A TURKISH YATAGHAN, DATED 1222 A.H. (CIRCA 1807/8). with slightly curved single-edged blade, decorated with gold koftgari including an inscription on the back-edge, two large calligraphic panels, a central calligraphic rosette surrounded by foliage on one side and a broad panel of scrollwork and flowers on the other, silver hilt enclosing the forte, set with a faceted red paste over the forte and seven fluted corals on the back-strap, and the grips fitted with a pair of large ivory grip-scales rising to an eared pommel (one cracked through, age cracks), in its original wooden scabbard repoussé with flowers, foliage and strapwork within beaded frames, the locket with horizontal bands of gilt flowerheads, and the chape formed as a marine monster (small chips and wear). 75.5cm; 29 3/4in . The back edge gives the name of the maker as `Work of al-Hajj Muhammad`; the owner as: ` Owner Mustafa Agha` It is dated 1222 (AD 1807-08) and ends with two benedictory phrases. The cartouches bear a benedictory quatrain in Turkish. The central rosette bears the names of `The Seven Sleepers and their dog`
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A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-GILT HILT, PARIS FINENESS MARK AND GUARANTEE MARK FOR CIRCA 1798-1809. with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with scrolls and foliage on a blued panel and signed by the bladesmith `I.S.B.` at the forte (the bluing oxidised), silver-gilt hilt finely cast and chased in low relief comprising oval shell-guard engraved with a concentric pattern of punched ornament on the outer face, globular quillon, a pair of pas d`âne, knuckle-guard, and ovoid pommel, the principal surfaces chased with faceted beads of differing size alternating with raised fluted ovals, and swelling grip decorated en suite, in its original wooden scabbard with fishskin-covering (losses, chape missing), with silver locket punched with scrollwork and flowers. 76.8cm; 30 1/4in blade
A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED DIRK AND PLAID BROOCH, BY W. M. ANDERSON & SONS LTD, EDINBURGH SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1948, MAKER`S MARK `TE`. the dirk with polished blade formed with a scalloped back-edge and cut with a slender fuller on each face, hardwood grip carved with traditional basket weave designs, fitted with a silver ferrule engraved with panels of strapwork within a wrigglework frame at the front, and the pommel with silver claw mount set with a faceted citrine, in its original scabbard with silver mounts engraved en suite with the hilt, complete with its accompanying pieces, the brooch with matching ornament including claw mount with a further citrine. the dirk: 42.5cm; 16 3/4in . (2)
A SCOTTISH DIRK, 20TH CENTURY. with polished scallop-backed blade, wooden hilt carved with traditional basket-weave designs and studded with white metal nails, the pommel fitted with a piece of foil-backed coloured glass retained by a white metal band decorated with thistle foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with white metal mounts, and complete with its accompanying pieces en suite with the dirk. 44cm; 17 3/8in
A BOWIE KNIFE BY JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, CUTLERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES, NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, MID-19TH CENTURY. with signed blade formed with a clipped-back point (patinated), shaped German silver cross-piece, back-strap and pommel, and original natural staghorn grip-scales retained by four German silver rivets, in its original leather scabbard with German silver mounts (the leather crazed), with a loop for suspension, and in untouched condition throughout . 34cm; 13 3/8in
A DECORATIVE DAGGER BY GEORGE WOSTENHOLM, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. with robust blade of diamond section, cut with a short fuller on each side, stamped with the maker`s details `G. Wostenholm & son, Washington Works, Sheffield` on one side and `I*XL` on the other at the forte, brass hilt cast in relief, comprising an African Hunter holding a German silver spear and arrow forming the grip, the cross-piece formed as a pair of hound`s heads, in its scabbard decorated with an eclectic blend of tribal and renaissance motifs. 25.4cm; 10in
A RARE 1798 PATTERN HIGHLAND OFFICER`S BROADSWORD . with broad blade of flattened-hexagonal section, cut with three short fullers and retaining traces of engraving on each side at the forte, regulation brass hilt involving an alternating arrangement of narrow and square panels carried by rounded bars (small cracks and minor losses), fluted bun-shaped pommel and original fishskin-covered grip, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard (shrinkage) with steel mounts . 83cm; 32 5/8in blade. See B. Robson 1996, p. 173 no. 161.
A 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD, PROBABLY FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET . with regulation blade etched blued and gilt with trophies and foliage over the lower half, hilt with folding shell-guard, original grip bound with silver wire, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, and in good untouched condition. 81cm; 31 7/8in blade
A MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER`S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. based on the 1796 light cavalry pattern, with regulation blade, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, including cross-piece with button terminals, a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by pairs of foliate washers on each side, in its regulation silver-plated steel scabbard decorated over its full surface with scrolling flowers and foliage. 83.8cm; 33in blade
A MAMELUKE-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER`S SWORD BY JOHNSTON, NO.8 NEWCASTLE STREET, STRAND, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. with broad kilig blade formed with a double-edged point, engraved gilt-brass hilt of characteristic form including a pair of quillons with bud-shaped terminals, horn grip-scales, in its original fishskin-covered wooden scabbard (small losses) with engraved gilt-brass mounts including locket with the maker`s details, chape decorated with neoclassical ornament on the front, laurel fronds, further foliage and a sword of justice on the reverse and four large loops for suspension. 64.8cm; 25 1/2in blade. Joshua Johnston and his son, of the same name, are recorded at Newcastle Street circa 1790-1839. See L. Southwick 2001, pp.152-3. It is likely that the blade of this sword came from the arsenal in Cairo, in the early 19th Century.
A POST 1902 NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD BY S. W. SILVER & CO., LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH. with etched blade decorated with the crowned Royal arms and a fouled anchor, regulation hilt with folding side-guard engraved with the owner`s name `J. J. G. Fraser, R. N.`, sharkskin-covered grip, in its scabbard. 79.5cm; 31 3/8in blade
A BAVARIAN EPEE BY REISS, MUNICH, CIRCA 1848-64. with slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched blued and gilt over the lower portion (light wear), gilt-brass hilt of standard pattern, including down-turned shell cast with a lion, mother-of-pearl grip-scales, applied on the outer face with arms of Bavaria and the crowned letter M, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard. 77cm; 30 3/8in blade.
A GEORGE V 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD; A GERMAN SWORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY; A COPY OF A 1912 PATTERN CAVALRY SWORD; AND A CHASSEPOT BAYONET, DATED 1872. the first with etched blade, in its scabbard, the second with stirrup hilt incorporating lion`s head pommel, in its scabbard, the third in its scabbard, the fourth in its scabbard (incomplete, steel parts pitted). the first: 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade. (4)
AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT BY THOMAS GRAY, SACKVILLE STREET, LONDON, LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE HILT PROBABLY BY MATTHEW BOULTON. with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with scrolls and trophies on a blued panel at the forte, burnished steel hilt comprising pierced oval guard formed with a central fluted flowerhead, forward-canted quillon, knuckle-guard, urn-shaped pommel and grip, decorated throughout with faceted beads of differing size throughout (small losses), in its original scabbard (later painted finish) with steel mounts including signed locket. 79.8cm; 31 3/8in blade. The connection between Matthew Boulton and Thomas Gray is well documented. The hilt of the present sword has a number of elements that are illustrated in Boulton`s pattern sheet datable to the 1780s. Gray worked at Sackville Street circa 1749-1820. He was a prominent Royal retail jeweller, cutler and goldsmith. He was immortalized in Jane Austen`s Sense and Sensibility as the Gray`s of Sackville Street where the Miss Dashwoods went to negotiate an exchange for a few old-fashioned jewels of their mother (Chapter XXXIII). See. L. Southwick 2001 p. 126 and also the same author 2009, pp.231-233.
A FINE ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT, CIRCA 1800, POSSIBLY BY MATTHEW BOULTON. with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with trophies on a blued panel over the forte (bluing worn), burnished steel beadwork hilt, comprising oval shell-guard, quillon, knuckle-guard, a pair of delicate pas d`âne, ovoid pommel and swelling grip, decorated throughout with beaded frames filled with faceted beads of differing size and remaining in fine condition (the pommel with expert restorations), in its steel mounted scabbard (later painted finish). 78.4cm; 30 78/8in blade. For the most recent and detailed discussion of Matthew Boulton`s work and his supply of fine sword hilts to the London retail trade see L. Southwick 2009, pp. 225-250.
AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT, CIRCA 1800. with continental hollow-triangular blade sparsely etched with foliage and the bladesmith`s initials `A.K.` at the forte, burnished steel hilt including oval shell-guard, flattened globular quillon, knuckle-guard, and ovoid pommel decorated throughout with faceted beads of differing size, and original grip bound with a spiralling pattern of faceted beads en suite with the hilt, in its scabbard with steel mounts including locket inscribed `Armfields Manufactory Cross St.` . 83.5cm; 32 7/8in blade. Two cutlers of this name are recorded in Birmingham during this period.
A FINE FRENCH SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770. with hollow-triangular blade, etched and gilt over the greater part of its length with scrolls, classical figures and trophies on a blued panel (areas of light wear), signed `Leiger Md Fourbisseur rue Coqulliere et Celle Des Vieux Augustin a Paris` on one side of the forte and decorated with a strapwork panel on the other, steel hilt finely chiselled against a gilt fishroe ground with a very delicate pattern of scrolls terminating in scaly marine monsters adjacent to the blade and the quillon-block on the respective faces, enriched with rococo garlands and the borders with masks issuant with further scrolls, the inner face fitted with two finely chased gold plaques depicting a pair of tigers and a pair of lions, the outer face with two burnished steel ovals (previously fitted with plaques), globular quillon chiselled as a monster engorged on a gilt ball, quillon-block chased with trophies-of-hunting, a pair of pas d`âne with monsterhead finials, knuckle-guard decorated with circular frames filled with expanded flowerheads, tall globular pommel formed as a close helmet with barred visor, chiselled over the skull with dragons and foliage, and the grip with a binding of plaited silver wire, ribband and `Turk`s heads`, in its original scabbard with steel locket chiselled with scrolls and foliage centring on a mask en suite with the hilt (middle band missing). 78.7cm; 31in blade
A SPANISH SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY. with double-edged fullered blade of flattened-diamond section, the central fuller pierced with a series of slots and circles, silver-gilt hilt including a pair of down-curved quillons decorated with scrolls and an owl in the centre on each side, and nielloed grip decorated with foliage and a trellis pattern filled with crosses, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts en suite with the hilt. 25cm; 9 7/8in
A FINE FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-GILT HILT, PARIS CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARK FOR 1775-81, MAISON COMMUNE MARK FOR 1775. with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt over the greater part of its surface with fleur-de-lys on two sides and with foliage, a pistol and trophies-of-arms on the other, inscribed `De la manufacture de la Marque au Raisin fait a Solingen` at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased en rocaille in low relief, including double shell-guard with four medallions decorated with an artilleryman loading and igniting a cannon, a pair of combatants holding a wreath, and a victorious fighter, globular quillon and knuckle-guard decorated with foliage, ovoid pommel decorated en suite and with a central medallion with a drummer on the reverse and a standing warrior on the front, and solid grip with a central figurative medallion on each side, in its scabbard with silver-gilt mounts (scabbard covering replaced), decorated en suite with the hilt (middle bands missing, covering replaced), and the locket inscribed `Devaux M. Fourbisser, Place des Trois Marie`. 80.3cm; 31 5/8in blade. Deveaux is recorded as a Maître Fourbisseur in Paris 1757-1818.
A FINE FRENCH SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780. with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with scrollwork, foliage, a cherubic mask, a Classical figure, probably Mutius Scaevola, and the inscription `un me fecit`, all on a blued panel, steel hilt finely chiselled in low relief, comprising double shell-guard decorated on each side with ovals filled with differing trophies-of-arms, surrounded by scrolls and garlands against a finely punched and gilt fishroe ground with small areas of delicate trellis, short globular quillon, knuckle-guard, a pair of pas d`âne, and ovoid pommel, all decorated en suite with the shell, and the grip finely rebound with plaited wire, ribband and `Turk`s heads`, in a contemporary scabbard (later covering), and steel locket and chape each chiselled and gilt with scrolls against a gilt fishroe ground including a classical figure on the locket . 83.5cm; 32 7/8in blade
THE CASED COURT DRESS OF THE HONOURABLE GUY CHARTERIS (1886-1967), EARLY 20TH CENTURY. comprising court sword with cut steel hilt, in its scabbard, coatee, breeches, waistcoat, shoes with buckles en suite with the sword, cocked hat, and a pair of gloves: all contained in a black japanned tin case
1st Royal Dragoon Guards officers sword by Wilkinson, the blade engraved GVR, scrolling floral decoration and the initials E.A.C., numbered 61266, the hilt with regulation pattern solid guard and decoration, shagreen gri with wire twist binding, in original brown leather scabbard and case, blade length 34.5",
Scarce early Victorian Naval Midshipman`s sword by P & S Firmin with gilt brass Gothic hilt with lion`s head pommel and fishskin grip, short fullered spear pointed blade in original gilt brass mounted leather scabbard with two rings to throat - engraved on folding guard `W H Maxwell RB` - sold with research confirming this sword belonged to Admiral William Henry Maxwell RB, 80 cm overall
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