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Lot 55
SOULAGES Pierre-LAUDE Jean. "Discours Innaugural". Fata Morgana, 1974. In-8 elongated in ff. under cover with flaps. Scattered foxing, more marked on the cover. FIRST EDITION. Limited edition of 550 COPIES. ONE of 50 numbered on Arches, the only ones to contain the 2 original full-page ENGRAVINGS by Pierre SOULAGES. Very very rare. Height : 21,8 cm / Width : 12,6 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.
Lot 57
Pierre SOULAGES (1919) Lithograph n°29 Original lithograph (3 colour passages) Signed in pencil On vellum 104 x 70 cm Justified artist's proof (outside the edition numbered at 200 copies) Rare copy signed in pencil and dedicated by the artist to the German art historian Kurt Martin REFERENCES: Catalogue raisonné des estampes originales de Pierre Soulages, BNF #77. Original lithograph created in 1972 for the Olympic Games in Munich Very good condition, the sheet slightly yellowed, small defects at the edge of the sheet Height : 104 cm / Width : 70 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.
Lot 41
Pierre SOULAGES (After)Composition #3, 1962Offset-litho in colors on thick paperPlate-signed lower rightDimensions :+ Size of the sheet. 35,5 x 27.5 cm. / 14 x 10,8 in.+ Size of the image 29,7 x 22,5 cm. / 11,8 x 8,8 in.In very good condition, minor folds on the upper margin. Very well inked with strong contrast.From a small size edition.This print was printed for the the rare Hazan portfolio dedicated to Pierre Soulages.Published by Fernand Hazan, coll. Peintres d'aujourd'hui, Paris, 1962. Height : 35.5 cm / Width : 27.5 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.
Lot 35
Pierre SOULAGES (After)Composition, 1962Offset-litho in colors on thick paperPlate-signed lower rightDimensions :+ Size of the sheet. 35,5 x 27.5 cm. / 14 x 10,8 in.+ Size of the image 29,7 x 22,5 cm. / 11,8 x 8,8 in.In very good condition, minor folds on the upper margin. Very well inked with strong contrast.From a small size edition.This print was printed for the the rare Hazan portfolio dedicated to Pierre Soulages.Published by Fernand Hazan, coll. Peintres d'aujourd'hui, Paris, 1962. Height : 35.5 cm / Width : 27.5 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.
Lot 79
A Rare .577 (24-Bore) Percussion Sporting Rifle With Back-Action LockBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 2402 For 1833With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel (pitted along the bottom flats of the breech) signed in full along the top flat (engraving refreshed), rifled with ten spiral grooves, and leaf-sighted from '50' to '150' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, recessed patent breech (nipple replaced) with two platinum lines and replacement plug, long tapering tang engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage and with a tiger's mask on the sighting flat, signed border engraved rounded detented lock decorated with foliate scrollwork and a prone stag in a landscape, foliate scroll engraved dolphin hammer with safety-catch behind, replacement ebonised half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate engraved with a stag's head and foliate scrollwork on the heel tang, trigger-guard decorated with a tiger in a landscape within ropework borders on the bow, trigger-plate serial numbered on the tang and with pointed finial engraved with a scallop shell, adjustable set trigger, and horn-tipped ramrod (refurbished overall, some wear and pitting, engraving refreshed), indistinct London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 70 cm. barrelFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 149. Recorded as sold on 9 May 1833 for £39.18.0. Unsworth notes 'Described as having 'back-action locks', whereas almost all Purdey's rifles had bar action/front-action locks.' Built for the Hon. W.F.B. CallaghanDallas, p. 191For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 88
A Very Rare .850 (8-Bore) Percussion D.B. Big Game Rifle By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 3839 For 1844With shortened rebrowned twist sighted barrels (back-sight replaced) signed in full along the rib (engraving refreshed) and each rifled with twelve spiral grooves, border engraved breeches retaining traces of case-hardening and each with short platinum line and pierced platinum plug, and engraved with a tiger's mask on the flat between, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed border engraved serial numbered detented flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, the left lock with a tiger in a landscape, and the right with a lion in a landscape, foliate scroll engraved hammers each with a safety-catch in front, re-ebonised half-stock over old bruising and surface damage (some of the finish lifting and incomplete around the back of the lock cavities) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts comprising chequered butt-plate (pitted and filed off on the heel tang), trigger-guard with foliate scroll engraved serial numbered patent grip-safety and retaining traces of engraved lion in a landscape on the bow, the latter retaining traces of original blueing on the inside, long slender tang engraved with foliate scrolls, hinged circular patch-box cover re-engraved with a lion in a landscape within a border of repeated flowering foliage, the inside engraved 'drams 2½', grooved forward trigger, sling button engraved with a flower-head, original serial numbered brass-mounted ramrod, and reproduction black leather sling (in refurbished condition, some old wear and pitting), London proof marks and James Purdey barrelsmith's mark (3)75 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 157. Recorded as sold on 9 April 1844. Unsworth notes 'Purchased with No. 3840 ['A Large Double Bullet Gun'] for a total of £150 and with a Wainscot case to hold both 'furnished complete'. No. 3839 was described as 'A Large Double Rifle 2 ozs.' (i.e. 8 bore), with a grip safety-lever but not the intercepting sears. The pair was brought by an officer of the Madras Light Cavalry. The rifle retains its brass-bound oak case with an inner tray for No. 3840. The rifling pitch is one turn in 30''; the patch-box cover is engraved inside 2½ drams; lion on the lid; lion and tiger on the lock-plates, 'A double 8 bore is rare'. Built for the Hon. H. ArbuthnotDallas, p. 192Offered with the original brass-mounted two-tier oak case (linings and compartments missing, tray replaced) acquired from D.B. 'Bunney' Tubbs in July 1996; and an 8-bore brass bullet-mouldFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 89
A Rare And Unusual .600 (19-Bore) Percussion Sporting RifleSigned G.E. Walker, Newbury, Late With J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. GEW 68, Circa 1845With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel (some scattered old pitting) signed along the top flat, rifled with nine wide spiral grooves, and with short platinum line on the folding-leaf back-sight, recessed patent breech with platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, the top flat engraved with a stag's head, tang engraved with foliate scrollwork and with a tiger's mask on the sighting flat, signed border engraved serial numbered detented flat lock decorated with foliate scrollwork and a tiger in a landscape, replacement dolphin hammer engraved with foliate scrollwork, engraved safety-catch, highly figured half-stock (old repairs on either side of the heel) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved steel mounts (engraving refreshed) comprising butt-plate decorated with foliate scrollwork on the heel tang, spur trigger-guard en suite, trigger-plate with scroll engraved pointed finial, hinged circular patch-box cover decorated with a flower-head centred on a border of ropework, vacant gold escutcheon and silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, sling mounts, and original ramrod with dark horn tip, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Evans 75 cm. barrelFootnotes:George E. Walker is recorded in Newbury, Berkshire between 1843 and 1869Cf. a 13-bore pin-fire d.b. sporting gun (no. 696) by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 2 December 2004, lot 379For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 94
A Rare And Unusual .450 (50-Bore Black Powder Express) Percussion Two-Groove Sporting Rifle By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 5798 For 1860With rebrowned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat and rifled for a belted ball, leaf-sighted from '100' to '250' yards, each leaf with slender platinum line, folding adjustable long range sight from '300' yards and with slender platinum line, border engraved case-hardened recessed patent breech with platinum line and pierced platinum plug engraved with a rosette within an engraved border, the serial number scratched onto the flat of the breech-hook, tang engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered detented flat lock decorated with foliate scrollwork, the mechanism retaining its case-hardened and burnished finish, dolphin hammer decorated en suite and with blued safety-catch in front, figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end (minor old split on one side), the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved steel mounts retaining some original blueing and case-hardening, comprising chequered butt-plate with foliate engraved heel, serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with foliate scrollwork between borders of ropework on the bow, trigger-plate with chequered pineapple finial, hinged circular patch-box cover with a circular arrangement of foliage centred on a border of ropework, the inside engraved '3 Drams. R. Powder', engraved steel barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, sling mounts, and horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks 77 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceL. Patrick Unsworth Collection LiteratureUnsworth, p. 171, pls. 80-82. Recorded as sold on 26 January 1860 for £18.0.0. Unsworth notes 'one of the few singles with Purdey's own style of hammer and the only rifle to have been encountered in which the fore-end of the lock-plate is surrounded above and below by the stock-wood, made to special order by restocking the barrel, fitting new lock, new furniture and executing extra engraving. For a full account of this rifle see idem, pp. 101-103. Originally built for Mr. Thomas Walton Roberts and later resold to the Duke of Hamilton and BrandonDallas, p. 192For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 104
A Very Fine And Rare Cased .600 (18-Bore) Pin-Fire Bastin System D.B. Sporting RifleBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 7019 For 1865With browned damascus twist barrels each rifled with six spiral grooves, matted along the rib at the breech and towards the fore-sight, and signed in full forward of the folding leaf sights from '50' to '300' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, case-hardened long slender tang decorated with symmetrical foliate scrollwork, swept fences, border engraved sliding breech-action and lever of Bastin Le Page type all made in one and decorated en suite, the lever with blued spring catch and sliding the barrels for loading and unloading, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered detented back-action locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and stamped with locksmith's initials 'JP' on the inside, the mechanisms retaining their case-hardened and burnished finish, dolphin hammers decorated en suite, pierced for extracting cartridges and each with blued safety-catch in front, highly figured butt with cheek-piece and chequered grip, blued steel mounts comprising chequered butt engraved 'Charge 2¾' over 'No. 6 Powder' on the heel, serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with foliage scrollwork between borders of repeated flowering foliage on the bow, vacant silver escutcheon, and in exceptional condition retaining virtually all its original finish: in original fitted oak case lined in burgundy baize with accessories including original steel bullet mould and case-trimmer serial numbered to the rifle, powder-measure, chamber-brush, and early cartridge-case resizer/extractor, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label with handwritten loading instructions, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, and with its original leather travelling cover, London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 76 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionL. Patrick Unsworth Collection. Offered with a typed label giving details of the rifle and confirming its purchase from W. Keith Neal on 18 May 1985LiteratureUnsworth, pp. 122-125 and p. 178, pls. 87-89. Recorded as sold on 5 August 1865 for £88.0.0. Built for a Mr. Edward Ladd Betts, 9 St. George Street, WestminsterDallas, p. 193For more information see I.M. Crudgington & D.J. Baker, The British Shotgun, Volume One 1850-1870, 1979, pp. 84 and 212For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 117
A Rare Cased 27-Bore Percussion D.B. Pistol By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 2276 For 1833With rebrowned twist sighted barrels, border engraved breeches each with short platinum line and engraved with a starburst between, long border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy and with foliate scrolls either side of the sighting groove, the latter engraved with a starburst, border engraved rounded back-action locks each signed in full, decorated with foliate scrollwork, and with blued safety-catch engaging with the rear of each foliate engraved hammer, the mechanisms (one mainspring an old replacement) retaining their burnished finish, ebonised half-stock with chequered rounded butt, the latter with rounded butt-trap engraved with a ropework border and with hinged ovoidal cover decorated with a flower-head, border engraved trigger-guard retaining some blueing on the inside and decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, chequered forward trigger, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrod (light rust patination): in associated lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish, brass powder-measure, and steel combination tool, the interior of the lid with large light blue maker's trade label, the exterior with highly figured veneer and circular vacant escutcheon, London proof marks 11.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 133. Recorded as 'one of a pair of 'Small Double Pistols' sold on 8 July 1833 for £52.10.0. Built for Lord MiddletonFor a pair of similar pistols by the same maker (nos. 2727 and 2728) and sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 25 July 2012, lot 306For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 118
A Fine Cased And Very Rare 16-Bore Percussion D.B. Travelling PistolBy J. Purdey, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 846, Circa 1825With browned twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with short platinum line, pierced platinum plug, and engraved with a starburst between, nipples stamped 'L' and 'R' respectively, case-hardened tang engraved with a symmetrical design of foliage and with a shell in the sighting groove, signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, a starburst and with a martial trophy on the tail, dolphin hammers en suite (each nose chipped), engraved safety-catches, and the mechanisms retaining their burnished finish, highly figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt (minor score on one side), border engraved blued steel mounts comprising rounded butt-cap decorated with a flower-head centred on the engraved retaining screw, trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with pineapple finial, chequered forward trigger, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrod, and in fine condition retaining nearly all its original finish: in its lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, and combination tool, in its leather wallet, the exterior of the lid (some bruising along the back) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a knurled flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Charles Lancaster 19 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 130. Built for a Mr. Thistlethwayte Dallas, p. 190This appears to be the earliest known cased percussion pistol by PurdeyFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 120
A Rare Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Percussion Rifled Target PistolsBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 1130 And 1131 For 1827With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each rifled with sixteen grooves and signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened patent breeches each with blued back-sight, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, case-hardened tangs each engraved with scrolling foliage and with a shell on the flat, signed border engraved serial numbered detented flat locks each decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers decorated en suite and each engaging with an engraved safety-catch, ebonised half-stocks each with angled chequered rounded butt slightly flared above the ovoidal butt-cap, the latter engraved with roped border and with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw, dark horn fore-end caps, trigger-guards retaining some original blueing and each decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with pineapple-shaped finial engraved with a shell, blued adjustable set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original ramrods each with long brass tip (some old rust patination): in lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with brass-mounted two-way powder-flask (minor dents) retaining much of its lacquered finish, and other later accessories, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor old damage and some staining), the exterior (old splits) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Evans 24.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 130. Recorded as sold on 2 May 1827 for £52.10.0. to a Captain Robert Innes, 2nd DragoonsDallas, p. 190For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 121
A Rare And Early Cased Pair Of 36-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy J. Purdey Of London, Nos. 968 And 969 For 1826With rebrowned twist sighted barrels slightly swamped towards the muzzles, border engraved patent breeches (some old pitting) each with platinum line behind the back-sight and with pierced platinum plug, case-hardened tangs each decorated with a design of symmetrical scrollwork, a martial trophy and a shell on the sighting flat, signed detented flat bevelled locks each retaining some case-hardening, decorated with foliate scrollwork and serial numbered on the flat in front of the hammer, dolphin hammers (one hammer-nose repaired) decorated en suite and each engaging with an engraved safety-catch, figured half-stocks each with silver fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt with earliest form of flared ovoidal pommel, the latter inset with border engraved flat steel oval each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, border engraved blued steel trigger-guards each with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with large pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods, the tips also forming powder-measures: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, leather-faced mallet/ramrod, and patch-cutter, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label with 4 Princes Street address, the exterior (some old bruising) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmiths mark of Charles Lancaster over stamped with that of James Purdey 24 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceL. Patrick Unsworth Collection LiteratureUnsworth, pp. 37, 58-59, 62 and 130, col. pls. 17, 18, 20 and 22. Recorded as sold 3 June 1826 for £42.0.0. to Sir Richard Bulkeley Phillips, later Baron Milford of Phaim Lodge, Alton, Hampshire. Unsworth notes 'The earliest pistols with a contemporary account in the Ledgers and, for the present, the latest serial numbers known to have been sold from 4 Princes Street'Dallas, pp. 190 and p. 25, illustrated topDonald Dallas, James Purdey & Sons, Gun And Rifle Makers..., 2013, p. 62, illustrated topOffered with a typed label giving details of the pistols and signed by Mr. UnsworthFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 31
Forty-Nine Various Shot-ChargersEight Stamped Sykes Patent, Two Stamped Dixon & Son, Patent, And Two Stamped G. & J.W. Hawksley, 18th/19th CenturyOf steel and brass, all double-ended and comprising seventeen of swelling oval section with medial turns and external spring for the hinged lids, one of brass, one retaining some of its green paint, and three bright and of modern manufacture; eleven of similar form and each with flush-fitting lid spring; nineteen others each of oval section and each with internal lid spring (one pitted), one of rare double-ended form, three of brass; and another of tubular brass with turned medial band, one lid stamped 'SYKES PATENT' and the other 1¼ oz' (49)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 39
A Rare Purdey Trade Label, And Nine OthersThe First Circa 1868-77, Five Circa 1827-77, The Remainder 1878-82All with 314½ Oxford Street, London address, two with handwritten loading instructions (some staining and damage); together with two reproduction Purdey trade labels (12)Footnotes:For the first see Donald Dallas, James Purdey & Sons Gun and Rifle Makers..., 2013, p. 389For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 40
Purdey Related EphemeraComprising a rare Directions For Loading And Managing Purdey's Breech-Loading Guns, no. 5863 for a 12-bore pin-fire d.b. sporting gun built for a Mr. J.M. Needham and sold in 1860, hand annotated; another, no. 6763 for a 12-bore pin-fire d.b. sporting gun built for the Marquis of Bristol and sold in 1864, hand annotated, in modern brown cloth binding with gilt title; and another, no. 7193 for a 12-bore centre-fire d.b. sporting gun built for a Mr. W.C. Weddall; a 1929 instruction booklet for the Care and Maintenance of Purdey Guns, plum cloth-covered binding with gilt title; two post-War sales brochures for Guns And Rifles By James Purdey & Sons Ltd; another, for Guns & Rifles by James Purdey & Sons Ltd.; an advertising card for A Purdey Electric Spotter Gun; a leaflet giving details of Purdey's Shooting Ground And School; a related card; and a small quantity of detached labels (a lot)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 41
A Very Rare 16-Bore D.B. Flintlock Sporting Gun By Purdey, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 221, Circa 1820Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib, replacement recessed patent breeches each with rectangular gold-lined stamp between gold lines, platinum-lined touch-hole, and engraved with a starburst between, foliate scroll engraved tang decorated with a shell on the sighting groove, border engraved flat locks each serial numbered on the flat behind the pan shield, signed 'PURDEY' between foliate scrolls, and engraved 'PATENT' within foliage on the tail, external safety-catches each engaging with the back of the foliate engraved pierced cock and activated by the border engraved grip-safety engraved 'PATENT' centred on a starburst between foliage, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate retaining traces of engraved decoration on the heel tang, and trigger-guard with symmetrical foliate scrolls involving a serpent on the bow, foliate engraved pineapple-shaped rear ramrod-pipe finial, and brass-mounted ramrod (some old wear, rust patination and re-engraving), barrelsmith's marks of Charles Lancaster 79.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureDallas, p. 190 Previously unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 45
A Rare Cased 10-Bore Percussion Sporting GunBy J. Purdey, No. 315 Oxford Street, London, No. 1100 For 1827With rebrowned twist three-stage sighted barrel, octagonal breech signed in full along the top flat (signature refreshed) and becoming polygonal towards the turned girdle, recessed patent breech with platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tang decorated with a shell on the sighting flat, signed border engraved serial numbered flat lock engraved with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammer en suite, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and rechequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with foliage on the heel tang, and trigger-guard with a symmetrical design of scrolling foliage on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial engraved with a scallop shell, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod (worm incomplete and cap missing, some old wear and rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including Sykes patent powder-flask with brass top and bag-shaped planished tin body, leather shot-belt with brass Dixon & Sons patent nozzle, Sykes circular brass capper, steel combination tool, in its leather wallet, mainspring clamp and four steel double-ended shot-chargers, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged) with 315 Oxford Street address, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Evans 79.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 195. Recorded as sold 25 June 1827. Built for a Mr. J.C. ReeveSingle-barrelled percussion guns by Purdey are rare (see lot 53). For other examples see no. 1686 sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 24 April 2013, lot 401; and Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 24For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 50
A Fine Cased 14-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 3520 For 1841With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib and serial numbered 3521, border engraved breeches each with short platinum line, pierced platinum plug, and engraved with symmetrical foliage between, case-hardened tang decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered flat locks decorated with foliate scrollwork, the left lock with a gundog pursuing a cock pheasant in a landscape, the right lock with three ducks on a lake, dolphin hammers engraved with foliate scrollwork en suite, the mechanisms retaining their burnished finish, highly figured lacquered half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, blued steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and comprising butt-plate with three snipe in a landscape on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard with three cock pheasants on the tang and two pointers in a landscape on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial decorated with scrollwork, border engraved vacant gold escutcheon and foliate scroll engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, grooved forward trigger, foliate scroll engraved rear ramrod-pipe finial, brass-mounted ramrod, probably original, and most of its original finish: in later brass-mounted mahogany case fitted and lined in blue velvet with accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with brass top and bag-shaped planished tin body, rare G. & J.W. Hawksley double shot-flask with white-metal nozzle and replacement brown leather bag-shaped body, Allport circular white-metal cap dispenser with suspension ring, reproduction nipple-primer, Sykes tubular adjustable brass measure for 'Drams of powder' and 'Ounces of shot', and a cardboard box of Eley Bros. Ld., London 'Chemically Prepared Elastic Gun Wadding', the exterior of the lid (area of scratching) with shaped brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 77.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 229. Recorded as sold on 16 April 1841. Unsworth notes 'Sold via an agent in Calcutta for a maharajah. Gold mounted. The stock and locks of No. 3520 are now fitted with the barrels of No. 3521. Gold escutcheons to the barrel-retaining wedge and a gold shield to the rear of the false-breech tang. Engraved with a dog pointing a pheasant on the left lock, birds on the right plate; two pointers on the guard-bow and duck on the butt-tang'. Built for The Maharajah Hindu Maa (sic), through the agent Messrs. Allan Paton & Co. of CalcuttaDallas, p. 191For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 53
A Very Rare Cased Pair Of 12-Bore Percussion Live Pigeon GunsBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, Nos. 4875 And 4876 For 1853With browned twist three-stage sighted barrels each with octagonal breech signed in full along the top flat, numbered '1' and '2' respectively, and becoming polygonal towards the turned girdle, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with platinum line and pierced platinum plug engraved with a rosette, case-hardened tangs each engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage and numbered '1' and '2' respectively, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each serial numbered on the inside and decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, the mechanisms retaining nearly all their burnished and case-hardened finish, figured half-stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and comprising butt-plates (some loss of finish), blued serial numbered trigger-guards, case-hardened trigger-plates each with engraved pointed finial, vacant silver escutcheons, border engraved case-hardened barrel-bolt escutcheons, and retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted two-tier oak case with accessories including two G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flasks each with brass top and bag-shaped planished tin body, two Sykes leather shot-flasks, and original key with card label handwritten 'Gun Case Purdey', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 79.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 244. Recorded as sold on 18 August 1853 for £57.15.0. Unsworth notes '... The guns were sold at auction in 1986 and then went to USA. The original case later came to light in the UK and, after long negotiations, the guns have recrossed the Atlantic and became reunited with the original case and its accessories.' Built for a Mr. B.J.M. PraedDallas, p. 192For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 64
Twelve Rare Brass-Mounted Leather Bayonet Scabbards For Chillingham Muskets Circa 1833Each of characteristic form, numbered respectively '2', '6', '7', '9', '16', '18', '19', '24', '27', '28', '30' and '35', the last for the 5th Earl of Tankerville's musket (leather with surface damage, most seams open, frog-button missing from nos. 6 and 9, chapes missing from nos. 19, 24, 27, 28 and 30) (12)54 cm. to 57 cm.Footnotes:See footnote to the following lotFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 65
A Rare Chillingham .650 (16-Bore) Percussion Rifled Musket, No. 20By J. Purdey Of London, Circa 1833With browned twist sighted barrel rifled with ten spiral grooves, octagonal at the breech and with folding-leaf sights from '100' to '200' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, case-hardened patent breech and tang each numbered '20', the former with pierced platinum plug and oval steel protective shield, signed case-hardened detented flat lock numbered on the inside, case-hardened hammer, figured three-quarter stock with cheek-piece, plain brass mounts comprising butt-plate, spur trigger-guard, turned ramrod-pipes, and fore-end cap, brass-tipped ramrod with horn terminal, and retaining nearly all its original finish, Birmingham proof marks; together with its socket bayonet with blade (some old light pitting) of hollow triangular section stamped 'S. Hill', and socket numbered '20' to correspond with the musket, in an original black leather scabbard (damaged and open along the seam, locket and chape missing) (2)85 cm. barrel Footnotes:This is one of a unique stand-of-arms consisting of thirty-five weapons commissioned by the 5th Earl of Tankerville (1776-1859) of Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, complete with bayonets and other accessories, to arm a body of yeomanry. Purdey completed the order between February 1832 and June 1833. The first thirty-three weapons are virtually identical and were supplied at a cost of £10 each including bayonets. Numbers 34 and 35 were of higher quality priced at £15 15s each, and were intended for use by Lord Tankerville and his son, Lord Ossulston (see lot 93). See Unsworth pp. 106-107, pls. 92-93Cf. no. 10 and no. 12 sold in these Rooms on 11 May 2016 and 23 September 2020, lots 167 and 261 respectively. No. 16 was sold at Thomas Del Mar Ltd in Association with Sotheby's, London on 12 December 2007, lot 558For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![[DEFOE (DANIEL)][Moll Flanders] The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders... Written from Her Own Memorandum.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ccdb6d54-77ac-49b7-bb5d-af3c00ca756d/4bd5700d-1fea-48db-a5c5-af3c00cdaf65/468x382.jpg)
Lot 103
[DEFOE (DANIEL)][Moll Flanders] The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders... Written from Her Own Memorandum. The Second Edition Corrected, without final blank, title within 2-line border, title soiled with short tear touching one letter (repaired with old paper on blank verso), small ink spot on p.38, one corner of pp.89/90 torn away with loss of one word, some small stains and soiling throughout, later half calf, crudely rebacked in cloth [ESTC N31966, Cornell and Princeon only], 8vo, T. Edlin, W. Chetwood, W. Mears, J. Brotherton, C. King and J. Stags, 1722Footnotes:VERY RARE SECOND EDITION OF MOLL FLANDERS, published just a few months after the first edition in July 1722, with ESTC citing two copies only.Provenance: Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy (1933-2019), ownership inscription inside upper cover, inherited from his uncle Edward Gathorne-Hardy; by descent to the present owner.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 113
BERRY (WILLIAM)North America Divided into its Principall Parts Where are Distinguished the Severall States Which Belong to the English, Spanish and French, large hand-coloured engraved map on 2 sheets (joined), large cartouche decorated with Native Americans, exotic parrots and creatures, old folds, upper margin trimmed within platemark and frayed with short tears touching rule border, side margins slightly frayed with a few small tears [Burden II 532], folio (565 x 880mm.), William Berry, 1680 [c.1681]Footnotes:LARGE, SEPARATELY PRINTED AND 'VERY RARE MAP OF NORTH AMERICA' (BURDEN), UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE NEWLY CREATED PENNSYLVANIA. 'Pennsilvania' is named within the map but with no boundary lines and not mentioned amongst the regions that appear in the caption title at the upper border, indicating that the map was issued very shortly after the granting of William Penn's land charter in March 1681. Burden suggests that this map may have been engraved by Hermann Moll, making it among the earliest examples of his work.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![CAMDEN (WILLIAM)The Abridgment of Camden's Britan[n]ia with the Maps of the Severall Shires of England and Wales, engraved a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ccdb6d54-77ac-49b7-bb5d-af3c00ca756d/8455f76e-163e-4fcd-8b69-af3c00cdd44b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 115
CAMDEN (WILLIAM)The Abridgment of Camden's Britan[n]ia with the Maps of the Severall Shires of England and Wales, engraved allegorical title, engraved general map ('A Tipe of England'), and 48 engraved county maps (of 51, lacks Dorset, Leicestershire and Flintshire), title detached and margins slightly trimmed (not touching platemark), approximately 11 leaves gnawed at fore-edge (with loss of a few letters to 6 pages), old dampstain to these and a few others towards beginning of volume (mostly marginal, just straying within platemark of 3 maps), minor soiling throughout, nineteenth century half morocco, worn [ESTC S107395; Chubb XLI], oblong 8vo (140 x 190mm.), John Bill, 1626Footnotes:RARE. The maps are based on those of Peter Keer (1599), and are the earliest known county maps to bear latitudinal and longitudinal markings.Provenance: Thomas Spencer, ownership inscription dated 1731 on verso of title; W. Goodbody (1823) and W. Goodbody (1861), inscriptions on front free endpaper, and other Goodbody inscriptions in upper margin of title, blank lower margin of Hampshire map and a few other places.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 119
JEFFEREYS (THOMAS)A Description of the Maritime Parts of France... Illustrated with Charts of Sea-Coast, and Plans of all the Fortified Places On It, FIRST EDITION, 87 engraved maps, charts and plans (one folding) untrimmed in contemporary boards, worn, some loss to spine, upper joint weakened, oblong folio (290 x 430mm.), Thomas Jefferys, 1761Footnotes:FIRST EDITION OF A RARE THOMAS JEFFEREYS ATLAS OF MARITIME FRANCE.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 134
DELAMOTTE (WILLIAM ALFRED)Original Views of Oxford, its Colleges, Chapels and Gardens... with Historical and Descriptive Notices by Charles Ollier, hand-coloured lithographed additional title-page and 25 hand-coloured lithographed plates by William Gauci after drawings by W.A. Delamotte, all mounted on stiff card, some spotting (mostly marginal, heavier on additional title), contemporary half morocco gilt, t.e.g. [Abbey Scenery 282], large folio (545 x 420mm.), Thomas Boys, 1843Footnotes:RARE COMPLETE SET OF DELAMOTTE'S VIEWS OF OXFORD, ALL HAND-COLOURED AND MOUNTED ON CARD. Delamotte (1775–1863) 'was an excellent architectural draughtsman, and also a sympathetic recorder of the landscape, at first in and around Oxford... [and] where he restored the Streater ceiling decoration in the Sheldonian Theatre' (ODNB).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 136
DRAWING MANUALSWALTON (W.L.) The Amateur's Drawing Book... with Observations on Drawing, and General Instructions in the Art, 4pp. of letterpress text, 13 tinted lithographed plates by Standidge & Co. after Walton, uneven toning and light dampstaining througout, original green cloth by Westley & Clark of London (with binder's ticket inside upper cover), gilt lettered on upper cover, soiled, small loss to spine, RARE, oblong folio, Longman, Brown, 1844--PROUT (SAMUEL) Studies of Boats and Coast Scenery for Landscape and Marine Painters, Drawn and Etched in Imitation of Chalk, 16 etched plates, original red patterned limp cloth, printed title ('Price Fourteen Shillings') label on upper cover (small loss to one margin), neatly rebacked, small oblong 4to (215 x 275mm.), [R. Ackermann, 1816]--DIBDIN (THOMAS COLMAN) Dibdin's Progressive Lessons in Water-colour Painting, 16 lithographed plates (some printed in colours), spotting, bookplate of Dorothea Paget, publisher's blue cloth gilt lettered on upper cover, rubbed, upper joint split, 4to, J. Hogarth, 1848--LUCAS (DAVID) English Landscape Scenery. A Series of Forty Mezzotinto Engravings on Steel... From Pictures Painted by John Constable, R.A., 40 mezzotint plates, tissue guards, title browned and spotted (but plates very clean), later maroon cloth, folio (425 x 315mm.), Henry G. Bohn, 1855, FIRST EDITIONS (4)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 143
MALTON (THOMAS)A Picturesque Tour through the Cities of London and Westminster, Illustrated with the Most Interesting Views, Accurately Delineated and Executed in Aquatint, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, engraved title-pages, engraved dedication to the Prince of Wales, letterpress list of subscribers, 100 aquatint plates, spotting and some foxing (quite extensive in volume 1, light dampstain in corner of some plates, including nos. 88-100 in volume 2, a few shaved with loss to imprint), finely bound in contemporary red morocco gilt, sides elaborately tooled with roll-tool outer border, inner panels and decorative corner pieces, spine in 7 compartments within raised bands, g.e., joints and spine ends rubbed, g.e. [Abbey Scenery 204], folio (420 x 300mm.), Thomas Malton, 1792[-1801]Footnotes:Finely bound copy of Malton's rare series of London views, with the plates uncoloured.Provenance: Nigel Ronald, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 145
MAYER (LUIGI)Views in Turkey in Europe and Asia, Comprising Romelia, Bulgaria, Walachia, Syria, and Palestine, 3 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, text in English and French, hand-coloured aquatint pictorial dedication, 3 pictorial parts titles, and 60 plates by William Watts after Mayer, all hand-coloured within wash borders, tissue guards, contemporary calf gilt, wide Greek-key style border, worn, upper joint weakened [cf. Abbey Scenery 371, note; cf. Atabey 789, note; Colas 2017], large folio (530 x 410mm.), William Watts, 1 March 1801[-1806, watermarks 1800-1804]Footnotes:RARE. William Watts' fine aquatints were the first to be published after Luigi Mayer's views, and 'This work, as far as the plates arre concerned, seems to have been substantially the first edition' (Abbey).Provenance: Francis Gray Smart (1844-1913), bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 159
WESTALL (WILLIAM)Thirty-five Views on the Thames, at Richmond, Eton, Windsor, and Oxford, 35 lithographed views on india paper by C. Hullmandel after Westall, variable foxing and spotting, contemporary morocco-backed printed boards, spotting and toning [Abbey Scenery 434, coloured copy], folio (435 x 330mm.), Rodwell and Martin, 1824Footnotes:Rare, only one other copy traced at auction in the past twenty-five years. Provenance: John Rushout, Baron Northwick (1770-1859), bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 164
BEUGHEM (CORNELIUS VAN)Bibliographia historica, chronologica et geographica novissima, perpetuo continuanda, sive Conspectus primus catalogi librorum historicorum quotquot ab anno MDCLI per universam Europam, typis prodierunt, FIRST EDITION, half-title, pp.569-572 uncut, contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, hinges starting, some wear, 12mo (103 x 80mm.), Amsterdam, Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1685Footnotes:Rare and important bibliographic compilation related to history, geography and chronology in which the author describes and mentions the works published since 1650 of nearly 2,500 writers.Provenance: G.D. 1869, early ownership inscription on upper pastedown.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 183
ROSTAGNO (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)Viaggi dell' illustrissimo, & eccelentissimo Sign. Marchese Ghiron Francesco Villa in Dalmatia, e Levante, FIRST EDITION, half-title, printer's device on title, historiated initials, lacking folding plate, tear to one corner of pp.5-6, spotting and damp-staining throughout, later boards, worn, lacks spine [cf.Atabey 17, note], 4to, Torino, Giacomo Sinibaldo, 1668Footnotes:RARE FIRST EDITION, the last copy sold at auction was the Macclesfield copy (£3,200), Sotheby's, 15 March 2007, lot 3264.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 199
BOURBON (JACQUES DE)L'Oppugnation de la noble et chevaleureuse cite de Rhodes, assiegee et prinse par Sultan Seliman a present grand Turcq, redigee et escripte par frere Jacques bastard de Bourbon, FIRST EDITION, title within floral woodcut border, several woodcut floriated initials in two sizes, title-page cropped on upper and lower margins, long tear repaired and small loss on one blank corner, further repairs to first two pages and some margins, occasional wormholes not affecting text, some light scattered spotting and damp-staining (in places strengthened with archival tissue, mostly at margins), modern black morocco gilt with fleur-de-lys decorations and lettering to covers and spine, minor wear on lower cover, new end-papers [Adams B2590; Blackmer 183: Brunet I:1175; Cioranescu 4604], 4to (221 x 160mm.), Paris, Pierre Vidoue for Gilles de Gourmont, December 1525Footnotes:Rare first edition, the only copy of this issue that we have traced at auction since 1991. In the same year a second issue appeared with a different title (La grande & merveilleuse et tres cruelle oppugnation). Jean de Bourbon joined the order of the Knights of Rhodes in 1503 and fought in the Turkish siege of 1522. 'His eyewitness account of the siege and final capitulation is an important source' (Blackmer). Provenance: A[...] Willart, and ?Desamson Dezouhere, early owner inscriptions on title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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