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Click here to subscribe**AWAY - AR TO TAKE BACK TO VENDOR***S. Mordan & Co, London, a set of gilt metal postal scales, 19th Century, bright cut engraved and fretwork frame with inset porcelain plaques painted with cherubs, stamped maker's mark, with four graduated circular flat weights, mounted on a figured walnut plinth, 17cm high, 26cm wide
Pocket Knives - Harrison Brothers and Hawson, two blades, steel bolster and linings, 10.5cm, stag scales, Butler, two blade, n/s bolster, stag scales, 9cm (2).Lot 1301 - Harrison Brothers and Hawson - largest blade minor nick to top, pitting, light scratching. Stag Scales pitting, light scratching, all blades snap shut.
Pocket Knives - Bennett and Heron two blades, scissors, mother of pearl scales, brass linings 6.5cm in leather case, Moseley, Sheffield, mother of pearl scales, two blades, scissors, nail file, button hook 5.5cm, in leather case, Leppington Cutlass, Sheffield, two blades 7cm, in leather case. (3).
Blakeney & Co., Sunderland, Hull & Glasgow, a Victorian rosewood ships stick barometer, c. 1860, the bowfront case with brass urn cistern cover, the silvered register plates with twin Vernier scales, signed BLAKENEY & CO. Sunderland, Hull & Glasgow, the trunk with mercury thermometer, the case inlaid with mother of pearl and brass floral motifs over a swan, lacking brass mounting bracket, 92 cm. The mercury tube has slipped downwards in the case, but looks complete?The case and the register plates are very dirty and in need of cleaning.There is no visible damage or repairs, showing only age related wear & tear.We are not experts on such items and therefore unable to state whether or not it is in fully working order.
An Egyptian Alabaster Head of a JackalLate Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Height 6 inches (15.2 cm).Provenance:Private Collection, Europe.The Merrin Gallery, New York.Private Collection, New York, acquired 14 February 1989 (Inv. no. GR89).Note:In ancient Egypt, the jackal most commonly represented the god Anubis. Anubis was closely associated with the mummification process, and played an important role in protecting the deceased. In the Book of the Dead, Anubis is the "Guardian of the Scales" and responsible for judgement by weighing the human heart together with the Feather of Truth (Ma'at). If the heart is lighter than the feather, he will take the soul by boat across the Nile into the afterlife (Duat).Among the finest known of its type, this head of a jackal once served as the lid to a canopic jar. While the overall shape is straightforward and minimal, its elegance is made evident by the subtle detailing around the eyes, snout, and ears. The effect is extraordinarily realistic. The master stoneworker who carved it must have been extremely familiar with the animal they were representing. Conceivably from a royal workshop, the overall quality is befitting a pharaoh.For similar examples of jackal headed canopic jars, see Brooklyn Museum of Art (Inv. no. 37.894Ea-b), and Egyptian Museum, Berlin (Inv. no. AM 7191).Height with stand 9 inches (23 cm).
Two Romano-Egyptian Gold Snake BraceletsCirca 1st Century B.C.Diameter of largest 2 3/4 inches (7 cm).Property from a Private Florida CollectionProvenance:Jack Ogden, London, UK, August 1984.Note:Both solid cast, the scales and details of the snakes' heads and tails were chased after casting. Each formed from a wire, circular in section, one a single coil, and the other a double coil. Illustrations of Romano-Egyptian anthropoid mummy cases show bracelets, such as these, worn in pairs above the elbow. For a similar snake bracelet, see the British Museum (Inv. no. 1917.0601.2780).Diameter of other 2 5/8 inches (6.9 cm).
A Caucasian KardLate 19th/20th Century, Probably DaghestaniWith watered single-edged blade and hilt made in one piece, the latter with rounded dark horn grip-scales, in its silver-gilt and nielloed scabbard decorated with symmetrical designs of foliage against punched grounds, the outer-side embossed and chased, the inner engraved and including a nielloed maker's signature in Arabic script at the base, the locket and chape encircled by plain, filigree and nielloed bands, the latter with bud-shaped finial 27 cm. blade For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare French 1814 Model Helmet For The Royal Bodyguard Of Louis XVIII With black leather two-piece skull stitched together (partly open) and fitted with embossed silvered brass mounts comprising double foliate scroll on each side, one side with plume-holder, rayed frontal plate with crowned royal foliated monogram centred on a sun-in-splendour above a banner bearing the motto 'NEC PLURIBUS IMPAR', crest of graduated feathers above a border of acanthus and with black horsehair plume, sun-in-splendour supporters each with tapering scaled chin-scales now backed in dark blue velvet and with silver bullion tassel, peak lined in patent green leather with silvered trim, the interior with red leather sweat band and remains of adjustable silk liningFootnotes:For another example see Sotheby's Monaco, Belle Armes Ancienne, Casques et Objets Militaires, 23 April 1990, lot 767For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Unusual Naval Officer's Falchion Presented By His Royal Highness The Duke Of Sussex To Captain Dunbar, Royal Navy Early 19th CenturyWith earlier Eastern blade with double fuller along the back over most of its length on each side, the fullers on one side stamped with repeated 'N' marks, the forte on one side struck with a bladesmith's mark, ormolu hilt retaining some of its gilding and comprising border engraved quillon-block with pointed langets and recurved hooked quillons engraved over one side with the crest of a blood royal over 'AF' monogram and 'H. Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex To', and over the other with the crest and motto of the recipient and 'To Captain Dunbar Royal Navy', grip with green-grey hardstone scales of Karabella from each incised with arabesques (possibly originally set with gems) and retained by three transverse rivets each with floret-shaped head, and two rings for tassels, in original black leather scabbard (some loss of surface finish) with ormolu locket, chape and suspension mount each engraved with scrolling line ornament, the last two with medial roped band, two rings for suspension, and some original gilding 49.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:The crest and motto are of the recipient Captain James Dunbar (1770-1836) of Boath, nr. Auldearn, Co. Nairn, Scotland. He was created Baronet in 1814This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Victorian silver fusee lever pocket watch, Chester 1870, signed Scales Bros, Kendal, no. 2988, with dust cover, original signed Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds, engraved foliate case, case maker 'WJ' (William Jee), 51mm-Movement - currently functioning.Dial - damage to the 5-6 position - see images.Glass - light marks.Hands - light surface wear.Case - there is a hole to the inner case where someone has attempted to open the watch the wong way around, the back not snapping closed so minor adjustment would improve - see images.-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
Chronographe gold plated and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch for repair, circular champagne dial with applied Arabic twelve and six, subsidiary forty five minute and hour recording dials, outer tachymetre and telemetre scales and chronograph centre seconds, blued steel hands, case stamped '^ T.P. 1/5', modern brown leather strap, 34mm-Movement - requires repair.Dial - numerous marks.Glass - surface marks.Hands - surface marks and corrosion present.Case - surface marks and tarnishing to the case sides.Crown - winds and adjusts, push buttons not operating.Strap - modern, splitting at the lugs.-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
Universal Uni-Compax chronograph nickel plated and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, reference no. 32422, serial no. 1495xxx, silvered dial with applied Arabic twelve and six and hour markers, minute track with five minute divisions, subsidiary constant seconds and minute recording dials, outer tachymetre and telemetre scales and centre chronograph seconds, Universal crown, modern brown leather strap, 35mm-Movement - currently functioning, chronograph functioning correctly.Dial - a few small light marks, light surface marks to the numerals and hour markers.Glass - some surface scratch marks.Hands - some light surface marks when viewed under a 10x loupe, mild surface corrosion to the edges of the tip of the minute hand.Case - some wear to the case sides and edges of the lugs, scratch mark to the case back.Crown - adjusting correctly, push buttons start/stop and reset.Strap - showing signs of mild wear.-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
India and its environs: a small collection of weapons, comprising: a sword (tulwar), curved blade 30 in., steel hilt of typical form with button-terminal quillons and disk pommel, retaining some of its fine gold koftgari decoration; two tulwar hilts, steel, knuckle bows with scrolling bud terminals, each decorated with floral and geometric designs in silver koftgari; two tulwar blades, each approximately 30 in.; and a Khyber knife, broad tapering blade 18 in., steel hilt with horn grip scales. [6]
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