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Click here to subscribeA FINE .410 (3IN MAG) SNAKESKIN-COVERED WALKING STICK SHOTGUN BY JOHN WILSON, serial no. 661, 26 1/2in. nitro barrel, 3in. chamber, gold-coloured acanthus-scroll engraved collar with blank escutcheon and concealed blued push-button trigger, with marked 'safe' position, the gun was completed circa 1987 and appears to be virtually unused (see lot 370 for illustration)
**ST. ETIENNE 12-BORE LEATHER-COVERED WALKING STICK SHOTGUN, serial no. 872, 28 1/4in. black powder only barrel, 2 1/2in. chamber, horn handle, white metal plated collar with ropework and engraved 'R. Borg', push-button trigger, manual cocking pin, wood and brass detachable skeletal shoulder stock (wood casing can be removed to expose skeletal steel stock), tip and spare tip with integral tweezers / cocking piece. The gun bears a strong resemblance to the Manufrance 'Etoile' walking stick gun. The gun dates to circa 1912 and comes with a photocopy of the recommended charges to be used in the gun and an original photo of the gun in use by a previous owner Footnote: Please note VAT at 17.5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium (see lot 370 for illustration)
A Minton majolica stork flower holder, modelled by John Henk, standing on one leg before ball rushes grasping an unfortunate frog beneath his foot, on a rockwork base, with an eel in its beak, losses to beak and other extremities, some flaking to glaze, impressed marks ‘Minton’, model no.1916, the date code probably for 1883, 76cm high A larger 104cm high version of this model was produced as a walking stick stand The initials JH for John Henk can be seen on the rockwork behind the stork’s foot
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