads (small holes and chips), and wooden cushion-shaped pommel with finely pierced iron tall conical stepped button, 73.8 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C91. ¦¦Three related examples, formerly in the collection of Anthony North, were sold in this room 30th June 2010, lot 83 and another 25th June 2014, lot 29. Dating on this group varies ranging from the 12th to 16th centuries. See Elgood 2004, pp. 83-5 and Rawson 1968, plate 12.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 378
A RARE SOUTH GERMAN BREASTPLATE OF DUPLEX CONSTRUCTION, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1580, of siege weight, formed in one piece with a strong medial ridge and bold angular inward turn at the neck, and smaller turns at the arm-openings, struck with Nuremburg town mark and the armourer~s mark at the neck (worn), the proof mark of a bullet on the right of the belly, its lower edge flanged outwards and slightly arched over the crotch, and fitted at each side at the top with a brass buckle for straps (small areas of light pitting), 33.0 cm high¦¦The armourer~s mark appears to be that of Hans Becher, recorded in Nuremberg circa 1553-92. A finely etched armour by him, decorated in 1618, is preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. A1523). ¦¦For an account of this unusual form of construction see de Reuck et al 2005. ¦¦
Lot 405
A RARE SWISS MUSKETEERS TRIANGULAR POWDER-FLASK, BASEL, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, with leather-covered wooden body, the rear face fitted with a belt hook, the sides each with a pair of iron staples, iron nozzle with spring cut-off (incomplete), the outer face decorated with pairs of lines, the front charged with the arms of Basel, a bishop~s crozier, and the base painted with an inventory number ~460~, 22.0 cm high¦¦The Basel Zeughaus inventory of 1591 records 172 ~Liderin plpfr flaschen~ (black leather flasks). See Gessler 1912, p. 248.
Lot 43
A RARE SWORD-HATCHET (KUDI TRACHANG), SOUTH INDIAN OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, 16TH/18TH CENTURY, with recurved blade formed with a sharply tapering double-edged point, the lower half of triangular-section with robust back-edge engraved with linear designs, chiselled with a foliate moulding at the forte, plain socket with a square washer and turned hardwood, perhaps ebony, grip with iron pommel (pitted), 63.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number C86.¦¦Another example is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 36.25.1287.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 44
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KUDI TRACHANG), 16TH/18TH CENTURY, with recurved blade formed with a sharply tapering double-edged point, the lower half of triangular-section and recurved at the forte, turned hardwood grip fitted with a pair of tightly curling lugs at the top enclosing the forte, a square washer beneath and white metal ferrule (extensive wear), 30.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D98.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 440
A RARE 0.66 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK CAVALRY CARBINE BY HENRY NOCK, MARKED TO THE COBHAM YEOMANRY CAVALRY, CIRCA 1796, with tapering barrel rifled with seven grooves, the muzzle-section smooth-bored to ease loading, octagonal patent breech engraved on the top flat |London No 9|, struck with London proof marks, fitted with blade foresight and fixed block |V| back-sight, rounded lock signed in front of the cock and engraved with double lines around the border, rounded swan neck cock decorated en suite, walnut full stock, stamped with the initials ~JC~ (the second letter indistinct) behind the sideplate, with full length split ramrod channel stamped ~N~, full brass mounts of regulation type comprising sideplate, trigger-guard forming an additional ramrod-pipe at the front and engraved ~C~ over ~Y*C~ on the bow, butt-plate, two ramrod pipes, and fore-end cap, iron sling bar and ring, and original iron ramrod with button head and brass-capped terminal for accurate loading of ball, remaining in very good condition throughout, 71.4 cm barrel¦¦Henry Nock was a contractor to the Board of Ordnance 1771-1804. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to George III in 1789 and was Master of the Gunmakers~ Company in 1802. The type of rifling in this carbine was used in early trials for the British Military, which culminated in the adoption of the Baker rifle. ¦¦Another example of this type of early military rifle, with the same markings on the trigger-guard, is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (XII.1683). The Armouries example was acquired from Cobham Hall, Kent, the seat of the Earls of Darnley. ¦¦In 1794 local volunteer troops were raised for the first time to assist the civil power when required. These volunteer troops were given the status of Volunteer Yeomanry Regiments. In West Kent a similar body of volunteers was raised with troops at Cobham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Chislehurst, Farningham, Tunbridge Wells and Coxheath, near Maidstone. They were only paid when mobilised and were expected to provide their own uniforms and mounts, while the government supplied their arms and ammunition. ¦¦John Bligh, Fourth Earl of Darnley, commanded the Cobham Yeomanry Cavalry from 1794-1820. Bligh was a notable personality in his own time, a wealthy nobleman who succeeded to the title at the young age of 14, he was known for his efficiency and later became a remarkable amateur cricketer. The Times noted in October 1798 that ~Lord Darnley~s Cobham Yeomanry Cavalry are highly spoken of for their excellence in manoeuvring and particularly their skill in sword exercise.~ Late in 1796 the troop were granted £851 5 s 4 ½ d from the county contribution which was spent on uniforms and weapons including carbines and rifles. They do not appear to have purchased firearms before this date, making it plausible that the present rifle was part of this purchase. See Sheldon 1969, pp. 38-49 and Chisnall & Davies 2013, p. 162 and p. 171.¦¦Property of a Gentleman
Lot 441
A RARE 0.66 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK VOLUNTEER CARBINE WITH ENCLOSED LOCK BY HENRY NOCK, CIRCA 1800, with two-stage barrel rifled with seven grooves, octagonal patent breech signed ~H. Nock Patent~ on the flat, and with an engraved band behind, fitted with bayonet bar, blade foresight and fixed block |V| back-sight, patent screwless lock signed ~H Nock~ in script in front of the cock and with a starburst over the front retaining hook, struck with a ~P~ at the base of the right side of the cock and an indistinct mark on the left side of the comb, the inside of the lock incised ~IX~ , figured walnut full stock, with leather-covered padded cheek-piece (small losses), the butt with Baker pattern hinged patchbox on the right, full length split ramrod channel stamped ~WT~ and ~II~, full brass mounts of regulation type comprising trigger-guard, forming an additional ramrod-pipe with retaining spring at the front, butt-plate engraved ~No. 22~ on the tang and stamped ~163~ towards the top, two ramrod pipes, and fore-end cap, iron sling swivels and original ramrod with button head and threaded terminal for cleaning accessories, and remaining in good condition throughout, 66.3 cm barrel¦¦Henry Nock was a contractor to the Board of Ordnance from 1771 to 1804. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to George III in 1789 and was Master of the Gunmakers~ Company in 1802. He was contracted to produce rifled carbines of this pattern for the London & Westminster Light Horse Volunteers, circa 1798. The carbines were for the infantry men, who accompanied the cavalry in horse-drawn carriages, and not the cavalry troops, who only carried swords and pistols. Each man purchased his own carbine. The number ~163~ on the butt plate is probably a soldier muster roll number and corresponds to one Robert Sutton, elected to The London & Westminster Light Horse Volunteers on 9 October 1794, became a Cornet on 2 February 1799, and subsequently became the Commandant of a Rifle Company in Ongar, Essex. See Paine 1996, pp. 111-115 and Chisnall and Davies 2013 pp 160-161 and pp. 165-167.¦¦Property of a Gentleman¦
Lot 448
A FINE AND RARE 80 BORE KERR PATENT FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY THE LONDON ARMOURY COMPANY, RETAILED BY WILLIAM LANDELL, GUNMAKER, 106 TRONGATE GLASGOW, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 456, CIRCA 1860, with octagonal blued sighted barrel signed by the retailer on the flat, blued grooved top-strap, border-engraved frame with patent inscription and number on the right, stamped ~London Armoury~ on the left, fitted with blued numbered cylinder, burnished rammer and border-engraved case-hardened lock fitted with blued safety-catch, chequered walnut butt, blued trigger-guard, blued butt-cap, and much original finish throughout: in its fitted oak case lined in green baize, the case lid with printed instructions on the inside, and some accessories including Adams patent bullet mould, copper powder-flask by James Dixon & Sons, wad-cutter, loading rod and oil bottle, 14.0 cm barrel¦¦
Lot 449
A RARE CASED 54 BORE TRANTERS PATENT FIVE-SHOT TRIPLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY COGSWELL AND HARRISON, NO. 10,780T, CIRCA 1860, with sighted barrel signed ~W. Tranter Patentee~ on the flat and retaining some early blued finish, blued border-and foliate scroll-engraved frame serial numbered on the right, fitted with arbor pin with blued spring-catch, blued safety-catch, patent rammer, patent double trigger, blued cylinder, finely chequered walnut butt, iron trigger-guard and butt-cap each engraved with foliate scrolls: in original fitted oak case lined in blue baize, the lid with brass escutcheon engraved ~Capt. E. Hopton, 88th Regiment~ on the outside and with retailer~s trade label for post 1882 on the inside, with accessories including bullet mould (dented), copper powder-flask by James Dixon and Sons, turnscrew, oil bottle and loading rod, 15.1 cm barrel¦¦Tranter~s British patent no. 1913 of 1856 refers to a ~treble-action~ lock mechanism that could be thumb cocked and fired by the front trigger, cocked and fired by the use of the front trigger only, or cocked by the use of the cocking lever or lower trigger. See Stewart 2007, pp. 65-66.¦¦Lieutenant General Sir Edward Hopton KCB DL JP (1837 - 19 January 1912) was born in Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, the eldest son of the Reverend W.P. Hopton and his wife Diana. He was educated at Eton College and joined the Army in 1854, where he was commissioned into the 79th Foot. He fought at the Siege of Sevastapol (1854-5), the Siege of Lucknow (1857) and served latterly with the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) during the 9th Xhosa War (1877-78). He became Colonel of the Connaught Rangers in 1895 and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in the same year. He had some difficulty maintaining order on Jersey during the Boer War in the face of Pro-Boer attitudes of some of the French Islanders.
Lot 457
A FINE AND RARE CASED 120 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PERCUSSION PISTOL, BY JOSEPH EGG, NO. 1 PICCADILLY, LONDON, 1829, with signed blued octagonal barrels, silver fore-sight, engraved blued breeches, blued percussion bolsters, engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved case-hardened external actions decorated with scrolls and border ornament, fitted with engraved hammers and blued mainsprings, figured walnut butt cut with a fine pattern of chequering, engraved case-hardened trigger-plate, silver mounts comprising engraved trigger-guard decorated with scrolls of foliage, spurred pommel en suite with the trigger-guard and with a vacant rondel on the base, vacant silver escutcheon, no provision for a ramrod and much original finish throughout: in its original fitted mahogany case, the lid with brass rondel on the outside, the interior with trade label and lined in green baize, complete with a number of accessories including three-way flask, bullet-mould, loading rod, oil bottle and turned bone box for patches, 6.5 cm barrels ¦¦Provenance¦Robin J. Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire¦¦Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834. For a discussion of the Egg family see Blair 1973, pp. 266-299 and 306-353. Another example was sold in this room, 8th December 2010, lot 347. ¦¦¦¦
Lot 463
A RARE .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN EXPERIMENTAL RIFLED PERCUSSION SEA SERVICE PISTOL, DATED 1852, of regulation type, with tapering barrel struck with Ordnance marks at the breech and rifled with three grooves, border-engraved flush-fitting flat lock with ~VR~ crowned, the date, ~Enfield~ and government ownership mark, full stock, brass mounts, swivel ramrod, iron ring for a lanyard, and with some early finish, 5.0 cm barrel¦¦Another example is recorded in the collection of Dr C. H. Roads, see Roads 1964, p. 116. ¦
Lot 467
A VERY RARE 28 BORE EAST SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, LATE 17TH CENTURY, with tapering multi-stage barrel divided by raised mouldings, faceted at the muzzle, decorated over its length in silver with engraved panels of flowers, foliage and scrollwork, a vacant shield towards the median (probably an erased coat-of-arms), raised grooved back-sight at the breech (breech retaining screw replaced, perhaps the original cock screw), rounded lock with traces of a signature and engraved ornament (incomplete, cock missing), fitted with moulded steel and filed steel spring, spirally-moulded silver trigger, three-quarter steel stock profusely inlaid in silver including a running panel of diamonds beneath the barrel, the underside inlaid with engraved silver thistle and tulip flowers, foliate-and diamond-shaped panels, heart-shaped butt inlaid in engraved silver with tulip flowers, panels and hearts (the silver with extensive losses, rubbed), writhen silver ramrod-pipe (pricker missing), engraved iron belt hook decorated with three pair s of foliate beads and a large flowerhead boss towards the bracket, the latter pierced with scrolling tendrils, and original iron ramrod with pierced moulded terminal, 36.4 cm barrel¦¦The inclusion of tulips in the decoration is unusual and only recorded on a small number of pistols of this distinctive type. It has been suggested that this indicates the Protestant Scott~s approval of William of Orange. For an account of this group of pistols with heart shaped pommels see Reid 1963, pp. 26-30. ¦¦A pair of pistols, of slightly later date, with related barrels and mouldings on the belt hook are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Acc. No. 16.54.1-2) and a further related pistol, formerly in the collection of Roy G. Cole, Ontario, was sold Sotheby~s Sussex, 24th July 1995, lot 440.
Lot 5
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, with broad double-edged blade of wootz steel swelling to a ~Cobra~s head~ tip, patinated steel hilt formed with a pair of strongly moulded langets extending over the forte on each side, the portion at the forte widening, curved with blade-catching lugs and engraved with flowers on each face, dish-guard formed of a pair of strongly curved D-shaped panels, the outer face forming a pair of blade-catching lugs en suite, large cup-shaped pommel engraved with scrollwork on the inside, faceted bud-shaped button, and swelling grip decorated with three chevron lines at the base, 81.5 cm blade ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C104.¦¦A related example is preserved in the British Museum (inv. no. 09.1924.11-11.57). See Elgood 2004, p. 83. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 51
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SPEAR HEAD (SANG), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, with curved double-edged terminal spike of hollow-diamond section formed with a medial ridge and two pairs of short fullers on each face, chiselled at the base with addorsed Yali centring on a stylised lotus flower, tapering socket with five raised collars of increasing size, decorated with linear designs, flowers and foliage, flanged outwards at the base and chiselled with a concentric panel of foliage (small areas of pitting), 47.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number F01. ¦¦Three related examples, with less elaborate chiselled decoration, were presented to King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-6 and are now preserved at Sandringham. Two further, also less elaborate examples, are preserved in the Government Museum, Chenai (No. 2236) and the Clive Collection at Powis Castle. See Elgood 2004, p. 194 and Skelton et al 1987, p. 65, no. 69. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 52
A VERY RARE SOUTH INDIAN SPEAR HEAD (SANG), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, with tapering head formed of six triangular flanges each reinforced along the edge with a cusped panel and curved-down at the base to a scrolling terminal, spirally-fluted tapering socket formed with three raised collars, a star-shaped disc at the top beneath the head and cusped bottom border (areas of pitting), 50.5 cm head¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number F36.¦¦Stated to be only one of three extant examples of this type, all of which are associated with the Mysore Palace Armoury. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 6
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, with associated broad double-edged blade swelling to a ~Cobra~s head~ tip, steel hilt formed with a pair of strongly moulded langets extending over the forte on each side, the portion at the forte widening, curved with blade-catching lugs and engraved with flowers on each face, dish-guard formed of a pair of strongly curved D-shaped panels, the outer face forming a pair of blade-catching lugs en suite, large cup-shaped pommel engraved with scrollwork on the inside, engraved faceted bud-shaped button (perhaps restored), and swelling grip decorated with lines in the centre (patinated throughout) 81.7 cm blade ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C106.¦¦A related example is preserved in the British Museum (inv. no. 09.1924.11-11.57). See Elgood 2004, p. 83. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
Lot 65
A VERY FINE AND RARE NORTH INDIAN FULL ARMOUR OF MAIL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIKANER, formed of small rivetted rings of D-section wire alternating with solid rings of near square-section wire, comprising helmet (coif), fitted at its apex with a pierced low domed boss (a small internally patched repair), extending to the upper chest and over the upper back, open shirt (zireh), extending to the mid-thigh and with arms covering the elbow, fitted at its neck with an early padded collar and with a copper arsenal disc, vented at the back, and a pair of full length trousers (small losses and expert restorations), on a mannequin with stand ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number A09.¦¦This armour is of notably high quality and probably homogenous.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 66
A VERY FINE AND RARE NORTH INDIAN MAIL AND PLATE SHIRT (ZEREH BAGTAR), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIJAPUR, INSCRIBED TO MAHARAJA ANUP SINGH (REIGNED 1669-98), formed of riveted rings of D-section wire alternating with solid rings of D-section wire, open at the front, a pair of three-quarter length arms, extending to the thighs, vented at the back, the front, back, and sides fitted with vertical panels of cusped rectangular lamellar plates over the torso, those on the back arranged over seven columns with two tall panels on each side, that on the left with a Devanagari inscription on the inside and those at the front arranged over four columns on each side (small losses, some minor early internally patched repairs, expert restorations), fitted with a lead tag at the bottom of the back, and remaining in very good to fine condition¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number A22.¦¦The inscription includes the name Maharajah Anup Singh and ~No. 10~. A near identical example, also inscribed to Maharajah Anup Singh and with the date samvat 1748 (A.D. 1691-2) is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 2000.497). Maharaja Anup Singh (reigned 1669-98) was a general in the armies of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707) and led a series of campaigns in the Deccan including battles at Golconda in 1687 and Adoni in 1689. Most of the arms and armour captured by him was then placed in his armoury at Bikaner. The date on the shirt in the Metropolitan indicates that it must have been taken as booty during one of the Deccan campaigns and the same is likely for this lot. Both shirts almost certainly originate from Bijapur, the richest and most powerful state in the Deccan until its defeat by Aurangzeb. ¦¦The form of this shirt is notably rare, related examples are also encountered in Eastern Europe and Russia. Mail shirts reinforced with steel or iron plates were probably introduced to India during the early Mughal period by the Ottomans. See Alexander 2015, p. 46, no. 13.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
Lot 68
A RARE INDO-PERSIAN MAIL SHIRT WITH INSCRIBED LINKS, POSSIBLY 15TH/16TH CENTURY, openly woven, formed of inscribed flat riveted rings, open at the front, extending to the thigh and with a pair of arms extending to the forearms (losses), with a portion of a padded collar¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number A24.¦¦The inscriptions appear to be stamped with the names of Allah and the five leading imams. Shirts of this type may have been manufactured in Persia or, alternatively by Ottoman Turkish armourers working in Hyderabad during the 16th Century. Two further shirts from this small group are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2014.198 and 2016.2.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 69
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN HELMET (TOP), 16TH CENTURY, with rounded bulbous skull of wootz steel rising to a moulded spike at its apex, fitted at the front with a hinged crescentic face-defence (restored), on each side with a hinged cheek-piece (one restored) and at the back with a short neck-defence, and pierced around the base for a lining (areas of pitting, small chips and very small holes), 24.0 cm, the skull¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number A53.¦¦A similar helmet, formerly in the Meyrick Collection at Goodrich Court, is preserved in the British Museum (museum no. 1878.11-1.404), see Elgood 2004, p. 64, plate 5.12. Another, dated as late 15th/16th century is preserved in the Furusiyya Art Foundation, see Mohamed 2007, p. 328, no. 315. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 7
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN BROADSWORD, 16TH/17TH CENTURY, with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section (perhaps associated), iron hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of long shaped langets chiselled with foliage, upward-curved guard, pommel en suite with the guard and fitted with an additional shaped bar (restorations, the iron parts pitted), and integral banded grip with central chiselled foliate collar, 76.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C124.¦¦Similar swords are preserved in the British Museum, London (nos. 096145 and 293376) and the Victoria and Albert Museum. See Elgood 2004, p. 89, figs 8.34 and 8.35 and Rawson 1968 plates 18-20.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 70
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN MAIL AND PLATE HELMET (TOP), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, formed of eight slightly curved tapering plates of low V-section, narrowing towards the top and formed with a recessed border, joined together by three rows of rivetted mail rings of flattened D-section wire (small losses and minor replacements), the apex with a broad band of mail fitted with a rondel with fluted bud-shaped finial (restored), fitted at the front with a rectangular staple (restored) with early sliding crescentic face-guard with recurved writhen top finial, and at the rear with mail neck-defence (three plates with small internally patched repairs, one with a small crack, small areas of light rust and pitting, ear defences missing), 42.0 cm high¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number A07.¦¦A similar helmet, taken at the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 and later in the Codrington Collection (sold Christie~s 9th April 1863), is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (object no. XXVIA.57). Another, with a replaced face-guard, formerly in the Meyrick Collection at Goodrich Court, is preserved in the British Museum (museum no. 1878.1101.404). See Elgood 2004, p. 58, plate 5.3. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 71
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN MAIL AND PLATE HELMET (TOP), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, formed of nine slightly curved tapering plates joined together by three rows of rivetted mail rings of flattened D-section wire, fitted at the apex with a broad band of mail fitted with a conical finial drawn-up to a bud-shaped finial, the front with a portion of its peak on three plates and a central rectangular staple for a nasal, a pair of cheek-defences (one restored) and a small plate at the rear (minor restorations, extensive losses, pitted), 46.5 cm high¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number A36.¦¦A similar helmet, taken at the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 and later in the Codrington Collection (sold Christie~s 9th April 1863), is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (object no. XXVIA.57). Another, with a replaced face defence, formerly in the Meyrick Collection at Goodrich Court, is preserved in the British Museum (museum no. 1878.1101.404). See Elgood 2004, p. 58, plate 5.3. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦ ¦
Lot 8
A VERY RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, LATE 15TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADURAI, with broad slightly curved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section at the tip (slightly bent in profile), formed with a central ridge dividing two long fullers on each face, widening at the base, formed with a crescentic opening applied with silver on one side and set with a silver foliate washer on the other, iron hilt retained by iron nails over silver washers (expert restorations including the upper portion of the back of the grip and the back of the pommel), comprising long slender langets extending over the forte, lobated guard including a stylised parrots head terminals, swelling integral grip, three-bud pommel en suite with the guard and rising in the centre to a compressed spherical button, 57.2 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C109.¦¦A sword with a similar pommel, symbolising the trimurti (Brama, Vishnu and Maheswara), is illustrated on a sculpture in the Rama Temple, Kumbakonam, built circa 1610. See Elgood 2004, p. 122, figs 11.18 and 11.19. For other examples of this rare form see Hales 2013, p. 71, nos. 154 and 155. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
Lot 65
A 19th century French rare musical figural mantle clock, the gilt metal case in the form a female holding an anchor and a cornucopia leaning against the dial, mounted on a rosewood base with mother of pearl plaque and under a later glass dome, the Swiss made musical mechanism playing a choice of two airs via a cylinder and tuned steel comb with pull chord, 32cm high x 25cm wide, A/F
Lot 120
Two Rare Second World War German Maps, one titled "Zusammendruck Caen-Chartres", showing the area Normandy-Caen/Bayeux with the D-Day landing beaches, circa 1940, 78cm by 111cm (tears to the margins), the other of more detailed "Bordeaux" area, 60cm by 79.5cm, each in a leather bound clear plastic pouch (2)
Lot 205
A Collection of Omani and Middle Eastern Artefacts, including an Omani saddle tree with flat weave padding and silvered mounts, a Moroccan, High Atlas woven thick woollen hooded robe (Djellebah), three Sultanate of Oman Dish-Dashas (robes) with 'Agals (headbands) and a loin cloth, an Egyptian blue cotton thobe (robe) and headdress, a Sultanate of Oman water skin and skin coffee bean sack, a Dhufar Province indigo fringed kilt,two rare Sultanate of Oman Ghee (clarified butter) pots, an Omani silver coffee pot, a quantity of Omani and Turkish brass, copper and other metalware coffee pots, water jugs, coffee grinder, a large brass water pipe with coconut shell bowl, etc in five boxes; also, a framed green velvet pennant embroidered in silver bullion thread with the Omani insignia, three framed photographs of Sultans of Oman, one being Amir Abdullah and four steel engravings
Lot 219
A Rare 19th Century Barundi Sacred Tree Drum, East Africa, carved from a large tree trunk, the resonator of stretched cow hide secured by wooden pegs, raised on three outsplayed block feet, 59cm diameter, 125cm high.Footnote:- These drums would have been used at ceremonies and social gatherings.No splits to the head. Good strong sound.
Lot 57
A Rare Second World War British Moeris ATP (Army Trade Pattern) Wristwatch, the gold sheen dial with arabic numerals, with hour and minute hand lume plots, enclosing maker's name MOERIS, with luminous hands, the concentric radial brushed subsidiary seconds dial with blued steel hand, in a chromium plated case, the back stamped WATERPROOF STAINLESS STEEL BACK, numbered 2657913 and faintly marked with broad arrow/A.T.P./51500, lacks wrist strapWorking condition, wear to the chromium plating, scratching to the glass face.
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