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Click here to subscribeA diamond and 18ct gold ring, comprising a domed band pave set with a central rows of collet set round brilliant cut diamonds, with a gain set diamond border, total diamond weight approx.1.75 carats, hallmarked 750, size L, total gross weight approx. 10gms Condition report: Good- all stones present and intact, some wear to settings and wear and tear to shank in the form of scratches
A diamond and 18ct gold solitaire ring, the brilliant cut diamond weighing approx. 0.40ct, eight claw platinum setting with an 18ct gold shank, size O, total gross weight approx. 2gmsCondition report: Good- setting and stone present and intact, wear and tear to shank commensurate with age
A Georgian 18ct gold and tortoiseshell Continental pair case pocket watch, the white enamel exhibition dial with black Arabic numerals to chapter ring, dial diameter approx. 50mm, fusee movement, total gross weight without case 83.8gms, the gilt case with tortoiseshell case back, approx. 58mm, along with keyCondition report: Good- runs and ticking at time of report, service advised, hand tip detached, wear and tear commensurate with age
A Chinese carved jade archaistic style disc, Bi, probably Ming Dynasty, early to mid 17th Century, the pale green stone with russet inclusions, the outer edge carved with a procession of four openwork stylised dragons around a plain ring with central aperture, 7cm dia.Condition: Good overall with only negligible signs of age.
An 8-Bore Flintlock Wildfowling GunBy Lacy & Co., London, Circa 1820With two-stage twist sighted barrel, octagonal breech signed along the top flat and with white-metal line at the rear, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed flat bevelled lock engraved with foliate scrollwork, ring-neck cock en suite, semi-rainproof pan and roller (steel refaced), figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, bellied butt with cheek-piece (some old filled worming), steel butt-plate and scroll trigger-guard, the latter with pineapple finial, vacant white-metal escutcheon, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, and brass-mounted wooden ramrod (steel parts pitted), Birmingham proof marks 133 cm. barrel Footnotes:Lacy & Co., also known as Lacy & Witton are recorded as Hardwaremen, Gunmakers & Sword Cutlers at various London addresses between 1815 and 1835For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Continental 15-Bore Flintlock Military PistolDated 1834, Probably BavarianOf regulation pattern, with bright dated barrel, bright lock with rounded tail, figured stock stamped on the side-flat with circular arsenal mark dated and centred on a crowned 'L', regulation brass mounts including slightly beaked pommel with lanyard ring, original steel ramrod, and in fine condition 20 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Colt 1849 Model Pocket Percussion RevolverNo. 6236 For 1855With blued octagonal sighted barrel with London address, blued cylinder with roll engraved stagecoach hold-up scene, case-hardened frame stamped 'Colts Patent' on the left side, case-hardened rammer and hammer, blued trigger, silvered trigger-guard (minor losses of silvering) and back-strap, varnished figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and much original finish (some loss of blueing): in original maple case (some damage at the locks) fitted and lined in burgundy velvet with accessories including James Dixon & Sons flask with unusually long nozzle, split-ring for suspension and retaining nearly all its original lacquered finish, and steel bullet mould stamped 'Colt's Patent', the interior of the lid with Directions for Loading and Cleaning label (minor old staining), the exterior with shaped vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 12.7 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Brass-Barrelled English Lock BlunderbussBy Thomas 1 Green Of London, Late 17th/Early 18th CenturyWith two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and with a ramp notched for sighting at the rear, plain tang, indistinctly signed flat lock with repaired pointed tail and separate pan, flat ring-neck cock with safety-catch (inoperative) at the rear, moulded figured full stock (old bruising, broken through and repaired at the grip, repaired beneath the tail of the lock and on both sides of the fore-end at the muzzle), brass mounts comprising butt-plate, the long pointed heel tang with moulded borders, trigger-guard with pointed foliate finial, single turned baluster ramrod-pipe, and old horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (tang and lock with light pitting), London proof marks and Green's barrelsmith's mark 42 cm. barrel Footnotes:Thomas 1 Green was apprenticed to Edward Nicholson in 1686 and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1693. He was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1720. He is recorded 'att ye Fowler' in the Minories in 1714 and was Gunmaker to Ordnance, 1697-1715, and to the Royal Africa Company in 1721. He was appointed Viewer and Proofmaster to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1715. Following his death in 1728 the business was carried on by his widow, AgnesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .44 Rim-Fire Winchester 1866 Third Model 'Yellow Boy' Repeating Rifled CarbineNo. 159249 For 1882With round sighted barrel retained by two barrel bands and stamped with manufacturer's details and patent dates in front of the blued folding adjustable back-sight dated 1873 and calibrated from '2' to '9' hundred yards, tubular magazine beneath, brass action and elevator-block, the latter engraved '.44 Cal', steel lever and saddle-ring, the former with blued replacement catch, figured butt and fore-end (minor bruising), curved steel butt-plate with sliding butt-trap cover (cleaning rod missing), and with some refinishing 50.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:Cf. another example sold in these rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2017, lot 579For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased 54-Bore Percussion Early Beaumont-Adams Patent Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver By R. Adams & Comp.y., London, Nos., B1466. And 14781.R., Circa 1855With blued octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle and with double line borders along the angles, signed border engraved top-strap, blued serial numbered cylinder and frame, the former engraved around the forward edge, the latter decorated with scrolling foliage, blued 1854 patent rammer, cylinder safety-stop, and arbor pin with retaining screw, trigger-guard (some loss of finish) and ovoidal butt-cap en suite with the frame, the latter with circular hinged butt-trap cover engraved with a scallop shell, chequered figured rounded butt, and retaining most of its original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with accessories including James Dixon & Sons brass-mounted powder-flask with split-ring for suspension, and Adams patent brass bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 14.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Fine Antique Arms, 20 October 1976, lot 120For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 13-Bore Percussion 1822 Model Military PistolNo. 3571, Mid-19th CenturyOf regulation pattern, the figured stock (old split beneath the side-plate) stamped 'CHATELT 3571' on the side-flat, regulation brass mounts including slightly beaked pommel with lanyard ring, and steel ramrod with powder-measure (steel parts polished bright over some pitting) 19.7 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 10-Bore India Pattern Flintlock Service Musket Early 19th CenturyWith bright barrel and fore-sight also forming the lug for the bayonet, plain tang, border engraved rounded lock with 'GR' crowned and 'Tower' across the tail, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured three-quarter stock (minor old bruising), regulation brass mounts including butt-plate engraved '400' over 'RF' and 'F' over '5', sling mounts with whitened buff-leather sling, original steel ramrod incised '400 45', socket bayonet with blade of hollow triangular section numbered '426' at the forte, and in fair condition, King's proof marks (2)99.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:The marking on the butt-plate probably stands for Royal Fusiliers, F Company, musket number 5 within the company. The number 400 could be the regimental musket numberFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Circular Percussion Cap Dispenser, And A Breech Wrench For LongarmsThe First By G. & J.W. Hawksley, Sheffield, The Second Stamped Renaud, Warranted, Both 19th CenturyThe first of white-metal, stamped with maker's details on one side, decorated with a border of ropework between double line borders on each side, and with integral ring carrying a split-ring for suspension; the second of iron, the head threaded for adjustment and pierced with circular holes for a tommy-bar, becoming octagonal at the top and stamped with maker's details on one side, and with integral handle of tapering circular section; together with a shot-belt with brass nozzle stamped 'Sykes Patent' and with automatic sprung cut-off operated on the removal of the shot-measure, and modern black leather pouch and belt (3)The first 5.2 cm. diam.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch Cavalry SwordMid-17th CenturyWith broad double-edged blade incised with a running wolf mark in front of the shallow fuller on both sides at the forte, the latter struck with the Amsterdam mark on one side, each fuller retaining traces of incised marks between crosses, iron hilt comprising slender side-guard and knuckle-guard each with double central moulding and joined by a diagonal bar, downbent rear quillon with button terminal, figure-eight guard, the inner one with thumb-ring, and grip bound with twisted wire between Turk's heads 82.8 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .44 (Remington) Centre-Fire 1875 Model (Improved Army Or Frontier Army) RevolverNo. 2703, Circa 1875-89With sighted barrel stamped with manufacturer's details along the top, sprung cartridge-extracting rod along the right side, fluted cylinder, plain action (defective) with sprung loading-gate, trigger-guard, butt with rounded figured grips, the left one stamped 'FR' in an oval, and ring swivel for suspension (wear and rust patination overall) 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns..., 29 November 2018, lot 463For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare cased Flintlock Box-Lock Three-Barrelled Tap-Action Pocket Pistol Of Small Bore Unsigned, Early 19th CenturyWith turn-off barrels arranged in a vertical line and numbered respectively from '4' to '6', border engraved breeches numbered to correspond and engraved with a starburst around the tap on each side, border engraved action decorated with a martial trophy on each side, rectangular pan, engraved safety-catch also locking the steel, ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw replaced) engraved as a dolphin, folding trigger, chequered figured flattened rounded butt (minor damage on one side), and vacant silver escutcheon, London proof marks: in later brass-mounted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) relined and refitted for a pistol made as the pair, the exterior of the lid with shield-shaped vacant brass escutcheon 4.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:For a related pistol sold in these Rooms see The Richard Garrett Collection..., 28 November 2018, lot 272For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .45/75 (W.C.F.) Winchester 1876 Third Model Repeating RifleNo. 36522 For 1883With octagonal sighted barrel (rifling with some wear and light pitting) with matted top rib stamped with manufacturer's details, six folding leaf back-sights to 600 yards and each with central platinum line, and folding adjustable long range sight to 1000 yards, tubular magazine beneath, action stamped 'Model 1876' on the upper tang and with sliding dust-cover, brass elevator-block, lever with revolving catch, highly figured butt and chequered fore-end, the former with chequered pistol-grip with ebony inset, steel butt-plate and fore-end cap, and sling mounts (forward ring missing, some wear and old patination overall) 70 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Large 15-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol With Spring BayonetBy Blake, London, Circa 1790With swamped brass barrel and border engraved action in one piece, the former engraved 'London' in capital letters within scrolls along the top and mounted with folding bayonet on the right side with blade of hollow triangular section, the latter signed in capital letters within scrolls on the left and with bayonet catch on the right, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured chequered flat-sided butt, the side-flats and rounded pommel left plain within borders of small punched circles, steel trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head within a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, brass under-rib with turned ramrod-pipes, and brass-tipped ramrod with iron worm, Tower private proof marks 21.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Probably by George Blake recorded as 'Gunmaker & Sword Cutler' at 168 Fenchurch Street, London between 1784 and 1791For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Liège 18-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun, And A Belgian Officer's SwordThe First Signed Moreau Le Jeune, Both 19th CenturyThe first with sighted barrels of alternate finely twist and damascus steel, foliate engraved breeches, tang, signed flat locks and mounts (trigger-guard with minor old repair), figured half-stock carved with a repeated design of overlapping leaves at the grip and on the fore-end, the former with a stag's head in low relief, branches of oak in its mouth, cheek-piece carved with a flower-head at the rear, and original ramrod with white staghorn tip (steel parts with some light pitting, one ramrod-pipe lose), Liège proof; the second of regulation pattern, with curved fullered nickel-plated blade etched 'Pour le Roi el la Patrie' between symmetrical foliage on one side, the ricasso engraved 'Louis Bourgeois Sergent armourier Tournai', brass hilt including guard cast and pierced with foliage, and ribbed horn grip (wire binding incomplete), in its brass-mounted leather scabbard with suspension ring; together with a mainspring clamp, and a reproduction combined wheel-lock spanner and turnscrew (4)81.3 cm. barrels and 86.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:Tournai was the Walloon arms manufactory in BelgiumFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Flintlock Patent Box-Lock Blunderbuss-PistolBy John Waters & Co. Of Birmingham, No. 495, Circa 1781With brass barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, original side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod with spring bayonet beneath, the latter with sprung locking catch on one side and release trigger within the trigger-guard, border engraved action signed in script on one side, and engraved 'Patent' above the serial number on the other, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch and border engraved ring-neck cock, and figured faceted flat-sided butt, Tower private proof marks 17.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Cf. a very similar example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 377For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 1 PDR. Bronze Cannon19th CenturyOf tapering form with two raised bands and bell-shaped muzzle, the touch-hole between two raised mouldings, knob-shaped cascabel, plain trunnions, and old green patina overall: on stepped wooden carriage of naval type with wooden trucks and brass mounts (one restraining ring and truck retaining mounts missing) 78 cm. barrel, 4.5 cm. boreFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger London Silver Hallmarks For 1750, Maker's Mark JCWith slightly curved fullered blade (scattered light pitting) double-edged towards the point and etched with a panel of diagonal bands on one side of the forte, reeded hilt comprising downbent shell-guard, lobed rear quillon, knuckle-guard scrolled at the top and hooked into the gadrooned pommel-cap with button, and natural staghorn grip, in its wood-lined black leather scabbard (minor damage) with silver linear engraved locket and chape, the former with frog-button and ring for suspension 53.6 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy Ketland, London, Circa 1775With turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions and ring-neck cocks, the former each signed within a foliate scroll over both sides, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded butts (one with minor repair behind the action on one side) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles, and silver grotesque mask butt-caps each with scallop shell above (some wear and pitting), private Birmingham proof marks and maker's mark of Thomas Ketland (2)9.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A J.R. Cooper Patent 50-Bore Percussion Under-Hammer Pocket Pistol, A 50-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And Another of 54-BoreThe Last Signed Southall, London, All Mid-19th CenturyThe first with turn-off barrel carrying the spring under-hammer beneath, rounded action and flat butt in one piece, the former engraved 'J.R. Cooper's Patent', the latter with figured rounded grips, and ring-trigger acting against the spring under-hammer (some light pitting), Birmingham proof marks; the second with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted turn-off barrel, foliate scroll engraved action, dolphin hammer, finely chequered figured rounded butt with flat ovoidal pommel, the latter encircled by an engraved white-metal band and with vacant white-metal escutcheon, folding trigger, and further vacant white-metal escutcheon (some rust patination), London proof marks; the last with turn-off barrel, action signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, replaced thumbpiece safety-catch and folding trigger, figured flat-sided butt, and vacant diamond-shaped silver escutcheon (some pitting), Birmingham proof marks (3)8.5 cm., 7.5 cm. and 4.2 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Liège 50-Bore Percussion Adams Patent 1851 Model Double-Action Five-Shot RevolverSigned Manuf.d By A. Francotte, Licensed By R. Adams & Co., London, No. 14932, Circa 1860With blued octagonal sighted barrel signed along the top-strap, blued border engraved serial numbered cylinder and frame each stamped with licensee's crowned 'AD' marks, the latter stamped with 'Adams Patent 1851' mark on one side, blued rammer, arbor-pin with spring catch, blued trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap (both with loss of finish), the latter with ring for a lanyard, chequered figured rounded butt, and most of its original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask and blued bullet mould, the interior of the lid with licensee's yellow trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, Liège proof 15.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:For a very similar example sold in these Rooms see Fine Antique Arms and Armour from the Henk L. Visser Collection, 28 November 2007, lot 251For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 25-Bore Flintlock William IV 1824 Pattern Sea Service PistolCirca 1830With blackened barrel and tang, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled lock with 'WR' crowned, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock (minor chips) with inspector's marks on one side of the butt and Board of Ordnance ownership mark above the tail of the lock, regulation brass mounts, belt hook, stirrup ramrod, and in fine condition, small King's proof marks 23 cm. barrel Footnotes:See De Witt Bailey, 'The Pattern 1824 Sea Service', J.A.A.S. (March 2013), vol. XXI, no. 1, pp. 11-15For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Spanish 16-Bore Miquelet-Lock Belt Pistol By Astiazaran-Ribas Of Placencia, Early 19th CenturyWith two-stage barrel with turned ring around the muzzle, turned girdle chiselled with repeated foliage against a gold ground, octagonal breech inlaid with gold foliage, the top flat inscribed 'Errad.s' in gold capital letters and with unidentified gold-lined maker's punzóne (gold mostly missing) between three gold-lined fleur-de-lys (gold missing from two) and cross, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock stamped with maker's punzóne of Astiazaran-Ribas (Neue Støckel 16) and obscured inscription 'Hermu...', foliate engraved steel, figured full stock (broken and chipped through the grip), steel mounts engraved with foliage and rocailles comprising shaped side-plate, spurred rounded pommel, the cap engraved with a helmeted male profile bust, trigger-guard in the French fashion with further maker's gold-lined punzóne, belt hook, turned ramrod-pipes, and later wooden ramrod (some wear and rust patination) 24 cm. barrel Footnotes:Astiazaran-Ribas is recorded circa 1780 to 1815For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 28-Bore Flintlock 1801 Pattern Long Sea Service PistolDated 1800With plain barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with 'GR' crowned and 'Tower' across the tail, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock (some old bruising) with apron around the barrel tang and stamped with inspector's marks including those in the ramrod channel, dated Board of Ordnance ownership mark behind the tail of the lock, and with an 'S' on the tail of the side-flat, regulation brass mounts, steel belt hook, and later brass-tipped ramrod, King's proof marks 30.8 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 60-Bore Flintlock Tutenag Box-Lock Pocket PistolsBy T. Archer, London, Circa 1780With turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions each signed on a scroll framed by rocailles and foliage over each side, ring-neck cocks, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and figured flat-sided butts each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork involving a flower-head on both sides, Tower private proof marks (2)7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Thomas Archer of Birmingham marked his firearms 'London' and is recorded working between 1776 and 1807. For a related pistol sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms and Armour..., 28 July 2007, lot 457For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .41 Rim-Fire Volcanic Lever-Action Navy PistolNo. 347, Circa 1855-57With blued part octagonal barrel (small areas of old rust patination) with integral tubular magazine beneath and stamped with manufacturer's details and patent date along the top flat, silvered brass action (some scratches and minor loss of silvering) and butt, the former with dovetailed back-sight, elevator-block retaining some blueing, ring-lever (minor old surface rust) serial numbered on one side, figured rounded grips, and retaining much of its original finish 20.3 cm. barrelFootnotes:One of about 1,500 thought to have been producedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Historic French 13-Bore Flintlock 1777 Model Varient 1782 Type Officer's Belt Pistol Found On The Plain Of Waterloo In Flanders By Jean Battist La Coste Guide To The Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte...No. 18, Dated 1782With russet barrel engraved in capitals 'This Pistol Was Found On The Plain Of Waterloo In Flanders By Jean Battist La Coste Guide To The Emperor Napolean Buonaparte After The Great Battle Fought There On The 18 June 1815 Between The Allied Army Commanded By The Duke Of Wellington And Marshall Blucher Against The French Army Commanded By The Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte. Purchased Of Jean Baptise La Coste', short tang, and extension down the back of the butt engraved in capitals 'Purchased Of Jean Baptiste Da Costa At The House Called La Belle Alliance Near Mount St. Jeane Aug.t 29 1815 By W.M. Edwards', brass action with traces of manufactory details and stamped with crowned 'L' behind the brass pan, ring-neck cock (comb and jaw screw incomplete, top jaw and steel missing), figured rounded butt stamped 'Mars D' over '1782' on one side, and regulation brass mounts (some wear and rust patination, belt hook and ramrod missing) 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:For a French flintlock model ANXIII military pistol taken at Waterloo from the body of a French Cuirassier who fell at the memorable Battle..., see Bonhams Bond Street, The Waterloo Sale, 1 April 2015, lot 144For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A German Purse MountNuremberg, Late 16th CenturyOf iron, arched and hinged together, the front cut with double line ornament, stamped with maker's mark 'HK', an orb and cross between, the Nuremberg mark, and carrying three flower-head shaped catches each operating against an internal spring, the hinged internal compartment mount with sprung ring-shaped central catch, and the back mount incorporating two sprung catches and two suspension loops (some light pitting) 14.3 cm. wideFootnotes:Cf. a similar purse mount in the Dr. John Waldman Collection and sold in these Rooms, 26 November 2008, lot 223For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of Spanish Or Mexican Rowel SpursEarly 18th Century Or LaterOf iron, each with heel-band rounded on the outside and chiselled with spiral bands and fluting variously plain, notched and inlaid with chased brass (some losses), squared terminals pierced and chiselled with foliage on the outside, the latter retaining original mounts for leathers, downbent rowel-boxes chiselled en suite, and multi-pointed rowels each retained by a ring-headed cross-pin (2)14 cm.Footnotes:For a related spur see Stephen V. Grancsay, A Loan Exhibition Of Equestrian Equipment From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, 4 May to July 3, 1955, no. 117 (illustrated)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Liège 100-Bore Percussion Mariette Patent Six-Shot Pepperbox Revolver, A Liège 50-Bore Percussion D.B Box-Lock Pistol, And A Liège 50-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol All Mid-19th CenturyThe first with etched twist turn-off barrels, rounded action (defective) and butt engraved with scrolling foliage, the former stamped 'Mariette Brévété' on top, ring-trigger and under-hammer, and rounded figured grips (some pitting overall), Liège proof; the second converted from flintlock, with brass barrels and action in one, the latter (one hammer missing) engraved with foliage on each side, thumbpiece safety-catch, steel trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded butt chequered on each side, and silver escutcheon engraved 'H.L. to R.T.'; the last of characteristic form, with foliate engraved action (defective) and folding trigger (loose), lightly figured rounded butt, vacant escutcheon, and polished bright, Liège proof (3)7 cm., 9 cm. and 5.2 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare 28-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol With Gold-Inlaid DecorationBy S. Brunn, 55 Charing Cross, London, Circa 1800With long turn-off barrel finely inlaid with engraved gold swags and martial trophies, the latter suspended from four ribbons, the muzzle and breech each encircled by a band of engraved gold triangles, the breech, action, ring-neck cock and steel all decorated en suite, the action signed on a gold oval over each side, gold-lined pan, gold-inlaid thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, later rounded ebony butt (gold-inlaid tangs replaced) with cast silver grotesque mask cap, and retaining traces of original blueing (some scattered pitting), gold-lined London proof marks17.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Samuel Brunn took over John Knubley's business at 7 Charing Cross on his death in 1795 and continued the business in his name until 1797. He is recorded under his own name as Sword Cutler & Gunmaker at 55 Charing Cross between 1798 and 1804 and was at 56 Charing Cross between 1805 and 1820. He was appointed Sword Cutler and Gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, 1800-11; the Prince Regent, 1812-1820; and Contractor to Ordnance, 1797-1809. For more details see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 58-59Samuel Brunn is the maker of the pair of elaborate silver-mounted neoclassical pistols of 1800, probably made for the Prince Regent, and now in the Metropolitan Museum of art, New York (inv. nos. 1992.330.1,2)Cf. a pair of flintlock pocket pistols by the same maker and with related gold-inlaid decoration, formerly in the A.R. Dufty Collection and sold Christie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 26 October 1994, lot 236For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine North European Rapier With Gilt Swept-HiltEarly 17th CenturyWith bright slender tapering blade of flattened hexagonal section becoming flattened diamond at the point, the forte with central fuller on each side incised 'MEVES BERNS' between cross potent marks, rectangular ricasso with double fuller on both sides and struck with the mark of Mewes Berns, a stag in a roundel, hilt of flattened rounded bars composed of an outer ring linked by a diagonally downcurved bar to a small side-ring beneath, the space opposite filled by an upcurved bar, curved arms, vertically recurved quillons widening towards the tips, inner-guard of three slender bars of circular section swept-up into one and joining the forward quillon, tall faceted ovoidal pommel, later grip and button, the former bound with variously twisted iron wire, and retaining much of its original gilding 96.8 cm. bladeFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 29 June 2005, lot 35Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms, Armour And Collectors Firearms, 22 June 2011, lot 109For more information regarding other examples and locations of rapiers of this type see A.V.B. Norman, The Rapier and Small-Sword 1460-1820, 1980, pp. 94-95, pls. 48 and 49For the bladesmith's mark see Albert Weyersberg, Solinger Schwertschmiede Des 16. Und 17. Jahrhunderts Und Ihre Erzeugnisse..., 1926, p. 11, figs. 6For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 100-Bore Pin-Fire Ten-Shot Double-Action Revolver Of Lefaucheux Patent TypeCirca 1870With sighted barrel rifled with five spiral grooves, part octagonal breech, plain cylinder and frame, the latter with hinged loading-gate, cartridge-extracting rod acting against a spring, safety-stop spring on the right, trigger-guard, integral butt with chequered rounded grips, and lanyard ring, Birmingham proof marks 16 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Lobster-Tailed PotSecond Quarter Of The 17th CenturyWith blackened one-piece hemispherical ribbed skull with ring-shaped finial on a circular washer, riveted pointed peak with turned outer edge, stamped with two indistinct marks and pierced for a moveable bar-nasal secured by a wing-headed screw and incised with an indistinct mark on the finial, bluntly-pointed neck-guard of four upward-lapping lames, triangular single-plate ear-pieces (one replaced) each pierced with a circular arrangement of holes, and dome-headed rivets 27.5 cm. highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Liège Percussion Mariette Patent Four-Shot Pepperbox Revolver Of Small BoreNo. 496, Mid-19th CenturyWith twist turn-off barrels (broken off at the action, some scattered pitting) numbered from '1' to '4', breeches numbered to correspond and stamped with crowned 'F' mark, probably of Francotte, rounded action and butt engraved with scrolling foliage, engraved ring-trigger with under-hammer, and chequered figured rounded grips each carved with foliage at the top, Liège proof 5.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Brace of 18-Bore Flintlock Commercial Heavy Cavalry Pistols Of 1796 PatternBy Brander & Potts, 70 Minories, London, Early 19th CenturyEach with browned barrel and tang (some old surface patination), flat bevelled lock and ring-neck cock, the former each stamped with maker's details, figured full stock with flattened rounded butt, one stamped with supplier's initials 'B&P' on the side-flat, and 'GW' on the other, regulation brass mounts, and original steel ramrod: in their contemporary lined and fitted deal case (minor moth damage) with earlier three-way powder-flask, steel bullet mould, ramrod and cleaning rod, London proof marks 23.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Martin Brander and Thomas Potts are recorded at 70 Minories and Goodman's Yard between 1802 and 1827. They were Contractors to Ordnance between 1815 and 1820For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion Revolver, And A .41 Rim-Fire Deringer Of Colt First Model TypeThe First No. 195126 For 1866The first with octagonal sighted barrel with New-York address, cylinder originally with naval engagement scene and with faint traces of serial number (hammer replaced), brass trigger-guard and back-strap originally silvered, rounded grips, and matching numbers apart from the rammer (worn and pitted overall); the second with reblued barrel, silvered rounded action with integral spur trigger and rounded butt (some bruising, release stud replaced): in reblued and refitted brass-mounted surgical instrument case with some modern accessories and an original James Dixon & Sons 'Colts Navy Flask' (cut-off spring incomplete) with long nozzle and split-ring for suspension 19 cm. and 6.4 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Cased 54-Bore Percussion Adams Patent Self-Cocking Five-Shot Revolver With Tranter Patent Double-Trigger By Deane, Adams & Deane, 30 King William St.t, London Bridge, No. 15, 590.R., Circa 1855With blued octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top strap, serial numbered cylinder, border engraved frame, blued sprung safety-stop, arbor pin and catch, trigger-guard and stepped ovoidal butt-cap, patent double-trigger numbered '1053' on one side and '149' on the other, rare patent detachable rammer, chequered rounded grip, and much original blueing: in lined and fitted oak case with accessories including James Dixon & Sons powder-flask with split-ring for suspension and much original finish, brass bullet mould and other items, the interior of the lid with maker's yellow trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 16.5 cm barrel Footnotes:See Ron Stewart, The Firearms of William Tranter, 2007For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 25-Bore Flintlock William IV 1824 Pattern Sea Service PistolCirca 1830With plain barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with 'WR' crowned and retaining traces of case-hardening, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock stamped with inspector's marks and Board of Ordnance ownership mark, the latter above the tail of the lock, and with supplier's mark 'WG' above an indistinct crown on the rear of the side-flat, regulation brass mounts, belt hook, stirrup ramrod, and in fine condition, King's proof marks 23 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Saxon Left-Hand DaggerCirca 1610With bright sharply tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section with central fuller over each side of the forte, blued iron hilt comprising strongly arched flat quillons with spatulate 'fish-tail' ends each with central flute between incised lines, large side-ring filled with a plate pierced with linked circles, compressed fig-shaped pommel of octagonal section with button finial, wooden grip bound with fine steel wire between slender Turk's heads, and retaining most of its original blueing 34.8 cm. blade Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Saxon Electoral Armouries, DresdenPossibly one of the daggers of this type offered in the sale Parzellane und Waffen aus der Kgl. Sächsischen Sammlungen in Dresden held by Rudolph Lepke Kunst-auctions, Berlin, 7-8 October 1919This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 25-Bore Flintlock East Indian Company Long Sea Service Pistol Of 1801 PatternDated 1808With plain barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with East India Company mark and dated on the tail, border engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock with apron around the barrel tang and indistinct inspector's marks on one side of the butt, regulation brass mounts, belt hook (probably replaced), and later brass-tipped ramrod (barrel and lock with some light pitting), indistinct proof marks 30.5 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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