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Click here to subscribeA 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED HILL, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel engraved with foliage around the muzzle, box-lock action signed on ovals carried by trophies-of-arms, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch (top-jaw and screw and tang screw missing, iron parts patinated, action defective), chequered walnut butt and vacant silver escutcheon 4.0 cm; 1 1/2 in barrel
Ç‚A PAIR OF 28 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY H.W.MORTIMER, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1785-90 with turn-off barrels engraved with a band of foliage around the breeches and one numbered ~1~, finely engraved box-lock actions, inscribed ~Gunmaker to his Majesty~ on a scroll over an artillery encampment on the left and signed on a panel carried by an elaborate trophy-of-arms on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels and folding triggers, swelling figured walnut butts fitted with engraved silver caps each engraved with a sunburst, and border-engraved vacant silver escutcheons 13.6 cm; 5 3/8 in barrels (2) Provenance The Estate of Howard Lee Munson (1940-2019) Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 216-217.
Ç‚A 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK OFFICER~S PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON SILVER MARKS FOR 1783, MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETT with tutenag sighted barrel formed in two stages, swamped towards the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, the latter signed in full within a delicately engraved frame, engraved with a band of beadwork and fitted with iron back-sight, engraved tang decorated with flowers, signed stepped tutenag lock decorated with scrolls and a star burst, previously fitted with bolt safety-catch (now missing), walnut full stock, chequered grip, full silver mounts comprising solid side plate decorated with scrolls and a central flowerhead, trigger-guard with acorn finial and a large elaborate flower on the bow, spurred pommel engraved with border ornament en suite with the breech and with a small central flower,silver escutcheon engraved with the owner~s coat-of-arms, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and later ramrod 22.5 cm; 8 7/8 in barrel Provenance Norm Flayderman, 1974, cat. 95. The Estate of Howard Lee Munson (1940-2019) Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 31-33. Bernard Dickens, |M.B.| - The Gunmakers~ Silversmith. A Question of Attribution, in The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, vol. XVI, No. 2, March 1999, p. 102. The grasshopper crest and coat-of-arms is that of the Gresham family. The former can still be seen on the former Royal Exchange founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham.
A PAIR OF 50 BORE FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER TAP-ACTION PISTOL BY WILLIAMS, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1780 with turn-off barrels numbered 1-3 and the fourth blank, border-engraved breeches numbered en suite, box-lock actions engraved with garlands, signed on the left and inscribed ~London~ on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, tap-levers on the left and ring-neck cocks (one top-jaw and screw replaced, small repairs), flat-sided figured walnut butts inlaid with large engraved silver plaques of stylised pineapple foliage on each side, the edges inlaid with silver wire lines enriched with pellets (losses), and further engraved silver plaques on the spines, and engraved iron trigger-guards 7.5 cm; 3 in barrels
A 25 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY RICHARD (1) WILSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1745-50 with cannon barrel engraved with a scroll of foliage over the breech and signed beneath the pan, the underside with proof marks and the barrelsmith~s stamp, engraved tang, side-action lock with rounded cock (steel, steel spring, top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut butt (small repairs), and silver mounts comprising trophy-of-arms side-plate, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant trophy-of-arms escutcheon and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a scroll terminating in a palmette on the bow 13.5 cm; 5 3/8 in barrel
The Property of a Gentleman A PAIR OF 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOLS BY LEWIS (1) BARBAR, LONDON, CIRCA 1730 with turn-off cannon barrels, rounded actions engraved with foliage top and bottom, signed beneath the pan, struck with London proof marks and the barrelsmith~s mark (one steel spring replaced), engraved tangs, figured walnut butts carved with foliate mouldings about the tangs, iron trigger-guards, one engraved with a star on the bow (the other with light pitting), silver mounts comprising openwork rococo side-plates involving an issuant demon mask, engraved spurred pommels, and escutcheons with the owner~s crest, perhaps a griffin~s head erased (rubbed) 13.7 cm; 5 3/8 in barrels (2) Lewis (1) Barbar, son of James, emigrated from France to avoid religious persecution in 1688 and is recorded ~in the King~s service circa 1690-7. He became Free of the Gunmakers Company by redemption and his proof piece, ~a very fine piece~ was passed in 1704. He became Master in 1718, was Gentleman Armourer to George I in 1717, George II in 1727 and was also gunsmith to the Dukes of Montague 1710-41. He was Contractor to the Ordnance 1723-40 and died in 1741.
Ç‚A BURMESE SWORD (DHA), 19TH CENTURY with curved blade decorated with a near full length panel filled with silver-encrusted scrolling foliage on each face, the back-edge with further designs in silver, and wooden hilt (loose) with a large silver collar top and bottom 61.4 cm; 24 ¼ in blade
A FINE INDIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 19TH CENTURY, WITH EARLIER PERSIAN BLADE, 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged heavy blade of wootz steel with strongly contrasting pattern, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of straight quillons with Makara head terminals, a large expanded flowerhead on the langets, integral grip decorated with a vertical arrangement of climbing foliage on a punched ground, rising to a lionhead pommel and in fine condition throughout 87.0 cm; 34 1/4 in blade
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Ç‚A SUDANESE KASKARA, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad fullered doubled-edged blade, characteristic robust iron hilt with straight quillons of square-section and a pair of langets each engraved with pairs of lines at the terminals, disc-shaped pommel encased in silver filigree, and the grip incorporating a broad collar of embossed sheet silver 89.8 cm; 35 3/8 in blade
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.|)
?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
Ç‚A LARGE PERSIAN SHORTSWORD (QADDARE), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY with broad slightly curved blade double-edged at the point, formed with a long broad and two long slender fullers along the back-edged on each face, struck with three celestial marks each filled with calligraphy and a further panel of engraved calligraphy on the front at the forte, and the hilt retaining its rivets and decorative washers for a grip (now missing), and a portion of the hilt~s silver border (detached) 66.5 cm; 26 ¼ in blade
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.
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
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
A BALKAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 19TH CENTURY with curved blade of watered steel formed with a reinforced tip, wavy edges, a long slender medial ridge and a panel of gold-inlaid scrolling foliage at the forte on each face, and characteristic hilt encased in silver chased with flowers and foliage 30.8 cm; 12 1/8 in blade
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
A PERSIAN DECORATED ARMOUR, QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURY comprising helmet (kulah-khud), shield (dhal) and arm defence (bazu-band), each decorated over the greater part of its outer surface with a densely engraved pattern of scrolling flowers and foliage enclosing cartouche-shaped panels filled with engraved silver-encrusted flowers and foliage within gold frames, the perimeter of the dhal and the base of the kulah khud incorporating calligraphic cartouches, the kulah khud fitted with characteristic central spike, plume-holders, nasal bar, and mail neck defence, and the dhal with four bosses corresponding to enarmes 30.5 cm; 12 in high, the kulah khud 45.0 cm; 17 ¾ in diameter, the dhal 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in the bazu band (3)
A .577/.450 CALIBRE MARTINI HENRY BREECH-LOADING CARBINE BY FIELD RIFLE COMPANY, BIRMINGHAM, ADAPTED FOR USE IN YEMEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND A RARE AFRICAN DECORATED HIDE HOLSTER, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first of regulation specifications, with sighted barrel, dated action (rubbed), carved stock of traditional form enriched with numerous nails, and the fore-end retained by decorative silver and brass bands, together with contemporary stitched hide holster, decorated with bands of metal beads and coloured tassels (small tears and losses) the first: 61.0 cm; 24 in barrel (2)
A 28 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET (MUKHALA), MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in two stages (shortened) and retained by four engraved brass bands, engraved breech struck with marks in imitation of proof, engraved tang, flat lock inlaid with engraved brass panels, full stock inlaid with silver wire, including a brief inscription ahead of the lock and a further inscription opposite, pronounced butt, with lightwood cap, and brass trigger-guard (ramrod missing) 105.2 cm; 41 1/2 in barrel The inscriptions read: |bi-niyat al-jihad in sha~a allah| ("God willing, with the intention of holy war") and possibly a name |Hajj Samsam|.
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
A 54 BORE NORTH AFRICAN (KABYLE) SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel retained by numerous engraved silver bands, characteristic flat lock, full stock applied with silver scrollwork enriched with red pigment and large domed silver nails, pronounced butt inlaid with engraved bone, bone butt-plate, silver trigger-guard, a single sling swivel with a small silver coin and iron ramrod 105.7 cm; 41 5/8 in barrel
ËœA FINE 20 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering swamped sighted barrel of pattern-welded iron of spiralling chevron design, encrusted with silver scrollwork at the muzzle and breech and retained by seven slender brass bands, the breech with integral pan with brass pivot-cover, standing back-sight, the action enclosed by large brass panels (that on the left losses), brass serpentine, pierced iron trigger, full stock carved beneath the fore-end, slender faceted butt profusely inlaid with carved ivory panels decorated with courtly hunting scenes involving mounted archers, antelope and lions, all within a framework of ivory foliate panels enriched with pellets, the spine of the butt inlaid with small panels filled with expanded flowerheads, ivory butt-cap carved with a lotus flower (chipped), a pair of iron sling swivels, and iron ramrod 122.6 cm; 48 1/4 in barrel
A 16 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with strongly swamped sighted multi-stage barrel retained by numerous silver wire bands, chiselled over its entire length with a long panel filled with animals and exotic beasts divided by a slender sighting rib, the lower edges framed by foliage and the whole highlighted with gold against a finely matted ground (losses, areas of pitting), robust breech incorporating the back-sight and pan, the latter with pivot-cover, action enclosed by chiselled iron plates en suite with the breech, iron trigger decorated with a running beast, full stock with early dark green painted finish, fluted behind the breech (lifting), slightly curved butt with wedge-shaped spine, a single silver sling swivel, and iron ramrod 145.0 cm; 57 1/8 in barrel
ËœA PAIR OF 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED OTTOMAN BALKAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOLS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PRIZREN with minor differences, each with tapering barrel, one profusely decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork, flowers and stylised inscriptions, the other engraved with foliage and stamped in imitation of proof marks, muzzles each retained by a broad silver sheaths chased with scrollwork and set with three nielloed diamond-shaped panels on the top and with silver filigree over the fore-ends beneath, engraved locks, one stepped the other bevelled and chiselled with foliage, full stocks entirely encased in panels of silver filigree enriched with pronounced beadwork designs, the butts decorated en suite, each set with three corals, three diamond-shaped nielloed panels and fitted with spurred pommels, and chased trigger-guards decorated with niello and beadwork, and imitation ramrods, together with a contemporary brass-tipped iron ramrod, with worm enclosed by a threaded brass cap 34.5 cm; 13 5/8 in barrels (3)
A PAIR OF 20 BORE HIGHLY DECORATED OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOLS, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with blued barrels formed in two stages, decorated in gold with conventional foliage, crescents and anthemion over the forward section, octagonal and decorated with dense gold scrollwork over the breeches, the breech tangs and locks each decorated with gold en suite with the breeches, the latter fitted with matching cocks and semi-rainproof pans (one side nail missing), full stocks profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls sown with pellets, iron mounts decorated en suite with the breeches, comprising solid side-plates, spurred pommels, trigger-guards with leaf-shaped finials, rear ramrod-pipes and imitation ramrods, and in very good to fine condition throughout 27.5 cm; 10 3/4 in barrels (2)
Ç‚A 32 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL, BALKANS, 19TH CENTURY with strongly swamped barrel decorated with silver koftgari, tang decorated en suite and incorporating the back-sight, engraved lock (cock incomplete), half-stock, and brass mounts including near conical pommel with flowerhead cap (trigger-guard missing), and brass simulated ramrod 29.5 cm; 11 5/8 in barrel
ËœA CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with etched twist barrel flaring towards the muzzle and retained by two broad silver bands, characteristic flat lock, figured stock inlaid with small bone plaques about the tang and opposite the lock, and ivory butt-cap shaped brass bracket with a loop for suspension 22.8 cm; 9 in barrel
AN 18 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BOKA KOTORSKA FOR THE GREEK MARKET with tapering barrel formed in three stages, retained by a broad silver muzzle band chiselled with flowers and foliage within a strapwork frame and incorporating the fore-sight (tang screw missing), sparsely engraved bevelled lock, full stock encased in silver chiselled with flowers, bouquets, trophies-of-arms and foliage within a strapwork frame on a punched ground, butt decorated en suite and with integral pommel, moulded silver trigger-guard and imitation ramrod 32.0 cm; 12 3/8 in barrel See Elgood 1995, pp. 96 no 097.
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
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
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
A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1760 with tapering hollow-triangular blade, etched and gilt with scrolls, foliage, the inscription ~Vive le Roy~ and the crowned Royal arms on a trophy-of-arms on a blued panel at the forte, iron hilt cast and chased in low relief against a gilt matted ground, comprising double shell-guard decorated with differing hunting vignettes within frameworks incorporating trees, scrolls, bouquets, oak and vine fruit and foliage, a pair of arms, quillon-block decorated with a hound on each face, globular quillon and knuckle-guard each decorated with rococo scrolls and bouquets, globular pommel decorated with vine fruit and foliage, inhabited by a goat and an ox, and the grip with an early binding of plaited silver wire between ~Turk~s heads~ 81.0 cm; 32 in blade
A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LONDON 1756, MARK OF JOSEPH (2) CLARE with colichemarde blade (areas of rust), silver hilt finely cast, pierced and chased in low relief with scrolling foliage and trophies-of-music within a framework of low faceted beads, comprising boatshell guard, a pair of quillons, knuckle-guard and pommel, and the grip with its original binding of plaited silver wire and ribband between chased collars 82.0 cm; 32 1/4 in blade Joseph Clare (1732-71) is recorded as a gifted hilt maker and the son of the goldsmith of the same name. After his death he was succeded by his widow, Sarah. See Southwick 2001, p. 72.
A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, PARIS 1753/4 with tapering blade retaining some etched decoration (areas of rust), silver hilt finely cast and chased en rocaille in low relief with woodland game hunting scenes against a matted ground (maker~s mark rubbed) comprising double shell-guard, quillon, knuckle-guard a pair of arms and globular pommel, and the grip with a later binding of plaited wire between ~Turk~s Heads~ 79.5 cm; 31 3/8 in blade
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
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
A JAVANESE SHORTSWORD (PEDANG), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with single-edged pattern-welded blade, silver hilt with robust cross-piece and tapering grip cast and chased with flowers and foliage, in its wooden scabbard encased in embossed sheet silver 46.8 cm; 18 1/2 in blade
A MALAYSIAN SHORTSWORD (PARANG), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged pattern-welded blade decorated with a series of silver-inlaid inscriptions on each face (losses), silver hilt formed in three sections, the lower two plain and the upper engraved with foliage, and carved horn pommel, in its wooden scabbard with silver locket 54.0 cm; 21 1/4 in blade
AN UNUSUAL NAVAL OFFICER~S DIRK WITH ENAMELLED SCABBARD, MID-19TH CENTURY with straight blade from a regulation sword formed with a clipped-back point, brass hilt comprising pierced slotted double shell-guard, lionhead pommel, fishskin-covered wooden grip set with a fouled anchor involving a pair of addorsed dragons all within a frame of twisted silver wire and foliage beneath a crown, brass back-strap with the later inscription ~Nemesis 1841-42~, in its copper scabbard decorated with cloisonné enamel comprising polychrome flowers and foliage (small losses), and the inner face with two loops and a ring for suspension 46.5 cm; 18 1/4 in blade
SALT (Henry): 'An Examination of Hogg's 'Life of Shelley'', London, printed for private circulation only, 1889: twenty-five copies only printed: 8vo, original tan printed boards, edges rubbed, loss to base of spine: 'Selections from Thoreau..edited by Henry S Salt', London, Macmillan, 1895: MS dedication to upper flyleaf 'EMS from HSS, Feb 16, 1895' bookplate of John Pontin, publisher's red cloth, 8vo: 'Kith and Kin, Poems of Animal Life selected by Henry S Salt', London, George Bell 1901: Henry Salt's own copy with pencil corrections by him, MS note from JW-T stating 'copy bought 18.6.81 from his widow..': together with approx 56 other books by or with associations to Salt, including his own copy of an 1826 New Testament with ownership inscription dated 1851, Humanitarian League Tracts and numerous other works on animal rights, humanitarianism, etc, together with an early 20thc silver gelatin portrait of the subject, framed and glazed. (Qty)
Stone set silver earrings and bracelet, silver pendant earrings, necklace chains, bracelets and an Art Nouveau style silver brooch, all stamped or hallmarked and other jewellery Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
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