An Irish 14-Bore (.650) Flintlock Rifled CarbineBy McKnight, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight deep spiral grooves, breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp between engraved gold lines, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a gamebird in a landscape, signed border engraved flat detented lock decorated with a starburst behind the gold-lined rainproof pan and with foliage at the tail, border engraved cock with a gamebird amid foliage, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, hinged rectangular steel patch-box cover (catch defective), border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy on the heel tang, scroll trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a star on the scroll and a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, adjustable set trigger, vacant silver escutcheon, sling mounts, and steel stirrup ramrod (some old surface rust patination) 51.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:A George McKnight is recorded at 14 Wood Street, Dublin between 1835 and 1855For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A Pair Of Turkish 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Holster PistolsInscribed Wilson, London, Turkish Silver Marks And Tughra, Probably Reign Of Mahmud II (1808-1839)With two-stage barrels (some pitting), breeches each engraved with a crescent amid stamped stars, inscribed 'London', and stamped with three rectangular trellised marks on the left side, plain tangs, rounded locks in the French manner, each inscribed 'Wilson' and with semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks each inlaid with brass wire foliate scrollwork highlighted with brass pins, and with pellets around each lock, parcel-gilt mounts cast and chased in low relief with martial trophies and foliage comprising side-plates, escutcheons, spurred pommels each with rounded cap, trigger-guards (one repaired), turned ramrod-pipes, and false ramrods en suite with the stocks (2)28.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Extremely Rare And Unusual 16-Bore Flintlock And Percussion Rifled Saw-Handled PistolSigned Lacy & Co. Patent, No. 101, Circa 1830With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel (retaining bolt replaced) rifled with eight grooves, serial numbered and engraved 'Twisted' along the bottom flat, recessed patent breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's mark (obscured), gold lines and foliate engraving along each side flat, raised platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang with back-sight, signed border engraved serial numbered lock (safety-catch incomplete), the inside engraved with crowned 'SD' (possible for Samson Davis), pivoting devolving rainproof pan and serial numbered nipple-bolster, the latter with silver plug, secured in their relevant positions by a wing-headed screw slotted for a turnscrew, foliate engraved steel with roller, figured half-stock with stepped spur and chequered rounded grip, the latter with flat ovoidal pommel set with a foliate engraved steel plate and encircled by a silver band engraved with a Greek key pattern, steel spur trigger-guard with pineapple finial and foliate engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon on the side-flat, horn fore-end cap, and original brass-mounted ramrod (some wear and areas of pitting), Birmingham proof marks 20.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenancePossibly the Nizam of HyderabadJ.G. Lacy & D.W. Witton were also known as Lacy & Co.. They are recorded at various addresses in the city of London between 1815 and 1835 The lock appears to be based on Samson Davis's British Patent No. 4648 of 12 February 1822. See Lewis Winant, Early Percussion Firearms..., 1959, pp.54 and 81-84, pl.70For a fine d.b. gun on the same principle, by the same maker and formerly belonging to the Duke of Cambridge, Viceroy of Hanover see Christie's London, Fine Modern Sporting Guns, Vintage Firearms and Antique Arms and Armour, 13 July 1977 lot 267. See also a related d.b. gun sold in these Rooms, 23 May 2018, lot 423For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased 16-Bore D.B. Flintlock Sporting Gun With Two Pairs Of BarrelsBy John Manton, London, Nos. 5903 And 5904 For 1812With rebrowned twist barrels (ribs and lug of 5904 loose) each with gold fore-sight, recessed patent breeches with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamps, gold lines and platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy, basket of foliage and a starburst in the sighting groove, signed border engraved flat locks serial numbered '5903', each decorated with a hare at the square tail and with engraved 'French' cock, rainproof pan (some pitting) and large roller, highly figured half-stock (some old bruising) with cheek-piece and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate stamped with Irish registration mark 'CW-1009' for Co. Carlow and decorated on the heel tang with two pointers in a landscape, scroll trigger-guard serial numbered '5903' in a starburst on the scroll and decorated with a sporting trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with large pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, gold escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former engraved with owner's initials, and original brass-mounted ramrods (steel parts with light rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including a pair of original spare steels, later brass-mounted powder-flask embossed with deer surmounted by a hound on each side, leather shot-belt, turnscrew (handle bruised), red leather flint wallet, shot dispensers and patch-cutter, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for circa 1798 to 1815, the exterior (some minor damage, bone keyhole escutcheon incomplete) with flush fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 79.5 cm. and 77 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1966, p. 91D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 41For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Officer's Pistols Of Carbine BoreBy James Stevens, 43 High Holborn, London, No. 1008, Circa 1820With browned twist sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled case-hardened locks each decorated with foliage and with semi-rainproof pan, engraved cock and safety-catch, and blued steel-spring with roller, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued foliate engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards and trigger-plates, the latter each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons, dark horn fore-end caps, stirrup ramrods, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (some old moth damage, central compartment loose) with accessories including Sykes copper powder-flask retaining much of its original finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged), the exterior with brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks15.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceE.J. Churchill Collection, Orange Street Gunworks, LondonChristie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 27 October 1993, lot 313Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 24 November 1999, lot 263For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon Of London, Circa 1785-90With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (early 19th century working replacements) each engraved 'William Morris Perth' along the top flat, silver fore-sights, platinum-lined touch-holes, breech tang with transverse band of engraved beadwork in front of the back-sight and flowering foliage behind, border engraved flat bevelled detented locks (two side nails replaced) each signed on a gold oval centred on engraved drapery, the stepped tails, safety-catches, cocks and steels all with engraved foliate decoration, the last with small roller working on the blued steel-spring, and gold-lined pans, figured half-stocks (one with minor old repair along the upper edge on one side) each with swelling flat-sided butt and dark horn fore-end cap (one incomplete), border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a garland along the bow, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, set triggers, horn-tipped wooden ramrods, one with iron powder-measure, and some original finish (2)28 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The engraved decoration is very similar to that found on the very fine pair of duelling pistols by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 456. For more information on these pistols and others with similar decoration including two pairs in the Royal Collection, see John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, pp. 162-165 and 170-173 The William Morris engraved on the top flat of each barrel is thought to be the William Morris born in Paisley, Scotland in 1786. His family emigrated to Canada in 1801, where his father set up an import/export business. Following his father's death William opened a general store in partnership with his brother, Alexander, and went on to join the militia during the War of 1812. In 1818 he was appointed a justice of the peace in Perth and was elected to the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada for Carlton in 1820. He represented Carlton and subsequently Lanark until 1836, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. In 1834 he was involved in organising the first canal connecting the Tay River to the Lower Rideau Lake. His efforts on behalf of the Church of Scotland to have it recognised as one of the two National Churches in the British Empire resulted in the creation of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He played a major role in the establishment of Queen's College, later Queen's University, and was its first Chairman of Trustees. In 1841 he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper and Lower Canada, and in 1842 was appointed Warden for Johnstown District. In 1844 he was appointed receiver general for the United Canadas and became President of the executive Council in 1846. He died in Montreal in 1858This 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 Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistols By Ketland & Co., Circa 1785With slightly swamped octagonal barrels each with silver spider fore-sight and an engraved band of beadwork at the rear of the breech, border engraved tangs decorated with foliated rocailles, signed flat bevelled locks each with large roller, figured full stocks (fore-ends repaired) each carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, iron mounts comprising engraved pierced ribbon side-plates, vacant oval escutcheons each chiselled with a flower-head above and a pedestal below, border engraved spurred pommels each with stepped cap and decorated with flower-heads, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head within a rectangular panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods (some old pitting), Birmingham proof marks (2)20.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P19 and P20Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 277This 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 Rare And Unusually Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Rifled Turn-Off Belt Pistols With The Crest Of The Dukes Of RutlandBy Tatham & Egg, London, Early 19th Century, London Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Michael BarnettWith barrels each with silver fore-sight, rifled with seven spiral grooves and fitted beneath with hinged lever of swelling tapering section with button terminal, signed breeches, border engraved box-lock actions each decorated with a martial trophy on the tang plate and on the left side, border engraved cocks decorated with foliage, blued external steel-springs each with roller, blued sprung trigger-guards each engraved with foliage on the bow and securing the lever, belt hooks, figured rounded butts each with silver escutcheon on the right side engraved with owner's crest above the monogram 'FMS', and finely cast silver lion and rampart butt-caps: in original lined and fitted two-tier mahogany case (minor moth damage) with accessories including later brass-mounted powder-flask, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle 7.6 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Henry Tatham & Joseph Egg, Gunmakers & Sword Cutlers to George III, are recorded at 37 Charing Cross, London between 1801 and 1814An old handwritten label offered with the lot reads: 'Chandos Morgan's guns given to him by his father.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Barber & Boaler, Newark, Circa 1815With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed along the top flat forward of the breech and stamped along the bottom flat with crowned 'IS' mark and 'Stubs Twisted', case-hardened breeches each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with a martial trophy amid foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each decorated with foliage at the stepped tail and with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan, cocks engraved en suite including the top-jaws and screws, and blued steel-springs each with roller, the internal working parts retaining their brightly burnished finish, highly figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt including outlined pommel, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued adjustable set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with worm and the other with threaded powder-measure over a further worm, and retaining virtually all their original finish: in later lined and fitted oak case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (scuffed), case-hardened mainspring clamp and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with earlier illustrated trade label of Isaac Barber for circa 1773-98, the exterior with circular escutcheon, probably from the original case, incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle and both with finely beaded borders, private Birmingham proof marks 21.6 cm. barrels Footnotes:Barber & Boaler are recorded in Newark, Nottinghamshire between 1804 and 1816For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunThe Lock And Barrel By Hunt, London, Circa 1775With long russet sighted barrel with faint traces of signature along the top flat at the breech and stamped with later Indian arsenal mark along the left side, gold-lined touch-hole, grooved tang engraved with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed on a foliated scroll, foliate engraved cock, and steel (refaced) with roller acting against the steel-spring, later figured full stock (fore-stock mostly replaced) with chequered grip, the butt incorporating the original pierced and engraved silver butt-mount, plain steel trigger-guard with scrolled tang and pineapple-shaped finial, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, turned ramrod-pipes (three replaced), and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod, Tower private proof marks 135.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:The lock and barrel probably by Joseph Hunt recorded between 1767 and 1774For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine And Rare Cased 17-Bore Flintlock Over-And-Under Travelling Or Officer's Pistol With Attachable Shoulder-StockBy Joseph Egg, London, No. 2638, Circa 1820With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (minor surface patination) signed in gold along the top flat and engraved with the address along the bottom flat, gold lines at the breeches and platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved case-hardened tang decorated with symmetrical foliage, border engraved case-hardened flat locks each signed and decorated with foliage at the stepped rounded tail, and with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, foliate engraved 'French' cocks and steels each working on a blued external mainspring with link and roller, blued foliate engraved top jaws, finely figured chequered rounded butt with engraved steel mount for the figured take-down skeleton butt with blued sprung-lever catch and engraved locking catch, the top tang engraved 'Joseph Egg', border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-cap decorated with foliage, D-shaped trigger-guard en suite, blued triggers, tubular ramrod-clip, steel ramrod with characteristically chequered tip, and retaining nearly all its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (some damage), the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle engraved with owner's name 'George Drummond' and centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon 16 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, C56Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 309See footnote to following lotFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Flintlock Saw-Handled Rifled Officer's Pistol Of Carbine BoreBy E. Baker, London, Early 19th CenturyWith sighted barrel signed along the top of the breech and rifled with seven spiral grooves, the rear of the breech engraved with a foliate band, border engraved tang with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed flat bevelled detented lock (cock repaired) decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock (broken through and repaired at the lock) with short rounded spur, chequered rounded butt with flat ovoidal pommel (small old chip), the latter with vacant silver escutcheon, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy against foliage on the bow, turned ramrod-pipe, adjustable set trigger, and stirrup ramrod, the top pierced with two vent holes (some light rust patination), indistinct maker's special proof marks 22.9 cm. barrel Footnotes:Ezekiel Baker (1758-1836) apprenticed to and workman of Henry Nock, was the inventor of the Baker rifle and author of Remarks on Rifle Guns (1801). He was Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to King George IV and was influential in the King's shooting and collecting, and thus played an important role in the formation of the Carlton House ArmouryFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 18-Bore Flintlock Turn-Over Sporting GunBy Bunney, London, Circa 1775With two-stage re-browned barrels (possibly shortened) each with silver fore-sight, long octagonal breeches each signed along the top flat, border engraved pan-plates and steels, the latter each with roller bearing on the external steel-spring, breech-plates each engraved with a border of spheres, border engraved tang, back-action lock and cock all decorated with foliage, the lock signed within rocailles and foliage, figured full stock with three pairs of barrel-retaining bolts along one side, and moulded butt carved with a scallop shell behind the barrel tang, steel mounts engraved en suite with the lock and comprising bevelled side-plate and butt-plate, sprung trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow and also forming the barrel-release, turned ramrod-pipes, and border engraved vacant silver escutcheon, Tower private proof marks 84.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceHolt's Norfolk and Hammersmith, 22 June 2006, lot 352The maker is Joseph Bunney recorded working in Birmingham between 1765 and 1814. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Brace Of Albanian 18-Bore Flintlock (Epirot) Pistols With Silver-Gilt Stocks 19th CenturyWith earlier russet barrels, one in three stages with octagonal breech, and both etched with spiral bands of foliate decoration, tangs covered by silver-gilt plates (one incomplete) each cast and chased in relief with foliage, one with pierced finial inhabited by a pair of birds, russet locks each with roller, heavy full stocks with slightly curved tapering butts cast and chased overall in low relief with repeated designs of flowering scrollwork and rocailles, bulbous pommels, muzzle-sleeves, trigger-guards and false ramrods all en suite, the first each with foliate finial, one trigger cast in the round as an Epirot in contemporary costume, the other cast and pierced with scrolling foliage behind, and retaining much of their original gilding (2)32 cm. and 33.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Of the type used by the Soulists. For a related pair sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms & Armour..., 23 July 2015, lot 68. See also Robert Elgood, The Arms of Greece..., 2009, p. 231, fig. 289, 290For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased .650 (16-Bore) Tubelock Sporting Rifle And 8-Bore Wildfowling Gun By Charles Lancaster, 151 New Bond St., London, No. 703 and 704, Circa 1830With heavy rebrowned twist octagonal barrel signed along the top flat, leaf-sighted from 150 to 250 yards and rifled with nine spiral grooves, case-hardened recessed patent breech with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and raised platinum-lined touch-hole, the rebrowned twist sighted wildfowling barrel in three-stages, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and signed along the top flat, and patent breech en suite with the rifle barrel, border engraved tang decorated with a stag's head and scrolling foliage, signed border engraved flat detented lock decorated with scrolling foliage, hammer and tube-retainer en suite, the former with engraved safety-catch, the latter acting on an external spring with roller, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with chequered grip and dark horn fore-end cap, butt with cheek-piece, border engraved steel mounts (some rust patination) comprising butt-plate (pitting) decorated with a running stag in a landscape and foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a pointer in a landscape on the bow and with pheasants in a landscape on the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, and associated brass-mounted ramrods: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes patent brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, steel bullet and G. & J.W. Hawksley pewter oil bottle, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage), the exterior of the lid (minor chips and old bruising) with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks and Lancaster's barrelsmith's mark 74.2 cm. and 86.8 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Charles Lancaster, barrel maker to Joseph Manton, is recorded at 151 New Bond Street between 1829 and the year of his death in 1847For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 14-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy John Manton, London, Circa 1808With sighted two-stage Tuscan barrel struck with crowned mark of Cristiano Leoni of Pistoia (Neue Støckel 7774) at the breech (old vice marks on both sides), patent breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat lock with rainproof pan and roller, the tail of the lock decorated with a gamebird in a landscape, border engraved 'French' cock with a part trophy and foliage, figured half-stock (some wear and old bruising, fore-end with two old splits) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with faint traces of decoration on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a landscape scene on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and later brass-tipped ramrod (metal parts pitted and worn overall) 77.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Previously unrecorded. For the maker's stamp and for an almost identical lock see D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, pls. 31 and 54For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine And Rare Cased 90-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Pocket PistolBy Joseph Egg Of London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1814With blued octagonal barrels each signed in gold along the top flat, gold fore-sight, border engraved breech with platinum line, platinum-lined touch-holes, blued border engraved tang inlaid with engraved gold martial trophies, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and decorated with foliage at the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cocks and steels (one an old replacement and fractured) each working on a blued external mainspring (one with some loss of finish) with roller, chequered figured rounded butt, border engraved mounts comprising pommel decorated with foliage on each spur and with a foliate border around the gilt butt-cap, the latter engraved with owner's crest and motto, D-shaped trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, gold escutcheon engraved with monogram 'GB', steel ramrod with characteristically chequered tip, and retaining some of its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including original brass-mounted four-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle 6.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceMajor Noel Corry CollectionChristie's London, Important Firearms, Side Arms, Arms and Armour, 22 November 1965, lot 152 Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834. See Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', J.A.A.S., vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353Cf. two other examples sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2011, lot 401, and Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2016, lot 354The arms are those of Francis Maude (1768-1842) of Hatfield Hall, Wakefield. He was a barrister-at-law and recorder at DoncasterFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine And Rare Cased 28-Bore Flintlock D.B. Travelling Pistol With Attachable Shoulder-Stock By Durs Egg, London, Circa 1800With browned twist barrels signed in gold along the rib, gold fore-sight, breeches with gold lines and gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved case-hardened tang decorated with foliage and with a starburst in the sighting groove, signed border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each decorated with foliage at the stepped tail and with palm leaves behind the gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, foliate engraved cocks (one an old replacement), engraved safety-catches also locking the steels, the latter each with roller working on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, highly figured half-stock, rounded butt cut with characteristic chequering and with engraved steel mount for the figured boot-shaped take-down shoulder-stock, the border engraved case-hardened mount decorated with foliage and starbursts, the tang along the top engraved 'Egg Patent Butt' and with blued trigger-shaped sprung catch, border engraved blued steel mounts decorated with martial trophies and foliage, comprising butt-cap, trigger-guard in the French manner and with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, and fore-end cap decorated with a starburst, gold escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and initials, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original blued steel ramrod with characteristically chequered tip, and retaining much original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case (some old moth damage) for a pair of pistols and with accessories comprising unusual brass-mounted two-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor loss of surface), leather flint wallet, steel bullet mould, extra horn-tipped ramrod, and cleaning rod, the interior of the lid (old damage and repairs) with maker's illustrated trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceMrs. F.C. Perryn Christie's London, Fine European Firearms, Swords and Pewter, 7 July 1964, lot 204See footnote to preceding lotFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Montblanc Starwalker Roller-Pen, Numbered IR1538862, the black resin body with white metal mounts, the resin finial enclosing the Montblanc logo, in fitted case and with outer cardboard box and service guide with model number 8484, the case 19.5cm wide Provenance: Boutique Montblanc, Milan, 18 October 2014.. There are some very minor scratches to the resin body and the gilt-mounts. There are also some areas of minor corrosion to the mounts. The pen is not currently fitted with a cartridge so it is not possible to confirm if it functions properly, though the pen has been used in the past. There are some scuffs to the leather case. The information page at the back of the Service Guide noted the model number, date and retailers stamp though the other information is blank.
A Montblanc Starwalker Roller-Pen, Numbered MBNC40HPO, the black resin body with gilt mounts, the resin finial enclosing the Montblanc logo, in fitted case and with outer cardboard box and service guide with model number 105653, the case 19.5cm wide Provenance: Boutique Montblanc, Milan, 18 October 2014. . There are some very minor scratches to the resin body and the gilt-mounts. There are also some areas of minor corrosion to the mounts. The pen is not currently fitted with a cartridge so it is not possible to confirm if it functions properly, though the pen has been used in the past. There are some scuffs to the leather case. The information page at the back of the Service Guide noted the model number, date and retailers stamp though the other information is blank.
A Montblanc Starwalker Roller-Pen, Numbered KU1680331, the black resin body and the white metal mounts each incised with lines, the resin finial enclosing the Montblanc logo, in fitted case and with outer cardboard box and service guide, the case 19.5cm wide . There are some very minor scratches to the resin body and the gilt-mounts. There are also some areas of minor corrosion to the mounts. These are mostly visible under magnification. The pen is not currently fitted with a cartridge so it is not possible to confirm if it functions properly, though the pen has been used in the past. There are some scuffs to the leather case. The information page at the back of the Service Guide is blank. Some pages in the service guide have been folded.
Large quantity of photo developing, dark room and photography equipment - quantity of Fogro 2'' x 2'' slide frames, PHILIPS movielight PSG125, Paterson 2 print forceps, atlas photo flash M3 clear, two Paterson 35mm developing tanks, Ilford photography paper 12'' x 16''and 8'' x 10'', Fujifilm photography paper 8'' x 10'' and 12'' x 16'', Rondinax 35U developing tank boxed, Simma Roller, two Ilford processing drums 30x40cm and 20x25cm, two other processing drums, Paterson 35mm contact proof printer, S&K 60D-C colour analyser etc... in three boxes - Condition Report
Victorian Stanley burr walnut cased set of nickel drawing instruments, some with turned ivory handles, in oblong box with lift-out tray and compartments under for ivory scale rulers, parallel ruler and chart roller ruler etc W21cm; four other cased sets of drawing instruments; and cased Simplon Bilateral slide rule (6) - Condition Report
Dinky Toys - Collection of 1960/70s Diecast Metal Trucks, etc. Comprising: 1. Johnson Road Sweeper; 2. Trojan; 3. Bedford - Dustbin Wagon 1960s; 4. Dink Service - Commer; 5. Royal Mail Bedford Van; 6. Steam Roller; 7. Dodge Tipping Truck; 8. Coventry Climax Fork Lift Truck. All models in good condition, please confirm with photos.
A Collection of Sterling Silver Charms, all marked 925, comprising a clown, a lantern, a roller skate, an ice skater, a Genie, a dog with a gun, a caterpillar on a leaf, three rings, a tractor, a fireman's helmet, a fish, a bird, a boot, a sixpence, an '18' charm, an amber stone charm; a purple stone charm, and a scroll style charm. All in good condition.
Two Dinky Toys diecast models, a 279 Aveling-Barford Diesel Road Roller in orange with green metal wheels, grey plastic engine covers and figure driver and a 283 Single Decker Bus 'Red Arrow' in red with blue interior and white base, complete with instructions and unused road sign transfers, both boxed. (2)
A Clement Clarke pair of silver and marcasite folding lorgnettes, detailed 925, with the original case, a Dunhill Handy Roller silver plated rectangular petrol lighter, with a Dunhill pouch and box, a set of six mother-of-pearl and paste set small dress buttons, cased, five gold dress studs detailed 9 CT, with a case, a set of three 9ct gold dress studs, the tops with engine turned decoration and a quantity of further gold and gilt metal dress studs, (qty).
(4) Lovely Chinese vertical hanging scrolls by Liu Shiquan, of The Four Seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall landscapes. Watercolor and ink on rice paper mounted on silk finished paper. Roller ends made of wood. All in excellent condition, circa 1965.Overall scroll size: 75 x 18 in.Individual painting size: 40 x 13 1/2 in.Please note that all sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances.
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