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Lot 438
A BRASS-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY ASTON, MANCHESTER, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with barrel formed in four stages and belled at the muzzle, fitted with spring bayonet above (catch restored), octagonal breech inscribed 'Manchester', on the top flat, border-engraved tang with bayonet release catch, signed border-engraved stepped bevelled lock fitted with bolt safety and large roller, figured full stock, pineapple chequered grip, , border-engraved brass mount comprising butt-plate, trigger-guard and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes (associated horn-tipped ramrod), 36.5 cm barrel
Lot 420
AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS WITH BRASS BARRELS BY SAMUEL BRUNN, NO 55 CHARING CROSS, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1797, MAKER'S MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETTwith octagonal brass barrels inscribed 'No 55 Charing Cross London’, bronze fore-sights and gold-lined vents, engraved steel breech tangs incorporating the back-sights and decorated with Brittania trophies, signed engraved stepped bevelled locks fitted with engraved sliding bolt safety-catches, gold-lined pans, detents, and steel springs with roller (one cock replaced), blued set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks inlaid with chased sheet silver scrollwork enclosing a shield-shaped escutcheon behind the breech tang and with further arrangements of pineapple scrolls and foliage over the fore-ends, chequered swelling butts, engraved silver mounts comprising chased silver butt-caps, chased silver trigger-plate with pineapple finials, engraved silver trigger-guards decorated with foliage, silver fore-end caps, ramrod-pipes engraved with a sunburst and carried by a silver rib, engraved barrel bolt escutcheons, original ramrod (horn tip and the other ramrod restored), 24.7 cm barrels (2) ProvenanceW. Graham Lewis, formerly on loan to the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland (1971-2001)Sold Sotheby’s Olympia, 7th December 2001, lot 264 For the an account Michael Barnett’s work and the attribution of his marks, see Dickens 1999, pp. 86 – 117. Samuel Brunn, took over John Knubley’s business at 7 Charing Cross Road on his death in 1795. He continued as John Knubley until 1797, registered silver maker’s mark as hilt maker with Goldsmiths’ Company in 1796. Under his own name, Sword Cutler and Gunmaker, Opposite the Mews Gate, 55 Charing Cross, 1798 – 1804; 56 Charing Cross, 1805 – 1820. By Appointment to Prince of Wales, 1800 – 1811; to Prince Regent, 1812 – 1820. Contractor to Ordnance, 1797 – 1809.
Lot 421
˜ A FINE CASED PAIR OF 36 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY DURS EGG, NO. 1 PALL MALL COLONNADE, LONDON, NO. 823, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1816-20 each with browned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in gold capitals, case-hardened patent breech inlaid with a pair of gold lines and platinum-lined vent, struck beneath with the serial number and London proof marks, breech hook stamped en suite, engraved case-hardened tang incorporating back-sight, engraved flush-fitting flat lock engraved with a Britannia trophy on the tail, border ornament and a sunburst, signed in script beneath the rainproof pan, each fitted with engraved blued bolt safety-catch also locking the steel, engraved bevelled ‘French’ cock, patent steel with safety vent and blued steel spring with roller, the inside fitted with detent and numbered en suite, blued triggers, highly figured walnut half-stock, small rounded chequered butt, finely engraved blued iron mounts comprising trigger-plate with elaborate pineapple finial, trigger-guard applied with a spur and engraved with a Britannia trophy, fore-end cap decorated with a sunburst, vacant gold escutcheon engraved with the owner’s crest, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrod, and much original finish throughout: in original lined and fitted mahogany case, the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and escutcheon engraved with the owner’s initials ‘F.C.’, the interior with trade label and lined in green baize (small areas of wear), complete with early accessories including red leather-covered three-way flask, bullet mould and rammer, 26.0 cm barrels ProvenanceFrederick Cass (1787-1861) of Beaulieu Lodge, Winchmore Hill, Edmonton, second son of William Cass (1743-1819), who inherited on the death of his childless elder brother, Charles, in 1825. William Keith Neal, no. C51. sold Christie’s, King Street, 5th November 1995, lot 325 LiteratureWilliam Keith Neal & David H. L. Back, British Gunmakers, Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment, 1760 – 1860, plate 346, pp..42-3, plate 116. A manuscript note in the case reads 'Mem: Dec.r 15th 1826. Mr. Durs Egg, told me that these Pistols loaded with the small charge of Powder, would carry a ball 50 yds. & upwards, sufficiently strong to kill, & if loaded with two full charges of Powder, would do execution at 200 yds. & if more powder was used 300 yds. When shot is used instead of Ball put in about the weight of a Ball & a half to the usual charge of powder.'
Lot 424
A 20 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED LONG FLINTLOCK PRESENTATION PISTOL BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1803, MAKER'S MARK OF JOSEPH BUNNEY with three-stage barrel inlaid with a spiralling design of two alternating patterns of foliage over its forward half, a series of celestial motifs enclosing a scroll inscribed 'London, Gunmaker to His Majesty' at the median, an elaborate spray of silver flowers over the full length of the breech, (rubbed), fitted with silver 'spider' foresight, gold-lined vent and much blued finish, stepped bevelled lock inlaid with silver, decorated en suite with the barrel and incorporating the maker's signature on a scroll, fitted with bolt safety-catch, gold-lined pan, and steel spring with roller, figured walnut full stock profusely inlaid with silver wire and chased silver plaques, involving an elaborate design of scrolling tendrils filled with cornucopiae, celestial motifs and pierced trophies-of-music (the inlay with expert restorations), chased full silver mounts comprising spurred pommel with chased spiral cap of characteristic form and engraved with the owner’s name in Arabic, solid side-plate decorated with a Britannia trophy, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a Britannia trophy on the bow, two engraved ramrod-pipes, and vacant shield-shaped escutcheon (light wear throughout, ramrod replaced), 37.7 cm barrel ProvenanceW. Graham Lewis, formerly on loan to the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland (1971-2001)Sold Sotheby’s Olympia, 7th December 2001, lot 265 Harvey Walklate Mortimer (1753-1819) specialised in repeating pistols and gold-mounted guns for the Eastern market. The Morning Herald of 20th August 1784 advertised “For the Inspection of the Curious, just finished, Three Pair of Elegant Pistols, mounted in solid gold value 547£ intended as a present to a foreign Prince”. In 1801-2 he made gold mounted firearms set with diamonds for U.S. Government as presents for Bey of Tunis. The auction of stock by Harvey Walklate Junior in 1816 included ‘2 cases of grand ornamented pistols with their stocks, locks and barrels richly inlaid with gold and silver ornaments’. The Arabic inscription reads ‘S. Hussein’.
Lot 410
AN UNUSUAL 34 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY EZEKIEL BAKER WITH FINE INDIAN BARREL, NO. 1937, CIRCA 1815 with earlier Arabian or Indian barrel formed in five moulded stages, with faceted vase-shaped muzzle, decorated behind with a spiralling design of silver and copper alloy lines, a section filled with hatched panels within diamond frames of copper alloy behind, a further spiral section and octagonal over the breech, the latter inlaid with a gold line and with gold-lined vent added at the time of its incorporation into the gun, struck beneath the breech with private view and proof marks of Ezekiel Baker, engraved tang decorated with flowers and foliage, numbered 1937 and stamped ‘EB', stepped bevelled lock decorated with a flower on the tail, a pair of game birds behind the cock and signed in gold capital letters beneath the pan, fitted with pierced cock, rainproof pan and steel spring with roller, figured walnut full stock, finely chequered ‘pistol’ grip, inlaid with a hound in pursuit of a hare in silver opposite the lock, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a hound, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, trigger-guard signed by the maker and decorated with a hound and a game bird, three ramrod-pipes, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheon and a further silver escutcheon set into the grip, three ramrod-pipes, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, a silver band over the fore-end, and early horn-tipped wooden ramrod, 114.3 cm barrel ProvenanceChristies Arms & Armour Sale, 12th December 1997, Lot 133
Lot 453
A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOL BY DUTTON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with octagonal swamped sighted barrel signed in block capitals on the flat, signed border-engraved lock with semi-rainproof pan and roller, full stock, iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (the iron parts pitted), vacant white metal escutcheon, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm, probably the original, 22.7 cm barrel
Lot 435
A BRASS BARRELLED FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED BASS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with brass barrel formed in three stages and moulded at the muzzle, fitted with spring bayonet on top, octagonal breech inscribed ‘London’ and struck with proof marks on the left, engraved tang fitted with bayonet release, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage and a sunburst, fitted with cock en suite and steel spring with roller, figured full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with foliage and a drum, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a rococo bouquet on the bow and two ramrod-pipes, and early brass-tipped ramrod with iron worm, probably the original, 36.0 cm barrel ProvenanceAcquired by the owner's father circa 1970
Lot 449
AN IRISH 16 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY CLARKE, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800 with slightly swamped rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel signed on the flat and engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, engraved tang decorated with border ornament and foliage, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage, fitted with semi-rainproof pan, steel spring with roller (cock replaced), figured full stock (cracks and repairs), engraved refinished steel mounts including butt-cap centring on a flowerhead, large trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a flower-head on the bow, and vacant copper escutcheon (associated ramrod), 25.0 cm barrel
Lot 405
A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY DURS EGG, NO. 212, CIRCA 1800-5 with browned twist sighted barrel signed in gold letters over the breech and engraved with a star, struck beneath with London proof marks, case-hardened patent breech inlaid with two gold lines, gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened tang decorated with foliage, engraved case-hardened flush-fitting lock decorated with border ornament, a trophy-of-music on the tail and signed in script, fitted with engraved bolt safety-catch, ‘French’ cock, gold-lined rainproof pan, patent steel with safety vent and inscribed ‘Egg Patent’, blued steel spring with roller, and the inside with much early finish, highly figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered grip, engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a retrieving hound on the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, blued trigger-guard with pillar forward terminal and a hound on the bow, blued fore-end cap, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod with worm, probably the original, and much early finish throughout, 99.5 cm barrel ProvenanceLord Home of the HirselChristie’s South Kensington, 15th July 1994, lot 104 See footnote to Lot 403.
Lot 414
A .300 CALIBRE NORTH AMERICAN FLINTLOCK PLAINS RIFLE, THE BARREL BY WILLIAM GARDNER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with heavy octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves, fitted with silver blade fore-sight, standing back-sight, stamped with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s mark ‘William Gardner’ at the breech and inlaid with two gold lines, gold-lined vent, engraved grooved breech tang, stepped bevelled lock signed ‘Squire & Co.’ in block capitals, engraved with border ornament, a trophy-of-music on the tail, and a sunburst, fitted with engraved cock, rainproof pan, engraved steel and steel spring with roller, the inside stamped ‘WA’, close-grained figured full stock with take-down fore-end, finely chequered grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left enriched with an inlaid silver star above and a pierced silver panel beneath, and, on the right, with patch box with hinged brass cover on a skeleton mount, the cover operated by a button beneath, brass mounts comprising curved butt-plate with faceted tang (the upper terminal slightly bent, trigger-guard with faceted terminal four ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, silver vestigial side-plate, silver diamond-shaped barrel bolt escutcheons vacant silver escutcheon, some original finish, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod, 103.7 cm barrel
Lot 404
A 48 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY OR A LADY BY DURS EGG, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1785-90 with rebrowned barrel formed in two-stages, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, signed in gold letters over the breech, inlaid with two gold lines, gold lined vent and stamped with private proof marks beneath, engraved grooved tang, stepped bevelled lock engraved with flowers on the tail, signed in script beneath the gold-lined pan, fitted with engraved bevelled cock (top-jaw replaced), bolt safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan and steel spring with roller, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a Britannia trophy on the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, trigger-guard with a pillar at the front and engraved with a hound on the bow, two ramrod-pipes, fore-end-cap and two sling swivels, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped ramrod with brass terminal, probably the original, 81.2 cm barrel See footnote to Lot 403.
Lot 448
AN IRISH 22 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY CLARKE, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800 with slightly swamped twist octagonal sighted barrel signed on a gold-inlaid oval at the breech and inlaid with an engraved gold line, gold-lined vent, engraved tang decorated with border ornament and foliage and incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage and a line of beadwork, fitted with gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, steel with roller and detent (cock replaced), set trigger, figured full stock (minor bruising, fore-end chipped on each side and split along the ramrod-channel), chequered rounded butt, engraved steel mounts including butt-cap centring on a flowerhead, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a flower-head on the bow, oval silver escutcheon opposite the lock engraved with the owner's initials, and ramrod with iron powder-measure, probably the original, 25.7 cm. barrel
Lot 451
A CASED PAIR OF 16 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER’S PISTOLS SIGNED CUFF, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with twist octagonal sighted barrels inscribed ‘London’ over the breeches (rubbed, light pitting), struck beneath with proof marks and ‘Stubbs twisted’, platinum-lined vents, foliate engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved flush-fitting lock decorated with border ornament, foliage and a sunburst, fitted with bolt safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan, steel spring with roller (one cock and steel replaced), figured full stocks (small cracks and dents), chequered rounded butts, engraved iron trigger-guards, stirrup ramrods and vacant German silver escutcheons: in a later lined and fitted case, 20.5 cm barrels (2)
Lot 160
A 1910-20s Gebruder Bing clockwork teddy bear, a Roller Skater or Walker, with blonde mohair, small black boot button eyes, black stitched horizontal nose and mouth, pronounced muzzle, small cupped ears, swivel head, jointed arms, felt foot pads with DRGM stamped to winding mechanism --8in. (20cm.) high (missing stick and or skates, right arm loose, metal to back of legs and left foot showing, wear)
Lot 6141
W. Phillips of Bromyard - 8-day mahogany longcase with a painted moon roller dial, c 1790,swans neck pediment with dog tooth moulding, raised carving and brass paterie, break arch hood door beneath flanked by reeded pilasters with brass Corinthian capitals, trunk with a blind fret, reeded quarter columns and long wavy topped door,Plinth with a deep moulding and canted corners raised on a shaped base, painted dial with gesso spandrels, Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's and minute dots, with steel hands, seconds dial and square date aperture, dial pinned to a rack striking movement with an anchor escapement, striking the hours on a cast bell. A clockmaker by the name of John Phillips is recorded as working in Bromyard (Worcs) in the early to mid 18th century, certainly by 1770-90. W. Phillips was possibly an unrecorded son or brother also working in the same family clockmaking business during the later part of the 18th century.Dimensions: Height: 250cm Length/Width: 54cm Depth/Diameter: 27cm
Lot 6131
William Tickle of Newcastle - late 18th century 8-day mahogany longcase, with a swans neck pediment and silk backed frets beneath, brass paterie and a ball and eagle finial, break arch hood door flanked by reeded pilasters with brass capitals, long wavy toped trunk door and conforming recessed quarter columns to the trunk, square plinth with applied moulding and skirting, painted moon roller dial with gesso spandrels, Roman numerals and five-minute Arabic's, seconds dial and calendar aperture, steel hands and seconds pointer, gong striking movement with recoil anchor escapement and rack striking on the hour. With weights, pendulum and key.The Tickle family were a prolific and respected family clockmakers in the North East of England, recorded as working primarily from Newcastle during the mid 18th to 19th century, various records relate to both male and female members of the family all working as clockmakers.Dimensions: Height: 210cm Length/Width: 44cm Depth/Diameter: 20cm
Lot 6135
Alexander Frazer of Comber - late 18th century Irish mahogany 8-day longcase with a painted dial and moon roller to the arch c1790, swans neck pediment with carved paterie and turned finial, break arch hood door with reeded pilasters and wooden capitals, trunk with conforming recessed quarter columns and a wavy topped door, plinth with canted corners raised on bracket feet, painted dial with floral spandrels within a gesso border and birds of paradise to the centre, Roman numerals and five minute Arabic's, minute band and steel hands, with a seconds dial and date aperture, dial pinned via a false plate to a rack striking movement with a reoil anchor escapement. With weights, pendulum and key.Dimensions: Height: 210cm Length/Width: 49cm Depth/Diameter: 24cm
Lot 6133
John Smith of Chester - late 18th century mahogany 8-day longcase, brass moon roller dial and three-train movement, with a swans necked pediment, brass paterie and an inlaid oval to the centre, hood door with contrasting banding and scalloped edge, shaped back splats and reeded pilasters with Corinthian capitals, trunk with canted corners, wavy topped door with conforming banding and inlay, square plinth with an applied decorative base, brass dial with scroll spandrels, diagonally engraved dial centre, wide chapter ring with Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's and minute dots, seconds dial, date aperture and steel hands, makers name boldly engraved round the arch of the dial, rack striking movement with a recoil anchor escapement, striking the hours on one bell and the quarters on four. With three brass cased weights, pendulum and key. John Smith (father and son) are recorded as working in Chester in 1753 and 1784, this clock is probably the work of John Smith II.Dimensions: Height: 215cm Length/Width: 50cm Depth/Diameter: 24cm
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