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Click here to subscribeA DECORATED HIMALAYAN RUSSET IRON HELMET, BHUTAN, 17TH/19TH CENTURY, with hemispherical skull fitted at its apex with a tubular finial on a circular washer, at its front with a shaped peak and the base encircled with a broad band, the fittings all decorated with traditional gold damascened scrollwork on a silver damascened ground (patinated, small losses), 20.0 cm high¦¦
A BURMESE SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, with slightly curved blade formed with a sharp point (areas of rust), curved hilt encased with a broad silver collar at the base and enclosing the pommel, in its wooden scabbard with decorated silver mounts including beadwork bands; and a further sword, probably South East Asian, with broad straight fullered blade, rudimentary iron stirrup hilt, in its scabbard, the first: 53.0 cm blade (2)
‡ THREE SOUTH EAST ASIAN MACHETE (BARONG), PHILIPPINES, LATE 19TH CENTURY, the first with broad leaf-shaped single-edged blade, silver ferule and carved wooden hilt; the second with silver ferrule and carved wooden hilt with bands of rattan banding and the third of rudimentary form, the first: 48.8 cm blade (3)
˜AN INDO-CHINESE SWORD, 19TH CENTURY, with slightly curved fullered blade engraved with scrollwork at each end, copper alloy stirrup hilt encased with silver at the borders and the top, chased silver monsterhead pommel, and ivory grip, in its wooden scabbard with chased silver mounts comprising locket, chape and middle-band all decorated with traditional designs including scrolls and fire breathing dragons on a finely punched ground, 67.3 cm blade
˜AN INDO-CHINESE SWORD, 19TH CENTURY, with slightly curved fullered blade, engraved copper alloy stirrup hilt inlaid with traditional motifs in silver, chased silver monsterhead pommel, and elephant~s tooth grip (repaired) retained by a silver ferrule at the base, in its wooden scabbard with chased silver locket decorated with scrolls and a fire breathing dragon (chape, middle-band and the tip of the scabbard missing), 66.5 cm blade
THREE INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) HILTS, 19TH CENTURY, each of characteristic form, the first decorated over the greater part of its surface with a symmetrical design of silver flowers and foliage and with a brief inscription on the underside of the pommel; the second with recurved knuckle-guard with monsterhead terminal and fluted grip and the third with pierced borders, the first: 18.0 cm (3)
˜A COORG DAGGER (PICHANGATTI), 19TH CENTURY, with hatchet blade formed with a clipped-back point and decorated with scrolls along the back-edge, silver hilt of characteristic form retained by four rivets with silver heads, decorated with a geometric flowerhead on the back-strap, in its silver-mounted wooden scabbard, complete with its suspension chain, clip, accompanying pieces and tassels with coral terminals, 17.5 cm blade ¦¦
AN INDIAN SCABBARD MOUNT FOR A DAGGER (AYDA KATTI) TODUNGAH, COORG, 19TH CENTURY; AN INDIAN BELT CLASP AND AN IRON HARNESS, PROBABLY FOR EQUESTRIAN USE, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, the first formed of an openwork brass frame, with robust faceted central spike, the basal ring pierced on each side for suspension, and the central bar with a wedge-shaped aperture to accommodate an ayda katti blade, complete with a portion of its belt; the second of iron, decorated with silver koftgari scrolls on the outer face, the third formed of a pierced central plate with four iron straps each formed of pierced iron plates joined by three figure-of-eight shaped links, the first: 13.0 cm (3)¦¦Provenance¦Anthony Dove (1938-2021)
AN INDIAN AXE, 19TH CENTURY AND THREE FURTHER AXES, the first of bearded form, with curved blade, open socket decorated with dots and linear designs, on its wooden haft secured by a rivet over an engraved silver washer; the second Indian, 17th/18th century, with curved axe-blade with zoomorphic terminals, chased in relief on each face (worn); the third probably African, with iron head and cord-bound haft and the fourth with flat head stamped ~R. Ech~ on one face, the first: 42.5 cm (4)
AN INDIAN SPEAR (SANG), AN INDIAN AXE (ZAGNAL), TWO INDIAN SPEARHEADS AND FURTHER ELEMENTS OF HAFTED WEAPONS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, the first with curved doubled-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, moulded socket closed at the base, decorated over its length with raised ribs and with silver koftgari foliage; the second of characteristic form (rusted); the third with robust spike of hollow-diamond section, and tapering socket decorated with a spiralling deign of silver the third with faceted socket; a shoe from a ceremonial spear, formed in faceted and spiralling sections and with bulbous terminal; and two further elements, probably from axes, each with architectural finial, the first: 39.2 cm overall (7)¦¦Provenance¦Anthony Dove (1938-2021)
A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHASQA), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, with curved blade formed with a near full length broad fuller on each face (areas of pitting), silver hilt of characteristic form, decorated over its surface with expanded flowerheads and scrolls in niello on a punched ground, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket, chape, two suspension bands and a central openwork panel all decorated en suite with the hilt, 79.0 cm blade¦¦
˜AN OTTOMAN BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), MID-19TH CENTURY, with slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a slender fuller along the back-edge on each side, decorated with gold koftgari inscriptions in a shaped cartouche on one face and gold scrollwork panels on the other, silver hilt of characteristic form extending over the forte and decorated with beads and diamond-shaped panels within ropework frames, integral grip rising to a pronounced faceted eared pommel, decorated with beadwork and set with small pieces of coral in raised settings, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver chased with foliage, trophies and beadwork, with chape formed as a monsterhead and with a small suspension loop beneath the locket, 56.0 cm blade¦¦
˜AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED RIDING CROP, 19TH CENTURY, the forward portion of horn, with turned wooden handle fitted with a large chased silver terminal decorated over its surface scrolling foliage, a brief inscription, the owner~s initials ~JE~ and the pommel decorated with a mosque, 104.3 cm overall
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with curved broad single-edged blade (lightly ground in places), formed with a slender fuller along the back-edge and double-edged toward the point, iron hilt comprising attenuated langets, a pair of straight quillons with three-point lobed finials, knuckle-guard with recurved monsterhead finial, and large disc pommel fitted with a silver ring and the grip with an early binding of plaited silver and ribband (loose), 89.0 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C13.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
AN EAST AFRICAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED HIDE SHIELD, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, of convex form rising to a pronounced circular silver-gilt central boss decorated with dense scrollwork and seated on a large pierced washer, the inner face with a stitched hide enarme corresponding to four domed bosses en suite with the central boss, the outer surface applied with blued fabric and a radiating design of rectangular panels each pierced and engraved with matching designs of dense scrollwork, and the rim reinforced with long scrollwork panels and a series of plain panels enclosing much of the edge (small losses), 43.0 cm diameter¦¦
˜AN 8 BORE INDIAN PERCUSSION RIFLE, 19TH CENTURY, WITH EARLIER OTTOMAN BARREL, with octagonal swamped sighted barrel, rifled with eight grooves, encrusted with silver flowers and foliage at the muzzle and breech, the latter struck with a barrelsmith~s mark and inscription (losses and wear), three shaped brass barrel bands, engraved flush-fitting brass lock, full stock (fore-end chipped, cracked through at the lock), the butt inlaid with small ivory plaques, and iron trigger-guard, 126.0 cm barrel
A CAUCASIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLE, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with etched twist octagonal barrel rifled with nine grooves, gold fore-sight, chiselled and encrusted with gold flowers and foliage at the muzzle and breech (small losses), the latter with grooved standing back-sight and retained by seven pierced and nielloed moulded silver bands, the tang decorated en suite, rounded French lock chiselled with the maker~s signature ~Fatou~, foliage and a cornucopia against a gold ground, burrwood full stock (small chips), rounded butt inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques and dark stained strips of bone between brass fillets (losses), steel mounts including engraved trigger-guard, butt-cap and a pair of sling mounts, horn fore-end cap (chipped) and complete with its moulded iron ramrod, 109.5cm barrel
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, with slightly curved probably European fullered blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt retained by a rivet over a chased silver foliate washer, comprising shaped langets, a pair of short quillons with swollen terminals, knuckle-guard with recurved terminal, disc pommel with up-turned brim, attenuated button and integral grip, 92.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C113.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR, with broad straight blade double-edged over its upper half and rounded at the tip, formed with three fullers over three quarters of its length joining at a central terminal and a further slightly shorter fuller, decorated along the back-edge with a series of eyelash marks, iron hilt comprising a pair of langets flaring towards a cusped terminal, straight quillons with pointed tips, disc-pommel with hemispherical top, button fitted with a silver ring, integral swelling grip, and decorated over its surface in encrusted silver with geometric designs and flowerheads (small losses), 77.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C36. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SWEDISH INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD OF PRESENTATION TYPE, CIRCA 1790, with English tapering blade of hollow-hexagonal section, retaining traces of etched scrolls and signed by the retailer ~Knubley 11 Charring Cross~ at the forte (rubbed), gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons with fluted terminals, shell-guard with strongly moulded brim, fitted on each side with a finely pierced plate decorated with scrolls of foliage on each side, knuckle-guard and flattened-ovoid pommel en suite with the quillons, and gilt-brass grip cast and chased in imitation of plaited wire and ribband between moulded gilt collars, 82.8 cm blade¦¦Provenance¦Arms and Armour Society auction, circa 1963¦¦A number of swords of this type, in gilt brass and gold-plated silver, were presented by King Gustavus III following the war of 1788-90 between Russia and Finland. See Nordsrtöm 1984, pp. 102-106. ¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector¦
AN EXTREMELY RARE WELSH BUCKLER, WREXHAM, CIRCA 1440-1580, with circular body of hard leather, the outer face reinforced with six concentric iron rings joined by a series of eighty-four iron panels, each radiating from the centre, widening towards the edge and fixed at each junction by a rivet with pronounced copper alloy head, the centre fitted with a low domed hollow iron boss (two small holes) drawn-out to an onion-shaped moulding with stout central spike, the interior with iron border with a loop on each side for a grip (missing) and covered over the greater part of its surface with leather reinforced with iron strips (losses, slightly warped, retained in three places by wire), 34.2 cm diameter¦¦Provenance¦D. W. Donald, Portobello Market, London, 1967¦¦Literature¦Ifor Edwards and Claude Blair, Welsh Bucklers, in, The Antiquaries Journal 62, 1982, pp. 103, Plate XVI, a. ¦¦The present buckler is one of thirty-one recorded examples made in Ruabon and Wrexham, Denbighshire from circa 1440-1580. It falls into the second of three groups described by Claude Blair who notes that the groups are based on their construction, with no evidence to suggest that any group may be assigned specific dates within this relatively broad period. Their early fame is attested to in contemporary Welsh poetry such as that of Gutun Owain (flourished 1460-1498):¦¦A picture of the sun full of rivets ¦A buckler with snowflakes or with flowers¦of steel scattered all over it.¦Fine silver dew sparkles in the splendour¦The rivets are sparks from the sun.¦Like a games table (inlaid) with fine crystal stones¦A steel frieze, a shield to excite one.¦There are steel laths in the buckler¦And three rings on top of the ribs¦Surround it and its boss hollow.¦¦The robust design of these bucklers was clearly effective and it was perhaps this that brought them to the attention of King Henry VIII who had a number made for his guard, some of which are depicted being carried by various members of his entourage in the painting ~The Field of Cloth of Gold~ preserved in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405794). Furthermore, the inventory of 1547 taken after Henry VIII~s death records ~two wreckesham Buckelers~. Other examples are preserved in the Royal Armouries Leeds (V.21, V.108, V.109), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (45.460.1), the Shrewsbury Museum (SHYMS: 1881 cat. nos. 470, 471) and at Brecon Cathedral. The most richly decorated example is preserved in the Musee de l~armee, Paris (No. I.6), it was perhaps made by Geoffrey Bromefeld, of Ruabon who was appointed ~the kinges boucler maker~ in 1530-31. It has been suggested that the Paris buckler was presented to Anne de Montmorency (1493-1567) on his visit to London in 1527 or when he met Henry VIII in France in 1532. See Edwards and Blair 1982, pp. 74-115, and Douglas Smith, Hall, Wilson and Brown (ed.) 2017, pp.38-41.¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJARLI), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, with recurved blade formed with a pair of short fullers and reinforced at the point, pierced and chiselled iron hilt (pitted) extending over the forte with foliate langets, curved pierced oval guard drawn-out on each side to a small bud-shaped quillon, recruved knuckle-guard formed as a silver-eyed heron, faceted bud-shaped finial flanked by a silver-eyed peacock on each side, and a pair of shaped green-jade grip-scales (the grips probably added in its early life), 38.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D94. ¦¦The peacocks flanking the pommel is probably a reference to Karttikeya the god of war and son of Shiva. See Elvis 2004, p. 117. A related, though somewhat less elaborate, khanjarli in the Furusiyya Art Foundation is illustrated Mohamed 2007, p. 216, no. 207. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), EARLY 17TH CENTURY, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of six slender converging fullers on each face, silver-plated iron hilt comprising concave oval guard with pierced border, a pair of short bud-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard, cup-shaped pommel with spirally-moulded button and integral grip interrupted by a moulding en suite, and retaining much early silver-plated finish, in a later scabbard, 42.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D39. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH FINELY CHISELLED AND GILT HILT, CIRCA 1770-80, with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched and gilt with scrollwork and the inscription ~Nec temere nec timide~ in an oval on each face over the lower third, pierced and chiselled iron hilt decorated with ovals filled with differing trophies-of-arms and allegories of the liberal arts enriched with bouquets all on a gilt matted ground, comprising double shell-guard, globular quillon, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel, and the grip bound with silver wire and ribband between ~Turk~s heads~, and in clean condition throughout, 78.7 cm blade¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, with curved broad blade formed with a stout point and a pair of board fullers on each face, iron hilt comprising large langets with shaped terminals, V-shaped guard, broad slightly curved pommel with moulded baluster button, integral faceted grip interrupted by a central baluster moulding, decorated throughout in silver enriched with gold including foliage and inscriptions (worn, pitted), 38.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D86. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
‡ A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER~S EPÉE, CIRCA 1815-30, with tapering hollow-triangular blade etched with the crowned Royal arms, trophies, foliage and the maker~s initials ~I.C.B.~ for Johann and Clemens Boegel, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including down-turned shell-guard decorated with the crowned Royal arms between fronds of entwined oak and olive foliage, struck with fineness mark from 1809 on the top and the maker~s mark ~EF~, knuckle-guard interrupted by a lion mask, and angular pommel decorated with neoclassical foliage, and chequered hardwood grips, 85.8 cm blade¦¦See Ariès 1985, fascicule XXIX.
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 18TH CENTURY, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point, a slender central rib on each face and chiselled at the forte (one edge repaired in the centre), iron hilt formed of a near rectangular guard, integral grip with faceted central moulding, elliptical pommel and traces of engraved silver and gilt finish (pitted), 39.2 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D116. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
˜AN EDWARD VII 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT~S OWN) HUSSARS OFFICER~S LEVÉE SWORD RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY, LONDON, of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half with foliage, battle honours to Sevastopol, regimental designation, crest and motto on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher and retailer~s details on the other, gilt-brass mameluke hilt applied with silver Sphinx and ~Egypt~ on the front, ivory grips, in its nickel-plated scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension, 84.5 cm blade¦
˜THE VICTORIAN 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT~S OWN) HUSSARS OFFICER~S LEVÉE SWORD OF A. J. HOME, RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 32803 FOR 1894, of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half with foliage, battle honours to Sevastopol, regimental designation, crest and motto on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher and retailer~s details on the other, gilt-brass mameluke hilt applied with silver Sphinx and ~Egypt~ on each face, ivory grips (cracked at the pommel), in its nickel-plated scabbard with gilt-brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each with a ring for suspension, 81.0 cm blade¦¦The Wilkinson sword records state that sword no. 32803, a ~Best 11th Hussars Cimeter [sic]~ was sold to A. J. Home Esq., 4th October 1894. ¦¦
˜THE SILVER-GILT MOUNTED PRESENTATION MAMELUKE SWORD TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL GEORGE SIR RONALD SCOBIE, K.B.E., C.B., M.C. BY THE GREEK ARMY, BY WILKINSON, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS, 1946, with curved polished blade double-edged towards the point, etched with olive fruit and foliage, palmette, the presentation inscription and the Patriotic inscription ~ΈΛΛΑΔΙ ΓΑΡ ΣΠΕΥΔΟΝΤΕΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΗΝ ΠΕΡΙΘΕΙΝΑΙ?~, rectangular ricasso etched ~Wilkinson~ on the back-edge, silver-gilt hilt comprising cross-guard cast and chased with olive foliage in low relief, decorated in the centre with a classical profile bust on one face and with the crowned Royal cypher ~GRVI~ enclosed by the Most Noble Order of the Garter on the other, back-strap chased with foliage, a pair of ivory grip-scales (small ages cracks) retained by a pair of rivets with gilt heads, and with its original knot, in its scabbard with silver-gilt mounts cast and chased with palmettes and strapwork in low relief against a punched ground comprising chape, middle-band with a ring for suspension, applied in enamel with the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on one face and the Greek Order of George 1st, gold cross (military division) on the other, locket with a further ring, decorated in blue enamel with the dates 1944-46 on a scroll on one face and a military emblem on the other, and remaining in very fine condition throughout, 82.0 cm blade¦¦Sir Ronald Mackenzie Scobie (1893-1969) was educated as a scholar at Cheltenham College and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in February 1914. He excelled at all sports and shortly before the outbreak of war played rugby for Scotland against England, Ireland, and Wales. ¦¦Scobie was sent out to France in October 1914. Though wounded shortly after his arrival, he recovered to fight in the trenches for the remainder of the war, being twice mentioned in dispatches and winning the Military Cross. Promoted captain in 1917, he received his brevet majority just two years later. In September 1920 he returned to England, where for four years he commanded a company at Woolwich. From 1927 to 1931 he was a staff captain, and later a brigade major, at Aldershot, before spending three years overseas as director of military artillery at the Royal Military Academy, Australia, during which he was promoted brevet lieutenant-colonel. On 9 February 1927 he married Joan Duncan (b. 1904/5), daughter of William Henry Sidebotham, a solicitor, of Farnham, Surrey and they later had a daughter.¦¦By 1939 Scobie was in London, as a full colonel and assistant adjutant-general at the War Office, and on the outbreak of war was made deputy director of mobilization, a role at which he excelled. In late spring 1940 he went out to the Middle East to serve as deputy adjutant-general on General Wavell~s staff before being appointed, in August, as a brigadier, general staff, in the Sudan. There, under General Sir William Platt, he helped plan the northern arm of the massive pincer that broke Italian military power in east Africa. Scobie with Platt captured Agordat in February 1941, broke the kernel of Italian resistance at Keren in March 1941, and finally took the whole of Eritrea. In the opinion of General Sir Frank Messervy, a fellow officer and friend, it was Scobie, through his diplomatic handling of two quarrelling divisional commanders and his insistence on persevering with the attack, who saw the crucial battle of Keren through to its victorious end.¦¦In October 1941, a month before Sir Claude Auchinleck launched his ~Crusader~ offensive against Rommel, Scobie, now a major-general, was appointed to succeed General Moreshead as commander of the garrison of Tobruk. After leading the 70th British division in by sea to relieve the Australian defenders, he and his men held the fortress in the face of furious enemy assault and even broke out from the town to make contact, if only for a few hours, with Auchinleck~s advance troops. Besieged again, with only forty-eight hours of artillery ammunition left, Scobie kept attacking as the battle of Sidi Razegh raged to the south. The garrison held out for another two weeks before finally being relieved. For his efforts in Eritrea and at Tobruk he was appointed OBE in 1941 and CB in 1942.¦¦From February to August 1942, for the duration of Rommel~s counter-offensive, Scobie was once again on the staff as deputy adjutant-general. His next posting was as general officer commanding another beleaguered outpost, this time the island of Malta. There he remained, blockaded by sea and under attack from the air, until the siege was finally lifted with the conclusion of the north African campaign. He returned to Cairo in 1943 as chief of staff to General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, commander-in-chief Middle East, where, among other tasks, he helped plan the invasion of Sicily and amphibious operations in the Aegean.¦¦In the following year Scobie was given command of the British force due for dispatch to Greece to keep order, following the German withdrawal, until a constitutional administration could be established. When he and his force duly arrived in October 1944 they found the country in a state of complete disorder and on the verge of widespread civil war. Members of EAM, the communist-led movement of national liberation, and of its military wing, ELAS, were threatening to seize power and already occupied much of Athens and the surrounding countryside. Supported by the British government, Scobie declared publicly that all guerrilla groups must disband, that he would stand by the returned Greek government in exile, led by Georgeios Papandreou, until a legal armed force was behind it and free elections could be held, and that he would protect it against any coup d~état. EAM denied the charge that they were preparing a coup, but the crisis quickly reached boiling point.¦¦In December 1944 heavy fighting broke out in Athens between ELAS and British troops. At one point British and Greek government forces seemed in danger of being overwhelmed. Reinforcements were sent, with a corps commander to take operational control, enabling Scobie to assume overall command. Only after a visit to Athens by Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden late in December did the civil strife there begin to draw to a close. Papandreou resigned, a regency was declared, and a new cabinet formed, more acceptable to EAM. But it took forty days of bitter fighting before Scobie and four ELAS delegates signed a military truce, on 11 January 1945, and disarmament of the guerrillas could start.¦¦Scobie~s fine efforts in Greece were recognized by his appointment to KBE in 1945. Most Greeks, too, held him in high esteem, perhaps unusually for a commander of foreign troops engaged as a temporary force of occupation, but their affection and respect were genuine. He received the freedom of Athens and the grand medal of the municipality, and was decorated with the grand cross of George I of Greece, and whenever in public was greeted by cheers and cries of ~Scobie! Scobie! Scobie!~. He remained in command in Greece until 1946. Abridged from the Oxford Dictionary of Biography, accessed October 2022. ¦¦
A SILVER-MOUNTED NAVAL OFFICER~S DIRK, CIRCA 1780, with slender blade of diamond section, silver hilt comprising small oval guard with beadwork border, a pair of straight quillons, cap pommel, knuckle-chain, and fluted hardwood grip inlaid with a slender silver panel over each face, 65.5 cm blade
A VICTORIAN INDIAN ARMY OFFICER~S TUNIC, a Field Officer~s Scarlet Full Dress uniform of the 16th Lucknow Regiment, by Harman & Co, Calcutta & Rangoon, with white facings and fine gilt regimental buttons, the collar and pointed cuffs edged with 5/8in. gold lace and trimmed with gold Russia braid eyes, twisted gold shoulder-cords bearing Colonel~s badges of rank in silver embroidery, together with a pair of infantry officer~s overalls with scarlet welts
A LARGE GROUP OF ROYAL MARINES AND OTHER BADGES, on three boards, with World War Two and later insignia, including Combined Operations and Commando Brigade formation badges; assorted Marine Commando shoulder-flashes, notably of No.46 Cdo; Arm of Service strips of 37 Signal Company RM and RM artillery units of MNBDO II; a Colour Sergeant~s KC Full Dress arm-badge in gold, silver and silk embroidery on blue cloth above gold chevrons on scarlet backing; two Royal Marines pilots~ breast badges in gold embroidery; badges of rank for Warrant Officers and NCOs in various materials; a good KC Colour Sergeant~s rank badge on blue cloth above gold lace chevrons, shoulder-titles; two ROYAL MARINES UNIT cap ribbons for attached RN personnel; Qualification/Employment badges for Clerks, Landing Craft Operators, Marksmen and PT Instructors, in white or drab embroidery on khaki; yellow sock-tabs of 41 Cdo; shoulder-flashes for wear with tropical shirts; a white lanyard of 42 Cdo; seventeen specialist qualification and trade badges for No.1 Dress, in gold embroidery on dark green cloth, for roles including Landing Craft Ratings, Marksmen, Signallers, Swimmer Canoeists, Mountain Leaders, Assault Engineers and Heavy Weapons Operators; a flying suit badge of 3 Commando Brigade RM Air Squadron; two pairs of General~s shoulder-rank sleeves, one embroidered in worsted, the other stabrite, and two Colonel~s rank-sleeves, one on DPM, the other on olive-green; WO2, SSgt and Sgt~s rank-sleeves for a Lovat raincoat; and other badges embroidered in red on blue for No.2 Dress (qty)
AUCTION CATALOGUES: SOTHEBY, WILKINSON, & HODGE AND SOTHEBY AND CO, comprising: Silver, Jewellery, Furniture, China, and Works of Art of F. William Yeates, March 24, 1919; Arms and Armour, Old Military Uniforms, Etc, including the property of Major T Coke Squance and Frank Dadd, January 21, 1920; Armour and Weapons, including Swords from the Collection of Capt. Alfred Hutton, and Gothic and other Armour from the Lord Taunton Heirlooms, June 21, 1920; Armour and Weapons of Dr Ferdinand Forster of Berne, and Capt. Luttrell Byrom of Kilnwick Hall, Cranswick, December 7, 1921, partly priced; Armour and Weapons, the property of Robert Coltman Clephan, and The Viscount Boyne of Brancepeth Castle, Durham, November 22, 1922, priced; Armour and Weapons, Old Oak and Walnut Furniture, Early English Needlework and Tapestries, July 7, 1922; Armour and Weapons including the property of Philip De Paniagua, and Important Indian and Chinese Armour, the property of Col. Sir Henry Knollys, July 20, 1922; Armour and Weapons, including the property of Edgar Bundy, April 7, 1922, partly priced; Armour and Weapons of Captain Herbert Graystone, February 27, 1923; The Very Choice Collection of Antique Pistols and other Firearms, etc of Herbert J. Jackson, March 1, 1923, priced and named; Armour from Wilton House, Salisbury, the property of the Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery, June 14, 1923, partly priced and named; Armour and Weapons including the property of Capt. A M. Vandeleur, 2nd Life Guards, July 26, 1923; Armour and Weapons including the properties of John C. Curtiss, J. Seymour Lucas, and Herbert J. Jackson, December 5, 1923, partly priced; Armour and Weapons including the property of Captain Tudor Owen, April 4, 1924; Armour and Weapons, Early Works of Art, Oak Furniture, June 12, 1924; Porcelain, Glass, Pewter, Antiquities, Armour, Furniture, July 31, 1924; Armour and Weapons of John C. Curtiss, May 21, 1925, partly priced; Armour and Weapons, including a Collection of Spurs, February 25, 1925; Armour and Weapons, including the property of Major C. A. C. Keeson of St. Cuthbert~s, Crediton Hill, July 24, 1925; Armour and Weapons, including a Fine Scotch Broad Sword, the property of John Ogilvy, March 12 1926; European Weapons from the Collection of the former Royal House of Saxony, July 16, 1926; The Magnificent Collection of Armour, Weapons and Works of Art of the late S. J. Whawell, May 3, 1927, partly priced; Old English and Continental Pottery, Early Metalwork and Wooden Figures, Old English Furniture, Etc, including a Visored Bascinet Helmet, the property of Captain J.G. Ball, formerly in the Herts. County Museum, February 11, 1927; Armour and Weapons, including swords from the Meyrick Collection, June 2, 1927; Armour, Metalworks, Stained Glass, Violins, Etc, including the properties of Walter G. Tower, and W. J. Johnston Vaughan, and an Interesting Collection of Tipstaves, the property of A. Ladenburg, November 23, 1927; and Important Mediaeval and Renaissance Works of Art including the Stuart Relics of Cluny Macpherson of Cluny, May 23, 1928, partly priced
AN ENGLISH ELECTROTYPE COPY OF THE INTERIOR OF AN ITALIAN MID-16TH CENTURY PAINTED SHIELD, CIRCA 1880, of flat circular form with plain turned border and fitted at its centre with a thumb-screw, the inner face plain and the outer decorated in high relief with Mucius Scaevola plunging his hand into the flames at the top and Marcus Curtius jumping into the abyss at the bottom, with a central rectangular panel framed by a running pattern of grapes and vine foliage, the whole surface enclosed within a matching border enclosed by scale and egg-and-dart, 54.5 cm diameter¦¦This electrotype was probably taken from a silver copy of the celebrated shield in the collection of the Duke of Norfolk at Arundel Castle. A likely candidate for this work is Giovanni Franchi, the celebrated copyist in plaster and electrotype who sold his business to Elkington & Co. in 1874. See Culme 1987, p. 164. ¦¦
A PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMWARE SHOE BUCKLES, CIRCA 1780; A SILVER SHOE BUCKLE, LONDON 1797, MARK OF JOHN PERKINS I AND II; A PAIR OF IRON SHOE BUCKLES, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY; A POLISHED STEEL BUCKLE AND THREE BELT CLIPS FOR A SMALL-SWORD, 19TH CENTURY, the first each of arched form with a rectangular central opening, the outer surface decorated with blue foliage on a white ground, and hinged iron clasp with a pair of prongs on each side; the second of similar form, with reeded borders; the third smaller, of similar form, the fourth, fifth and sixth of burnished steel, set with beads in imitation of brilliants, the first: 7.3 cm (9)¦¦John Perkins I and II, father and son, are recorded in partnership making buckles circa 1795-1800.¦¦Provenance¦Anthony Dove (1938-2021)
A CASED SILVER-MOUNTED 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH EGG, LONDON, NO. 2505, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1820, MARK OF MICHAEL BARNETT, with rebrowned twist sighted barrel signed ~Joseph Egg No. 1, Piccadilly, London~ in script and ~Inventor of copper caps~ in capitals on the rib, struck with the serial number, the barrelsmith~s mark ~JB~ and London proof marks beneath, numbered breeches inlaid with two pairs of platinum lines and with engraved platinum plugs (nipples removed), engraved case-hardened breech tang decorated with scrolling foliage, engraved case-hardened locks signed in script and fitted with hammers en suite, figured walnut half-stock with chequered fore-end and grip, full silver mounts engraved with dense scrolls of foliage comprising trigger-guard with the serial number on the tang and a lionhead on the bow, butt-plate, rear ramrod-pipe, vacant oval escutcheon and barrel bolt escutcheons, engraved blued steel trigger-plate with pineapple finial, brass-tipped ramrod, and some early finish: in its contemporary fitted case, perhaps by Alexander Henry, lined in pigskin (small tears and scuffs, trade label missing, compartment tray tabs and barrel tabs replaced) the exterior with vacant brass shield-shaped escutcheon, complete with some accessories including embossed copper flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley decorated with scrolling foliage and fitted with graduated nozzle and spring cut-off, percussion cap dispenser by the same, embossed leather shot-flask by James Dixon & Sons, decorated with a game vignette and with spring cut-off, three burnished steel two-way flasks, contained in a fitted tray; two mainspring clamps, two turnscrews and a nipple-wrench, combination turnscrew, nipple-wrench and pricker, loading rod and cleaning tools, 76.2 cm barrels¦¦Joseph Egg is recorded at no. 1 Piccadilly 1814-34. His copper-cap percussion-lock musket was tried and rejected by the Ordnance in 1820. ¦¦This appears to be the latest recorded work of the gunmaker~s silversmith, Michael Barnett. For a discussion of his work see Bernard Dickens, pp. 86-117
A 16 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY CHARLES NEPHEW & CO., LONDON, NO. 1705, CIRCA 1840, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed on the rib, struck with London proof marks and numbered beneath, engraved breeches with platinum plugs, engraved tang, signed border-and foliate scroll-engraved flush fitting flat locks decorated with game vignettes, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts (areas of light pitting) including trigger-plate with scallop-shell finial, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and brass-tipped ramrod, 75.7 cm barrels
A CASED 120 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 338, MID-19TH CENTURY, with fluted barrel group retaining traces of case-hardening colour, scroll-engraved German silver action fitted with engraved blued bar hammer, safety-catch, and blued trigger, figured walnut butt, engraved numbered German silver back-strap, and engraved blued trigger-guard: in its brass-bound mahogany case, lined in plum velvet (areas of light wear), the lid with shaped brass vacant escutcheon on the outside, with some accessories including small copper powder-flask, bullet mould, loading rod and nipple-wrench, 8.0 cm barrels
A CASED .31 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 67417 FOR 1853, of standard production specifications, with octagonal sighted barrel with two line New York address, plain frame, serial numbered cylinder, varnished walnut butt, trigger-guard and back-strap with some early silver plating, traces of early finish and matching numbers throughout: in a contemporary fitted oak case for a Colt London pocket revolver, lined in blue baize, with accessories including copper flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley, embossed with a revolver on one face, Colt~s patent iron bullet mould, turnscrew, rammer and oil bottle, 15.0 cm barrel
A 40 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY J. D. DOUGALL, 23 GORDON STREET, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1850, with sighted barrels signed on the flat, foliate scroll-engraved case-hardened action fitted with hammers en suite, blued belt hook on the left, finely chequered walnut butt, foliate scroll-engraved steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guard and case-hardened ovoid butt-cap with circular trap-cover, blued stirrup ramrod housed in a blued rib beneath the barrel, and vacant silver escutcheon, and some original finish, 11.5 cm barrels¦¦James Dalziel Dougall (1818-91) is recorded as gunmaker at 52 Argyle Arcade circa 1841 and at 23 Gordon Street from 1850. He became gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1874. See Brown 2004, p. 106.
AN 18 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY J. D. DOUGALL, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1840, with browned twist sighted barrel signed on the flat, foliate scroll-engraved case-hardened breech incorporating the percussion bolster with nipple-retaining screw, foliate scroll-engraved case-hardened action fitted with hammer en suite and safety-catch on the right and blued belt hook on the left, finely chequered walnut butt, foliate scroll-engraved steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guard and case-hardened ovoid butt-cap with circular trap-cover, blued stirrup ramrod housed in a blued rib beneath the barrel, and vacant silver escutcheon, and much original finish, 15.0 cm barrel¦¦James Dalziel Dougall (1818-91) is recorded as gunmaker at 52 Argyle Arcade circa 1841 and at 23 Gordon Street from 1850. He became gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1874. See Brown 2004, p. 106. ¦
A FINE AND RARE CASED 120 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PERCUSSION PISTOL, BY JOSEPH EGG, NO. 1 PICCADILLY, LONDON, 1829, with signed blued octagonal barrels, silver fore-sight, engraved blued breeches, blued percussion bolsters, engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved case-hardened external actions decorated with scrolls and border ornament, fitted with engraved hammers and blued mainsprings, figured walnut butt cut with a fine pattern of chequering, engraved case-hardened trigger-plate, silver mounts comprising engraved trigger-guard decorated with scrolls of foliage, spurred pommel en suite with the trigger-guard and with a vacant rondel on the base, vacant silver escutcheon, no provision for a ramrod and much original finish throughout: in its original fitted mahogany case, the lid with brass rondel on the outside, the interior with trade label and lined in green baize, complete with a number of accessories including three-way flask, bullet-mould, loading rod, oil bottle and turned bone box for patches, 6.5 cm barrels ¦¦Provenance¦Robin J. Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire¦¦Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834. For a discussion of the Egg family see Blair 1973, pp. 266-299 and 306-353. Another example was sold in this room, 8th December 2010, lot 347. ¦¦¦¦
A 22 BORE PERCUSSION HOWDAH PISTOL BY MAYBURY, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels, engraved breeches with platinum plugs, scroll-engraved breech tang, scroll-engraved signed flush fitting case-hardened locks, highly figured half-stock, chequered butt, engraved steel mounts including blued trigger-guard, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, case-hardened butt-cap with associated circular trap-cover, vacant silver escutcheon, and silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrod, 14.2 cm barrels ¦¦Provenance¦Robin J. Wigington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire¦¦Charles Maybury is recorded at 34 New John Street and 15 St Mary~s Row, Birmingham circa 1834-37 and 1838-86 respectively.
A 25 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION PISTOL BY COULAUX A HUNINGUE, CIRCA 1760, converted from flintlock, with sighted barrel formed in two-stages, signed flat bevelled lock engraved with scrolls on the tail, full stock carved with scrolls about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang, the latter enriched with silver wire scrolls, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with foliate terminal, solid side-plate, and spurred pommel (the iron parts with light pitting, worn), 19.6 cm barrel¦¦A father and son of this name are recorded circa 1764-1838, first in Huningue, Alsace and later at Klingenthal where the family manufactured arms for over a century. ¦
A VERY RARE 28 BORE EAST SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, LATE 17TH CENTURY, with tapering multi-stage barrel divided by raised mouldings, faceted at the muzzle, decorated over its length in silver with engraved panels of flowers, foliage and scrollwork, a vacant shield towards the median (probably an erased coat-of-arms), raised grooved back-sight at the breech (breech retaining screw replaced, perhaps the original cock screw), rounded lock with traces of a signature and engraved ornament (incomplete, cock missing), fitted with moulded steel and filed steel spring, spirally-moulded silver trigger, three-quarter steel stock profusely inlaid in silver including a running panel of diamonds beneath the barrel, the underside inlaid with engraved silver thistle and tulip flowers, foliate-and diamond-shaped panels, heart-shaped butt inlaid in engraved silver with tulip flowers, panels and hearts (the silver with extensive losses, rubbed), writhen silver ramrod-pipe (pricker missing), engraved iron belt hook decorated with three pair s of foliate beads and a large flowerhead boss towards the bracket, the latter pierced with scrolling tendrils, and original iron ramrod with pierced moulded terminal, 36.4 cm barrel¦¦The inclusion of tulips in the decoration is unusual and only recorded on a small number of pistols of this distinctive type. It has been suggested that this indicates the Protestant Scott~s approval of William of Orange. For an account of this group of pistols with heart shaped pommels see Reid 1963, pp. 26-30. ¦¦A pair of pistols, of slightly later date, with related barrels and mouldings on the belt hook are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Acc. No. 16.54.1-2) and a further related pistol, formerly in the collection of Roy G. Cole, Ontario, was sold Sotheby~s Sussex, 24th July 1995, lot 440.
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL BY HENRY NOCK, LONDON, CIRCA 1780, with brass barrel formed in three stages, brass box-lock action engraved with trophies-of-arms, signed on the left and inscribed ~London~ on the right (cock replaced), fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided figured walnut butt, iron trigger-guard and vacant silver escutcheon (worn, ramrod-pipes restored), 16.5 cm barrel
A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER~S PISTOL BY G. FARMER, CARDIFF, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830, with rebrowned twist sighted barrel, breech inlaid with a gold line, stamped with the gold-line barrelsmith~s mark, engraved with a band and with platinum vent, densely engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed scroll-engraved stepped bevelled lock decorated with border ornament and trophies-of-arms, fitted with engraved bevelled cock (bolt safety, top-jaw and screw replaced), rainproof pan and roller, set trigger, figured half-stock, finely chequered butt, engraved steel mounts including spurred trigger-guard, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, 23.1 cm barrel¦¦George Farmer is recorded at George Street, Bute Street and Broad Street, Cardiff, circa 1821-35, 1845 and 1849-59 respectively.
A PAIR OF 50 BORE ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS SIGNED PERRY, LONDON, PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER MARKS FOR 1781, with turn-off cannon barrels, rounded breeches, box-lock actions chiselled with trophies-of-arms carrying ovals signed on the left and inscribed ~London~ on the right, chiselled tangs decorated with flowers, walnut butts finely inlaid with silver wire tendrils, pellets and flowerheads (small losses, some lifting), fitted with grotesque mask butt-caps decorated with rococo shells, and sliding iron trigger-guards chiselled with flowers en suite with the tangs, 6.2 cm barrels (2)¦¦Provenance¦The Morton and Angela Stern Collection, sold in this room, 25th June 2014, lot 394. ¦¦
A 10 BORE FLINTLOCK ~MANSTOPPER~ PISTOL SIGNED SPENCER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820, with sighted barrel inscribed ~London~ on the flat (rubbed), engraved tang, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with foliage on the tail, fitted with bolt safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan, bolt safety and roller, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, swivel ramrod, and German silver fore-end cap, 14.7 cm barrel
A 60 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED BLANCH, BRISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820; A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED CLARK, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 AND A 54 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850, the first with turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed on a trophy-of-arms on the left, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel (areas of pitting), folding trigger, and flat sided walnut butt inlaid with silver wire scrolls; the second with turn-off barrel, signed box-lock action engraved with foliage, flat-sided walnut butt and iron trigger-guard engraved with a star; and the third with turn-off barrel, engraved brass action, chequered walnut butt and vacant German silver escutcheon, the first: 6.0 cm barrel (3)
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (AYDA KATTI), COORG, 18TH CENTURY, with broad curved blade formed with a sharp inner edge, the forte formed with a short lug at the base, engraved with a series of pellets along the back-edge, hatched on each face and struck with a series of marks at the forte, recessed at the base and decorated with filed mouldings, hardwood grip with a raised moulding at the top fitted above with a brass ferrule en suite and a silver band, and elliptical pommel fitted with alternating steel and brass plaques, 41.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D19.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦ ¦
A SOUTH INDIAN RAVEN~S BEAK (MUJAWLI), 18TH CENTURY, with slightly recurved blade double-edged over its upper half, pierced with four holes and with a brief inscription at the forte, slender faceted multi-stage haft including a small eye carrying a later silver ring at the top, and moulded faceted terminal, 80.7 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number E38.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A VERY RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, LATE 15TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADURAI, with broad slightly curved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section at the tip (slightly bent in profile), formed with a central ridge dividing two long fullers on each face, widening at the base, formed with a crescentic opening applied with silver on one side and set with a silver foliate washer on the other, iron hilt retained by iron nails over silver washers (expert restorations including the upper portion of the back of the grip and the back of the pommel), comprising long slender langets extending over the forte, lobated guard including a stylised parrots head terminals, swelling integral grip, three-bud pommel en suite with the guard and rising in the centre to a compressed spherical button, 57.2 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C109.¦¦A sword with a similar pommel, symbolising the trimurti (Brama, Vishnu and Maheswara), is illustrated on a sculpture in the Rama Temple, Kumbakonam, built circa 1610. See Elgood 2004, p. 122, figs 11.18 and 11.19. For other examples of this rare form see Hales 2013, p. 71, nos. 154 and 155. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN FLASK, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MALABAR, with pear-shaped copper-alloy body decorated with numerous diamond-shaped panels within a series of horizontal bands, brass nozzle formed as an elephant~s head, set with a single silver rosette, and rectangular loop for suspension (stopper associated), 24.5 cm high¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number I11. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN FLASK, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MALABAR, with pear-shaped copper-alloy body tapering to a moulded base, decorated with a scale pattern over much of its surface and retaining some early silvered finish, brass nozzle formed as an elephant~s head, set with a single silver rosette, and octagonal loop and a chain for suspension, complete with its threaded stopper, 24.0 cm high¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number I14. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A 20 BORE SOUTH INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY COORG, with swamped octagonal twist sighted barrel retained by numerous slender silver bands, an engraved broad band of silver at each end and a further pierced band at the muzzle, the breech with integral pan with pivot-cover, standing back-sight inlaid with three silver lines, and engraved iron serpentine with traces of silver, action enclosed by a silver plaque decorated with flowerheads and beadwork borders, full stock, slender butt applied with a dense arrangement of shaped plaques and foliate bosses, a panel of beadwork on the spine and encircling the rear, pierced iron trigger retaining some silver plating, an iron ring for suspension, and silver-tipped wooden ramrod, 118.0 cm barrel¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number H10.¦ ¦A related less elaborate example is preserved in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait. See Elgood 1995, p. 181, no. 124. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A 20 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK RIFLE, 18TH CENTURY, with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves and retained by later leather bands over chased silver saddles, decorated with panels of gold koftgari scrollwork at the muzzle and the breech, the latter struck with the barrelsmith~s mark and with integral pan with pivot-cover, iron tang decorated with gold en suite and incorporating standing back-sight, pierced serpentine, shaped iron trigger decorated with gold koftgari flowerheads, ebony full stock applied with engraved nielloed panels decorated with conventional flowers and foliage at the muzzle and on each side of the action, the latter each with scrolling rear terminals and a further matching long plaque beneath extending to enclose the trigger, the tang with an engraved nielloed frame on each side and a further foliate plaque behind, slender butt applied with matching shaped nielloed silver plaques on each side, on the spine and around the base, impressed with the arsenal number ~227~ on the right, carved moulded butt-cap, a silver sling for suspension, with its pricker and iron ramrod decorated with gold koftgari, 124.7 cm barrel¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number H11.¦¦Perhaps from the Benares Armoury, Fort Ramnagar. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A collection of mainly 19th Century silver and white metal handled button hooks, steel folding button hooks, bone handled and horn handled button hooks, various novelty button hooks etc together with SUE BRANDON "Button hooks and shoe horns - Shire album 122" one volume
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