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Lot 480

‡A PAIR OF 40 BORE D.B. SINGLE TRIGGER FLINTLOCK CARRIAGE PISTOLS BY MORTIMER, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS, 1780, MAKER'S MARK CF with turn-off cannon barrels numbered 1 to 4, box-lock actions chiselled with foliage against a gilt ground in low relief, signed on the right, the cocks and steel decorated en suite, fitted with sliding cut-off on the right, the latter corresponding to an engraved and gilt sliding cover decorated with a flowerhead, swelling figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork inhabited by cherubs, silver butt-caps cast and chased in low relief with a lion issuant from a ruined tower, and sliding trigger-guard safety-catches decorated with a central gilt panel: in a 20th century Asprey & Co presentation case 11.5 cm; 4 ½ in barrels (2)

Lot 489

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN A VERY RARE 60 BORE SEVEN-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK GOOSE RIFLE BY HENRY NOCK, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1791-3 with browned twist barrels arranged as six around a central seventh, signed in full on the rib and rifled with seven grooves, fitted with silver fore-sight, engraved breech decorated with foliage and with gold-lined vent, engraved case-hardened breech block variously numbered on the face '2917 and '103', engraved tang decorated with foliage inhabited by waterfowl and incorporating a folding back-sight of two leaves set at right angles, stepped bevelled lock signed within a gold-lined oval, fitted with bolt safety-catch, gold-lined pan, and roller (restorations including later cock screw and gold), figured walnut half-stock (the underside cracked and expertly repaired diagonally from the beneath the lock to the rear ramrod-pipe), chequered grip, engraved blued iron mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a hound putting up a brace of birds on the bow and with pineapple finial, butt-plate with a further vignette, rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the trigger-guard, a further browned ramrod-pipe (the metal parts expertly refinished), and later brass-tipped ramrod 51.5 cm; 20 ¼ in barrels A similar rifle by this maker made for H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in April 1793 is in the Royal Collection at Windsor. Colonel Thomas Thornton, perhaps the most flamboyant sportsman and falconer of the 18th century, author of 'A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England' and 'A Sporting Tour through France' was a notable exponent of Nock's goose rifles. For an account of Nock's seven barrelled naval and also sporting guns see Blackmore 1955, pp. 165-182 The engraving on the mounts is probably by the master engraver William Palmer (1737-1812). His accounts for the years 1791, 1792 and 1793 record 3, 9, and 7 volley guns respectively, decorated by him. See Clancy & Griffin (privately published), p. 18.

Lot 49

‡˜A 12 BORE NORTH AFRICAN SILVER AND CORAL-MOUNTED TOE-LOCK GUN OF PRESENTATION TYPE, ALGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrel of European type retained by five broad chased silver bands decorated with scrollwork, bevelled lock cut with a brief inscription on the lower edge, faced in sheet brass and its elements faced in engraved sheet brass (that of the lower jaw missing), full stock applied over the greater part of its surface with pierced and engraved silver plaques set with coral (losses and some replacements, characteristic butt decorated en suite, with a brief inscription on the plaque behind the tang, engraved silver butt-cap, and original ramrod with long chased silver tip 135.4 cm; 53 3/8 in barrel For an account of silver and coral-mounted presentation guns from Algiers see Andersen 2014.

Lot 493

A 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY BY HARRISON, GOODMANSFIELDS, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with two-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle and signed over the octagonal breech, struck with the barrelsmith's mark and London proof marks on the left, gold-lined vent, engraved grooved tang, border-engraved bolted lock signed on a scroll, figured walnut half-stock inlaid with silver-wire about the ramrod aperture, behind the lock, with the initials 'WH', probably the maker, behind the tang and with an elaborate trophy-of-arms centring on a wild boar head in place of the side-plate, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with finial formed as a bouquet and a rococo flower head on the bow, butt-plate with a trophy-of-arms on the tang (the iron parts with areas of wear and pitting), and two moulded silver ramrod-pipes (ramrod missing) 64.2 cm; 25 3/8 in barrel William Harrison is recorded at Rosemary Lane, East Smithfield in 1777 and at Goodman's Yard, Minories in 1779. See Blackmore 1999, p. 74

Lot 496

A CASED 48 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER RETAILED BY WILLIAM FRY, GUN AND PISTOL MAKER, DERBY, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1845 with case-hardened fluted barrel group engraved around the muzzles, scroll-engraved rounded German silver action inscribed 'Improved Revolving Pistol' on the right and with a vacant panel on the left, fitted with engraved case-hardened bar hammer, blued trigger, and blued sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, polished highly figured walnut butt, engraved case-hardened iron trigger-guard, engraved German silver back-strap, and some early finish throughout: in original fitted oak case lined in blue velvet, the lid with trade label for 33 Sadler Gate, (small tears), complete with accessories including bullet mould, rammer and copper power-flask 9.5 cm; 3 3/4 in barrels William Fry is recorded at this address 1862-70.

Lot 498

A U.S. ALLEN'S PATENT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, CIRCA 1840 AND AN ENGLISH 120 BORE PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 the first of standard production specifications, with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved rounded action, engraved nipple-shield, bar hammer stamped 'Allen's Patent', and figured walnut grip inset with a German silver oval on each face; the second with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved bar hammer action, finely chequered figured walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard and vacant white metal escutcheon the first: 9.0 cm; 3 1/2 in barrel (2)

Lot 50

‡˜A VERY FINE PAIR OF 25 BORE CAUCASIAN GOLD, SILVER AND IVORY-MOUNTED MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOLS, DATED 1273 AH/1856 AD, PROBABLY CIRCASSIAN with tapering russet iron barrels of 'hog's back' form flaring at the muzzles and with raised mouldings over the breeches, encrusted in gold with a pattern of tight scrolls over most of their surface, retained by three nielloed and gilt broad silver bands chased with traditional scrollwork on a finely matted ground, the breeches covered with a differing pattern of scrolling gold foliage and struck with the barrelsmith's mark, probably Sheik Mustafa, gold-encrusted locks decorated en suite with the barrels, with a brief inscription beneath the mainsprings (very small losses) iron triggers decorated with gold foliage, full stocks covered with leather, applied with nielloed silver gilt plaques en suite with the barrel bands over the fore-ends, about the locks, the triggers and over the butts, the latter incorporating a further panel including the date behind the tang, marine ivory pommels inlaid with a panel of chased silver foliage, fitted with large chased silver gilt and niello caps and fitted with silver rings, matching fore-end caps, and in fine condition throughout, in a modern padded case by Asprey & Co 30.0 cm; 11 3/4 in barrels (2) Provenance Christie's, 20th June 1979, lot 4 A closely related pistol, dated 1835-40 and attributed to Circassia, is preserved in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. See Miller 2000, p. 202, ill. 121.

Lot 500

A 140 BORE SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860 with sighted barrel, blued cylinder inlaid with silver geometric designs, frame en suite (bluing largely worn), clearing rod on the right, folding trigger and a pair of ivory grips 8.5 cm; 3 3/8 in barrel

Lot 504

A 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL AND ANOTHER, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with blued fluted barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, folding trigger, engraved tang, figured walnut butt inlaid with silver piquée work, German silver butt cap cast and chased as a lion mask, and vacant German silver escutcheon; the second with etched twist turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, ebony butt and shield-shaped escutcheon with the owner's crest the first: 7.7 cm; 3 in barrels (2)

Lot 505

A PAIR OF 54 BORE BELGIAN RIFLED PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1830 with etched twist sighted turn-off barrels, scroll-engraved rounded side-hammer actions, scroll-engraved folding triggers, scroll-engraved tangs, silver mounts comprising vacant shield-shaped escutcheons, and butt-caps with engraved traps together with their combined bullet mould and barrel wrench 8.7 cm; 3 3/8 in barrels (3)

Lot 507

A 50 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY; A 14 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A 15 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 the first with swamped barrel chiselled and gilt over the breech, bevelled lock engraved with scrolls and foliage en rocaille on the tail, cock decorated en suite, full stock carved with scrollwork about the tang and inlaid with silver wire scrolls, foliage and wrigglework, border-engraved iron mounts including solid side-plate, spurred pommel and trigger-guard with bow en suite with the lock, and iron-capped wooden ramrod; the second with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod, flush-fitting lock, full stock and chequered grip (worn, restorations); the third with octagonal barrel, stepped lock, full stock and iron mounts (worn) the first: 8.2 cm; 3 1/4 in barrel (3)

Lot 51

‡˜A FINE 20 BORE CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL WITH MARINE IVORY STOCK, DATED 1291 AH/1874 AD with tapering russet iron barrel decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork over the greater part of its surface and retained by three nielloed silver bands, iron lock decorated en suite with the barrel and struck with a maker's mark (trigger missing), full ivory stock (the fore-end chipped, cracked beneath the lock), inlaid with scrolls and foliage in gold and base metal previously covered with gold (losses), the butt applied with a nielloed silver plaque with an inscription including the date at the top, and bulbous pommel en suite 29.2 cm; 11 1/2 in barrel

Lot 515

ËœTHE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR AN IMPORTANT FRENCH ROYAL 60 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL MADE FOR LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUC D'ORLÉANS (1793-1830), KING OF FRANCE (1830-48), BY HENRY LEPAGE, DATED 1837 with octagonal barrel formed in two stages, inlaid in gold with a running band of fleur-de-lys around the muzzle face, finely chiselled and blued against a gilt fishroe ground with grotesque mask bosses around the muzzle, addorsed herms, scrolling monsterheads issuant from winged scaly monsters, espagnolette masks, the standing personifications of the Four Cardinal Virtues and further espagnolette masks over the median, an armoured crossbowman winding his windlass flanked by two armoured knights over the breech and vine fruit, foliage and further classical motifs, percussion bolster chiselled with a rabbit running through foliage and fitted with pierced platinum plug, the tang chiselled and gilt with the figure of Victory and fitted with gold back-sight, chiselled and gilt lock en suite with the barrel, decorated with a reclining female, perhaps Fortitude, a plumed helmet at her side and a shield charged with a per bend on her lap, fitted with chiselled hammer formed as a scaly monster, the lower portion enriched with gold and silver lines, hippopotamus ivory half-stock, carved with the crowned Royal cypher above a winged figure beneath the fore-end, engraved with panels of hatched ornament filled with fighting lions and lionesses, foliage and exotic birds on the right and with a dragon confronted by hounds on the left, the area opposite the lock engraved with the reclining figure of Fame with a further lion, fluted butt carved with monsters about the tang and foliage over the spine, its remaining surface vertically divided by slender ribs enclosing four tall vertical panels filled with differing medieval battle scenes (small age cracks, areas of staining), spurred iron trigger-guard chiselled and gilt en suite with the barrel, decorated with an armoured warrior with a hound at his feet on the outside, the trigger plate signed in gold 'Henricus.Lepage.Regius.Faber Lutetia.P.A.Lapret Sequanus.Fecit', chiselled and gilt butt-cap decorated with pair of winged monsters, barrel bolt escutcheon chiselled and gilt with a pair of monsterheads, no provision for a ramrod, and remaining in fine condition throughout 24.5 cm; 9 ¾ in barrel Provenance Louis Philippe, Duc d' Orléans (1793-1830), King of France (1830-48), the garniture (see note below) Gustav Diederich Clarence Mackay Exhibited L'Exposition Universelle Internationale Paris, 1900, cased with the remainder of the garniture Literature Musée Rétrospectif de la Classe 51, Armes de chasse (matériel, proceeds et produits), de 1900 a Paris, 1900, pp. 13-14 The present pistol was originally cased along with its pair, a superimposed load four-shot carbine, a small-sword, a hunting sword, two flasks and further accoutrements and exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. The group was subsequently split up, the carbine and one flask were sold by Sotheby's Zurich (6th November 1992, lot 259) and Sotheby's New York (24th May 1994, lot 484) respectively. Both now reside in a private collection in the United States. The cased garniture formed a spectacularly lavish display with references to mythology and the chase. The use of hippopotamus ivory, an exceptionally tough material to work, is notably unusual and perhaps alluded to in the carving of the lid where a hunter confronts an aquatic beast. Jean André Prosper Lepage, known as Henri Lepage (1792-1854), was the son of the Royal gunmaker Jean Lepage. He was court gunmaker to Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis Philippe. From 1825 he was a member of the Conseil Général des Manufactures and won silver medals at the Industrial Exhibitions of 1823, 1827, 1834 and 1839. He was also a restorer and dealer of antique weapons and armour.

Lot 520

A 40 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED BAKER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with short turn-off barrel rifled with eight deep grooves and engraved around the muzzle, signed scroll-engraved rounded box-lock action fitted with folding trigger and engraved sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, finely chequered walnut butt, and vacant silver escutcheon 2.5 cm; 1 in barrel

Lot 521

A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY GREEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with signed octagonal blued barrel engraved around the muzzle scroll-engraved box-lock German silver action fitted with blued hammer and blued folding trigger, figured walnut butt inlaid with flowers, foliage and delicate scrolling tendrils in German silver, and vacant German silver escutcheon 4.0 cm; 1 5/8 in barrel

Lot 522

A 50 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY LATUFFIERE, LICHFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with turn-off barrel, box-lock action, signed on a rococo scroll on the left, and inscribed Lichfield on a further scroll on the right, (hammer replaced), figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, silver butt-cap decorated with a castle and a rampant lion, and engraved iron trigger-guard 8.5 cm; 3 3/8 in barrel

Lot 523

A PAIR OF 36 BORE PERCUSSION SAW-HANDLED DUELLING PISTOLS BY WILLIAM & JOHN RIGBY, NOS.7990 AND 7991 FOR 1836 with signed etched twist octagonal sighted barrels numbered beneath, engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with three platinum lines, pierced platinum plugs and numbered beneath en suite, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, finely engraved case-hardened back-action locks signed on scrolls, decorated with characteristic foliage and border ornament, fitted with engraved hammers en suite, set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks numbered beneath the breeches, saw-handled chequered butts, engraved iron mounts comprising spurred trigger-guards, butt-caps, etched forwarded ramrod-pipes (one loose), vacant silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and original ramrods 20.5 cm; 8 in barrels Literature David H. L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers, Messrs Rigby, Norwich 1992, p.79: Made for O'Neil Power '.....Pair of saw-handled duelling pistols. Cased......£26 5s 0p.....'.

Lot 525

A 54 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY DUVAL À NANTES, CIRCA 1760-70 AND A 28 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED À PARIS, CIRCA 1760 the first with two-stage barrel engraved with scrolls and retaining traces of gilt decoration over the breech and muzzle, struck with London proof marks on the right of the breech, engraved breech tang, signed rounded lock, full stock carved with a bouquet about the tang, iron mounts including solid side-plate, trigger-guard with urn-shaped finial and spurred pommel, vacant silver escutcheon and associated wooden ramrod; the second with tapering barrel formed with a long flat, moulded muzzle incorporating the fore-sight and retaining some gilt decoration over the breech, engraved tang, engraved stepped lock, full stock moulded over the fore-end and carved with foliage about the tang, engraved iron mounts comprising solid side-plate decorated with rococo shells and foliage, trigger-guard with baluster finial, spurred pommel and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, a retaining a portion of an early ramrod the first: 8.1 cm; 3 1/4 in barrel (2)

Lot 529

A 32 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, NO. 25882, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal rifled sighted barrel inscribed 'Canon a Rubans' in silver within a linear frame over the breech, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight and numbered 2, engraved back-action lock inscribed "à Paris" in gold, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, white metal mounts cast and chased in low relief comprising butt-cap formed as a warrior mask and fore-end cap as a lion, spurred trigger-guard and no provision for a ramrod 24.0 cm; 9 3/8 in barrel

Lot 542

A 24 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY LEMAIRE, CIRCA 1720 with cannon barrel, signed rounded action struck with London proof marks beneath (rubbed), separate screw-in tang with foliate terminal, signed rounded lock, figured walnut butt with raised mouldings, silver butt-cap cast and chased in low relief as a maimed monster head and iron trigger-guard with foliate terminal 13.2 cm; 5 1/8 in barrel Jean Le Maire, a Huguenot, naturalised in 1710, was gunmaker to George I in 1719. See Blackmore 1986, p.132.

Lot 543

AN 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY JOSEPH GRIFFIN, LONDON, 1750, SILVER MARK OF JOHN KING with swamped barrel signed on a flat within a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, struck with London view and proof and the barrelsmith's mark on the left, engraved tang, signed border-engraved rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a scallop moulding about the tang, silver mounts comprising openwork rococo side plate decorated with foliage and shell ornament, grotesque mask butt-cap, vacant rococo escutcheon, two moulded ramrod pipes, iron trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial and engraved with a flower on the bow 17.7 cm; 6 7/8 in barrel

Lot 544

A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOL BY WHEELER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with rebrowned octagonal sighted twist barrel, platinum plug, engraved tang, signed engraved stepped lock fitted with bolt safety-catch (restored), and roller, figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, German silver mounts including engraved spurred trigger-guard with pineapple finial, lion mask butt-cap cast and chased in low relief, vacant silver escutcheon (later ramrod) 20.0 cm; 7 7/8 in barrel

Lot 549

A 56 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED HILL, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel, box-lock action decorated with trophies-of-arms carrying ovals, signed on the left, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, folding trigger, finely chequered walnut butt and vacant silver escutcheon 5.5 cm; 2 1/8 in barrel

Lot 550

A 50 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL, LONDON PROOF MARKS AND FOREIGNERS MARK, CIRCA 1760 with brass cannon barrel, engraved rounded brass action (rubbed), figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls, silver butt-cap formed as a grotesque mask, and sliding brass trigger-guard (inoperative) decorated with a rococo shell 6.7 cm; 2 5/8 in barrel

Lot 551

A 28 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with cannon barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, decorated with trophies-of-arms, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch (top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut butt swelling towards the pommel and with flattened sides, silver mounts cast and chased in low relief comprising vacant escutcheon, grotesque mask butt-cap and engraved iron trigger-guard 10.0 cm; 4 in barrel

Lot 72

AN AIKUCHI TANTO Sugata (configuration): Shobu-zukuri; Kitae (forging pattern): Condition prevents a detailed appraisal; Hamon (tempering pattern): Suguha; Nakago (tang): Ubu with one mekugi-ana and signed Toshimitsiu; Nagasa: (length from kissaki to machi) 17.1 cm; Saki-haba: (width at the Yokote) 1.5 cm; Moto-haba: (width at the machi) 2.2 cm; Koshirae: The saya with green aogai lacquered saya and tsuka, with narrow black bands. All mounts including fuchi-kashira, menuki and kojiri are silver with a karakusa design

Lot 8

‡˜A MEJI PERIOD IVORY AIKUCHI TANTO Sugata (configuration): This blade appears to be simply a metal tsunagi designed to hold the koshirae together Koshirae (mounting): This shows well carved court nobles, both men and women, many in armour. The large iron kashira is with a shakudo anchor and various sea creatures in both gold and shakudo above breaking waves in silver 18.5cm; 7 1/4 in blade

Lot 88

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, highly figured hardwood haft carved in imitation of bamboo, fitted at its base with a turned brass spiked shoe, and at the top with a long three-stage niello 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, complete with its finely lacquered wooden scabbard decorated over its surface with gilt flowers and foliage (small chips and losses) 47. cm; 18 1/2 in head A very similar spear is preserved in the National Museum, Bangkok.

Lot 94

TWO BURMESE DAGGERS (DHA), 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved broad single-edged blade, ivory hilt pierced and carved with scrolling foliage inhabited by a demonic leonine figure, large silver ferrule chased with beadwork, in its silver-mounted bamboo scabbard; the second similar, smaller, with ivory hilt fitted with a chased silver ferrule, in its silver-covered ivory scabbard decorated with silver filigree panels inhabited by butterflies and a fish the first: 27.3 cm; 10 3/4 in blade (2)

Lot 95

A BURMESE DAGGER (DHA) AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved broad single-edged blade, cylindrical ivory hilt fitted at its base with a large chased silver collar decorated with beadwork, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver chased with scrolling beadwork; the second of similar form, smaller, the hilt with a faceted silver collar at its base, in its silver-encased scabbard and retaining an early red cord 31.0 cm; 12 1/4 in blade (2)

Lot 96

A CEYLONESE DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA) AND AN INDIAN DAGGER, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first with single-edged blade overlaid with engraved brass over the lower half, silver-plated copper grip chased with traditional scrollwork and chased silver cap pommel; the second with slightly recurved double-edged blade of watered steel, silvered brass hilt decorated with finely punched designs of flowers and foliage over its surface, including a pair of flattened bud-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard, and integral grip rising to a horsehead pommel the first: 18.5 cm; 7 3/8 in blade (2)

Lot 97

TWO NEPALESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGERS (KUKRI), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with angular single-edged blade, silver-mounted horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape pierced and chased with designs of foliage including a rampant lion, the locket fitted with a chased gold panel set with turquoise and red coloured stones, with silver plaited suspension strap retained by a ring fitted with an exotic bird plaque; the second with heavy broad curved blade, carved horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts chased with foliage in high relief, including a tiger and a hunter on the locket and both sides of the chape, the former fitted with a silver ring on the outer face the first: 30.8 cm; 12 1/8in blade (2)

Lot 98

A NEPALESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (KUKRI) AND ANOTHER 'BOX' KUKRI, LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES the first with angular single-edged blade engraved with scrollwork and a double eyelash mark at the forte, silver-mounted horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with chased silver chape, complete with its silver-mounted accompanying knives; the second with broad curved single-edged blade struck with a double eyelash mark surrounded by dots on each face at the forte and a brief brass-lined inscription, carved hardwood grip, in its carved hardwood scabbard with iron chape, accompanying pieces and box with sliding cover complete with a flint the first: 21.5 cm; 8 1/2 in blade (2)

Lot 138

GRAZIO (ANTONIO)Corona florida medicinae, sive De conservatione sanitatis, FIRST EDITION, 126 leaves (including 2 blanks), Roman type, 55-57 lines, 2 columns, the title printed in red, printer's woodcut device at end, ?later floral cartouche in coloured inks, large opening initial 'D' and ornamental circular heraldic panel on title, index rubricated, capital spaces filled in blue, ink and silver in a later hand (some off-setting of ink onto facing pages), lower margin of title strengthened, short tear repaired to margin of ai, 2 small wormholes in lower margin of final few leaves, small repair to corner of one blank and errata leaf, a few marginal annotations in an early hand, eighteenth century Italian half calf over boards, flat spine with blue and brown morocco lettering labels and portrait medallion device, small losses to worming [ISTC ig00111000; BMC V 341; Goff G111; GW10563; HC7501*], folio (315 x 218mm.), [colophon:] Venice, Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 20 June 1491This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •

Lot 149

RUSSIA - ZVENIGORODSKOI COLLECTIONKONDAKOV (NIKODIM PAVLOVICH) Histoire et monuments des emaux Byzantins [Collection de Mr. A. W. Zwenigorodskoi], FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES printed in French, this copy number '34', introduction by A. Zvenigorodskoi, chromolithographed dedication to Tsar Alexander III printed on an embossed silver foil ground, engraved portrait frontispiece on india-proof paper, additional chromolithographed pictorial title, title printed in red and black within a decorative chromolithographed border, 31 chromolithographed plates, chromolithographed divisional titles, decorative initials and ornaments throughout, limitation leaf printed in gilt and black, decorative endpapers, very light spotting to a few plates, original white morocco, sides and spine with elaborate embossed design blocked in gilt and black, edges printed in various colours, page edges gauffered and richly ornamented in gilt, silver gilt, red and green, original bookmark of multi-coloured and gilt threads attached by thread, very small scuffmark to extreme edge, contemporary cloth-backed silk-lined solander box, red morocco gilt lettering label on spine (some wear at extremities) [Fekula 6705, 'magnificent'; Vengerov, Old Russian Books, 77], folio (358 x 265mm.), Frankfurt, [A. Osterrieth], 1892This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •

Lot 373

PHOTOGRAPHY - BODYBUILDINGCollection of approximately 106 photographs of bodybuilders contained in two albums, mostly gelatin silver prints, approximately 65 by Studio Arax with inkstamp on verso and occasionally photographer's credit at foot (mostly 230 x 175mm.), the remainder smaller and uncredited (125 x 75mm.), tucked into photo corners, contemporary boards and cloth, the smaller lettered 'Anglais nus' in ink on spine, 4to, mostly 1960s

Lot 40

VICTORIA & PRINCE CHRISTIAN VICTORCollection of letters and photographs assembled by George Wise of the 4th Kings Royal Rifles, manservant to Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, comprising:series of 8 autograph letters from Queen Victoria signed ('VRI'), 7 to Prince Christian Victor ('Dearest Christle' or 'Dear Christel'), speaking throughout in the most affectionate terms, sending birthday wishes on his sixteenth birthday ('...my present of silver will I hope prove useful...') and his twenty-first ('...may God guide you in the difficult path of life & may you resist the temptation which beset every young man in this world...'), sending pocket money ('...I know school boys expect a little money on going back to school...'), imparting advice to him in India ('...be very careful & if you feel...out of sorts you should go at once to the Dr & not think you can walk it off...' and '...boil the water... I hope you will remember all this...'), with another to Princess Louise, one envelope with seal in black wax, on mourning paper, 28pp, 8vo,Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle, Florence, Nice, Osborne, 13 April 1883 to 10 August 1899; with other material including an autograph letter from Victoria, Empress Frederick to Princess Marie Louise, wishing her good wishes for her wedding in 1891, postcards and signed photographs including the 'Four Generations' photograph by W & D Downey, signed and inscribed 'The four Generations July 16 1894' and a postcard photograph of the future George V and Queen Mary signed on the reverse 'Georgie' and 'May' dated 1909; together with two autograph letters of thanks from Princess Marie Louise to George Wise sending him photographs of Prince Christian Victor's grave, various Wise family photographs and Wise's certificates of discharge from the 4th Kings Royal Rifles describing his conduct as 'exemplary'; with an album containing over 150 photographs,many with annotations, depicting Ceylon (nine by S. Cowen & Co. including 'The Perahera', 'Sinhalese Devil Dancers', 'A garden party in Kandy', 'Outcasts that live in the NW Part of Ceylon, quite harmless'), Mandalay (four by Johannes & Co, including 'Queen's Golden Monastery'), Burma and Tangiers (street scenes, elephants, temples, markets etc) interspersed with images relating to Prince Christian Victor and other royalty (including a smiling Edward VII on horseback), five depicting Boer War scenes ('Prof. Chiene & assistant doctors giving anaesthetic wounded Boer prisoner' by Bennett, 'Spion Kop' and 'Colenso Railway Bridge' by Van Hoepen of Pretoria), mostly albumen prints, images 214 x 262mm. and smaller, on 31 leaves, 4 loose, green half morocco, worn, binding defective; two loose watercolours titled 'Anjangar Woman' and 'Policeman'; with another album containing 29 cabinet photographs including The Princess of Wales and Prince Albert Victor at Abergeldy, 1886, Queen Victoria as Empress of India by Bassano, 1887, forked lightning at Cambridge 1889, the inundation at King's Lynn, March 1883 and others, inserted into 16 decorative album leaves, brown morocco, embossed floral design on upper and lower board, gilt edges and brass clasp, worn, [19th century]

Lot 74

EGYPT - PHOTOGRAPHYAlbum of views of Egypt, 38 gelatin silver prints, by P. Sebah (29), Zangaki (2), and others, most captioned in the negative, mounted one per page (excepting 2 smaller on one sheet) recto and verso, images approximately 275 x 355mm., contemporary half morocco, worn, joints splitting, oblong folio, [1880s]

Lot 84

ITALY, EUROPE AND GREAT BRITAIN - PHOTOGRAPHYA collection of approximately 24 views in Italy including Rome, Venice, Naples and nearby coast by Carlo Ponti, and Robert Rive, albumen prints, various sizes, [1880s]--Album of views in Derbyshire (including Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Alfreton, Wingfield Manor, Hardwick Hall, dated August 1877), and some neighbouring counties (Newstead Abbey, Chester), 59 albumen prints, a few by Frith Series, ownership stamp of H.C.J. Bunbury on upper cover, [c.1877]; Album of views in Great Britain (19), United States and Canada (24, photographers including J.S. Johnston, N.Y., and W. Notman, Montreal), and Northern Europe (20), albumen and gelatin silver prints, [late nineteenth century]--Album of views in Rome, Italy, approximately 70 albumen prints (of which 25 of paintings and artworks), mounted one per page, original white and red boards gilt, [1880s]--Album of views in Great Britain, upwards of 150 albumen prints, some professional (J. Valentine, and others), some amateur (including Blackheath, Lee and areas of outer parts of South London), [1880s/90s], unless otherwise mentioned contemporary half morocco, spines defective, folio; and 8 other albums of photography, mostly European/British views and artworks, with other loose photographs, including Switzerland (3 by Charnaux frères), Egypt and elsewhere (quantity)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •

Lot 85

JAMAICA - PHOTOGRAPHYA archive of photographic views of Jamaica, and portraits of inhabitants by Duperley, and other photographers, albumen and gelatin silver prints, mostly mounted, some loose, various sizes, [late nineteenth/first half of twentieth century]; and a photographic album recording a cruise on the 'Almeda Star' in July 1933, with images of Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Havanna, Cartegena, Rio, etc. (small quantity)

Lot 94

WEST AFRICA - ROYALTY'H.R.H The Prince of Wales. Tour in West Africa 1925', 118 gelatin silver and platinum prints, typed captions below, mounted mostly 2 per page, 24 smaller 4 per page, images 150 x 220mm. or smaller, contemporary half morocco, gilt lettered on upper cover, scuffed at extremities, folio, [1925]

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Six pieces of Ecclesiastical silk and metal thread embroideries, first half 20th century, comprising pair of red velvet panels, 3-0in. X 22in. 76cm. X 56cm. embroidered in couched gold coloured metal thread with all over flowerheads within a trellis; fringed ends, one lined red cotton, the other unlined; a narrow silk band, 80in. X 7in. 204cm. X 17cm., cream silk ground (worn) embroidered in silver coloured metal threads with fruiting vines on a cream damask ground with silk and metal thread fringing; lined; a cream damask silk mitre(?) panel embroidered in silk and metal thread with fringing at the lower end, 17in. X 8 1/2in. 43cm. X 22cm. Lined with silk and two linen panels each embroidered in metal threads and silk with two panels, uncut, possibly also for mitres. (6)

Lot 211

A Saga fox silver fox fur coat, 45" long x 40" chest

Lot 213

A silver fox full-length coat, together with a matching hat

Lot 229

An early 20th century silver plated tray with twin handles, a gadrooned edge, engraved ornament and initialled PE, 31" x 19"

Lot 230

Twenty four silver coins from the Conservation Collection, contained in a hardwood case with four slides and four stands

Lot 231

Twenty four silver coins from the Conservation Collection, contained in a hardwood case with four slides

Lot 232

A Royal Mint 1996 United Kingdom Silver Anniversary Collection of seven coins with certificates and case and a Queen Elizabeth II 70th birthday, twelve silver proof coin collection with some paperwork and case

Lot 233

A set of twelve Royal Mint silver coins to commemorate the Royal Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana 1981, cased with certificate

Lot 236

A late 20th century silver enamelled egg by Maureen Edgar, Edinburgh 1983, decorated with a styalized flower on a blue ground and a gilt interior, 2 1/2"h

Lot 248

A 1930s silver military related octagonal bowl by Mappin & Webb, London 1934 with twin scrolled handles, presented by Alderman RH Tozer IP to commemorate the linking of Windsor's Ex-Service Associations 1955, 4"h, 8 1/2"w, 648g, on a wooden base

Lot 264

A Chinese green jade bead necklace with seed pearl dividers, the silver clasp stamped Chu, 16" l

Lot 270

A Victorian silver dressing table tray by Matthew John Jessop, Birmingham 1898, embossed and chased with scrolls, flowers and foliage, 9 3/4" x 7 1/2", 255g

Lot 271

Four George IV silver tablespoons comprising of a pair of Old English pattern by I B London 1827 and two fiddle pattern by John Meek, London 1821 and the other WE 1822, 274g, total

Lot 272

A 20th century German 800 silver part canteen with lobed, scrolled handles, comprising of four table forks, nine side forks, nine fish forks, five dessert spoons, two serving spoons, and twelve table spoons 2292g, total eight side knives, a table knife and three dessert knives, each with silver handles and steel blades, along with similar George Butler silver plated and stainless steel knives, seven dinner and nine side

Lot 275

An early 20th century silver bowl by Barker Brothers, Chester 1907 with twin elongated loop handles, 3 1/4"h and a silver sugar caster by T S Birmingham 1933, on a splayed foot, 6"h, 179g, total

Lot 276

A George V silver sugar caster by Walker & Hall, Birmingham 1911, with a pierced, domed top, on a splayed foot, 6 1/2"h, 148g

Lot 277

An Edwardian silver pen box by William Comyns, London 1905, of rectangular form, the hinged lid embossed with a panel of classical figures an urn and swags, enclosing an ebonized interior with pencil and nip compartments, 1 3/4"h, 4 1/2"w, 3"d

Lot 278

An early 20th century silver bowl by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1933, with an applied rim and lobed, hexagonal body, on floral feet, 2 1/4"h, 8 1/4" dia, 303g

Lot 279

Victorian silver grape scissors by Martin Hall & Co, Sheffield 1869 with fruiting vine, handles, 144g, in a gilt red leather case

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