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Click here to subscribeA boxed United Scale Models HO gauge B&O Power 2-8-0 brass locomotive & tender, 'Exclusively for Pacific Fast Mail', made by Atlas Industries INC (Japan), together with a boxed Southern Pacific Lines MT-3 4-8-2 engine and tender.Qty: 2Condition report: Models appear unused. Some wear to boxes, externally and to packaging internally.
A scratch-built scale model of the 1943 victualing boat the "Clyde Puffer" (VIC 35). 104 cm long x 30 cm wide.Footnote: ‘VIC 32’ was built by Dunston’s of Thorne, Yorkshire in November 1943. And is still in operation, but now as a pleasure boat. A campaign to rescue this vessel is underway and the fundraising page can be seen here http://savethepuffer.co.uk/history-of-vic-32/ NB: Image shows boat photographed on a chest of drawers, not included with the lot Condition report: No apparent major defectsNo electric motor or servo units are includedSome slight damage to the rope ladders running up the mastNo apparent major defectsSee the extra images for clarification
AN EARLY 20TH C. ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TENTH HUSSARS, V.C. INTEREST. A collection of approximately 139 images including large scale 'official' photographs, panoramic views and smaller privately taken images in the Rawalpindi area. To include images dated between 1908 and 1910, including 'The 10th Hussars Khanna Plain 1909', 'Galloping in double echelon of Squadrons Maxims in rear of Centre', 'C Squadron May 1908' 'Qzzetta Open Polo tournament 1908', big game hunting, 'Ridding school at R.Pinidi', 'Senior Officers Musketry Course 1910' and many other images. All contained in a distressed album, photographs 8.5 x 11.5 inches and smaller. The photograph of 'C Squadron' clearly includes Sergeant Henry Engleheart (1864-1939) who won his V.C. with the 10th Hussars during the Boer War as one of a party who destroyed the railway north of Bloemfontein, whilst returning from this action Engelheart saved Sapper Webb at great personal risk from enemy fire. He received his award from Queen Victoria on 15th December 1900.
Yatagan mit silbermontierter Scheide, Griechenland, um 1800 Typisch geschwungene Rückenklinge mit beidseitiger schmaler Kehlung. Am Ansatz fein in Gold tauschierter Rankendekor, geschnittener Klingenrücken mit Mittelrippe. Silberne Griffzwinge mit Blütendekor (ergänzt?). Vernietete Griffschalen aus Walrosselfenbein, eine Griffschale leicht beschädigt, gravierte silberne Griffbänder. Mit rotem Samt bezogene hölzerne Scheide. Teilvergoldete silberne Garnitur mit fein getriebenem Trophäendekor, der Abschluss des Ortbleches als Monsterkopf gestaltet. Zwei bewegliche Trageringe mit anhängender roter Tragekordel. Länge 77 cm.Achtung - Versand in Nicht-EU-Staaten unterliegt CITES Regularien.Zustand: II +A Greek yatagan with silver-mounted scabbard, circa 1800 Characteristically curved single-edged blade with narrow fullers on both sides. The base decorated with fine tendrils inlaid in gold, the back of the blade cut and with central ridge. Silver grip ferrule with flower ornaments (replaced?). Riveted grip scales of walrus ivory, one grip scale slightly damaged, engraved silver grip straps. Wooden scabbard covered with red velvet. Partly gilt silver furniture withfinely chased trophy décor, the terminal of the chape in the shape of a monster head. Two movable suspension rings with attached red carrying cord. Length 77 cm.Attention - shipping to non-EU countries subject to CITES.Condition: II +
Prussian Model 1894 Pickelhaube of Garde Dragooner Regiment Nr 1 (Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland), fine example for an enlisted ranks with large other ranks pattern helmet plate to the front having white metal garde star burst to the chest. Leather backed domed brass scale chinstraps leading to fixing posts, no cockades present. Squared dip front peak which is standard for Dragoon helmets, other ranks cruciform brass spike cross piece and short spike, rear spine with two fixing pins, again typical for Dragoon helmets. Interior of the helmet retains the original other ranks leather liner. Screw post fittings to the reverse of the plate with brass washers in place. Interior of the shell, behind the plate is deeply struck “LG 15”. Rear peak stamped “56”. Some polishing to the exterior fittings but overall a nice example. Old ink written collectors label attached to the chinscales.
A Netherlandish 40-Bore Percussion Target PistolSigned Blaetterlein Te Deventer, Mid-19th CenturyWith finely etched twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in gold along the top and rifled with eighteen grooves, foliate engraved breech, tang with back-sight, flat lock and hammer, figured half-stock with gadrooned fore-end tip, butt carved with a panel of fish scale chequering on each side and with fluted border around the pommel, white-metal spur trigger-guard and butt-cap, the latter with hinged decoratively cast butt-trap cover, adjustable set trigger, and no provision for a ramrod 23 cm. barrel Footnotes:This maker appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Exceptional 88-Bore Flintlock Seven-Barrel Box-Lock Pepperbox RevolverBy John Twigg, London, circa 1781-87With hand-rotated bright turn-off barrels, border line engraved breech-block numbered to correspond with the barrels, rounded border engraved breech-housing, bright border engraved action signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, the left side with a Britannia shield and foliage suspended from a ribbon, the right side surmounted by a bird, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel and retaining traces of original blueing, adjustable blued steel-spring with rollers, wing-headed tension adjuster on the left side and barrel assembly retainer on the right, trigger-guard decorated with a bird amid foliage on the bow, flat-sided figured rounded butt (minor old bruising), and in fine condition apart from some minor rust staining 7.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceMrs. A.C. Eccles, Christie's London, Fine Arms and Armour, 8 December 1969, lot 176 (1,750 gns. to Neal)Clay P. Bedford Collection, Phoenix, Arizona (no. 1506)Christie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 November 1991, lot 300 (£12,650 including premium, to the W. Keith Neal Foundation, P664)Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 202ExhibitedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, cat. no. 199The Game Fair, Shuttleworth Old Warden Park, 27-29 July 2001LiteraturePeter Hawkins, The Price Guide to Antique Guns and Pistols, 1973, p.194The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, 1971, p. 177W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pp. 54-5 and 163, pls. 149-150Clay P. Bedford (1903-1991) was involved in a host of large-scale construction projects during his distinguished career with Kaiser Industries. These included the Central Highway in Cuba and the Boulder Dam. He was also a committed and knowledgeable collector, initially of Huguenot silver, and subsequently of British, then Continental antique firearms. Highlights from his very extensive firearms collection (much of it acquired from Keith Neal) were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1971, and at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, in 1977. The collection is now dispersedThis pistol, probably the finest surviving example of the later type of flintlock pepperbox revolver, fires the first five barrels individually, and the last two together, giving an impressive finaleFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
I Bleuler (London) Drawing Instrument Set In Shagreen Case consisting of folding ivory rule, ivory scale rule, protractor, dividers and others; with makers paper label inside lid 6 3/4'', 17cmCase has some wear, instruments generally Good to Excellent with some fairly minor corrosion to metal.
W&S Jones (London) Drawing Instrument Set In Shagreen Case consisting of folding ivory rule, ivory scale rule, protractor, dividers and others 6 3/4'', 17cmCase has some surface wear, some spots of gold paint on ivory scale rule, folding rule has slightly faint graduations, some corrosion to metal parts
Oris Williams F1 Team Pointer Date stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch, circular black dial with luminous quarter Arabic numerals, hour markers, inner date bezel with centre date indicator with red pointer and centre seconds, black bezel with 15-360 scale, luminous hands, quick set date, signed cal. 654 25 jewel movement, exhibition case back, Oris bracelet, 42mm - ** Oris box, Oris international service centres booklet - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good. Glass - light surface marks. Hands - some minor light marks when viewed under a 10x loupe. Case - some surface marks and a few scratches to the bezel - see image. Crown - adjusting correctly. Bracelet - surface marks, wrist size 8.00'' approx. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Victorian silver fusee lever pocket watch, London 1844, the movement signed Cox Savory, 47 Cornhill, London, no. 7567, with engraved balance cock, steel three arm balance and silvered regulating scale, dust cover, the dial numbered 7567 with Roman numerals, minute track and subsidiary seconds, within an engine turned case, case maker 'CH' (Charles Harle), 46mm - Condition Report: - Movement - clean and currently functioning. Dial - light marks. Glass - surface scratch marks. Hands - light surface marks. Case - generally good, some scuffs to the centre of the case back.. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Waltham silver lever pocket watch, Birmingham 1912, the 15 jewel movement signed American Waltham Watch Co with compensated balance, gilt regulating scale and safety pinion, no. 11185469, signed dial with Roman numerals, minute markers, inner 24 hour Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds, within an engine turned Dennison case with engraved cartouche, 55mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - light marks and a couple of faint hairlines. Glass - light surface scratches. Hands - some surface corrosion. Case - some marks, small bruise to the case back, some rubbing to the engine turning. Crown - adjusting correctly. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Edwardian silver centre seconds chronograph lever pocket watch, Chester 1906, the gilt frosted three-quarter plate movement signed Joseph Harris, Manchester, no. 293002, with compensated balance and regulator, the dial with Roman numerals, minute track, 25/300 scale and chronograph centre seconds, gilt hands, within a plain case with engraved cartouche, case maker 'J.H&S' (Joshua Horton & Son), 60mm (requires attention) - Condition Report: - Movement - not functioning and requires attention, balance swinging, chronograph lever operates correctly. Dial - minor light marks. Glass - surface scratches. Hands - minor marks. Case - surface marks and a few indentation to the case back. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Continental silver centre seconds chronograph lever pocket watch, unsigned three-quarter plate movement, with compensated balance and regulator, the dial with Roman numerals, minute track, 25/300 scale and chronograph centre seconds, blued steel hands, within a plain case with engraved cartouche, case maker 'F.V', 55mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning, may require a service clean as intermittently pausing, chronograph lever functioning . Dial - small surface marks. Glass - surface marks and some surface scratches. Hands - light marks and some mild surface corrosion. Case - surface marks, some mild tarnishing and some mild bruise marks to the case back. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Gun metal centre seconds chronograph lever pocket watch, the movement with compensated balance and regulator, no. 841753, the dial with Roman numerals, minute track, 25/300 scale, subsidiary constant seconds and thirty minute recording dials and centre chronograph seconds, within a plain case, 51mm (requires attention)
Box of Airfix models, mainly planes to include; Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane etc. 1:72 scale mainly. (B.P. 21% + VAT)All boxes are sealed with original tape apart from:Airfix WWII Aircraft - has been opened and is incomplete.BAE Harrier II GR7 1/72 - has been opened. Appears complete.
A large-scale instructional model carBy Hohm Models, German, Circa 1960mounted on a control panel base, with an applied plaque detailed 'WERNER DEGENER', together with a UNILAB power unitLength of model 105cmFootnote:These models of German manufacture were principally used for instruction at driving schools.
Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD or later. A pair of provincial terracotta lokapala, guardians of tradition, standing with their hands held together; dressed like elite Song infantry, with long coat of lamellar armour, round helmet fitted with wings, leather padded coat with shoulder protections and scale reinforcement on the breast, sleeved tunic and thick pointed boots; traces of colour still visible.See Peers, C.J., Imperial Chinese Armies (2), 590-1260 AD, Oxford, 2002, for representations of warriors and discussion; a similar guardian warrior is visible on the Northern Song Imperial Tombs, Gongyi, Henan Province, tomb of the Emperor Zhenzong.13.7 kg total, 77cm each (30 1/4"). From a West Country collection, 1990s; formerly with a Hong Kong gallery.By the time of the Song Dynasty, the synthesis of local and Central Asian traditions produced a style of armour destined to remain unchanged for centuries in China. The best infantry wore armour, sometimes paper scale armour, invented during the Tang Dynasty. Song soldiers were also distinguished by their long hair and leather boots. The represented warrior was probably copied by a member of the Imperial Guard Shiwei majun bujun or Palace Corps Dianqian mabu jun. [2] Finely modelled.
Airfix 1:24 Scale De Havilland Mosquito Model Kit Boxed (Contents remain unchecked for completeness) - P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)Condition Report: Parts in sealed bags as per factory with instructions, decals etc. Fuselage parts, wings and rubber parts (not in bags as issued).
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