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Lot 485

A 28 BORE GERMAN SILVER-MOUNTED WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY WOLF HOCH, ARNSTADT, CIRCA 1660 with two-stage sighted barrel, signed over the breech (indistinct), and formed with a raised moulding incorporating the back-sight, slender tang, rounded lock retained by three side nails (one shortened), fitted with external wheel, sliding pan-cover with button release, and moulded dog, figured hardwood full stock (small cracks), moulded over the fore-end and carved with scrolls about the rear ramrod-pipe, silver mounts comprising trigger-guard with engraved acanthus finial, spurred pommel decorated with entwined scrolls of foliage and elaborate flowers (small dents), small moulded ramrod-pipe, silver fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 52.6cm; 20 3/4inThis maker is recorded in Shwarzburg-Sonderhausen (now in Thuringia) circa 1640-50. A pair of brass mounted pistols by this maker, formerly in the collections of Their Serene Hignesses the Princes zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck were sold Christie`s 15th April 1992, lot 257.

Lot 489

A 48 BORE SILESIAN WHEEL-LOCK BIRDING GUN (TSCHINKE), MID-17TH CENTURY with three-stage barrel octagonal over the breech (pitted, cleaned), fitted with moulded silver fore-sight, engraved blued lock of characteristic form, fitted with external mainspring partly covered by an engraved steel panel, engraved sliding pan-cover with button release, button-catch for setting the sear, flash-guard and engraved dog decorated with tulip flowers (worn, restorations), fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid over its surface with engraved staghorn scrolling tendrils and pellets inhabited by rabbits and foxes pursued by hounds, decorated with a bear beneath the breech, carved cheek-piece with a foliate escutcheon supported by scrolling monsters on the left and patchbox with sliding cover decorated en suite on the right, the whole enriched with green-stained horn rondels, mother-of-pearl ball flowers and further staghorn plaques engraved with flowers and foliage, steel trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, engraved staghorn ramrod-pipe and butt-plate the latter decorated with a rabbit (repairs), two red painted inventory numbers, and horn tipped ramrod, perhaps the original 78.6cm; 31inProvenance An Aristocratic Collection, sold Jürg Stuker, Bern, 5th-16th May 1977, lot 3684.

Lot 494

AN 18 BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH KUCHENREITER A RATISBONNE, CIRCA 1750 with blued two-stage barrel cut with eight grooves for ball, fitted with silver `spider` fore-sight, stamped with gold-lined barrelsmith`s mark (Neue Støckel 658) and a series of decorative marks at the breech, border-engraved tang numbered `2`, signed bevelled border-engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock carved with scrollwork about the tang, raised cheek-piece, brass mounts including side-plate and butt-plate with tang of shaped outline, carved wooden trigger-guard, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 91cm; 35 7/8in barrelProvenance A member of the Wittelsbach family, sold in these rooms 8th December 2010, lot 290.Joseph Kuchenreuter, a member of the well known Bavarian gunmaking family, is recorded in Regensburg (Ratisbonne), circa 1712-69.

Lot 495

A FINE 54 BORE ALSATIAN PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE BY J. G. ZELLER, ARNHEM, CIRCA 1852-70 with three-stage barrel, formed with a series of recessed elongated panels divided by slender ribs over the forward section and octagonal over the breech, the latter signed in gold letters, fitted with German silver fore-sight, blued adjustable back-sight, engraved with tightly scrolling foliage over the breech, chiselled with foliage inhabited by a reclining hound on the tang and fitted with fully adjustable peep-sight, chiselled flush-fitting lock decorated with a resting stag and a wild boar, chiselled hammer, figured walnut full stock carved with chequering and neo-rococo scrolls over the fore-end and the grip, the latter including a wildman mask (cracked through and expertly repaired), the left of the butt with raised cheek-piece inlaid with silver wire scrolls along the base, the rear carved in high relief with a felled stag, and a hound seeing off a wolf, the right of the butt carved with further scrolls inhabited by a crossbowman and a putto in renaissance dress, engraved and chiselled steel mounts comprising small side-plate decorated with a coiled monster, butt-plate formed with a pair of elongated prongs, the tang engraved with the French crowned Royal Arms and the inscription `J.G. Zeller, Geoctrooljeerd Joor Arms Z. M. Den Keijzer Det Franzchen`, trigger-guard chiselled with a hound and three ramrod-pipes, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and a pair of sling swivels, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 80.5cm; 31 3/4in barrelThis maker is recorded circa 1840-70.

Lot 499

A CASED PAIR OF 60 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLED TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY DEVISME À PARIS, NO. 1235, DATED 1854 with signed blued octagonal rifled sighted barrels inlaid with a silver band at each end, stamped with the date, the serial numbers and the maker`s name beneath the breeches, scroll-engraved tangs fitted with standing back-sights, highly figured walnut half-stock, angular finely chequered grips, scroll-engraved steel mounts comprising numbered trigger-guards and oval butt-caps, and retaining some original finish throughout: in original fitted mahogany case, the exterior with vacant escutcheon, the interior lined in purple velvet (small areas of damage and fading), complete with its original accessories comprising combined nipple-wrench and bullet mould with sprue-cutter, powder-flask, and ramrod 15cm; 6in

Lot 501

A 120 BORE FRENCH DUMONTHIER PATENT COMBINED D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL AND DAGGER, CIRCA 1850 with tapering barrels fitted with a fullered blade between, a pair of moulded hammers with knurled tops also forming the left-hand side of the cross-guard, fitted with a pair of spirally-fluted horn grip-scales (small cracks), German silver pommel, in its German silver mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard 27.4cm; 10 3/4in See H-W. Lewerken 1989, pp. 232-3 nos. 57 and 58.

Lot 502

A 120 BORE CONTINENTAL DUMONTHIER PATENT COMBINED D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1860 with tapering barrels fitted with a robust blade formed with a clipped-back point between, a pair of moulded hammers with knurled tops also forming the left-hand side of the cross-guard, and engraved German silver butt decorated with a running pattern of scrolling foliage on each side 34.2cm; 13 1/2in

Lot 504

A LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with two-stage part octagonal barrel strongly swelling at the muzzle, stamped with Liège proof mark at the breech, and fitted with spring bayonet locked by the trigger-guard beneath, box-lock action engraved with scrolling foliage on each side (cock comb chipped), fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, flat-sided walnut butt cut with a panel of fine chequering on each side (rubbed, loose) the spine set with silver nails, and engraved steel trigger-guard 25.5cm; 10in

Lot 507

AN IMPORTANT 20 BORE FRENCH ROYAL FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOL MADE FOR CHARLES XI, KING OF SWEDEN (1655-97), BY PIRAUBE AUX GALLERIES DU LOUVRE A PARIS, DATED 1676 with blued barrel formed in four stages, the forward section signed `Piraube aux Galeries du Louvre a Paris 1676` in gold damascene on a long flat decorated with further damascened scrollwork, fitted with silver fore-sight, damascened with a classical trophy-of-arms at the muzzle, and a pair of monsterheads attacked by serpents hanging in scrolls of foliage ahead of the median, the latter formed with an engraved shaped panel flanked by a pair of damascened captives seated upon further trophies, the breech of octagonal then polygonal form, decorated in gold damascene with foliage, pellets and the full crowned Royal Swedish Arms (the bluing faded and with losses), the underside of the breech stamped with the barrelsmith`s mark, the letter `M` in a rondel, engraved tang decorated with monsterhead scrolls of foliage and border ornament, rounded lock chiselled with scrolls of foliage issuant from a classical vase and signed `Piraube` twice on the tail, engraved with border ornament, delicate scrolling tendrils inhabited by an archer and inscribed `aux Galleries a Paris` beneath the pan, the brim of the pan chiselled with a grotesque, fitted with chiselled cock decorated with leafy tendrils, a serpent head, a green man mask on the comb and retained by a further mask-shaped screw (the top-jaw and screw replaced), steel chiselled with a symmetrical arrangement of leafy tendrils issuant from a green man mask, figured walnut full stock (an early working replacement of circa 1730-40), impressed with the letter `K` next to the trigger-guard, carved with a raised moulding over the fore-end, a spray of foliage ahead of the trigger-guard and further scrolls and shell ornament about the tang, steel mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled with a central moustachioed mask dividing an arrangement of scrolling monsterhead tendrils inhabited by a pair of differing herms, spurred pommel engraved with a pattern of rondels and foliage around the border, chiselled on each side with a symmetrical design of scrolling monsterhead tendrils issuant from a green man mask against a recessed gilt ground, the front and the back chiselled with further masks and engraved with monsterhead scrolls, fitted with a small finely chiselled grotesque mask cap supported by a pair of gold damascened Classical figures seated upon Classical trophies and surmounted by a Classical bust portrait, engraved trigger-plate, trigger-guard with an early inventory number `P No 1` chiselled with a further mask on the bow, the forward baluster issuant from a gaping mask and the finial chiselled with scrolling tendrils on a recessed gilt ground, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, the rear decorated with a gold damascened angel, pierced and engraved escutcheon damascened with the crowned Royal Swedish Arms, and steel-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original, and remaining in fine condition throughout (the damascene with small losses, areas of light wear) 53.3cm; 21inProvenance Charles XI, King of Sweden An American Private Collection Literature John F. Hayward, Bertrand Piraube, in Livrustkammaren 15, no.5 (1980), pp.129-132, figs 12-14.The pair to this pistol is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 1990.114.2).These pistols are Bertrand Piraube`s earliest dated work. The late John Hayward identified three levels of quality by this maker of which the present pistol belongs to the highest. Piraube has been described as the most important figure in the decorative development of French firearms in the latter part of the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 25th January 1670 Louis XIV granted him a brevet de logement in the Galleries du Louvre. This appointment, which was confirmed in March the following year, established Piraube as primus inter pares amongst the gunmakers working for Louis XIV. In Germain Brice`s Description de la Ville de Paris, published in various editions between 1698 and 1718, he was described as a gunmaker who produced pieces of rare beauty. His period of tenure in the Galleries to Louvre (1670-1720) was the longest of any gunmaker. Working within the precincts of the Royal Palace freed Piraube from the restrictions of the Parisian Guilds and consequently he was able to employ as many apprentices and journeymen as his commissions required. It comes as no surprise that a significant number of the great European Ancestral Gunrooms have firearms by him. The present pistol and its pair illustrate a number of aspects of the designs of Louis XIV`s chief designer, Jean Bérain. For a further discussion of this maker and his work see John F. Hayward (op.cit.), and Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 9th December 2009, lot 266.Charles XI (1655-97) succeeded to the throne at the age of 4 in 1660. He excelled in the chase and was a fine horseman, as recorded in both his and other members of the Royal Family`s diaries. The present made to him by the French Ambassador at his coming of age in 1672 comprised twelve magnificently caparisoned Spanish thoroughbreds, complete with an equal number of pistols and guns, of which Piraube made one pair of pistols and one fowling piece. The present pistol, and its pair, must have been ordered within two years of this gift, allowing for the time lag in construction. A smaller pair of pistols, with silver barrels and mounts, decorated in almost an identical manner to the present pistol, are preserved in the Royal Armoury, Stockholm, (inv.no.4072, 4073). Given their size they were probably intended for a lady, and the materials used would suggest that they were made more for display than use.The letter `M` within a rondel beneath the breech is stamped on a number of French firearms of this period, including another pair of pistols and a gun by this maker, a pair of pistols by Masson, and a gun by Varnier all preserved in the Livrustkammeren, Stockholm (inv. nos. LRK 4334, 4335, 3626, 3627, 10036 respectively).See J. F. Hayward 1963, pp.32-47; the same author 1980, pp. 118-157; N. Drejholt1996, pp. 136-139 and S. J. Pyhrr 1991, p. 24.

Lot 508

A 28 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY JEAN LIEBEAU A SEDAN, CIRCA 1680 with two-stage sighted barrel stamped with the barrelsmith`s mark in a horseshoe-shaped recess over the breech and with traces of a signature, plain tang, rounded lock engraved and chiselled with scrolls on the tail, signed in full on either side of a further scroll beneath the pan, chiselled cock (the upper portion missing), pierced with a delicate scroll behind the comb, rootwood full stock (the fore-end cracked and chipped), carved with a scrolling leafy tendril about the rear ramrod-pipe, inlaid with silver wire scrolls over the fore-end about the trigger-guard and on the butt, the tang enclosed by a steel plaque pierced and engraved with a symmetrical arrangement of scrolling tendrils involving exotic birds, reclining figures and a green man mask, finely decorated steel mounts, comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled with birds and hounds inhabiting leafy tendrils issuant from a moustachioed head, spurred pommel pierced and engraved with a band of foliage and masks, trigger-guard with a cherubic mask on the bow, delicate pierced mouldings at each end and pierced leafy terminal, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and wooden ramrod 50.5cm; 19 7/8inJean Liebeau is recorded in Sedan, Ardennes, circa 1670. During the third quarter of the 17th Century Sedan was an important seat of gunmaking. This declined following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 though it is still mentioned as a centre for gunmaking as late as 1735 in a German Encyclopaedia. See J. F. Hayward 1963, p.42. The influence of Parisian gunmakers and contemporary pattern books is evident in this pistol.

Lot 509

A PAIR OF 22 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY LABORDE A PARIS, CIRCA 1760 with blued swamped barrels fitted with silver fore-sights on a bed of gold scrollwork, signed in gold on a long flat and decorated with a gilt panel and scrolls of foliage over the breeches (the bluing oxidised to brown, the gold with losses), engraved tangs, signed stepped bevelled locks engraved with scrollwork on the tails, figured walnut full stocks carved with scrolling foliage ahead of the trigger-guards and a panel of flowers and foliage about the barrel tangs (the fore-ends with chips and repairs), the butts inlaid with silver wire scrolls, full marked silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising pierced side-plates with serpentine terminals, spurred pommels decorated with further designs en rocaille and fitted with classical portrait profiles enclosed by laurel wreaths on the caps, trigger-guards with foliate terminals, vacant escutcheons, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and original bone-tipped baleen ramrods with iron worm and slotted terminal respectively 39cm; 15 3/8in (2)

Lot 510

A PAIR OF 28 BORE D.B. FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY MIGEON A CHARLEVILLE, CIRCA 1780 each with tapering sighted barrels, engraved grooved tang, signed stepped engraved locks decorated with rococo ornament on the tails, figured walnut half-stock inlaid with silver scrolls and lightly carved with foliage over the fore-end and about the tang (rubbed, small losses), engraved steel mounts including broad trigger-guard, and spurred pommel fitted with silver cap chased with a classical bust, vacant silver escutcheon, and wooden ramrod 40.5cm; 16in (2) Migeon is recorded in Charleville, Ardennes circa 1772-80 where he was controller of the arms factory.

Lot 511

A PAIR OF 120 BORE LIEGOIS SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOLS BY H. DEVILLERS A LIÈGE, CIRCA 1730 with moulded cannon barrels engraved with a band of foliage at the breech, engraved tangs, engraved rounded actions signed beneath the cocks (one top-jaw and screw replaced), engraved silver bulbous butts decorated with rococo scrolls and foliage, a grotesque mask behind the tangs, and an anthemion on the pommel, and engraved silver-plated steel trigger-guards (2) 14.8cm; 5 7/8inHenri Devillers is recorded as a gunmaker and dealer in Liège circa 1734-62.

Lot 512

A 40 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY JACQUES CROIZIER, CIRCA 1740 with engraved tapering barrel decorated with scrolls, a sun-in-splendour and flowers, signed rounded lock fitted with dog safety-catch, figured walnut full stock carved with raised mouldings, carved butt formed as a falcon`s head, full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising solid side-plate decorated with maritime scenes, trigger-guard decorated with a robed figure on the bow, perhaps David, vacant escutcheon, and moulded ramrod-pipe, and wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 16.5cm; 6 1/2in

Lot 521

A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY WILLIAMS, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with brass barrel formed in three stages, engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, iron tang fitted with thumb-piece catch for a top-mounted spring bayonet (the bayonet now detached), signed stepped lock with roller, figured walnut full stock cut with patterned chequering over the grip, inset with a large engraved German silver rondel behind the tang, engraved brass mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard, the latter with a flower on the bow and acorn finial, and brass-tipped ramrod 76cm; 30in

Lot 524

A RARE .700 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING DOUBLE RIFLE BY THOMAS BOSS, 73 ST JAMES`S STREET, LONDON, NO. 1119 FOR 1851 with tapering twist barrels cut with multi-groove rifling, fitted with blade fore-sight on a matted ground, folding leaf back-sight to 150 yards, signed in full towards the breech, stamped with the barrelsmith`s initials of Thomas Parkin beneath, engraved case-hardened breech with pierced platinum plugs, scroll-engraved tang incorporating a flash-guard on each side, signed scroll and border-engraved case-hardened bolted locks, highly figured walnut half-stock with chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left and fitted with patchbox with engraved case-hardened steel cover decorated with a stag on the right, engraved steel mounts including blued numbered steel trigger-guard, blued butt-plate decorated with a stag and cut with chequering, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner`s initials `RA` beneath a coronet of a Baron, a pair of steel sling swivels, and original brass-tipped ramrod 78.8cm; 31in barrelsThis is one of only 31 double rifles produced by Thomas Boss. See D. Dallas 1995, p.316.

Lot 526

A FINE CASED 12-BORE SCOTTISH D.B. PIN-FIRE SHOTGUN BY JOHN DICKSON & SON, 63 PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH, LONDON BLACK POWDER PROOF MARKS, NO. 2313 FOR 1862 with browned barrels of fine damascus twist pattern each engraved at the rear with a band of foliage and a sunburst, signed rib numbered `1` and engraved with scrollwork at the rear, finely engraved case-hardened tang, action, underlever, trigger-guard, and signed locks all decorated with scrollwork, scroll-engraved numbered blued trigger-plate, highly figured varnished walnut butt, chequered grip and bar-in-wood fore-end (the latter bruised), blued-iron butt-plate numbered `1` and engraved on the tang with black game and scrollwork, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest and motto, and nearly all of its original finish: in lined and fitted two-tier leather case with numerous accessories, mainly by Hawksley, the lower tier with provision for cartridges, the lid with stamped and gilt inscription `Lieut. Colonel Trotter/ No.1`. 76.2cm; 30in barrels Provenance W.Keith Neal, sold Christie`s King Street, 25th October 2001, lot 22Literature Richard Akehurst, Game Guns and Rifles, p. 53 plates 33-35Completed 3rd December 1862 for John Fletcher of Saltoun.The crest and motto is that of Trotter.

Lot 533

A RARE 10 BORE D.B. CARBINE BY JOHN BLISSET 322 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON, NO. A3389, CIRCA 1857-66 with tapering twist sighted barrels signed on the rib, fitted with spring bayonet beneath the muzzle, locked by a catch ahead of the trigger-guard, engraved breech inlaid with a gold line, pierced platinum plugs, engraved tang, signed scroll-engraved locks (the hammers repaired), figured walnut half-stock cut with chequering over the grip, engraved steel mounts including numbered trigger-guard and butt-plate (the steel parts with light pitting), vacant silver escutcheon and original steel ramrod 49.3cm; 19 1/2in barrels

Lot 534

A RARE 40 BORE CASED AIR RIFLE COMPLETE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 32 BORE BARREL FOR SHOT BY SAMUEL HENRY STAUDENMAYER, NO. 1084, CIRCA 1800 with browned twist octagonal sighted rifle barrel cut with seven grooves, case-hardened breech signed in a gold-lined recess, inlaid with a platinum line and numbered beneath, the shot barrel formed in three sections with matching breech also numbered beneath, each fitted with figured walnut fore-end with engraved silver caps and silver barrel bolt escutcheons, signed numbered action, finely engraved with border ornament throughout, a rococo garland on top, a sunburst on the right and a trophy-of-arms with the personification of wind on the left, fitted with engraved cocking lever on the right, indicator and safety-catch on the left, border-engraved trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms, two rayskin-covered signed steel butt reservoirs each with internally threaded collar, and brass tipped wooden ramrods, almost certainly the original: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with trade label for 32 Cockspur Street on the inside, and with brass carrying handle (the exterior with scratches and bruising, the interior with areas of wear), and complete with numbered accessories including bullet mould, pump, and wrenches, and with two spare blued springs 73cm; 28 3/4in rifle barrel, 71cm; 28in shot barrelSamuel Henry Staudenmayer, former workman of John Manton, was gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. He is the maker of a Girandoni-system air rifle in the Royal Collection at Windsor (inv. no. L 409). Two air weapons by this maker are recorded in the Hanoverian Royal Gunroom, one of which was sold Sotheby`s, Hanover, October 2005, lot 868.

Lot 536

A 1 ½ INCH BORE MUZZLE-LOADING PERCUSSION PUNT GUN, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with rudimentary barrel fitted with a pair of trunnions, back-action lock and wooden stock, painted silver throughout, complete with two punt poles for manoeuvring 244cm; 8ft barrel

Lot 539

AN UNUSUAL 28 BORE CASED PERCUSSION PISTOL BY ROBERTSON, HADDINGTON, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 25 BORE RIFLED BARREL AND SHOULDER STOCK, BIRMINGHAM VIEW MARK, CIRCA 1840 with heavy octagonal browned twist sighted barrel inscribed `Haddington`, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech, engraved case-hardened tang incorporating back-sight and flash-guard, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened bolted lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved blued spurred trigger-guard, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, scroll-engraved slotted aperture for the shoulder stock, horn fore-end cap, original brass-tipped ramrod, and retaining much finish throughout: in a lined and fitted mahogany case, complete with its figured walnut shoulder-stock, with engraved blued-steel butt-cap, and rifle barrel, in the white, and rifled with nine grooves 40.5cm; 16inJ. Robertson is recorded in Haddington, East Lothian Co., Scotland circa 1840-50. He is recorded exhibiting at the 1851 Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace. His son John, was proprietor of Boss & Co. See D. Dallas 2005.

Lot 540

A RARE CASED SET OF FOUR PERCUSSION PISTOLS, COMPRISING A PAIR OF 28 BORE D.B. IRISH PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY TRULOCK & SON, 9 DAWSON STREET, DUBLIN AND A PAIR OF 28 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY THOMAS K. BAKER, LONDON, NO. 283, MID-19TH CENTURY the first pair each with etched twist sighted barrels inscribed with the maker`s address on the rib, engraved case-hardened breeches, engraved case-hardened tang, signed engraved flush-fitting bolted locks decorated with border ornament and scrolls, engraved hammers decorated en suite, highly figured walnut half-stock, slender butt cut with a panel of chequering on each side, engraved blued-steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, engraved blued butt-cap, blued stirrup ramrod, vacant silver escutcheon, and silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and retaining some original finish throughout; the second pair each with sighted barrels engraved with a band of foliage at the muzzles, fitted with a screw-in plug at the breeches, scroll-engraved side-hammer bolted action signed on the top (one safety-catch and three nipples expertly replaced), finely chequered numbered walnut butts, engraved steel trigger-guard and butt-cap, the latter fitted with a circular trap, vacant silver escutcheon, and with traces of finish throughout: in contemporary mahogany case with brass carrying handle (key escutcheon detached), the first pair contained in the top layer and the second within a drawer operated by a dummy vertically-sliding shank lock, and complete with some accessories including blued bullet mould, turnscrew, Sykes nickel flask, nipple wrench and brass cap tin the first: 23.5cm; 9 1/4in and the second 20.5cm; 8inProvenance: Christie`s King Street, 18th May 1994, lot 190

Lot 541

A PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL BY UNWIN & RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with tapering octagonal German silver sighted barrel, the frame faced in polished cow horn retained by German silver rivets over brass fillets, folding steel trigger and with two folding blades of differing size, engraved `Unwin & Rodgers` and `V R Unwin & Rodgers, Sheffield` at the respective bases, the butt with folding German silver cap, retaining its original steel tweezers and no provision for a bullet mould 16cm; 6 1/4in

Lot 542

A PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL BY UNWIN & RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with tapering octagonal German silver sighted barrel, the frame faced in polished cow horn retained by steel rivets over brass fillets, folding steel trigger and with two folding blades of differing size, engraved `Unwin & Rodgers, Sheffield` and `Non XLL Unwin Rodgers Patent` at the respective bases, the butt with folding German silver cap, retaining its original steel tweezers and German silver bullet-mould 16.5cm; 6 1/2in

Lot 543

A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED MOORE, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with turn-off barrel fitted with spring bayonet released by the trigger-guard beneath, box-lock action engraved with foliage, signed `Moore` and `London` on the respective faces, finely chequered walnut butt with vacant German silver escutcheon, and engraved trigger-guard 17.5cm; 6 7/8in

Lot 545

A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED RIFLED PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS BY AUGUSTE PLOMDEUR, PARIS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with two-stage sighted rifled barrels retaining traces of blued finish, decorated over their surfaces with silver strapwork and stylised foliage and inscribed `AUGTE PLOMDEUR A PARIS`, the breeches decorated with silver pellets and numbered `1` and `2` respectively, engraved tangs decorated with flowers and foliage, flat cocks of shaped outline chiselled with flowers and foliage, the hammers formed and decorated en suite, ebonised full stocks carved with scrollwork in low relief over the fore-ends, moulded about the tangs and over the butts, pressed silver mounts decorated with scrollwork, leafy tendrils and flowers, comprising solid side-plates, spurred pommels with baluster finials, and trigger-guards with broad leaf-shaped terminals, the spine of the butts set with three silver foliate studs, the fore-ends each set on the underside with a green paste in a raised white metal setting, and no provision for ramrods: in a contemporary case, lined in red velvet and complete with some accessories including bullet mould 48cm; 18 7/8in

Lot 546

AN 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY LEWIS BARBAR, CIRCA 1740 with three-stage swamped sighted barrel moulded at the breech, engraved tang, signed rounded border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock (minor chips), moulded over the fore-end and carved with a stylised leaf ahead of the trigger-guard and about the tang, pierced and chased silver rococo sideplate of scrolling leafy tendrils, engraved steel trigger-guard with moulded finial, engraved spurred steel pommel fitted with silver grotesque mask cap, vacant silver escutcheon, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes (the steel parts lightly patinated), and steel-tipped ramrod 40.5cm; 16inLewis Barbar, a Protestant, came to England from France circa 1688. He naturalised in 1700, was elected to the London Gunmaker`s Company in 1704, and became Master in 1708. He was appointed Gentleman armourer to King George I and George III and died in 1741. See W. K. Neal and D. H. L. Back 1984, pp.288-302.

Lot 548

A PAIR OF 22 BORE HIGHLAND FLINTLOCK DRESS BELT PISTOLS FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL BY MACLEOD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with swamped multi-stage barrels faceted at the muzzle section, etched over the greater part of their surface with thistle flowers and foliage, a trophy-of-arms and the motto `Nemo Me Impune Lacessit`, moulded breeches incorporating the back-sights, signed engraved locks, fitted with rollers and rainproof pans, three-quarter stocks, etched and blued with further designs of thistle foliage enriched with silver, including the figure of St Andrew beneath the locks (bluing worn), inlaid on each side of the butt with a silver escutcheon, one vacant, one with the owner`s crest and initials `JW` beneath the motto `Ne Cede` and the other pistol with a further crest beneath the motto `Fit Fiave` on each side, slender belt hooks, globular steel triggers inlaid with a silver cross on the bottom, thistle-shaped prickers inlaid in silver en suite, one retaining its ramrod (the other ramrod and ramrod-pipe missing) 32.3cm; 12 3/4in (2)

Lot 549

A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL BY THOMAS CADDELL, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with four-stage barrel engraved with arrangements of scrolling foliage, flared faceted muzzle engraved with alternating decorative panels, fluted breech incorporating the back-sight, engraved bevelled lock signed `Thos Caddell`, the cock incorporating a pierced engraved flowerhead disc behind the comb, three-quarter stock engraved with panels of scrolling foliage and border ornament, scrolling ramshorn butt inlaid with an oval silver escutcheon engraved with a thistle on each side, engraved brass button trigger, pricker (head missing), engraved belt hook with pierced finial (one screw missing), and iron ramrod (ramrod-pipe part detached, ramrod slightly bent) 28.5cm; 11 1/4in

Lot 551

A 14 BORE PERCUSSION OVER-AND-UNDER HOWDAH PISTOL BY STAUDENMAYER, LONDON, NO. 1245, CIRCA 1810 converted from flintlock, with tapering sighted barrels, signed on the upper flat and inlaid with a platinum line, engraved breech tang fitted with standing back-sight, signed border and foliate engraved bolted locks, figured walnut half-stock with chequered hook-shaped butt, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms, blued vestigial butt-cap decorated with foliage and ramrod-pipe with a retaining spring, and vacant silver escutcheon (swivel ramrod missing) 36.5cm; 14 3/8in

Lot 555

A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY ISRAEL (2) SEGALAS, LONDON, CIRCA 1730 with three-stage cannon barrel, signed engraved action stamped with London view and proof and the barrelsmith`s mark beneath, pierced with a threaded aperture into the breech chamber, the latter sealed by a screw-in plug extending from the forward portion of the trigger-guard (later), rotating pan operated by an engraved moulded lever on the right (cock replaced), figured walnut butt carved with a leafy moulding about the tang, silver-mounts comprising pierced rococo side-plate, vacant escutcheon and grotesque mask butt-cap, and engraved steel trigger-guard (areas of pitting) 33cm; 13inIsrael Segalas, Jr., was apprenticed to Lewis Barber in 1729, Free of the Gunmakers` Company in 1745 and died in 1774.

Lot 556

A 14 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY DAVID WYNN, CIRCA 1720-28 with three-stage cannon barrel engraved with a band of foliage over the breech, stamped with the barrelsmith`s, London view and proof marks beneath, engraved separate tang, signed rounded border engraved action (signature feint), swelling figured walnut butt carved with a leafy moulding about the tang, inlaid with silver wire scrolls and pellets, silver mounts cast in low relief, comprising dragonesque side-plate, grotesque mask butt-cap and escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest (worn, perhaps a goat`s head erased), with separate iron trigger-guard also forming the rear ramrod-pipe (the steel parts with light pitting, cleaned), and steel ramrod 33.5cm; 13 1/4inDavid Wynne was made Free of the Gunmakers` Company by redemption in 1715.

Lot 557

A 20 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY BARBER, NEWARK, CIRCA 1775-80, SILVER MAKER`S MARK JA with three-stage turn-off cannon barrel numbered `1` beneath, engraved breech numbered en suite, signed beneath the pan, stamped with London view and proof marks and Foreigner`s mark, inscribed `Newark` on top, engraved cock, figured walnut butt carved with a raised moulding about the tang and behind the lock, silver mounts cast and chased in low relief comprising trophy-of-arms side-plate, vacant escutcheon, grotesque mask butt-cap, and engraved steel trigger-guard 35.5cm; 14inIsaac Barber is recorded in the market place in Newark, Nottinghamshire circa 1773-1823.

Lot 560

A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY BARBER, NEWARK, CIRCA 1780 with turn-off cannon barrel (muzzle pitted), engraved rounded action decorated with trophies-of-arms on the right and signed on the left, figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls and a trophy-of-arms over the spine, engraved steel sliding trigger-guard safety-catch (pitted), and silver butt-plate cast and chased with a rampant lion and a city wall motif 19cm; 7 1/2in

Lot 561

A 22 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY TATHAM AND EGG, CIRCA 1810 with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel, stamped with the gold-lined barrelsmith`s mark at the breech, engraved tang fitted with standing back-sight, signed engraved stepped bolted lock, fitted with `French` cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller (restorations), set trigger, figured walnut full stock (fore-end repaired), chequered saw-handled butt with provision for a shoulder stock, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with trophies on the bow (worn), the butt inset with a plaque inscribed `Tatham & Egg improvement 112`, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest and motto 37.5cm; 14 3/4in The crest is that of Dillon, Kallet, Machin, Martin, Normand, or Pricket.

Lot 563

AN 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY RICHARD (1) SINCKLER, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1717 with two-stage sighted barrel engraved with foliage and stamped with the barrelsmith`s, London view and proof marks over the breech (worn), engraved tang, rounded lock signed within a rococo cartouche beneath the pan and decorated with a classical trophy-of-arms on the tail, moulded figured walnut full stock carved with a foliate moulding about the rear ramrod-pipe and the barrel tang, inlaid with silver wire scrolls enriched with pellets over the fore-end and the spine of the butt, full silver mounts comprising pierced scrolling foliate side-plate with dragonesque finial, spurred pommel fitted with finely chased grotesque mask cap, engraved moulded trigger-guard with pierced leafy terminal, vacant escutcheon, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and silver-tipped baleen ramrod 44.5cm; 17 1/2inRichard (1) Sinckler was made Free of the Gunmakers` Company by redemption in 1713. He was Gunmaker to the Ordnance 1714-28 and the Royal African Company in 1721.

Lot 566

A CASED PAIR OF 28 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY ROBERT WOGDON, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1779, MAKER`S MARK IK converted from flintlock, with octagonal swamped barrels fitted with silver fore-sights and signed in gold capitals, engraved with a band of beadwork at the breeches and fitted with percussion bolsters with platinum plugs, engraved tangs with standing back-sights, bevelled locks signed in gold ovals beneath a rococo canopy, engraved with trophies on the tails, fitted with engraved hammers and blued bolt safety-catches (the steel parts with patches of rust throughout), figured walnut full stocks, characteristic flat sided butts (areas of bruising), full silver mounts finely cast and chased with rococo ornament, comprising side-plates pierced with a scrollwork design incorporating a sword, trigger-guards engraved with a central bouquet on the bows and with acorn finials, pommel caps chased with the seated figure of Brittania in a scrollwork frame, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, escutcheon engraved with the owner`s crest above the initials `WR`, engraved silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and one retaining an early horn-tipped ramrod (the other replaced): in a mahogany case of circa 1775-85, lined in green baize (areas of wear), the lid with brass carrying handle, with a leather powder-flask and turnscrew 37cm; 14 1/2inThe crest is probably that of Radcliffe.

Lot 2

Collection of six silver and silver gilt Royal Masonic Lodge Steward badges to include Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, Royal Masonic Institution for Girls and Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution; together with two further Masonic Steward badges (8)

Lot 3

Masonic Vicemsimus James Watt Lodge no. 5546 enamel silver gilt badge inscribed `W.M 1 1954-1955`

Lot 9

Collection of four silver gilt Masonic medals; together with a singular 1992 chrome medal (5)

Lot 11

Collection of various tokens and medals to include quantity of 18th century bronze coins, silver gilt Bedwell Agricultural Society, three further silver medals and others to include selection of coinage

Lot 37

Great War Victory medal and The British War medal awarded to 6123 PTE. A.H.C Plowman, Essex R, within original cardboard box; together with Great War Victory medal issued to J.50067 E Moss, A.S R.N, within original cardboard box and the silver War badge numbered B164540 verso (5)

Lot 65

Eight cased 1973 silver proof 50p pieces; together with a large quantity of antique and later British coinage

Lot 71

Foreign coinage to include South Africa, Palestine, Iceland, Switzerland, Mexico, India, Canada etc, comprising many silver coins

Lot 72

Collection of American 0.900 silver coinage; together with a collection of further silver coinage to include Sudanese 925 silver £5 coin, 1966 five silver Fr silver coins etc (approx 50)

Lot 76

Large collection of sterling silver coins, mainly comprising shillings and florins, 700gm approx

Lot 77

George III 1797 cartwheel penny; together with George III token, and further Georgian coinage including a silver gilt guinea

Lot 88

1907 silver golfing medal, within a lined case; together with John Pinches of London Royal Anniversary medal, 1924 bronze rugby medal, Henry VIII commemorative medal, 1935 Jubilee coin and cased Churchill crown (6)

Lot 90

Cased set of three £5 proof silver coins commemorating Prince William`s 21st birthday, 93gm

Lot 94

1992 silver proof Piedfort 50p coin, with certificate and case; together with a 1989 £2 silver Piedfort two coin set with certificate and case, 1987 silver £1 coin with certificate and case, 1991 silver £1 coin within case, 1994 silver £2 coin within case, 1973 silver 50p, two commemorative £5 coins inside first day covers and 2007 diamond wedding anniversary coin with sleeve and documents (9)

Lot 95

1935 silver crown; together with silver thaler, 1922 American silver dollar, 1993 900 silver Russian ruble, 1967 French 900 silver Fr10 coin, 1977 Silver Jubilee crown within a case, 180gm approx

Lot 97

1999 Diana Princess of Wales commemorative £5 silver proof coin, cased with relating paperwork; together with 1980 silver Queen Mother crown, BG1980 Prince Charles $10 coin, 1997 Republic of Seychelles 25 Rupee, 1999 Australian $ silver coin, 1993 silver £5 Coronation coin and 1993 Turks and Caicos Islands 20 crown Coronation silver coin, all cased, 205.8gm (7)

Lot 98

Four various Isle of Man silver proof one crown pieces, all cased, together with cased Isle of Man silver 50p piece and cased silver Isle of Man £1 coin, 138.1gm (6)

Lot 99

1978 Cayman Islands $25 Coronation silver coin, Tuvalu 1981 silver $10 coin, 1981 Swaziland Diamond Jubilee silver coin, 1980 Cayman Islands Five Kings $25 silver coin, 1978 Cayman Island $25 25th Anniversary of Coronation silver coin, 1993 Kingdom of Togo 1Pa-anga Coronation silver coin and 1981 wedding crown, 256gm

Lot 100

Turks and Caicos Islands 1978 £25 Coronation silver coin; together with 1993 Canadian $5 9999 fine silver coin, Cook Island 1997 Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mother $2 coin, 1997 Republic of The Gambia Year of the Three Kings $2 coin, 1997 Niue the Blitz on London 1940 $2 coin, 1997 Republic of Seychelles wedding of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and The Duke of York 10 rupee silver coin, 138.7gm (6)

Lot 101

Sixteen Silver Wedding and Jubilee crowns; together with Bermuda Silver Wedding $1 coin; all cased, 476gm

Lot 102

Collection of six Isle of Man 1977 silver crowns, all cased; together with 1974 Churchill crown and 1976 American Independence crown and cased set of three Isle of Man pound coins, 210gm (9)

Lot 103

1981 Tuvalu Duke of Edinburgh $10 silver coin; together with 1977 Falkland Island 50p silver coin, 1980 Queen Mother silver crown, 1990 Queen Mother £5 silver coin, Tuvalu Rebecca $10 silver coin, 1980 Lesotho 50 Maloti silver coin and Australian 1970 50 cents, all cased, 204.2gm (7)

Lot 105

Cased set of three 2000 Bank of Zambia 4000 kwkcha silver coins each commemorating Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; together with 1970 Isle of Man silver crown, 1981 silver coin commemorating the marriage of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer and 1980 cased Virgin Island 12ct $25 coin (6)

Lot 106

1978 Commonwealth of Bahamas silver 10 dollar piece, cased; together with 1979 Turks & Caicos ten crown silver coin, cased, 1977 Falklands Islands silver 50p piece, cased, 1967 Gibraltar silver crown, 1918 Turks & Caicos Islands ten crowns and three cased silver Maltese coins, 225.5gm (8)

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