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Lot 301

A silver cased Rolls Royce wristwatch

Lot 368

A silver cased Omega De Ville wristwatch with baton markers and seventeen jewel movement numbered 38104414 625, case marked .925

Lot 4

A JAPANESE W.W.II OFFICER`S KATANA with curved fullered regulation blade (pitted), signed tang pierced with a single hole, pierced brass tsuba of regulation type, fabric-bound fishskin-covered grip, regulation brass menuki and kabuto-gane, the latter applied with a silver mon, in its regulation steel saya 66.2cm; 26 1/8in blade

Lot 12

A MOROCCAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA) PRESENTED BY THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO TO G. FORD, MAY 1896 the first with pattern-welded blade, silver hilt with plain cross-piece and swelling grip carved with scrollwork and a lotus flower; the second with slender pattern-welded blade, silver hilt chased with scrollwork and monster head pommel, in its wooden scabbard entirely encased in chased silver; and the third of characteristic form, with steel blade and hilt each decorated with silver flowers and scrollwork the first: 49cm; 19 1/4in (3)

Lot 16

FOUR INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SPEARS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with long slender pattern-welded blade, silver collar chased with foliage and raised mouldings, on its original polished hardwood haft and complete with its rattan-bound carved hardwood cover; another, similar, complete with its cover; another, similar, complete with its fur-covered cover; and another with robust blade and broad silver collar decorated in a similar manner, complete with its cover the first: 57.2cm; 22 1/2in head (4)

Lot 23

AN INDIAN SWORD (ZULFIQAR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edge blade formed with a bifurcated tip, cut with lengthy inscriptions over almost its entire surface, steel hilt of characteristic type, applied with silver scrolling foliage and flowers, in a contemporary velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts repoussé with scrolling flowers and foliage within chevron frames 76.5cm; 30 1/8in blade The inscriptions include a crudely written verse in praise of Nãd `Ali.

Lot 29

A PERSIAN DAGGER (KARD), LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade sparsely decorated with gold koftgari flowers at the forte, steel hilt decorated en suite with the forte (the gold extensively worn), and morse grip-scales, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard reinforced along the back-edge with a silver strip (losses) and with copper chape 33cm; 13in

Lot 32

A CAUCASIAN DAGGER (KINDJAL), 20TH CENTURY with broad double-edged fullered blade decorated with gold and silver koftgari foliage, steel hilt of characteristic form decorated en suite, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts matching the hilt (decoration worn) 38.7cm; 15 1/4in

Lot 33

A MOROCCAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA) PRESENTED BY THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO TO G. FORD, MAY 1896 with curved double-edged blade, engraved silver ferrule, rhinoceros horn grip of characteristic form, the pommel applied with a shield-shaped silver plaque engraved with the presentation inscription and with a pierced foliate washer on the top, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts engraved en suite with the ferrule, and complete with its suspension cord and tassels together with his diary for the period 20th March 1896 to 18th April and some small newspaper cuttings the jambiya; 39cm; 15 3/8in (2)

Lot 34

AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA) AND A MASONIC SWORD the first with curved polished blade, and horn hilt studded with brass and steel nails, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard decorated with silver beadwork over the outer face, complete with its belt; the second with etched blade decorated with masonic motifs, brass hilt with bow-tie quillons engraved `G. W. Sayer` and `Rosslyn` in its scabbard the first: 31.5cm; 12 3/8in (2)

Lot 35

TWO ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGERS (JAMBIYAS), 20TH CENTURY each with curved polished blade, silver hilts chased with traditional designs of foliage and scrollwork, one with rhinoceros horn hilt and the other with horn hilt, each in its wooden scabbard covered with silver thread on the outer face, and complete with its loops for suspension the first: 28.5cm; 11 1/4in (2)

Lot 37

A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (YATAGHAN), 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade stamped with a circular mark on one side, the lower portion encased with silver repoussé with scrolling foliage extending to form the hilt (small losses), the latter fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales shaped for the fingers, in a contemporary wooden scabbard entirely encased in silver repoussé with scrolls, bouquets and cornucopia 63cm; 24 3/4in blade

Lot 41

TWO INDIAN SHIELDS (DHALS), 19TH CENTURY the first of shallow convex form, applied on the outer face with chased silver mounts comprising five large silver bosses decorated with foliage and beadwork (one damaged), a pair of crescents and a fish, the inside retaining its padded liner and enarmes (worn); the second, similar, applied with four chased silver bosses on the outer face, and the inside retaining its padded liner and enarmes (both worn and with minor losses) the first: 40.5cm; 16in diameter (2)

Lot 44

SEVEN PAIRS OF MEXICAN ROWEL SPURS comprising three pairs with U-shaped heel bands with pierced slotted terminals, moulded necks extending to a pair of long pierced rectangular panels and large multi-spiked rowels, each decorated with German silver; two further pairs of white metal and two pairs of plain steel spurs (14)

Lot 51

A RARE EASTERN SNAP MATCHLOCK CARBINE, PROBABLY MALAYSIAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrel retained by three silver bands and a decorated copper band at the breech, engraved steel pan with pivot-cover, chiselled brass action with pierced shaped terminals, fitted with chiselled brass serpentine, blackened full stock inlaid with geometric patterns opposite the lock, brass trigger-guard chiselled en suite with the lock, and steel ramrod 104.7cm; 41 1/4in barrel

Lot 52

A 28 BORE INDIAN FLINTLOCK MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY, A FLINTLOCK MUSKET, PROBABLY AFGHAN, 19TH CENTURY AND A MODERN MATCHLOCK CARBINE the first with swamped sighted barrel retained by seven slender copper bands, steel pan with pivot-cover, engraved action, pierced trigger, hardwood full stock, faceted butt impressed, `686` and steel ramrod; the second with multi-stage barrel, rounded lock fitted with engraved cock, hardwood full stock, and polished steel mounts including hinged fork rest; and the third incorporating a shortened earlier barrel with traces of silver decoration at the breech, and stock with a hooked butt first: 128.8cm; 50 5/8in barrel (3)

Lot 54

AN 18 BORE BALKAN OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with tapering octagonal sighted barrel stamped `Lasari Cominas` ahead of a chased silver panel incorporating a silver-covered low back-sight and retained by six large silver bands chased with scrollwork, the lock overlaid with sheet silver, walnut full stock profusely inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques between brass fillets and enriched with red pigment and minute rondels (minor losses), fish tail butt formed in two pieces, the rear portion profusely inlaid with geometric designs of segmental brass rondels filled with minute pieces of green stained bone enriched with brass nails, a pair of steel sling swivels, chased silver fore-end cap, and steel ramrod 111cm; 43 3/4in barrel For similar examples see R. Elgood 1995, p. 93, figs. 54-57.

Lot 56

A 14 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with sighted barrel chiselled over the breech and retained by three repoussé silver bands, the lock overlaid with panels of engraved silver and set with red hardstones, wooden full stock inlaid over the fore-end and behind the tang with numerous small panels of mother-of-pearl in a trellis pattern divided by twisted brass wire, a plaque of bone beneath the lock, faceted butt decorated with designs of mother-of-pearl flowers enriched with brass and silver nails, repoussé silver fore-end cap en suite with the barrel bands, one sling swivel (the other missing, areas of wear and small losses) and steel ramrod 93.2cm; 36 3/4in barrel

Lot 57

A 13 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, THE LOCK DATED 1192 AH (CIRCA 1778/9) with octagonal sighted barrel stamped with the barrelsmith`s mark towards the breech, the lock applied with panels of engraved silver and with the date on the lower jaw, figured hardwood full stock, inlaid with geometric brass rondels beneath the lock, faceted butt decorated en suite, with segmental panels of contrasting bone and wood, a large cartouche-shaped panel of bone beneath, and large domed silver nails (the rear portion of the butt missing), and brass sling swivel (later ramrod, the barrel bands and one sling swivel missing) 94.3cm; 37 1/8in barrel

Lot 62

A 14 BORE ALBANIAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN, 19TH CENTURY with three-stage barrel retained by six embossed brass bands, flat lock stamped with a mark, hardwood full stock, the butt encased with engraved steel and profusely inlaid on each side with mother-of-pearl enriched with red pigment, and fitted with a pair of large silver domed foliate bosses, and steel ramrod 117cm; 46in barrel

Lot 63

A 15 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN (ARNAUTKA), DATED 1837 with browned tapering sighted barrel retained by seven engraved brass bands, signed on the left of the breech and decorated with silver scrolls, the tang inlaid with a brief inscription in silver including the date, engraved steel lock retaining some silver decoration, full stock encased in engraved brass pierced over much of its surface with a delicate scrollwork pattern revealing underlying white metal, characteristic slender butt decorated en suite, pierced engraved trigger-guard, a pair of steel sling swivels, and steel ramrod 133.2cm; 52 1/2in barrel

Lot 68

THREE INDO-ARAB MATCHLOCK GUNS, 19TH CENTURY the first with octagonal sighted barrel retained by chased silver bands, steel serpentine, blackened hardwood full stock applied with engraved silver plaques, and the butt fitted with a large characteristic pad, associated ramrod and steel pricker; the second of similar type, with faux European barrel, engraved steel enclosing the action, and blackened full stock; the third, similar, with octagonal sighted barrel decorated with silver at the breech and muzzle, blackened stock applied with decorative silver plaques, and the butt fitted with a large carved wooden pad the first: 119.4cm, 47in barrel (3)

Lot 69

TWO AFGHAN FLINTLOCK GUNS, 19TH CENTURY the first with multi-stage barrel ribbed over the median and retained by numerous slender brass bands, rounded lock with East India Company lion, full stock with characteristic hooked butt, the latter enclosed by brass strips, brass trigger-guard and steel ramrod; the second with tapering barrel retaining traces of silver koftgari, the tang with a brief inscription, rounded lock stamped with a mark, full stock profusely inlaid with white metal wire and pellets, and steel ramrod the first: 113.2cm; 44 5/8in barrel (2)

Lot 70

A 22 BORE NORTH AFRICAN (MOROCCAN) SNAPHAUNCE GUN, LATE 19TH CENTURY with swamped sighted barrel formed with a baluster-shaped muzzle and retained by numerous silver bands engraved with scrolling flowers and foliage, flat lock fitted with sliding pan-cover, wooden stock applied with openwork in white metal over the butt, and fitted with large bone butt-cap, and steel ramrod (the steel parts pitted) 122.5cm; 48 1/4in barrel

Lot 72

A TURKISH FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, 19TH CENTURY with swamped barrel swelling strongly towards the muzzle, decorated over much of its surface with chiselled scrolls retaining some silver decoration, engraved lock, carved hardwood full stock, decorated with a gilt panel of hardstones behind the breech and beneath the butt, steel mounts, and simulated ramrod 49.5cm; 19 1/2in

Lot 73

AN 18 BORE MIQUELET-LOCK OTTOMAN BALKAN CARBINE (DZEFERDAR), DATED 1864, HERZEGOVINA OR MONTENEGRO, AND A TURKISH FLINTLOCK MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY the first, with octagonal sighted barrel retained by three brass bands, sparsely engraved lock, full stock sheathed over the fore-end with engraved brass, inscribed `Stefano Bacu` and with the date `1864` opposite the lock, the butt applied with numerous small shaped mother-of-pearl plaques, steel trigger-guard and sling swivels, and steel ramrod; and the second with tapering barrel inlaid with silver scrollwork and retained by numerous chased white metal bands, rounded lock stamped with a mark, hardwood full stock profusely inlaid with engraved mother-of-pearl plaques over its length, and steel ramrod the first: 66.7cm; 26 1/4in barrel (2)

Lot 75

A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN (MOROCCAN) SNAPHAUNCE GUN, AND A 25 BORE NORTH AFRICAN (MOROCCAN) SNAPHAUNCE CARBINE, 19TH CENTURY the first with two-stage barrel retained by four engraved brass bands and fitted with silver `spider` fore-sight, the lock retaining some silver overlay, full stock applied with engraved brass plaques, butt of pronounced form carved with a central moulding at the top, steel trigger guard, and wooden ramrod, perhaps the original (the steel parts pitted); and the second of similar form, the butt and barrel shortened, and fitted on the left with a saddle bar and ring the first: 134.6cm; 53in barrel (2)

Lot 76

AN UNUSUAL 18 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL, DATED 1807 refinished in its early working life in India, with silver-plated octagonal sighted barrel stamped with a series of marks and cut with a lengthy inscription on the top flat on a ground of foliage including the date, the breech applied with an engraved gold plaque on top stamped with further letters, gold-lined vent, stepped lock decorated with gold foliage around the border, signed `Griersn [sic] London` on a gold trophy-of-arms, fitted with semi-rainproof pan, roller and bolt safety, figured walnut half-stock stamped with an arsenal number `327` opposite the lock, chequered butt, engraved silver mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial and foliate butt-cap, gold escutcheon engraved with a stylised crest and inscribed `Bate` beneath, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 36.8cm; 14 1/2in The inscription includes references to the doctor of the Delhi arsenal and the date 20th September 1857, the last day of the Siege of that town during the Indian Rebellion.

Lot 86

A RARE INDIAN DECCAN BROADSWORD (KHANDA), 16TH CENTURY with broad flat blade widening at the tip, steel hilt comprising a pair of shaped panels extending over the lower portion of the blade, two short arms probably for blade catching, figure-of-eight shaped guard applied beneath with a pair of silver lines, cup-shaped pommel, bud-shaped button fitted with a foliate washer, integral steel grip, and the lower part of the hilt engraved with scrolls and flowers 83cm; 32 5/8in blade A sword of very similar form is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, (1425-1855). See P.S. Rawson 1968, ill. 40.

Lot 94

A RARE INDIAN DECCANI SHORTSWORD (TALWAR OR CHAP), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged Indian blade with false edge and ricasso, the lower spine of the blade with a groove, one face of wootz steel and the other sakhelâ, original iron talwar hilt decorated with silver koftgari chevrons or lehria, in its green-stained shagreen scabbard with silver wire seam and large silver chape 65cm; 25 5/8in blade A few examples exist of swords made from two types of steel with one blade face of sakhelâ and the other wootz. The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb possessed one, now in the Delhi Museum, inscribed `Alamgir the Emperor, Champion of the Faith, 1112AH/1700-1AD`. Aurangzeb spent most of his life in the Deccan. See Z. Hasan 1918, pp. 11-13. For another from Bareilly see G. Watt 1903, p. 473.

Lot 95

AN INDIAN DECCANI SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade cut with a series of slender fullers interrupted by incised scrolls, cut with a brass-filled inscription within a linear frame on one side (small losses) and two further inscriptions on the other, chiselled steel hilt retaining minute traces of silver finish, comprising a pair of button-shaped quillons, pierced langets decorated with foliage, recurved knuckle-guard formed as a stylized pair of Makara and with bifurcated tip, disc-shaped pommel fitted with fluted finial on a flowerhead washer, and integral grip 85.5cm; 33 3/4in blade The inscriptions include a mirrored or reversed Qur`anic inscription, in translation `Victory comes from God`.

Lot 97

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) WITH SILVER-PLATED HILT, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SIND with curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel with Kirk Narduban pattern, moulded steel hilt of characteristic form including a pair of shaped quillons, shallow-cup-shaped pommel and integral grip, and retaining much original silver-plated finish 84cm; 33in blade

Lot 98

AN UNUSUAL NORTH INDIAN SWORD, 19TH CENTURY with polished steel straight single-edged blade, steel hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped panels, recurved knuckle-guard with bud-shaped finial, swelling steel grip engraved with a panel of foliage around the top and rising to a beaked pommel, and retaining traces of silver plating, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard 71cm; 28in blade

Lot 99

AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), AN INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 17TH CENTURY, AND THREE FURTHER INDIAN DAGGERS, 17th/18th CENTURIES the first with European broad fullered blade, steel hilt, comprising a pair of langets pierced with foliage and birds` heads, tapering side-bars pierced with foliage in the centre, with beadwork borders and retaining traces of silver plating, extending over the lower portion of the blade, and a pair of grip bars, in a leather-covered wooden scabbard; the second with recurved fullered blade, integral steel hilt with winged guard and pommel, the latter incorporating a moulded button, and moulded grip; another small Chilanum, probably 18th century; the fourth 17th/18th Century, with recurved blade and brass hilt incorporating pierced scrollwork knuckle-guard, and faceted grip rising to a dragonesque pommel, and the fifth with curved blade and steel hilt with bird`s head pommel the first: 46.2cm; 18 1/4in blade (5)

Lot 104

A SUDANESE SILVER-MOUNTED KASKARA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade cut with a central fuller, etched with a calligraphic panel and celestial motifs on each face, steel cross-piece, large silver filigree pommel, and embossed silver grip, in its tooled leather scabbard with silver chape and two large silver rings for suspension 90cm; 35 1/2in blade The blade is inscribed with the name and invocations to the Prophet Mohammed. For a sword with a related grip and pommel, dated 1904-5, and belonging to the Sultan Ali Dinar, see P. Missillier and H. Ricketts 1988, no. 257.

Lot 105

A SUDANESE KASKARA, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade cut with a central fuller, etched with a calligraphic panel within a linear frame on each side, steel cross-piece, large silver filigree pommel, wooden grip incorporating a disc pommel (chipped), and retaining a portion of its leather binding 87.8cm; 34 1/2in blade The inscriptions appear to be Eastern Christian names.

Lot 106

A TURKISH SILVER-MOUNTED MACE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY with steel head fitted with six-shaped flanges, wooden haft fitted with a broad moulded silver collar beneath the head, matching basal cap, and retaining a portion of its red silk covering 53.5cm; 21in

Lot 118

A RARE ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED PLUG BAYONET, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point (patinated), stamped with a King`s head mark on each side of the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of straight moulded quillons with warrior head terminals, and cap pommel with terminal en suite with the quillons, and turned figured rootwood grip, in its tooled leather scabbard, probably the original, impressed `No Union` on one side at the top, with silver locket and chape decorated with scrolls and stars, the locket incorporating a moulded belt hook with warrior head profile at the top 65cm; 25 5/8in

Lot 122

AN ENGLISH HUNTING HANGER, LATE 17TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade retaining traces of a mark on one side (areas of pitting), steel hilt comprising solid shell-guard pierced with a hole on each side, down-curved flattened bulbous quillon, knuckle-guard interrupted by a central moulding ferrule, and cap pommel, decorated throughout with a silver trellis pattern filled with pellets (rubbed, areas of pitting), and natural stag horn grip 47.5cm; 18 3/4in blade

Lot 123

AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising flat circular quillon pierced with a mask issuant with scrolls, , knuckle-guard interrupted by a further foliate moulding, ferrule with cusped upper border, and cap pommel with lower border en suite with the ferrule, and the button formed as a finely chiselled negro head (one small chip) 51cm; 20 1/8in blade Literature Howard L Blackmore, The Blackamoor Swords, in Royal Armouries Yearbook 1998, pp. 73-5, illustrated.

Lot 124

AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, MAKER`S MARK WL A PELLET ABOVE AND BELOW with curved blade double-edged towards the point, struck with a King`s mask on each side and the letters `P T` arranged vertically on the front, silver hilt comprising a pair of short globular quillons each stamped on both sides with the maker`s mark, moulded ferrule with cusped border, and cap pommel formed en suite and natural stag horn grip 40.6cm; 16in blade A silver-hilted hanger with the same maker`s marks is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. RA IX.918). See A. R. Dufty & A. Borg 1974, pl. 55d.

Lot 126

A SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with curved slender blade stamped with three celestial masks on the reverse and a single mask on the front, moulded silver hilt comprising short recurved quillons with faceted bud-shaped finials, outer ring-guard interrupted by a central moulding en suite with the quillons, cap pommel with shaped base, and faceted horn grip 60.3cm; 23 3/4in blade

Lot 129

A SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770, PROBABLY ENGLISH with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising recurved quillons, pierced quillon-block, and spirally-moulded tapering grip of green-stained horn bound with silver ribband 60cm; 23 5/8in blade

Lot 132

A SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, MID-18TH CENTURY with fullered blade double-edged towards the point, silver hilt cast and chased with rococo ornament, comprising vertically recurved quillons (marks indistinct), cap pommel decorated with a shell and the grip veneered with contrasting panels of horn (one panel missing), in its steel-mounted leather scabbard (now in three pieces) 55cm; 21 3/4in blade

Lot 133

A SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with an angel above the inscription `un me suffit`, a panel of scrollwork and trophies on each side at the forte (light wear), silver hilt comprising a pair of short moulded quillons, a marked shaped panel to cover the scabbard, cap pommel chased with a grotesque mask, and horn grip carved with linear mouldings (one small crack), in its original silver-mounted leather scabbard (one mount replaced) 45cm; 17 3/4in blade

Lot 134

AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1700 [?] MAKER`S MARK OF JOSEPH REASON with curved blade double-edge towards the point, stamped with a warrior mask on each side at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising flattened circular quillon decorated with a mounted warrior, knuckle-guard interrupted by a central moulding involving a female bust profile on a matted ground on each side (marks rubbed), cap pommel decorated with a further female mask, and natural stag horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, including locket with moulded belt hook 45.3cm; 17 7/8in blade Joseph Reason is recorded 1651-1727, see L. Southwick 2001, p. 205.

Lot 135

A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with tapering double-edged blade, silver hilt cast with rococo flowers and ornament in low relief, comprising a pair of short quillons, cap pommel, and tapering grip bound with plaited silver wire and ribband, in its original fishskin-covered wooden scabbard (losses), with silver locket chased with rococo trophies-of-arms, and associated steel middle band (chape missing) 56.5cm; 22 1/4in blade

Lot 140

A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1708 with slender blade stamped `en Toledo` between a series of decorative marks within a short fuller on each side, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard with moulded brim applied with a series of grotesque masks, globular quillon, knuckle-guard stamped with the maker`s mark `R-`, and globular pommel decorated with profile busts, and original grip bound with plaited wire and `Turks` heads` 66.7cm; 26 1/4in blade

Lot 141

A CONTINENTAL SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1760, FRENCH OR GERMAN with two-stage blade etched and gilt with foliage over the lower portion, silver hilt cast and chased with rococo scrolls and shell patterns in low relief, comprising boatshell guard, recurved quillons, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel, and solid grip decorated en suite, in a leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket (chape missing) 79.8cm; 31 3/8in blade

Lot 142

A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, PARIS GUARANTEE MARK FOR CIRCA 1798-1809 with hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with scrolls and foliage at the forte, silver hilt finely cast and chased in low relief with a faceted pattern in imitation of brilliants, comprising oval shell-guard engraved with flower heads on the outer and chased with bouquets on the inner face, flattened quillon, a pair of pas d`âne, knuckle-guard, tall ovoid pommel and solid grip all decorated with bouquets and beadwork en suite with the shell, in its original leather scabbard with engraved silver locket (scabbard worn, chape replaced) 83cm; 32 3/4in blade

Lot 143

A SMALL-SWORD, PROBABLY FRENCH, MID-18TH CENTURY with two-stage blade etched and gilt over the greater part of its surface with classical figures, a crown, sunbursts, scrolls and foliage and retaining some blued finish, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising compressed globular quillon, knuckle-guard, outer ring-guard and globular pommel all decorated with scrolls, scallop patterns and scales, solid grip en suite with the hilt, and retaining traces of gilding throughout, in an associated leather-covered wooden scabbard with matching mounts, possibly associated 75.5cm; 29 3/4in blade

Lot 162

A DIRK, 19TH CENTURY with straight blade cut with a slender fuller along the back-edge, oval steel guard, moulded steel cap pommel, and spirally-carved horn grip bound with silver ribband 48cm; 18 7/8in

Lot 169

AN INFANTRY OFFICER`S SWORD BY MOORE, OLD BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1816-30 based on the 1796 pattern, with slender blade of flattened-diamond section, etched and gilt with `GR` crowned, a trophy and scrolling foliage on a blued panel over much of its length, gilt-brass hilt with folding shell-guard, bud-shaped quillon chiselled with foliage, the pommel en suite with the quillon on the outer face, the inner face of faceted ivory, spherical ivory button, and the grip bound with silver wire between gilt washers, in its leather scabbard with brass mounts including signed locket 73cm; 28 3/4in blade William Moore is recorded working on Old Bond Street circa 1816-39. The notably unusual use of ivory may have been intended to avoid the gilt-brass staining the officer`s clothes, as well as enriching the hilt.

Lot 192

A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780-90, PROBABLY PARIS with hollow-triangular blade, etched and gilt with scrolls and foliage and an allegorical figure on a blued panel, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard decorated on each side with a sun-in-splendour above a pair of crossed fronds all carried on a framework of trellis, pierced quillon, a pair of pas d`âne, one struck with silver marks, probably Paris charge for 1780/9, quillon-block, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel all decorated en suite with the shell, and the grip bound with plaited silver wire and ribband 88.5cm; 34 7/8in blade

Lot 198

A SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED STEEL HILT, PROBABLY DUTCH CIRCA 1670 with polished hollow-triangular blade decorated with a re-gilt panel at the forte, steel hilt including asymmetrical double shell-guard with moulded brim, decorated with groups of three cavalrymen on a pierced ground in imitation of weaving, tall quillon-block, foliate quillon issuant from a monster head, knuckle-guard, and compressed ovoid pommel decorated with further cavalry scenes and grotesque masks, the entire hilt with later silver plating highlighted with gold, and later grip 87.5cm; 34 1/2in blade

Lot 200

A SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1760, PROBABLY AMERICAN with polished colichemarde blade, moulded silver hilt cast and chased in low relief comprising double shell-guard with moulded brim, pierced on each side of the quillon block, a pair of arms, flattened globular forward-canted quillon, knuckle-guard, and globular pommel, and later grip with `Turks` heads` 81.5cm (32 1/8") blade The form of this hilt has a number of features that appear with some consistency on other examples attributed to American manufacture. Though none of these hilts are marked they are generally accepted as being of American make. See A.V.B Norman 1980, p. 211.

Lot 201

FOUR SMALL-SWORDS, A HUNTING SWORD, AND A PRACTICE SWORD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES the first with hollow-triangular blade (shortened), silver hilt comprising engraved knuckle-guard, quillon and pommel and oval steel guard; the second with hollow-triangular blade, steel hilt including moulded shell-guard, and pierced ovoid pommel (patinated); the third with shortened blade, oval dish-guard and faceted ovoid pommel (patinated); the fourth with shortened blade, brass hilt cast in low relief including double shell-guard decorated with trophies; the hunting sword with fullered blade, silver hilt cast and chased with hunting trophies in low relief (quillon and shell-guard missing), and the last with characteristic figure-of-eight-shaped guard the first: 60cm; 23 5/8in blade (6)

Lot 205

AN UNUSUAL SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED DIRK, A LEBEL BAYONET, AN INDIAN SPEARHEAD AND AN AFRICAN POWDER-FLASK the first with tapering fullered blade formed with a scalloped back-edge, engraved silver ferrule, the grip formed as a silver-mounted bird-of-prey`s talons clasping a silver-mounted paste in imitation of citrine, the second in its scabbard; the third with triangular head, moulded neck and tapering socket, and the fourth of tooled leather the first: 44.5cm; 17 1/2in (4)

Lot 206

THREE SCOTTISH SKEAN DHUS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES AND A SILVER-HILTED DAGGER, SHEFFIELD SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1937 the first three each with tapering blades, hardwood grips, two carved with traditional basket-weave designs, two with silver mounts and the third with white metal mounts and orange resin pommel, each in its matching scabbard; and the fourth with blade of polished steel etched with the maker`s details, and silver hilt cast and chased with scrolls in low relief, in its leather scabbard the first: 15.2cm; 6in (4)

Lot 207

AN EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN SWORD PRESENTED TO MIDSHIPMAN CHARLES T. PLATT FOR THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, 11TH SEPTEMBER 1814, BY RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS 20TH OCTOBER 1814 with flat blade formed with parallel edges and tapering at the point, etched over two-thirds of its length on each side, comprising entwined oak foliage, the presentation inscription (largely obscured by areas of pitting), trophies-of-arms, a panel of trellis filled with flowers, all divided by bands of key ornament on one side and a similar arrangement of foliage, the Latin inscription `Altius Ibunt Qui Ad Summa Nituntur` (he who aims highest rises highest), a trophy-of-arms and trellis on the other (areas of pitting), signed by the etcher `Meer` at the forte and the tang stamped by the bladesmith `Rose`, gilt-brass hilt (loose) comprising down-curved shell-guard cast on the outside with crossed anchors and flags behind a Federal eagle upon a cannon and on the inside with a wreath dividing the letters `US`, solid inner guard cast with laurel foliage on the top and eighteen stars beneath, pierced knuckle-guard decorated with a central profile medallion (the top now detached at a later repair), pommel formed as a warrior head cast in the round, solid rectangular grip cast with a mermaid up ending an urn above her head, and retaining much original gilding throughout 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade The Battle of Lake Champlain, also known as the Battle of Plattsburgh - off which port it was fought, represented the culmination of British attempts to take control of the lake during the War of 1812. Since Lake Champlain represented a major north-south artery from Canada into the United States, control of the lake was a prerequisite both for the defence of the United States and for a successful assault into the USA`s north-eastern states and, ultimately, upon the city of New York. The border between Canada and the USA runs just north of the lake and so the lake was an area of tension between Britain and the USA both before and during the War of 1812. Recognising the lake`s strategic position, the US Navy had gradually increased its presence there from the beginning of the war, by converting merchantmen into warships and by actively building ships at Vergennes in Vermont, at the southern end of the lake; in Canada, the Royal Navy had carried out much the same increase in its forces and so, by the spring of 1814, the two navies were prepared for a trial of strength on the lake. In May 1814, a British naval bombardment of Vergennes was beaten off and the Royal Naval force returned to Canada to await an increase in its strength through the building of a frigate, HMS CONFIANCE; hearing of this increase in British strength, the Americans promptly commissioned a brig, named USS EAGLE, which was ready early in August. A land invasion of the USA began late in August and Plattsburgh was under siege by British forces by 6th September. The US Navy squadron, consisting of four small ships (USSs EAGLE, SARATOGA, TICONDEROGA and PREBLE) and ten gunboats, was anchored off Plattsburgh and able to provide fire support for the forts defending the town against a land assault: in order that Plattsburgh be captured - and thus that the British should acquire a port on Lake Champlain - it was necessary that the US Navy squadron be neutralised. On 11th September 1814, a Royal Navy squadron, consisting of four small ships (HMSs CHUBB, LINNET, CONFIANCE and FINCH) and thirteen gunboats, entered Plattsburgh Bay. The two forces were fairly equally matched in terms of strength - the Americans` 86 guns and carronades being opposed by 92 guns and carronades in the British ships - but, as so often in the naval War of 1812, American resolve and gunnery proved more than a match for the Royal Navy, whose Lake Champlain squadron suffered from inexperienced and divided leadership and poor gunnery training. The British tactic in attacking the American anchored line of warships was to emulate Nelson`s tactic at the Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798: that each ship should approach, anchor alongside and engage a specific target. The superiority of American gunnery soon told, however, and all four British ships were eventually forced to surrender - having suffered a dreadful pounding - while most of the British gunboats fled from the action. The failure of the naval assault led to the cancellation of the siege of Plattsburgh and British land forces withdrew, leaving Lake Champlain in the triumphant hands of the Americans. British casualties for the battle were 54 killed and 116 wounded, whereas the Americans suffered 52 killed and 58 wounded. See R. Malcolmson 1998, pp. 124-126. Following the Battles of Lake Erie (10th September 1813) and Lake Champlain (11th September 1814) Congress resolved that 52 swords be presented. Of these 32 were to Sailing Masters and Midshipmen involved in the Battle of Lake Champlain and the whereabouts of seven are known. It has been suggested that, as a number of posthumous awards were postponed in favour of providing swords for the survivors, substantially fewer swords were actually made. As the original Navy muster rolls prior to 1818 were destroyed in a fire of 1833, it is difficult to be more specific. The distribution of prize money for this action records that: of the total $266,711.17 paid, Platt and other midshipmen received $1,427.13, with Lieutenants receiving $2,012.75 and Seamen and Privates $120.42. William and Joseph Rose were swordsmiths in Philadelphia circa 1754-1819. John Meer was born in Birmingham, England and exhibited at the Columbian exhibition on 1795 in Philadelphia, where he naturalized in 1798. Meer etched a number of the Roses` sword blades, including those with silver hilts by Thomas Fletcher for the State of Maryland. See John D. Hamilton 1985, pp. 30-37; R. H. Bezdek 1994, pp. 160, 188-189; Ohio 1988.

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