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Lot 1365
A pair of 19th century gothic revival brass altar candlesticks decorated with paste cabochons, height 32 cm, a set of brass pan weighing scales by Doyle & Son, Borough, London, two copper warming pans with turned wooden handles, a brass inkstand base, and a wall mirror with repousse brass frame, (7).
Lot 306
A German Third Reich Army Officer's Dagger, the double edge steel blade etched Alcosa, ACS with scales, Solingen, the white metal hilt with eagle and swastika crossguard, wrythen fluted orange plastic grip lacking wire binding, oak leaf decorated domed cap shaped pommel, the hammered white metal scabbard with grey velvet backed silver lack double hanging strap with white metal buckles and clip stamped DRGM, with silver bullion portapee.
Lot 318
A Victorian Officer's Black Cloth Spiked Helmet of the Yorkshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion, with nickel plated mounts, peak binding, velvet backed chin scales with ear rosettes, and helmet plate with black velvet centre backing, with leather lining and maker's gilt tooled morocco label "J & B Pearse & Co., London", in a japanned tin box with owner's brass label "Maughan Esq., 4th North York. R.V."
Lot 319
A Replica of a Brass Pickelhaube to an Officer of the Cuirassier Regiment of the Guard, with plated fittings, baluster knopped and flambe chased plume holder, set with an award ribbon engraved "Gorny Dubnyak on October 12, 1877" in cyrilic script, with a plated and enamelled star helmet plate, plated chin scales, bound rim and "lobster tail" neck flange
Lot 323
A Black Cloth Plumed Helmet of the Nottinghamshire Combined Constabulary, with chromium plated mounts, white metal helmet plate, black leather backed chin scales, ear rosettes, waisted square section plume holder with white horsehair plume, green baize lining with leather sweat band, on a wooden stand
Lot 325
A Victorian Blue Cloth Four Panel Spiked Helmet to the West Riding 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the nickel spike with quatrefoil base, helmet plate with Queen's crown and red cloth central backing, ear rosettes and leather backed chin scales, the cloth lining stamped HOBSON, with leather sweat band and black patent leather folded edge.
Lot 800
A Beam Scale, in mahogany box with label inside the lid "W&T Avery, Birmingham", with 6" beam and 3 3/4" brass pans from chains, and brass Troy weights 4oz-1/4oz; Another Similar, 5 1/2" beam; Another, by Young & Son, 6 1/4" beam, in mahogany box with maker's label beneath the lid; Two Other Beam Scales, one with 8 1/4" swan neck beam, the other 7 3/4", both in oak boxes with no weights, all 19th century; and A Mahogany Box, containing thirty-six assorted Royal Mint, Avery and other sovereign and small weights, predominantly George IV-early Victorian, dates including 1821, 1842 and 1845, in associated Victorian mahogany box (6)
Lot 63
A mid-19th century mahogany, brass and ivory marine stick barometer by Fisher & Son, Yarmouth the square top with brass suspension loop, signed to the top T. Fisher & Son./Gt. Yarmouth, concealed tube with angled scales, hinged cover with inset thermometer, brass gimbal weight and hinged gimbal with securing pin 37½in. (95cm.) high overall. Thornton Fisher & Son worked from South Quay, Yarmouth, between 1844-1847.
Lot 73
*A fine noon day cannon dial (Canon de Midi) by Seguy a Paris, circa 1810 with white marble base signed SEGUY A PARIS with operational latitude of 49° 26° 29°, and inscribed with scales divided from IV-XII and VIII-XII with centered bronzed gnomon, 6½in. two-stage tapering gun barrel mounted between quadrants supporting the 1¾in. ignition loupe-lens 13in. (33cm.) diameter.
Lot 521
Gregory Page (19th Century), plan of the low ground within the Beverley and Barmston drainage in the East Riding of the County of York, partly coloured map with scales and section of the main drain from Hull to Barmston, 24” x 16”, stained wood frame, together with a plan of the parishes of Beverley (2)
Lot 20
A TURKISH SILVER-MOUNTED KILIG, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved blade widening and double-edged towards the tip, reinforced along the back-edge of the lower portion, decorated in gold koftgari with a tughra, a circular calligraphic panel, a further calligraphic panel and the gold-lined bladesmith's mark on one side at the forte and with further inscriptions and celestial motifs on the other (losses), silver hilt comprising cross-piece with bud-shaped terminals, chased with foliage on each side and trophies in the centre, silver back-strap chased with a running pattern of vine foliage and fruit, and a pair of ivory grip scales retained by three rivets and a silver tear-shaped washer at the top, in an associated wooden scabbard entirely encased in silver repousée with scrolls, foliage and flowerheads and the chape decorated with an architectural vignette surrounded by further scrolls and flowerheads on each side 67.5cm; 26 5/8in blade The inscriptions read, in translation: There is no youth [as brave as] 'Ali, no sword [as sharp as] dhu'l-faqar' and include the shahada, the names of the Seven Sleepers and their dog and the tughra of possibly Muhammad V (1327-36/1909-18) ++The blade has areas of light wear and the gold has losses as mentioned in the catalogue description. The crosspiece and back strap are in good condition. The grips have small age cracks. The scabbard has small dents, minor cracks along the seam and some small holes at the base.
Lot 21
A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR DATED ???0 (CIRCA 1776/7) with curved single-edged blade (light wear), inlaid with two calligraphic cartouches at the forte on one side, steel hilt including cross-guard with gold koftgari flowers and foliage (worn), and a pair of ivory grip-scales (one with age cracks) 81.5cm; 32 1/8in blade The inscription reads, in translation: 'The Servant of the King of Trusteeship 'Abbas' The above is the legend on the seal of the Safavid king 'Abbas I (995-1038/1587-1629) and is found on objects including swords belonging to his period particularly together with those made by Asadullah, a master sword maker. The fame of Asadullah was so great that his signature was copied from his time up until the 19th century ++The blade and the hilt each have areas of wear and one grip-scale has age cracks, as per the catalogue description.
Lot 23
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, DATED AH (CIRCA 1806/7/) with single-edged blade formed with a slender ridge along the back-edge, decorated on each side in gold koftgari with scrolling foliage carrying a pair of calligraphic panels, white metal hilt, chiselled with foliage and beadwork and extending to a pair of shaped panels over the forte highlighted with silver and gold, and horn grip-scales rising to form an eared pommel (small chips), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard decorated with linear patterns in low relief on the outer face (later chape) 60.8cm; 24in blade The inscriptions include a Turkish couplet and "The work of Ibrahim, owner Hasan" ++The blade is in good condition, the gold decoration has small areas of very light wear. The hilt has small chips and the chape is later, as per the catalogue description.
Lot 24
AN INDIAN KHYBER KNIFE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced back-edge, steel hilt decorated with flowerheads and scrolling foliage in gold koftgari, fitted at the top with a pierced loop for suspension, a pair of shaped ivory grip-scales, in its wooden scabbard with later green velvet covering, and finely pierced silver locket and chape 67cm; 26 3/8in Provenance The P. Holstein Collection, sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1957, lot 17 ++The blade has areas of wear. The gold decoration on the hilt remains in good condition. The ivory grip-scales have small cracks. The scabbard covering has been replaced, as per the catalogue description.
Lot 25
A FINE PERSIAN KARD, 18TH CENTURY with long tapering single-edged blade of watered steel formed with a reinforced tip and a slender rib along the back-edge, chiselled with foliage in a shaped panel bordered by gold over the forte and with gold calligraphic cartouches on each side, steel hilt comprising ferrule finely chiselled with exotic beasts amidst foliage and small gold cartouches, back-strap with alternating chiselled and gilt calligraphic panels, the pommel with a chiselled finial, a pair of morse grip-scales, and remaining in fine condition throughout 40.5cm; 16in The inscriptions include Qur'an, surah al-Ikhlas (CXII), surah Al'Umran (III), parts of 126 or surah al Anfal (VII) parts of 10 [it appears twice in the Qur'an], surah Hud (XI), parts of 88, and invocations to God ++This remains in fine condition throughout.
Lot 27
A PERSIAN KARD, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with watered steel blade formed with a slender ridge along the back-edge, decorated with a panel of gold foliage over the forte and with a series of numerals on each side, faceted steel collar decorated with flowers, and a pair of ivory grip-scales, in a later wooden scabbard covered with red velvet 36.5cm; 14 3/8in
Lot 30
AN INDO-PERSIAN PESH-KABZ, 19TH CENTURY with recurved blade double-edged towards a reinforced tip, formed with a reinforced back-edge over the lower portion, retaining traces of watered pattern, decorated on each side with scrolling foliage, flowers and a calligraphic cartouche, the hilt decorated en suite and fitted with ivory grip-scales (one small chip, age cracks) 39cm; 15 3/8in The inscriptions read, in translation: 'I put my trust in God' Qur'an, surah al-Fath (XLVIII), I ++The gold decoration has small losses at the medial ridge and the tip of the blade and also on the hilt. The grips have small cracks and appear to have an early repair on one side. There is one small chip as per the catalogue description.
Lot 189
A CAUCASIAN SHASKA, DATED 1899 with curved blade double-edged at the point and cut with a pair of slender fullers along the back-edge, etched with the owners initials 'Z.O.F.' in cyrillic and the date on one side and a further abbreviated inscription on the other, the hilt formed of a pair of dark horn grip-scales, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with a pair of brass rings for suspension 77cm; 30 1/4in blade
Lot 211
A QUANTITY OF ROYAL ARTILLERY ACCOUTREMENTS INCLUDING A SABRETACHE AND BELT POUCH, CIRCA 1900 AND LATER comprising full dress sabretache with outer velvet-lined leather cover, dress belt with hangers for sabretache, waist belt, full dress pouch and cover, undress belt pouch, holster for a Webley Mark I revolver, uniform epaulettes, buttons for a waistcoat and jacket, chin-scales for a busby etc (qty)
Lot 216
A COMPOSITE GERMAN ARMOUR FOR FIELD AND TOURNAMENT USE, LATE 16TH CENTURY AND LATER comprising close helmet with heavy rounded one-piece skull rising to a low comb (one small internally patched repair), fitted at the nape with conical plume-holder, and formed with a hollowed rim to fit over a collar, visor with prominent step beneath its centrally divided vision-slit, prow-shaped upper bevor pierced at each side with a circular arrangement of eight holes around a further central hole, later bevor fitted at its right side with forked support for the upper bevor and formed at its neck with a hollowed rim continuing that of the skull, the bevor and upper bevor each secured at the right side by spring catches, the visor secured by a wing headed screw, gorget of three lames front and back, hinged on the left and secured at the right, medially-ridged breastplate projecting forward over the belly, boxed at each side, flanged outwards at its V-shaped lower edges to receive a single fauld lame, fitted with a pair of gussets formed en suite with the neck-opening, the inside thickened over the left of the chest, a pair of tassets of five lames, Italian late 16th Century backplate stamped with the letters GP for Gioco del Ponte at the base, a pair of full arm-defences, each comprising large pauldron of five lames, vambrace with tubular upper cannon surmounted by a turner, fully enclosed articulated couter with small pendant-shaped wing, tubular two-piece lower cannon, a pair of fingered gauntlets each formed of a long flared and pointed cuff embossed over the ulna, and fitted with a separate inner plate, five metacarpal-plates, a knuckle-plate decorated with a roped transverse rib, shaped finger-lame, scaled finger-defences and hinged thumb-defence with matching scales, a pair of leg-defences, each comprising cuisse of a main plate and short upper extension plate, winged poleyn of three lames, tubular two-piece greave with integral broad-toed sabaton of ten lames, the armour finely etched in its main bands and borders with scrolling leafy tendrils and flowerheads on a stippled ground, and in its subsidiary borders with narrow guilloche bands, the principal edges with finely roped turns, and the etching retaining some gilding: on a fully articulated stand on an oak plinth (expertly releathered throughout) Provenance The Roselius Haus, Bremen The helmet with its distinctive upper bevor is similar to those worn in the Saxon tournaments of the latter part of the 16th Century. See L. Rangström 1992, p.98, no. 80 and p. 351.
Lot 460
A 120 BORE FRENCH DUMONTHIER PATENT COMBINED D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL AND DAGGER, CIRCA 1850 with tapering barrels fitted with a fullered blade between, a pair of knurled hammers also forming the left-hand side of the cross-guard, and fitted with a pair of spirally fluted horn grip-scales, in its original steel-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard (surface rust throughout, the action defective, chape missing) 33cm; 13in See H-W. Lewerken 1989, pp. 232-3 nos. 57 and 58.
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