A Cased Pair Of Fine 50-Bore Percussion Over-And-Under Box-Lock Travelling Pistols By Forsyth & Co., Patent , London, Nos. 4225 And 4226, Circa 1838With border engraved case-hardened barrel-blocks each signed along the sighted top flat (one with minor bruising along one edge), nipple-bolsters each with pierced platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened actions decorated with foliate scrolls, dolphin hammers en suite and each with engraved safety-catch behind, finely chequered figured rounded butts each with blued hinged border engraved ovoidal butt-trap cover decorated with a flower-head, vacant silver escutcheons, blued foliate scroll engraved trigger-guards, blued triggers, the forward one hinged against a spring for a gloved hand, stirrup ramrods each retained by a clip on the blued under-rib, and retaining virtually all their original finish: in original mahogany case relined in blue velvet with some accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask (cut-off lever incomplete), the interior of the lid (one corner chipped) with original lining and maker's trade label (damaged), the exterior of the lid (old splits) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a folding brass carrying handle, London proof marks 6 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1995, p. 54This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Travelling PistolsBy Spencer, Lynn, Circa 1850With rebrowned sighted barrels each engraved 'Lynn' on the breech flat and with scrolling foliage beyond, case-hardened breeches each engraved with foliage on the top flat and with platinum line and plug, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved back-action locks and dolphin hammers en suite, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded grip and dark horn fore-end cap, trigger-guards retaining traces of blueing and each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods: in original mahogany case (minor damage) fitted and lined in plum velvet (some fading) with some accessories, the interior of the lid with illustrated maker's trade label, the exterior (split, repaired at the lock) with shaped brass escutcheon incorporating a folding carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 14.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Matthew Spencer is recorded at 53 High Street, Lynn, Norfolk between 1829 and 1853For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 20-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols Signed Mortimer, London, Circa 1830Converted from flintlock, with twist octagonal sighted barrels each with old rebrowned finish and engraved 'London' in gothic script along the top flat, silver fore-sights, foliate engraved case-hardened breeches each with gold line and platinum plug, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each signed in gothic script and decorated with foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered butt and flat ovoidal pommel, the latter set with a vacant silver escutcheon and encircled by an engraved silver band, steel trigger-guards retaining some original blueing, engraved with foliage on the bow and with pineapple finial, diamond-shaped vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and original brass-tipped ramrods (one incomplete): in their fitted mahogany case lined in faded plum velvet (one compartment lid missing) with some accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask, the body with bevelled edges, the interior of the lid with trade label of D. Egg, the exterior (old areas of scorching) with shaped brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, London and Birmingham proof marks 21.4 cm. barrels Footnotes:Probably recased at the time of their conversion by D. EggFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon, London, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with swamped rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed along the top flat and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened patent breeches, engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed flat bevelled detented locks each with stepped tail and safety-catch, figured full stocks, swelling flat-sided butts, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, horn-tipped ramrods, and some original blueing: in later mahogany case fitted and lined in plum velvet with some accessories including C. & J.W. Hawkley powder-flask with split-ring for suspension and retaining much of its original lacquered finish, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on a shaped brass plate engraved with a monogram, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 22.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria, 16 July 2003, lot 204This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion D.B. Carriage PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, and with silver fore-sight with rebrowned twist barrels each signed along the breeches, engraved with a line of beadwork at the rear, case-hardened border engraved tangs each grooved for sighting and decorated with a foliated scallop shell, signed flat bevelled case-hardened locks (mainsprings replaced, one retaining screw and one hammer retaining screw replaced and broken) each with stepped tail, safety-catch and foliate engraved hammer, figured half-stocks each with rounded pineapple chequered butt, blued steel mounts comprising border engraved trigger-guards in the French taste and each with large pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the bow, rear ramrod-pipe with pineapple finial en suite, and original ramrods each with iron worm, one with horn tip and the other with threaded tip also forming a powder-measure: in original lined and fitted oak case with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in black leather, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label for 1783-99, the exterior with folding brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks and Mortimer's barrelsmith's mark 24.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Harvey Walklate Mortimer (1753-1819) was appointed Gunmaker to George III in 1783. He was at 89 Fleet Street, London, between 1782 and 1700 and was Contractor to the East India Company from 1796 until 1806. He retired in 1811 and died in 1819For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Percussion Rifled Duelling Or Target PistolsBy Joseph Lang, Haymarket, London, Nos. 307 And 308, Circa 1850With browned twist octagonal sighted polygroove rifled barrels each rounded beneath the breeches and signed along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches numbered '1' and '2' respectively and each with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tangs numbered to correspond, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks and dolphin hammers decorated with foliate scrollwork, engraved safety-catches, highly figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and ovoidal pommel, the latter with fluted steel oval on a cushioned dark horn cap, dark horn fore-end caps each carved with a scallop shell, blued serial numbered spur trigger-guards each decorated with scrolling foliage on the bow, trigger-plates each with scroll engraved pineapple-shaped finial, adjustable set triggers, border engraved vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, no provision for ramrods, and some original finish (steel parts with some old rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish (minor corrosion on one edge), the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (some old staining), the exterior of the highly figured lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24 cm. barrels Footnotes:Joseph 1 Lang is recorded at 7 Haymarket, London between 1825 and 1852. He exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, and died in 1869This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Target Or Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, Holles St.t., Cavendish Square, London, No. 8432 For 1834With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with some loss of finish) signed in full along the top flat, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened breeches and tangs, the former each with platinum lines and platinum plug, the latter each with back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with scrolling foliage, the internal working parts retaining their original brightly burnished finish, dolphin hammers en suite with the locks, and engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards en suite with the locks and each serial numbered on the tang, case-hardened trigger-plates each with foliate scroll engraved pineapple-shaped finial, case-hardened ovoidal butt-caps engraved with scrolling foliage, vacant silver escutcheons, set triggers, dark horn fore-end caps, original brass-mounted ramrods, and in fine condition retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted case with accessories including Sykes powder-flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, case-hardened mainspring-clamp, rare Manton breech scraper, patch-cutter, nipple-key and ramrod, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 21.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceEx Benn Hunter CollectionSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 27 November 2013, lot 337LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1966, pp. 267, 279 and 280D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, pp. 117 and 127This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Percussion Target Or Duelling PistolsBy James Purdey, No. 314½ Oxford Street, London, Nos. 913 And 914 For 1825With browned twist octagonal sighted scratch-rifled barrels (minor old surface patination) each signed in full along the top flat, blued front and back sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs each engraved with symmetrical foliage, signed flat detented locks and dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, border engraved steel mounts comprising serial numbered butt-caps each with retaining screw centred on a feathered design, trigger-guards each retaining some original blueing and with a martial trophy on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrods, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask retaining nearly all its lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 23.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold to Mr. W. Prince on 24 May 1842 for £10.10sFor a related cased pair of pistols by the same maker (nos. 905 and 906 for 1825/26) see Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, Antique Arms, Armor and Modern Sporting Guns, 28 June, 2010, lot 445This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And A 54-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket PistolThe First Signed Salmon & Co., The Second Signed Ketland & Co., London, Both Circa 1820The first with turn-off barrel, action engraved within an oval against banners on each side, one oval signed, thumbpiece safety-catch, and figured flat-sided butt (trigger-guard replaced), Birmingham proof marks; the second converted from flintlock, with turn-off barrel, signed brass action engraved in a similar fashion to the first, folding trigger, flat-sided butt (punched in imitation of silver wire inlay), and vacant silver escutcheon (thumbpiece safety-catch incomplete), Birmingham proof marks (2)4.7 cm. and 4.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolBy Sykes, Oxford, Circa 1815With turn-off barrel engraved with a broad band of foliage around the muzzle, rounded action decorated with a martial trophy on each side within border engraving, and signed beneath the ovoidal pan over both sides, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger within border engraving, chequered figured rounded butt with border engraved silver butt-cap, and vacant silver escutcheon (some old rust patination), private Birmingham proof marks 4 cm. barrel Footnotes:James Sykes is recorded at the High Street, Oxford between 1810 and 1816This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolSigned D. Egg, London, Circa 1820With turn-off barrel numbered '1' on the lug and engraved around the muzzle and breech, border engraved action signed on a gilt oval against a martial trophy over each side, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch and ring-neck cock, trigger-guard engraved with a starburst, figured flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and engraved leaves, and now with much case-hardened finish: in later adapted lined and fitted mahogany case with small powder-flask and bullet mould, one arm also forming a barrel-wrench, the interior of the lid with reproduction Egg trade label, Birmingham proof marks 3.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceThe pistol sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 30 November 2006, lot 385For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsBy Jones, London, Early 19th CenturyWith turn-off barrels each engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle and with a frond on both sides of the breech, border engraved actions each signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, figured rounded butts each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and engraved silver foliage, silver lion and rampart butt-caps, and shield-shaped silver escutcheons each engraved with initial 'R' (some rust patination): in later brass-mounted relined and refitted figured mahogany case with some accessories including powder-flask, bullet mould and barrel-wrench, the exterior of the lid (minor old splits) with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 4 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare French 1814 Model Helmet For The Royal Bodyguard Of Louis XVIII With black leather two-piece skull stitched together (partly open) and fitted with embossed silvered brass mounts comprising double foliate scroll on each side, one side with plume-holder, rayed frontal plate with crowned royal foliated monogram centred on a sun-in-splendour above a banner bearing the motto 'NEC PLURIBUS IMPAR', crest of graduated feathers above a border of acanthus and with black horsehair plume, sun-in-splendour supporters each with tapering scaled chin-scales now backed in dark blue velvet and with silver bullion tassel, peak lined in patent green leather with silvered trim, the interior with red leather sweat band and remains of adjustable silk liningFootnotes:For another example see Sotheby's Monaco, Belle Armes Ancienne, Casques et Objets Militaires, 23 April 1990, lot 767For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsBy Bunney, London, Late 18th CenturyWith turn-off barrels, one numbered '1' at the breech, border engraved actions each signed in script on one side and engraved 'London' within an oval against a martial trophy on the other, lightly engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, and figured flat-sided butts: in contemporary French mahogany case fitted and lined in green baize with silver bullion borders and accessories comprising brass-mounted lanthorn powder-flask, turnscrew with swelling wooden grip, replacement bullet mould, and bright steel pricker, the exterior of the lid with brass carrying handle, Tower private proof marks 4 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Joseph Bunney is recorded in Birmingham between 1765 and 1814. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Pocket Pistol Of Small BoreBy D. Egg, London, Circa 1815With short turn-off barrels numbered '1' and '2', each notched for a barrel-key and engraved with a band of foliate ornament around the muzzle and at the breech, border engraved breeches and action, the former signed on the right, numbered to correspond, and engraved with a starburst around the tap on each side, the latter engraved with a differing martial trophy on each side between repeated foliate borders, engraved blued thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel over the rectangular pan, pierced cock engraved with a monster on each side and with blued top jaw, border engraved tap decorated with a flower-head on one side, folding trigger engraved with a starburst within a border of foliage, finely chequered figured rounded butt, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and monogram, and retaining much of its burnished and blued finish, Birmingham proof marks 2.6 cm. barrelsFootnotes:For what is possibly the pair to this pistol see Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 198Journal of The Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353See footnote to lot 383This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 90-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action PistolsSigned H. Nock, London, Circa 1815-20With turn-off barrels each engraved with a broad band of foliage around the muzzle and numbered from nothing and '1' to '3', border engraved breeches and actions, the latter each signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, engraved safety-catches also locking the steels over rectangular pans, ring-neck cocks, trigger-guards each engraved with a floret, figured flat-sided butts each chequered along the back and with border engraved silver butt-cap, and vacant silver escutcheons, Birmingham proof marks (2)3.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 25 July 2007, lot 461For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Pair Of 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action PistolsBy W. Parker, Holborn, London, Circa 1800With reblued turn-off barrels numbered from '1' to '4' and each engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle and breech, border engraved actions numbered to correspond, signed within ovals against a martial trophy over both sides, and decorated with a starburst in front of the tap, engraved reblued thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers (one with loss of blueing), figured flat-sided butts, and vacant silver escutcheons, London proof marks (2)5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms And Armour, 30 April 1986, lot 135Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 30 November 2006, lot 387William 3 Parker is recorded at 233 Holborn from 1793 until the year of his death in 1841. He supplied arms to Police offices from 1802 and to the Metropolitan Police from 1829For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Irish Flintlock Four-Barrelled Box-Lock 'Duck's Foot' Belt PistolBy McDermot, Dublin, circa 1810-20With turn-off barrels numbered from '1' to '4', border engraved breeches numbered to correspond beneath, the top stamped 'R&W' and with four fleur-de-lys marks, border engraved box-lock action signed within an oval against a martial trophy on one side and fitted with a belt clip on the other, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, ring-neck cock, trigger-guard engraved with a crossed bow and quiver, chequered rounded butt (old split on each side behind the action) with vacant oval silver cap, and vacant silver escutcheon, London proof marks 7.6 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceThomas Del Mar Ltd. In association with Sotheby's, London, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 2 December 2015, lot 216A Farrell and a Henry McDermott are recorded working in Dublin. See Richard J. Garrett, Irish Gunmakers, 2008, pp. 35-36This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolBy T. Richards Of Birmingham, Late 18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrel, border engraved action signed on a rococo scroll on one side and decorated with a rocaille and banner on the other, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured flat-sided butt swelling at the pommel and inlaid along the back with silver wire scrolls and an engraved silver flower-head issuing from an engraved silver vase, and silver butt-cap cast and chased with a grotesque mask and scallop shell (some old patination), private Birmingham proof marks and maker's mark 'TR' 7.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:The maker is almost certainly Thomas Richards recorded at 53 High Street, Birmingham between circa 1747 and 1784This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Holster PistolBy Thomas Gibson, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1746, Maker's Mark JAWith swamped three-stage barrel stamped with Irish registration mark 'L-D 1561' for Co. Longford on the mid-section, and indistinctly signed on a scroll along the breech, grooved engraved tang, indistinctly signed rounded lock (cock missing), figured full stock carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, foliate escutcheon engraved with owner's initials 'WR', border engraved spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap centred on a border of linked scallop shells, trigger-guard (bent) with scallop shell and foliate finial, the bow engraved en suite, ramrod-pipes (dented), and later wooden ramrod (some wear overall, barrel and lock pitted), London proof marks and Gibson's barrelsmith's mark 20.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:Thomas Gibson was apprenticed to Stephen Chalkley in 1735, and free of the Gunmakers Company in 1742. A fine sporting gun and rifle by him are in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg (inv. nos. 3.0.369, 386)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 25-Bore Flintlock D.B. Travelling Pistol With Spring Bayonet, And A Pair of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsSigned H. Nock, London, Early 19th CenturyThe first reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist barrels signed 'London' on the rib and with folding bayonet above, border engraved breeches each with gold line, border engraved tang with bayonet-catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks, each with engraved safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt, the side flats left plain, border engraved steel mounts comprising rounded pommel-cap decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with large pineapple finial and a foliated trophy on the bow, rear ramrod-pipe with pineapple finial, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks; the second each with turn-off barrel, action signed within ovals against martial trophies over each side, thumbpiece safety-catch, trigger-guard engraved with a star, and figured flat-sided butt (old rust patination), Birmingham proof marks: in relined and refitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flasks each with red leather-covered body, the interior of the lid with an original Henry Nock illustrated trade label (damaged), the exterior with brass mount incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle 25.3 cm. and 4.4 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased Irish 54-Bore Flintlock Travelling Pistol, And An 18-Bore Flintlock Officer's Pistol, Both With Spring BayonetBy John Rigby, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyThe first with rebrowned twist sighted barrel engraved 'DUBLIN' in the sighting groove and with folding bayonet on the left side, grooved case-hardened tang engraved with foliage, signed case-hardened flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage, 'French' cock en suite, blued safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan and roller on a blued spring, figured full stock with chequered rounded butt and border engraved silver butt-cap, blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon, stirrup ramrod, and some original finish; the second with rebrowned twist sighted barrel engraved 'DUBLIN' along the top flat and fitted with folding bayonet on the left side, case-hardened tang and signed flat bevelled lock similar to the last, figured three-quarter stock with flattened chequered butt (minor old split on one side), plain brass mounts comprising slightly spurred pommel-cap, trigger-guard with pineapple-shaped finial, fore-end cap, stirrup ramrod, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Dixon & Sons brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label of circa 1815, the exterior (minor old splits) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle 18.2 cm. and 10.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThomas Del Mar Ltd In association with Sotheby's, Arms & Armour & Militaria, 14 December 2005, lot 183This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine And Unusual Cased Pair Of 34-Bore Flintlock Travelling PistolsBy Joseph Egg, London, Circa 1815With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels narrowed at the breech, silver fore-sights, tapering case-hardened patent breeches each signed in gold on the top flat and with platinum lines at the rear, platinum touch-holes, sighted case-hardened tangs each engraved with a martial trophy, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each signed 'Josh. Egg PATENT', decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan set clear of the touch-hole, and with a martial trophy and foliage at the stepped tail, foliate engraved 'French' cocks, signed border engraved steels, blued safety-catches and rollers, figured full stocks (minor bruising, one cracked at the ramrod-channel) each with flattened chequered butt, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising pommel-caps each decorated with foliage, trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, slotted ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm with threaded brass cap, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, and turnscrew, the interior of the lid (minor moth damage) with maker's trade label for circa 1815-20, the exterior (old split along the back) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 11.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 15 June 1977, lot 142Christie's London, Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria, 16 Jul 2003, lot 235LiteratureJonathan Barrett, 'Six Oddities of English Flintlock Construction', Art, Arms and Armour (R. Held ed.), 1979-80, pp. 394-396, pls. 4-6 W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment, 1980, pl. 352The purpose of the pans set clear of the touch-holes is unclear. It has been suggested that they were intended for a secret priming powder of Joseph Egg's own invention, but experiments are said to have failed to make the pistols go offThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 25-Bore Flintlock Pistol By Lacy & Co., London, Circa 1820With browned twist three-stage sighted barrel engraved 'London' over the border engraved case-hardened breech, the latter with platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang involving a martial trophy, signed case-hardened border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage at the stepped tail, cock decorated en suite, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former engraved with owner's monogram 'JW', original ramrod with brass tip pierced to engage with a stop beneath the muzzle, and some original finish: in its mahogany case fitted and lined in burgundy velvet with some accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask, the interior of the lid with illustrated maker's label of E. London for 1826-7, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram and centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handleFootnotes:J.G. Lacy & D.W. Witton, also know as Lacy & Co. are recorded as Hardwaremen, Gunmakers & Sword Cutlers at 63 Fenchurch Street, London between 1815 and 1829This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon, London, Circa 1780With rebrowned twist swamped octagonal barrels each signed along the top flat, engraved with a band of beadwork at the rear of the breech and with silver fore-sight, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled detented locks (pitted internally, top of each cock, retaining screws, one safety-catch and one steel-spring replaced), figured full stocks (some old bruising and repairs) with swelling flat-sided butts, border engraved steel mounts (engraving refreshed) comprising butt-caps each engraved with foliage on the tang and a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes (one replaced), set triggers, and replacement ramrods each with threaded tip also forming a powder-measure (in refurbished condition): in later relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask re-covered in red leather, mainspring clamp and bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 27.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceThe pistols sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour and Modern Sporting Guns..., 29 July 2009, lot 577For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned Manton, London, No. 3102, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in gold along the top flat and engraved with a broad band of foliage at the rear of the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed detented flat bevelled locks each engraved with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, and with safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, reblued steel trigger-guards in the French fashion, each with pineapple finial and decorated with a trophy against foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm: in an original relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask re-covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's trade label, the exterior (minor repaired old split on one edge) with circular vacant brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting circular carrying handle 25.5b cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Wilson, Vigo Lane, London, Circa 1825With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with minor vice marks) each engraved 'Vigo Lane' in gothic script along the top flat, recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, signed border engraved detented flat locks each retaining traces of case-hardening, engraved with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the tail, cocks (repaired) engraved en suite, steels each with pierced lip over the touch-hole, engraved safety-catches, and rollers each bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, the internal working parts retaining nearly all their burnished finish, figured half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, blued border engraved steel mounts comprising foliate engraved butt-caps each with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with a martial trophy on the bow (one with some pitting), trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, dark horn fore-end caps, and horn-tipped ramrods, one probably original: in later relined and refitted oak case with accessories including brass-mounted wedge-shaped powder-flask, the exterior of the lid with brass drop-handle, London proof marks 23.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2017, lot 629Alexander Wilson is recorded as having worked for both John and Joseph Manton. He set-up in business at 14 Tichborne Street between 1805 and 1811, and in June 1810 Joseph Manton brought an action against him for making double barrelled guns with elevated ribs which were protected by Manton's Patent No. 2966 of 1806. He was at 1 Vigo Lane, Piccadilly, between 1826 and 1829. See W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, The Manton Supplement, 1978, pp.126-130 and p.174This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of Rare 32-Bore Flintlock D.B. Travelling Pistols With Attachable Shoulder-Stock By D. Egg, London, Circa 1800Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist barrels (one rear ramrod-pipe re-soldered, one forward pipe replaced) signed in gold along the rib and each with gold fore-sight, the breeches with two gold lines, border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage and with a starburst in the sighting groove, original lock-plates each with re-engraved border and signature, foliate engraved sliding safety-catch behind each cock, and curved tail with a line of beadwork and a trophy, figured half-stocks each with rounded butt cut with characteristic chequering and pommel shaped to accommodate the border engraved steel triangular 'skull-crusher', the latter decorated with foliage and a trophy of arms on each flat, the back of each butt with border engraved steel mount for the figured boot-shaped take-down shoulder-stock with cheek-piece, the tang along the top decorated en suite and engraved 'Egg's PATENT BUTT', the lower tang with sprung catch, a split-ring for suspension to one side, border engraved steel trigger-guards and rear ramrod-pipes each decorated en suite, the former in the French fashion, trigger-plates each with foliate finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm (some wear and old rust patination): in contemporary expertly relined and refitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask (old patination) covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 30 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe case sold in these Rooms, The Major David Back Collection, 23 July 2008, lot 192LiteratureThe case, W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers, Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, p. 8, pl. 19See footnote to lot 383For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy D. Egg, London, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in gold along the top flat and with two gold lines behind the back-sight at the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with foliage at the stepped tail and across the safety-catch, foliate engraved cocks (expertly replaced including one retaining screw), and blued steel-springs each with roller, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt, border engraved steel mounts retaining traces of original blueing, more so on one pistol and comprising butt-caps each decorated with a martial trophy and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards decorated en suite and each with applied spur, rear ramrod-pipes also forming the ramrod-entry and each decorated with a starburst, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, and original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm and the other with powder-measure: in an original expertly relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather and in fine condition, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's trade label, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:Durs Egg, son of Leonz Egg of Oberbuchsiten, Switzerland, was born in 1748 and, following a short stay in Paris, came to London and worked for John Twigg in 1772, he was granted denization in 1791 and is recognised as one of the greatest London gunmakers. He was gunmaker to George IV and the Duke Of York, and was granted various patents during the course of his long and distinguished career. Examples of his work are preserved in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, and many other public and private collections. For full details see Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', The Journal of The Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353For a very similar pair of pistols see Christie's London, The Wilfrid Ward Collection of Antique Firearms, 27 October 1993, lot 100For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Extremely Rare Cased Pair Of Presentation 20-Bore Saw-Handled Duelling Pistols Made To Be Used With Either Flint Or Percussion Cap By Williams & Powell, Makers To The Duke Of Gloucester, Circa 1833With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each with silver bead fore-sight, signed in full in part gothic letters along the top flat and with two gold lines around the back-sight, border engraved case-hardened breeches each engraved with foliate scrollwork, inlaid V-shaped gold line, threaded nipple and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs decorated with scrolling foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks decorated with two forms of scrolling foliage, cocks and hammers en suite, the flintlock mechanisms each with rainproof pan and roller, engraved blued safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with grooved spur, chequered rounded butts each with flat ovoidal pommel encircled by an engraved silver band and set with an oval silver plaque engraved 'R.W. Pooler Jr. To J.H. Nickerson' around a spray of foliage, blued steel spur trigger-guards each with scrolling foliage on the border engraved bow, blued trigger-plates each with pineapple-shaped finial en suite, blued set triggers, circular vacant silver escutcheon on each side flat, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, foliate scroll engraved silver fore-end caps, original brass-mounted ramrods, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask with adjustable nozzle and covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor tear), the exterior with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 21.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Williams & Powell are recorded at 10 Pool Lane, Liverpool in 1833For a related double-barrelled sporting gun by Thomas Mortimer (no. 4230, circa 1820) see Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 112For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 6386 For 1815With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each with silver bead fore-sight and engraved 'Dover Street' along the top flat, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and touch-hole, case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage involving a basket, border engraved case-hardened flat detented serial numbered locks each signed 'John Manton & Son' above 'PATENT' and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the tail, engraved V-shaped rainproof pans each with a slender platinum bar along the bottom, foliate engraved cocks, the top jaws engraved with a starburst, and signed patent steels each with pierced lip and acting against a roller, blued safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with dark horn cap and chequered rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each decorated with a martial trophy involving the serial number on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with owner's monogram 'CM', original brass-mounted ramrods, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask re-covered in black leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1815-20, the exterior (minor repairs) with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle 23.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, The Manton Supplement, 1978, p. 60D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmaker, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 43Cf. a similar pair of pistols by the same maker (no. 6384) and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Modern Sporting Guns & Exceptional Firearms, 3 December 2020, lot 359For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 4313 For 1807With heavy rebrowned twist octagonal scratch rifled barrels each with silver fore-sight, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and finely decorated with a starburst, martial trophies and foliage, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a musical trophy on the tail, engraved safety-catches, foliate engraved cocks, the steels engraved 'Joseph Manton Patent' and numbered respectively '2028' and '2029', and each with roller bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, figured half-stocks (some old bruising) numbered in ink on the inside of each fore-end and with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, border engraved blued steel mounts decorated with martial trophies and comprising butt-caps and serial numbered trigger-guards, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrods, and much of their original finish (some loss of finish in places): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask re-covered in burgundy leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for 1805-1810, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Barons Suffield, Gunton Park, Norfolk and probably included in the house sale conducted by Irelands, 17 September 1980 Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 6 April 2006, lot 395LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 92, pl. 127 (trade label)Originally owned by William Asheton Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield (1766-1821) or his brother and successor Edward (1781-1835). The former served as Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk between 1808 and 1821. The latter represented Yarmouth and Shaftsbury as a Whig MP. In 1819 he declared himself a Liberal at the public meeting held at Norwich to petition for an enquiry into the Peterloo massacre. On succeeding his brother as third baron he supported Liberal measures with much earnestness in the House of Lords. He framed a bill for the better discipline of prisons, the chief clauses of which were adopted in the new law on the subject passed in 1824, and he secured a relaxation of the Game Laws, and the abolition of spring-guns. From 1822 onwards Suffield, persistently, and almost single-handedly, advocated in the House of Lords the total abolition of the slave-trade, and sat on numerous committees of inquiry appointed by the House. He lived mostly on his estates in Norfolk, where he was known as a good landlord and allotted land to his cottagers. His love of athletics made him generally popular, and he established the Norfolk Cricket Club. He died from the effects of a fall from his horse on Constitution Hill, at his London house in Park Place on 6 July 1835For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Officer's Silver-Mounted Flap Pouch And Belt To The 5th Royal Irish LancersBirmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1908 and 1909, Maker's Mark J. & Co.Of regulation pattern, the flap pouch with crowned ERVII cypher, the cross belt of red leather faced in train lace and fittings en suite with the flap, and including prickers each retained by a chainFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Four Iron TsubaThe First Signed Mitsunaga Saku, All Edo PeriodThe first decorated with a samurai on horseback in a landscape; the second decorated with cranes and crabs in brass; the third decorated with a cockerel and foliage, soft metal details; and the last with a silver heron on a branch, each in a wooden box (4)6.5 cm., 7.5 cm., 6.3 cm. and 6 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Framed Officer's Sabretache Of The 6th Lancashire Volunteer Artillery, An 1878 Pattern Blue Cloth Helmet Of An Officer In The Royal Artillery, And Two Pattern Officer's SwordsAll 19th CenturyThe first of characteristic form (suspension rings missing): mounted in a green baize-lined glazed wooden frame; the second with blue cloth-covered skull complete with gilt-metal fittings including frontal plate, the interior with silk trimmed leather sweat-band, and green-leather peak-lining; the third comprising an 1822 pattern infantry officer's sword of regulation pattern (pommel slightly damaged on one side), the etched blade with retailer's details 'Buckmaster, 3 New Burlington St., London', in its brass scabbard with suspension rings, and a rifle officer's sword of regulation pattern, the etched blade with retailer's details 'S.W. Silver & Co., Cornhill, London', the hilt and scabbard plated, the former retaining two sword-knots; together with three Continental side-arms, each with brass hilt with ribbed grip, and circular quillon-tips turned with concentric circles, the first stamped 'Talabot Fs. 1832' above 'Paris' on one side of the forte, in its brass-mounted black leather scabbard, the second with fullered saw-back blade, the hilt dated '1834', in its scabbard, the last with single-edged blade (scabbard missing) (7)48.7 cm. to 83.5 cm. blades For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Artillery Officer's Presentation SwordBy Firmin & Sons, London, Second Half Of The 19th CenturyWith bright curved fullered blade etched over one side with scrolling foliage, regimental badge between 'TOPSHAM ARTILLERY', and with the presentation inscription, and on the other with crowned 'VR' cypher and a field gun amid scrolling foliage en suite, regulation steel hilt (some old rust), and ribbed ivory grip (old chip beneath the pommel) bound with twisted silver wire, in original steel scabbard with foliate engraved silver mounts and two rings for suspension, the chape with silver shoe cast and chased with foliage 82.5 cm. blade Footnotes:The presentation inscription reads: 'Presented To Richard Holman By His Brother Thomas Holman'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Irish Presentation SabreBy Thos. Read, Maker, 4 Parliament St., Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith curved fullered blade (pitted overall) retaining etched decoration over half its length on each side, one side with crowned 'GR' cypher between a stand of arms and a winged cherub's head, and on the other with crowned royal arms between a further stand of arms and foliage, gilt-copper stirrup hilt (gilding worn) comprising langets, the outer one with applied crowned silver harp, side-guard cast and chased with laurel, rear quillon with a flower-head on both sides, knuckle-guard en suite and with central pierced crowned silver 'GR' cypher, pommel formed as a classical plumed helmet, and chequered ivory grip (split and chipped), in original black leather scabbard with openwork copper mounts (worn, originally gilt) and two rings for suspension (one bent), the locket with maker's details on one side and the presentation inscription on the other, the chape with small steel drag-wheel 80.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:The presentation inscription reads 'Presented by the LURGONBOY Corps of Yeomanry to Major Simple as a small token of their Esteem for him'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's SabreBy Henry Osborn, Sword Cutler, Bordsley Near Birmingham, Circa 1800With broad curved fullered blade bright for over half its length and double-edged towards the point, the forte etched and gilt against a blued ground (some loss of finish) on one side with a cavalryman and crowned 'GR' cypher beneath a baldachin, and on the other with a trophy of martial arms, pre-1801 royal arms and motto, and foliage involving a rocaille, the back etched with maker's name and 'Warranted', regulation steel stirrup hilt with faceted rounded pommel and back-piece in one, ribbed leather-covered grip (chipped beneath the pommel), and complete with its buff-leather wrist-strap, in original steel scabbard (minor dents and light pitting) engraved with maker's details in an oval on one side at the throat, and with two split-rings for suspension 82.5 cm. blade Footnotes:For more information regarding Henry Osborn, in partnership with John Gunby from about 1805, see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 189-90For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Silver-Mounted Infantry Officer's Sabre By Johnston's, Sword Cutlers &c, 12 Newcastle St.t, Strand, London Silver Hallmarks For 1810, Maker's Mark JJWith curved fullered blade (some areas of old rust patination) bright to the double-edged point, the forte etched and gilt against a blued ground on one side with crowned royal arms between martial trophies and foliage, and along the other with crowned 'GR' cypher, a martial trophy and foliage, the back of the blade etched 'J.J. Runkel Solingen', silver stirrup hilt comprising langets, lobed rear quillon, knuckle-guard, rounded pommel-cap and back-piece in one, boldly chequered ivory grip, and complete with its bullion sword-knot, in original black leather scabbard (some loss of surface finish) with linear engraved silver mounts and two rings for suspension, the inside of the locket engraved with maker's details in an oval, and with frog-button 78.3 cm. bladeFootnotes:The maker is Joshua Johnston (II) recorded between 1771 and 1852. For more information regarding the Johnston family see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 152-156This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine 1788 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sabre Retailed By D. Egg, Hay Market, London, Late 18th CenturyWith curved fullered blade bright over half its length to the double-edged point (extreme tip with minor damage), the forte etched and gilt against a blued ground along one side with a cavalryman above an Ottoman trophy, a male profile bust wearing a turban and an arm emerging from a cloud holding a sword between crescents, and along the other with a similar design, steel stirrup hilt with bluntly-pointed langets, lobed rear quillon, knuckle-guard with ring at the top carrying a later bullion sword-knot, flat pommel-cap surmounted by a button and with faceted back-piece, and vertically ribbed swelling ebony grip (minor chips), in original steel-mounted wood-lined scabbard (old rust patination) covered in black leather and with deep linear engraved locket and chape, the former signed in script on one side, two suspension rings each with later mount, and in fine condition 81.7 cm. bladeFootnotes:See Richard Dellar, The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912..., 2013, pp. 1-16, pls. 1.24 and 1.27; and Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords...,, 2001, pp. 102-103For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Scottish Silver-Mounted Regimental Dirk Of The Argyll & Sutherland HighlandersBy Wilson & Sharp, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Silver Hallmarks For 1918With bright fullered blade notched along the back over the back over two thirds of its length, silver-mounted baluster rootwood grip carved with basketweave set with silver studs, the pommel carved with leaves and set with a foiled piece of glass in imitation of a Cairngorm, in original wood-lined scabbard covered in black patent leather (some crazing) with locket, chape and mounts for the by-knife and fork (catches missing) cast and chased with entwined monsters, the locket with crowned monogram, the mounts with crest and motto, the knife and fork en suite with the dirk 30.5 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Military Officer's Basket-Hilted Backsword Of So-Called 'Pinch Of Snuff' TypeLate 18th CenturyWith tapering fullered blade double-edged over a third of its length to the point, elaborate iron guard of slender bars framing open panels filled by scrolled crosses between diamond-shaped panels and centred on ovals, rivetted fore-guard with diamond-shaped piercing between incised lines, compressed bun-shaped pommel with button, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip bound with a strip of silver ribbon between silver wire (some old rust patination) 85.9 cm. blade Footnotes:A similar sword appears in 'The Pinch of Snuff', a painting attributed to William Delacour. The picture shows an officer, probably of the 78th or Fraser's Regiment (1757-6). Another is depicted being held by the Hon. William Gordon, painted by Pompeo Batoni in 1766, in the uniform of the 105th The Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Highlanders. See John Wallace, Scottish Swords and Dirks, 1970, p. 53, fig. 44For other related examples see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, pp. 169-175This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of Scottish 32-Bore Percussion All-Metal Belt PistolsBy John Campbell Of Doune, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with four-stage barrels engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage on the mid-sections and behind the border engraved flared octagonal muzzles, fluted breeches notched at the rear to form a back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with foliate scrolls on the tail, engraved hammers, three-quarter stocks each engraved with line ornament and foliage, the underside set with three foliate engraved slender silver panels, lobe butts engraved en suite and with a vacant silver escutcheon behind the tang screw, one engraved '22', pommels with concentric silver circles centred on engraved foliage between engraved silver triangles, and with a small circular silver terminal, silver button triggers each engraved as a flower-head, engraved slender belt hooks, original steel ramrods each with baluster tip, and in fine condition: in modern lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with some accessories 18.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms, Armour And Collectors Firearms, 23 November 2011, lot 179For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of Highland 22-Bore Flintlock All-Metal Dress Belt Pistols Signed Mac-Leod, Circa 1830With four-stage barrels etched with designs of foliage along the upper surfaces including the flats of the flared octagonal muzzles, the section behind with a Scottish martial trophy above a thistle, the breeches each engraved 'Nemo Me Impune Lacessit', signed border engraved flat locks each engraved with foliage on the tail and with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, blued steel-springs each with roller, foliate engraved locks (one retaining screw replaced), three-quarter stocks each etched with designs of scrolling foliage and thistles, and including the figure of St. Andrew beneath a silver-inlaid panel on the underside, ram's horn butts and fore-ends etched en suite between silver-inlaid diagonal lines, the former each with a silver escutcheon on both sides engraved with the crest and motto of the Campbell family of Craignich and Inverneill, Co. Argyll, on one pistol, and on the other with later unidentified crest and motto on one escutcheon (surrounding etched decoration missing), button triggers and heads of threaded prickers each inlaid with a silver cross, slender belt hooks etched en suite with the stocks, spirally twist ramrod-pipes (one replaced), and slender steel ramrods, the etched decoration retaining some original blueing: in relined and refitted wooden cutlery case with some reproduction accessories, Birmingham proof marks 20.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest and motto probably refers to Sir James Campbell (1763-1819) 10th Chief of the Clan Tearlach and Heritable Usher of the White Rod for Scotland, created 1st Baronet of Inverneill in 1818For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger Retailed By Cullum, Charing Cross, Indistinct London Silver Hallmarks And Marker's Mark Of William Kinman, Circa 1770With bright curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, cast and chased hilt comprising quillon-block decorated with a hunting scene on each side, recurved quillons each with hound's head tip, eagle head pommel formed in the round and surmounted by a prominent button, writhen swelling dark horn grip bound with silver ribbon and twisted silver wire, and silver knuckle-chain, in its brown leather scabbard with tooled line decoration and silver locket, chape and suspension mount chased with foliage, the locket with a hound pursuing a stag in a landscape on one side and pricked 'Cullum Charing Cross' on the other, and with two rings for suspension 63.3 cm. blade Footnotes:William Kinman was a prominent silver hilt maker and a leading member of the London Founders' Company. He entered his first mark at Goldsmiths' Hall in 1759, and is last recorded in 1806. James Cullum (1711-86) was the founder of the leading firm of royal sword-cutlers, recorded at Charing Cross from 1741 to 1795. See Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 84-85 and 159-60For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An English Silver-Mounted Hunting HangerCirca 1770With bright curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, cast and chased hilt comprising quillon-block pierced with a lion on one side and a trophy on the other, recurved foliate quillons each with hound's head tip, lion-head pommel, writhen green-stained swelling ivory grip set with rows of silver florets, and knuckle-chain, in later wood-lined blackened fabric scabbard with linear engraved locket, chape and suspension mounts, the first chased with foliage on one side, and with two rings for suspension 63.3 cm. blade This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Unusual Gilt-Hilted Court SwordEarly 19th CenturyWith sharply tapering blade of hollow triangular section, the forte etched and gilt over each side with scrolling flowering foliage above a panel of elaborate scrolls, the latter centred on crowned royal arms on one side, and on the other with the name 'Banister Trulock', hilt comprising slightly dished shell-guard with upper border of chased laurel, and with engraved silver garter star, quillon-block and faceted stopper-shaped pommel decorated with laurels en suite, recurved quillons each with lion-mask terminal, small scrolled arms, knuckle-guard (some damage to gilding) with monster-head terminal, roped button, later grip bound with twisted silver wire, and much original gilding 72 cm. bladeFootnotes:The decoration on the blade may be a commemorative reference to the attempted assassination of George III at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on the evening of the 15 May 1800. Bannister Truelock was a shoemaker and religious fanatic who prophesied the second coming of Jesus Christ. In December 1800 he was admitted to Bethlem Royal Hospital for allegedly persuading James Hadfield that by shooting the king, he would bring peace to the world. Hadfield's conviction lead to the passing of the Criminal Lunatics Act of 1800 to provide for the indefinite detention of insane defendantsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Hunting Sword In Saxon Late 17th Century StyleWith single-edged blade double-edged at the point of flattened diamond section and cut with a pierced fuller along the back on each side and part way along the forte, the latter etched with a boar and stag hunting scene in a landscape on one side, and with a stag and hare hunting scene on the other, steel hilt encrusted in bas-relief with engraved silver flowering foliage inhabited by two snails of the fluted shell-guard, a further snail, two squirrels and two bees on the knuckle-guard, rear quillon and collar with foliage en suite, the former with scrolled foliate terminal, ovoidal pommel-cap with the arms of Saxony and the Hereditary Archmarshalship of the Holy Roman Empire between foliage and centred on a button, and natural staghorn grip set with four silver scallop shells on the outside, in its old black leather scabbard with steel locket and chape engraved with trelliswork and decorated en suite with the hilt, the former with pocket for a by-knife, the staghorn grips secured by four tubular copper rivets each with silver scallop shell on the outside 65.6 cm. blade This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare English Dish-Hilt Rapier For A BoyMid-17th CenturyWith sharply tapering blade of diamond section stamped with indistinct letters within the fuller on both sides of the forte, russet hilt retaining some original gilding and comprising petalled cup-guard pierced with numerous small holes, fluted quillon-block pierced with a heart on both sides, slender recurved quillons each linked to the top of the guard by a scrolled bar and all with lobed tips, knuckle-guard en suite, fluted globular pommel with turned button centred on chiselled scrolls, and grip bound with original twisted silver wire between silver Turk's heads 73.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:For a related rapier for a man sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 26 May 2021, lot 105See Bridget Clifford and Karen Watts, An Introduction to Princely Armours & Weapons of Childhood, 2003, p. 25For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BOUDRIOT (JEANE)Armes A Feu Francaises Modeles Reglementaires 1717-1836, 2 vols., 1979; and 1833-1918, 2 vols., 1981, all in burgundy cloth-covered boards - JARLIER (PIERRE): Répertoire d'Arquebusiers et de fourbisseurs francais..., 1976 - HICKS (MAJOR JAMES E.): French Military Weapons 1717-1938, d.w., 1964 - SMITH (GENE P.) AND CURTIS (CHRIS C.): The Pinfire System, signed by the authors, d.w., 1983 - VUILLEMIN (HENRI): Les Revolvers Militaires Francais, d.w., 1991 - CURTIS (CHRIS C.): Systeme Lefaucheux..., d.w., 2002 - VAN MASTRIGT (GUILLAUME): Eugène Lefaucheux..., 2013; La production des Modèles Eugène Lefaucheux, 2016 - LAUTISSIER (GERARD) AND RENONCIAT (MICHEL): Casimir Lefaucheux, Arquebusier 1802-1852, 1999 - GOTZ (HAN-DIETER): Militärgewehre und Pistolen des deutschen Staaten 1800-1870, 1996 - GAIBI (GENERAL A.): Le Armi da Fuoco Portatili Italianne ..., in slip-case, 1968 - STERRANTINO (FRANCESCO): Le Armi Da Fuoco Del Vecchio Piemonte, 1683-1799, vols. I and II, silver-stamped blue cloth-covered boards, in slip-case, 2002 - TARASSUK (L.): Antique And American Firearms At The Hermitage Museum, d.w., 1971 - and four related publications (20)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SHAPED OVAL SAUCE BOATS THOMAS WALLIS I, LONDON 1754 With lead capped flying scroll handles, engraved C over IE beneath and on three shell and stepped pad feet 18cm (7in) long 530g (17.05 oz) Condition Report: Marks are partially obscured to both Both stand well Both with splits to the border One with signs of repair to the border Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A GEORGE III SILVER OVAL TEA POT STAND HENRY CHAWNER, LONDON 1791 With a reeded border, engraved with a foliate band and J within a reserve, on four swept feet 17.5cm (7in) long 146g (4.7 oz) Condition Report: Marks are clear Slightly wobbles Engraving crisp Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
THREE MODERN SILVER MOUNTED PHOTO FRAMES WITH REED AND STITCH BORDERS To include: a silver mounted photo frame, maker's mark JO, Sheffield 2010, 12cm (8 3/4in) high; a silver mounted photo frame by Carr's of Sheffield, Sheffield 1996, 22.5cm (8 3/4in) high; and an Italian silver coloured photo frame, Prato post 1986 .800 standard, 23cm (9in) high
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN SAUCE LADLES THOMAS DANIEL, LONDON 1799 Engraved with a crest 18.5cm (7 1/4in) Together with a George III silver meat skewer, maker's mark obscured, London 1781, with a beaded loop handle, 28cm (11in) long 258g (8.3 oz) gross
A SET OF SIX WILLIAM IV SILVER FIDDLE, SHELL AND THREAD PATTERN DESSERT SPOONS WILLIAM EATON, LONDON 1833 Engraved with a monogram 18cm (7in) long AND A SET OF SIX EDWARDIAN SILVER FIDDLE, SHELL AND THREAD PATTERN DESSERT FORKS CHARLES BOYTON & SON LTD., LONDON 1905 17cm (6 3/4in) long 781g (25.1 oz) gross
A VICTORIAN SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN SERVING SPOON JOHN WALTON, NEWCASTLE 1864 Engraved M 30cm (11 3/4in) long Together with a pair of George III Old English pattern table spoons by John Lampfert, London 1764m 21cm (8 1/4in) long; and a silver coloured Hanoverian pattern soup ladle, marks obscured, engraved A, 35.5cm (14in) long 507g (16.3 oz) gross
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS HAMMERED SILVER CADDY SPOON KESWICK SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ART, CHESTER 1922 With an oval bowl and a knotted handle 8cm (3 1/8in) long 14.4g Condition Report: Good condition, crisp marks, original solder used to attach the hammered wire handle Condition Report Disclaimer
A COLLECTION OF SILVER FLATWARE Comprising: a George III silver fiddle pattern serving spoon by William Eley & William Fearn, London 1814, 30.5cm (12in) long; six George III Old English pattern table forks by George Gray, London 1803, engraved with a monogram, 21cm (8 1/4in) long; four French fiddle and thread pattern dessert forks and three dessert spoons, 1809 - 1819 1st standard, engraved with a coronet above SB, 18.5cm (7 1/4in) long 936g (30.1 oz) gross Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer
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