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A 3.53 carats marquise cut solitaire diamond ring, 14.86mm x 8.63mm x 4.50mm deep to a white metal setting and shank, size M, size M, approximately 5 grams CONDITION REPORT: Anchorcert Diamond report, dated 2 October 2023, report number 20063846, Colour E, Clarity VS 1, natural diamond
A 9ct yellow gold ring set with five round faced garnets, size R 1/2 together with a 9ct gold sapphire and white stone ring, size R, a yellow metal eternity ring marked 9ct, size M, a 9ct gold shell cameo ring, size N, overall approximately 10.5 grams and a yellow metal Celtic inspired ring, size P
RUBY AND DIAMOND PARURE, 1980s comprising: a necklace, of brick link design centring on four pear-shaped ruby and brilliant-cut diamond clusters, length 44.5cm; together with a bracelet of matching design, similarly set with three ruby and diamond clusters, length 18cm; and a pair of matching ruby and diamond ear clips, clip and post fittings and a ruby and diamond ring, ring size J ½(4)
A FRENCH GILT-BRASS AND ENAMEL 'GLOBE' CLOCK, REDIER ET CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1875 the eight day movement with cylinder escapement and concealed winding contained within an enamelled globe with longitude lines and differently coloured continents, the gilt equatorial ring applied with two sets of 12 hour numerals on enamel bosses between a band of engraved quarter hour indicators and a band engraved with further 12 hour numerals, a blued metal pointer from the North pole indicating the time against the ring, signed with a monogram for Antoine Redier within a shield and above also signed ‘REDIER A PARIS 1873.’ beneath the equatorial ring, the globe on an inclined axis mounted in a gilt-brass gimbal, the position maintained by a concealed counterweight, set on a baluster turned socle and red marble octagonal plinth, with a two-prong key to be inserted into the base of the gimbal and globe allowing the globe to be rotated to wind the movement, 18cm highAntoine Redier (1817-1892) was an innovative clock-maker, credited with the development of the portable ‘bedside’ alarm clock, obtaining twenty-seven patents of invention or improvement for various time-keeping and recording devices. Despite the fame and success garnered during his career, Redier’s life ended in penury, apparently ruined by an unscrupulous banker.For other examples of this model, see Pousse-Cornet, Blois, 27 June 2021, lot 220 and Sotheby’s, London, 15 June 2004, lot 104.
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK, CIRCA 1700 AND LATER with a 6 1/2 inch silvered chapter ring applied over the dial plate engraved with tulips and signed 'Peter Miller / London Fecit', the conventional movement with anchor escapement and external locking plate striking on the top-mounted bell, the typical posted case with hinged panels to sides, back panel lacking, on ball feet, with dolphin frets between the urn finials, the rear with suspension hoop and wall spurs, with rope, pendulum and weight, case 37cm high overall
A QUEEN ANNE BRASS LANTERN CLOCK, WILLIAM WOOD, NAILSWORTH, DATED 1707 with a 6 inch silvered chapter ring applied over the dial plate engraved with tulips and signed 'Wm Wood / Nailsworth / fecit 1707', the conventional movement with anchor escapement and external locking plate striking on the top-mounted bell, the typical posted case with hinged panels to sides and iron panel to back, on ball feet, with dolphin frets between the urn finials, the rear with suspension hoop and wall spurs, with chains and pendulum, case 38.5cm high overall
AN EDWARDIAN GOLD CALENDAR PENCIL, SAMPSON MORDAN & CO. LTD. FOR J.C. VICKERY, LONDON, CIRCA 1905 the cylindrical stem with blue enamelled dates on a collar swivelling below initials for the days of the week, with two-part telescopic action to the pencil, retailer's inscription 'J.C. VICKERY / 181 & 183 REGENT St W' and stamped '9Ct', 5.5cm long retracted and excluding suspension ring, 20g all inFor other pencils of the same pattern but stamped Mordan, see Hutchinson Scott Ltd., Skipton, 26 May 2022, lot 237 and Andrew Smith & Son, Winchester, 24 March 2022, lot 1128.
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE WINE COOLER, FREDERIK VAN STRANDT, AMSTERDAM, 1739oval and with shaped rim and two drop ring handles, also with a boar's head tax mark,5.4cm wideProvenance (Lots 71-135): A London Private Collection of Dutch Silver Toys, predominantly acquired circa 1960-1990
A GEORGE V GOLD SWIZZLE STICK, CARTIER LTD., LONDON, 1935 the slender hexagonal stem with suspension ring, a ball pushpiece extending the seven wires with ball terminals, signed 'CARTIER LONDON' and 18 carat gold hallmarks for Jacques-Théodule Cartier, 7.5cm long retracted; together with another gold swizzle stick, 1930s, engine turned stem with collar slide to extend the wires, stamped '9CT', 8.2cm long excluding suspension ring; 10g all in
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE MONTEITH, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY circular, part spirally fluted and with shaped rim and two drop ring handles, engraved with a coat of arms, mark of letter 'U' only, 7cm diameterProvenance (Lots 71-135): A London Private Collection of Dutch Silver Toys, predominantly acquired circa 1960-1990
CARTIER: A DIAMOND RING AND A TORQUE RING, 1990s the diamond ring collet set with a brilliant-cut diamond to a tri-colour rope work band, signed Cartier, numbered 2077 54, French assay mark and European convention mark, ring size L; the other of tri-colour rope work torque design with bead terminals, signed Cartier, numbered 51 750868, French assay mark and European convention mark, ring size I
Two English Silver-Hilted Small-Swords Mid-18th CenturyThe first with tapering blade (some old surface rust) of hollow triangular section retaining traces of etched foliate scrolls on both sides of the forte, hilt (tarnished) cast with gadrooning and comprising shell-guard, quillons, knuckle-guard struck with indistinct hallmarks, pommel, and grip bound with silver ribbon and twisted silver wire; the second in similar condition, the colichemarde blade with etched decoration on both sides of the forte, the hilt (knuckle-guard replaced) cast and chased with rocailles, with its original vellum-covered scabbard (damaged, chape replaced) with silver locket and suspension mounts each chased with foliate decoration and with a ring for suspension; together with an ormolu-hilted court-sword, late 19th century, of characteristic form, with bright tapering blade etched with crowned 'VR' cypher, scrolling foliage, owner's monogram and retailer's details 'Whitaker & Campbell, Conduit Street, London', the hilt cast with graduated beadwork and engraved with foliage along one side of the grip, and outer-guard with a crown, in its black leather scabbard with foliate engraved locket and chape (old surface patination); and a constabulary hanger, the bright fullered blade etched 'E. ELD.' within a panel on one side at the forte, brass-mounted hilt, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip, in its leather scabbard with brass locket and frog button (chape missing) (4) The first 77.6 cm. and 81 cm. bladesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Five Various Powder-Flasks For Percussion PistolsThe First By Dixon & Sons Of Sheffield, All Mid-19th CenturyThe first with bag-shaped copper body embossed over each side with a repeated design of stars and circles within a foliate border, and at the top with 'DIXON' on a panel between leaves, white-metal top mount stamped with Dixon's Britannia metal marks, threaded nozzle-plate stamped 'DIXON & SONS PATENT', and adjustable nozzle; the second with bag-shaped body embossed over each side with pheasants in a landscape framed by foliage, brass top stamped 'J.S. RILEY PATENT', and calibrated adjustable nozzle; the third with copper body (worn and dented) embossed over each side with a sportsman, his pony and gundog in a landscape, hanging game above and all framed in foliage, brass top (nozzle incomplete) stamped 'SYKES PATENT'; the fourth with bag-shaped planished tin body with white-metal seam, brass top stamped 'SYKES PATENT' and 'QUICK LOADING FIRE PROOF', and calibrated adjustable nozzle (patinated overall); a pistol-flask of similar form and condition; together with a shot-flask, the bag-shaped leather body (worn) tooled with a sporting scene in an oval on one side, brass nozzle and sprung cut-off lever, and suspension ring; a G. & J. W. Hawksley 12-bore chamber brush retaining its brass cap; and a modern oil bottle (11)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .36 Percussion Savage Firearms Co. Navy Model Six-Shot RevovlerCirca 1865With octagonal sighted barrel, top-strap stamped with manufacturer's patent details, plain cylinder, frame and butt, ring cocking-lever within the trigger-guard, rammer, and shaped figured grips (toes chipped, some old patination overall) 18.2 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased .650 (16-Bore) Percussion D.B. Sporting RifleBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 3866 For 1844With browned twist sighted barrels (some old scattered rust patination) signed in full in capitals along the rib, each rifled with ten bright spiral grooves, and leaf-sighted from '100' to '150' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with short platinum line and pierced platinum plug, and decorated with a symmetrical foliate motif on the flat between, case-hardened tang engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage, border engraved case-hardened serial numbered detented locks each signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork, the mechanisms retaining their burnished finish, dolphin hammers decorated en suite and each with blued safety-stop in front, highly figured half-stock (minor bruising) with cheekpiece, chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising chequered butt-plate decorated with foliate scrollwork along the tang, serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with foliate scrollwork between borders of repeated flowering foliage on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with a circular arrangement of feathering above a flower-head and foliage on the finial, hinged circular case-hardened patch-box cover decorated en suite with the trigger-plate finial centred on a flower-head and within a border en suite with the trigger-guard, border engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, grooved forward trigger, sling button engraved with a circular feathered design, original brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining most of its original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with accessories including an S. Allport Improved white-metal percussion cap dispenser, brass bar percussion cap dispenser, two brass-mounted powder-flasks, one with bag-shaped planished tin body, the other of copper with bevelled edges and fixed ring for suspension, steel bullet mould and sprue-cutter, the former serial numbered to the rifle, leather wallets for a combination tool and spare nipples respectively, case-hardened mainspring-clamp, mallet, the head faced in leather, patch-cutters, brass powder-measures, and other items including three bone cleaning tools, the interior of the lid with handwritten owner's details and twice with the serial number, the exterior (some old scratches) with flush-fitting circular brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 72.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, G608Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 39LiteratureL. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 157, pls. 91a-91c, 72 and colour plate 44. Recorded as sold on 1 August 1844 for £84.0.0. Built for a Mr. H.M. Curteis, Windmill Hill, Battle, SussexCf. a very similar rifle by the same maker (no. 3372 for 1840) and sold in these Rooms, The Chris Wynn Collection of Early Purdeys, 9 November 2022, lot 86For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 8-Bore Flintlock Wildfowling GunProbably John 2 Shaw, London, Circa 1690With three-stage sighted barrel with moulded ring around the muzzle carrying the fore-sight, turned at the mid-section and with moulding at the rear of the breech (touch-hole bushed), border engraved tang finely engraved with scrolling foliage with monkey-head terminal and inhabited by a bird, replacement rounded lock with slender raised border followed by double line borders and inscribed 'TRULOCKE', raised rainproof pan, rounded cock and steel both chiselled with foliage, moulded full stock (some old bruising, repaired along each side at the muzzle) with raised apron around the tang, iron mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled with a foliated dragon, chiselled vacant escutcheon with a Pan mask at the top, butt-plate engraved 'V' and with slender moulded border around the pointed heel tang, trigger-guard with chiselled foliate finial fore and aft, two turned baluster ramrod-pipes (forward one incomplete), and later horn-tipped ramrod (barrel and mounts with old pitting) 138 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Barons Suffield, Gunton Park, Norfolk, house sale Irelands, 17 September 1980Presumably made for the first owner of Gunton Park, John Harbord (fourth son of Sir Charles Harbord, d. 1679), who died in 1710 at the age of eighty-four as a result of a fall from his horse on the way back from shootingJohn 2 Shaw was one of the most distinguished English gunmakers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was apprenticed in Bristol, but already working in London 1665-8. Free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1673, he was appointed Gunsmith-in-Ordinary successively to Charles II, James II, William III and George I. He died in 1720. Many of the early English guns at Gunton Park were made by himFor two related guns with the same provenance see, The Penrose Collection of Antique Firearms to be sold in these Rooms, 23 November 2023, lots 87 and 88For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 60-Bore Percussion Webley Patent Second Model 'Longspur' Single-Action Five-Shot RevolverRetailed By J. Lofley, Brigg, No. 710, Mid-19th CenturyWith hinged tip-down octagonal sighted barrel (some bruising on one angle along the top flat) retaining traces of blueing, engraved with retailer's details in capitals along the top flat and decorated with foliate scrollwork at the breech, cylinder numbered from '1' to '5', engraved around the forward edge and cut with a slot between each nipple, border engraved frame, trigger-guard, butt, and hammer with chequered spur, all decorated with foliate scrollwork, the first engraved 'WEBLEY'S PATENT' on a scroll on one side, the third with the serial number and 'BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT' along the back, and with fixed lanyard ring, hinged foliate scroll engraved rammer secured by a spring-catch, and chequered figured rounded grips, Birmingham proof marks 12.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:This revolver incorporates James Webley's British Patent No. 743 of 1853. For more information see A.W.F. Taylerson, 'James Webley Single Action Revolvers', J.A.A.S., Vol. II, 1956-58, pp. 145-157John Lofley is recorded in Brigg (Glanford Bridge), Lincolnshire between 1840 and 1863. Mrs. Maria Lofley is recorded at the same address in 1867For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 120-Bore Percussion Deane-Harding Patent Second Model Double-Action Five-Shot RevolverBy Deane & Son, London Bridge, No. 5, 349.L, Circa 1865With blued octagonal sighted take-down barrel hinged to the top of the standing breech, blued border engraved top-strap signed in full in capitals, blued serial numbered cylinder (nipples replaced) and border engraved frame, the latter engraved 'DEANE-HARDING PATENT No. 5, 349L' and with conjoined 'DH' acceptance stamp on the right, replacement barrel-catch and cylinder-stop, bright hammer and replacement rammer with side-catch, trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap, chequered figured rounded butt, and much original finish (some old pitting): in original lined and fitted oak case with accessories including Dixon & Sons powder-flask (dented) with split-ring for suspension, brass bullet mould and buff leather bag with paper label for Eley Bros. Pistol Caps, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 11.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And Another of 50-BoreThe First Signed Wheeler, London, Circa 1800, The Second Signed Anderson, Circa 1815-20The first with turn-off barrel, border engraved action signed within a foliate oval over each side, one side suspended from a garland, ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw replaced), folding trigger, and flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles (minor losses, some old rust patination), unproved; the second with reblued turnoff barrel, action signed in an oval on one side and engraved with a flower-head on the other, thumbpiece safety-catch, trigger-guard engraved with a bow, flat-sided butt, and diamond-shaped escutcheon (some wear and rust patination), Birmingham proof marks (2) 6.3cm. and 4.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 50-Bore Flintlock D.B. Box-Lock Pistol By Taylor, Circa 1775With turn-off canon barrels punched with two and three dots respectively to correspond with the breeches, border engraved action decorated with foliage and signed within a rocaille against a part martial trophy on one side, ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw replaced), engraved cut-off lever on the left side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with an oval motif on the bow, figured rounded butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork flower-heads and part martial trophies (some losses), vacant silver escutcheon with cast borders, and silver grotesque mask butt-cap (some wear and rust patination), Birmingham private proof marks 9.4 cm. barrels Footnotes:An Edward Taylor is recorded in Birmingham between 1766 and 1772For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol By Wogdon, London, Circa 1785-90With plain barrel, border engraved action signed in capitals within an oval against a martial trophy and foliage on one side and engraved 'LONDON' within an oval against a rocaille and foliage on the other, plain safety-catch locking the ring-neck cock and steel, plain trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes, figured flat-sided butt (some old bruising), and later horn-tipped ramrod (some old rust patination), London proof marks 8 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureO'Sullivan & Bailey, p. 204, Cat. No. PP 9For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsBy Wogdon, London, Circa 1780With turn-off barrels, one numbered '1' by the lug to correspond with the breech, border engraved actions each signed in capitals on a foliated scroll over both sides, plain safety-catches, ring-neck cocks and steels, plain trigger-guards, figured flat-sided butts, and retaining some of their burnished finish, London proof marks (2) 4.4 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureO'Sullivan & Bailey, p. 203, Cat. No. PP 7Cf. a related pair of pistols, Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 187For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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