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Lot 313
An assortment of vintage Action Man clothing and accessories comprising (1) SAS Secret Mission Accessory set, missing 1 bayonet, rope, hook and rings for pod, gun broken; (2) Long Range Desert Group, missing brown scarf, arab headdress, scabbard, shovel, socks, anklets and 1 grenade; (3) Special Operations Kit Set, missing operations bag, stove, radio, knife, fork, spoon, machine gun, 6 grenades, dynamite x 2, shovel and canteen. (4) Afrika Korps, Complete; (5) Space Ranger, missing just tabard and belt. Conditions of items present, very good to excellent. Note: We are happy to provide additional images of any lot. Please email us or contact us via the link on the item page to request additional images.
Lot 18
ËœThe Property of a Gentleman A FINE MALAYSIAN GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER (KRIS) OF PRESENTATION QUALITY, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SUMATRA with wavy pattern-welded double-edged blade, grooved at the hilt and encrusted with gold scrolls on the belalai gajah, chiselled and gold-encrusted ganja decorated with scrolling foliage and flowers on the top edge, finely chased gold mendak and selut decorated with beadwork and filigree on sheet gold, figured ivory grip of jawa demam form (small age cracks) decorated with panels of tightly scrolling foliage and drawn-out to a sharply pointed beak pommel, in its wooden scabbard with plain carved wooden wrangka, the pendok encased over the lower half with twisted gold and silver wire, with pronounced buntut en suite with the selut, the upper portion encased in sheet gold chased with foliage, complete with its plaited gold carrying cord attached by plaited gold wire, and with an elaborate gold flower boss at the front set with small garnets around a matching central paste (small losses), and in fine condition throughout 38.7 cm; 15 3/8 in blade A gold-mounted Kris of similar form was presented to George IV when Prince Regent by Stamford Raffles on 10th May 1817 (RCIN 67536).
Lot 19
A SOUTHEAST ASIAN DAGGER (KRIS), 20TH CENTURY with pattern-welded wavy blade chiselled and encrusted with gold scale pattern along a medial ridge on each face, the belahi gajah formed as a deity and encrusted with gold, carved wooden grip formed as a stylised figure, in its carved wooden scabbard with wrangka formed as a horse and the pendak decorated with a vertical panel of foliage on the front 37.7 cm; 14 7/8 in blade
Lot 197
A RARE GERMAN COMBINED HUNTING SWORD AND 120 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, etched with a stag on one face at the forte (worn), the outer face fitted with two-stage brass barrel, iron action behind with bevelled cock and folding trigger, brass hilt, comprising down-turned openwork shell-guard, a pair of slightly recurved quillons with globular terminals, cap pommel, and associated stained bone grip, in its wooden scabbard with later green fishskin covering, with chased brass locket and chape decorated with rococo scrolls together with a matching chased brass baldrick and later belt, formed of leather faced with numerous brass plaques embossed with a contrasting scale pattern with a ropework border top and bottom 49.5 cm; 19 1/2 in blade (2)
Lot 21
ËœA RARE INDONESIAN OFFICER~S SWORD, LIÈGE, DATED 1830, PRESENTED BY PANGERAM ADIPATI (1809-91), LATER MANGKUNEGARA IV with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over three-quarters of its length with scrolling foliage, trophies and faux damascus pattern, the forte with a rondel within a garland signed ~J. de Villers à Liège~ on one face and ~Damasgaranti~ on the other, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, comprising a pair of warrior mask langets, vertically recurved quillons with hound~s head terminals, angular lion mask pommel and later knuckle-chain, and carved ivory grip (small chips) carved with foliage, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard (small cracks) with large brass locket, chape decorated with foliage, the former inscribed ~Pangeran Adipattie pourbayo Luitenant [sic] Colonel op Soesoenan no.7 di Soerakarta 1830~, and a pair of suspension bands cast with lion masks 74.5 cm; 29 3/8 in blade Pangeran Adipati (1809-81) became Mangkunegara IV in 1853, and ruled Mangkunegaran, a principality in Soerakarta (Surakarta), South Central Java, until his death. The Java War, also known as the Diponegoro War, was fought from 1825 between the Javanese and the Dutch, culminating in Dutch victory and the Pax Neerlandica in 1830.
Lot 22
A SIAMESE (THAI) ARMY OFFICER~S SWORD, RATTANAKOSIN, LATE 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with the crowned Royal arms, trophies and foliage, nickel hilt with folding side-guard, decorated with the Royal arms on the outer guard, and elephant~s head pommel, in its scabbard 79.5 cm; 31 1/4 in blade
Lot 23
A RARE SIAMESE (THAI) NIELLO AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED CEREMONIAL SPEAR, AYUTTHAYA, 18TH CENTURY with long tapering leaf-shaped blade of hollow-ground diamond-section, tapering bamboo haft (the shoe missing, the tip chipped), fitted at the top with a long three-stage niello, sawasa and silver-gilt collar of lai dok phuttan pattern chiselled at the top and bottom with broad leafy bands divided by lotus collars, and the top fitted with a large chiselled foliate washer (one leaf expertly restored with resin), complete with its finely lacquered wooden scabbard decorated over its surface with gilt flowers and foliage (small chips and losses) 217.0 cm; 85 1/2 in overall A very similar spear is preserved in the National Museum, Bangkok and another was sold in this room 4th December 2019, lot 88.
Lot 24
ËœA BURMESE DHA DAGGER, A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (KRIS), A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (BADE-BADE), A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade, silver ferrule decorated with filigree and beadwork, faceted bone grip and silver cap pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver; the second with pattern-welded wavy blade, wooden grip with two panels of scrollwork, in its scabbard with large wrangka and brass pendak; the third with curved single-edged blade and carved horn hilt decorated with a pierced design of foliage, in its wooden scabbard; and the fourth with curved blade decorated with silver scrollwork, engraved white metal hilt, ivory grip, in its white metal scabbard the first: 24.7 cm; 9 3/4 in blade (4)
Lot 27
TWO BURMESE SWORDS (DHA), 20TH CENTURY the first with characteristic curved single-edged blade widening towards the tip, encrusted in silver with figures in traditional costume, inscriptions and foliage on each face on a long broad central panel, silver-encased hilt decorated with two panels of figures en suite, conical pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver; the second with curved plain blade, brass hilt, in its wooden scabbard encased in brass the first: 61.0 cm; 24 in blade (2)
Lot 32
AN INDIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR) WITH GREEN HARDSTONE HILT, MID-19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade formed with a brief slender central groove on each face and with traces of a calligraphic cartouche on the front, russet iron stirrup hilt comprising a pair of delicately shaped langets, quillon and knuckle-guard shaped for the fingers all decorated with gold koftgari scrolling foliage and flowers and mottled green jade grip rising to a globular pommels set with a red paste on each face, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard (worn) with gilt copper chape 76.8 cm; 30 1/4 in blade
Lot 34
A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, retaining traces of two gold calligraphic panels and a panel of flowers on one face, (the gold largely missing), slender iron hilt (repairs), including drooping quillons with petal-shaped terminals, broad knuckle-guard pierced with a calligraphic inscription and pierced cup-shaped pommel, in its wooden scabbard covered with tooled leather, with iron chape and two bands, the latter two each chiselled with traditional foliage inhabited by birds 78.5 cm; 30 7/8 in blade
Lot 35
AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved European blade double-edged towards the point, stamped with a series of marks within two long slender fullers along the back-edge on each face, iron hilt comprising a pair of langets, down-curved quillons, integral grip and large cup-shaped pommel with rattles, decorated throughout with flowers and foliage within linear frames, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron mount 75.5 cm; 29 3/4 in blade
Lot 36
A RARE EAST INDIA COMPANY OFFICER~S SWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON, LONDON, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY of 1845 infantry pattern type, with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged for its last third, etched with scrolling foliage, the East India Company rampant lion and the maker~s details on one face and with further foliage, a lengthy inscription and a shorter inscription on the other, brass hilt with crowned ~VR~ cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its regulation scabbard 82.7 cm; 32 5/8 in blade The inscription records the sword's presentation to Subedar Muhammad Jafar, a member of the Baluch regiment, for his outstanding performance and loyalty.
Lot 37
ËœAN INDIAN OFFICER~S SWORD, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, brass stirrup hilt including straight quillon with down-curved monsterhead finial, a pair of vestigial langets, angular knuckle-guard and monsterhead pommel, and green-stained chequered ivory grip, in a near contemporary tooled leather scabbard with large gilt-brass locket and chape 82.5 cm; 32 1/2 in blade
Lot 39
A MORROCCAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), A GHURKA KNIFE (KUKRI) AND A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), 20TH CENTURY the first with curved double-edged blade decorated with scrolling foliage, characteristic hilt with white metal mounts, in its scabbard; the second with curved broad blade, carved bone grip, in its brass-mounted scabbard; and the third with slightly curved blade decorated with a wavy hamon, gilt mounts decorated with flowers, in its saya, on its black stand the first: 24.5 cm; 9 5/8 in blade (3)
Lot 40
AN INDIAN GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), 20TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade formed with a slightly reinforced tip and chiselled with a moulding at the forte, gold-covered hilt formed of a curved grip chased over the greater part of its surface with a trellis pattern enclosing expanded flowerheads, the pommel formed as a caparisoned elephant~s head fitted with a small loop above, in its wooden scabbard encased in an openwork design of gold flowers and foliage inhabited by a boar set upon by a tiger accompanied by a hound and a rabbit on one face and an antelope attacked by a lion with a fleeing antelope on the other, the locket formed of a diamond-set openwork lotus flower designs beneath a band of pairs of diamonds accompanied by a small loop, and the chape with a further diamond-set flowerhead 18.8 cm; 7 3/8 in blade
Lot 42
A CEYLONESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA), 18TH CENTURY with iron blade of flattened-triangular section formed with a fuller along the back-edge, the lower portion of the blade applied with silver-encrusted scrollwork and enclosed by silver-plated brass decorated with traditional foliage and flowers extending from a brass ferrule en suite, carved hardwood grip retained by three pairs of brass rivets, two pairs with decorative silver washers, and pommel cap decorated en suite; in its wooden scabbard with large silver locket decorated with a band of scrollwork at the top 18.0 cm; 7 1/8 in blade
Lot 43
A FINE NORTH INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER (PESH KABZ), THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with finely watered single-edged blade formed with a reinforced back-edge, inlaid with a silver inscription and a cartouche filled with scrolling flowers and foliage at the forte on each face, the back-edge with a further inscription and lotus flowers, finely figured dark green hilt, perhaps Serpentine, formed with semi-circular mouldings at the base above a slender silver ferrule, faceted grip and rounded pommel, in its red velvet-covered wooden scabbard bound with silver, with silver locket and chape, the latter with delicate scrolling terminal and the former with an openwork design involving a lotus leaf beneath a band of roping carrying a pierced faceted bead for suspension and beadwork at the mouth 22.7 cm; 9 in blade The inscriptions include, at the forte, the first four caliphates of Islam and the Companions of the Prophet, Abou Bakar, Umer, Usman, Haider (or Ali) and Allah, Muhammad and Ali, the latter three show that this was carried by a follower of the Shia school of thought. The inscriptions on the back-edge read shahir (shah-hir), Madani, Chhazar and Junaid. The style of foliage is similar to that found on firearms from Tipu Sultan~s arsenal at Seringapatam.
Lot 44
ËœAN INDIAN DAGGER (PESH-KABZ), 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced back-edge of T-section, silvered brass hilt and a pair of ivory grip-scales (age cracks) retained by four rivets, in its green-stained fishskin-covered scabbard with silvered brass mounts including fluted bud-shaped chape 31.2 cm; 12 3/8 in blade
Lot 45
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip (restored) and a central rib, etched with a pattern in imitation of watering on each face, iron hilt with later gilt finish, comprising a pair of near rectangular side bars and a pair of faceted grip-bars, in a fabric-covered wooden scabbard 22.8 cm; 9 in blade
Lot 47
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with tapering blade swelling slightly towards the point, etched in imitation of watered pattern within a pair of broad shallow converging fullers on each face, gilt-iron hilt comprising a pair of fluted side bars and a pair of moulded grip-bars, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (small losses) 17.4 cm; 6 7/8 in blade
Lot 50
ËœAN INDIAN DAGGER (KARD) AND THREE FURTHER DAGGERS, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY the first with tapering single-edged blade and a pair of ivory grip-scales, in its hardwood scabbard with large brass chape; the second a Gurka kukri knife, with broad blade, carved hardwood grip and two accompanying knives (scabbard missing); the third with curved blade and brass stirrup hilt in the European manner, including monsterhead pommel, in its leather scabbard, the fourth with curved double-edged blade, hardwood grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass mounts the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in blade (4)
Lot 51
A NORTH INDIAN OR AFGHAN KHYBER KNIFE, MID-19TH CENTURY with sharply tapering single-edged blade formed with a reinforced back-edge and two fullers of differing length on each face, silver hilt comprising faceted ferrule, back-strap inscribed ~D.Willder (?) I.N. H.E.I.C.s. S.Queen Ning-Po China Oct 14th 1841~ (the inner strip loose), and a pair of ribbed horn grip-scales retained by iron rivets, in its wooden scabbard covered with tooled leather (losses) and large engraved brass chape with bud-shaped finial 55.5 cm; 21 7/8 in blade The East India Company~s Steamer ~Queen~ was one of the Indian Navy warships involved in the capture of Ning-po, 13th October 1841, during the First China (or Opium) War.
Lot 55
A CASED ARAB PRESENTATION GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 20TH CENTURY with curved polished double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, gold-covered hilt with a band of filigree at the base, engraved with flowers and foliage against a punched ground within a linear frame, in its original scabbard decorated on the outer face with the arms of Saudi Arabia, and with foliage en suite within beadwork and filigree frames, the inside struck with a brief inscription, and with two rings for suspension, in its padded case, the inside of the lid with a brief inscription, the outside set with the arms of Saudi Arabia in gold, and with a piece of paper inscribed ~gold dagger presented by His Royal Highness Prince Saud Abdulah Al-Faisal 1991~ 16.3 cm; 6 ½ in blade
Lot 56
AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), FIRST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY with curved medially ridged blade, silver hilt decorated with filigree and beadwork designs, horn grip, entirely faced with silver on the inner face, in its silver encased scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, with pronounced chape, set with four red pastes 18.5 cm; 7 1/4 in blade
Lot 57
AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, silver-mounted hilt decorated with filigree and beadwork panels, in its matching scabbard woven with silver thread, fitted with four rings at the front and with a later belt 17.0 cm; 6 3/4 in blade
Lot 58
AN ARABIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with straight blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a three-quarter-length fuller on each face, silver hilt including a pair of quillons with faceted bud-shaped terminals, engraved cap pommel, knuckle-chain, and a pair of bone grips retained by a pair of rivets with large silver dome-headed caps, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver, engraved with flowers and foliage and with two large rings for suspension 85.4 cm; 33 5/8 in blade
Lot 60
Ç‚ËœProperty from an Important Private Collection A FINE CAUCASIAN GOLD INLAID IVORY AND SILVER-MOUNTED PRESENTATION SABRE (SHASQA) AND WHIP, KUBACHI, LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a series of fullers along the back edge, encrusted in gold with Arabic couplets on each face, silver gilt and nielloed hilt chased with scrolling foliage against a finely matted ground within beadwork frames, the pommel set with an ivory plaque inlaid with gold (small losses, the inner plaque expertly restored), in its original silver gilt and nielloed scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, the inner face with elaborate panels of niello scrolling foliage enclosing embossed and chased cartouches within foliate and beadwork frames, two silver rings for suspension, and in very good to fine condition, the whip formed of a tapering sections of ivory finely inlaid with cartouches filled with gold flowers and foliage, with silver grip and upper terminal each of chased nielloed and gilt silver, with a leather tail, both in a modern Asprey & Co lined and fitted case the sword: 75.2 cm; 29 5/8 in blade The couplets read: |zada dawlat sahib hadha al-sayf wa ~umrahu / wa qadrahu wa baraka fi ~iyalihi yawm fa-yawm| (|May the fortune and life of the owner of this sword increase / And his stature, and [God] bless his family every day.|) and |w~anala maqsad fi~l-~izz bi~l-farah w[a]~l-ghurur / wa ballaghahu ila darajat al-~ula| (|Grant him [his] goal in glory and in joy and pride, And make him attain the ranks of exaltedness.|)
Lot 61
A CAUCASIAN DAGGER (KINDJAL), DATED 1342 AH (CIRCA 1923) with double-edged blade formed with an off-set fuller on each face and a short inscription including the date on the front, russet iron hilt finely inlaid with a symmetrical dense pattern of gold scrolling foliage over the sides and at the front, with two pronounced faceted rivets, and the inner face decorated with further designs of scrolling foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large russet iron mounts decorated en suite with the hilt 37.8 cm; 14 7/8 in blade
Lot 62
?A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade etched with scrollwork in a series of three long fullers on each face (areas of light pitting), characteristic hilt encased in silver decorated with beadwork, filigree and niello, in its scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, the outer face with a symmetrical arrangement of scrolling flowers and foliage within niello frames and the inner with scrolls of niello foliage, and a loop for suspension 35.0 cm; 13 ¾ in blade
Lot 65
A FINE OTTOMAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, decorated in gold koftgari with calligraphic panels joined by flowers and scrolling foliage along the back-edge and on each face of the forte (small losses), silver-gilt hilt cast and chased with elaborate bouquets of flowers and foliage against a delicately punched ground, comprising a pair of recurved quillons with scrolling terminals, a pair of langets, back-strap, a pair of foliate washers on each side of the pommel and original gilt knuckle-chain, figured horn grip retained by brass rivets, in its black leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver-gilt mounts cast and chased en suite with further trophies-of-arms, bouquets and trophies-of-hunting, comprising locket with terminal matching the quillons, middle-band and chape each with a ring for suspension 79.5 cm; 31 1/4 in blade A Turkish shamshir with hilt and scabbard decorated in a very similar manner is preserved in the Stibbet Museum, Florence (inv. 6433). See Robinson 1973, illus. 54b, and p. 209 no. 137.
Lot 66
ËœAN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel (small areas of staining and light rust), border-engraved marked silver hilt (loose) comprising a pair of straight quillons with bud-shaped terminals, a pair of langets (one chipped), back-strap, and a pair of rhinoceros horn grip-scales retained by three pairs of rivets, rising to a pierced bulbous pommel fitted with a washer on each face, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts comprising chape, two bands with rings for suspension and locket, all lightly engraved with border ornament and foliage and the latter retaining its locking catch 81.5 cm; 32 1/8 in blade
Lot 69
ËœAN OTTOMAN CORAL-AND TURQUOISE-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), NORTH AFRICA, MID-19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with two slender central fullers and decorated with gold koftgari foliage and brief inscriptions on the forte on each face, silver hilt chased with flowers and foliage on the inner face and profusely encrusted with corals and turquoises in raised setting on the outer, in its scabbard decorated en suite, with scaly bud-shaped chape (small losses) 24.7 cm; 9 ¾ in blade The inscriptions give three of the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus as well as that of their dog Qitmir. Provenance Sotheby~s, 16 April May 1987, lot 149
Lot 71
A PERSIAN DAGGER (KARD), 19TH CENTURY with earlier sharply tapering blade of watered steel, encrusted with a brief gold inscription (small losses) on each side of the forte, including the date 1121 AH (circa 1709), robust tapering grip encased in punched gilt metal decorated with beadwork and divided by silver bands, in its matching scabbard bound with plaited silver wire (chape detached) 24.0 cm; 9 1/2 in blade
Lot 9
A CHINESE SWORD (DAO) WITH SILVERED IRON MOUNTS, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with slightly curved broad blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a full-length fuller and a shorter fuller along the back-edge on each face, octagonal iron guard (loose) decorated in silver with scrolling foliage in low relief on each face, iron ferrule and ~Court Hat~ pommel each decorated with silver, the former en suite with the guard and the latter with geometrical designs, fabric-covered grip, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with characteristic iron mounts decorated with silver en suite with the hilt, with an associated leather thong and a silvered iron suspension 69.0 cm; 27 ¼ in blade
Lot 118
A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with straight polished blade double-edge towards the point, engraved with a lengthy German inscription relating to the chase on one face at the forte and with the owner~s coat-of-arms (now erased) on the other, the back-edge with the earlier date 1624, gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, comprising down-turned shell-guard with a hunter and a stag set upon by a pair of hounds, hound~s head quillon, knuckle-guard decorated with a hunter, cap pommel and tapering sharkskin-covered grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with gilt-brass mounts decorated en suite, comprising chape with a stag running in a wooden landscape and locket with suspension button formed as an oak leaf on a trophy-of-hunting, complete with its accompanying knife with gilt-brass hilt and shagreen grip en suite 61.5 cm; 24 1/4 in blade
Lot 119
A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, MID-18TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over three-quarters of its length with foliage within a broad shallow fuller on each face (lightly cleaned with chemicals), gilt-brass hilt cast in low relief, comprising a pair of quillons with scrollwork terminals, pierced outer ring-guard decorated en rocaille with scrolls and shells, solid grip formed as a stag~s limb rising to a hoof-shaped pommel, decorated at the top and bottom with rococo scrolls and shell ornament en suite with the guard, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with matching brass mounts, complete with its accompanying knife and fork each en suite with the hilt 55.5 cm; 21 7/8 in blade
Lot 120
ËœA FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with hounds in pursuit of a boar and a stag on the respective faces and each within a framework of strapwork and foliage, silver hilt cast and chased with strapwork and fluting, comprising a pair quillons with globular terminals, outer ring-guard decorated with strapwork and tapering ivory grip of flattened oval section swelling towards the pommel, in its silver-mounted leather scabbard with silver locket and chape, and complete with its accompanying knife and fork, each with ivory grip en suite 35.8 cm; 14 1/8 in blade
Lot 121
A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with double-edged blade formed with a pair of long fullers, signed ~Coulaux Ainé & Cie~ and ~Manuf. Nat.de Klingenthal~ on the respective faces at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, struck with the maker~s mark, in a diamond the letters ~A.B.~ divided by a dagger, comprising a pair of straight quillons with hound~s head terminals, ferrule decorated with a hunting horn on the front, and fluted horn grip rising to a moulded pommel set with a silver foliate button, in leather-covered wooden scabbard (restored) retaining its original silver locket and chape each en suite with the hilt and decorated with trophies-of-hunting and the former with a stud formed as a wolf~s head 54.4 cm; 21 1/2 in blade
Lot 123
A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED GLAIVE, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade etched and gilt with flowers and foliage on a blued panel at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of straight quillons with hound~s head terminals, the quillon-block decorated with a medusa mask on a gilt panel on each face, gadrooned pommel decorated with foliage and the grip en suite, in its original silver scabbard cast and chased with elaborate trophies-of-arms in high relief, struck with St Etienne marks for 1819-38 and the maker~s mark ~C.C~ within a diamond, the inner face engraved with border ornament, the locket with the later inscription ~Boutet et Fils a Versaille~ on both faces of the mouth and the outside with the later crowned monogram ~JN~ (the gilding refreshed, probably added at the same time as the inscriptions) 60.3 cm; 23 3/4 in blade
Lot 128
AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering hollow-triangular blade, etched and gilt with trophies-of-arms, scrolls and foliage on a blued and frosted panel over the lower three-quarters, steel hilt profusely studded with minute faceted beads in imitation of brilliants, comprising oval dish-guard with pierced border, a pair of quillons with circular terminals formed as flowerheads, a pair of slender arms, urn-shaped pommel and beadwork knuckle-chain (areas of rust), in its original parchment covered wooden scabbard with steel locket, middle-band and chape 83.7 cm; 33 in blade
Lot 129
Ç‚A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, gilt-brass hilt cast, pierced and chiselled with openwork designs of foliage within writhen frames, including double shell-guard, knuckle-guard (detached), short quillon with globular terminal, and ovoid pommel, and the grip retaining a portion of its binding and ~Turk~s Heads~, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts en suite with the hilt 74.2 cm; 29 ¼ in blade
Lot 131
ËœProperty from an Important Private Collection A FINE KNIFE WITH CARVED IVORY HILT, 17TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR DUTCH with 18th century tapering blade double-edged for its upper half, etched with a green man mask on a scrolling stand on one face at the forte, baluster moulded base enclosed by a moulded silver collar (loose) for securing the grip, the latter carved in the round with the temptation of Adam by Eve with the Serpent between, all within the branches of the Tree of Knowledge with modestly positioned garlands of fruit, the inner face with an elaborate scroll, and in fine condition throughout, in its 18th century silver-mounted scabbard 32.7 cm; 12 7/8 in overall Provenance The Grand Duchy of Baden Court Library to 1850 The Grand Duchy of Baden Court Art Gallery to 1879 Residenzschloss, Karlsruhe, integrated into the private Collection of the Grand Duke of Baden Neues Schloss, Baden Baden, from 1919 Sold Sotheby~s, Baden-Baden, 5th October 1995, lot 456 Literature Inventarium über die in dem Atelier des Galleriedirectors Frommel befindliche Elfenbein Sammlung, 1854: 121.16 Inventar des Zähringer Museums, Aufgestellt in den Räumen des Kavalierbaues des Grossherzoglichen Schlosses in Baden-Baden, 1919, ff, Inv. Nr. 174
Lot 132
ËœA FINE SOUTH GERMAN DAGGER WITH CARVED IVORY HILT, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade of triangular-section, forte of tapering rectangular section, hollowed for the thumb on two edges and chiselled with scrolling foliage, engraved vestigial silver guard decorated en suite with the forte, carved ivory grip (very small chips, repaired), decorated with a vertically arranged hunting scene involving a stag set upon by hounds and a lion, and the pommel carved as a scallop shell, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (repaired at the base), with silver locket and chape each decorated en suite with the forte 20.0 cm; 7 7/8 in blade
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