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Lot 68
Dinky commercials: brown 501 1st type Foden 8-Wheel Wagon, fawn and red Guy Lorry, Bedford Tipper, Bedford Refuse Wagon, Trailer, Diesel Roller, Muir-Hill Dumper, Motocart, Coventry Climax Fork-Lift, Blaw Knox Bulldozer, Leyland Comet (lacks bed) and Timpo Pickfords Lorry, F, some chipping, some lacking tyres (12)
Lot 2
A rare, possibly unique, officer’s full dress embroidered pouch, c 1862, of the Volunteer Artillery Corps, Royal Demerara Militia, Royal blue cloth with silver lace border, 3 solid cannon within embroidered oak wreath and crown with scrolls “Demerara” “Artillery” below, silver plated mounts, together with a hand written presentation scroll, laid down on blue silk with wooden top and lower roller, from the “Members of the Volunteer Artillery Corps, Royal Demerara Militia, to Captain John Frederick Bourne on the occasion of his leaving the Colony: a token of sincere respect and a testimony to the uniform kindness and consideration which have characterized his connection with the Corps while serving under his Command. Demerary, 21st November, 1862”, etc. Good Condition (pouch minor wear and moth hole to back, flap fastening AF, scroll minor marks not affecting text) Plate 1
Lot 102
A late 18th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss with spring bayonet by Ketland & Co, 31” overall, three stage bell mouth barrel 15½”, the octagonal breech with Tower private proofs and engraved “London”, having horn tipped wooden ramrod on left side and 9” triangular spring bayonet released by a thumb catch to front of the trigger guard; stepped brass lock plate and pan, engraved with maker’s name in script, with safety bolt, swan neck cock and large roller on the frizzen spring, walnut halfstock with engraved brass mounts. Good Working Order and Basically Good Condition (moderate to old deep pitting to cock, frizzen etc). Plate 23
Lot 657
Lemaille A five minute repeating carriage clock, the eight day duration movement having a later platform lever escapement and striking the hours & half hours on a gong, with push button repeat, and having a further push button repeat for the five minutes striking on the same gong, the backplate stamped with the initials of the movement maker ‘G.L.’ within an oval, being for the maker E.G. Lemaille, along with the serial number ‘580’ and wording ‘Patent Surety Roller’, the brass Anglaise case having pierced and engraved fretwork to the dial and sides, with the dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel spade hands, height 19cm (handle up) * E.G. Lemaille of Paris was known to have invented this style of roller set on the frontplate of the movement and which prevented the star wheel inadvertently ‘flicking over’ and putting the strike out of sequence.
Lot 66
A Double-Barrelled Sporting Gun by John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, with twist barrels, 71.5cm long, signed in full on the broad elevated rib, case-hardened recessed sloping patent breeches, each with platinum-lined touch-hole, case-hardened tang engraved with scrollwork, signed engraved locks, with later silver modification at the tails, each with a blued steel-spring, large roller, V-shaped pan and French cock, finely figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, iron mounts including engraved trigger-guard, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant escutcheon, with brass-mounted ramrod. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Lot 89
A late Victorian silver inkstand, by Martin Hall & Company, Sheffield 1898, of rectangular form with gadroon borders and engraved with foliage supported on foliate scroll feet, the three sided gallery pierced with foliate scrollwork, the two mounted cut glass inkwells fitting into pierced square receivers, with pen recess to front, 33.5 cm by 23 cm, with a Victorian silver and glass stamp roller, by Mappin Brothers, London 1898, of rectangular form with curved sides, 10.5cm by 7.5cm, 55oz weighable silver
Lot 402
AN UNUSUAL 13-BORE BRASS-BARRELLED SINGLE-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, early 19th century, with earlier 35 3/4in. slightly swamped barrel signed `LONDON` towards the breech, silver fore-sight, iron breech inlaid with single platinum line, border engraved iron tang, flat bevelled lock with stepped-tail and roller, walnut half-stock with chequered grip, engraved iron mounts, white metal fore-end cap, escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod with worm (iron parts discoloured), London proof mark.
Lot 450
A 20-BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED RICHARDS, early 19th century, with 9in. swamped octagonal sighted barrel engraved with a decorative band at the breech, foliate engraved tang, flat bevelled bolted border engraved lock signed `RICHARDS` and with stepped tail and roller (top-jaw and screw replaced), walnut full stock with flat-sided chequered butt, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, horn-tipped ebony ramrod with worm (some bruising to stock, iron parts discoloured), London proof marks.
Lot 456
A 40-BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF POCKET PISTOL SIGNED PLAYFAIR, ABERDEEN, circa 1820, with 2 3/8in. octagonal sighted barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the muzzle, action signed `PLAYFAIR / ABERDEEN` on the left side of the breech, engraved with scrollwork and a trophy of arms, and with safety-catch, waterproof pan and roller, chequered walnut butt, silver lion-mask pommel, and silver escutcheon (some light corrosion marking throughout), Birmingham proof marks.
Lot 459
AN 18-BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED PORTER, early 19th century, with 6 3/4in. tapering rebrowned twist sighted barrel inlaid with a gold-line at the breech, engraved tang also incorporating the rear-sight, engraved flat bevelled bolted lock with stepped tail, semi-rainproof pan and roller (safety-catch and cock replaced), walnut full stock (old chip to fore-end, cracked and repaired beneath lock) with chequered butt, engraved iron mounts, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn-tipped ramrod with worm (some scattered pitting to barrel, iron parts discoloured), London proof marks.
Lot 2144
A George III giltwood and gesso concert harp, Sebastian & Pierre Erard`s patent 5954, 18 Great Marlborough Street, London, fluted column with Gothic capital moulded with tracery, herald angels and saints, shaped base, scroll feet, 175cm high, c.1800 (distressed) Sebastian Erard was born in Strasbourg on 5th April 1752, and his name was originally spelled Erhard. He moved to Paris in 1768 and worked for an unknown harpsichord maker. Erard wanted to explore the fundamentals of instrument making, and it soon became apparent that he was a genius at finding ways around mechanical problems, a skill which came to the attention of the Abbe Roussier. His success as an instrument maker caused envy among his rivals who accused him of working outside the corporation without a licence. Louis XVI protected him and granted him a licence on his own authority. In 1777 Erard made his first square piano; it was probably a copy of an English Zumpe piano. A portrait of Erard was shown at the International Inventions Exhibition of 1885. Once his reputation was established, Erard persuaded his brother-in-law to join him in Paris. Their first pianos were squares with bichords throughout, and a five-octave compass. Erard made a combination of piano and organ with two keyboards for Marie Antoinette. The revolution of 1789 destroyed his business in Paris and in 1792 he opened a factory in Great Marlborough Street, London. Apparently he left his brother Jean-Baptiste to carry on the French branch. According to the London Post Office Directory, he opened an English branch as early as 1786, at 18 Great Marlborough Street, London. However, this may have been just for selling instruments at first. In 1902 they moved to 189 Regent Street, and then in 1904 to 158a New Bond Street, London. According to popular belief, Sebastian returned to Paris in 1796, leaving his nephew Pierre to carry on the London firm. This cannot be correct, however, as Pierre was not born until 1796. He died in 1855. Sebastian appears to have come back to London in 1801, as he took out a patent in England (number 2502) on 16th May 1801, for an improvement on the piano action. However, the bulk of this patent submission is taken up mainly with the harp. This represented some of the groundwork for his double-action harp. The harp seemed to be more important to him than the piano. If you look at most of the patent registrations from Sebastian, the harp comes first and the piano is just added on in the patent submission. There are exceptions to this in the cases when he took out patents for musical instruments only. On the covers of the submissions it says pianoforte and harp. Yet, when one reads the contents of any of these the harp is given preference over the piano. Perhaps this should not be so suprising, since Sebastian sold £25,000.00 worth of harps in the first year of the release of the new double-action harp. Finally, in June 1810, after eight years of working on it, Sebastian Erard patented the double-action harp with seven pedals (number 3332). This is regarded by most people as the date of the invention of the concert harp. The instrument had one pedal for each note. Each pedal had three positions or two notches, which raised the pitch of the note by a semitone for one notch, or a tone for both notches, by moving the top bridges to shorten the speaking length of the strings. This harp could be considered more versatile than the piano, since with the use of the pedals a player could get 21 pitches to the octave, while with the piano 12 was the limit. It is reported that Erard did not undress for three months before his harp was finished, snatching meals with pencil in hand and sleeping for an hour now and again. The concert harp of today basically maintains his design, as does the roller action for grands. He also had an eighth pedal for opening the back of the sound box, to work as a swell. At this time the harp was almost as popular in the home as the piano, and Erard made large numbers of both. He was also regarded as a master organ repairer.
Lot 2249
A finely engineered 3 inch scale model of a Marshall Traction engine, Yuhanda, serial no. 54587, Graton Model Engineering, Whitaker Street, Derby, single cylinder, two speed multi purpose engine, a steel boiler, 100lbs psi working, including two water sight gauges, pressure gauge, safety valve, blower operated by cab lever, the engine with single cylinder approximately 1.5in bore x 3in stroke, cab operated drain cocks, ratchet mechanical lubricator, piston steam valve, spoked flywheel, whistle, steel spoked and straked wheels, worm and roller chain steering, hand brake, polished oak footboard, maroon and red and yellow lined paint work, oringinal test certificates, 133cm long overall, built 1999
Lot 188
4 Tri-ang Minic clockwork Vehicles. A pre WW 2 period searchlight lorry, Shell-BP petrol tanker, open back delivery wagon and an articulated Mechanical Horse and Brewer`s trailer, lorry with wooden barrel load. Plus a Wells Brimtoy small clockwork double decker bus. An unusual tinplate steam tractor and a small steam roller. FC-QGC most for restoration, age worn and rusted.
Lot 790
A Matchbox Thames Trader wreck truck, green No 13, Thames Trader wreck truck, red No 13, Builders Supply Company No 60, ERF 68G Ever Ready No 20, Bedford Tipper, grey cab, red back No 3, Kerrier Bentham Coco-Cola lorry, Even Crates Road Roller No 1, BEA coach No 58, Albion Chieftain Portland Cement lorry No 51 and Commer Baffle float No 21 (10)
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