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Lot 342

AN ITALIAN HUNTING DAGGER, LATE 18TH CENTURY with sharply tapering blade double-edged towards the point, reinforced and notched along the back-edge, tapering horn grip reinforced with embossed silver ribs, silver foliate pommel cap and matching ferrule 24.5 cm; 9 3/4 in blade

Lot 353

A SCANDINAVIAN HUNTING DAGGER AND ANOTHER DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY the first cut-down from a hunting sword, with tapering blade, brass cross-piece, spirally-carved wooden grip bound with plaited wire, and decorated brass pommel, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard; and the second with tapering blade cut with a slender central fuller, straight iron cross-piece with slanting terminals, spirally carved ivory grip, and German silver pommel formed as a philosopher 20.2 cm; 8 in blade (2)

Lot 368

A GEORGIAN OFFICER`S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR A SCOTTISH RIFLE OFFICER with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a broad long fuller on each face, etched with bold scrolls of foliage, flowers and a trophy-of-arms on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher on the other, gilt-brass hilt comprising boatshell guard, stirrup knuckle-bow and the grip bound with plaited silver wire 76 cm; 30 in blade

Lot 374

AN IRISH CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD BY J. READ, COLLEGE GREEN, DUBLIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade etched with a series of overlapping crescents on each face over half of its length and retaining minute traces of blued and gilt finish (worn, small chips, pitted), regulation brass stirrup hilt (quillon chipped), including langets with lion mask bosses, lionshead pommel, and leather-covered grip (small losses) bound with plaited silver wire, in its leather scabbard with large brass mounts including middle band with the later engraved inscription `From the Field after a Charge by the Union Brigade near Ohain Road 1815` 72.3 cm; 28 1/2 in blade

Lot 377

A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED SKEAN DHU BY BROOK & SON, 87 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, 1941, AND ANOTHER, WITH SILVER-PLATED MOUNTS the first with tapering blade formed with a scalloped back-edge and traces of etching including the Royal cypher (worn), silver hilt, basket-weave grip enriched with silver nails and applied with the openwork addorsed letters C beneath a coronet, in its scabbard; the second in its scabbard the first: 10.5 cm; 4 1/8 in blade (2)

Lot 381

A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH DIRK OF THE ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS BY MARSHALL & SONS, 87 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1870 with polished blade formed with two differing fullers and a notched back-edge, etched with foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, regimental and makers details, silver-plated hilt including ferrule with Regimental title, pommel set with a foil backed paste, and rootwood grip carved with basket-weave designs enriched with silvered nails, in its leather scabbard with silver-plated mounts each marked with P.O.D.R. lozenge for 1864, comprising locket with the Royal initials divided by a saltire, middle band with the regimental number `XCI` and chape, and complete with accompanying pieces including knife stamped G. Newbould` 26.5 cm; 10 1/2in blade

Lot 398

AN EDWARDIAN INDIAN ARMY SILVER BELT POUCH AND CROSS BELT, LONDON 1911 the pouch with silver lid applied with the crowned Imperial cypher, red leather belt with gold embroidered bands, complete with its buckle, whistle and chain

Lot 410

AN ARMOURED WAR-SADDLE, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY; AND A PAIR OF OF OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED SADDLE-CLOTHS WITH ASSOCIATED STRAPS, LATE 17TH CENTURY formed of a canvas-covered wooden tree with H-shaped base (its anterior arms slightly shortened) and upstanding front and rear arcons, the base overlain with a pair of large rectangular panels of thick brown leather covered, like the arcons, with crimson velvet (now extensively worn) quilted on its upper surface with transverse tow-filled panels and fitted behind the thighs with similarly filled rolls, the main edges of the saddle decorated with twisted silver-gilt wire braid and crimson silk fringes, and the outer ends of the front arcon faced with steels secured in each case by three screws and decorated with bands and borders of etched and gilt arabesque interlace on a stippled and blackened ground, and the underside of the tree fitted with iron hasps and leather straps; and the second of crimson satin with later canvas linings, embroidered with foliate scrolls of silver and silver-gilt wire (extensively worn), together with three straps of which two are covered with brow velvet decorated with alternating silver roundels (several missing) and fleurs-de-lis of embroidered silver wire Saddle with Fabric: Length 55.0 cm; 21 5/8 in Height 60.0 cm; 23 5/8 in Provenance Fenton and Sons Ltd, London The John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, Massachusetts, Inv. No. 406

Lot 418

AN AMERICAN BOWIE KNIFE BY M. PRICE, SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1870 with robust blade double-edged for its upper third, rectangular ricasso struck with the maker`s name `M. Price` above `San Francisco`, oval iron cross-piece, shaped tang with beaked finial at the pommel, fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by three brass rivets with German silver washers (light wear), in a leather sheath, perhaps the original, pierced with two belt apertures at the top 20.8 cm; 8 ¼ in blade Michael Price, the celebrated knifemaker, was born in Limerick, Ireland and arrived in San Francisco in the mid 1850s. He displayed his knives at the third San Franciso Mechanics` Institute Industrial Fair in 1860 and rose to prominence in the years that followed. For a discussion of this maker see Levine 1977, pp. 95-136.

Lot 437

THE CASED 54 BORE TRANTERS PATENT THIRD MODEL DOUBLE TRIGGER FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER OF CAPTAIN B. VANDELEUR, 5TH LANCERS, RETAILED BY GEORGE WILLIAM BALES, CORNHILL IPSWICH AND 150 HIGH STREET COLCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 16263T, CIRCA 1860 with blued octagonal sighted barrel engraved with scrollwork at the breech, scroll-engraved numbered blued frame, fitted with engraved patent rammer on the left, plain cylinder, patent trigger, chequered butt, engraved steel butt-cap, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest above his initials `B.V`, and some original finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with engraved brass escutcheon on the outside with the owner`s crest and name, the interior with retailer`s label, and complete with accessories including brass powder-flask by James Dixon & Sons, patent bullet mould, turn screw and nipple wrench 15.5 cm; 6 1/8 in barrel Literature Wolfgang Berk, William Tranter, 2008, p. 58. Captain Boyle Vandeleur of Kilrush, County Clare, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th Irish Lancers, 26th July 1881. George William Bales is recorded at 15 Cornhill, Ipswich and 150 High Street, Colchester, circa 1845-78 and 1850-70 respectively.

Lot 449

A 25 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY BUHOT A ROUEN, CIRCA 1790 with tapering sighted barrel (shortened), engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed border-engraved lock decorated with scrolls of foliage, fitted with roller and semi rainproof pan, figured walnut three-quarter stock (fore-end shortened), carved with panels of chequering over the fore-end and the grip, the latter terminating in a grotesque mask, the butt fitted with an early green velvet cheek-rest (butt extended), and engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard with urn finial, foliate `bat-wing` side-plate, silver escutcheon engraved with an eagle displayed, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, two sling swivels, and later ramrod 62.7 cm; 24 3/4 in barrel Buhot is recorded in Rouen, Seine Maritime, as arquebusier circa 1780.

Lot 450

A FINE PAIR OF 50 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY J. PURDEY, NO. 314 ½ OXFORD STREET, LONDON, NO. 1840 AND 1841 FOR 1830 one with browned twist octagonal lightly swamped sighted barrel rifled with twelve grooves, signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened breech inlaid with platinum lines, pierced platinum plug and incorporating the back-sight, stamped with the serial number beneath and with the barrelsmith`s initials `JP`, the other barrel 19th Century signed and refurbished to match, scroll-engraved case-hardened tangs, signed bolted scroll-engraved case-hardened locks decorated en suite with the breeches, blued set triggers, ebonised half-stocks, finely chequered butts, engraved steel mounts including blued trigger-guards decorated with trophies-of-arms on the bows, case-hardened trigger-plates with scallop shell finials, case-hardened butt-caps decorated with scrolls, blued fore-end caps decorated with a sunburst, silver escutcheons engraved with the owners crest (not identified) above the initials `PLP`, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and with much early finish throughout 25.4cm; 10in barrels (2) Literature L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p.132., stated as `....Ordered with `black stock` for £52 10s

Lot 454

A CASED PAIR OF 140 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS BY VENABLES, OXFORD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with turn-off barrels, scroll-engraved box-lock actions signed on the tangs, folding triggers, finely chequered walnut butts, and vacant German silver escutcheons, in a later fitted case lined in plum fabric, with later bullet mould and flask 3.5 cm; 1 3/8 in barrels John Venables is recorded in Oxford from 1846.

Lot 456

A PAIR OF 84 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED T. KETLAND, LONDON with short turn-off barrels, box-lock actions signed beneath swags, folding triggers, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, and flat-sided walnut butts (one repaired), with vacant German silver escutcheons 2.8 cm; 1 1/8 in barrels (2)

Lot 10

ELEVEN JAPANESE SWORD GUARDS (TSUBA), EDO PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first of iron, decorated with gilt foliage; the second of iron, decorated with panels of lacquer and a woven design; the third of iron, decorated with two rondels inset with a dragon and a flower respectively; the fourth of iron, decorated with a hatched design and inset with soft metals; the fifth backed in silver and decorated with gilt foliage on a lacquered ground; and six further various tsuba (11)

Lot 21

THREE ORIENTAL SWORDS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising a Burmese Dha, with curved fullered blade widening towards the tip, silver hilt comprising ferrule and pommel each incorporating a band of beadwork, and ivory grip, in its silver-mounted bamboo scabbard; the second Bhutanese, with broad hatchet-like blade, brass hilt chased with traditional figures and flowers, and conical pommel, and the third Bhutanese, with single-edged blade, dha-style hilt, in its openwork scabbard the first:55.8 cm; 22 in blade (3)

Lot 23

AN INDO-CHINESE SWORD, 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade engraved with scrolls on each face at the tip and forte, copper hilt comprising quillon and knuckle-bow chased with traditional scrolls enriched with silver, silver pommel formed as a monsterhead, and ivory grip carved with foliage and fruit, in its hardwood scabbard inlaid with patterns of foliage inhabited by butterflies, and with silver locket, chape and middle band all chased with traditional foliage 65 cm; 25 5/8 in blade

Lot 28

A CHINESE GLAIVE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with broad iron hatchet blade (pitted) issuant from a bronze socket formed as a dragon`s head, and copper ferrule with raised silver bands, on a wooden haft 65 cm; 25 1/2 in head

Lot 30

A BURMESE SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved fullered single-edged blade decorated with a silver scroll on each face at the forte, white metal hilt decorated with foliage and wooden grip, in its white metal-mounted wooden scabbard 66.5 cm; 26 1/4 in blade

Lot 38

A CHINESE QUIVER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY formed of two fabric-covered shaped panels, the outer face with reinforced studded border, a pierced brass basal panel and applied with a series of pierced and chased gilt-brass bosses including the traditional treasures, and the inner face fitted with two additional pouches joined by a pair of silver hinges 28 cm; 11 in high

Lot 45

TWO SOUTH EAST ASIAN SHORTSWORDS (KRIS), LATE 19TH CENTURY the first Madura, with pattern-welded straight blade, silver selut set with pastes, characteristic carved ivory grip involving a naive eagle displayed, in scabbard with embossed silver pendok; the second probably Madura, with selut set with coloured pastes, and carved ivory grip involving flowers and a monsterhead pommel, in its scabbard with silver pendok and pronounced wrangka the first: 35.5 cm; 14 in blade (2)

Lot 47

A SOUTH EAST ASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SARAWAK with curved single-edged blade decorated with very short gold scrolls at the forte on each face, faceted silver ferrule and cap pommel, and faceted hardwood grip, in its silver-mounted satinwood scabbard with very large horn clip for suspension (small losses) 26.7 cm; 10 1/2 in blade

Lot 48

FIVE SOUTH EAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES comprising a Malaysian dagger, with angular hilt, in its scabbard, a Sumatran kris, in its scabbard, a modern Katar, a claw dagger, in its silver-mounted scabbard and a kris blade (5)

Lot 50

A SOUTH EAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD (KRIS), SULAWESI, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with pattern-welded blade fitted with a pair of silver loops at the base, the grip bound with silver wire, ribband and a pierced silver collar, and characteristic carved ivory pommel, in its silver-mounted wooden scabbard 38.5 cm; 15 1/8 in blade

Lot 57

A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (BADE BADE), AN EAST INDIAN AXE AND TWO MINIATURE DAGGERS (KRIS), LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES the first with slender blade, carved horn foliate hilt, in its silver-mounted hardwood scabbard with carved horn top mount; the second with pierced figurative head inlaid with silver lines, tapering ferrule, and short wooden haft, the third and fourth with wavy blades, figurative hilts and wooden scabbards the first: 19.5 cm; 7 3/4 in blade (4)

Lot 64

AN INDIAN (COORG) SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (PICHANGATTI), 19TH CENTURY with hatchet blade formed with a clipped back point and punched with a series of crescents along the back-edge, ivory pistol-grip swelling towards the terminal, inlaid with brass panels on the tang, the pommel with an engraved silver cap, and a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by four pairs of rivets, the uppermost fitted with a large foliate silver washer on each side, in its brass mounted hardwood scabbard with large silver locket and chape, the former with a pierced eye for a suspension chain and the latter with fluted bud-shaped terminal 19.5 cm; 7 3/4 in blade

Lot 65

TWO CEYLONESE DAGGERS (PIHA KAETTA), 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY each of characteristic form, the first applied with a panel of silver scrollwork and foliage terminating in a stylised dragon on each face of the blade, and finely carved hardwood grip with silver ferrule each decorated with traditional scrollwork; the second decorated with brass, with carved ivory grip with silver pommel cap the first: 14 cm; 5 1/2 in blade (2)

Lot 66

A CEYLONESE DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA), 18TH CENTURY with single-edged blade formed with a shallow fuller filled with silver engraved with traditional scrollwork along the back-edge on each face, a further panel of chiselled foliage, engraved and chiselled brass ferrule, and characteristic carved horn grip (extensive chips); together with a large iron two-pronged fork with chiselled stem decorated with foliage inhabited by animals the first: 15.5 cm; 6 1/8 in blade (2)

Lot 69

A RARE PHILIPPINES SWORD, 19TH CENTURY with long straight slender blade double-edged for the upper two thirds and formed with a sharply angled point, stamped with numerous shaped marks on each face of the forte, iron hilt with up-turned guard, short quillon, and c-shaped pommel, the grip shaped for the fingers, formed of layers of horn between brass fillets, the outside applied with tortoiseshell and set with numerous silver rondels 82.8 cm; 32 5/8 in blade Another sword from this group was sold in these rooms 27 June 2012, lot 30.

Lot 74

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with earlier curved single-edged blade of watered steel, incised with a calligraphic cartouche retaining traces of inlay on one face (small areas of pitting), iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of short bulbous quillons, integral grip and large disc pommel, decorated over the greater part of its surface with silver foliage and gold flowers, in a green fabric-covered wooden scabbard with iron chape (the chape detached) 81 cm; 31 7/8 in blade Provenance Robin Wigington, Poets Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon

Lot 77

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) FOR A BOY AND TWO FURTHER INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY the first with curved blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt comprising a pair of langets with shaped terminals, quillons with bulbous finial, recurved knuckle-guard and disc-shaped pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron chape (chemically cleaned); the second with curved blade tapering sharply at the point, and iron hilt with traces of silver decoration; and the third with wavy blade formed with a snake`s head point, and iron hilt including recurved knuckle-guard the first:56.7 cm; 22 3/8 in blade (3)

Lot 79

AN INDIAN SWORD (FIRANGI), 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with very broad polished blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt of khanda form, comprising a pair of langets, quillons chiselled with monster heads, figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad knuckle-guard and pommel with attenuated button, decorated throughout with gold damascened flowers and foliage (losses), and wooden grip retaining a portion of its silver thread and cord binding 68.5 cm; 27 in blade

Lot 82

AN INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA) 17TH/18TH CENTURY AND THREE FURTHER INDIAN SWORDS (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY the first with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt including a pair of shaped langets enclosing the forte, cross-piece formed as a pair of addorsed bird`s heads, disc-shaped pommel, and integral grip, in a later scabbard; the second with curved blade retaining traces of a magic square on one face at the forte, and iron hilt including knuckle-guard with recurved terminal in its scabbard; the third similar, in its scabbard; and the fourth with a punched arsenal inscription on the blade and brass hilt retaining traces of silver plating the first: 91.3 cm; 36 in blade (4)

Lot 86

FOUR INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SPEARS, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first two with pattern welded leaf-shaped heads, long silver collars finely chased with foliage, and wooden hafts lightly carved at the base; the third similar, complete with a matching scabbard; the fourth similar, on a long wooden haft encased with silver with pronounced mouldings over the upper portion (small holes) the first: 29.5 cm; 11 5/8 in head (4)

Lot 90

THREE INDIAN DAGGERS (KATAR), 18TH/19TH CENTURIES the first with sharply tapering fullered blade formed with a reinforced point and integral iron hilt with two grip bars and traces of silver decoration; the second with long sharply tapering fullered blade formed with a reinforced point, naively decorated on each face with animals in brass, integral iron hilt with two grip bars, decorated throughout with further animals en suite with the forte; and the third a folding katar decorated with characteristic silver koftgari the first: 37 cm; 14 1/2 in overall (3)

Lot 93

A LARGE INDIAN ELEPHANT GOAD (ANCUS), 19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, with heavy iron head incorporating a central spike and hook, each incised with scrolls, fixed to its turned wooden haft by three rivets on silver washers, and with an iron loop 54.5 cm; 21 1/2 in overall

Lot 97

AN OTTOMAN SWORD, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY with broad slightly curved blade cut with three long fullers along the back edge on each side, chiselled with scrolls over the forte, iron cross-guard retaining traces of silver border ornament, horn grip-scales studded with iron pellets, bound at the base with plaited copper wire, and engraved copper cap pommel 79 cm ; 31 1/8 in blade

Lot 98

TWO ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGERS (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY each with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge, characteristic hilt decorated with beadwork, in its wooden scabbard applied with sheet silver en suite with the hilt, and each retaining its patterned fabric belt 17.7 cm; 7 in and 18.5 cm; 7 1/4 in blades (2)

Lot 108

A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHASQA), CIRCA 1894-1917 with curved fullered blade of regulation type, etched on one face with foliage, the crowned Imperial cypher of Tsar Nicholas II, a short cyrillic inscription and the owner`s initials `AO` in gold, the other face with scrolls of foliage, the inscription `Mon Dieu Mon Roi Ma Dâme` towards the tip, a shore-side scene involving a standing figure ahead of an assembly of cavalrymen and a further short inscription towards the forte, silver hilt of characteristic form, chased with scrolls of foliage and flowers enriched with niello and contained within beadwork frames, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with four silver mounts decorated en suite with the hilt 77.5 cm; 30 ½ in blade The owner`s name appears to be Fuzunov.

Lot 109

A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHASQA), DATED 1287 AH (CIRCA 1870/1) with broad fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with portrait rondels at the forte (worn), nielloed silver hilt of characteristic form, decorated with scrolls of foliage within beadwork frames, eared pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with four silver mounts, the outer faces decorated en suite with the hilt, the inner faces with further designs including a tughra, the date, a serpent and a fowl 80 cm; 31 1/2 in blade

Lot 110

A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHASQA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade cut with three slender fullers on each face, silver hilt of characteristic form retained by three rivets with pairs of silver domed heads (one pair missing), decorated over its surface with scrolls, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and middle band (chape missing, areas of wear) 72 cm; 28 3/8 in blade

Lot 111

A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade formed with a long off-set fuller on each face and sharply tapering towards the point, horn grip of characteristic form, the lower portion encased by nielloed silver decorated with traditional scrolls within beadwork borders, retained by two rivets with low domed heads, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape, each en suite with the hilt and the former incorporating a loop for suspension 44.3 cm; 17 3/8 in blade

Lot 113

A FINE 25 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, TURKEY, CIRCA 1780 with octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves, retained by four chased silver bands, encrusted with gold scrolls and flowers at the muzzle and the breech, the middle section with three gold-encrusted inscriptions and further sprays of gold foliage, struck with the barrelsmith`s mark on the left of the breech and fitted with standing back-sight also encrusted with gold, the tang overlaid with an engraved silver plaque, characteristic lock encrusted with gold scrolls of foliage within a beadwork frame, matching cock and steel, steel button trigger, figured hardwood full stock applied with a large openwork silver plaque beneath the lock, faceted butt formed of dark hardwood bands filled with panels of coloured bone inlays forming stars framed by green and white bone fillets and a band of engraved silver, profusely applied with further elaborate openwork silver plaques, a large engraved silver plaque about the barrel tang, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, green-stained horn fore-end cap inlaid with brass pellets, and iron ramrod 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in barrel

Lot 114

A 16 BORE GREEK FLINTLOCK GUN (KARIOPHILI), 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY IOANNINA with swamped sighted barrel retained by six nielloed silver bands, the rearmost band incorporating a chased back-sight, scroll-engraved stepped lock fitted with roller, figured walnut full stock almost entirely encased in silver nielloed and chased with scrolls and foliage inhabited by exotic birds, the butt embossed with further birds and a pair of rampant lions supporting an urn on each face, trigger-guard decorated en suite with the stock, fitted with a pair of white metal sling swivels, and iron ramrod 120.5 cm; 47 1/2 in barrel For a discussion of this group see Elgood 2009, p. 240-245.

Lot 115

AN 11 BORE SARDINIAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN, 18TH CENTURY cut-down to carbine length, with associated sighted barrel, chiselled lock decorated with scrollwork, wooden full stock almost entirely covered in iron plaques pierced and chased with elaborate arrangements of scrolling foliage, and the fore-end fitted with a panel of silver, probably Caucasian, chased with beadwork 53.7 cm; 21 1/8 in barrel

Lot 120

A FINE PAIR OF 18 BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS OF PRESENTATION QUALITY SIGNED BLANCH, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with three-stage sighted barrels engraved with trophies-of-arms, foliage, sun bursts and signed within a decorative framework over the breeches, struck with Birmingham proof marks beneath, engraved tangs retaining traces of gilding and incorporating the back-sights, signed engraved stepped locks retaining traces of gilding, fitted with pierced cocks, bolt safety-catches, rollers and semi-rainproof pans, figured walnut full stocks profusely inlaid with silver wire scrolls carrying engraved silver cornucopia, trophy-of-arms and trophy-of-hunting plaques, the tangs, locks and pommels all partially enclosed by further silver lines sown with minute pellets, gilt-copper alloy mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising solid side-plates decorated with classical trophies, spurred pommels decorated with further trophies and cornucopia, trigger-guards en suite, trophy-of-arms escutcheons, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, engraved silver barrel bolt escutcheons, original ramrods, and the mounts retaining much original gilding 30.5 cm; 12 in barrels (2)

Lot 122

A 14 BORE FRENCH MODEL 1822 PERCUSSION PISTOL, ENRICHED IN TONKIN IN ITS WORKING LIFE AND A TURKISH HOLSTER PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY the first of regulation specifications (ramrod missing), the stock applied with panels of pierced and engraved silver in the Tonkinese style, with a collection tag of `V. Coupard, Haiphong, Tonkin`; the second with sparsely engraved tapering barrel in the Italian taste, engraved bevelled lock, inlaid full stock, spurred white metal pommel, and imitation ramrod the first: 19.5 cm; 7 ¾ in barrel (2) Haiphong, in former Tonkin, is now the third largest city in Vietnam.

Lot 124

**A PAIR OF 16 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN LONG FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrels decorated with gold foliage and retained by two chased silver bands, the tangs overlaid with nielloed silver plaques, engraved locks fitted with bevelled cocks, lightly carved full stocks decorated with linear designs, silver mounts including solid side-plates, spurred pommels, all decorated with traditional scrollwork en suite with the barrel bands, imitation ramrods, and iron trigger-guards 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in barrels (2)

Lot 135

AN AFRICAN SWORD, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FOR A WEST AFRICAN CHIEFTAIN with broad double-edged blade decorated with scrolls, the forte applied with two iron panels decorated with dense scrollwork, iron cross-piece including a pair of recurved quillons with knop-shaped finials, ivory grip carved with chevron over the lower portion and fluting over the upper portion, enriched with silver plaques, ribs and plaited wire (small losses), and silver pommel with a chain for suspension, in its tooled leather scabbard 86 cm; 33 7/8 in blade

Lot 136

A MOROCCAN SHORTSWORD (FLYSSA) AND A SOUTH EAST ASIAN POLEARM, 19TH CENTURY the first with slender single-edged blade inlaid with brass, and iron grip inlaid with engraved brass, in its carved hardwood scabbard; the second with broad fullered blade double-edged for the last portion, and the base enclosed by a silver ferrule (haft missing) the first: 59 cm; 23 1/4 in blade (2)

Lot 141

TWO AFRICAN AXES, A MASAI SHORTSWORD AND AN INDIAN TALWAR, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with angled head formed with a curved cutting edge, and wooden haft swelling at the head and retaining a portion of fur covering; the second with curved axe-head formed with a horizontal rectangular neck, and long wooden haft; the third with straight blade widening towards the tip, and hide covered grip; and the fourth with straight serrated blade and characteristic hilt retaining some silver decoration the first: 66.5 cm; 26 1/4 in overall (4)

Lot 167

A SOUTH GERMAN SILVER-GILT HUNTING-SWORD AND SCABBARD WITH CARVED IVORY GRIP, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with slender curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a series of very narrow fullers and etched with a scrolling pattern of large flowerheads and foliage on both sides at the forte, silver-gilt hilt with loop-guard (knuckle-guard missing), the grip carved in high relief with a complex spiral pattern of three boars, a stag and hares all entwined in combat with hounds, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver-gilt chape with raised filigree settings for semi-precious stones (the stones and the scabbard locket all missing) 65.8 cm; 25 7/8 in blade The grip is most probably from the workshops of the ivory carvers of Schwäbish-Gmund.

Lot 168

A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LYON CHARGE MARK FOR 1688-1703, CIRCA 1700 with two-stage blade stamped with a series of small decorative marks, together with the inscription "Tomas" within each of the narrow fullers on one side at the forte and "Aiale" within the two fullers on the reverse side, silver hilt cast in relief with figural groups from mythology, including double shell-guard of unequal proportions decorated on each face with pierced designs of figures seated within scrollwork and involving pairs of grotesque masks, a pair of short quillons with horizontally re-curved monsters` head terminals, urn-shaped pommel pierced with further figures and demon masks, and the grip bound with patterned silver wire and "Turks` heads"(one quillon cracked, the arms of the hilt each incomplete, consequently the silver marks also, the grip an old replacement) 89.5 cm; 35¼ in blade

Lot 182

A RARE GERMAN TOWN SWORD WITH FINELY CARVED IVORY MEMENTO MORI HILT, DATED 1656 with slender tapering double-edged blade etched on both sides below the hilt, each face decorated with a pair of birds perched in flowering branches, framing at either end the figure of a classical warrior, one a representation of Hannibal, together with brief inscriptions including the date "Domene anno 1656", ivory hilt formed in two parts and carved in relief, the pommel and the quillon terminals each in the form of a carefully detailed skull carved in the round, the quillons carved with a spiral design of snarling serpents entwined with toads and issuant from the mouth of a grotesque mask front and rear, the grip carved with a similar interlaced spiral also involving detached human bones, the base of the hilt fitted with a small moulded silver collar enriched with polychrome enamels, and the pommel capped by a blackened flower-head washer, in a contemporary leather-covered wooden scabbard fitted with iron chape. 85.7 cm; 33¾ in blade 1656 was the year in which an epidemic of plague killed 145,000 in Rome and 300,000 in the Kingdom of Naples. In the same year the German engraver Paul Fürst published his well-known engraving of the grotesquely masked and costumed plague doctor Doktor Schnabel von Rom (after an earlier work by J. Columbina)

Lot 183

A RARE SENIOR OFFICER`S DE-LUXE QUALITY DRESS SABRE WITH HILT AND SCABBARD MOUNTS OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER, BADEN OR WÜRTTEMBERG, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged flat blade etched over its length in imitation of a damascus pattern, etched with laurel branches and gilt trophies-of-war on both sides, enclosing the figures of Mars and Venus etched and gilt on respective sides, and etched and gilt with a striped pattern along the back-edge, silver stirrup-hilt cast in relief, formed of a knuckle-guard with two oval bars branched diagonally across the outer face, with the quillon terminal formed as a dog`s head cast in the round, a pair of langets, the outer langet decorated with a silver-gilt lion mask in high relief, back-piece also of silver-gilt and rising to an eagle`s head pommel, and ebony grip carved with a scale pattern, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with parcel-gilt silver mounts cast in relief with subjects en suite with the blade, the locket involving the figure of Victory, and the middle-band applied with a fluted plaque carrying the cipher WR crowned, silver maker`s stamp of Sick of Stuttgart; complete with its portepee incorporating the black, white and red Federal colours 74.5 cm; 29¼ in blade The cypher on the middle-band of the scabbard is possibly that of the 2. Badisches Grenadier Regiment, Kaiser Wilhelm I. The regiment was established in 1852 and became a part of the Baden contingent of the Prussian army in 1871, under the designation Infanterie Regiment Nr. 110

Lot 184

A FINE GERMAN DE-LUXE QUALITY CAVALRY OFFICER`S SABRE, CIRCA 1885-1900 with fullered blade of highly burnished steel etched with elaborate designs of scrolling foliage, involving trophies-of-war and neo-classical emblems on a gilt panel on both sides, gilt-brass hilt cast in relief, including a pair of langets decorated with crossed sabres, the quillon with lion`s head terminal, the pommel en suite, celluloid grip bound with silver wire, and in its nickel-plated iron scabbard, complete with portepee. 88 cm; 34 5/8 in blade

Lot 187

A FINE GERMAN DELUXE-QUALITY CAVALRY OFFICER`S SABRE, CIRCA 1885-1900 with pipe-backed blade of highly burnished steel formed with a quill point, the lower half finely etched on a gilt panel on both sides, decorated with scrollwork and foliage, involving both historical and contemporary Germanic trophies- of-war and the English cutler`s signature "Sargant & Son Manufacturers to the hon.ble East India Company" on both sides, gilt-brass hilt cast in relief, including a pair of langets decorated with crossed sabres, the quillon terminal formed as a lion`s head, the pommel en suite, and celluloid grip bound with silver wire, in its original iron scabbard 90.3 cm; 35½ in blade The blade pre-dates the hilt by probably up to forty years and was presumably utilised from an existing family sword.

Lot 528

A mixed lot including; a miser`s purse, a pair of silver handled floral embossed scissors, The Truro Art Needlecase, miniature purse, travelling inkwell, miniature silver hand mirror, miniature bone vinaigrette, needle packets, sealing wax set and other pieces. (qty)

Lot 536

A Victorian tapestry picture and a panel, the picture of a cat playing with a ball, 21cm x 13.5cm, in a glazed maple frame, and an 18th century silver wire and colour silk embroidered panel, 41.5cm x 26.5cm. (2)

Lot 541

Four late 19th/early 20th century sample panels on silk, Delhi, each embroidered in jewelled silver and gold coloured wire, largest 31cm x 23cm, each stamped to reverse ""Groves Tailors ? Delhi"". (4)

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