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Lot 75
Katar en acier à décor koftgari or, Inde XVIII-XIXe siècle A gold koftgari steel push-dagger (katar), India, 18th/19th Centurythe double-edged steel blade chiselled with central foliate spine flanked by recesses, the hilt with gold damascened sidebars and grips with floral motifs and foliate vines, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with steel chape and leather hanging strap, steel tool decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions in nagari inserted into scabbard 42 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For a katar with scabbard and accompanying tools sold at Bonhams, London, see Islamic and Indian Art, 25 October 2022, lot 97.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1
Coran miniature ancien, probablement Afrique du Nord XV-XVIe siècle An early miniature Qur'an, Probably North Africa, 15th-16th CenturyArabic manuscript on paper, 22-26 lines to the page written in small naskhi script in gold, red dots marking verse-endings, illuminated marginal devices, sura headings written in black ink on a gold ground with a device extending into the margin, five double-pages of illumination with outer margins decorated with stylised floral, geometric and knot motifs in colours and gold, brown leather binding with stamped diaper pattern, with flap 41 x 35 mm., 22 mm. deepFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Such miniature manuscripts of the Qur'an were primarily designed for their talismanic and protective properties, to be carried on the owner's person, whether in battle (when its properties would be particularly desirable) or in everyday life (perhaps when undertaking a journey). The manuscript would generally be carried in a silver case, often inscribed with verses from the Qur'an or prayers, and hung on a cord around the neck, or as a bazuband on the upper arm. For examples of such cases in the Khalili Collection, both cylindrical for manuscripts in scroll form, and (as would have been appropriate for our manuscript) rectangular or circular, together with discussion, see F. Maddison, E. Savage-Smith, Science, Tools and Magic: Part One, London 1997, pp. 142-147.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 86
A Large Leather Fly Wallet measuring 8" x 5" with velum and felt pages to the interior and containing a large quantity of both loose and packeted fly tying materials and some tools. Together with a pair of black japanned fly boxes, one by Malloch of Perth, containg various salmon flies. (3)A packet named 'Chatterer' with contents is present; condition of flies is variable, generally no rust to hooks, some guteyes missing, largest size 2 1/4"
Lot 55
MANNER OF NICOLAS de LARMESSIN II (1634-1694) 'Les Costumes Grotesques Et Les Metiers' a suite of eight drawings, each showing a stylised character, usually itinerant workers, merchants or street vendors, in the manner of Arcimboldo, the figure is portrayed in the accoutrement of his particular trade or occupation, with the clothing, hats, etc. constructed out of the tools from his trade, ink on Islamic polished or burnished paper, some with Persian or Hindi/Devanagari script visible within the paper, each 33.5cm x 23.8cm (8) Nicolas de Larmessin II was a seventeenth-century artist and engraver. The son of a bookseller, he hailed from an artistic family and may have been employed by his older brother and sister-in-law. Throughout his career, de Larmessin II conceived numerous “grotesque costumes,” possibly made at the behest of French engraver, Francois Jollain.
Lot 1471
Collection of Games Workshop / Fantasy War Gaming plastic figures, sets & accessories to include a quantity of painted Warhammer figures, unbuilt figures & accessories within frames, Warhammer Age of Sigmar Stork Strike Starter Set, Warhammer Age of Sigmar Paints & Tools, 8 x Games Workshop White Dwarf magazines, Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Core Manual, Scale Link 1914-18 War stick grenades, Citadel Zandri Dust model paint, etc. Sets unchecked for completeness (3 boxes)
Lot 293
Vintage motoring tools - A steel bladed Tennon Saw by Spear and Jackson of Sheffield, stamped a long the top edge of the brass frame 'property of Morgan Motor Co Ltd', together with Rolls Royce feeler gauge set and RR scripted wooden handled screwdriver, and Lucas Girder adjustable spanner. (4)-
Lot 229
Three Boxed / cased The Cool Tool Unimat 6 in 1 desktop lathes with instructions, to include Unimat ML - Metal Line (unbuilt), Unimat 1 - Classic (unbuilt) and a Unimat 1 example (built, in wooden case), together with a boxed Hanoptic 6203 Spotting Scope and a boxed Expo Tools AB602 Completer Airbrush Deal. Lathe contents appear gd overall but unchecked for completeness, boxes show storage wear (6)
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