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Click here to subscribeA Zandra Rhodes 'Field of Lilies' printed chiffon evening gown, English, circa 1971 printed in shades of coral, peach and blue, the neckline adorned with silver florets, approx. bust 86cm, 34in, the skirt printed overall with lilies and grasses; together with a pale peach 'Indian Feathers' print pleated silk jacket, both labelled, size 10 circa 1970 (2)
A group of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche clothing, French, 1970s-90s, labelled, sizes 36 to 42 comprising: a khaki military style suit, a red and black velvet trouser suit with Chinese braid frogging, a red wool suit with double breasted jacket with big silver buttons, a velvet lamb jacket with multi colour patches and grey trousers, a blue wool bolero suit with buttoned down skirt, and a blue quilted jacket and trouser suit, (12)
A fine Charles II embroidered mirror, English, late 17th century, the curving shaped mount worked in richly coloured floss silks with allegories of the four seasons amid fruits, birds and beasts, the edges bound in silver plaited braid, original mirror plate, 60 by 49cm, 23.5 by 19in, in perspex mount
An Indo-persian jade-hilted shamshir,18th century with earlier single-edged finely watered blade, gilt-copper cross-piece with bulbous terminals, carved jade grip of khanjar form, in a wooden scabbard covered with gold and silver brocade, repousee silver mounts including locket and middle-band each with a ring for suspension 82.4cm; 32.5 in blade
A Balkan silver-mounted sword,19th Century with 17th Century curved fullered blade retaining traces of watered pattern, decorated with a gold-encrusted calligraphic cartouche at the forte, parcel-gilt silver hilt comprising cross-piece with spatulate terminals and solid grip each decorated with scrollwork and foliage, in its fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with large parcel-gilt silver mounts en suite with the hilt 79.4cm; 31.75 in blade The inscription reads in translation: "It is from Solomon, and is [as follows]: In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful". Qur'an, surat al-naml (XXVII), 30. The above quotation often appears as a legend for seals of those with the name Sulayman. The same legend appears on one of the seals of the Safavid King Sulayman I (1077-1105 AH, 1666-95), whether he used this for his arms remains unclear. à
A fine Indian silver-mounted pata,late 17th/early 18th Century with slender flat blade retained by a pair of shaped iron reinforcing plates, iron 'gauntlet' hilt of characteristic form, the outer face entirely encased with large repousee silver plates decorated with tightly scrolling foliage and flowers, inhabited by exotic birds, a monstrous mask, and an elephant in combat with a tiger on one side at the base, an antelope being devoured by a tiger on the other, and all bordered by a framework of flowerheads 92cm; 36.25in blade
A kindjal,19th century with broad fullered blade, wooden hilt encased in brass filigree set with turquoise and red hardstones, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts en suite; a Cossack dress tunic, 19th century, of dark blue fabric trimmed with gilt lace retaining its charge-holders each with its nielloed silver cap; and another, of green fabric trimmed with red and cream lace the first: 59.6cm; 23.5 in (3) Op.cit., p.177, fig. 120 and 120b.
A rare Turkish silver-mounted scabbard,Late 17th century for a short broadsword, with leather-covered wooden body, silver-gilt mounts including large locket decorated with repoussee nielloed foliage, a small shaped band beneath fitted with two rings for suspension and plain shaped gilded chape; An Indo-Persian forked spear, 19th century, comprising bifurcated blade with reinforced tips, chiselled at the base with exotic animals within a gilded frame and tubular socket decorated with scrolling gold foliage within linear frames; and a Chinese archaic bronze mace head, of tapering tubular form, with raised mouldings and a series of pronounced nodules The first: 59cm; 23.25in (3)
An Indian axe,19th century with crescentic iron blade partially encased in gilt-brass chiselled with elaborate patterns of flowers and scrolling foliage, the rear pean decorated with a stylised elephant, gilt-brass haft decorated with scrolling foliage en suite with the blade, and globular basal cap fitted with a concealed blade; an Indian steel fighting axe, 19th century, with strongly curved convex blade fitted with a stylised antelope head finial with rear-facing horns, multi-stage haft with raised mouldings, button-shaped pommel, and decorated with silver koftgari scrolls and foliage throughout; An Indian Zaghnal, 18th century with slender recurved fullered blade, retained by a chiselled steel band, slender iron haft encased with a series of rounded bone plaques and spherical pommel; and a Zafar Takieh, 19th century, with double-edged blade, large silver ferrule, carved wooden crutch-shaped grip with a bird's head at each end, in its painted wooden scabbard The first: 52.5cm; 20.625in. (4) Op.cit., p.332a, fig.253a and p.345, fig.258.
A Caucasian silver-mounted powder-flask,19th century of flattened horn, with large silver mounts decorated with punched and nielloed ornament, including spring cut-off, fitted with bone basal cap and retaining an early leather suspension loop; a Persian steel powder-flask, late 18th/19th century, of characteristic form fitted with spring cut-off; and another, 19th century, similar, applied over its surface with shaped brass plaques and fitted with a brass spring cut-off The first: 12.5cm; 4.875in (3) Op.cit., p.193, fig.135 and p.229, fig.169.
A Moro TribesmanÕs shirt,19th Century formed of closely meshed rows of butted brass links carrying horn plates of characteristic form throughout, closed at the front by a pair of silvered brass catches and decorated with shaped silver plaques and rosettes (small losses); a Malaysian Klewang, 19th century, with curved watered blade double-edged towards the point, and finely carved horn grip formed as a scaly monsterhead; three further Malaysian shortswords; a small Malaysian dagger; and a Dyak Mandau, in its scabbard (6)
A rare Sino-Tibetan painted leather armour,Late 18th/19th century formed of a series of horizontally arranged lamellar plates covering the chest and back, ten further rows covering both the rear and curving round to the front of the leg and extending to the knee, the plates all joined by a series of leather thongs, the entire surface painted with flowers and foliage, and the lower plates bordered with key ornament, on a plastic dummy covered with a 19th century padded silk gown; a Sino-Tibetan large wicker shield, 19th century, of convex form, formed of a circular arrangement of rattan-bound wicker, secured on the perimeter by four shaped slender iron brackets, and at the centre by a large circular iron boss with two iron brackets en suite (two brackets missing); a Tibetan silver-and brass-mounted belt, with strike-a-light and pouch; a Sino-Tibetan quiver; 18th/early 19th century, of reinforced leather, the border studded with domed white metal studs, and large engraved white metal bosses, complete with its original belt mounted with silvered iron, and with nine various arrows; and a portion of a Sino-Tibetan leather bow case 18th/19th century (13) Op.cit., pp.396-397 figs.283g, 283f, and 283j
A Caucasian silver-mounted saddle and stirrups,19th century the saddle with wooden frame covered with leather and incorporating a pair of brown tooled leather flaps on each side, applied with a mounted Cossack officer within a nielloed silver frame on the pommel, and additional nielloed silver plaques at the front and rear, retaining its attaching straps, and its original iron stirrups each decorated with silver scrollwork the saddle: 34.8cm; 13.75in high
An Indian matchlock musket,19th century with octagonal sighted etched twist barrel retained by a series of narrow bands, the forward two each incorporating a large repoussee silver plaque, shaped iron pan with pivoting cover, hardwood full stock overlaid with large silver plaques en suite with the forward barrel bands, pierced trigger, fitted with a repoussee silver band around the butt, applied with a silver plaque with a brief inscription behind the lock, and original iron ramrod 128cm; 50.5in barrel Op.cit., p.267, fig.188A.
An Algerian toe-lock musket,1258 AH (Circa 1842/3) with octagonal sighted tapering barrel fitted with a raised white metal back-sight, the tang overlaid with a chased silver plaque, and the barrel retained by six pierced silver bands (one replaced), iron lock faced with brass cut with the date and a brief inscription beneath the cock, the working parts inset with silver panels chased en suite with the tang, moulded trigger, figured hardwood full stock decorated over its length with pierced and chased silver panels inset with red hardstones, engraved brass butt-plate also set with hardstones, and original silver-tipped wooden ramrod 143cm; 56.25 in The inscription on the lock reads, in translation: "The work of Ali". Op.cit., p.38, fig.16a.
A Turkish miquelet-lock musket,18th century with fine 17th century tapering barrel formed with a moulded muzzle decorated with a panel of spiral fluting enriched with gold beadwork, moulded over the breech and decorated with inlaid silver arabesques and cartouches, stamped with a gold-lined barrelsmithÕs mark, standing back-sight, the barrel retained by three plain brass bands, applied with a large brass plaque about the barrel tang, iron lock, the working parts faced with decorated silver panels, figured walnut full stock, faceted butt, pierced shaped brass trigger-plate, horn fore-end cap and wooden ramrod 81.6cm; 32.25in barrel The barrelsmith's signature reads in translation: "The work of Mustafa".
A fine silver-mounted flintlock blunderbuss for Eastern presentation by Wilson, London,circa 1800 with short iron barrel strongly flared towards the muzzle, inlaid with spiralling silver bands of grapes and foliage within beadwork ribbon over the upper three-quarters of its length(rubbed), finely chiselled with a pseudo-Turkish trophy-of-arms in relief on a punched gilded ground over the breech, struck with counterfeit Eastern proof mark, St Etienne proof and 'Turdu' underneath, and silver heart-shaped fore-sight, signed rounded lock chiselled on the tail, cock and steel en suite with the breech, figured walnut full stock with raised cheek-piece, profusely overlaid over its entire surface with engraved silver plaques comprising flowers and foliage within diagonal frames over the fore-end, Eastern trophies and ballflowers amidst scrolling foliage on each side of the butt, and a pair of oval relief plaques on the grip, full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief en suite with the barrel and lock, and silver false ramrod 58cm; 22.875in
A pair of Caucasian miquelet-lock blunderbuss-pistols,Late 18th / 19th century with minor differences, with acutely belled barrels retained by a pair of pierced engraved nielloed silver bands, one barrel with lightly incised ornament, the tangs decorated with brass scrollwork, plain locks each with brass-lined maker's stamp, figured hardwood full stocks profusely inlaid over the rear half, the butt with shaped bone plaques enriched with brass roundels and brass nails, the butts applied with a pierced shaped white metal bracket, bone butt-caps, wire-bound grips, and nickel belt hooks with suspension chains 40.5cm; 17.75 in (2)
A Caucasian miquelet-lock blunderbuss-pistol,Early 19th century with two-stage brass barrel belled towards the muzzle and cut with a brief inscription over the breech, plain lock with brass-lined maker's stamp, figured hardwood full stock profusely inlaid over the rear half with shaped bone plaques and brass nails, and bone butt-cap; and a Turkish miquelet-lock pistol-carbine, 19th century, with tapering barrel retained by a pair of silver bands at the muzzle, plain lock, figured hardwood full stock inlaid with shaped bone plaques over the butt and enriched with brass nails, and fitted with bone butt-cap The first: 38cm; 15in (2) Op.cit., p.203, fig.139D.
A fine pair of percussion target pistols made for the Ottoman market, probably for presentation, Liege proof,dated 1848 numbered 51 and 52, each with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel of bright steel rifled with nine grooves, encrusted with gold linear panels over its length, enclosing small designs of gold and silver scrollwork at both ends, encrusted with decorative gold and silver bands at the breech and muzzle, numbered and dated in stamped miniscules beneath, and fitted with case-hardened breech cut with gold-bordered panels of diamond chequering enriched with silver dots , the breech tang decorated en suite with both the breech and the lock, fitted with back-sight and incorporating a very small cartouche engraved with the maker's device, the initials 'LF' above a rampant beast, and the pair numbered 1 and 2 in gold, each with highly figured walnut full-stock inlaid with wire scrollwork over its length, full gilt-metal mounts cast with bold neo-rococo ornament in relief on a contrasting pounced 'fishroe' ground, each retaining its original ramrod, with silver escutcheons each with a brief Ottoman inscription, and the pair preserved in near-unused condition and retaining almost all of their original finish:
A pair of Turkish silver-mounted flintlock holster pistols,19th century each with tapering barrel decorated over its full length with silver koftgari scrollwork, the muzzle sheathed in silver filigree, engraved bevelled lock, silver filigree full stock, the spine of the butt decorated with beadwork and set with red hardstones, spurred pommel decorated with further beadwork and hardstones, trigger-guard, and false ramrod: in a contemporary velvet-covered leather holster decorated with foliage in gold thread, and complete with its leather suspension strap 45.8cm; 18in (3) Op.cit., p.105, fig.61B.
A French flintlock pistol for the Levantine market, by Berthon-Bourlier et fils Aine, St Etienne,circa 1820 with sighted barrel formed in two stages and chiselled with a trophy-of-arms in relief over the length of the breech, engraved barrel tang, signed engraved lock (top-jaw replaced), wooden full stock profusely decorated with complex patterns of white metal wire foliage and border ornament, full silver mounts cast and chased in relief, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod: in a modern fitted case; a pair of American percussion travelling pistols by V.Libeau, Birmingham proof marks, with octagonal barrels inscribed 'London' and inlaid with a silver line, German silver box-lock side-hammer actions signed on the breech and engraved with foliage, chequered figured walnut butts, each with engraved German silver trap with engraved steel cover, engraved steel trigger-guards, iron belt hooks and stirrup ramrods the first: 35cm; 13.75in (3)
A silver-mounted Daghestani miquelet-lock pistol,Third quarter of the 19th century with etched twist sighted barrel encrusted with a gold inscription over the length of the sighting rib, stamped with a gold-lined barrelsmithÕs mark and inlaid with further gold ornament over the breech, retained by chased and nielloed silver bands (one broken), the tang extending over the length of the butt and encrusted with gold scrollwork, with russet-iron lock encrusted with gold flowers and signed under the mainspring, gold-encrusted button trigger, figured hardwood full stock, applied with chased and nielloed plaques en suite with the barrel bands, chased nielloed and parcel-gilt pommel, and wooden ramrod with silver tip en suite: and another, third quarter of the 19th century, with etched twist barrel retaining traces of gold inscriptions and struck with two gold-lined barrelsmithÕs stamps, retained by two pierced chased and nielloed bands, the tang extending over the butt and decorated with nielloed silver flowers, russet-iron lock with traces of gold decoration, figured hardwood full stock, bulbous pommel encased with chased and nielloed white metal, and steel ramrod The first: 50.1cm; 19.75 in (2) Op.cit., p.182, fig.124.
A Caucasian silver-mounted miquelet-lock pistol,19th century with tapering barrel retained by a single nielloed silver band, the tang covered by a long slender nielloed silver plaque incorporating a lengthy inscription, iron lock stamped with a brass-lined makers mark, nielloed silver button trigger, leather-covered wooden stock, nielloed silver side-plate extending under the stock to form a trigger-plate, spherical pommel encased in nielloed silver, and silver-tipped wooden ramrod: another, 19th century, with two-stage etched twist barrel, stamped with a mark over the breech, and retained by a single white metal band, plain iron lock, leather-covered wooden full stock overlaid with a nielloed silver plaque over the length of the spine, chased and nielloed silver side-plate, trigger-plate and spherical pommel, and with no provision for a ramrod The first: 44.5 cm; 17.5 in (2) Op.cit., p.181, fig.122
A Balkan miquelet-lock gun,18th/19th Century with slender barrel chiselled with small figural cartouches in low relief and retained by five repousee silver bands, iron lock and engraved steel stock enriched with engraved brass plaques and small brass flowerhead rondels (tang screw and ramrod missing); and another, similar, 19th century, the barrel retained by four repousee white metal bands, and the stock inlaid with brass and mother-of-pearl plaques and small rondels (tang screw and ramrod missing, the stock cracked at the breech); and an Italian percussion fowling-piece, mid-19th century, with earlier two-stage barrel, back-action lock, carved figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end inset with silver nails, the butt carved behind the grip and carved with foliage at the rear, engraved white metal mounts, and later ramrod; an Italian d.b. percussion shotgun by Paris & Premoli in Brescia, circa 1850, with twist barrels signed on the rib, the breech tang and locks engraved with scrolling foliage, walnut half-stock, and the steel decorated en suite (wear and patches of rust, ramrod replaced); an Italian percussion fowling-piece, 19th century, rebuilt from flintlock, with two-stage barrel, white metal lock, the hammer chiselled as a monster, and carved wooden half-stock (rusted, the stock extensively chipped); and a flintlock service musket, early 19th century, cut-down with 10 1/2in barrel (4) the first: 127cm; 50in (2)
A fine Turkish silver-mounted flintlock pistol in the North European taste,18th Century with two-stage sighted barrel chiselled with a leafy bouquet over the breech, engraved bevelled lock decorated with scrolling foliage inhabited by a stag pursued by a hound, figured hardwood full stock applied over its full length with silver panels finely pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, full silver mounts including side-plate, pommel and trigger-guard each chiselled with scrollwork, set with a red hardstone on the spine of the butt, silver fore-end cap, and silver-tipped wooden ramrod, and stamped with Turkish silver maker's mark in front of the trigger-guard, in a shaped leather case 52.7cm; 20.75in
A very fine German silver-encrusted and gold-damascened swept-hilt rapier,circa 1600-1610 with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section cut with a short fuller on each face and with running wolf mark on one side, tapering ricasso stamped with a series of cross marks on each side, steel hilt of flattened bars, comprising down-curved rear-quillon, knuckle-guard, outer ring-guard joined at the rear to one of a pair of arms, the latter in turn joined to a pair of up-turned projecting bars linked by a short u-shaped bar over the front of the ricasso, symmetrical inner-guard of plain slender rounded bars, plummet-shaped pommel, the principal bars and pommel chiselled with addorsed scrolls encrusted with punched silver scrollwork and pellets enclosing diamond-shaped recessed panels, the latter filled with damascened flowerheads, with recessed oval panels filled with damascened flowers, further designs of silver scrollwork and pellets, and an elaborate framework of punched and roped ornament throughout, and with its original spirally moulded grip of copper ribbon, plaited silver-wire and 'Turk's heads' 102.8cm; 40.5in blade The hilt conforms to Norman type 25.
A rare English silver-encrusted rapier,circa 1620-30 with Spanish blade of flattened-hexagonal section stamped 'De Tomas' and 'De Aiala' between a series of decorative marks within a short fuller on the respective faces, iron hilt of flattened bars comprising a pair of straight quillons swelling towards the tips, upper and lower ring-guard joined to each other by a pair of short bars, the latter joined to a small scalloped dish-guard by a further pair of scrolling bars, knuckle-guard joined to the upper ring-guard by a further bar, symmetrical rear-guard, tapering barrel-shaped pommel, the guard decorated with encrusted silver scrollwork centring on cherubic masks, flowers and fruit within beadwork frames, the pommel decorated with recessed oval panels filled with silver plaques (rubbed, probably associated), and spirally bound copper grip with 'Turk's heads' 104.7cm; 41.25in blade A sword with a hilt of similar construction and decoration, also fitted with a blade by the same maker, is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. 2753).
A silver-mounted hanger, circa 1800-1810, perhaps for an American officer with earlier curved blade double-edged towards the point, retaining traces of a brief series of stamps within each of the two fullers on both sides at the forte, the edges sharpened for use, silver cross-piece cast with a central panel of diagonal flutes, a pair of short quillons with recurved scallop-shell terminals and an integral collar, the latter inscribed with the owner's name 'Edward Bullock,' grip of natural staghorn, and with a strongly formed silver 'eagle's' head pommel of crested type finely engraved with a complex feather pattern (the blade lightly patinated, the pommel slightly compressed about the tang button) 70.2cm; 27.625in blade 'Eagle's' head sword pommels were popularised in America as an obviously patriotic motif and existed in a wide variety of forms of both English and domestic origin. Such examples date from the Revolutionary period to beyond the War of 1812. The distinctive crested form of the present example together with the sophisticated quality of the engraved detail suggest an American manufactory date of about 1805. It is likely that the inscription also dates from this period. Whilst the general characteristics of this pommel suggest an American origin, the acute curvature of the beak in particular is not attributable to a known American type. The cross-piece and blade date from circa 1770 and are almost certainly English.
A French small-sword with silver-gilt hilt,Paris silver marks for 1809-19, maker's mark of Antoine Balzarini with German hollow-triangular blade etched and gilt with foliage and trophies on a blued panel at the base and signed 'S & K' for Schnitzler and Kirschbaum of Solingen, silver-gilt hilt, including ovoid dish-guard engraved with garlands, festoons, and punched border ornament on the outer face, the inner face studded with faceted gold and silver beads arranged as expanded flowerheads within gilt roped frames and on a finely punched matted ground, knuckle-guard, ovoid pommel and swelling grip all decorated en suite with the inner face of the guard, in a contemporary fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with silver-gilt mounts engraved en suite with the guard (chape missing); and a Continental small-sword, mid-18th Century, with colichemarde blade, brass hilt cast with rococo ornament in low relief, and original grip bound with plaited silver wire and ribband the first: 78cm; 30.75in blade (2)
A Flemish silver-hilted small-sword,Mons silver marks, circa 1770 with slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section etched with a panel of strapwork inhabited by an angel on each side at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased with rococo ornament, including boatshell guard, a pair of moulded quillons with globular terminals, knuckle-guard, spherical pommel, and solid grip (silver marks rubbed) 69.5cm; 27.375in blade
A rare silver-hilted small-sword for a child,London silver hallmarks for 1729 with hollow-triangular blade inlaid with two brass flowers at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard, globular quillon, knuckle-guard and spherical pommel all decorated with diagonal bands of flowers and foliage on a punched ground, and the grip bound with plaited silver wire (small repairs); a Continental silver-hilted small-sword, circa 1760, with colichemarde blade, silver-gilt hilt cast and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard decorated with scenes from classical mythology, knuckle-guard interrupted by a central moulding of a classical figure, spherical pommel decorated en suite, and the grip bound with plaited silver wire, in a velvet-covered wooden scabbard; and a Continental silver-hilted small-sword, circa 1740, with associated French etched blade, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including double shell-guard decorated with mounted figures on each face, recurved quillons with globular terminals formed as monstrous masks, flattened spherical pommel en suite with the shell, with no provision for a knuckle-guard, and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' the first: 66.4cm; 26.125in blade (3)
A highland silver-mounted dress garniture,late 19th Century comprising dirk with notched blade by Joseph Rodgers & Sons, engraved silver ferrule, carved basket-weave grip studded with silver nails, and silver openwork pommel set with a foil-backed paste, in its silver-mounted scabbard engraved with St Andrew on the middle mount, complete with its extra pieces en suite (each missing its pommel paste, the locket detached, the scabbard shrunk); a silver-mounted velvet-faced leather baldrick; powder-flask, of stained flattened cowhorn, cast, chased and engraved white metal mounts at the base, centre and top, each set with a foil-backed paste, and original robust silver chain; and a plaid brooch, set with a central pink foil-backed paste surrounded by five smaller yellow foil-backed pastes all within an openwork frame of traditional knotwork and flowers; together with a large Mediterranean knife, 19th Century, with broad tapering blade cut with a slender fuller on each side, swelling grip of contrasting pieces of horn, retained by an engraved silver collar top and bottom, in its original leather scabbard with large silver mounts engraved with conventional flowers and foliage (the scabbard in two pieces) the dirk: 43.2cm; 17in (5)
A Victorian regimental volunteer Officer's dirk,19th Century with single-edged blade formed with a notched back-edge, basket-weave grip studded with brass nails, white metal ferrule and pommel, the latter set with a foil-backed paste, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver-plated mounts cast in low relief, the locket applied with a regimental star incorporating a light infantry bugle enclosing the monogram IVR, and complete with its extra pieces en suite with the hilt 38cm; 15in
An Italian cinquedea,In early 16th century style, 19th century with 17th Century partisan blade engraved with trophies and coats-of-arms over the lower portion (rubbed), and struck with a mark, down-curved brass cross-piece decorated with foliage centring on a shield, three-stage iron grip damascened with pseudo-classical motifs in silver, arched brass pommel set with a profile classical portrait on one side; a rondel dagger in late 15th century style, 19th century, with tapering blade of cruciform section, steel hilt formed of a pierced disk top and bottom, the former set with a pierced copper disk, and tapering grip, in its original scabbard with steel mounts; a left-hand dagger in Spanish 17th century style, 19th century, with hollow-ground triangular blade from a 17th Century gunner's stiletto, steel hilt including moulded quillons and sheet steel guard the first: 82.4cm; 32.375in (3)
A rare damascened gothic spearhead,13th/14th Century in excavated condition, with leaf-shaped blade formed with a medial ridge on each face, tapering faceted socket damascened with two bands of gold and silver shears within a contrasting gold and silver framework, and retaining traces of its original iron fixing nails 21.5 cm ; 8.5in An undecorated spearhead of similar form is preserved in the Trencin Museum, Slovakia. See D.Nicolle 1988, pp.309-310, no.817a, illustrated p.515.
A Viennese magazine air rifle built on the girondoni principle, by ios. lowentz,circa 1815 with sighted slender two-stage barrel with moulded brass girdle, the breech fitted with ball-magazine on the right, sliding transverse feed-block at the rear, and signed in silver along the top, with brass action body, strongly bevelled engraved steel lock fitted with cocking-lever, short fore-end of figured walnut carved with foliage in low relief, fitted with horn cap and false ramrod (small cracks and chips beneath the lock), iron turn-off butt-reservoir retaining much of its original leather covering (worn), brass trigger-guard, and brass solid side-plate with button safety-catch; a German air gun of butt-reservoir type, circa 1765-70, with long slender tapering turn-off smooth-bore barrel, steel action body with external mechanism including engraved sear-bridle (cocking-lever and trigger missing), and iron turn-off butt-reservoir; a German walking cane air gun, mid-19th century, with tapering turn-off barrel with brass-sleeved bore, concealed button trigger, and turn-off butt-reservoir (worn throughout) (3) the first: 91.5cm; 36.5in barrel
A New York percussion target rifle,mid-19th Century with octagonal russet iron barrel rebated at the muzzle and fitted with tunnel fore-sight and adjustable tunnel back-sight, engraved lock inscribed 'Warren & Steele, Albany' (the hammer replaced), figured half-stock, the butt with circular patch-box, plain brass mounts, and wooden ramrod; an American percussion plains rifle, circa 1840, with octagonal sighted russet iron barrel stamped 'H.Wright' on the breech, engraved lock, wooden half-stock stained in imitation of maple and profusely inlaid with naive German silver plaques, brass mounts, and wooden ramrod (breech and lock pitted, the stock repaired and refinished); and Belgian d.b. percussion shotgun signed Ancion & Co. Liege, mid-19th century, with etched twist barrels signed on the rib (the breech pitted), engraved back-action locks, half-stock, and engraved German silver mounts (3) the first: 80.3cm; 31.875in barrel
A 15-bore d.b. percussion shotgun by Joseph Egg & Sons, no.1 Piccadilly, London,no.3170, circa 1835-41. with browned twist barrels signed in full on the rib, case-hardened breeched with platinum plugs, finely engraved breech tang, engraved back-action locks decorated with differing game vignettes and each signed 'Joesph Egg & Sons Patent', figured walnut half-stock, engraved steel mounts en suite with the locks, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's inital 'S' beneath a Count or Earl's coronet, original brass-tipped wooden ramrod, and the barrels retaining much original finish (the mounts rubbed, the forward ramrod-pipe detached); a German percussion sporting rifle by F. Jung & Sohne a Suhl, circa 1840, with signed octagonal sighted barrel swamped at the muzzle (rubbed), engraved breech tang, signed engraved lock with pivoted nipple-shield, carved figured walnut full stock (the fore-end cracked and chipped on one side towards the muzzle), chequered grip and fore-end, the butt with carved cheek-piece and chequered sliding patch-box cover, engraved German silver mounts, set trigger, and later wooden ramrod (2) the first: 72.2cm; 28.375in barrels
A 14-Bore D.B Percussion Shotgun by Joseph Egg, No. 1 Piccadilly, London, No.2720, circa 1830 with expertly rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full on the rib and inscribed 'Inventor of Copper Cap's', engraved case-hardened breeches, platinum plugs, the breech tang engraved with a design of bold scrollwork, signed engraved locks decorated en suite and also involving a serpent (one hammer nose with an early working repair, probably by the Egg workshop), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, reblued steel mounts engraved en suite with the breech tang and the locks, the trigger-plate and ramrod-pipe each with pineapple finial, fitted with grip-safety, retaining its original brass-tipped wooden ramrod, and vacant silver escutcheon. 65.4cm; 25.75in barrels
A German .600 D.B sporting rifle by V. Funk and Sohne in Suhl, no.1833,circa 1858-65 with octagonal sighted barrels with differing rifled bores and signed in silver within a frame of scrollwork on the rib (acid-cleaned, back-sight missing), engraved breech tang, engraved locks signed in gold and decorated with differing game vignettes picked-out in gold, fitted with gravity-stops (hammers missing), figured walnut half-stock, the fore-end carved with a monster's head with inlaid eyes and horn mouth for the ramrod aperture, chequered grip and fore-end each carved with scrollwork in low relief, the butt decorated with a carved stag vignette behind the cheek-piece and fitted with sliding patch-box cover carved with a grotesque mask, carved horn trigger-guard, engraved steel butt-plate, one adjustable and one conventional trigger, and white metal escutcheon engraved with a stag (ramrod missing) 73.4cm; 28.875in barrels
An historic .36 calibre colt model 1851 Navy percussion revolver owned by the filibuster William Walker, General and self-declared President of Nicaragua, no. 56135 for 1856 with blued 7 1/2 inch barrel with 'New-York City' address, case-hardened rammer, case-hardened frame stamped 'Colts Patent' , blued roll-engraved cylinder, case-hardened rammer, silver-plated small brass trigger-guard, silver-plated grip-strap engraved with the owner's name 'Gen. Wm. Walker, Na. Army.', varnished walnut grip, matching serial numbers, and retaining much original finish throughout (the barrel with a series of small dents on the right about the wedge, the cylinder stops with light wear, the blued and silver-plated finish with scattered flaking, fading and age wear); together with a contemporary unmarked leather holster of pre-Civil War type, probably the original (2) 33cm; 13in
A .31 calibre Colt model 1849 percussion pocket revolver,no.97149 for 1854 with blued 5in octagonal barrel with 'New York City' address, case-hardened rammer, the frame stamped 'Colt's patent', roll-engraved cylinder, silver-plated grip-strap and trigger-guard, walnut grip, matching serial numbers, and retaining some original finish; a.44 calibre Colt model 1860 Army percussion revolver, no.106176 for 1863, of standard production specifications, with rebated cylinder and matching serial numbers (wear and light pitting throughout, the rammer and latch missing); a .44 calibre Remington New Model Army revolver, no.75854, of standard production specifications (wear and light pitting throughout); a composite.41 calibre percussion revolver built on the Remington Army model, in pseudo Confederate style, with sighted octagonal barrel incorporating a short rammer, the frame stamped 'A*R.V.M.*C.S.' on the left, and fitted with back-sight, and later walnut grips the first: 25.5cm; 10in (4)
A rare flintlock holster pistol by Harvey, London,London proof marks, circa 1710 with long barrel formed in three stages, decorated with a delicate pattern of gold-encrusted scrollwork ahead of the raised moulding at the breech, gold-lined vent and signed in gold, the tang decorated with a simple gold-encrusted border, signed plain rounded lock (mainspring worn), figured walnut full stock profusely inlaid with silver-wire foliage and border patterns partly enclosing later engraved silver plaques, one involving a Continental crowned double-eagle about the barrel tang (the fore-end replaced below the muzzle), silver mounts cast in low relief, including spurred pommel engraved with scrollwork en suite with the breech and engraved with a beaded band enclosing a plain moulded cap, pierced dragonesque side-plate, moulded trigger-guard, and baluster ramrod-pipe (ramrod replaced, one ramrod-pipe missing) 60.5cm; 23.75in The silver plaques would appear to have been added in the Balkan region within the first half of the 19th Century.
A Scottish flintlock belt pistol made entirely of steel, by Jo. Murdoch, Doune,circa 1780-90 with three-stage barrel formed with a flared octagonal muzzle cut with an alternating pattern, fluted breech, and engraved with characteristic arrangements of scrolling foliage over the median, signed bevelled lock engraved en suite with the barrel (sear incomplete) and the cock incorporating a pierced rosette below the comb, profusely engraved stock inlaid with three silver bands below the lock, 'rams-horn' butt decorated with inlaid silver interlace over the length of the spine and inset with a silver oval left and right, each engraved with the owner's monogram IB, fitted with engraved steel belt hook with pierced finial, silver button trigger and pricker each pricked and engraved as a flowerhead ( the pricker dented), and retaining its original moulded steel ramrod ( small rust patches throughout) 32cm., 12.625in
* Churchill (Right Hon. Winston Spencer, M.P.). Signature in brown ink, 'W.S. Churchill', on a slip of paper with typical short flourish below, modern hallmarked silver frame with oval aperture, overall dimensions 16 x 21. cm. A good example of Churchill's shortened signature, used frequently when out of office in the 1930s and in old age. (1)
* Churchill (Right Hon. Winston Spencer, M.P.). Signature in blue ink, 'With good wishes, Winston S. Churchill', on slip of paper with paper-clip rust stain, mounted below a reprint b & w press photo. showing Churchill and the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) chatting after a luncheon party at the House of Commons, 1919, modern hallmarked silver photo. frame engraved with Churchill's initials, overall dimensions 33 x 25 cm. (1)
* Charles & Diana (Prince & Princess of Wales). A presentation piece of the original wedding cake, 29th July 1981, double-wrapped in waxed paper, the outer wrapper with pierced tracery, in original printed white box, with the printed card inside (preserved in grease-proof paper), the box printed in silver with the Prince of Wales feathers at the head, the monogram "C.D" underneath and then Buckingham Palace and the date, the lower lid with pink and sticky marks, 4" x 3" x 1", together with a printed green admittance pass to the Wedding at St Paul's (plus franked envelope), plus Queen Elizabeth II memorabilia, a Royal Household Christmas Ball programme and invitation (1966), Christmas greeting card and Invitation to a Dance at Windsor Castle (1972), Silver Jubilee Thanksgiving Service at St Paul's, Ceremonial and Order of Service (1977), all VG (8)
* George V & Queen Mary. Full-length black and white portrait of the Royal couple wearing crowns and Coronation robes, c.1910, b&w photogravure, signed by both on lower mount, signatures smewhat faded, approx. 34 x 25cm, mounted in impressive table-standing silver-plated architectural-style frame by Plante, surmounted by Royal Crest with Royal Cypher in lower border, approx. 54 x 39cm (1)
Bible [Polyglot]. Biblia Sacra Polyglotta, Textus Archetypos, Versionesque Praecipuas ab Ecclesia Antiquitus Receptas Complectentia. Accedunt Prolegomena in Eorundem Crisin Literalem, Autore Samuele Lee, pub. Samuel Bagster, 1831, half-title, general title and New Testament title present, ink library number to upper margin of title, a.e.g., contemp. blind stamped plum morocco, with silver clasps and corners, engraved silver commemorative plaque to upper board, joints slightly rubbed, thick 4to. The silver plaque to the upper board reads "The Church and Congregation assembling for Divine Worship at Frogmore Street Chapel, Abergavenny, respectfully & affectionately present to their beloved Minister the Rev. Micah Thomas, this Sacred Volume, as a Sincere though inadequate expression of the high esteem with which they regard him, as a faithful, laborious, and Successful Exponder of its Contents, January, 1st 1842". (1)
Brassai. Fiesta in Seville, Preface by Henri de Montherlant, Text by Dominique Aubier, 1956, num. b & w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth in torn d.j., slim 4to, together with Bailey (David and Evans, Peter), Goodbye Baby & Amen. A Saraband for the Sixties, 1969, num. b & w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth lettered in silver, rubbed and soiled, 4to, with other photography, art and antiques ref., etc. (32)
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